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COMMUNITY Dear Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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

PEOPLE 613 Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

LIFESTYLES Just Love Them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Winter Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 World Builders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Parenting Pearls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Forgotten Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Common Cents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Sample of Simply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Gluten Free Recipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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NEWS Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 National. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dear Readers, There was an ironic slogan that the city of Baltimore ran with for many years, “Baltimore: The City that Reads.” It was more like a dream or a hopeful prayer, but unfortunately, it was far from reality. Through the years we’ve watched as the city that surrounds us deteriorates. The once proud city has turned into a punchline for late show hosts as it has been overtaken by crime, rats, and boards. However, in the Northwest region of the City, and well into the County, there’s a booming community that has renamed the old city slogan to, “Baltimore: The City that Learns.” If you live within our community there is no shortage of Yeshivos, shiurim, chaburos, and chavrusa’s learning from the early morning until late at night. It’s not just bochurim or Rabbeim that learn, there are working people and retirees that carve time into their busy schedules as well. There’s not a time in the day that you can’t find a Daf Yomi shiur somewhere, and there’s not a shul that is closed during the day if you’re looking for a place to open a sefer. We’re lucky to have Rabbonim in the community that have created an atmosphere that encourages the learning of Torah. Gone are the days where the job of the Rabbi started on Friday evening and ended 25 hours later. Our community has Rabbis that work the entire week to preside over classes, to organize chavrusa learning, and to keep their respective Bais Medrash open to all. They inspire their congregants to appreciate the importance of Torah learning. As a result, homes are being built with a backbone that loves Torah and the trickle-down effect is having a positive impact on our children. They’re not only getting a top-tier education from our local schools, but the message is being reinforced in their home as well. We are fortunate to live in a city with such pure standards and let’s be proud of our new slogan- we’ve earned it! Aaron Menachem

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Dear Dina the Driver, I read your letter on the last edition of Baltimore Jewish Home. It’s quite apparent that you’re having difficulty dealing with the process of organizing carpools for your kids. As per your request, here are some tips for making things a drop easier, but it requires some introspection: 1. When it is your turn to drive, do you pick up the kids late? 2. When the carpool arrives at your home are your kids ready to go? 3. Is your car clean and ready when you arrive? 4. Do you sometimes drive a little too fast, or are not careful with boosters or seatbelts? 5. Are you willing to help if another driver is unable to drive? I’ve found that people have difficulties with carpooling if any of the above questions are not given the “carpool preferred” answer. No one is perfect but using these questions as a guide should help you with your experience. Wishing you the best of luck! Rivka S. Dear Editor, Dena the Driver has sparked a huge discussion amongst my friends and I. A simple solution exists to this entire carpool dilemma, are you ready for it? BUSSING. Yes, I said it. Not a city bus, just regular classic yellow school buses with a bus monitor bringing our children to and from school. No carpools to arrange, and no long lines of cars waiting to enter and exit the school campus. Has this been addressed before? I am sure many parents in all the schools would very much appreciate bussing. How can we open this conversation in our schools? For those of us with children in several schools with the same dismissal times, I think it would be a popular service. A Pro Bus Mom

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Another Successful Season for the Baltimore Chesed League - Girls The third season of the Baltimore Chesed League - Girls was a smashing success! From the first year of its inception with only 36 girls, we had nearly double the number of participants this year. Chesed in its purest form is about giving and doing for others, but time and time again the beneficiaries of the acts of Chesed are the girls themselves. We are proud to provide opportunities to give back and to get involved in the community during the six week league, but more importantly we hope to instill in the girls an ongoing awareness to seek out Chesed opportunities whenever possible. We are deeply grateful to our League sponsor, Northwest Refuse, and for the generous sponsorships of our teams from the following women owned businesses: Adina B, The Mimi Boutique, Nina Elman Interiors, Simcha Steps, Chic Events by Shira, Leba D. Photography, Pompoms, Perfect Piercing and more, Kinder Krafts, Talint Consulting, and Yehudis Katz Wigs for ensuring our girls have these experiences, Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim for hosting our league. We look forward to next year’s season!

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0 Kollel Yungeleit from the Kollel LeHoro’ah of Khal Chassidim of Baltimore, under the leadership of HaRav Amrom Yosef Jungreis, traveled to Boro Park to be fahered (tested) on their intensive learning over the last 2 years. In particular, the Yungeleit studied in depth the 1st cheilek of Yoreh Da’ah, Basar V’cholov and Ta’aruvous. Even throughout Covid, the learning never paused, as chavrusos learned over the phone when the Kollel had remote sessions due to State and Local rules prohibiting being in the same proximity. In a monumental and historical milestone, these Chassidishe Yungeleit were tested thoroughly by HaRav

Some of the Yungeleit have also been farhered by Harav Moshe Heinemann, Rov of Agudas Yisrael of Baltimore, member of the Vaad Harabbonim of Baltimore and Nossi of the Star-K kashrus organization. The participating Yungeleit will receive a K’sav Horo’ah for passing these difficult and complex bechinos. The Chassidishe community in Baltimore has grown to include dozens of families, a Yiddish speaking Cheder with classes up to Kittah Hei (5th grade), a renowned Girls School up to

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Mechel Shteinmetz, the Squarer dayan of Boro Park and mechaber of Meishiv Nevonim. They were also fahered by the wellknown HaRav Gavriel Zinner, Rav of Khal Nitei Gavriel and mechaber of the 30-volume Nitei Gavriel (the shul and the sefer share the same name). The kashas asked by the Rabbonim were extremely difficult, requiring great depth as well as breadth of knowledge. Nevertheless, every one of the chavrei Kollel was able to give their terutzim over with great clarity.

3rd grade, an outstanding Preschool and an excellent Daycare center. The Baltimore community boasts a number of nusach Sefard minyonim including Tiferes Yisroel, led by Rov Menachem Goldberger, Mercaz Torah U’Tefilla headed by Rov Yissochar Dov Eichenstein, son of the Ziditchover Rebbe of Chicago, Arugas HaBosem led by Rabbi Shaya Taub the Brider Rebbe, Machzikei Torah and Aish Kodesh led by Rov Nesanel Kostelitz, Beth Abrahm Hertzberg’s under the leadership of Rov Dovid Katz, Khal Beis Nosson headed by Rav Shmuel Friedman, and Kedushas Yisroel Shul which has over 120 mispallelim every Shabbos. Mens Mikvaos in Baltimore are new and clean. Seven Mile Market and Market Maven stock many items with Heimishe hechsherim and affordable housing is plentiful as well as jobs.

hen Eli Siegel became the general manager of Market Maven approximately one-and-a-half years ago, little did he know that one day, in addition to running the store, he would also be called on to save a customer’s life. It was Tuesday afternoon that an approximately 70 year-old-man from the Montgomery County area made the trip into Pikesville to purchase a kosher brisket for his family’s Thanksgiving dinner. A store clerk noticed out of the corner of his eye that the

man didn’t look well but he didn’t give it much thought even as the man made his way gingerly through the store, using the walls for support at times. But then a few minutes later, the man collapsed near the produce department. While an employee assumed that he had just fallen, store policy dictated that the general manager be notified. Eli left a meeting he was having in the front of the store and as he approached the gentleman, it was clear that he was unconscious. As it happens, Eli is an EMT, having signed up as a volunteer in 2001 right after the 9-11 attacks. Eli served as a firefighter/EMT with the Island Park Fire Department in New York, rising through the ranks and eventual-

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thing,” explained Eli. “The only signs of what took place were the presence of an enzyme indicating a heart attack and some bruising that was the result of the chest compressions I performed to revive the man.” Typically, a person who suffers an event of this type under these circumstances, either sustains substantial damage or doesn’t survive because of the time it takes for help to arrive on scene. Eli’s training gave him the ability to act immediately, which likely saved the man’s life. The experience has been surreal for Eli, who realized that he had been operating on autopilot, the training he received years ago ultimately saving his customer’s life. There is no doubt in his mind that if this man hadn’t come into the store looking for kosher food, this story likely would have a very different ending. Eli is already hard at work planning store-wide CPR training so that every employee will know what to do if a similar emergency happens again. “If it’s one thing we don’t want to be, it’s helpless,” said Eli. Eli described the scene as incredibly humbling. “I never thought this could happen to me,” said Eli. “I just happened to be at the right place at the right time.” And it’s a good thing he was.

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Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary & College Annual Career Day: Exploring Career Opportunities By: Mrs. Shira Heideman

areer Day, an annual event since 2014, is one of many co-curricular programs offered at WITS as part of a holistic approach to educating women for life. “Our goal is to ensure that all of our students are set up for success, not just in completing their degrees, but in preparing them for what comes next,” says Shira Heideman, Director of Admissions and Student Services. To this end, Career Day offers an interactive and engaging program providing students, alumnae and high school seniors the opportunity to hear from women in the community currently employed in a wide variety of professions. Through panel discussions and one-on-one opportunities for students to speak with professionals in their fields of interest, WITS showcases many of their alumnae working in the fields of: Business & Graphic Design, Law, Health & Medicine, Rehab & Therapy, Mental Health & Wellness, Technology, and Education/ Special Education. It also provides a platform to develop mean-ingful and personal connections between students and alumnae who frequently serve as invaluable mentors to WITS students. Rebbetzin Ettie Rosenbaum, Menaheles of WITS commented, “The reality of the world today is that most women do have to work outside the home and women do have to learn how to become expert jugglers in or-

der to keep our families as our priority.” While acknowledging importance of considering flexibility, salary, and a a frum-friendly work environment, Rebbetzin Rosenbaum instructs students to consider an additional consideration: Rebbetzin Rosenbaum stressed, “There are so many different opportunities out there. Pick something that you will love and enjoy, something that suits your per-sonality and your strengths! ! There is no doubt, that if you are unhappy for just a few hours a day, it is going to spill

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we have hired a local shadchan to give specific hours to our girls every week. She is easily accessible and loves meeting with the girls. Boruch Hashem, she has made a few shidduchim. Pre-covid, we had numerous Alumni events and classes, and look forward to continuing these gatherings and classes in the next few months! What kind of campaign are you having? We are having a matching campaign on November 23-24. The theme of the campaign is CREATING MASTERPIECES and that is something we do all day, every day. A masterpiece is the culmination of a lot of work, effort, dedication, uniqueness and beauty. And so is every Bnos Yisroel student!! We work hard to create masterpieces and are proud of each of our girls. EVERY DONATION TO OUR CAMPAIGN WILL BE QUADRUPLED! How can people support this great community school? It is really easy to support Bnos Yisroel. Please visit our school website, www.bnosyisroel.org, or our campaign website, CreatingMasterpieces.org and contribute generously! We are proud to showcase our masterpieces, and we are so happy to work hard every day to improve and refine each masterpiece.

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Joint Maritime Cable Car Crash Exercise Survivor Needs to Return to Italy The Tel Aviv Family Court on Monday ruled that Eitan Biran, 6, who lost his parents and younger brother in a cable car crash, must be returned to Italy. In her ruling, Judge Iris Ilotovich-Segal rejected the claim of Eitan’s maternal grandfather, Shmuel Peleg, that the child’s place of residence was Israel, since his parents are Israeli and were in Italy for university studies. She also rejected the claim that Eitan’s paternal aunt Aya Biran did not have custody rights.

According to the court ruling, Peleg violated Aya Biran’s custody rights in bringing the child to Israel without her knowledge or consent. “The court did not accept the grandfather’s claim that Israel was the minor’s regular residence, nor the claim that the minor had two regular residences – Israel and Italy. The minor, a six-year-old boy, moved with his entire family to Italy when he was only a month old,” Judge Ilotovich-Segal wrote in her ruling. She added, “When the grandfather came with the minor to Israel, the grandfather removed the minor from his normal place of residence, an unlawful removal, thereby violating the rights of custody. This is not a decision regarding the benefit of the minor; the continuation of the conflict in Italy must be allowed.” The court also ruled that Peleg must pay court expenses amounting to NIS 70,000 ($22,539). Following the Israeli court’s rul-

The militaries of Israel, the U.S., Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) kicked off last Wednesday a multilateral maritime security operations exercise, the U.S. Naval Forces Command Central (NAVCENT) said on Thursday. The Red Sea exercise lasted five days and is the first public naval exercise Israel has held with the UAE and Bahrain since the signing of the Abraham Accords last year. According to NAVCENT, the exercise includes training on the USS Portland and will “enhance interoperability between participating forces’ maritime interdiction teams.” Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of NAVCENT, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, said, “Maritime collaboration helps safeguard freedom of navigation and the free flow of trade, which are essential to regional security and stability.” On Sunday, November 7, Iran kicked off a military exercise including air, ground, and naval forces, operating from the area north of the Indian Ocean to parts of the Red Sea. The Iranian exercise also integrated the use of drones, manned aircraft, special forces, and defensive and offensive missile systems.

Shin Bet Chief Met with Abbas New Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar met last week with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The two reportedly discussed security coordination in the West Bank and efforts to reach a long-term ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza-ruling Hamas ter-

ror group. This was the first time the two have met. The new government, which took office in June, has taken steps to boost trust with the Palestinians, despite the fact that there are currently no public peace talks being held with the Palestinian Authority.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Abbas in August, the first such public meeting between high-level Israeli and Palestinian officials in over a decade. At a briefing following the meeting, Gantz called for the PA to be bolstered as a bulwark against Hamas and other terror groups. In October, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Regional Development Minister Isawi Frej, both from the leftwing Meretz party, met with Abbas in Ramallah. Horowitz said after the meeting that his party was working to “keep the two-state solution alive” within Israel’s current government, which is headed by the right-wing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Abbas has reportedly for months been trying unsuccessfully to hold a meeting with Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas. Ra’am, an Arab Israeli Islamist party, is also member of the Israeli government coalition. On Sunday, Bar reportedly visited Egypt for talks with his Egyptian counterpart that also addressed Gaza. He was reportedly part of an Israeli delegation to Cairo that included Bennett’s national security adviser, Eyal Hulata. The meeting, like previous ones in recent months, was aimed at discussing the situation in the Gaza Strip and the continuation of a potential comprehensive long-term truce process with the Hamas terror group.

Fatal Shooting in German Colony One person was killed and a second was injured in a Sunday shooting

in Jerusalem’s German Colony neighborhood. The incident occurred near the city’s Orient Hotel. Both victims are residents of one of Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods. One of the victims, a man in his 30s, was treated at the scene and was evacuated in critical condition to a Jerusalem hospital, where he later died of his wounds. The other victim suffered light injuries.

Initial investigations show that the incident was criminal, and not nationalist, in nature, and that the two victims worked together at a nearby construction site. United Hatzalah EMT Yishai Solomon, who was one of the first responders at the scene, said, “Together with other EMS personnel, I treated two people who were injured; one was in critical condition and another was in moderate condition. “We performed CPR on the young man who was in critical condition at the scene of the incident. Additionally, we also treated a man in his 40s who was transported by a United Hatzalah ambulance to Shaare Zedek in moderate condition.”

3 Top Mossad Officials Resign Three senior officials in Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency announced that they would resign following decisions by new Mossad chief David Barnea. According to Channel 13, the resignations took place over the past few weeks, and the three officials who resigned were at the top of the agency, comparable to major-generals in the IDF. Reports said that the three who quit were the head of operations, head of the technology division, and head of the counter-terrorism branch. The reports added that a fourth senior official is also considering stepping down. Barnea has worked in the Mossad for 25 years and was appointed to be former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen’s

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Israeli Couple Held in Turkey

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Israel Participates in Dubai Defense Exhibition The Israel Ministry of Defense will inaugurate the first-ever national pavilion in a defense exhibition in Dubai and will lead a delegation of Israeli defense industries participating in the event. “The partnership between Israel and the UAE, which has been expanding since the signing of the Abraham Accords, is a strategic asset,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) said.

“The participation of the Ministry of Defense in the exhibition reflects the deepening relations between our countries. I congratulate Sibat and all the Israeli industries for their participation in this important exhibition and am positive that this will serve as a launch board for further cooperation.” Israel’s pavilion will be headed by the Directorate for International Defense Cooperation (SIBAT) in the Israel Ministry of Defense. Sibat will establish an Israeli pavilion at “Dubai Airshow,” with the national pavilion inaugurated by the Head of Sibat, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, along with senior members of Israel’s defense establishment and the managers of participating defense industries. The defense industries participating in the exhibition include: Elbit Systems, IAI, Rafael, Tomer Astronautics, Nir Or, and UVision, the Defense Ministry said. Head of Sibat Brig. Gen. (Res.)

Yair Kulas noted, “The opening of an Israeli national pavilion in Dubai is a new and historic component in the strengthening relations between Israel and the UAE. “We are thrilled to have an opportunity to participate in this important exhibition and to showcase the advanced technological capabilities of Israel’s defense industries. Within the framework of the exhibition, we plan to hold numerous meetings to discuss new areas of collaboration.”

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Bannon Charged with Contempt of Congress Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday praised the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to charge Steve Bannon with contempt of Congress. According to Schiff, the decision will “without a doubt” influence others to cooperate with the January 6 select committee’s subpoenas.

Speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Schiff said, “And indeed even before the Justice Department acted, it influenced other witnesses who were not going to be Steve Bannon.” He added, “Now that witnesses see that if they don’t cooperate, if they don’t fulfill their lawful duty when subpoenaed, that they too may be prosecuted, it will have a very strong

focusing effect on their decision-making,” he said. “So it’s very positive. I view this as an early test of whether democracy was recovering. If our law is to mean anything, it has to be applied equally. And so I’m very glad that Justice Department has moved forward in this fashion.” On Friday, the Department of Justice charged Bannon with two counts of contempt of Congress, after he refused to provide documents and testimony to investigators examining the January 6 Capitol riot. On Monday, Bannon surrendered to the FBI. “This is going to be the misdemeanor from [a really bad place],” Bannon told reporters later outside federal court after making a brief appearance on Monday. “They took on the wrong guy.”

Pentagon Demands Vaccines for Nat’l Guard

The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday emphasized that it will stick to its vaccine mandate for members of the National Guard, despite Oklahoma’s new Adjutant General Thomas Mancino’s vow that he would not enforce it. In his memo this week, Mancino noted, “No Oklahoma Guardsman be required to take the COVID-19 Vaccine.” In August, the Department of Defense announced that all U.S. military members would be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. In a statement, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said, “We are aware of the memo issued by the Oklahoma Adjutant General regarding COVID vaccination for Guardsmen and the governor’s letter requesting exemption. We will respond to the governor

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according to Politico. The investigation was prompted by the alleged theft of the diary of U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley. The diary reached O’Keefe’s Project Veritas, which did not publish anything on the issue and turned the document over to the police. However, last Saturday, the FBI raided O’Keefe’s home at 6:00a.m., seizing his cell phones pursuant to a court order. O’Keefe said he stood in the hallway handcuffed and in his underwear, as the agents searched for the phones.

Did an FBI Raid Violate the First Amendment? An FBI raid last weekend against Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and similar raids on some of his associates have raised questions regarding the Biden administration’s commitment to the First Amendment,

There were nearly a dozen agents conducting the search, he said, and one carried a battering ram. O’Keefe’s lawyers complained to a federal judge this week. O’Keefe’s lawyer Paul Calli wrote to prosecutors, “The Department of Justice’s use

of a search warrant to seize a reporter’s notes and work product violates decades of established Supreme Court precedent.” O’Keefe’s lawyers are demanding the court appoint a special master to supervise the review of the information on his phones, the site added. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres issued a onepage order giving prosecutors one day to confirm they have “paused [their] extraction and review of the contents” of O’Keefe’s cell phones. Torres has not yet ruled on O’Keefe’s request for a special master. In a Monday letter to O’Keefe’s lawyers, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan wrote, “The Government hereby confirms that it has complied with all applicable regulations and policies regarding potential members of the news media in the course of this investigation, including with respect to the search warrant at issue.” Court papers indicate that the devices were taken as part of an investigation into potential conspiracy to traffic stolen goods across state lines,

misprision of a felony, and accessory-after-the-fact. However, under the First Amendment, media outlets cannot be held liable for publishing information that may have been obtained illegally, as long as they themselves obtained the material legally. Calli, Project Veritas’ lawyer, acknowledged that the group “agreed to pay money for the right to publish” the Biden diary, but told the court in a letter that sources told Project Veritas that the diary was obtained after Ashley Biden abandoned it in Florida.

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A penguin flew a bit off course when it was found 1,800 miles from its home. This week, an Adelie penguin was found on a New Zealand beach – the third member of its species in history

to be found so far from its homeland. The Kaikoura Wildlife Hospital said the young penguin, native to Antarctica, was fatigued and reluctant to return to the sea when it was found hundreds of miles from home. Eventually, though, after receiving TLC from the hospital, the waddling fowl was released in the Banks Peninsula in the hopes that it could find its way back home. Locals nicknamed the penguin “Pingu.” David Ainley, an ecologist and expert on Adelie penguins, noted members of the species are known to travel far when they are outside of their breeding season, but it was unusual for one of the birds to show up in New Zealand. Must have taken it a waddle to get there.

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Jocelyn Rivas is now the youngest person to have completed 100 marathons. The 24-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Los Angeles Marathon and clinched the title. Rivas is originally from El Salvador. She became interested in running marathons after attending the Los Angeles Marathon as a spectator in 2013; she ran the race the following year. Rivas decided after running a few more marathons that she wanted to pursue the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to complete 100 of the races.

Finally, on Sunday, Rivas, nicknamed “The Warrior,” reached her goal at the finish line of the Los Angeles Marathon. The previous record was set in 2011 by British runner Elizabeth Tunna, who was only a few months older than Rivas when she completed her 100th marathon. I guess that should serve as an inspiration for me – who has been marathoning on my couch for many years.

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n the midst of an action packed Parshah, the wrestling match with an angel; the tense-filled moments as Yaakov finally meets up with Esav; the tragic abduction of Dinah in Shechem, the Torah reports about the death of a mysterious figure who is introduced to us for the very first time only now. Devora the wet nurse of Rivkah, we are told, died upon Yaakov’s return home after twenty two years in Charan, while traveling through Beth-el, and was buried there below the plains of Beth-el. Who is this woman that deserves

such special mention of her death and burial? Although she is not mentioned by her name this wet nurse of Rivka first appears when Rivkah is dispatched by her family to travel back with Eliezer to meet her mate Yitzchok, where the verse describes how they escorted Rivkah and )‫מנקתה (בראשית כד נט‬, her wet nurse. Clearly Rivkah was not in need of a personal wet nurse, so what purpose would there be in her traveling with her? Rashi also adds that it was this very nurse that Rivkah sent to Yaakov

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while he was in Charan hiding from his vengeful brother Esav, to summon him to return home, as Rivkah indicated she would as soon as Esav’s wrath would subside. ‫(בראשית לה ח‬ )‫ד"ה ותמת‬ According to the Tosafist, Rav Yechiel of Paris, Devorah arrived shortly after Yaakov reached Charan, some fourteen years after leaving home, as he had first detoured to attend the Yeshiva of Shem and Ever for that length of time. ‫ בח"א ד"ה‬:‫(מהרש"א מגילה טז‬ )‫גדול‬ Evidently then, Devorah remained with Yaakov for the ensuing twenty-two year sojourn in Charan and then died enroute to his parents, in Beth-el. What was the need to send specifically a wet nurse as the agent to deliver a simple message that Yaakov should return home? Why did she remain all those years in Charan after having fulfilled her mission to call Yaakov home? The Torah says that Yaakov named the place of her burial ‫אלון בכות (ברא־‬ )‫שית לה ח‬, Weeping Plain. Rashi points out that word used here for plain, ‫אלון‬, in Greek means ‘another’, implying ‘another weeping’, alluding to the death of Rivkah that transpired at that time as well, thus a double crying over these two deaths. Quoting the Tanchuma, Rashi adds that Rivkah’s death was ‘concealed’ as it was per Rivkah’s request that it take place stealthily at night so that people wouldn’t observe the evil Esav burying her and be aroused to ‘curse the womb whence Esav emerged’. Were these two deaths merely coincidental and conveniently utilized to disguise the death of Rivkah? Rav Yekel Hamburger, a contemporary of the Noda Be’Yehuda, points out that the name ‫ דבורה‬is spelled here without a letter ‫ו‬, thus ‫ה‬-‫ר‬-‫ב‬-‫ד‬. The name ‫ רבקה‬shares the same letters except for the ‫ק‬. In the Kabbalistic cipher system known as ‫א"ת ב"ש‬, where the first letter of the alef beis corresponds to the last, the second to next to the last and so on, the letters ‫ ד‬and ‫ ק‬are each four from the beginning and end respectively. So if ‫ ד‬and ‫ ק‬are

interchangeable, it would indicate that ‫ דברה‬and ‫ רבקה‬are equal in some respect and thus two sides of the same coin. That these two individuals were being mourned at the same time was apparently no accident and we must strive to derive the lesson therein.‫(קול‬ )‫קול יעקב וישלח‬ Although the word ‫ מינקת‬means literally a wet nurse, one who breast feeds a child, the Targum Yonoson translates it as ‫פידגוגיתא‬, a pedagogue, she was Rivkah’s teacher. The Targum Yerushalmi interprets it as ‫מרביתא‬, implying a foster-mother. This woman was clearly more than just a provider of physical nourishment. She was the woman who despite the challenges Rivkah faced being raised in a home where the likes of Lavan and Besuel abided, and where deceit, dishonesty and selfishness was the currency of their relationships, was nevertheless able to nurture Rivkah in becoming the epitome of kindness and selflessness. It wasn’t only about portraying good values. Only someone raised with remarkable self-confidence could buck the tide of corruption that was the credo of this home. When we over-nurture a child we endanger the child with developing a sense of overconfidence that plants the seeds for eventual arrogance and all its consequences. Under-nurturing too, can leave a void in a child’s sense of self, leading to the pitfalls of those who lack self-esteem and the inability to be decisive in a healthy way. These victims are either paralyzed with indecision or become artificially over-confident trying to compensate for this vacuum. I once heard from the illustrious Gaon, Rav Simcha Wasserman how he explained the concept of nursing a child which is used throughout the Talmud as a metaphor for teaching Torah. A child who nurses must be fed by its mother solely with the child’s need in mind. The mother can’t simply nurse for the sake of disgorging her milk, for then the child may choke. Neither can a mother squander her milk, withholding it from the hungry child. This is true, he taught, in all facets of raising healthy children, we must

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ed by Rashi earlier states that Rivkah feared people ‘would curse the womb whence Esav emerged’. The actual phrase however in the original source says she was afraid people would say, ‫ארורים שדים שהניקו רשע זה‬, ‘cursed is the bosom that nursed this wicked one’. Rivkah wasn’t concerned for her honor, but she knew she bore the lessons of her esteemed ‘wet nurse’, Devora, in raising Yaakov to exhibit that healthy confidence in carrying out the legacy of the Avos. She wouldn’t allow the tainting of that role by those who would claim she failed, as evident in the persona of that arrogant Esav whose distorted sense of entitlement wreaked havoc among the people. Surely Rivkah had many agents to send her message to Yaakov that he should return. She however selected Devorah so that she would continue to proverbially ‘nurse’ Yaakov in rising to the challenge to defy Lavan and Esav as he so dutifully indeed carried out. No wonder these two were mourn-

ed together and no wonder there was excessive crying over this profound loss. The Midrash Aggadah claims that Devorah was indeed the mother of Rivkah!)‫(מובא בתו"ש‬ Rivkah guarantees Yaakov that he will succeed in dealing with all his future tribulations. She alludes to this promise when Yaakov expresses fear that his father will rather curse him upon discovering his ploy to steal the blessings, she confidently responds, your curse be ‫ — עלי‬upon me ‫(ברא־‬ )‫שית כז יג‬, assuring him he has nothing to fear. The great Vilna Gaon says this confident assurance expressed in the word ‫עלי‬, upon me, is an acronym for the three challenges he would face and overcome, ‫ יוסף‬,‫ לבן‬,‫עשו‬, Esav, Lavan and Yosef. Yosef represents the ultimate success of Yaakov in imparting the pristine character that is the essence of the Avos. In Yaakov’s blessing to Yosef, he confers on him the ‘blessing of the

‫ —שדים‬bosom and womb.’ ‫(בראשית‬ )‫מט כה‬ The process of nurture that began with Devorah fostering Rivkah, continued with Rivkah emulating her ways in her bringing up of Yaakov, that found its perfection in the person of his beloved son Yosef, who would carry the brothers through the most difficult of times. The mystical Sefer, Paneach Raza, alleges that each letter in the word for bosom, ‫שדים‬, stands for the first letters in the words expressing the concept of ‫שמאל דוחה ימין מקרבת‬, the left hand pushes away while the right hand brings close, an educational principle that instructs us to maintain careful balance, not too much, not too little — just right, in order to succeed in breeding healthy confident children. May we follow in the paths our beloved matriarch Rivkah, and her remarkable wet nurse, Devorah, set out for us and pray that we live up to their greatest hopes.

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be selflessly attuned to their needs, not too much nor too little — just right, each child with its unique requirements. Similarly, exaggerated praise or insufficient encouragement will stifle the development of a healthy sense of self. Rivkah exhibited both confident courage as well as absolute humility throughout her life. As a young maiden she stands up to her conniving brother Lavan, asserting unequivocally her intent to leave with Eliezer. Upon sensing the greatness of Yitzchok, she falls off her camel, donning a veil in submission to his spiritual stature. Nevertheless, she is never intimidated and able to shoulder the responsibility in encouraging Yaakov not to fear snatching the blessings from Esav. Devorah the ultimate ‘wet nurse’, implemented this strategy of ‘nursing’ in all aspects of Rivka’s emotional and character development, enabling her to become the matriarch she was and remains for eternity. The Midrash Tanchuma as quot-

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time. “Let’s go, let’s go,” his father called. “We don’t want to be late. Today we are going to RJJ Yeshivah. They will give you a test to see if you are accepted there. It is a wonderful school.” Dovid dressed quickly and ate breakfast. Then he and his father walked together to the train station. Both were nervous. Would Dovid do well? Would they accept him into the yeshivah? Soon after they arrived, the principal, Rabbi Hillel Weiss, called Dovid into his office. Both father and son walked in together. Rabbi Weiss asked Dovid the first question on Chumash. Dovid did not know the answer, so his father “Rabbi

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can. I can play very well.’’ “That is wonderful,’’ said Rav Weiss. “That is very

nervous and could not

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menahel at Adelphia Yeshivah, a young man en-

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Rabbi Trenk never saw weakness in his students. He saw only their strengths. He saw what they could do, if they tried hard enough.

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teers received enough generous donations to start work. United Hatzalah rented an apartment for the family to stay in while their house was under construction. A contractor was hired to manage the renovations, and they started right away. Many amazing and thoughtful people from the community, in addition to the United Hatzalah volunteers, heard about the project and came to chip in with the renovations

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closets. The kitchen was stocked with food for the family. New windows were put in, and the house was repainted. They even bought them new linens, as well as various other necessary items such as hairbrushes for the girls. On Thursday night right before the family returned to their home, the United Hatzalah volunteers who responded to the birth, as well as others, came to mop the floors from

“After seeing this home, we were shocked that anyone could live here.”

and the cleaning. One man in particular, Nati Azarzar, managed to bring in a lot of donations for the sake of the family, some including beds, linens, and new appliances. Within just four days, the house was transformed. The entire house was renovated, from the bathrooms to the kitchen. It was equipped with working appliances and electricity throughout the house. They supplied the family with new furniture, including beds, a couch, and storage

all the dirt, make the beds, and complete all the final steps of the house renovation. They cleaned the house thoroughly and made the house ready for the family to move back in just in time for Shabbat. “It was a shocking sight,” said Yossi Moalem, “As we walked into the house for the first time, we became so emotional. It was hard for us to believe the conditions the family was living in. I am so proud of the work we did. Now, the house is finally a

place where the family, the newborn, and the recovering mother can live. I want to thank all the people who donated money and other necessities – this could not have happened without their help.” Avi added, “This project is not finished and will remain an ongoing one. The group of United Hatzalah volunteers who were involved in the initial response and then the renovations have taken it upon themselves to visit the family on a weekly basis to make sure that all their needs are being taken care of,” Avi said. “The volunteers continue to buy them food from the money donated, and a few have even volunteered to help with the cooking and the cleaning.” When president and founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer heard about the story, he said, “The volunteer did such an amazing thing caring for this family the way they did. This is such tremendous chessed. To those who participated, all I can say is thank you. It is a true merit to have people such as yourselves in this organization. You make me proud, and I hope that you continue doing such amazing things for others. “You changed the world for the better, and you cared for this family as if it’s your own.”

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eshiva schedules are a full day. After homework, dinner, and baths there is precious little time left. There is no doubt that school is not only a major part of a child’s day but also an important one. While adults go to work, children have school as their main occupation. It’s tempting to shun any form of extracurricular activities for kids. Kids and parents are both busy. Extra energy is certainly in low parental supply. Financial limitations can also be a deterrent for some families. Honestly, there are many reasons to deter you. Despite the many hesitations about outside activities, there are many benefits to extracurriculars for parents to consider. Children are not one-dimensional, and there’s more to life than just book work, as important as that is. Children, similar to adults, have many aspects to their personalities, and they deserve to express those talents. Balance is important in all areas, and a child’s routine schedule is

no different. Enjoyable and creative outlets, when combined with their regular academics, provide a more well-rounded child. Most schools provide many of the activities mentioned in this article. Some children will naturally gravitate towards the school-offered opportunities, while others may need a little encouragement. In addition, our community has many talented individuals that offer additional options. With a minimum amount of effort, parents should be able to find something within our area and their price range (or even free) that appeals to their child. Never assume that just because you don’t like something your child won’t find it enjoyable.

Becoming Successful Success breeds success, and children benefit from being successful in many areas of their life. Being involved in a variety of activities gives children multiple potential areas to improve themselves and succeed. Parents might be particularly hes-

itant to add to the schedule of an educationally struggling child. The fear is that if children divert their time and attention from an already difficult school day, they will do even worse in class. Children that struggle in school can easily see their self-worth plummet and become frustrated. By seeing how successful they can be in an area outside of their regular academics they can help maintain their self-worth even in the face of failure. Even more than this, the hope is that by experiencing how successful they can be in another environment they can then carry it back into the classroom. Children that find school stressful can also benefit from the healthy distraction that appropriate extracurricular activities provide. School is hard enough – even more so for children who find lessons difficult. Outside activities can give children a healthy outlet and respite from a stressful environment. Hobbies and extracurricular activities are known for being relaxing. Even kids need to unwind,

and this is a healthy outlet. Kids without a healthy outlet risk finding an unhealthy one, chas v’shalom. Many children can also find leadership roles within their chosen activity. A child who might be shy or hesitant may find they’re able to lead others in an activity that they excel at. This, too, can improve their self-esteem.

Chevra Kids have a circle of friends and acquaintances that come from a few places, predominantly from school, shul, and their immediate neighborhood. Many children benefit from expanding their chevra past their daled amos. Outside activities give children the chance to meet other kids, particularly children who have similar interests as them. This can be a wonderful opportunity for a child that has not been successful in forming appropriate friendships with the children they already know. Community-based activities offer a wider peer group than a

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Athletic Programs There are many sports-based programs in and out of schools. There is everything from leagues to classes, and parents can choose from competitive and non-competitive based sports. Not only are they an enjoyable outlet for many kids, but they’re a great way to stay healthy and fit – especially for kids sitting at a desk in class every day. Everyone benefits from being physically active. It’s great for both the body and mind. Kids’ bodies, in particular, are meant to move a lot, and athletic programs are an excellent option.

Skill-Based Programs Carpentry, robotics, music, and ceramics are some of the many new skills children can learn. In addition to learning a new skill, children can improve their fine and gross motor skills at the same time. Depending on the chosen skill, coordination, dexterity, and increased confidence are among the extra potential benefits.

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Educational Programs I know I said that extracurricular activities can be a change from the usual educational schedule, but many children really do enjoy learning certain subjects in-depth, particularly subjects they may not be covering as much in school. There are kids that really like science, math, and geography. My kids have enjoyed spending their free time studying everything from engineering and forensics to maps and the Middle Ages. Many children enjoy writing, book clubs, debating and foreign languages. It’s ironic, because while many children might not like to do some of these activities, even in school, many children would really enjoy spending their extra time engaged in learning these very same subjects. This just

accentuates how unique each child is.

Torah-Learning Programs Acharon acharon chaviv. Learning Torah deserves its own category. There are so many wonderful learning

aged out of our local programs. Each week they attended “Likras Shabbos” (Ephraim Perlstein 646-346-0269) where they learned hilchos Shabbos in-depth and enjoyed kugel and prizes. It became a major component of

By seeing how successful they can be in an area outside of their regular academics they can help maintain their self-worth even in the face of failure.

programs in our area, both connected to schools and done independently. These programs not only provide your child with extra knowledge, but they try to do it in a way that is extra fun and creative. While teachers are definitely known for their creativity (it’s not coincidental that many of these programs are run by teachers), there is still a need to cover a certain amount of material in school along with other important school requirements. As these programs don’t have those necessary limitations, the children can be exposed to Torah in a way they don’t usually experience. Enjoying Torah and mitzvos, along with having positive Jewish exposure, can only benefit children. Learning about why they can’t do something on Shabbos, along with fun ways the melacha can be applied, not only brings Shabbos and the Mishkan to life, it also can make it easier for children to intellectually and emotionally understand when their parents say, “That’s a melacha. We can’t do it on Shabbos.” This same awareness can be applied to any area of Jewish life. Our community has many such programs available, many with no or minimal fees. There are a myriad of Avos U’banim and hasmada/masmid type programs, Tehillim groups, and Shabbos learning programs. It has been my experience that there is a very nice peer group at these programs. My children personally attended some of these programs and gained a tremendous amount. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when my boys

their weekly Shabbos preparations and brought lively halacha discussions to our Shabbos table. My son looked forward to “Learn and Live” (learnandlivefr@gmail.com) each week where he learned a different one of the 39 melachos via a fun and creative presentation. The pizza served

didn’t hurt, either. They looked forward to both programs each week. The same organization as Learn and Live has a weekly Pirkei Avos shiur called Ashreinu. My son enjoyed both the shiur and the prize he won. By being a part of a continuous program they not only learned important topics but made good friends. In some of the programs, they even had the opportunity to assist and gain some responsibilities. As busy as we are, adding some extracurricular fun to our child’s week can enhance many parts of their life. As they learn and have fun, they can gain new skills and friends. With a little encouragement, our children can discover parts of themselves that had previously been hidden.

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A Dirshu Convention is unique. Simply put, nothing can compare to it in the frum world today. It is a microcosm of the achdus through Torah that symbolizes the most beautiful qualities of Am Yisrael. It is a Convention where men and women representing the entire gamut of Torah Jewry – Chassidim of all kinds, Litvish Yeshiva types, Ashkenazim, Sefardim – come together for one reason: to give and gain chizuk in the limud haTorah that both the men and women who attend know has transformed their homes, their family lives and the chinuch of their children. Lomdei Dirshu look forward to the biennial Convention with tremendous anticipation. It is a breath of Torah oxygen as they meet with like-minded “brothers and sisters in combat” who set aside large portions daily to learn, chazer, learn and chazer again, learning the material for the comprehensive tests that every lomed Dirshu aspires to take successfully. This year, the demand was so great that within hours of the Convention being publicized, it was sold out. Understanding the integral role that the Convention plays in the lives of their lomdim and wives, Dirshu quickly worked to secure more venues. As of this writing, the Dirshu guests will be staying at the Armon Hotel [formerly the Crowne Plaza] in Stamford Connecticut, and the adjacent Holiday Inn Hotel, as well as a third hotel in the area, to be announced. In addition a massive tent for the shul will be erected where the multitudes of participants will be able to daven in an atmosphere conducive to the seriousness of a tefillah experience that a Dirshu Yid expects. Plans are also underway to secure a large ballroom in a nearby hotel to accommodate the anticipated overflow crowd of guests that will come after Shabbos to participate in the Melava Malka Siyum. The Armon and the Holiday Inn Hotel are already fully booked and now Dirshu has secured a third hotel nearby to accommodate the tremendous response. “Unfortunately, even the third hotel will be insufficient to accommodate all those who desire to come,” said Dirshu’s North American Director, Rabbi Aharon Gobioff, “but it is simply not possible to secure more rooms within walking distance of the

Armon Hotel where the seudos, davening and inspiring shiurim and drashos from Gedolei Yisrael from across the spectrum, will be held.” The Unique Microcosm of Olam Habah that is Shabbos Dirshu The excited anticipation for this Shabbos is indescribable. It is a time when multitudes of talmidei chachamim come together, meet like-minded counterparts, talk in learning and exchange tips on how to enhance yedias haTorah and retention of the vast amounts of Torah that they learn. The chizuk they derive from realizing that they are a significant part of a massive global movement of yedias haTorah cannot be quantified. In addition, the wives of lomdei Dirshu walk away from Shabbos on a high. Not only are they deeply inspired by the special women’s programing but perhaps even more so, from meeting other distinguished wives and mothers who truly understand what it means to be part of Dirshu with the inherent thrill of witnessing the hatzlacha of their husband after a test; or upon completion of a masechta, recognizing how, through Dirshu, the entire family becomes elevated and closer to Hashem. One Dirshu Yid, who called to register on the first day of registration, related, “I called immediately because I have not forgotten the last convention! Where else can one have Ashkenazim and Sefardim, Yeshivaleit and Chassidim, Yidden from Cleveland, Baltimore and Toronto talking in learning with Yidden from New Square, Lakewood and Williamsburg? Torah is truly the ultimate unifier and the Torah in which all lomdei Dirshu immerse themselves, day in, day out, week in, week out, year after year brings together all segments of Klal Yisrael in the most harmonious symphony of achdus. “ The Climax: Melava Malka Siyum on Seder Moed The climax of the Shabbos will be the gala melava malka siyum on Seder Moed that the Daf HaYomi has completed upon which thousands and thousands of lomdei Dirshu have been tested. Open to the public, the melave malka will be addressed by senior Gedolei Yisrael including a special guest senior Gadol from Eretz Yisrael. One prominent American Rosh Yeshi-

HaRav Berel Povarsky addressing the Dirshu Siyum held at a previous Dirshu Convention

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va put it succinctly, “How can I not participate? This is an event with no agenda other than increasing limud haTorah - no political agenda, no fundraising or organizational agenda. It is, simply put, a celebration of dedication to learning. We are just coming to celebrate with Yidden who have invested days and nights over many years to learn, chazer and be tested. How can I not come?” Indeed, who can forget previous conventions that were graced by the likes of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein, zt”l, whose shiur riveted the tzibbur and whose singing elevated them to a different plane? Who can forget the shiurim of HaGaon HaRav Berel Povarsky, shlita, or HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Feivel Schustal, shlita, or the shaila and teshuva session on all four orders of Shulchan Aruch with HaGaon, HaRav Yechiel Mechel Steinmetz, shlita? One of the unique chiddushim of a Dirshu Convention is the fact that nothing, not even a Dirshu Convention itself, can stop the relentless schedule of learning and chazering of lomdei Dirshu. At the Convention, Dirshu consecrates a large double conference room as a beis medrash open for learning 24 hours a day. By a previous Convention, Rav Yechiel Mechel Steinmetz, the venerated Skverer Dayan of Boro Park, pointed out how despite the oneg Shabbos ending very late on Friday night, the designated beis medrash was literally full of people learning before it even became light outside! Rav Steinmetz, who was learning in the beis medrash in the early hours, was amazed, “Where else do you have a convention where not only is learning talked about, but it doesn’t stop! Where after the seudah on Shabbos afternoon, the ‘taanug’ of sleeping on Shabbos is replaced by the even greater pleasure of learning and chazering another blatt Gemara and another seif in Shulchan Aruch?!”

Every person present at the Convention is one who has shown deep dedication to limud haTorah. The men show that dedication by learning, daily chazering, and taking monthly tests over a protracted period. Similarly, every Dirshu wife has displayed mesiras nefesh for her husband’s learning and spiritual ascent by enabling him to devote tremendous amounts of time to learning and then repeatedly reviewing so that he will sufficiently know the material to earn an exemplary mark on the test. This does not always come easily. It frequently means sacrificing a husband’s help in the most hectic times, such as the morning rush to school or the evening bedtime crunch. Yet, one Dirshu wife related, “I don’t know if I could make it through the years without the tremendous chizuk that I derive from a Dirshu Convention.” Kedushas Habayis, Kedushas HaTorah and Dirshu On Dirshu participant told the following remarkable story depicting the impact Dirshu has on families. “My friend’s son became engaged. When the chosson’s father was discussing purchasing a ring for the kallah, the chosson insisted on paying for the ring himself. ‘From where do you have money?’ his astounded father asked. ‘Totty,’ the chosson explained, ‘During bein hasedorim and the pre-Shacharis hours, I have been learning Daf HaYomi with Dirshu and taking Dirshu tests. Every stipend that I earned, I put aside. I would like to use that money to buy the ring because I want my new bayis to be built upon the foundation of the kedushas haTorah that I have worked so hard to attain.” Indeed, that was the underlying foundation throughout the Dirshu Shabbos. The kedushas habayis and shalom bayis of hundreds upon hundreds of families has been immeasurably impacted and often transformed by their connection with Dirshu.

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any people have a passion for learning about military history and the ways warfare evolved through the ages. Generals and other heroes are often talked about in history class, but the vast majority of soldiers, sailors, marines, servicemen and servicewomen are overlooked. For over a Moe Berg decade, this column sought out the stories of many of these forgotten heroes. In fact, this is the 500th article of “Forgotten Heroes,” and in that vein, I would like to share some the favorite heroes that I have covered in the past. The first three “Forgotten Heroes” articles were all based on one man who refused to join the military. In recent years, the Moe Zvika Greengold, left, with Lt. Col. Aryeh Berg story has been told, Berger, commander of the 74th Armored but there are many parts to Battalion his spying career that are rarely told. the people. Berg was born to RusOn his way to another important sian Jewish immigrant parents in assignment in Switzerland, Berg Manhattan and had a passion for stopped in Florence, Italy. Dressed both baseball and academics. He played baseball in the majors for as a German officer speaking a specific dialect of German and garnerseveral years, all while becoming a lawyer. At the start of World War II, ing salutes from German soldiers, he walked around the Galileo muhe joined the OSS (precursor to the nitions factory taking mental notes CIA). which he passed on to his superiors. Moe’s first big assignment was After hearing a lecture from the top to evaluate the political situation in German scientist, Moe came to the Yugoslavia. Berg met with leaders of conclusion that the Nazis were not both parties and sent back his report close to building an atomic bomb. to William Donovan. Moe informed This crucial piece of intelligence was the OSS chief that the Communist immediately forwarded to the U.S. partisans under Marshal Tito were president who then sent his regards stronger in force than the loyalists to the catcher. to the king and had the backing of

were greatly relieved. Little did they realize that it was a three-tank formation that was coming to assist in beat-up tanks. Soon it was just Zvika and his crew left fighting. He shot at a silhouette of a tank, and it burst into flames and then destroyed three more in succession. Zvika played cat-andJacob Farj Rafael Jacob with Indian Prime mouse with an advancing Minister Narendra Modi Syrian column, ducking behind natural boundaries as well as shot-up tanks. He destroyed several more tanks and moved to the slopes where only the gun and the turret of the tank were visible, thus making him a very small target. After an hour, the Syrians retreated, and his kill figure reached double digits. Things got tougher at Lydia Litvyak that point, as more Israeli tanks tried to join his force but were ambushed. Then, Zvika’s own tank was hit, and his driver was killed. Zvika Greengold was a 21-yearDespite his wounds, Zvika got into old tank lieutenant on reserve when the Arabs launched a surprise attack another tank and kept on fighting. Even though the Syrians had at the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. He quickly put on his uni- the upper hand at this point in the battle, they stopped advancing and form and hitchhiked to the northern front in the Golan Heights. Most of the Israelis were finally able to bring up more reinforcements. Zvika was the tanks in the Golan were badly damaged, and only a few were in any sent to a hospital to recover from his shape to continue fighting. When wounds and was given the Medal of he arrived on the battlefield, Zvi- Valor for his actions during the battle. ka got in one of the tanks that was still running and led another two Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob was tanks into battle. By 9 PM, he went to join the Barak Brigade – the sec- born in 1923 in British-controlled ond-in-command called him “Zvi- India and served in the British Army during World War II. He gradka Force.” Other tank crews heard that Zvika Force was coming and uated from officer school and, while

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serving in India, met the eccentric general Orde Wingate. Wingate, who was not Jewish, had helped the Jews living in Eretz Yisrael in the 1930s create a military strategy and defenses. Jacob stayed in the military after the war and by 1969 was a major general. Two later, during the India-Pakistan War, he orchestrated a surrender for the Pakistani troops. Unarmed and accompanied by only one staff officer, he flew to Dhaka. Jacob told the Pakistani that he had a half an hour to decide on their surrender or the Indians would be coming to Dhaka to destroy the enemy. While the general was contemplating the surrender, Jacob went outside and said Shema Yisrael. The truth was that Jacob had but 3,000 men some 30 miles away, and they were up against 93,000 Pakistani troops. Against all odds, the bluff worked. All of the Pakistani soldiers in the area surrendered, and Jacob

became the hero of the war. Lydia Litvyak was a Russian Jewish airwoman from Moscow who began flying when she was just 14 years old. When the war began, she joined the all-female 586th Fighter Regiment. Flying the reliable and versatile Yak-1, Lydia became the first female to attain the tile of ace. Altogether, she shot down twelve Nazi planes – this number still stands as the record holder for all female pilots in history. Known as the White Rose of Stalingrad, Lydia saw combat for one year with a Junkers Ju-88 multipurpose aircraft as her first kill. Her next kill was a Messerschmitt Bf-109 flown by ace pilot Erwin Maier who had eleven kills to his name. On August 1, 1943, Litvyak did not return from a mission over the Ukraine. The 21-year-old had been seen by a fellow Soviet pilot in her smoking plane after a dogfight with

Bf-109s. Lydia was awarded many titles and medals and is considered the best female fighter pilot in history. Prussian-born Abraham Cohn, who had entered the Civil War as a private with the 68th New York Infantry Regiment, rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and distinguished himself during a battle known as The Crater. In eleven engagements, he was wounded twice. The Battle of the Wilderness took place in Virginia by which time Cohn was with the 6th New Hampshire Regiment. His commanding officer ordered him to gather as many soldiers as he could and lead a counterattack. As the rebels advanced, they ran into the 6th New Hampshire’s lines and were stopped. Cohn had to cajole and beg retreating soldiers to join him, and with this ragtag force, he managed to stem the attack. Confederate General Longstreet’s advance

was stopped, and the Union flank was saved. Cohn’s Medal of Honor citation simply reads: “During Battle of the Wilderness (Cohn) rallied and formed, under heavy fire, disorganized and fleeing troops of different regiments. At Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864, (he) bravely and coolly carried orders to the advanced line under severe fire.” These are a sampling of some of our favorite forgotten heroes who have been featured in this column. There are many others that we will recap in future articles.

Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com.

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Inflation Got You Down? I Bonds to the Rescue! Inflation: What is it and why are we freaked out by it?

nflation is a decline in the purchasing power of a given currency, and is measured by the rate of change in the average price level of goods and services over some period of time. In simple English inflation means the things we buy are getting more expensive. In moderation, inflation is considered a good thing. Extremely high inflation, on the other hand, can cripple a nation’s economy. If people are worried that prices tomorrow will be higher than today, they rush to buy more stuff today (as opposed to saving). This can lead to a spiraling self-fulfilling prophecy, pushing inflation higher. Since 1990, the average annual inflation rate has been ~2%, in line with the US Central Bank’s long term target rate. In its most recently released report, however, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (the key inflation metric) rose by 6.2% over the last 12 month (not seasonally adjusted). This is much higher than the government’s target rate, and we can relate to how inflation has impacted us. Groceries, gas, and travel all seem to be getting more expensive.

reaching 400% in 1984. Venezuela is currently experiencing mind-boggling inflation: the government is not currently publishing inflation statistics, but the International Monetary Fund has estimated that inflation in 2021 will be 5,500%.

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fortune telling business ;). However, hedging an investment portfolio can be advantageous, and investors should do their research and set an asset allocation, including appropriate hedging strategies - assess your risk!

High inflation in the US during the 1970’s was tremendously disruptive to the US economy (with gas lines and mortgage rates in the double digits). Israel experienced periods of hyperinflation with annualized rate increases

What can you do? When asked about his thoughts on inflation, famed investor Warren Buffet commented, “The arithmetic makes it plain that inflation is a far more devastating tax than anything that has been enacted by our legislature.” Inflation erodes the value of currency, so what is a fiscally responsible saver to do in an inflationary environment? Holding assets that serve as an “inflation hedge”, meaning they hold their “real value” or perhaps even appreciate during periods of inflation, is a smart idea. Asset classes such as gold, real estate, and certain equities have been long touted for their inflation hedge characteristics. More recently, crypto currencies have emerged as potential hedges against inflation. I have no idea where inflation is headed in the future. I am in the financial planning business, not the

US Government I Bonds:

I would like to focus on a simple strategy for protecting against inflation without taking on significant downside risk. US Government I Bonds are issued directly by the US Government and pay an inflation-adjusted interest rate that currently stands at an annualized 7.12%! The interest rate is adjusted every 6 months (it was 3.54%

can be a great place to earn some extra yield without the risk you face in the stock or bond market. The below chart analyzes hypothetical scenarios comparing the interest earned on a $10,000 cash balance kept in a high yield savings (at current rates) vs. kept in an I Bond (at current rates).

in the previous period) and is calculated based on a formula that includes a fixed rate + the “semiannual inflation rate”. The current high yield savings account is paying ~0.50%, inflation is running north of 5%, so I Bonds provides a great place to stash some cash. There is some nuance on investing in I Bonds and Treasurydirect.gov has great information, but here is some “fine print” Maximum Investment: $10,000 per person per year. It is possible to increase this to $15,000 - check the website. Withdrawals: There is a 12 month lock-up period. This means you will not be able to cash out your I Bonds for the first 12 months. Withdrawals made after 12 months but before 5 years will incur a penalty equal to 3 months of interest. Even with the penalty, an I Bond cashed out before 5 years still provides a superior return. Interest Rate Changes: The interest rate is adjusted every 6 months, and the formula to calculate the interest rate is provided on Treasurdirect.gov. Tax Considerations: Interest earned on I Bonds can be deferred until the year you withdraw cash, and is always exempt from state taxes. If you have qualifying education expenses, the interest might be exempt from federal taxes as well. For anyone who has excess cash or is saving for a specific goal, I Bonds

Elliot’s Take: I know that I need to keep a liquid emergency fund to “cover the unexpected” and “seize opportunities.” I have added I Bonds to my cash savings strategy by slightly overfunding my emergency savings and then buying $5,000 worth of I Bonds every 6 months. At the very least, I will be earning more than I was in my high yield account, but I also make sure that I am comfortable with losing the liquidity for 12 months. If you have excess cash that you want to put to work, but aren’t comfortable with taking on additional market risk, an I Bond could be a great place for you. At 7.12% returns for the next 6 months, I can’t see a reason not to invest! The decision to start saving and investing is yours, but 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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Well Said 

Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often. - Johnny Carson

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Thanksgiving is when the Indians said, well, this has been fun, but we know you have a long voyage back to England. - Jay Leno

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Every Thanksgiving I think about how much Pilgrims had to sacrifice just so we could have a day off work. - Melanie White

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My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. - Phyllis Diller

I like football. I find it’s an exciting strategic game. It’s a great way to avoid conversation with your family on Thanksgiving.- Craig Ferguson

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Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home. - Melanie

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Cooking Tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out. - Nicole Hollander

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Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. - Kevin Jam

I approximated the Black Friday experience at home by hurling myself into a wall a number of times and then ordering online. - Kumail Nanjiani

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The Thanksgiving tradition is, we overeat. “Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?” “But we do that every day!” “Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy the [daylights] out of us?” - Jim Gaffigan

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If you stand in the meat section at the grocery store long enough, you start to get mad at turkeys. There’s turkey bologna, turkey pastrami…. Someone needs to tell the turkey, man, just be yourself. - Mitch Hedberg

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Vegetables are a must on a Thanksgiving diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. - Jim Davis

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Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother’s tasted better the day before. - Rita Rudner

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If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for?

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2. Which one of the following words is from the Arawakan Indian language meaning “framework of sticks”? a. Cabin b. Popsicle c. Barbeque d. Forest

4. The terms “Native American” and “American Indian” are used in the United States. What term besides “Native Americans” is used in Canada to refer to Native Americans?

Native Canadians Canadian Indians First Nations Ontarionians

5. Which of the following animals did Europeans bring to the Americas that the Native Americans had not seen before? a. Sheep b. Elephants c. Cats d. Zebras 6. How many federally recognized tribes are there in the U.S. today? a. 17 b. 65 c. 144 d. 573 7. Who was Pocahontas? a. A senator from Massachusetts b. A Native American female who assisted English colonists during their first years in Virginia c. She led Lewis and Clark on their expedition and saved them when a group of Native Americans wanted to eat them for dinner d. She created the plan that led to the Louisiana Purchase 8. Where did the term Buffalo Soldier come from? a. It refers to Native Americans stationed in Buffalo, NY, during the Civil War and who fought for the North b. Native Americans gave

the term to African American regiments fighting in the Civil War c. It referred to Native American warriors who wore buffalo headdresses d. It refers to Native Americans who hunted for buffalo 9. Which of the following games was created by Native Americans: a. Golf b. Hockey c. Tennis d. Lacrosse 10. Twenty-six states are actually formed from Native American words. Which one of the following is not one of those 26 states? a. Alabama b. Massachusetts c. Ohio d. Pennsylvania

Answer Key: 1-D 2-C 3-B 4-C 5-A 6-D 7-B 8-B 9-D 10-D Wisdom Key: 7-10 correct: Great job – you can add a feather to cap. 3-6 correct: You have enough knowledge of Native Americans to hold court at a framework of sticks! 0-2 correct: You must be from the Kookoo tribe!

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3. The Indian Citizenship Act (Snyder Act) granted full U.S. citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples. When was it enacted? a. 1964 b. 1924 c. 1876 d. 1795

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1. Where does the outdated term “Indian” come from? a. Native Americans are originally from the country of India b. The state of India has the most Native Americans, so in the 1800s people started referring to them as “Indians” c. It is slang for independent, since after the U.S. was formed the indigenous people did not become citizens of the new country d. Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in the East Indies so he called the people that he found here “Indians”

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It’s an old dream that starts in my childhood. - Manfred Steiner, of Rhode Island, upon obtaining a PhD in physics from Brown University at 89 years old

I may go as far to say Mike ruined basketball. In the ‘80s on the playgrounds, you’d have everyone moving the ball around — passing to help the team. That stopped in the ‘90s. Kids wanted to be “Like Mike.” Well, Mike didn’t want to pass — didn’t want to rebound, or defend the best player. He wanted everything done for him. – Michael Jordan’s long-time Allstar teammate Scottie Pippen in his new memoir, dissing his former teammate

I keep forgetting that you’re still alive. Kamala Harris has an approval rating of 28 percent, which is — makes no sense, because she basically has nothing to do. I mean, it’s like criticizing a backup quarterback: “Tom Brady is OK — I don’t love the way Blaine Gabbert has his legs folded on the bench.”

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— Jimmy Kimmel

Kamala’s approval rating of 28 percent is even lower than the 30 percent who approved of Dick Cheney in 2008 after he shot a guy in the face. — Jimmy Kimmel

- Elon Musk, tweeting in response to Sen. Bernie Sanders who tweeted, “We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period.”

More fires in the West burned to the ground homes, businesses and forests than the entire state of New Jersey... Why is it happening? Well, the severe storms that are knocking down all the wires, anyway, there’s a lot going on. - Pres. Biden touting his infrastructure bill in New Hampshire

The only good part of inflation — I was always jealous of those old guys who would go, like, “Back in my day, you could buy a house with a dollar!” It looks like now if inflation gets bad enough, we’ll get to be those old guys: “Oh, yeah? Back in my day, a million dollars could buy a whole lot more than just a haircut!” — Trevor Noah

How do I cross a bridge in a snowstorm? … What happens if the bridge collapses and there’s a fire on the other side? It’s gonna take ten miles longer to get to the fire. People could die! – Ibid.

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62 What I’m hearing again from company after company in the United States and around the world is a clear focus on making sure… that they’re not engaged in businesses with entities or countries that are producing things based on forced labor. - Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an interview with The New York Times when asked about whether companies should speak out against forced labor and other abuse that takes place in China

Schools are major transmission points for influenza, but not for COVID. While children do get infected, their risk for COVID death is minuscule, lower than their already low risk of dying from the flu. Throughout the 2020 spring wave, Sweden kept daycare and schools open for all its 1.8 million children ages 1 to 15, with no masks, testing or social distancing. The result? Zero COVID deaths among children and a COVID risk to teachers lower than the average of other professions. In fall 2020, most European countries followed suit, with similar results. Considering the devastating effects of school closures on children, Dr. Fauci’s advocacy for school closures may be the single biggest mistake of his career. - Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and Professor of Medicine, at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, MD, Ph.D., a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine in a Newsweek article titled, “How Fauci Fooled America”

No one is really cheering on a guy named Brandon. Instead, the phrase is being used in conservative circles in place of a more vulgar message directed at President Biden. – Tweet by NPR

Thoughts and prayers to all at NPR and their listeners who have been hurt by this. - One of many response tweets

Are you always this quick? - Ibid.

Pulitzer Prize journalism on this one - Ibid.

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Nonsense. We LOVE Brandon and want Brandon to succeed. Why does he hate us / the American dream so much?!?!?!?!

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Will you be OK? Talking to someone will help you.

- Tweet by Florida-based hedge fund manager Adam Wyden, Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) son, criticizing his father’s proposed tax policies

– Ibid.

Reality is: most legislators have never built anything… so I guess it’s easier to mindlessly and haphazardly try and tear stuff down. Thankfully, I think I can compound faster than my dad and his cronies can confiscate it.

Pop back to bed!

– Ibid.

- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, to her toddler, who interrupted a Facebook live briefing

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Pour one out for the Congress reporters who have to work today even though Congressional offices are closed for Veterans Day and chances of a returned call or email are nil. - Politico reporter Emma Dumain tweeting on Veterans Day what a hero she is for working on that day when everyone works, although some – hopefully – take the time out of their day to thank a veteran

- Boston University professor Ibram X. Kendi, the leading proponent of Critical Race Theory CRT, who posted and quickly deleted this study’s finding, which disproves his entire premise – that white students get preferential treatment when it comes to college admissions

Such moves are extremely dangerous, just like playing with fire. Whoever plays with fire will get burnt.

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More than a third of White students lied about their race on college applications, and about half of these applicants lied about being Native American. More than three-fourths of these students who lied about their race were accepted.

- Chinese President Xi Jinping warning President Biden during a virtual conference not to encourage Taiwanese independence

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

Dear Navidaters,

I’m writing to your panel because I am at my wits’ end. My daughter is a young, beautiful woman with a ton going for her. Because she is not yet married, people (friends and even family) give the most outlandish advice to try and push us into uncomfortable situations. One example, which was the straw that broke the camel’s back, is the following.

Someone very close to us called multiple times. When my daughter finally answered, this person explained how she heard that a woman in the community lost her husband, r”l. Since

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this woman lost a relative, she told my daughter to go to the shiva house because the woman dabbles in shidduchim. These kind of bizarre “requests” from family and friends happen regularly. My question is: how do we respond to such comments? How can we show the person that their efforts to help are only hurting?

Thank you Mrs. T.*

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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The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S.

rs. T., I feel for you. Well-meaning friends and family give you unsuitable advice and urge unseemly activities, hoping to help your daughter find her mate. This is stressing you and you want to stop them from inappropriate initiatives and intervention. You can try to change behaviors; you cannot change people. If they are so socially inappropriate and insensitive with outlandish recommendations and pressure, don’t even try to fix them and make them see what they are doing. Just thank them for their concern and caring for your daughter. Say it again. And say it again. And say it again when they pressure you. The broken record approach works. You just have to have the stamina to keep at it. It’s easier said than done. It’s hard to let this bounce off you. Reassure yourself that you are doing what you are supposed to be doing. You’re making your reasonable efforts as hishtadlus and, of course, you are davening. Your daughter is wonderful, and the right young man will come along when Hashem wants him to appear and no longer. Don’t let the others get to you. The repetitive, polite thanks and appreciation will become easier, and some of them will probably modify their inappropriate suggestions.

even if I don’t have the right advice for you to turn the situation around, you have created awareness amongst our readers. The first thing I would like to stress is don’t make other people’s problems your problem. The people suggesting strange and awkward solutions likely have a strong need for control over others’ lives. There are people like this. The first step is for you and your daughter to acknowledge that this person has a problem. The second step is dealing with this person. You will never be able to change this person, no matter how hard you may try. You will also never be able to reason with this person, so suggesting that her idea was inappropriate will not help. What can you do? Here is where your acting skills will come in handy. Smile and thank this person in as few words as possible. Tell her you will consider her thoughts and advice and wish her a good day. Any questions or comments that come after this should be answered with an exact repeat of your first comment verbatim. Keep repeating yourself; you do not owe her any direct answers. She will eventually stop. Remember: You will never change this person, and it is not your job to. Just thank G-d that you have more seichel and emotional intelligence than this person, it should be a kapparah.

The Single The Shadchan Michelle Mond

earing stories like this validates the saying: common sense is unfortunately not very common. I thank you for writing in, Mrs. T. Because

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hank you for writing in! I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this. It’s really not fun. I love how people play G-d and know exactly what will push the yeshua over the edge to have your daughter find her bashert. It’s so

hard to filter through the comments – to internalize the ones that give you chizuk, while dumping the ones that have the opposite effect. One thing to remember is that everyone means well. Everyone has good intentions when they’re suggesting those segulas, when they wish you “iyH by you,” and when they suggest off the beaten track ideas that are “just PERFECT!” I wonder if you can just say “thank you” to those who are making outlandish suggestions or hurtful comments. No need for follow up or added commentary. Just extend your appreciation to them for taking the time out to think of an idea for your daughter. It’s so nice when you know some-

You can try to change behaviors; you cannot change people.

one is thinking of your family. Just think for a moment of the flip side – of those who don’t get a single call. Of those who are waiting by the phone for someone to suggest an idea, a new shadchan, something for them to hold hope on to.

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Please know that I’m not negating your pain for even a second. People don’t always know what to say in these situations and are just trying their hardest to help out in the way that they know best. No one is malicious, and no one wants to hurt you. If you’re close to a specific person who’s reaching out with an outlandish suggestion, respectfully tell them that you are not willing to pursue this suggestion as of now and will follow up if you feel that it’s something that you need to do. No need to feel pressured into something that you’re not comfortable with and no need to feel pressured into answering them with an answer that they want to hear. Remember, Hashem runs this world,

and He runs it amazingly well. He has an incredible plan – one that we may not understand right now, but iyH will understand in the future. Hold strong and continue to daven. Hashem should help each and every single person find their shidduch b’karov, at the right time with astounding clarity.

The Zaidy Dr. Jeffrey Galler

sn’t it remarkable how “helpful

friends” can be so insensitive and clueless, when they make offensive comments, like: “Why are you still single?” “I never liked ‘So and So’ anyway.” “Don’t you want to have children?” “Maybe you’re too picky.” When well-meaning folks make impertinent remarks like that to you or to your daughter, isn’t it tempting to look them in the eye and respond, ever-so-sweetly, “Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some folks appear bright until they speak.” But no, unfortunately, you can’t do that. Instead, you need to have a prepared, consistent, polite response.

The remarks are not a reflection of you or your daughter, but a reflection of insensitivity within the other person.

Try, “Thank you for the advice. I can tell you really care, and we appreciate that.” Good luck.

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ear Mrs. T., Thank you for writing into the panel. I am sorry that you and your daughter are experiencing outlandish advice and are being pushed into uncomfortable situations. I’m sure many readers will be able to relate to your dilemma and to the way you are feeling. People say all sorts of insensitive things. Most people do not realize they are doing so and are genuinely trying to be helpful. Some, believe it or not, are intentionally inappropriate and most likely get some sort of rise out of mixing in and getting a reaction. But those are few and far between.

A lthough we may want to give others a piece of our mind when hearing these comments and suggestions – understandably so – the safest bet is to have a line or two prepared to respond with when these instances occur. Here are a few to choose from: Thank you so much for thinking of me. I am not interested. I won’t be attending the shiva house. I do appreciate your efforts. Thank you for letting me know.

Although everyone reading this paper, and I, would like to never be confronted by an inappropriate person saying inappropriate, intrusive, or downright hurtful remarks, we simply cannot control what other people say. Please know that the remarks are not a reflection of you or your daughter, but a reflection of insensitivity within the other person. Maybe your email and this week’s panel can serve as a helpful reminder to those well-intentioned people (the ill-intentioned people won’t stop, so I am not addressing them) who are genuinely trying to help. Before we make a suggestion or comment, let us imagine how this may land on a single person and/ or his/her family. Let us not make suggestions in front of others. Let us not draw too much attention to

someone’s marital status i.e. You’re gorgeous! How are you still single? Please let us never ask that question. It is hurtful because it highlights a person’s frustrations. That person wonders this every day. This is not a newsworthy chiddish and it is embarrassing. Let us always think of and speak with single people and their families with emotional sensitivity making sure not to embarrass anyone. Let us not send singles and their families on wild goose chases to shiva houses to meet a shadchan. It can make someone feel unworthy and small. May your daughter find her bashert very soon! Until then, the easiest way to handle to insensitive people is to smile and nod and say, “Thank you.” Wishing you all the best.

Sincerely, Jennifer

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o you have a good book for me to read?” Famous question. And kind of interesting. What makes them know what you think is good? Is there some secret society or code that explains the meaning of this question?! Really, how do people know what they are asking each other? People hardly ever agree on anything completely. With most topics, there needs to be clarification, operational definitions, discourse, or heated confrontation for any resolution. But here, this simple question seems to say it all. What makes the book good? Really, someone merely says, “I just finished such a good book” and everyone is like, “Can I have it next?” or “Can I read it after you?” They are immediately on board. No third-degree questioning, no lie detector test – just desire and desperation! Strange. You have no idea if they like investigation and drama or comedy and humor. You’re not sure if they like levity as opposed to substance or dragging narratives verses peppy dialogues. All you know is that they liked a book, and that’s enough for you to be dying to get your hands on it. Why?

Why do you trust them? Why are you so ready to lunge for their literary work? What are their credentials? Why are they so spot-on, in your book, that their book will interest you? Why are you groping to get to the

book and it stinks, you can just put it down. And if it’s another person’s copy, you haven’t even wasted a dime! Yet, it can still pose a problem. You wind up with time on your hands and no book to read! One minute you were psyched for a good read and feeling secure against potential

With the posing of one simple question, you’ve narrowed the whole playing field down significantly.

front of their line? Well, here’s the secret: you don’t really trust them! But what’s the alternative? The other choice is to read every book yourself – without even a sense of whether you might like it. You do not have endless time – and there does seem to be endless books written! Everyone wants a book that’s been vetted. And this way, you get a free reviewer. With the posing of one simple question, you’ve narrowed the whole playing field down significantly. After all, if you start reading the

boredom. And then the next, you are twiddling your thumbs, or worse, face to face with Harry Potter for the third time. Now, let’s say you hit the jackpot and the book does keep you interested. That is really great. And, on top of that, if the person wants the book back, that’s a win-win. You’ve enjoyed the book, and you’ve avoided the added clutter more books create. If they don’t give you the book, you may need to purchase it, and that means more books – ugh! There just aren’t enough bookcases in exis-

tence to hold all the books that wind up in people’s homes. That’s why I love when someone takes a book off my hands. Kind of tempts me to recommend one I didn’t even like. I said “tempts” – I don’t actually do it! The truth is that there are so many books flying around these days that if I don’t write a review in front after I read it, or at least write my name so I know I actually read it, I’d probably be sold on it again. That is, of course, till I think I have a good book in hand for the weekend and suddenly realize I already read it. Ultimately, the best experience is when a book is new to you, and someone says it’s good, and it actually is! So, does anyone have a good book for me?! And please check the inside flap to make sure you didn’t get it from me!

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The Clever Hans Effect By Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Clever Hans is a fascinating story about a horse from the turn of the twentieth century that amazingly has major implications for our understanding of human nature. Wilhelm Von Osten was a German high school math teacher who believed that animals have a higher intelligence than we would otherwise believe. To prove his point, he tried teaching mathematics to Hans, his horse. After some training, he taught Hans to answer his number questions by tapping his hoof. If he would write the number three on a blackboard, Hans would tap his hoof three times. With this encouragement, Von Osten attempted to go beyond basic numbers and to teach mathematics to Hans. To his delight, Hans was an excellent student and quickly mastered the art of mathematics, all by using the tapping of his hoof to communicate the right answer. Hans even learned the ABCs and would tap once for an A, twice for a B, etc. Von Osten was so excited with his discovery that starting in 1891 he started putting on free exhibitions all over Germany to show off the mathematical expertise of his horse. Large

crowds would frequently come to observe this incredible phenomenon. He would ask Hans, “What is the square root of sixteen?” Hans would tap his hoof four times. He would ask, “If the first day of the month is a Wednesday then what is the date of the following Monday?” Hans would tap his hoof six times. Truly incredible! Hans’ fame spread far and wide to the degree that in 1904 the New York Times published a front-page article about Hans. Hans’ uncanny mathematical prowess caught the attention of Germany’s board of education who asked Von Osten if he would allow them to study Hans and independently determine if Hans truly knew how to do math. Von Osten, who genuinely believed that Hans knew math, wholeheartedly agreed, and thus the “Hans Commission” was born. Two zoologists, a horse trainer, a psychologist, a circus trainer, and a few schoolteachers were assembled to study Hans. In 1904, they concluded that Hans really knew his math and they estimated his aptitude to be the level of a fourteenyear-old human! However, at this point the Hans Commission turned over the inves-

tigation to Oskar Pfungst, a German biologist and psychologist. Initially, Pfungst replicated the previous findings. Then he decided to question Hans under many different scenarios. He discovered that the level of Hans’ accuracy was correlated to the distance between Hans and the questioner. The further the questioner stood from Hans, the lower the accuracy. Afterwards, Pfungst had the questioner ask math questions that the questioner did not know the answer himself. In this scenario, Hans’ accuracy plummeted to almost zero. Perhaps, wondered Pfungst, the questioner was somehow subconsciously communicating the answer to Hans. At this stage, Pfungst turned his attention to the questioner. He immediately noticed that as Hans would start tapping, the questioner’s breathing, posture, and facial expressions would change and would show slight increases in tension as Hans came closer to the answer. Once Hans arrived at the right answer, the questioner’s face would relax and the tension would disappear. This effect was involuntary as they occurred whether the questioner tried to express them or suppress

them. Pfungst concluded that this cue was the secret to Hans’ abilities. Hans, as a horse, was unable to understand even the most basic mathematical concept. What Hans was able to do was to read facial expressions and give the answer that the questioner was looking for. The Clever Hans Effect has many ramifications. One of them is that scam artists posing as psychics can receive a lot of information from their patrons merely by reading their facial expressions as they talk to them. Our faces are an open book and reveal more about us than we would think. The next time someone seems to know something about you that they would have no way of knowing, ask yourself did you perhaps subconsciously communicate this information? 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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A SAMPLE OF SIMPLY BY RIVKY KLEIMAN FRENCH TOAST CHURROS Dairy Yields 12 roll-ups The most insanely delicious French toast you will ever have. When my grandson, who is really a picky eater, gave it two thumbs up, I knew we had a winner. Try it and see for yourself; every bite of these caramel-filled churro roll-ups will leave you wanting more.

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SESAME CHICKEN Meat Yields 6 servings This sesame chicken is seriously so delectable, you’ll be tempted to toss those take-out menus. These crispy chicken pieces coated in a sweet and savory honey sesame sauce are perfectly delicious. I think this homemade version is even better than what I’ve had at many restaurants. My kids most definitely agree.

Ingredients » 1½ lb. dark chicken cutlets » ¼ cup nondairy milk » 3 cloves garlic, crushed » 1⁄₈ tsp crushed red pepper flakes » Canola oil, for frying » 2 tsp sesame oil » Chopped chives, for garnish

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Batter » ½ cup cornstarch » ½ cup flour » ½ cup cold seltzer » 2 egg whites Sesame Sauce » ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce » ¼ cup rice vinegar » ¼ cup dark brown sugar » ¼ cup honey » ¼ cup ketchup » 1 Tbsp cornstarch » 1⁄3 cup water » 1 tsp garlic powder » 1 Tbsp black and white sesame seeds + more for garnish

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onald Reagan won the White House in 1980 partly by campaigning against incumbent Jimmy Carter and partly by campaigning against the 70% top income tax rate. Reagan preached a new gospel of “supply-side” economics, arguing that tax cuts would put money back in the pockets of ordinary Americans and unleash a wave of new economic activity and growth. And while Reagan’s own running mate originally mocked it as “voodoo” economics, for forty years, that philosophy has influenced American tax policy, leading to more recent rounds of tax cuts in 2001, 2003, and most recently, 2017. Of course, tax cuts aren’t the only way the government can pump money into the economy. Sometimes it’s more direct. For example, we spend north of $700 billion every year on national defense. That money doesn’t just disappear into a black hole. It pays the salaries of 2.2 million active duty military personnel, 750,000 civilian personnel, and countless defense contractors. If you run a diner or a hardware store or a dental practice near a military base like Ft. Bragg, Ft. Campbell, or Ft. Hood, you benefit from that spending. But sometimes Uncle Sam pumps

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will enjoy higher net profits, either because they spend less to get the same customers or get even more bang from their current ad spend. From where we sit, government action that puts money into business owners’ pockets sounds an awful lot like a tax cut. Ironically, while we can characterize shifting income from Silicon Valley to Middle America as a tax

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