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Jewish Book & Arts Fair opens Nov. 1

The Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Fair takes flight Sunday, Nov. 1. Presented by the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, under-written by the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation and supported by the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Patrons of the Arts and Maurice Amado Foundation, the 2015 fair enters its 43rd year presenting authors, films, theater and music.

Chair, Elli Samuels, calls the fair “a feast of Jewish culture” and “an opportunity for the community to come together to enjoy inspiring literary work by acclaimed

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Students in the Robert M. Beren Academy’s "3-D Halakha” class watched their creations come to life Oct. 21 on a 3-D printer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. The class is using 3-D design to learn about spatial laws in Judaism. Their first assignment was to create a ruler, featuring the different halakhic measurements. Next, the students will design an eruv – an enclosure around a neighborhood that permits Jews to carry certain items on Shabbat. “It’s really cool designing something on a computer and then being able to actually hold it in your hand,” said Adina Passy, a student in the class.

By MATT SAMUELS | JHV

Seven days before his team opens its season, Robert M. Beren Academy basketball coach Chris Cole is still trying to determine his starting lineup.

What the Stars lack in experience, they’ve made up for in numbers.

A huge freshmen class gives Cole options, but also has him back at the drawing board.

“We are at such a basic level right now, which we haven’t been at since 2010, 2011,” Cole said. “We will get our world rocked pretty quick, which is fine. It is part of the process.”

That process has led Beren to at least a share of the

TAPPS District 9-2A championship the last four years. With so many new faces this year, however, it is

harder to predict how things will play out this season.“We could finish anywhere from fifth to first,” Cole

said. “I really believe that. I think we will be fighting for a playoff spot.”

Beren returns four rotation players from last season, including 6-foot-4 and 6-foot-3 post players Ben Yoshor and Asaph Kupferman.

Zach Katz will take over as the full-time point guard, while Alex Ghelman will slide into the starting lineup as a wing player.

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Beren coach Chris Cole talks to his team during halftime of a game last season. The Stars open their 2015 season on Nov. 3.

Beren basketball has size, but plenty of question marks

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Creations come to lifeSee Fair on Page 5

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Volunteers Phyllis Wenig and Ray Eagle helped unpack, organize and shelve books on Oct. 22 in preparation for the opening of the bookstore at Houston’s Jewish Book & Arts Fair.

Behind the scenes at Book & Arts Fair By MICHAEL C. DUKE | JHV

A group of retirees worked for weeks, behind the scenes, to make this year’s Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Fair possible.

The two-week event begins Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center.

One of the more labor-intensive jobs was setting up the fair’s bookstore, located in the J’s Levit/Haikin Auditorium. With more than 3,200 different titles for sale this year, Houston’s is among the largest Jewish Book & Arts Fair bookstore in the country, according

See Scenes on Page 5

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Israel rally set for Sunday

Rally for Israel this Sunday, Nov. 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m., on the southwest corner of Post Oak Boulevard and Westheimer Road. Bring American and Israeli flags (flagpoles not allowed). Signs and posters will be provided. Bring drinking water and dress for the weather. Wear blue and white, if possible.

Show your support for Israel during this difficult time. Be sure to invite your friends. – Network Houston

Facebook sued for ignoring Palestinian incitement

NEW YORK (JTA) – A class-action lawsuit against Facebook is accusing the social media platform of ignoring widespread Palestinian posts calling for violence against Jews.

In the suit filed Oct. 26 in New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, 20,000 Israeli plaintiffs claim the Facebook posts have inspired many recent terror attacks and that

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“We have some good post players, but the question will be can we get them the ball?” Cole said.

If the Stars can get the ball inside consis-tently, it will be to their advantage. Yoshor has worked hard to improve catching the ball under the basket.

“When he catches the ball down there, he can really move people around,” Cole said. “He is as strong as an ox.”

Kupferman also can play down low and shoot from 15-feet out.

“He is just a scorer,” Cole said. “He can put up 18 or 19 points in a game and you don’t even realize it.”

The ball will start in the hands of Katz, who takes over the point after the Stars graduated Hersh Bootin last season. Katz is the team’s best outside shooter, but that could be challenging while running the point.

“He will have to guard bigger, stronger guards,” Cole said. “He has been in a lot of big games for us. He is going to have to play every bit of 30 minutes a game. There won’t be a lot of rest for him and playing the point is tough.”

At 6-foot, Ghelman could play some shooting guard, as well as forward. He has been a great team player, but Beren will look for him to be more aggressive in getting his shot this year.

After those four, Cole said the lineup is wide open.

Beren could go small with freshman Yisroel Yanowitz, who is a great athlete, but lacking size.

Six-foot senior Marcos Bentolila could be another option in the post, while seniors Henry Sar Shalom and Moshe Serwatien, as well as junior Chaim Gerlitz also could be in the mix for playing time.

“The goal is always the same every year – to win the state title,” Kupferman said. “I expect the team to work their hardest in practice, and hopefully we can improve daily as a team and repeat some of the successes of the previous Beren Academy basketball teams.”

Added Katz: “We aren’t the most naturally gifted, athletic or talented team. That is why the effort and the experience is important.

“If we continue to work hard, we are giving ourselves the best chance to be successful.”

Beren opens the season Nov. 3 against St. Thomas Episcopal, which won the state

title two years ago. The Stars also will be challenged by a district that returns almost every key player.

With small junior and sophomore classes, Cole may have to lean on the eight freshmen that are in the program. He hopes the experience pays off in the long run.

“The freshmen class is really solid, but we’ve had to take things to a basic level,” Cole said. “We haven’t had a gap like this in a while. We have two classes back to back that didn’t really have many kids that can play.”

Beren will have a junior varsity team this year, which will continue to help develop things.

For seniors like Katz and Kupferman, however, they are focused on the next three months.

“At the end of the season, win or lose, I want to be able to comfortably say that Igave everything I had into basketball this

year,” Kupferman said.Added Katz: “We want to end on a high

note. We might not finish No. 1 – only one team gets to do that – but it is important that we give ourselves a chance to do that with hard work and full effort. I look forward to an exciting season.”

Beren From Page 1

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Beren expects big things out of Asaph Kupferman, left, and Zach Katz this season.

Beren girls aim for Stars

When it comes to Beren Academy’s girls basketball season, the Stars will go as far as senior Tehilla Teigman can take them.

The all-district star will join Shayna Guttman and Leora Geralnik to lead Beren under first-year coach Darrel Garrett.

Beren has won district titles the last two seasons and is one of the favorites this year.

“Tehilla is arguably the best athlete in the state and has gotten even better,” Cole said. “They should be really good with her. I’ll take Tehilla in any game.”

Adina Passy, Maya Wadler, Gabriella Abramson and Atara Braun also also expected to play roles on the team.

Also new this year is the school’s first junior varsity team, a good necessity after 17 girls tried out for the program. – Matt Samuels