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COMMUNITY Dear Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PEOPLE 613 Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

FEATURE From Kabul to Jenin to Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

LIFESTYLES Jewish History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Israel Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Parenting Pearls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Common Cents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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NEWS Global. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 National. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Dear Readers, This Yom Tov season was a season of sacrifice. We sacrificed our diets with twenty-four BIG meals in thirty days! Beginning with the Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah and ending with Shabbos Bereishis, we feasted. Four course meals of the finest meats, poultry, desserts, wines, and delicacies. We exulted in celebrating the beautiful stretch of Yomim Tovim. There were Divrei Torah and zemiros, of course, and good times shared with friends and family. At the same time, many people put aside their jobs and businesses for the sake of Yom Tov. For many there were only seven or eight business days during the entire month of September! The financial sacrifice may have been daunting, but they did it with smiles on their faces. Imagine telling the world that you cooked twenty four Thanksgiving meals in one month. And they weren’t for two or three people but closer to ten, fifteen or twenty people (or more!). They were cooked with such devotion and love, all for the sake of simchas Yom Tov. Or, imagine telling the world that you didn’t work because you had eleven legal holidays in one month. Tell them that you traded a paycheck for the sake of your holiday; it would boggle their minds! Yet, we did these things lovingly. We put our businesses and troubles aside and focused our minds on serving Hashem. He gave us the opportunity to pray for a happy and healthy new year, to atone for our sins, and to appreciate His closeness while happily ensconced in our sukkos. Now, as life returns to its steady beat, it’s incumbent on us to glean as much as we can from the Yom Tov season and keep that spark alive to warm us through the long winter ahead of us (with one extra month this year!). Hold onto the memories and stay inspired! Wishing you the very best of health and happiness. Good luck on your diet that starts on Monday! Menachem

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homrei Emunah Congregation celebrated restoration of a Sefer Torah that lay posul for the last 16 years. The hachnasah took place as the congregation welcomed back the nowkosher Sefer Torah which will be in rotation for regular use. ‘Shomrei’ will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary. Fifty years ago, Matt Bennett, Z’L, was Shomrei’s Bal Kriah. He read from the Torah he owned, at that time the only Sefer Torah to which Shomrei had access. Later members began to loan the shul their personal Sifrei Torah. The Matt and

Sylvia Bennett Torah was donated to Shomrei at some point many years ago. Shomrei has some newly written and some older Sifrei Torah including one from Basil, Switzerland. Under the direction of its Mara D’Asra, Rabbi Binyamin Marwick, the author, chairman of the event, raised the funds from thirty-five members most whom remember the Bennetts from back in the shul’s formative years. Local sofer Rabbi Moshe Rooshanshad was hired to restore the Sefer repairing the klaf, replacing certain sections, as well as correcting the many letters that required repair. The Sofer replaced the atzei chaim and a new mantel was purchased. At a gala breakfast the Torah was danced in as it prepares to resume its

position among the other Sifrei Torah to be used by Shomrei’s myriad

minyanim. My Shtetl Shomrei Emunah Congregation, a thirty-page history of the early years of the congregation up until today, distributed at the event, was written by the author as an extension of his book My Shtetl Baltimore. The shul, a dynamic congregation and a true anchor for Baltimore’s Greenspring community, is a unique makom Torah and its strength is the diversity of its more than 600 members. It is a kehillah that has had strong wonderful Rabbinical direction over its 50-year history. May this restoration be a zechus for the memories of Matt and Sylvia Bennet, pioneers of this precious Kehillah.

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otzei Shabbos Chol Hamoed was a special evening at the Agudah of Park Heights as Yeshiva Bochurim from across the community streamed to the Beis Medrash for a unique Simchas Beis Hashoava held exclusively for Yeshiva Bochurim. “It was so Geshmak, there were guys from all the Yeshivas and the dancing was pumped” said a Bochur who attends a Yeshiva in Monsey and was home for

Yom Tov. Reb Zvi Schwartz the vice president of the Agudah and organizer of the event commented. “It was really unbelievable seeing the bochurim pack it in and dance with such a simcha in the Beis Medrash. The feedback was incredible. This has been long overdue as there are many hundreds of Bochurim home for Beis Hazmanim that need a Simchas Beis Hashoava for their chevra.. We i’yh hope to make this a yearly event.”

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ercaz Torah U’Tefillah hosted a special kids learning program each day of Chol Hamoed. The program was overseen by Rabbi Yossi Brescher of Talmudical Academy and Rabbi Baruch Atlas of Torah Institute. It was inspiring to see so many boys from our community come out to learn on Chol Hamoed!

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Canada on Thursday observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country’s residential school system. The statutory holiday came a day after a Canadian federal court upheld a 2016 ruling that the government must compensate indigenous children placed into foster care. Between the 19th century and the 1990s, at least 150,000 children, mostly indigenous, were separated from their families and forced to attend residential schools, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted on Thursday. According to a 2015 report by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, estimates indicate that over 4,000 children died in these residential schools over a period of several decades. The report also detailed decades of various types of abuse suffered by children in church-run and government institutions. Last week’s ruling followed a 2007 human rights complaint filed by the Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations claiming that Canada was discriminating against First Nations children and families who lived on reserves by underfunding the delivery of child and family services. The complaint also argued that the practice resulted in many of the children entering foster care. In 2019, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered the federal government to pay children, parents,

or grandparents 40,000 Canadian dollars (about $31,000) each. The ruling would apply to children who entered foster care before January 1, 2006, and who remained in care until at least that date. Though the Canadian government challenged the decision, the Federal Court last Wednesday upheld the ruling, with Justice Paul Favel noting, “It is not in dispute that First Nations occupy a unique position within Canada’s constitutional legal structure. Further, no one can seriously doubt that First Nations people are amongst the most disadvantaged and marginalized members of Canadian society.” The Assembly of First Nations responded to the ruling. “This is justice in action for First Nations children and families, however, nothing can replace the childhoods and connections to languages, lands and loved ones stolen by Canada’s discrimination,” it stated. “We have repeatedly made a reasonable and fair request that Canada stop fighting our kids in court not only for the sake of truth and reconciliation but also for the healing path forward.” In a statement, Trudeau said that the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation recognizes the “harms, injustices, and intergenerational trauma that indigenous peoples have faced – and continue to face – because of the residential school system, systemic racism, and the discrimination that persists in our society. “We must all learn about the history and legacy of residential schools. It’s only by facing these hard truths, and righting these wrongs, that we can move forward together toward a more positive, fair, and better future,” he added. Governor General of Canada Mary May Simon, who is indigenous, said the country’s “real history has been laid bare.” “These are uncomfortable truths, and often hard to accept. But the truth also unites us as a nation, brings us together to dispel anger and despair, and embrace justice, harmony and trust instead,” she said. There are three main groups of indigenous people in Canada: First Nations, Inuit, and Metis. In the past, these groups have been referred to as “Indian” or “Eskimo,” although these terms have fallen into disuse in recent years and are seen as pejorative.

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At least 32 people were killed in northern Nigeria this week after armed groups attacked communities in two states, authorities said. Twenty-four people were killed and abducted by marauding gunmen in the states of Niger and Sokoto, local officials and residents related. The gunmen are notorious for holding children and travelers for ransom. According to the report, the attacks occurred just 48 hours after approximately 40 people were killed in northern Nigeria. Last Tuesday, in the country’s state of Niger, assailants attacked in the Muya local government area, killing 14 people and abducting seven women, Garba Mohammed, the chairman of Munya LGA, said. There were also two additional attacks, one which saw 18 people killed, and the other which saw 17 people abducted. According to Amina al-Mustapha, the state lawmaker from one of the affected areas in Sokoto, “We are under bandits now. We are suffering now.” He added that “at least 60 percent” of Sabon Birni’s residents have fled the area, taking refuge in Niger.

Pandora Papers

If the world thought that 2016’s Panama Papers opened a Pandora’s box, then there were many who were shocked this week when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Sunday released the “Pandora Papers,” an exposé of the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public

officials and politicians from 91 countries and territories. More than 600 journalists from 150 outlets spent two years investigating nearly 12 million confidential files. The explosive documents reveal how unusual offshore finances and secretive wealth have infiltrated global politics. Some of the people named in the papers are major political leaders in developing or impoverished countries, such as Jordan and Kenya. “Many of the power players who could help bring an end to the offshore system instead benefit from it – stashing assets in covert companies and trusts while their governments do little to slow a global stream of illicit money that enriches criminals and impoverishes nations,” the ICIJ noted in its introduction to the series, which is being published by the Washington Post in the United States and the BBC and The Guardian in the United Kingdom. The names mentioned in the articles are a who’s who of heads of state, billionaires, and public officials from all corners of the world. One of those mentioned heavily in the papers is Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan. His predecessor, Nawaz Sharif, was burned by the Panama Papers, which brought his term to an end. Although Khan is not mentioned explicitly in the Pandora Papers, many of his inner circle are featured, including one of his top ministers to a top donor who has funded his party. On Sunday, Khan addressed the bombshell report. “My [government] will investigate all our citizens mentioned in the Pandora Papers [and] if any wrongdoing is established we will take appropriate action. I call on the international community to treat this grave injustice as similar to the climate change crisis,” Khan tweeted. Jordan’s King Abdullah II was also fingered in the documents. The royal purchased 14 homes worth more than $106 million in the United Kingdom and United States through front companies registered in tax havens. The properties include apartments in central London and Washington, D.C. Though owning offshore accounts is not illegal, Jordan is one of the poorest Arab countries and relies heavily on international aid. Most of the deals took place after the Arab Spring in 2011. Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court

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fight corruption in his country; he is the son of Kenya’s first president after its independence. Most of the family’s companies were created before Kenyatta was elected president. Documents show that some remained active after he took office. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is worth about $3.4 billion and had railed against the elite since he became prime minister in 2017. But the ICIJ says that he had secretly moved $22 million through offshore companies to purchase an estate on the French Riviera in 2009, before he entered politics. The report came out just days before parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic. Babis responded to the report on Sunday on Twitter. “So, it is here. I was waiting what will they what pull out right before elections, to harm me and to influence Czech elections. There is no case that they can pull against me during the time I am in politics,” he said. “I have never done anything unlawful or bad, but it does not stop

them to try to slander me again and to try to influence Czech parliamentary elections,” added Babis. In the United Kingdom, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie Blair, avoided paying £312,000 ($423,000) in stamp duty – a tax on property purchases — when they bought a townhouse in London. The building now houses Cherie Blair’s law firm. The Blairs purchased the townhouse in 2017 by buying the offshore firm that owned the property. When the property was put up for sale, its ultimate owners were a family with political connections in Bahrain, according to the BBC. The Blairs set up a UK company to purchase the offshore firm. Doing so was legal, but it allowed them to avoid paying stamp duty, because the tax is not charged when a company owning a property is acquired. “It is not unusual for a commercial office building to be held in a corporate vehicle or for vendors of such property not to want to dispose of the property separately,” Cherie Blair noted.

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Searching for Ron Arad Israeli pilot Ron Arad has been missing in action since 1986, last thought to be custody of Lebanese terror groups. In an effort to find his body, the Mossad intelligence agency had examined a corpse in a northern Lebanese village last month, extracting DNA to test if it was Arad’s remains. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett an-

nounced on Monday that the Mossad had recently embarked on wide-ranging efforts in search of information about Arad. Saudi news outlet Al-Arabiya reported that the Mossad had also abducted an Iranian general from Syria to interrogate him about Arad’s fate. That was first reported earlier on Tuesday by the London-based Rai al-Youm paper. Mossad agents took the Iranian general from Syria to an unnamed African country, interrogated him there, and eventually released him, the paper said. Speaking at the opening of the winter Knesset session on Monday, Bennett revealed that Mossad agents recently went on a mission to uncover the whereabouts of Arad. He was last heard from in 1988, two years after he was captured. Initial accounts in several Hebrew media outlets late Monday portrayed the operation as entirely unsuccessful, and accused Bennett of revealing its existence for political reasons. Channel 12 news cited Mossad chief David Barnea as calling the operation courageous, daring, and

complex but nonetheless a “failure,” in an internal meeting. But on Tuesday, the same TV channel reported that Barnea actually asked for Bennett to reveal the operation and that “the praise and recognition for the Mossad sacrificing to return Arad and other captives and MIAs was important for members of the organization along with the praise for soldiers.” The network also said that Barnea sent a letter to the organization’s staff portraying the operation as a major success. Yediot Ahronoth quoted an unnamed “senior intelligence source” claiming that “the Mossad achieved its mission,” and Israel Hayom quoted a senior intelligence source calling it “one of the most important and successful operations to bring quality information about Arad.” Arad bailed out of his plane during an operation in southern Lebanon in 1986. Israel believes he was captured by the Shiite Amal movement before being handed over to Iran and moved from Lebanon to Iran and then back again. Several signs of life were received in the first two years of his

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on Israeli targets in Cyprus. Details, though, are murky. Some have put Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi as the target of the attempted attack. On Monday, the Israeli government blamed “Iranian terror” for the planned murder, although some say that Sagi was not the target. Even so, it has come to light that the hired killer was originally from Azerbaijan and had landed in Cyprus on a flight from Russia using a Russian passport. He then made his way to the Turkish-controlled city of Paralimni in the north where he rented a room and two vehicles. He then scouted out an office complex in the Angumi business district, where most of the island’s Israelis work. He had reportedly crossed the Turkish-Cypriot border back and forth a number of times on a bike. Subsequently, he was arrested by Cypriot police from the Anti-Terrorism Unit with a gun and silencer on him that he had reportedly obtained while in Cyprus. According to the Kan public broadcaster, the recent attack attempt was a response to Israel’s assassination last year of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of Tehran’s nuclear program. Fakhrizadeh was reportedly taken out in a sophisticated hit led by a Mossad team that deployed a computerized machine gun, required no on-site operatives, took less than a minute, and did not injure anyone else, Channel 13 news said that it could have been intended as a reaction to a recent Mossad operation to gather information on the fate of Ron Arad, who has been missing in action for more than 30 years. Speaking at the Knesset on Monday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated the government claim that the alleged attack on Sagi was linked to Iranian terror. “As was publicized recently, an Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus was foiled,” said Gantz, during a Blue and White faction meeting. “Iran continues to be a global and regional threat, as well as a challenge to Israel, and we will continue to operate in order to protect our citizens and the State of Israel anywhere from any threat.” According to initial reporting, Sagi, a well-known Israeli-Cypriot

businessman who founded the gambling software company Playtech and owns Camden Market in London, was saved at the last minute from the assassination plot after being warned of it by authorities. But Sagi told Channel 12 news on Monday evening that he was never tipped off or warned and decided to leave Cyprus for unrelated reasons. “The headlines sounded very scary, but it had nothing to do with me,” he said. “I didn’t receive any notification to leave.”

Lapid Inaugurates Israeli Embassy in Bahrain

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) on Thursday inaugurated the Israeli Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, one year after the two countries signed a normalization agreement. Speaking at the event, Lapid said, “May our people live in peace and prosperity forever.” He added, “Israel made a major, historic step today in the Gulf.” Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif al Zayani said at the ceremony, “It is an unmistakable signal to all that we are determined. We are not done.” Bahrain will open an embassy in Israel before the end of the year. Bahrain has already sent an ambassador to Israel, and Israel has tapped diplomat Eitan Na’eh to serve as ambassador to Bahrain, though he has not yet been confirmed. Earlier in his visit, Lapid met with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, marking the King’s first public meeting with an Israeli official. The Foreign Minister also met Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

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The Week In News Arrests in Stone-Throwing Israel Police announced last Thursday that two people suspected of hurling stones at an Arab village were arrested. According to the police, the two suspects are an adult and a minor; their arrest follows the Wednesday arrest of three other Israelis who allegedly participated in the incident. In the incident, which occurred last Tuesday, dozens of masked assailants threw rocks at Palestinian Authority Arabs in the southern Hebron Hills, causing damage to cars and injuring over a dozen people, including a threeyear-old. Some of the Arabs threw rocks at the assailants, with clashes breaking out between the sides. Hebrew media reported that three Israelis were injured in the clashes. Meanwhile the Arab child, threeyear-old Mohammad Bakr Hussein, was evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva, Israel, in moderate condition.

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Four members of a single family were killed in a collision between the taxi they were traveling in and a tour bus carrying Bnei Akiva youth returning from a field trip last Tuesday. The bus driver, 76-year-old Asher Bason, was also killed in the crash, which left Moran Ben Eli, 35, dead along with her children Dekel, 15; Liam, 11; and Anael, 5. Moran’s husband, Reuven Ben Eli, 36, suffered severe injuries in the crash, and initially was unconscious and on a respirator. However, the day following the collision, he regained consciousness and was informed of the deaths of his family. Initially, he denied the events, repeatedly demanding to call his wife on her cell phone. At the recommendation of the medical staff at Rambam Health Care Campus, Ben Eli was brought on a stretcher to his family’s funeral, which

took place in the family’s hometown of Maalot-Tarshiha. After the funeral, he was taken back to the hospital. Speaking at the funeral, Moran’s father emphasized the “unimaginable loss” and said, “I do not know how to bury four flowers next to each other. They were such a happy family. I don’t know how we will manage without them.” Bason, a resident of Kiryat Yam, is survived by his wife, four children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Police are investigating the cause of the crash, but initial analysis shows that the bus veered out of its lane in a no-pass zone, ramming into the guardrail before colliding with a truck and the taxi carrying the Ben Eli family. After these collisions, the bus overturned three times.

Threats for Iraqis at Pro-Israel Summit Over 300 Iraqis who participated last Friday in a conference calling for normalization with Israel have recanted or disavowed their statements after receiving death threats and arrest warrants. Some of the participants claimed they had been tricked into attending the conference. At the conference, which was held in the Kurdish capital of Erbil, speakers called for peace and reconciliation with Israel. The two countries have been at war since Israel’s founding in 1948. Iraq’s President and Prime Minister condemned the event, saying it was illegal and promising to prosecute those who attended. He also emphasized that the conference does not represent the positions of most Iraqis. While it is not yet clear if anyone was arrested, three arrest warrants were issued, for a tribal minister and for two Iraqi politicians who attended the event. However, the Iranian-backed Guardians of the Blood Brigades warned, “Those who adopted the idea of normalization in this gathering are all legitimate targets of the Islamic Resistance. “We shall not abate from pursuing those traitors wherever they are.”

Pro-Iran cleric and politician and commander of the Peace Brigade groups Muqtada al-Sadr warned on Thursday, “I repeat that if they are not arrested, we will take strict national measures against the normalizations and the recreant.” Meanwhile, Kurdish President Masoud Barazani said in a statement, “We were neither aware of the meeting nor of its contents. What was expressed there is not the opinion, policy or position of [Kurdistan].” Two tribal leaders who attended the conference were quoted as saying, “We’re against normalization. We’re asking the Prime Minister to get involved personally, because we’ve become targets for murder by every segment of the Iraqi people, and we’re innocent [of calling for normalization].” Tribal leader Wisam al-Hardan, one of those for whom an arrest warrant was issued, was a main speaker at the conference. Al-Hardan also signed an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, calling for normalization with Israel. But following the condemnations, he claimed that Joseph Braude, one of the conference’s organizers, wrote the column instead. Speaking to the Kurdish Rudaw media outlet, al-Hardan said, “I thought this conference would be a call for peace and affection between the members of the Iraqi people after the victories achieved against Islamic State terrorism. “I read the statement that was written for me, without knowledge of its contents. I was surprised to find that it aspired to normalization with the Zionist entity.”

Snail Mail Gets Even Slower Mail delivery for many Americans began slowing on Friday as part of a blueprint for overhauling the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The move is part of a plan by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s to slash costs, but critics say it could undermine the public’s faith in the U.S.

Postal Service while generating other problems at the government branch. Paul Steidler, a senior fellow at the Lexington Institute and an expert on the postal service, called the plan “disastrous” and said that nearly 40% of first-class mail will see slower delivery, taking up to five days instead of the current three. He added, “It’s the least fortunate who will be hurt hardest by this. Everything in American society is getting faster, it seems, except for the mail delivery — which is now going to get slower.” At the same time, a USPS spokeswoman said that the company will continue to offer two-day delivery for single-piece first-class mail within a local area. She added, “The postal service has shown steady improvements for all first-class mail, marketing and periodical mail categories over the last seven months. We have worked tirelessly to overcome challenges from recent storms and continue to recruit thousands of employees for the upcoming holiday peak season.” In a statement, USPS declared “We’ll make better use of our trucks and existing surface network to move the mail, relying less on costly air transportation. By improving service reliability and increasing efficiency, we can keep costs at reasonable levels and help keep postage rates affordable for our customers.”

Rabbi Moshe Tendler Dies at 95 Rabbi Moshe Tendler, a Jewish medical ethics expert and a biology professor at Yeshiva University, died on Tuesday at 95. An expert in Jewish law, Rabbi Tendler served as a dean of the rabbinical school and a professor of Jewish medical ethics and biology at Yeshiva University and was known for his fierceness in advocating for the Jewish legal position that brain death constituted death. Rabbi Tendler was born and raised on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, just a few blocks away from Reb Moshe Feinstein, zt”l. Rabbi Tendler studied under the tutelage of his father, head of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Yeshiva, and his mother, a law school graduate. He married Reb Moshe’s daughter

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He studied at New York University and received his rabbinical ordination at Yeshiva University in 1949 and his doctorate in microbiology from Columbia University in 1957. He served as rabbi of the Community Synagogue in Monsey from 1967 until his death. Rabbi Tendler, who wrote articles in top medical journals as well as for Jewish scholars, became an important influence on Reb Moshe’s halachic positions with regards to questions of medicine and Jewish law, serving as a bridge between scientific experts and the experts in Jewish law and ethics. Rabbi Tendler is survived by eight children.

Counterfeit Meds Confiscated Federal authorities announced on Thursday that they had confiscated 1.8 million counterfeit pills, adding that the pills are suspected of containing lethal doses of fentanyl and other drugs. The newly-confiscated pills are part of a flood of fake medications driving record overdose deaths across the nation. The fake pills appear the same as safe, legal prescription medication but were manufactured unsafely in Mexico. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, appearing with Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram, said the confiscated pills are part of a federal crackdown which aims to blunt a “national emergency.” Last year, 93,000 people died of drug overdose in the U.S. This year, between January and this latest incident, U.S. authorities had seized 9.5 million fake pills. According to officials, the pills may have contributed to

the deaths of 700,000 people. According to officials, the number of fake pills containing lethal doses of fentanyl jumped nearly 430% since 2019.

Poway Shooter Sentenced to Life Without Parole The man who carried out a synagogue shooting on the last day of Passover two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. In the April 27, 2019 incident, John T. Earnest, then 19, opened fire at the San Diego-area Chabad of Poway synagogue, slaughtering Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, and wounding three others, including the shul’s Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who lost a finger; 8-year-old Noya Dahan, who was hit with shrapnel in her face and leg; and 34-year-old Almog Peretz, who was shot in the leg. At the time of the shooting, approximately 100 people were present

in the shul. Earnest was not permitted to address the court during the sentencing hearing, with San Diego Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh explaining that he did not wish to create a “political forum” for white supremacist views. Immediately following the attack, Earnest had called 911, declaring, “I’m defending our nation against the Jewish people, who are trying to destroy all white people.” He has pleaded guilty to all 113 federal charges against him. That plea, together with a similar one in state court, allowed Earnest to avoid the death penalty and receive life without parole instead. He was convicted for murder and attempted murder at the Poway Synagogue, as well as convicted of arson for an earlier fire at a nearby mosque.

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The Week In News som signed into law last week a bill returning a beachfront property known as “Bruce’s Beach” to the descendants of a Black family who owned it. The bill includes a provision allowing Los Angeles County to begin an immediate land transfer back to the family. The Black owners were run out by white residents and city officials nearly a century ago. According to the Los Angles Times, Newsom signed the bill at the location in the City of Manhattan Beach, alongside family members of Willa and Charles Bruce, who had originally owned a popular beachside hotel. The land is still being evaluated by officials, but it is estimated to be worth between $35-$75 million.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Willa and Charles Bruce purchased two lots of beachside land in 1912 for $1,225. Willa used the land to run a resort, while Charles worked as a train dining car chef. The resort included a café and dance hall and was popular among the Black community and Black beachgoers. However, White residents threatened Willa and her guests, and the Ku Klux Klan allegedly destroyed property, as well as homes of nearby Black families. By 1924, city officials intervened, seizing the land and saying it was needed for a public park. The land then sat empty, and in 1948 it was transferred to the state. At the ceremony on Thursday, Newsom said, “As Governor of California, let me do what apparently Manhattan Beach is unwilling to do: I want to apologize to the Bruce family. What we’re doing here today can be done and replicated anywhere else. There’s an old adage: Once a mind is stretched, it never goes back to its original form.” Anthony Bruce, a descendant of the Bruces, said, “We do thank G-d, because this is something that we’ve been praying for, for decades. Hopefully this is the start of a new beginning for us.”

Oil Spill Permeates the Pacific An oil pipeline breach approximately five miles off the coast of Huntington Beach in California has caused 3,000 barrels’ worth of oil to rush into the Pacific Ocean, according to Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley. Foley noted, “We’ve started to find dead birds and fish washing up on the shore.” She added, “The oil has infiltrated the entirety of the (Talbert) Wetlands. There’s significant impacts to wildlife there. These are wetlands that we’ve been working with the Army Corps of Engineers, with the Land Trust, with all the community wildlife partners to make sure to create this beautiful, natural habitat for decades. And now in just a day, it’s completely destroyed.” At the same time, Foley emphasized, “Please don’t go down and try to help. We’re not taking volunteers yet. If you do see oiled wildlife call 1-877-823-6926. That’s the best way to help.” Approximately 1,218 gallons of oily water mixture have been recovered from the site of the spill, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) said in a statement. According to Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr, approximately 126,000 gallons of post-production crude oil was spilled in what is a “potential ecological disaster.” “This response is currently a 24/7 operation and response efforts are scheduled to continue until federal and state officials determine that the response to the crude oil spill is complete,” the USCG statement added. The pipeline is owned by Amplify Energy. President and CEO Martyn Willsher said at a Sunday afternoon news conference that the company is “fully committed to being out here until this incident is fully concluded” and is working with various local, state, and federal agencies on recovery efforts. He emphasized, “Our employees live and work in these communities, and we’re all deeply impacted and concerned about the impact on not just the environment, but the fish and

wildlife as well. We will do everything in our power to ensure that this is recovered as quickly as possible, and we won’t be done until this is concluded.” “The leak has not been completely stopped,” the city of Huntington Beach said in a Sunday press release. “Currently, the oil slick plume measures an estimated 5.8 nautical miles long, and runs from the Huntington Beach Pier down into Newport Beach.”

SCOTUS: No Rep. for D.C. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against an effort to grant Washington, D.C., residents a voting member in the House of Representatives. The ruling affirms a lower court’s ruling against the suit. In a brief earlier this year, 11 Washingtonians said that “residents of the District of Columbia are the only adult American citizens subject to federal income taxes who lack voting representation in Congress, except for felons in some states.” The argument had been rejected last year, based on a similar case from 2000 in which a federal court said that the Constitution requires House members to be chosen “by the people of the several states.” Washington, D.C., is not a state, the judges said. The Court also threw out a claim comparing D.C. residents to military voters stationed overseas, on the grounds that it was not relevant to the suit.

Fat Bear Week We may all be feeling a bit like we’re ready to start hibernating after all that challah we consumed over the past few weeks. In Alaska, and around the world, bears are preparing for a long winter – and that means that they’re gorging on salmon, berries, and veggies. Of course, who can’t resist an adorable bear delicately nibbling on leaves on a tree? And so, the folks in

Alaska in charge of Katmai National Park and Preserve have created a contest to determine which bear is the cutest and roundest in the park. Fans can vote on their favorite bear online during Fat Bear Week, which ended on October 5. On the website, voters were able to view photos of their bears along with their winter weight. Last year, the Fat Bear Week web page had 1.6 million visits, with about 650,000 people actually participating in the voting. The event began in 2014, when it was just a one-day event.

“Fat Bear Week gives us a chance to have a little fun,” Candice Rusch, spokesperson for Explore.org, noted. “It lets us celebrate the fact that the salmon run was healthy enough to get the bears (to) their peak fat state. And who doesn’t love how adorable the bears are as they round out in the fall?” Images of Winnie the Pooh and Paddington are popular characters for kids and adults. “When you look at how much weight bears need to gain to survive six months of famine, you can’t help but cheer them on. People love bears and they love a good competition,” said Amber Kraft, interpretation and education program manager at the Katmai National Park and Preserve. “For us, we are happy to share because fat bears exemplify the richness of Katmai National Park and Bristol Bay, Alaska.” The park, in the southwest corner of Alaska, is home to approximately 2,200 bears, according to a survey done in 2004. In 2020, there were more than 90 individual bears, not including cubs, along the Brooks River, the 1.5-mile waterway where the salmon run. When preparing for hibernation, a dominant adult male might catch and eat more than 30 fish a day, and by the end of the fall, they can weigh over 1,000 pounds. Pass me the honey pot, Piglet.

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The World Is In Chaos. A colossal struggle is raging between the forces who seek a more equitable distribution of wealth and resources, championing equality and a right to personal choices unshackled to absolute standards of morality — socialists, and their antagonists, who believe in a system of robust competition and personal financial success, often leading to income inequality and stratification of socioeconomic classes — capitalists. This divide has become more acute as a result of the erosion of capitalism’s gains due to the debilitating consequences on global markets and the disruption of the many comforts of life we have taken for granted, that our current worldwide pandemic has induced.

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The more things change the more they stay the same. The antediluvian world was one defined as ‘the family of man’, indi-

viduals striving collectively to meet their needs, in contrast to the postdiluvian ‘world of nations’ that developed, each exerting their power in controlling their individual states. Despite sinking to carnal depravity and idolatry, the antediluvian society was taken to task in particular for their ‘filling the earth with ‫ — חמס‬crime’. This more specifically refers to robbery, not in its classical form but in a more subtle way. The Midrash describes the nature of their corruption. Said R. Chanina: “Violence refers to what is worth a perutah; robbery refers to what is of less value than a perutah. And this is what the people of the age of the Flood used to do: When a man brought out a basket full of lupines, one would come and seize less than a perutah’s worth and then everyone would come and seize less than a perutah’s worth, so that he had no redress at law... (‫)בר"ר לא ה‬

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Was the utilizing of a childish legal loophole in stealing less than a perutah more pernicious than their excessive promiscuity and idol worship? Perhaps what the Midrash is seeking to convey in this little story was the political philosophy they espoused. They demanded a redistribution of the well-earned wealth of the industrious and ambitious industrialists, in their socialist claim on behalf of the greater family of man, to be equally entitled to those assets. With their worldview of an inherent entitlement, regardless of effort or participation, demanding a right to the greater pie for the benefit of others, the descent to blurring the boundaries of moral right and wrong is a natural consequence. The illustration of ‘less than a perutah’ seeks to emphasize the notion that one may tax the wealthy for the benefit of the unfortunate since at the end of the day it is an inconsequential share of their greater wealth, and thus society’s right to claim. A belief that accentuates entitlement rather that duty and effort, will eventually claim rights to personal preferences even when they go against standard notions of morality; aborting children for personal convenience without thought to the right of the child; releasing criminals without any concern for their victims. Those who wallow in ‘inherent rights’ begin to formulate their own limited and selfish notion of morality, becoming so absorbed in their wants and desires, they are incapable of adhering to a system of absolute

and confining ‘values’ ordained by a Higher Power. Indeed, it begins with a corrupted sense of entitlement that quickly evolves into a philosophy of self-indulgence and faithlessness in G-d. The result is to be left with a world of anarchy and chaos that needs to be restarted anew. One of the illustrious disciples of the holy Baal Shem Tov, Rav Chaim of Krasna, notes that this very verse that describes how, ‫ — כי מלאה‬for it is filled, ‫ — הארץ חמס‬the earth with crime, has embedded within the first letters of these words, the word ‫חכמה‬ — wisdom, implying this was not simply a devious gimmick but an actual philosophy on life. The great Netziv, in his remarkable Ha’amek Davar, reveals where the seeds of healthy capitalism began in the postdiluvian world. Surprisingly, the famed despot Nimrod, started off his career as a ‘hero’. The Netziv interprets the verse that describes him as a, ‫— גבור בארץ‬ mighty man on earth, as referring to his healthy ambition in building an empire, exerting his power and influence in funding police, bringing much needed law and order to society. He adds that the very next verse that depicts Nimrod as a ‘mighty hunter before G-d’ is meant to be taken literally in extolling his having served G-d’s mission and will in restoring order to a chaotic world. Certainly, he states, Nimrod transformed, to his discredit, from being a capitalist into a verita-

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L’CHAIM! L’CHAIM! A DOUBLE DOSE She wasn’t sure why she was actually calling the Tehillim Kollel office, she just knew she had nothing to lose. On recommendation of a friend, Malka* was putting her daughters on the Tehillim list. Malka was experiencing a double dose of anxiety. She had two daughters in line for Somehow, nothing was shidduchim. moving with either one, and the desperation level was rapidly on the rise. With friends who were already pushing double carriages, the girls were increasingly anxious to begin to establish families of their own. “What should I tell you?!” Malka exclaims, “Within a month of signing up for Tehillim Kollel tefillos, both girls were happily engaged. You cannot imagine what a high our family is on!”

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ble fascist, nevertheless an element of good was instilled in the world. Parenthetically I might add, Rashi interprets the appellation of ‘mighty hunter’ as describing Nimrod as one who ‘ensnared people’s minds with his speech’ — the world’s first politician! Though these are global struggles, we each battle these two competing forces in our own personal lives. Are we frustrated with our diminished opportunities and comforts; resentful we are not receiving our due? Or do we pursue our ambitions, seeing every challenge as a privilege to serve and be dutiful in fulfilling G-d’s will despite our discomfit, devoting our talents to helping others and our community, in maintaining what we have and enthusing it with our presence, efforts and participation? Reb Chaim of Krasna points to another verse, ‫ — וינפמ וליח‬tremble before Him, ‫ — ץראה לכ‬everyone on earth. (‫)ט וצ םילהת‬ Here too, ‫ —המכח‬wisdom, is indicated. A philosophy that is our credo, the one that assures us vitality no matter the circumstances we face. If His will is primary in all the choices we make, we are confident that we will prevail and thrive.

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I recently read a touching account by a daughter who reminisced about her parents visit with her family in the holy city of Jerusalem years ago. As they were sitting, one glorious Jerusalem night, joyously in the Sukkah, the weather abruptly changed. Winds arose and drops of rain began to fall. As the velocity of the wind noisily picked up, blowing off the top of the Sukkah, her mother a survivor, shared how similar this was to the sud-

den bombings she experienced in her youth. The younger children began to cry, and the mother instructed her older boys to remove them away from her father, also a survivor, who couldn’t stand hearing children crying as it reminded him of the crying children who were ripped away from their mothers and sent to their deaths, in the camps. As chaos engulfed them, the power went out. They sought to bring in whatever they could in the dark and try to find a Shabbos Goy to flip their food laden refrigerator back to life. From the side of her eye she noticed her father calmly sitting on the couch amidst the pandemonium, singing a song to himself. “Ich hab gevolt zitzen in de Sukkah in Yerushalayim un der Eibershter hat nisht gevolt.” I was planning to sit in the Sukkah in Jerusalem, but my Creator does not will that. In her own words: This is how a man ravaged by G-d and His demonic messenger Hitler, resigns himself to his fate. This is how a 14-year-old child whose parents are brutally ripped away from him in Auschwitz remains a believing, practicing Jew. This is how a traumatized child became the loving man who resurrected a new life for himself and by himself, alongside his G-d, built a new family. (The Maestro, Norma L. Noiman, Mishpacha, Family Magazine, 9/29/20) We all would have written a vastly different script for our lives over the last two years, uber der Eibershter hut nisht gevolt — but the Creator did not will that. We can all be true heroes. Tremble before G-d, pick yourself up by the bootstraps and rise to the occasion. It is difficult, but that is our mission, that is His will. Be a hero!

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FDR’s Secret Plea to Hitler by Rafael Medoff

resident Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a secret plea to Adolf Hitler in the summer of 1936, according to newly-uncovered documents. It wasn’t a plea to curtail Germany’s military buildup. It wasn’t a plea to Hitler to stop intervening on behalf of the fascists in the Spanish civil war. And it certainly wasn’t a protest against the brutal Nazi persecution of German Jews. No, the issue that was so urgent to FDR that he sent a secret communication to Hitler was his request that the Führer meet with three American oil industry executives – two of them Roosevelt’s personal friends – who were on their way to Germany. The documents about Roosevelt’s request came to light when they were recently put up for sale by a Maryland auction house. They begin with a “very urgent” message to Berlin from the German ambassador in Washington, Hans Luther, on August 21, 1936. The ambassador reported that President Roosevelt had requested, through his senior aide Stephen Early, that Hitler grant an audience to Kenneth R. Kingsbury, president of Standard Oil of California; James A. Moffett, former head of FDR’s Federal Housing Administration and now vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey; and Torkild Rieber, chairman of Texaco. “In view of Roosevelt’s personal interest,” Ambassador Luther wrote, “I very strongly recommend that his request should be granted.” In a second message a few days later, Luther reported that Early had again emphasized “the great importance Roosevelt attaches to Moffett being introduced to the Führer.” Ultimately, FDR’s request ran aground because of a scheduling conflict – the oil executives were going to be in Germany during one of the busiest periods in Hitler’s schedule, the preparations for the annual Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg. But that didn’t stop the three oil executives from engaging in significant com-

merce with the Third Reich. Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold testified to a Senate committee in 1942 that at Hitler’s request, Standard Oil had obstructed the development of synthetic rubber in the United States and instead provided the rubber technology to the Nazis. The revelations were so damning that

directors to force his resignation. President Roosevelt’s plea to Hitler to meet with Kingsbury, Moffett, and Rieber sheds light on a question with which historians have long grappled: Why did President Roosevelt refuse to say a single word in public, from 1933 until late 1938, about Hitler’s anti-Jewish policies?

FDR’s own public statement criticizing the pogrom did not contain a single explicit mention of Hitler, Nazism, or even the Jews.

then-senator Harry Truman accused the oil company of “treason.” Rieber’s Texaco, for its part, sold oil to Nazi Germany and Franco’s fascists in Spain and had extensive dealings with Mussolini as well. At one point, the FBI questioned Rieber about his aid to Franco – which violated U.S. neutrality laws – but the Roosevelt administration let him off with a $22,000 fine. Embarrassing publicity over Rieber’s pro-Nazi leanings eventually led Texaco’s board of

The answer is that any criticism of Hitler would have undermined Roosevelt’s policy of maintaining good diplomatic and economic relations with Nazi Germany. FDR is remembered for leading America toward military preparedness and, later, in the war against Germany – but in the 1930s, he pursued a very different policy toward the Nazis. Thus, President Roosevelt allowed U.S. diplomats to attend the mass Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg in

1937. His administration helped the Nazis evade American Jewry’s boycott of German goods in the 1930s by permitting the Nazis to deceptively label their goods with the city or province of origin, instead of “Made in Germany.” FDR also pressured Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to approve the sale of helium to power Germany’s Zeppelin airships (Ickes managed to obstruct the deal), and Roosevelt personally removed criticism of Nazi leaders from at least three of Ickes’ speeches in 1935 and 1938. One of those speeches was a radio broadcast responding to the Kristallnacht pogrom in Germany in November 1938. Ickes wrote in his diary that White House aides who reviewed his draft informed him “that the President wanted us to cut out all references to Germany by name as well as references to Hitler, Goebbels, and others by name.” FDR’s own public statement criticizing the pogrom did not contain a single explicit mention of Hitler, Nazism, or even the Jews. It was not that President Roosevelt felt any sympathy for the policies or ideology of the Nazi regime. On the contrary, he made numerous derisive comments about Hitler and Nazism in private conversations in the 1930s. But FDR considered the Nazi persecution of German Jews to be none of America’s concern. The president who presented himself to the public as a humanitarian and a champion of the downtrodden went out of his way to maintain good diplomatic and economic ties with the world’s most brutal violator of human rights – even to the extent of using his office to try to facilitate contacts between his oil industry friends and the Nazi leadership. Dr. Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and author of more than 20 books about Jewish history and the Holocaust.

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DOES IT WORK? HOW? Mrs. G: I had a preschool student who walked into withdrawn. She appeared locked within herself, and very sad. She did not open her mouth. She sat in the corner of the classroom, and did NOT participate in any activities, or interact with me or her classmates. Every day when I walked to school I would say to myself, “Esty, I know who you are, you have so much to offer, you love to participate. I’m so grateful to have you in my class, I enjoy you exactly the way you are.” One morning, when I greeted her she actually looked up at me! A few days later I saw her smile. It took time, but she started whispering her needs, and actually came out of her corner to participate in class activities By the time the year was over Esty was fully participating in all learning and activities, there was nothing left of the withdrawn, sad girl that had walked into my class at the beginning of the year. Mrs H: I was teaching a class of high school girls who were just not interested. Many of the teachers felt that the girls were “not really there”. There was an underlying attitude of, I don’t want to be here, and I really don’t care. When I was told that I was assigned to work on a schoolwide project with this particular class, I can’t say I was very happy about it. Then I shifted my perspective. I was going to whole-heartedly believe in these girls and in the tremendous kochos they possess. I planned with them, and even more, delighted in them every step of the way. These girls felt and knew that I believed in them and wanted them to succeed. They not only did an outstanding job on their project, but by the time it was over, I was teaching a group of girls

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Mrs. B: When I stand at the door and greet every student, I see much more than a girl walking into school. I see a whole world in her.

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ast week, after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the supplemental spending bill for the Iron Dome program, everyone from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Biden White House, to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid quickly proclaimed bipartisan support in Washington for the U.S.-Israel alliance is as strong as it ever was. Unfortunately, even before the bill passed, it was clear that the opposite was the case. Eight House members from the leftist edge of the political spectrum voted against the Iron Dome funding and two of their comrades voted “present.” The only reason the measure was brought to a vote last week was because, days earlier, the same House members blocked supplemental funding for the Iron Dome program from being included on an omnibus continuous spending resolution. By first scuttling and then opposing the funding of a joint Israeli-U.S. system that is entirely defensive and works

only to prevent the wanton murder of Israeli civilians by indiscriminate missile attacks, the lawmakers were saying that they supported the Palestinians in their terror war against Israel. Reps. Marie Newman, Andre Carson, Hank Johnson, Cori Bush, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jesus Garcia, Raul Grijalva, Ayanna Presley and their Republican comrade Thomas Massey opposed the Iron Dome funding package because they support the terror war that Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad and their brethren in Hezbollah wage against the people of Israel. They don’t want to fund Iron Dome because they want Israel to lose to the terrorists. But for all the drama that the Squad members produced around the Iron Dome bill, their stunt was a sideshow. The main anti-Israel/ pro-Palestinian terrorism action was taking place elsewhere. A few hours before the House voted on the supplemental Iron Dome funding, Rep. Andy Levin, a progres-

sive Jewish lawmaker from Michigan who voted in favor of the supplemental Iron Dome funding, submitted his own bill that related to the Palestinians and Israel. And Levin’s bill is far more dangerous to Israel and to U.S.-Israel relations than his fellow progressive lawmakers’ nay vote on the Iron Dome. The main purpose of Levin’s bill, which is co-sponsored by 24 other members (seven of whom are also Jewish), is to support the Palestinian terror against Israel, while adopting a laundry list of anti-Israel policies along the way. Levin’s bill includes an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 that defines the PLO as a terrorist organization and bars the U.S. from permitting the PLO to open offices in the U.S. or from receiving assistance from the U.S. so long as the PLO and its member organizations remain engaged in terrorism. Levin’s bill would amend the law to provide the administration with the authority to permit the opening of a PLO office in Washington and to transfer funds

to the PLO/Palestinian Authority even while the PLO and its member groups remain engaged in terrorism. Levin’s bill enables the administration to sidestep the law simply by proclaiming that opening a PLO office in Washington and funding the PLO/PA is necessary to advance “diplomacy.” Whereas the 2018 Taylor Force Act bars the U.S. from funding the PA so long as it pays salaries to terrorists and their families, Levin’s bill would enable the administration to transfer funds directly to the PA even if it continues to pay salaries to terrorists and their families. Levin’s bill empowers the secretary of state to authorize such funding simply by proclaiming that the PA is “reforming” its payment apparatus. As Palestinian Media Watch reported this week, the PA already believes that U.S. funding will be restored despite the fact that nearly 10% of the PA budget goes towards paying salaries to terrorists and their families. A senior PA official said that reinstating U.S. funding “is merely a problem of semantics.” Levin’s bill provides the

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semantic trick to restore funding. Alongside its direct support for Palestinian terrorism, Levin’s bill also includes multiple provisions whose purpose is to undermine and weaken Israel while subverting the U.S.-Israel alliance. The Levin bill bars Israel from using weapons it receives from the U.S. to defend itself in Judea, Samaria, Gaza and unified Jerusalem. It also discriminates against Israel in a manner that legitimizes the anti-Semitic Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) campaign against the Jewish state. The Levin bill bars Israel from marking goods from Judea, Samaria and Gaza “Made in Israel,” instead, Israel is required to mark all such goods as made in the “West Bank/Gaza.” Israel’s scientific, agricultural, and other cooperative agreements with the U.S. will only apply to areas that Israel controlled in 1949. Israeli institutions and citizens beyond those areas will be boycotted. Levin’s bill requires the administration to cancel former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s 2019 determination that Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria are not illegal and delineate all Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria as illegal. Israeli neighborhoods built in Jerusalem since 1967 are also deemed illegal, as are Israeli actions to enforce building laws on illegal Palestinian construction in Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem. Arguably, the most significant aspect of Levin’s pro-Palestinian terror bill is the name he gave it. Levin named his would-be federal law “The Two-State Solution Act.” Levin’s decision to use that expression to market his Palestinian terror-supporting, Israel-subverting bill tells us two important things. First, it shows us what progressives are really talking about when they declare their support for a “two-state solution.” Levin’s bill doesn’t mention the “peace process,” terms Israel must abide by to receive future American support. The Levin bill only mentions Israeli-Palestinian peace twice in passing references to “peaceful relations” between Israel and the Palestinian state that Levin insists must be established. The bill doesn’t determine that the Palestinians and Israel must resolve

their conflict through negotiations. Whether peace talks are reinstated or not is completely irrelevant to Levin and his co-sponsors. Instead, Levin’s bill sets out the means the U.S. must use to coerce Israel into surrendering to the Palestinian terror war. Since the whole purpose of the bill is to enable the U.S. to empower the PLO and the PA while they support, fund, carry out and glorify terror attacks against Israel, it goes without

believe that in a final peace settlement, Israel would provide symbolic concessions in Jerusalem, like the transfer of sovereignty over Abu Dis, a Palestinian village within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem but outside the security perimeter of the city. But beyond that, Israel’s capital for the past 3,000 years would remain its capital. This theoretical concept of a twostate solution is founded on the no-

It is to give Levin and his colleagues a fig leaf to hide behind as they advance the Palestinian version of the two-state solution.

saying that Levin and his co-sponsors are fine, indeed they seek to reward the Palestinians for their terrorist war against Israel. So when progressive Democrat lawmakers like Levin and his 24 co-sponsors express support for “the two-state solution,” they aren’t saying they want a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian conflict with Israel. For them, “the two-state solution” is a code for supporting the Palestinian terror war against Israel. This brings us to Levin’s “TwoState Solution Act’s” second lesson. When Israelis and Israel supporters proclaim their support for “the twostate solution,” they have a certain theoretical picture in their mind. As they see things, a “two state solution” is a way to peacefully resolve the Palestinian conflict with Israel. Under the “two-state solution,” Israel will withdraw from large swathes of Judea and Samaria – but usually not from the entire area since significant portions of Judea and Samaria are either vital for the physical survival of Israel or contain large Israeli population centers that most two-state solution supporters consider integral parts of the State of Israel. As for Jerusalem, supporters of the theoretical two-state solution

tion that when the Palestinian state is established in the areas Israel withdraws from, that state will be at peace with Israel. It will have signed a formal peace treaty with the Jewish state in which it formally recognizes the Jewish state’s right to exist. The problem with this theoretical concept is that the Palestinians oppose it. For the past hundred years, the Palestinians have rejected any concept of a two-state solution that isn’t simply a means to advance their unchanging goal of eliminating the Jewish state. And they still oppose it. Last week, the veteran Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki released a new survey of Palestinian public opinion which showed that 62% of Palestinians oppose “the two-state solution,” even though, by failing to define the term, Shikaki let his respondents define a “two-state solution” any way they wanted. On the other hand, 54% support “armed resistance” – that is, terrorism – against Israel. Since the 1920s, the Palestinians have stated and demonstrated through their actions that for them, the point of establishing a Palestinian state in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria (along with Gaza) is both to ethnically cleanse these areas of all Jewish presence, and as they have

done in Gaza for the past 16 years, use them as forward bases for continued war against the rest of Israel. The operational collaboration between Arab Israeli rioters and pogromists and the PA and Hamas in the last round of fighting in May was no coincidence. From the perspective of Hamas and the PLO/PA, Israeli Arabs are full partners in the war that will only end when Israel ceases to exist. For the Palestinians, in short, “the two-state solution” is not a means to achieve either peace or Palestinian statehood. It is a means to advance to the next phase of the war to annihilate Israel. Shikaki’s poll showed that today the Palestinians’ view of the situation is no different than it was in 1920 or 1947 or 1967 or 1993. The time has come to recognize and act on the significance of these facts. The vast majority of Democrats who voted to fund Iron Dome didn’t prove that bipartisan support for Israel is as strong as ever. They proved that most Democrats are unwilling to publicly support Palestinian terrorism against Israel. And that is where Levin’s bill comes in. Its purpose isn’t to advance the Israeli vision of a twostate solution. It is to give Levin and his colleagues a fig leaf to hide behind as they advance the Palestinian version of the two-state solution. That is why the bill legalizes U.S. support for Palestinian terrorists and undermines Israel’s security and its ties to the United States. It is Israel’s responsibility, and the responsibility of its supporters in the U.S., to expose the truth. For the Palestinians and a growing number of their progressive supporters, “the two-state solution” is not a means to achieve peace. Rather, it is simply a euphemism for supporting the Palestinian terror war. Israelis and pro-Israel Americans need to understand that in today’s political climate, when Palestinians and their progressive supporters embrace the “twostate solution,” they are not seeking to advance prospects for peaceful coexistence between Israel and the Palestinians. They are supporting Palestinian terrorism and advocating Israel’s demise. This article was originally published in Israel Hayom.

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’ve always found it strange when I hear that Jewish youngsters are told, “We don’t ask that kind of question” about Judaism. When I was a teenager, more than a few years ago, I was always taught by my Judaic studies teachers that we should feel comfortable to ask any question we wanted. Even if any given teacher or rabbininc figure didn’t know the answer, the answer existed. As Torah being both the eternal truth and divine in origin, the answers to everything were there; we weren’t meant to shortchange our curiosity. I’ve felt this attitude was a gift I was given at such an impressionable age. I remember the excitement when my morah reached a certain Rashi. She was about to teach us one of her favorite Rashis, and her emotion was contagious. Rashi, as is common, had a question. Rashi’s response was “I don’t know.” This is one of a few such Rashis in the Torah. To her, this was the height of both humility and the desire for emes. Rashi could have skipped the question, but the truth required Rashi to acknowledge that a question existed on that pasuk. Rashi was willing to put down for generations that he had a question, yet didn’t know the answer. Many years have passed since I was in high school. While some of my teachers are still there teaching; many are not. Despite the passage of time and turnover of staff, this is one of the lessons I’ve retained from my years spent between those walls. In this article, I’d like to focus on how to respond when a child asks a question, and you don’t know the answer. Spoiler alert: I’m not going to suggest lying or mocking the child’s question. I do think this might generate a

insistence that they’re right – even when they’re not. They’re not fooling anyone and you’re not fooling your child. It won’t make you look good or receive kavod – in fact, you’ll probably receive the opposite. Your child has questions, and your child came to you to ask them. That’s really big, and you should appreciate that. Your child is thinking and wants to know more. Don’t crush that enthusiasm!

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bit of controversy, which I generally avoid, but I don’t think anything I’m saying is too far out there. Also, I’ve been disturbed by the idea that children can have real questions and not be taken seriously. Hopefully, this article will give some ideas and a little food for thought in case you’re still hungry after the yomim tovim.

The Temptation of Kavod It’s tempting to tell a child that their question is wrong, shouldn’t be asked, or give a made-up or half-hearted answer. As adults, particularly in the role of an authority figure, we want to feel like we are in charge and maintain our kavod. We feel inept not knowing something. Please notice that in all these situations it’s about “us,” the adults. It’s about our kavod and our feelings of ineptitude. When being involved in the education of a child, it needs to be about them and their needs. I think this ignoring a child’s question is ultimately a fallacy. First, it creates a feeling that the

answer doesn’t exist. The entire Pesach seder is based on questions and answers. Different parts of teaching our mesorah are based on the question-and-answer model. What are we inculcating in our children when we put down their questions or, worse, insist frum Jews don’t ask those questions? I was taught many times that we don’t need to believe based on nothing more than “faith”; we have truth behind us. Would you trust a doctor or other professional who couldn’t answer questions or quote research studies but simply insisted you have blind faith? What makes your child any different? I want to address the possibility that you don’t need to answer their questions or can give a cop-out response so you don’t look bad. It won’t work. Your kids aren’t fools. They know when you’re making it up. How often have we seen politicians or public figures get taken down because they couldn’t acknowledge an error or not knowing something? Too often their downfall has been their continued

Praise the question and appreciate your child’s curiosity. Enjoy that you’re someone this child trusts and came to seek knowledge from. Recognize that nobody knows everything, and you shouldn’t be expected to either. After affirming your child’s question, help them find the answer. That assistance may take the form of a book or other resource or simply asking someone more knowledgeable than you in this area. Not only are you answering their question and encouraging further inquisitiveness, but you’re also teaching them that there are many ways to get an answer and many resources at their fingertips. My three-year-old expects me to know everything and for his basic questions I probably nearly do, but I certainly can’t answer all that my teenagers ask and they really shouldn’t become dependent on me being their sole source for information. By allowing your child to see how they can reach out to the wider world around them, you are giving them a greater gift of wisdom. Homeschoolers are known as more out-of-the-box in their teaching methods. Living in an age where so much information is readily available, I know of homeschoolers that have changed their methods from

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they’re encouraging a lack of faith or chutzpah in their children as they help them find answers. I’m not sure how saying, “We don’t have the truth” creates a greater lack of faith than saying, “I don’t have the answer but it’s there.” Your child

exact time and date for Mashiach’s arrival, most questions have an easier response. For example, I’ve seen phenomenal responses to the controversy surrounding the dating of the universe and Ma’aseh Bereishis. There are such amazing respons-

By allowing your child to see how they can reach out to the wider world around them, you are giving them a greater gift of wisdom.

is asking the question because he or she has the question. You’re not implanting in their head something non-existent. When you don’t answer their query, you’re allowing the doubt to fester and grow. While there’s always the kid who wants an

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the child is asking because they have a lingering doubt. While this is a potential situation that can be beyond the scope of this article, a quick yet respectful response may just be the gentle put-down to both their chutzpah and niggling doubts. It’s not unusual that we get asked the hard questions, questions way beyond our tired, sleep-deprived minds can process. No matter our own limitations, we can still teach our children that the world of chochmah and truth is out there for them. We can give them the tools to reach for emes and to know we respect them and their questions as they develop together.

Sara Rayvych, MSEd, has her master’s in general and special education. She has been homeschooling for over 10 years in Far Rockaway. She can be contacted at RayvychHomeschool@ gmail.com.

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Yeshiva University Rises to 68 in U.S. News and World Report Best College Ranking Yeshiva University (YU) continues to rise in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings released this week and has secured the 68th spot – rising from No. 76 in 2021 and moving up 29 spots in the last two years. YU also placed No. 33 in the Best Value Schools category, up from 54th position last year. This accolade recognizes the colleges and universities that offer students the best value based on academic quality and average cost of attendance. “This continued rise in the rankings reflects strong execution on our long-term strategy of growth through investments in the key areas of Values & Leadership, STEM & Health, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Great Jobs & Impactful Careers,”

said Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University. “We are moving YU forward into its next great era, and I am deeply thankful to our faculty, staff, lay leaders and students who are driving our growth.” Published by U.S. News & World Report, the Best National University Rankings annually rate 1,466 American colleges and universities that grant bachelor’s degrees. The rankings are based on data that U.S. News & World Report collects from an annual survey sent to each school administrators. Benchmarks range from student-faculty ratio and faculty resources to graduation and retention rates and alumni giving. “We are delighted by YU’s ascent in the U.S. News & World Report

Rankings, an impressive achievement,” said Dr. Selma Botman, Yeshiva University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. “This ranking underscores our success educating students, introducing new academic programs, contributing new knowledge, and engaging with alumni in creative ways throughout the year.” About Yeshiva University Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University brings together the ancient traditions of Jewish law and life and the heritage of Western civilization. More than 7,400 undergraduate and graduate students study at YU’s four New York City campuses: the Wilf Campus, Israel Henry Beren Campus, Brookdale Center, and Jack and

Pearl Resnick Campus. YU’s three undergraduate schools – Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business – offer a unique dual program comprised of Jewish studies and liberal arts courses. Its graduate and affiliate schools include Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. YU is ranked among the nation’s leading academic research institutions.

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Cut Through the Jargon Part II: Mutual Funds, ETFs, Diversification, and Fees Imagine going to the supermarket with a simple goal: purchase food for the week. Easy enough, but of course there are the food allergies, the 6-yearold-child-turned-Michelin-star foodie, and the M&M impulse buying at checkout. A bit dramatic, but the point is distractions impact the success of even the simplest goals. The stock market is a place where those looking to purchase financial assets meet those looking to sell financial assets, but there is a lot of noise that can derail a long term plan. High fees, speculative behavior, and lack of diversification are things you do not want clouding your investments because it will reduce returns and impact your financial goals. How do you know what to invest in? Individual Stocks, Mutual Funds, or ETFs? What the heck is an ETF? Let’s cut through some more jargon and bring some simplicity to investing. Mutual Fund: A vehicle made up of a pool of investors who contribute cash to purchase shares of a company. That company is a mutual fund and is operated by managers who allocate the investor’s money into various securities and is structured to match the investment objectives stated in its prospectus. Mutual funds often have names that include a sector or geographic region. These names give an idea of how the mutual fund managers are investing. The price of a mutual fund is based on its Net Asset Value (“NAV”) which is determined daily at the end of trading - and trading only occurs once per day after the markets have closed. Mutual funds charge fees that reduce returns and will vary. Exchange Traded Fund (ETF): A vehicle that tracks an index, sector, commodity, investment strategy or other asset. An investor in an ETF will pay cash in exchange for shares of a company. That company is an ETF and trades just like individual securities,

so their price will fluctuate throughout the trading day. It is common for ETFs to have names that reflect the type of index, sector, or investment strategy they are tracking. ETF charge fees that reduce returns and will vary.

person giving you personal financial advice to. I strongly recommend working with a credentialed planner, operating as a “fee only” fiduciary.

Active Management: An investment style that requires a professional manager to actively track the market and will regularly buy, hold, and sell individual securities to take advantage of market timing opportunities. The goal is to outperform the overall market. Since an active management strategy requires the work of professional managers, fees tend to be higher. Passive Management: An investment style that adheres to simply tracking the performance of the overall market without actively buying and selling individual securities in the hopes to outperform the market. Passive management is the opposite of active management. Other common terms you might hear are “passive investing”, “index investing”, or “passive strategy”. Since passive management does not require a team of professionals to research, track, and execute trades, fees tend to be lower. Diversification: A strategy that mixes a range of investments in a given portfolio. A diversified portfolio attempts to limit exposure to any single asset, and on average should deliver higher long-term returns and lowers the risk of holding any individual security. Diversification can be incorporated by asset class (stocks vs. bonds), and within an asset (mutual funds/ ETFs). I have had clients tell me that diversification only reduces potential returns, but remember risk is a double edged sword, as much as you could make, you could also lose. Fees: Fees in the financial industry are about as clear as mud, and it is a tremendous disservice to investors that put hard earned dollars in

financial products that are expensive or even inappropriate for them. There will be more to come in fees, but some basic tips for starters: Management Fees/Expense Ratios: Check the annual expenses on any mutual fund or ETF before investing. A passively managed fund should be close to 0% in fees - you are just tracking an index. Actively managed funds will be more expensive, and history has shown they don’t outperform a passively managed fund after considering fees in the long term. Fund Turnover: I have seen clients crushed by capital gains in active funds that constantly buy and sell securities. Funds don’t report returns after taxes, but take it from this tax nerd that tax drag has a huge impact on investment returns. Advisors: If you are working with an advisor - ask them how they are compensated and if they are a fiduciary. There are many financial professionals who receive their compensation in the form of commissions, kickbacks, or referrals from expensive and low performing mutual funds or expensive and unnecessary insurance products. A fiduciary is legally bound to act in their clients best interest and should be the standard you hold the

Getting Started Portfolio: For starters, I recommend a diversified portfolio of low cost, passively managed mutual funds or ETFs that you make ongoing contributions to. There is a community of devoted index investors known as “Bogleheads”, named after the famous Jack Bogle who spent his life championing the passive investment strategy. Many Bogleheads subscribe to the 3 fund portfolio - where you simply divide your investment contributions between a total US stock market fund, a total international stock market fund, and a total bond market fund. Investing this way provides both diversification and low fees. You are invested in everything at a low cost. The 3 fund portfolio is a great way to get started! Lay your foundation with a low cost diversified portfolio. If you have the itch to be more active in your investment activities (and there is nothing wrong with that!), I recommend a separate brokerage account with a budgeted amount you contribute and keep it separate from your foundational wealth building accounts. Remember to “invest in your future” and not “speculate in your future”. The decision to start saving and investing is yours, the “how” can be hard. We suggest speaking with a “fee only” financial planner operating as a fiduciary - having a CPA or tax background is a huge plus. Email commoncents@northbrookfinancial.com to schedule a free financial planning consultation with our team. Elliot Pepper, CPA, CFP®, MST is Co-Founder of Northbrook Financial, a Financial Planning, Tax, and Investment Management Firm. He has developed and continues to teach a popular Financial Literacy course for high school students.

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2. How many men sailed with Columbus on the voyage in which he discovered the New World? a. 12 b. 40 c. 90 d. 240

c. France d. Amsterdam 4. How many times did Columbus travel to the New World? a. 1 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7 5. How many cities in the U.S. are named Columbus? a. 3 b. 7 c. 14 d. 27 6. How old was Christopher Columbus when he died? a. 38 b. 55 c. 72 d. 87

Answers: 1-B 2-C 3-A 4-B 5-C 6-B 7-A 8-A Wisdom Key: 6-8 correct: Congratulazioni! Treat yourself to an Italian ices! 3-5 correct: Not bad – you know enough about Columbus to take off on Monday. 0-2 correct: Let’s try this: When did Columbus first set sail to the New World? I’ll spot you the century: 14..?

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3. Where was Christopher Columbus born? a. Italy b. Spain

7. When Columbus found land, after 35 days at sea, what did he think the landmass was? a. Asia b. Russia c. Australia d. Israel

8. Near the end of his life, Columbus wrote a book called Book of Privileges. What was the book about? a. Documenting all the promises the Spanish monarch made to him over the years and the ways they did not honor these promises b. The joys of his travels c. How to live with gratitude d. Stories about the times cannibals tried eating him and he escaped

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1. Anthropologist Carol Lowery Delaney, who served as the assistant director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard, wrote a book about Columbus in which she posits which of the following? a. He wanted to start a retirement community about 100 miles off the southeast tip of the U.S. b. He wanted to take a voyage to Israel to rescue Jerusalem from the Muslims c. He wanted to open a pasta bar d. He wanted to walk across the entire landmass of the New World

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- Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) discussing Pres. Biden’s $3 trillion proposed spending bill on Fox News

Well, I don’t think the vice president needs a crisis communications manager, and I don’t think the taxpayers should have to pay for one. I think it’s obvious what she needs – with respect – she needs to stop saying stupid stuff that she can’t defend. And she and the president need to stop breaking plates. I mean, in the history of ever, I’ve not seen a presidential administration break more plates in the first nine months than this one. I mean, think about it, Brian. Afghanistan, inflation, defund the police, critical race theory, the border, gas prices, massive debt. And I’m not saying Republicans are perfect. But these people are crazy. And if they would stop acting crazy, they wouldn’t have a crisis, and then they wouldn’t need crisis managers. - Ibid.

YouTube just announced that it is blocking all anti-vaccine content. Blocked it. But don’t worry, if you want anti-vaccine content, just check out the comment section of literally any video. — Ibid.

People who couldn’t use Instagram [on Monday] spent the day posting their weekend pumpkin-patch selfies on LinkedIn. — Ibid.

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I think it can be done by 2:27 a.m. on December – come on. I think it will be done. – Pres. Biden when asked if his spending bill will pass by Thanksgiving

There’s a number of them that I would love to have a crack at, but I don’t really believe, philosophically, in changing or even thinking about the past. - Jerry Seinfeld, when asked in a recent interview whether he would change any of the episodes of his iconic show

Your voice, your perspective, your experience, your truth cannot be suppressed, and it must be heard. - Vice President Harris at a townhall with students at George Mason University responding to a self- described “part-Yemeni, part-Iranian” and “not an American” who asked her why are “funds allocated to continue backing Israel, which hurts my heart because it’s ethnic genocide and displacement of people, the same that happened in America”

The guy who ran against the progressives, ran against Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, ran to be a uniter in this country, ran saying he was going to force compromise. And he went up to Capitol Hill, and he capitulated to the progressives, the liberals in his party. And why should we be surprised? He couldn’t stand up to the Taliban; how could we expect him to stand up to AOC? - Chris Christie on ABC News

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- A Florida man’s response to a reporter on live TV, when asked what he would do if he won the big Powerball last week

I don’t think they’re appropriate tactics, but it happens to everybody. The only people it doesn’t happen to are people who have Secret Service standing around them. It’s a part of the process. - Pres. Biden, when asked for his response to protesters who antagonized and harassed Senators Manchin (DWV) and Sinema (D-AZ) over their opposition to the reconciliation bill

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The argument that we deliberately push content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical. We make money from ads, and advertisers consistently tell us they don’t want their ads next to harmful or angry content. And I don’t know any tech company that sets out to build products that make people angry or depressed. The moral, business and product incentives all point in the opposite direction. - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after a former employee testified at a Congressional hearing that Facebook purposely pushes content that stokes division

It’s not a question of what we can afford. The federal government can afford anything that it feels it needs to do. - House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) on CNN

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- Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

It is unfortunate that Bahrain’s rulers ignore the Zionist regime’s daily crimes against the oppressed but resilient people of Palestine. This stain will not be erased from the reputation of Bahrain’s rulers. The people of the region will continue to oppose the process of normalization of ties with the Zionist regime.

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Protecting our freedom starts at home. In particular, it starts with an uncomfortable reality. I recently came upon an observation by the eminent historian Bernard Lewis. He said, “The Roman Empire and the medieval Islamic Empire were not conquered by more civilized peoples. They were conquered by less civilized but more vigorous peoples.” In both cases what made the conquest possible was that things were going badly wrong within the society so that it was no longer able to offer effective resistance. Is he talking about Rome or America? Have things gotten so badly wrong in our society that we are unable to resist the forces of evil? For many Americans, the answer would be yes. A large portion of our people are plagued by self-doubt or even by hatred of America. It’s a pandemic much more damaging than any virus.

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ere we go! That illusive Monday! Why blame it on the holidays? Why not blame it on our self-discipline? Or, more accurately, our lack thereof! Or our love of food?! Or meals that keep coming and coming at you?! I truly believe that if I walked from New York to Miami – back! – I’d make an unimpressive dent on the damage I’ve done with all this eating. Realistically, who’s really making that trek by foot anyway? Now would I go by plane with lunch and a few snacks thrown in!? Of course! But that would just cause more problems. The restaurants are popping up like crazy there. And who doesn’t have to try every one of them – at least twice, just to be sure their initial impression was accurate. And that would delay once again “that Monday.” You know the one we always promise to start our diet on. But then again, how many of us actually do start on that Monday? And then it’s another whole week of eating till Monday comes around again.

I love the holidays. Family time, time to refocus, and a time to feel the opportunity to start anew. But, as I feel my sins slipping off of me, unfortunately, I feel my clothing tightening around me. We have a candle lighting holi-

cause we’re great at both.) I mean, look at our holidays and our lack of exertion – half of us don’t even have a tradition of standing up for kiddush. So no exertion there! About the most consistent exercise we get is walking to the washing

About the most consistent exercise we get is walking to the washing sink.

day coming up soon and a costume one after that. What we need is a jogging holiday or an exercising holiday slipped in there, too! Wouldn’t that be interesting? Something new. After all, we’ve certainly already perfected sitting, shmoozing, singing, and benching. (As to benching, we can define it as reciting grace after the meal or alternatively as sitting passively on a bench – either definition works be-

sink. And even when it comes to that, people have installed washing sinks in their dining areas, and so very little is accomplished with that stroll. Especially since there’s a bite of bread required right after that, so the calories burned by this walk are already a wash, as they say! So what would that “exercise holiday,” hypothetically, look like? First, wake up and do a healthy stretch, then sit up, push up, and jog

to the closet, lunge into your clothing, run to shul, daven and then do yoga for a few minutes after praying. After that, a quick bite to keep your energy up, thank G-d, and plead for continued energy! Which would be followed by a long walk, then napping in a full-out plank position, while holding it as long as you can. And then off to a shiur, sheer luck if you can keep yourself going. And finally, Mincha and Maariv both with an extended standing Amidah. In America, of course, it would be a 2 day holiday. So next day, here you’d go again! Boy wouldn’t that be a change? Calories down, kavana up! If we could stick in a few more of those holidays, especially extending through the weekend, maybe, just maybe, it would get us into the right frame of mind to start “that Monday” cycle of healthy eating. So, can anyone recommend some sneakers that would look good with a suit and tie?

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

Dear Navidaters,

I’m dating a guy I feel lucky to have in my life – he is sweet, kind, gentle, and I know he will be an amazing husband based on how he treats all the people in his life.

I’ve just noticed when things go wrong in his life, he just can’t get himself together. When he gets in these moods (around once every two weeks), he’ll stay in bed until noon, cancel our date, and go “off the grid” for a few hours. He always apologizes and makes

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it up to me – but I wonder how he will handle stress in his life when he’s married. Should this be a factor I take into account when I make my decision to marry him? He tells me how much I’ve helped him and brought him so much happiness, so I guess I complement him well. But should I be looking for someone who’s more on his game all the time? Or is this normal? Thank you! -Leah*

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.

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eah, this is not normal, and you know it. The frequency of his episodes is very troubling, and the red flags are there. He uses language that indicates that he has a problem. He seems to have some kind of depression or mental health problem that he is not addressing successfully. It is his problem, and you cannot put yourself into the role of fixer in a marriage. He should own up to his emotional issues and you should count yourself lucky that you noticed the pattern. Don’t stop here. Go into therapy to address why you would even doubt yourself. Why would you would settle to be the reassurer and fixer of someone with serious mental health issues? B’hatzlacha.

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here was one teacher in my seminary (shout-out to Sharfmans! #BestSemEver) who made such a vivid comparison when describing unhealthy relationships that I will never forget it. She described healthy human relationships to two individuals on a boat sailing in a vast sea. There is a lot of teamwork and trust that must be present on that boat to ride the waves of the ocean. There must be lots of coordination between the two people rowing together to get to their destination. This is why, she explained, it is crucial for the two on the boat to be healthy, full, present,

and good team players. Then she went on to compare our relationships with unhealthy people in the following way. Imagine you are at the dock, and this person is sailing away on a boat with a hole on the bottom. You jump in because you care and feel bad leaving this person you care about to sail away alone. As the boat sails away, you spend countless hours of time, energy, and effort trying to fill the boat’s hole, let out the incoming water, etc. but throughout, it is not just a bumpy ride – it’s a dysfunctional one. The boat inevitably sinks. Now for the main question: did you do a service to the other person by jumping in to ride the waves together? Yes, you helped this person. Yes, you showed you cared. Yes, you did not leave this person all alone. But you got yourself sucked into a dysfunctional reality. It is not good for either of you to be on that boat. When you are in a relationship like the one you describe, you are the caretaker. You feel cherished, appreciated, and essential, but you are setting up for a situation where you will likely lose yourself completely. You vividly described the guy you are dating as one who is unable to cope with stress. He can’t get out of bed, can’t go to work, and cancels plans. So he apologizes and wants to make it up to you, nice. But what he should really do is work on his mental health so he is in the position where he is able to tackle the ups and downs of life. I would suggest that you bring up this subject with him. Tell him why his behavioral patterns worry you and explain why you do not feel fully safe in the relationship. I would suggest you take a significant break from this shidduch while he works on himself. Date other people and experience what it is like to be with someone who can “show up” in the face of difficulties. You might find

that you actually are very relieved when you’re no longer together. Or he will truly work on himself, and you will build a healthy relationship – only time will tell. Much hatzlacha!

You are setting yourself up for a situation where you will likely lose yourself completely.

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ne day when I was in high school, my classmates and I didn’t want to learn so we began asking our teacher various random questions. Although I don’t remember the exact question that was asked, the response we received was, “No, we do not marry a person whom we believe to be a chessed case.” If there was one thing I truly learned from my high school career, it was to make sure the person you marry is someone whom you respect incredibly and are proud to introduce to others. Leah, it is not your job to help him. We do not consciously get married to heal wounds, especially in situations like yours. While he may be a sweet guy who will make an amazing husband, keep in mind that as life goes on, you will inevitably face various challenges together and if this is how he reacts to stress does that make you feel safe? Do you respect him for who he is, and even more so, when he gets into these “moods”? When dating, it’s important to remember that what you see in front of you – positive and negative qualities alike – is what will follow into your marriage. Do not assume that you will be able to “fix” or “change” anything about the other person, so you need to be able to recognize his flaws and accept him for who he is, or date someone else. Leah, if you were my sister or

friend, I would advise you to run, fast. This guy clearly has issues that he needs to work through before he is healthy and stable enough to be in a relationship. You sound like an incredible girl who looks for positivity in all aspects of life, and you deserve to be with someone who provides for you accordingly. Turn to Hashem for the clarity you need and remember there is a plan for you that is better than any you could have imagined yourself. I’m rooting for you!

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ow – if this is how he handles stress now, what will happen when the baby has fever and is screaming, his wife has a splitting headache, the washing machine is leaking, and he’s late for work? It would be all too simple for an outside observer (like me) to advise ending this relationship because it doesn’t sound like he’s good marriage material. However, it could be a mistake to prematurely give up on what might actually be a very promising and fulfilling relationship. So, let’s first accept that not everyone is perfect (except my wife). This young man does have a serious

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Pulling It All Together

“Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive beb havioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy tries to identify and change negative thinking patterns and pushes for positive behavioral changes… It teaches patients skills to cope with, and change, unhealthy behaviors.” Meanwhile, while you do not necessarily need to immediately end your relationship with him, please proceed with extreme, extreme caution. Take your time. Make sure that he sees

As much as we can love another, we must take care of ourselves first.

a competent therapist and make sure that he is sufficiently “cured” before deciding if he is a suitable life-partner.

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ple, he can be taught coping skills. Psychologists who are welltrained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have success in treating these cases. From the little that I do understand about this field of therapy, psychologists utilize a protocol called “Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.” If you Google that term, you will discover that:

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problem. But, it sounds like you have spent considerable time with him, understand him well, and would be comfortable discussing this very sensitive problem with him. Psychologists report that folks who have been diagnosed with clinical depression often act in the exact manner that you have described. However, this is not an incurable or unmanageable disease. For exam-

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has a diagnosis just yet, which leads me to believe he is not seeking treatment. In couples therapy, you will begin to discuss the issue at hand, as well figure out if this is a terrain you can/want to navigate. Stay ing together must be contingent on your boy friend seeking his own personal treatment as well and sticking with a treatment plan. You need to see him making an effort to take care of his mental health. A fairly good indicator of couples “making it” when one has mental health issues is his/her commitment and motivation to treatment. Partners who seek and stick to treatment to keep the other spouse quiet typically do not have much success. Those with mental

health struggles who have a high level of self awareness and acknowledge how their struggles impact their significant others have more successful treatment and relationships. As much as we can love another, we must take care of ourselves first. That is not selfish. It is actually called self-care. Self-care is differrent for every individual. For some, self-care looks like keeping a journal, taking a walk in a garden, or going to lunch with a friend when a spouse is having an episode; for others, it looks like ending a relationship with someone with mental health struggles. None of us should ever judge each other for our choices. Should you stay in this relationship, you must understand that you cannot have a wedding in a month or two. You need time to see your boyfriend’s commitment to treat-

ment and to see if he is less moody. With some time, I believe you will have your answer. Best of luck! Sincerely, Jennifer PSA: To all those struggling with mental health, please know that you are very, very deeply worthy of love. I know that in the world of shidduchim, you are taught the opposite. You must hide your mental health issues, perhaps not receive treatment because of what “The Goldbergs” may think. When someone has a physical health condition, there is not a parent under the sun who would keep a child away from medical care. The kindest thing that you can do for yourself and your future spouse is to start speaking with a mental health professional.

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and certified trauma healing life coach, as well as a dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 718-908-0512. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email JenniferMannLCSW@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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ear Leah, Thank you for writing into our panel. I cannot encourage you to stay in this relationship or to leave this relationship. It seems to me that if it has not already happened, you and your date have the potential to fall in love. I am sensing a lot of loving feelings and vibes from your e-mail. When love and feelings are involved, there is a serious attachment and investment and it can be very challenging to walk away from someone because he has a “problem.” He is not mean or abusive and his “moods” are not directed at you, rather he may be struggling with depression or possibly something else. Before you consider walking away, I would suggest going for couples therapy to share your concerns both for him and yourself. It doesn’t sound like your boyfriend

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Psychological Testing

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By Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Psychological testing is a complex field that is based on the field of psychometrics, which is the science of measuring mental capacities and processes. There is a lot of confusion about the purpose and usefulness of this kind of testing, and in this brief article, we will attempt to partially demystify the process. We will not discuss the differences between the various types of testing (such as psychoeducational testing vs. neuropsychological testing). Rather, we will focus on the general concept of testing and how it is integrated into proper diagnosis and assessment. First of all, we must state up front that a psychological evaluation cannot provide the full picture of an individual’s challenges. We all know that life is very complex and therefore a standardized test administered in a laboratory setting cannot possibly capture

the essence of what is going on in real life. However, tests can be essential in providing vital data about specific abilities and cognitive functions that can provide invaluable information about how to proceed. For example if all we know about a child is that he is very spacy during class, does not seem to understand the material, and is not reading on grade level, we really have no idea as to the possible causes. Perhaps he has ADHD. Maybe he has dyslexia. Possibly, he is suffering from depression due to a very difficult home situation. The list goes on and on. Without knowing the causes for a child’s difficulties, we might be wasting time and energy on non-productive interventions. This is where testing can be pivotal. After an extensive interview and a fact-gathering process, the psychol-

ogist will order a specific battery of tests that will focus on precise abilities and functions. The data from the various tests can be synthesized into a diagnosis. Tests can be administered to measure memory, language, spatial perception, attention, problem-solving, motor and sensory abilities, to name just a few. If someone scores very well on a specific test, then that can be ruled out as a possible causal factor. If the score is very low, then this piece of data will be useful in diagnosis. In summary, a good evaluation should include the following components: • A comprehensive battery of carefully selected tests that are relevant to this individual. • The psychologist administering the test should be able to present a synthesis and interpretation of all of the information provided by the various tests in order to

create a holistic profile of the individual. • The psychologist should be able to provide specific recommendations that are linked to the data provided by the testing. One point that you must bear in mind that although the individual tests themselves are valid and reliable, there is a tremendous art and skill in deciding which tests to administer and how to interpret and synthesize the data that the tests provide. It is therefore very important to learn about the track record of the individual psychologist or clinic before investing in psychological testing. 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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bdullah Yusuf Azzam was born in the village of Silat Al-Khartiya near Jenin in 1941. As a child, he witnessed the hostilities leading up to Israel’s War of Independence in what was at that time Mandate Palestine. A child prodigy, he spent his teenage and young adult years studying in religious and academic institutions in Syria and the Jordan-controlled West Bank. Following the Six Day War, Azzam followed thousands of his fellow Palestinians in a mass exodus out of the territories captured by Israel. He

ies in Jeddah and was eager to rejoin his mentor. Scion to a prestigious and wealthy Saudi family, Bin Laden was a tremendous asset in Azzam’s efforts to recruit and deploy troops, as well as raise funds for the war. In 1984, Azzam and Bin Laden founded Bait ul-Ansar (House of Helpers) in Peshawar to expand their ability to support “Afghan Arab” jihad volunteers. It was from the Bait ul-Ansar that Bin Laden formed his private militia, a force that became legendary in the Afghan-Soviet War and eventually formed the base of his transnational terror group Al-Qaeda. After ending his hands-on involvement in Afghanistan, Azzam traveled the world inspiring Muslim communities to participate in and otherwise support jihadist wars. His stops included dozens of Western cities in both Europe and the United States. By the late 1980s, Azzam was an international superstar in the world of Islamist militantism, and his inﬂuence was only growing. But decades in the world of armed conﬂict garnered Azzam more than a few enemies. In 1989, Azzam was assassinated in Peshawar when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while he was driving to Friday prayers. The identity of the culprits remains unknown.

t is diﬃcult to overstate the inﬂuence Azzam’s activities and writings had on the trends of global jihad over the past twoand-a-half decades. He inspired militant movements from central Asia to the West Bank. He

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settled in Jordan and joined the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. By this time, Azzam had already been identified as a skilled orator and religious preacher, someone who could really rally the troops for the Islamist cause. But Azzam did not just talk the talk. He was himself a devoted jihadist warrior. Shortly after arriving in Jordan, Azzam was participating in terror operations against Israel in the Jordan Valley and elsewhere in collaboration with various Palestinian groups. In the early 1970s, Azzam returned to his studies after being accepted to the prestigious Al Azhar University in Egypt, one of the most respected religious institutions in the Muslim world. With a PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence under his belt, Azzam was offered a professorship at the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he would remain until 1979. It was there that Azzam met his future protege, a young and aspiring student by the name of Osama Bin Laden. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Azzam decided to abandon his academic career and devoted himself full time to marshlaing – the Muslim world for jihad. He moved to Pakistan and settled in the western province of Peshawar, mere kilometers from the Afghan border. The Maktab al-Khadamat (command center) he established there was instrumental in recruiting and organizing the tens of thousands of volunteers from the Middle East, central Asia, and Europe who came to fight the Soviets. Meanwhile, Bin Laden had completed his stud-

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Adding up all the regional targets hit by Israel in recent years, from Iranian Revolutionary Guard bases in Syria, to Hezbollah weapons caravans, to the contraband routes of Hamas and others, a conservative Osama bin Laden with anti-Soviet fighters in Afghanistan in 1989

estimate would put the number of Israeli strikes at well over a thousand.

personally radicalized many prominent jihadists such as El Sayyid Nosair, the man responsible for the assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane. And, of course, his star pupil from Jeddah would go on to orchestrate the most infamous terror attack in U.S. history. Azzam’s story in and of itself is quite remarkable. Through his exceptional organizational skills and unique charismatic power, a man who was a war refugee in early adulthood became instrumental in fomenting an international movement, one that remains active long after his death. Beyond his historical significance and lingering influence, Azzam’s story highlights the important connections within the vast world of Islamist militantism. Specifically, it sheds light on what the current Afghan situation could mean for Israel’s security. Upon the Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan, which came in the immediate wake of America’s retreat, esteemed Arabist Mordechay Keidar of Bar Ilan University had this to say: “August 15, 2021 will forever be remembered in the Islamic world as the victory of Islam over the West.” A statement like this could easily be dismissed as mere posturing and outright hyperbole. Anyone with a smidgen of knowledge on the Muslim world knows that it is anything but homogenous and that the same holds true for the wide array of militant groups that have emerged from that world. The Shiite Hezbollah group spent years battling ISIS and other Sunni militias bent on bringing down the Assad regime in Syria. Iran, the biggest ex-

porter of extremist violence, was one of the only regional powers to have actively opposed the Taliban even before 9/11 and still works to suppress Sunni groups in Iraq and other countries. To this day, Al-Qaeda and its offshoots such as Al Shabaab continue to fight Islamic State loyalists for control in Yemen and East Africa. Indeed, the inter-conflicts between these groups, just in the past 20 years, has produced far more death and destruction than all the Islamist terror attacks perpetrated against the West. What is seen as a “victory” for one group is not necessarily a victory, or even a positive development, for another. And yet, despite the clear distinctions and inter-group tensions, there is in many important ways an overlap of interests when it comes to jihadism. Common goals are not a prerequisite for unity. Very often, all you need is a mutually beneficial development. Discussing how the Taliban’s reemergence benefits the cause of global jihad can be taken up from many angles. But the one occupying strategists at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv is most certainly how it will strengthen Israel’s enemies.

The Road from Jenin to Kabul is Still Open During his time in Afghanistan, Abdullah Azzam never abandoned his youthful aspiration for the liberation of “occupied Palestine.” Indeed, he wrote an entire book, Memories from Palestine, to urge escalating the struggle against Israel. In a speech shortly before his death to an adoring

audience in Oklahoma, Azzam urged his fellow Palestinians to come train with him in Afghanistan to prepare for a war with the Jews. “Sons of Palestine, you have an opportunity to train on every type of weapon [in Afghanistan]. This is a golden opportunity – do not miss it,” he implored. While Azzam’s vision of raising a Palestinian army in Afghanistan to liberate Al-Aqsa never materialized, the man’s ideology was an instrumental force in creating the terror groups that continue to plague Israel, especially the Muslim Brotherhood-based Hamas. Like Azzam, the founders of the Palestinian terror group rejected the approach of PLO leaders such as Yasser Arafat of “playing the Western game,” accepting compromise and acquiescing to gestures of peace. Hamas from its outset was very explicit about its intentions of dislodging the Jews from the entire area between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. Like the Taliban, it was willing to fight the long fight. And so it has. Considering this background, it should hardly come as a surprise that Hamas was one of the first organizations in the world to recognize the new Taliban government and applaud them on their victory. “We congratulate the Muslim Afghan people for the defeat of the American occupation on all Afghan lands, and we congratulate the Taliban movement and its brave leadership on this victory, which culminated its long struggle over the past 20 years,” read the August 16th statement. What is crucial to understand is that the Taliban’s return is not merely an ideological win for

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valuable setting for those with nefarious intentions from which ﬁnancial and military assets can be developed and expanded.

The New Playing Field The problem facing not just Israel but the entire world is the near total lack of intelligence with regard to Afghani issues at this time. The human spy networks developed by the Americans, British, and others over their years of occupying the country have largely been abandoned. The small nuggets of information that do emerge often consist of secondhand information, generally obtained by government officials with freshly formed ties to the new Taliban regime. With little to knowledge about the goings-on inside Afghanistan, Israel will have to ensure that at least its defense is up to par. This will likely mean a ramping-up of the countermeasures that have become part and parcel of Israel’s regional strategy for nearly a decade. Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, dozens of militias and jihadist groups have taken advantage of the regional chaos and looked for opportunities to build operational spaces and establish routes for movement and smuggling. Israel has executed countless operations, mostly by air but also by sea, to offset activities by these groups, nearly all of whom self-identified as Israel’s enemies. Adding up all the regional targets hit by Israel in recent years, from Iranian Revolutionary Guard bases in Syria, to Hezbollah weapons caravans, to the contraband

routes of Hamas and others, a conservative estimate would put the number of Israeli strikes at well over a thousand. Keep in mind the Israeli Air Force publicly admitted to two hundred strikes between 2017 and 2018 alone. Afghanistan becoming a militant haven could have a drastic impact on Israel’s efforts to clamp down on enemy activity in its backyard. True, Afghanistan is not in the same proximity to the Jewish States as Syria or the Sinai. But hostile groups having the flexibility and resources that come with a foothold in Afghanistan would contribute greatly to their capacity to operate closer to Israel’s borders. The increase in Israel’s interest in Afghanistan has apparently prodded security officials to seek cooperation with its regional partners and other stakeholders to gather intelligence on the country. The day following the Taliban takeover officials from the Israeli Defense Ministry reported they had indications the Islamic State of Khorasan, the ISIS branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan, was already at work planning transnational attacks as far afield as Europe and North America. While Israel’s immediate worry is obviously its own domestic security (ISIS has in the past managed to infiltrate operatives into the country’s south), this type of information is also extremely valuable to ally countries, including those close to home such as Saudi Arabia and the Emirates. Ironically, the humiliation suffered by the United States and the absolute mess it left in Afghanistan may serve to increase Israel’s standing as a vital ally in the Middle East and the broader region.

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jihadist groups fighting Israel. The new Taliban regime presents real and concrete opportunities for Israel’s enemies to advance their operations. Currently, there are credible reports of Hamas agents already in Afghanistan. The alleged purpose of their mission is not just to foment diplomatic ties with Afghanistan’s new overlords but to establish facilities in the country by which they can train fighters and possibly facilitate their network of terror funding business ventures. (Keep in mind that Afghanistan is a major hub for terror finance. Consider the fact that the vast majority of the world’s heroin originates in the country, the proceeds of which almost exclusively end up in the hands of the Taliban.) Similar reports are emerging regarding the Lebanese Hezbollah. While the group is the flagship of Shiite radicalism and should naturally be opposed to the ultra-Sunni Taliban, it is likely that the Taliban has accepted Hezbollah cooperation due to influence from yet another regional player, namely Iran. The mullahs of Tehran share a border with Afghanistan and have always sought to exert influence in the country. In the current geopolitical set-up, Iran’s concerns are to ally with the Taliban against Al-Qaeda (a group that opposed the Taliban’s complete control over Afghanistan) and ensure anti-Iranian militias aren’t able to establish themselves in the country. Regardless of its motivations, Iran and its proxies gaining a foothold in the country is not a good thing as far as Israel is concerned. The vast territories of Afghanistan can provide a highly

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aptains of industry like John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and JP Morgan created enormous fortunes before dying and passing their wealth to their heirs. A century later, most of that money is so old it’s gone, vanished into the spray of mansions, parties, and philanthropy that defined Gilded Age and Gatsby-era wealth. Forbes estimates today’s Rockefeller clan of 70+ descendants is worth just $8.4 billion. Brother, can you spare a dime? Now, a new generation of inheritors has risen to take their place atop Bloomberg’s just-released list of the world’s richest families. The Walton family, heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton, bring home the gold with $238.2 billion. The Mars family, descendants of secretive Forrest Mars, bring home the silver with $141.9 billion. (Folks sure do eat a lot of M&Ms.) Finally, the Koch family brings home the bronze with $124.4 billion. (Kind of fascinating how the money gets made in cities like Bentonville and Wichita before getting squandered in places like New York City, right?) How do our tax laws help these families consolidate their wealth?

Part of it comes down to a little razzle-dazzle called “stepped-up basis.” Let’s say Grandfather bought a 17-bedroom “cottage” in Newport for $100,000 back in the day. (If he owns a house in Newport, he’s “Grandfather,” not “Grampy” or “Pop-Pop.”) Now it’s worth $20 million. If he sells today, he’ll owe tax on the $19.9 million gain. But if he dies tomorrow

taxpayers and $2 million for couples. Anything above those amounts would be treated as if it were sold — and taxed immediately — on the owner’s death. It could also force executors to chase through years of dusty paperwork to establish the highest possible basis to minimize tax. Eliminating stepped-up basis would quickly change the face of

As Mark Twain once quipped, “When Congress is in session, no American is safe.”

and you sell it the next day, you’ll owe nothing because your basis is “stepped-up” to the $20 million fair market value at Grandfather’s death. Look out, though! Congress is in session — and as Mark Twain once quipped, “When Congress is in session, no American is safe.” Taxes are on the table. The Biden administration’s American Families Plan would eliminate stepped-up basis on amounts over $1 million for single

wealth in America. Some of us condemn billion-dollar fortunes as obscenities in a land where families experience food insecurity. Others look at the 1.5 million jobs created by Walmart, along with family’s billions in philanthropy, and applaud how capitalism creates wealth, albeit unequally. (Who’s right? Well, can it be both?) But does our tax code really give Americans such an unfair advan-

tage? Consider the Hermés family, sixth-generation heirs to the French bridle maker Thierry Hermés, worth $111.6 billion. (Most French would rather eat the rich than read about them in magazines.) Or consider India’s Ambani family, Reliance Incdustry heirs, with a $93.7 billion fortune. (Current patriarch Mukesh Ambani lives in a 27-story high-rise mansion with three helipads, a 168car garage, and its own air-traffic control.) Finally, consider Germany’s Quandts, BMW heirs worth $42.4 billion. None of those families benefitted from our all-American steppedup basis. Even Sweden, a country that many Americans mistake for socialist, has more billionaires per capita than the United States. There’s nothing uniquely American about planning to pay less. That’s where we come in, to help you make the most of your legacy!

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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