Riverside boy takes lead role in opera at Lincoln Center

NEW YORK -- Eli Abbasi might not be thrilled about all the work that has piled up in the last two weeks he has missed classes at Eastern Middle School, but that won't matter much when he takes the stage of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center on Saturday.

The 13-year-old Riverside resident is taking on the title role in a production of "Amahl and the Night Visitors," a one-act opera by composer Gian Carlo Menotti that is put on regularly at Christmas time.

It's an enormous role, and Eli, who auditioned with the encouragement of his mother, will be performing among seasoned professional singers.

"I've sung in front of people before, but never like this," said Eli, after a full day of rehearsal recently at Columbia University, more than 50 blocks north of the concert hall.....

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Breaking Riverside News From The Greenwich Time

Riverside residents and television personalities Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford and daughter Cassidy were seen having lunch at Terra Ristorante on Greenwich Avenue last Saturday afternoon. Later, mother and daughter were seen getting manicures at Cozy Nails behind CVS.

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Riverside man taking molestation case to trial

A former Greenwich High School teaching aide charged with molesting a 10-year-old boy has opted for a jury trial after failing to come to a resolution with prosecutors, according to his lawyer.

Andrew Knapp, 28, of Riverside, was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor earlier this year after police said he inappropriately touched a boy while showering in the locker room at the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club.

Knapp's attorney, Rob Serafinowicz, said after meeting with prosecutors several times, they have decided to fight the charges at trial to clear Knapp's name. Knapp has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

"This case will go to trial and a jury will see the truth," Serafinowicz said. "My client looks forward to this trial and dealing with this matter and moving on with his life."

Detectives began investigating Knapp when a Greenwich boy's parents became suspicious of Knapp's behavior and asked their son about him. The son said that Knapp had touched him on four occasions while in the locker room shower. In each instance, Knapp allegedly came into the shower stall naked and asked to borrow some shampoo and if the boy could wash his back where he could not reach, according to the warrant. The victim told police that on three of the four occasions, Knapp washed the boy's back and Knapp's hands went "from his back to the top of (the boy's) buttocks," according to the warrant.

Knapp worked at the Boys & Girls Club as a swim instructor. He was also employed by Greenwich High School. Since his arrest, he has resigned from both positions.....

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Riverside Home Sales Slow

Russell Pruner, the owner of Riverside-based Shore & Country Properties, who also compiles sales figures, noted that inventory is currently very high, and homes are not falling off the market.

For example, of the 95 single-family homes priced between $2 million and $3 million currently on the market, there are only around 14 sales pending.

Pruner said he recommends people planning to sell their homes list them earlier in 2011, while mortgage rates remain low, which could lure buyers.

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The Dish: Judge Judy one tough cookie; Giffords step out on the Avenue

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The Dish: Judge Judy one tough cookie; Giffords step out on the Avenue (Connecticut Post)

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Temple Sholom Weekly E-Bulletin

Temple Sholom E-Bulletin December 17, 2010 Saturday, December 18 Teen Choir, Rak Shabbat, YCFS Services Monday, December 20 Nursery School Winter Vacation Begins Friday, December 24 The Temple is closed Candle Lighting Friday, Dec. 17 4:09 pm Temple Sholom's Worship Schedule Friday, Dec. 17 6:30 - 7:15 pm Saturday, Dec. 18 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Sunday, Dec. 19 8:30 - 9:15 am Temple Sholom Simcha Corner Mazel Tov to: Howard & Betty Ochs, on the B'not Mitzvah of their daughters, Danielle & Rachel. Moti Bashan & Michele Levy, on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Kelly. Michael & Ellen Wolfson, on the naming of their granddaughter, Jessica Abrams Schimmel. Parents are Joshua & Jennifer Schimmel. Jeff Katz, for being accepted to Brandeis University early decision. Evelyn Sutin, on the celebration of her birthday. Upcoming Adult Education at Temple Sholom Refresh * Renew * Release with Reb. Allison Friday, January 7th, 9:30 - 10:30 am Jewish Text Exploration with Rabbi Mitch Tuesdays, January 11th - February 8th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Martin Luther King & The Jews Lunch 'n Learn with Rabbi Mitch Wednesday, January 12th, 12:00 - 1:00pm Hebrew School for Adults with Cantor Asa Wednesdays, January 12th - February 9th, 7:00 - 8:30pm Advanced Beginner Hebrew with Reb Allison Thursdays, January 13th - February 10th, 9:30 - 11:00 am Parenting Discussion with Rabbi Shira Leibowitz Friday, January 14th, 9:30 - 10:30 am Anti-Zionism is Anti Semitism Lunch 'n Learn with Rabbi Mitch Wednesday, January 19th, 12:00 - 1:00pm American Jews & Israel: The Beinart Controversy Israel Study group facilitated by Gaviel Rosenfeld Sunday, January 23rd, 9:15 - 10:30 am Addressing Racism in German Today Lunch 'n Learn presented by AJC with Eugene Dubow and Don Snyder Wednesday, January. 26th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm All programs are no fee. To register or for more information, contact Alice Schoen at 203-542-7165 or at alice.schoen@templesholom.com. Rabbi Mitch's Weekly Teaching We just had the wonderful joy of hosting the Israeli Soldier Music Ensemble at the Temple as part of our Israel initiative for education and advocacy. Now, preparing to leave on our congregational mission to Israel, and thinking about these incredible brave young Jews who defend the Jewish State, I was mindful of a story about Dvir Aminolav.... Click here to see the full version of this Teaching by Rabbi Mitch. Congregational Shabbat Kiddish Saturday, December 18th Join our Teen Choir for Saturday morning services as we bless our group heading to Israel. Services will be followed by a congregational kiddish with families from the YCFS and Rak Shabbat services. Refresh * Renew * Release Friday, January 7th, 9:30 - 10:30 am Wear comfortable clothes, bring a bottle of water and join Reb Allison in the sanctuary to explore and nurture your spirit. For more information, contact Alice Schoen at 203-542-7165 or at alice.schoen@templesholom.com Sisterhood's Mahjongg for the Masses Monday, January 10th, and the 2nd Monday of EVERY month at 7:00 pm. RSVP required to Phyllis Shapiro at 203-637-7809 or wigini@gmail.com An Interfaith Broadway Concert Sponsored by Jewels by Viggi Saturday, January 22nd, 7:30 pm Come hear an eclectic group of talented singers from local churches and synagogues sing some of your favorite Broadway Show Tunes. This concert is part of The Sholom Center programming. Concert is free of charge, but please consider becoming a patron. All proceeds will go the Sholom Center and support interfaith programming. For more information, contact Alice Schoen at 203-542-7165 or at alice.schoen@templesholom.com Family Ice Skating (2nd -12th grades) Sunday, January 23rd, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Bring your family and friends to the Dorothy Hamill Rink for a fun afternoon of ice skating. Cost of $10 per skater includes skate rental, skating, snacks, and private room! To rsvp or more information, contact Josh Altman at 203-542-7163 or at josh.altman@templesholom.com Do You Go To Florida For The Winter Friday & Saturday, February 18th & 19th Join Rabbi Mitch at Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach for a musical Friday night service at 6:30 pm followed by dinner. Then again for Saturday morning services at 9:15 am followed by lunch. Annual Gala Sunday, April 10th, 6:00 pm Join us as we honor Evelyn and Milton Sutin with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Josh Altman with the Distinctive Service Award and celebrate the Selma Maisel Nursery School's 20th Anniversary. For more information, contact Alice Schoen at 203-542-7165 or at alice.schoen@templesholom.com In and Around the Community... Jewish Historical Society of Lower Fairfield County present their December Speaker Program "Eyewitness To Stalin's Soviet Regime", Sunday, December 19th, 10:00 am at Temple Sinai, 458 Lakeside Drive, Stamford.

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Tokyo music documentary produced by Greenwich resident

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Riverside News - December 13, 2010

Tokyo music documentary produced by Greenwich resident (Connecticut Post)

Ian Sotzing, who has done film work for a documentary on the Japanese underground music scene, sits in his Old Greenwich home, on Monday, Nov.

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Riverside Realtor Resumes Talk Show

Russ Pruner of Shore & Country Properties in Riverside and Bill Andruss of Sotheby's International Realty in Greenwich have resumed their talk-radio show, "The Live in Greenwich Real Estate Hour," airing at 11 a.m. on Mondays on WGCH-AM 1490.

The live call-in show features real estate-related topics focused on the Greenwich market. Guests, who vary from week to week, have included architects, attorneys, builders, appraisers, inspectors and others.

Both Andruss and Pruner are real estate veterans, each with more than two decades of experience in the Greenwich market.

The show, sponored by Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, the Greenwich law firm, may also be heard on wgch.com, by clicking the Listen Live button.

Rabbi's Weekly Teaching - Chanukah Edition

Weekly Teaching By Rabbi Mitchell M. Hurvitz rabbimitch@templesholom.com
Please join us for a Celebration of Light Tomorrow, 12/2 at 6:00 pm at Christ Church Share in traditions with our neighbors & enjoy some holiday cheer
December 1, 2010 Teaching by Rabbi Mitch rabbimitch@templesholom.com Last Spring, Temple Sholom and Christ Church created our "Sholom Center" for Interfaith Learning and Fellowship. Over the years our great and leading houses of worship have created a warm and vibrant friendship, and we've steadily increased our collaborative programming. Now, our "Sholom Center" further deepens the wonderful relationship and expands to include other houses of worship, and mission compatible organizations. This week our Sholom Center presents on Thursday, December 2nd, at 6 PM, a Celebration of Light. We will gather in front of Christ Church as we share together from our different faith traditions the powerful symbols of God's light within our world. I will publically light the Chanukah Menorah, and Rev. Lemler will light the Christmas Tree. All of us gathered will share in the holiday cheer, along with some warm apple cider and sacred music from our respective faith traditions. As we celebrate Chanukah this evening, we are enjoying our own particularistic Festival of Lights. Light is a very important element in many different religious traditions and holidays. Light is a symbol of the Divine Presence within our lives, and our constant desire to cast away the darkness of gloom and despair, and replace it with the brightness of hope and renewal. It is not coincidental that Chanukah comes in December; the darkest time of the calendar year. While nature may have diminished the sunlight within our day; we light our Hanukkah menorah as a public testimony that God's light is never diminished when we are here to pursue holiness in our lives. 2200 years ago King Antiochus tried to force his pagan religion on us. But, led by Judah the Maccabee, we revolted and defeated the overwhelming forces of Antiochus' Syrian armies. The importance to Western Civilization of our Jewish victory can't be underrated. If we had lost and subsequently been assimilated to the surrounding pagan Greek culture, there would be today no Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. Our defeat would have stymied the entire ethical evolution of the Western World. When we light our Chanukah menorah, we recall that when the Maccabean army got to Jerusalem, they found that the Syrians had desecrated our Temple. The Temple's "eternally lit" Menorah; the seven branch lamp-stand that was a main feature of the Temple; had been extinguished and needed to be rekindled. According to rabbinic legend there was only enough oil to keep the Menorah lit for one day, but a miracle happened, and it stayed lit for eight days until there was the opportunity to get more oil. It is important to recall that approximately 250 years after the Maccabbean rededication of the Temple; it was subsequently destroyed completely by the Romans. Eventually, after this cataclysmic destruction the Jews rose in revolt against Rome, led by Bar Kokhba. Unfortunately, this revolt was crushed, and there was a huge and horrible slaughter of the Jews. After the crushing militaristic defeat, the rabbis pursued more pacifist means to resist Rome, and wanting to avoid Chanukah's emphasis on the Maccabbees military victory, chose to stress the "miracle" of Chanukah; that God saves the spirit of our People; no matter the circumstances. We publically light our Chanukah lights,originally with oil, but in the Middle Ages we began to use candles like our Christian neighbors. When we kindle the "lights" we are marking the light of God's Presence. There are three main Jewish concepts on "light": 1) The light of day. 2) Light, as a manifestation of God's presence. 3) God's light can be shared with all human beings. In the Book of Ecclesiastes, the blessing of wisdom is "seeing the light of God's face.... The light shines for the righteous." In the Book of Isaiah, God tells us that the mission of our Jewish lives is to be "a light to the nations". The traditional Priestly Blessing, recited constantly over our children: "May God cause the light of his countenance to shine upon you." The light of God's presence is our greatest of blessings. When God said at creation: "let there be light", and there was light, God saw that it was very good. What God created was both the normal light of nature, but, also the supernatural light; the light of God's presence; that is for the "good". Our concept of light in Judaism is also present in the Christian religion. You can read of this concept in Christian Advent hymns, and also in common Christmas Carols. A common Christmas ritual tradition is to light candles around the circumference of their wreath 4 candles, one for each of the four Sundays of the Advent season. An additional white candle in then lit in the middle of the wreath. Their interpretation is that the first candle stands for the Hebrew prophets; the second Candle for their Christian prophets; the third for Mary; and the fourth candle is lit for all people. The fifth candle is lit to symbolize "God's light coming into the world." Christmas for Christians is their particularistic celebration of God's light, and Chanukah for us is our particularistic celebration of God's light. When Christians and Jews gather together; sharing respectively our particularistic light; we enable the mitzvah of accessing universalistic light that is God's presence in our lives. The light of God shines brightest among us, when we can foster understanding, tolerance and peace, not just between are sibling religions, but among all of humanity. Happy Chanukah!! -Rabbi Mitch
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Reval now complete - Waterfront properties in Riverside get increased assessments

This is the first revaluation in Connecticut's most land-rich town since the housing bubble burst, a yeoman-like task of adjusting values for 22,500 properties to reflect five years of market volatility.

"This is going to be the first time in a long time that instead of seeing the mill rate dropping we're going to see the mill rate rise," said Russell Pruner, an owner and partner of Shore & Country Properties and a past president of the Greenwich Association of Realtors.

A number of residential properties saw their assessments plummet by 20 percent, according to Greenwich Assessor Ted Gwartney, who said the average decrease was 13 percent. Assessments are 70 percent of full market value.

The neighborhoods with the sharpest drop-off were Byram and Chickahominy, Gwartney said.

At the opposite end of the spectrum were waterfront properties in Riverside, which Gwartney said was the only neighborhood to experience a slight increase in assessments.

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Riverside News - October 13, 2010

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Rev. Kevin Wallin at St. Mary Church in Greenwich. A reception followed at Belle Haven Club in Greenwich.

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08/02/10 Vote for Rick: Independence Caucus Quote

Vote RICK TORRES for CONGRESS on AUGUST 10 IMAGINE the POSSIBILITIES with a Congressman who Pledges to Stand with Us WHAT THE INDEPENDENCE CAUCUS SAYS ABOUT RICK TORRES “In this election the very fabric of our freedoms is under direct assault. Rick Torres is running for Congress to preserve and restore our freedoms.” Rick has lived through socialism twice, once in Cuba and once in Bridgeport public housing. He is the only Congressional candidate who understands tyranny, how it erodes a society, and hijacks our liberties. Rick is a man of principle who will fight against the current trend toward a socialist United States government and act independently of any political pressure. Rick Torres is the man we must send to Congress from the 4th Congressional District. His background, his principles, his knowledge of our Constitution, his determination to preserve our liberties, and his impressive list of endorsements are all reasons to support Rick. But there is more. He intends to be a citizen legislator, one of us. He will not do anything to allow himself to become one of the political elite. No other candidate has made that pledge. RICK'S ENDORSEMENTS The Independence Caucus: (The largest endorsing body in CT outside the convention.) http://www.icaucus.org/ Ron Paul:http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-07-29/ron-paul-endorses-peter-schiff-and-rick-torres/ Republican Liberty Caucus: http://www.rlc.org/endorsed-candidates-2010/#9 Change the Congress in 2010: http://www.changethecongressin2010.com/ The Libertarian Party: http://www.lpct.org/Party.html The Conservative Party: http://www.conservativepartyct.org/ The 9-11 Family Foundation: http://www.911families.org/links.html Star Parker: http://www.starparkerforcongress.com/ T.R. Rowe: http://reptrrowe.com/ Peter Schiff: http://schiffforsenate.com/ Mark Greenberg: http://greenberg2010.com/ Jeff Cheney A FEW OF RICK'S VIDEOS To see Rick's bio click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=SCrzFs-l1FE To see Rick's socialism video click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=zfrkEtjIddQ To see Rick's call with Mark Levin click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=cpJqngSWouI&feature=channel To see Rick on Judge Napolitano click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=f3vogoJt2Cs To see why the Trumbull Ladies for Liberty support Rick click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=7C1ixKOthk4&feature=channel