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sects — with whom Rabbi Rose has
regular contact.
The JCC includes an outdoor swim-
ming pool, a mikvah (ritual purifica-
tion bath) and a glatt kosher kitchen
— the only one in Japan.
Kosher meat and Passover foods are
imported from New York since they are
cheaper than Israel. The JCC sells
foodstuffs to its members. "You want
to encourage people to keep kosher and
if it's too expensive they won't do it,"
Rabbi Rose notes.
The ground floor contains offices
and an enclosed parking lot. Security is
tight as the JCC is considered a poten-
tial target for Arab terrorists. Rose and
his wife Paulie live in an apartment in
the complex. Their first child was born
at the end of May.
The JCC is self-sustaining, with its
budget coming from members dues,
and donations from visitors and former
Tokyo residents now returned to their
homes abroad.
How has Rabbi Rose made the
adjustment from Ohio to "ohayo"
(Japanese for hello)?
"In the Eastern world things take a
long time to evolve. The longer I am
here, the less I understand," he says of
Japan's rich culture. "It's hard to con-
nect with the Buddhist and Shinto
worlds."
Rose has been much more successful
in his ecumenical outreach with his
Western religious colleagues including
Catholic, Anglican, Dominican, Fran-
ciscan and Mormon priests, he says.
This morning he played basketball with
seven Mormons, he adds.
Rose also ministers to Kobe's hand-
ful of Jews. His congregants there share
some services with local Muslims. The
two faith communities jointly import
cheese that meets their respective
requirements as both hallal and kosher.
The Kobe synagogue was damaged in
the massive January 17, 1995, earth-
quake, and has been restored with the
help of Vancouver's Jewish community.
One of Rose's big challenges is
reaching out to the secular Israelis who
pass through Tokyo.
"I want to create a sense of Jewish
belonging for people who are far away
from home, and to create a warm feel-
ing for those for whom this is their first
contact with the Jewish world.
Reflecting on the ever-busy JCC
which succeeds in catering to the
gamut of Jewish identities and outreach
to both Jews, Japanese and other for-
eigners here, Rabbi Rose concludes:
"This is all Israel (the entire Jewish
people) at its finest." ❑

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