Front Lines NO EBOOK iNenline That's So True! W ords to the wise usually aren't. They often • Daylight brings the end of night. aren't wise words and the recipients are • He who is oldest has been living longer. often not too bright either. Therefore, the • That which has happened is in the past. words are either ignored or lack effect because they are • With every passing moment, time goes on. too deep to be really meaningful. If you have been in a group and tried to get a word in However, many of us want to have something to add edgewise, try one of the following if a silent moment gives you and to make a good impression. What about making an opening: observations that sound really "deep" but, if you do think • If there is no sound, then everything is quiet. about them, offer nothing but the obvious. They must be • You only dislike the people that are not liked by you. Sy Manello delivered with all the seriousness you can muster. •A closed door bars the way. Editorial Here are some truths for the next time you need an • A page with words is not blank. Assistant astute observation to make about nature: • He who has an ax to grind has a tool in need of sharpening • Where there is a hill, there is a valley. • To ask for bread and receive a stone is to go away hungry. • Ships that pass in the night do not collide. •Your ancestors lived before you. •A bird in the sky has taken to flight. Sometimes it is effective to assume a pensive look and then let go •A fish out of water will soon be dry. with one of these general musings: • To cast one's bread upon the water is to feed the fish below. • Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. • When the rain falls, the ground is wet. • The world is full of apathy, and nobody seems to care. How often have you been pressed to comment on the passage of • Consciousness is that annoying time between naps. time? Try one of these: Having a firm grasp on the obvious can do wonders for you as a con- • As spring follows winter, the seasons change. versationalist. And always remember, wherever you go, there you are. I I • A New Voice Frank Lanzkron-Tamarazo will join Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills in June as the congregation's new cantor. He's arriv- ing from Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, Ill. Cantor Frank, as he likes to be called, is a graduate of the Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York; he earned a master's degree in sacred music and a diploma of chazzan. His background includes study at the Manhattan School of Music and as cantor and education director at Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim in New Jersey. He's an experienced bar/bat mitzvah tutor. Adat Shalom President David Schostak says the cantor "is eager to be involved with our morning minyan, to visit the sick and to pay shivah calls:' "Cantor Frank is very warm and outgoing, and we believe that members of all ages will easily get to know him," Schostak said. The cantor and his wife, Lisa, have three children: Max, 7; Doris, 4; and Nicoletta, 2. "I have found a community that will allow me to pursue my passion for Jewish music and share my love of prayer, music and God with the congregation," Cantor Frank said. "I look forward to creating services and programs that help everyone to lift their voices to God in their own special way." Cantor Frank is eager to work with Larry Vieder, Adat Shalom's cantor emeritus — "a true master of chazzanut [cantorial music]." Cantor Frank "With my fellow clergy:' Cantor Frank said, "I look forward to building a warm friendship and engaging in in Torah study as we work with lay leadership to con- tinue the warm and exciting environment that is Adat Shalom:" - Robert A. Sklar, editor Countering Hate StandWithUs (SWU), a Los Angeles-based international education organization with a strong Detroit chapter, has begun an ad campaign urging Palestinians to teach their children peace instead of hate. The campaign also urges Palestinian terrorists and extremists to reform. The SWU ads will appear in 20 downtown Washington subway sta- tions to counter misinformation in an anti-Israel ad campaign sched- uled to run in the stations concurrently. The anti-Israel ads, spon- sored by the "U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation:' depict a Palestinian child dwarfed by an Israeli tank. They call for the U.S. to cut aid to Israel until it ends the "occupation" of "Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem:' According to SWU, the anti-Israel ads misinform the public about occupation, funding and responsibility for violence. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and from more than 40 percent of the West Bank almost nine years ago. The land was turned over to the Palestinian Authority; 98 percent of Palestinians are self-governing under P.A. rule. Following the 2005 withdrawal, Gaza escalated rocket attacks into Israel. The anti-Israel ads imply that the U.S. only aids the Jewish state. But America has given billions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians either directly or through the U.N. The pro-Israel ads show photos of Palestinian toddlers whose par- ents dress them as terrorists and of Palestinian pre-teens at a terrorist training camp. The text calls for Palestinians to teach peace to their children and for terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad to moderate and amend their charters, which call for Israel's destruction. The ads stress that Israel is seeking a partner for peace. Islamic extremists and Palestinian media, schools and mosques indoctrinate Palestinian kids with hatred and encourage them to engage in violence and aspire to be suicide "martyrs." "Teaching hatred and violence to little kids and pre-teens is a form of child abuse and dooms hopes for a better future. Peace, under- standing and tolerance must be taught:' said Roz Rothstein, SWU's international director. This Week www.JNOnline.us Latest From Israel Want the most current news from Israel? Check our streaming news from Ynetnews.com for continu- ous updates and longer news, opinion and feature stories. And look at the center of our Homepage for an Israel story that changes twice daily. Just visit JNonline.us and click on a scrolling story on the left. Celebrations! Find weekly listings of births, b'nai mitzvah, engagements, weddings and anniversaries online as well as past sim- chahs all online. They are all bundled under each week's publication date. Just visit JNonline.us and click on Lifecycles on the left. JBlog Arnie Goldman shares his thoughts about Borat, the Iraq war, little mitzvahs and more. Jeff Klein offers his Metro Perspectives on every- thing from dating to friend- ship. Only at JNonline.us. Just click on JBlog on the menu on the left. Results from last week's poll: Will you take off work for Shavuot? Yes 47% No 53% This week's poll question: Will high gasoline prices change your summer vacation plans? Visit the JNonline.us homepage to cast your vote. - Robert A. Sklar, editor JN May 24 • 2007 9