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Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Rabbi Naphtali Hoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
LIFESTYLES World Builders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Health and Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Wheat Merchant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Pesach Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Israel Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Pesach with Chef Paula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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Dear Readers, We’re told that the generation which will usher in the final redemption will experience a wave of teshuva, a return to Hashem unlike anything experienced in previous generations. Similarly the Rambam writes, “Hivticha torah shebisof golusan Yisroel osin Teshuvah umiyad hein nigalin – The Torah guarantees that at the end of their exile the Yidden will do teshuva, and they will be immediately redeemed.” The grand finale will be preceded by a return of the Jewish people to their Father in Heaven. Today it’s the norm to meet people who did not know what a siddur or a Shabbos table looks like until later on in life, and yet they left their comfort zones and little by little became complete shomrei torah umitzvos. Each has their own story, and at times encountered great hardship. Teshuva obviously also exists for those brought up keeping Shabbos and eating kosher. Indeed, in a certain sense, it’s harder to return to the creator and keep Torah & mitzvos lishmah – for the sake of heaven – when one was brought up doing so than if introduced to it later on. When there are warm memories of singing “Sholom Aleichem” Friday night or swaying over a Chumash in elementary school, there’s a real challenge in finding G-d in it all vs treating a Torah way of life as merely a beautiful societal and cultural tradition. Here too though we are witnessing a return to Hashem and His commandments. One can easily find friends, relatives, and even ourselves becoming more meticulous about a certain mitzvah, spending more time and effort in performing it right. People who were “cool” and “with it” are suddenly becoming serious about the way they keep the halachos of the Shulchan Aruch. Certainly as we return to our Creator, He is “returning to us”, “remembering” our challenges, pain, and the distance between us. Although Hashem must find a lot of nachas in the Yidden’s avodah in these final days of golus, surely Hashem will be mivater on this enjoyment and show us the light of olam haba so that we too can appreciate our accomplishments. Let us continue doing everything we can to make the geula a reality, ending this dark and confusing exile – this time for good. May us, our families and communities experience a truly chag kasher v’sameach, Shalom
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BCL Season 3 in Full Swing as Boys Provide Help All Over Town
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altimore Chesed League’s third season continues to provide assistance to people and organizations throughout the city. On any given Sunday, you may see groups of boys finding meaningful ways to help others. As the season reached its midway point, all fifteen teams had secured enough points to participate in a prize activity – an action-packed night of laser tag and mini golf at Monster Mini Golf in Towson. Mama Leah’s Pizza generously provided dinner for the event, and the proprietors of Monster Mini Golf complimented the boys on their behavior and conduct. Highlights from weeks three and four of the BCL season include the following. Chesed in Preparing for Purim and Pesach Team Big UPS of MD spent an afternoon assisting the Keren Reva Costume Gemach with organizing its costume inventory. From cheerleader outfits to pirate costumes, the boys helped organize it all. This service was especially helpful during this busy season of costume use! Team AMUZE learned about the Shalom Tikvah organization and the ways it works with children who benefit from social work support. Mrs. Lauren Schleifer shared anonymous profiles of ten children receiving services, and the boys then picked out gifts for those children based on their areas of interest to be delivered as part of Mishloach Manos on Purim. The boys also helped at self-checkout and loaded the bags into Mrs. Schleifer’s car. Team King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center did an amazing job bringing smiles while having fun with the Friendship Circle MD DC at Atrium Village. The boys helped with a hamentaschen baking activity by distributing ingredients and shaping the hamentaschen. The boys also sang and danced and even inspired some karaoke singing by senior residents. Crowd favorites included “Mishenichnas Adar,” “Shoshanas Yaakov,” and the classic Purim ballad,
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Team CBT Baltimore got into the Purim spirit as they teamed up with Baltimore Yachad. BCL members made Purim and get-well cards with the Yachad members, and those cards were then delivered to children who were in the hospital over Purim. Team Pricebusters visited the residents of Sterling Care Assisted Living and joined in a Purim party! The boys danced, sang, and brought much joy and ruach (spirit) to the event! Teams Rakovsky Brothers Herring and DC Dental worked with members of the Jewish Community Services Group Homes to create Pesach cards. In a future week, other BCL teams will deliver those cards to residents of local nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Helping Local Organizations Team Park Heights Roofing visited Mercaz Torah U’Tefilah to provide assistance with facilities-related needs. The boys helped organize tables and chairs, as well as labeling these much-used items. Even though the job was daunting, the boys organized an assembly-line and worked collaboratively to tackle the job at hand. Team Kelemer Brothers Replacement Windows spent an afternoon cleaning the Baltimore Hebrew Friendship Cemetery. This important work was undertaken by the boys with appropriate respect, and the boys followed guidance and instruction that they received from Dr. Kenny Friedman on behalf of the Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Baltimore. Team Councilman Adam BenZev undertook some “manual labor” chesed by helping to spread new mulch in the playground and other grounds of Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore. The boys were exhausted at the end of the activity but they did a great job and their efforts were greatly appreciated. Team Sage Ventures had an opportunity to clean Shomrim’s vehicle. Even when the initial location for the activity didn’t work out, the team regrouped and came up with a new location and followed through on their
assignment. The activity was very meaningful and helpful to Shomrim. Team Crusty the Jewber helped organize the library at The Macks Center for Jewish Education. In the process, the boys learned about the Dewey decimal system and also had a chance to see some particularly interesting books held as part of the CJE’s collection. Team Keren Reva Costumer Gemach helped support Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic Region by going on a shopping trip to buy supplies for decorating a child’s hospital room. For this child, the assignment was to identify materials that could be used to create a jungle animal theme. The boys navigated Walmart like professional shoppers in selecting great items to create the desired decorations. Team Columbia Group helped
out at the offices of CHANA. The boys learned about the important services provided by CHANA, and then helped organize storage space in the office. The boys removed bags of trash and recycling and also transported several bags of donations to the drop-off bin at the JCC. Team Blue Ocean Realty visited the Hatzalah of Baltimore garage, took a tour of the facilities, and helped scrub and wash two ambulances. In addition to providing help to Hatzalah, the boys also came prepared with a specially-designed poster to express hakaras hatov (appreciation) for the important work Hatzalah does in the community. As the schedule heads into the home stretch, all BCL participants are in mid-season form to continue helping out wherever they can.
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ave you ever dreamed of seeing many different types of Jews learning Torah - our shared heritage - together? Etz Chaim’s new Partners in Torah program, “Wine & Wisdom,” is fulfilling that dream. On March 25th over 30 Jews of all types and stripes joined together for Torah wisdom in a beautiful private home off Stevenson Road! After a short social reception over delicious wine and cheese, each participant was paired up with someone from a different Jewish background. The pairs chose
from a wide array of prepared study materials relevant to Pesach. After about an hour of joint learning, the group got together again and half of the participants shared a particularly inspiring thought that they took out of the learning. Rabbi Zev Pomeranz shared an inspirational thought about Matzah to cap off the evening. The amazing energy of joint Jewish learning was shared by everyone! If you are interested in joining the next session, please contact Tamar Livingstone, the program coordinator at tamarlivingstone@gmail.com.
Measles In Baltimore: Vaad HaRabbonim and Communal Organizations Update Guidance and Announce MMR Clinic By: BJLife Newsroom BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn
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Members: As indicated in our communication of April 7, there has been one confirmed case of measles in our community. Since then, representatives of the Vaad HaRabbonim, Hatzalah, our community’s schools, physicians, the leadership and infectious disease team at Sinai/Lifebridge, and State, City and County Health Departments have been working diligently to develop community guidance and a strategy to avoid spread of the disease. We note again that the medical professionals and governmental officials emphasized that while our community should exercise caution, at this time we have one documented case, not an outbreak – much less an epidemic - of any kind in our community. Today, the Maryland Department of Health released an information sheet regarding measles and the current situation. We would like to highlight the following specific action points for the focused attention of all the members of our community. • If you think you have been exposed to measles, immediately call your doctor - before showing up in the waiting room - and let him or her know that you have been exposed to someone who has measles. Your doctor can determine if you are immune to measles based on your vaccination re-
cord, age, or laboratory evidence, and make special arrangements to evaluate you, if needed, without putting other patients and medical office staff at risk. If you are not immune to measles, MMR vaccine or an antibody preparation called immune globulin, given during the first days following exposure, will help reduce your risk of developing measles. Your doctor can help to advise you, and monitor you for signs and symptoms of measles. • No preventive treatment is needed for exposed healthy persons who have documentation of two doses of MMR vaccine administered on or after the first birthday and given at least 28 days apart. The Health Department has made specific recommendations for people who might be at increased risk of measles exposure, including people planning to travel to areas with measles outbreaks or who might have contact with visitors from these areas. Please note that - especially in the light of recent patterns of outbreaks in other Orthodox communities, and because of the extensive travel and close contact between communities – we consider the entire Orthodox community at increased risk and should as such follow these recommendations. • Children under 6 months old: At this age, they are too young to be vaccinated. take every precaution to keep them away from areas with measles outbreaks or from under-vaccinated individuals from those areas. • Children 6-11 months old: Give an initial MMR vaccine to children 6
months through 11 months of age to help protect them against measles. These children must be revaccinated when they are 12 through 15 months old and again when they are 4 through 6 years of age. • Children 1-3 years old: Give a second dose of MMR vaccine to children 1 year through 3 years of age who have already received their first MMR vaccine, as long as 28 days have passed since the first MMR vaccine was given to them. This will count as the second MMR for school admissions. Please note that all of these recommendations should be discussed with and implemented by your child’s pediatrician. • Pregnancy: Most pregnant women have been vaccinated with two doses of MMR prior to pregnancy, and can consider themselves safe. For those who have not received both vaccinations who are pregnant or approaching pregnancy, please consult your physician and the detailed Department of Health information sheet. • ADULTS: Adults born after 1957 and before 1989, who have likely only received 1 dose of MMR vaccine,
should receive a second dose of vaccine. To accomplish this, you may contact your physician who can administer the vaccine or write a prescription that you can bring to a pharmacy that administers the vaccine. Please note that this recommendation is extremely significant, and has been shown to be most important in combating the spread of the disease in the Detroit area. As such, we encourage all adults of this age group to get their second MMR. To facilitate this, we are working closely with the Baltimore City Health Department, with the critical help of Lifebridge Sinai, to conduct a community MMR clinic for adults. We expect this will be held before the end of the week; details will be forthcoming very shortly. We will continue to communicate with you as plans for the MMR clinic are clarified, and as we receive guidance from the health professionals. We pray that HKB”H continue to watch over all of us. Vaad HaRabbonim of Baltimore Hatzalah of Baltimore Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore Cheder Chabad of Baltimore JEWELS School Ner Israel Rabbinical College Ohr Chadash Academy of Baltimore (OCA) Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim/Talmudical Academy of Baltimore Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchok/Torah Institute of Baltimore Yeshivas Toras Simcha of Baltimore
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Baltimore City Council Calls On Pugh To Resign As Mayor By: Luke Broadwater, Ian The Baltimore Sun
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he Baltimore City Council on Monday urged Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign, but within hours of the council issuing its call Pugh responded saying she “fully intends” to return once her health improves. The 14 council members sent a two-sentence letter to Pugh that was released at 7 a.m. urging her to step down and sent copies to Acting Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, City Solicitor Andre Davis, Pugh’s chief of staff Bruce Williams, and Baltimore’s senators and delegates in the General Assembly. “The entire membership of the Baltimore City Council believes that it is not in the best interest of the City of Baltimore for you to continue to serve as Mayor,” the council members wrote to Pugh. “We urge you to tender your resignation, effective immediately.” The letter comes as Pugh has taken
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a leave of absence as mayor amid an unfolding scandal over her sales of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books to entities that have business dealings with the city. The state prosecutor has opened an investigation into the book sales. Shortly before noon Monday, Pugh’s office issued a response saying the leave was for health reasons and that she plans to return to her duties as mayor. “Mayor Pugh has taken a leave to focus on recovering from pneumonia and regaining her health,” Pugh’s office said in a statement. “She fully intends to resume the duties of her office and continuing her work on behalf of the people and the City of Baltimore.” In an interview with The Baltimore Sun on Monday, Young said he was not asked to sign the letter and that he would not have done so because it would appear to serve his own interests if he wanted to remain mayor — a job he has repeatedly said he does not want to hold beyond an interim period. But Young said the council’s “unprecedented” call for a mayor’s resignation will make it difficult for Pugh to
return once her illness improves and her doctor clears her to come back. “Her ability to govern would be very difficult,” Young said. “Let’s face it: How would she get anything done?” City officials said a council has never asked a mayor to resign in recent history. And Young, a 21-year veteran of City Hall, said he could not remember such a request, but that he respects the council’s right to ask Pugh to step down. Signing the letter were: Council members Zeke Cohen, Brandon M. Scott, Ryan Dorsey, Bill Henry, Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, Leon F. Pinkett III, Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock, Edward Reisinger, Eric Costello, Robert Stokes Sr., Shannon Sneed and Mary Pat Clarke. That’s every member of the council except for Young. ‘I’m ashamed of my city’: Healthy Holly scandal sends shock waves through Baltimore Pugh announced last Monday that she was taking an indefinite leave of absence to recover from a bout of pneumonia for which she was hospitalized for five days. But Pugh’s spokesman said Saturday that she intended to return once her health has sufficiently improved. That statement prompted the council to urge her to step down. “Baltimore will continue to have a cloud over its head while the investigations into Mayor Pugh’s business dealings go on,” Scott said in a statement. “My colleagues and I understand the severity of the action we have taken, but know that it’s what’s the best for Baltimore.” Cohen acknowledged that the council’s move was “unprecedented.” Forcing a mayor from office is tricky and perhaps not possible without a criminal conviction. Dorsey said last week that the city’s charter clearly spells out how to remove a member of the council or the comptroller, but “there’s no way for the council to remove a mayor.” Dorsey said the Maryland General Assembly could amend the state con-
stitution or the city charter, opening an alternative avenue to removing a mayor. Pugh and the University of Maryland Medical System have been under fire since last month when The Baltimore Sun reported nine of its board members had deals benefiting their private companies with the hospital network they were tasked with overseeing. Three board members, including Pugh, resigned from the board, while four others were placed on leave. The medical system’s CEO has also been placed on leave. The hospital network paid Pugh $500,000 to produce 100,000 self-published “Healthy Holly” books to send to the Baltimore school system, but the mayor has admitted she didn’t complete thousands of them. School officials have called the books they did receive “unsolicited” and say thousands of them are sitting unread in a warehouse. At the same time she received the pay, Pugh, who was a state senator prior to becoming mayor, sponsored dozens of bills affecting hospitals in Maryland, including eight failed attempts at legislation that would have made it harder for aggrieved patients to successfully sue hospitals and doctors for large judgments via medical malpractice claims. Pugh also did not list her Healthy Holly LLC business on state ethics forms until The Sun questioned her; she filed seven years of amended forms last month. On other state forms, Pugh listed her Healthy Holly company’s address as being run out of her district Senate office paid for by taxpayers. Health insurer Kaiser Permanente and Associated Black Charities said last week that they also bought roughly 30,000 copies, paying Pugh a total of nearly $200,000. Pugh voted in 2017 to approve a $48 million contract for Kaiser Permanente to provide insurance to city employees. Associated Black Charities has a deal with the city to manage a $13 million youth fund. And, Columbia businessman J.P. Grant — who has millions of dollars in transactions through the city’s master lease arrangement — said Wednesday his company cut a check for $100,000 to Pugh’s Healthy Holly LLC in October 2016. He said he received a copy of one book but no documentation of how his money would be used.
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This past year the focus in Yeshivas Toras Simcha has been Differentiated Instruction. The Rebbeim and Morohs have been able to create multiple groups within the classroom setting with the level of learning tailor-made for each group. Pictured here, Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Schreiber, the Third Grade Rebbe is implementing CHAL with his Third Grade talmidim. CHAL stands for Chumash Assembly Line. One group are the manufacturers who sit with Rebbe and talk about the who, what and where of the coming pesukim. In the second group the boys are in the assembly line as they circle the sheroshim, identify prefixes and suffixes and look for recognizable words. Group three are the test drivers who make a layning on the upcoming pesukim and teach them to the rest of their peers. When CHAL concludes the talmidim are ready to learn the newest pesukim!
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On Sunday, Palestinian security prisoners said that they are calling off a planned mass hunger strike to protest an Israeli crackdown on illicit cellphone usage among inmates after reporting progress in negotiations with prison officials.
Qadri Abu Bakr, the chairman of the PLO Prisoners Affairs’ Commission, told official PA news outlet Wafa that “dialogue was ongoing” and that a final announcement about the coordinated hunger strike would be announced immediately following the conclusion of the negotiations. Abu Bakr said the Israel Prisons Service has agreed to install payphones in the prisons, which will be manned by guards. He said the IPS has also agreed to release the prisoners being held in isolation over their involvement in recent clashes with guards and restore their family visitation privileges. Last week, the PA Prisoners Affairs Commission spokesman Hassan Abd Rabbo said that Palestinian security prisoners would launch a hunger strike on April 7 to protest their incarceration conditions – particularly the recent Israeli measures designed to restrict cellphone usage by the prisoners, including the installation of jamming systems. Hassan Abd Rabbo said that inmates affiliated with Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian factions would launch the strike at Ketziot Prison but that it would gradually be extended to
include Palestinian prisoners in other Israeli jails. Hamas prisoners have become violent recently over their conditions in prison. Twice last month, Hamas prisoners violently attacked guards at Ketziot Prison, with one guard sustaining serious injuries from a stab wound to his neck on March 3. Reports in Hebrew-language media said that in the second attack inmates used shanks to stab guards as the prisoners were being moved between cells, sparking a riot in the prison. The stabbings came a week after Hamas prisoners in the nearby Ramon prison torched 14 beds, setting a fire in the wing. The blaze was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. In that incident, too, prisoners were protesting restrictions on cellphone usage. On Sunday, the IPS said it would respond “forcefully and with determination” to ensure that the hunger-strikers were not successful in removing the jamming systems, adding that it had beefed up security in a bid to prevent violent clashes.
Palestinian Convicted of Murdering Soldier An Israeli military court convicted a Palestinian of murdering an Israeli soldier in the West Bank last year, the army said on Sunday. “The military court in Judea (the West Bank) convicted the terrorist Islam Yusef Abu Hamid on charges of murdering soldier Ronen Lubarsky,” the army said in a statement. Lubarsky, a special forces member, was struck in the head by a stone, during an arrest operation in the West Bank, on May 24, 2018. The 20-yearold Israeli sergeant died of his injuries two days later. Palestinian sources said the stone had been thrown at him during an operation to arrest Palestinians in the Al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah. The camp, which is home to about 15,000 Palestinians, is often
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Israel’s Healthy Diet According to a study recently published in the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, Israel has the lowest rate of diet-related deaths worldwide. The most in-depth study of its kind, performed by researchers at the University of Washington, noted that globally, one in five deaths (11 million deaths) in 2017 were associated with poor diet, with cardiovascular disease the largest contributor, followed by cancers and type 2 diabetes. The countries with the lowest rates of diet-related deaths, however, were Israel (89 deaths per 100,000 people), followed by France, Spain, Japan and Andorra. At the other end of the spectrum,
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countries, and tracked trends concerning 15 dietary elements between 1990 and 2017. These included fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, milk, red meat, processed meat, sodium, sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids. An estimated 11 million deaths were attributable to poor diet worldwide in 2017. More than half of the deaths were attributed to diets high in sodium and low in whole grains and fruit. High consumption of red and processed meat, trans-fat and sugar-sweetened beverages were ranked toward the bottom of dietary risks for death and disease in highly populated countries. Consumption of all 15 dietary elements were sub-optimal for almost every region of the world, researchers found. On average, people worldwide only ate 12% of the recommended amount of nuts and seeds and drank approximately 10 times the recommended amount of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Schools in Williamsburg Ordered to Exclude Unvaccinated Children In an effort to stem the rising tide of measles in the city, New York City has ordered yeshivas in Williamsburg to exclude all students who aren’t vaccinated against measles from classes. Schools ignoring the order would face violations and possible closure. 285 cases of the measles were
documented in Brooklyn and Queens since October. The outbreak started when an unvaccinated child acquired measles on a visit to Israel, where a large outbreak of the disease is occurring, the health department says on its website. “Since then, there have been additional people from Brooklyn and Queens who were unvaccinated and acquired measles while in Israel.” The vast majority of measles cases in Brooklyn and Queens are of children younger than 18 years, the release on Monday said. Measles causes fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and rashes and, with complications, can cause swelling of the brain and death. In December, the health department issued a mandatory directive that yeshivas and child care centers in parts of the Borough Park and Williamsburg sections of Brooklyn exclude students who had not received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, the release said. A month later, a yeshiva in Williamsburg fell out of compliance and allowed unvaccinated children back into school or child care. This single yeshiva is connected to more than 40 cases, the release on Monday said.
Locked out for Forever One thing’s for certain: Evan Osnos will never let his three-year-old play with his iPad again. For one, he won’t have access to his device for the next 25 million minutes (which is, if you’re wondering, around a half a century). Additionally, well, let’s just say he’s learned his lesson. The D.C.-based journalist posted a screenshot on twitter on Saturday, “Uh, this looks fake but, alas, it’s our iPad today after 3-year-old tried (repeatedly) to unlock. Ideas?” The tweet was accompanied by a screenshot for Osnos’s disabled iPad, which can only be unlocked in 25,536,442 minutes – a whopping 48.5 years.
Apparently his adorable toddler was playing with his iPad and attempted to access the device without the correct password. Apple was nonetoo-pleased and locked the child out for almost forever. Think about it: by the time the device will be able to be unlocked we’ll probably be communicating via chips in our brains. iPads will be the record players of the future.
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Two thieves who snatched a statue of a lion from outside a home in a Philadelphia suburb had a change of heart after police posted surveillance video of the heist. The statute was taken from the home on Wednesday. By Friday, police posted a video of the thieves returning it. The criminals-with-a-change-ofheart also left behind a bouquet of flowers and a card. Police say it was a “smart move to return the property” and that the owner is grateful. Who said there isn’t any honor among thieves?
Spider Smuggling Inside boxes of oatmeal and cookies, Philippine customs officials found a creepy surprise: hundreds of live tarantulas. The boxes were giftwrapped and had been flown all the way from Po-
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Despite threats of hefty fines and imprisonment, a startling array of wildlife have been seized by the hundreds by airport customs inspectors in Manila since last year, including geckos, iguanas, chameleons and a popular reptile called bearded dragons.
Double Trouble Many of the baby tarantulas were concealed in small plastic vials punctured with holes for air while bigger spiders were shipped in see-through plastic containers. Officials estimated the value of the unusual shipment at 310,000 pesos ($5,900). Philippine wildlife laws prohibit the trading, collection and possession of such spiders, which are popular pets among arachnid enthusiasts, without permits.
These twins are double the trouble. This week, a court in Belgium declared the duo of wrongdoing after the judge couldn’t tell the two apart. Ibrahim and Murat A, both 28, were accused of assault after they were caught up in an argument with laughing onlookers after one of them fell off his bicycle outside the Citysnack outlet in Leuven, a university city east of Brussels, in 2015. One of the brothers reacted angrily and punched one man while the other tried to hold him back. Although there was footage of the incident, police and
the victim were at a loss about which brother perpetuated the attack. As such, the judge let the two of them off scot-free. “It’s obvious that one of them actively tried to hold the other back. So he can’t be judged as either perpetrator or accomplice,” the judge said. This was certainly a case of a “double take.”
A Cheesy Record Johnny di Francesco broke a Guinness World Record with a whopping 154 cheeses. He used the varieties of cheese on top of a pizza pie to reclaim his cheesy title. Di Francesco, chef at 400 Gradi in Melbourne, Australia, had formerly held the title for greatest variety of cheese on pizza when he created is famous 99-cheese pizza. But another chef topped him with 111 oodles of cheese, forcing di Francesco to come back with cheesy vengeance.
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The ‘Four Sons’ represent the challenge in successfully conveying the depth of our relationship with our Creator in each generation to our children. If we talk about raising four types of children there must be a parallel in the lives of our Patriarchs that serve as the paradigm guide for us to effectively navigate this difficult journey. It is remarkable to observe that there are only four sons who directly receive and are conferred the title ‘my son’, by the Patriarchs.
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As they head for the Akeidah, Yitzchok begins to suspect what his role might be, looking for support he calls out “my father”, and Avraham lovingly reassures him “Here I am, my son”. Yitzchok, although old and blind is still holding out hope that his cherished son Esav will yet reach his potential. He warmly beckons him “my son”, requesting of him to prepare delicacies so that Yitzchok would attain a blissful state of prophecy and bless him appropriately. Although Yaakov is not consciously called ‘my son’, by his father Yitzchok, nevertheless when Yitzchok senses the scent of the Garden of Eden emanating from the son in front of him, he declares “see the fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of a field”, affirming this son’s status as deserving of blessing, and promptly blesses him. Finally, the beloved son Yosef, innocently tries to readjust his father Yaakov’s hands while he is blessing his children Efrayim and Menashe,
thinking that Yaakov has erred. He is confidently ‘put in his place’, when Yaakov fondly corrects him, “I know, ‘my son’, I know”. • One is Wise: After Avraham asserts his bond as a dutiful father and proceeds to the Akeidah, his son Yitzchok confoundedly inquires, “Where is the burnt-offering?” Doesn’t this echo the Wise Son’s question: “What are the testimonies, decrees and ordinances that G-d, has commanded you?” They both quest for understanding in the face of baffling questions, at times frustrated when they are faced with expectations that don’t always add up. How can we expect them to simply follow blindly? Avraham offers no logic, no reason, but something much more compelling. “I am here, my son!” I am here for you! G-d has a plan, and we are committed and in this together and the challenge is as great for me as it is for you! There is a mission we have been chosen for, there is a Father in heaven we can rely on, and I know that I can only expect of you an allegiance that is equal to my own loyalty! This is our instruction to the father, ‘and you too, should tell him (all) the laws of Pesach (to its last detail)...’, emphasizing the importance of his equal devotion and involvement. • One is Wicked: Yitzchok refuses to give up hope in directing his troubled son Esav towards greatness.
Esav is unwilling to exchange earthly pleasures for noble pursuits. A life of Torah seems so rigid, confining and lackluster as compared to the sensual excitement of indulgence. When he finds himself hungry and exhausted, an enticing pot of porridge seems more worthy than the responsibilities that accompany the ‘privilege’ of being the the firstborn. Esav asks: “Look, I am going to die, so of what use to me is the birthright?” Is this not the precursor to the Wicked Son’s cynical question: “What is this service to you?” Yitzchok knew the only way to reel in this wayward child would require, not only an affirmation of his unconditional love towards Esav, and he said to him (affectionately) “my son”, but also a display of utter joy in the serving of G-d. He seeks to engage Esav by requesting of him to capture and prepare the ‘delicacies’ for him and enjoying them with him. The key to positively impact children, who are tempted by the allure of ‘pleasure’, is to make sure they observe how within the construct of Torah we enjoy our lives with an even greater joy! The Midrash describes how the Jews in Egypt were wary of performing circumcision upon themselves and thus disqualified from partaking of the Paschal Lamb. G-d infused it with a scent from the Garden of Eden into the meat thus enticing them to partake. Their teeth ‘ached’ to devour it, but they were shunned because they were uncircumcised. They immediately conceded by undergoing circumcision and dined with their brethren. With gusto we express to the Wicked Son: It is because of this that G-d did to me! It is the joy that we experience in living a life of commitment that must be persuasive. Only a fulfillment of service through joy becomes identified with ‘me’! One who wears his Judaism with a feeling of duty rather than happiness does not become integrally attached to what he does. And also you shall ‘blunt’ his
teeth. We create an irresistible excitement that causes the wicked son to weaken his stubborn resolve and compels him to join us in this thrilling devotion! Had he been there he would not have been redeemed. We are not G-d forbid asked to reject him, but rather to create such a state of ecstasy in our observance that he will feel that he is ‘missing the boat’! • One is Simple: Yaakov of all the Patriarchs is faced with constant challenges to his faith. The snatching of his beloved bride, the abuse of his daughter Dinah, the vengeful hatred of his brother Esav, the larceny of Lavan and of course all the heartbreak in the episode of Yosef. Yaakov was a simple man, abiding in tents. Yaakov had a simple request, to quietly devote himself to G-d in the tents of Torah. But life is about challenge, trials and tribulations. He was tested time and again to see how he would react. When Yaakov discovers he has been duped by his nefarious father in law, Lavan, he exclaims in utter astonishment and frustration, “What is this that you have done to me!” The simple one seeks an uncomplicated life. When events develop that detour him from his ‘noble’ pursuits, questions of faith arise. Self-doubting, his relationship with G-d is questioned, “What is this?!” Am I unworthy or being cast out? When Yaakov receives his ‘seal of approval’ from Yitzchok as a deserving “son”, the fragrance Yitzchok smells is the scent of Gan Eden. It is an aroma that accompanies those who carry with them a awareness that every occurrence in our lives and how we deal with it reflects on the ‘master plan’ that is uniquely devised for each individual, and on our living up to the expectations of us. When we lose our ‘scents’ of direction, we lose that conduit which infuses our life with the uplifting and encouraging fragrance of Gan Eden! It was Yitzchok instructing the noble son in front of him, to never doubt that worthiness. Despite the tests that
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at times give one reason to “question” oneself, one must stay focused on the truth, that Hashem directs every nuance and detail in a ultimate test of endurance that serve to bring out and develop our greatest qualities. To overcome questions of the ‘Divine Plan’ and to avoid self-doubt, it is imperative to be conscious of the ever present hand of Providence. It is equally significant for one to know that we each have a unique role to play that no one can duplicate or fill.
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We thus encourage this Simple Son by reassuring him, “With a strong, (steady and directed) hand, G-d took us out of Egypt!” • One is Unable to Ask: There are children who have a complacent and accepting nature. No matter what comes their way, they deal with it. Wherein lays their strength? Yosef never asks questions. He is told by Yaakov, his father, to seek out his brothers, he knows they hate and resent him, yet he dutifully proceeds to carry out his mission, no questions asked. He follows what he is told, with the consequences quite familiar to us all! He faces all sorts of ordeals in his role as a slave, acquiescing to all that he is requested to do, with great dispatch and nary a complaint. Was Yosef merely a wimp?
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Regarding Yosef the Torah attests time and again, His master perceived that Hashem was with him. G-d was with Yosef. When Yosef innocently tries to redirect his father’s hands during his blessing of Efrayim and Menashe, Yaakov assures his son, “I know, my son, I know”. The Lev Simcha quoting the Seder HaDoros informs that Efrayim and Menashe were twins and Yaakov was intimating to Yosef, I know better than anyone the rivalry and consequences of twins. At this moment Yaakov dis-
plays his profound understanding of the Divine Plan in hindsight, from the perspective of distance and his own personal history with a similar situation. But Yaakov expects Yosef to accept, with his greater level of faith, the hand of G-d even as he enters the unknown. Only one who lives with G-d as a constant presence, as Yosef proved time and again that he did, can accept with joy and alacrity the mysteries of the Divine Plan. ‘You’ shall initiate to him. ‘You’ is used in the feminine gender, אַ ְּת, perhaps to underline the role the mother plays in planting this vital constant awareness of Hashem in all our activities. Perhaps it seeks to intimate the role of his mother, Rachel, who possessed this quality to remain silent, accept and not ask, gladly providing her sister the ‘signs’ she needed to save her from embarrassment. Only one who lives with G-d can act so selflessly! We conclude with the sentiment, Because of this G-d did to ‘me’, stressing the very personal companionship of G-d in all that we do. • If we succeed in implanting within a child his special connection to G-d, his silent devotion will reflect greatness as it was so radiantly displayed in the personality of Yosef the Righteous One. Do we live with a sense of mission? Do we enthuse all we do with joy? Do we realize how truly privileged we are? Do we live with G-d as our ever-present Guide and Mentor? Pesach is about the very core of who we are, how we live and what we yearn for! How we raise our children and how healthy they will turn out is contingent on the vitality of our own relationship with our Father in Heaven!
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Slowly making my way to the voting booth with my family this week to vote for Israel’s 21st Knesset, I couldn’t help but ponder the auspicious timing of these elections. Even at first blush, the election’s relevance to this moment in the calendar is obvious. As we approach the festival of Pesach, we celebrate our freedom and emancipation from Egyptian servitude. What could be more poignant than participating in the ultimate civil privilege of democratically selecting our own representatives. Perhaps more telling though was the tight knot in my stomach. Who would I vote for? All told there were forty (yes, you read correctly!) parties running for election. No single platform fitted my personal vision for the entire Jewish people. Many were fiercely sectorial, something which is anathema to me. Several promoted policies that starkly contradicted notions of a holy and ethical nation. Which paper ballot should I actually slip into that envelope? In fact, only 67% of the nation cast a ballot. While
this is a relatively strong turnout by Western standards, this means that a full third of eligible individuals didn’t participate, out of despair for a resolution to that question, or from complete apathy. Although I voted, were they perhaps correct to abstain? Maybe it was an impossible choice. Years ago, when approaching a complex life decision, I consulted with Rabbi Shalom Kamenetsky, Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, as to how to proceed – I simply couldn’t make up my mind. He presented me with an etymological understanding of the word ‘decide’. The ‘-cide’ syllable, he contended, is quite common in English. Words such as suicide, homicide, deicide and infanticide, all have a similar meaning – they indicate the killing of something. What then could ‘decide’ possibly mean? What are we ‘killing’? Apparently, the act of deciding or making a choice, must inherently involve the killing of all other options. While this would appear obvious, the reality is far from simple. Many of us suffer from decision paralysis when presented
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with complex choices. Often, the root of this state is that even after maturely weighing up the various possibilities, we are scared to let go of the other options. We are petrified to commit to just one path at that fork in the road. What happens if we are wrong? We want to have our cake and eat it too. This however, simply doesn’t work – we end up going nowhere. The act of deciding and exercising our free-will must inevitably force us to understand our deepest convictions, to prioritize our wants and needs, and to finally make the best decision in the given situation, difficult as it may be, while putting other options to rest. This fundamental principle also has its roots in the Yom-Tov of Pesach. When presented the commandment of the Paschal lamb, the Jewish people were first instructed: “This month is for you the head of all months” (Shemos 12:2) Why is it necessary to predicate the exodus from Egypt with this verse? R’ Ovadiah Sforno explains that this verse is the critical underpinning for the upcoming exodus and emancipation. For a slave, there is no free will. Your time is not yours, you have no say in your own existence. Now states G-d, your time, your ‘months’, will be in your own hands. With no Pharaoh breathing down your necks, you are tasked with utilizing your time, exercising your free will and running your own lives. Previously, you could punt all decisions and blame the Egyptians. Starting now, there are no excuses. Freedom is not merely a societal construct that allows an individual to do whatever he feels like, it is actually a state of maturity and adulthood. It is not merely a right, it is a responsibility. When we live a true sense of
freedom, we understand that we cannot merely cast blame on everyone else for our predicament. Instead, we proudly roll up our sleeves and step up to the plate. We can’t continuously blame our parents, siblings, spouses, schools, childhood, shul, or our ethnicity for everything that is wrong in our lives. At some point, we must understand that what we wish to achieve or otherwise, whether we behave morally or otherwise, falls squarely on our own shoulders. We must cease to be victims. This is a fundamental axiom of life, even when society around us appears to be headed in the opposite direction. It is true, even when the choices and path forward are not so clear. As we approach Pesach, for example, we are instructed to distinguish between chometz and matza. Both of these products come from the same grains and the same ingredients. The difference between them is a mere moment in time, represented by a tiny drop of ink that gives us the letter , חinstead of a ה. Yet, we are tasked to quarantine one and eat the other. Complicated to differentiate? Yes! But most definitely doable. Similarly, in our personal lives the appropriate path forward it often not clear or easy, but we have no right to abstain, vote ‘present’ or shirk responsibility. We are encouraged to dig deep, to clarify what is right, and eradicate that which is wrong. At this time of year, we can all grow a backbone of liberty. It is that sense of free-will and inspiration to grow, that empowers us with true freedom and independence. Chag Kasher Vesameach! The author can be reached at mottyrab@gmail.com
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ecently, I made myself my favorite breakfast – fruit-filled pancakes – before heading downstairs to my home office to get my day started. Shortly before I finished, I used some of the batter to prepare a plain pancake for my teenage daughter (she doesn’t seem to get the fact that pancakes and fruit go together), and she decided to sit down to eat it. This is a girl who almost never eats breakfast, certainly not in the kitchen. So, instead of making my way downstairs, I sat down right there in the kitchen and ate with her. We chatted about breakfast, school, and other stuff. It was short but pleasant and a great way for both if us to start our days. Sometimes, in our rush to get to work and (officially) start our days, we jump in, power up and plow ahead, leaving our lives behind for the time being. At least, that’s what usually happens to me. But on this day, I was a little smarter, and found a way to connect with one of my most favorite people. The rest of my day was richer for it. I am the first to admit that I don’t always walk the talk when it comes to family time. I write about balance and priorities but can often be found at my computer when
I probably should be more present for my family. (Author’s note: As I was writing this article, the same daughter, who was home early due to snow, asked me to take her across town to her friend’s house where a bunch of girls were playing. I told her that it needed to wait – after all, I had things to do and had just taken her older sister to her friend a short while earlier – before it dawned on me how
ways to make more family time (with your kids and sometimes your spouse too) out of the things that you already do. 1. Have dinner together – Schedule your evening to make sure that you are home in time for dinner. Eating dinner as a family allows you to be a part of your family’s daily conversations. Once you’ve made time to have dinner together, why not also spend another 30 minutes
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hypocritical I was being. See? I told you it’s a challenge!) The brief breakfast story above served as a reminder of how just 5-10 minutes can be the difference between a me/work-first day to a we/they-first day. I could go on about the merits of maintaining balance and prioritizing family, friends and community. Or, you could learn more here. In this article, I will list some
going on a walk with them afterwards? 2. Recruit their help – If something is broken or the leaves need to be collected, encourage your spouse or kids to help you. Sometimes such chores will feel like a drag, but they can be made exciting. Once you’re working together, you will feel a whole different level of connection and cooperation. 3. Put them to bed – Reading
to your children for 15-30 minutes each night before bedtime is a great way to spend time together. Choosing books to read and discussing them are ways to share ideas and values with your children. Even older kids often like to be read to or have a chat before they doze off. 4. Bring them to school and work – Make it a point to bring your child to school or to any extra classes they may have. Also, if they are off from school and can come with you to work (at least to be with you during your commute, even if they then do their own things while you’re busy,) it’ll mean more quality time without having to redo your schedule. 5. Plan a monthly excursion – Think of a new place to visit each month. Get your family to help you to plan the day. Do this on a weekend or some other low-impact day. The last thing you want is to feel as if every moment is on borrowed time. Rabbi Naphtali Hoff, PsyD, is an executive and business coach and president of Impactful Coaching & Consulting. For a free, no obligation consultation, please call 212-470-6139 or email info@ impactfulcoaching.com. Check out his new leadership book, “Becoming the New Boss,” on Amazon. Download his free eBook for understaffed leaders at ImpactfulCoaching.com/EPIC.
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nited Hatzalah volunteer EMT Itamar Galili lives in Haifa with his wife and daughters. A few weeks ago, Itamar was teaching a Tai chi class in the city at the Beit Halochem center, a facility that helps disabled IDF veterans. Just as the class concluded, Itamar’s United Hatzalah radio buzzed alerting him to an emergency nearby. An adult woman had fainted. Itamar did a doubletake when he heard the address – it was his own apartment. He immediately ran to his ambucycle and raced home, the first responder on site. His wife, Irit, had fainted while taking a bath. Itamar’s daughters, who both had taken a Ten Kavod training course to become EMRs with United Hatzalah, had dressed their mother and had begun treatment. When Itamar arrived, he rushed in and upon taking her vital signs, he noted that her oxygen saturation levels and blood pressure were dangerously low. Together with his daughters
and a friend of the family’s, another United Hatzalah volunteer named Itzk Scheinberger, he slipped a non-rebreather mask over his wife’s mouth and nose. The team began supplying Irit with high-flow oxygen from the tank that Itamar carries in the med-
me! Please make sure to thank the people who donated your ambucycle!” Itamar spoke about the incident after the fact. “It was very weird to rush into my own house with a vest and medical kit on my shoulder,” he said. “I live in the neighborhood of
“You’re always racing out to help people; this time, you raced home to help me!”
ical kit on his ambucycle. Itamar and Itzik opened an IV for replacement fluids in order to help raise Irit’s blood pressure. As Irit began to feel better, she smiled and said to her husband, “You’re always racing out to help people; this time, you raced home to help
Carmelia where I am pretty much the only responder, so I go on a lot of emergency calls. But to come to my own house and treat my wife – that makes me even more thankful to be a part of this organization.” When asked what she thinks about her husband volunteering with Unit-
ed Hatzalah, Irit said, “I keep telling people as much as I can about United Hatzalah because the volunteers from United Hatzalah are all over, and they rush to help everyone with energy and professional care. I think everyone should call them. Their service is wonderful and they are professional in what they do. I have only had terrific experiences with the people who volunteer with United Hatzalah.” Irit spoke about the pride she feels that her whole family is involved in the organization. “Our house is full of volunteers; we are a United Hatzalah family. My husband is an EMT, and my daughters are EMRs. When my husband goes out to emergencies in our car I often go with him and sit in the car so that he doesn’t have to find parking. I want to become a volunteer too. The next time they open a course here for women I’m joining. “After all, the organization saved my life. I should save someone else’s.”
Below is a partial listing of the lomdim in North America who have invested precious time and effort as members of the various Dirshu programs: Yisroel Eisenbach Chaim Eisenberg Pinchas Y. Eisenberger Shmiel Nuta Eisenberger Boruch Eisenberger Yosef Eisenberger Avraham Y. Eisenberger Naftuli Eizikovits Aron Elbaum Dovid Elbaz Binyomin Elewitz Moshe Elewitz Shlomo G. Elias Michael Eliau Shimon Elimelech Yitzchok Ernster Ephraim F. Ernster Yaakov Dovid Ernster David Esses Yitzchak Esses Jacob Esses Levi Falikovici Teddy Fariwa Joshua Farkas Yaakov Feder Menachem Yida Feder Aron Feferkorn Yisroel Y. Feifer Eliyahu Feifer Yechiel Feig Chaim Feig Daniel Feig Elliot Feiler Yaakov Fekete Tzvi Avigdor Fekete Avrohom M Felberbaum Yeshaya Feldbrand Eluzer Feldbrand Yechezkel Felder Moshe Feldhamer Yosef Feldman Yakov Yosef Feldman Aron E. Feldman Boruch Feldman Efraim Feldman Shmuel Feldmann Eliezer Felsen Ahron Fensterheim Moshe Ferber Mordechai Fine Moshe A. Fink Yaakov A. Fink Heshy Fink Yehuda Finkelman Jason Finkelstein Avrohom C. Fisch Zev Fisch Chaim Meir Fisch Pinchas Aaron Fisch Yitzchok Y. Fischer Avraham Fischer Reuven Fisher Shulem E. Fisher Pinchas D. Fixler Tzvi Eliezer Flagler Hershel Fleishman Baruch A. Fogel Avraham Fogel Dov Fogel Rephoel Forchheimer Mal Franco Jacob Frand Shlomo Frand Yehuda Frank Yosef Frank Yitzchok M. Frank Dovid Frankel Yitzchok M. Frankel Shlomo Dovid Freedman Shmiel Freier Nechemia Freier Yisroel C Freilich Chanan Freilich Sholom M. Freisel Zalman Leib Freund Hershi Freund Yosef Leib Fried Yoel Fried Shmiel Fried Yechezkel Y. Friedlander Baruch Friedlander Tzvi Aryeh Friedman Shloimy Friedman Shlomo Z. Friedman Chesky Friedman Avraham Yitzchok Friedman Yosef Friedman Nissin Friedman Shimon Friedman Meir Chaim Friedman Zev Friedman Shmuel Yehoshua Friedman Osher Friedman Oizer Friedman Eliezer S. Friedman
Shloimy Friedman Ephraim Dovid Friedman Yoel Friedman Naftuli Friedman Mordechai M Friedman Yitzchok Y. Friedman Tzvi Y. Frieman Elozer Friesel Moshe Friesel Mordechai N. Friesel Shraga Fromowitz Yehuda Leib Fuchs Hirsch Fuhrer Avrohom S. Fuhrer Naftali Tzvi Fuhrer Yitzchok I. Galandauer Avromi Garfunkel Yoel Gelb Yakov Gelbman Yisroel Genut Chaim Geretz Dovid Nosson Gerstein Aryeh Gibber Shmuel Yaakov Gibber Shlomo Gigi Chaim Ginsberg Yitzchak Ginsberg Nosson Ginsberg Shlomo Ginsberg Ruby Ginsberg Shlomo Z. Gips Moshe D. Gips Shalom Glas Eliezer Zusya Glatzer Yisroel Menachem Glazer Shmiel Dovid Glick Shia Hersh Glick Chaim Nossin N. Gluck Avraham Gluck Isaac Gluck Yaakov Godfrey Shimon D Godick Avraham Goldberg Naftali Tzvi Goldberg Benzion Goldberger Simcha Z. Goldberger Yakov Goldberger Akiva Goldberger Shmuel Goldbrener Arye L. Goldbrener Naftali Goldbrener Yehuda Goldbrenner David Goldenberg Shraga Goldenberg Shraga Goldhirsch Simon O. Goldman Chananya Goldman Aron Goldmunzer Netanel Goldstein Chaim Y Goldstein Yonatan Goldstein Shloima Goldstein Dovid Goldstein Shmuel Goldstein Yehuda Golovenshitz Shimi Goodman Ephraim Z Gordon Mordechai Z. Gordon Aba Gordon Dovid Gottlieb Tzvi Gottlieb Hillel Gradman Leishay Grant Meir Gras Dovid Graus Yehonason Green Yekusiel Yehudah Green Shimie Green Dov Greenbaum Nechemya Greenberg Avrohom Greenberg Dovid Greenberg Ezra Greenberger Mordechai Greenberger Yisroel Greenfeld Shmuel Greenfeld Issac Greenfeld Mordechai Greenwald Shaya Greenwald Ezriel Greenzweig Chaim Greenzweig Shlomo Grinfeld Meir Yaakov Grohman Moshe T. Grosinger Yitzchok S Grosman Avigdor Gross Moshe Gross Motty Gross Dovid Gross Yossi Grossman Chaim E. Grossman Yitzchok I. Grosz Chaim N. Grosz Yaakov Gruen Yehuda Gruen
Meyer Avrohom Gruenebaum Mordechai Grunsweig Josua Grunwald Joseph Grunwald Yaakov Grunwald Sholem Elya Grunwald Yehoshua Chaim Gubitz Noson Gugenheim Naftoli Gurwitz Simcha Gutman Baruch Gutow Meir Boruch Gutterman Hershel Guttman Yosef Guttman Yaakov Guttman Yosef Haber Shaya Haboba Yosef Yisroel Hager Eluzer Hager Chaim Meir Hager Naftali Chaim Halberstadt Yoel Halberstam Asher Halberstam Ezra Halle Daniel Halperin Yisroel M. Halpern Chaim Halpern Eliezer Halpert Joel Handler Shmuel Harari-Raful Moshe Harari-Raful Yechezkel Hartman Hershel Hass Nisim Hasson Lazer Haut Abraham Hedata Yosef Heimfeld Moshe Heimfeld Betzalel Heimfeld Yitzchok Heimfeld Shimon Heimfeld Yosef Zalman Heimon Yehuda Heller Binyomin Hellman Yaakov Herbst Aron Herman Naftuli Herschlag Avrohom Abish Herschlag Elkana Hershberg Joseph Hershkowitz Meilich Herz Shia Herz Fishel Herzog Avraham Y. Herzog Menachem M. Hess Moshe D. Y. Hirschfeld Tuvye Hirschfeld Edon Hirt Avrohom Hirtz Yochanon Hochhauser Meilech Hochhauser Aharon Hochhauser Eliyahu Hoffman Yehuda Honig Shmuel Honigwachs Yisroel Horovitz Yosef Horowitz Menashe Horowitz Gil Horwitz Ariel Asher Indig Yossef Iny Heshy Itzkowitz Aharon Jachimowitz Yossi Jacobovitch Yisroel Jundef Yosef Kabani Yona Kahan Zvi Kahana Bentzion Kaminetzky Shmuel Kanarek Shmuel Kanner Rephael Kantor Yaakov M Kaplan Zev Karasick Boruch Karfiol Meir Kasnett Chaim Kass Eliezer Kaszowitz Benzion Katz Moshe Mordechai Katz Avraham Hacohen Katz Mayer S. Katz Nosson Katz Lazer Katz Shlomy Katz Levi Yitzchok Katz Yehoshua Katz Yankov Katz Avraham Tzvi Katz Yitzchok Katz Yosef Yehudah Katzburg Dovid Kaufman Shulem Kaufman Mordechai Kaufman Yakov Kaufman
Hershel Kaufman Yosef Pinchos Kenigsberg Shimon Kenigsberg Alexander Kernkraut Mordechai Kestenbaum Boruch M. Kestenbaum Yechezkel Khayyat Yitzchok Kimmel Aron Kirschenbaum Yaakov Kirshenbaum Naftali Klahr Moshe Klaristenfeld Benzion Klaristenfeld Mordechai Elozor Klein Yakov Klein Bezalel Klein Hershy Klein Yaakov Klein Yecheski M.M. Klein Yeshayahu Klein Shmuel Klein Menachem Klein Shlomo Aharon Klein Shloimy Klein Shimshon Klein Levi Yitzchok Klughaupt Mendel Knobloch Asher Knoll Yosef Knopfler Yisroel M. Koenigsberg Motty Kohn Boruch Daniel Kohn Cheskel Kohn Meir Kohn Ahron Kohn Naftali Kolman Dovid Komet Amram Y. Konig Mordechai Konigsberg Yaakov Konovitch Moshe Koppel Tzvi Kornfeld Joseph Kornitzer Shmuel Kornitzer Yankel Kramarsky Michael Kramer Yaakov Yosef Kramer Berel Kraus Eli Kraus Yehuda Krausz Moshe Zev Krausz David Krausz Hershel Krausz Usher Krausz Shlome Krausz Zev Krausz Menachem M. Kravetz Yehoshua Kronglas Jeff Kronisch Avrohom Krull Avi Krupnik Avrohom Chaim Kryman Avi Kupfer Noam Kutoff Yitzchok I. Labin Yoel Labin Yaakov Landau Meir Landau Meilech Landau Yoel Landau Eliezer Landau Gidon Leib Lane Yehoshua Langsam Dan Lapan Yaakov Laskin Yisroel M. Laufer Bentzion Laufer Shaul Yehuda Lawfman Dov Lebovic Shloimy Lebovics Eliezer Z Lebovits Mordechai Lebovits Meir Lee Abba Lefkowitz Yona Lefkowitz Moshe Lefkowitz Yonah Lefkowitz Chaim M. Lefkowitz Yonah Lefkowitz Yecheskel E. B. Lefkowitz Chaim M Lefkowitz Moshe Leib Lefkowitz Shlomo Lefkowitz Moshe Lefkowitz Nachman Y. Lefkowitz Eliezer Z. Lefkowitz Nisson Leiberman Moshe Leichter Shaul Shneur Lenchitz Arye L. Lerman Benzion Shulem Lerner Chesky Lesin Shimon Levin Yaakov Y. Levine Aharon Levine
Moshe Teitelbaum Abraham Teitz Yochanan Tennenhaus Ari Tessler Tzvi Thaler Yossi Toder Boaz Tomsky Shlomo M. Tondowski Yisroel Traube Sholom Zev Tuchinsky Aron Twersky Yaakov Yosef Twersky Yochonon Twersky Shimon Twersky Yosef Y. Twersky Yidel Twersky Mordechai Twersky Aharon Twersky Yochanon Twersky Mordechai Twersky Yochanan Twersky Shlome Twersky Efraim Unger Binyomin Y. Unger Moshe S. Unger Moshe Yehuda Unger Tzvi Kopel Unger Shulem Y. Unsdorfer Yoseph Unsdorfer Binyomin Van Praagh Ezra Victor Mordche Wachsman Elimelech Wagschal David Wagschal Feivel Wahl Yosef Wahrman Pinchas E. Wakshotck Raphael Waldman Chaim Y. Waldman Shimon Waldman Yehoshua Walkenfeld Yaoshua Manacham Walkin Elimelech Walkinfeld Moshe Wallin Shlomo M. Walter Wolf Walter Shmuel Dovid Warshavchik Anshel Warshavchik Issac Wasserman Yitzchok Weber Shulem Weber Shaya Weber Shlomie Weber Meir Nosson Weichbrod Yitzchok Y. Weichbrod Alter C. Weichbrod Moshe Weil Ely Weinbaum Chaim Meir Weinbaum Avrohom Yitzchok Weinbaum Chanina Weinberg Nachman Weinberg Chaim Weinberger Yonasan Weiner Yehuda Weiner Avram Weinfeld Chaim M. Weingarten Berel Weingarten Chaim M. Weinstock Moishe Weisel Yosef Weiss Tzvi Menachem Weiss Yosef Weiss Avrum Chaim Weiss Zurach Weiss Naftali Weiss Yitzchok M. Weiss Levi Weiss Jacob Weiss Ezra Tzvi Weiss Yonatan Weiss Raphael Weiss Yaakov Yehuda Weiss David Weiss Moshe Weiss Dovid Weiss Isaac Weiss Tzvi Avigdor Weiss Levi Yitzchok Weisselbuch Yitzchok Weisz Avrohom Y. Weisz Ozer Arye Weisz Aron Mordechai Weisz Hershel Weizberg Pinchas Weller Dov Weller Moshe Werner Shlomo Werner Binyomin Werther Avrum Wertzberger Issac Wertzberger Moshe Werzberger Moshe White Yosef Wieder Beryl Wieder Dovid Wiederman Bezalel Wiederman Shemuel Wiesel Moshe Wiesel Shmiel Wiesner Yaakov Wigder Fishel Wilhelm Yisroel Willner Chaim Eli Wischnitzer Yehuda Wischnitzer Meir Yechiel Wislicki Levi Y. Wiznitzer Shlomo Wolfson Moshe Wolman Simcha Zissel Wulliger Yisroel Meir Yankelewitz Rachamim Yeganeh Shmuel Y. Yoffe Yehoshua Leib Yoffe Tzvi Young Avram S Zablotzky Avraham Zabner Avroham B. Zabner Yechskel Zabner Yakov Zabner Benzion Zachai Naftali Zafir Edmond Zafrani Farjad Zaghi Shmuel L. Zaidman Shimon Leib Zarecki Yoel Zelcer Eliezer Zelinger Yechiel M. Zenwirth Elimelech Zieg Mendel Zieg Aryeh Ziemba Mordechai Zimberg Tzvi Ziskind Meshulam Zoberman Zalmen Leib Zoberman Avrohom Zoberman Dovi Zucker Avraham Y. Zuckerman
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Y. Leib Borenstein Mayer Bornstein Nosson M. Bornstein Asher Braceiner Mordchi Brach Shmuel D. Brailofsky Aron Braun / Yakov Braun Chanina P. Braun Boruch Braun Pinchas Braun Yisroel Moshe Braun Avrum M. Braun Yisroel Brauner Benzion Braunfeld Eliezer Braunstein David Braunstein Boruch Breuer Yitzchok Breuer Ari Breuer Moshe Tuvia Breuer Hershel Breuer Binyomin Breuer Yitzchok Brickman Shloime Brieger Ahron Brodie Chananya Brodie Pinchas Brodt Yoel Brody Israel Brotsztein BenZion Bruck Mendel Brunstine Zalman Buchinger Yitzchok Buchinger Michael Buckstein Yisroel Burstein Yisroel Meir Byer Yitzchok Caplan Samuel Carr Volvi Censor Nisan Charish Tzvi Charish Menashe Choai Zev Chopp Yaakov Choueka Chaim Choueka Shmuel Choueka Shaul Choueka Nachman Ciment Shlomo Citron Yosef Cohen Michael Cohen Moshe Cohen Moshe Cohen Ariel Cohen Menachem Cohen Shmuel Cullish Yehoshua Cziment Aron Dancziger Mordechai P. Dancziger Shlomo Z. Davidson Sruli Davis Shaul Davis Yitzchok Y. Davis David Dayan Ezra Dayan Mendy Delman Isaac Deutsch Chaim Leib Deutsch Joseph Shmiel Deutsch Dov Ber Deutsch Chaim U. Deutsch Yaakov Deutsch Moshe Deutsch Aaron Deutscher Yakov Diamant Mechel Diamant Shia Diamont Yosef Dombroff Dovid Donner Eliyahu Nota Dowek Dov Drew Gershon Dubin Eliezer Dovid Dubin Moshe Dwek Elisha Dworkin Shmuel Edel Dov Edelstein Yisroel Chaim Ehrentreu Moshe Y. Ehrentreu Yehuda Zev Ehrentreu Tzvi Ehrlich Shraga Ehrman Lazar Eichenstein Menachem M. Eichenstein Shragi Eichorn Menachem Einhorn Aaron Einhorn Jacob Einhorn Mordechai Einhorn Shmuel Einhorn Tzvi Einstadter Yosef Eisen Yisroel Yitzchok Eisenbach Michel Eisenbach Moshe Eisenbach
Simcha Schwartz Avrahom Schwartz Lipa Schwartz Chaim Tzvi Schwartz Eliezer M. Schwartz Chanina Schwartz Mordechi Tzvi Schwartz Dov Ber Schwartz Yanky Schwartz Tzvi Schwartz Aaron Schwartz Moishe Schwartz Avraham Y Schwartz Boruch Schwartz Shmuel Shmelkeh Schwartz Volve Schwartz Yitzchak Yehudah Schwartz Shloime Schwartzberg Yehuda A. Segal Yitzchok Moshe M. Sekula Zishe Sekula Aharon Seleh Dovid Selengut Nochum Selengut Yosef Semah Binyamin Seruya Tuvia Shakow Yitzchak Shalom Avi Shane Shmuel Shanske Reuven Shapiro Shimshon Baruch Sheinfil Yuriy Shekhtman Baruch Y. Sherer Yekusiel Shlisel Eliezer Tzvi Shlisel Yehoshua Shlomowitz Mordechai Shore Elazar Shoykhet Ahron Elimelech Shuvaks Aaron Sikowitz Shimon Silber Abraham Silber Sucher M. Silberman Yakov Silberman Fishel Silberman Hershel Silberstein Yoel Silberstein Yehoshua H. Silbiger Elimelech Silbiger Mordechai Silverberg Stuart Silverman Yoel Simon Yosef Singer Pesach Skulnick Yosef Smith Aron Soifer Aaron Soloff Moshe C. Solomon Chesky Solomon Chaim Sommers Moshe Sosovsky Eliezer Tzvi Spera Naftali Spiegel Moshe Spiegel Yosef Chaim Spielman Shulem Spierer Yakov Y. Spira Chaim Y Spira Boruch Spira Elyukim Spira Nuta Spira Nachum Spira Yitzchok Spira Naftoli Spira Moshe Spiro Nechemia Spitz Yehuda Spitzer Yakov Spitzer Yosef Spitzer Yakov Yosef Spitzer Chaim Eluzer Akiva Spitzer Yehuda Spitzer Zalman L. Spitzer Abraham Spitzer Yossie Spitzer Menachem T. Sprei Eliezer Sprei Hershel Srulowitz Avrum Alter Stahl Tzvi Stark Meshilem Stark Rafael Stefansky Eliyahu Stein Yechiel Stein Hersh L. Stein Yakov Steinberg Shmuel Yakov Steinberg Yehuda Shaya Steinberg Yakov Steinberg Moshe Steiner Yehuda Steinhardt Shimon Steinmetz Chaim Steinmetz Yehuda Yaakov Steinmetz Moshe D. Steinwurzel Zalmen L. Stern Naftoli Tzvi Stern Mordechai Stern Mendy Stern Chaim D. Stern Chananya D. Stern Binyomin Stern Avrohom B. Stern Yehoshua Stern Shulem Stern / Chaim Stern Yoseph Stern Alexander Sternberg Yosef Sternhill Moshe Stone Sam Strasser Shaul B. Streicher Boruch Strohli Moshe Strulovitch Dovid Sukenik Joseph Sultan Chaim Surkis Avraham Sutton Yitzchok Gershon Tager Shmuel Tanenbaum Avrohom Tannenbaum Shmuel Tannenbaum Chaim Yaakov Tannenbaum Aryeh Tarkieltaub Dovid Tashker Binyomin Zev Taub Avrohom Taub / Bezalel Taub Yoel Taub / Yidel Taub Yosef Aaron Taub Shmuel Taubenfeld Alter Tauber / Yechiel Tauber Yochonan Halevi Tauber Yehoshua Leib Tauber Yisroel Tauber / Moshe Tauber Moshe Halevi Tauber Yechiel Shlomo Tauber Avraham Tawil Meir Tawil Dovid Teitelbaum
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Yaakov Aaron Dan Abittan / Aaron Abittan Rachamim Aboud Yaakov D. Abramovitz Kevin Abramowitz Meir Yaakov Ackerman Boruch M. Ackerman Gedalya Ackerman Avrohom Tzvi Adler Raphael Adler / Yoseph Adler Menachem N. Adler Mordechai Adler Menachem Adler Yitzchok S. Adler Moshe Adler Binayahu Allswang Sachee Allswang Nachman Alpert Pinchas Aminifard Moshe Amsel Benzion Amsel Binyomin Zev Apel Naftoli Apter Yakov Chaim Apter Chaim Aron Eliyahu Ashear Mendy Auerbach Avrum Augenstein Yanky Augenstein Elya Ausch Aharon Azatchi Chaim Yitzchok Babad Yaakov Y. Baddiel Chaim D. Bakon Shlomo Bamberger Avrohom C. Banda Henoch Bandman Yisroel Barber Yehoshua Barnetsky Benzion Baron Moshe Basch Moshe Bassoul Mordechai Bauer Isaac Baum Daniel D. Baumann Shloime Baumgarten Shmuel Bayer Aaron Bayer Yaakov Bayer Yoel Bayer Yaacov Yosef Bayer Yidel Beck Shmuel Becker Nosson N. Beer Yerachmiel Beer Shalom Beit Yakov David Beityakov Aryeh Belzberg Yosef Benedikt Netanel Ben-Habib Yirmiyahu Benyowitz Avraham Berg Azriel Berger Heshy Berger Yanky Berger Zalmen L. Berger Yisroel Berger Yakov Yosef Berger Shloima Berger Eliezer Berger Yossi Bergman Chaim Meir Berkovits Shaya Berkovits Lazer Berkovitz Berish Berkowitz Binyumin D. Berkowitz Yuda Berkowitz Menachem Berkowitz Yoel Berkowitz Shraga Berlin Chaim Bernstein Aron Bernstein Shmuel Zev Bick Dovid Bick Mordechai Bielory Dovid Bielory Leivy Bineth Avrohom Birnbaum Yoel Chaim Birnbaum Chaim Y. Biston Yaakov Bitton Sholom Blau Alexander Blau Yosef Dovid Blau Moshe Blau Hershel Blau Yechezkel Blitz Fishel Blumenfrucht Yaakov Yosef Bluming Avi Bobker Yaakov Bock Eliezer Sholem Bodansky Chaim Bodner Shmuel Chaim Bohensky Dovid Borenstein
Kalman Perl Nuchem Tzvi Perl Shrage Perlberger Motel Perlman Yakov Perlman Simcha Perlowitz Mendy Perlstein Raphael Perlstein Yehuda Perlstein Burech Perlstein Abraham Perman Yossef Pfeifer Avrumi Pfeifer Eliezer Pick Pinchas Piller Yechezkel L. Piller Aaron Pinter Yehoshua Plotnick Yosef Halevi Pollack Shalom Pollack Yeshaya Pollak Leiby Pollak Yaakov Pollak Mordechai Porges Aron M. Porgesz Menachem Zev Portugal Chaim Mordechai Posen Aaron Possick Avrohom Preisler Gavriel Price Aron Puretz Shlomo Zalmen Raab Dovid Rabinowitz Chaim Rabinowitz Yosef Radzyminski Benzion Rand Yechezkel Rapaport Yosef Rappaport Baruch D. Rauch Avrumi Rawicki Yosef Rawicki Yosef Rawicki Yitzchok Rawicki Yisroel M. Rayman Alexander Rechnizer Chaim Reich Shaya Reich Jacob Reichman Pesach Reichman Chaim I. Reinman Menachem Reis Boruch Yehoshua Reiss Berish Reitzer David Retter Yehuda Ribiat Yosef Dovid Rieger Shmuel T. Rosen Gedalyahu Z. Rosen Yoel Rosenbaum Mendel Rosenbaum Yosef Rosenberg Pesach Rosenberg Yaakov Rosenberg Dovid L. Rosenberg Chaim S. Rosenberg Yecheskel S. Rosenberg Shlomo Rosenberg Ephraim Zvi Rosenberg Shimon Rosenberg Tzvi Hirsh Rosenberg Yossi Rosenberg Yosef Dov Rosenberg Yakov Rosenberg Aviv Rosenblatt Shea Rosenblatt Tovia M. Rosenblum Shaul Rosenblum Shulem Rosenfeld Shia Mendel Rosenfeld Shloime Rosenfeld Chaim S. Rosenfeld Usher Rosenfeld Nochum Rosengarten Dovid Rosengarten Mordechai Rosenshein Eliyahu Rosenthal Benzion Rosenzweig Amram Y Halevi Rosner Avrohom Roth Eser Roth Yitzchok Meir Rothstein Moshe Rothstein Yakov Rub Moshe Rubelow Shmuel Leib Rubin Elimelech Rubin Shia Dovid Rubin Chaim Rubin Asher Rubin Moshe Rubin Eli Rubinfeld Pinchas Rubinstein Ari Ruttner Netanel Saadon Yehoshua Sabel Yosef Safdeye Ellis Safdeye Shmuel P. Safern Ahron Moshe Salamon Shea Salamon Yisroel S. Salamon Yanky Salczer Avraham Salem Eliyahu Sandell Burach Y. Sander Yaacov Sanders Yoel Sasportas Yitzchok Sayagh Duvid Schachter Mordechai Schapiro Ovadia Schaya Eliezer Schechter Dov Scheier Yoel Scheiner Benzion Schenbach Shlomo Schenkolewski Yochanan Scherman Tzvi A. Schick David Schlager Dovid Schlesinger Yitzchak Schlissel Yehoshua Schlusselberg Dov Ber Schmidt Chaim M. Schneebalg Elkuna Schneebalg Yisroel Schneider Chaim Schneider Aharon L. Schneider Eliyahu Schneider Moshe Schoenblum Yehuda Yoel Schoenblum Yechiel Schon Mechel Schon Yanky Schonberger Berel Schonfeld Nathan Schorr Chaim Schulgasser Moshe Schwamenfeld Yecheskel Schwartz
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Your Mood on Food By Aliza Beer MS, RD, CDN
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ur bodies are made up of complex systems that exist cohesively and rely on each other for proper function. Each system is made up of organs that carry out specific tasks to maintain life. At the center of it all lies the brain. The brain, made up mostly of fat, is our headquarters (no pun intended) for all things functional, intellectual, and physical. What science is just beginning to uncover is how our digestive system, specifically the gut and the food we eat, works hand in hand with proper brain function. Along with their increased intake of trans fats, processed junk food, and refined grains, Americans have experienced an upsurge in anxiety with over 6.8 million adults currently suffering. More and more studies have begun to show that what you fuel your brain with actually affects how it functions. A clinical experiment called the SMILES trial recently discovered that improved diet may be the future for treating depression and other mood-related disorders. The path to a healthy body and healthy mind goes much deeper than calories. The quality and types of food you are eating are the key to maintaining your mood through food and your digestive system. You may have heard the term “gut health” spring up in recent years. The importance of the microorganisms living within our gastrointestinal systems (called microbiota) have
started to garner the attention they deserve. Have you ever felt nauseous during anxious situations or butterflies when you get excited? The direct brain-gut connection is obvious in daily life and is facilitated through the vagus nerve. People often shudder at the term “bacteria” and their mind travels to disease but what they don’t realize is that our bodies rely on millions of microorganisms for proper everyday functioning and good health. Many people even refer to the gut as the “second brain.” Beneficial, “good” bacteria inside our gut is also crucial to several bio-
Research has determined that associations between gut microbes and mental wellbeing are in fact very much legitimate. In the past, science had speculated that our mental health can affect our digestive system’s health. However, recent research suggests that it’s actually the other way around! Fascinating new studies have linked our brain function, the way we control hormones, synthesize neurotransmitters, and our overall wellbeing to the ecosystem of microbiota within our gut. New discoveries show that a healthy gut can reduce the risk of type 2 di-
Many people even refer to the gut as the “second brain.”
logical processes including serotonin production. Serotonin, as you may know, is nature’s anti-depressant and acts as a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It helps regulate sleep and appetite, mediate moods, and inhibit pain. Lower serotonin levels are associated with depression, anxiety, and mood swings. The gut is actually home to most of our serotonin and our gut’s health determines how well we produce and regulate serotonin.
abetes, improve metabolism, and reduce depression. The bacteria in your gut protect the lining of your intestines and ensure they provide a strong barrier against toxins. They also limit inflammation. It is therefore critically important to eat healthy gut-promoting foods that can help regulate and maintain the community of GOOD bacteria inside you. Here are some suggestions: • What to Eat: Fiber – Dietary
fiber is so important yet it is largely ignored by the population. Statistics say that about 95% of Americans do not get adequate amounts of fiber in their diets. A daily intake of 25 grams of fiber for women and 38 grams for men is crucial to maintaining gut health. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. In order to get the most out of our diets, incorporate both. High fiber foods include broccoli, avocados, chia seeds, lentils, and most fruits and vegetables. Fiber can help combat depression, lower blood glucose levels and cholesterol, improve our immune systems, and protect against cardiovascular disease and cancer. Proper fiber intake feeds the healthy bacteria in our bodies, so don’t skimp. Your day begins at breakfast so begin by incorporating a bowl of whole grain oatmeal with fresh fruits. Fiber will keep you full and curb your appetite for unhealthy munching throughout the day. Read nutrition labels and track your fiber intake to ensure you’re meeting the recommended mark. • What to Eat: Fermented Foods – Yes, this one does sound a little weird but the benefits of fermented foods like tempeh and yogurt are definitely not to be dismissed. The fermentation process is simple; bacteria or yeast is added to foods to preserve them. The bacteria create something called probiotics, a term you may be familiar with. Probiotics help digest and absorb nutrients
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in the gut and protect your systems from mood-altering toxins. This method has been around for years but only now are we discovering its health-promoting properties. Fermented foods can be distinct and very flavorful, landing them a place in sophisticated eateries around the world. Sauerkraut is a classic and perhaps not traditionally thought of as a healthy diet staple. Time to change that thought process! Sauerkraut is fermented cabbage and can be added to chicken, salads, grain dishes, and meat. Yogurt is also a great source of probiotics that help maintain the microbiome in your gut. Avoid yogurts with added sugars and opt for plain yogurt with your own customized toppings like berries, agave, and almond butter instead. Other fermented foods include miso and kefir, which is a tart yogurt-like drink that is known to provide all sorts of health benefits. It usually comes in a bottle and is an easy grab-and go-breakfast. If you don’t like yogurt and other fermented foods then consider taking a probiotic supplement. • What to Eat: Eat Often Enough – According to research published by the University of Illinois Extension, eating regular meals and snacks at the same times every day helps keep your blood sugar levels steady. Eating at regular intervals helps to ensure that your body has a continuous source of fuel, and this may assist in keeping your mood stable. • What to Eat: The Mediterranean Diet – One study showed that across the board, those on a Mediterranean diet suffered from significantly less depression and anxiety than those on a Western diet. This pattern was also seen in people on traditional Japanese diets, as well. Historically, diets from these cultures incorporate far more nutrient-dense foods and limit sugary, salty junk foods. Instead, they focus mainly on fatty fish like salmon, protein-rich beans like garbanzo, and probiotic-rich foods mentioned previously like yogurt. The Mediterranean diet contains foods that are rich in depression-reducing vitamins like B12 and folate. Folate promotes dopamine which is another one of
our brain’s happy chemicals. Salmon, a staple in the Mediterranean diet, provides the brain with plenty of omega-3s polyunsaturated fatty acids which have been proven to reduce stress, anxiety, and promote gut microbiome diversity. The brain is enriched with healthy fatty acids like those in salmon so consuming them in our diet will improve brain function and cognitive wellbeing. To increase the Mediterranean flare in your diet, try adding these foods to your weekly menu: • Dark green vegetables like broccoli, kale, spinach • Whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, or steel cut oats • Legumes and beans like garbanzo and black eyes peas • Nuts like cashews, almonds, and brazil nuts • Salmon once or twice a week • What to Avoid: Processed Foods – It’s no secret that unhealthy eating puts a strain on our physiological functions. Across the board, there’s one thing health professionals can agree on: avoid junk. This includes refined grains and added sugars. Despite the initial energy high you feel when you eat junk food, your body will crash soon after and those good feelings will be gone. What you may not have known is that unhealthy eating puts a strain on our minds and brains, as well. When we eat high-sugar, high-fat meals, our natural microbes change for the worse. It’s not just the sugar that will disrupt the balance between the good and bad bacteria but also the chemical additives and preservatives found in processed foods. Many people think they can eat unhealthi-
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Aliza Beer is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, and you can follow her on Instagram at @alizabeer.
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ncluded in our daily prayers ma of this proportion. He hoped that is a special petition for rain some fi- nancial help would reach him which wakens the slumber- from the Diaspora, from Jews who ing seeds of the soil to provide food felt obligated to support the settlers for mankind. “You cause the wind to who were building the land. As the blow and the rain to fall.” This pe- holiday grew closer, he doubted that tition for rain is recited worldwide, any money would reach him in time. but we are particularly conscious of He also worried where he could posthe necessity for rain especially in the sibly purchase wheat, even if he did Holy Land during the winter months have money. Rabbi Yisrael’s face rehunger, and fear reflected is Famine, of the growing ncluded season. in our daily prayersflected his pain, his heartache, and his on the distraught faces of the a special petition for rain which In the winter of 1915, there was helplessness. inhabitants of Yerushalayim. wakens the slumbering seeds of a terrible drought in the Eretz YsToward evening of one particularDays turned into weeks, weeks the soil to provide food for mankind. rael. It seemed as if the windows of ly dazzling winterThe (corresponding to into months. winter sky dazzled “You cause the wind to blow and Heaven were shut tight. The earth was the month of Adar / March) day, Rabthe rain to fall.” This petition for from the glow of the sun, the horizon remained was rain isofrecited worldwide, we Yisrael parched. Instead the plush goldenbut bi heardunclouded. the soundPesach of bells, rapidlya approaching. The settlers arewinter particularly color of the wheat conscious crop, theof the signaling wagon approaching his the he joyous ceremony in for Fruit rain especially fallow landnecessity lay barren. on trees in the house.recalled Curiously, stepped to a winprevious years of harvesting the Holy Land during the winter months shriveled. Branches hung limp. The dow and saw a Bedouin leading camwheat, grinding, milling and finally of the growing season. wind, blowingInacross the arid land, els that were pulling a wagon laden the winter of 1915, there was a baking matzos for the holiday. created a dustbin.drought in the Eretz Ysrael. with sacks wheat. In a split second, Sadly, of this year would be different. terrible Little ofIttheseemed previous year’s wheat the Bedouin stood on his doorstep and The leader of the Yerushalayim as if the windows of crop remained, and it was so costly queried: “Are you the leader of the Jewish community was Rabbi Heaven were shut tight. The earth He had of guided his people was parched. of the plush that the ordinary person Instead could hardly JewishYisrael. community Yerushalyim? many ofdifficulties and golden color afford to purchase it. of the winter wheat I havethrough a wagonload wheat to sell, them the and fallow lay barren. Famine,crop, hunger, fearland reflected and I assisted know that you inandtheir yourpersonal people troubles. He suggested solutions to Fruit on trees shriveled. Branchon the distraught faces of the inhabi- need wheat for Pesach. I thought you critical community problems, but es hung limp. The wind, blowing tants of Yerushalayim. wouldnever purchase my awagonload of had he faced dilemma of this across the arid land, created a dustDays turned into weeks, weeks wheat at the fair market price.” proportion. He hoped that some fibin. into months. The skyprevious dazzled year’s Rabbi Yisrael wenancial help answered: would reach“Yes, him from Littlewinter of the Diaspora, from Jews whohave felt wheat cropsun, remained, and it was from the glow of the the horizon need the wheat for Pesach, but we obligated to to support so costly that the ordinary remained unclouded. Pesach was rap-person very little money pay forthe it.” settlers who were building the land. the could hardly afford to purchase it. The idly approaching. The settlers recalled merchant hesitated for aAsmothe joyous ceremony in previous ment, then spoke gently: “I will wait years of harvesting the wheat, grind- for the money. I trust you to pay me.” ing, milling and finally baking matzos Rabbi Yisrael said: “I will buy the for the holiday. Sadly, this year would wheat from you on the condition that be different. you set a date when payment is due.” The leader of the Yerushalayim The merchant answered: “I will Jewish community was Rabbi Yisra- return after the holiday to collect my el. He had guided his people through money.” He turned to the workers many difficulties and assisted them in who had been riding on top of the their personal troubles. He suggested wagon-loads of wheat and ordered solutions to critical community prob- them to unload the wagons into the lems, but never had he faced a dilem- storehouse nearby indicated by Rabbi
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Tax his cow, tax his goat, Tax his pants, tax his coat. Tax his ties, tax his shirts, Tax his work, tax his dirt.
Tax his food, tax his drink, Tax him if he tries to think. Tax his sodas, tax his beers, If he cries, tax his tears. Tax his bills, tax his gas, Tax his notes, tax his cash. Tax him good and let him know That after taxes, he has no dough. If he hollers, tax him more, Tax him until he’s good and sore. Tax his coffin, tax his grave, Tax the sod in which he lays. Put these words upon his tomb, “Taxes drove me to my doom!” And when he’s gone, we won’t relax, We’ll still be after the inheritance tax.
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Answer to Riddle Me This: 833 apples. Step one: First you make 3 trips of 1,000 apples 333 miles. You will be left with 2,001 apples and 667 miles to go.
Tax his land, tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays. Tax his tractor, tax his mule, Teach him taxes is the rule.
Step two: Next you take 2 trips of 1,000 apples 500 miles. You will be left with 1,000 apples and 167 miles to go (you have to leave an apple behind).
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In New York City there is an 8-cent tax placed on bagels once they are sliced. NYC’s coffers are getting an extra 16 cents every morning from me.
In New Mexico, anyone over 100 years old is exempt from paying state taxes. By the time I get there, I’ll be soaking my bagels in water before eating them. In California, there is no tax when buying candy from vending machines. But there is a vending machine tax when you buy fruit products from a vending machine. Finally, a tax I agree with – if you buy a tangerine from a vending machine then you should be thankful that the biggest punishment you get is that you have to pay a tax on it.
An accountant is having a hard time sleeping and goes to see his doctor. “Doctor, I just can’t get to sleep at night.” “Have you tried counting sheep?” “That’s the problem – I make a mistake and then spend three hours trying to find it.”
In California, snuff tobacco is taxed differently depending on its type. Dry snuff is taxed at 256% of its price if it’s $1.70 or more. Moist snuff is taxed at 170% of its price if it’s $1.70 or more. What’s up with this snuff? In the state of Kansas, untethered hot air balloon rides are exempt from sales tax because they are considered a legitimate form of air transportation. Tethered hot air balloon rides, on the other hand, are considered to be an amusement ride and therefore are subject to sales tax. “So, how are you flying to Israel for Pesach?” “We’re taking Hot Air Balloon Airlines.”
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In Arkansas, body piercings are subject to a 6% sales tax. “Ukkay, dude, could I pay that tax when I get my twenty-seven-dollar holiday bonus from Papa John’s?”
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In Illinois, citizens pay a 1% sales tax on most food, but candy buyers are charged the state’s general sales tax of 6.25%. If a sweet treat contains flour, it’s considered food, not candy. So Kit Kat bars and the like are exempt because they contain flour. Not sure what would happen if I eat Skittles with my bagels…I may try it just for kicks.
In 2005, Tennessee began requiring drug dealers to anonymously pay taxes on any illegal substances they sold. Whoever wrote this law should be investigated for putting way too much faith in drug dealers.
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Your honor, my name is Craig C. and I’m a compulsive gambler…. I’m truly powerless over this disease…. I never intended to take money from people and not pay them back. I had grandiose plans about how we would all make money together.
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- Disgraced sports talk radio host (660 WFAN) Craig Carton at his sentencing hearing after he was found guilty of defrauding investors of millions in order to pay off his gambling debts
Good afternoon, Mr. Carton, Colleen from New York. First time, long time. - Federal Judge Colleen McMahon mimicking a generic sports talk radio caller, before sentencing Carton to 3 ½ years in prison
I am a long-time listener, generally 8:30 to 9:15 while I’m driving in…. The fact that I listened to the show regularly means that before the clerk wheeled this case out to me at random I knew a lot about you. I knew you were extremely knowledgeable about your craft about the business of sports and communication. I knew you could be fun to listen to. I also knew you could be a jerk. Just FYI, there are women who like to watch and listen to sports and talk about sports, and things can get a little raunchy on sports radio, and there were times when I had to change the channel because it was a little too locker room talky, but for the most part it was a good show, an insightful show, and I enjoyed it — I still do. - Ibid., disclosing that she was a fan of Carton’s show
Ilhan Omar’s country collapsed as a child. She lived for years in Kenya in that refugee camp. She may have died there without outside help. But help came, from where? From here, America. And this country didn’t just welcome Ilhan Omar to America, we paid to relocate her family and many others from a foreign continent purely for the sake of being good people, for altruism. Because no country in history has been as generous as we are. To places we have no ties to and no obligation to, we have been kind anyway because that’s who we are. Despite her humble and foreign birth, Omar has been elected to our national law-making body. And good for her. So how does she repay her adopted country, the one that may literally have saved her life? She attacks it as hateful and racist, and for that she is applauded by the Democratic Party because they view this country as hateful and racist too. - Fox’s Tucker Carlson criticizing Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) recent comments criticizing the U.S. as being a racist country
The U.S.-Israel relationship is one of the most important relationships that we have on the planet, and that relationship, if it is successful, must transcend partisanship in the United States, and it must be able to transcend a prime minister who is racist, as he warns against Arabs coming to the polls. - Democratic presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke calling Prime Minister Netanyahu a racist, at a campaign event in Iowa
I hear these things about “let’s make America great again” and I think to myself, exactly when did you think America was great? — Former Attorney General Eric Holder on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber
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I think it’s pretty apparent that Mr. Lieu believes that black people are stupid and will not pursue the full clip in its entirety.
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- Black conservative commentator Candice Owens, while testifying at a Congressional hearing, after Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) sliced up an old video clip of her to make it look like she was defending Hitler
The witness may not refer to a member of the committee as stupid. -Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) admonishing Ms. Owens
I didn’t refer to him as stupid. That’s not what I said. That’s not what I said at all. You didn’t listen to what I said. I said, he is assuming that black people will not pursue the full twohour clip…. He’s trying to present as if I was launching a defense of Hitler in Germany when in fact the question that was asked of me was pertaining to whether or not I believed in nationalism and that nationalism was bad. And what I responded was that I do not believe we should be characterizing Hitler as a nationalist. He was a homicidal, pathological maniac that killed his own people. A nationalist would not kill their own people. - Ms. Owens’ response
That is exactly what I was referring to in the clip and he purposefully wanted to give you a cut up, similar to what they do to Donald Trump to create a different narrative. That was unbelievably dishonest, and he did not allow me to respond to it, which is worrisome and should tell you a lot about where people are today in terms of trying to drum up narratives.
According to Ben Rhodes, a former deputy national security advisor and one of Obama’s closest confidants, several members of the Obama administration wanted to adopt a more assertive policy toward Israel but felt that their hands were tied. “The Washington view of Israel-Palestine is still shaped by the donor class,” Rhodes, who does not support BDS, told me, when I met with him at the Obama Foundation in October. “The donor class is profoundly to the right of where the activists are, and frankly, where the majority of the Jewish community is.” - From a New York Times article detailing how Pres. Obama wanted to take a more anti-Israel stance but was prevented from doing so by the donor class
[It is] not anti-Semitic to hate the Jews of Israel. - Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone
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By the way, I would like to also add that I work for Prager University, which is run by an Orthodox Jew. Not a single Democrat showed up to the embassy opening in Jerusalem. I sat on a plane for 18 hours to make sure I was there. I am deeply offended by the insinuation of revealing that clip without the question that was asked of me. - Ibid.
Today, grandchildren of the players who played with me 50 and 60 years ago are my teammates. - Issak Hayik, 73, goalie for Israeli soccer team Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda, who just broke the Guinness World Record for being the oldest living active soccer player
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You’re paying a price, you committed a crime, you’re in jail. That’s bad, but you’re still living in American society and you have a right to vote. I believe in that. – Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders arguing at an Iowa campaign event that felons should be able to vote from jail
I had a midlife identity crisis once Trump won, because I had never had my world feel so unhinged, I think. And I had to pay a psychiatrist to listen to me [complain] about Donald Trump for about the first three weeks. For me it was a huge emotional trigger… What I discovered is alcohol and outrage are not a good mix. - Left-wing comedian Chelsea Handler talking to HBO’s Bill Maher about her Trump Derangement Syndrome after the 2016 elections
Outer-borough residents are not driving their cars into Manhattan. That’s not how they come in. I’m a Queens boy. Only very rich people can drive into Manhattan.
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- Gov. Andrew Cuomo defending congestion pricing which will add to the cost of driving into Manhattan
The Democrats are shifting so far to the left that…unless there’s some sense brought into the party, we’re going to end up with socialism in America if a Democrat should win. I don’t want to see that happen. - Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz on the “The Hugh Hewitt Show”
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I consider myself to be a very practical person, always have been. I’m 23 years old and have been dating for a while now. Though I think I’m practical, I’m getting the message lately that some people think I’m a bit controlling. This is why. I find myself being set up with young men who are learning (check, what I want), but when I ask them what their plan is for after learning for a couple of years, rarely does any have a specific plan. They’ll say something like, “I’ll go into some kind of business.” This response doesn’t fly with me.
My parents tell me that when they got married, my father wasn’t at all sure what he would do with his life professionally and it all worked out, and that many of his friends started out doing one thing and wound up switching careers. But I have the need to know exactly what the plan is. Will you be going back to school? Do you have a specific business that is waiting for you to join? What’s the plan? I know and have known for years what my plan is and have stuck to it successfully. I’ve met some very nice men, but this part of their story upsets me to the point where I can’t see going out again with them. Rarely have I been set up with some with a very specific plan, but on those rare occasions, it didn’t work out for other reasons. Am I being ridiculous to be so specific in this area? Should I just put my faith in Hashem that everything will work out, as hard as it might be for me? I’m not getting any younger, and this is really becoming a nerve-racking issue for me.
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The Panel The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. t is fine to tell shadchanim and others that you are looking for a learner with a plan. This is not only legitimate, but is a very popular profile today and more and more young women want to know that. Some may want to know a particular plan. Some may want to know that the yeshiva bochur will plan to have a plan. But you have to articulate that so that you are not set up with young men with no plans or with plans to be long term learners. Why are you conflating the label of controlling with wanting a learner who will become an earner? Citing your own plans and sticking to them as an example of what you expect in a learning boy does not make sense. In our world today, girls go to Israel for a year, often after having amassed college credits before and during the gap year, and then go on to finish school and actualize their plans for a profession and/or business. Many girls finish college at lightning speed, trying to compress their education so that they start earning sooner because they plan to help support husbands in kollel. Yeshiva guys who are serious about learning after they marry delay this by a number of years. They spend several years learning after high school and plan to learn after they are married. Their plans are developed much later, sometimes after they are married. Perhaps you need to reconsider why you want a learning boy and what goes along with it in terms of being settled as well as your religious values. After a number of years of dating, perhaps you want the security of financial stability and someone who is working on his career already, either still in school or having already launched his career. In short, look at the realities out there and look inside yourself at the real needs you have. Be honest with
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The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. ee hee, tee hee. Ha, ha, ha. You can plan all you want, but Hashem gets the last laugh. I know of one very organized young man who planned on learning until he had three children. Hashem blessed him with triplets within the first year of marriage; his earning plans didn’t last through shana rishona. A cousin of mine was determined to marry a doctor; the guy she married blew the MCAT’s but is doing very well in construction, thank you. As for the rest of the world, a recent survey indicates only 27% of college graduates work in a field related to their major. So much for planning. Sure, you can bring your checklist and clipboard on your dates; you can interview your date about his fiveyear career trajectory. But get real. The guy may funfeh some rehearsed line (“I’m great with my hands; I helped the camp handyman do his repairs.” “I plan on getting an online degree; the same degree my friend used to get into Harvard Law.” “My rich uncle, a big name in real estate, promised to teach me the ropes when I’m ready.”) Or, he may tell you honestly, “At this point, I can’t be sure.” Whatever a guy tells you about his aspirations and ambitions is not as important as the vibes you get (and what his references say) about his integrity, his motivation, and his work ethic. Rather than probing whether he’s mapped out a career in chinuch or finance, find out whether he’s responsible, reliable and resilient. These character traits – more than any plan, degree or diploma – are the true prerequisites for success: at school, at work, and in marriage.
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The Shadchan Michelle Mond ou have to think about and decide what it is you truly want. A man who plans on learning full-time for a few years is generally not doing so to pass the time until he starts working. The hashkafa behind it is generally to start marriage in kollel, living on a kollel budget, where the wife is working physically and emotionally to support this goal. It requires a lot of emunah, bitachon, and sacrifice – including the sacrifice of not necessarily knowing what the future holds. This will not work in a case where the wife is resentful and waiting for her husband to start schooling for his profession already. Conversely, a man with his heart
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kollel guy. A man is not any less of a ben Torah if he decides to go about his path of being a provider for his family while being kovea itim. He may be learning at night and in college by day, working towards his goal. Some full-time learning guys want to go into klei kodesh; this is a plan and a lifestyle. Some say they want to eventually support a family; whether it be in some kind of business or college in the future, but they do not usually concern themselves with the details until later on in life. Whether or not you feel this is a sustainable plan is irrelevant, but it does not change reality. Throughout the ages, and in the days of our parents and grandparents, there were a select few men who were cut out for long term full-time learning. These men had it running through their veins and ended up doing so with the goal of becoming choshuve rabbeim and gedolei Yisroel. This is a plan. The rest of the men were not thought to be any less
frum, and were expected to be taught a trade, go to college, and went on to support their families while being kovea itim. This is also a plan. We are living in the first generation of many men who seem to be in limbo between the two. Ironically, the plethora of full-time learning guys today are learning with the help of the generous support from these choshuve parents. But what happens when the well runs dry in the next generation? My point in this tangent is the following. If you have your heart set on marrying a full-time learner, the entire package of that is the life you must envision for yourself and your children. This includes the emunah and bitachon you must have that it will eventually work out. However, if you truly would like your husband to work and support a family with a thought-out plan, there is no harm in looking for a man who is in college and learning on the side. As our Sages said, “A man should
take care of (have sufficient) grain in his house, for there is fighting in the home only regarding matters of grain” – i.e., monetary issues (Bava Metzia 59a). And as the kesubah states, “I” – the husband – “will sustain and support my wife.” It is also choshuv if this is the path you choose, but you must put thought into what it is you truly want.
The Single Tova Wein think your question and desire makes perfect sense. Many young men think it’s O.K. to say that they will ultimately go into “some sort of” business, without a clue about what that means. With no contacts, assurance, or even fundamental knowledge regarding what it takes to start and run a business, it’s a comment that sounds good but isn’t really re-
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ality based. Wanting to know that there is an actual plan, (“I’ve always dreamed of being a doctor… lawyer…. Indian chief – and this is how I plan on achieving that goal, in a year or two or three”) sounds like a plan to me. And though there are far less young men out there who are as focused on their future as you seem to be and you seem to require, there most definitely are men who possess a long term view regarding their future financial lives. And these are the men you want to date. So be very clear when speaking to shadchanim, fam-
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ruthfully, this wasn’t an easy question for me to answer. After putting some thought into your situation and putting myself into your shoes, I began to realize that the more you see Hashem in your life, the less you need to worry. This may sound like the cheesiest thing in the world, but it is the answer to every problem. I understand that you are 23 years old and that time does not slow down for anybody. I also understand how frustrating it may be to get into a close relation-
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ship with someone who doesn’t have a straight-out, clear plan ahead of them. But in situations like these, all we can do is turn to the One above and trust. If there’s a man who comes along who fits right into the category you’re looking for – go for it! If you feel a connection and it makes sense for the two of you to get married, continue the relationship. And if this man decides to learn for a bit before going into a real job, you need to leave all of that up to Hashem. But worrying and walking away from every man with this plan in mind – that is not going to help you find your match. You definitely have a right to feel anxious about the future – I’m not saying that isn’t human nature – but the most ideal way to deal with this issue is to have faith that Hashem has your back. For starters, you can start by recogniz-
ing Hashem throughout your day. By seeing the yad of Hashem in every situation you face, you’ll get used to acknowledging His presence and connecting every aspect of your life to Him. You’ll see that whatever obstacle comes your way, you’ll have a much stronger sense of clarity and faith that the outcome is for your benefit – whether you see it or not. The best advice I can give you is to do your hishtadlus. Go on dates, meet new people. If you find a possible match, keep it going. If he doesn’t have a definite job for the future, turn to Hashem and request His help. Plead that He should grant you success and wisdom in your decision and lead your spouse in the right direction. I can’t stress enough the power of tefillah, and how badly Hashem wants to help us with our challenges. As a wise individual once told me, “Don’t tell Hashem how great your problems are; tell your problems how great Hashem is.”
desire to support a family. And you should also hear the way he plans on reaching goals; the steps he plans on taking to turn his aspirations into a reality. You may go out on less dates with your priorities firmly in place, but you will be dating smarter. All the best, Jennifer
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riage or family – we get caught up in right and wrong. More often than not, it isn’t about right vs. wrong. It’s about: we are two different people who see the world in two different ways. Can we coexist? Can we appreciate the other’s point of view because we love him/her? If you know right now that you won’t be able to do the above, why set yourself up to be unhappy? And why set up your future husband to live with the knowledge that he can’t fulfill his wife’s needs? You want to date a man who will earn ‘n’ learn. Most men who are on the earn ‘n’ learn path have a general sense of what they would like to do once they start dating. And even if they don’t know yet, you will hear it in the way they speak about their futures. You will hear their drive, their passion about their field, and their
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Frightening Images, Dolls, and Clowns By Rabbi Azriel Hauptman
It is well known that some people are scared of frightening pictures and images. At first glance, that does not seem logical. It is only a picture, so why does it scare us so? We find a similar phenomenon with a phobia called “pediophobia” which is the fear of dolls. Yes, you read that correctly. There are people who are afraid of cute dolls. This certainly makes no sense. Dolls do not look scary and they even look adorable. Why should anybody be afraid of them? In this column, we have discussed many times that many mental health issues are related to the disconnect between our conscious and subconscious minds. This phobia is an interesting twist on that same concept. There is a part of our brain that constantly scans our environment and tries to make sense of all of the data that is streaming in via our senses. Since this is an unconscious process, errors can happen that our conscious brain has difficulty counteracting. A doll offers a particularly difficult task for our brains as it looks human but in reality it is not. This can potentially set off alarms in our brain as we are unsure how to process the information. Many researchers believe that this is the cause of pediophobia. This may also the cause of “coulrophobia” which is the fear of clowns. Clowns are human beings, of course, but their facial features are not typical
of what you would find in a regular person. The difficulty that this poses to the subconscious can cause one to feel the emotion of fear when coming in contact with a clown. Many of these phobias begin in childhood, as children have an especially difficult time comprehending phenomena that deviate from the norm. Once the fear is formed in the psyche, it can persist into adulthood. Frightening images can also be problematic for our subconscious since the brain can have a hard time differentiating between reality and mimicry. We might consciously understand that an image is not representative of reality, but that might not be fully understood by our subconscious brain. Our brain can get stuck on the image as it tries to figure it out. This process can persist into our sleep and potentially cause nightmares. Trauma, in general, occurs in the subconscious. Although dolls, clowns and frightening images are not examples of “real” trauma, it can still be illustrative of how difficult it can be when our mind gets stuck as a result of a traumatic event. This is a service of Relief Resources. Relief is an organization that provides mental health referrals, education, and support to the frum community. Rabbi Yisrael Slansky is director of the Baltimore branch of Relief. He can be contacted at 410-448-8356 or at yslansky@reliefhelp.org
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ear Alice, I’m trying to plan out my Passover menu and start shopping. Can you provide me with a rough draft on what my menu will look like over the course of the seder and chol Hamoed? Thanks in advance!
have your afternoon snack as late as possible that day and/or even have one protein plus a vegetable and a fruit (Example: string cheese plus cucumber or apple or 4 slices turkey breast with lettuce)
Seder:
• Minimal matzah – find out in advance what that is • Minimal grape juice or wine • Fill up half your plate with veggies • One protein or a combo of two (Example: 3 oz of fish and 2 oz of chicken) • No potatoes unless you’re not having matzah or just a bite of matzah • For desserts stick to fruits or portioned and budgeted treats • Throughout the day, just like on Shabbos, use your budget of your allowed fruits, snacks, and treat.
• Kezayis (minimal) of matzah – you should find out in advance how much that is Tip: a whole round matzah is equal to 4 breads • Minimal grape juice or wine – find out in advance how much that is Tip: buy small cups for this purpose
Food at the Seder: • Budget 6 oz of protein to be used in any way you’d like (Example: 3 oz of fish and 3 oz of chicken) • Avoid starchy side dishes such as potatoes because you’re having matzah • Fill up on vegetables • Dessert is very late and should be just a fruit or baked apple or compote without sugar Tip: Being that the seder is very late and you will be hungry earlier,
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Chol Hamoed days: Breakfast: • Yogurt with Pesach granola plus a fruit • 1 cup approved Pesach cereal with skim milk and a fruit • Pesach oatmeal made with water and a fruit • Matzah crackers (whole wheat)
• Eggs and vegetables • Smoothie made with one yogurt or one cup skim milk plus one cup of fruit Snacks: • Almonds • Apple chips • Diet cheesecake • Cappuccino or latte made with skim milk and sugar • Smoothie made with either one cup skim milk or one yogurt plus one cup fruit • Fruit • Ladyfingers (100 cal worth), about 6-7 of them • Chestnuts (10 small, 6-7 large) Lunch: • Grain options: • Whole wheat matzah crackers • Small baked potato • Protein choices: • 1 can tuna in water • Turkey breast • Cottage cheese • Reduced fat cheese • 1-2 tablespoons light cream cheese • Fish • Chicken plus vegetables Dinner: • Protein choices: • Chicken • Fish
• Meat • Or any lunch protein • Grain: • Small baked potato (white or sweet) • Quinoa • Matzah meal crumbs (No matzah or crackers in the evening) • Treat: anything packaged up to the calories you were given or make a recipe from what we gave out or send us your recipes and we’ll gladly help you break them down! If you have any questions, feel free to email me any time and I’ll be happy to help or direct you to someone who can help.
Alice Harrosh is a nutrition counselor and manager of the Lakewood, Queens and Five Towns locations of Nutrition by Tanya. Alice knows that making healthy decisions is not always easy. She understands that tempting foods can be hard to resist because she has been through the struggle herself. As an optimistic person, Alice’s favorite quote is: “It’s never too late to start eating better. If you have a bad morning, make it a better afternoon.” She can be reached at alice@NutritionByTanya.com.
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KIBBUTZ HANITA A Story of a Pioneering Nation and a Young Life Cut Short By Rafi Sackville
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Yosef Rotblat. Photo from the Yizkor.org website
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he photograph of Yosef Rotblat on the Yizkor. org.il website for fallen Israeli soldiers was taken close to the year of his death in 1938. His is the face of a young man who has left his teenage years behind and is firmly on the track to a manhood he will never realize. His pursed lips sit above a square, determined jaw. The mouth is enigmatic and difficult to interpret; is it a serious look he is conveying or is that the thinnest of what will become a smile? Maybe the photographer caught him on the cusp of a joke for which he’s awaiting the punchline? The light shines from his left, shadowing the right side of his face. One is drawn upwards from his chin to his prominent forehead but instinctively returns to focus on his eyes. They are piercing, but kind, controlled but compassionate. You can see why the Hagana chose him for a prominent position. He has the look of a leader.
That leadership quality can be traced to his father, Aharon Rotblat, who traveled throughout the Ukraine giving speeches in synagogues and towns encouraging his listeners to make aliyah. Along with a few family members, he made the arduous trip himself in 1891. The burden of responsibility for their care fell on his shoulders. Behind them they had left their family and the everyday joys of the ritual of life. They also left behind the constant persecution by Ukrainian police in search of Zionist propaganda, whose anti-Semitic goading and false rumors precipitated angst and fear amongst the Jews. Aharon Rotblat landed in Haifa. It was there the bitterness of the olives first passed his lips and where he tasted the sweetness of vegetables like eggplant, fondly known as meat without bones. It was also the first time in his life that he had seen electricity. At first, he wondered how the stars could descend to the ground. He and his brother,
Boaz, eventually moved to Kfar Tabor in the Jezreel Valley in 1901. They married, and each of them had one son, both named Yosef after their grandfather. Yosef was a bright student, who might have continued his schooling were it not for his great sense of family obligation. He was willing to forgo his studies to support them. He dropped out of school to work in the construction industry. An ambitious young man, Yosef Rotblat was known for his integrity, modesty, his love of others, and his love for painting and swimming. The Hagana appointed him commander in charge of signals. He was sent to the new settlement of Hanita (today a short drive East of Rosh Hanikra) in March 1938. He arrived there before Pesach that year. His stay was tragically short.
Rolling Hills The Western Galil’s history is intrinsically tied to Yosef Rotblat and
what motivated the Jewish leadership at the time to send so many brave young people to its northernmost borders. This is especially true of Kibbutz Hanita, the place Rotblat had come to establish and defend. The Galil is one verdant valley after another vying for attention. There Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai found his eternal rest on the side of that hill, there a battle was fought during the War of Independence, and it was there that Kibbutz Hanita was raised in two days in 1938. The drive to Hanita is a half an hour from our home. We found Gilad Argaman at the picnic grounds halfway up the hill. He was walking around, filling a large bag with discarded trash. It’s not his job; he’s a full-time teacher. He was collecting garbage because he is proud of his place of birth. He likes it looking pristine. The centerpiece of the grounds is a recreated tower and stockade that came to define the settlements that arose around Israel before the Second World War. Across from the tower is a rect-
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angular plaque commemorating the ten soldiers who lost their lives there in 1938. Gilad is a distant relative of Yosef Rotblat, who was one of the fallen. When Gilad’s father, Ezer, was at school in the early 1950s, one of his teachers began calling him argaman, or scarlet, in Hebrew. Rotblat in Russian means red leaves. The name stuck. Before taking us to meet his father, Gilad showed us the border fence. The rolling hills of Lebanon lay before us like a gentle wave held in suspension. The incongruity between the tranquility on the one hand and the Iranian-backed menace that threatens us further north on the other struck a nerve. This incongruity is amplified by the cows that populate the no man’s land between the fences; they graze serenely and worry-free. When asked if the army has discovered any Hezbollah tunnels in the area, Gilad vaguely mentioned some activity a kilometer away, but said little more. Walking back to his car, he picked and ate some edible flowers indicating we should follow suit. One yellow flower carried a faint, garlic taste. It was a comfort to know that in times of crisis the supermarket is not the only avenue to staving off hunger. I chewed a few petals while gazing towards the west at the Mediterranean Sea that glistened in the afternoon sun. The building which now houses the museum existed when the first settlers arrived on March 21,1938. It was built in the middle of the 19th century by the Ottomans. Gilad’s father was waiting for us
inside the museum, towing his small granddaughter, Maya behind him. Into his 70s, Ezer Argaman retains the vigor of youthful enthusiasm. He’s a quiet man with a sense of humor. He has lived a full life. Conscripted in 1965 into the Navy Seals, he then joined the Golani Brigade, where he was among the soldiers who freed the Golan and Shechem in 1967. As we shake hands, I notice a glint in his eye. By way of introduction we are led to a display case where he points to a three-legged Primus stove and asks what we think the third leg stands for. Without waiting for an answer, he tells the story of his parents, Yoska (Yosef) and Bat Sheva Rotblat, who were living on Kibbutz Sdot Yam, near Caesaria, in the early 1950s. A young Hannah Senesh had recently made aliyah alone from Hungary. Adopted by the Rotblats, she shared sleeping quarters with them...in their tent! “Sometimes they would ask Hannah to step outside while they spent some ‘quality’ time together,” he chuckles. “Hannah was the third leg of the Primus stove.” Ezer moved away from the display case and sat on a bench while Maya took out her coloring pencils and began to draw. He explained his parents’ move north from Sdot Yam, near Caesarea, in 1951. “There was turmoil in the kibbutz movement at the time,” he said. “Mapam and Labour, the two parties representing the kibbutzim, became
ideologically opposed. “My mother wanted to move to a nearby kibbutz, but my father was adamant they head to the very place his cousin, also named Yosef Rotblat, had been killed in 1938. That was 13 years after Hanita was founded. I was 5 years old at the time.”
Responding to the Peel Report During the early 1930s there was a constant flow of Jewish immigrants pouring into the country. The Arabs protested. Matters rose to a head in 1936, with what came to be known as the Arab Revolt. At the beginning of the First Aliyah in 1882 there were at most 25,000 Jews living in Israel, most of them in Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias and Safed. By the time of the Arab Revolt some 375,000 Jews had made Israel their home. This represented a growth rate of more than 400%. In comparison, the Arab growth rate was less than 100%. In the eyes of the Arabs this was something to fear. They felt we were stealing their land. What had begun with a general strike against the British morphed into violent protests and attacks. The British had trouble quelling the unrest. In search of a solution to the growing problem, they formed a commission led by the politician Lord William Robert Peel. His findings in 1937, known as the Peel Commission Report, called for a partition between the Jewish population and the Arabs. The Arabs imme-
diately opposed any notion of a Jewish State. While not completely dismissing Peel’s recommendation for a need for distinctive frontiers, the Zionist Congress expressed a desire to further study the proposal. They foreshadowed that, if implemented, the partition would lead to a Palestine that would be overwhelmingly Arab by the late 1940s. Written 83 years ago, some of the wording of Peel’s report wouldn’t be out of place in today’s political climate. Calling the conflict between the two sides “irresponsible,” it also noted “there is no common ground between them.” Peel’s plan would have placed the current border further south. It would have meant ceding the high ground to the enemy. At the time, the Western Galil was completely Arab. The Jewish leadership, led by Moshe Sharet, Ben Gurion and Yosef Weitz, the head of the Jewish National Fund, concluded that the area needed to be occupied as there was no Jewish presence north of Nahariya (founded in 1934). They acted with lightning speed. Fifty-two settlements, which came to be known as “Tower and Stockade,” were established between 1936 and 1939. Not before or since has there been a such growth in Jewish settlements. This was a program of national importance. The leadership imagined a scenario where, were the country to be blanketed in darkness and only the lights above the towers of each settlement lit, the outline of the borders
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Chaim Weizmann and his wife Vera arriving for the official opening of Hanita
throughout the country could hypothetically be seen north of Be’er Sheva. Tower and stockade settlements used easily transportable and prefabricated structures. Once an area for settlement was chosen a tower would be erected with a spotlight on top, which gave an uninterrupted view of the surrounding area. Around it a stockade would be constructed; in essence, a structure built of two walls filled with gravel for protection against gunfire. Being swift and efficient, they were erected in hours. Peel’s recommendations were published in the summer of 1937. The leadership had to act quickly if they were to incorporate the Galil into the area partitioned for the Jewish State. Deals to buy Arab land began. As a result, several thousand acres were purchased in the Western Galil. A fascinating letter, written by Moshe Sharett to the prime minister of Lebanon, survives in which he advised that a small group of Jews were moving to Hanita to establish an agricultural settlement. He pointed out the intentions of the group to turn the area into an agricultural paradise and that the British would take care of defending the settlement. Relations with neighboring Lebanon were good. Within two days the prime minister replied to Sharett granting his government’s permission to the deal.
Settling a Settlement Hanita was the Yishuv’s northern most settlement. Its creation was considered the epitome of the tower and stockade settlements. Cut off from
roads leading to it, the closest town was Nahariya, but it was only accessible via Arab villages. Today the entire mountainside is covered in trees planted over the last 80 years. With so many hills in the region lying exposed, it is not hard to imagine the tasks that lay ahead for the founders of Hanita. As if marauding Arabs weren’t enough of a worry, territorial panthers roamed the hills posing a threat to farmers. Hanging on the wall of the muse-
The settlement of Hanita. Note the tower in the background
populate it. The plan was that people like Yosef Rotblat would sit there for a few months, and only then would the “first” settlers arrive. Trucks and mules carried the provisions, tents, building materials, water, and, most importantly, the prefabricated sections of the tower and stockade. When the road came to an end, the volunteers portered the materials up by hand in an operation run by both men and women. The area is abundant with streams, and they were able to tap into one of the
Despite the proximity to the border and the Iranian saber rattling, it is a place of intense beauty and quietude.
um is a large panther skin surrounded by newspaper accounts of the last known attack. A shepherd had been attacked and only saved his life by thrusting his right fist down the panther’s throat and drawing a pistol with his left hand. The victim was photographed in Nahariya Hospital smiling, but less two digits. The difficulty of the terrain led to the establishment of Hanita in two stages. The first was halfway up the hill, where we had met Gilad; the second where it stands today. The actual founders of Hanita were not among those who came to
local springs for refreshing water. The public was kept informed. The official opening was an exciting event with reporters and photographers flocking north. A new Torah was brought up to celebrate the occasion. Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Sadeh and Yigal Alon were photographed together. Ben Gurion visited, as did Chaim Weizmann and his wife, Vera. Hanita was on its way. Its growth and development have continued for over 80 years. Despite the proximity to the border and the Iranian saber rattling, it is a place of intense beauty
and quietude, which makes it hard to comprehend the terrible loss of life in the year it was established.
A Short but Impactful Life Over 80 years have passed since the death of Yosef Rotblat. He arrived in Hanita in March 1938. A little less than a month later, Pesach was celebrated. The Arabs had a misconception about the Jewish seder. They believed that four cups of wine was enough to give anyone a hangover. They figured the soldiers on guard duty the following morning would be suffering the aftereffects of drunkenness. That morning, Rotblat was given the command to report to another location. The guard at the stockade told him that information had been received that it was too dangerous to travel. He drove away from his post and was ambushed. The attack on his vehicle killed him and two of his companions. He was brought to rest in the old cemetery in Haifa. Rotblat’s fragment of life, a tree cut off in its prime, was lived with vigor and bravery. The only physical evidence of that battle is a plaque we had seen when we met Gilad. Were it not for his death, Erez Argaman and his son, Gilad, would not have spent their lives in Hanita. The pain of his loss still lingers today. Yosef’s sister, Dahlia, is well into her 80s. She recalls her brother’s warmth and the incredible respect he had for his parents. She is keen to mention how, despite the 14
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A view of Hanita in 1938
years difference between them, he would care for her. She says her father took his son’s loss very hard. After all, it was he who had instilled a sense of Zionist pride and obligation that had spurred Yosef to contribute to the new Yishuv. It was he who encour-
aged him to go into the Hagana’s signal corps. Aharon Rotblat spent the remainder of his life blaming himself for his son’s death. The fact that he had opposed Yosef’s traveling to Hanita for Pesach did little to mitigate the blame he bore. Talking to Dahlia’s daughter,
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Pesach with Paula Chef Paula Shoyer Shares 5 of Her Favorite Pesach Desserts
Ingredients 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 3 large egg whites Zest of one large orange (or 2 teaspoons juice) ¼ cup dried cranberries, chopped into ¼ inch pieces 1 1/3 cups sliced almonds (blanched or with skin) 1 cup dark or white chocolate chips Vegetable oil for greasing pan
Preparation
Lemon Quinoa Cake Serves 12
Ingredients Cake: ¾ cup quinoa 1½ cups water Cooking spray or 2 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons lemon zest, from 2-3 large lemons ½ cup fresh lemon juice, from 2-3 large lemons 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract ¾ cup coconut oil 1 ¼ cups sugar 1 cup almond flour ¼ cup coconut flour, plus 2-3 tablespoon to dust Bundt pan 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt Glaze (optional): 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1-2 lemons)
Preparation
Place the quinoa and water into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the saucepan, and cook the quinoa for 15 to 18 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed. Let sit for 5 minutes off the stovetop. The quinoa may be made 2 days in advance and stored in the fridge. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Use cooking spray or oil to grease a 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons coconut flour, or more if needed, over the entire greased pan and then shake the pan all around to cover
and then tap out the excess. Place the quinoa in the bowl of a food processor. Add the lemon zest and juice, eggs, vanilla, oil, sugar, almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and process until the mixture is very smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and bake it for 1 hour, or longer, until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 30 minutes and then remove it gently from the pan onto a wire cooling rack. To make the glaze, place the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and whisk well. Add more juice, a teaspoon at a time, until you have a thick glaze. Drizzle or pour over the cake. Recipe from www.kosherbaker.com.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 9 X 13-inch pan with vegetable oil. Press in a piece of parchment paper large enough to cover the bottom and go an inch up the sides of the pan, making sure you press it into the corners. Grease the top of the parchment. In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, egg whites, and orange zest. Use a silicone spatula to gently mix in nuts and chopped cranberries, being careful not to crush the nuts. Scoop into the pan and use the spatula or your hands to spread evenly in the bottom of the pan. The easiest way to do this is to push the batter into the edges and corners first and then fill in the middle. You will have a thin nut layer. Bake 25 minutes, or until nuts are golden. Let cool one hour. Pull up the parchment to lift the bar out of the pan. Place another piece of parchment on top and then turn the bar over onto the new parchment. Peel off the bottom parchment. Melt the chocolate chips either over a double boiler or in the microwave oven in for 45 seconds, stir, melt another 30 seconds, stir and then for 15 seconds more, if needed, until melted. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate on the bottom of the bar. If desired, you can use a serrated knife to make lines in the chocolate to decorate it. Slide the parchment and bars onto a cookie sheet and place in the freezer for 30 minutes to firm up. Cut into squares, triangles or rectangular bars. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days or freeze for up to three months. Recipe excerpted from The New Passover Menu.
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Ingredients Cake: ¾ cup quinoa 1½ cups water Cooking spray 2 tablespoons potato starch 1/3 cup orange juice (from 1 orange) 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract ¾ cup coconut oil 1½ cups sugar 1 cup dark unsweetened cocoa 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate Fresh fruit, for garnish (optional) Glaze (optional): 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preparation
Place the quinoa and water into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the saucepan, and cook the quinoa for 15 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed. Set the pan aside. The quinoa may be made 1 day in advance. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Use cooking spray to grease a 12-cup (2.8L) Bundt pan. Sprinkle the potato starch over the greased pan and then shake the pan to remove any excess starch. Place the quinoa in the bowl of a food processor. Add the orange juice, eggs, vanilla, oil, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt and process until the mixture is very smooth. Melt the chocolate over a double boiler, or place in a medium microwave-safe bowl, and put in a microwave for 45 seconds, stirring and then heating the chocolate for another 30 seconds, until it is melted. Add the chocolate to the quinoa batter and process until
well mixed. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and bake it for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes and then remove it gently from the pan. Let it cool on a wire cooling rack. To make the glaze, melt the chocolate in a large microwave-safe bowl in the microwave or over a double boiler. Add the oil and vanilla and whisk well. Let the glaze sit for 5 minutes and then whisk it again. Use a silicone spatula to spread the glaze all over the cake. Recipe excerpted from The Healthy Jewish Kitchen.
Keto Chocolate Avocado Cake Makes one 8-inch round cake
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Ingredients Cake: 1½ cups almond flour ¾ cup dark cocoa, plus 1 tablespoon for greasing pan ¼ cup coconut flour (or almond flour) ½ cup xylitol 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup coconut cream, from canned coconut milk ½ cup almond milk 3 large eggs 1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus 1 teaspoon for greasing pan 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 large ripe avocado Ganache: 5 tablespoons boiling water ½ cup dark cocoa ¼ cup xylitol ½ cup coconut cream 1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch round pan with 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Add 2 to 3 teaspoons cocoa and shake all around to dust the bottom and sides. Tap out excess. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cocoa, coconut flour, xylitol, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Place the coconut cream, almond milk, eggs, coconut oil, vanilla and avocado into a food processor or blender and blend for two full minutes, scraping down the sides a few times, so that the mixture is completely smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together. Use a silicone spatula to scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes and the remove to a wire rack. To prepare the ganache topping, place the cocoa and xylitol into a small bowl. Add the boiling water and whisk well. Add the coconut cream and vanilla and mix well. Spread all over the top of the cake. Recipe from www.thekosherbaker.com.
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Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or a
over-bake the cookies. Let cool for 5 minutes on the pan and then slide the parchment and cookies onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Recipe from www.thekosherbaker.com.
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4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces 1 cup sugar ½ cup vegetable oil 2 large eggs 3 tablespoons vanilla sugar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa 1 tablespoon potato starch 1 ½ cups ground almonds ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
double broiler. Remove the chocolate from the heat source, add the sugar and oil, and whisk well. Add the eggs and mix. Add the vanilla sugar, cocoa, potato starch, ground almonds, and salt and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and mix to distribute them. Divide the dough in half and shape into two loaves, each about 9 x 3 inches. Place both loaves on the lined jelly roll pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let the loaves cool for 10 minutes (do not turn off the oven). Cut each loaf crosswise into 3/4- to 1-inch-thick slices. Place the cookies, cut side up, on a parchment-covered cookie sheet (or the jelly roll pan again). Bake for another 14 minutes, or until the cookies are firm to the touch on the outside but still feel soft on the inside. Check them after 10 to 12 minutes so that you don’t
Paula Shoyer is the author of Healthy Jewish Kitchen (Sterling Epicure 2017), The New Passover Menu (Sterling 2015), The Holiday Kosher Baker (Sterling Press 2013), and The Kosher Baker: 160 dairy-free desserts from traditional to trendy (Brandeis 2010). Paula’s recipes have been featured in newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs and on radio and TV shows all over the United States, Canada, Israel and even Asia. Paula is a French-trained pastry chef who teaches cooking and baking classes all around the world. She can be reached on her website, www.thekosherbaker.com.
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obody really likes to pay taxes. It’s no surprise, then, that so many people work so hard to avoid them. As humorist Fran Lebowitz once said, “A dog who thinks he is man’s best friend is a dog who has obviously never met a tax lawyer.” Truly proactive tax professionals like us understand that you don’t just want to know how much you owe. You want us to use the ins and outs of the tax code to help you pay less. And so this week’s episode of Beat the Tax Man takes us to David Burbach, a municipal swimming pool consultant and designer from warm, sunny Wisconsin. Now you might think that cash-strapped local governments would rather pay for sewer systems or orange barrels than swimming pools. But Burbach is clearly good at his job — he’s designed over 600 pools nationwide. Naturally, that’s led to some big personal income tax bills. Burbach had also started worrying about legal sharks feasting on his riches if one of his pool designs were to fail. Burbach’s search for asset protection and tax relief led him to an accountant named George Eldridge, who marketed himself as more
than your run-of-the-mill, numbers-in-boxes kind of guy. Eldridge presented himself as a bare-knuckle brawler, gleefully taking on the IRS on his clients’ behalf: “Are you a Beleaguered American Taxpayer? Is the Grizzly Bear {the IRS} feasting sumptuously in [sic] your money that you have earned by work? * * * Are you ever going
$12,000 per month for his protection. Eldridge set up one corporation to hold Burbach’s business, another to hold his real estate, a third corporation that never seemed to serve any purpose, and a nonprofit corporation to hold Burbach’s collection of historic Ford cars, trucks, and tractors. (The goal was to open a “museum” that would be open from 8a.m. to
You can probably guess that quoting a fictional conman isn’t a good sign for the taxpayer.
to use Rule of Law to stop paying maximum taxes to the Grizzly Bear? Do you have the heart to use Rule of Law through me? * * * What is your decision?” Burbach is an engineer by training, and he probably would have done more homework if he were buying a used Volkswagen Jetta. But he dove right in and agreed to pay Eldridge
10a.m., weather permitting, during summer months, only. Uh, right.) Eldridge also formed a defined benefit pension plan based on “director’s fees” from his corporation. Now, corporations, nonprofits, and defined benefit pension plans are all perfectly legitimate tax-planning tools. Unfortunately, Eldridge’s follow-through didn’t hold water. For
starters, he never even bothered filing Burbach’s taxes! (Eldridge told him that corporations have six years to file.) Burbach’s empty promises led Burbach down a path that might have been funny if he hadn’t wound up in court. Burbach had to know he was going to get doused with taxes. However, he argued he had reasonably relied on Eldridge’s advice, so he should avoid penalties for Eldridge’s failures. Tax Court Judge Holmes opened his opinion on Burbach’s claim by quoting from Professor Harold Hill of The Music Man. And you can probably guess that quoting a fictional conman isn’t a good sign for the taxpayer. This week’s story offers all sorts of lessons. But the most important one is something you learned long before you knew about taxes: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. So don’t be afraid to dot your I’s and cross your T’s. You’ll wind up paying less tax and sleeping better, too!
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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the ones that you stash away your chametz in. Rather the ones you load up with your entire wardrobe to bring to your Pessach destination. Oy, the packing! So, whether it’s cleaning, packing, or cheshboning…no one thinks of it as a real picnic. And of course, who would? You can’t even have a slice of bread for a sandwich! So, what’s Pesach prep about? Perhaps it’s about realizing that
How can one resist updating the closets once they’re in there?
Some have a whole different experience. It could be figuring out how many boxes of shmura matzah to order. And then, of course, that depends on which kazayis chart you use. This person also usually is in charge of how many bottles of wine to order. And all that is influenced by the size of their cup. Probably, both the one on their table and the one sitting on their shoulders. Now, for some, it’s all about the suitcases. And I’m not talking about
sometimes you need to stop, regroup, rethink, and realize you’ve got this! If you just put a little more time and effort in, you’ll have it all together. Oh, and don’t forget that we all end up at the seder at the same time – even if the ceiling fans are not completely dusted. Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-7052004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.
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