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The Cohen School News
At the end of February, we
celebrate the holiday of Purim. February Calendar
When our oldest child was very 2 Regular Classes
young, Purim was the very first 6 Shabbat Yachad
holiday we celebrated together at 7 No School
the synagogue. She was a fidgety 9 Regular Classes
curious child who had a great deal of difficulty 14 No Classes
sitting still. On Purim, we thought, her 16 No Classes
questions, singing, humming, seat-shifting and 21 Regular Classes, Torat Tots
tapping won’t matter. We were correct! Dressed 23 Regular Classes
in her clown costume, noisemaker in hand, Ilana 27 Purim Megillah Reading and Party
accompanied her dad, grandparents and I into 28 Regular Classes beginning at 10:00
the sanctuary. There, she sat quietly…sort
of…through a brief evening service, anticipating March Calendar
the fun to come. In just a few minutes, the 2 Regular Classes
reading of the Megillah would begin along with 6 Shabbat Yachad
songs, parodies and even a few jokes! 7 No Classes
Throughout the years, as our family grew, each 9 Regular Classes
child experienced Purim as his/her first 14 Regular Classes
synagogue outing. In fact, I am certain that my 16 Regular Classes
children began to feel at home at Temple Torat 21 Regular Classes
Yisrael because their first experiences there were 23 Regular Classes
so family-friendly. Please join your Torat Yisrael 26 Simchat Shabbat
family this Purim for a fun-loving holiday 28 Regular Classes
experience! Listen to the story of Esther! 30 No Classes
Dance! Sing! Taste the hamentashen, and
celebrate with your extended family.
You may have noticed my predilection for cookbooks and I have added two great additions to our library
collection.
With an eye toward starting the New Year off on a more healthy foot, I will introduce you to Healthy
Cooking for the Jewish Home by Faye Levy. Healthy hasn’t typically been an adjective usually paired with
Jewish cooking, but Levy puts a distinctive California spin on notoriously rich recipes to make them
palatable to the waistline conscious. In addition to lightening classics like cholent and kugel, Levy features
many Ashkephardic fusion dishes where the healthier (Sephardic) cooking traditions restore flavor when it
is lost in the slimming down of east European Jewish (Ashkenazi) recipes. Hearty buckwheat blintzes are
filled with goat cheese and ratatouille; turkey schnitzel is served over an Alsatian sweet-sour onion
compote. Elsewhere Levy livens things up by adding New World and East Asian ingredients to old
standbys, making an Israeli salad pop with pepitas and papaya, and accompanying potato latkes for
Hannukah with baked tofu in sweet-and-sour ginger sauce. The book's first half progresses through the
year's main holidays, from Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot, providing a dozen or so modernized recipes for
each.; the second half features dishes for separate courses, almost all venturing far afield from
stereotypical Jewish food so that they could almost be from any cookbook. As a help to all of us, Levy
focuses on recipes' nutritional aspects. Anyone who has despaired of being able to reconcile healthy
eating with hearty, comforting Jewish favorites will be thrilled at Levy's demonstrations of the
contemporary possibilities for the cuisine.
I have begun to try some of the recipes and am eager to try more. I encourage you to come into the
Library and see all of the new additions to our collection.
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In Our TY Family
Mazal tov to everyone celebrating a Birthday in February!
Jessica Beckenstein, Milton Bronstein, Rachel Dress, Sylvia Levin, Robert Schoenberg, Pearl
Kaplan, Judith Lubiner, Ron Richter, David Friedman, Danielle Bomzer, Waine Bresky, Lina
Goikhman, Marilyn Kabalkin, Daniel Silverman, Carolyn Blackman, Bruce Weisman, Sofia
Gurwitz, Tamar Levy, Samantha Bomzer, Seena Dittelman, William Levy, Norma Wolff, Staci
Steinberg, Melanie Inman, Larry Meyerson, Amy Snyder, Ezequiel Neimark, Michael Smith,
Arthur Goncalves, Laurie Goldman, Fran Cohen, Zinovy Goikhman, Jeremy Streich, Sabrina
Neimark, Judith Finkle and Marilyn Smith
Mazal tov to Frank & Judith Kosofsky who celebrated the 55th Anniversary in February!
May God who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, bring
blessing and healing to: Beverly Adler, Neil Alterman (Ron Alterman’s father), Judy Chorney
(friend of Florence Sarenson), Frances Dorsch (Maurice Wine’s sister), David Friedman, Ethel
Friedman, Pearl Gorden, Douglas Greenberg, Ida Gregerman (Evelyn Nussenfeld’s cousin),
Maurice Grossman (Myer Grossman’s son), Myer Grossman, Hanna Jozefowicz (Trude Sholes’
mother), Gladys Lane (Alan Olinsky’s aunt), Gloria Lefkowitz, Barbara Levine (friend of
Florence Sarenson), Sherri Levine (friend of Florence Sarenson), Bonnie Lury, Steve Matzner,
Anita Olinsky, Sally Pressman, Sara Pulner, Zenas Pulner, Leon Resnick, Ron Richter, Susan
Richter, Harold & Sylvia Roggen (Barbara Karetny’s parents), Louis Russian, Richard Schwartz,
Sylvia Shocket, Herb Spivack, Meyer Teya (Marcia Slobin’s father), Steve Tragar, Diana
Francesca Wantoch (friend of Beverly Prosnitz), Moe Wine, Jonathan Winer (Laura Steele’s
brother) and Eileen Winkler (Rochelle Ziegler’s mother)
Short Announcements
Sign Up For E-mail List: Would you like to receive Rabbi Levin’s weekly Shabbat Shalom e-mail? Send your
e-mail address to: rabbi@toratyisrael.org.
Hospital Visits from Rabbi Levin: Hospitals, by law, cannot notify Rabbi Levin if you are their patient.
Please call Evelyn Nussenfeld in the office (785-1800) for notification of hospital visits.
Torat Yisrael Seniors, welcome to the Mealsite! Contact Neal Drobnis or Steve Tragar for more information.
Monday – Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at 781-1771.
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TTY Sisterhood Cookbooks on Sale!
Beyond a Bagel Cookbook is on sale! So don’t miss out! Make checks payable to Temple Torat Yisrael
Sisterhood for $10.00. If you buy three; the price is $25.00.
Connect to the Past; Build for the Future – The Gift of Israel!
Partner with Torat Yisrael and JFRI to provide an Israel experience for your child. Enroll now to receive up
to $2,000 free! For information, contact Beth Brier (401-331-0956, ext. 223 or email: bbrier@bjeri.org).
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Share your knowledge of knitting, crocheting, embroidering and needle-pointing. For more information
please contact Beverly Goncalves (bevsue66@verizon.net) or Lynn Field (lmfield593@gmail.com).
Another opportunity to observe the mitzvah of Pikuach Nefesh (Saving a Life): blood drive
will take place on Sunday, February 7th from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. As of February 1st
16 year olds are now able to donate blood, however, there are restrictions. You need to
weigh at least 130 pounds and you also need a parental permission form which you can
obtain on the Rhode Island Blood Center website: www.ribc.org.
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Cranston/Warwick: Thursday, February 11th
12:00-1:30 p.m. – Lunch & Learn at the Cozy Grill Restaurant, 440 Warwick Avenue, Warwick –
each participant orders from the menu and we study Jewish sources addressing current issues. Everyone
is welcome, bring a friend! Look for us in the back room!
Sunday Two-fers
Rabbi Amy Levin invites all parents of Cohen School (2-7th grade), Yeladon (k-1) and Torat Tots (pre-
school) students to come together for an hour on the following Sundays.
March 14th: Sunday Two-fer #3: Blessings – A Short Adult Look at Blessings and some sharing about
kids, Judaism and family.
March 28th: Sunday Two-fer #4: Passover – A Short Adult Look at Passover and some sharing about
kids, Judaism and family.
What’s the two for one of these two-fers?
1. A short lesson on a basic Jewish concept from an adult point of a view.
2. The rest of the hour devoted to an open conversation about kids, Judaism, family . . . whatever
you’d like to raise with the group!
Plus coffee and morning munchies…a donation in the basket to cover costs is always appreciated!
Where and When: Village Lower School in East Greenwich (2220 South County Trail) from
9:00 am – 10:00 AM
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Let’s Celebrate!
Jackie Sidman will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on
Shabbat morning, Saturday, March 20th! Hazzan Devin
Goldenberg will be sharing this special day with us!
Mazal tov to Jackie’s parents, Robert & Laura and to Jackie’s big sister, Erica and her
youngest sister, Maxine!