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    T H E V O I C E O F

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    FACING RETIREMENTPAGE 20

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    LET USNOT FORGETWHAT HAPPENEDAT SANDY HOOK

    WHY WE MUST REMEMBER

    ONE YEAR LATER

    On page 6

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    2 JEWISH AND VEGGIE JTNews nWWW.JTNEWS.NET n FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 201

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    Yes, its freezing out there. Make some soup!

    MICHAEL NATKIN JTNews ColumnistsTings this soup will not

    do: Win any beauty contests.

    Tings this soup will do:

    Warm you to your core ona cold day. Nourish you. Fill

    your belly. Leave you with an

    abiding sense o contentment.

    Possibly wash and old your

    clothes.

    Tis is a tradeoff I can live

    with.

    I havent been completely

    sold on the arro revolution. I

    like the flavor, but I find that

    the chewy texture becomes

    bothersome afer a while when served as

    a basic grain side dish or in a risotto-style

    presentation.

    In soup it is a different story.

    It doesnt all apart in the broth. It

    makes the soup eel substantial, bordering

    on a stew that can be a one-pot meal.

    Te arro I use is grown in Eastern

    Washington by a amily armer, Lena

    Lentz Hardt, who was able to jump off

    the treadmill o industrial crop pricing or

    commodity wheat by growing this very

    special, organic grain. You can find this

    wonderul grain at CheShop.com, online

    or at their Elliott Ave. loca-

    tion in Seattle.

    You can vary this soup by

    switching in a different beanor the chickpeas (cannellini

    would be very Italian), or a

    different green or the mus-

    tard greens. Any kind o kale

    would be very appropriate. I

    probably wouldnt use spin-

    ach, as the more delicate tex-

    ture might not hold up to the

    arro.

    Farro and Chickpea Soup

    Vegetarian, vegan, and kosher

    2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving

    1/2 white onion, diced

    1 rib celery, diced

    3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

    Pinch crushed red pepper

    1-1/2 tsp. kosher salt

    1 bunch mustard greens, stems removed and cut

    into 1" ribbons

    1 cup uncooked farro

    1 cup fully cooked chickpeas

    Juice of 1 lemon

    Fresh ground black pepper

    Parsley

    Flaky sea salt

    In a large pot with

    a lid or a pressure

    cooker, heat theolive oil over me-

    dium-high heat.

    When it shimmers,

    add the onion, cel-

    ery, garlic, crushed

    red pepper, and

    salt. Cook, stir-

    ring occasionally,

    until the onion has

    softened, about 3

    minutes.

    Add the mustard

    greens and cook for a couple of min-

    utes until they have begun to soften.

    Add the farro and 4 cups water. Cover

    and simmer until the farro is tender

    but still a bit chewy, about 50 minutes

    (or if using a pressure cooker, 32 min-

    utes at high pressure followed by a

    quick pressure release).

    Remove the lid and add the chick-

    peas and lemon juice. Stir and sim-

    mer for a few minutes to allow the

    flavors to meld, then taste and adjust

    seasoning.

    To serve, divide among bowls, garnis

    with more good olive oil, fresh groun

    black pepper, parsley and sea salt.

    Preparation time: 1 hour total (15 mi

    utes active).

    Serves 4.

    Local food writer and chef Michael Natkins

    2012 cookbook Herbivoracious, A Flavor

    Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original

    Vegetarian Recipes, was a finalist this year fo

    a James Beard award. The recipes are based

    on his food blog, herbivoracious.com.

    Jewish and

    Veggie

    MICHAEL NAT

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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 n WWW.JTNEWS.NET n JTNews

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    mission is to meet the interests of our Jewish

    community through fair and accurate coverage of

    local, national and international news, opinion and

    information. We seek to expose our readers to di-

    verse viewpoints and vibrant debate on many fronts,

    including the news and events in Israel. We strive

    to contribute to the continued growth of our local

    Jewish community as we carry out our mission.

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    Publisher & Editor *Joel Magalnick 233

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    December 20Israel Programs

    REMEMBER WHEN

    From he Jewish ran-

    script, December 1, 1977.

    Gordon L. Walgren, the

    state Senates majority leader,

    visited Israel as a member o

    the National Conerence o

    State Legislatures. One o the

    stops on his journey was the

    Hadassah Medical Center in

    Ein Kerem, where he viewed

    the 12 windows by Marc

    Chagall that represented each

    o Jacobs 12 sons.

    Rethinking Birthright

    One billion dollars later, Rabbi Aaron Meyer questions whether the investment in Birthright Israel has

    brought worthwhile returns.

    Why we must remember As we mark the one-year anniversary of the mass murder in Newtown, Conn., we have a reminder that w

    need to do our utmost to keep it from happening again.

    Mandela and the Jews

    Nelson Mandelas relationship with Jews was complicated, writes ADL national chairman Abe Foxman, bu

    it also ran deep.

    Twenty years of spiritual fulfillment

    A look back at the history of Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, which filled a unique void when it arose 20

    years ago.

    More menorahs than Jews 1

    A number of our readers noticed an interesting phenomenon this Hanukkah: Some of their non-Jewish

    friends were celebrating the holiday, too!

    J-Teen Section

    A trip to AIPAC 1

    Our intern Esther Goldberg chronicles her trip to Washington, D.C., where she and 400 other teens bonde

    through the Shusterman Advocacy Institute.

    Teens do great things 1

    Want to spend a summer in Israel? How about get rewarded for your tikkun olam work?

    Weve got opportunities for you.

    Northwest Jewish Seniors

    Facing retirement in uncertain times 2

    With the changing economic landscape, new retirees face different challenges than those who retired a

    generation ago.

    Look to emerging markets 2

    Columnist Aaron Katsman suggests looking to other countries as investment vehicles as you build your

    retirement portfolio.

    MORE

    Community Calendar

    Crossword

    M.O.T.: Life on the stage

    Israel: To Your Health: Marijuana and MS 1

    The Arts 1

    Lifecycles 2

    The Shouk Classifieds 1

    Every weekday at 3 p.m., JNews sends out an email with stories rom near and ar

    about whats happening in our Jewish world. Here are some stories you may have missed

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    Nelson Mandela: In memoriam

    Time for an interim solution? e Jewish Conversion-o-Meter

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    SATURDAY14DECEMBER510 p.m. Parents Night Out: Pajama Party

    Daliah Silver at [email protected] or

    206-388-0839 or www.sjcc.org

    Games, arts and crafts, and dinner for kids while

    parents go out. Come dressed in your favorite

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    caramel corn. SJCC members/$30, sibling/$15;

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    SUNDAY15DECEMBER10 a.m.12 p.m. SJCC J Explorers

    Hanukkah Party

    Katie London at [email protected] or

    206-388-0828 or www.sjcc.org

    Bring an unwrapped gift to this post-Hanukkah

    brunch, make holiday cards to adorn them, and

    deliver the gifts to families at Seattle Childrens

    Hospital. Must be a J Explorers member to attend.

    Free with membership. At the SJCC, 3801 E

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    Sara Jensen at [email protected] or

    kcls.org/sammamish

    Come discuss My Basmati Bat Mitzvah by

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    Sunday

    Shayna Rosen at [email protected]

    or 206-774-2219 or www.jewishinseattle.org

    The Jewish Federations Annual Super Sunday

    Phone-a-thon! With a simple phone call, you

    can make a difference for our community. At

    Mercerwood Shore Club, 4150 E Mercer Way,

    Mercer Island.

    34 p.m. Hanukkah Concert Seattle

    Jewish Chorale

    Seattle Jewish Chorale at

    [email protected] or 80 0-838-3006 or

    www.SeattleJewishChorale.org

    Dont miss the last Seattle Jewish Chorale

    performance of the holiday season, A Feast of

    Grace and Light. Featuring SJCs signature blend

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    $12/adults, $10/seniors and $5/kids. At the

    Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351 EighthAve. NE, Seattle.

    37:30 p.m. Feed the Homeless

    Chaya at [email protected]

    All 7th and 8th graders are invited to participate

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    Learn about Jewish life in Poland from the first-hand

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    TUESDAY 17DECEMBER78 p.m. Song Circle Wendy Marcus at [email protected]

    or 206-525-0915 or www.templebetham.org

    Weekly sessions for learning service repertoir

    listening to world Jewish music, and embraci

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    At Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80 th St., Seattle.

    WEDNESDAY 18DECEMBER7:30 p.m. Yarn and Yarns: An Evening of

    Knitting and Storytelling

    Cathy at 206-228-3143 or Meryl at 206-

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    A suggested donation of $10 is requested a

    refreshments will be served. At the home of Cat

    Reisner Godwin, 7319 Bowlyn Pl. S, Seattle.

    THURSDAY 19DECEMBER10:30 a.m.12 p.m. Family Treasures:

    Share and Schmooze

    Ellen Hendin at [email protected]

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    Bring your photos, jewelry, Judaica, and mo

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    Opportunities participants. Free. At Temple

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    THE RABBIS TURN

    OPINION

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 nWWW.JTNEWS.NET n JTNews

    Theres a reason for each one of those holidays, its not just getting together and having the food.

    Desiree Pollock of Bellevue, who isnt Jewish, but whose family celebrated Hanukkah for several years. Meet more people like her on page 14.

    WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We would love to hear from you! You may submit your letters to [email protected]. Please limit your letters to approximately 350 words.

    The deadline for the next issue is December 31. Future deadlines may be found online.

    The opinions of our columnists and advertisers do not necessarily reflect the views of JTNews or the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

    Why Birthright Israel is hafuch

    RABBI AARON MEYER Temple De Hirsch SinaiSo named or the little bit

    o coffee added to a greater

    quantity o milk, turning thenorm on its head, or per-

    haps or the order in which

    the ingredients are combined,

    Cae Hauch, upside-down

    coffee, is the Israeli answer to

    cappuccino. hough pleas-

    ant tasting and popular, these

    hollow calories are ofen the

    first to go when a diet is in

    order. Birthright Israel is increasingly

    showing signs o becoming the upside-

    down answer to promoting Jewish lie and

    a much-needed paradigm shit cannot

    come soon enough.

    ake young Jews, 18-26, on a ree

    trip to Israel and they will return rededi-

    cated to Jewish lie, says the conventional

    wisdom. hey will develop a connec-

    tion to Israel. As under Sheldon Adel-

    son expressed to an auditorium ull o

    Birthright participants, they will engage in

    some hanky-panky. Tey will overcome

    the orces o assimilation and affiliate with

    the established Jewish community.

    Tis wisdom, promoted by a philan-

    thropic, well-intentioned, and above-all-

    else different generation, has proven itsel

    outdated.

    It isnt working.

    A 2009 study by Brandeis University,

    the first to comprehensively look at par-

    ticipants engagement five years ollow-

    ing their trip, reported that Participants...

    were not more likely to report eeling con-

    nected to Jewish customs and traditions

    or their local Jewish community and that

    any increase in involvement was only

    marginally statistically signiicant. A

    2012 update revealed that aglit [Birth-

    right] participants and nonparticipants

    who are intermarried are equally likely to

    be raising their oldest children Jewish,

    and that while Birthright participants are

    more likely to belong to a Jewish congre-

    gation, to have a special meal on Shabbat,

    or to celebrate Jewish holidays, the effects

    were small. (www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/

    researchareas/taglit-publications.html)

    Tis is not to take away rom the lie-

    changing experience that some Birthright

    participants have had, and indeed there

    are other ways to measure the success o

    these trips. Many participants report sig-

    nificantly elevated eelings toward Israel

    and the Jewish community upon their

    return, and many say they eel positive

    about being Jewish. rue, yet with more

    than 330,000 young adults having par-

    ticipated in this trip at a cost

    o $3,000 per participant, the

    time to ask the now-billion-dollar question has come: Is

    eeling positive about being

    Jewish without translat-

    ing those eelings into action

    worth such a significant

    expenditure o resources?

    his model would have

    worked a generation ago.

    Jewish identity or the baby

    boomers those unding Birthright

    was built around memories o the Holo-

    caust and a visceral deense o the State

    o Israel against the enemies seeking its

    destruction. Supporting Israel was a way

    to show, and in act to be, Jewish. For

    too many millennials, though, and par-

    ticularly those on the margins o Jewish

    lie, the Holocaust is ancient history and

    Israel is seen as the aggressor rather than

    the underdog. Tese core elements, which

    once drove Jews toward Jewish lie, are

    no longer the predominant reasons to be

    Jewish. Motivations are undamentally

    different than they were just one genera-

    tion ago, and our models o engagement

    need to change accordingly.

    I we want to ensure vibrant Jewish lie,

    and with it strong American Jewish sup-

    port or Israel rom among my generation,

    we need to invest more philanthropic dol-

    lars domestically in programs that reach

    the hearts o our 20-somethings: Social

    justice. Meaningul relationships taken

    offline. A moral existence beyond concern

    or the sel. Judaism that can be experi-

    enced and lived in the here and now rather

    than while on vacation, confined within

    the borders o the State o Israel.

    Tis winter, the Jewish community in

    North America, Israel, and around the

    world will reach the $1 billion dollar mark

    in our support o Birthright Israel. Are the

    positive eelings that have been generated

    about being Jewish without translating

    those eelings into action worth such a

    significant expenditure o resources? Lets

    try spending the same money domestically

    and see what happens. What wont happen

    is an erosion o support or Israel to the

    contrary: support or the Jewish State in

    my generation comes more ofen rom a

    strong Jewish identity than Jewish identity

    comes rom supporting the State o Israel.

    When young Jews are engaged Jew-

    ishly, they will pay us to visit the Jewish

    homeland, and the dynamic will again be

    right-side up.

    GLAD TO BE CAUGHT

    Yasher Koach to Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum for writing, and to JTNews for publishing, one

    of the most heartfelt and thought-provoking opinion pieces relating to the conflict in Israel

    and Palestine Ive read in any publication. (Getting Caught Trying, Rabbis Turn, Nov. 15) In

    the article, the rabbi shared his own experience meeting the other and cited sources from

    Torah about the value and importance of making the effort or getting caught trying

    as former president Bill Clinton calls it.

    Reading the rabbis account of his trip to Israel and the West Bank, and his subsequent inter-

    actions with a young Palestinian peace activist, the initiative toward peace becomes less of an

    abstract vision or a radical concept, and instead a realistic possibility worth the very great effort.

    If Rabbi Rosenbaum has taken a risk in speaking out on the issue, he may be a voice for

    the significant number of American rabbis who are afraid to share their feelings on Israel,

    according to a JCPA study released Oct. 8, 2013 (Reluctant or Repressed? Aversion to

    Expressing Views on Israel Among American Rabbis.)

    Within a few minutes we had gone from turning away from each other to listening care-

    fully to each other and finding common ground. Finding common ground is what the nego-

    tiators in renewed peace talks are looking for.

    But because I hung in there a little longer, I found out that our differences were not irrep-

    arable. Those words are a metaphor for the renewed effort, spearheaded by Sec. of State

    Kerry to negotiate a two-state solution.

    As a member of J Street, I hope his congregation and the community at large appreciate

    and respect the rabbis effort to construct a bridge of communication over these troubled

    waters and, as well, enhance that spark of hope for a resolution that is becoming more and

    more talked about in the mainstream Jewish community.

    Charlene Freadman Kahn

    Seattle

    WON THE BATTLE, LOST THE WAR

    What with the too frequent selectivity of the JTNewss articles and specifically Donniel Hart-

    mans piece (The Hanukkah identity crisis, Nov. 29), is there nothing sacred? Psychoanalysis

    or an inventive critique about Hanukkah does not increase our love or respect for our identity.

    The holiday is a simple and straightforward one. We celebrate it as a memorial to Hash-

    ems miracles, wonders and favors that occurred in historys first recorded victorious battle

    for freedom of religion against tremendous odds. Period.

    However, I lament that while we won that battle in 167 BCE, there has been little public-

    ity that we lost the war.

    The last two sons of the Hasmonean Dynasty, Hyrcanus and Aristobulus, became Hel-

    lenists and created a terrible civil war over which son would rule after the Queen Mother

    Alexandras death. Both sons invited in Pompey, Romes general, to resolve the dispute. But

    Pompey instead took over the country and so from 63 BCE until 1948 we were without our

    land and independence.

    Jack Greenberg

    Seattle

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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    parent o one o these kids, you sent her off

    to school one sunny December day and

    you never saw her alive again. Tats what

    happened to 20 sets o parents in New-

    town, Connecticut, who lost their children

    one year ago this Saturday in one o the

    biggest mass murders in American history.

    Now think about the day afer. And the

    day afer that. Maybe, just

    possibly, that will put you

    into the heads o these par-

    ents parents who have

    woken up every morningor the past year to a house

    thats just a little bit quieter,

    and much, much emptier

    than it should be.

    Did something change in

    America that day? For many

    people, the Sandy Hook

    shooting lit a spark that

    allowed them to raise their

    voices and say they werent

    going to take it anymore.

    It took 26 caskets to allow

    them to stand up and demand change, and

    despite strong pushback, they continue to

    move orward.

    In some cases that change has been

    heard loud and clear. Te shooting pushed

    Connecticut to enact the most stringent

    gun-control laws in the nation. It has

    brought conversations to the highest levels

    o government in other states, though not

    in ours at least not meaningully. Tat

    absence o conversation will result in more

    gun deaths. Given how many thousands

    o shootings have occurred since Sandy

    Hook, its almost guaranteed.

    When I first saw the pic-

    ture o 6-year-old Noah

    Pozner, the youngest o the

    children to all to those bul-

    lets a year ago, one thingcame to mind: He looks just

    like my son. Tat hit ar too

    close to home.

    Do you know what else

    hit close to home? Tat a

    gunman launched a kill-

    ing spree in what should

    have been a place o saety

    or Noah, his school. Sound

    amiliar? It has been seven

    years since an armed, crimi-

    nally insane man burst into

    my workplace in the offices o the Jewish

    Federation o Greater Seattle and shot a

    hal-dozen women. Every morning I let

    mysel into the building is a reminder o

    some o the innocence everyone in this

    community lost that day. Tankully, we

    didnt hold nearly as many unerals as

    they did in Newtown. But one was still

    too many.

    At the grassroots, change is happen-

    ing. Cheryl Stumbo, my ormer colleague

    who underwent more surgeries than we

    can count to fix what that gunman took

    rom her has finally ound her voice. So

    has Rabbi Daniel Weiner o emple D

    Hirsch Sinai, who was present ollowin

    the Federation shootings, and at the ma

    murder at a house party on Capitol H

    a ew months beore that. With StumbWeiner has been at the oreront in Was

    ington State to keep guns out o the hand

    o people too mentally ill or criminal to b

    allowed access to them. Seventeen loc

    Jewish organizations and counting a

    behind them. We should ollow their ligh

    not the darkness that also emerged ro

    Sandy Hook.

    Te idea that Sandy Hook could hav

    been prevented by posting an armed gua

    at the door o a ortified school is inco

    rect, and it misses the point. We shouldn

    accept a lesson that militarization ca

    be the solution to school shootings. W

    shouldnt accept that the hundreds o tho

    sands o dollars a year in security enhanc

    ments would come at the expense

    children whose only hot meal comes ro

    the caeteria, that armed guards mea

    another year or two o outdated, disint

    grating textbooks. For some districts, tho

    are the choices they must make.

    At the same time, o course, w

    shouldnt be so nave to think that ju

    CONNECTICUT JEWISH LEDGER

    Six-year-old Noah Pozner, the

    youngest victim of the Newtown,

    Conn., school shooting.

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    How Manda won ovr th Jwsh communt

    ABRAHAM H. FOXMAN JTA World News ServiceNEW YORK (JA) Nelson Mandela

    will always be remembered as a symbol o

    courageous resistance to the racist policies

    o apartheid South Arica. He was a true

    hero o conscience. But he also will alwayshave a special place in the memory o the

    Jewish community.

    I first met Mandela in Geneva in 1990

    as part o a delegation o American Jewish

    leaders. My colleagues and I spent 2-1/2

    memorable hours with the then-newly

    ree Arican National Congress leader. It

    was a warm session with good personal

    eelings on all sides.

    Mandela, who died last week at 95,

    understood ar more than we antici-

    pated about the Jewish experience and

    the meaning o Israel as a Jewish state. He

    expressed deep appreciation or the Jewish

    community o South Aricas support or

    him during the long years o his imprison-

    ment and expressed a desire to reciprocate

    that riendship and appreciation.

    Over the years, the Jewish community

    had not always seen eye to eye with Man-

    dela. Many were unhappy with his support

    or the Palestine Liberation Organization,

    and particularly his embrace o then-Pal-

    estinian leader Yasser Araat.

    Another concern was that Mandela, in

    repeatedly reerring to Israel as a colo-

    nialist regime, seemed to be questioning

    the undamental legitimacy o the Jewish

    state. It was difficult or American Jewish

    leaders to consider joining in the welcome

    or this great reedom ighter without

    having a better understanding o his views

    toward Israel and the Jewish community.

    here were con-

    cerns as well about

    how Mandela would

    be received on his

    irst visit to theUnited States. Clearly

    he was a hero to the

    Arican-American

    community. But the

    1990 meeting was

    pivotal to clear the

    air and better under-

    stand the man. Te

    encounter was mag-

    nificent in the sense that Mandela said to us,

    Look, I appreciate what the Jewish com-

    munity has done or me. On the other hand,

    i the test o my riendship with you is that I

    have to be an enemy o your enemy, then I

    cannot be your riend.

    Reerring to his personal struggle and

    years in imprisonment and isolation, he

    said, I needed the support o anybody I

    could get. And Araat gave me support.

    At the same time, Mandela understood

    that while Israel was being boycotted by

    most o the countries in the world, the white

    South Arican government was one o the

    ew countries dealing with it. Mandela said

    he understood that relationship, too.

    Im not angry at you and Israel

    because Israel was dealing with the apart-

    heid South Arican government, he

    told us. Tereore, dont be angry at me

    because I was dealing with Castro and

    Araat. I you can understand that, we can

    go orward.

    Tis was quintessential Mandela. Tis

    pragmatic approach

    to lie and relation-

    ships explain what

    he achieved with

    South Aricas post-apartheid ruth

    and Re conci l i a-

    tion Commission.

    It was not a matter

    o hatred, or o ven-

    geance or getting

    even. It was a matter

    o addressing prag-

    matic, practical real-

    ities.

    At our meeting, Mandela spoke not

    only o his unequivocal support or Isra-

    els right to exist but also o his proound

    respect or its leaders, including David

    Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir and Menachem

    Begin. He also assured us that he sup-

    ported Israels right to security and to pro-

    tect itsel rom terrorism.

    We came away rom that encounter

    with no doubt about his recognition o the

    legitimacy o the Zionist endeavor and the

    right o the Jewish people to a state in the

    Middle East.

    It was also during the meeting that

    I irst suggested that Mandela should

    meet with Natan Sharansky. o the Ari-

    can-American community, Mandela was

    their prisoner o conscience. Sharan-

    sky was ours. I told Mandela I believed

    it would be appropriate or them to meet

    and exchange their experiences and dia-

    logue toward mutual understanding and

    common ground. He agreed, having

    avidly read Sharanskys book, Fear N

    Evil, while in prison.

    Te meeting took place on June 2

    1990 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angele

    It was a very emotional meeting betweethe two prisoners o conscience and a po

    gnant moment or the Arican-America

    and Jewish communities. We embrace

    two o our modern-day heroes. When

    look back on my lies accomplishment

    that moment was among the most deep

    meaningul and personally significant.

    Nelson Mandelas strength o chara

    ter, commitment to justice and abidin

    passionate belie in the commonality th

    binds all humanity are the touchstones

    every great leader. He will be long remem

    bered in the Jewish community both o

    his legacy o ending apartheid and build

    ing a ree and democratic South Aric

    and or maintaining close ties o riend

    ship to Israel and the Jewish community

    anyone can be allowed to waltz into

    school with a Bushmaster semi-automat

    and blast away. Schools need to be sae, b

    they also need to be welcoming spaces

    provide an atmosphere conducive to lear

    ing. Teres a place in between that ca

    allow or both.

    oday, however, we need to remem

    ber these kids rom Sandy Hook. Look

    those names again. Remember them. Te

    are children who died needlessly. Dont l

    their deaths be in vain.

    WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

    Nelson Mandela in 2008.

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    Use Your Illusionby Mike Selinker

    2013 Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe, 1538 12th Avenue, Seattle.

    All rights reserved. Puzzle created by Lone Shark Games, Inc. Edited by Mike Selinker and Gaby Weidling.

    Answers on page 23

    Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure

    instead, Sigmund Freud wrote. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they

    sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces. Here, youll

    discover the psychology terms for some cognitive self-delusions. Do you fall prey to any of them?

    ACROSS

    1 Type of drive5 Punish for impertinence

    9 Viewed12 Aware of

    13 Hollywoods Rogen

    14 Light-diffracting stone16 What you fall prey to if you say

    My experiments will confirm mytheories

    20 He recorded the R&B albumRaymond v. Raymond

    21 There ___ spoon (The Matrixline)

    22 Fight (with)

    23 What you fall prey to if you sayThis is not happening to me

    27 Its often outside a bank29 Greenskeepers purchase

    30 ABCs competition for Today31 Hover

    33 Plate in a Spanish restaurant

    36 One of six in a hexagon

    40 What you fall prey to if you say

    Im not a racist, so what I said isfine

    43 American soccer star Lalas44 Horrors!

    45 They own Budget46 OR inserts

    48 Homophone of knew

    50 Before, poetically

    51 What you fall prey to if you say Ifit doesnt fit, you must acquit issounder than If it doesnt fit, you

    must exonerate57 Shrieky sound

    58 Singer like Pink or Fergie59 Type of exam given in June

    62 What you fall prey to if you say

    I havent won for a while, so Imdue

    66 Place like Tats in Pioneer Square67 Now would be awesome

    68 Muscat wine doesnt come fromhere, surprisingly

    69 Dancing with the Starsdancer Bill70 Where cones come from

    71 Bar plant

    DOWN

    1 Mon ___!2 Band that called it quits in November 2012,

    15 years after its singer died3 Nineteen-year-old, perhaps

    4 Anatomical shock absorbers

    5 Theres one at the Museum of Flight6 Gleeactress ___ Michele

    7 Cobwebbed locale8 Group that started as a Grateful Dead cover

    band9 Biblical phrase that may or may not refer to

    Jesus10 Alert from the SPD

    11 Dont insist upon

    15 Not from the clergy17 Components of old TV screens

    18 Acceleration equal to 9.80665 meters persecond squared

    19 Game involving making groupings of threecolorful cards

    24 Campus mil. group

    25 Beginning of a challenge

    26 Fruit-flavored drink brand

    27 ___ mater28 Awl, for one

    32 Uppercase, its a magazine; lowercase, itsa proverbial saying

    34 Tapered pin35 Uppercase, its a magazine; lowercase, its

    a proverbial saying

    37 Mine is Michael

    38 Den39 Otherwise41 Experience too many of this puzzles theme

    entries, perhaps42 Bart Simpsons teacher, Ms. Krabappel

    47 Store event49 1980s gridiron assn. in which the Oakland

    Invaders played

    51 It might mean med.52 Part of a nail

    53 Neighbor of 68-Across54 Computer bag component

    55 Actress Portia di ___56 ___ Olay

    60 Words in 45-Acrosss full title61 Countrys Loretta

    63 Iron John author Robert

    64 Enthusiast65 Zoo resident

    Twnt ars of Jwshspirituality in Seattle

    DIKLA TUCHMAN JTNews CorrespondentFor some, it may seem like only yester-

    day. Yet it was just over 20 years ago that

    Bet Ale Meditative Synagogues charter

    members first ushered in the Jewish NewYear together in Seattle.

    Back in the summer o 1993, a rabbi

    and his amily had just arrived in the

    Pacific Northwest rom Los Angeles, with

    the hopes o integrating a more spiritual

    Jewish practice into an evolving Seattle

    Jewish community.

    I appealed largely to people who were

    not connected with synagogues, said

    Rabbi ed Falcon, Bet Ales ounding

    rabbi. Falcon started out as a Reorm rabbi

    in Los Angeles, but became engaged in

    spirituality in the 1970s.

    I got involved in spirituality and what

    was called non-duality back then, said

    Falcon. In those days, synagogues were

    not interested in that, but one could pursue

    spiritual paths through psychology.

    He sought a degree in psychology and,

    in pursuit o Jewish spirituality, in 1976

    began to teach. He then helped establish

    the Jewish Renewal congregation, Makom

    Ohr Shalom, in 1978 and served there until

    his amily headed north to Seattle.

    By the all o 1993, Falcon had ormed

    a group that called itsel Bet Ale Medita-

    tional Synagogue, and the approximately

    40 members celebrated as they opened the

    doors to their first High Holiday services.

    Bet Ale is a different kind o animal

    than what I had in Los Angeles, Falcon

    said. Te first couple years were kind o

    shaky, but then it ound its own way.

    Falcon ound that, by and large, Bet

    Ale appealed to those who sought out

    other spiritual traditions, particularly

    attracting those who hadnt known spiri-

    tuality in their Jewish upbringing.

    Te goal was to provide a spiritual

    alternative or those who the existing insti-

    tutions were not as helpul as they mig

    have been, said Falcon. Tis sentime

    resonated or Jews like Olivier BenHaim

    Currently the rabbi at Bet Ale as it ceebrates the 20-year mark, BenHaim nev

    thought he would be the spiritual leader

    a meditative synagogue, let alone a rabb

    He laughed when he said he didnt take

    straight path to becoming a rabbi.

    Having grown up in France, BenHai

    had ew Jewish options. With a back

    ground in modern Orthodoxy, he decide

    at 18 to make aliyah and study in Israel.

    Tose were difficult years living

    Israel, said BenHaim. Tere was a lot

    political turmoil, and during the first int

    ada, I was called to the army. At the sam

    time, in the middle o my service, Yitzha

    Rabin was murdered.

    BenHaim saw Israels population ra

    ture and divide, with many Israelis chee

    ing on the stalemate o the peace proces

    With so much in flux around him, he exp

    rienced a spiritual crisis and decided

    leave both Israel and Judaism behind.

    I met my wie, ollowed her back to th

    U.S., and decided to stay, BenHaim sai

    Te two moved to Seattle, at which poi

    he began to embark upon a spiritual pa

    through Buddhism.

    Tere was a Buddhist-Jewish dialogu

    at that time at the Museum o History an

    Industry, BenHaim recalled. A Bu

    dhist nun was having a conversation wi

    a Rabbi Rabbi ed and he was talkin

    about spirituality.

    BenHaim described experiencing a

    Aha! moment.

    I didnt realize that this was part o ou

    practice, he said. He began to understan

    he didnt have to go outside o Judais

    to find spirituality, but instead, he cou

    come home.

    At that point, it became clear to Be

    Haim that Bet Ale was a good fit or hi

    perhaps too good a fit.

    Rabbi ed started to involve me

    different aspects o the synagogue, Be

    Haim said. I led services a couple tim

    and thought I could do this.

    Bet Ale hired BenHaim to work

    administration at the synagogue an

    slowly but surely, he began to work his w

    up to taking over the reins as rabbi. I g

    a BA and then MA in Jewish Studies at th

    Hebrew College o Boston and in those fiv

    years, I was Rabbi eds apprentice, sa

    BenHaim. I was running the office so

    learned to do the office side o things. A

    the same time he was teaching classes an

    officiating at liecycle events.

    In June o 2009, BenHaim received h

    ordination. As Falcon retired, there w

    a six-month transition period, and the

    BenHaim took over officially as the rab

    in January 2010.

    Looking at the changing tapestry

    COURTESY BET ALEF

    Rabbi Olivier BenHaim shows off the new ark

    commissioned for Bet Alef Meditative

    Synagogues 20th anniversary.

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    DIANA BREMENT JTNews Columnist

    1Tis is the first time

    Ive been the main, lead

    part, notes Jack Fleis-

    chmann, 12, one o the two

    boys playing Oliver in Te 5th

    Avenue Teatre productiono Oliver! which opened in

    Seattle last week.

    In an interview with him

    a ew hours beore opening

    night, Jack showed all the

    enthusiasm youd expect or

    such a momentous occasion.

    His amily, including grand-

    parents, had been there or

    the inal preview the night

    beore and his mom and sister would be

    attending opening night.

    A lot o people are coming, he said.

    Jack demanded to start acting at the age

    o 3. His sister Hannahwas appearing in

    a Broadway Bound drama school produc-

    tion and he insisted on the same. At age 4,

    he debuted in How to Eat Like a Child

    and Te Jungle Book and credits the pro-

    grams director, Jimmy Nixon, or encour-

    aging him and getting him a successul

    audition or the movie Switchmas.

    Tat got me wanting to be in more

    proessional things in theater, he says.

    Afer appearing in the chorus o El:

    Te Musical at the 5th Avenue last year,

    he learned the theater was

    presenting Oliver! this year.

    He went into study mode,

    watching the movie, learning

    the music.

    Oliver and Fagins gangare double-cast, and Jack

    shares the role with Mark Jef-

    frey James Weber. Divided

    into two teams, they perorm

    three days on and three days

    off. Jack perormed opening

    night and Jeffrey will perorm

    closing night.

    Having just started 6th

    grade at Seattle Academy this

    year, Jack says his schoolwork has been

    a bit tougher than I imagined. Hes

    keeping up with most classes, but will have

    much make-up work when the show ends

    on Dec. 31. Te school has been support-

    ive and even eatured a notice about his

    role on its website.

    When time permits, Jack enjoys playing

    soccer and basketball, my avorite sport.

    Te Jewish community is well repre-

    sented among this kid-heavy cast, includ-

    ing Jasmine Harrick (eatured in this

    column on Feb. 8, 2013 or her role in

    Music Man) and Eliana Harrick, Boaz

    Malako, Amalya Benhaim, Eliana Coe,

    and Sophie Poole. For more inormation

    on the show, visit the theaters website at

    www.5thavenue.org.

    2Meanwhile, on a stage on another

    shore, Seattles unique olk band

    Uncle Bonsai has begun its annual

    holiday tour. Starting in Framingham,

    Mass., and finishing in acoma on New

    Years Eve, the band is touring with Chris-

    tine Lavin and singing songs rom their

    Just One Angel and Just One Angel

    v2.0 CDs.

    Band leader Andrew Ratshin, orig

    nally rom arrytown, N.Y., describes th

    two albums selections as alternativ

    and songs you wouldnt hear on an elev

    tor. Tey include Uncle Bonsai origina

    such as the sardonic Dougs GreateChristmas Ever, and other artists wor

    (Doug, the fictional subject o an ong

    ing series o songs and an album o th

    name, is Jewish.)

    Uncle Bonsai ormed in Seattle in th

    mid-1980s when three Bennington Colle

    grads Andrew, Arni Adlerand Ashl

    OKeee got together to sing Irish mus

    Tey busked outside the gates o Bumbe

    shoot, Andrew recalls, made enough to g

    in, and the next year they were a eature

    act, opening or Fireside Teater.

    Ater a ew years, the band took

    break and Andrew went solo as the Ele

    tric Bonsai Band (its not electric, and i

    not a band), and ormed another singin

    group, Te Mel Cooleys. In 1998, Unc

    Bonsai reunited or a one-off reunio

    concert. Te new songs Andrew wro

    or that concert turned into an albu

    called Apology, he says, which led

    more reunion concerts. Te band start

    touring regularly again about six years ag

    with Patrice ONeill, replacing Ashle

    M.O.T.Member of

    the Tribe

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    Jack Fleischmann plays Oliver Twist in alternating

    performances of Oliver at the 5th Avenue

    Theatre.

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    How Mar Jan can hp MS patnts

    JANIS SIEGEL JTNews ColumnistWhen it comes to finding

    a cure or even understand-

    ing why someone develops

    multiple sclerosis, scientists

    in Israel, who in 1964 were

    among the first in the world toidentiy the therapeutic effects

    o compounds in marijuana,

    could transorm the ace o the

    disease or many including

    patients in Washington.

    Wash ington State i s

    known globally or its high

    levels o incidences o multi-

    ple sclerosis, a neurodegen-

    erative disease where the immune system

    attacks the nervous system. Researchers

    really dont know who is at risk or devel-

    oping the disease or why certain people

    become affected by it.

    But researchers at Israels el Aviv Uni-

    versity and Weizmann Institute o Science

    recently completed a second round o suc-

    cessul research using cannabidiol or CBD,

    a non-psychotropic extract rom cannabis,

    the high-inducing substance in marijuana.

    It reduces, and in some cases stopped, cell

    inflammation, the condition now known to

    be the cause o the debilitating effects o MS.

    Both the 2011 study and

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    lished in the Journal o Neuro-

    immune Pharmacology.

    Our study looks at how

    compounds isolated rommarijuana can be used to reg-

    ulate inflammation to pro-

    tect the nervous system and

    its unctions, said Dr. Ewa

    Kozela o el Aviv Univer-

    sitys Dr. Miriam and Shel-

    don G. Adelson Center or

    the Biology o Addictive Dis-

    eases and the Sackler Faculty

    o Medicine. Inflammation is part o the

    bodys natural immune response, but in

    cases like MS it gets out o hand.

    Doctors rom the immunology depart-

    ment and the neurobiology department at

    Weizmann co-authored the study report.

    Several compounds in marijuana can

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    and spinal cord, thereby retarding the effects

    and the progress o MSs most debilitating

    symptoms its attack on a persons motor

    skills, mental aculties, and body unctions.

    In the 2011 study, scientists ollowed

    a commonly used MS-inducing research

    model, experimental autoimmune enceph-

    alomyelitis or EAE, and injected 30 male

    mice twice in eight days with MOG 35-55

    ragments, a protective nerve sheath gly-

    coprotein, while the control group o mice

    did not receive the MOG 35-55.hose mice treated with the CBD

    during the onset o the disease showed

    much less severe effects o MS symptoms

    than those that werent. Te injections also

    protected against the development o the

    diseases symptoms.

    In addition, the mice treated with CBD

    showed significantly less inflammation in

    the spinal cord than the mice not treated

    with CBD.

    In 2013, the researchers ocused on the

    immune system to see i the CBD com-

    pound could have an anti-inflammatory

    effect on the immune system the initia-

    tor o the inflammation.

    hey ound that by treating the

    immune cells o MS-induced mice with

    CBD, these cells were much less likely

    to become inflamed and then less likely

    to trigger inflamed molecules that could

    reach the brain and spinal cord o a poten-

    tial MS sufferer.

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    duce less inflamed molecules, they al

    showed a dramatic reduction in the deve

    opment o a particular one, interleuk

    17, which is known as the molecule mo

    commonly associated with cell damage

    MS patients.In many countries, CBD is prescribe

    or the management o MS symptom

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    to Pain Management o America, a med

    cal marijuana online inormation hub, th

    use o medical marijuana helps patien

    with a variety o symptoms includin

    chronic pain, depression, atigue, num

    ness, spasticity, ataxia, emotional change

    and sexual dysunction.

    Te PMA cited survey results that we

    presented at the 10th World Congress o

    Pain, which showed that most medic

    marijuana patients with multiple scler

    sis reported relie rom spasms and pain

    In the U.S, 10 drugs are current

    approved or use in treating its symptom

    according to the National Multiple Scler

    sis Society. It does not endorse the use

    marijuana to manage the disease, sayin

    that early studies showed mixed resul

    ISRAEL:To Your

    Health

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    PAIGE STOCKLEY

    Daisy, when she was a toddler, had her own stuffed menorah to celebrate

    Hanukkah, despite the fact that her familys not Jewish.

    COURTESY AYA DAVENPORT

    Fifteen-year-old Aya Davenport took

    pictures of each night she lit her Hanukkah

    candles, and even shared the ceremony with

    Jewish friends over Skype.

    Mor mnorahs than Jws

    JOEL MAGALNICK Editor, JTNewsAmong the many millions o us who

    celebrated Hanukkah alongside Tanks-

    giving, a ew active Facebook users came

    upon a small phenomenon: People who

    observed Hanukkah who arent even

    Jewish. hese arent people who haveJewish spouses or amily members who

    brought their holidays into the relation-

    ship. Instead, on their own they learned

    about the holiday and decided lighting a

    menorah would fit nicely into their lives.

    Lisa Davenport o Bellevue grew up

    without religion, but Ive always had a lot

    o Jewish riends and always had a great

    deal o respect or the Jewish aith and

    drawn a lot o inspiration rom Jewish

    writers, she said.

    She would have been satisfied to leave

    her Jewish involvement at that, were it not

    or her daughter Aya, 15.

    She was invited to several Bar Mitz-

    vahs and Bat Mitzvahs and she loved it.

    She kept saying, Why arent we Jewish?

    Davenport said. She really wanted to cel-

    ebrate Hanukkah.

    Aya wanted her own menorah, so this

    year, Davenport said, I went out and got

    a menorah.

    For eight nights the amily lit the can-

    dles. Tey didnt know the prayers, but

    they talked about the Hanukkah story,

    and compared it to difficult times in their

    own lives.

    And, Davenport added, I went to

    Goldbergs and had a latke.

    Debra Kumars interest in Judaism

    goes back to 1994, upon the sudden deatho her mother. For part o her lie she

    had been raised Catholic, but her amily

    lef the church and she dabbled in other

    Christian denominations. But then when

    my mother died, she said, everything

    flew out the window.

    So Kumar took it

    upon hersel to learn

    about dierent world

    religions, and when I got

    done, it was Judaism that

    spoke to me most logi-

    cally, she said. I loved

    reading about the rituals,

    and the amily traditions, and the traditions

    that are carried on in the community.

    Te first o Kumars three children came

    along in 1995, and since then she and her

    husband, who is Hindu and comes rom

    India, always made a point o talking about

    different aith traditions, thoug

    they dont adhere to any sing

    one. Tey put up a Christm

    tree each year, she said, and th

    also light candles.

    Weve had a menorah orlong time. I ound it at a garag

    sale, she said. Well light th

    candles, and well know wh

    the meaning o it is.

    Tough they have a lot

    Jewish riends, Kumar note

    they havent actually celebrate

    the holiday with them.

    Ive been to Bar Mitzva

    and Bat Mitzvahs, thats abo

    it, she said, but she finds the

    to be beautiul ceremonies.

    Im always moved when

    attend one o those and listen

    the child read rom the orah

    she said.

    Paige Stockley grew up in

    very liberal Episcopalian ami

    and never knew any Jewish people grow

    ing up in Bellevue, but Te Diary

    Anne Frank sparked an interest in th

    Holocaust at the age o 13.

    Gradually, I read more and mo

    about the Holocaust, to the point whe

    or the last 15 years, it is the only subje

    I read about (WW2 in general) because

    continue to be shocked that such a thin

    could have happened, Stockley to

    JNews in an email.

    When Stockley, a cellist, went to Ne

    York to attend the Manhattan School

    Music, she made many Jewish riends.

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    PAIGE STOCKLEY

    Dick Asia, who died of cancer in 2012, lights the candles and reads the story

    of the Maccabees at one of his annual Hanukkah blowout parties.

    Occasionally they would

    invite me to Passover celebra-

    tions, she wrote, but she had yet

    to celebrate Hanukkah.

    Fast orward to a decade ago,

    when she bought a house in

    Seattles Eastlake neighborhood

    next door to Dick and Kim Asia.

    Te Asias would hold a lavish

    Hanukkah party each year, towhich Stockley and her amily

    were invited.

    I was thrilled to be a part

    o his Hanukkah celebration, in

    particular because it was a great

    way or my daughter to learn

    about Jewish traditions in a way

    that was very meaningul, con-

    sidering that Dick was our neighbor, she

    said.

    In addition, she said, it fits in with my

    politics I think she should know about

    other traditions.

    What made the party more special,

    Stockley said, was that the Asias had been

    like parents to her afer her own parents

    went down in Alaska Flight 261 in 2000.

    Last year was different, however. Dick

    Asia was diagnosed with cancer in all

    2012. Because there was no party, her

    daughter Daisy lit our menorah and put

    it in the kitchen window acing Dick and

    Kims living room, Stockley said. She

    cried and prayed or Dick. He died a ew

    weeks later.

    Tis year, Stockley held the party. By

    this time, Daisy was an expert on spinning

    the dreidel, knew the Hanukkah story

    inside out, and looked orward to the ood

    and games and presents, she said.

    And with her other Jewish riends

    who joined her or this years celebra-

    tions, Stockley said that going orward,

    her home is the place to be or Hanukkah.

    Desiree Pollock, also o Bellevue, hasnt

    lit candles recently, but she did or quite a

    ew years. It all started with her husband

    Aaron, who isnt Jewish. But his college

    raternity had a bunch o Jewish guys, so

    he would celebrate with them.

    Troughout the years we just were

    always around those kinds o holidays,

    Pollock said.

    When one o those Jewish rat bud-

    dies moved to the area with his wie and

    needed a place to stay while they built

    their house, the Pollocks volunteered their

    home or Jewish celebrations.

    Depending on what was needed,

    weve had some Hanukkah celebrations,

    we did Passover a couple times, she said.

    Te amily doesnt practice a religion,

    Pollock said, but shes always enjoyed the

    Jewish celebrations.

    Teres a reason or each one o those

    holidays, its not just getting together

    and having the ood, she said. Tere is

    a amily involvement, and so I like that.

    Pollocks two kids, both o whom have

    lef the nest, actually attended Catholic

    school, so they had exposure to world reli-

    gions, at least on an academic level.

    When you go to a religious school,

    thats built into the curriculum, she said.

    Teres no getting away rom that.

    And while the kids were invited to

    plenty o Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations,

    I dont think it had much o an affect on

    them, other than understanding

    another culture, she said.

    While all o these amilies

    are happy to celebrate, they also

    wanted to educate. Stockleys

    8-year-old daughter Daisy knows

    exactly why her amily celebrates

    Hanukkah: Because we have

    many Jewish riends and we want

    to celebrate their traditions, too.Respect plays a role as well.

    Ive been very careul because

    I dont want to be disrespectul,

    Davenport said.

    Kumar echoed those senti-

    ments.

    Its kind o unny that we

    still adhere to this little ritual, and I hop

    that Jewish people dont find it offensive

    she said. Were acknowledging Hanu

    kah, were acknowledging the events th

    occurred, and the customs that are bu

    up around that.

    Kumar noted that her amilys candl

    lighting tradition was or her kids to lea

    about a different tradition. She is positiv

    that as adults they will have a better apprciation or all aiths.

    Maybe I wouldnt have done it had

    not had a certain affinity or Jewish ai

    to begin with, she said. Were a blende

    amily and we already come rom pret

    distinctive upbringings, and it work

    beautiully.

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    Educating students on individualityBy Esther Goldberg

    Overwhelming. That was my feelingwhen I arrived at the American IsraelPublic Affairs Commission (AIPAC) Shus-terman Advocacy Institute for highschool students. I flew 3,000 miles, toWashington, D.C., where I found myselfin a sea of 400 high school students fromacross the United States. All of us werethere to learn how to be effective advo-cates for the U.S.-Israel relationship.

    When I first arrived at the high schoolsummit, the organizers immediately putme into action. They divided all 400 stu-dents into different rooms to discusswhy were there and our individual stories. This was the foundation. By making usrecall and really analyze the reason we were there, we had to dig deep into ourown motives driving us to be active.

    We began to delve into methods in which we should engage others aboutIsrael. At the end, after much role-playing, we went to Capitol Hill to lobby mem-bers of Congress. My group lobbied Congressman Adam Smiths office. We reit-

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    Overall, the experience opened meyes. AIPAC supports the idea that prmoting the well-being of Israel is not thsame as defending it. Moreover, AIPAbelieves that the time for action is nownot later. Most important, AIPAC strivefor activism wherein each participacontributes in a meaningful way. AIPAfosters an individuality that must btreasured within the organization. ThShusterman Advocacy Institute for Hig

    School Summit instilled that individuality and stimulated action. I came to the reognition that my activism comes from a deep identification with Israel and hoI can be a part of our collective efforts to ensure a strong US-Israel relationship

    And it all begins with the choice of one individual.

    Esther Goldberg is a JTNews intern.

    Courtesy Esther Goldberg

    Esther Goldbergs cohort of lobbyists at the AIPAC Shusterman Advocacy Institute.

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    These teens can be nominated by any member of their com-munity except a family member, or they can nominate themselves.They must be Jewish, between the ages of 13 and 19, and theycant be compensated for their service. The social justice projectsare not required to benefit the Jewish community specifically, andthey can serve populations locally, nationally or globally.

    To nominate a teen, visit www.dillerteenawards.org, or [email protected] or call 415-512-6432 for furtherinformation.

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