Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 2003 — Page 12

NAT 4 January 29. 2003

Obituaries Rabbi Ely Pilchik, 89; former CCAR president

YU students launch nationwide Torah study

SHORT HILLS, N.J. - Rabbi Ely Pilchik, former president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and former senior rabbi of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, died at the age

PRINCETON, N.J. - Harry Woolf, director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, died at the age of 79. He served in the Army in World War II. He was a visit-

NEW YORK - Howard Dressner, former general counsel of the Ford Foundation, died at the age of 83. He was president of the Non-

MIAMI - Shepard King, a prominent tax attorney whose clients included singer Julio Iglesias and community leader Alvah Chapman, died at age 61.

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - Paul Klingenstein, who established the Klingenstein Chair of Judaic Studies at the New

WATERFORD, Ct. - Sidney F. Schiller, president of the New London Hebrew Seniors, died at the age of 78. He served for eight years as

of 89. He was a former president of the Jewish Book Council and the New Jersey Board of Rabbis and had also served congregations in Baltimore and Tulsa.

ing professor at universities in India and six West African countries. He was the editor of "Quantification: A History of the Meaning of Measurement in the Natural and Social Sciences."

College of Florida in Sarasota, died at the age of 88. He also lived in Scarsdale, N.Y.

business manager of the Jewish Lender, He was an Army veteran of World War II and past commander of the American Legion Post 161.

NEW YORK—Thousands of Jews across North America are participating in L'man Achai (for the sake of our brothers), a grassroots campaign to memorialize Israel's more than 700 victims of terror by increasing Torah study in Jewish communities nationwide. The project was launched by students at Yeshiva University and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). "By dedicating their time and energy to this special project, thousands will increase their own personal commitment and connection to Torah and the Jewish people," said Rabbi David Israel, director of RIFTS' Max Stern Division of Communal Services. "We are impressed and encouraged by our students' vision and effort in establishing this communitywide project." Participants in the project receive a card showing the name and picture of a terror victim on whom they can focus while learning Torah. It is a Jewish tradition, called

Noam M.M. Neusner, the son of frequent P-O contributor Jacob Neusner, now is working in the White House as special assistant to the president for economic speech writing. The younger Neusner, 32, formerly was chief economic correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. He began his

SPACE CENTER, Houston — Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts, including Israeli Ilan Ramon, are due back on Earth Saturday. They kept busy with scientific experiments, including photo studies of dust clouds on Earth.

lituud Vilui nishmatam, Torah study for the dead to raise their souls to a higher level. Victims' families will be notified that Jews everywhere are learning in memory of their loved ones. The project will last six weeks, February 1 to March 15, corresponding with the Hebrew month of Adar and ending just before the Jewish holiday of Purim. Schools, synagogues, youth groups, and individuals can establish learning sessions or dedicate current study periods to the project. Torah study includes portions of Tanakh (Bible), Misluw (Oral Law), and Gemara (Talmud). Each person studies at his or her own level and pace. Hundreds of undergraduates in Jewish studies programs at YU's Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women, together with RIETS students, are participating and plan to complete all of Tanakh, Mislma, and Gemara. Schools and synagogues in Boca Raton, Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Toronto, New York, and New Jersey have al-

journalism career at the Baltimore Jewish Times. Now he attends policy meetings, researches past presidential speeches and prepares new ones, although the final version of a speech results from intense editing, the input of various experts and ultimately, the president's decisions.

Ramon, the first Israeli to fly in space, indicated he was happy the experiment was beginning to get good results. He greeted Israel from space with a "very big shalom," and said the country looked from space much as it does on maps — "beautiful and small."

ready joined the effort. L'man Achai committee heads are RIETS students Naphtali Weisz and Yehuda Willig. "YU and RIETS students wanted to do something spiritually meaningful to help Israel at this difficult time," said Mr. Weisz. "We would like this small expression of our commitment to be a consolation and comfort to the victims' families." A large-scale siyum haTorah (ceremony upon completing study of the Torah) is planned for March 16 in New York to commemorate the end of the project, which will draw L’man Achai participants from around the country. L'man Achai is affiliated with the Israel Emergency Solidarity Fund (IESF), which provides victim information for the focus cards. Participants are encouraged to learn about the victims and contact their families through the IESF Web site—www.walk4israel.com. Visit www.lmanachai.org for more information and registration forms. Visit the RIETS Web site at www.yu.edu/ RIETS.

Netanyahu wins power JERUSALEM — Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy on Sunday threw out a temporary restraining order preventing Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from convening the appointments committee to discuss the appointment of three deputy directors. The injunction was issued following a petition of the Movement for Quality Government, which claimed that Netanyahu intended to orchestrate what it called an "elections hijacking" and appoint three of his supporters to senior positions in the ministry. In response to Levy's decision, the Foreign Ministry announced that the committee is expected to convene in 10 days to decide on the appointments. The appointments in question are all deputy directorgeneral positions for Western Europe, international organizations, and Latin America.

Harry Woolf, 79, headed Institute at Princeton

Howard Dressner, 83; Ford Foundation general counsel

Shepard King, 61, 11- ■ prominent lawyer

Paul Klingenstein, 88, established Judaic Studies

Sidney Schiller, 78; business manager

profit Coordinating Committee of New York and was an Anny public information officer in Europe during World War II, reaching the rank of major.

King was a former president of the American Jewish Committee and a board member of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Younger Neusner working for Bush

Israeli astronaut far above the fray