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Services & Events |
August 4th 10-Noon Religious School Open House 2320 Baker Rd Acworth
August 9th 7:00pm
Services to be hosted at the home of Marilyn and Rabbi Tom's home.
See details below
August 11th 9:00am Project Open Hand
August 18th Religious School Begins Spaces are filling fast, register at mynertamid.org
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August 23 Services will be held at the Strattus Kitchen restaurant in Canton and the dinner will be provided by Marci and Ernie Zied in honor of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Donations to the CNT Building fund are greatly appreciated. More details to come. RSVP to Marci imperative to plan for dinner 770-345-8687
September 4 Erev Rosh Hashanah
September 5 Rosh Hashanah
September 13 Kol Nidre
September 14 Yom Kippur
Women's Group
October - High Tea in Kennesaw
Details to come
November 12 - Womens Community Event about Domestic Violence in the Home Details to come
Youth Group
August 17 Afternoon Pool Party
More details to come
Adult Education
August 30 CNT Book Club
at the home of Jule Kagan.
"Malkeh and her Children" by author Marjorie Edelson. |
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Shabbat Candle Lighting
8:21 pm
Friday, 08/02/13
Havdalah Candle
Lighting
9:50 pm
Saturday, 08/03/13 |
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Yom Huledet Same'ach
Happy Birthday
August
2-Gerald Moore
6-Gabriel Berris
6-Megan McMillan
9-Susan Huebsch
13-Sarena Goldstein
14-Ken Segal
17-Lucy Haney
19-Suzie Fishman-Armstrong
24-Charlie Schwartz
25-Andrea Armstrong
25-Ansley Seitel
25-Enid Schwartz
25-Seth Kaplan
27-Zinah Hall
28-Jimmy Cyganek
31-Alexander Goldstein
Mazel Tov Happy Anniversary August
4-Ernie & Marci Zied
8-Heidi & Paul Meyer
9-Allison and Lee Freedman
14-Robin & Robin Flake
16-Jerry & Mary Miller
19-Gillian & Aaron Ribner
28-David & Heidi Landau
28-Lauren & Mike Mahady
Refuah Shleima
Please keep Andrew Goldstein son of Larry and Susan Goldstein in your prayers for a return to health.
Please keep Ellen Gutenstein, mother of Michael Gutenstein in your prayers for a return to health.
Please keep Sheldon Lustgarten, father of Elaine Gutenstein in your prayers for a return to health.
Please keep Sue Goldstein in your prayers for a return to health.
Please keep Hal Schwartz, husband of Enid and father of Charlie Schwartz in your prayers for a return to health
Please keep Francine Bochakoff, Gayle Kaplan's Mother in your prayers for a return to health.
Please keep Elaine Gutenstein's father in your prayers for a return to health.
Please keep Jule Kagan's mother, Mildred Kagan, in your prayers for a return to health.
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Greetings! |
Please join me in welcoming the Moore family of Acworth to the Ner Tamid Family. Gerald comes from San Francisco and is a Creditor Attorney in Atlanta. His wife, Erin, a Pre-K Special Needs teacher with Cobb County is also a California native from Half Moon Bay, CA. They have been in Atlanta since 2000. They are the proud parents of rising 3rd grader Noah and rising 1st grader Hayden. In addition they have two dogs, a German Shephard named Miso and a Shih Tzu named Matzoh Ball (love the name!!). Avid Braves fans the Moore family had an amazing summer traveling for a month all over Europe from Turkey and Pompeii to England and Ireland. Ask them about it when you get a chance to meet.
We are thrilled to have them to join the Ner Tamid Family.
More news about other new members will be shared soon. Stay tuned for our latest growth reports!
In other news the Membership Committee is meeting next Thursday 7pm , August 6th at Pisanos Pizza in Kennesaw. We encourage and invite you to join us and provide feedback how we can grow and further connect as a Community.
For parents thinking about Religious School for your kids, we have an open house this Sunday at Mountain View Prep Academy between 10-12.
Finally the High Holidays are coming up and we look forward to providing special services led by Rabbi Liebschutz. Go to our website, www.mynertamid.org to register for tickets. We look forward to your connecting and being a part of the Ner Tamid Community.
Matt Berenson
Membership Chair
Congregation Ner Tamid
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This Week's Torah Portion |
Parashat Re'eh
See [This Day I Set Before You Blessing and Curse]
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
See, this day I set before you blessing and curse. - Deuteronomy 11:26
SUMMARY:
God places both blessing and curse before the Israelites. They are taught that blessing will come through the observance of God's laws. (11:26-32)
Moses' third discourse includes laws about worship in a central place (12:1-28); injunctions against idolatry (12:29-13:19) and self-mutilation (14:1-2); dietary rules (14:3-21); and laws about tithes (14:22-25), debt remission (15:1-11), the release and treatment of Hebrew slaves (15:12-18), and firstlings (15:19-23).
Moses reviews the correct sacrifices to be offered during the Pilgrim Festivals-Pesach, Sukkot, and Shavuot. (16:1-17)
R'eih for Tots
For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the Lord your God is assigning to you. When you have occupied it and are settled in it, take care to observe all the laws and rules that I have set before you this day.
Woke up/fell out of bed/dragged a comb across my head..." sings Paul McCartney in the well-known Beatles tune "A Day in the Life." This simple lyric covers three different activities involving a transition from one to the other. Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines the word transition as "a passage from one state, stage, subject or place to another: CHANGE".
In Parashat R'eih, we find the Israelites on the verge of crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land, a land they've been traveling to for a long time. With a huge transition about to take place, God gives the Israelites time to prepare for the big change. The Israelites are instructed to first occupy the land and settle in the land, and then to "take care to observe all the laws and rules..." The language of this verse suggests that God foresaw the importance of giving the Israelites the time they would need to be ready to follow God's law.
Like the Israelites who were facing a huge transition in this parashah, we deal with many small transitions every day. As adults, we have had a lot of practice handling change. For young children, however, change and transition can be a major hurdle in dealing with everyday life. How many transitions do you think your children have to move through before they get in the car to leave the house on a typical school day morning? A couple? Five? Eight? Let's take a moment and consider a possible scenario. Each step listed below involves a transition, whether large or small:
*Wake up *Get out of bed *Brush teeth *Wash face *Choose clothes to wear that day *Get dressed
*Put pajamas somewhere (under pillow, in hamper) *Choose breakfast *Eat breakfast
*Bring dish to sink and/or put in dishwasher *Retrieve backpack *Put on jacket *Get in car
Thirteen. And this list doesn't include any other activities that your child might have been involved with at some point during the morning. Playing with toys, using the bathroom, talking on the phone to Grandma-each of these can be added to the list of activities that involve a transition, moving from doing one thing to another.
Transitions or changes are the inevitable stuff of everyday life, whether the changes are large or small. The way in which your child adjusts to going from one activity to another can often have a significant impact on his or her behavior. One of the ways you can help your child make smooth transitions is by understanding that consistency breeds familiarity. And for young children, it's all about familiarity. Structure and routine help a young child feel safe and secure, and this is a key to a young child's healthy development.
There are things you can do to help your child move or transition smoothly from one set of circumstances to another or from one activity to another. Here are some ideas:
Transition Rituals and Routines
When a child knows what is about to happen, this knowledge will add greatly to his or her feelings of security. For example, establish a waking up and going to sleep ritual which might include reading books or singing a lullaby or saying a prayer. (We talked about teaching your child to say theSh'ma prayer upon waking and going to sleep in parashat Va-et'chanan.)
Transition Markers
A sign or warning that a transition is about to come can be helpful, as the element of surprise can add to the stress of transitioning. Yellow traffic lights let you know that the light is about to turn red-it gives you a sign of what's about to happen. In the same way, you could use a sign or marker to let your child know that a change is about to occur. The sign could be as simple as "five minutes and then it is time to put your toys away."
Many children derive a great deal of comfort from their attachment to a particular object, whether it is a stuffed animal or a toy truck. We knew a child who, when read to or held, would gently rub her mother's earlobe between her thumb and forefinger, not unlike when a child rubs the silky tag on his/her blankie. Be aware of this: If your child is particularly drawn to one of these objects, make sure that the object is with them when transitioning from home to other environments.
Transition Strategies
Some children need to be eased into the change from one activity or environment to another. This might involve walking them into their preschool classroom and might even require sitting with them for a few minutes before you leave. Speak to your child's teacher and ask him/her to help you come up with the steps that best meet your child's need when it comes to transitioning.
And of course the way that you handle transitions will greatly influence the way in which your child handles them. The bottom line is that we all need time to adjust to changes in our lives. The first step is to have an awareness of the steps required in making the change or transition. The next step is easing the transition and thus providing the support system needed to help make the move from one set of circumstances to another. In Parashat R'eih, God had high expectations of the Israelites for following God's rules and laws. As we can see from God's example in this parashah, everybody can benefit from a chance to adjust to new situations and therefore more easily meet expectations.
Questions and Ideas for Parents:
1.What is it like for you to wake up in the morning? Are you ready to go the minute you awake? Do you need some alone time before you can interact with other people?
2.Do you have any rituals that help bring you a sense of comfort?
3.Do you have any rituals that are specific to your family?
Questions for Children:
1.Do you have a special stuffed animal or toy that you like to have with you all the time?
2.When you go to sleep, is there special music you like to listen to? Or a special song you like to have your mom or dad sing to you?
3.Before you go to school in the morning, what are the things you do in order to be ready to leave your house? What are the things your parents need to do in order to be ready to leave the house and take you to school?
Links for full Articles:
Torah Portion
Torah for Tots
Torah for Tweens |
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Yahrzeit |
With fondness and affection we recall those
whose Yahrzeits are in August
We remember ...
Yetta Fishman, Grandmother of Suzie Fishman Armstrong
Rose Blum, Mother of Susan Goldstein
Jacquelyn Lunstead, Stepmother of Zinah Hall
Yehi zichronam l'vracha - may their memories be for a blessing;
may they rest in peace. Amen.
Observe the tradition of giving tzedekah (charity) to commemorate
the annual Yahrzeit of a loved one's passing by making a
donation in his or her memory.
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Contributions |
Contribution Opportunities
Whether it is in honor of a Bar Mitzvah, birthday, anniversary, or in memory of someone special there are several lifetime events to consider a donation towards Congregation Ner Tamid.
Did you know that we have the following funds in place?
Rabbi Thomas and Marilyn Liebschutz Scholarship Fund
Education Fund
General Fund
High Holiday Fund
Future Building Fund
CNT Summer Camp Grant
Sunshine Fund (for assisting those in need)
We would like to acknowledge the following for their
generous gifts to Congregation Ner Tamid
Larry and Susan Goldstein gave to the Building fund in honor of Rachel Nissenblatt
Please consider a donation towards Congregation Ner Tamid as a way to honor or celebrate those that you care about.
Recognition letters are sent for all donations and contributions made.
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Congregation Ner Tamid is now on Facebook
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There is a wealth of information on Judaism, dates for events around town, current articles and more.
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New Online Blog for CNT! |
Follow us on our new Blog in the Westcobb Patch online! Get the latest news!
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CNT Gift Shop Now Online |
Check out our Gift Shop!!
Available Gifts
The Gift Shop offers a wide variety of gifts found on Amazon.com, including:
Hanukkah
Judaica
Cookbooks
B'nai Mitzvah Items
If there is something you would like to purchase from Amazon.com that is not in our onlinestore, please email Jen Harriman to have items added.
Once you purchase anything through our store, Amazon.com Gives Back a percentage to CNT! |
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What's Happening in the Religious School | |
Registration is now open for Congregation Ner Tamid Religious School for ages pre-k through 12th grade. Spaces are filling up fast.
Our first day of school is August 18, 2013. We will be holding classes at Mountain View Prep until September 15. September 15, we will be in our new home!!
Our calendar has been updated to include our Hebrew weekday schedule. Please go to www.mynertamid.org to download updated calendar and to register for school.
High School Judaics:
Attention students in 8th through 12th grade!!! CNT is proud to offer continuing Judaic education for high school students who are interested. Classes will be taught on Sundays by Reuven Milikovsky. Classes will be engaging and timely for teenagers living as Jews in America.
If students choose to be confirmed, they can elect to engage in preparation of confirmation ceremony during their second year with the ceremony occurring in May of that school year. Our Rabbi will prepare these children during their second year at a time that does not interfere with their Judaic classes. Education does not end after they experience their confirmation ceremony, we encourage high school students to continue through twelfth grade.
To register for High School Judaics, please go to www.mynertamid.org.
8th-9th grade will be after Sunday school from 12:15-1:15 pm
10th-12th grade will be after Sunday school from 1:15-2:15 pm
If you have questions, contact education@mynertamid.org
Student Volunteers:Students in 8th-12th grade also have the opportunity to volunteer in our school as student volunteers. Student volunteers are vital to the running of our school. Not only do they serve as role models, they also are invaluable to our teaching staff. If you are interested in being a student volunteer, please email education@mynertamid.org Open House This Sunday, August 4th 10:00 - Noon 2320 Baker Road Acworth |
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Upcoming Community Events
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Join Congregation Ner Tamid Members and Community
Friday, August 9th, at 7:00pm
Hosted by Marilyn and Rabbi Tom
While Congregation Ner Tamid's new home in Kennesaw is being properly retrofitted to meet our needs, Shabbat services will be held in places arranged by Officers and Board members. The first of these locations will be at the home of Marilyn and Rabbi Tom at 7 p.m. on August 9th.
Immediately following service, we will have an Adult Education discussion with the theme of
"Why Do We Need Religion and a Synagogue?"
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We hope to see you there!
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Congregation Ner Tamid invites you join them for a short Shabbat Service with dinner preceding,
August 23 at 7pm
Strattus Kitchen, 400 Laurel Canyon Parkway, Canton
Dinner will be provided by Ernie and Marci Zied in
honor of their anniversary.
CNT is moving to a new Kennesaw location in the fall. All are invited to be our guests that evening,
RSVPs are imperative to Marci at 770-345-8687
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Congregation Ner Tamid Invites you to join us as we volunteer at Project Open Hand
Sunday, Aug 11, 9:00am-noon
Project Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care programs.
20 volunteers will be packaging meals in the kitchen.
Ages 9yrs and up.
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High Holidays 5774
We hope you will join us for High Holidays this year. Below you will find important information about the services.
Ticket Reservations
Click here for online registration
Tickets for current members in good standing are free with online registration.
Tickets for non-members are $72 each.
Seating is limited so we encourage you to order your tickets as soon as possible.
Service Schedule
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Erev Rosh Hashanah | Sept 4, 7:00 PM | | Rosh Hashanah: | Sept 5, 10:00 AM | | Tashlik (at Cauble Park) | Sept 5, 1:30 PM (No ticket required) | | | | | Kol Nidre | Sept 13, 7:00 PM | | Shacharit (Morning Service) | Sept 14, 10:00 AM | | Afternoon Discussions: | Sept 14, 2:30 PM | | Yizkor (Memorial Service) | Sept 14, 4:00 PM | | Ne'ilah (Closing Service) | Sept 14, 5:00 PM | | Havdalah (Separation) | Sept 14, 6:00 PM |
Break the Fast
We will be hosting a potluck Break Fast following the conclusion of Yom Kippur services. Details about the Break Fast will be sent via evite.
Yartzeits for Yizkor Memorial Book
If you would like to have names mentioned in the Yizkor in memory of your loved ones, please indicate this when registering for tickets. Your required donation is the traditional amount of $18 per name.
Nursery
We are pleased to offer you babysitting services to you this year! Babysitting is available at each service for those children ages 2-6. Parents will need to sign their children into and out of the nursery.
Please indicate when you register if you will be in need of babysitting services. Cost will be $10 for Rosh Hashanah and $25 for Yom Kippur
We look forward to seeing you there!
Congregation Ner Tamid
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Family Camp 2013 will again be held Labor Day Weekend
(August 30-September 2).
Register Now!
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The Perfect Jewish Family Vacation
Do ever think how much fun it would be to go to camp? Do you wish you could share and create positive Jewish memories with your family? You can do it all this summer at URJ Camp Coleman is Cleveland, GA!
 Reach new heights on our 50-foot climbing tower, enjoy the community on Shabbat, roast marshmallows by a campfire or relax with natural beauty all around!
Other activities to try include: Sports, Music, Arts & Crafts, Nature, Canoeing and Swimming!
Here's the best part! You get to enjoy all these experiences with those who are most important to you... Your Family! |
Please register for Family Camp through the online registration.
We have limited space available. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
Register now so that your family does not miss out!
Cancellation policy: Cancellation is allowed until August 16, 2013. Each registration will have a non-refundable charge equal to 20% of the total amount of the registration fees if a cancellation is made prior to August 16. After August 16 no refunds will be made.
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 Jewish Federation is going to Israel
Are you worried that you won't be able to stay connected with life at home while you are on the 2014 Community Mission? Don't be!
Did you know that the city of Tel Aviv has free Wi-Fi in all public areas?
Update: Get excited about the mission! There will be four different tracks you can select from to make your experience one of a kind. Choose from First Peek at Israel; Land of Start-Up Innovation; Artistic, Cultural, and Culinary Delights; or Modern Israeli Society: A Week in the Life. We invite you to join us to learn more about the mission, the tracks, and ask any questions you might have. Our Community Kick-Off Event is on Sunday, September 22 at 7 p.m. at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. We hope to see you there!
Why wait? Learn more about the mission and register now by clicking here. If you sign up before October 1, you might be eligible for our "early bird" discounts!
Questions? Contact Randy Farrow at rfarrow@jfga.org or 678.510.1160.
http://www.jewishatlanta.org/page.aspx?id=262827
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The Breman Museum and Cyclorama Presents Film Screening of
Jewish Soldiers In Blue And Gray
August 8
"More than 10,000 Jews participated in the Civil War on both sides of the conflict," says Jeremy Katz, Archivist, Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History at the Breman Museum. "Many earned high ranks such as Judah P. Benjamin who served as Secretary of War and Secretary of State for the Confederacy, and Isachar Zacharie who served as Abraham Lincoln's personal spy for the Union. The achievements of Jewish war heroes during the Civil War should not be relegated to the back pages of the history books, but rather highlighted."
The Jewish Experience of the Civil War: Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray
Special Guest: Jonathan Gruber, Film Director, Producer and Writer
Thursday, August 8 screening at 7:00pm at The Atlanta Cyclorama. Reception with author at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served.
Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors $8, Children (4-12) $8, Bremen Members $8
The Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum is located near downtown Atlanta, in Historic Grant Park, at 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30315. For more information visit their web site at: http://www.atlantacyclorama.org/.
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Social media help track property lost in Holocaust
When Cati Holland checked her email a few weeks ago, she was surprised to find a message saying she was eligible for compensation for her grandmother's Berlin store that was seized by the Nazis more than 70 years ago.
It wasn't spam or a phishing attempt or even a legitimate note from a German official working to track down victims and their heirs. Rather, it was from an Israel-based social media genealogy company that is using the Internet to help match property stolen by the Nazis to heirs of the victims.
"My grandmother told me so many stories about the store - about the beautiful dresses and fancy hats they made, the wealthy customers who wore them," Holland, 75, told The Associated Press by phone from Hadera, Israel.
"But we always thought everything had been lost after my parents fled the Nazis. It never even occurred to us to claim any kind of restitution. I was completely surprised about that email."
Since the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945, Germany has paid around 70 billion euros ($92 billion) in compensation to the victims of the Holocaust. More than two million people have received lump sum payments or an ongoing monthly pension. The state of Israel has received around 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion), according to the German finance ministry.
Part of the compensation was earmarked for the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany, a private New York-based organization that works to secure restitution for survivors and their heirs. Descendants can come forward to claim their family's assets until the end of 2014 if they find their original property on a recently released list by the Claims Conference, called the Late Applicants Fund.
Over the years, the search for the heirs has become more complicated because most of the Holocaust survivors have died. Descendants also don't always have detailed knowledge of their family's former assets.
But the rise of social media has offered new opportunities to track heirs and close the books on one of the darkest chapters of German history.
Holocaust survivor shares her story."We are only just seeing the huge impact that social media will have on Holocaust history," said Robert-Jan Smits, the director-general of the European Union's commission for research and design. "We are moving from dusty archives to digitized databases."
One of the driving forces behind the new push has been Gilad Japhet, CEO and founder of Israel-based MyHeritage, a social media website with about 70 million registered users worldwide that lets individuals build their own family trees online.
A few months back, Japhet read a report about the Claims Conference's list of over 40,000 buildings, stores and factories that could not be matched with their original owners. Japhet matched some names on the list to the millions of names that users had posted on MyHeritage's family trees online. "I thought my chances of finding any of the names on the website of MyHeritage were not looking good since experts have been searching for them for decades. But I still wanted to give it a chance," Japhet said. "I chose some very rare names from the list and to my surprise the second name I put in was already a match."
Japhet put together a team of five employees and had them write a computer program that automatically matches the names on the Claims Conference's list with those on the virtual family trees. So far, they have been able to match about 150 names on the list with names on the family trees. They expect to continue working on this project for several more months.
In the case of Cati Holland, MyHeritage initially contacted her son-in-law Eran Karoly. He had posted a family tree which included Recha Cohn, Holland's grandmother and the owner of the Berlin store, which was located on the fashionable Kurfuerstendamm boulevard in the western part of the city. Holland's grandparents escaped to South America shortly after the Nazis took over in the early 1930s and ended up in Israel many years later.
Holland filed an application for restitution to the Claims Conference and is now waiting for a response. The level of compensation depends on various factors, such as the value of the property and how many people will apply until 2014. "I filled out the forms and sent in birth certificates and several photos," Holland said.
The Claims Conference itself says it has "received hundreds of applications" for the Late Applicants Fund but can't say for sure how many of them were due to MyHeritage.
As for Japhet and his team, they have made clear to the claimants that they don't want any money in return for their efforts.
"In my emails to the users, I always write that we don't want any money for doing this, nor part of any restitution they will get," said Japhet. "We do this as a mitzvah - which in Judaism is a good deed."
Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press and AP investigative researcher Randy Herschaft contributed reporting from New York.
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