PRAY FOR SOLDIERS —From now until Tisha b’Av (the evening of Aug. 4 and all day Aug. 5) 1 million Jews around the world will
be reciting Shema Israel at the same time for the success and protection of the Israeli soldiers. Locally, the prayer should be recited at 11 a.m. The full Shema can be found in both Hebrew and English transliteration at http://www.jewfaq.org/prayer/shema.htm. Pass it on!
Last week Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (left) swore in Jane Chu (far right) as the 11th chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts. Attending the ceremony as Chu’s personal guests and serving as witnesses were Herb and Nancy Kohn. Chu most recently served as president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
This year’s Bowling with Barb event was a huge success! More than 200 people attended, donating approximately $18,000 for research to fight mitochondrial disease. Bowling with Barb’s Barb Mendelsohn (shown in front), said, ‘That is $5,000 more than last year! Everyone has said this was the most FUN event so far. Thank you to Joe Hotrod and the Sparkplugs for making this day not only financially successful, but socially a great time for all. We bowled, we danced and we visited with old friends. What could be better than that.’
We’ve been hearing a lot about the increase of anti-Israel boycotts and general anti-Semitism in Europe. Marvin Szneler, executive director of the local Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee, got a first-hand look at an anti-Israel rally last week when he snapped this photo in Scotland.
