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On February 26, 2019, over 20,000 women worldwide gathered in unity yearning for the Geula.

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There were over 300 women at the Baltimore location alone!

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Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

PEOPLE 613 Seconds with Shlomo Goldberger. . . . . . . . . . . 19

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Purim Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

NEWS Israel News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dear Readers, Are we naturally happy or sad? Are we believers or doubters? Sweet or rotten?

At first glance it seems that as soon as we dig deeper into a person’s character we find contradictions: The smile and outgoing personality is covering a deep sadness. The minyan-goer isn’t comfortable with the fundamentals of our faith. What we thought was altruism had an ulterior goal.

It’s said Freud dug deep into a person’s psyche and found his selfish nature. The Torah looks deeper and finds the innermost drive called the soul.

Freud described man’s search for pleasure, Frankl man’s search for meaning, however the Torah teaches it’s about man’s search for truth. If we find truth, it will be followed by everything else.

If our sarcasm, sadness, or selfishness was all we were about, the world would be in a sorry state indeed. Perhaps, though real parts of our nature, they are drives, sort of like tools through which we operate. Our goal should be to ultimately control these emotions and use them in our search for truth.

The wisest of all men said there’s a time to love, a time to hate. A time for war, a time for peace.

Sadness can be used when focusing on the suffering of others, sarcasm and doubt can be used for fake news, and when honed correctly selfishness can be used as a drive for truth. (“I want the truth and nothing but the truth.”)

Just as the details of the Purim story are different once seen with a deeper lens, so too are the many levels of our personalities different once seen through the correct lens. Our yearning for truth and holiness are evident even in times of moral failing. It just takes the Purim mindset to see it.

I may dress up like this or that, but inside it’s me.

This mindset is very much connected to the time of the ultimate redemption; all that we see now will be revealed as gears in a very large machine run by the Creator. May He take the mask off speedily in our days.

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Chesed All Over Baltimore as BCL Launches Third Season

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f football season is over and baseball has not yet begun, it can mean only one thing – it is chesed season in Baltimore! Now in its third year, the Baltimore Chesed League enables boys in the 5th-8th grades to gain firsthand experience in volunteer activities, helping others, and seeing the difference that they can make. This year the BCL consists of 100 enrolled boys, divided into 15 teams. Each team has two adult coaches to provide supervision, guidance, and support. BCL is sponsored

by Northwest Refuse and is a project of Congregation Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim.

The season kicked off on February 25th with an opening luncheon generously donated by the Knish Shop, highlighted with words of Torah and chizuk from Rabbi Menachem Goldberger. Each week, the teams spread out across town to tackle an assigned chesed activity, and each league participant is also encouraged to find personal, “self-directed” chesed opportunities on his own. Here are some examples of BCL activities that have already taken place during the first two weeks of the season.

Assisting Local Chesed Organizations • Team Park Heights Roofing worked with Mrs Stacey Goldenberg to support The Jewish Caring Network and The Tikva House by preparing

30+ toiletries/hygiene packages for guests who stay at the Tikva House (while their family members receive medical treatment at local hospitals).

The team took the extra care to ensure quality-control and that the packages were aesthetically pleasing.

• Team Councilman Adam Ben-Zev helped support Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic Region by using a variety of materials to create a fantastic solar system project as a hospital room decoration for a child receiving treatment.

• Working with Bikur Cholim of Baltimore, Team Columbia Group diligently prepared and packaged meals to be delivered to local hospital patients.

• Team Kelemer Brothers Replacement Windows helped Ahavas Yisrael in their holy work of packing food for Shabbos for those in need. The boys all participated in assembling the boxes, packing the boxes for delivery, and cleaning up the warehouse.

• Team Big UPS of MD spent time at the headquarters of Hatzalah.

The boys learned about the important work that Hatzalah does throughout our community, and the boys were able to assist with cleaning, organizing, and setting up the training room.

Helping Local Shuls • Team Blue Ocean Realty worked together to help organize and

Chabad Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland (JUSA) was recently appointed Regional Chaplain to the Maryland Fire Chiefs Association (MFCA).

R to L MCFA Chief Chaplain Richard Bower, Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Region 3 Chief Bob McHenry and President Paul E. Sullivan, Jr.

clean out parts of Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Congregation. The boys carried a ladder to the shul and began work on cleaning the dusty vents on the ceilings in the Bais Medrish. They also vacuumed out the dust in the Aron Kodesh and made a list of what is in need of repair in the main shul.

• Team Pricebusters Furniture worked hard to help Suburban Orthodox identify chairs that needed to be repaired, discard broken chairs, and take inventory of all of the shul’s working chairs.

• Team King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center spent a great, exhausting but gratifying hour organizing seforim at Kol Torah. In addition to making the shul and beis medrash neater, they also moved several large tables from the social hall in preparation for an upcoming simcha.

• Team CBT Baltimore spent an evening cleaning out the kitchen at Kehillas Derech Chaim. The team

also cleaned out cabinets and wiped down tables, providing an important service to the shul’s facilities.

People to People • Team AMUZE was privileged to pay a house visit to spend time with Mr. and Mrs. Kiewe. The boys heard Mr. Kiewe’s amazing life story that took him from Germany to Shanghai to the United States, as well as a lifetime involved in Jewish communal efforts. The boys and their coaches were all inspired!

• Team Rakovsky Brothers Herring joined boys from Menucha for an exciting evening together. The boys learned hilchos Megillah, shared a delicious dinner, played games, davened Maariv, and greatly enjoyed each other’s company.

• Team Keren Reva Costume Gemach (sponsored l’zecher nishmas Naftali and Reva Raczkowski) entertained residents at the King David facility. The boys sang songs, told jokes, and performed astounding magic tricks. The King David residents loved the entertainment and enjoyed the special visit.

• Team DC Dental got into the Adar spirit by delivering mishloach manos to boys and girls affiliated with Friendship Circle. The team traveled in costume to visit seven different homes, and infused each stop with festive Purim spirit. As an added bonus, they got to play with several dogs along the way.

• Team Crusty the Jewber visited Tudor Heights to spend time with many residents. During their visit the boys introduced themselves, shared some jokes, performed card tricks, and learned some interesting history about Egypt. Everyone had a great time!

• Team Sage Ventures visited Sterling Hospitality. The boys sang songs, told jokes, and spent time speaking with the residents. It was an excellent experience for the boys and the residents loved the singing and jokes.

With several weeks still to go in the season, keep watching all over town for groups of boys in eye-catching sweatshirts rolling up their sleeves to help others. You might just catch the BCL in action.

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Yeshivas Toras Simcha Director of Development Job Announcement

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n a cool night in Baltimore, a little over a month ago, an accidental oversight and the power of the internet reignited a seven-year-old movement, through the Ahavas Yisrael Project, to bring the Geula/redemption. Rivka Malka Perlman of Baltimore, nurtured and actualized the Geula Gathering to where it took on a life of its own.

Yershiva Toras Simcha (YTS), an Orthodox boys elementary yeshiva in Baltimore, Maryland, that has thrived in its first three years, is seeking a personable, focused, and results driven Director of Development, who is a skilled solicitor with a variety administrative skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Proactively enhances YTS’s donor base and level of annual support to advance the mission of the school and promote the school’s long-term growth • Design, implement, develop and continuously enhance a structured fundraising program with a variety of creative and successful initiatives

• Create and utilize professional marketing materials to assist in fundraising and promote the organization’s mission, vision and goals (i.e. brochures, videos, website, press releases, newsletters, etc.)

• Work closely with YTS stakeholders such as trustees, donors, staff, parents, grandparents and volunteers to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, foundation and corporate donors, building relationships with actual and potential donors within and beyond the Baltimore community • Create effective stewardship and recognition programs (i.e. organizing individual tours, parlor meetings, special donor briefings, dinners, events, etc.) to maximize donor retention and increase support • Build a core of lay leadership to assist in development efforts • Work with Board of Directors in long range and strategic planning, assist in Board and committee development and provide leadership and guidance upon request at Board

meetings • Solicit major and mid-level gifts and oversee outreach efforts to donors of smaller gifts • Develop a comprehensive fundraising plan that includes but is not limited to individual gifts solicitation, corporate giving, foundation support, special events, community member-led initiatives, business opportunities, and direct mail • Provide input toward the development of the YTS annual budget • Implement successful capital campaign while also ensuring that cur-

rent and future operational needs are met QUALIFICATIONS: • Solid fundraising experience and a prior record of success in fundraising • Outgoing, genuine and friendly personality with a proven track record of soliciting individual gifts • Experience in fundraising for non-profits • Detail oriented and organized with a strong work ethic • Must effectively represent YTS and its values • Previous management experience a plus • Previous local experience a plus • Experience with Excel and fundraising databases a plus • Experience with fundraising for Jewish and/or educational non-profits a plus To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to jobs@yeshivasts. org .

Grassroots Jewish Women Unity Event Goes Viral with Historic 20,000 Participants Tuesday February 26, 2019

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n a cool night in Baltimore, a little over a month ago, an accidental oversight and the power of the internet reignited a seven-year-old movement, through the Ahavas Yisrael Project, to bring the Geula/redemption. Rivka Malka Perlman of Baltimore, nurtured and actualized the Geula Gathering to where it took on a life of its own.

From the beginning, Hasgacha Pratis, Divine Intervention, and perseverance from a small group of determined women, an idea grew into a global movement. Each location had its own flavor and energy. As the Jews stood before Har Sinai to connect and get closer, so too the women in these cities participated uniquely with one purpose: Redemption!

Live-Streamed by TorahAnytime. com, from Marine Park, Brooklyn, expanded to over 100 locations in North America and in places throughout the world including Sweden, Moscow, Berlin, Paris, Manchester, Montreal, Belgium, Israel, London, and Toron-

to. See a full map here.

“Miriam the prophetess gathered the women in Egypt and shared her powerful trust that G-d has already prepared their redemption. She encouraged them to fill their hearts with anticipation of the end of the oppression and the celebration of their great salvation. Together, they prepared tambourines to celebrate with.”

“Anyone who merited to plan and participate, know with complete certainty that the redemption is closer and more attainable than ever before. The event planted in us the awareness that the seed of geula is already here. We are now empowered to have a more

active role in bringing Moshiach. May he come readily in our days.” -Rivka Malka Perlman, Event Chair “As we danced round and round the ballroom in Mosese Monteifioere Anshe Emunah, shaking tambourines and glow sticks, hugging and holding hands, the energy was palatable.

The previous hour, prayer, psalms and songs ignited a sense of unity

with the over 20,000 women all over the world. Well after the program and dancing was over, no one wanted to leave. Surely the redemption is closer!” - Danielle Sarah Storch, Event Co-Chair For more information, and to see more photos, visit GeulaGathering. com or email itsrivkamalka@gmail. com.

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Major Retailers Announce Dozens Of MD Store Closings In 2019

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rick and mortar retailers in Maryland continue to announce closings in 2019 with some citing poor holiday 2018 sales figures and others blaming debt loads for the shutdowns. We’re less than three months into the year, and already several big-name retailers have announced their plans to shutter dozens of Maryland locations.

Chains closing up shop include clothing retailers, shoe stores, department stores and more.

The bleak outlook for many chain retailers isn’t new — in 2018 dozens of chains closed stores, including, most notably, Toys R Us and Sears.

Coresight Research, which tracks store closures, says so far in 2019, retailers in the United States have announced 4,287 closings.

Here’s a look at the chains with

Maryland locations that have either closed in 2019 or have announced plans to do so: GYMBOREE Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January. Under the bankruptcy plan, the retail chain will close more than 800 Gymboree and Crazy 8 stores.

The company is working to save its 140 upscale Janie and Jack stores.

PAYLESS SHOESOURCE Payless ShoeSource plans to close all of its U.S. stores as part of a bankruptcy filing. The closings would affect about 2,300 U.S. stores. The company is preparing for going-out-of-business sales at the locations. Maryland locations include Harford Mall and White Marsh Mall.

FAMILY DOLLAR Nearly 400 Family Dollar stores will close nationwide this year, while another 200 will be converted to Dollar Tree, which purchased the rival chain in 2015. There are about 90

Family Dollar stores in Maryland; which ones will close has not yet been released. Other Family Dollars will keep their name will be stocked with $1 Dollar Tree merchandise and alcohol sections.

JCPENNEY JCPenney announced in February it will close 15 department stores and nine home and furniture stores this year in addition to three store closures announced in January. The JCPenney location at Lake Forest Mall in Gaithersburg is one of the stores targeted for closure. The stores that will be shuttered “either require significant capital, are minimally cash-flow positive... or represent a real estate monetization

opportunity,” the retailer said in a statement. READ MORE. CHARLOTTE RUSSE Only a month after filing for bankruptcy, the women’s clothing company Charlotte Russe has decided to shutter all of its stores and is reportedly in talks to sell its intellectual property.

The company said it is partnering with a buyer who has expressed interest in keeping physical “brick and mortar” stores. Stores marked for closing including one at the Columbia mall, Wheaton Mall, and White Marsh Mall.

SEARS The gasping retail giant is trying to “streamline” operations, improve its capital position and focus on the most successful stores, according to Sears Holdings. Multiple Sears and Kmart stores have closed in the past two years. Under the current restructuring, it appears 10 Sears stores will remain in the state of Maryland by April 2019, along with six Kmart stores.

City Council Unanimously Confirms Harrison As Police Commissioner By: Staff Reporter BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

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he Baltimore City Council on Monday unanimously confirmed Michael Harrison as police commissioner.

Harrison, the former New Orleans superintendent, has been acting commissioner since February. City police have been without a permanent lead-

er for more than a year, since Mayor Catherine Pugh fired Kevin Davis in January of last year.

Harrison was sworn in at 9 a.m.

Tuesday.

Pugh announced Harrison as the nominee in January, a day after her previous choice, Fort Worth, Texas Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, withdrew from consideration.

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him as he now officially takes up his responsibility, knowing of his own strong commitment to new levels of accountability and transparency,” Pugh said in a statement after Monday’s vote. “We have much work yet to accomplish but have in Commissioner Harrison a seasoned partner who regards this work as both an opportunity and a privilege. I ask all of Baltimore to work with us in creating the safer City we desire and deserve.”

Last Thursday, the council’s Executive Appointments Committee voted in Harrison’s favor. Harrison then testified before City Council members Wednesday, answering questions at his confirmation hearing. In the past few

weeks, Harrison attended nine nightly community meetings in all nine city police districts.

Harrison spent 28 years rising through the ranks in New Orleans police before coming to Baltimore.

Harrison is tasked with reforming a force that remains under a federal consent decree agreed to in 2017.

That followed a report conducted following Freddie Gray’s death in 2015 that found routine constitutional violations by officers. The department is still dealing with the fallout from the actions of rogue officers linked to the since-disbanded Gun Trace Task Force. Nine former officers are in federal prison. A former sergeant was indicted last week in relation to the task force’s actions. He allegedly had a BB gun planted at the scene of an arrest.

Harrison is in line to get the most lucrative contract ever offered by the city. The contract for Harrison would pay him $275,000 in his first year.

Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved the contract in February without objection or comment.

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e are writing with deep dismay over the passage in the Maryland House of Delegates of HB 399, legalizing physician assisted suicide.

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borhood. One of our dispatchers was in the area, alerted 911 and, keeping a safe distance, watched the vehicle until Shomrim units arrived.

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world, and as such we need to nimbly adapt to new circumstances. Yet, our anchors – individually and collectively – are the timeless and eternal values that have served as the foundation of our society. It is thus deeply disconcerting and upsetting to see these values challenged and changed by the latest and best-funded movements for social change.

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virtually any other value when a human life – of any quality or potential duration – may be at stake. And while under certain circumstances we may choose not to act aggressively to prolong a life of suffering, we have always considered the active termination of life to be absolutely off limits. Life is sacred and people must not take it into their hands – whatever the motivation – to end a life. For generations, men and women of almost all faith traditions have stood over the fresh graves of loved ones echoing the declaration of Job, “The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away; may the Name of the Lord be blessed.” It is left for the Lord to reclaim the gift of life. We dare not usurp that role.

Compassion for the dying is of course a fundamental obligation. Yet we have always duly fulfilled that responsibility by a steadfast commitment to be physically and emotionally present for our loved ones as death approaches, and to do everything possible to provide comfort and ameliorate physical pain through appropriately administered medications. We are grateful and supportive of the developments in the field of palliative care, and are in awe of the outstanding professionals who have made it their life’s work to provide emotional and physical comfort to the dying. But we are horrified by the corruption of the healing professions that will come as a result of licensing doctors to aid in the termination of life.

We are additionally fearful of the obvious dangers of the slippery slope that this law will create. We must anticipate that putting suicide on the table as an option to escape pain for the terminally ill will have an effect on the growing suicide rates amongst youth

who feel they need an escape from what they see as interminable pain.

Additionally, as logic and experience dictate, assisted suicide and euthanasia are closely linked, and the risk of abuse of this “right” is neither speculative nor distant. It is to be expected that the “right to die” will soon and often be experienced as the “obligation to die”, as the terminal patient feels guilty burdening others with his or her ongoing care. As a society, our laws should be sending the opposite message to loved ones struggling with pain and terminal illness; that we value every moment with them and that caring for them is an opportunity we cherish, not a burden we wish to be relieved of.

The infinite value of human life, and the irreversible nature of ending it, has led our state to abolish the death penalty, as we truly could find no adequate system of checks and balances - even within our highest courts - to ensure its proper and careful implementation. Yet today we are preparing to grant license to physicians and ill patients to decide and execute the death sentence routinely based on necessarily vague projections of longevity. This is an extremely serious change, and radically diminishes the value we as a society assign to human life. We are fearful of the ramifications of this change.

We are profoundly disappointed in those of our elected representatives who have chosen to lead and support this terrible legislation. In doing so, they do not represent us, their constituents.

The Vaad HaRabbanim - Rabbinical Council of Greater Baltimore [ED. Note: Delegate Dalya Attar is the only delegate from districts 41 and 11 who voted against the bill.]

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613 Seconds with Shlomo Goldberger We spent some time with The Shidduch Center of Baltimore’s Executive Director, Shlomo Goldberger, to learn more about the The Shidduch Center, and the profound impact it is having on our community.

What is The Shidduch Center?

I think The Shidduch Center is many different things to many different people. We have five Dedicated Shadchanim who have set up hundreds of Baltimore singles, events which have also produced hundreds of dates, and educational programs for different age groups which provide crucial guidance and chizuk. Additionally, we are a resource center, where people come with varying questions or needs. Shidduchim is a vast arena, and different people are looking for assistance in different areas. Whatever the need, we work to address it effectively, professionally, and sensitively.

Why was this organization started, and how did you become their Executive Director?

In short, shidduchim is an area of great

What do you do for The Shidduch Center?

There are a number of roles I fill for The Shidduch Center. I regularly meet with singles and parents to help them better network with shadchanim. I also work extensively with families and shadchanim, trying to offer hadracha as they navigate shidduchim, or provide clarity on delicate dating situations. These are the things I love the most about my job. Organizationally, I oversee the organization’s health and steady growth; working on program development, fundraising, and coordinating the many events we run each year with the help of our devoted volunteers.

Why is The Shidduch Center needed?

Don’t we already have many shadchanim in Baltimore?

Indeed, we have lots of wonderful shadchanim in Baltimore who are working tirelessly, and we have a great working rela-

tionship with them! Boruch Hashem, we are truly a community of achdus. But it’s just not enough. We are a very large community, getting bigger each year. Without a formal organization that employs shadchanim and incentivizes them to work harder and create more dates; that constantly runs events; and that is available night and day, we are leaving far too many cards on the table.

What kind of impact has the SC had on the community?

Our impact has been tremendous. Since Nov. 1, 2015, we have set up over 500 Baltimore couples, which has resulted in 56 marriages, b’ezras Hashem. But it is much more than that. Our community knows there is a place to turn for anything related to shidduchim, and the opportunity we have brought to Baltimore has resulted in all kinds of indirect results. Once there is a strong framework in place to create opportunity, the offshoots grow exponentially. In fact, our impact has been so inspiring that community leaders from Chicago, Detroit, LA, & Toronto have approached us for guidance and consultation as they established shidduch organizations of their own.

How is the SC funded?

As a community organization, we are funded by the community at large. We are very fortunate to have people in our community that support us with larger gifts, but it really comes from everyone. It is thanks to donations of all sizes, generously given throughout the year, that we are able to function.

Does the SC have any big events coming up? Perhaps some sort of CauseMatch

campaign?

How did you guess? Perhaps you noticed the cover of this fine magazine, or the promotional materials scattered across Baltimore? Yes, we have a CauseMatch campaign coming up March 25 - 26. This is a huge event for us, and we are very excited to see the whole community come out and support The Shidduch Center’s exemplary work. If you are reading this, and would like to help, join us in our call center at Suburban Orthodox! And, of course, please donate!

What does the SC envision for the future?

More than anything else, we would like to expand our team of Dedicated Shadchanim, allowing us to support even more of Baltimore’s singles. With each additional shadchan, we see exceptional increases in productivity. The more shadchanim we can motivate with our support, the more we can do for our community.

Why should a senior community member, or a young couple, care to support The Shidduch Center?

Our single men and women are remarkable. I witness this daily. They are fully valued members of Klal Yisroel, and they do great things for the Jewish nation. Nonetheless, marriage remains a major goal in Jewish life. Almost everyone has someone close to them that is in shidduchim. And even for individuals who don’t, as community members, it is vital to support our singles as they strive to accomplish their goal of marriage and building a family, b’ezras Hashem. Supporting The Shidduch Center shows that you deeply care for our singles, and truly want to see them all succeed.

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What brought you to Baltimore?

32 years ago, my parents moved from Denver to lead a new shul in Baltimore, Kehilas Tiferes Yisroel (better known as Rabbi Goldberger’s shul). They were kind enough to bring me with them, and I have been here ever since. I’m still a huge Broncos fan, but Baltimore is my home, and I couldn’t imagine a better Jewish community to live in and raise a family. The breadth, warmth, and unity of our community are really unparalleled.

need throughout Klal Yisroel.

It impacts every community. In light of this global issue, and with the firm encouragement of our many local rabbanim, The Shidduch Center was established over a decade ago to create opportunities for Baltimore’s singles, and ensure that their needs are never forgotten.

In 2015, they were looking to reconstitute themselves to better serve our community.

At that time, a Board member asked my father if he knew of any candidates to serve as Director. My father gave me the information, I applied for the position, and the rest is history.

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“A Happy and Sad Day”

Mellanox Technologies made headlines this week when U.S. gaming and computer graphics giant Nvidia Corp. announced that it will acquire the Israeli chip maker for $6.9 billion.

The deal was Israeli’s second-largest tech deal ever.

“I have mixed feelings about this day. It is a happy and sad day,” Mellanox Technologies founder and CEO, Eyal Waldman, said.

As part of the deal, the U.S. firm will acquire the Israeli company, which makes chips and high-speed servers and storage switching solutions, for $125 a share in cash, representing a 14 percent premium to the market value of the Mellanox shares.

This is Nvidia’s largest acquisition to-date, and it paves the way for the U.S. firm to get a better foothold in the growing market for data center components. Mellanox technology helps transfer information within and between computers faster and more efficiently.

Waldman, a kite border and a scuba diver who studied electrical engineering at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, set up Mellanox in 1999.

Mellanox could have continued to survive as an independent firm, Waldman said at the press conference, even as the $470 billion semiconductor industry has seen a large amount consolidation over the past five years. Under the circumstances, though, he said, the sale to Nvidia “was the right thing to do,” for the best interests of the shareholders, the company, its workers, and

Nvidia.

“As a public company we owed it to the shareholders,” he said. “We are already at it for 20 years. It is not something that can continue eternally.”

Mellanox will remain as a semi-autonomous entity within Nvidia, Waldman said, and the plan is not to cut back on workers in Israel but to enlarge the team to speed up development of plans. The company employs some 2,000 workers in Israel and 1,000 abroad. The company also employs workers in Gaza and in the West Bank cities of Rawabi, Nablus, and Hebron.

When asked in a 2017 interview with The Times of Israel whether he would move onto another project after Mellanox, Waldman said: “I would not want to set up another startup. It is just so hard to set up something new and to succeed.”

The Mellanox name comes from combining a Xerox-sounding name with Millennium, because the firm was founded in 1999, and Ella, the name of his former wife.

New Lungs for Mrs. Rivlin On Monday, Nechama Rivlin, wife of President Reuven Rivlin, underwent a lung transplant when an Israeli youth who died in a diving accident in Eilat was found to be a suitable donor.

Rivlin, 73, suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which scar tissue accumulates in the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe. She has usually been seen in public with a portable oxygen tank.

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The complex operation took several hours and was performed by Prof. Dan Aravot, director of cardiothoracic surgery at Beilinson, assisted by Rivlin’s personal physician, Prof. Mordechai Kremer, himself a lung specialist at the hospital.

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On Sunday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appointed

longtime ally Mohammad Shtayyeh as prime minister, in a move seen as part of efforts to further isolate Hamas.

Abbas had asked Shtayyeh, a member of the central committee of the Palestinian president’s Fatah party, to form a new government.

Shtayyeh, a British-educated economist, is a top official in Abbas’s Fatah movement. He is a former peace negotiator and a strong proponent of a twostate solution with Israel. He also is a strong critic of the Islamist terror group Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip from Fatah forces in 2007.

The Hamas takeover has left the Palestinians torn between rival governments in Gaza and the West Bank, where Abbas’s Palestinian Authority administers autonomous areas. Repeated attempts at reconciliation have failed.

Shtayyeh will succeed Rami Hamdallah, who had overseen a unity government formed nearly five years ago with the goal of reaching a reconciliation deal with Hamas. Those attempts made little headway and collapsed a year ago when Hamdallah’s motorcade was almost struck by a roadside bomb

in Gaza.

On Sunday, Hamas said the appointment of Shtayyeh reflected “Abbas’s unilateralism and monopoly of power.”

“Hamas stresses that it does not recognize this separatist government because it was formed without national consensus,” the terrorist organization’s spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement.

Hamdallah announced his resignation in January after years of failure in reconciliation efforts. Shtayyeh is now expected to appoint a new cabinet of Fatah supporters.

Shtayyeh, born in 1958, has a PhD in economic development from the University of Sussex, according to his website. He has held a number of senior positions, including Public Works minister and as a past peace negotiator with Israel. He currently is head of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, a body that works with international donors on economic development projects in the Palestinian areas.

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Arms sales around the world have risen by almost 8% in the past five years, with the United States holding tight to its position as the leading arms exporter. The Israeli arms industry ranks eighth among exporters, with a market share of more than 3% of the total world exports.

According to the annual report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which tracks arms inspections worldwide, the total number of global arms transactions between 2014 and 2018 was 7.8% higher than the previous five years and 23% higher than the number sold between 2004 to 2008. The five largest exporters in the past five years have been the U.S., Russia, France, Germany and China, which together accounted for 75% of total weapon’s

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The report showed that the Israeli arms industry has kept its international standing and ranks as eighth among the 67 exporting countries with a market share of 3.1%, a 60% increase between 2009 to 2013. Israel’s leading customers are India with 46% of its deals, Azerbaijan with 17%, and Vietnam with 8.5%.

At the same time, Israel ranks 15th out of the world’s 40 leading arms importers with 2% of the total arms trade over the past five years, up 354% from the previous five years. Some 64% of Israel’s arms deals were with the U.S., with 27% of the transactions being with Germany and another 8.9% with Italy. Saudi Arabia is the world’s leading arms importer with a market share of 12%, a sharp rise of 192%.

According to the data, the United States recorded a 29% increase in arms deals, mainly due to increased demand from countries in the Middle East, and its market share rose from 30% to 36%, while Russia saw a 17% decrease because of less imports from two major customers – India and Venezuela. Now its market share stands at 21% compared to 27%, five years prior.

“The United States has further strengthened its position as the world’s leading arms supplier,” said Dr. Ode Fluernet, director of the arms transfers’ database at the research institute. “The U.S. has exported weapons to at least 98 countries in the last five years. These shipments usually included advanced weapons such as fighter planes, short-range cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, and a large number of guided bombs.”

Temple Mount Shutdown Police quickly sealed off the Temple Mount holy site in Jerusalem on Tuesday after a firebomb was thrown at officers, leading to several arrests and low-level clashes.

The incident came amid already high tensions at the site and threatened to set the region alight as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned of “serious repercussions.”

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The Week In News attack on a police post situated on the edge of the sensitive holy site, according to police. The Molotov cocktail set fire to a motorized cart used by police on the Temple Mount.

Police quickly deployed across the hilltop compound, scuffling with worshippers in the area as they searched for the assailants. Ten suspects were arrested and an investigation into the incident was ongoing, police said.

Following the attack, police closed the entrances to the volatile holy site

and removed all those already on the Temple Mount, which has seen several confrontations between Israeli security forces and Muslim worshippers in recent weeks. Police said they found flammable materials, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails during a search of the Temple Mount after it was closed.

The Damascus Gate entrance of the Old City of Jerusalem was also closed and police were dispatched throughout the Old City and East Jerusalem “to prevent and respond to any

attempt to disturb public order in response to the serious incident,” police said in a statement.

There were no reports of violence in the wake of the closure, which was condemned by Palestinian leaders and others.

Abbas denounced the “dangerous Israeli escalation” and warned of “serious repercussions.” His office said he was in communication with relevant parties, including Jordan, “to pressure the occupation’s government

to halt this dangerous escalation,” and called on the international community to urgently intervene.

Muslim worshippers have repeatedly threatened to enter an area of the Temple Mount near the Gate of Mercy, which was closed by court order in 2003 over allegations that the group overseeing the site was tied to the Hamas terror group.

The longstanding closure of the area near the Gate of Mercy on the compound has ignited tensions between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli police in recent weeks. Worshippers have forced the area open and entered on several occasions.

High-level Israeli and Jordanian officials have been holding talks in the hope of defusing the situation.

Last week, Israeli officials traveled to Jordan for meetings, and Jordanian officials have also visited Jerusalem according to Israeli reports.

Jordan has offered that the site be closed for long-term renovations.

While the Israelis agree, they insist it must first be closed without renovations taking place, as a statement of Israeli authority. This disagreement has reportedly stood in the way of a deal.

The area inside the Gate of Mercy was sealed off by Israeli authorities in 2003, and it has been kept closed to stop illegal construction work there by the Islamic Waqf, the organization that administer the Temple Mount.

The actual Gate of Mercy, which is a fortified gateway in the retaining wall surrounding the Temple Mount, has been bricked up for nearly 500 years.

Israeli officials believe the work carried out by the Waqf, which refused to allow any Israeli observers, led to the destruction of antiquities from periods of Jewish presence in the area.

Last month, the Waqf reopened the site, and Palestinian worshipers began to use it as a mosque, despite Israeli attempts to keep the area sealed.

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The town of Fair Haven in Vermont has a new mayor that is not going to let sleeping dogs lie.

Lincoln, a 3-year-old goat, beat out more than a dozen other pets for the title of honorary mayor in the town of 2,500 people. No saying how many pets live in the town, but we’re guessing it’s a lot if they need an animal to represent them too.

Lincoln will hold the position for one year. Other animals vying for the post included cat Sassy Towle, a dog named Stella Heibler, and a gerbil named Crystal.

As mayor, Lincoln will be expected to attend local and major events, including the Memorial Day parade, for which he’ll wear a custom sash.

Fair Haven doesn’t have a twolegged mayor. Town Manager Joe Gunter told the Rutland Herald he got the “great idea” to elect an animal to office from a small town in Michigan.

He said he figured the election would be a good way to raise money to create a local playground. It only raised about $100 through a $5 entry fee, but it reportedly provided other benefits.

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about the benefits of fine print – and won $10,000 in the process.

The self-proclaimed “nerd” from Georgia recently bought travel insurance from a company, Squaremouth.

Andrews and her friends are traveling to London in September and she wanted to make sure nothing would go wrong.

As nerdy as it sounds, the high school teacher makes it a habit to always reads the fine print on contracts, policies and agreements.

Guess what was hiding in the little letters at the bottom of this agreement?

Hidden deep within the text of her insurance policy was a contest to win $10,000. The company buried instructions for claiming the grand prize in the fine print of every Tin Leg Travel Insurance contract.

“If you’ve read this far, then you are one of the very few Tin Leg customers to review all of their policy documentation,” the fine print read. It included an email address and said the first person who replied would win the prize.

It reminded Andrews of an old trick she’s used on her high school students.

“I used to put a question like that midway through an exam, saying, ‘If you’re reading this, skip the next question.’ That caught my eye and intrigued me to keep reading,” Andrews said.

Andrews emailed the company, and, surprise, surprise, won the prize. There had been no other people to enter the contest before Andrews. In other words, no one else had read their contract.

According to Squaremouth, “We understand most customers don’t actually read contracts or documentation when buying something, but we know the importance of doing so. We created the top-secret Pays to Read campaign in an effort to highlight the importance of reading policy documentation from start to finish.”

Not only did Squaremouth give Andrews the $10,000 she won by being a thorough reader, they also donated another $10,000 to a children’s literacy charity and $5,000 each to two high schools as part of their Pays to Read campaign.

Luckily for Andrews, she’s now well-versed in her travel insurance policy – and she has enough money to plan a second trip. “I am retiring from teaching on May 31, after 25 years,” Andrews told CBS News. “My husband and I are going on a trip to Scotland to celebrate my retirement and our 35th wedding an-

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Recently, Deborah said that she kept on seeing certain numbers consistently, so she decided to do something about it.

On February 11, Deborah bought thirty Pick 4 lottery tickets – each for a dollar. The Richmond, Virginia, resident told the vendor she wanted every ticket with the same set of numbers in this sequence: 1-0-3-1.

The Virginia Lottery Pick 4 winning numbers were drawn that night and they delivered in a big way: they matched Ms. Brown’s.

If she had purchased just one ticket, it would have paid $5,000. But with 30, each was a winner, so she reaped $150,000.

“A couple of times during the day, I saw those numbers,” Deborah related.

When she saw all the tickets were winners, she said, “I nearly had a heart attack!”

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The idea, titled “Eternal Employment,” is the brainchild of Swedish art duo Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby.

The conceptual performance has been designed to offer political commentary and insight into the labor market.

“Eternal Employment” was a winning entry in the Chronotopia competition, which sought public art ideas for two new train stations in Gothenburg.

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station is expected to finish in 2026, which is also the anticipated start date for the “Eternal Employment” job.

Applications will open in 2025.

The train station will offer a changing room for its new employee and a clock used to check in and out of work. The clock will be connected to fluorescent lights above the platform.

These “working lights,” which will be designed to resemble typical office lights, will signal whenever the employee is “at work,” according to the artists’ proposal.

“Although almost invisible at first, over time ‘Eternal Employment’ has the potential to amass a rich history of rumors, jokes, news stories and other secondary mediation, making its way into the oral history of Gothenburg,” the proposal reads.

The project seeks to explore the role of labor at a time when growing numbers of people take on nontraditional jobs in a post-industrial society, the artists said.

Goldin and Senneby acknowledge that an employee without specific duties may become bored. But their proposal also suggests that the successful candidate may come up with their own creative projects or “simply embrace a state of perpetual leisure.”

Goldin and Senneby said the project is financially feasible because we live in a society where “money pays better than work.” As such, the artists plan to set up a foundation to oversee the long-term investment of 6 million Swedish krona (about $633,000) – the sum of the prize money provided by the Public Art Agency Sweden and the Swedish Transport Administration as part of the competition. Capital gains from the investment will fund the employee’s salary for at least 120 years, according to the artists’ estimates.

The pay, pension and holidays offered with the position match those of an average public sector employee, according to the proposal. If the money runs out, the employment would stop and the lights would never turn on again, it said.

“That would imply an historical shift in the relation between return on capital and wages,” the artists wrote.

“A sustained period in which work pays better than money.”

Sounds like these people have too much time – and money – on their hands.

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‫זכור את אשר עשה לך עמלק בדרך בצא־‬ ‫תכם ממצרים אשר קרך בדרך ויזנב בך כל הנ־‬ ‫י‬-‫ דברים כה יז‬...‫חשלים אחריך ואתה עיף ויגע‬ Remember what Amalek did to you, on your way out of Egypt. When they that happened upon you on the way, they cut off those lagging to your rear, and you were tired and exhausted...

It would appear from the simple reading of the verse that Amalek just ‘happened’ to encounter the Jews on their exit from Egypt and on the spur of the moment decided to take take advantage of the situation to slaughter a few Jews. But that certainly wasn’t the case. They clearly calculated this surprise attack in order to quash any notion of the Jew’s invincibility. So why does the Torah describe it as a ‘chance’ encounter?

The Torah also seems to be taking the Amalekites to task for preying on the Jewish nation while they were ‘tired and exhausted’. Did the Torah actually expect this enemy to have waited until the Jew’s restored their strength and would be able to fight ‘fair and square’, before taking

them on? Is that the whole problem with Amalek that they didn’t give us a ‘fighting chance’?

How were the Amalekites able to penetrate the miraculous protective Clouds of Glory, that completely surrounded the Jewish nation from all sides, to attack these poor souls?

A fascinating Midrash reveals a most intriguing tactic the Amalekites utilized in luring their unsuspecting victims.

This phrase '‫אשר 'קרך‬, which is translated as indicating an unexpected encounter, ‘that happened to you’, is rendered by Rabbi Nechemya to mean: that ‘summoned’ you. The word ‫ קרך‬is read as if an alef was inserted, thus ‫קראוך‬, with the root word, ‫קרא‬, meaning to call or summon, inferring Amalek having ‘called’ them out to them from beneath the protective cloud.

What ‘bait’ did they employ to entice them out to leave the safety of the Clouds of Glory?

Rabbi Nechemya reveals that these clever Amalekites had plumbed the archives in Egypt, researching the papyrus scrolls the Egyptians had meticulously kept during the early years of the slavery, when monetary incentives were still given to those who would produce bricks most proficiently.

They apparently recorded each Jew by name with their respective grades in brick production.

These Amalekites would stand outside the protective cloud, equipped with the privileged information they possessed, calling out people by their specific name telling them, ‘we are your brothers, we want to engage in lucrative commerce with you’, as the Jews were obviously very industrious and talented, as evidenced in their recorded successes. They fell for the bait leaving the security of the clouds and were quickly dispatched by this vile and conniving enemy. ‫ מדרש מכתב יד‬,‫(מדרש תנחומא כי תצא ט‬ )‫הובא בתורה שלמה שמות א אות צט‬ Was the mere temptation of financial success all it took for the Amalekites to dupe these innocent victims?

This play on words, transforming the word ‫ ;קרך‬that happened, into ‫ ;קראוך‬that called you, seems strange.

Is it merely the sharing of two letters in their respective roots, ‫קרה‬, happening, and ‫קרא‬, calling, enough to invite this novel interpretation? Or might there be a deeper connection between these two words?

Man naturally pines for prominence and purpose. Were we fully cognizant of the relationship we are privileged to have with G-d every moment of our life, in every facet of our life, we would react exuberantly to that reality. Every breath we inhale is a direct gift from G-d. Our ability to think, see, smell, hear, feel and taste is laden with the same excitement and thrill we experience when observing the marvel of a newborn infant taking its first breath and uttering that joyous cry of life from its healthy lungs. If only we could actually see G-d’s hand orchestrating every detail in our life, we would need nothing more to feel worthy about ourselves. We would eagerly and lovingly devote our lives

to absorbing with ever greater anticipation the happiness that stems from delving into the endless brilliance of Torah and the warmth that emanates from being embraced by His presence when standing in prayer before Him. But that requires extraordinary consciousness to be able to remain inspired by that notion. Because we are beasts of habit and wane in that awareness, we instead seek out fresh and exciting experiences, events and opportunities in life, that provide us with the goals for achievement and singularity that we need to soothe these instincts that exist within our craving souls.

The great 18th century German Dayan and scholar, Rav Shlomo Papenheim in his famous work Yerios Shlomo, a study of Hebrew synonyms, that is quoted by the great Gaonim, Rav Yaakov Zvi Mecklenberg and the Malbim, makes a fascinating observation regarding many words that possess the root ‫קר‬.

Whenever one experiences a direct and mighty encounter with an event, circumstance or situation that leaves a strong impression on the one involved, the Torah employs the root ‫קר‬.

An accident, where one suddenly encounters the reality of the unexpected and its consequences, leaving one in shock is called a ‫מקרה‬, for this very reason. )‫מים קרים על נפש עיפה (משלי כה כה‬, As cold water on a tired soul. The encounter of cold water upon a hot and weary body startles the senses refreshingly. The concept of ‘cold’ is thus expressed with the word ‫קר‬.

When one comes upon something very rare, leaving one impressed by its exquisiteness, we refer to that item as something ‫יקר‬, precious.

The words one calls out to grab the attention of another in prodding a reaction is called ‫קרא‬, to call and summon.

The horn an animal uses to protect itself by forcefully presenting it against its target so it will react by retreating is therefore called a ‫קרן‬.

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Or we can become habitual in our service, doing things by rote, neglecting to pay attention to the excitement we are afforded every living moment.

We then seek out opportunities that will satiate our need for identity and accomplishment. So often we will turn to those circumstances that can only give temporal happiness and achievement leaving us bankrupt in our spiritual bank accounts.

The ‫דור הדעה‬, the Generation of Knowledge, those who travelled in the course of forty years in the desert in the absolute presence of G-d, were able to remain cognizant of that

relationship and find purpose and excitement in constantly elevating that awareness.

But there were those who became tired and exhausted and couldn’t maintain that focus on a constant basis. It takes much effort. These succumbed to the enticements of the crafty Amalekim who knew too well how to play on their weakness, seeking to excite them with success, stature and a sense of accomplishment within a material and very limited world. They aroused within these weakened and vulnerable souls a drive to utilize their natural talents in arenas far removed from any spiritual values or noble goals.

The Chasam Sofer says this is exactly what the earlier verse is revealing to us: ‫אשר קרך בדרך‬, they ‘called’ out to you seducing you with opportunities for happiness and excitement in venues foreign to our values. ‫ואתה עיף ויגע‬, and they were able

to succeed because you became tired and exhausted of the thrill in connecting to G-d with every breath that you take, and you sought rather to sate your soul’s instinctive craving for G-d among fields filled with poisonous and vacuous opportunity.

Even within our world of Torah and mitzvos we can often become ‘bored’ in our daily devotions, seeking other more ‘exciting’ opportunities in our service to G-d. This too is an element of Amalek that begins to seep into the cracks, eventually eroding our satisfaction with the wealth of encounters we have each day with our Creator.

The Torah contrasts the call to Moshe, )‫ויקרא אל משה (ויקרא א א‬, He called to Moshe, with that to Bilaam, )‫ויקר אלקים אל בלעם (במדבר כג ד‬, G-d happened upon Bilaam.

Bilaam had evidently reached heights of spiritual attainment but it was never viewed as more than an opportunity, a ‫מקרה‬, a happening. Moshe

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Raising children has its challenges and triumphs. This week, I am privileged to bask in some yiddishe nachas, as my 3rd grade twins celebrate the completion of the book of Vayikra.

This is of course great timing, as we commence reading Vayikra this Shabbos. What particularly enthralls me by this specific accomplishment, is that as a child I never merited to study Vayikra. As occurs in many excellent schools, Vayikra was skipped in lieu of other curricula. I watch as my children enjoy a better education than my own – the ultimate dream of every parent.

Naturally, this discrepancy between pedagogic approaches triggers some probing questions. If Vayikra is one of 5 books of the Torah, why is it mostly ignored while teaching Chumash? Pedagogically, it is admittedly a difficult book to teach. There is little narrative, and it is dominated by a wealth of intricate laws and sensitive topics. That however, does not stop us from approaching other complex subjects, especially once our children are initiated into the study of Talmud.

Perhaps the answer to this question is encapsulated by the alternate name given to Vayikra, ‘Toras Kohanim’ the laws of the Kohanim. To many, the 3rd book of the Torah is devoted to foreign and antiquated laws reserved for the priests, many of which no longer apply.

However, even a cursory browse through Vayikra paints a quite different picture. True, we start off with many chapters discussing the sacrifices and accompanying rituals, but the Torah immediately switches to the laws of Kashrus, appropriate sexual morality, ethical behavior between people, the annual Yomim-Tovim, and much more. In fact, as R’ Ovadia Sforno consistently comments, the theme of Vayikra is Kedusha – holy behavior, in all spheres of life. We might start off discussing sacrifices in the Temple, but the Jewish view of holiness is not limited to the synagogue or ritual. It must seamlessly flow into lofty behavior when consuming food, when pursuing intimate relationships, and when interacting with those around us.

As these spheres are most definitely not limited to the priests, what then is the meaning of ‘Toras Kohanim’?

I believe that there is a fundamental misunderstanding of Judaism that has permeated our thinking. In the Western world, we have grown up with the general separation of Church and State. From a constitutional and philosophical standpoint, this might indeed be the best method to enable religious freedom. However, this attitude has infected our own thinking and compartmentalized our Yiddishkeit. In this world view, it is the Rabbi who prays, the Rabbi who ‘blesses the food’, and

the Rabbi who is the figurehead for moral behavior. With this approach, holiness is reserved for the synagogue or Yeshiva, and is ditched for the ‘real world’ as we return to our businesses and personal relationships.

This is fundamentally incorrect.

The Kohanim in ‘Toras Kohanim’ does not refer to the priests and our Rabbinic leadership. It refers to each of us individually. We are a ‘Mamleches Kohanim’ - a kingdom of individual ‘priests’. Far from being reserved for the aristocratic elite, the Torah and its lofty aspirations of morality target each and every one of us.

Far from being a remote and detached book reserved for the clergy, Vayikra is a definitive guide of ethical behavior and personal responsibility for every individual. It is for this reason that the Midrash indicates Vayikra as being the starting point, even before Breishis, for teaching children Chumash.

This delineation is perfectly portrayed by the upcoming festival of Purim. Yom Kippur’s accurate name in the Torah is Yom Kippurim. We are told that Yom Kippur is a day that is compared to and secondary to Purim.

How do we understand Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, being inferior to Purim? I would like to suggest that there is critical difference between these two special days. The focus of Yom Kippur in the Torah is almost exclusively on the service per-

formed by the High Priest in the Temple. The purity and forgiveness of the Jewish people were dependent on the dedication of this one individual. That however, is not the case with Purim.

On this day, no one individual, lofty as they may be, represents us - we ourselves are the true Kohanim. With the assistance of safe and responsible alcohol consumption, we can touch our own inner selves, and resolve to nurture the holiness deeply embedded in our very own inner sanctum.

In this light, I would like to end with a simple story told of the Chassidic master, the Chiddushei HaRim. One day, he was deeply immersed in study when he noticed a Chassid staring at him. As he continued studying, the glare of the Chassid continually focused on him. Eventually, the Rebbe turned to the man and enquired why he was staring. The Chassid humbly responded, “We are told that one can attain and absorb holiness by merely watching a righteous individual”.

Smilingly, the Rebbe turned to him and responded, “In that case, don’t stare at me. Instead, take a penetrating look inside yourself!”.

Happy Purim!

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This Purim, At the Tombs of Esther and Mordechai “Michael” kisses his son on the forehead, and closes the bedroom door behind him. “Finally, the kids are all asleep,” he thinks. A heavy silence rings through the apartment, as the young father faces another night alone. Since his wife’s passing, he has spent most evenings in silence, processing his grief. A babysitter comes to watch the sleeping children and he heads out to work. Someone has to pay the rent. And right now, he’s the only someone his kids have.

This Purim, nothing could bring this young family more simcha, than a little bit of help. And when a shaliach from Vaad HaRabbanim comes knocking on their yearly matanos l’evyonim event, that’s exactly what they’ll get.

Hundreds of families in Israel currently suffer in poverty, and rely on the help of organizations like Vaad HaRabbanim to pay their most basic expenses.

This year, as part of a massive matanos l’evyonim campaign, Vaad HaRabbanim has begun to collect funds to be distributed to many of the poorest families in Israel. In keeping with the strictest observance of the mitzvah, the money will be distributed on the day of Purim. Messengers will operate through the cities of Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, and more, handing out cash to those who need it most.

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In addition to the regular program, a group of emissaries will gather to pray at the tombs of Mordechai and Esther in Iran. Surrounded by kedusha in the resting place of the main players of the Purim story, the emissaries will pray for all those who donate to the campaign.

The story of Purim is that of hidden miracles, of Hashem’s chesed being carried out through the guise of nature. Those who participate in Vaad HaRabbanim’s matanos l’evyonim program are choosing to become a messenger of Hashem, in bringing comfort to those who desperately need

it, on one of the holiest days of the year. Please, when you are preparing for Purim this year, do not forget those who struggle through hunger and debt to find a spark of ‘simcha.’

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After having almost been poisoned, King Achashveirosh decided to inoculate himself from any more poison. He knew that in Paras, if you drank poison, the only way to save yourself is to drink a stronger poison, which neutralizes the weaker poison. So King Achashveirosh wanted to make sure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, in order to ensure his survival, in any situation. He called the kingdom’s pharmacist and the kingdom’s treasurer, and he gave each a week to make the strongest poison. Then, each would drink the other one’s poison, then his own, and the one that will survive would be the one that had the stronger poison.

The pharmacist went straight to work, but the treasurer knew he had no chance, for the pharmacist was much more experienced in this field, so instead, he made up a plan to survive and make sure the pharmacist dies. On the last day the pharmacist suddenly realized that the treasurer would know he had no chance, so he must have a plan. After a little thought, the pharmacist realized what the treasurer’s plan must be, and he concocted a counter plan to make sure he survives and the treasurer dies.

When the time came, the king summoned both of them.

They drank the poisons as planned, and the treasurer died, the pharmacist survived, and the king didn’t get what he wanted.

What exactly happened here?

See answer below

Answer to Riddle Me This: The treasurer’s plan was to drink a weak poison prior to the meeting with King Achashveirosh, and then he would drink the pharmacist’s strong poison, which would neutralize the weak poison. As for his own poison he would bring water, which wouldhave no effect on him, but the pharmacist, who would drink the water and then his poison, would surely die. When the pharmacist figured out this plan, and he decided to bring water as well. The treasurer, who drank poison earlier, drank the pharmacist’s water, then his own water, and died of the poison he drank before. The pharmacist drank only water, so nothing happened to him. And because both of them brought King Achashveirosh water, he didn’t get a strong poison like he wanted.

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d. Prime minister

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d. Kaf Shevat

a. Pesach b. Lag B’Omer c. Purim d. Aseres Yimei Teshuva

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b. They ground up glass and put it into his food c. They extracted venom from a snake and put it in his cup d. They poured oil on

You gotta be kidding A man went to see his doctor because he was suffering from a miserable cold. His doctor prescribed some pills, but they didn’t help.

On his next visit the doctor gave him a shot, but that didn’t do any good, either.

On his third visit the doctor told the man to go home and take a hot bath. As soon as he was finished bathing he was to throw open window.

“But doc,” protested the patient, “if I do that, I’ll get pneumonia.”

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6. How did Bigsan and Seresh attempt to kill Achashveirosh?

seems simpler.

3. At what time of year did the Jews of Shushan join in Achashveirosh’s feast?

8. The original Taanis Esther took place in what month?

10. How many people did Haman consult with about what to do with Mordechai?

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2. What did Achashveirosh not have at his feast?

b. Hagai

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g. Uber driver

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a. Vayzusa

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f. Army chief

7. After Bigsan and Seresh were killed, how much time did it take Haman to rise to power?

1) G. Nor did he work for Lyft

b. 40 years old

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about Haman’s evil decree, the Jews of Shushan began to cry. Who else was crying at that time as well?

the marble floor of his bedroom so he would slip and be killed

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6) C. A book depository

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He’s not appealing to me all of a sudden because he has this money.

- Eileen Murray, to the New York Post, after her exhusband won a $273 million jackpot, shortly after she divorced him after 15 years of marriage, during which she worked and he was unemployed

I’m not going after anything. I have morals. I know what I’ve worked for and it’s everything that I have.

- Ibid.

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is so concerned about his own personal safety that he had a panic shoot installed in one of the conference rooms at Facebook headquarters... making this the first time that Facebook ever cared about someone’s security.

- James Corden

We don’t have a society structured around fairness right now. The problem is that there’s a systematic favoring of people who have accumulated an enormous amount of wealth.

- Abigail Disney, the wealthy granddaughter of Walt Disney, condemning wage inequality

It’s ridiculous to say that. My measly few hundred million dollars will do nothing to address the roads, infrastructure, schools, hospitals.

- Ibid., when asked why she doesn’t write a check to help alleviate the inequality

Mr. President, through thick and thin – you know there’s been a lot of thicks and there’s been a lot of thins – I support you.

- Jay Barrett, of Connecticut, who is terminally ill, while on the phone with President Trump (talking to Trump was on his bucket list and his sister was able to arrange the call)

You’re my kind of man, Jay....

I’m very proud of you. I’ll talk to you again, Jay, OK? You keep that fight going. We both fight.

– President Trump to Barrett

I didn’t lie. I made a big mistake, and I just simply didn’t understand what I was being asked about.

- Former National Security Agency Director and current CNN commentator James Clapper, who is often touted as “the smartest guy in the room,” claiming that when he famously lied to Congress in 2013 and said that the U.S. did not have mass domestic surveillance programs, it was because he didn’t understand the question

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Ilhan Omar is NOW the most important Member of the US Congress!

- David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, tweeting his support of Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after her most recent anti-Semitic tweets

Today is historic on many fronts.

It’s the first time we have voted on a resolution condemning AntiMuslim bigotry in our nation’s history. Anti-Muslim crimes have increased 99% from 20142016 and are still on the rise. We are tremendously proud to be part of a body that has put forth a condemnation of all forms of bigotry including anti-Semitism, racism, and white supremacy.

- Joint statement by Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MN), and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) after the Democrats passed a watered-down resolution that was originally intended to condemn Rep. Omar’s vicious anti-Semitic comments but failed to do that

There are people who tell me, “Well, my parents are Holocaust survivors,” “My parents did this.”

It’s more personal with her.

- Rep. James Clyburn (D- SC) defending Rep. Ilhan Omar’s vicious comments by saying that her experience living in Somalia was “more personal” than Jews whose parents survived the Holocaust

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Budweiser just released a new line of meat products infused with beer.

It sounds good until you get pulled over and say, “I swear officer, I only ate three ribs. OK, maybe four.”

-Jimmy Fallon

This is news. I’m going to give you some news right now because I haven’t said this to any press person before. But since you asked, and I’ve been thinking about this: impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it.

– Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in an interview with the Washington Post

Anyone who follows the prattle of Jason Greenblatt, President Trump’s envoy in the matter of the deal of the century, sees that his condition is very similar to Down syndrome... Anyone who looks at the American envoy [Greenblatt] discovers that he has external and inner characteristics similar to those suffering from Down syndrome: He is short, his eyes are similar to Mongoloid eyes, he prattles unrestrainedly, and is politically retarded.

– From a recent op-ed in the official Palestinian Authority daily newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida

Daylight savings time started this Sunday when we moved our clocks forward an hour. So now Bernie Sanders is eating dinner – technically – at 2pm.

Obviously he realized I was not what he wanted to eat so he spat me out again.

- Rainer Schimpf, 51, who was snorkeling off the coast of South Africa and was engulfed headfirst by a Byrd’s whale (which can weigh 90,000 pounds and grow to 55 feet long) which then spit him out, talking about his Jonah-like experience

– Jimmy Fallon

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Please change your hold music.

Please. Do the right thing. I hear it in my sleep. I hear it when I go running. Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night humming that melody. It haunts me, day and night. It’s not healthy. I know. I’m a doctor.

– From an open letter that Dr. Steven Schlozman, a child psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, wrote to CVS to get them to change their phone-hold jingle (they recently announced that they are changing it)

CVS has announced that they will be changing their hold music after 20 years. They were petitioned to do so by a psychologist who couldn’t stand the music. Now here’s a thought: if you can be driven crazy by hold music, maybe you shouldn’t be a psychologist.

- James Corden

The carnival participants had no sinister intentions.

- The mayor of Aalst, Belgium, responding to criticism about his city’s annual parade that featured puppets of Jews with grotesque faces and a rat atop money bags

Happy as a clam.

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My husband and I have always been extremely close to our grandchildren. In fact, there were times (without going into detail), when we have played very major roles in raising them. Till this day, we talk to each of our grandchildren several times a week, take them out to dinner often, and feel that they often feel more comfortable talking to us and asking for advice from us than they do from their own parents.

We are very close.

Two of our grandchildren are starting to date. Again, without going into detail, my husband and I have very different ideas about how to approach this stage of their lives, what they should be looking for in a spouse, what they should avoid, etc. Their parents (we have a married son and a divorced daughter) are filling their heads with ideas that we find shocking and potentially unhelpful and even troubling for their futures.

My husband and I would both love to share with our grandchildren some words of wisdom that we feel they need to hear at this point. We know that if we put in our two cents, our children will be furious with us for butting in and trying to take over their parental roles. They messed up a lot during their lives and, without actually saying that to them, we want our grandchildren to do better.

Do we have any rights in this regard, and if so, how do we approach our children and discuss our desires, so that they allow us to be involved in this “parsha”?

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions.

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The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. orry to break it to you but grandparents do not have rights. Period. We do not parent; we do not guide grandchildren; we do not go to PTA. We clap at the Chumash parties and sports events.

Our role is provider of love and support within a context of quality time. Chagim, school breaks and Sundays provide wonderful opportunities to spend time, connect, share skills and impart values indirectly. We may also give small and large treats that are age-appropriate. But we do not give them things that parents frown upon – be they candy, entertainment, or technology that the parents do not approve of. The parents of your grandchildren are the parents Hashem gave them and we mustn’t overstep our roles. It is the responsibility of parents to raise, guide, and educate their children.

We grandparents may be a resource, however, if we are consulted by the younger generations. We have wisdom and experience to impart but they should only be shared when asked for and even then, with great tact and delicacy. If your relationship with your grandchildren is as good as you describe it, they will surely consult you and bring you along the journey in the parsha.

Meanwhile, invest in some prayer.

That is within your role as a grandparent.

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The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. hy do you need permission?

You are a bubby! Every gray hair on your head, every tear staining your Tehillim, every furrow in your worried brow have earned you the right to counsel the next generations(s)! You’ve been there, done that; your seniority in the family coupled

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with your love for your progeny qualifies (and entitles) you to advise them on how to proceed in the parsha and avoid certain pitfalls (you called them “messes”) they may encounter.

Your dilemma is a clear-cut case of “Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell.” You needn’t ask your children for guidelines on how to properly grandparent; judging from your grandchildren’s eagerness to spend time with you, you’ve done a great job! And you needn’t report (to the parents) the details of your conversations; that would be a violation of their kids’ privacy.

Now that your grandkids are dating, they are adults; they have autonomy and they make choices. Their choices are informed by many factors: life experience, peer pressure, and guidance from people they trust and respect – parents, teachers, and yes, their savvy, beloved, world-wise grandparents. So keep the phone lines open, keep those restaurant invitations coming; be generous with your valuable advice, your unlimited time, and your unconditional love. And – shhh – rest assured, your secret is safe with me…Bubby’s honor!

The Shadchan Michelle Mond our question is extremely tricky for a mere panelist with no direct knowledge of your situation to answer.

With that being said, based on your letter, this is what I am picking up on.

There is clearly a gap in the care and chinuch your grandchildren receive from you compared to what your own children received. It seems like you recognize mistakes you made as parents and are now trying to rectify it by being the perfect grandparents.

Rather than mending the relationships with your own children (a much harder task) you are trying to do it over again by trying to give proper chinuch and direction to their children. It is a lot easier to be the good guy as a grandparent than as a parent.

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As a parent, your responsibility is the whole package; as grandparents, you get to pick and choose. While I am sure you have very altruistic intentions, your children see through that and are resentful. I am in no way in a position to advise you on the detailed steps to take going forward but I can advise the following: Mend your relationships in a very deep and real way with your son and daughter. This is probably the best thing you can do for the entire family, including the grandchildren. If you do not, they will be thrown into the dating world with the mixed-up messages such as: “My parents told me this but my grandparents told me that – everybody is fighting and it’s all my fault.” Whether it be therapy, or very deep acceptance, apologies, TLC, and dates with your grown children, get to the point where you have a genuine,

It is the responsibility of parents to raise, guide, and educate their children.

strong relationship with them. Only then will your opinions and advice actually help their children in a way that will not cause more friction and drama with their parents. This might not be a quick fix, but I can guarantee that this method of focusing on shalom bayis will help the grandchildren form more stable, quality homes of their own iy”H.

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The Single Tova Wein t sounds to me like you and your husband are very well positioned to be (and probably continue to be) strong influences in the lives of your grandchildren. The fact that you both have always played such a major role in their lives and spent so much time with them, they have been able to see for themselves what you are all about, what you believe in, how you choose to live your lives, and what you believe is important.

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Children generally model themselves after role models that they relate to. Not every idea has to be spoon-fed to someone else – especially when you’re dealing with young adults who are starting to date and can figure a lot of things out for themselves. They are observers and watch both your lifestyle and that of your children and will decide on their own what is true for them.

I don’t think you have to make any big announcements about your rights as grandparents. Continue to stay connected, loving and honest with your grandchildren. Hopefully, your children will not view you as people trying

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to interfere with their own agenda but rather you just you being you. After that, it’s really up to your grandchildren to decide what resonates with them as a backdrop for the lives they hope to personally pursue.

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It is a lot easier to be the good guy as a grandparent than as a parent.

Carolyn Lieberman want to start off by saying how special it is that you took such an active role in your grandchildren’s lives. Not many grandparents are willing to step up to the plate to fill the void.

I’m going to get right to the point. If your grandchildren are old enough to date then they are adults, adults that can make their

own decisions on how to proceed, on which path they choose, on how to date and who to date. That being said, I don’t feel you need to ask permission of your children to give advice to their adult children. You have already cultivated a very deep beautiful relationship with these grandchildren and have certainly earned the right to “discuss your desires” and impart any advice. As adults they can choose to take this advice and go in that direction.

Hope this helps shed some light on the situation.

educational, collaborative conversation. Build upon their strengths. Ask them thought-provoking questions about relationships. If they are open to including you in this “parsha,” great!

If they aren’t, don’t push. They know that you are there for them, as you have been throughout their lives.

I wish you and your husband a lifetime of closeness with these grandchildren.

All the best, Jennifer

Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed psychotherapists and dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, couples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Esther, 2 for Jennifer. 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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hank you for writing in. I think your question will speak to a lot of our readers: grandparents, parents and (grand)children. Family dynamics can be very complicated. Families have all sorts of unwritten rules and ways of interacting. Either both your son and daughter are tyrannical/unreachable/ unapproachable, etc. or there is something about you and your husband that they are responding to…or maybe a combination of both. You’ve raised your grandkids in the past but your children don’t want you speaking with them about dating and marriage. This is a delicate situation.

You asked about your rights as grandparents. Your grandchildren are no longer minors, so this isn’t a matter of grandparents’ rights. They get to decide who they speak with, whose advice they heed, etc. You don’t have to tell your kids a thing about speaking with them. You mentioned that you are very close with these grandchildren.

Your children know this, as you have stepped in and taken on a very active role at different points in time. I may be wrong, but I sense you are afraid of your kids or of disrupting the status

quo (and maybe for good reason. I don’t know). I sense the long and complicated history you and your children share.

As long as you are sharing truly healthy ideas about relationships and marriage, have at it. Please do consider the following advice. When speaking with your delightful grandkids, do not mention their parents. Don’t ask them what their parents have told them. Don’t mention their parents’ marriages. Don’t talk about their parents’ mistakes. A child’s allegiance is always to his parents. Hashem wired us this way. If you speak poorly of the parents (as right as you may be!), you will be hurting your grandchildren.

Anyone who speaks poorly of a parent (with the exception of validating a child’s hurt inflicted by the parent) puts a child in a terrible position, evoking all sorts of painful emotions, no matter how dysfunctional or toxic that parent may be. If the grandchildren open up to you about their parents, then you can listen and validate their experiences.

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Peer Pressure and Self Identity

By Rabbi Azriel Hauptman The Rambam writes, (De’os Ch. 6) “Man was created to be drawn after the attitudes and actions of his friends and peers and to act in the manner of his countrymen. Therefore, one should associate with righteous people and to sit with wise men so he may learn from their ways…”

Clearly, peer pressure and influence is not a new phenomenon if the Rambam was concerned about it over 800 years ago. We are all influenced in one way or another from our friends, family, and society at large. These influences can be positive or negative.

When we associate with people who live their lives according to noble and virtuous values then peer influence is positive. When we associate with people who are involved in inappropriate behaviors then peer influence can be

very detrimental.

What can be quite perplexing about peer influence is that it seems to not affect all people in the same way.

Some people are extremely susceptible to outside influences, whereas other people seem to be able to be true to their values even in the face of negative influences. What is the difference between these two people?

The difference often lies in having a coherent self-identity. When we modify our behavior due to negative peer influence, we are acting in a way that may be inconsistent with our core values or principles. Therefore, the stronger your self-identity, the less likely you are to succumb to social pressures.

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dar is a time of simcha, of joy stemming from our connection with Hashem and with people. We should aspire to add more joy to our lives by deepening our connection with Hashem and with other people. We are doubly blessed this year with two months of Adar.

This year has afforded me with additional time to prepare my crusade against teens and drinking. With Adar II now here, I am giving it my best shot. It’s not a shot of booze. It’s a shot of reality and a sincere plea for reframing our attitude about drinking on Purim.

Judaism has a not uncomplicated relationship with alcohol. We Jews start drinking young, real young.

There is the wine at the bris when the baby is only eight days old. Then there is wine at the pidyon haben. The two sips at the chuppah. The focal point of our week is the Friday night Shabbos meal when typically Abba or another post-bar mitzvah male will sanctify the day with wine. Havdalah. Yom tov kiddush. The famous four cups at the seder.

Is there a Jewish simcha that is without the raising a glass of schnapps and proclaiming, “L’chaim”?

No shul or yeshiva would want its members or students to become alcoholics. But let’s be honest. Many shuls and others create a social life around alcohol, and to be cool and in (are those words current?), you have to partake. Think Kiddush Club when men, typically at some point during the leining and definitely before the rabbi’s speech, exit the sanctuary and call to order their own private

gathering of booze and food. I have it on good word that a local shul has a Shabbos morning “Torah and Tequila” group. Some people will use Torah to justify anything.

Our Torah is filled with references to wine so clearly wine is important and plays a major role in Judaism. Sefer Shoftim describes wine as “bringing joy to G-d and man.” Every sacrifice brought to the Mikdash was accompanied by a wine libation.

Likewise, there are times in our Torah when wine has been mishandled – actually, let’s call it accurately – abused. Our Torah does not sanitize those times and their consequences.

Noach was disgraced by excessive wine consumption. Ahron’s sons’ faux pas stemmed in part from intoxication. And these are only two examples.

Then there’s Purim. This day suffers such a bad name because of the drinking. Let’s not forget Simchas Torah. An African-American nurse on staff in an area emergency room once told me that she and her colleagues call it “The Other Jewish Halloween.”

Ouch.

So what are wine and alcohol: heroes or villains?

Like anything else in life, balance is a good thing. Alcohol, when imbibed appropriately, can enhance our ruchniyus. By the same token, when treated inappropriately, it can make for a chillul Hashem, G-d forbid.

Kohanim were not allowed to serve in the Beis HaMikdash while drunk. We are forbidden to daven while drunk. A kohen is not allowed to “duchen” after having even a single glass of wine.

The Tree of Knowledge in Gan Eden, according to one opinion, is both “good and bad.” When utilized properly, its potential for good is infinite. By the same token, if not used for good, the negative consequences are of equal proportion. It is up to each of us to choose how it should be used. Hopefully, we will choose to choose to make a kiddush Hashem.

Part of our choosing to choose must include not allowing our teens even a drop of liquor. Teens and drinking should be one big NO. Period. Teens should never have a choice to drink. Drinking is dangerous. It kills. Teen drivers are 17 more times likely to die in a crash when they have a blood alcohol concentration of .08% (the legal limit) than when they have not been drinking. One shot of whiskey or one beer is enough to push up the alcohol level.

The percentage of teens in high school who drink and drive has thankfully decreased by more than half since 1991. But so much more needs to be done. In 2011, nearly one million teens drank alcohol and then drove. Drinking increases any person’s chances of being injured both inside and outside the home. According to one set of statistics, alcohol is a factor in 40% of highway crashes, suicides and fatal falls, in 60% of sexual assaults and trauma injuries, and in 60% of fatal fires, drownings and homicides.

Further, you have most likely read how drinking contributes to health issues including liver disease or cirrhosis of the liver, brain damage or dementia, high blood pressure, irreg-

ular heartbeat, and cancer.

It is quite sad when teens know the names and values of the different single malt vs. blended vs. aged and in what type of barrel the whiskey has been aged. It used to be common to bring a bottle of wine as a gift for a Shabbos meal. But now, a so-called “superior” whiskey is the quintessential “offering,” meaning a house gift.

What happened to the homemade (drug-free) goodies people used to make?

We have a lot of information here.

What are we supposed to do?

Parents who must be involved in their children’s lives, must keep their new teen drivers safe. I urge parents to create and sign a parent-teen agreement with their teens that stipulates, among other things, no driving a vehicle with even a drop of alcohol in your body. Research studies have shown that when parents establish and enforce driving rules, new drivers report lower rates of risky driving, driving violations, and crashes.

This means parents must be parents. Parents set rules. They are discussed with and explained to the children who, in turn, repeat the rules back to the parents. They are implemented and respected by all parties.

Your child may not like the rules and that it is his prerogative. But his obligation is to follow the rules.

We have watched schools and shuls implement rules about drinking but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of change. Some rules are honored.

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Shmuel to Eli because she had vowed that if blessed with a child, she would raise him to be an eved Hashem. The Navi tells as that she brought Shmuel with a “cloak” or jacket. The next

Shmuel is wearing the same cloak that his mother Chana had given him when she brought him to the Mishkan.

The late Rabbi Pelcovitz, zt”l, whose first yahrtzeit was last week,

time this cloak or jacket is mentioned is when Shaul, in chapter 28, is seeking wisdom from Hashem in his battle against the Plishtim. He consults with the Witch of Endor who claims she can see the ghost of Shmuel rising from the dead. It is written that

interpreted the cloak as the mother’s influence. Everything that Shmuel did and accomplish in his lifetime and beyond was because of the enduring influence of his mother.

Many Jewish mothers – and fathers – daven hard for their children.

Dr. Hylton I. Lightman is a pediatrician and Medical Director of Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway PC. He can be reached at drlightman@totalfamilycaremd.com, on Instagram at Dr.Lightman_ or visit him on Facebook.

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Teen drivers are 17 more times likely to die in a crash when they have a blood alcohol concentration of .08% (the legal limit) than when they have not been drinking.

We want our children to be whole functioning adults who contribute to society and perpetuate our mesorah which includes being good husbands and fathers. We men can be doing loads to help, starting with our own behavior and actions and supporting our wives.

I urge Jewish mothers to action.

Band together and petition your sons’ teachers and roshei yeshiva and others, including shul rabbis, to lay off the booze. Once your husbands see you mean business, they will fall in line with you. And if they don’t, know you are doing the right thing for your son and all our sons and ultimately, all klal Yisrael.

As always, daven.

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ty.” There are baale batim who rent private rooms, and invited guests and crashers and underage minors partake of the liquid festivities there. Unfortunately, we have zero control over this.

There needs to be a call to action and I believe that there is a demographic cohort among us who can effect change for the better.

Jewish mothers. Our wives, our mothers, our daughters, our sisters.

The Jewish women in our lives. They have the power to bring the pendulum back to some point of balance.

In Sefer Shmuel, Eli HaKohen is sitting at the entrance to the Ohel Moed. Along comes the barren Chana, desperate for a child, who strides past the “gatekeeper” and commences pouring out her heart to Hashem.

Chana, a layperson, got past the Chief Priest who mistakenly thinks she is drunk when, in reality, she flooded the gates of heaven with sincere prayer.

She had a true compass when others were waffling or lacking.

Later on, she brings her son

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By Nissan Mindel

o know the true meaning of Purim joy, one had to go to Medzhbizh and spend Purim in the company of the saintly Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov. Many were the lucky ones who did. So great was the crowd that there was not much left of the Purim feast in the way of food or drink to go around. But there was much to drink of the endless fountain of Torah which flowed from the lips of the Baal Shem Tov. It was an experience which forever remained engraved on their minds and hearts.

One of the happiest of all was young Rabbi Meir Margolis. He was a faithful follower of the Baal Shem Tov, and on this occasion he had brought with him his five-year-old boy, Shaul. Shaul was a bright little boy, with a sharp little mind and a very sweet voice. The Baal Shem Tov placed Shaul next to him and asked him to sing.

Shaul knew a very nice song. It was Shoshanat Yaakov, the prayer said after reading the megillah on Purim. It was about “the rose of Jacob (the Jewish people) which rejoiced and was glad, when all saw Mordechai in purple clad, because Gd has been Israel’s salvation and hope in every generation…”

His singing was even sweeter than the sweet honey cake that the Baal Shem Tov gave him. And no one had to tell little Shaul what blessing to make over it.

When Purim was over and everyone prepared to go home, the Baal Shem Tov said to Rabbi Meir, “I know you have to return to Lemberg to take care of your community, but leave young Shaul with me for a few days. After Shabbat, please Gd, I will personally bring him home.”

Rabbi Meir Margolis was very happy that the saintly Baal Shem Tov took such a great liking to his little boy, and he knew that there must be a good reason for his great teacher to want little Shaul to stay with him over Shabbat.

If only little Shaul would be willing to stay!

When Shaul was asked if he wanted to stay with the Rebbe, he eagerly agreed. “Yes, Father, I will stay, and I promise that I will not cry.”

Shaul’s father left, and little Shaul stayed. And the great Baal Shem Tov spent much time with little Shaul and taught him Chumash, as he had long ago taught the little children when he

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and his followers. But the Baal Shem Tov’s students were also greatly puzzled by their rabbi’s strange conduct. Surely there must have been an important reason for this, but what that reason was, they could not imagine.

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When Shaul finished they remained as if spellbound for a moment, and then all of them suddenly burst out, “Bravo! Bravo! Wonderful!”

as they would go. He was also anxious to get out of the dark forest through which he was passing. Suddenly he had to halt. Three murderous-looking bandits jumped out of the thick woods, armed with knives and hatchets.

While two bandits seized him and tied him to a tree, the third grabbed the bag in which Shaul was carrying a large sum of money. “We are going to kill you,” the bandits said.

Shaul pleaded with the bandits to give him a few minutes to say his last prayer to the Al-mighty. “Pray all you want,” they said. “Your Gd cannot help you now.”

Shaul said vidui while the bandits were counting the money and dividing it among themselves. Shaul’s eyes were closed and filled with tears. A vision of his wife and children rose before him.

They would be waiting for his return, to celebrate Purim with him, yet he would not be there. He always used to read the megillah for them at home, in case they missed a single word of it in

Excerpted from The Storyteller by Dr. Nissan Mindel, published by Kehot Publication Society.

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beckoned them to come forward.

“What is your name?” he asked one of them.

“Ivan!” replied the boy, a little frightened.

“And yours?” he asked the second boy.

“Mine is Stepan,” replied the boy.

“And yours?”

“Anton!” replied the third boy.

“Now, boys,” said the Baal Shem Tov, “meet little Shaul, who sang for you. Do you like him?”

“Oh, yes!” they replied eagerly.

“Well, then,” said the Baal Shem Tov. “Remember, just as you feel friendly to little Shaul now, you should always be friendly to him. Remember that!”

“Yes, Rabbi, we will,” the boys promised.

The Baal Shem Tov and his party then said goodbye, and departed as suddenly as they had appeared.

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any years passed. Shaul was now grown to manhood. Shaul Margolis was a respected and honored name, for he was a Talmud scholar and a successful merchant.

It was the Fast of Esther, and Shaul was hurrying home from a business trip. He wanted to be on time to hear the megillah at the onset of Purim that evening, and he drove his horses as fast

the synagogue, and then he would sing for them Shoshanat Yaakov, as he had once sung it for the holy Baal Shem Tov. The mere thought of this joyous Purim prayer made Shaul feel better. Yes, if he had to die, he wanted to die with Shoshanat Yaakov on his lips.

The rose of Jacob rejoiced and was glad When all saw Mordechai in purple clad You, O Gd, have been Israel’s salvation And their hope in every generation . . .

Shaul sang with all his heart and soul, the way he had sung in the inn for the drunken peasants when he was a little boy. When he finished, he expected a death blow at any moment, but all was quiet. He opened his eyes. There were the three bandits standing before him, openmouthed in wonder, as the peasants had stood then in the inn. He looked again, and suddenly it occurred to him that he knew who they were.

“Aren’t you Ivan?” Shaul cried out to the first man. “And you, surely you are Stepan! And you, your name is Anton, isn’t it?”

As he spoke, he could see that the bandits had also recognized him. Gone was the fierce look on their faces and in its place there was sheer wonder and, yes, friendliness.

The next moment the three bandits fell on their knees before Shaul. “Please forgive us,” they begged.

Then they hastily set him free and returned his money to him. “Go, in the name of Gd. There will be no more robbery for us from now on. You have made us different men.”

Filled with gratitude to the Almighty for saving him from certain death, Shaul sped home. Now he knew why the holy Baal Shem Tov had stopped at that inn and made him sing for the drunken peasants and introduced him to the three peasant boys.

You can well imagine what a happy Purim that was for Shaul and his family, and how prayerfully they all sang Shoshanat Yaakov after the megillah.

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n the morning after Shabbat, the Baal Shem Tov called for his sleigh and set out on the way to Lemberg. He sat little Shaul next to him and took two other young men from among his favorite students to accompany them.

There was still snow on the road, and the sleigh glided swiftly along.

After covering quite some distance, they passed an inn from which came the sound of drunken voices. The local peasants were apparently having a rousing good time.

Suddenly, the Rebbe gave an order to turn around and stop at the inn. His students were surprised. What could they possibly do in the company of drunken peasants? Surely they would be passing other, more suitable inns on the way! But of course, they said nothing. The Rebbe’s wish was to them a command, and so they all got out of the carriage and followed the Rebbe into the inn.

Holding little Shaul by the hand, the Baal Shem Tov stood for a few moments among the noisy peasants. Then he clapped his hands to get their attention. “Silence!” he called out in their language, which the Baal Shem Tov knew well.

Immediately there was silence, and all turned their eyes to the unexpected visitors whom they had not noticed before.

“Do you want to hear real singing?” the Baal Shem Tov called out, and not waiting for their answer, he added: “Listen to this boy, and you will know what real singing is!”

Then he turned to little Shaul and said to him, “Shaul, sing Shoshanat Yaakov.”

Little Shaul felt that there was something special about all this, and he sang with much feeling. He sang as he had never sung before. The peasants listened with rapt attention and tears streamed down their faces.

When Shaul finished they remained as if spellbound for a moment, and then all of them suddenly burst out, “Bravo!

Bravo! Wonderful!”

The Baal Shem Tov raised his hand, and all became quiet again. He turned his face to three young peasant children, who were about Shaul’s age, and

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had been an assistant schoolteacher, before he became known as the famous Baal Shem Tov. The Baal Shem Tov, at that time, did not want people to know much about him, so he could mix with simple folk and spread his teachings in secret. He loved children, loved to carry them to school, teach them to read in the siddur, and learn Torah with them. For he knew that Gd listened to the holy words coming out the pure lips of the little children, and he gathered them like precious jewels…

Spending time with little Shaul was to the Baal Shem Tov like the good old times which he missed so much, for now he had big children to teach, many of them great rabbis themselves.

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altimore City has canceled school for February 21, 2023 because of an impending snowstorm. Mayor Pugh announced the closure because the Farmers’ Almac is saying that there will be a dusting to an inch of snow that day.

The mayor declared, “For the safety of everyone, we will be canceling school on February 21, 2023.” When asked why she is taking the drastic measure of canceling school so far in advance, Mrs. Pugh became irate. “We can’t wait until the last minute to cancel school!” she huffed. “Parents need to have advance notice so they can plan ahead.”

The mayor, who is working tirelessly to bankrupt the City, stated that she will monitor the situation very closely. “I plan on waking up extra early on February 21, 2023 – at about 10a.m. – to make sure that all streets around my donors’ homes are plowed.”

While making that announcement last Monday, Mrs. Pugh also said that she will be adding a few additional days off in the coming year, aside for the 76 holidays already observed. The additional holidays, which will bring the total amount of off-days for public schools to 106 days a year, will include

Kwanza Bonanza Day, Adopt a Puppy Day, Indigenous People Grievance Day, Follicle Challenged People’s Grievance Day, Vertically Challenged People Grievance Day, Nearsighted People’s Grievance Day, Speling Chalenged Peoplle’s Greavanse Dey, and caPitalized challenGed peOple’s

greiVance daY. Unfortunately, the mayor did not approve the petition by the CCAA to add the holiday of Cotton Candy Allergy Awareness Day to the school calendar. It has become a sticky issue for the CCAA and the mayor, who prefers to eat Cracker Jacks at ballgames.

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JH has obtained a copy of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s bombshell report about President Donald Trump.

Mr. Mueller and his team of “angry Democrats,” as Mr. Trump refers to them, have been investigating the president for the past two years. The final report is filled with salacious details about Mr. Trump which leaves no doubt that he should be im-plum-ed.

One explosive allegation in the report alleges that in late 2017, President Trump once took a cup of seltzer and neglected to put the cap back on the bottle.

Rep. Maximum Bubble Waters said, “Per-HAPs/Republicans don’t understand what’s so important about bottle CAPS/Number FORTY-FIVE is so dumb/that he doesn’t understand why we need to keep FIZZ ALIVE/Him for sure there’s no way to TEACH’that’s why we need to IMPEACH/the man who is orange like a PEACH/Now he says I have a LOW IQ/I think I might just SUE/but I just don’t have the TIME/because I’m busy thinking of RHYMES.” One of the more serious crimes noted in the report is criminally negligent homicide. That charge arises from an incident last year when President Jumpy Thumbs Trump tweeted “covfefe.” That tweet caused numerous people’s heads to explode at the Trump Derangement Asylum, commonly known as MSNBC. “Oh my gosh! Trump wrote ‘covfefe’… I can’t believe this! This is crazy!” said one patient named Rachel Madcow, before her head exploded in rage. According to Mr. Mueller, Trump should have known that tweeting the word “covfefe” would have resulted in mass casualties.

Mr. Mueller also found that Mr. Trump purposely holds his spontaneous press conferences directly in front of the spinning propellers of Marine One because he uses that as an excuse to avoid undesirable questions from journalists. “What? Collusion? What? I can’t hear you?” is Mr. Trump’s common refrain during these

propeller-propped press powwows.

And, of course, Mr. Mueller found there was coleslaw with Russia. In fact, a photo was discovered of Mr. Trump eating a corned beef on rye at Traditions with a clearly visible bowl of Russian coleslaw on the table. Sen. Chucky Cream Cheese Schmear immediately declared at a press conference that this proves once and for all that the president is an agent of Russia.

“Tell me,” Schmear angrily declared, “why would someone eat Russian coleslaw with a corned beef on rye if they were not a Russian agent?

Why wouldn’t they just eat regular coleslaw and pickles like we do at Second Avenue Deli?”

Now that the Mueller investigation into President Trump is complete, Mueller and his team of prosecutors are swooping into Baltimore to investigate whether Councilman Yitzy Schleifer was aided by the Romanian government when he won the election.

Pictures of Schleifer eating Romanian pastrami on rye in The Knish Shop two weeks ago have been circulating the neighborhood.

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By Naomi Nachman

Rose Sangria Yesterday’s fruit platter is today’s sangria. Pour a glass and relax.

Grapefruit-SageCucumber Gin and Tonic

Pareve • Yields 4 servings Ingredients

Chocolate Martini I learned how to make chocolate martinis when I demoed cocktails at the VIP RAM Pesach program with their in-house mixologist.

Dairy or pareve • Yields 1 serving Ingredients

Preparation Place alcohols and milk into a metal cocktail shaker with the strainer attachment. Top with ice, cover, and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.

Strain into a martini glass and drink cold.

Optional garnish: To decorate the rim, dip the rim of the glass lightly into corn syrup, then into sprinkles. Dry upside down before filling the glass.

Pareve • Yields 1 serving

Preparation

Ingredients

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher.

Refrigerate overnight, allowing flavors to combine and develop.

Serve chilled.

2 ounces gin 6 sage leaves 4-6 thin slices English cucumber 2 ounces grapefruit juice Ice 5 ounces cold tonic water

Preparation Combine a splash of gin – about a tablespoon – sage leaves, and cucumber in a cocktail shaker. Muddle (crush together) with a blunt tool to release the oils and flavors. I used a wooden spoon for this step.

Add remaining gin, grapefruit juice, and ice to shaker. Shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds.

Strain mixture into a glass of ice. Top with cold tonic water.

Recipes shared with permission from ArtScroll.

Photos by Miriam Pascal.

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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1 ounce vanilla vodka 1½ ounces espresso liqueur 1½ ounces dark chocolate liqueur 1½ ounces whole milk or almond milk Ice Corn syrup or honey, optional garnish Colorful sprinkles, optional garnish

1 (750 ml) bottle rose wine 1 green apple, diced 6 sliced strawberries ½ orange, cut into wedges 1 cup diced pineapple ¼ cup triple sec

Dovid Statman, a food scientist and blogger hobbyist, helped me develop this refreshing, summery but year-round unusual twist on gin and tonic.

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This week, in honor of Purim, I am sharing three fabulous cocktails from my new book, Perfect Flavors, which are delicious to serve at your Purim seudah.

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Gluten Free Hamentaschen What You Will Need: 2/3 cup margarine –room temp.* 2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sweet rice flour 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. xanthan gum ¼ tsp. salt (scant) 1 tsp. unflavored gelatin ½ cup tapioca flour 1 egg ½ cup potato starch ¾ cup sugar 10 ounce jar of filling of choice 1 Tbl. rice milk ½ cup confectioner’s sugar (for cutting board)

Preperation: 1. In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine until creamy. Add rice flour, xanthan gum, gelatin, egg, sugar, rice milk, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Beat well. Add tapioca flour and potato starch.

Beat until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

2. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

3. Divide the dough in half and chill the unused portion until needed.

Sprinkle cutting board with confectioner’s sugar. Roll out half of the dough at a time to 1/8th inch thickness. If dough is very sticky, roll between 2 pieces of parchment paper which have been coated with confectioner’s sugar.

4. Cut with round 2 ½ inch cookie cutter or glass with 2 ½ inch diameter.

Fill with ½ tsp. desired dry filling, such as poppy seed or apricot Fold circle once from bottom, once from 1 side, and then meet with the other side- to form a triangle. (If dough becomes sticky, return to fridge to chill again.)

Place hamentaschen on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

5. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes or until brown. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 30 hamentaschen. *Fleischman’s is best for gluten-free baking.

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at $200 million. But he died childless, with no partner and no obvious heir.

Enter Choupette…who gets enough money to pay for all the Little Friskies she can eat for the rest of her life!

Leaving money to pets is more

her grandchildren got!)

Obviously, the money doesn’t go to the animals. (Can you imagine standing in line behind a cat trying to use an ATM or writing a check to pay for groceries?) It goes to a trust, with an

Enter Choupette...who gets enough money to pay for all the Little Friskies she can eat for the rest of her life!

common than you think. It’s not a great tax-planning move because bequests to pets — unlike those to spouses or charities — are subject to estate tax, which starts at 40% on amounts over $11.4 million. But plenty of people love their animals more than their families. Michael Jackson left $2 million for his pet chimp Bubbles. And hotel heiress Leona Helmsley, who served 19 months in prison for tax evasion, left $12 million for her dog Trouble. (That’s more than some of

actual person controlling the money for the benefit of the animal. In 2016, Minnesota became the last state in the country to authorize pet trusts. Many of those statutes even dispense with the usual “rule against perpetuities” limiting them to 21-year terms, making them appropriate for longer-lived animals like horses or parrots.

Sadly, there’s one complication standing in the way of Choupette getting her paws on her inheritance. She lives in France, where pets are prop-

erty and can’t legally inherit anything themselves. (Has PETA been notified?) They can’t even benefit from a trust. So Lagerfeld would have to leave Choupette’s money to a nonprofit organization or a trusted friend to take care of her.

And that, in turn, brings up one final question: who inherits Choupette’s fortune when she dies? France has the highest inheritance tax in Europe, with rates running up to %60. And while cats may always land on their feet, they can’t hire estate-planning attorneys. (While we’re on that topic, does having nine lives mean Choupette gets to pay the tax nine times?)

We realize you haven’t earned millions in royalties from licensing your image. But if you had, you’d probably want to keep as much of them as you can. So make sure you have a plan so you can discover how stylish tax planning can be – with or without your pet.

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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he’s a long-haired European exotic beauty. She lives a life of glamour and luxury that most of us can only dream of. She has 300,000 followers on Instagram. She’s earned $3 million in royalties and endorsements. She’s launched fashion lines and been the subject of two books.

Oh, and she has absolutely no idea how much she pays in taxes, and she wouldn’t care if she did.

Who is this gorgeous creature? Is she the latest supermodel sensation, walking the runway? Is she Kim Kardashian’s newest best friend?

Perhaps she’s about to star in the next James Bond movie? No, no, and no.

Her name is Choupette, and until fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld died last week at age 85, she was his…cat. She’s also Lagerfeld’s heiress, which may make her the richest cat in the history of her species.

Lagerfeld cut an instantly recognizable figure with his trademark white hair, black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and starched collars. He’s credited with breathing life back into France’s House of Chanel by revamping their ready-to-wear line after the death of founder Coco Chanel. His efforts earned him a fortune estimated

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