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Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

PEOPLE 613 Seconds with Shira Perlman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

JEWISH LIFE Health and Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tech for the Tribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Israel Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Political Crossfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Forgotten Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 In the Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Gluten Free Recipe Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Israel News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 National News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dear Readers, A tzaddik of a previous generation moves to Eretz Yisroel. There, he encounters the yetzer hara. The tzaddik exclaims, “You’re also here!?!” The yetzer hara responds, “Sure I’m here! In fact, it’s my agents who I send to the Diaspora; here you get me in person.” Each yom tov we attain a new spiritual high, a new level of recognition of reality and our place in it. This leads us to feel like we’re sort of above the everyday challenges we experience year round. But then comes the “day after,” and it seems that just as we grew in our spiritual sensitivities, so did our evil inclination! Although it’s difficult not to feel down about it, we have to at least recognize that this exactly the purpose of our being here. The Baal HaTanya writes that each year a new G-dly light shines into the world, giving it new opportunity and purpose. As with all spiritual matters, it needs to be earned. The post-yom tov blues are one of the challenges we need to overcome. Many big changes are taking place in society, and it’s hard to keep up with them all, but as with Avraham, just because society believes we’re heading for their objectives doesn’t mean we’re not heading straight for Hashem’s goal. This goal is nothing less than the ultimate and complete redemption, after which there will be no more challenges of working with darkness and concealment. When that time comes, the world will be filled with a G-dly light as has never been seen before. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos, Shalom

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Baltimore Chesed League Girls Division launches!

he Baltimore Chesed League Girls Division, sponsored by Blue Ocean Realty, launched its first season on October 14! The kickoff event was sponsored by Goldberg’s Bagels and The Coffee Bean who provided delicious brunch items such as bagels, muffins, hot chocolate and lots more! Every girl received her personalized Under Armour sweatshirt and got to meet her coach, team and the other girls in the league. At the kickoff event, the girls were welcomed by committee member Chavi Abramson who inspired the girls to do chesed even when it’s not someone they already know, learning this from the bird called the “chassida” who does chesed, but only with birds of its kind and is therefore not deemed kosher. Rabbi Silber spoke beautifully about the special aspect of chesed that has an immediate impact. He told the story of Rabbi Chilkiya and his wife, who both prayed for rain, but since R’ Chilkiya’s wife did chesed that had an immediate result (such as giving a loaf of bread to someone who was

hungry) the rain clouds formed and blew in from the direction where she was praying. He ended by noting the tremendous sense of pride that we all have from seeing a group of young girls, who could be sleeping in on a Sunday, but instead are up and ready to do chesed! The teams hit the ground running with the following chesed activities: Team Details by Dena played a special game of bingo with the residents at King David and got a special kick out of the residents that took it very seriously  Team Mimi Boutique visited a lovely elderly couple, where the husband shared his fascinating life story that took him from Germany to China and ultimately to the US. The girls had questions for him and were fascinated that he walked 10 miles a day, each way, to reach his Jewish school. The girls delivered cookies, but they also had sweets and treats for the girls! Team Adina B. Cosmetics took over the amazing CJE library at the JCC! Under the guidance of their fab-

ulous librarian Jessica Finke, the girls received a personalized tour and were able to help sort the Hebrew books to make things easier for the families and kids who visit. With their high energy and positive attitudes, the girls raced around the library and labeled all the Hebrew books in no time! Team Nina Elman Interiors had an amazing time baking shabbat desserts for Bikur Cholim! From chocolate chip sticks, brownies, rice Krispy treats, cinnamon buns, and sprinkle sticks the girls baked with enthusiasm and love. They even helped clean up and dry the dishes! The Candy Store Team had a great experience visiting Mrs. Levinson at Weinberg Woods. She was very welcoming to the girls including offering them candy and allowing them to take a tour of her apartment. She spoke about her family and shared pictures for the girls to see and the girls told her about themselves. Team Leba D. Photography had an awesome time at Atrium Village Assisted Living working with the

friendship circle and other volunteers to prepare their rolling gardens beds for the fall. They had a great time taking out all the old plants from the beds, preparing the soil and replanting new ones! They followed instructions with great enthusiasm and energy and helped with everything they were asked to do! While the initial Girls season of BCL is being run as a beta with a relatively small group of participants, the league hopes to expand the number of players for future seasons. If you have any questions about BCL, please send a message via the BCL-Girls Facebook page. Thank you to Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim for giving the league its “headquarters.” Thank you to the Baltimore Chesed League Girls Division sponsors, coaches and dedicated committee members. It’s going to be a fantastic season of giving and getting even more back in return!

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Hascholas Gemara for 5th grade at Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchok/Torah Institute of Baltimore By: Staff Reporter BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

he 5th grade of Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchok / Torah Institute of Baltimore celebrated a beautiful milestone on Sunday, 5 Cheshvon/October 14: they began learning Gemara. The YKY/TI bais medresh was full as fathers and grandfathers joined on this momentous occasion. The crowd

listened eagerly as Rabbi Eliezer Eisgrau, the Cheder’s former Menahel, addressed the talmidim. Rabbi Eisgrau warmly shared how each child is part of a vibrant mesorah of Torah She’ba’al Peh. He also recounted a special story about Rav Shmuel Birnbaum zt”l, rosh Yeshiva of the Brooklyn Mir Yeshiva, that took place on a Chemdas trip. During the visit, Rav Shmuel passionately told the boys that if they put in the effort, then learning gemara will taste sweeter then eating

ice cream! Many faces lit up after hearing the story. After each talmid received his Gemara, the entire gathering began dancing and singing. With arms locked and spirits high, Toras Hashem Temima and Bauch Hu Elokeinu were gleefully sung as everyone danced around the bais medresh. Following the dancing, the talmidim returned to their respective classrooms to begin learning the first Mishna in Eilu Metzios and Hamafkid.

Fathers and grandfathers looked on with smiles as their sons and grandsons engaged in the class’ learning and discussion. When the shiurim concluded, everyone sat down to enjoy refreshments and savored the occasion. Mesorah is the foundation of Yiddishkeit. Beginning to learn Gemara is not only a haschola, it is the hemshich, the continuation and eternity of the Chosen People.

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ith 8 strong teams participating in the 2018 campaign, the CWS Meats Championship title is still very much so up for the taking. For a recap of the excitement from Week 2, along with some pictures of the action taken by Uri Arnson of “Uri Arnson Wedding Photography” keep reading:

MyGoods 19 Dougie’s BBQ & Grill 19 Right out of the gate, Dougie’s made some noise with an interception, putting them in scoring position. Dougie’s then took a 7-0 lead on a lob pass from backup QB Pliskin to one of his wideouts. Both teams traded three and outs before MyGoods substitute QB Shmuely Luxenburg answered with a nice crossing route pass to WR, Josh Erez, to tie the game.

To start the second half, Dougie’s stalwart defense picked off Luxenburg for the second time but was unable to capitalize with a score. On the next drive, Luxenburg picked up chunks of yards with his feet, finally tying the game at 13 with a nice QB sneak for a TD.

Shimz continued their smothering defense in the second half and after trading a bunch of stops, managed to tie the game at 14 via a TD pass to Ariel Kramer and a two point conversion to Eliave Sobol.

Not connecting on extra points caught up with Dougie’s on the final drive of the game as Luxenburg hit TE Howie Friedman for the game tying score. If not for a diving deflection by Rabinowitz on the conversion attempt, the game would have been out of reach for Dougie’s.

OLG got the ball back and started driving, but was stopped on a terrific interception by linemen Shmuel Moinzadeh. However, Shimz failed to score and OLG went on the offensive with 2 minutes left, looking to close out the game.

With only 6 seconds left, Dougie’s took a shot at a “Hail Moishe” but ultimately came up short, ending the game on a 19-19 tie.

But in a play nearly identical to his first interception, Moinzadeh managed to pick off Flamm for the second time in as many drives, setting up Shimz with terrific field position. Shimz took advantage of the short field and scored on a fourth down pass to Schmell with under a minute left to pull out the 20-14 victory.

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TD with 1 minute in the half, bringing the score to 15-13 in favor of Harris. But Gutman responded by marching HA down the field for a TD right before the half. That last drive of the half was all Harris needed as that momentum enabled Gutman to connect on TDs to Avner Shotz, Chemi Lefkowitz, Ben Gutman, and Hochman, all in the second half.

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After both sides traded stops on the first few drives, OLG finally managed to get on the board with a long TD pass to Yoni Gugenheim. Shimz QB, Avi Yudkowsky struggled initially and those struggles culminated in a thrown interception, returned by Gugenheim for a score to bring the deficit to 14-0. However, Shimz would not be deterred. Yudkowsky responded by hitting WR Yaakov Schmell with a long TD pass right before the half to bring the score to 14-6.

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After a sloppy start from both teams, PHR took control and never looked back. WR Josh Zaslow started the scoring with a touchdown reception on a quick slant over the middle of the endzone. Zaslow also caught the extra point attempt to put PHR up 7-0. On the ensuing drive, CB Levi Zaslow intercepted Mama Leah’s starting QB Herschel Bacharach on his first play of the game. That led to PHR’s second TD, a Finkelstein shovel pass to Josh Zaslow. After a beastly catch by PHR superstar Moshe Tuchman on the extra point, “The Roofers” were up 14-0. Later in the half, ML scored their first TD. But PHR came right back with a quick score before halftime. On first down, Levi Zaslow caught a 40 yard pass down the left sideline then caught a 10 yard TD pass on the next play to put PHR ahead 20-6. In the second half, Mama Leah’s tried everything they could to stop the vaunted PHR offense, but had little success. Finkelstein threw two more touchdown passes to the Zaslow brothers, one each, and ran in another touchdown.

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Everlasting Generations: A Baltimore Mother’s Journey from Childlessness to Motherhood

y husband and I got married young and thought having children would be an easy process. Unfortunately, we were very wrong. We experienced years of infertility, and finally after getting pregnant, miscarriage. My gynecologist sent me to a fertility specialist; based on what the specialist told me I began to feel I would never be a mother. The specialist explained that although the medication I was taking helped most people with the condition I had 2% of people do not respond to the medication and I may fit into that category. He suggested I become more aggressive with treatments. As I was going through endless blood work and ultrasounds, I felt incredibly angry and discouraged. Why do I have to go through all of this? Why is it so easy for everyone else? As the years went on, I began to have a harder time getting together with friends. Listening to all their funny and cute anecdotal stories about their children was becoming too

much to bear. Before I knew it they were going onto child number three and I was still longing for my first. For the most part, I kept my struggle to myself. I felt that nobody would understand what I was going through and I did not need people to pity me. I figured there had to be more people going through the same struggle, but it was not something discussed publically. When my doctor recommended IVF as the most viable option; a treatment not covered by insurance, I was overwhelmed. I spent many hours trying to get the cost as low as possible, but it was still astronomical, not just for the treatment, but the medications as well. I was even angrier that not only do I have to go through this emotional and physical pain, I now had to go through financial hardship as well. It was then, at my lowest point, Bonei Olam stepped in . Not only did they help my husband and I locate a pharmacy that had all the specific medications we needed, but they helped cover the cost of the medications as well. We were

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The Associated’s Super Sunday a Success By: The Associated/ Rochelle Eisenberg BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

t was an exciting day for Jewish Baltimore as the community settled in at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, October 14 to celebrate two major wins. In the late afternoon, hundreds of community members enjoyed watching a dominating victory by the Baltimore Ravens at The Associated: Jewish Community of Baltimore’s Community Watch Party. And earlier that day, hundreds more celebrated the success of the community, raising more than $1 million during Super Sunday. Super Sunday, co-chaired by Arthur Adler and Rachel Goldbloom, is the official kick-off to The Associated’s Annual Campaign. The money raised supports Jews in Baltimore, Israel and around the world. Through The Associated’s system of agencies and overseas partners, the Annual Campaign helps fund critical services around the globe. These include the educational support SHEMESH that provides for those with disabilities, the career service counseling provided by Jewish Community Services (JCS) for those looking for new or better employment, the loans and counseling offered by CHAI to help community members become successful homeowners and the finan-

cial support for programs like MASA to help young adults learn during a gap year in Israel. This year, the 2019 Annual Campaign is chaired by Steve Fader. Ronnie Footlick serves as the 2019 Associated Women Campaign Chair. Make Change Campaign The Associated is adding a few new ways for Baltimoreans to help their community through its Make Change Campaign. Community members can: Drop off their spare change at

several designated events throughout the year. These include #GivingTuesday(November 27), Community Mitzvah Day (December 25), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 21) and Good Deeds Day (April 7). Additional days and locations may be added. Join The Associated’s credit or debit card round-up program. Daily transactions will be rounded up to the nearest dollar. For example, a tall latte from the local coffee shop that costs $2.95 will be rounded up to $3.00 and

TYA Flag Football Season 15 has Touched Down By: Jeff Cohn BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

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Shira Perlman cation. Baking challah is something I consider very special as a part of my personal Judaism, so it felt natural to become involved in a community-wide challah bake program. Seeing so many Jewish women, from all parts of the Jewish community, gather together to make challah is so inspiring.

What inspires you about the BSP? I bake for a living. I own Delightfully Sweet, a boutique custom order bakery, under Star-K kosher certifi-

Why is the Challah Bake program such a special part of the BSP? From its inception, here in Baltimore, the challah bake program has been an amazing part of the BSP. Gathering women from all ages and religious backgrounds is a wonderful way to embrace the goal of finding unity within the community. There is something really special in the air at the challah bakes. Being in a room with hundreds of other Jewish women, all making traditional bread, is truly awe-

Do you have a special role this year beyond being a volunteer? This year I am helping primarily behind the scenes. Family responsibilities have prevented me from co-chairing the event, but other wonderful people have been helping to ensure that this year’s BSP challah bake will be a huge success. What is the best part of being a BSP volunteer? For me, the best part of being involved in the BSP is the friendships

that have been established and have grown. To meet people from diverse backgrounds—people I probably would not have met otherwise—and to become long-lasting friends is something I will cherish forever. How can people sign up now to volunteer for next year’s BSP? Visit the BSP website (http://www. baltimoreshabbatproject.org/volunteer-2/). We would love to have new volunteers for next year. We already have some amazing ideas for the next challah bake program. A committee is in formation to plan other programs to expand the community celebration of Shabbat in 2019. You won’t want to miss it!

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How did you first become involved as a Baltimore Shabbat Project (BSP) volunteer? I attended the challah bake program as a table captain when it was first held several years ago at the JCC. I was so inspired, that I immediately decided to get involved the next year. That following year, I helped Jen Kaplan with planning and ordering the ingredients and then set up leading up to one of the largest challah bake programs in the world. I continued to help Jen the following year, and last year I co-chaired the challah bake at Pimlico race track.

What do you see as the goal of the BSP? For me, the goal of BSP is to spread the love of Shabbat. We live in a busy society where everyone is “plugged in” all day. We are surrounded with technology, busy calendars, deadlines and never-ending expectations. So for me, being able to “unplug” for 25 hours each week is lifesaving! I hope that through the BSP programs we will be able to share that feeling with everyone, no matter what their levels of observance or engagement might be.

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Long Live those in the Holy Land Israelis are expected to have one of the longest life expectancies on the planet in the year 2040. According to new statistics, Israelis are expected to be living to 84.4 years by then, which would be seventh in the world. Israel currently boasts an average lifespan of 82.1, the 13th best around the globe.

Palestinians, on the other hand, are expected to drop more spots on the list than any other country. In 2016, they were 114th on the list at 71.9 years old. In 2040, the average lifespan of a Palestinian is expected to only be 72.2, or 152nd place in the world. Researchers at the University of Washington expect lifespans to rise at least a little in every country by 2040, but the rankings are to change dramatically. The average age around the world today is 73.8. In 2040, that is supposed to rise by five years to 77.7. Obviously, the predictions are far from guaranteed. “The future of the world’s health is not pre-ordained,” admitted lead author Kyle Foreman, head of data science at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. “But whether we see significant progress or stagnation depends on how well or poorly health systems address key health drivers.” Spain is projected to take the top spot in 2040 with a lifespan of 85.8 years. Japan is on the throne now with

Iran Upgrading Hezbollah’s Missiles Hezbollah is receiving large shipments of advanced weapons from Iran, according to American intelligence sources. In the past week, Iran has sent GPS components to change unguided rockets into precision-guided missiles to Lebanon. Other weapons components were also sent to the terror group. While addressing the UN last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hezbollah has been trying to build infrastructure to convert their surface-to-surface missiles into precision missiles. Iran has been helping them achieve this goal in a factory near the airport in Beirut.

“In Lebanon, Iran is directing Hezbollah to build secret sites to convert inaccurate projectiles into precision-guided missiles, missiles that can target deep inside Israel within an accuracy of ten meters,” Netanyahu said. “Hezbollah is deliberately using the innocent people of Beirut as human shields. They’ve placed three of these missile conversion sites along Beirut’s international airport,” he revealed. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded to Bibi’s statements by saying that his terror group has “highly accurate ... missiles” and that, should Israel impose a war on Lebanon, “it will face a fate and a reality it never expected on any day.” Netanyahu dismissed the threat and said that “if they confront us, they

will suffer a crushing blow the levels of which they cannot imagine.” Iran has vehemently denied the reports of them helping the Hezbollah terror group in that way. “Such false and ridiculous news have no purpose other than affecting Iran’s foreign relations, especially with its neighbors,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi blustered. “This news is solely aimed at creating fears in the countries of the region.”

Israeli Tech Used Globally: For Good & Bad Israel is exporting spyware and other types of offensive cyber technologies in very large numbers. According to Israeli news outlets, some of the products that companies based in Israel offer as tools for counterterrorism and to fight organized crime are also being used by dictatorships to spy on dissidents. Verint is an Israeli firm which helped authorities in Mozambique combat kidnappings and officials in Botswana fight against illegal poaching. However, countries like Indonesia have used Verint’s technology to track religious minorities and charge them with heresy, a crime in their country. Pegasus, a Trojan-horse software program supplied by Herzliya Pituach-based NSO, allows governments to hack into their citizens’ cell phones. This is a useful tool for combating crime but was used by the Mexican government to track those opposed to their policies and punish them for their disagreement.

Israeli regulatory bodies are supposed to stop any sales to foreign governments that misuse the software products being exported. An investigation that utilized 100 sources in

15 countries recently found that sales are not being halted even when there are clear signs of abuse. “I can’t limit the actions of the client,” said one employee, who remained anonymous. “I can’t sell someone a Mercedes and then tell him to only drive 100 kilometers per hour. The truth is that the Israeli companies don’t know how their system will be used once they are sold.” Even if regulators wish to stop the flow of spy tech, it is not clear that they would be able to. Many Israeli firms have European subsidiaries that sell the technology to countries like Cyprus and Bulgaria and would not be obligated to listen to Israeli authorities.

BDS Advocate Enters Israel

Lara Alqasem, the American graduate student that was held in Ben Gurion airport for a short period, was allowed into Israel this week. Alqasem was being held because she is a BDS activist and a new law allows Israel to protect itself from letting anyone who wishes to harm the Jewish State into the country. She was told to leave Israel but demanded an appeal and so was held at the airport. This week the Supreme Court ruled that the new law does not apply to her and allowed her entry. “I’m relieved at the court’s decision and incredibly grateful for the work of my amazing and tireless lawyers Yotam Ben Hillel and Leora Bechor as well as the support of my family and friends,” Alqasem told reporters upon her release. She had been held in the airport for 15 days after arriving to study at Hebrew University. The state made the claim that Alqasem, who was the head of her local chapter of Students for Justice in

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The Week In News Palestine, currently supports the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. She was allowed to return home but chose to fight the ban and was, therefore, not allowed to leave the airport. In court, she promised that she had not been engaged in BDS activities for the past year-and-a-half and said she would not participate in any BDS activities in the future. The state brought the fact that she had deleted her social media accounts after she was detained as proof that she had something to hide. A lower court upheld the initial ruling to bar Alqasem entry, but the Supreme Court granted her appeal and overturned the ban. “In this case, preventing the entry of the plaintiff does not advance the purpose of the law and it was even argued, for example, by the Hebrew University that it harms Israeli academia,” Supreme Court Justice Neal Hendel wrote. “The fight against boycotts is fitting and vital, as

are the actions were taken by the State of Israel on the matter. However, the concrete action before us clearly deviates from the range of reasonableness and cannot be accepted,” he added. Another judge on the court added that if Alqasem “returns to her old ways” and promoted a boycott while in Israel, she could face expulsion. Alqasem started classes at Hebrew University on Sunday. When she first arrived at the university, she was greeted by right-wing activists who waved Israeli flags and posted notices on campus declaring that there was a terror supporter on campus. The rightwing Im Tirtzu group said it wanted to give Alqasem the same welcome she had given to Israeli students at the University of Florida campus when she was active in the boycott-supporting student group. Flyers posted in Hebrew and English around the campus declared, “Did you know that with the support

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Abbas & Hamas Use Torture This week, Human Rights Watch accused both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas of routinely engaging in “systematic” unwarranted arrests and torture of critics, suspected dissidents and political opponents, and of developing “parallel police states” in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, respectively. In a 149-page report based on interviews with 147 witnesses, Human Rights Watch detailed a common method of abuse and torture known as shabeh – used both by the PA and Hamas – in which detainees are placed in painful physical positions for lengthy periods of time. Such practices cause distress and trauma to detainees, while often leaving “little or no trace on the body,” the report said. The widespread occurrence of such brutality indicates that “torture is governmental policy for both the PA and Hamas,” HRW stated. Shabeh techniques include forcing detainees into squats, powerfully stretching their arms above or behind them, and leaving them standing or sitting in child-sized chairs for hours on end. In one example from Gaza, “a PA civil servant, arrested after a friend tagged him in a Facebook post calling for protests on the electricity crisis,

spent most of his days in the Internal Security’s Gaza City detention center subjected to positional abuse… causing him to feel ‘severe pain in my kidneys and spine’ and as if his neck would ‘break’ and his ‘body is tearing up inside,’” the report said. According to the report, “Palestinian forces in both the West Bank and Gaza regularly use threats of violence, taunts, solitary confinement, and beatings, including lashing and whipping of the feet of detainees, to elicit confessions, punish, and intimidate activists.”

The report, titled “Two Authorities, One Way, Zero Dissent,” cited more than 20 cases in which activists were arrested for critical news articles or social media posts, as well as membership in certain groups or movements frowned upon by authorities. Hamas and the PA regularly abused each other’s activists in the territories they control, it added. Saying the systematic use of torture could amount to a crime against humanity under the United Nations’ Convention against Torture, HRW called on the United States, the European Union and other international powers to halt all aid to the Palestinian agencies responsible for persecution and abuse – including the PA Preventative Security Forces, General Intelligence Services and Joint Security Committee, and the Hamasrun Internal Security – “until the authorities curb those practices and hold those responsible for abuse accountable.” Both Hamas and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority have denied the accusations. The two Palestinian factions split in 2007 after Hamas violently seized the Gaza Strip from forces loyal to PA President Mahmoud Abbas. For more than a decade, Hamas has maintained an iron grip on power and suppressed

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On Monday, Jordan announced that it will not negotiate with Israel to renew part of the 1994 peace treaty that granted the Jewish state use of two small agricultural areas along the border, according to Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, dashing hopes in Jerusalem that Amman could be convinced to reverse course.

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Safadi insisted that the Hashemite kingdom would not renege on King Abdullah II’s promise to take back control of the areas that Israel has been allowed to lease for the past 25 years. “We will not negotiate over the sovereignty of these areas,” Safadi said of Naharayim in the north and the Tzofar enclave in the southern Arava desert. On Sunday Abdullah said that the areas would return to Jordanian hands when their leases expire next year. The lands in question were ceded to Jordan as part of the countries’ 1994 peace treaty, but Amman agreed Israeli farmers could still access and work

the plots as part of a 25-year-lease that had been widely expected in Israel to be renewed. Responding to Abdullah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel “will enter into negotiations with Jordan to extend the existing agreement,” which is automatically renewable unless either side gives a year’s notice to terminate the deal. But Safadi’s words on Monday dashed any hopes Bibi had for renegotiation. “We have so far not received any official request to open talks,” Safadi said, “but if we do open talks, the only question will be how we cancel these leased areas.” Naharayim includes within its boundaries the Isle of Peace tourist spot, a man-made island and hydroelectric power plant at the confluence of the Jordan River and the Yarmouk River. The move is widely seen as a result of pressure from Jordanian hardliners. In recent months, Amman has faced intense calls to cancel the lease agreement, with several mass demonstrations urging the government to “reassert Jordanian sovereignty” over the area. The pressure was increased when 80 lawmakers signed a letter to the government urging the cancellation. On Sunday, Jordanian parliament members praised the move, with Saleh al-Armouti, a regular critic of the king, hailing the decision as “a positive step that restores dignity to the Jordanian citizen and sovereignty over his land.” Abdullah may also have been keen to distance himself from close ties to Israel, amid tense relations between the Palestinian Authority and the U.S. administration, seeking to clearly place himself on the side of the Palestinians. Israel and Jordan were embroiled last year in a diplomatic standoff following the shooting deaths of two Jordanians in July 2017 by an Israeli security guard, Ziv Moyal, who Israel said opened fire in self-defense after one of the men tried to stab him. Israel and Jordan reached an agreement to end the diplomatic fight in January, when a Jordanian govern-

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Consulate Moved to U.S. Embassy The United States has announced that its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians will be brought under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that moving the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem to the embassy was meant to “achieve significant

efficiencies and increase our effectiveness” following the opening of the embassy in May. The move is seen as controversial as it implies a lowering of the status of the Palestinian people. Pompeo was careful to make clear that the merging of the two missions does not represent a change in any U.S. policy. The United States’ attitude towards the West Bank, Jerusalem, or the Gaza Strip has not changed, said the Secretary of State. “The United States continues to take no position on final status issues, including bound-

aries or borders,” Pompeo said in a statement. “The specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem are subject to final status negotiations between the parties.”

Secretary Pompeo also said that President Donald Trump was committed to establishing a “lasting and comprehensive peace” between Israel and the Palestinians. “We look forward to continued partnership and dialogue with the Palestinian people and, we hope in the future, with the Palestinian leadership,” he said. David Friedman, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, is to be in charge of the new arrangement, and the new Palestinian Affairs Unit will remain in the consulate general building on Agron Street. Many Palestinian spokespeople were upset at the announcement. “The Trump Administration is making clear that it is working together with the Israeli Government to impose Greater Israel rather than the two-state solution on the 1967 border,” top peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said in a statement. “The U.S. administration has fully endorsed the Israeli narrative, including on Jerusalem, Refugees, and Settlements.” The PA has boycotted the Trump administration since Jerusalem was recognized by President Trump as the capital of Israel in December.

Some Dead Sea Scrolls Fake The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., announced on Monday that five Dead Sea Scroll fragments from its collection were proven forgeries. Removed from display, these fragments may prove to be the bellwether of the institution’s entire 16-piece fragment collection, and beyond.

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lectors willing to pay upwards of six figures for the tiniest snippet of “holy” text, there is a clear motive for forgery. Increasingly upon expert inspection, these fragments are thought to have been written by a modern hand. In the summer of 2016, Davis noted a number of red flags upon the scientific publication of some 30 of these newly purchased – and unprovenanced – fragments from the Museum of the Bible collection, as well as the private Schøyen Collection. At least nine from the Schøyen Collection and seven from the Museum of the Bible were proven to be fakes.

Nebraska: Honest but Boring

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Running on Batteries

Tip of a Lifetime

A man enters a restaurant, orders a water, and then leaves. No, this is not the beginning of a joke. The ending to this story is almost too good to be true, though. Earlier this month, a man by the name of MrBeast took a few sips of water he ordered at a hot dog restaurant while perusing the menu. Then, deciding there was nothing there that struck his fancy, he left the restaurant, but not without leaving something for the waitress. Neatly stacked next to his menu was a pile of bills – $10,000 worth of them, to be exact. The waitress was speechless when she saw the ginormous tip. “Good people are still doing good things these days so I thought it was pretty cool,” Restaurant owner Bret Oliverio said. “This was out of the blue, once in a lifetime – it’ll never happen again in my lifetime.” The waitress kept a large chunk of the cash and then split the rest among the diner’s staff. Along with the cash, MrBeast – whose YouTube videos include reading through an entire dictionary in one sitting – also left a note reading, “Thanks for the delicious water.”

Sunday’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon saw many winners, and some of them looked quite out-ofthe-ordinary. Guinness World Records bestowed upon 13 participants new titles, including fastest marathon dressed as a battery. Blaine Perry broke the record for fastest marathon dressed as a battery (male) with a time of 2:59:57.6. Pamela Bottos donned a Lucille Ball costume and broke the record for fastest half marathon dressed as a television character (female), boasting a time of 1:56:48. Not to be outdone, Daniel Janetos broke his own record for fastest half marathon dressed as a chef (male), finishing with a time of 1:27:50. Oh, and juggler Michael-Lucien Bergeron broke the record for fastest half marathon joggling with three objects (male), coming in at 1:17:09.4. Victor Freve-Boucher and Freud Fortier-Chouinard ran the race handcuffed and broke the record for two runners handcuffed together. If you thought it was hard to run holding onto someone, think again. Kyle Pastor, Marco Pelayo, David Duarte and Christopher Hoeppler broke the record for fastest half marathon with four runners handcuffed together (male), finishing the race in 2:00:28. Bridget Burns, who already held records for fastest half marathon in motocross gear (female) and fastest marathon dressed as a boxer (female), broke the record for fastest half marathon dressed as a zoo keeper, completing the race in 2:04:46.7. Robert Winckler, who holds records for fastest half marathon dressed

as a cowboy and fastest half marathon dressed as a swimmer, finished with a time of 1:57:58.8 to set the record for fastest half marathon carrying golf clubs. SupermomJulie Hillis loaded her four kids into two strollers to break the record for fastest half marathon pushing two double prams (female), with a time of 2:04:59. Jean Oh dressed as Super Mario’s dinosaur pal Yoshi to finish with a time of 1:35:56.2 to break the record for fastest half marathon dressed as a video game character. Bradley Vincent donned a poop emoji costume and ran with a 1:39:50.4 time for the fastest half marathon dressed as an emoji record. Brothers Petro and Andrey Czupiel dressed as Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in the foot-powered Flintstone car to break the record for fastest half marathon in a two-person costume at 2:09:27.5. Yabba-dabba-doo!

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Move over, gloves. There’s a new cold weather accessory in town. Sally Steel-Jones is the founder of The Nose Warmer Company. She produces nose-warmers in a variety of fabrics and styles for those who are concerned that their schnozzes will be chilly this winter. “I got the idea in 2009 when I had a genuine cold nose,” Steel-Jones said. “Our business started small, with one nose warmer made specifically to do the job of warming up a nippy nose!” the company’s site reads. “Our owner soon realized that she wasn’t the only one with this problem so The Nose Warmer Company was born.” Nose warmers are available for around $10. Or you can just use your scarf to keep your nose cozy this winter.

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Torah Thought

A Candlelit Table for Two

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In what appears to be a most despicable act of utter cruelty the Torah describes how Hagar, after being expelled once again, having run out of water and roaming the desert in desperate search for water, suddenly discovers that her son Yishmael is passing out and dying of thirst. In what seems as an act of selfish desperation, she ‘casts off the boy beneath one of the trees’, proceeds to distance herself from him and blurts out selfishly, as if to herself, “Let me not see the death of the child.” Could it be that Hagar, a member of Avraham’s inspired household for at least sixteen years, was so barbaric to ‘toss away her son’ and not offer him at least the warmth of a loving mother in his last moments of life?

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The verse refers to this ‘tree’ she threw him under as, ‫אחד השיחים‬, one of the bushes. The Holy Kohen of Tzefas, the Sifsei Kohen, points out that the use of the term ַ‫ ִשֹיח‬as opposed to more normative ‫ ִאילָן‬to describe this tree is instructive. ‫ שיח‬is also the word that means dialogue or conversation. There was a significant and heart rending conversation taking place here between Hagar and G-d. Hagar pointedly asks of G-d if indeed Yishmael is destined to die from thirst how then will His earlier promise to her, of a child that would reign over his brothers, be fulfilled. Yishmael too interjects, questioning G-d how He could have promised his father Avraham, “But regarding Yishmael I have heard you”, if he is about to die? It was the result of this penetrating

dialogue that ultimately Yishmael and Hagar’s pleas were accepted and thus saved. This location, the Sifsei Kohen asserts, is therefore very appropriately named ‫שיחים‬, denoting the fateful ‫שיח‬, conversation that took place there. In fact it is attributed to the Holy Seer of Lublin that at the times when it appears that all prayers have gone unanswered; one may ‘cast’ off the responsibility totally to G-d. It was in the vein of King David’s summons to, ‫השלך על ד' יהבך והוא יכלכלך (תהלים נה‬ )‫כג‬, Cast upon G-d your burden and He will sustain you”, that Hagar too, after exhausting all her entreaties that she figuratively ‘cast’ Yishmael’s fate into G-d’s hands solely. Even more fascinating is the claim attributed to one of the greatest scholars and rabbinic figures of nineteenth century Lithuania, Reb Meir Shnipishoker, that '‫ 'אחד השיחים‬here refers not merely to just ‘one’ of the bushes there, but more significantly to the ‘singular’ amongst all bushes, with the emphasis on the word ‫שיחים‬ and its connotation of ‫ שיחה‬a form of prayer unique to the Patriarchs, as it says )‫'שֹיחֹו' (תהלים קב א‬ ִ ‫לפני ד' ישפוך‬, And in front of G-d he pours forth his supplication. This, he avers, refers to Mount Moriah, the very spot of the Holy Temple. He adds that the famous sentiment expressed by G-d when He intervened to save Yishmael, despite the protestations of the angels who sought to condemn Yishmael due to his descendants future crimes against the Jewish nation, with G-d stating that Yishmael nevertheless deserved to be judged )‫'באשר הוא שם' (כא יז‬, In his present state, has an additional undercurrent.

'‫ 'באשר הוא שם‬literally translates as, ‘because He is there’, alluding to the efficacy of prayer on the Temple Mount, the residence of His Divine Presence. It was this special quality of prayer, unique to this exceptional place that warranted G-d’s response. The implications of this interpretation are mind boggling in light of current events. Islam is the only religion other than Judaism that is unequivocally monotheistic. Despite their corrupted thinking and cruel and inhumane actions, the fact remains they communicate and converse with a ‘tangible’ G-d, who they rightfully believe hears their misguided supplications. Their history from its very inception, as cited, conveys a reality that He responds to expressions of sincere faith despite underwhelming worthiness. What is the antidote to this frightening reality? A superficial observation of the story of Hagar and Yishmael draws clear parallels to the concluding narrative of the Akeidah. Two children of Avraham face possible extinction in the face of clear prophecies having indicated otherwise. In each tale a parent is present and involved. An angel intervenes in both episodes, in the case of Yishmael to reveal a well of water, and by Yitzchok to stave off his impending slaughter. The emphasis on ‘one’ of the bushes is echoed in the designated spot for the Akeidah on ‘one’ of the mountains, both as quoted above, relating to that most unique of locations,

the Temple Mount. The one glaring contrast though is that one tale is tinged with angst, frustration and despair while the other resounds with utter calmness, quiet joy and purpose despite the apparent pending doom. What characterizes our nation as distinct from others is not simply our ability to ‘converse’ comfortably with G-d but more importantly to forge forward, despite whatever may loom ahead, with a sense of privilege and joyous conviction knowing that no matter what we may face we are at peace with ourselves and with our relationship with G-d. This notion of ‫ שיחה‬as prayer, finds its full expression by none other than Yitzchok. When returning from Be’er-LaChai-Roi, ironically the very place where Hagar’s prayers were once answered during her first expulsion from the house of Avraham when she received the blessing of the subsequent birth Yishmael, Yitzchok establishes his contribution of the prayer of Mincha. ‫ויצא יצחק לשוח בשדה (בראשית כד‬ )‫סג‬, Yitzchok went out to supplicate in the field. The verb for prayer used here is ‫לשוח‬, literally to converse. He ‘converses’ in the ‫שדה‬, the field being an allusion to the Temple Mount that Yitzchok elsewhere describes as a ‘field’. )‫ ד"ת חציף‬:‫ תוס' ברכות לד‬.‫(פסחים פח‬ There seems to be an inherent connection to this mode of prayer and the field, what might that be?

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Torah Thought The very first reference to prayer is when the Torah reports how during creation, ‫'שֹיחַ ' השדה‬ ִ ‫וכל‬, All the trees of the field, had not yet sprouted since it hadn’t rained because it required man to first come into existence so he may pray for it. )‫(בראשית א ה ורש"י שם‬ The Midrash reveals that trees are called ‫שיח‬, because the trees ‘talk to one another’. If you listen to the wind rustling through the branches and leaves of the trees you can hear a ‘conversation’ taking place amongst them. ‫שיחה‬, a conversation, a shmooze, implies a quiet interaction between friends, free from tension, a moment laced with warmth and understanding. Trees ‘shmooze’ because the trees humble and bend themselves before the winds, allowing for a free flowing ‘breeze’ that creates the imagery of soft and endearing conversation.

A young husband once sought counsel from the great and insightful Mashgiach, HaRav Shlomo Wolbe, on how to properly celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife. The Mashgiach told him to make a reservation at a quiet restaurant, request a candlelit table in the back and talk to his wife in whispered tones. He dutifully followed the advice and had a marvelous time. He went afterwards to thank the Mashgiach and couldn’t help himself from inquiring how the Mashgiach was so well informed in matters of romance. The Mashgiach smiled widely and told him that he engages in it every day. When we pray we converse intimately with G-d. Each of us removed from the hustle and bustle of life standing quietly alone with G-d at a proverbial ‘candlelit table’, whispering expressions of love and devotion. Yitzchok lived every moment in

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quiet conversation with G-d. Even as the glint in the blade of his father’s knife flashed before his eyes, ‫יצחק‬ ‫ירנן‬, Yitzchok exulted. )‫(ב"י או"ח רצ"ב‬ Rebbe Nachman of Breslov teaches: Know! When a person prays in the fields, all the flora enters into the prayer, helping him and strengthening his prayer. This is the reason prayer is called conversation, the concept of Siach. All the shrubs of the field empower and assist his prayer. This is the concept of ‘And Yitzchak went out laSuach, to converse in the field, his prayer was with the help and power of the field. All the flora of the field empowered and assisted his prayer, on account of which prayer is called Sichah. )‫(ליקוטי מהר"ן ב ב‬ Whether we venture literally in the forest or not in Hisbodedus, secluded meditation, we can each access

this power of Sichah. We must learn to constantly ‘converse’ calmly with G-d during all our encounters in life, developing an intimacy that only the descendants of Yitzchok can possibly attain. It is that skill that earns us the right of heirs to the legacy of Avraham and to that most intimate of locations, the Bais HaMikdash, the veritable ‘bridal suite’ of our relationship. May we rise to the opportunity we have every moment of our lives to engage in an ongoing warm conversation with G-d. It will allay frustration, empowering us to display before the entire world what a true and deep relationship with G-d entails. The resulting inspired and contemplative dignity that accompanies everything we do and every interaction we engage in is what will merit us our final homecoming speedily in our days.

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Mitzvah, in the summer of 1957, his life changed forever when he and his parents went on a vacation to visit family in Eretz Yisroel. Among others, their family included HaGaon Rav Leizer Yudel Finkel zt”l, the famed Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Mir and uncle to Rav Nosson Tzvi zt”l’s father. His great-uncle convinced Nosson Tzvi’s parents to let the boy stay and learn in the Yeshiva. Rav Leizer Yudel took a keen interest in young Nosson Tzvi and arranged that 3 talmidei chochomim should learn with his great-nephew. That summer, his hasmodah and diligence shone through. Rav Nosson Tzvi zt”l related that he learned 60 blatt gemara in Maseches Bava Kamma. That same gemara, he learned twice with each rebbe, and reviewed it again by himself another seven times. That’s 13 times learning the same gemara, for a total of almost 800 blatt gemara!For those months, Nosson Tzvi actually lived in Rav Leizer Yudel’s home and slept in the room that the Rosh HaYeshiva would learn. There, Nosson Tzvi got a feeling of true Ahavas HaTorah. Early one morning, when everyone else was fast asleep, Nosson Tzvi observed his great-uncle walk over and literally embrace his seforim shelf! He then kissed each sefer and lovingly said “Dos iz mein” – this is my gemara! “It was the biggest siyata dishmaya that I had in life, to be together with the Rosh HaYeshiva” Rav Nosson Tzvi would later recall. Nosson Tzvi went back to Chicago to finish high school and afterwards returned to the Mir. With incredible dedication, he devoted his entire life to learning. In those early years, he would often study between 12 and 14 hours on a normal day! People noticed his growth in learning, and his midos bein adam l’chaveiro continued to stand out as well. As a bochur, he would learn with

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Nosson Tzvi learning in Eretz Yisroel at the Mir

anyone who needed a chavrusa and made everyone feel cared for. He would sometimes quietly raise funds to hire a tutor for students who needed one so that they could succeed in their Limud HaTorah as well. He would even save some of the money that he received from his parents - to buy food to enhance other bochrim’s oneg Shabbos. These were early indicators for the role he would play later in life. After his father-in-law and Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Beinush Finkel zt”l was niftar (he had succeeded his father, Rav Leizer Yudel), Rav Nosson Tzvi was chosen to assume the mantle of Rosh HaYeshiva. Despite being soft-spoken and already having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, Rav Nosson Tzvi zt”l transformed the Yeshiva into an empire of Torah that continues to produce so many outstanding scholars. With help from the One Above and an ever-present dedication, he literally willed it into being. He took on tremendous financial burdens, encouraged talmidim to increase their quality and quantity of dedicated learning, and introduced a number of innovative incentives and other programs that ensured the highest standards. He connected with thousands and impacted the lives of so many people, even those not in the Yeshiva. He was committed to the Mir Yeshiva, but more than that, he was dedicated to Klal Yisroel! The Torah Legacy Foundation, produced Triumph of the Spirit, an inspiring film about the life and legacy of the Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l. This past Motzei Shabbos, there was community wide showing of the film at Rabbi Berger’s Shul. The audience was moved and inspired by this incredible story. Anyone who would like to watch the film or learn more, can visit www.torahlegacy. com. Rav Finkel zt”l’s story continues to demonstrate what a person can achieve despite challenges, and his presence is sorely missed by so many. May his neshama have an aliyah and be an inspiration for us all!

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This past Shabbos, marked the 7th yahrzeit of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt”l, Rosh HaYeshiva of the Mir Yeshiva. The Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l is renowned for his absolute dedication and love of Torah, a tremendous warmth towards so many people, and his super-human mesiras nefesh in carrying out Hashem’s will. Despite having a

debilitating illness, Parkinson’s Disease, for over 20 years, Rav Nosson Tzvi zt”l managed to overcome these challenges. He continued to dedicate himself to Torah learning, forged life-long relationships with thousands, and through it all, built up one of the largest Torah institutions in the world! That alone would be an inspiring story, but recounting how it all began, makes it all the more meaningful. You see, he didn’t start off being a wellknown illui, a prodigy from Poland or something. In fact, he was an American boy, born and raised in Chicago in the 1940’s and 50’s. Despite becoming a prominent Rosh HaYeshiva, he was open about his roots. Later in life, he often shared with audiences, how he originally attended the local Chicago Jewish Academy, his friends called him “Natie”, and was involved in sports and other “regular activities”. However, he merited to live far beyond a “regular” life. About a year after becoming a Bar

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here is a small yet very vocal and influential group of “anti-vaxxers” living in our heimeshe communities. They should stop reading now, as they will not like what I have to say, will not listen to what I have to say, and will write personal non-scientific scathing diatribes against me. However, I hope the rest of Klal Yisroel keeps on reading this critically important pikuach nefashos article, which the Yerushalmi essentially states is a primary chiyuv of a rav to darshen (explicate). “Measles Outbreak in New York City in the Orthodox Jewish Community” was the title of a letter sent this week by the Department of Health to physicians across the state. Unfortunately, this is only the latest such tragic headline amongst numerous similar and preventable outbreaks in recent months and years, in our communities, in the U.S., Eretz Yisroel and Europe. I was truly saddened, embarrassed and

pained. Almost all the cases of measles are directly related to someone (or many people) being unvaccinated and spreading their illness and ignorance to others. I am very sorry if that offends anyone, but my vaccinated granddaughter (2 years old) just had to get an urgent premature second dose of MMR vaccine after being exposed in “gan” in Israel; her 5-month-old brother, too young to be vaccinated, had to get a painful gamma globulin shot because of such incorrect and therefore dangerous medical views. Hashem yeracheim. There is absolutely no one who disagrees with the psak that a parent is required to remove one’s child to safety when a danger is present. Indeed, this is part of the basis for the halachic ruling of HaRav Elyashiv, zt”l, who viewed normal childhood vaccinations as being an obligatory part of parental obligations. HaRav Asher Weiss, shli-

ta, posek for Shaare Zedek Hospital, a premier orthodox run hospital in Eretz Yisroel, says it is a mitzvah and chiyuv to get vaccinated, bringing a proof from the story of Sodom from this week’s parsha (which I do not have the room to reiterate here). He further states that yeshivas have the right and even obligation to protect other students and should not allow unvaccinated children into school. This is similarly the written psak of HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein, shlita, as well as the psak of HaRav Elyashiv, who ruled that parents have the right to have unvaccinated children excluded from class so as not to cause unnecessary risks for their children. Many other gedolei Yisroel, including HaRav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt”l, HaRav Yehoshua Newirth, zt”l, and, yibadeil bein chayim lechayim, HaRav J. David Bleich, HaRav Reuven Feinstein, HaRav Hershel Schachter and HaRav Mordechai Willig, shlita, have all ruled that there is no basis in

halacha to suggest that vaccinations should be avoided. All strongly urge and support appropriate universal vaccination against the major childhood potentially fatal illness that are preventable. Indeed, it is sheker (dishonest) to officially avow that Jewish law forbids vaccination – which is the only way in some states to avoid mandatory state vaccination laws by providing such a false attestation about our religion. So why all the headlines, anguish and outbreaks in our camps, amongst the “People of the Book”? Why did 180 children, 80% who were unvaccinated, die in the U.S. 2017/18 from flu, along with 80,000 adults? Why do yeshivas and camps have to close down and stop learning because of mumps outbreaks? Why were six babies hospitalized with measles in the past month at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv? Are we living in the 1950s? In my humble opinion, as a com-

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way to control these preventable fatal diseases. Chasdei Hashem no one dies anymore of smallpox; polio is almost wiped out – solely, and only because of

take painful and additional medications and shots, because non-experts “believe” otherwise? Imagine if parents were to insist

very successful vaccination programs. Rachmana leztlan, why should anyone in 5779 die from measles? Why are people not following these medical experts as halacha requires? Why are my (and your) precious children and grandchildren unnecessarily exposed to lethal illnesses, forced to

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their child come to school armed with a revolver. Would even the most ardent gun rights activist insist this is right? So why are we letting children come to our shuls, schools and camps spreading serious potentially life threatening illness that could have been prevented by vaccination?

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Why are my (and your) precious children and grandchildren unnecessarily exposed to lethal illnesses, forced to take painful and additional medications and shots, because non-experts “believe” otherwise?

All the major rabbinic organizations have rightly and strongly spoken out against physician assisted death; I myself also recently published on this subject. Therefore, I feel compelled to publicly speak out (again) against “non-vaccination assisted death,” a cause which unfortunately does not get enough similar support. Please ask your rav to speak about this on Shabbos – it is a matter of pikuach nefashos.

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munity rav and board certified infectious diseases physician expert, it is because we somehow have forgotten to read the (halachic and medical) Book. Halacha states that if there is a dispute regarding whether a patient should eat on Yom Kippur, or if Shabbos desecration is necessary to save a life, the most competent and/or the majority of experts make the determination. Regarding vaccination against the major vaccine preventable illnesses, both determinants (expertise and majority) are the same. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, all 50 State Departments of Health in the U.S., the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, the American College of Physicians, plus every other major professional infection control organization in the world, clearly opine unanimously. Bar none – “leis man depalig” –there is no mumcheh (expert) organization that disagrees. The evidence is overwhelming that vaccination is the only

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Difference Between Baseball & Football By: George Carlin Baseball is different from any other sport, very different. For instance, in most sports you score points or goals; in baseball you score runs. In most sports the ball, or object, is put in play by the offensive team; in baseball the defensive team puts the ball in play, and only the defense is allowed to touch the ball. In fact, in baseball if an offensive player touches the ball intentionally, he’s out; sometimes unintentionally, he’s out. Also: in football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and all sports played with a ball, you score with the ball and in baseball the ball prevents you from scoring. In most sports the team is run by a coach; in baseball the team is run by a manager. And only in baseball does the manager or coach wear the same clothing the players do. If you’d ever seen John Madden in his Oakland Raiders uniform, you’d know the reason for this custom. Now, I’ve mentioned football. Baseball & football are the two most popular spectator sports in this country. And as such, it seems they ought to be able to tell us something about ourselves and our values. I enjoy comparing baseball and football:

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Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game. Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle. Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park. The baseball park! Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium. Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life. Football begins in the fall, when everything’s dying. In baseball you wear a cap. In football you wear a helmet. Baseball is concerned with ups – who’s up? Football is concerned with downs – what down is it? In baseball you make an error. In football you receive a penalty. In baseball the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.

In football the specialist comes in to kick. Baseball has the sacrifice. Football has hitting, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting and unnecessary roughness. In baseball, if it rains, we don’t go out to play. Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog... Baseball has the seventh inning stretch. Football has the two minute warning. Baseball has no time limit: we don’t know when it’s gonna end – might have extra innings. Football is rigidly timed, and it will end even if we’ve got to go to sudden death. In baseball, during the game, in the stands, there’s kind of a picnic

feeling; emotions may run high or low, but there’s not too much unpleasantness. In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you’re capable of taking the life of a fellow human being. And finally, the objectives of the two games are completely different: In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy’s defensive line. In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! I hope I’ll be safe at home!

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1. When was the last time the Red Sox and Dodgers faced off in the World Series? (Hint: At the time the Dodgers were the Brooklyn Robins.) a. 1967

c. 1934 d. 1916 2. In game 2 of the last World Series between the Red Sox and the Robins, Boston’s pitcher threw a 14-inning complete game as the Red Sox outlasted the Robins, 2-1. Who was the pitcher? a. Babe Ruth

a. He became a baal teshuva and learns in Aish Hatorah in Israel

b. Lefty Grove c. Dizzy Dean d. Lefty Gomez

b. He is the manager of the Red Sox, Alex

c. He is the manager of the Dodgers, David Roberts d. He is still a essentially used as a pinch runner for Boston, Rafael Devers 4. How many times have the Dodgers won the National League pennant?

d. 6 6. How many times have the Dodgers won a game in Fenway Park, since its opening in 1912? a. 1 b. 74 c. 123 d. 147

a. 13 b. 23 c. 27 d. 31 5. How many times has Boston won the World Series in the 21st century? a. 2 b. 3 c. 5

 Scorecard 5-6 correct: You know a lot of baseball - are you the Marlins man? (Don’t know who that is? Forget the compliment.) 3-4 correct: You are a pinch runner, but you can still be a legend! 0-2 correct: Your time will come too - may take another 102 years, but just be patient.

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A baseball scout found a remarkable prospect – a horse who was a pretty good fielder and who hit the ball every time he was up at bat. The scout got him a try-out with a big league team. Up at bat, the horse slammed the ball into far left field and stood at the plate, watching it go. “Run!” the manager screamed, “Run!” “Are you kidding?” answered the horse. “If I could run, I’d be in the Kentucky Derby.”

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3. Ten years ago, with the Red Sox in the midst of an 86-year wait for a World Series championship, they fell behind the Yankees 3-0 in the ALCS. But in game 4, with Boston trailing 4-3 in the ninth inning, Boston put in a pinch-runner at first, who then stole second and eventually scored, allowing the Red Sox to go on and win the game and eventually their first World Series in forever. That steal is known in Boston today as “The Steal.” Where is the player who completed “The Steal” today?

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6. A - The Dodgers and Red Sox did not play each other from 1916 until interleague play started in 2002 and they only faced off 12 times since they swept the Red Sox at Dodgers Stadium in 2008. Before this World Series, Dodgers ace, Clayton Kershaw, pitched in every stadium except Fenway Park. 5. B 4. B 3. D 2. A 1. D

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Alexa, Get Ready for Shabbos! By Dov Pavel

hen Amazon introduced its digital voice assistant, the Echo, affectionately known as Alexa, in June 2015, it was a game changer. It caught consumers and tech giants like Apple by surprise and upended the home technology industry. I was testing lighting and home automation devices at the time and was surprised to receive an invite to be an early beta tester for the Echo. I often received skeptical questions from my otherwise supportive wife: is it too difficult to press a button that you need to use voice control? But as the Alexa app log demonstrates, she is a convert! “Alexa, how many teaspoons in an ounce?” “Alexa, play my favorite station on Pandora.” “Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes.” “Alexa, turn off all kitchen lights.” And my least favorite, “Alexa, what time does the mall close?” Wait, “logs” you ask? Yes, Alexa is listening and recording, always! While recording voice logs in your home raises many privacy concerns, I have learned that with home automation, privacy is what you give up for convenience, much like other technology we have already grown accustomed to. To be fair, the logs are only sent back to Amazon when you preface your sentence with the wake-up word, Alexa. However, to hear the word Alexa, the Echo must always be listening. In certain models of the Echo, the device moves from audio logs to video logs, which

can raise an eyebrow even further. I won’t go there, yet. The always-listening feature does bring us to an important Shabbos question: Does one have to turn Alexa off for Shabbos if it is always actively listening and evaluating? I posed this question to Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman of the Zomet Institute in Israel (zomet.org), and he responded that “since Alexa is always listening by capturing all sound in its vicinity and analyzing it to determine if it contains the

Echo on in your home on Shabbos. I sought a second opinion from other rabbis, and they all agreed with the Zomet conclusion that keeping Alexa on in your home on Shabbos is a problem. I asked the question again when Amazon announced that the Echo will be listening for glass breaks and smoke alarms to see if that would make a difference and the answer was still the same. From my own user experience, I have encountered practical reasons that you should always turn

I look forward to the week when I am able to share a Shabbos mode workaround, and Alexa will observe a day of needed rest.

trigger word Alexa, all speech triggers a function within the device. Although on Shabbos one might not care for this function, as one will (at least try their best) to not say ‘Alexa,’ it is a function that they very much want during the week. Therefore, even Alexa’s normal functioning on Shabbos would raise serious concerns, even if her name is never stated.” In other words, the Zomet Institute position on the Echo is that it is not permissible to have the

the Echo off for Shabbos. I have had the device mishear the word Alaska as Alexa during the Shabbos meal. I have also had the device play random music without prompt. I have heard comparable stories from other users. What do you do on Rosh Hashanah when Alexa randomly starts playing music, as one user described? Pray (out loud) and ask for “Alexa to stop” and hope for a miracle? I therefore recommend you al-

ways have an Alexa Shabbos plan. You can certainly unplug the device for Shabbos. Amazon is keenly aware of the privacy issue that their devices present and prominently offers on all versions of the Echo a mute button that will turn off the microphones and video if applicable. This would be effective in addressing Shabbos concerns. An important voice command feature that is noticeably absent from the Echo is the ability to ask Alexa to stop listening. Sure, you can physically push the mute button, but that is counter to the entire premise of the Echo. A routine that would allow you to say, “Alexa, get ready for Shabbos!” and would trigger a series of actions, including turning off the microphones in all Echo-enabled devices, would be a welcome addition to the service for Shabbos and non-Shabbos observers alike. My technical recommendation for now is to turn the automation technology against itself and have the Echo device plugged into a smart switch or outlet that turns itself off for Shabbos. This is what I have implemented, and it is effective. Upon turning the device on for havdalah, the device wakes without any need for re-configuration. Perhaps when Amazon sees many devices going offline for Shabbos it will add this feature. Honestly, I think this problem will become even more difficult to address in the future as more tra-

45 very compelling. I look forward to the week when I am able to share a Shabbos mode workaround, and Alexa will observe a day of needed rest. We are all living in a Star Trek world and we will need to adapt if we want to continue to live on the ship while remaining in Avrahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tent. Until next time, live long and prosper. Shabbat Shalom!

Dov Pavel is a tech enthusiast who re-

mands. Features are updated on a weekly basis. My first-generation device has all the software updates of the latest generation. A device that can be purchased for as little as $29 and gets better each week is

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be an issue, but having listening devices all over your home might be inevitable and muting each of them every week will not be easy. The good news is that the Echo is always learning new skills and com-

views personal technology and home automation through the lens of a shomer Shabbos consumer. He is not affiliated with any of the companies whose products he reviews and the opinions he expresses are solely his own. Dov is not a halachic authority and readers should consult their own rabbi as needed. Dov lives in Teaneck with his wife and three children. Previous articles an be found at TribeTechReview.com. Follow @TribeTechReview on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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ditional appliances and gadgets around your home will come embedded with Alexa. Amazon makes it clear that this is their strategy and offers a free integration tool kit to make it easy for manufacturers to implement. They recently introduced their Alexa-enabled microwave which if anything is a message to electronics manufacturers to integrate Alexa in everything or else they will. Google is right behind Amazon as their search engine empire is at risk as searches move from computers and phones to voicebased devices (and the Google home device will have the same Shabbos issues). Refrigerators, thermostats, speakers, microwaves, washers and dryers will likely all have voice recognition embedded. Many already do. The Consumer Electronics Show this past year in Las Vegas was all about Amazon and Google voice integration. Hopefully, voice recognition will improve to the point that unprompted actions will no longer

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When you hear all this talk about “economic miracles” right now, remember who started it. Remember who started it! C’mon! - Barack Obama while campaigning for Democrats in Nevada

I don’t think he is right, with all respect to former President Obama. Under his stewardship, the so-called recovery was, I don’t know, 2 percent average per year, which is really the worst since the, I believe since the Depression … Already, we have beaten our critics, including Obama’s staff people.

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- National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow’s gentle response to Mr. Obama’s claim

The first thing I do when I’m lying in bed still is, I’ll grab a phone and start going through my email. Whatever the stressful things are, I try to get those out of the way in the morning. There’s value to tackling high-priority items right away, even if they’re unpleasant. As author Brian Tracy, who has studied time management for more than 30 years, writes in his book Eat That Frog!: “Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.” Your “frog” is your biggest, most important task, the one you are most likely to procrastinate on if you don’t do something about it. – Billionaire Mark Cuban, in a recent interview about his morning routine

I could say I’m the most bullied person in the world. - Melania Trump, in a recent interview for “Good Morning America”

The choice could not be more clear: Democrats produce mobs, Republicans produce jobs. - President Trump at a rally in Montana.

Two years ago, Trump was here and made some waves with his remarks. ... So last year you went with Paul Ryan, who’s a Boy Scout and that’s fine, but a little boring. So this year, you wanted to spice things up again. I get it, you wanted an Indian woman, but Elizabeth Warren failed her DNA test. – UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaking at the Al Smith Dinner

As far as I remember, the U.S. coat of arms features a bald eagle that holds 13 arrows in one talon and an olive branch in another, which is a symbol of a peace-loving policy. I have a question – looks like your eagle has already eaten all the olives; are the arrows all that is left? - Russian President Vladimir Putin jabbing National Security Advisor John Bolton while discussing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from it

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Mr. President, just to follow up on your comments about being a nationalist – there is a concern that you are sending coded language or a dog whistle to some Americans out there that what you really mean is that you’re a white nationalist? - CNN’s Jim Acosta to President Trump.

I’ve never even heard that, I can’t imagine that. I’ve never heard that theory about being a nationalist. - Trump’s response

Democrats are looking for real Democrats. I just don’t think Democrats are going to be attracted to someone who left our party 20 years ago and just came back. - Mayor de Blasio when asked about Michael Bloomberg recently registering as a Democrat, signaling that he may run for president in 2020

The short attention span we’re creating in this millennium is actually very dangerous. It’s the unintended consequences of social media. - Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who recently bought the Los Angeles Times, on CNBC, talking about social media

I’m not an anti-Semite. I’m anti-Termite. - Tweet by notorious Jew hater Louis Farrakhan last week (Twitter, which has recently censured some conservatives, has refused to suspend his account over this tweet)

– Pres. Trump, at a rally for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in Texas

I had an irritation from a belly-button ring that I kind of constantly was pulling in and out. It caused an irritation. - Red Sox ace Chris Sale, joking to reporters after he was hospitalized with a stomach ailment and missed a start in the American League Championship Series

It’s definitely NOT fair.

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A sad thing happened last week, because Elizabeth Warren was exposed as being a total fraud. I can no longer call her Pocahontas … because she has no Indian blood. I can’t call her Pocahontas … she doesn’t qualify.

- Professional cyclist Jennifer Wagner, on Twitter, after she lost the 2018 UCI Masters Track Cycling Women’s World Championships to a man who was allowed to compete in that race

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- Democratic Socialist candidate for Congress Alexandria OcasioCortez (Queens/Bronx), at a campaign event talking about how to defeat global warming

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So we talk about existential threats. The last time we had a really major existential threat to this country was around World War II. And so we’ve been here before and we have a blueprint of doing this before. None of these things are new ideas. What we had was an existential threat in the context of a war. We had a direct existential threat with another nation, this time it was Nazi Germany, an Axis, who explicitly made the United States as an enemy, as an enemy. And what we did was that we chose to mobilize our entire economy and industrialized our entire economy and we put hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people to work in defending our shores and defending this country. We have to do the same thing in order to get us to 100% renewable energy, and that’s just the truth of it.

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48 Let me get to the point that I think is most disturbing right now – the reporting that Jared Kushner may have, with U.S. Intelligence, delivered a hit list, an enemies list, to the crown prince, to MBS, in Saudi Arabia and that the prince then may have acted on that and one of the people he took action against is Mr. Khashoggi. - Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) on CNN putting forth a conspiracy theory that Jared Kushner may have ordered the hit carried out by Saudi Arabia on Jamal Khashoggi in their consulate in Turkey

President Trump told reporters today that he gets along well with Senator Ted Cruz, saying, quote, “He’s not Lyin’ Ted anymore, he’s Beautiful Ted.” Dude, if that’s Beautiful Ted, then you’re Lyin’ Donald. - Seth Myers

The World Series starts tomorrow, and I heard that if someone steals a base, everyone in America gets a free taco from Taco Bell. It’s called “Steal a Base, Steal a Taco,” which is better than the original name, “Run for the Runs.”

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- Jimmy Fallon

I’m not ashamed of my patriotism, not one bit. I fought for this country. I think I have a right to have a voice and be patriotic. - Mark Salvas, who was forced to step down as executive director of the local Democratic party in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, after a Facebook post he wrote last year was uncovered. The post said, “I stand for the flag…”

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What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

My parents worry about me. They think I don’t want to get married. The truth of the matter is that I absolutely want to get married. I’ve always dreamed of one day having a husband and a bunch of kids and a wonderful life.

I’m now 23 years old. I have always been into academics – one of those rare breeds who actually love school, learning, higher education. Few things give me as much pleasure as cracking open a new book, whether it’s for school or pleasure and sinking my teeth into the narrative.

My parents don’t either understand me, or maybe they do but are afraid that I’m ruining my chances of meeting a great guy, that if I wait until I’m 24 or 25, all the good men will be gone and I’ll be alone with my degree for the rest of my life. Do you think there is an age at which a woman is, in fact, ruining her chances for meeting someone wonderful? I have to think that there are men out there with similar goals as mine and are also waiting to date until they have their careers nailed down. Should I be panicked, as my parents would like to see me become, or does my plan make sense and it’s not a catastrophe in the making?

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I feel as though whatever I do I want to do with a full heart. If I’m in school, I don’t’ think I can do a great job with dating, since I wouldn’t be committed to it. Once I obtain my final degree, (hopefully…I would love a Ph.D., but am afraid to even entertain that thought), I’ll start committing myself to dating and getting married.

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The Panel The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. erious choices about life decisions are never simple. Nor are they black and white. Nor are they the same for everyone. It’s not about ruining your chances or having a wonderful life or being alone with your degree. It’s about who you are, your short and long term priorities, your personality, your available time, your sense of commitment and more. Self-knowledge is the key here, as well as realism. Panic and catastrophe should not be part of it, even though the dating world favors younger women. It seem to me that you want to sort yourself out, think through what your short and long term goals, pri-

orities, current responsibilities, time availability and opportunities, and assumptions are. You may want to put them down on two separate sides of a sheet of paper as a start, and list thoughts by category. It will get you started. There is nothing like writing things down to make you face yourself. During this process, you will probably recognize that “a husband and a bunch of kids and a wonderful life” will not automatically happen once you go around the board like in a game. Easing into dating and meeting people with similar interests may be a good idea for you as your career develops and your education moves along. For many people, a career path is neither simple nor direct. Neither is life, marriage and happily ever after. So while I agree with you that

your parents’ catastrophic view point is not one to frighten you into dating and that your goal of getting your education under your belt is legitimate, I am concerned about your simplistic attitude about achieving both your personal and professional objectives. Interview others about their journeys. Contemplate your own goals, aspirations and values. Hear, observe, grow, and think for yourself.

The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. n a word: no. There is no age (or sell-by date) at which women spoil…their chances of getting married, that is. That said, I’ll express my opinion in academic terms. First Statistic 101. If, at the age of 23, a young woman has a pool of several thousand eligible young men to choose from; that pool may be significantly drained by the time she decides to marry at, say, age 27. In other words, statistically, if you postpone dating for several years, your odds of finding The One are significantly reduced. Moving on to Best Study Practices 2.2. Let’s say your Boards or the Bar or the MCATs are scheduled six months from now. Would you begin studying the week before or plan a rigorous and organized six-month study schedule to tackle the didactics? Putting your dating life on hold is like cramming for a final. You don’t wake up one day, announce to the world, “I’m ready to get married” and expect to meet your bashert that very night. It takes time to network, figure out the finer points of dating and learn how to make intelligent choices before you can make, arguably, the most important decision of your life. Which brings me to my next point. Priorities. At age 23, you are no longer just a schoolgirl; Dat-

Your hishtadlus is crucial in obtaining the end result, no matter what the goal may be.

ing and Marriage should be as vital to your curriculum as Diploma and Career. If you find it difficult dealing with more than one course at a time (what you call doing things with a “full heart”), I suggest you seek the guidance of a qualified therapist who can help you manage the concurrent responsibilities of adulthood. Learning how to balance and prioritize these activities – graduate school, dating, a career, marriage and a family – can be the most valuable education you will ever receive.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond ou sound like a mature young woman who knows and understands her strengths and limitations. Others might be content splitting themselves between college and dating, but you do not feel this is compatible with your nature. You want to commit yourself to one conquest at a time, the question is, which one takes priority? Being an intellectual person who is drawn to academics is great! Not only will you be able to enrich your own life, but you can impart your knowledge and love for learning to your children (and perhaps your husband to…if he’ll listen!). Do you need to get this degree right now in order to learn? You attribute your excuse for pushing off dating to your aca-

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The Single Tova Wein ave you ever noticed that when someone gets engaged at say age 25, there is a more robust level of enthusiasm when the news is reported than there is for a 20-year-old getting engaged? And then, if someone at, say, age 28 gets engaged, the excitement is even more extreme? And of course, this pattern continues along the way, as the age keeps increasing. Obviously, the reason is because as a woman gets older and older, her chances of getting engaged do decrease somewhat, as the opportunities decrease. There are less available men to choose from – plain and simple. I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. So, the question is, is your passion for advanced education and career greater than your concerns over limiting your dating opportunities when you feel the time is right? If the answer

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is obvious to you, and you’ll take your chances, then go for it. There are no guarantees regardless in life, whether you start dating at 19 or 29. Speaking of no guarantees, you sound as though you’ve plotted your life story pretty carefully and you have it all figured out. I think we all wish that life could be so simple. But, as the saying goes, “Man plans and G-d laughs.” Keep that in mind as you dream about getting married at your ideal age, degree in hand, and begin the process of filling your home with lots of kids. There will be many unforeseeable surprises ahead of you, as there are for everyone. Make sure that, as you make your choices, you understand that life happens and we all need to consider plan B and plan C.

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for you future and your life. However, the Talmud says that if a person wants to get married, they must put the same effort into finding a bashert as they would finding a job. Your hishtadlus is crucial in obtaining the end result, no matter what the goal may be. Take a strong look within yourself and decide what your priority is, weighting the pros and cons. Realize that the potential to receive a PhD will undoubtedly be there years from now, however, dating prospects when you’re 22-23 won’t necessarily be around when you’re 25-26. If your priority is not marriage and you are not ready for it, you should not push yourself into dating and marriage. However, if it is merely a matter of piquing your academic interests, realize that there are ways to do both. Hatzlacha!

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demic interests. Yet you also state your strong interest in getting married and having a large family. I’m sure you realize there are many ways to learn and pique your academic interests while still making time for going on dates with potential suitors. If it is too hard to date and get your PhD perhaps wait on getting your PhD and go for something more compatible with making time for dating. Then go for your PhD at a later time once your life is more settled. The underlying, unsaid fact in your letter is that you really do want to get married – just not right now. I will be blunt with you and say that there are many wonderful young men in the dating scene now who will not be around in one or two years from now. If you choose to wait a few years to even entertain the thought of dating, you must internalize this fact. Only Hashem knows the plan

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ertainly, there’s no need for panic. A 23-year-old woman with a love of education and PhD dreams is cause for celebration! I think it’s fabulous that you are pursuing your goals. Your parents are worried because statistically speaking it does become more challenging to find Mr. Wonderful as women get older. As Tova Wein wrote, “You know this.” I’m wondering if you’re asking for permission to do what you want to do. We can’t make a life-altering decision because of our parents’ desires, disappointments or anxiety. Ultimately, you will have to give yourself permission to pursue your degree sans dating and marriage. With that being said, I would like to understand more about your desire

to pursue your education with a full heart, which excludes dating, having a boyfriend, or m a r riage. You wrote that you don’t think you’d do a great job with dating because you wouldn’t be committed to it. If you haven’t done so already, I think you owe it to yourself to explore this idea, either on your own or if you’re so inclined and looking for professional guidance; in therapy. You’re not the first person who I’ve heard say this. Some people have this idea that they must be perfect on their dates, which they believe will take an amount of time to achieve that will not be available with school

No one can tell you what to do. I don’t believe anyone should be “forced” or “feared” into dating, but I also think it’s important to have a full, comprehensive understanding of the reasons you are choosing not to date. All the best, Jennifer

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n the last day of the last school year our senior students could be seen throwing confetti, partying with abandon, and making a general nuisance of themselves. It was upsetting to see them act like this but understandable. The principal put it into perspective when she said, “Don’t forget that many of them will be putting down the confetti for a gun when they join the army in the coming weeks.” I pondered her point during the month of July as many of our students were conscripted to the IDF. The transformation from civilian to soldier is so sudden that one barely has time to reflect on the years of talk and planning. The irony of the big day is not lost on anyone: one moment it’s shorts, t-shirts and sandals; the next it’s the discomfort of an army uniform. As their homeroom teacher I was like a de-facto parent. There must have been hundreds of phone calls and thousands of texts made over the previous three years. Nowadays I don’t call to get them out of bed, rather to see how they’re doing, even though the lines of communication aren’t as frantic nor as frequent. In fact, the daily cacophony of

blipping incoming messages to my WhatsApp account petered out to almost nothing during summer vacation; the usual flurry of requests, announcements, venting, and emojis posing as exclamation points became honey in winter, a slow drip, or birth-

When I first started living in Israel I was bemused each time another young student took a day off school for these farewells. My views have changed. Today I understand the importance of this family support. Oftentimes it is more stressful for par-

One moment it’s shorts, t-shirts and sandals; the next it’s the discomfort of an army uniform.

day greetings or just catching up. The chatter suddenly increased towards the end of July as intake days came and went. The day itself follows an Israeli tradition when family members accompany their sons and daughters to the collection points from where they are bused to the various areas in the country where basic training for the branches of the armed forces takes place.

ents than the students. For the last year, Aliza, Dekel’s mother, could not accept the fact that her baby boy was going to become a soldier. More than once she told me that she’d prefer he stayed at home with her for three years than to send him off. Dekel is of medium height, very thin, and very reserved; he isn’t the first person to come to mind when

one thinks about combat soldiers. And yet Dekel was chosen to be in an elite unit. There is an element of honor when students are accepted into prestigious units. For many of our students joining combat units is a dream. It is not unusual to find the shortest, skinniest and most unlikely students like Dekel being accepted, whereas the gung-ho Rambo types don’t make the grade. For three long years I listened to Ofek convince himself and everyone else that would listen to him that he was going to be a commando or join the military police. He was rejected from both. He was initially angry, claiming his father would take care of matters and use his contacts in high places. This, too, did not pan out to his high expectations. The army has an uncanny knack when placing soldiers. Ofek’s sharp temper and lack of maturity must have been noticed during the battery of tests all potential soldiers must undergo before they are placed. On the day of his conscription his parents sent me photos as he made his way onto the bus. He will serve in the artillery corps. He looked happy and content in the photos. I called him later. He sounded relaxed and happy.

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over 70 years. When I hear the anguish in Aliza’s voice, I am reminded of the high price we pay for having a state of our own. She is nervous, is mostly out of contact with Dekel, and when she does hear from him he gives little away. And so it will continue until he finishes his service. Three years is a heavy chunk out of anyone’s life, and yet our children serve without complaining we are taking time away from their college studies or their ability to travel the world. When they come out at the other end they are generally more rounded and aware of the world and their place in it. Even one of the frailest students of mine completed basic training. When I asked him how he managed, he shrugged, said it was hard, but that it was just another part, albeit a large part, in being Israeli.

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One of the toughest students I had the pleasure to be a homeroom teacher to is Lera. For three years I watched her fail test after test. She didn’t matriculate, but received a certificate for 12 years of study instead. We were always struck by just how savvy she was out in the field. School trips for her were a piece of cake. It therefore wasn’t surprising when she informed me she had been accepted as a combat soldier. She has just finished basic training. She will be a great success at whatever she does. The irony isn’t lost on her when she compares herself to Ofek, who missed out on being assigned for combat. I felt for a couple of kids who will be serving in the tank corps. The base is in the south of the country. Living in the north means traveling there and back is going to take up most of a day. I felt it more than courtesy to phone either students or their parents to see how they (the parents)

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What did U.S. Spy Agencies Know about Threats on Khashoggi? By David Ignatius

audi Arabia must conduct a serious, no-holds-barred investigation of the apparent gruesome murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. The kingdom’s relationship with America, and its access to global financial markets, hangs in the balance. But in the meantime, the Senate and House intelligence committees should begin an urgent oversight investigation of what U.S. spy agencies knew about threats against Khashoggi – and also into their broader reporting and analysis on Saudi Arabia and its headstrong Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This congressional probe should focus first on the intelligence agencies’ “duty to warn” Khashoggi about any lethal threat because his American residency qualified him as a “U.S. person” for whom such a warning was required. The inquiry should look, too, for any hint that American intelligence about MBS has been skewed by the Trump White House for political reasons. And the probe should examine the larger problem of American visibility into the kingdom, which has too often been a black hole for our spy agencies. A congressional inquiry would blunt an apparent White House effort to put a lid on Saudi-related information. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., complained Wednesday: “I suppose they don’t want us to see the intel.” The bottom line: Saudi Arabia is at an existential tipping point. The U.S. urgently needs to understand how the kingdom got into this grisly mess, and

where it’s going. A Saudi friend tells me that we’re at an unanticipated fulcrum of history, a bit like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, or the failed plot by German officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. Khashoggi’s apparent death may seem unimportant by comparison but it has begun a chain of events that could alter

inquiry: • From King Salman’s accession in January 2015, what was the role of the Allegiance Council, the body that supposedly oversees Saudi political transitions? What did the CIA know about the council’s quick ratification of MBS’ elevation to deputy crown prince in April 2015 and to crown prince in June 2017? How do the analysts assess

Khashoggi’s apparent death may seem unimportant by comparison but it has begun a chain of events that could alter the Middle East.

the Middle East. This congressional probe should be secret because it would involve highly sensitive information. The committees should review every Saudi-related item included in the President’s Daily Brief since Trump took office. If the PDB missed important developments, why? Did the CIA prepare a psychological profile of MBS? What did it say? Did the intelligence community augment its collection as reports emerged about Khashoggi’s death? Did the White House or National Security Council make any special tasking requests? Did Trump or his aides ignore or dismiss any vital intelligence? Here are some specific questions I hope would guide the committees’

the council’s potential role now, with MBS under a dark cloud of suspicion? • When MBS replaced Mohammed bin Nayef as crown prince, did U.S. intelligence have advance warning? Did the close personal relationship between MBS and Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner affect U.S. assessment of the putsch against MBN, a longtime CIA partner? Did the proMBS tilt affect U.S. intelligence collection or analysis in any other ways? • When MBS ordered the arrest in November 2017 of more than 200 Saudis, including many princes, what assessment did the intelligence community offer? When Gen. Ali Qahtani, an aide to one of the sons of the late King Abdullah, died in captivity, did the CIA

try to discover what happened? • When the Saudis tried to arrest and kidnap from overseas a prominent businessman critical of MBS in the summer of 2016, was U.S. intelligence aware? Gen. Yousuf bin Ali al-Idrissi, the deputy chief of intelligence who allegedly had been sent to organize this “rendition,” was reportedly fired after he returned home emptyhanded. Did the CIA ask why? • When Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri became deputy chief of intelligence last year, replacing Idrissi, he moved into MBS’ inner circle. What did U.S. intelligence do after it learned last month that Assiri was organizing a “tiger team” for covert special operations? What does the intelligence community know about reported Saudi plans this week to identify Assiri as the culprit in Khashoggi’s death? • Saudis tell me that those who oppose MBS are quietly rallying around Prince Ahmed, the last remaining son of the founding King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud. Have U.S. intelligence agencies provided the White House any assessments about Ahmed’s views and political prospects? Would he stabilize the kingdom after the MBS earthquake, or produce greater instability? These are intrusive questions, but that’s the essence of good oversight. The congressional intelligence committees were created for moments like this. The committees need to do their job, urgently. A U.S. person appears to have been brutally murdered in Istanbul. What did U.S. intelligence know, and when did it know it? (c) 2018, Washington Post Writers Group

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How Not to Modernize Saudi Arabia By Marc A. Thiessen

f, as appears increasingly likely, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, then he has joined Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un among the ranks of rogue leaders who assassinate their critics on foreign soil. The only difference is that the Russian president and North Korean leader weren’t reckless and stupid enough to kill their opponents inside their own consulates. The disappearance of Khashoggi, a Post contributing columnist, is a horrific crime. His loss will be felt deeply for those who cherish freedom of expression and believe that all people, including those in the Arab world, deserve to be free. Khashoggi’s disappearance is also a betrayal of President Trump. Upon taking office, Trump made Saudi Arabia his first foreign trip and put his new administration’s reputation and prestige behind the crown prince and his reforms. The crown prince, or MBS, as he is widely known, has possibly repaid those efforts by brutally killing a permanent U.S. resident. His betrayal has now put Trump in an impossible bind. The president must now find a way to reconcile three sets of irreconcilable facts: Fact No. 1: The United States can’t simply ignore or sweep Khashoggi’s death under the table. Even if Trump wants to do so, Congress won’t let him – nor should it. There must be consequences. Fact No. 2: MBS is not going any-

where. Saudi Arabia is a monarchy. He is the son of the king. He has spent the past few years systematically eliminating his rivals and consolidating power. The idea that a new leader is going to emerge to replace him is not realistic. And if, by chance, such a leader did emerge, it would likely be someone who wants to roll back the crown prince’s efforts to rein in the religious establishment, clean up corruption and open up Saudi society. Be careful what you wish for.

swer is: he can’t. The result is going to be unpleasant and unsatisfying. Many Democrats taking shots at the president as he tries to figure out a path forward need to check their hypocrisy. As my American Enterprise Institute colleague Danielle Pletka pointed out, “if you can’t restrain yourself from blaming Trump, spare a moment to blame [President Barack] Obama for the war in Syria,” where more than 470,000 men, women and children have died while the United

If MBS wants to avoid a rupture in relations, then he must accept responsibility and make restitution.

Fact No. 3: We need Saudi Arabia, less as a source of oil – the fracking revolution has dramatically expanded our energy independence – than as a counterweight to Iran, which is the main strategic menace to U.S. interests in the region. Saudi Arabia is our most important ally in countering that threat. No other country in the Middle East can play that role. A permanent breach with Saudi Arabia is not an acceptable outcome. How does Trump reconcile these three irreconcilable realities? The an-

States has stood by and done nothing. If you had a role in Middle East policy in the past eight years, that finger you are pointing at the Trump administration has blood dripping off it. So, what is going to happen? While we do need Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia also needs us. Trump said that he has told King Salman that Saudi Arabia would not last “two weeks” without U.S. military support. He’s right. We saved the Saudis from Saddam Hussein’s aggression and now protect them from Iran’s.

Moreover, the United States has other leverage. Trump should make clear that Saudi Arabia’s actions have squandered the once bipartisan support in Congress for the kingdom – and that, unlike Saudi Arabia, the United States is not a monarchy. Congress has a say in our Middle East policy. It can impose costs on Saudi Arabia, by blocking military aid and arms sales. A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Trump calling for an investigation under the Magnitsky Act – a U.S. law that mandates sanctions, including travel restrictions and freezing assets, of foreign individuals who have committed gross violations of human rights. Magnitsky sanctions would have real teeth because members of the royal family love to travel outside the Arabian Peninsula, where they can do things they cannot do at home. If MBS wants to avoid a rupture in relations, then he must accept responsibility and make restitution. He must acknowledge that he understands the gravity of this mistake –- that he has made Saudi Arabia an international pariah, and is willing to do what is necessary to dig himself out of that hole through steps such as the release of political prisoners. And he must commit to stopping this kind of brutal behavior. Because his professed desire to modernize Saudi Arabia is incompatible with the medieval horrors that apparently took place in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (c) 2018, Washington Post Writers Group

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Vicarious Trauma and the Media By Rabbi Azriel Hauptman

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Symptoms can include re-experiencing symptoms (such as nightmares or flashbacks), avoidance (for example avoiding situations that trigger the memory of the event), negative changes in beliefs and feelings (such as viewing the world as dangerous and losing the ability to trust others), and hyperarousal symptoms (which includes sleep and concentration problems). PTSD can also be diagnosed if the symptoms were triggered by learning of a traumatic event that occurred to a family member or close friend. Additionally, repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of traumatic events can trigger PTSD. This would include first responders of a terrorist attack or police officers who are exposed on a regular basis to details of violent crimes. This is sometimes referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;vicarious traumaâ&#x20AC;?. However, in the official diagnostic criteria of the DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders) exposure to terrifying events via the media does not meet the requirement of a traumatic event (unless the exposure is work related such as with journalists). Nevertheless, if you speak to enough people you will learn that many people will develop symptoms as a result of exposure to traumatic events via the media. This can even result from the print media such as the Yated! This would seemingly challenge the judgment of the framers of the DSM 5 who chose to specifically indicate that one cannot receive a diagnosis of PTSD if the only exposure to the event was through the media.

The answer to this question requires understanding the nature of a clinical mental health diagnosis. Most forms of mental illness are not detectable via any blood test or brain imaging (although it might be possible one day in the future). Therefore a mental illness diagnosis is heavily based on groups of symptoms that tend to cluster together. The PTSD diagnosis was formulated to describe specific types of symptoms that tend to cluster together after a traumatic event. There are many types of traumas that trigger significant symptoms but still do not meet the criteria for PTSD. This does not mean that the person is not a victim of trauma. It merely means that the PTSD diagnosis is not the category that they belong to. For example, growing up in an emotionally abusive home, going through a divorce, and similar traumas are very real and can cause significant impairment, but they are not part of the PTSD formulation. Other diagnostic categories would be applied for those cases. If you or someone you know has developed symptoms as a result of exposure to terrifying events via the media, it should be taken seriously. Sometimes, changing media habits (such as not reading articles in this newspaper about terrorist attacks) would be enough. Sometimes, more significant intervention is required. Just because you do not qualify for the PTSD diagnosis does not mean that help is not necessary. This is a service of Relief Resources. Relief is an organization that provides mental health referrals, education, and support to the frum community. Rabbi Yisrael Slansky is director of the Baltimore branch of Relief. He can be contacted at 410-448-8356 or at yslansky@reliefhelp.org

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Sidney Shachnow, Legendary Green Beret By Avi Heiligman

he United States Special Forces, known as the Green Berets, were born in the years prior to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Like the Navy Seals who were also created in the early 1960s, the Green Berets can trace their heritage back to the global conflict of World War II. Green Berets perform many duties including reconnaissance, direct action raids, counterterrorism, and unconventional warfare. Unconventional warfare includes entering a foreign country and preparing local soldiers and militia on how to fight the enemy. One of their main missions is to act as “force multipliers,” meaning that they train friendly forces to fight properly. For many assignments this means they have to learn the local languages and customs to gain the trust of the men they are training. Men are trained to respond to every potential situation while deployed. Many soldiers “wash out” during training and only the best are accepted. One of these men was a Jewish Holocaust survivor who became a pioneer for the Green Berets. One of the legends of the Green Berets is Holocaust survivor Sidney Shachnow (originally it was Schaja Shachnowski and changed when he became an American citizen). He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1934 and at the age of six was sent to the Kovno concentration camp. Shachnow spent three horror filled years watching most of his family murdered by the Nazis. Days before

the Nazis rounded up the children in the camp and brutally killed them, Sidney escaped. During the last year of the war, Sidney hid and barely survived under harsh conditions. After the Nazis were defeated, he had another harrowing journey that took him through 2,000 miles across Europe to escape the Communists. He finally made it to Nuremberg, Germany, which was occupied by the United States, and was able to secure a visa to the U.S. in 1950. The sixteen-year-old made his way to Salem, Massachusetts, where he finally was able to receive an education. After high school he joined the army and started off in the 4th Armored Division, reaching the rank sergeant first class. In 1960 he became an officer after completing Officer Candidate School. Soon he was promoted to company commander in the 50th Infantry, 4th Armored Division. Two years later, Shachnow passed Special Forces training and became a Green Beret just as the United States was about to enter the Vietnam War. For the next 32 years, he served with distinction in the Special Forces. Shachnow’s first assignment during the Vietnam War was with 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-121 where he was sent to An Long on the Mekong River. During the fighting he was wounded by enemy bullets in the arm and leg on the same mission. Shachnow applied tourniquets to his wounds and continued fighting. After his first tour in Vietnam and recover-

ing from his wounds, he became sick with tuberculosis and typhoid fever. Shachnow recovered from his wounds and illness and went back to Vietnam for his second tour, this time with the 101st Airborne Division. For his bravery in battle he was awarded several medals including two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars for ground combat, two Purple Hearts and two Distinguished Service Medals. One of the Silver Stars was awarded for a mission while riding in a helicopter. He spotted a Viet Cong camp and ordered the pilot to land. In an ensuing footrace, he killed an enemy soldier. Following his tours of duty in Vietnam, Shachnow served as the commander of Detachment A, Berlin Brigade. Several regular army units were already in the city and in 1961 were reorganized to be called the Berlin Brigade. Detachment A was a secretive group that was on a 24-hour watch seven days a week. These brought unique skills to the ever-changing battlefield including knowing the local language and customs to blend in better. Many of these men were from Eastern European countries and Shachnow was a natural leader. Often wearing civilian clothing, they would face off against Soviet-friendly troops. Many of the men went on to join Delta Forces, but Detachment A, Berlin Brigade remained an independent unit. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Major General Shachnow was the overall commander of American forc-

es in the city. Later, he commanded the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Army Special Forces Command, and became Chief of Staff, 1st Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, among other assignments. He was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment in 2007.While he was still active duty he went to college and earned a master’s degree in public administration. Shachnow retired in 2004 and went on to publish an autobiography titled Hope and Honor. He became an advocate for wounded soldiers. Sidney Shachnow’s achievements were many. He became the only Holocaust survivor to become a general in the American military. On September 28 of this year, Sidney passed away at the age of 84 in North Carolina and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery (those are the plans as of the writing of this article). The lifelong warrior persevered through the toughest of situations. He said about his life experiences, “I had seen the world change, dramatically, and suffered many triumphs and many failures. Oppression was still an enemy. But I realized how important it was to keep hope, courage, and perseverance, and we would someday erase this scourge from society.” Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@ gmail.com.

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ife is full of ups and downs, and sometimes the downs can be so low that it doesn’t feel like there’s ever going to be an up again. How many people have dreamed of faking their own death and disappearing under a new identity, never to return to their problems again? It’s called “pseudocide,” and it’s popular enough that novelists have a field day writing thrillers about it. John Grisham pulls some variation of that stunt in half a dozen books, and J.K Rowling, Tom Clancy, and Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) have all joined him in that theme. Faking your death doesn’t always work. In sixteenth-century Verona, a young nobleman named Romeo tried it with a deathlike potion, and we all know what happened to him. But that doesn’t keep the occasional scammer from trying. Most famously, rockand-roll legend Elvis Presley faked his death, and supported himself by entering Elvis impersonator contests. (He always laughed when he didn’t win.) And if you have really valuable information on a really bad guy, the witness protection program will even establish your new identity for you! There’s no law that says you can’t fake your death to go ride off into the

sunset. But we got to wondering: what would our friends at the IRS think about that plan? Let’s start with your life insurance benefits. Code Section 101 says gross income doesn’t include amounts your beneficiaries receive “if such amounts

suming your gross estate is over $11.18 million, and the rest of the world really believes you’re dead, at some point your executor will file a return and pay 40% of the taxable amount above that threshold. What’s for the IRS to complain

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are paid by reason of the death of the insured.” We’re splitting hairs here, but wouldn’t they still owe the tax if you aren’t really dead? Or would they be safe because the insurance company paid them by reason of your death, even if you’re not? (You can be sure that somewhere in America, there’s an underemployed lawyer ready to bill by the hour to answer that question!) Next, let’s look at estate tax. As-

about? But come on, folks. While it’s true that money can’t buy happiness, it can solve a lot of the problems that cause unhappiness. So how many people with $11.18 million are really going to fake their own death in the first place? (While we’re on the topic of estate taxes, it’s worth mentioning that the current threshold means that the IRS gets only a couple thousand returns per year now anyway. As recently as

1997, when the threshold was just $600,000, they got 90,000 of them. That’s one perk of working in the trusts and estates field: just because the client dies doesn’t mean you have to stop billing them.) Finally, let’s talk about anything you make after you pull your David Copperfield act. You’ll earn it under a new name and social security number but as long as you’ve set up your new identity properly, the IRS should be happy getting their usual share. Of course, there’s that whole “identity fraud” problem. But hey, nobody said this would be easy! Look, if life throws you a beanball, we understand the temptation to start fresh. But you will wind up crossing the line into fraud at some point. So if you’re having a really bad day, can we suggest an easier (and perfectly legal) alternative? Come to us for a plan to pay less tax, and see if we can give you more reasons to enjoy the life you already have!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Ingredients 2 TBS olive oil 1 large leek, sliced 3 medium carrots, grated 2 stalks celery, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro or parsley, divided 8 cups chicken stock 1 tsp sesame oil 1 TBS soy sauce 1-2 tsp sriracha (optional) 10 pieces shitake mushroom, stems removed and sliced 2-3 medium zucchini, spiralized (zoodles) 3 scallions, chopped 2 baby bok choy heads, sliced Leftover Shabbat meat (or chicken), sliced very thin Soft boiled eggs, halved Salt and pepper, to taste

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Ramen noodle bowls have been the rage over the last few years. Whose kids don’t love those noodle soups in the foam cups? They are not the healthiest food, so I tried to come up with a way to feed my family with a healthier version of these soups. I developed this noodle soup which is lower in calories and is packed with nutritious ingredients. For the kids, I use rice or egg noodles; for me and my husband, I prefer spiralized zucchini. It’s a great way to repurpose leftover meat or chicken from Shabbat.

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Heat the olive oil in large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the leek, carrots, and celery and cook for about 10 minutes until the vegetables get soft. Add the garlic and cilantro (or parsley) and cook for another minute. Add the stock, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sriracha. Bring the soup to a boil, turn down the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, then add the shitake mushrooms. In individual serving bowl that holds a large amount of soup, divide the zucchini, scallions, bok choy, meat and egg. (One egg per bowl). Pour boiling hot soup into the bowls and serve immediately.

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and pop goes the crowd! Oh, then there’s the obsession we all have with being junior photographers. We feel we can make a difference, catch a little of the special moment and send it on to the family. Because we know it takes some time for the professional photographer to get their footage together. Now, it’s true, it’s nice to give these mementos to the person making the wedding. But 300 guests with their iPhones in the air, it’s like an Apple convention! And then everyone cannot put their iPhones away, of course, they have to keep it handy to say Tehillim. Though, that may be giving everyone the benefit of the doubt. But what happened to just being present in the moment? Just enjoying the process of a new union beginning? Another thing has emerged as a challenge at weddings these days: will my earplugs match my outfit? Everyone I know seems to be stuffing earplugs in their ears. The music is kept so loud that no one can hear what anyone is saying to

them. Seven to twelve are causing 300-600 people to spend the night screaming, gesticulating and signing at each other. You almost feel you’ve got to take out your iPhone to text the person next to you to be understood. What happened to being able to sit and enjoy the people at your table? And then there’s the long-awaited dessert before you leave. Except it’s no longer delivered to your table. A bunch of waiters are circulating with the coveted choices. You kind of notice what appeals to you sailing by. You suddenly have to hunt them down and catch them. And sometimes you’re too late and there’s none of what you liked left on the tray. You almost feel like pulling out your iPhone and ordering dessert in. What happened to sitting at your table and having your choices delivered to you? Of course, luckily, there’s the consolation of the hot chocolate chip cookie to soothe your woes as you leave. The calories help offset that

weight loss from jumping up and down at the ceremony. The chewing rebalances your eustachian tubes and helps your hearing come back. And the molten chocolate oozing from within the cookie makes every other dessert you desired pale in your eyes. Finally, that cookie keeps you distracted as you complete your final wedding step. You go to get your car. Perhaps with a “little” waiting time. (Of course, that may be giving the valet service the benefit of the doubt)! And you use the time to pull out your iPhone and call your loved ones to tell them you’re on your way home. All in all, you leave happy and emboldened to attend another wedding. And. of course, the makers of iPhone are ecstatic that they’ll have another chance to rule the night.

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