Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 2003 — Page 9

January 29. 2003 IN 9

Shoshana Continued from pave 2 favorite joke or near others. Transportation available if needed. $4.50/person. RSVP 253-3441. Tot Shabbat BEZ hosts Munchkins and Misphacha on Saturday, Feb. 1, 10:30-11: 45 a.m. Prayer, song, story, and oneg for children 35 and their grown-up. RSVP to George Kelley at 253-3441. CST continues its new tradition of a Shabbat morning Tot Shabbat program on Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:15 a.m.11:45 a.m. The kids join in the main sanctuary following to lead the concluding songs and enjoy the kiddush. JCC Business Network "Stress in the workplace" is the topic of the February 12 panel discussion with Dr. Steven Steinkeler and Dr. FI. Jeffrey Davis. You may purchase a light kosher dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by the 7 p.m. discussion in the JCC's Laikin Auditorium. Call Marsha Landau for reservations, 251-9467, ext. 233. The March 19 meeting will feature the president and CEO of United Way, Ellen Annala, on leadership, what it is and how to achieve it. Adult education Rabbi Nemetsky, director of the Hasten Hebrew Academy, is offering Judaism 101 for parents of HHAI students. This PTA-sponsored three-part cram course on the basics of Judaism will allow the parents to keep up with their kids. Enjoy breakfast while you learn some "fast facts" that the grownups may have missed as kids. The first session is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 8:15 a.m.-9 a.m. Panim El Panim Would you like your teens to gain a renewed sense of Jewish identity? Would you like them to have a better understanding of our government and see the sights in Washington, D.C. Feb. 16 - 19? The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values offers seminars on public policy and Jewish values for 10th-12 11 '- grade students as a part of Panim el Panim: High School in Washington. The Indianapolis Jewish community will participate for the fourth year. Over 6,500 students from around the world have participated in this four-day leadership program that enables young American Jews to examine the relevance of their Jewish heritage in the context of critical social and political issues facing the nation and the world. While in

D.C. the teens will interact with policy makers across the political spectrum. Contact Toby Fox at the Bureau of Jewish Education, 255-3124, or e-mail her at [email protected] to sign up. USY at CST Congregation Shaarey Tefilla will have a meeting of its teenage youth group. United Synaghgue Youth, on Sunday, Feb. 16th at 11 a.m. The meeting will be held in the BJE library. Rae Kridel, lecturer at the IU School of Journalism, is the group advisor. Her areas of expertise are web design, film, and photography. She plans on sharing her interests with our teenagers in a Jewish context. Call the synagogue if your teen will be joining in: 253-4591. Mystical teachings Rabbi Laibl Wolf is the guest speaker on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Bureau of Jewish Education Auditorium. A "spiritual teacher," Rabbi Wolf is an internationally acclaimed speaker and author of The Practical Kabbalah. From Melbourne, Australia, Rabbi Wolf strives to help people of all backgrounds to fulfill their quests for depth and meaning in life, using a combination of the mystical teachings of the ancient practice of Kabbalah and cutting edge research on mind/body medicine. This special evening with Rabbi Wolf is sponsored by the Jewish Community Center. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Naomi Tropp at 251-9467, ext. 227.

Clothing drive If you have clothes and household goods piling up, and you can never seem to make it to the Collector’s Choice shop, Feb. 23 is your lucky day. The National Council of Jewish Women will have drop-off sites from 1-3 p.m. in North Willow and Clay Springs. Volunteers with minivans and SUVs willing to help transport the merchandise to the Collector's Choice shop after 3 p.m should contact Rebecca Geyer: robccca gey crl'y a hoo.com. Shop Israel in Indy No passport? No problem! Save the date so you can support Israel while shopping in Indianapolis on Monday, Feb. 24, at Congregation B'nai Torah, 6510 Hoover Road, 2535253. A national tour is underway featuring fabulous Israeli products and foods. This event has received overwhelming community support from every Jewish organization in town! (A miracle already!) Art, religious objects, jewelry, textiles, and too much to mention here. More details to follow in the coming weeks. Order hamantashen Place your order for dairy hamentashen by Tuesday, Feb. 25, for mid-March pick-up. $7 per dozen. Choose from poppy, prune, apricot, raspberry and strawberry. 253-4591. What is a Jewish holiday without food? Yom Kippur, of course! Every other holiday has special food associated with it. For Purim it's "oznay Haman" or "hamantashen."

You can get homemade hamantashen from the "baking balabustas" of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla's Sisterhood. Theater Stage One Theatre presents "And How' Does My Garden Grow," by local playwright Rita Kohn, a story about sibling love and support in a nonloving, non-supportive environment and how that relationship leads a troubled youth to trust an adult and transform his life. The play is directed by Rockland Brooks Mers in JCC’s Laikin Auditorium. Performances will take place on Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. - Feb. 22, March 1, March 8 - and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. - Feb. 23, March 2, March 9. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets go on sale Feb. 1. Call 251-9467 for advance ticket information. Group rates are available upon request. The performance is cosponsored by the JCC, Pilgrim Fine Arts, and the Fine Arts Society. Art Exhibit Anna Fine Foer's "Map (e)Scape" will open at the JCC Art Gallery on Sunday, March 2 with an opening reception from 2-4 p.m.

The artist was born in Colorado, raised in Indianapolis (and went to JCC Summer Camp), studied in Philadelphia and England, lived in Israel, and now resides in Maryland. With so much geographical change in her background, it's no wonder that Anna has a fascination with maps. The artist states, "My artwork depicts the projection of a threedimensional world onto a twodimensional plane—a piece of paper. The materials I use— maps (sometimes handcolored), text and images—are integral to the concepts underlying the collages I create." Anna's most recent work focuses on two themes, the secular and the sacred, and explores the ways in which they may be combined. In this endeavor, the visual description of a threedimensional world on a flat plane is joined with the depiction of a fourth dimension, the spiritual realm. Anna has exhibited throughout Israel, in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Indianapolis. Her work can be seen in the permanent collection of the Haifa Museum of Art in Israel.

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