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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rabbi Moshe Weinberger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Dear readers, There’s something in the Chanukah lights which moves people in a very deep way. Part of it is due to memories of ourselves while we were children and—not yet jaded—still experienced the world as pure. Another part is the message the holiday carries: Might isn’t determined by size. A small army can win, and a single flask of oil can give all the light needed. But, ultimately, I think it’s the lights themselves. “Ki ner mitzvah v’Torah or,” all mitzvos are compared to a flame, but in the Chanukah lights it’s literal. There’s a physical warmth and a bright light that’s part of the mitzvah, as well as the kedushah itself. It is therefore the only mitzvah associated with light from which we are not allowed to derive any benefit. A physical flame becomes a holy flame. When possible, we should spend time by the candles looking at them, internalizing its message of spirit over matter, the Torah over Greek and secular philosophy. The world can use a lot of light. Let us share the message of Chanukah with those around us, ushering in the time when darkness shall be banished forever. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos Chanukah, Shalom

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Sometimes You Just Need A Place To Sit & Talk… By: Dr. Etti Rubin

aking in the sights of the town. Seeing the new penguin exhibit at the zoo. Outdoor ice skating on the Avenue at White Marsh. Dating couples can enjoy many of the amenities locally in the greater Baltimore region, but sometimes you just need a place where you can sit and talk. While covid restrictions are in place, it’s not always easy to find a place to have a tète a tète safely and privately during the current pandemic. That is why Mrs. Chanie Lehman started collating a list of dating sites at the beginning of the pandemic and has worked to keep it updated. The list circulating among shadchanim (the “Lehman list”) in the NY tri-state area

includes homes which have opened up some of their outdoor spaces for couples to meet and talk safely, in the outdoors, and with social distancing. The last iteration of the list is 3 pages long, covering many frum neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey as well as Philadelphia, Jerusalem and even Dallas, describing the location, amenities at each site and contact info. Now it’s time to add Baltimore. Since we held our daughter’s wedding at our house this past June, where we set up the Chupah in our front yard, we got many requests from dating couples to use our property to meet in. We are pleased to provide our front porch and back deck (spring/summer only) for couples to meet. As long as we know in advance - a reservation avoids “double booking” and allows us to set things up, if needed - we are happy to open up our outdoor spaces for dates.

Apparently, there are a few other families in Baltimore which likewise have attractive spaces for couples to meet. To streamline our efforts and put together our list for Baltimore, please email Dr. Etti Rubin at emrubin613@ yahoo.com if you have a space you want to make available for dating couples. The email should contain your name, contact information, address, site description (e.g., front porch with patio furniture and a heater, backyard

“As individuals engaged in the political process in Annapolis, we have unique appreciation for Delegate Dalya Attar. While there are a number of elected officials that support matters of interest to the Jewish community, having someone in the House of Delegates who grew up in, and intimately understands, our community is extraordinarily valuable.

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As our community saw two years ago, Dalya is a dedicated and tenacious campaigner. She has taken that same energy and passion and directed it toward the work of legislating. She has demonstrated wisdom, maturity and humility in her work, and this positions her to be an increasingly effective advocate and representative in the General Assembly. Much of the work that Dalya does is outside of the public eye, but she has absolutely been a champion for our community - whether advocating for public safety resources and criminal justice reform, helping shepherd the BOOST tuition scholarship program through the end-of-session negotiation process, assisting individuals and institutions to qualify for, and access, government programs, or just advocating on behalf of community members with issues for which an elected official is uniquely situated to assist. We are grateful to Dalya for her work and are proud of what she has accomplished. We feel fortunate to have Delegate Attar representing the 41st District and are pleased to be supportive of her efforts.” HOWARD FRIEDMAN ELIZABETH GREEN SAM NEUBERGER YEHUDA NEUBERGER ABBA POLIAKOFF IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE TO DELEGATE ATTAR'S CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE SHE CAN CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY , PLEASE DO SO. DALYAATTAR.COM/DONATE WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY.

gazebo with cushioned chairs, etc) and reservation specifics (e.g. text 12 hrs in advance to reserve). If it is something you are considering participating in, the site should be safely illuminated, easy to access, at least semi-private, comfortable, clean and attractive. The list will be shared with shadchanim and upon request. It is our great hope that this makes things easier for dating couples who are being careful during covid and that we all respect our couples’ privacy amid all our efforts to enable romance to flourish even during this bewildering and uncertain time. May our community and all those steeped in this and every other chessed be blessed with an abundance of mazel, bracha and simcha, in good health! To add your name and site to the list, please see above and email Dr. Etti Rubin at emrubin613@yahoo.com

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How does The Shidduch Center serve the Baltimore community? Rabbi Shlomo Goldberger, Executive Director In a nutshell, the recipe is simple. Develop and financially motivate talented shadchanim to produce more dates than they ever did before; be the primary location for dating resources; give personal guidance to hundreds of families; hold outstanding shidduch events; offer exemplary education; and above all, daven to Hashem that our efforts always bear fruits. Having witnessed 95 Shidduch Center engagements for Baltimore in just five years, 23 of which took place over COVID, b’ezras Hashem, I think it fair to say that our service is essential.

Mr. Chaim Wealcatch, Chairman Thanks to our dedicated shadchanim and many selfless volunteers, we have steadily grown, and are poised to expand further by cultivating innovative ways to bring more couples together and expand our programming. In fact, work has already begun on a new network to better serve our older single men and women. It is our tefilah that this crucial effort will have a longterm positive impact on our community. Can you describe your daily role as a Shidduch Center shadchan? Mrs. Yocheved Strum, Shidduch Center Shadchan As a Shidduch Center Shadchan, it is my responsibility to arrange suitable dates for as many local daters as possible. Con-

way that no other community has had before. The Jewish world sees this, and is profoundly awed by the achdus of our community. Indeed, many communities have modeled shidduch initiatives after ours. B’chasdei Hashem, we have become the benchmark for what a shidduch initiative should look like and accomplish. What more could we really ask for?

You were all involved in shidduchim long before accepting your Shidduch Center Shadchan position. How have your accomplishments for our community increased since joining The Shidduch Center?

How has the pandemic affected The Shidduch Center’s ability to support our community?

Mrs. Keren Traub, Shidduch Center Shadchan Before joining The Shidduch Center, I was involved on a much smaller scale; I would say I was a dabbler. However, after joining the team, and accepting the accountability of a monthly quota, I was motivated to start meeting many more local daters, take longer interviews to get to know them better, and have been able to set up SO many more couples than ever before. As a result, and thanks to great siyata diShmaya, since joining this incredible organization, boruch Hashem, I have had many more engagements, as well.

What are you are most proud of as a Shidduch Center Shadchan?

Mrs. Michelle Mond, Shidduch Center Shadchan There is no doubt that The Shidduch Center of Baltimore has garnered global acclaim. Our community has a proverbial eye-in-the-sky advocating for us in a

Mrs. Tova Rappaport, Shidduch Center Shadchan Fully aware of our central communal role, we immediately recognized the need to adapt during COVID. We have been teaching couples how to successfully date virtually, and we just ran our first ever Virtual Meet the Shadchan event, allowing our team of shadchanim, and 12 other local shadchanim, to host more than 180 Zoom meetings with local daters, over three separate evenings. We have also been consulting extensively with rabbonim and medical professionals to ensure the health of couples going out in-person, and we are constantly identifying fitting places for couples to date safely and effectively.

Can you share one inspiring coronavirus success story?

Mrs. Shani Leiman, Shidduch Center Shadchan As Chazal tell us, every shidduch entails endless hashgacha, and in some ways, COVID has exemplified that reality. A bachur came to visit family in Baltimore, and with the world shutting down

around him, he appreciated the need to stay. Despite uncertainty about finding his bashert on furlough, he agreed to try in the interim. Serendipitously, I set him up with a Baltimorean who had moved away, and only returned home due to COVID. Sure enough, they hit it off, and the rest is history. Two people, with no reason to be here, were brought together by COVID, and more importantly, the hashgacha of HaKadosh Boruch Hu. Where do you think The Shidduch Center can do more for our community? Mrs. Sara Schachter, Executive Board Member While we have been doing our utmost to acclimate to COVID’s restrictions, challenges remain. With winter hitting, preventing sustained outdoor dating, dating venues are further limited. Following the Passaic community, we are working swiftly to organize a pleasant, fun, indoor location that can accommodate a number of couples in a dignified manner, with privacy, and in accordance with halacha. What can community members do to help support The Shidduch Center? Rabbi Shlomo Goldberger, Executive Director As it so happens, we have a CauseMatch Campaign on Dec. 20-21. Our amazing community showed up in fullforce to support us last year, and the exceptional work detailed above was made possible by each community member who contributed to that campaign. We ask you all to continue to support us, so that our impact on the community can continue to blossom, and so that we may together merit the building of more Jewish homes right here in Baltimore.

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A senior Saudi prince and government official launched a bitter attack against Israel at a security conference on Sunday, accusing it of violating international law and maintaining that there cannot be normalization without establishing a Palestinian State. “Israeli governments have arrested thousands of the inhabitants of the lands they are colonizing and incarcerated them in concentration camps under the flimsiest of security accusations – young and old, women and men who are rotting there without recourse or justice,” said Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Saudi. Only after reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians “can we together meet the other colonizing pretender that boasts of its control of Arab capitals, Beirut, Damascus and Sanaa,” added al-Faisal, in a reference to Iran’s regional subversion. Al-Faisal, who emphasized that his remarks reflected his own opinions and not those of the Saudi government, accused Israel of “hypocrisy,” contending that it claims to want peace with its neighbors “while occupying Palestine, bombing Arab countries, and possessing nuclear weapons.” He continued, “They’re demolishing homes as they wish, and they assassinate whomever they want to. And yet, the Israeli Knesset passed a law that defines the citizenship of Israel as exclusively Jewish, denying the non-Jewish inhabitants of Israel equal rights under the law.” He added, “What kind of democracy is that?” The former ambassador to the U.S.’s remarks came at the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, which

was also attended by Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. Israel’s foreign policy chief appeared shocked by the bitterness of al-Faisal’s speech, as al-Faisal had been believed to have been favorably disposed towards the Jewish State. Appearing at the conference via Zoom from his office, Ashkenazi hit back at al-Faisal’s comments when it was his time to speak, telling the assembled dignitaries that the former’s remarks was out of touch with the regional shift in opinion vis-a-vis Israel. “At the beginning of my remarks I would like to express my regret on the comments of the Saudi representative. I don’t believe that they reflect the spirit and the changes taking place in the Middle East,” said Ashkenazi. A few hours later, Ashkenazi tweeted, “The false accusations of the Saudi representative at the Manama Conference do not reflect the facts or the spirit and changes the region is undergoing. I rejected his remarks and emphasized that the ‘blame game’ era is over. We are at the dawn of a new era. An era of peace.” Saudi Arabia’s foreign intelligence chief and its former envoy to the United States and Britain, al-Faisal holds no official position but is believed to be highly influential within the Saudi royal family. His harsh public remarks come as the Kingdom is said to be weighing whether to follow the UAE and Bahrain in establishing official ties with Israel. As part of the Trump administration’s push to broker a historic peace deal between Riyadh and Jerusalem, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reportedly met in the Saudi city of Noem in late November. The visit has been hotly denied by Saudi officials, however, amid significant differences within the royal family regarding normalization.

Gideon Sa’ar Quits Likud On Tuesday, Gideon Sa’ar, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s chief rival in the Likud party, announced that he was quitting the party and will form his own right-wing party. The new slate will be called “New Hope.” The MK said he would run for the premiership in the next election.

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mined. Rightist Derech Eretz MKs Zvi Hauser and Yoaz Hendel, who broke off from the centrist Blue and White list when they joined the Netanyahu-led coalition in May, may join Sa’ar’s party, according to Hebrew media reports. Likud MK Yifat Shasha-Biton, an outspoken critic of the government’s coronavirus policies, may also run on Sa’ar’s list, according to Channel 12. Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has also not ruled out teaming up with Sa’ar. Israel is widely believed to be hurtling toward elections — the fourth in two years. The Knesset last Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill to dissolve the parliament amid a budget crisis and call a new vote. The legislation requires three more votes to be final. Sa’ar independent run could further splinter the right-wing vote, which is now divided between Likud and Naftali Bennett’s Yamina. Recent polls have shown significant gains for Yamina, which is currently in the opposition, though Likud remains the largest party. Both Sa’ar and Bennett now seem to be poised to announce their intentions to replace Netanyahu as prime minister. Last December, Sa’ar ran against Netanyahu in the Likud leadership primary, although he lost in a big way when Bibi picked up 72% of the vote.

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The doctors have been working with local teams and are helping with the care of COVID-19 patients at the Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital, including the most serious patients in the intensive care unit. “This hospital is the central place in the Piedmont region for treating COVID-19 patients, where two weeks ago they were completely overwhelmed, and now still, the place is basically full to capacity,” said BarOn, whose aid organization is based at Sheba Medical Center. “People say there are plenty of people in Israel who need treatment but Sheba sees part of its role as impacting the way medical help is provided in the world,” Bar-On said. “It’s easy to give when your resources are unlimited, but when you’re under pressure, that’s true giving.” The mission will not drain the Israel Center for Disaster Medicine’s general budget, as it is covered by philanthropic donations, most significantly from Russian-Jewish billionaire Abramovich. Bar-On has provided humanitarian support in the past after natural disasters in Haiti, Nepal, Turkey, India and the Philippines. “This is the first time we’re deploying in an advanced European country,” he noted. The delegation, which will stay in Italy until next week, is gaining and sharing knowledge about COVID-19

treatment as it works alongside Italian doctors, as well as contributing manpower, Bar-On said. “With a new disease like this, we’re all constantly learning, and being here provides a mutual teaching and learning experience.”

Fakhrizadeh’s “Smoking Gun” Recording Israel’s then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reportedly convinced President George Bush to cooperate in stopping Tehran’s nuclear program a decade ago by playing a recording in which slain Iranian nuclear chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh boasted about producing “five warheads.” According to the Yediot Ahronot, a recording of the nuclear scientist played a significant role in launching years of fruitful U.S.-Israeli intelligence cooperation to prevent Iran from going nuclear. Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated two weeks ago in a daring operation near Tehran that is attributed to Israel, was reportedly recorded by a senior Iranian official recruited by the Mossad.

The mission was considered extremely secret even by the Mossad’s standards and was known to “less than 10 people.” The recording was then played to Bush during a critical meeting he had with Olmert in 2008 on stopping Iran’s nuclear program. Bush, who had arrived in Israel for his last visit as president, pressured Olmert not to launch an attack on the Islamic Republic, stressing that the Jewish State would not enjoy U.S. support should it do so. “I want you to know the official position of the United States government. The U.S. strongly opposes Israel taking action against the Iranian nuclear program,” Bush told Olmert. “And in order not to be vague, I will tell you that the United States does

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6M Doses of Moderna Vaccine Israel’s Health Ministry inked an agreement with Moderna that will tri-

ple the amount of vaccines the country gets from the pharmaceutical giant. The deal was announced last Friday and ups Israel’s supply of the vaccine to six million doses, enough to vaccinate 3 million citizens. An agreement signed in November had been for only 2 million doses, enough to inoculate only 1 million Israelis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the news in a video message he released as another step that will free Israel from the pandemic that has killed more than 2,000 citizens and devastated its economy. “I am pleased to announce that we signed today with the Moderna Company for the supply of six million vaccines for you, Israel’s citizens,” said Netanyahu. “This is three times the number of vaccine [doses] in the original contract with Moderna. It gives us hope. We see the light at the end of the tunnel.”

The prime minister added that “our mission is to bring vaccines; it is your job to keep the rules. If we do that, we are going to win. Together we will beat coronavirus.” Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said that the agreement was “great news for Israeli citizens and the Israeli economy” and expressed his belief that “there will be no citizen wanting to be vaccinated for whom we will not be able to supply a vaccine.” The vaccine, which was rolled out in early November, boasts a 94.1% efficacy rate and is seen as more attractive than the one developed by rival Pfizer as it is not required to be kept in -70° C temperatures. Moderna is now waiting for emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before it can begin delivery. The first shipment of Moderna’s vaccine is slated to arrive in Israel later this month and will be given first to medical staff, followed by high risk individuals such as the elderly and those with compromised immune sys-

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UAE Visa Snafu

Hundreds of Israelis were stranded in Abu Dhabi after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) suddenly changed its

visa requirements without warning. The tourists had taken off from Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening in order to vacation in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. But upon landing, they discovered that the promised visa exemption was no longer in effect due to sudden unannounced changes. The impasse resulted in hundreds of frustrated Israelis milling around Abu Dhabi International Airport, while four more flights that were slated to take off from Israel remained on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport. After hours of chaos at the airport, Israel’s Foreign Ministry managed to resolve the issue after coordinating with its Emirati counterparts. By Monday afternoon, the majority of the Israeli tourists had been admitted into the country. According to the UAE’s Foreign Ministry, the snafu resulted from a misunderstanding regarding its new visa guidelines in regards to Israelis. While Israel and the UAE signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in October, the agreement will only go into effect in late December. An arrangement reached last week

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New Elections on the Horizon? Israel may be on its way to its fourth election in the past two years after a bill to dissolve the Knesset passed in a preliminary reading. The bill passed by a margin of 6154, with Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz voting in favor of ending his six-month partnership with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The dissolution of the Knesset is not a victory, it’s the first step toward a different government, which will deal with the coronavirus and the economy and won’t cause Israelis to hate each other,” tweeted opposition leader Yair Lapid, who sponsored the bill.

nual budget. Initial reports said that election day would likely be on March 16 if the bill passes, a date which has raised concerns in that its close proximity to the Passover holiday would make it difficult to count votes from soldiers, prisoners, and diplomats. The Central Elections Committee is currently examining how to enable those under quarantine to vote from home, along with preventing high risk individuals such as the elderly from needing to head to the polls. The expected break-up of the Knesset comes less than a year after the Likud and Kahol Lavan parties formed a last-ditch unity government after three rounds of elections ended without giving one side the ability to form a coalition. At the time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz agreed to respect coalition agreements and give the country a stable government to contend with the health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. Since then, the two parties have bickered endlessly on a wide range of issues, from whether to shut prayer services for health reasons but not anti-Netanyahu rallies to issues relating to the judicial system. The government infighting has thrown the country into paralysis, as dozens of senior appointments such as the Israel Police Commissioner and State Attorney remain unfilled due to significant disagreement between the two sides.

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UAE Royal Buys Israeli Soccer Team An Emirati royal has purchased half of Beitar Jerusalem, a popular soccer team in Israel. According to the terms of the deal, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al

Nahyan will get 50% of the team and will invest NIS 300 million of his own money in the club over the next decade. The breakthrough came after weeks of rumors that current owner Moshe Hogeg was looking to unload a significant stake of Beitar to a group of businessmen from the UAE.Â Calling the deal â&#x20AC;&#x153;historic and exciting,â&#x20AC;? Beitar Jerusalem announced the deal on its website on Monday afternoon while the sheikh spoke of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the honorâ&#x20AC;? he has to own a soccer club in Jerusalemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am moved to be a partner in such an esteemed clubâ&#x20AC;Śand in such a city, the capital of Israel and one of the holiest cities in the world,â&#x20AC;? said bin Khalifa.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard a lot about the changes the club is undergoing and how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being managed, and I am happy to take part in that.â&#x20AC;? He added that the purchase was an example of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the fruits of peace and brotherhood between the nationsâ&#x20AC;? and would help â&#x20AC;&#x153;bring people together through sport.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together, we will put together a team that will strive the highest and go the furthest possibleâ&#x20AC;Ś Yalla [go], Beitar!â&#x20AC;? he added. Bin-Khalifaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to buy Beitar Jerusalem is seen as curious due to the strong anti-Arab sentiment of its fanbase. The only team in Israel to never sign an Arab player, Beitar fans routinely chant xenophobic slogans, while matches against Arab teams such as Bnei Sakhnin feature a heavy police contingent.Â In 2013, former owner Arkady Gaydamakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to sign two Muslim midfielders from Chechnya sparked a massive controversy, as fans protested the move and even burned down the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clubhouse in protest. Opposition to the two players led to the rise of La Familia, a farright group of Beitar fans that is affiliated with the banned â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kahane Chaiâ&#x20AC;? political party.Â

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But the daylight operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp went awry after their cover was blown, with residents pelting the troops with cinder blocks, garbage, and heavy objects. Trapped, the Yamas commandos called in reinforcements, who extricated them using riot control means. Photos of the clashes that circulated on social media showed dozens of heavily armed Border Policemen shooting tear gas and rubber bullets while dodging firebombs and burning tires. Six Border Policemen were hurt in the riot, with some receiving medical treatment at the scene while others were evacuated to the hospital. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah reported that four Qalandiya residents were also injured, with three in serious condition. Hours after the incident, a Palestinian was shot after approaching security guards at the Qalandiya Checkpoint while brandishing a knife. He was taken to Hadassah Medical Center and remains in moderate condition. Located a few kilometers north

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Biden’s Sec of Defense Joe Biden has selected retired General Lloyd Austin to become his Secretary of Defense. The nomination would make Austin the first-ever African American to oversee the sprawling defense apparatus. Previously, Austin was the first ever African American to command a division in combat. A veteran soldier who served in the U.S. armed forces for 41 years, Austin was the Army Chief of Staff and was the final U.S. general to command the coalition forces in Iraq. Johnson also commanded CENTCOM, making him responsible for all U.S. forces in the Middle East. In 2012, Austin led the battle against ISIS and is said to have strongly disagreed with President Obama’s approach to battling the terror group. The decision to select Austin comes as a surprise, as insiders had pegged Michele Flournoy to be the overwhelming favorite for the position. A longtime defense official and a veteran of the Obama administration, Flournoy had been described as a shoo-in to become the first female Defense Secretary in U.S. history. However, Biden had been coming under increasing pressure from the Congressional Black Caucus to give more cabinet positions to African Americans. According to reports, Austin was picked after Biden grew concerned over fellow finalist and former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s managerial record. The confirmation battle will likely be contentious, as retired generals

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Faster than the Speed of Sound Chuck Yeager, a celebrated pilot who was the first to break the sound barrier, passed away at the age of 97. Yeager’s death was announced on Monday by his wife Victoria, who tweeted from his account that the celebrated aviator had died. “An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever,” she wrote. Known as “the fastest man alive,” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier when testing his X-1 experimental aircraft. After being dropped from a B-29 Bomber over the Mojave Desert on October 14, 1947, Yeager accelerated to hit a speed of Mach 1, or 765 miles per hour, at 45,000 feet.

While the feat occurred in 1947, it was first hidden from the public until 1948 to prevent information about the classified aircraft from falling into Soviet hands. Yeager went on to break a series of aviation speed and altitudes records and was considered one of the finest pilots of his generation. Prior to his career as a test pilot, Yeager served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II, shooting down more than eleven Nazi aircraft – including five in one day – with his P-51 over Western Europe. By the time he retired in 1975, Yeager had served 33 years in the U.S. armed forces, all of them on active duty. “This is a sad day for America,” said John Nicoletti, who served as Yeager’s longtime crew chief. “After he broke the sound barrier, we all now have permission to break barriers.” “Yeager was never a quitter,” Nicoletti added. “He was an incredibly courageous man.”

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Split the Pot If you’re looking for an object to smash to let out your emotions, you may want to head to the UK. Scrap Car Comparison, an online company that helps people find the best cash offerings for their scrap or salvage vehicle, is launching a Rage Yard experience that will help contestants release their anger. Participants will be allowed to shoot, set off explosives, and drive a 61.7-ton armored tank over scrap cars that have the year 2020 spray-painted on. The event is set to take place in the fields of Northamptonshire and will be partnered with tank-driving experience company Tanks-alot. According to Dan Gick, managing director at Scrap Car Comparison, “The year 2020 has been one of the absolute worst in living memory, and we wanted to be able to offer customers a way to release all the stress that this year has brought into their lives. We thought as the year draws to a close, what better way to unleash all your 2020 angst than by taking it out on scrap cars.” Noting the cars are bound for the junkyard, Gick said, “The cars are heading to the scrap heap anyway, so after the year we’ve all had, it made sense to offer this exhilarating experience that should help people let go of their built-up frustrations from 2020 and in turn, feel a bit more calm and serene as we enter the new year,” he added. Although you’d think that bombing old cars is a bit of an out-of-the-box way to let out your emotions, psychologist Dr. Samia Latiff shares that it actually may help people let off steam. “Certain individuals find that relieving tension in an overt physical

Ranjitsinh Disale is the best teacher around. The Indian schoolteacher was recently awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize, an award run by the Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO. It celebrates “exceptional” teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession. Disale is pretty exceptional. He was chosen out of a pool of 12,000 nominations and applications from more than 140 countries around the world. But that’s not all that makes him great. When Disale heard that he won the $1 million prize, he vowed to give half of his award money to the runners-up in the contest. There were nine other finalists, which would mean that Disale is gifting them $55,000 each – the first time anyone in the history of contest has done that. “I believe that if I share this prize money with nine teachers it means I can scale up their work,” Disale said. “Their incredible work is still worthy…. If I share the prize money with the rest of the teachers, they will get a chance to continue their work... and we can reach out and lighten the lives of as many students as we can.” The runners-up hail from the United States, Britain, Vietnam, Nigeria, South Africa, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, and Brazil. Disale has worked to promote girls’ education at the school in which he teaches in India. He had learned the local language of the village in order to translate class textbooks into his pupils’ mother tongue. He also created unique QR codes on the textbooks to give students access to audio poems, video lectures, stories,

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and assignments, greatly improving school attendance. His QR technology is now being rolled out more widely across India. We’ll give him an “A” for amazing.

Winning Stickers Instead of throwing out defective or torn stickers, a company decided to turn them into some fun. Sticky Brand Creative Group in Vermont makes stickers and custom decals for companies. They turned their defective products into the world’s largest sticker ball, according to Guinness World Record. “Though we try to be as green as possible in our production process, there’s inevitably a small amount of misprints and defective stickers that cannot be sold,” CEO Michael Rist related. Employees worked for a total 91.22 hours to assemble the stickers into a ball that weighed 308.25 pounds, breaking the record of 231.6 pounds, which was set by a sticker ball in Colo-

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A New York woman whose hair measures 8.07 inches high, 8.85 inches wide and a staggering 4 feet, 10 inches in circumference was awarded a Guinness World Record for the largest Afro

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Stainless steel monoliths have mysteriously been cropping up in odd places around the world. The first one was found on November 18 in Utah’s Red Rock Country. That structure soon disappeared but another one popped up in northern Romania. A third was discovered in Atascadero, California, on Monday. Another was found in front of a Texas shopping center this week. Who is behind these strange exhibits? The Most Famous Artist “global creative community,” based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is claiming that it is behind the mysterious monoliths. Matty Mo, the founder of the collective, said that he was “not able to say much because of legalities of the original installation.” “I can say we are well known for stunts of this nature, and at this time we are offering authentic art objects through monoliths-as-a-service,” Mo said. He added, “What better way to end this…year than let the world briefly think aliens made contact only to be disappointed that it’s just The Most Famous Artist playing tricks again.” Mo has created art like this before, painting an entire Los Angeles block pink and altering the Hollywood sign to say “Hollyweed.” Want a strange piece of steel on your front lawn this winter? Mo is selling 10-foot-tall “authentic alien” monoliths for $45,000 each. Delivery is included. I’m thinking this would be the most interesting Chanukah present I have yet to receive.

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Yosef finding himself deep in a pit with no water, surrounded by poisonous vermin and facing imminent death, suddenly discovers that he is to be saved. His brothers have rather chosen to rid themselves of him by selling him off as a slave. Ishmaelites traveling in a caravan on their way down to Egypt purchase him and Yosef begins his journey into the unknown. The verse describes this caravan as consisting of camels bearing sweet smelling spices, balsam and lotus. Rashi quoting several sources points out that this was extremely unusual as most often these Arabs were engaged in the conveying of malodorous naphtha and tar. This act of Providence was G-d’s subtle encouragement to Yosef that He had not abandoned him despite the bleak outlook ahead and was providing him the comfort of traveling among pleasant aromas. The renowned Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Mir, HaRav Chaim Shmulevitz would say it was precisely in this unnecessary “luxury” that God expressed His boost to Yosef in this most trying time. The love of a parent is not as evident in the provision of necessities as it is the bestowing of the nonessential

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life would be provided for by G-d. He observes the strange circumstance of the presence of the sweet, scented perfumes to counteract the effects of the naphtha and tar. When faced with noxious fumes G-d provides a miraculous remedy. Yosef quickly realizes the deeper meaning of the blessing of ‫חסרון‬, lack. Whatever is truly required he knows he can count on it being supplied. With that attitude he remains confident that if he can accurately assess what his true needs are, he has no reason to ever go wanting. Yosef can survive the estrangement from his family, the taunting of the wife of Potiphar, the difficulty of life in prison and the betrayal of his fellow inmates, because he can rely on God to provide for what he truly needs to thrive. Have you ever been bothered that after eating a three-course meal starting with sushi to soup to 72-ounce steak accompanied by fries and vegetables and topped off with chocolate mousse for dessert, if you did not wash for bread all you say is a “measly” Borei Nefashos? If we ponder for a moment the depth of this blessing and the way it reflects on our deepest bond with G-d in His providing for all our “needs”, we might dance a jig on the table itself! When we find ourselves disappointed in not matching up to our expectations in life it might suit us well to reexamine if what we feel we are missing is truly a “need”. We always read this portion immediately prior to Chanuka or as its first Shabbos. The most noxious aspect of Greek culture that was brought to the world was their invention of new needs. The obsession with entertainment and sport and the need to fill the “vaccum” of time with the pursuit of newfound pleasures no matter how innocuous and noble they may seem, threw the world into an endless cycle of pursuing needs that were merely illusory in their value and purpose. God created us with wants that He fulfills, provided they are genuine and of value. The Yom Tov of Chanukah is one designated for hallel and hodaah — praise and thanks. If we focus on our sincere and healthy needs and realize how G-d constantly grants with love all that we need, we will achieve the goal of Chanuka and merit to have our greatest wishes fulfilled!

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with Yosef. The Megaleh Amukos notes the gematria of melech Yavon is Yosef. There is no commonality; this is the antithesis.” **************** Rav Kahn provided a glimpse into Rav Dovid Feinstein’s, zt”l, special middos. “When the Rosh Yeshiva had someone in front of him, that is what mattered – that was the toeles that he was focused on… The toeles was every Yid, every talmid, every child is important; everyone who meets me is important. That is a critical nikuda. “There was a certain tznius – a self-effacement -- that the Rosh Yeshiva had; a certain desire not to be in the limelight... He was an unbelievable anav; I think his anava allowed him to be so beloved. I don’t know of anyone who was such a masmid that was so accessible. “He was a masmid otzum whose brain is racing to pasken a shaila in seconds…He was oblivious to the world when he was learning, but the minute he became conscious of your presence, all of a sudden that became his agenda. That is far beyond anava – that’s sacrifice, because a person only has so much time in the day.” **************** On Friday, Rav Noach Isaac Oelbaum, shlit”a, Mara D’Asra, K’Hal Nachlas Yitzchok, presented, “The Essence of Chanukah B’Halacha V’Agada.” The Rav, who feels that “Agra D’Pirka has proven to be a life changing program”, discussed the psak in the Shulchan Aruch based on the Trumas Hadeshen, regarding lighting the menorah on erev Shabbos. If

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would like to discuss what it means to be successful. Everyone wants this but what does it mean? If a person goes into business or gets a job, he believes he has succeeded if he accomplishes the business’s goals and makes money. Parents usually define success as having children who are G-d-fearing, educated, can support themselves, and who get married and have children of their own. If any of these things is lacking, they feel like a failure. If, for instance, a child decides not to keep the mitzvos any more, the parents wonder what it was all for. We see from our expectations that we define success or failure by whether we succeed or fail in achieving our personal goals. Based on this definition, however, the figures in this week’s parsha were largely unsuccessful. Yaakov Avinu had good children, but they began fighting bitterly and Yaakov believed that he was responsible for Yosef’s death because he had sent him on a dangerous mission. Reuven felt guilty for meddling in his father’s personal affairs and fasted and prayed for forgiveness throughout his life for this. He also failed in his effort to save Yosef because after he temporarily took his leave of his brothers, Yosef had already been sold as a slave. Yehuda was demoted by his brothers from his position because he failed to show leadership by not having mercy on Yosef. And he later seemed to engage in an extremely unseemly act with Tamar. According to most commentaries, Yosef meant well in sharing his dreams with his brothers but his efforts failed and the pasuk says that this caused his brothers to hate him (Bereishis 37:8). Yosef was sold into slavery and

then, even when he worked hard, continued studying Torah, always spoke about Hashem, he was falsely accused of a horrible crime and thrown in jail for many years. Even when he later became viceroy, he was completely alone, separated from his family, and surrounded by the lowest impurity in Egypt. He was completely alone. He could not even eat with the Egyptians, who would never break bread with a Jew (Rashi on ibid. 43:32). By our familiar definition of success, our fathers in the parsha were all unsuccessful people. Yet the Torah says about Yosef that he was “a successful man” and that “whatever he did, Hashem made him successful” (ibid. 39:2-3). How can the Torah call a man who was sold as a slave and then thrown into jail a “successful man”? It must be that Hashem and the Torah do not the define success the same way we do. Perhaps that is why we so often fall into despondency and disappointment when things do not go as we hope they will. Perhaps that is why people who are not successful at making money, keeping a job, or having ostensibly successful children feel

like failures and why very often others view them as failures as well. It must be that these perceptions are based on a misunderstanding of the definition of success.

Engaged in Battle Thankfully, Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the Ramchal, zt”l, defines success for us in the first chapter of Messilas Yesharim – and his definition is quite different from our preconceived notions. The first part of what he says sounds good: “Man was only created to delight in Hashem and enjoy the radiance of His Presence.” But the Ramchal then takes an unexpected turn: “The Holy One therefore placed man in a place [this world] where there are many things that distance him from Hashem, i.e., physical desires… It turns out that he is truly placed in the midst of a fierce battle. Everything in this world, whether revealed good or the opposite, is a test for man: poverty on one side and wealth on the other… serenity on one side and suffering on the other, to the point that one finds himself surround by war on all sides… if one sees himself as a soldier and he is

victorious in battle on all sides, then he will be considered the perfect man…” One would have expected the Ramchal to say that if success means delighting in Hashem’s Presence, then Hashem should have placed man in a place of serenity, peace, and prosperity so that he would have the opportunities to fully embrace everything it takes to bind himself to G-dliness. Yet he tells us just the opposite. Success means connecting to G-d – not where there are no obstacles but where one is surrounded by temptations, difficulties, tests, and failures in his physical endeavors. Success means never letting our guard down, always being vigilant, and continually engaging in the battle to do the next right thing. It means letting go of the expectation that we will someday reach the point when we will be able to leave life’s challenges behind. That is what Hashem was telling Yaakov when He caused the difficulty with Yosef to pounce on him just when he wanted to “retire” from the many battles in his life (Rashi on ibid. 37:1). Hashem called Yosef a “successful man” because he was indeed the archetype of success. He remained engaged in battle to live his life according to Hashem’s will at all times, no matter what was happening around him and no matter whether his efforts yielded success or failure on a revealed level. “The name of Heaven was always in his mouth” (Rashi on ibid. 39:3). It is natural for people, including tzaddikim, to want to rest and enjoy serenity. And this is appropriate from time to time. But success means recognizing that rest is not the goal and that one can never put life’s struggle for G-dliness behind him. That is the

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key to happiness and satisfaction. That is how one enables himself to delight in Hashem. Yehuda’s decision to confront his mistakes and show leadership by publicly conceding that Tamar was righteous and that he had made a mistake led to the birth of his son Peretz and thus the spirit of Moshiach ben Dovid. And Yosef’s victory over his evil inclination in the form of Potiphar’s wife led him to become the progenitor of the force known as Moshiach ben Yosef in the world. Fighting this battle brings redemption to individuals and to our nation as a whole. That is why, on Chanukah, we thank Hashem “for the miracles, and for the wonders, for the salvations, and for the wars.” Why do we thank Hashem for the wars? Would it not have been better if we had been saved without the need to fight wars? We see from this tefillah that wars are something for which we must be grateful. The battles we fight every day for holiness are what give our lives meaning and purpose. If we had serenity without challenges and daily battles, our lives would be meaningless. That would be failure. Today, bochurim and men must fight every day to keep their eyes and ears in the right places. Men and women must fight with their baser desires to eat and drink for Hashem’s sake and not simply to satisfy physical cravings. Everyone is challenged by working or trying to make money, or purchasing physical things for Hashem’s sake, and not simply to acquire wealth and honor.

A Deep Connection Reb Shlomo Carlebach, z”l, tells the story of Reb Yitzchak Zelig of Sokolov, zy”a, great-grandson of the Kotzker, zy”a. When the Sokolover came to Sokolov, he wandered around the shuls and batei midrash looking for a true and deep Jew with whom he could connect. As he looked at the people in each shul as only someone like him could, he sadly did not see that special light in anyone he found. Finally, in one little shul, he found a simple Jew, sitting behind the oven and saying Tehillim, and saw a special light emanating from him. He thought that he had finally found someone

with whom he could connect. The Sokolover ran over to this man and introduced himself as the new rav in town. The man identified himself as Moisheleh the water carrier. In those days, the most difficult, the lowest job, was carrying water for people. The Rebbe wanted to find out something about Moisheleh, to find out what made him great, but the man virtually ignored the Rebbe, answering every question with a grunt or one-word answer. He could not find out anything. Eventually, after trying several times, he resigned himself to the fact that

Then, yesterday, I was walking outside the shul one morning and I found, in front of me, an envelope with exactly 1,000 rubles in it! I knew it could not be a coincidence that I found the exact amount of money for which I had been asking G-d. I was overjoyed! I rushed home happily and placed the money on the side. I decided to let it sit there for a few days before I made any major changes. Besides, I did not want to let down the people who depend on me to carry water. I felt so grateful to Hashem that He had finally answered my prayer.

The battles we fight every day for holiness are what give our lives meaning and purpose.

he might never find out what made Moisheleh great. Some time later, the Rebbe was walking in a poor section of Sokolov, on the outskirts of town, when he heard the sounds of celebration at one of the shacks in the neighborhood. He saw that people were gathering around of the shacks for some sort of celebration. He asked people what was happening, and they said that Moisheleh was making some sort of celebration but that it was not a bris or traditional type of occasion and that they did not actually know the reason for Moisheleh’s joy. The Rebbe then came into Moisheleh’s home and found him dancing with his guests. He asked what the source of the simcha was, so Mosheleh told the Sokolover and everyone else present the following story: I am so poor and the few pennies I bring home carrying water are not enough to care for my wife and daughters, who are starving every day. It breaks my heart to see them this way. So every day I daven to Hashem, “Please, G-d, give me 1,000 rubles. I know that with that amount of money, I could make a new start and support my family. Please!” Hashem never answered this prayer, but I continued davening this way every day, perhaps out of habit.

All of the water I carried that day felt so light, like I was carrying feathers. Then, when I came to shul for Mincha and Maariv yesterday afternoon, I saw something unexpected. The widow, Chanaleh, was standing by the shul and everyone was trying to comfort her. She was sobbing uncontrollably. It turns out that after her husband had died, the whole town got together to collect money to help support her. They had collected 1,000 rubles, but the envelope with the money had been lost. No one could find it, and Chanalah was heartbroken. I knew immediately what had happened and I was so angry. I immediately left the shul and said to G-d, “Master of the World, I cannot believe You did this to me. If I had never found the exact amount of money I had asked You for, it would have been very hard, but I could have managed. But now that You gave it to me, how can You take it back? I’m sorry. I can’t. I’m through with You. We are no longer on speaking terms.” I came home and went straight to bed without davening. My wife asked me what was happening, so I simply told her, “I’m not davening,” and I went to bed. But as I lay there, I could not sleep throughout the night. And suddenly, Hashem began talking to me. So

I told him, “G-d, I told you that after what You did to me, I’m not talking to you anymore and I’m not going to daven, so don’t think that You’re going to get me to start davening.” But Hashem answered me, “Don’t worry, I’m not going to try to get you to daven. But I want to know how you can lie down and go to sleep when poor Chanalah is suffering? How can you go to sleep with a widow’s money in your house? It doesn’t belong to you!” I knew He was right so I got dressed early this morning, grabbed the envelope, and went out. I went to Chanalah’s house and knocked on the door. When she answered, I handed her the envelope and said, “Here, I found this envelope and I think it’s the money you lost.” I can’t describe the look of joy and relief on Chanalah’s face. It was like something from another world. At that moment, I felt complete serenity and happiness. All of my worries about my own trouble and suffering melted away. All the wealth in the world could not possibly equal the pleasure I got when I handed the money to Chanalah the widow. I therefore held this simcha in my house tonight to celebrate how grateful I am that Hashem spoke to me, that He gave me the strength to return the money to Chanalah, that I merited to see Chanalah’s face when I handed her the money, and most of all, I am celebrating the fact that I am privileged to be a Jew and have a connection to Hashem. Our struggles are sometimes so difficult. But regardless of how we fare in those battles, in our professions, or with our children, we are successful if we stay engaged in fighting those wars and battles that are part of our daily lives. May each of us merit success in never retiring from active engagement with the battles of life so that we will continually ascend to higher and higher levels both in this world and the next, with the coming of Moshiach, may he arrive soon in our days.

Rav Moshe Weinberger, shlita, is the founding Morah d’Asrah of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY, and serves as leader of the new mechina Emek HaMelech.

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ow that we are in the month of Kislev and Chanukah is rapidly approaching, we can’t help but fantasize about all the fried foods coming our way. The miracle of Chanukah symbolizes the oil that lasted for eight days, which we interpret as everything you eat on Chanukah must be saturated in oil! Since it’s inevitable this time of year, and we are most probably going to over-indulge ourselves with oily foods anyway, let’s at least attempt to do it the right way. There are many different types of oils that can be used for cooking; some healthier than others. Let’s take a close look at the various oils and determine what the best and healthiest choice is. Oils, butter, and shortening are different forms of fats. Fats consist of fatty acid chains which have specific chemical shapes and bonds. These bonds affect how the fat performs in cooking/baking and how the fat affects our body. These chemical bonds are classified as saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated. Each fat contains all three types of these chemical shapes, however, the fat is classified by the type of bond it contains the most of. For example, olive oil consists mostly of monounsaturated fatty acids and therefore is considered a monounsaturated fat. Saturated fats, like butter, lard and shortening, are solid at room temperature. Diets high in saturated fat have been linked to high cholesterol levels, heart disease, and stroke. It’s best to limit intakes of saturated fat. Experts agree that less than 7% of your daily caloric intake should come from saturated fats. Polyunsaturated fats, such as canola oil, sunflower oil, and walnut oil, are always liquid, even when refrigerated. When polyunsaturated fats replace saturated fats, they help reduce cholesterol levels and the risk

of heart disease and stroke. Polyunsaturated fats also contain high amounts of omega-6 fatty acids which act as anti-inflammatory agents. However, most people get enough omega-6 from their diet and do not need to rely on polyunsaturated fats as a source of omega-6. Monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil, sesame oil, canola oil, and peanut oil, are liquid at room temperature, yet become semi-solid or cloudy when refrigerated. Did you ever notice that when you put a salad with olive oil in the fridge, the dressing solidifies and becomes cloudy? That is due to the chemical bonds of the monounsaturated fat. Like polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats help reduce cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease and stroke when used as a substitute for saturated fats. Not only do monounsaturated fats indirectly lower your LDL or “bad” cholesterol simply by replacing the saturated fats, research has shown that monounsaturated fats help increase your levels of HDL or “good” cholesterol. Monounsaturated fats also contain high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids which are anti-inflammatory agents, are considered heart healthy, and contribute to brain function. Furthermore,

monounsaturated fats have also been shown to help satiate your appetite and stabilize blood sugar levels. This attributes to the reason why many people start off their meals with dipping bread into olive oil. The olive oil is meant to fill you up and curb your appetite. Many diets such as the Mediterranean and DASH diets promote the use of monounsaturated fats due to their link to heart health. So which oils are the healthiest and best to use? Besides for being a source of monounsaturated fats and offering all the health benefits mentioned above, extra-virgin olive oil is high in antioxidants called polyphenols which are linked to heart health. Olive oil has a rich flavor and is best when drizzled on sautéed, roasted or steamed vegetables, salads, rice, used in salad dressings, and other foods that will benefit from its rich flavor. However, olive oil has a very low smoking point and will smoke when frying, and is therefore not recommended for frying. Additionally, olive oil has a distinct flavor and therefore is not recommended for baking either, since it will add an olive-y taste to your baked goods. Therefore, canola oil would be a good choice for baking. Canola oil, another monounsaturated fat, has a

neutral flavor and high smoke point which makes it a top choice for cooking and baking. Since canola oil is a monounsaturated fat, it too will help lower your LDL cholesterol levels and promote heart health. A polyunsaturated fat that contains high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids is walnut oil. Walnut oil has a nutty flavor and a higher price tag, but it’s delicious in salad dressings and other baked goods that will benefit from a nutty flavor. Other polyunsaturated fats that have distinct flavors are grapeseed oil and sesame oil. Another oil becoming increasingly popular on the market due to its health properties is avocado oil. Avocado oil, made from avocados, is primarily heart healthy since avocadoes are made of oleic acids, a monounsaturated fat. However, avocadoes do contain some saturated and polyunsaturated fat, although a majority of its fat is heart healthy. Avocado oil is also rich in lutein, an antioxidant that promotes eye health. Avocado oil has also been shown to reduce arthritis symptoms possibly due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Because of its many health benefits, neutral flavor, and stability at high heat, avocado oil makes an excellent choice for all of your cooking needs. Avocado oil is also available in a spray form for frying. Hellman’s now makes avocado-based mayonnaise as a healthier substitution to regular mayonnaise. Avocado oil can be used in salads, meats, chickens, roasting vegetables, baking, and even as a garnish. In general, avocado oil should be your oil of choice for all of your cooking and baking needs. Another widely popular oil on the health market is coconut oil. While coconut oil is high in certain saturated fats, they are considered healthy fatty acids. These fatty acids promote fat burning which then provide energy to your brain and body. They

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48 also raise the HDL (good) cholesterol which promotes heart health. These fatty acids get transported to the liver and get converted to ketones, which is also a treatment for seizures and epilepsy. The ketones also help reduce one’s appetite, making coconut oil a great choice for weight loss goals. While oil has mostly negative connotations, as we see from above, some oils are actually beneficial to your health. Obviously, your foods should not be doused in oil since it adds calories, but these oils mentioned above can add numerous health benefits to your foods when substituting other sources of fat. On Chanukah, celebrate the miracle of oil while cooking with these healthy oils. Judaism is all about tradition. As much as I would like to recommend avoiding oily potato latkes, most keep to the tradition and family recipes of serving Bubby’s crispy, fluffy potato latkes. At most, let me help advise you of healthier options. At least, try these healthier versions for yourself

and let your kids indulge in Bubby’s traditional latkes. Many love the real deal: potato latkes on Chanukah. To make you feel less guilty, keep in mind that when potatoes are fried, their dietary fiber content actually increases. Additionally, since frying takes place at such a high temperature and occurs pretty quickly, the vitamins stay within the food, as opposed to other cooking methods. When you do fry your foods, the healthiest oils to use are coconut oil, olive oil, or avocado oil. Although these oils are healthier options, still be stingy on the oil. Fry using minimal oil. A healthier way to the traditional frying is a new innovation: air frying. An air fryer is a small, countertop appliance that heats up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and a fan blows the heat around, kind of like a convection oven, creating a crispy outer layer and a juicy inside, the same effects that frying creates, without sitting and soaking up the oil. All the grease drips to the bottom of

the air fryer and gets caught in a basket. Air frying is great, healthier way to make doughnuts and latkes, too. If you air fry or pan fry, try this next idea. Instead of using potatoes for your latkes, try substituting it for vegetables with more nutritional value, such as zucchinis, spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes, or cauliflower. If you want to go even healthier, bake your latkes instead of frying them. You’ll still be getting the taste and look of latkes, just a lot healthier. A great healthy way to make latkes is to shred the vegetable of your choice; I suggest zucchinis. If you are using zucchinis, let them sit for 15 minutes, then drain out all the liquid. Mix the zucchinis with egg whites (1 egg white per 2 potatoes, or for desired consistency). Then sprinkle salt and pepper. Spray parchment paper with olive oil PAM or avocado oil. Form a pancake and lay it on the parchment paper. Bake on 400°F unctil golden brown. You’ll be amazed at just how delicious they can be. And

you’ll still be fulfilling the minhag of consuming oil! At this time of year, when stocking up on the oil in preparation for Chanukah, choose olive oil or avocado oil. Canola oil would be the healthiest and best choice for frying all the latkes and doughnuts on the menu, but try to stick with the salads that are dressed with olive oil! This article was taken with permission from The Senior Times.

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@ gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram @ EatBetterandFeelBetter.

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love Chanukah but I’m not alone because most of us love Chanukah. It’s a wonderful, joyous yom tov. Usually at this time of year, I’m busy preparing (and stressing) over the details for the family and group Chanukah parties. Chanukah is usually home-based, the family around the menorah, but there are usually group parties that we look forward to each year. Chanukah mesibahs in school and community activities are just a few of the yearly celebrations that enhance yom tov and have become unofficial traditions. It is possible the schools will still do some form of Chanukah parties but most celebrations will be heavily modified or absent this year. Now, before I sound like a party pooper just prior to Chanukah, I’d like to point out there are many ways to make this Chanukah the best ever. I hope this article gives some fun and interesting ideas for your family’s Chanukah celebrations. In some ways, we can appreciate Chanukah more than ever this time around. Chanukah is the celebration of light over darkness and our refusal to give up our mesorah despite external pressure. We’ve spent these past months conquering a time of darkness with the light of our community. We’ve had our shuls and schools shut down yet we’ve made Torah and tefillah a priority that has withstood all. We have much to celebrate and unify us this yom tov.

Bringing it home Our family keeps most of our celebrations together as a family in our home but even our family will miss the extended family Chanukah party we have each year. My hope for this year is to add even more to our at-home family celebrations. I enjoy making Chanukah a special family celebration, and this year I need to up my game. It’ll be a challenge for all of us but kids really do enjoy family time – even if they grumble that they miss the big party. Singing and dancing: Family celebrations, especially after lighting the menorah, can include singing and

dancing. Many Jewish celebrations include song and dance, and your Chanukah celebration need not be different. While there will always be those that shy away from it, many kids enjoy singing and dancing. Young kids, in particular, enjoy a little silliness in their music and dance moves. I’ve often filmed the family dancing for memories that last far past the candles. Games: Games are an excellent way to bring family together. Whether you get one game for everyone or divide the crew up by age, games are a way to bring fun to a varied crowd. You want to avoid unhealthy competition and be careful with kids that are sore about losing. We’ve done tournaments in our family and various ways to make it more interesting for the kids. Even older kids can enjoy games like Risk, Ticket to Ride, Othello and Stratego. Children often enjoy games more when they have a parent playing with them. There’s an extra element of enjoyment when bonding with a parent and having fun together. Additionally, a parent can help ensure everyone is playing nicely and rules are followed (many families have a rule breaker). Cooperative games: I will confess that when I first heard about cooperative games, I thought it was a sad and misguided attempt to protect children from any chance of losing. I don’t know how, but at some point, I was encouraged to look into them more, and, after researching the idea behind cooperative games, I decided

to purchase one for the kids. My initial impression of cooperative games was so wrong, and I’m now a fan. Briefly, the idea is that game participants play together to reach a common goal as opposed to playing against each other. Depending on the game, players may reach part, all or none of the goals and either win or lose the game. I was pleasantly surprised to see that my children enjoyed the games so much that they played each game repeatedly with excitement and without fighting – even when they lost. I also got to sleep late those Shabbos mornings and it was a real win-win for all of us. My children started to request cooperative games and I began purchasing them before yom tov as a special treat. Some of our favorites from Family Pastimes are The Secret Door, Max the Cat, Let’s Make Pizza, and Bus Depot Diner. Our younger kids also enjoyed Race To The Treasure and Castle Panic, while the older children (and adults) enjoyed Forbidden Desert. Puzzles: Puzzles are a fun way to work together towards a larger goal. Puzzles have really changed since we were kids. They now come in more sizes, shapes, and with extra activities. I recently saw puzzles that have gold scratch-off pieces and puzzles that create escape rooms. There is such variety that it’s worth taking a look to see if your crew will enjoy. Younger kids enjoy puzzles, as well, and can do a lot with an adult’s assistance. You can purchase puzzle mats that roll up to store

your puzzle in between use. Menorah treats: The name may be silly but that’s what we started calling our post candle lighting celebration. We often serve a special dinner or treat after we light the menorah. Sometimes it’s latkes but it also can be something like homemade hot pretzels, dipping fruits/cookies/cakes into melted chocolate, or something else fun and unexpected. We’ve enjoyed making creative and unusual dishes we often wouldn’t have an excuse to make otherwise. Browse through children and teen cookbooks for ideas. You can also do themes such as make your own pizza, tacos or sushi. Menorah treats will often include stickers or little prizes, whatever adds to the festive lighting atmosphere. Cake/cupcake decorating: This is completely different than baking the desserts. There is a lot of creativity involved in decorating cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and other treats. Whether it’s using a variety of glazes, frosting with different decorating tips, sprinkles or any add-ons, our kids have really impressed us with their decorating talent. Often, they find the decorating is more fun than the eating. It’s also a great skill for kids to learn and a new canvas for creativity. Zoom/online extended family activities: Chanukah can be a great time to Zoom or FaceTime with family and friends that are out of your bubble. We’ve been part of extended family parties over Zoom, and we’ve enjoyed time with relatives in other states and Israel. It can be harder to arrange but when done properly these can be very successful. Family Kahoot games are also a great option to do at online parties. It won’t replace the usual big bashes but it may be the safest option for the grandparents. Storytime: Pick out a favorite or new book and read together as a family. Children enjoy storytime, and it’s such a wholesome activity to do together. You may want to choose a Chanukah book but any story will work. The younger they are, the sillier they like

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under them first. Remember their mess spreads further than you think so give them extra space. Smocks or old camp shirts are a great way to keep your child’s clothing clean but expect a little mess may still get on them despite your efforts. There are so many creative outlets

paint colors and a variety of brushes. Check out the descriptions on the website since they may be more accurate than the photos. Shop local: Even those of us that are on a tighter budget are likely to make some purchases this Chanukah. I am humbly suggesting that we

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whether it’s painting, clay, knitting/ crocheting, or sticker mosaics. Projects are not only fun but allow children to improve their fine motor and other skills. You can buy the supplies separately or purchase prepared kits. I decided to treat my younger kids with a special Chanukah surprise of prepared kits from Pottery and Glass Land (917744-1887). The kits came with plenty of

should try to purchase, when possible, from our local stores, whether in the Five Towns/Far Rockaway area or throughout Long Island and Queens/ Brooklyn. Our local stores are run by our friends, neighbors and community members. When we shop locally, we are not only supporting but also encouraging the business owners while showing them we care. We all benefit from hav-

ing these businesses in our community. It’s been my personal experience that you can’t beat the customer service and professional knowledge of our local businesses. I appreciate how they’ve gone out of their way to provide me with a safe and comfortable shopping experience. With a little thought and planning, this Chanukah can be the best ever despite, or because of, the restrictions. There are so many ways to make Chanukah special within your own home. I mentioned a few ideas but I’m sure others will mention even more. What your children want most is you and your presence. More than the gifts and the party, it’s you that makes their Chanukah special. Happy Chanukah!

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wentieth century warfare presented a very different battlefield than military conflicts of the past. Airplanes, new types of ships, advanced weaponry, and better medical practices were just some of the innovations that changed the way war was fought. Innovations were vital to all militaries, and some even had uses for the civilian population. Here are some 20th century and inventions that got their start during wartime. The first war that saw the wide scale use of airplanes was World War I. Planes were used as fighters, bombers, and observers, and as the decades passed, these roles were expanded and heavily relied upon by powerful countries. Knowing where and when these planes were while flying was a key component to avoid collisions in the air and accidents on the ground. Two French Army pilots were killed in 1912 in the world’s first fatal mid-air collision, and during the war, several innovations were added to avoid accidents. Two-way radios were placed in American planes and telegraph messages could also be sent by planes once airborne. In 1917, the technology was put in place to allow an operator on the ground to directly speak with a pilot in the air. These were the early days of air traffic control, and today it is a vital component to keep all planes safe in both commercial and military settings. While air traffic controllers were busy detecting and communicating with planes in the sky, a new invention was introduced to detect submarines below the ocean’s surface. Like airplanes, submarines first saw widespread use during World War I. Both the French and Canadians worked on a microphone called a hydrophone to locate objects underwater. A German submarine was sunk by an anti-sub trawler with the help of a hydrophone in 1916. Other nations then started their own research on underwater detection, and by the end of the war, the Americans had machines that could detect U-boats that were 25 miles away. By World War II, sonar was the preferred way to detect submarines but hydrophones still remained in use my navies in various forms. X-rays were discovered in 1895, and in the years leading up to World War I were further developed to be used on a wide scale basis. During World War I, efforts by leading scientists including Noble Prize laureates were put into creating the first mobile x-ray units that were sent to the frontlines. Vehicles were outfitted with x-ray machines and darkroom equipment to process the x-rays. An electric generator was put into the vehicles so that x-ray machines could run. These vehicles helped battlefield doctors and surgeons quickly diagnose a soldier’s conditions and operate more efficiently. There were other tapes out there before duct tape

was introduced during World War II but most weren’t strong enough for military purposes. Ammunition cases needed to be kept dry, as the contents could be harmed if they became wet. Permacell, a division of Johnson & Johnson, invented the tape, and soon it was used to fix guns, jeeps and even aircraft. The uses of duct tape are immeasurable, and after the war it became a product that is found in nearly every home in America. Natural rubber was in short supply during World War I so the Russians turned to synthetic materials

that had been just been introduced. Several types of synthetics were used during the interwar period but there weren’t used on a large scale. The American military still used a large amount of rubber in building tanks, ships and outfitting their soldiers, but with the Japanese seizing many of the regions that produced rubber, the Americans looked towards synthetics. Several different types of synthetics were produced with many well-known companies like Goodyear, Firestone and Goodrich all partnering with the government to improve production capabilities for the war effort. By the end of the war, close to a million tons of synthetic rubber was being produced annually, and production continued on a large scale after the war’s end. Manufacturing continued to flourish during the Korean War, and today it is close to a $60 billion industry. One of the byproducts of synthetic rubber is silly putty. Chemists had been working with different materials, and they discovered that combining boric acid and silicone would produce a gooey substance. It had unique properties but wasn’t very practical for wartime use. It was non-toxic, bouncy, and very stretchy but it wasn’t until years after the war that it became a hit with children. Another children’s toy that can trace its roots to World War II is the slinky. A naval engineer by the name of Richard James was working with springs when one escaped from a box. The result inspired him as he saw it “dance” across a table. Like silly putty, it took several years to catch on with the toy market but over seven decades later hundreds of millions have been sold. You may be thinking What are microwaves doing on the front lines? but the truth is that they were invented by accident during World War II. American scientists realized that radar transmitters actually released enough heat to cook food, and soon the microwave was patented. Engineer Percy Spencer walked by a radar transmitter with a chocolate bar in his pocket which melted. He then he deliberately cooked a favorite microwave food as his first experiment: popcorn. Inventors and innovators are always looking for ways to improve something or fix a problem, and during wartime, they step up their game out of necessity. As such, the military is useful not just for protecting us but for giving us some added comforts in life.

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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have taught high school for 37 years: 24 years in Israel, 12 in New York, and my first year in Australia. That’s tens of thousands of hours in front of blackboards that have morphed into smart boards; closing in on 5,000 students who have gone from being occasionally focused to mostly distracted; and teachers like me who have had to adjust to a constantly changing world. Covid-19 has upended so much I thought I knew about my chosen profession. It has turned a noble pursuit into a misty fog that is difficult to understand or define. As the pandemic went from bad to better to worse, hastily-taken decisions about education were made from the Ministry of Education to school administrations. The system became an inconsistent quagmire of uncertainty. Israeli high school teachers are grateful to be represented by a strong union. At the start of the pandemic, the Irgun HaMorim, whose head, Ran Erez, is one of the toughest negotiators in the country, successfully protected us against a government attempt to slash our salaries. The union claimed that distance learning is as difficult and more time-consuming than the work to which we are accustomed. Furthermore, the union gave us cover from those hastily-made decisions that were potentially endangering. For example, when restrictions of 10 in number were placed on internal gatherings like synagogues, the government permitted 18 students-atrisk to a classroom while the regular student body studied via Zoom. There was no reasoning behind the decision. Due to my age, I voiced concern to my principal, who permitted me to teach those classes by Zoom as well. This is where the complications arose. Over 30% of our student body

is in special education. It logically follows that, if it is difficult bringing kids-at-risk to school at the best of times, it has been even more difficult getting them to join Zoom lessons during Covid-19. So we reached a compromise: they set up a make-shift classroom in the huge gymnasium, from where I teach next to the volleyball net. Zoom lessons remain a problem, however. There has emerged a nationwide trend for students not to use their phone or computer cameras. The unintended consequences have been enormous. For one, it is impossible to know whether a student is or isn’t awake. And if they are awake, what are they doing? Only days before writing this, one of my 11th graders didn’t respond minutes after she’d entered our Zoom lesson. I must have called upon her half a dozen times before giving up. When the class ended and the other students had exited class, I left the Zoom link open and listened as she gently snored inches away from her phone. Twenty minutes after the lesson had ended, she suddenly came alive and asked where everyone was. I knew how she was going to respond even before asking her. “I swear I was listening,” she claimed. “I heard every word.” To which I wanted to reply, “In your dreams, dear girl.” Many teachers begged the principal to make it mandatory for students to use their cameras. Although she heard us out, the request was granted. Even the Ministry of Education chimed in, supporting students’ unwillingness to be seen online. I am not alone when I complain that teaching into the void of a black screen borders on unnerving. During one of my classes, I turned off my camera for a minute, curious as to how my students would react. Suffice

to say, they weren’t pleased. Are there grounds to support students refusing to use their cameras? The Australian journal of Education, The Conversation, gives ﬁve reasons to support this position. Increased anxiety and stress: Students can feel threatened and uncomfortable, feeling as if everyone is watching them. It’s a legitimate point. During a regular class, students can, should they so choose, avoid being the center of attention. Zoom fatigue: Constant video lessons seem to be more diﬃcult to cope with than regular stress. Competing obligations within the household: In short, it’s not always quiet in households. Distractions may exist that make using a camera inappropriate. The right to privacy: Many students feel uncomfortable allowing others into the privacy of their homes. Financial means and other kinds of access: This can be a serious problem. In our school, not every student has access to smartphones or computers. Our school supplied some of these students with tablets. Notwithstanding the fact that the majority of students are tech-savvy, there is a small percentage who aren’t. I took a drastic step one warm afternoon. I informed my students there would be no Zoom lessons that week. Instead, I would contact each of them personally by WhatsApp video chat. The result was surprising. I had chosen to experiment with a class of 33 gifted, new 10th grade students. When we had learnt together during September, I couldn’t see their faces as they were wearing masks. Being

new students, I really couldn’t identify any of them. Suddenly, they were talking to me by video. Not one of them refused my call or the use of their camera. They felt safe. More importantly, I was thrilled to note they were happy to speak to an adult. I had a palpable feeling of just how they missed the contact of being in school. I have continued these chats and have discerned that, whereas there are some students who love staying at home, there are many more who have been unsuccessful adjusting to distant learning. In this regard, Israel is no different from anywhere else in the world. Students are much better off in school than out. The pandemic has forced a revolution on how children are taught. The change has been too quick and too uneven to measure. The Ministry of Education has not had a uniformed approach to distant learning, the assumption being that the pandemic has to end sometime soon. The mix and match methods of learning differ so greatly from school to school and have led us into unfamiliar territory that is going to have repercussions way after we eventually return to school. In the meantime, we educators persevere, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. We suffer computer fatigue just as our students do. And, here in Israel ,we stare into the deep black screens ever hopeful our students on their other end of the internet connection are awake and willing to learn. Rafi Sackville, formerly of Cedarhurst, teaches in Ort Maalot in Western Galil.

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The Jelly Doughnut What’s in Challenge Your Latkes?  Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are just content to watch while others do the work. They are called “Spec Taters.”  Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding fault with the way others do the work. They are called “Comment Taters.”  Some people are always looking to cause problems by asking others to agree with them. It is too hot or too cold, too sour or too sweet. They are called “Agie Taters.”

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 There are those who say they will help but somehow just never get around to actually doing the promised help. They are called “Hezzie Taters.”  Some people can put up a front and pretend to be someone they are not. They are called “Immy Taters.”  Then there are those who love others and do what they say they will. They are always prepared to stop whatever they are doing and lend a helping hand. They bring real sunshine into the lives of others. They are called “Sweet Po Taters.”

The TJH Centerfold Commissioner should have made this challenge up, but it is actually a real Guinness World Record Challenge, which is available on their website. The challenge is to eat a jelly doughnut without using your hands and without licking your lips. You must abide by the following rules (again, these are the Guinness World Record’s rules, not mine…so, please, no hate mail):

E The doughnuts used must be fresh and must have a minimum diameter of 6 cm (2.36 in). E The doughnuts must have jam in the center and be covered in sugar. E The doughnuts must be served at room temperature and may not be heated prior to eating. E The attempt must take place at a table or desk, with the challenger sitting or standing. E The doughnut must be placed on a plate. E The challenger’s hands must remain behind their back for the entire duration of the attempt. E If the challenger licks his or her lips at any point during the attempt, they will be immediately disqualified. E The challenger is not permitted to drink water during the attempt. E Any jam, sugar or crumbs that remain on the plate must also be consumed. As the challenger is not permitted to lick their lips, they may have small remnants of food around the mouth and lips. Any large pieces of doughnut unconsumed, or on any other part of the challenger’s face, the attempt is disqualified. E The attempt ends when the challenger opens their mouth and it is empty.

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Pick any quarter out of the hat and I’ll tell you which one you picked. Trick: Find 10 quarters, each from a different year or state, and put them in a hat. After being blindfolded by one of your audience members, have a member of your audience pick one of the quarters out of the hat. After that quarter is passed around the room for each audience member to see which one was picked, have them put the quarter back in the hat and you take the hat. While still blindfolded, you appear to be concentrating deeply, put your hand in the hat and retrieve the chosen quarter.

Trick: Make coins vanish when covered by a clear glass. Once glass is removed, the coins reappear. How to prepare: Put a cloth or paper over the table. Now, tape or glue a piece of the identical cloth or paper to the mouth of a goblet, covering the whole top of the goblet. Place the goblet upside down on the table, at which point your audience will not be able to tell that there is anything on the mouth of the goblet (since the cloth or paper covering the mouth of the goblet is the same as the cloth or paper that is covering the table). Steps to the trick: Show your audience the coin and overturned goblet, then cover the overturned goblet with the cloth and place it over the coin. Remove the cloth from the goblet so that the audience can see inside the goblet. The coin appears to have vanished. Cover the goblet again with the cloth and remove the goblet to its original position, alongside the coins. The coins will thus magically reappear. Bonus: Take a bow and tell your audience that you made the coins disappear from their pockets as well. See how quickly they check their pockets. Now you are a real entertainer!

The folks who handle the serious part of this magazine (boy, are they serious…if you only knew the grief I get from them) asked me to rev you guys up for the Chanukah Giveaway (funny how they come to the Centerfold Commissioner whenever they want to promote anything… at least they know who is really important). So, send in your Chanukah, Chanucka, Channnuka or even your Chanukcah pictures in order to win a gift certificate to Berrylicious! See details on Letters to the Editor page (the place serious people air their grievances). Hey, do me a favor, smile big in the pictures, no sour faces, ok? Happy Channuuukkkcckckhhaaa! Your Favorite Centerfold Commissioner

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How to do it: No, you don’t need a special hat or special coins. No tools necessary. What you do is, once the person picks the quarter, you tell him/her to pass it to all the other people in the audience. You tell each person to inspect the quarter to make sure it is real. The more your audience touches the quarter, the easier it will be for you to pick out the right one, because it will be warmer than the rest of the quarters. So act like a confident magician and encourage the audience to inspect the quarter closely. Tell them to inspect if the quarter is real or has a magician’s chip in it. Challenge them to “touch the quarter, press it, try to bend it…” After all your audience members touch the quarter, it will be recognizably warmer than the rest of the quarters, due to just having been touched by so many people. You then take the hat and, with your eyes closed, you quickly touch each quarter. When you feel the one that is warmer than the other ones, pull it out. Give a bow – you are now a mind reader!

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They [the Galactic Federation] have been waiting until today for humanity to develop and reach a stage where we will understand, in general, what space and spaceships are. The Unidentified Flying Objects have asked not to publish that they are here. Humanity is not ready yet. – Former chief of the Israel Defense Ministry’s space directorate, Haim Eshed, 87, telling the Yediot Ahronot that humans have been in contact with extraterrestrials from a “Galactic Federation” and that President Trump is aware of this and was previously “on the verge of revealing” extraterrestrials’ existence

There is an agreement between the U.S. government and the aliens. They signed a contract with us to do experiments here. - Ibid.

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Look around the Middle East among America’s friends and partners in Ankara, Cairo, Jerusalem, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait City, Amman. Tell me anybody who’s happy to see the Trump administration go…. All of the front-line countries around the world were happy with what Trump actually did. - Veteran U.S. diplomat James Jeffrey who served under George W. Bush and Barack Obama and who, in 2016, signed a letter stating that Trump would not be qualified to be commander-in-chief, in an interview with Times of Israel, stating that he was wrong about Trump

What Trump did was trash the intellectual and political elite in parts of Western Europe whose major contribution to global security in the last two decades was to give Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize [in 2009] before he did anything. You know why? Because he sounded like them.

If I had come up with what I’m saying today five years ago, I would have been hospitalized. Today, they’re already talking differently. I have nothing to lose. I’ve received my degrees and awards. I am respected in universities abroad. – Ibid.

It’s the best early birthday present I could wish for because it means I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the new year after being on my own for most of the year - Margaret Keenan, 90, after becoming the first person in Britain to get the Covid-19 vaccine

– Ibid

If people weren’t deathly afraid of him, they’d be saying the same thing and you’d already know the stories. - Lindsey Boylan, who worked for the Cuomo administration from March 2015 to October 2018, after disclosing that Cuomo created a toxic work environment and is a monster behind closed doors

No point in dying now when I have lived this long, is there? - Ibid.

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62 It’s a great moment, because in the end, in football, we want to win. We want to win titles, we want to score goals, we want to make the fans happy. And we want to show people – after so many people think that Muslims and Jews cannot do things together and cannot get along — we want to prove them otherwise. - Beitar Jerusalem soccer team owner Moshe Hogeg introducing his new partner, Emirati businessman Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi’s royal family who bought 50 percent of the team

We know that the Trump administration is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the U.S. use to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016? I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence.

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During the U.S.-China trade war, [Wall Street] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the U.S. side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the establishment, they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right? Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has some sort of global foundation. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these. - Di Dongsheng, a vice-dean at the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China, making explosive remarks

No, [Dr. Fauci] owes one to every single parent and school-age child in America. ... I told him this multiple times this summer. – Sen. Rand Paul, who butted heads with Dr. Fauci in the summer about reopening schools, after it was suggested that Dr. Fauci apologize to Sen. Paul, now that he admitted that schools are safe and not spreaders of Covid

Imagine for a moment that you were an incompetent public official, and you didn’t want anyone to know you were incompetent. What would you do? Well, your first task would be to destroy the meritocracy, the system that rewards people in this country for their effort and their talents as opposed to rewarding them for irrelevant criteria like how they look. A meritocracy is the main threat to incompetent people. It keeps them from getting rich and powerful, so they hate it. So what does tearing down a meritocracy look like in practice? It looks a lot like Joe Biden staffing a presidential administration. A recent piece in Politico reports that the Congressional Black Caucus is demanding that Biden select a Black secretary of defense. Not a secretary of defense who is good at defending America, mind you, a secretary of defense with the correct skin color. Now, feminist groups are mad about this, says Politico – not because it would leave the country vulnerable, but because they want a female secretary of defense. According to these groups, the secretary of defense should look like them because it’s all about them, not about the Pentagon or the country or the military threats we might face in the future. It is about identity, which is to say it’s about narcissism. “When I see people in power, I must see myself.” That’s the demand, and not just at the Pentagon. – Tucker Carlson, Fox News

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To some extent, I can understand AOC. She’s young, she’s naive, she doesn’t get it. But you’ve got someone like [Sen. Bernie] Sanders, who’s older than us – older than me – who still doesn’t get it. - Ibid.

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Thanks for taking the time to look at my question. Every time my brother goes out on a date I cringe

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The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. ehillla, I respect your concern about your brother’s middos and readiness for marriage. There is not much that you can do directly. You can encourage him, when he brings up topics related to dating. One topic can be the recognized helpfulness of a mentor who knows you for a long time to help you through your journey. The road to marriage needs to be perceived as a trip that grows one’s skills, maturity, and self-knowledge, and you can talk about it with him in general, not personal, terms. Since you feel very strongly about his lack of readiness and anger management issue, you are going to have to do this carefully. Type up some gentle comments and prepare some scenarios. Go easy and talk about others so that your message will be heard and you won’t be shot down. If he perceives you as attacking him, you are done. You will not be able to influence him to see something besides his own present goals. Another thing you can bring up in a general way is the demonstrated value of the Shalom Workshops for engaged, newlywed, and longtime married couples. You can cite your friend’s experience and how they said this was so helpful, long-term and short-term. You need to be in a position to express these observations and for your comments to ring true. If the two of you have had a stormy relationship and you don’t communicate well, he will totally tune out what you have to say. The only way to influence him indirectly is if you have a good relationship, discuss marriage and dating topics generally, and think through your communication beforehand.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond ou’re a very good sister and astute to your brother’s shortcomings. I bet you’ve suffered the brunt of his anger over the years and want to spare an innocent girl the same fate. The problem is, without a close relationship, there is not much you can do directly. The good news is that it is not that easy to hide an anger problem. It won’t take much; perhaps a waiter will bring the wrong dish, or they will be stuck behind a slow driver in traffic, and within a moment, the truth will come out. All the girl in question needs to see is your brother fly off the handle one time, and she will know what you’ve known for years. My advice is to lay low for now and try to build up a good relationship with your brother so your opinion might carry some weight. My guess is most of the girls he dates will sense his anger issue and not want to pursue a relationship further. If he does get serious with a girl, write your parents a heartfelt letter highlighting your fear about his potential engagement and marriage. Realistically, any devoted parent would take it to heart and encourage your brother to get help before he makes any commitments.

The Single Rena Friedman

ehilla, it’s so difficult to watch multiple close family members act in an unhealthy way. You must feel so trapped wanting to help your brother while your parents aren’t listening to you. I give you credit for reaching out to find ways that you

can help within the confines of your circumstance. Family members see the best of our best sides and the worst of our worst sides. It’s fascinating how we would never treat the mailman or cashier the way that we treat the closest, strongest relationships we have with our loved ones, i.e. parents and siblings. You, Tehilla, have the up-close and personal insider scoop on who your brother really is, perhaps seeing his ugliest faces. Keep in mind that you are privy to information that the rest of the world doesn’t see or, at most, sees a tamed version. Anger is a serious middah that will have a huge impact on a marriage. Although your parents and everyone else want to believe marriage will fix all of our personal and interpersonal problems, it won’t. A person who has anger issues will have to work on it on an individual level and within the relationship once married as opposed to finetuning the trait when single. The latter is easier for many reasons. The show you mention your brother puts on will eventually end with a grand finale. As your brother dates and gets more comfortable, it’s going to be harder and harder for him to hide and cover his genuine reactions when things happen. There’s a limit to how much a person can hide the essence of who they are. If the girl doesn’t pick up on it, then her family members or mentors will. At the end of the day, there is someone for everyone. People with anger issues get married. In a healthy state, your brother can work through these issues and create a beautiful marriage with his wife and relationship with his children. Without working through it, he and his wife are signing up for their fair share of challenges that they will have to navigate. If it’s not this, then

Marriage does not cure anger, rage, and a sense of entitlement.

it’s something else. Perhaps your brother would be well-suited for a girl whose father has anger issues or someone who is very laidback and goes with the flow. So what can you actually do? Hashem runs the world. Daven for your brother that he gets the help he needs and ends up in a healthy and happy marriage with the right person. Speak to your brother’s rav or mentor and see if he can guide your brother in a productive way to help him realize that he needs to work on this middah. Keep an eye on his dating. If you see your brother getting serious with someone and you really think it’s getting dangerous, escalate it to a rav or mentor of his who is or can get involved. A s a lways, a l l feedback , thoughts, and ideas are welcome: renafriedman2@gmail.com.

The Zaidy Dr. Jeffrey Galler

here are two possibilities here. You might be a little overly critical of your brother. Siblings often see the very worst in each other. Maybe your parents are correct in assuming that your brother will grow and mature naturally. Or… Perhaps your brother really does have a serious anger management problem. If so, here’s my suggestion: invite your brother to go out

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with you for breakfast. Over coffee and bagels, tell him that you love your big brother, look up to him, think very highly of him, and that you’re looking forward to

being a terrific sister-in-law. Then, explain, politely, that young women today are very sensitive about men who anger quickly and that you

would like to give him a present. You are gifting him three sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy with an anger management specialist. (L e t ’s hop e that he doesn’t get angr y at your suggestion, lose his temp er, a nd throw his bagel at you.)

The show you mention your brother puts on will eventually end with a grand finale.

will go away! You know something? It’s really understandable. These parents have been privately fighting a secret battle that is hidden from the public eye. They are tired – physically, emotionally, psychologically and financially (perhaps from all the helpers they’ve brought on over the years). And they would like to believe that there is some peace/menuchas hanefesh in sight…because it has been so hard! Marriage does not cure anger, rage, and a sense of entitlement. What often happens is that the adult child brings the issue into the marriage. The spouse suffers because of it, just as the nuclear family may have. The relationship suffers for it. And, the adult child who the parents believed they were helping by encouraging dating and marriage, suffers for it as well. And when children are brought in to the picture, they suffer, too. Oftentimes, these marriages end in divorce or ongoing misery. I understand the complexities and ramifications of potentially angering an adult child with anger management issues. And I have seen adult children cut out parents entirely or “punish” them in a plethora of ways for having set a clear boundary. Having what I consider a “live wire” adult child is one of the most difficult things a parent can endure. Do we keep pacifying him/her and hope he/she will eventually out-

grow it or do we put our foot down and say enough is enough? Very often, parents may need help and support in learning how to set boundaries with this child. Ultimately, many parents choose to give their angry adult child a choice when it comes to dating. Get help for X months, and we will support you in your dating. If the child refuses the help, the parents can choose not to be involved. This is one of the hardest and yet most loving things a parent can do for such a child. Oftentimes, this must be done with professional intervention with the understanding that if the adult child does not believe he/she has a problem and does not want to work on it, there is ultimately nothing more a parent can do other than choose to set personal boundaries (AKA, Vitamin N…No!) or carry on, business as usual, trying not to wake the sleeping bear. This is a painstakingly difficult choice for parents. If you are a parent, and you find yourself in this situation, I know that you are in a very tough, emotionally draining spot. There is so much to weigh and measure. Most of us parents have provided a loving home and did the best we could. I hope your adult child chooses the help he/she needs and chooses to do the work it takes (and it can be done!) to have a successful, healthy relationship with a future spouse and you as well! Sincerely, Jennifer Mann, LCSW

Pulling It All Together The Navidaters Dating and Relationship Coaches and Therapists

ear Tehilla, Thank you for writing into our column. Your concern is a valid one. I agree with the advice given by the panelists. Ultimately, you cannot warn every girl your brother chooses to date about his anger management problem. All you can really do is try to speak with him maturely and from a place of love and care for his wellbeing and future. If your brother is not an award-winning actor, most likely his anger will reveal itself in time, and a healthy young woman might walk away. I, however, can use this platform to warn men and women about unhealthy anger management. A quick word to singles dating someone with a revealed anger issue: There is simply no justification for rage, rudeness, outbursts, general nastiness, disrespect or any kind of physical display (throwing, punching holes in walls, tantruming). This behavior does not get better without acknowledgment and course correction. It most often gets worse with time. You have every right to walk away! No one deserves this treatment. Apologies are meaningless without action. Most of us lose it every now and then (let’s be real, please). None of us are angels. However, if you notice a pattern of behavior, and you are only dating, it may

be wise to walk away. If the person you are dating is angry with the world, you can mark my words that your turn will be fast approaching. You will not cure his/her anger. You cannot fix it…because you didn’t cause it. If he/ she makes you feel like you are the answer to his/her issues, do not believe this. The only answer to his/her issues is him or herself. Not you! With that being said, I’d like to utilize the next portion of my response in this column to appeal to parents of children with unresolved behavioral issues who are in the parsha (that chapter in life when it’s time to date and get married). While the majority of parents try to acknowledge and address their children’s’ emotional regulation, mental health and wellness and anger issues from a child’s early age, there are those who do not. Sometimes, parents may have a hard time seeing the issue in their child or cannot see it (also known as denial). And, like your parents, there are those who believe that marriage will serve as an elixir. Sometimes, well-meaning parents who have been dealing their difficult child for twenty-plus years want to believe the fantasy that life will get better once this child is married. Maybe the issue

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516-224-7779, ext. 2. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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rejected me. “How could you leave your parents?” they told me. None of this lessened my fervor to pursue my goal. On the contrary – as the pressure and persecutions increased, I became stronger and surer of myself. My soul awoke and began to demand its food – a connection with its Creator. I tried very hard to find every opportunity to learn about Judaism, paying dearly for every drop of information. I traveled to the larger cities searching for underground Jews. And I found them. I was given a suitcase with illegal booklets describing Judaism. These were papers secretly typed with five copies using carbon paper. I read them thirstily and gathered a few like-minded Jews in my city to share the information with. When I learned about the story of Chanukah, about the Maccabees and Hasmoneans with a small picture of a menorah, I felt that this belonged directly to Russian Jews, to the struggle for the right to be a Jew and to remain a Jew in every place in every generation. I decided that I must get a menorah and light it and share it with the members of my group. I made a simple sketch based on the picture in the story and what I imagined. One of the members of our group was a machine engineer and I asked him if he could make such a thing out of metal. He agreed even though he had to work at great risk at night when no one would see

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rah on the windowsill and lit a candle. My first Chanukah candle. I sat in front of the small flame watching the reflection in the black window. I began to ask myself: what’s this candle doing? Who sees it? The factory opposite? To whom am I publicizing the miracle? There isn’t a living soul outside. And if someone does go by down there, he won’t pick up his head. Even if he does lift his head, he won’t see this little candle.

I sat in front of the small flame watching the reflection in the black window.

posite a building materials factory. The building was at the edge of the city and all my friends lived at the other end of town. When Chanukah arrived it was the end of December, freezing cold, minus 30 degrees and snowing heavily. On the appointed day I invited my friends and prepared to share the story of Chanukah and serve some light refreshments. Night came. I waited and waited but no one arrived. The storm was raging outside. When I realized that there’s no point in waiting any longer I put the meno-

So what am I doing here? I’ve been sitting in this prison for over ten years without family and without children. Will I ever leave this prison and live a normal life? I was disappointed that after all my efforts to prepare for this night, none of my friends had turned up. Feeling very sorry for myself, tears began to drip down my face. I didn’t know how to pray but I knew how to cry and I continued crying throughout the night. That was my first Chanukah candle.

A Bright Light That small candle was not lit in vain. Someone did see it, the One who created me a Jew and Who guides my life. He wanted me to light a candle, to exert myself, and He freed me in the end from that huge prison – Communist Russia. G-d brought me to Israel. I kissed the Land and I merited going to Jerusalem and to the Kotel, the Western Wall. Slowly I learned about Judaism and became a fully observant Jew. Over the course of ten years, drastic changes took place in Russia with the fall of the Soviet Union. I was sent back to Moscow to be the principal and teacher of Jewish studies in a Jewish school that had opened there, very close to the Kremlin. The school was called Migdal-Or which means a lighthouse. My small Chanukah candle ended up lighting many more candles, eventually turning into a huge light, a veritable lighthouse. Additional lights come from the thousands of Shabbat candles that I give out every Friday in the mall near my house. More light shines from the Torah classes that I am privileged to teach and my learning partners throughout Israel, and from my poems and stories of my personal miracles that accompanied me throughout my life. To think that all this began from one forlorn Chanukah candle that no one but the Almighty saw. This article has been published with permission from aish.com.

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By nature, parents are extremely vigilant when it comes to the safety of their children. Everything from enforcing the wearing of seat belts to regular visits to the family doctor are

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that inappropriate touch can have on a child. Someone reading this article might wonder how is it possible to suggest that parents are not protecting their children from abuse involving inappropriate touch. Aren’t children well-trained in the concept of “stranger-danger” which should eliminate this threat? The problem with this logic is that epidemiological research has shown that only ten percent of this form of abuse is committed by strangers. The vast majority of cases involve someone who is well known to the child and could even be someone who the child loves very dearly. The effects of this utter betrayal of the child’s innocence can wreak havoc on the child when he becomes an adult and can even be life threatening. Here are some of the ways that the adult might be affected. • Lack of Self-Worth: When a child is victimized he is in essence being given a message that he does not matter. Children who are surrounded by adults who love him unconditionally can grow up with a healthy self-esteem. But if someone who is near and dear to the child takes advantage of him, the child is being told loud and clear that he is not valuable enough to be protected and nurtured. • Emotional Reactivity: When an adult who was victimized as a child encounters a trigger that reminds him of his experience, the reaction can be intense and overwhelming. These triggers can be everywhere. They can include people, specific places, or certain situations. For this reason, they can become withdrawn as a way to protect themselves from the overpowering effects of the triggers. • Implicit Memory: When children experience abuse, as a defense mechanism they will often block out the memory. This suppression of

memory does not eradicate the effect of the abuse. On the contrary, it drives it deeper into one’s system and now the memory is stored in the body. Years later, these memories can resurface and the adult might have an intense and visceral reaction as he feels as if he is physically reliving the horrors of his experience. • Shame: The adult may vividly recall that he had the ability to escape from the abuser and failed to do so. This might give him himself the false impression that it was really his fault and that he is not really a victim. Nothing could be further from the truth! Consent of a child is not real consent and it does not diminish one iota from the fact that the child was a one-hundred percent victim. Until the adult comes to the realization that it was not his fault, he will be conflicted with the shame of “allowing” the abuse. All of this psychological pain and powerful emotion puts the victim at great risk for anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. It can lead the victim to engage in substance abuse and other illicit behaviors, and can greatly affect his ability to be happily married. It can even lead to the victim taking his own life as the constant pain becomes unbearable. Parents need to educate themselves on how to help their child not become a victim of abuse involving inappropriate touch in order that their child should grow up to be a happy and healthy adult. 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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ith preorders already breaking sales records, everyone, it seems, is talking about Dinner Done, the fantabulous (no other word describes it!) soon-to-be-released cookbook, created by the team that brings us the uber-popular lifestyle site Between Carpools (BCP) and published by ArtScroll. Just to add to the excitement and the buzz, we decided to chat with the Between Carpools team about their lives, their accomplishments, and, of course, how they get Dinner Done! So let’s meet and greet our BCP friends: Leah Schapira, Victoria Dwek, Renee Muller, Esti Waldman, and Shaindy Menzer. How did Between Carpools start? Victoria: Four of us had been in the kosher food world and we had wanted to do something online together. Then Leah had an idea. She said, “It has to go beyond food. Food, yes, but also posts about kids, home, organizing, decor, baby gear, clothing … anything goes. A website that’s built around our lives.” Then she had the brilliant idea to call Shaindy…. Shaindy: I knew Leah from my kids’ school and from the neighborhood. I got a message from her one day, asking if I would join BCP. Before she even had a chance to describe her vision, I remember telling her that I had no time for hobbies anymore. I’d join if it was something that she thought I’d be super passionate about. Of course, three minutes later, I was super-excited about the idea and jumped onto the BCP team. It’s been the best decision ever. Esti: It went from a vague idea of a safe and interesting online place for Jewish women to a full-steam-ahead project. Somehow, with a lot of siyata di’Shmaya, people started following along, and the trust they have in us has been unbelievable. It’s definitely become more than a little “side project” by now. This isn’t the ﬁrst cookbook for three of you. Did you ever think you’d get together to write a book with your Between Carpools team? Leah: The opposite! The three of us who have written books have frequently said that we’re not writing another one. We said, “We’re tired – and we’re retired.” Victoria: All books should be written by a team of five! I absolutely loved being able to focus on writing…without having to worry about how the food looked because Esti and Renee were on it! What I also loved about writing with a team is that we could all focus on the types of food we actually like to prepare. For example, first Leah and Renee worked on chicken because Renee

cooks ﬂeishigs every night. Then Leah and I tackled the dairy chapter. Finally, Renee and I brainstormed the types of fish dishes we’d need. What did you look for in recipes for Dinner Done? Esti: We don’t want you to have to spend a ton of time in the kitchen every day preparing dinner. So, quick prep was important. Featuring recipes that use pantry ingredients was also important. We want you to be able to pull out the book when it’s time to make dinner and be able to cook without a run to the grocery store. What are your favorite recipes in the book? Renee: It’s hard to find a favorite. I am always working with food and I am rarely tempted to eat what I’m working with. When styling Dinner Done, it was just the opposite! Every recipe was like “Yay! Lunch!” Or, “I’m so excited; another dinner idea that I KNOW my kids will love.”

How do you develop the recipes? Victoria: If you pick any random recipe in the book, we can tell you a story behind it. I think the recipe that sums it up is the very last recipe we wrote, Salmon with Silan and Garlic Slices. One day, about two weeks before the book went to print, we had a meeting at ArtScroll. At that point, the book was almost done – we just needed one more salmon recipe. It had to be simple. And we knew we wanted to include silan. During the car ride home, we had a brainstorming session, deciding just which spices would pair well with silan and salmon. When I got home, I made the recipe, just as we had discussed. And it was spot-on. The give-and-take really results in great recipes. There are so many recipes in the book that are better because we have partners we can discuss them with. But not all recipes are collaborative. Leah, tell them about the process behind Crispy Chicken. Leah: So, basically, the cookbook was all written up. And honestly, we had enough chicken recipes, but looking through the section I realized it was missing that one addictive special occasion fried sesame chicken recipe. (In my cookbook, Fresh and Easy, that recipe is iconic). Since everyone also loves takeout crispy beef, I started working on a combo: crispy sesame chicken takeout. For the recipe to work, I knew it needed a few specific elements. 1. The chicken had to be thin so that the coating would be significant

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enough to be crispy. 2. The coating had to have a real crisp/crunch factor. 3. The sauce had to have a good balance of sweet, to give it that addictive special occasion vibe. Getting the chicken crispy was easy. I knew using a mix of flour and cornstarch and both baking powder and soda would give me the maximum crispy factor. And lately I love using apple juice in chicken and meat recipes, since it adds some flavor while keeping the chicken tender. The sauce was a bit trickier. I fried up three pounds of chicken strips and tossed each half-pound with different sauces combinations, until we got the one we wanted. In general, when writing recipes, I think of a few things: What do people like to buy in restaurants and take-outs? Can we make a great version at home, sometimes healthier, sometimes with a twist, and sometimes as is? What recipes am I missing in my life? A new Friday-night fish, a new soup recipe that is similar enough to chicken soup so that the kids will be willing to try it? Can I find a new twist on an old favorite? For example, I wrote a mashup of everyone’s favorite two soups – onion soup and chicken noodle soup – so now Dinner Done has an Onion Noodle Soup! Esti and Shaindy, you have some contributions in there, too. Tell us about your own recipe testing experiences. Esti: I’m not a recipe developer – I just take the pictures! But don’t tell that to my kids. They insist that all my food is worthy of publishing! Shaindy: Every once in a while, Leah would try to pick my brain for recipes. “C’mon, I know you have some good stuff you’re not sharing ….” And I’m always like, “Me? Recipes? I start dinner at 3:30 without knowing what it will be! From start to finish, my dinners usually take max an hour to prepare…. Trust me, you don’t want my recipes.” And Leah says, “Yes! We want exactly that!” I have so many recipes that I wouldn’t even think to call recipes. Like my Maple OJ Chicken…. Is that even a recipe? Apparently, it is! Can you share with us a little about the design and styling processes of the book? Shaindy: I was called in pretty early on, to come up with a layout design. First, we needed the layout for the actual recipe pages, so Victoria would know how much room will be allowed for the description and for the tips and hacks. I did a lot of cookbook browsing to get inspired, and ultimately, I knew I wanted a book that would be clean, easy to read and follow, yet beautiful visually. It had to connect with the style of Between Carpools, so there had to be some sketches and we had to stick to similar fonts and the color palette from the blog. Once I came up with the layout, I presented it to the team. I’m lucky to have a team that is so easy, and they approved it right away. Then I got a little break time while they all worked tirelessly writing, styling, and shooting. The last few weeks before print is when all the “extra pages” were designed and created. I’m a real last-minute kind of person and work really well under pressure, so that worked for me. I spotted some inspiration that was awesome – it was a combo of images and sketches. I showed it to the team and everyone loved it! There! The hard part was over – we had a “look and style” for these pages. Once the concept is there, the rest flows. You’ll see these creative pages throughout the book, especially in the divider pages and front matter. I have to say this was such a thrilling project and it was fun to use my creative cells to make it work! Renee: I wanted the book to have a casual dinner vibe. Something achievable, familiar, and unpretentious. Like your good denim skirt. So, don’t laugh – I added denims to the palette. Denim is definitely weekday. Right? And it’s comfy. Look through the book and you’ll see denim throughout, or shades of it. At one point, when we wanted to get a specific shade of dark denim, we used an actual skirt. Yup. True story. See if you can spot the real skirt on two pages!

Tell us a bit about the “9 x 13 Life” Renee: We starting posting 9 x 13 recipes on the site – that is, meals you can make in one 9 x 13-inch pan – and they became our most popular. It’s because that’s what people need. This is real life; there are so many days when we simply don’t have time to cook or can’t manage having a mess to clean up. So we decided to begin the book with a whole chapter of 9 x 13 recipes. It’s easy to turn to when you’re in a pinch or just want a great, mess-free meal. There are lots of baked goods in the chapter too, for the time when your child comes home and says he has a siyum tomorrow and needs something to take to his class, or when you realize you need an extra dessert on a Friday…we have you covered! Who is this cookbook for? Esti: It’s literally for everyone who has to make dinner on a regular basis. Renee: Us. All of us. Dinner happens 6x a week. We need solutions. Quick and easy ones. Walk through the door and need dinner done in 30 minutes? It’s possible. Leave for the day and you want to have a meal cooking and waiting for you when you return? It’s in the book. We know and understand what women need these days. We put it into the book. Victoria: This is a book that’s even for the woman who never buys cookbooks! Those who love to cook will love it, but those who simply cook to feed their family need it, too. Shaindy: To me, a cookbook is something you pull out before yom tov or when making a simcha. I honestly own maybe three cookbooks. (I don’t own Leah’s or Victoria’s either. Shhh, don’t tell them!) I’ve always said about myself, “Me? Recipes? I don’t follow instructions like that. Like, you’re gonna tell me what to do?” As much as we said this book is going to be simple, I never really believed them until I was called on to test some recipes. I geared myself up to go grocery shopping and I put away some extra time to prepare. And then it suddenly hit me: “Whoa, these recipes fit right into my daily last-minute routine.… I have every single one of the ingredients, and hey, this is sooo easy!” Every single recipe I tested was a hit in my home. The idea of this whole cookbook really started to get to me. I was finally getting into it. This is not just another book…. This one was going to be awesome! Now that I have the printout proofs, these recipes are all I make for dinner. Honestly, I can close my eyes and pick any page and it will work for me. It’s amazing how every single recipe is a good option. Another point: These recipes were tested and approved by our (bli ayin hara, many) kids. Different households, different palates, and yes, if it wasn’t great, it didn’t make the cut. We cooked the book constantly while writing it. These recipes work for our families. And they’ll work for yours.

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Maple-Glazed Grilled Chicken Need a dinner that’s ready in six minutes? Just grill and go, no advance prep needed! There’s no need to marinate this chicken. Mix with oil and spice and throw on the grill. Mix the slightly savory-slightly tangyslightly sweet glaze together while the chicken cooks, and add it at the end.

Yields: 4-6 servings Ingredients 1½ lbs.boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced 3 Tbsp olive oil 2 tsp Montreal steak seasoning Maple Glaze 1½ tsp yellow mustard ½ tsp black pepper 1 Tbsp honey 1½ Tbspsoy sauce 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 Tbsp maple syrup

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Directions In a bowl, combine chicken, olive oil, and seasoning. Mix to combine. Heat a grill pan. Add chicken; grill, 3-4 minutes per side. Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients. Pour over the chicken in the pan; toss to combine. Cook for an additional 30-60 seconds, until glaze is warmed through. Tips and Tricks This is great with grilled onions. Add quartered onions to the pan before or after grilling the chicken, then toss it all together with the glaze. You can also grill vegetables, such as zucchini and pepper, and toss them with the chicken and glaze. You may need more glaze if you’re adding lots of veggies. If you’re using an outdoor grill, toss chicken and/or veggies with the glaze in a pan after grilling. Prep: This recipe would also work well using chicken wings. Recipes excerpted with permission from Dinner Done, published by ArtScroll Mesorah.

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Yields 10-12 servings

By Naomi Nachman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In my family, nothing says comfort food like Southern fried chicken, and everyone likes something different when it comes to white or dark meat chicken. Empire Kosher has come to the rescue with their new combo pack that includes split chicken breasts and drumsticks!

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I wanted to come up with a healthier way to enjoy “fried” chicken without all the added calories of frying. An extra boost of flavor comes from brining the chicken in pareve buttermilk. This really does make the chicken “finger lickin’ good,” and with this pack, everyone gets what they want!

Preparation

b4 cups soy milk b4 tablespoons lemon juice b½ cup kosher salt

“Buttermilk” Brine

Coating b4 cups ﬂour b1 teaspoon baking powder b¼ cup onion powder b¼ cup garlic powder b¼ cup smoked paprika b2 tablespoons salt b1 teaspoon cayenne pepper b1 package Empire Kosher® Chicken Split Breast & Drumstick Combo Pack

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

In a large bowl, combine soy milk, lemon juice, and salt, stirring well to combine. Add chicken to brine; marinate in the refrigerator overnight or up to 24 hours. Remove chicken from brine. Discard remaining brine. Place chicken on a wire rack with baking sheet underneath; pat chicken dry with paper towel. Preheat oven to 400°F. Meanwhile, prepare the coating: In a large bowl, combine ﬂour, baking powder, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper. Dredge each piece of chicken in ﬂour mixture. Return coated chicken to the wire rack; repeat with remaining chicken. Once all pieces are coated, bake uncovered on rack for 1 hour or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

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Naomi Nachman, the owner of The Aussie Gourmet, caters weekly and Shabbat/ Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities, with a specialty in Pesach catering. Naomi is a contributing editor to this paper and also produces and hosts her own weekly radio show on the Nachum Segal Network stream called “A Table for Two with Naomi Nachman.” Naomi gives cooking presentations for organizations and private groups throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In addition, Naomi has been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has been featured in cookbooks, magazines as well as other media covering topics related to cuisine preparation and personal chefs. To obtain additional recipes, join The Aussie Gourmet on Facebook or visit Naomi’s blog. Naomi can be reached through her website, www.theaussiegourmet.com or at (516) 295-9669.

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preparation: 1. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt into bowl. 2. In bowl of mixer set at high speed beat sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well- mixed. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or more. 3. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 4. With wet hands or cookie scoop, shape into 1- inch balls. Roll into powdered sugar. Coat generously. Place balls 2 inches apart onto parchment-lined baking sheet. 5. Bake in batches for 13 to 15 minutes. They harden as they cool, so do not over-bake them. Cool for 15 to 20 minutes. Place in air-tight container. Enjoy!

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By Allan Rolnick, CPA

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income tax for 2019 alone. Apparently, though, company brass like paying those taxes about as much as loyal customers liked “New Coke.” They can’t have been happy, then, when the Tax Court issued a bitter opinion last month socking them with an extra $3.4 billion in tax.

much those separate units would reasonably charge to unrelated customers. But the process, called “transfer pricing,” encourages a fair amount of game-playing, especially when different countries impose different tax rates. Thus, a new class of tax chemists earn their living “cooking the

While the current product has just half the caffeine and none of the Bolivian marching powder of the original, Coca-Cola remains one of the world’s most popular beverages. (Fun fact two: “Coca-Cola” is the best-known brand in the world, recognized by more of the planet’s 7.7 billion humans than any other English word besides “OK.”) Here’s the issue. Companies operating across national borders have to divvy up their profits among the different countries where they do business. They’re supposed to establish “arms-length” prices that reflect how

books” the way Pemberton cooked up his original formula. In Coca-Cola’s case, the parent company here in the U.S. licenses intellectual property – trademarks, product names, logos, patents, secret formulas, and proprietary manufacturing processes – to foreign affiliates called “supply points,” who produce the syrup they sell to the bottlers. The Court’s 244-page opinion, which

digs deep into company operations and governing law, ruled that they improperly overcompensated supply points operating in Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Chile, Costa Rica, and Swaziland. No surprise, all of those countries have lower tax rates than ours. (Fun fact three: Coca-Cola, which sells 110 billion plastic bottles per year, generates more plastic waste than anyone else in the world. The fish would like to report they are not happy, KTHXBAI.) You may be wondering how these sorts of global strategies benefit you. But plenty of local businesses use the same principles to shift income to lower-bracket taxpayers or lower-bracket tax years. That’s exactly the sort of planning we do for clients that makes us different from ordinary tax professionals. So give us a taste and see how you enjoy the savings – we’re sure you’ll find it’s the real thing!

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

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n 1886, a chemist named John Pemberton concocted a sweet, carbonated “brain and nerve tonic” made with coca leaves and cola nuts. Six years later, he sold his recipe for $2,300 to the druggist Asa Candler, who spun it into multinational gold. While the current product has just half the caffeine and none of the Bolivian marching powder of the original, Coca-Cola remains one of the world’s most popular beverages. The formula remains so secret that, according to company lore, only two employees know it — and they’re not allowed to travel together. (Fun fact one: in 1935, after the company swapped out beef glycerin for vegetable glycerin, Rabbi Tobias Geffen certified Coca-Cola as kosher. However, sweetening it with high-fructose corn syrup, as most bottlers currently do, makes it kitniyot, or unsuitable for Jews of European origin to drink during Passover.) Today, Coca-Cola sells nearly $40 billion worth of syrups to over 200 bottlers worldwide. Those bottlers add the fizzy soda water and sell the final product in every country except North Korea and Cuba. Naturally, those billions in sweet revenue means billions in tax – $1.8 billion in federal

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Life C ach

Color Me Consumer Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS

hy Black Friday? Why not red? Do you really save or do you overspend on bargains and wind up in the red? Or what about calling it Blue Friday? Because as you watch your spouse, your child, yourself spend more than you need, that’s really the color you might feel: blue. Is it really a bargain if you were

not going to buy it either way? Suddenly, just because it’s cheaper, you reach out and buy it. Couldn’t you have left it sitting on the shelf and wound up with a Green Friday? Now, it’s true, Chanukah gelt is a Jewish concept. But, correct me if I’m wrong. Doesn’t that mean we are supposed to give money to our families, not our department stores? Wait, in all honesty, I’m just

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presenting one side of the case. Of course, there’s always another side.... There are some historical references that say that Chanukah is a time for gift giving, as well. After all, you cannot give money on Shabbos! And there is always at least one Shabbos during Chanukah. Therefore, we have to spring for some presents. And, admittedly, it’s a fact that many people wait patiently for some items that they really do need. They’re not just going on a shopping spree. Then again, even if we purchase some things we don’t actually need on Black Friday, don’t we do that during the year, anyway? So isn’t it more rewarding getting it at a better price?! You know that many people actually wait months for great deals and

hand-washing or “recycling bachelor style”? You know, revisiting the soiled pile! Listen, some people also use this day for bonding. They’ll go shopping, mother-daughter, father-son, sister-sister – you name the duo – for that bonding experience. Any excuse for connection is great. Unless, of course, you’re always the one footing the bill. Then maybe a walk in the park or a conversation on your collapsing cushion might be better. However, if your teen is willing to hang out with you for the day, go ahead and spend – and consider it a bargain. These moments are often priceless! Either way, it’s definitely a real relief to have a day to get things for a

Are they hand-washing or “recycling bachelor style”?

strive to make do with what they have till then. They will use simple folding tables and chairs while anticipating the gorgeous dining room set they’ll find on sale. Some even sit on popping springs, collapsing cushions, even the floor, just biding their time – and bruising their bottoms – until some great sofa presents with an appealing price. And I can only speculate on how people are handling their dirty laundry while they wait to replace their broken washer and dryer. Are they

more attractive price. Because people work hard for their money and they want to be “treated right.” And Black Friday makes the attempt to do just that. So, now, tell me, when you look at it this way, ORANGE you glad a day like this exists?!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.

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