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WHAT’S INSIDE Texas Views on Texas Jews: A man whose ancestors were also slaves? ... Page 2

Austin attorney advocates for atmosphere ..................................................... Page 5

Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5

Emanu El brotherhood honors community volunteer ................................... Page 10

Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility .................................. Page 11

Assessing the CUFI conference in Washington

By JEANNE F. SAMUELS “It was an amazing exper-ience,” said Lee Wunsch, upon returning from the seventh annual Washington Summit of Christians United for Israel (July 16-18). Wunsch, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, was one of some 25 Jews at the conference, the meetings of which were attended by more than 5,000 delegates from cities throughout the United States. Wunsch recounted that, on Tuesday night, July 17, attendance swelled by perhaps 1,500 for CUFI’s Night to Honor Israel. As an aside, he noted that kosher meals were provided for all observant Jews who attended the conference.The grass-roots CUFI is said to be the largest pro-Israel

See CUFI on Page 3

THE HOST WITH THE MOST:Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS

It takes a lot of hard work and planning for a city to host the annual JCC Maccabi Games. However, it takes an active and dedicated Jewish community like Houston to bring it to the next level.Houston will host the annual Jewish teen summer event for a record fifth time Aug. 5-10. More than 1,800 kids, coaches and volunteers,

from 30 cities and five countries, will join together for some healthy competition, camaraderie and community service.Also, part of this year’s festivities will be JCC ArtsFest, bringing together even more teens.JCC Maccabi Games co-chairs, Mindy Levinson and Andy Bursten, have been working hard the past two years to make sure the 2012 Games are better than ever.

“We are extremely excited to be doing this, because Houston always puts on a great event,” Levinson said. “It’s just amazing how many people step up to the plate and take care of all these kids that come in from all over the country.”“The Maccabi Games have always been about the kids and how much fun they can have, and this year is no different.”The Olympic-style Games will

start at 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5, with the adrenaline-pumping opening ceremonies at Rice University’s Tudor Fieldhouse. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Maccabi website for the first time, for those

See Maccabi on Page 13

JHV: MICHAEL C. DUKEIrwin Cottler spoke at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Brian Strauss Rabbi Seth Stander

Beth El

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JERUSALEM – Israel advocates must take back the narrative that frames the Arab-Israeli conflict and help protect the integrity of the United Nations, according to a leading international law expert.Irwin Cottler, Canada’s former minister of justice and attorney general, was a standout presenter at the Global Israel-Diaspora Summit held in Jerusalem earlier

this month. Sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit convened a group of nearly 150 young adult leaders, hailing from some 40 countries on six continents, to discuss Israel-advocacy strategies and strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties. Summit attendees included alumni from the foreign ministry’s Diplomatic Seminar for Young Jewish Leaders, an annual program launched in 1999 and attended by this reporter in 2009.

Cottler shared a podium on July 18 with Israel’s International Law Department deputy director, Sarah Weiss Ma’udi. The pair discussed the tactic known as “lawfare” – the institutionalization of delegitimization of Israel under the cover of international law.“Delegitimization is not the problem,” Cottler said. “The real issue is the laundering, or the

‘Lawfare’ attacks seek to delegitimize IsraelCanadian leader defines problem and offers solutions

See Israel on Page 4WHAT’S INSIDE Texas Views on Texas Jews: A man whose ancestors were also slaves? ... Page 2


Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5


Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility ..................................


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HE HOST WITH THE MOST:::Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth time

Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS






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By MATT SAMUELS

Robert Hersh had a chance

to live out every football kicker’s

dream earlier this month:

Tie game.

Four seconds left on the

clock.A 47-yard field-goal attempt

separating his team from victory.

All the pressure and all of

the eyes in Reliant Stadium were

focused on the Texas Southern

University kicker’s foot.

For Hersh, however, it was

much more than a dream.

The challenge in front of him

was just the latest climactic

chapter in what has become an

emotional rollercoaster college

experience.

• In 2009, as a college

freshman, Hersh lost both his

mother and paternal grandfather

to cancer.

• In 2010, his 11 field goals

and 34 extra points helped Texas

Southern win the Southwestern

Athletic Conference for the first

time in school history.

• In 2011, a preseason leg

injury cost him his entire year,

leaving him unsure if he would

ever play college football again.


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Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98)

always knew he wanted to live in

Israel. “It was the only place I could

imagine myself living,” he explained.

Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz

developed a love and appreciation

for Israel from his years at Robert M.

Beren Academy and from his shul,

United Orthodox Synagogues.

After spending a year in Israel

studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah

and then coming back to America to

receive an undergraduate degree in

economics from Yeshiva University,

Abramowitz returned to Israel

to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan

University.Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel

Putting his best Putting his best

foot forwardfoot forward

TSU kicker returns to field for senior year after mother’s death, leg injury

JOHN POSEY/TSU ATHLETICS

Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s

Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.

WHAT’S

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Shofar Factory was a blast ......... Page 2

Shlenker BOOT Camp builds

self-confidence, relationships .... Page 4

Warming up to the

High Holy Days ............................

Page 22

EWS middle school football team

kicks off first season with win ... Page 25

“For anyone to go through what he has is a living

hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman

making the transition from high school alone,

much less playing in football stadiums before

crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”

– Edward Hersh

See Forward on Page 24

The Best Little

Klezmer wedding

ballet returns

By AARON HOWARD

Choreographer Julia Adam

heard klezmer music in her head.

Commissioned by the Houston

Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a

new work in 2003, shortly after the

birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam

said she began to prioritize what

was important to her. She returned

to her Canadian Jewish roots. That

included listening to a lot of klezmer

music and thinking about how to

wrap movement, character, story and

design into a Jewish theme.

Adam created “Ketubah,” a

ballet inspired by the rituals of a

traditional Jewish wedding. A

ketubah or marriage contract is

central to a properly constituted

Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16

dancers – eight women and eight men

– follow one couple from first glance

to wedding night.

When Adam first came here to

confer with the Houston Ballet, the

music for “Ketubah” still basically

was in her head. The ballet had been

set to klezmer music that Adam had

heard online. And, dancing on stage

to recorded music obviously doesn’t

give a work the emotion and response

that live music evokes. However, the

Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager

Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz

See Ballet on Page 6

See Knesset on Page 7

L’Shanah

Tovah

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Preston and Sarah Kerr show off a shofar at Congregation Shaar Hashalom.

CSA program

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By MICHAEL C. DUKE

A community-supported agri-

culture program is seeking new

members who will enjoy fresh,

sustainably grown organic

produce, while supporting local

farmers.

Shares for

the fall season,

which begins

Oct. 18 and runs

for 12 weeks, are

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can include squash, radishes,

turnips, broccoli, cauliflower,

sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce,

cabbage, kale or Swiss chard –

is organically grown at the Sweet

See Program on Page 8

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By MATT SAMUELS

Robert Hersh had a chance to live out every football kicker’s dream earlier this month:

Tie game. Four seconds left on the


separating his team from victory.All the pressure and all of

the eyes in Reliant Stadium were focused on the Texas Southern University kicker’s foot.

For Hersh, however, it was much more than a dream.

The challenge in front of him was just the latest climactic chapter in what has become an emotional rollercoaster college experience.

• In 2009, as a college freshman, Hersh lost both his

mother and paternal grandfather to cancer.

• In 2010, his 11 field goals and 34 extra points helped Texas Southern win the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the first time in school history.

• In 2011, a preseason leg injury cost him his entire year, leaving him unsure if he would ever play college football again.


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Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98) always knew he wanted to live in Israel. “It was the only place I could imagine myself living,” he explained. Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz

developed a love and appreciation for Israel from his years at Robert M. Beren Academy and from his shul, United Orthodox Synagogues.

After spending a year in Israel studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah and then coming back to America to

receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan University.

Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel



Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.

WHAT’S INSIDE


Shlenker BOOT Camp buildsself-confidence, relationships .... Page 4

Warming up to theHigh Holy Days ............................ Page 22

EWS middle school football teamkicks off first season with win ... Page 25

“For anyone to go through what he has is a living hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman

making the transition from high school alone, much less playing in football stadiums before

crowds of 40,000 people is unbelievable.”– Edward Hersh


The Best Little Klezmer wedding ballet returnsBy AARON HOWARD

Choreographer Julia Adam heard klezmer music in her head. Commissioned by the Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a new work in 2003, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam said she began to prioritize what was important to her. She returned to her Canadian Jewish roots. That included listening to a lot of klezmer music and thinking about how to wrap movement, character, story and design into a Jewish theme.

Adam created “Ketubah,” a ballet inspired by the rituals of a traditional Jewish wedding. A ketubah or marriage contract is central to a properly constituted Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16 dancers – eight women and eight men – follow one couple from first glance to wedding night.

When Adam first came here to confer with the Houston Ballet, the music for “Ketubah” still basically was in her head. The ballet had been set to klezmer music that Adam had heard online. And, dancing on stage to recorded music obviously doesn’t give a work the emotion and response that live music evokes. However, the Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager




L’Shanah Tovah



CSA program seeks morelocal buy-inBy MICHAEL C. DUKE

A community-supported agri-culture program is seeking new members who will enjoy fresh, sustainably grown organic produce, while supporting local farmers.

Shares for the fall season, which begins Oct. 18 and runs for 12 weeks, areavailable for pur-chase through the Tuv Ha’aretz C SA , who s e p ic k u p s i t e is the Evelyn R u b e n s t e i n Jewish Com-munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.

A share includes weekly Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet


Chard is part of the fall harvest.

By MATT SAMUELS













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Lag B’Omer Bash

planned for Jewish

young professionals

A community-wide Jewish Young

Professionals of Houston collaborative

event – a Lag B’Omer Bash – will take

place from 8-10 p.m. on Thursday, May

10, at Khon’s wine darts coffee art,

2808 Milam St. The Jazz Marauders

will entertain, and Nosher Catering

will provide picnic dinners. There will

be no cover charge.

The get-together is expected

to be as successful as the group’s

Jewish Family Service will be hosting the

Association of Jewish Family and Children’s

Agencies’ 40th annual International Conference in

Houston, April 22-24. More than 350 lay leaders,

professionals and outstanding guest speakers

from across the United States, Canada and Israel

will participate in the conference, which will be

held concurrently with the 2012 Conference of the

International Association of Jewish Vocational

Services. The convention will be held at Houston’s

InterContinental Hotel.

Lee Wunsch, CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater

Houston, will

bring greetings

to the delegates

during the opening

plenary session on

Sunday morning.

Mayor Annise Parker will welcome the delegates

to Houston during the Monday, April 23, Awards

and Plenary Breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Linda Burger, JFS

CEO, will introduce the mayor.

Welcome to Texas, ya’ll

AJFCA and IAJVS to hold conferences in Houston

See Conferences on Page 2

HMH earns top

museum recognition

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In a world without books, Primo Levi linked himself to Dante .................. Page 3

March of Remembrance comes to Kingwood .............................

.................... Page 4

Men’s Night Out is guy-fun, supports Jews across the world ................... Page 5

Women’s organization donates textbook to CPS ............................

............. Page 13

Ernest Bloch’s ‘Avodath HaKodesh’ to be performed in Houston ........... Page 18

ADL honors attorney with

Susman Jurisprudence Award

Page 12Schools

Page 16

The American Association of Museums has

designated its accreditation to Holocaust Museum

Houston, giving it the highest national recognition for

a museum.

Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum

community, to governments, funders, outside

agencies and to the museum-going public. Of the

nation’s estimated 17,500 museums, only 4 percent

currently are accredited, and HMH becomes one

of only four AAM-accredited museums in Houston,

joining the Contemporary Arts Museum; the Museum

See HMH on Page 4

See Bash on Page 4


Ely Eastman helped keep consumption count during a youth group-sponsored matzah ball-eating contest at Emanu El

synagogue on Wednesday night, April 11, in which Jason Gerlich and Hailey Kaplan were among the two dozen competitors.

Helfman Religious School senior Benji Barr-Meyer was awarded the Top Baller trophy for being the first to scarf down 10

matzah balls. The contest, “Man v. Matzo Ball,” was molded after the hit Travel Channel show, “Man v. Food.”

Film inspires audience

to combat bullying

Nearly 300 people were moved and

inspired by an advanced screening of

the movie “Bully,” sponsored by the

Anti-Defamation League’s Southwest

Region, in partnership with BBYO.

Audience members who attended

the April 10 screening at the Evelyn

Rubenstein Jewish Community

Center included educators, parents,

administrators, and politicians,

including U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,

D-18, and former HISD superintendent

and secretary of education Dr. Rod

Paige.The movie follows five families

affected by bullying over the course

of a school year. Two of those families

deal with the loss of children who

committed suicide as a result of the

bullying. Two of the families are

followed as student family members

are bullied by classmates, because

one is gay, and the other a bit different

from the norm. The fifth family copes

with a child who, fed up with relentless

See Film on Page 7


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receive an undergraduate degree in economics from Yeshiva University, Abramowitz returned to Israel to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan






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munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.

Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet





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By AARON HOWARD

Call it a musical

midrash. If midrash

is understood to be a

reading of a text, but in an

extended sense, then Rabbi

Gal Ben Meir’s “Musicals

& Bible” fits the definition.

It will reshape the way

you’ve interpreted some

of your favorite Broadway

songs.Rabbi Ben Meir, backed

by a 10-piece orchestra,

will present the world premiere of “Musicals & Bible”

on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Becker Theater, The Emery/

Weiner School, 9825 Stella Link Rd. An original work

that connects biblical teachings to lyrics and themes

from leading musicals, the show includes 11 songs

from 11 different musicals, which are compared and

‘Musicals & Bible’ set for

world premiere in Houston

WHAT’S INSIDE

Meditations on the Aleph-Bet ..................

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Page 2

Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer ..................

...................

Page 5

RIGHTEOUS GENTILES: Lue Bishop: ‘Urgent, lifelong educator’ ......

....... Page 6

Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports ...................

....................

.... Page 9

TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance .......... Page 35

The JHV Election Guide

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By MICHAEL C. DUKE

Grief-stricken family members,

friends, colleagues, teachers and so

many, many children wrapped in the

arms of parents gathered together

Sunday afternoon, Oct. 28, at Brith

Shalom synagogue to mourn the

sudden and tragic loss of Shari

Epstein.

The beloved wife, mother,

dedicated community volunteer and

career marketing professional was

killed in an auto-pedestrian accident

Friday morning, Oct. 26, in the

family’s Bellaire neighborhood.

The 49-year-old was taking her

regular morning walk – a time to

organize her thoughts and busy

schedule for the day – when, at

around 8:10 a.m., at the corner of

Pine Street and Chimney Rock Road,

Shari was struck by a vehicle that

had collided with another vehicle a

few feet away, injuring both drivers

and a child passenger, as well. A

horrible, tragic accident, according

to Bellaire police, who responded to

the scene.Beloved mother and wife killed in tragic accident

‘Our bonds will never break’

By MICHAEL C. DUKE

Strangers running around in stark white lab

coats and wielding sharp needles can make the

hospital a scary place – for children and adults,

alike. Throw in a few rubber chickens and toots

on a colorful kazoo, however, and a patient’s

fears quickly can turn into laughter.

The practice known as “medical clowning”

developed in Israel and, over the past few years,

has proven effective. Israeli clowns increasingly

are teaming up with doctors and nurses to

develop laughter therapies that help patients cope

with a wide variety of ailments and disorders.

The belief is that laughter and fun can help

patients better deal with the stress brought on or

accompanied by illness.

Jeff Gordon founded medical clowning in

Israel and now travels the world offering what

he calls “Happiness Training.” The Consulate

General of Israel to the Southwest brought

Gordon to Houston late last month, where

he presented free programs at several local

hospitals, educational institutions and houses of

worship.

“When you go to the hospital and there are

only doctors and only nurses in their white coats,

it’s a little bit frightening, isn’t it?” Gordon told a

Shari Epstein

See Accident on Page 8

Clowning around turns

hospital stress

into smiles


Jeff Gordon demonstrates the effectiveness of medical clowning during his visit to Beth Yeshurun Day School.

See Stress on Page 7

‘The Shul’ moves

into permanent home

By VICKI SAMUELS LEVY

The New Year

has brought a

beautiful new

space for those

in the community

who have found

a home in ‘The

Shul’ of Bellaire.

On Sunday, Oct.

28, 100 people,

including many

children, filled

the modest, yet

warmly appointed

facility to capacity.

On the ground floor of a two-story Bellaire office

building at 4909 Bissonnet St. (at Locust Street),

Rabbi Yossi and Esty Zaklikofsky led a service

See Premiere on Page 7

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Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky said,

“The beauty of The Shul is created

by the people who fill the room.”

See ‘The Shul’ on Page 4

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WHAT’S INSIDE

Meditations on the Aleph-Bet

Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer

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Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports

TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance





















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By AARON HOWARD

What do Uriel, Metatron and Peniel have in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.

“The term esoteric really means ‘inter-meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not

Do you believe in(Jewish) magic?

WHAT’S INSIDE

Texas Views on Texas Jews: The Yellow Rose of Texas ............................... Page 2 New York hotel targeted in anti-terror case .................................................... Page 3 ERJCC adds rabbi to its education staff .......................................................... Page 8 JFS offers professional photos for clients’ résumés .................................... Page 8 How we create an American Jewish heritage ................................................. Page 11

High School Sports Stars

Page 19

Schools Page 5

By MATT SAMUELS

When it comes to the Emery High School volleyball team, it’s more about quality than quantity.

The Jaguars only have eight girls on their varsity roster, but are making the most of it. Through the first month of the season, EWS is 13-7, including big wins over Episcopal, Westbury Christian and the schools’ first win ever over Second Baptist.

Fourth-year Jaguars coach Lauren Cowan has been forced to get creative with her

lineup at times, but her players have stepped up and responded.

“I couldn’t be more proud of all these wonderful student-athletes,” Cowan said. “We may have small numbers, but they make big plays. The effort and competitiveness they give and show each other is priceless.”

The Jaguars have four returning starters from last year. Seniors Elle Wermuth and Cara Sheena, along with junior Sarah Friedman and sophomore Megan Sheena form a strong nucleus.


Johanna Wycoff published a popular book based on her original World War II diaries.

Sukkot same ach!


UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila Goldfarb catch hold of low-swaying branches of a weeping willow tree outside the school/synagogue.

FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: By MICHAEL C. DUKE

Leaves of the willow tree are said to symbolize the human mouth.

Willow is one of four species that Jews are instructed in the Torah to take up in hand to celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot.

“On the first day you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, bough of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the L-rd your G-d seven days” (Lev. 23:40).

The product of the hadar tree is the etrog fruit, which is said to represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the lulav, which is joined with the etrog.

As Jews wave all four species on Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d.

Small numbers, BIG playsEmery High School volleyball holding serve, despite thin roster


Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.See Plays on Page 17

See Magic on Page 4

Unforgivable crimes, unforgotten memoriesWW II diarist weighs response after contact from perpetrator

By MICHAEL C. DUKE

LEAGUE CITY, Texas – A Nazi criminal connected to the wanton destruction of your city and the killing of your countrymen asks you, more than a half-century later, to forgive and forget.

How do you respond?“I cannot forget,” said Johanna Wycoff, a World War II survivor from

Holland who recently was confronted with that question.

See Memories on Page 3


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in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.

meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not

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seven days” (Lev. 23:40).

is the represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the which is joined with the

Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d. to G-d.

Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.

By MATT SAMUELS

An overflow crowd of teens

from 38 different cities and five

countries packed Rice’s Tudor

Fieldhouse on Sunday, Aug. 5, for

the opening ceremonies of the JCC

Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.

By the evening’s end, the more

than 1,500 teens all came together

on the court, in unison, as they

sang, danced and crowd surfed

their way through flying beach

balls and lots of positive vibes.

Each city’s delegation was

introduced by Bob Allen and John

Granato, ESPN GameDay style,

as the teens came out to strobe

lights, confetti and blaring music.

The evening’s entertainment

featured basketball stunt men

Acrodunk, musician Josh Nelson

and Planet Funk, a Houston-

based professional urban dance

company.

The Games officially began

when JCC Maccabi Games

co-chairs Andy Bursten and

Mindy Levinson lit the torch to the

excitement of the crowd.

“The night was better than

I could have ever imagined,”

Levinson said. “I felt like the

crowd really got into it. It went

beyond all of my expectations.”

The evening’s most touching

moment came in a show of support

for the 11 Israeli Olympians who

were killed by terrorist at the 1972

Munich Olympic Games.

Team Houston teens formed

a Star of David with r ibbon at

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Traveling sofer

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story, historyBy MICHAEL C. DUKE

The Stillman-Lack

Library at Emanu El

synagogue, this past

week, temporarily

was converted into

a Torah repair work-

shop.Rabbi Moshe

Druin, of Sofer On

Site, spent a week at

Emanu El performing

a variety of repairs on

eight of the Reform

congregation’s Torah

scrolls – some of

which were rescued

from the Holocaust.

“The work has

included rewritings,

patching, sewing

and stitching,” Rabbi

Druin told the JHV on Aug. 2.

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HaDaf haYomi

Houston completes

entire Talmud By JACKIE SCHICKER

Once every seven-and-a-half years, an

extraordinary event occurs: Talmud scholars

from around the world complete the study of

the sacred text. The Daf Yomi (literally, “page

of the day”) cycle dates back to Rosh Hashanah

5684, Sept. 11, 1923, when Rabbi Meir Shapiro, at

the premier Agudath Israel assembly, proposed

that individuals around the world read a page

a day of the Babylonian Talmud, which would

take seven-and-a-half years to complete. He

envisioned that after each cycle, there then

would be a celebration, a siyum. In 2005, nearly

120,000 people met across the United States to

celebrate the accomplishment of Daf Yomi’s 11th

From Baytown to Bat Yam .................Page 2

Visiting the sick takes compassion ...Page 3

New HMH exhibit studies Holocuast

through the eyes of three survivors ..Page 13

Jewish London embraces Olympics ...Page 14

PHOTOS BY JHV: MATT SAMUELS

Jonathan Maislin, Aidan Israel, Andrew Gomel, Matias Kopinsky, Ian Estes and Jeremiah Leventhal carried the Team

Houston banner into Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday evening, Aug. 5. Team Houston featured 298 of the 1,507

athletes and artists in town for the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.

Let the Games begin!

Houston welcomes JCC Maccabi Games

with energy-packed opening ceremonies

By MICHAEL C. DUKE

JERUSALEM – Contrary to popular portrayals by

international media, the West Bank – Judea and Samaria

– is an area with some densely populated centers, but

it’s also an area with some wide-open spaces, and is the

scene of some meaningful levels of cooperation between

Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians.

This isn’t to say that there aren’t some seemingly

intractable issues that divide the two sides, however,

or that there’s even agreement among Palestinians and

Israelis over the underlying causes of their conflict.

But, what became increasingly clear during a recent

visit to this disputed territory was that the highly

scrutinized security situation – for both sides – has

In disputed territory, peace begins person-to-person

The West Bank up close,

reality vs. headlines

Home costs are on the rise in the Judea and Samaria community

of Efrat, ranging from $400,000 to $1.5 million.

See Territory on Page 4

Co-chairs Andy Bursten and

Mindy Levinson carry in the torch

to signal the start of the JCC

Maccabi Games.

See Sofer on Page 6

See HaDaf haYomi on Page 6

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Rabbi Moshe Druin repairs

a passage from Genesis.

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eight of the Reform


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By MATT SAMUELSFORT WORTH – Shortly after 10 p.m., Saturday

night, March 3, Beren basketball players started to

make their way out of the locker room at Nolan Catholic

High School.Every few minutes a different player would walk out

– many of them in tears – after having just completed

the most emotional game and week most have ever

experienced.On the other side of the gym waiting were hundreds

of Beren parents, students and fans, standing and

clapping to show their appreciation every time a new

player emerged.It was a touching moment for everyone in

attendance. For the 13 young men on the team, it was an

emotional release, after an unforgettable week full of

several highs and lows.


Beren seniors Isaac Buchine and Isaac Mirwis talk to the

large crowd gathered at the school upon the team’s return

to Houston on Sunday afternoon.

JHV: MATT SAMUELS

Beren’s Zach Yoshor, right, gets the tip from

the championship game against Abilene

Christian on Saturday night in Fort Worth.


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Beren basketball players were presented with medals after their runner-up finish at the TAPPS state championships in Fort Worth: Isaac Buchine, Isaac Mirwis,

Yair Miller, Roni Buchine, Hersh Bootin, Zach Yoshor, Aaron Hakakian, Albert Katz, Ahron Guttman, Yoni Schiff, Isaac Jacobson, Drayton Ratcliff and Jesse Shkedy.

Beren basketball gets chance to play, goes out on a Chai

See Beren on Page 18

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Program fosters friendships, Purim mitzvah ......................................................Page 3

‘Glocks & Bagels’ hits the mark ..............................................................................Page 4 Stars end on a Chai ............................................................................................Pages 16-21

Purim High Jinks .................................................................................................Page 32

Junior beauty queen lights up the stageBy JEANNE F. SAMUELSOn Sunday, Feb. 26, Megan Roufa

was crowned Junior Miss Houston

at the Hyatt North Houston. The

competition was sponsored by Forever

Beautiful Pageants, an “all natural”

pageant system for girls and boys. A

total of 46 contestants modeled both

casual and formal wear. In this, her

very first beauty pageant, Megan

also won three individual trophies in

her division – for the prettiest eyes, See Miss Houston on Page 4

Megan Roufa

At Obama-Netanyahu summitAssurances exchanged but differences remain

By RON KAMPEASWASHINGTON (JTA) – President Barack

Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu may not have bridged their

differences on how to deal with Iran, but

each managed to give the other a measure

of reassurance.In his March 4 speech to the American

Israel Public Affairs Committee, Obama

held his ground, declining to articulate new

American red lines on the Iranian nuclear

RON KAMPEAS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and

President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.

See Summit on Page 6

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CSA program seeks morelocal buy-inBy MICHAEL C. DUKE

A community-supported agri-culture program is seeking new members who will enjoy fresh, sustainably grown organic produce, while supporting local farmers.

Shares for the fall season, which begins Oct. 18 and runs for 12 weeks, areavailable for pur-chase through the Tuv Ha’aretz C SA , who s e p ic k u p s i t e is the Evelyn R u b e n s t e i n Jewish Com-munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd.

A share includes weekly Thursday afternoon delivery of at least six different heirloom vegetables and herbs. The fresh produce – which for the fall season can include squash, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce, cabbage, kale or Swiss chard – is organically grown at the Sweet


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Lag B’Omer Bash

planned for Jewish

young professionals

A community-wide Jewish Young

Professionals of Houston collaborative

event – a Lag B’Omer Bash – will take

place from 8-10 p.m. on Thursday, May

10, at Khon’s wine darts coffee art,

2808 Milam St. The Jazz Marauders

will entertain, and Nosher Catering

will provide picnic dinners. There will

be no cover charge.

The get-together is expected

to be as successful as the group’s

Jewish Family Service will be hosting the

Association of Jewish Family and Children’s

Agencies’ 40th annual International Conference in

Houston, April 22-24. More than 350 lay leaders,

professionals and outstanding guest speakers

from across the United States, Canada and Israel

will participate in the conference, which will be

held concurrently with the 2012 Conference of the

International Association of Jewish Vocational

Services. The convention will be held at Houston’s

InterContinental Hotel.

Lee Wunsch, CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater

Houston, will

bring greetings

to the delegates

during the opening

plenary session on

Sunday morning.

Mayor Annise Parker will welcome the delegates

to Houston during the Monday, April 23, Awards

and Plenary Breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Linda Burger, JFS

CEO, will introduce the mayor.

Welcome to Texas, ya’ll

AJFCA and IAJVS to hold conferences in Houston

See Conferences on Page 2

HMH earns top

museum recognition

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In a world without books, Primo Levi linked himself to Dante .................. Page 3

March of Remembrance comes to Kingwood .............................

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Men’s Night Out is guy-fun, supports Jews across the world ................... Page 5

Women’s organization donates textbook to CPS ............................

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Ernest Bloch’s ‘Avodath HaKodesh’ to be performed in Houston ........... Page 18

ADL honors attorney with

Susman Jurisprudence Award

Page 12Schools

Page 16

The American Association of Museums has

designated its accreditation to Holocaust Museum

Houston, giving it the highest national recognition for

a museum.

Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum

community, to governments, funders, outside

agencies and to the museum-going public. Of the

nation’s estimated 17,500 museums, only 4 percent

currently are accredited, and HMH becomes one

of only four AAM-accredited museums in Houston,

joining the Contemporary Arts Museum; the Museum

See HMH on Page 4

See Bash on Page 4


Ely Eastman helped keep consumption count during a youth group-sponsored matzah ball-eating contest at Emanu El

synagogue on Wednesday night, April 11, in which Jason Gerlich and Hailey Kaplan were among the two dozen competitors.

Helfman Religious School senior Benji Barr-Meyer was awarded the Top Baller trophy for being the first to scarf down 10

matzah balls. The contest, “Man v. Matzo Ball,” was molded after the hit Travel Channel show, “Man v. Food.”

Film inspires audience

to combat bullying

Nearly 300 people were moved and

inspired by an advanced screening of

the movie “Bully,” sponsored by the

Anti-Defamation League’s Southwest

Region, in partnership with BBYO.

Audience members who attended

the April 10 screening at the Evelyn

Rubenstein Jewish Community

Center included educators, parents,

administrators, and politicians,

including U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,

D-18, and former HISD superintendent

and secretary of education Dr. Rod

Paige.The movie follows five families

affected by bullying over the course

of a school year. Two of those families

deal with the loss of children who

committed suicide as a result of the

bullying. Two of the families are

followed as student family members

are bullied by classmates, because

one is gay, and the other a bit different

from the norm. The fifth family copes

with a child who, fed up with relentless

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By AARON HOWARD

Call it a musical

midrash. If midrash

is understood to be a

reading of a text, but in an

extended sense, then Rabbi

Gal Ben Meir’s “Musicals

& Bible” fits the definition.

It will reshape the way

you’ve interpreted some

of your favorite Broadway

songs.Rabbi Ben Meir, backed

by a 10-piece orchestra,

will present the world premiere of “Musicals & Bible”

on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Becker Theater, The Emery/

Weiner School, 9825 Stella Link Rd. An original work

that connects biblical teachings to lyrics and themes

from leading musicals, the show includes 11 songs

from 11 different musicals, which are compared and

‘Musicals & Bible’ set for

world premiere in Houston

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Meditations on the Aleph-Bet ..................

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Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer ..................

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RIGHTEOUS GENTILES: Lue Bishop: ‘Urgent, lifelong educator’ ......

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Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports ...................

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TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance .......... Page 35

The JHV Election Guide

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By MICHAEL C. DUKE

Grief-stricken family members,

friends, colleagues, teachers and so

many, many children wrapped in the

arms of parents gathered together

Sunday afternoon, Oct. 28, at Brith

Shalom synagogue to mourn the

sudden and tragic loss of Shari

Epstein.

The beloved wife, mother,

dedicated community volunteer and

career marketing professional was

killed in an auto-pedestrian accident

Friday morning, Oct. 26, in the

family’s Bellaire neighborhood.

The 49-year-old was taking her

regular morning walk – a time to

organize her thoughts and busy

schedule for the day – when, at

around 8:10 a.m., at the corner of

Pine Street and Chimney Rock Road,







the scene.Beloved mother and wife killed in tragic accident

‘Our bonds will never break’

By MICHAEL C. DUKE

Strangers running around in stark white lab

coats and wielding sharp needles can make the

hospital a scary place – for children and adults,

alike. Throw in a few rubber chickens and toots

on a colorful kazoo, however, and a patient’s

fears quickly can turn into laughter.

The practice known as “medical clowning”

developed in Israel and, over the past few years,

has proven effective. Israeli clowns increasingly

are teaming up with doctors and nurses to

develop laughter therapies that help patients cope

with a wide variety of ailments and disorders.

The belief is that laughter and fun can help


accompanied by illness.








worship.




Shari Epstein


Clowning around turns

hospital stress

into smiles



See Stress on Page 7


into permanent home

By VICKI SAMUELS LEVY

The New Year

has brought a

beautiful new

space for those

in the community

who have found

a home in ‘The

Shul’ of Bellaire.

On Sunday, Oct.

28, 100 people,

including many

children, filled

the modest, yet

warmly appointed

facility to capacity.

On the ground floor of a two-story Bellaire office

building at 4909 Bissonnet St. (at Locust Street),

Rabbi Yossi and Esty Zaklikofsky led a service

See Premiere on Page 7

JHV: VICKI SAMUELS LEVY

Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky said,

“The beauty of The Shul is created

by the people who fill the room.”

See ‘The Shul’ on Page 4

Make your Make your

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Meditations on the Aleph-Bet

Houston author pens bio on master U.S. composer

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Be wary of anti-Israel professors, study reports

TAPPS adopts new policy to accommodate religious observance





















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By AARON HOWARD

What do Uriel, Metatron and Peniel have in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.

“The term esoteric really means ‘inter-meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not

Do you believe in(Jewish) magic?

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Texas Views on Texas Jews: The Yellow Rose of Texas ............................... Page 2 New York hotel targeted in anti-terror case .................................................... Page 3 ERJCC adds rabbi to its education staff .......................................................... Page 8 JFS offers professional photos for clients’ résumés .................................... Page 8 How we create an American Jewish heritage ................................................. Page 11

High School Sports Stars

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Schools Page 5

By MATT SAMUELS

When it comes to the Emery High School volleyball team, it’s more about quality than quantity.

The Jaguars only have eight girls on their varsity roster, but are making the most of it. Through the first month of the season, EWS is 13-7, including big wins over Episcopal, Westbury Christian and the schools’ first win ever over Second Baptist.

Fourth-year Jaguars coach Lauren Cowan has been forced to get creative with her

lineup at times, but her players have stepped up and responded.

“I couldn’t be more proud of all these wonderful student-athletes,” Cowan said. “We may have small numbers, but they make big plays. The effort and competitiveness they give and show each other is priceless.”

The Jaguars have four returning starters from last year. Seniors Elle Wermuth and Cara Sheena, along with junior Sarah Friedman and sophomore Megan Sheena form a strong nucleus.



Sukkot same ach!


UOS Goldberg Montessori School students Samson Roisman, Avery Wigder, Miles Feferman, Ari Hartman, Sophie Churchill and Lila Goldfarb catch hold of low-swaying branches of a weeping willow tree outside the school/synagogue.

FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: By MICHAEL C. DUKE

Leaves of the willow tree are said to symbolize the human mouth.

Willow is one of four species that Jews are instructed in the Torah to take up in hand to celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot.

“On the first day you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, bough of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the L-rd your G-d seven days” (Lev. 23:40).

The product of the hadar tree is the etrog fruit, which is said to represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the lulav, which is joined with the etrog.

As Jews wave all four species on Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d.

Small numbers, BIG playsEmery High School volleyball holding serve, despite thin roster


Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.See Plays on Page 17

See Magic on Page 4

Unforgivable crimes, unforgotten memoriesWW II diarist weighs response after contact from perpetrator

By MICHAEL C. DUKE

LEAGUE CITY, Texas – A Nazi criminal connected to the wanton destruction of your city and the killing of your countrymen asks you, more than a half-century later, to forgive and forget.

How do you respond?“I cannot forget,” said Johanna Wycoff, a World War II survivor from

Holland who recently was confronted with that question.

See Memories on Page 3


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in common? It’s an esoteric question. Yet, Judaism is one of the oldest living esoteric traditions in the world.

meaning.’ It is related to the occult, the hidden,” Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis explained. “Fundamentally, it’s traditions that are not

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seven days” (Lev. 23:40).

is the represent the human heart. The palm represents the spine and the leafy bough, from the myrtle tree, represents the eyes. The greens are bound together to form the which is joined with the

Sukkot, we use all parts of the body – heart, spine, eyes and mouth – to worship and express thanksgiving to G-d. to G-d.

Emery high school volleyball coach Lauren Cowan (center) huddles up her team during its match with Northland Christian on Sept. 20.

By MATT SAMUELS

An overflow crowd of teens

from 38 different cities and five

countries packed Rice’s Tudor

Fieldhouse on Sunday, Aug. 5, for

the opening ceremonies of the JCC

Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.

By the evening’s end, the more

than 1,500 teens all came together

on the court, in unison, as they

sang, danced and crowd surfed

their way through flying beach

balls and lots of positive vibes.

Each city’s delegation was

introduced by Bob Allen and John

Granato, ESPN GameDay style,

as the teens came out to strobe

lights, confetti and blaring music.

The evening’s entertainment

featured basketball stunt men

Acrodunk, musician Josh Nelson

and Planet Funk, a Houston-

based professional urban dance

company.

The Games officially began

when JCC Maccabi Games

co-chairs Andy Bursten and

Mindy Levinson lit the torch to the

excitement of the crowd.

“The night was better than

I could have ever imagined,”

Levinson said. “I felt like the

crowd really got into it. It went

beyond all of my expectations.”

The evening’s most touching

moment came in a show of support

for the 11 Israeli Olympians who

were killed by terrorist at the 1972

Munich Olympic Games.

Team Houston teens formed

a Star of David with r ibbon at

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Traveling sofer

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athletes and artists in town for the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest.

Let the Games begin!

Houston welcomes JCC Maccabi Games

with energy-packed opening ceremonies

By MICHAEL C. DUKE















The West Bank up close,

reality vs. headlines

Home costs are on the rise in the Judea and Samaria community

of Efrat, ranging from $400,000 to $1.5 million.





Maccabi Games.

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By MATT SAMUELSFORT WORTH – Shortly after 10 p.m., Saturday

night, March 3, Beren basketball players started to

make their way out of the locker room at Nolan Catholic

High School.Every few minutes a different player would walk out

– many of them in tears – after having just completed

the most emotional game and week most have ever

experienced.On the other side of the gym waiting were hundreds

of Beren parents, students and fans, standing and

clapping to show their appreciation every time a new

player emerged.It was a touching moment for everyone in

attendance. For the 13 young men on the team, it was an

emotional release, after an unforgettable week full of

several highs and lows.


Beren seniors Isaac Buchine and Isaac Mirwis talk to the

large crowd gathered at the school upon the team’s return

to Houston on Sunday afternoon.

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Beren’s Zach Yoshor, right, gets the tip from

the championship game against Abilene

Christian on Saturday night in Fort Worth.


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Beren basketball players were presented with medals after their runner-up finish at the TAPPS state championships in Fort Worth: Isaac Buchine, Isaac Mirwis,

Yair Miller, Roni Buchine, Hersh Bootin, Zach Yoshor, Aaron Hakakian, Albert Katz, Ahron Guttman, Yoni Schiff, Isaac Jacobson, Drayton Ratcliff and Jesse Shkedy.

Beren basketball gets chance to play, goes out on a Chai

See Beren on Page 18

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‘Glocks & Bagels’ hits the mark ..............................................................................Page 4 Stars end on a Chai ............................................................................................Pages 16-21

Purim High Jinks .................................................................................................Page 32

Junior beauty queen lights up the stageBy JEANNE F. SAMUELSOn Sunday, Feb. 26, Megan Roufa

was crowned Junior Miss Houston

at the Hyatt North Houston. The

competition was sponsored by Forever

Beautiful Pageants, an “all natural”

pageant system for girls and boys. A

total of 46 contestants modeled both

casual and formal wear. In this, her

very first beauty pageant, Megan

also won three individual trophies in

her division – for the prettiest eyes, See Miss Houston on Page 4

Megan Roufa

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American red lines on the Iranian nuclear

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and

President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.

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Cadaver donors: Is it halakhic? ........................................................................... Page 5


Mussar Institute selects local rabbi to Kallah facility .................................. Page 11

Assessing the CUFI conference in Washington

By JEANNE F. SAMUELS “It was an amazing exper-ience,” said Lee Wunsch, upon returning from the seventh annual Washington Summit of Christians United for Israel (July 16-18). Wunsch, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, was one of some 25 Jews at the conference, the meetings of which were attended by more than 5,000 delegates from cities throughout the United States. Wunsch recounted that, on Tuesday night, July 17, attendance swelled by perhaps 1,500 for CUFI’s Night to Honor Israel. As an aside, he noted that kosher meals were provided for all observant Jews who attended the conference.The grass-roots CUFI is said to be the largest pro-Israel

See CUFI on Page 3

THE HOST WITH THE MOST:Houston welcomes Maccabi Games for record fifth timeBy MATT SAMUELS




start at 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5, with the adrenaline-pumping opening ceremonies at Rice University’s Tudor Fieldhouse. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Maccabi website for the first time, for those

See Maccabi on Page 13



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By MICHAEL C. DUKE



Cottler shared a podium on July 18 with Israel’s International Law Department deputy director, Sarah Weiss Ma’udi. The pair discussed the tactic known as “lawfare” – the institutionalization of delegitimization of Israel under the cover of international law.“Delegitimization is not the problem,” Cottler said. “The real issue is the laundering, or the


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By MATT SAMUELS

Robert Hersh had a chance

to live out every football kicker’s

dream earlier this month:

Tie game.

Four seconds left on the


separating his team from victory.

All the pressure and all of

the eyes in Reliant Stadium were

focused on the Texas Southern

University kicker’s foot.

For Hersh, however, it was

much more than a dream.

The challenge in front of him

was just the latest climactic

chapter in what has become an

emotional rollercoaster college

experience.

• In 2009, as a college

freshman, Hersh lost both his


to cancer.

• In 2010, his 11 field goals

and 34 extra points helped Texas

Southern win the Southwestern

Athletic Conference for the first

time in school history.

• In 2011, a preseason leg

injury cost him his entire year,

leaving him unsure if he would

ever play college football again.


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Ari Abramowitz (Beren ’98)

always knew he wanted to live in

Israel. “It was the only place I could

imagine myself living,” he explained.

Growing up in Houston, Abramowitz

developed a love and appreciation

for Israel from his years at Robert M.

Beren Academy and from his shul,

United Orthodox Synagogues.

After spending a year in Israel

studying at Bet Medrash L’Torah

and then coming back to America to

receive an undergraduate degree in

economics from Yeshiva University,

Abramowitz returned to Israel

to complete an M.B.A. at Bar Ilan

University.Beren alumnus runs for Knesset in Israel

Putting his best Putting his best

foot forwardfoot forward



Robert Hersh kicked off Texas Southern University’s

Labor Day Classic against Prairie View on Sept. 1.

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Shlenker BOOT Camp builds

self-confidence, relationships .... Page 4

Warming up to the

High Holy Days ............................

Page 22

EWS middle school football team

kicks off first season with win ... Page 25

“For anyone to go through what he has is a living

hell, but for an 18-year-old college freshman

making the transition from high school alone,

much less playing in football stadiums before


– Edward Hersh


The Best Little

Klezmer wedding

ballet returns

By AARON HOWARD

Choreographer Julia Adam

heard klezmer music in her head.

Commissioned by the Houston

Ballet’s Stanton Welch to create a

new work in 2003, shortly after the

birth of her daughter, Zoe, Adam

said she began to prioritize what

was important to her. She returned

to her Canadian Jewish roots. That

included listening to a lot of klezmer

music and thinking about how to

wrap movement, character, story and

design into a Jewish theme.

Adam created “Ketubah,” a

ballet inspired by the rituals of a

traditional Jewish wedding. A

ketubah or marriage contract is

central to a properly constituted

Jewish marriage. In the ballet, 16

dancers – eight women and eight men

– follow one couple from first glance

to wedding night.

When Adam first came here to

confer with the Houston Ballet, the

music for “Ketubah” still basically

was in her head. The ballet had been

set to klezmer music that Adam had

heard online. And, dancing on stage

to recorded music obviously doesn’t

give a work the emotion and response

that live music evokes. However, the

Houston Ballet’s orchestra manager




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CSA program

seeks more

local buy-in

By MICHAEL C. DUKE

A community-supported agri-

culture program is seeking new

members who will enjoy fresh,

sustainably grown organic

produce, while supporting local

farmers.

Shares for

the fall season,

which begins

Oct. 18 and runs

for 12 weeks, are

available for pur-

chase through

the Tuv Ha’aretz

C SA , who s e

p ick u p s i t e

is the Evelyn

R u b e n s t e i n

Jewish Com-

munity Center, 5601 S. Braeswood

Blvd.A share includes weekly

Thursday afternoon delivery of

at least six different heirloom

vegetables and herbs. The fresh

produce – which for the fall season

can include squash, radishes,

turnips, broccoli, cauliflower,

sweet potatoes, arugula, lettuce,

cabbage, kale or Swiss chard –

is organically grown at the Sweet


Chard is part of the

fall harvest.

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MISSIONFor Our ReadersTo enrich the lives of Houston-area and Texas Gulf Coast Jewish residents through thoughtful reporting, empowering our readers to connect with one another and positively impact the community.

For Our AdvertisersTo contribute to the business success by connecting advertisers to individuals, families and other business owners and professionals who are loyal, well-educated and informed consumers.

JEWISH HERALD-VOICE PUBLISHESIn PrintWeekly Community Newspaper, every ThursdayAnnual Themed MagazinesSpecialty Themed Sections throughout the year

OnLineJHVonline.com, companion to weekly print editionJuniverseTexas.com, Jewish community and business directory

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Column sizes:




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Cancellations must be in writing and acknowledged 7 days prior to scheduled insertion date. Chargebacks for unfulfi lled contracts will be made at the non-contract rate, and computed for all ads run. Example: Contract for 26 ads is cancelled after 6 ads are published. The 6 ads will be re-billed at the non-contract rate; advertiser will be responsible for the difference in the two amounts.

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•Ad design: Typesetting, ad design or camera work of any kind, $25 minimum per ad.

•Color is available on printer-determined pages. $300 additional for full color (CMYK only).

•Advertising discount rates are available to customers with a signed agreement to be fulfi lled within 12 months of the fi rst ad start date. An 8x insertion rate must be fulfi lled within four months.

•Deadline for space is Tuesday, one week prior to publication date; ads must be submitted by Friday, the week prior.

•Special position requests are honored on a space-available basis only for ads totaling at least 10 column inches. Guaranteed placement requires 20% premium.

•Freestanding inserts are accepted; however, they must conform to US Postal Service guidelines. Prices will vary.

•Credit may be established with an approved credit application. First two ad insertions must be prepaid.

•Billing is Net 30 days. Late charges are refl ected on invoices over 30 days.

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