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TEXAS JEWISH POST $ SINCE 1947
October 1,2020 I 11
The cycle
Norman Zable
preceded
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Rabbi Yerachmiel Fried is the dean of Dallas
Area Torah Association.
Dallas native Matan Rudner made aliyah in
August 2017.
Rabbi Dan Lewin is director of the nonprofit
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Hence the mitzvah of Sukkot is
to build a temporary place to live —
to live our lives outside of our usual
physical surroundings and with joy.
In that way we can focus on our real,
grounded existence, our loving con-
nection to God. We see that we can
experience joy and ecstasy despite be-
the justice of our cause and to the
triumph of truth, it is incumbent
upon us as Jews to internalize this
complicated chapter of our history.
We may, rightfully, oppose those
hateful regimes, the Palestinian
Authority among them, who have
weaponized this narrative over the
decades with the end goal being our
people’s defamation and destruction.
However, this opposition should not
preclude radical empathy for the
innocent families who suffered at the
expense of our freedom.
We must reject the idea that our
two national narratives are mutually
exclusive: that either that Nakba
never happened and Israel is perfect,
or that the Nakba did happen and
Israel has no right to exist.
We must assert that though
throughout the course of the war of
liberation, we inflicted much pain;
this does not detract from the justice of
Zionism, from the basic principle that
the Jewish people deserves freedom.
And though the corrupt Arab
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RUDNER
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LEWIN
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ing removed from our creature com-
forts and usual surroundings.
This brings us to unique joy, as we
know that this — our connection to
God — is the one thing that no fore-
closure or flood can ever take away
from us. We are that connection!
After solidifying that relationship
with joy for an entire week, we can then
transition it back to our regular homes.
Although we return to our famil-
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to find and express joy — out of
obligation, and for the sake of those
around you — which is the highest
level of this emotion.
To be sure, all festivals are bound
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states. But Sukkot possesses an extra
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emphasis in the verses, which points
to its unique theme, phrased in our
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the innocent Egyptian civilians who
suffered. For, according to Proverbs
24:17, we do not rejoice when our
enemy falls, nor exult when he
stumbles. We don’t apologize for
the Exodus and we don’t deny
that innocent people suffered so
that we could be free. Instead, we
acknowledge the past with empathy
and look toward a future in which
pain and cruelty disappear from the
world. This ancient custom should
be a model for the way that we
incorporate other narratives into the
stories we tell about ourselves.
The story of our people’s
newfound freedom, of the founding
of the modern State of Israel, is
complicated. It’s full of miracles
and joy, of pain and sorrow. It may
not be the perfect story we thought
it was, but we owe it to Israel to see
it not as we may wish, but as it is. It
is a country born out of an ancient
hope to be free, a country that tries its
hardest to pursue survival as morally
as it can. We can ask for nothing
more.
film festivals throughout the
country, which enabled her to play
a major role in helping to select the
best and most interesting films to
be shown each year. As chair of the
SFJFF’s Hospitality Committee, her
outstanding home-baked goods
made the SF Jewish Film Festival’s
coffee hours so delicious and a
source of community camaraderie
and much-anticipated pleasure.
Carol is survived by Bernie
Toobin, her husband of 51 years; sons
Brian, 39, and Matthew, 35; brother
John Cohn; niece and nephews
Caron and Michael Nogen and
Harrison Cohn. She was predeceased
by sister Elaine Stanton and parents
Natalie and Harry Cohn.
Carol baked cookies for everyone
— her special way of bringing
sweetness into the world. She was
truly a woman of valor.
Funeral services were held Sept.
30 at Rivera Family Funeral Home
in Santa Fe, followed by a graveside
service.
Donations in Carol’s honor may
governments of the region are largely
to blame for the continuing plight of
the Palestinian refugees and their
descendants, we must ensure that for
our historical role, we too share the
burden of alleviating their suffering,
in some way or another.
There are those who disagree,
those who charge that the Zionist
narrative must be pure, heroic, and
unapologetically victorious. They
suggest that our nationalism be
as chauvinistic as any other. This,
however, is in direct opposition to
the fundamentals of our Jewish
faith. Nuance, in fact, is built into
our traditions.
Just as we celebrate our freedom
on Israel’s Independence Day, so do
we celebrate our ancestors escape
from slavery into freedom on
Passover.
During our festive meal, we recall
that in the process of our liberation,
God brought down the plagues on
Egyptian society so that Pharaoh
would assent to our Exodus or see
his civilization crumble.
And so, amid the complex rituals
and blessings that make up our
Seder, we take time to pour wine for
On Friday, Sept. 25,
2020, Norman Arnold
Zable, loving husband,
brother and father of three
sons passed away of natural
causes at the age of 86.
Norman was born on July
11,1934, in Chicago, Illinois,
to Joseph and Marian
(Rosen) Zable. Norman and his family
moved to Dallas in 1939, where he
graduated from Highland Park High
School and went on to earn his Juris
Doctorate from Southern Methodist
University. On June 16, 1963, he
married Vera Slutzky of Oklahoma
City and together they raised three
sons, Nathan “Barak,” Brett and
Mark. Norman practiced law for over
50 years in Dallas, retiring at age 80
only because his legal secretary of 45
years insisted upon retiring.
The deeper Torah teachings
explain how the placement of
holidays and their respective themes
and accomplishments follow an
experiential cycle — the way the
holidays are ideally experienced.
As it plays out during this month,
Rosh Hashanah was the prime time
to solidify faith. Yom Kippur, our
souls toiled for victory, which in
turn cleansed our system to invite
more trust. This holiday, we feel the
results, and this expresses itself in
the ultimate spiritual happiness. We
transform that happiness into action
by creating beautiful sukkahs and
finally celebrating in dance with the
Torah. Thus, the full spectrum of
our being — from faith to action —
is activated, and this uplifted state
spills over into the year.
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Marion and stepmother Edith. He is • tap jnto anq ajorn ourselves with on
survived by his wife Vera; his three * Sukkot.
sons, Nathan (Michele), Brett and e There are many types of joy. There
Mark (Amber); and his grandson • js a superficial happiness, tied to
Zachary. He is also survived by his * pleaSure, gain, and desired outcomes,
sister Phyllis (Ken) Langsdorf of St. , There is a more unconditional and
Louis and two nieces, Sarah (Matt) • natural joy, the love of being alive
Adess and Elizabeth Langsdorf of * anq appreciating whatever you have.
Chicago. Norman leaves behind , Then there’s fulfillment that comes
a large extended family whom he • through hard work, the satisfaction
loved dearly. • j n ]<nowi ng that we have put forth
• •••••••••••••a* , our best regardless of the result,
that it’s not all about the house any- • Finally, there is a spiritual happiness
more — we’ve learned that our joy e which you experience for the sake of
is linked to something much greater • the holiday.
and higher. It’s eternal. We can then • This last happiness doesn’t stem
use our homes and everything in e from any personal occurrence or
them as vehicles to elevate us even • reason, but rather is bound up in
higher. This cycle spirals us upward, • the mitzvah of festive celebration
higher and higher every year! e (“you shall rejoice in your festival”).
Best wishes for a joyous Sukkot • So, even if you happen to feel the
• opposite on that day, you dig inside
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In addition to his successful legal ’
practice, Norman was a local legend .
for establishing the Belgian Waffles •
concession at the State Fair of Texas. *
Norman, an Eagle Scout himself, was , the gaa| shem Tov
very active with his sons • Fresh from the Ten Days of
during their scouting years, * Teshuvah, this week we arrive at Sukkot
climbing Philmont twice, , and enter a completely different frame
and was awarded the Silver • ofmind. In many ways, these holidays
Beaver Award by the Boy * are about enhancing certain inner
Scouts of America. Norman * pOwers> panting seeds within the soul
loved to travel, always was • Sprout and blossom throughout
up for adventure and * the entfre year. More specifically,
admittedly was the world s , the tears a nq toil are behind us and
absolute worst driver. • our effb rt now entails the ability to
Norman was preceded in * reveal happiness within us. This type
death by his father Joseph, mother , of happiness is in the air, one that we
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