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By Isabel Strasser

This was my fifth trip to Israel. My great-grandfather came to Palestine in 1880 with the

Rothschild project and I have lots of relatives in Petah Tikva (city 6.5 mi-les east of Tel Aviv). The first time, I spent a summer with a great aunt in 1962; returned again in 1964 for 3 weeks; then went with my husband and children in 1982; and in 2009 took a 2 week tour with an organized group.

As I get older I feel in my soul the need to spend more time in Israel, so when I saw the ad in The Jewish Jour-nal for the free apartment in exchange for volunteer work in Arad I jumped at the opportunity to do so. It is an ex-perience that was so wonderful I hope to repeat it for many years to come.

In discussions with Ruthie Dan Guri - director of the project in Arad - before my trip, I expressed my desire to work both with children (as I am a retired school teacher) and with se-niors (as that is what I am now). So when I arrived I was given 2 assign-ments.

I spent 3 days a week at the Yelim School working with children in gra-des 3 and 4 who were first beginning their English studies. I was supposed to put in 4 hours a day as part of my commitment - but was having such a wonderful time and felt I was rea-lly helping the children that my days were usually more than 6 hours. I learned Hebrew as the children lear-ned English, so it was a two-way

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“I never felt more at home than when on each Shabbat, whether I was food shopping or shopping for flowers, the store owner or clerk would wish me a good Sha-bbos, or on Purim when everyone in the street greeted us with ‘Chag Sameach’”, says Isabel Strasser (pictured in front of the Partnership 2000 office in Arad).

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By Rabbi Jacob Friedman

During the Passover Seder it is the custom for the youngest child to recite the Mah Nishtana, The Four

Questions. As fathers have done for count-less generations they respond by telling the story of our ancestors’ exodus from Egypt. Asking questions is nothing new to Judaism. It is by asking that we learn.

The great literature, the Talmud, is a dialogue between the sages in which ques-tions are raised and answers are given. This procedure was practiced in the acade-mies of Babylonia and Palestine for over six hundred years. Questions were posed which produced answers, and answers ge-nerated more questions, so that the laws, concepts and values of Judaism taught a way of life.

In the Haggadah, when we read about the four children, we note that the wise child is first and the wicked child, who ag-gravates and infuriates us, is not last, but is second. The rationale for this is that our greatest concern is not with the wicked child, because he is still part of the con-versation. We can talk, argue and debate

with him. But it’s the last child, the one who doesn’t know how to ask, or what to ask, is our problem. Is it that he doesn’t know enough, or care enough to ask ques-tions? By not asking we don’t know where he stands. Does he confirm or deny? Is he faithful or disloyal? What is the message that the Haggadah is presenting?

My sense is that the Haggadah is asking us how can we strengthen the solidarity of the Jewish people? How can we bring in those who are on the periphery of Jewish life? How can we best educate those who don’t know what to ask?

The most important institution in Jewish life is the Jewish home. This is where the younger generation receives the first lessons of Jewish living. Passover is dis-tinctively a family celebration when gran-dparents, parents, children, relatives and friends come together to tell the story of our people’s departure from their bondage in Egypt. In a marvelous form of education the story is told through the rituals of the Seder. The Haggadah is the pathway to our children’s knowledge.

To answer the question of how do we reach those who do not know what it’s all about, the Haggadah gives the answer: “Even were we all wise, all learned in the Torah, it is still our duty to tell the story, to ask the questions, for the more one seeks the answers, the more is he to be praised.”

It is, therefore, important enough for each family to hold a Seder or be part of one. If this is too difficult, there are syna-gogues that hold a community Seder. As the Haggadah says, “Let all who are in need, come and celebrate the Passover.”

Questioning and Answering

By Danny GoldbergExecutive Director of the Jewish Federa-

tion of Ocean County

Passover is the holiday renewal. It sig-nals the arrival of spring and starts the countdown of the Omer towards

the start of the harvest. As such it’s a note on which to lead off this column on the Jewish Journal which is coming back to life after a short hiatus.

We are proud to send you this second edition of the renewed Jewish Journal. Unfortunately the previous publisher was forced to discontinue his relationship with Federation due to circumstances beyond our control. I’d like to take this opportuni-ty to not only welcome our new Publisher, Jorge Rod, but to thank EliPubs, the past editor, Seth Mandel and the staff for their years of dedication to Ocean County’s Jewish paper.

Your Federation has always conside-red the Journal as a primary communica-tions method to reach out to the commu-nity. It showcases Federation’s work and events but it also includes items from the Jewish world that readers do not find in

other places. But more than that, the Jo-urnal is a means of getting the word out about Jewish activity in Ocean County. It is meant to serve the organizations that as-cribes to Federation’s mission and chooses to use these pages to tell their story.

Over the years we have run articles and photos from and about various synagogue activities, women’s organizations across the spectrum, Jewish War Veterans chap-ters, gated Community Jewish Club mee-tings and many other local, both sad and joyful occasions.

The phone calls the office gets about the paper never ceases to amaze me. Questions about stories, both large and small, come in every month. These calls indicate that people read the Journal carefully and view it as an important source of information.

Together with the Editorial Advisory Committee chaired by Harriet Selinger the Board looks to maintain that standard and improve on it. In the coming months we plan to introduce new features such as a book review column and a kosher restau-rant critic. We are also actively looking to include a monthly cartoon.

But we can’t continue to make strides to strengthen the Journal without your acti-ve participation. Perhaps there is a story idea, a Jewish Community topic, a featu-re you feel others would enjoy. Please let us know, I promise we will take each and every suggestion seriously. Something in the Journal irk you? Write a letter to the editor, if it’s sound we will print it.

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By Sarah Spigelman, MSW InternJewish Family and Children’s Service

We’ve all heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’ and like most of these sayings it

has some truth in it. The positive effects of laughter and a sense of humor cover not only the psychological but also the phy-sical and the lifestyle aspects too. Humor and laughter are infectious. It can bring people together; make them forget their troubles and one of the best tools to main-

tain a positive outlook and good health.The human urge to connect through

laughter is so strong that the number one thing people say they want in a roman-tic partner is “somebody that makes me laugh.” When it comes to our most funda-mental and important intimate relations-hip, the one we hope will last until we die, above all we want somebody we can share laughter with.

Laughter and humor are two different things. Laughter, humor, comedy, and jokes all kind of seem like the same thing. However, laughter is just a physical act. It’s pushing the air out from our lungs and making that familiar ha-ha-ha sound. You can think of it as a form of exerci-se, something you can voluntarily do an-ytime you want, like going for a walk or touching your toes. Comedy or humor, on the other hand, is mental. We’ve all had the experience of somebody telling us a joke they thought was just great. But when we hear it we don’t think it’s funny, so we don’t laugh. Drawing a distinction between laughter and humor actually gi-

ves us a very powerful tool, because it puts laughter under voluntary control. We’re not dependant on anything from the out-side to “make” us laugh. We don’t have to “think” anything is funny. We can just laugh, for no reason, just because it’s good to be alive.

Laughter has an obvious and powerful effect on the body and is not only a result of happiness and humor but also a cause of it - making it self sustaining. These po-sitive effects of laughter can be explained by the fact that it triggers the release of endorphins and serotonin which are the feel good hormones that create feelings of euphoria, love and happiness. Laughter also works through a psychological phe-nomenon known as ‘facial feedback’ whereby pulling a certain expression can actually cause you to experience the co-rresponding emotion. Thereby the simple act of smiling from laughing can raise your mood. Finally, the fact that laughter is con-tagious means that you can almost ‘con-taminate’ yourself, causing an endless cy-cle of laughter that eventually leaves you doubled over and struggling to catch your breath. As well as triggering endorphins, laughter also suppresses stress hormones to further increase your good mood.

Furthermore though, there are also some physical and very positive effects of laughter that actual result in internal chan-ges to your body. Firstly, laughter relaxes the body by overriding stress and anger and so relieving tension, an effect that can last for up to 45 minutes after. The afore-mentioned endorphins can also suppress pain, making laughter a great pain killer as well as a great antidepressant. The positi-ve effects of laughter also extend to health benefits that can prevent serious illness. This includes an improved immune system which it achieves by increasing immune

cells and antibodies to strengthen its abi-lity to cope with viruses and disease. This effect augments the lack of stress hormo-nes which also provides a boost to the im-mune system and makes laughter a viable form of combating a variety of viruses and almost antibiotic like in its effect. Laughter also protects the heart by improving the function of blood vessels, encouraging blood flow and over time improving cho-lesterol and blood pressure thereby hel-ping to prevent heart attack, heart disease or other circulatory system diseases.

Laughter is correlated with mental health and has many social interpersonal benefits. With all these benefits, laughter is an antidepressant, pain killer, workout, stress reliever and a great way to make friends and strengthen bonds. Best of all – it’s free!

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us. If you picked up the copy you are reading at a drop box and would like to get your own free copy mailed to you each month, drop us a note or an email.

In this day and age of rapid transfor-mation of the publishing business and the availability of instant online upda-tes; Federation is looking to explore new media options but will continue to strive to make the Jewish Journal a must read every month.

Looking forward to hearing from you. In the interim have a wonderful happy Kosher Passover holiday.

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On Tuesday May 17, 2011 the Jewish Federation of Ocean Coun-ty Women’s Division will host the

event “The Place To Be” to celebrate the power of women’s philanthropy. The event will be at the Ramada Inn (Routes 9 & 70), in Toms River.

Maggie Anton, award-winning author of

the epic trilogy “Rashi’s Daughters” will be the special guest.

“Rashi’s Daughters: Book I - Joheved” was the first of the three books that started it all. As Judi-th R. Baskin -Director of the Harold Schnitzer Pro-gram in Judaic Studies at the University of Oregon and author of “Midrashic Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbi-nic Literature”-, noted: “It is an enthralling and well-researched novel of women’s lives in the Jewish world of eleventh century France. Blending authentic passages of Tal-mudic argument with the imagined human dramas of the household of the medieval scholar Salo-mon ben Isaac, Rashi’s Daughters entertains and

educates. Readers will eagerly await the promised second and third installments.”

Rabbi Shlomo Yizhaki (Salomon ben Isaac) (better known by his Hebrew initials Rashi), born in 1040 in northern France, was a great Talmudic scholar who belie-ved in finding the most lenient legal opi-nion without building “fences around the Torah” and in permitting rather than for-

PHOTO BY JULIE FRANKENMaggie Anton will be the special guest.

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bidding. His daughters –Joheved, Miriam and Rachel– were learned women that stu-died the Talmud in the Middle Ages when such study was supposedly forbidden.

Anton explains that Talmud study was forbidden for women because “In Deu-teronomy, Jews are commanded to teach Torah to “bnaichem,” a word that even the Orthodox translates as “your children.” But the early rabbis used its literal me-aning, “your sons,” and decided that only men were obligated to study Torah.”

Sadly, many Jewish women have never heard of Rashi. Others know him only as the author of Bible and Talmud commenta-ries. While Rashi is justifiably famous for these, it was under his authority and that

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Saturday morning we will have a tra-ditional service, a program on the spi-rituality of food, Kittah Aleph Kabba-lat Siddur, & Judaism for Dummies. Simultaneously our SKC (Synaplex Kids Club) will take place offering: Tot Shabbat (under 6), grades 1-3 “A Taste of Judaism”, grades 4-7 “Torah Treasu-re Hunting”, Rock & Roll Service for USY, and babysitting is available.

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of his Ashkenazi colleagues that Jewish women in medieval France enjoyed power over their own lives that their Sephardic sisters in the so-called golden age of Spain could only imagine. “Most Jews today, women and men alike, are unaware that 900 years ago, during the time known as the Twelfth Century Renaissance, the sta-tus of Jewish women reached heights not to be seen again until the 20th century,” says Anton.

For more information about this upco-ming event and for RSVP, please contact the Jewish Federation of Ocean County Women’s Division at: 732-363-0530, or visit their web site: www.jewishocean-county.org.

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influential Christian organizations to su-pport Israel, and we are honored to welco-me as our keynote speaker the Executive Director of Christians United for Israel, David Brog,” said Pastor Walt Healy, Se-nior Pastor of The Church of Grace and Peace.

christian organization shows support for IsraelChristians United for Israel (CUFI) is

the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Chris-tian grassroots movements in the world. It was initially sparked in February of 2006 when Pastor John Hagee of San Antonio Texas joined with over 400 Christian lea-ders from across the nation to celebrate Israel, as it pertains to biblical matters, and express support through Congressio-nal venues and financial contributions. CUFI State leaders and their congregants each year go to Washington and visit their Congressman and elected officials to ex-press their support for Israel. In four short months, CUFI rallied over 3,500 cons-tituents to Washington D.C for the first Annual Summit in July 2006. Now tens of thousands attend annually and express support through various campaigns. The organization created “A Night to Honor Israel” to rally people in their individual states.

“A Night to Honor Israel” events are held in States across America for Christians, the Jewish people, and those in support of Is-rael to join together in solidarity. “Millions of Christians across the nation have a deep love for Israel and the Jewish people and “A Night to Honor Israel” is always an ins-piring event to engage in fellowship with the Jewish community, Christian commu-nity and neighbors who share this biblical and historical perspective,” said Healy.

This year’s guest speaker was David Brog, Executive Director of CUFI. Brog li-ves and writes in Washington, DC. He wor-ked in the United States Senate for seven years, rising to be chief of staff to a senior United States senator, staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee and practiced corporate law in Tel Aviv, Israel and Phi-ladelphia, PA. Brog is a graduate of Prin-ceton University and Harvard Law School.

A Night to Honor Israel

David Brog is also the author of “Stan-ding with Israel.”

Pastor Walt Healy said “David’s book is an extraordinary study for any student of theology, and his devoted walk in his Jewish faith alongside John Hagee and CUFI is inspiring.” Healy added “this is a brilliant piece that provides a comprehen-sive review of the roots of Christian anti-Semitism, the birth of Christian Zionism, and resurgence of an increasing love for the Jewish people from among the Chris-tian community.”

John Hagee, Senior Pastor at Corners-tone Church wrote, “David Brog explains why the Jewish community has largely wi-thheld its embrace from Christian Zionism in times past. He encourages his fellow Jews to break free from their fixation on past traumas and embrace their Christian allies who fight anti-Semitism as passiona-tely as do the sons and daughters of Abra-ham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

The event was followed by a kosher des-sert reception for all the Jewish and com-munity guests.

Deputy Consul General Shlomi Kofman (left) with Pastor Walter Healy.

The dais occupied by Jewish and Christian dignitaries. The Church of Grace and Peace hosted a full audience on the Night to Honor Israel.

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king or back home to read or watch TV. On the two days a week I went to Bet Gilad I was there from 9:30 am until 1:30 in the afternoon.

On Saturdays we booked a cab. One time we went and spent the day at the Dead Sea, the next day went to the oasis Ein Gedi and then to a spa at one of the Dead Sea hotels, and on the third day toured Masada. All are within 30-50 minutes of Arad. Twice we took a public bus to Beersheva (seventh-largest city in Israel), which was about 50 minutes away, and walked around there and did the sightseeing in that area. The busses are really easy to use but unfortu-nately because of Shabbat none run from Friday pm to Saturday night, so you have to use taxis if you want to sightsee on Sa-turdays which I would highly advise. And there are wonderful taxi drivers who go out of their way to give you a great time.

After my three weeks of touring we ren-ted a car and drove to the port of Eilat whe-re we spent a week including a two day trip to Petra and Wadi Rum (also known as The Valley of the Moon) in Jordan. Then we took a bus to Jerusalem where we also spent a week and then finally to Petah Tikva where we spent 5 days visiting fa-mily and touring Tel Aviv.

I have learned so much from this trip. Number one is how much more I got out of this experience than I gave, even though everyone with whom I worked said I gave so much. I treasure all the rewards that I took home with me, the experiences I had, and the opportunity to live like an Israeli and fully experience Israeli life - the bus

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street, although speaking Hebrew was not a requirement at all. I also helped the teacher plan her lessons a bit; as she still hadn’t taken too many methods classes in teaching (she was presently taking classes at a college two days a week).

My second assignment was at Bet Gilad, a senior center that services seniors who need supervision during the day as well as those who just want social experiences. Here I basically met with individuals who wanted to practice their English, played board games with some, attended exerci-se classes and current events classes. This was also a very rewarding experience and I have made many friends with whom I hope to keep communicating. Again, this was an English speaking assignment as many of the seniors speak some English and wanted to practice it but don’t have much opportunity to do so.

Volunteers are very much needed in both these places where I served.

During my trip, I lived at the lovely apartment that the New Jersey Federations

maintain in Arad for anyone who is willing to volunteer for 2 or 3 weeks in this pro-gram. It is within walking distance to the library, stores, bus station and mall. The apartment is well furnished and equipped with linens, cooking equipment, washing machine, TV, and spotty Internet access. It is a very short walk to the Jewish agency office where there is Internet to use if you cannot get on-line in the apartment. Ru-thie, the coordinator, has the refrigerator well stocked for the beginning and there is a local supermarket a block away and a wonderful Super-Sol in the mall filled with the most wonderful Israeli foods. I went and stayed with a cousin, but the apartment can fit 5 people and definitely 4 very comfortably. The Partnership offi-ce here doesn’t advocate strangers sharing the apartment because there is only one toilet, but it is a wonderful place to be for a couple, or a group of friends.

My normal day was to get up early on school days and be at work at 8 am, sta-ying until 2 or 2:30 pm. After that I was on my own, so I either went shopping, wal- bombing in Jerusalem, the rockets fired

in Beersheva, the three families who invi-ted total strangers into their house to sha-re Shabbat, the towns and people that we met just by becoming familiar faces in the street.

It is a period in my life I will never for-get and hope to repeat for many years to come. I learned the importance of the need there is for volunteers who can participa-te in this project, especially the need for English speaking volunteers in the schools in peripheral areas such as Arad to come in and help the teacher, just taking a few children at a time and speaking to them. Monetary contributions are important, but this voluntary work is just as important as they try to make their population English proficient.

This is a wonderful opportunity. Your expenses are minimal; you are given a comfortable place to stay; you can immer-se yourself in Israel even if it is for just a short time; and you are doing a mitzvah. I am certain that if you allow yourself to do it once, you will find you just have to go back and do it again.

If anyone wants information about this project I will be so willing and happy to talk to you, as I would like to see this apartment filled from September to June at least.

Readers that would like to contact Mrs. Strasser can call or write to the editor of The Jewish Journal at: 732-987-4783 or send an e-mail to: lunjeditor@optonline.net.

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“I wholeheartedly welcome what the Deputy Minister said - but not only me, all of us who are involved in Jewish education here welcome it. We have spent years in an increasingly gloomy tunnel of funding

cuts and now here is the light at the end of it,” said David Benish, World ORT Repre-sentative in the CIS, Central Asia, Cauca-sian States and Baltic States.

The optimism stems from the Knesset committee’s discussion of the Heftsiba program, which channels financial and material support to the ORT, Or Avner and Shema Yisrael school networks to meet their Hebrew and Jewish Studies faculties’ social needs and salary top-ups for teachers as well as provision of Israeli teachers.

Deputy Minister Moses told the Com-mittee that since the program’s creation in 1991 - in which World ORT Director General and CEO Robert Singer played a prominent part as deputy head of Nativ – Heftsiba’s budget has shrunk from NIS 48 million to a meager NIS 8 million today.

The cuts have resulted in severe reduc-tions in the provision of school transport and hot meals and a dramatic downgrading of Hebrew teaching and Jewish Studies; the former are important to enable Jewish children to attend the school as many of

them have to travel long distances, and the latter are essential in restoring Jewish identity to communities following decades of official anti-religious policy.

At the recent meeting, the Chair of the Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora

These children are among thousands who would benefit from a restoration of Israeli government funding for Jewish education in the Former Soviet Union.

New hope for ORT schools in Former Soviet Union

Affairs Committee, Danny Danon, asked the Deputy Minister how the Heftsiba bud-get could be increased, to which Mr. Mo-ses replied: “I have been in talks with the [Education] Minister [Gideon Sa’ar] since

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At the end of the meeting, Mr. Danon called on the Minister of Education, who is known to be sympathetic to the plight of Jewish education in the FSU, to return Heftsiba’s reduced budget to its original amount.

He told World ORT: “It’s a proven pro-gram... I think it’s part of the Jewish natio-nal role to take care of Jewish education and identity. The same way we finance Birthright and MASA I think we should do the same with Heftsiba.”

While it was up to the Minister and Deputy Minister of Education to see it through, Mr. Danon said that as Chairman of the Immigration, Absorption and Dias-pora Affairs Committee he would overlook their action on this issue.

“I will continue to press them to restore funding,” he said. “We want it to happen for the beginning of the next school year and I hope that will happen.”

Mr. Singer welcomed the discussion of Heftsiba at the Knesset Committee.

“Thousands of graduates of this system have made aliyah and those who remained have become very active members of the Jewish community there. So we know the results; we know it works,” he said. “But we’re at a critical juncture; the situation can’t continue as it is so we’re very happy that the issue was brought to Parliament. We hope that all parties involved, the Government, the Jewish Agency, and the Knesset, will succeed in coming together

and not let this system collapse.”World ORT was struggling to uphold

its obligations under Heftsiba and was grateful to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) for providing emergency funding in recent years.

He emphasized that a dependable bud-get, set at a realistic level, was necessary to create the stability required by education, which was a long-term process.

But Heftsiba was an investment which would ultimately create conditions for its own redundancy as those who have bene-fited from the Jewish schools supported by Heftsiba emerge from university and pro-gress in their careers.

“In another 10 years we will start to see these graduates take over financial respon-sibilities for the education system which helped them,” Mr. Singer said.

Also at the Committee meeting was Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI).

JAFI has also warmly welcomed Depu-ty Minister Moses’ stated goal of restoring Heftsiba’s funding.

“There are few people in the world that are as urgently in need of world Jewry’s help in terms of their education as the com-munities in the Former Soviet Union and, of course, Germany, 90 per cent of whose community are former Soviet Jews,” said JAFI spokesman Haviv Rettig Gur.

“Israel recognizes that it has as much responsibility as other Jews and we welco-me this statement and hope that it develops into a robust work plan that sees a flowe-ring of Jewish education in the FSU with all partners.”

JAFI

The Government of Israel recently approved a special program offe-ring financial assistance to new im-

migrants from Tunisia. The program was formulated by the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and the Jewish Agency fo-llowing the protests against the Tunisian regime that broke out in December 2010 and the resulting revolution. The program is aimed at assisting the Jews of Tunisia to make aliyah and help to ease their absorp-tion in Israel.

The Jewish community of Tunisia is a tight-knit and traditional community of approximately 1500 individuals, most of whom – approximately 1100 - live on the island of Djerba while some 300 live in the capital of Tunis. With the revolution came a growing sense of political and economic instability among Tunisian Jews.

As a result, the Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption have

initiated a special aliyah program for Tuni-sian Jews in order to ease their transition. The program will allow immigrants who arrive in the next few months to receive housing in absorption centers for a full year. In addition, every family will receive a grant of 33,000 NIS ($9,300) - 15,000 ($4,200) of which will be given to the fa-mily in their first year in the country, with the remaining 18,000 ($5,100) distributed in their second year.

Eli Cohen, Director-General of the Jewish Agency Aliyah Department, com-mented “the Jews of Tunisia are currently feeling insecure about their future. I hope that the special assistance offered by the State of Israel will calm their fears and enable them to build a more secure life here in Israel”.

Absorption Minister Sofa Landver said that “this is a national mission and the Go-vernment of Israel has the responsibility to enable Tunisian Jews to get accustomed to life in Israel and integrate within Israeli

society. New immigrants coming from Tu-nisia are on the run and are not able to pro-perly prepare for the move. I commend the government decision to assist them”. Over the last few months, 16 Jews have made aliyah from Tunisia – the same number that came during the course of all of 2010.

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In a gesture of friendship and coopera-tion, the State Senate issued a procla-mation to Ido Aharoni, Consul General

of Israel in NY, who appeared before a full session of the upper body of the legislature at the Senate Chamber on Monday, March 21.

Senate President Sweeney said: “The people of New Jersey have been proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Israel for more than six decades. We share Israel’s deep-seated desire for peace, security and understanding in a region of our world that has seen too much unrest. As key trading partners, the economic fu-tures of Israel and New Jersey are strongly linked. It is my distinct honor to welcome Consul General Aharoni to the New Jer-

NJ State Senate Honors Israeli Consul General Ido Aharoni

sey Senate, and I look forward to working together with my colleagues to strengthen even further the bonds between our people and our nations.”

Aharoni is the second Israeli diplomat to be recognized officially by the NJ legis-lator. Foreign Minister Abba Eban addres-sed a joint session of the NJ Legislature in 1978 as Israel celebrated 30 years of sta-tehood.

New Jersey is Israel’s 11th largest tra-ding partner in the United States and share a strong economic relationship. More than 70 Israeli companies maintain offices in New Jersey.

Aharoni addressed the senators and in-vited them to visit Israel. He also pointed out that it is fitting to be in the state capital since Trenton native Tal Brody is one of Israel’s most respected athletes.

In his remarks he pointed to the similari-ties in size of the two states, but added that “the NJ-Israel relationship is more than size. It is a relationship based upon real bridges built over many years.” He also recognized the importance of the support of the state’s Jewish community for the viability of the relationship.

Aharoni received great fanfare from the attending Senators. Several publicly prai-sed him, stating their strong support for Israel and thanking the Jewish Federations and organizations throughout the State for their important work helping those in need. Among those that made statements were Se-nator Loretta Weinberg (Bergen), Tom Kean Jr. (Union /Essex), Robert Singer (Ocean), and Senator Paul Sarlo (Passaic).

Senator Richard Codey, noting the parti-cular support the U.S. receives from Israel pointed out, “Israel stands up for America and we stand up for Israel.”

Aharoni, who officially assumed the post of Consul General in February, after serving as Acting Consul General since August, re-presents the State of Israel to communities

from throughout the tri-state areas of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. This is Aharoni’s second post in the New York Consulate.

In response to the Senate session Ruth Cole, President NJ State Association of Jewish Federations said: “It is a great ho-nor that Senate President Sweeney has ex-tended this gesture of welcome and part-nership between the officials of our great state and of the democratic nation of Israel. We are delighted that the visit coincided with the new term of the New Jersey Is-rael Commission, and we thank Governor Chris Christie and Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno for their efforts to revitali-ze that body which fosters economic deve-lopment, security cooperation and cultural exchanges between the State of New Jer-sey and the State of Israel.”

After the Senate presentation, Aharoni attended the New Jersey-Israel Commis-sion meeting which convened for the first time under the newly appointed chairman Mark Levenson of West Orange, New Jer-sey.

Compliments from the Senate Democratic OfficeFrom left to right: Senator Tom Kean, Jr, Senate Minority Leader; Roger Jacobs, Vice-President, NJ State Association of Jewish Federations; Consul General Ido Aharoni; Mark Levenson, Chair, NJ-Israel Commission; Roy Tanzman, Immediate Past President, NJ State Association of Jewish Federations; Ruth Cole, President, NJ State Association of Jewish Federations; and Senator Stephen Sweeney, President of NJ State Senate.

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On March 26, a shipment of aid from Israel was flown to Japan. The aid was organized jointly by

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A delegation of 50 people from the Home Front Command and the IDF Medi-cal Corps accompanied 18 tons of aid that included blankets, coats, gloves and porta-ble toilets.

Israel was one of the first states to send a medical team to Japan. Until now a few rescue teams from a limited number of countries have been operating in Japan, but no medical teams. The Home Front Command’s medical delegation has been stationed in the city of Kurihara, in the Miyagi prefecture about six hours north of Tokyo, an area which was hit hard by the tsunami. They have set up a field clinic to treat the wounded and refugees concentra-ted in that area.

The aid shipment of essential items (10,000 coats, 6,000 blankets, 8,000 pairs of gloves and 150 portable toilets) was coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the request of the Ja-panese National Disaster Center, and sent in cooperation with the Ministry of Defen-se.

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Israeli team opens field clinicThe IDF aid delegation to Japan arrived

on March 28 at Minamisanriku in the Mi-yagi Prefecture, a city which is attracting many displaced persons. The next day the advanced medical clinic opened.

Seven Japanese nationals who speak Hebrew joined the delegation in order to provide translation services and serve as liaisons with the local population.The field clinic features: � X-ray � Pediatrics ward � Surgical ward � Maternity and Gynecological wards � Otolaryngology (Ears, Nose and Throat) � Optometry department � Laboratory � Intensive Care Unit

Israel was one of the first states to send a medical team to Japan, along with 18 tons of essential items.

Israel sends aid to Japan � PharmacyThe clinic’s first patient was the mayor

of Minamisanriku, who had recently been injured. He was examined by the comman-der of the medical delegation, deputy to the IDF Chief Medical Officer, Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom.

The second day, an 11-month old baby girl, whose house was destroyed in the tsunami, was brought in by her grandmo-ther. The girl was suffering from an eye in-fection. She was treated by pediatrician Lt. Col. Dr. Amit Assa and eye specialist Lt. Col. Orli Weinstein, with help from nurse Capt. Galit Bidner.

Numerous Japanese patients arrived at the clinic the following days with a wide range of medical issues. The patients were treated by the professional Israeli medical team at the advanced clinic, with the help of local Israelis serving as translators.

Japanese Deputy FM visits IDF medi-cal clinic

Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma-kiko Kikuta toured the IDF medical clinic in the city of Minamisanriku on Monday April 4. During the tour, conducted by Col. Dr. Ofir Cohen-Marom, the deputy Japa-nese FM was impressed by the medical services provided by the Israeli doctors as well as the advanced equipment brought from Israel.

Kikuta said that the good relationship between Israel and Japan will be streng-thened due to the arrival of the medical delegation. “I will be happy to help you as much as is needed in order to aid the citi-zens of the disaster area,” she said. “I was very impressed by the medical staff. Israe-lis have strong character and I was impres-sed by the orderly way that you operate.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF IDFSince the tsunami, the gynecology clinics in the prefecture were severely damaged and some of the doctors apparently killed due to the disaster. Thus, for over two weeks the pregnant women of the precinct have not seen or consulted a doctor. Pictured: Dr. Moshe Pinkert (gynecologist) from the IDF delegation in the house of a pregnant Japanese woman.

PHOTO COURTESY OF IDFSanae, an 11-month-old baby who was left homeless after the tsunami disaster, arrived at the clinic accompanied by her grandmother, and was treated by the IDF Medical Team.

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The terrorist bombing in Jerusalem is one incident in a series of recent attacks against Israel.

On March 11, a family of five was massacred in their sleep in the Israeli city of Itamar, and a few days later the IDF intercepted the Victoria cargo ship loaded with 50 tons of weapons intended for terrorist organizations in Gaza.

Bombing in Jerusalem Is Just One of Serious Recent Attacks

Following months of relative quiet, on March 19, Hamas forces in Gaza bombar-ded the Western Negev Region with over 50 rockets.

On March 23, a bomb exploded next to a bus near the center of Jerusalem around 3 pm Israel time (9 am Eastern). The ex-plosion killed 59-year-old British natio-nal Mary Jane Gardner and wounded 50 others, including two critically.

The bomb exploded across the street from the Jerusalem Convention Center (Binyanei Ha’Uma), opposite the city’s Central Bus Station, at a bus stop. The bomb was reportedly tied to a phone pole and was not operated by a suicide bomber.

The tension in Israel’s south continued on March 23, when a Grad missile lan-ded in Ashdod, two rockets exploded in residential Beersheba and ten mortars ex-ploded in the Eshkol and Shaar Hanegev regions. No deaths were reported in the Beersheba blast; however, one 56-year-old man was injured moderately in his chest by flying debris. Three others were treated for shock.

In a serious escalation, on March 24, rockets fired from Gaza landed in the cities of Rishon Letzion and Yavne, locations that had previously been considered out of range. One rocket landed just nine miles south of Tel Aviv.

The situation in Gaza comes at a time of high tensions in the Middle East. This

was the first time that Hamas has openly attacked Israel since the end of Operation Cast Lead in 2009.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan-yahu responded to the crisis by strongly condemning the “criminal attacks by Ha-mas on Israeli citizens,” and warning that “Israel will take all necessary measures to defend its citizens.”

Senator Menendez stated that, referring to Jerusalem bombing: “This act of bru-tality is another reminder that we must stand vigilant against terrorism, any and everywhere it exists. Inflicting damage and killing innocent civilians only hurts the prospects for peace in the region. No country would be expected to sit on its hands and simply allow its citizens to en-dure these kinds of vicious attacks without retaliating against the responsible party. I strongly support Israel’s right to self-de-fense. We all want peace in the region and hope that it will come very soon, but there can be no peace without security and so long as terrorists continue to kill innocents in Israel.”

President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on March 24 to con-vey his condolences over the terrorist attack in Jerusalem the day before and to express his concern about the recent roc-ket and mortar attacks against Israel from Gaza. The President reaffirmed the United States’ unwavering commitment to Israel’s security.

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Monday, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Congregation B’nai Israel

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By Rochelle NewmanJewish Family and Children’s Service

Committee

On Sunday, March 27, thirty partici-pants attended a workshop offered by Jewish Family and Children’s

Service and the Arc, Ocean County Chap-ter, “Planning for the Future for your Child or Sibling with Developmental Disabi-

lities” at Beth Am Shalom in Lakewood. The free workshop was designed to assist families in planning for the future as their loved one transitions out of the educatio-nal system. The program was offered to parents and siblings of a family member with developmental disabilities.

A panel of professionals discussed and answered questions about planning for the

legal, financial, social and medical needs of adults with developmental disabilities. The panel included: attorney Herbert D. Hinkle who has represented people with disabilities and the elderly continuously since 1974; Annabel Lindenbaum an edu-cator within the Jackson Township School System for over 28 years who has a deve-lopmental disabled brother; Vicki Zydzik,

Planning for the Future

the Director of Family Support Services for the Arc, Ocean County Chapter with over 31 years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabili-ties; and Rita Sason, with 37 years of ex-perience as a license clinical social worker who is currently the Director of Social Ser-vices for Ocean County Jewish Family and Children’s Services.

The workshop gave participants the op-portunity to have their questions answered, as well as to make contact with local social service providers. Information and a list of resources were also provided.

For additional information on the works-hop or to learn of future planned programs please contact Rita Sason at 732-363-8010 or jfcs@ocjf.org.

Panelist Attorney Herbert D. Finkel Participants of the special workshop

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Clothing and Shoe DriveSunday April 179am-12pmcongregation Members, Families & Friends are asked to bring their clean, wearable clo-thing and shoes in sealed garbage bags to the parking area, located in back of the synago-gue. this is a Fund raiser and cAo will be paid based on the poundage of usable items.

Post Peasach Pasta PartyFollowed by Shabbat Services.Friday April 296:30pmMake your reservation by Wednesday, April 27, 5pm.Adults: $15.00 per personchildren aged 5-12: $5.00 per child

Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Remembrance Dayco-sponsored by Beth Am Shalom, reform.Services include candle lighting by survivors, music, poetry, reading of the names by youth, and question and answer period after the ke-ynote speech.Keynote speaker: Annie Kleintitle: “Growing up as a child of Survivors”Sunday May 1, 7pmInformation: 732-363-2800 or 732-367-1667

Trip to the Jewish Museum in Philadelphiaorganized by the renaissance HadassahWednesday April 27Bus leaves at 10:45am from the renaissance community,ManchesterInformation: 732-657-2982cost: $30 includes bus and museum admis-sion

A Holocaust Remembrance Program:the Story of Anne FrankPresented by Historian and retired History Professor, Leo Van Den Blink. Mr. Van Den Blink is of Dutch heritage and has personally visited the home of Anne Frank and he brings a unique perspective to the story of her short but valiant life. Afterwards, crestwood Ma-nor will show a film “Why We remember the Holocaust” followed by a commemorative ceremony. refreshments will be served af-terwards. rSVP is required by April 20, by ca-lling us toll free at 1-866-662-7359.tuesday May 3, 2-4pmcrestwood Manor50 Lacey rd.Whiting, NJ

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Family Passover SederJoin us for a warm, interactive Passover Seder. enjoy a full course, sumptuous Seder feast, with all the traditional delicacies - and lots of wine! the story of exodus will come alive through the meaningful insights and mystical teachings told with humor and melody. our Seder is english friendly so everyone can feel welcome.Monday-tuesday April 18-197:30pmSuggested donation: $36/adultrSVP at:seder@chabadtomsriver.com,www.chabadtomsriver.com/seder ortel: 732-349-4199

Tea & Torah for WomenA refreshing look into the weekly torah por-tion, as it applies to the modern woman. By Mrs. rivka Feldman.thursday May 51pm

JLI presents: Oasis in Timeexplore the mystical, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of Shabbat as we unlock a model for achieving balance and serenity in the modern age. over six weeks, we’ll uncover timeless principles for how to achieve a life of inner peace while making each workday more productive and fulfilling.6 Mondays, May 9 – June 137-8:30pm

Annual Lag B’omer Barbecue & Fun Dayenjoy the beautiful outdoors at chabad’s new location, with a delicious all-American Barbe-cue with all the trimmings, children’s rides, crafts & games, and lots of fun.Sunday May 22, 3:30pm

Congregation Sha’arey Ha-Yam(a reform Jewish community)congregation Sha’arey Ha-yam is currently seeking donations for their third annual Gift Auction scheduled for May 14, 2011. All pro-ceeds from this event will be used towards their growing Jewish community. contri-butions can be in the form of merchandise, gift certificates, a monetary donation, or any appropriate gift of your choosing. Send your tax deductible (tax ID#208 925 891/000) con-tribution to:306 Winding oak trailManahawkin, NJ 08050For questions or additional information con-tact Dayna at: yoursDayna@comcast.net or call: 609-978-6581.

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By David ShamahISRAEL21c

When a person undergoes a ma-jor medical procedure - breast surgery, facial reconstruction

or even liposuction - the face- or body-altering aftermath often takes a serious emotional toll even when the treatment is successful from a medical point of view.

Enter Israel’s Juvenis. The company’s Tenergel product was developed to let plastic surgeons more easily and inexpen-sively fill in or smooth out areas that were cut away by the scalpel.

Juvenis is a very safe form of “artificial fat,” says company CEO Dan Touitou. “Tenergel is a unique compound polymer

in gel form that is perfect for filling large volumes, such as breast augmentation re-construction or facial reconstruction.”

In addition, he says, Tenergel can be used to smooth out the appearance of the skin after liposuction and to “firm up” difficult-to-treat areas such as the buttocks, as well as many other applications.

The best part of Tenergel, says Toui-tou, is what it’s made of - organic mate-rials including castor oil and citric acid. Both are considered foods by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and have long been approved for use intravenously. Though Tenergel still needs FDA approval for medical use, Touitou does not anticipa-te any problem with the approval process, since the product’s ingredients are safe and well-known.

Long-lasting resultsAnother advantage of Tenergel is its du-

rability.“Nearly all of the filler products on the

market today require an almost complete reapplication after a period of time,” Toui-tou says. For example, valoneic acid dilac-tone (VAD), used in lip reconstruction, is quite expensive - and almost completely disappears in a half year. Based on exten-sive animal studies Juvenis has conducted, Tenergel normally shows just a 20 percent

reduction in the same amount of time.“Besides, only Tenergel is suitable for

large volume application, unlike VAD and other popular materials used by plastic sur-geons,” Touitou adds.

In fact, there is only one other product on the market that could be considered a competitor for Tenergel, made by a Dutch company, Touitou says - and this product is more expensive and lasts for far less time than Tenergel. Injectable and affordable, Tenergel can be applied on an outpatient basis, and is scar free. Plus, says Touitou, it is the only product that “feels” right, like natural tissue.

A revolution in plastic surgeryBreast augmentation, one of the many

plastic surgery procedures where Juvenis could find a large demand for its product, is the number one aesthetic surgery proce-dure in the world. It accounts for 17 per-cent of all surgical procedures. In 2009, for example, more than 1.9 million breast aug-mentation surgeries were performed across

Israel’s Juvenis offers doctors a unique ‘artificial fat’ compound for rebuilding or smoothing out large areas of tissue altered by medical procedures.

Juvenis – filling the holes in plastic surgery

the globe, mostly in China (222,000), the United States (204,000), Brazil (173,000) and Europe (150,000). At an average cost of $5,000 per procedure, the total amount spent is more than $9.5 billion.

Established in 2008, Juvenis is located in Misgav, in northern Israel, and is a part of the Misgav Venture Accelerator. Along with Touitou, who has worked in the commercial pharmaceuticals business for years, the company is led by co-founders Prof. Abraham Domb, head of the forensic sciences division of the Israel Police, and Dr. Lior Yankelson, who has established a number of medical startups in the past.

The company, which holds several pa-tents, expects to start clinical trials in the next month or two, and is aiming for Euro-pean Union approval by next year.

“Tenergel is inexpensive, long-lasting, and large-volume - the only product on the market with all three characteristics,” says Touitou. “This could be a real revolution in plastic surgery.”

Tenergel is the only product that feels like natural tissue, says Dan Toui-tou, CEO of Juvenis.

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Millions of women take bisphos-phonate drugs to prevent bone loss from osteoporosis. Now, an

international team of researchers led by Dr. Gad Rennert of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Medi-cine has discovered a 59 percent reduced risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer in those who use these drugs for more than one year.

These findings point to a possible role

Israeli scientists find bisphosphonate drugs taken by millions of women to prevent bone loss lower the chance of colorectal cancer.

Common osteoporosis drug may reduce cancer risk

for bisphosphonates in cancer prevention, according to Rennert, chairman of the de-partment of community medicine and epi-demiology at the Carmel Medical Center of Clalit Health Services in Haifa. The stu-dy results were published online February 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

“We formerly identified a new class of drugs associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer,” says Rennert. “And now, by showing a similar effect on colorectal cancer risk reduction, we can assume that this class of medications has a broad effect

-- not necessarily limited to a specific can-cer site.”

The connection still has to be proven through randomized trials. If the trials su-pport Rennert’s assumption, doctors could start recommending bisphosphonate-based medications for preventing cancer in the general population.

Preventing a particularly deadly diseaseColorectal cancer is among the most

common cancers in Western countries, with more than 150,000 new cases diagno-sed every year. In the United States, 50,000 people die of this type of cancer each year.

Rennert explains that while colorectal cancer is generally caused by poor dietary habits and lack of physical activity, several medications may be helpful in staving it off, such as aspirin and cholesterol-lowe-ring statins. Based on the new study, “we

can add bisphosphonates to the list of tools for potential prevention of colorectal can-cer,” he says.

The study was based on data extrac-ted from the Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer (MECC) study, one of the largest population-based case-control studies of colorectal cancer. MECC was a collaboration between the University of Michigan and the Technion-affiliated Na-tional Israeli Cancer Control Center from 1998 to 2004 involving 4,200 individuals.

Poring over pharmacy records to eva-luate the use of bisphosphonates in 1,866 postmenopausal female MECC partici-pants, the researchers found that the use of bisphosphonates prior to diagnosis was strongly associated with a significant redu-ced relative risk for colorectal cancer.

This was true even after making ad-justments for a large variety of known risk or protective factors for colorectal cancer, such as family history, dietary compo-nents, physical activity, body mass index and the use of medications such as aspirin, statins and hormones.

Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90.The findings point to a possible role for bisphosphonates in cancer prevention.

colorectal cancer is among the most common cancers in Western countries

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By Rob L. WagnerThe Media Line

Perhaps one of the most significant de-velopments emerging from the Tuni-sian and Egyptian revolutions is the

growing Arab women’s rights movement that has spread to the anti-government de-monstrations in Bahrain and Yemen.

Absent, however, from the chorus of women’s voices demanding equity in the workplace, freedom to travel and a role in government are Saudis, who have done little to join their Arab sisters to create a feminist movement. In fact, no such orga-nized movement exists in Saudi Arabia.

“I don’t see signs of a feminist move-ment,” says Isobel Coleman, a senior fe-

llow for the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “I see signs of rising cons-ciousness among women - a questioning of why things are the way they are.”

Rasha Alduwaisi, 30, a Saudi mother, is a leading force behind the first tentati-ve steps to galvanize women through the Saudi Women Revolution Facebook page. She acknowledges a feminist movement is an uphill battle.

“There’s almost no organized effort whatsoever to try to obtain these rights we’re seeking,” Alduwaisi told The Me-dia Line. “Saudi women are raised to be subordinate, and grew up with the society drilling in them that their issues are mar-ginal. This upbringing in my opinion is playing a huge role in the reluctance and hesitation in taking the steps that such a movement calls for.”

Saudi Arabia has long stood apart from other Arab nations in how it treats its fe-male population. Older generations of Saudi women through most of the 20th century were largely content with gender roles imposed by the patriarchal religious establishment. Post-secondary education for women was elusive until a minority of wealthy Saudi women began studying abroad in the 1980s. University education blossomed in the years following 9/11. Today, more than 60% of Saudi Arabia’s university students are women.

The rapid shift to educating Saudi wo-men has given them a voice, but it also created a divide between today’s young fe-males and their mothers’ generation. Dis-parate views on the role Saudi women play in society have contributed to a lack of uni-ty. In addition, the ambitions of rural wo-men, who may focus on economic survival in farming communities, contrasts sharply with educated urban women who may seek positions in government and business.

These differences have prevented the development of a grassroots to campaign.

“Public demonstrations and mobiliza-tion are treated criminally in Saudi for just about anything, so it’s particularly hard for women to form a robust movement,” Co-leman told The Media Line. “Here, social media will help.”

Marwa Al-Saleh, founder and general manager of Almarwa.net, a web design and online marketing company in Al-Khobar, promotes the Saudi Women Revolution Facebook page with Alduwaisi. Al-Saleh says most Saudi women are unaware of

their rights. “Sometimes they think their rights are against Islam.”

The definition of feminism remains a sticking point with young Saudis who say they want a feminist movement on their own terms, which includes Islam as a ma-jor component. Alduwaisi says she prefers a “Saudi-Islamic” feminist movement, no-ting that she wants rights that consider re-ligion and a Sharia-based judicial system.

Coleman, who authored the book Para-dise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East, which exa-mines Islamic feminism, says Western fe-minism appears threatening to Saudi men because it’s perceived as leading to high divorce rates and promoting promiscuity. She noted the portrayal of women in Ame-rican films and television feed negative stereotypes of Western women. “Islamic feminism provides a more comfortable alternative path toward change,” she says. “It can be seen as more culturally relevant

and less threatening to core Islamic va-lues.”

Alduwaisi and Al-Saleh reject the Wes-

Saudi Women Embrace Feminism– On Their Own Terms

Most reject Western ideas, but seek formula that blends with Islamic faith.

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yet even an Islamic feminist movement faces significant challenges. Much like the Western suffragette movement of the early 20th century, the most vocal critics of Saudi feminism may be women.

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tern definition of feminism, although there is no shortage of Arab women speaking to the Western media on behalf of Saudi wo-men.

For example, some prominent Saudi women, such as Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Mai Yamani, frequently address Saudi women’s rights on Western news shows. Yet they have little traction with women living in Saudi Arabia because their idea of feminism reflects Western concepts not compatible with Islam.

“These women represent the opinion of a minority,” Alduwaisi says. “So I don’t think many Saudi women would want to have them be the face of the movement. I believe if we want this movement to be a success we’ll need a more moderate or conservative face.”

A 29-year-old Saudi woman journalist, who asked not to be identified, says few young women have role models beyond the Prophet Muhammad’s wives, Aisha bint Abu Bakr and Khadījah bint Khuwaylid. “If I was looking for role models, I’d want women who looked and talked like me, co-vered with the hijab and addressing me as a Saudi woman. Not some Western ideal of what a Saudi woman should be.”

Al-Saleh says women’s rights critics who wave the warning flag of Western li-beralism are looking for excuses to deny Saudi women a role in society. She points to neighboring Arab countries that have found room for women in the workplace and government. “Is Saudi Arabia the only Islamic country? Look at the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.”

Yet even an Islamic feminist movement faces significant challenges. Much like the Western suffragette movement of the early 20th century, the most vocal critics of Saudi feminism may be women. Rowd-ha Yousef and 15 other women, for exam-ple, launched the “My Guardian Knows What’s Best for Me” campaign in 2009 in reaction to calls to eliminate guardianship laws.

The push-pull of differing agendas makes empowering women slow going, although there are potential allies in powerful places to help create momentum. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal complained in February that Arab women were “econo-mically and socially marginalized.” He routinely hires women in key corporate positions and makes it a point to showcase female entrepreneurial talent.

Princess Lolwah Al-Faisal has been a powerful ally in furthering the integration of Saudi women in the workplace and edu-cation by lending her support to several

Saudi WomenContinued from page 21

women’s groups. Princess Fatimah Kul-sum runs a slew of welfare and charity groups for women. Princesses Adela bint Abdullah Al-Saud and Seetah bint Abdu-llah Al-Saud have emerged as the female representation in King Abdullah’s reform agenda by lending their names to various programs.

However, the larger issue should a Sau-di-Islamic feminist movement succeed is just how to interpret women’s rights gua-ranteed in Islam.

“There are more progressive interpreta-tions that can get women very far, but the-re will always be those who want a more conservative interpretation that will impe-de rights for women,” Coleman says. “Pro-tecting those universal rights ultimately depends on a separation of the religious and legal spheres.”

Pending codification of Isalmic law (Sharia) in the Saudi judicial system may resolve issues of interpretation, but the basic premise of Sharia is that’s always applied in the context of time and place. Male guardianship, for example, is outmo-ded in the 21st century kingdom, accor-ding to activists.

Abuses of guardianship over travel is-sues also play an important part in the future of a woman’s movement. A Hadi-th, which contains the words and deeds of Mohammed and pertain to matters of Isla-mic jurisprudence, states that women must not travel without a guardian if the journey takes longer than three days. Travel in mo-dern society no longer takes three days. If an Islamic feminist movement were to take root, reinterpreting the Hadith would be a core issue on the table.

“The first priority is to get rid of male guardianship on woman after 18 in everything: Education, travel, work, busi-ness, finances, medical services, govern-ment and marriage,” says Al-Saleh.

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Signature Please sign your name as it appears in the Poll Book: Today’s Date:

Please type or print clearly in ink. All information required unless marked optional.

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OPTIOnAl - OnlY COMPleTe SeCTIOnS 10 ThrOuGh 12 If APPlICABleVoter Options to Automatically receive Ballots in future electionsYou may choose either option, both options, or none of the options. yOU aRe nOt ReQUiReD tO cHOOse an OPtiOn.If you do not choose any option, you will only be sent the ballot for the election you chose in Section 1.

AssistorAny person providing assistance to the voter in completing this application must complete this section.

Authorized MessengerAny voter may apply for a Mail-In Ballot by Authorized Messenger. Messenger shall be a family member or a registered voter of Ocean County. NoAuthorized Messenger can (1) be a Candidate in the election for which the voter is requesting a Mail-In Ballot or (2) serve as messenger for morethan TEN qualified voters in an election.

I designate to be my Authorized Messenger.Print Name of Authorized Messenger

Name of Assistor (Type or Print): Signature of Assistor: Date:

*A o I wish to receive a Mail-In Ballot for all elections to be held during the reMAInder Of ThIS CAlendAr YeAr.*B o I wish to receive a Mail-In Ballot in All fuTure nOVeMBer GenerAl eleCTIOnS, until I request otherwise.

XAddress: PO Box: Apt. No.: Municipality (City/Town): State: Zip Code:

Signature of Voter Date:X

Address of Messenger: Apt. No.: Municipality (City/Town): State: Zip Code: Date of Birth

*By applying for the AprilAnnual School Election, youwill receive a Mail-In Ballot forall Special School Electionsuntil the next Annual SchoolElection.

sPecial statUsCheck if you are:

o Active Duty Military Voter

o Overseas Voter

o None of the above

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Please includeany

PO Box, RD#,State/Province,Zip/Postal Code

& Country(if outside US)

* Please note: your ballot can only be sent to the mailing address supplied on this application; if your address changes, you must notify the county clerk in writing.

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Voter Reg #:

Muni. Code #: Party:

Ward: District:

Signature of Messenger Date

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“I do hereby certify that I will deliver the Mail-In Ballot directly tothe voter and no other person, under penalty of law.”

Authorized Messenger must sign application and show photo ID inthe presence of the County Clerk or County Clerk designee.

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