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June 2013

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      Jewish Groups Join Tornado Relief Effort

       

      By Jewish Telegraphic Agency and JFLV Staff

       

      Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the May 20 tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.

       

      Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, announced the following day that his organization will collect donations and distribute them to the American Red Cross and others on the ground in Oklahoma.

       

      "We are numb with grief, and yet inspired by the heroic resilience of the people of Oklahoma," Jacobs said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by this horrific tragedy.

       

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      TBE Honors Cantor Wartell

       

      By Aaron Berger
      Special to HAKOL

       

      Although he’s always loved music, for Cantor Kevin Wartell of Allentown’s Temple Beth El, singing was not enough.

       

      “The essence of being a cantor is not just the music, but also being a member of the clergy,” he said in a recent interview. “It is a calling. Since the age of 6, I knew I wanted to become a cantor. Music fuels my spirituality.” This year, Wartell celebrates his 25th anniversary at the synagogue. He will be honored at the TBE Annual Dinner Dance, set for June 9.

       

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      Special Needs Adults Thrive at Tikvah House

       

      By Monica Friess
      Special to HAKOL

       

      Ali Bergstein, Adam Levitt and Becky Sarachek enjoy a unique and special friendship. Now in their 40s, the trio has been in residence together for 20 years, sharing kosher meals, activities and a semi-independent lifestyle at Tikvah House, a group home located in Allentown, for Jewish adults with special needs.

       

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      Jewish Births at Home and Around the World

       

      By JFLV Staff 

       

      Lately it’s seemed that there are more girls than boys to welcome via the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Shalom Baby program, which delivers a bag of goodies to the baby (and parents) and is baby’s first opportunity to have a photo in the paper. At other times in the past, there seemed to be more boys, so we decided to find out how the Lehigh Valley Jewish babies roll out compared to the national and international statistics.

       

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