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February 18, 2016Volume 13 :: No. 2

Celebrating 13 Years in Central Ohio

By Jewish Community Relations Committee

The Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Columbus strongly condemns the recent attack at the Nazareth Restaurant and Deli in Northeast Columbus. Nazareth, a successful establishment owned and operated by an Israeli Arab Christian, Hany Baransi, was the site of a vicious stabbing incident on the evening of Thursday, February 11th. The facts, including the lone attacker’s motives, are still under investigation. The JCRC supports the Federal and local investigators in their

efforts, and we await their findings. The crime committed on Thursday

evening is all too reminiscent of the almost-daily assaults, many of them stabbings and many of them deadly, that have been perpetrated against innocent Israeli citizens in Israel, itself, since October 2015. Sadly, similar and often fatal attacks on innocent Christians, Muslims, and Jews are increasing around the world.

We pray for the speedy recovery of the people who were injured in the violence at the Nazareth Restaurant. Thanks to the immediate and courageous actions of other civilians who were there that night, the number of injured persons was much

lower than it might have been. We also applaud and thank the numerous law-enforcement officers and emergency-care providers whose swift and effective responses to the events undoubtedly saved lives and terminated a violent event before more tragedy could occur. We at the JCRC recognize and appreciate the hard work, professionalism, and dedication exhibited by the brave men and women of the Columbus Division of Police, the Columbus Division of Fire, and the many county and suburban sheriff, police, and fire departments that work every day to keep us all safe.

The JCRC is a proud supporter of the

State of Israel, and as such, we stand with and feel a kindred spirit with proud Israelis like Hany Baransi. We hope that his restaurant is able to reopen, soon. We encourage you to show your support for Mr. Baransi, his restaurant, and his employees; the innocent victims who suffered serious injuries; and our local law-enforcement professionals. The Columbus Jewish community stands in solidarity with them as they regain their livelihoods, mend their wounds, and safeguard us from further harm. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. May they all find comfort knowing that they are not alone.

Statement on the Recent Attack at the Nazareth Restaurant and Deli

Three young entrepreneurs, who all started multi-million dollar companies in their late teens or early 20s, have partnered up to create DSCN Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that will use their own resources to invest in young and innovative start-ups. The three

former yeshiva students do not foresee themselves including any other partners and will use their years of experience, as well as their partnerships and contacts within the fashion industry, NFL, NBA, and high-tech corporations, to guide and assist promising companies, ensuring

that the rocky road to success can be as smooth and seamless as possible.

David Schottenstein, who sold his custom clothing company Astor & Black that he started at only age 20 for tens of millions of dollars, will run the day-to-day goings on of the firm and will be

partnering with brothers Ben Nash and Eli Nash, who have each built thriving cell phone businesses. When he was only 18 Ben started PCS Wireless, which is currently anticipating $1 billion in sales

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this year, while his brother Eli started his company, Jeg & Sons, at age 20. Schottenstein was named as one of Inc’s 30 under 30 in 2010, while Ben Nash has been named in Forbes’s list of 30 under 30 as well as in Crain New York’s 40 under 40.

The firm has already invested in many original and pioneering high-tech companies, including Mellow, a smart sous-vide machine that cooks your food the way you want, when you want it, and OneWheel, a one-wheeled, self-balancing, electric skateboard. The trio has also backed fashion companies Mizzen + Main, which sells unique high quality performance dress shirts for men, and Hillflint, which offers heirloom-quality college knitwear.

“When I started my first company there were many challenges and hurdles that came up regularly, many of which I could have used a helping hand with,” said Schottenstein. “The fact that I overcame those challenges is nothing short of miraculous. We

like helping our portfolio companies in any way we can, making sure our guys know that we are there for them when they run into obstacles.” When asked to comment regarding how their Talmudic studies have played a role in their development as entrepreneurs Schottenstein had this to say “Studying Talmud develops the brain in ways one can’t begin to imagine. The Talmud is rich with complex back and forth’s, challenges and solutions, particularly on subjects that one would assume have no relevance today. We know better. When faced with challenges in our own businesses I have no doubt that the critical thinking skills we learned in Yeshiva through Talmud study played a key role in our problem solving approach.”

“The reason I work with David is because he has tenacity and is relentless,” said Ben Nash. “David takes on every investment as if it is his only one and is a true value partner. Plus, he doesn’t deviate from his

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Every summer swarms of kids head off to Jewish camps around the country. Many go to Jewish overnight camp while others stay closer to home and attend day camp. But for some, the costs of these experiences are not in their family’s budget and become an obstacle.

A recent $10,000 grant from the Ralph Pariser Memorial Fund for Jewish Camping, a Columbus Jewish Foundation endowment, will make camp more accessible by providing needs-based camp scholarships.

The Pariser endowment was established by friends following

attorney Ralph Pariser’s untimely death in 1986. The fund was supplemented with a significant gift from his mother, Dr. Roslyn Pariser, who passed away in 2009. The fund is governed by Ralph Pariser’s daughters, Rebekah Pariser Ferriel and Rachel Pariser Kellerman. One half of the grant is earmarked for Columbus JCC day camp scholarships. The balance will provide scholarships for Jewish overnight camps, and will be administered by the Jewish Federation of Columbus.

Several other funds at the Columbus Jewish Foundation

generate camp subsidies, including the Agudas Achim Brotherhood Camp Endowment and the Zelkowitz Family Foundation, which has supported the JCC camp programs since 2007. In addition, the Linsey Campership Fund and the Loeb Family Endowment provide camp scholarships for children of Temple Israel members.

According to sociologist Steven M. Cohen, Jewish summer camp experiences make a lasting impact on Jewish life and identity. “At a time when fewer Jews maintain friendships with other Jews, Jewish

camps help build and maintain Jewish friendships.” Encouraging such connections for a new generation of young Jews has become one of the most important and exciting items on the American Jewish community’s agenda.

Through their camp funds, the Pariser and others are making Jewish summer camp affordable. To them it is an investment in the future. For more information about providing Jewish camp opportunities for those in need, contact the Columbus Jewish Foundation at (614) 338-2365.

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While impatiently waiting for the promised reunion of the fine counselors and campers of “Wet Hot American Summer,” we got to thinking about how influential Jewish Summer Camp is in many kids’ lives, and how the experience can shape their values and character.

Children who attend Jewish summer camp are more likely to practice Jewish behaviors when they return home -- from lighting Shabbat candles to committing themselves to social justice issues -- but there are other, perhaps more secular, lessons learned as well.

Here are some of the great life lessons that Jewish summer camp teaches its attendees:

“Going for a walk” is never just going for a walk.Patience is a skill. It was a struggle to have to wait to eat until everyone said a blessing over the food at every single meal.How to smuggle candy. The best way to make friends is by giving them the coolest candy you’ve got in the bin under your bed.It’s OK for boys to cry because they love their friends.Anything -- including cleaning bathrooms, washing dishes and picking up trash -- can be fun if you are doing it with friends to help keep a place that you love running smoothly.Nature is a huge part of religion. Throughout the year, religion is usually taught inside buildings -- schools, homes, synagogues. Summer camp is the first time many young people connect with Judaism on a physical level, by hiking or camping out. Swimming in a lake is not as scary as the movies make it out to be.Smell fades. When you’re canoe tripping and no one has showered for two weeks you stop smelling how gross you are.A good prank earns you unlimited social credibility.The value of natural beauty. If you put on makeup or straightened your hair you were immediately thrown in the lake. If you say your tummy hurts or your head is spinning you’ll get

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popsicles from the nurses.How to be a less insufferable only child. Being forced to share everything -- food, clothing, shampoo, personal space -- with 10 other kids teaches you not only how to share, but how to enjoy sharing. Age groups don’t limit friendship. The best games are the ones you make up yourself.Even when things sucked in the real world, summer camp was the microcosm that gets you through those awkward, uncomfortable experiences during the year. Two words: Color War.Singing folk songs around a campfire really IS fun.Having every color of the rainbow Champion sweatshirt means you’ve reached ultimate style status.Going on a raid and getting caught the night before your parents come to visit isn’t smart.The cultural aspects of Judaism are the most sacred -- it’s not only about the ceremonies and the blessings, but about the traditions, stories and songs that weave through the lives of every Jewish person and connect us all.Tie-dye will stain your hands for a long, long time. Sobbing uncontrollably when you’re saying goodbye to friends who live up to 45 minutes away from your house is totally justified (because who’s going to drive you 45 minutes?) How to keep in touch with faraway friends over the course of the year. Learning that childhood friendships can span across the country, and can be maintained for longer than you’d ever imagine.

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Preparing a packing list for when you send your child off to summer camp is an extremely important part of going to camp. For parents who are sending their child to summer camp for the first time, it can even be a little overwhelming. This is because the last thing a parent wants is to send their child to camp and worry about if they forgot to pack something important. Fortunately, preparing a packing list is a great way to give you peace of mind. The best way to organize your packing list is to break it up into six different sections including: headgear, clothing, bedding, footwear, toiletries, and miscellaneous items.

HeadgearHeadbands, bandannas, and hair ties

are all good items to pack because they will keep your child’s hair and sweat out of their face. Hats should be packed because they

will keep sun out of your child’s face as well as protect their skin from UV rays. Naturally, packing their prescription glasses or contact lenses is a given. Other headgear items include sunglasses, swimming goggles and headlamps for night time activities.

ClothingThe clothing you should pack should

include a jacket, jeans, sweatshirt, sweatpants, raincoat, a swim suit, t-shirts, tank tops, and underwear. Pack for comfort and the climate of the camp. Remember, camp can be a grungy place, so things that don’t show dirt/stains are a good choice.

BeddingYou are going to want to read the

information packet about the specific park in order to learn what kind of bedding items you should pack for your child. This could include a bedroll, blanket, mattress

pad, pillows, pillow cases, sheets, and/or a sleeping bag. The packet from your camp should tell you what your child needs and what they do not need.

FootwearThe footwear you pack may include

boots, water shoes, crocs, sandals (or flip-flops) sneakers, and socks. Make sure you pack a few extra socks. It is better for your child to have too many than to run out.

ToiletriesIt is important to make sure you pack

plenty of towels as well as plenty of insect repellent. Other toiletry items include: baby powder, a comb (or brush) deodorant, feminine hygiene items, lip balm, shampoo, body wash, and lots of sunscreen. Check your camp checklist for recommendations.

Miscellaneous ItemsItems that do not really fit in a category,

but should also be packed for your child

include books, magazines, a camera (disposable ones are the best option), a fishing pole, a flashlight with extra batteries, a laundry bag, playing cards, a water canteen, and writing paper (with envelopes and stamps). If your camp allows electronic devices like phones or digital cameras, be sure to pack the charging cable and maybe extra SD cards to save more pictures.

Most parents are a little overwhelmed by the number of items that they should pack for their child when they go away to summer camp. This leads them to wonder if they are packing too much. Generally, the camping information packet from your camp will make suggestions regarding what your child needs. However, it is always better for your child to have too much then for them to discover they need something that you did not pack.

The Ultimate Packing List For Summer Camp

So you’ve decided you want your child to go to Jewish summer camp. What are your next steps? Visit the Find a Camp directory to get started. Here are some important tips:

1.Check out the camp’s website to learn about camp features, including programs, facilities, and daily schedules. Look for a broad base of activities that both enhance skills that your child wants to improve and emphasize fun. Keep in mind, however, that while websites can provide plenty of useful information, the best way to get a sense of the camp environment is to visit the camp during the summer while it’s in session.

2.Narrow down your options to about five or six camps. Take into account camp size, activity offerings, atmosphere, security, cost, and location. Look for a camp that best accommodates both your and your child’s interests. It may be helpful to involve your child in the search to ensure that his or her needs and expectations are met.

3.Talk to veteran families or your child’s friends who have attended the camp before. Ask them about the details of day-to-day life at camp that cannot be gleaned from the website or a camp visit. Keep in mind, however, that just because a camp works for your friend’s child does not mean it is the right camp for your child.

4.Visiting camp during the summer gives you a good sense of the camp culture and environment. If you are planning ahead, try and visit prospective camps the summer before you hope to send you child there. Look for drive-up appeal—not whether it is rustic or modern but how well it is maintained, cleanliness, how the staff greets visitors, and if they know the campers by name when walking through the grounds. If you have missed the summer tours, try and gauge camp culture through the website or conversations with the camp director or other campers and their parents.

Already picked a camp?Getting ready for camp can be

emotional, especially for first-time campers. But there are things you can keep in mind to make the transition easier on everyone.

•Emotional Preparation First of all, remember that camp is a safe place where your child will have the opportunity to mature and gain independence. Campers develop a strong sense of self, gaining confidence and social skills in a shared, nurturing and healthy environment. Campers develop by learning more about themselves, and their Jewish identity, as well as through building relationships with others. It’s an important part of growing up, and by giving your child the space

he or she needs for that growth, you’ll be supporting their development in the long run.

•Practical Preparation When the date is approaching, there are many practical ways to prepare your child. Your top priority should be to equip your camper with the tools he or she will need to have an amazing summer. Family photos and schools’ summer reading books are always good to have in the bunk. And be sure to send your child to camp with self-addressed envelopes to keep in touch, but consider leaving the cell phone at home so your child can grow and mature by being truly independent.

•Financial Preparation Jewish summer camps vary in price. The price is often

affected by the region, the length of the session, and the cost of trips out of camp. Many camps offer financial assistance, and there are outside organizations, including local synagogues and federations, that provide scholarships. If you’ve chosen a camp that does not offer financial assistance, we encourage you to explore our Camp Scholarship Directory, which allows you to search by location, by camp, or by keyword.

When your child finally returns home at the end of the summer, their duffel bags may be slightly less full from misplaced clothing, but your child will be filled with Jewish pride and bursting with memories of friends and fun that will last a lifetime.

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by Elizabeth MacBrideFORBES.COM

There were two things I thought about a lot when I was interviewing Oded Ben Dov and Giora Livne for a story about their Israeli startup, Sesame Enable. One was persistence, and the other was ambition.

Sesame Enable makes software and a hardware extension designed to help people who are paralyzed control a typical smartphone with head movements.

Four years after its founding, the Israel-based firm has smoothed out a lot of bugs in the tricky technology. It’s taking part this year in a $1 million Google-funded project to distribute touchless smartphones to everyone in Israel who needs one. And, having sold 100 units across the world, it’s planning more expansion in the United States.

Livne, an electrical engineer and former naval commander who was paralyzed 10 years ago from a fall off a ladder, funded the startup with $80,000 after he saw Ben Dov on television demonstrating rudimentary software designed for games. Ben Dov gave up his existing company to work on Sesame Enable. It seemed more important to him than growing his already-successful software development firm.

“A lot of people try to do a lot of cool things with gesture technology but you still don’t wave at your refrigerator,” Ben Dov said. “He brought me a solid use case. I thought, ‘It’s not going to be just another project.”

It hasn’t been. Ben Dov worked on

the software for two years and brought a prototype he thought would work to Livne’s house. He thought it would work, Livne hoped it would — and then it didn’t.

“That was the worst moment,” Livne said. He told Ben Dov, “we have to continue.”

“He came with a prototype about three or four months later. It had taken two developers to get it sensitive enough. After two years of development, one day, I could use it. It was sensitive enough … and then I jumped from the chair.”

“Almost,” he said with a laugh.Considering how powerful mobile

phones are becoming — from apps that control switches in your home to those that enable you to run a global business from your chair — technology that enables people with disabilities to use them can make a world of difference.

And indeed, the market for tech for people with disabilities is just beginning to take off. It’s larger than you might think: About 15% of the world’s population, or 1 billion, has a disability, the World Bank estimates. There are 5.6M Americans living with paralysis, the Christopher Reeve Foundation says. Sesame estimates, based on U.S. numbers, that there are 600,000 children worldwide who can’t use smartphones because of paralysis.

In the United States, the Americans With Disabilities Act has spurred new research. Israel, with its technological prowess, is a hotspot, with an accelerator called A3I and TOM, an organization that encourages engineers and developers to work on apps for people with disabilities.

Israel is also a potential launching point for technologies to reach emerging markets. When Google came searching last year for a place to donate $1 million, part of its $20 million global initiative to spur tech for disabilities, it landed on Israel and eventually, Sesame Enable. The money enabled Sesame to further develop and provide free phones to everyone in Israel with the need, distributed by an organization called Beit Issie Shapiro. Though the program is for Israeli citizens, people living in the West Bank and Gaza who need the technology should get in touch, a representative of the program said.

For people with significant paralysis, technology that enables smartphone

control is particularly transformative, because smart phones have become so much a part of our identities.

Consider the question of privacy: before Sesame Enable, Livne wasn’t able to send a text message to his wife without someone else’s eyes on it.

Many kids get the power instantly: Livne cited the case of a 10-year-old boy who picked up the app within about 10 minutes — and then started playing Candy Crush Saga with his brothers. Jenan Rass, a young Arab woman a village called Kalansawa, now invites friends for visits and can sit outside while she sends messages, said her older sister, Honan.

Israel-Based Touchless Phones Gain Traction

Rabbi Arye Berk has joined the Wexner Heritage Village team as a part-time Jewish Educator for Creekside at the Village and the Geraldine Schottenstein Cottage.

Rabbi Berk was ordained as a Conservative rabbi in 2006 after earning a master’s degree in rabbinic studies from the Zeigler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor’s degree

in psychology from McMaster University and most recently was the spiritual leader of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Los Angeles.

In addition to developing Jewish programming for residents of Creekside and the Cottage, Rabbi Berk will assist the WHV spiritual life team with holiday observances as well as regularly scheduled worship and study.

Besides serving as a congregational rabbi, Rabbi Berk has a great deal of experience with programming for Jewish community centers and on college campuses (including Kenyon College and Ohio Wesleyan University) as part of Hillel International.

“I am so grateful for the opportunity to honor our community’s mothers and fathers

in this way,” Rabbi Berk said. “The members and families I have met so far have been extremely welcoming and have lots of great ideas. I can’t wait to get started.”

Rabbi Berk resides in Bexley with his wife and daughter. He can be reached by telephone at 614-559-5500 ext. 1474 or by email at [email protected].

Rabbi Arye Berk Joins WHV Activity Staff as Jewish Educator

Gallery Players will present Guys & Dolls as the third show in its 67th season which continues to transport audiences to New York City as this season’s theme.

Sixty-six years after making its debut on Broadway, Guys & Dolls still packs a punch, says director of Gallery Players production, Mark Mann. “Every joke still lands, all the songs still thrill, and so the challenge is to live up to the high standard of the material.”

Mann works at Dublin Hoffman High School and free-lances as an actor and director. He has been acting in Columbus since the 1990s and this is his sixth time directing for Gallery Players. Most recently, Mann directed the Gallery Players

production of Brighton Beach Memoirs for which he just won the Theatre Roundtable award for Directing a Play. He said his reasons for wanting to direct Guys & Dolls were simple: “What’s not to love? [There’s] singing, dancing, comedy, all from the center of the golden era of the American musical!”

“I haven’t felt compelled to [reimagine Guys & Dolls], necessarily, but there are a few twists in it that reflect my sense of humor, maybe a little more irony than the original, a little more silliness as well,” says Mann about directing the timeless musical. “But I told the cast on the first day of rehearsals that this is a big, old-fashioned, and splashy musical… Let’s sort of celebrate

that.”Adapted from the work of Jo

Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, Guys & Dolls takes place in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City. The oddball romantic comedy follows gambler Nathan Detroit as he tries to set up the biggest craps game in town, while his girlfriend, nightclub performer Adelaide, laments their 14-year engagement. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown. Guys & Dolls takes the audience from the heart of Times Square to the sewers of Manhattan, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

“Guys & Dolls exists in a fantasy world New York, a world that only exists between the rise and fall of the curtain,” says Mann, “And I hope the audience is happy to have spent an evening there.”

Guys & Dolls opens Feb. 27 and runs through March 13 in the Roth/Resler Theater at the College Avenue JCC. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Visit jccgalleryplayers.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Gallery Players is underwritten by the Lenore Schottenstein and Community Jewish Arts Fund of the Columbus Jewish Foundation.

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