xt751c1tj288 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt751c1tj288/data/mets.xml Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Kentucky Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass 1993-11 Newspaper of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, previously named the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. Published ten times annually. The Federation seeks to bring Jewish community members together through holiday parties, lectures, Yiddish courses, meals, and other celebrations of Jewish heritage and culture. They also host fundraisers and provide financial assistance for Jews in need, both locally and around the world. This collection is part of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records, 2016ms010. newsletters 2016ms010 English Central Kentucky Jewish Federation Inc Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records Jews -- Kentucky -- Lexington Jews -- History Shalom, November 1993 text image Shalom, November 1993 1993 1993-11 2025 true xt751c1tj288 section xt751c1tj288 MOOSNICK LECTURER TO FOCUS ON
HISTORY OF KENTUCKY JEWS

LEXINGTON, KY -
Dr. Lee Shai Weissbach,
Chairperson of the University
of Louisville Department of
History, will give two
presentations on Kentucky
Jewish History for the 1993
Fall Franklin B. Moosnick
Lectures in Judaic Studies at
Lexington Theological
Seminary. The lectures will
be given at 7:30 pm,
November 18, at Ohavay
Zion Synagogue and at 10
a.m., November 19, at the
Seminary.

The ﬁrst lecture will be "Kentucky Synagogues: What
These Buildings Tell Us." It will consist of a photographic slide
show and discussion on hen. iwl‘ in: the lime.»

”A. ”WNW served, the Commonwealtqi‘i',svvdar1ou§Jewish
communities can teach us about the geography, history, and
mentality of Kentucky Jewry

The second lecture will be "Kentucky‘s Jewish History
in National Perspective: The Era of Mass Migration." In it,
Professor \Veissbach will explore the history of Kentucky Jewry
from about 1880 until World War I. and will examine how
developments in the Commonwealth reflected what was
happening in the United States more generally.

A specialist in social history, Dr. Weissbach holds a
doctorate from Harvard and has written on a wide variety of
topics. His book, Child Labor Reform in. Nineteenth-Century
France: Assuring the Future Harvest, was published in 1989.
He has just completed the manuscript of a book on the history
and architecture of Kentucky's synagogues.

His current research focuses on the experience of Jews
in small communities over the last 200 years, both in the
United States and in France.

This is the seventh in the series of Moosnick Lectures
established by the Seminary through the generosity of family
and friends of Lexington physician Dr. Franklin B. Moosnick.

Dr. Lee Shai Weissbach

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Bulletin of the Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation

CK$JF

GRAHAM AND RHONA BECK FUND SOCIAL
SERVICE AGENCY FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY

Graham and Rhona
Beck have made a
$100,000.00 contribution to
the Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation to provide seed
funding for a Social Service
Agency for the Jewish
Community of central
Kentucky.

Mr. and Mrs. Beck. in
making the gift. stated that
this amount should serve as
an example to the
community. By providing a
base for funding a full-time
social worker for four years,
this gift challenges the
community to expand upon
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senior citizens, teenagers;
single parents and new
.\mericans can now be, begun.
But there are still many
services needed to satisfy the
continuingcomplexttiesoflife
In the 90’s. 'l‘he fact that

this gift will offer

independence to members of

the community through social
service assistance is only one

Graham and Rhona Beck

aspect of a comprehensive
agency providing for the
teases fastest ...,..:écwh
communi ,y. ‘ "

"Programs necessary
for the betterment of the
Jewish community. providing
for the less fortunate. are the
basis of tzedaka". according
to the Becks. It is hoped that
others will follow the Becks
in support of the future of an
expanded social services
agency in the community.

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according to Steve Caller,
who discussed the concept of
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Graham and Rhona
Beck. originally from South
Africa. purchased Gainsway
Farm in l989 and spend four
or five months a year in
Lexington. 'l‘rue
philanthropists. the Becks
believe that it is their
responsibility to give back to
the community.

1994 CAMPAIGN CHAIR PEOPLE APPOINTED

MICHAEL ADES AND
NANCY HOFFMAN
TO LEAD

Campaign 1994. to be
kicked off at a community
forum on Sunday, November
7th. will be led by two well-
known leaders of the Central
Kentucky Jewish community.
Michael Ades and Nancy
Hoffman have been appoint ed
as General Campaign co-
chairpeople by Ellie
Goldman, CKJF President.

Also appointed are
Avrum Levine. Men's
Division chairman and
Tomas Milch, (to-chairman;
Joyce Mischner. Women's

Michael Ades

Division Chairperson and
Janice Brock. (to-chairperson.

The Campaign
Cabinet. hard at work on the
I994 Campaign Calendar.
will be contacting members of
the community to help with
the 1994 Campaign. With
the continuing needs of the

Nancy Hoffman

Jewish community. both in
Central Kentucky and
abroad. the community will
be asked to increase its
giving to provide the
necessary monies to support
the needs of Jews both locally
and around the world.

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THE TORAH THIS MONTH

BY: RABBI ERIC R. SIA'ION

Nov. 6—6/22 Heshvan

PARSHAT CHAYE SARAH
Sarah dies having
lived 127 years. The

Midrash suggests that she
dies because she had a vision
of Isaac lying on the altar
just as Abraham was about.
to sacriﬁce him. Abraham
must now bury her. In the
very land God has promised
will belong to his
descendants, he owns
nothing. He purchases the
Cave of Machpelah and
places his beloved wife to
rest.

Abraham sends his
trusted servant Eliezer to
ﬁnd a wife for Isaac, Upon
reaching Haran, Eliezer asks
God for a sign that he might
know the proper bride. The
one who is to be chosen
should offer both him and his
camels water from the well.

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No sooner does he ﬁnish his
request than Rebecca appears
and does exactly as Eliezer
has speciﬁed. Rebecca in fact
is Abraham's niece. She is
asked if she wishes to go
with Eliezer to which she

consents. Eliezer returns
with Rebecca. Upon their
retum, Isaac immediately

takes her to be his bride.

The translation of the
name of this portion is "the
life of Sarah." Though she is
not alive. it, is her death that
causes the evens of the
portion to occur. Abraham
acquires the first piece of
land of Israel and seeks out a
wife for Isaac.

Nov. 12-13/39 Heshvan
PARSHAT ’I‘OLDOT

This portion begins
the story of Jacob. Unable to
conceive, Rebecca finally
gives birth to twins. That
first one born is covered with
red hair and is named Esau.
The second one is born
holding onto the head of his
brother and is named Jacob.

The brothers grew up

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Esau the hunter is a large
and halry man and is favored
by his father. Jacob is a
quiet scholar and is the
favorite of Rebecca. Esau
returns one day from the
hunt famished. Jacob is
making a pot of lentil stew.
Esau asks for some and
Jacob tells him he must buy

it with his birthright. Esau
scoms the birthright for the
stew.

IsaaccommandsEsau
to cook him some game after
which he will bestow upon
him the blessing of the oldest
son. Rebecca hears and tells
Jacob to fetch a kid. She
prepares it and places the
skin on Jacob's arms. Jacob
is afraid to try to deceive his
blind and feeble father but
Rebecca insists. Isaac does
not believe the voice is
Esau’s, but when he touches
the kid skin on Jacob he is
convinced and gives him the

blessing. When Esau
retums, Isaac tells him that
he has been fooled. In

anguish, Esau begs for a
blessing. Isaac gives him the
blessing of the younger son.
Enraged, Esau says
he will wait for his father's
death to exact revenge.
Rebecca bears and tells Isaac
she wants Jacob to return to
Haran to find a bride.

Nov. 19-20/6 Kislev
PARSHAT VAYE’I‘ZE

Jacob leaves for
Haran. The first evening he
has a dream in which he sees

-aJadder reaching from the

earth to heaven with divine
messengers ascending and
descending. Realizing this is
a special place, upon awaking
he dedicates the stone on
which his head rested, and
call the place Beth E1 (The
House of God). He says that
if God will protect him and
provide for him, he will be

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faithful and dedicate one
tenth of all he has to God.
Arriving in Haran, he
meets a yOung girl at the
well whom he helps. It turns
out that if is his cousin
Rachel. She runs to tell her
father Laban who brings
Jacob home. Jacob goes to
work for Laban for seven
years in order to marry
Rachel with whom he has

fallen in love. On the
wedding night, Laban
substitutes Leah, Rachel's

older sister and tells Jacob
that if he wishes to marry
Rachel he may marry her
after the wedding feast but
must work another seven
years. During this time
twelve sons and a daughter
are born to Jacob,

At the end of 14
years, Laban agrees that
Jacob's compensation will be
all the speckled and striped
animals of the flock.
Through clever animal
husbandry, Jacob acquires a
great deal of wealth. Laban's
sons becomejealous. Fearful,
Jacob flees with his family.
without * his knowledge.
Fearful, Jacob flees with his
family. Without his
knowledge Rachel takes the
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Laban chases after Jacob, but
is told in a dream by God not
to harm Jacob. Jacob allows
Laban to look for the missing
idols which he does not find
because Rachel sits on them
and tells her father that she
cannot rise because it is her
time of the month. They sign

a pact and Jacob heads back
to Palestine.

Clearly Jacob's
maternal family (his mother
and uncle Laban) use deceit
in dealing with their own
family. Jacob becomes an
apprentice to Laban. While
at first he is tricked by his
uncle, he eventually succeeds
in getting the better of
Laban.

Nov. 26-27/ 13 Kislev
PARSHAT VAYISLACH
Jacob sends
messengers to let his brother
Esau know of his return.
The messengers report that
Esau is coming with four
hundred men. He prays to
God to for strength and does
not attempt to flee. Jacob
sends gifts with other
servants. That night he
confronts a stranger and
wrestles with him until
daybreak. Jacob refuses to
let the stranger go until he
blesses him (Jacob). The
stranger does so and gives
him the name Yisrael, (one
who has striven with God).
Jacob runs in front of his
family bowing seven times.
Finally he and esau meet and

in their swg, ”1:“

Shechem, the son of
the ruler of the IIivites.
seduces and seduces and
rapes Jacob‘s daughter
Dinah. He falls in love with

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LOCAL NEWS

CKJF Names Arts
Rep

As the central
address of the Jewish
community of Central
Kentucky, the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation
is called upon for
representatives to various
local boards and activities.

For a number of
years, CKJF has been a
member of the Lexington
Arts and Cultural Council
and has been represented on
that body by Audrey Rooney.

MONTREAL TO HOST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY

The 1993 Council of Jewish Federations' General
Assembly will take place November 16-21 in Montreal, Canada.
The theme for the GA will be ”Jewish Community Through
Diversity: Building the Global, Continental and Local Jewish

Community for a New Era."

For complete details and

registration material, please call the Federation at 268-0672.

Audrey has given her time
and talents to further the
lives of members of both the
Jewish and general
communities of Central
Kentucky. Her input into the
Arts and Cultural Council

IN SYMPATHY

T h e B o a r d o f
Directors and the staff of the
Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation extend sincere
sympathy to:

David Feinberg on
the loss of his father.

Ruth Osser on the
loss of her mother, Sophie
Moser.

Bobbi Baker Reed on
the loss of her husband,
Robert Reed.

Audrey Rooney on the
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Harriet Rose, Vivian
Shraberg and Jay Abraham
on the loss of their mother,
Hilda Abraham.

Kim Slaton on the
loss of her grandfather,
Denver Wynn.

Harold, Brian and
Douglas Weinberg on the loss
of their wife and mother,
Lauren Weinberg.

Mary Wenneker on
the loss of her sister. Dena
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has been invaluable and
CKJF wishes to extend its
most sincere "THANK YOU".

Susan Goldstein has
accepted the appointment of
President Ellie Goldman as
the new representative to
this council. Susan, a well-
known potter, will represent
the Jewish community with
the skill that she has shown
in so many endeavors on
behalf of the community.

Watch for news and
reviews from Susan.

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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

Evelyn Geller needs
no long, detailed biography
for anyone to know why she
is Volunteer of the Month.
As the former acting director
of CKJF, Evelyn gave her
time and talents to the
Jewish community of Central
Kentucky.

"Retired" from her
former job, Evelyn is now

resettlement committee and»
member of the social services
committee, now deeply
involved in the establishment
of a social service agency for
Central Kentucky.

In her "spare time",
Evelyn is a member of the
religious committee of
Congregation Ohavay Zion,
an active member of the
Lexington Havurah, She is
also chairperson of the by-
laws committee, chairperson
of the Ethics and Human
Rights committee and
member of the long-range
planning committee of the
Kentucky Nurses Association.

Evelyn w as a
founding member of the
Lexington Havurah and a
founding member of the
Hospice of Lexington.

CKJF is proud to be

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CKJF's Super Sunday, With the distinction
chairperson of the Volunteer of the Month.
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Cordially Invites You To

An Evening of Appreciation
And Report To The Community

Honoring The 1995
Campaign Leadership

With Special Guest Speaker

Dr. Reuven Hazan
Israeli Political Scientist

Sunday, November 7, 1995
7: 50 p. m.
Temple Adath Israel Social Hall

Dessert will be served

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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PRIME MINISTER RABIN TELLS UJA
LEADERS "WE SEEK A PARTNERSHIP
WITH YOU"

(UJA NEWS 10/6)
JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin, in a
recent private meeting with
UJA leaders, issued a call to
the Jewish peOple around the
world to participate in the
unprecedented opportunity to
build a safe and secure Israel
living in a just and lasting
peace with all its neighbors.

U J A N a t i o n a 1
Chairman Joel D. Tauber,
UJA President Marvin
Lender and UJA Executive
Vice President Brian L. Lurie
told the Prime Minister, "We
want the people of Israel to
know, through our visit, how
deeply American Jews
support them as they prepare
to make their momentous
decisions," and in turn they
received from the Prime
Minister a proclamation to
the Jewish people of the
Diaspora.

In his proclamation,
the Prime Minister said the
massive aliyah and
absorption of over 500,000
Jews since January 1990 "is
a major component of the
strength of Israel," and he
noted "the Jews of the world
played a central role in
making the aliyah possible."

Now, the Prime
Minister's proclamation
continued, the Government of
Israel believes that as Israel
moves boldly toward peace,
the rate of aliyah will
increase. This means that

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the UJA, in association with
American Jewish
Federations. . . must increase
their fundraising efforts to
meet the anticipated
accelerated pace of aliyah,"
and he urged UJA to
complete the $1.2 billion
Operation Exodus Campaign
for the immigration and
resettlement of Jews from the
former Soviet Union.

He said in this new
era of peace "we seek a
partnership with you in
which we can support one
another, encourage one
another and strengthen the
Jewish people as one people,
as Clal Israel."

Following the
meeting, UJA National
Chairman Joel D. Tauber
said that Israel has taken the
"risk for peace" and that

"their dollars are needed
now."

UJA President
Marvin Lender said the
private visit was intended to
show Prime Minister Rabin
that the American Jewish
community stands behind
him as the“ prime minister of
all the Jewish people,‘ and to
learn how UJA and Diaspora
Jews could participate "on
this momentous occasion."

Noting that the UJA
campaign will be based on a

positive theme of peace
rather than fear, UJA
Executive Vice President

Brian L. Lurie said the issue
now is a "dynamic
connection" between the
Diaspora and Israel.

UJA leaders have
been meeting intensively
since the Agreement in
Principle with the PL). was
signed in Washington, DC.
and, in cooperation with local
Federations across the
country, are preparing to
restructure their campaigns
and provide a way for

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The Fall 1993
Franklin B. Moosnick Lectures
Sponsored by

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Guest Speaker:

Dr. Lee Shai

Weissbach

Chairperson,
Department of
History, University
of Louisville

Lecture I
" Kentucky Synagogues:
What These Buildings Tell Us"
November 18, 7:30 pm.
Ohavay Zion Temple

Lecture 1]
"Kentucky's Jewish History in National
Perspective: The Era of Mass Migration"
November 19, 10:00 am.
Lexington Theological Seminary

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THE SPINOZA SOCIETY

The Spinoza Society
was organized in 1872 to
acquire a site for a Jewish
Cemetery. The same year a
one-acre site located 3-1/2
miles for the city on Tates
Creek Pike was purchased
from William Turner for
$175.00. In 1884 it was
determined that the site was
unsuitable because it was too
far from the City and the
roads to it were found to be
almost impassable in winter.
The Tates Creek Pike site
was then sold and an acre of
ground was purchased from
the Lexington Cemetery on
Leestown Road. In 18885
those buried at the Tates
Creek Pike cemetery were
removed and reburiied in the
new area at the Lexington
Cemetery designated as
Section E-l.

Through the years.
all of the grave lots in

Section E] have been sold.
There are no remaining grave
lots available for sale in the
original Section E- 1

In 1978 the Spinoza
Society arranged with
Lexington (,emetery for an
additional area designated as
E-2 to be reserved. The new
Section E-2 area is
approximately the same size
as the original Section and is
located close to the original
Section. At this time,
approximately 17 persons
have been buried in the new
E-2 area. It is anticipated
that it has sufficient
remaining capacity to serve
the Jewish community for
approximately 75 years.

The principal role of

the Spinoza Society is to‘

approve the eligibility of
person wishing to purchase a
burial lot in the new Section
E-‘Z area and to approve

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burial of persons in it.
Burial is permitted for Jews
and non-Jews who are
members of the immediate
family of the owner of the lot.

Grave lots may be
purchased containing a single
lot or multiple graves up to
12. The prices are current
prices prevailing from time to
time as established by
Lexington Cemetery. Actual
burial expenses and other
expenses connected with the
funeral are additional costs
incurred at time of burial.

Arrangements to
purchase a grave lot are
made directly with the
Lexington Cemetery
Company, 255-5522. Office
hours of the Lexington
Cemetery Company are 800
am to 4:00 pm, Monday
through Friday, and 8:00 am
to 12:00 noon on Saturday.
Arrangements may be made
to View Section E-2 with
members of the Lexington
Cemetery staff prior to
purchase of a grave lot to
select a specific lot if the
family desires. After a
contact is made, the
Lexington Cemetery staff will
contact a member of the
Spinoza Society to confirm
eligibility for purchase of the
lot, if eligibility has not been
previously confirmed.

Members of the
Spinoza Society are Michael
Ades, Harold Baker, David
Weil and Joseph Wile, Sr.
Questions relating tot he
purchase of grave lots should
be directly to Michael Ades.
Harold Baker at the
Lexington Cemetery office.
The Spinoza Society is
considering plans for
extensive landscaping of the
new Section E-2 with the
goal that it will in time have
the beauty and character of
the original Section E-l.

MOOSNICK
LECTURE

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Its purpose is to
enable the Seminary's
students and others to learn
from outstanding Jewish
thinkers and to gain
appreciation for Judaism.

The public is cordially
invited to attend the lectures.
Ohavay Zion Temple is

located at 631 South

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