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Great Neck Synagogue Magazine GNS2022
SCOPE Great Neck Synagogue
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26 Old Mill Road
Great Neck, New York 11023
T: 516 487 6100
Chanukah Issue | 2022 Table of Contents www.gns.org
A Message from the Editor Dale E. Polakoff, Rabbi
By Diane Rein p.3 Yitzy Spinner, Cantor
Mark Twersky, Executive Director
A Message from our Rabbi James Frisch, Assistant Executive Director
By Rabbi Dale Polakoff p.4 Rabbi Dr. Michael & Zehava Atlas, Youth Rabbi & Youth Director
Dr. Ephraim Wolf, z”l, Rabbi Emeritus
A Message from our Chazzan Eleazer Schulman, z”l, Cantor Emeritus
By Chazzan Yitzy Spinner p.5
Executive Board
President’s Message
By Daniel Aharon p.6 Chairman of the Board Harold Domnitch
President Daniel Aharon
Arsenal to Combat Hate Executive Vice President Bart Baum
By Andy Allen p.7
First Vice President Aryeh Karkowsky
Second Vice President Erik Herz
Meet Me Halfway
By Kayla Hutt p.8 Third Vice President Andrew Feldschreiber
Treasurer Abraham Sedgh
Ulmbach, A Jewish Journey Recording Secretary Diane Rein
By Stanley H. Fischer p.10 Corresponding Secretary Sharon Goldwyn
Financial Secretary Steven Rosenzweig
A Counterintuitive Approach to Teaching the Holocaust Service Officer Steven Blumner
By Sophia Rein p.14 Service Officer Gary Chubak
Gabbai Natan Hamerman
Candles in the Courtyards Beit Midrash Gabbai Aaron Wallenstein
By Esor Ben-Sorek, Ph.D. p.18
Beit Midrash Service Officer Mark Gelberg
Our Serendipitous Weekend in Jerusalem with Dr. Ruth ____________________________________________
By Dr. Arnold Breitbart p.22
SCOPE Editorial Board
Yiddish Folk Tales that are Timeless Editor Diane Rein
By Robyn Blumner p.24
Art Director Andrew Allen
Contributing Editor Dr. Esor Ben-Sorek
Dance of Seven Veils
By Annie Karpenstein p.27 Contributing Editor Stanley Fischer
Contributing Editor Carol Buckmann
Chanukah Memories Contributing Editor Dr. Arnold Breitbart
By Esor Ben-Sorek, Ph.D. p.31 Youth Editor Sophia Rein
Youth Editor Tsofia Atlas
Ask the Rabbi Youth Editor Kayla Hutt
By Rabbi Dale Polakoff p.33

Sisterhood of Great Neck Synagogue
By Vivian Kron and Judy Lillien p.36 SCOPE magazine is published three times a year,
Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah and Pesach,
Rebbetzins’ Recipe Corner p.38 by Great Neck Synagogue
26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, New York 11023
Great Neck Synagogue Men’s Club
By Mark Friedman p.40 T: 516.487.6100 | F: 516.487.6149 | www.gns.org
It is distributed by mail to members and friends of the synagogue.
Simchat Beit HaShoeva Paid subscriptions are available for non-members at $18 per year.
Mystery Bus Ride
By Rabbi Dr. Michael Atlas and Morah Zehava Atlas p.42 Copyright ©2022 Great Neck Synagogue
All articles, logos & material used for another publication or lecture
must be expressly requested in writing from GNS. The views ex-
Pre-Rosh Hashanah Program with Rachel Levian pressed in this magazine are those of the author and may or may not
By Miriam Atlas p.44 reflect the diversity of our membership.
The Love That Never Dies View previous issues of SCOPE online;
By Esor Ben-Sorek, Ph.D. p.48 https://www.gns.org/category/publications/scope/
or scan the QR code.
Sculptures in Stone
By Milt Mitzner p.51
The Laws of Chanukah p.52
Cover woodblock print, ©Irving Amen c. 1960’s | Allen Collection
Shabbat Youth Schedule p.54

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