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to City Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer for making this year’s event free to the public!

FOOD DONATION DRIVE – Non-perishable items will be collected for distribution in the Southern Park Heights community.

CLOSED CANS AND BOTTLES can explode when placed in the fire. You must put them in the provided dumpsters.

1. Head southeast down Park Heights Avenue, passing the Park Heights JCC on your right.

2. Proceed through the intersection at Northern Parkway, and continue through the intersection at West Rogers Avenue.

PLEASE RECYCLE – Designated dumpsters will be available.

3. Make a left at the next light, onto Hayward Avenue.

BULK TRASH, such as furniture, appliances, etc., WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Food garbage can be placed in our dumpsters. See the back of this flyer for bulk trash disposal.

4. Make the next right at Maple Avenue, into the Pimlico Parking Lot.

This event is also sponsored in memory of Mrs. Ruth Miller, ‫ע׳׳ה‬.

Project Ezra of Greater Baltimore, Inc. is dedicated in memory of M. Leo and Hannah Storch, ‫ע׳׳ה‬.

The Chesed Fund Limited is dedicated in memory of Mordechai & Rebecca Kapiloff, ‫ע׳׳ה‬, Dr. Bernard Kapiloff, ‫ע׳׳ה‬, and Rabbi Norman & Louise Gerstenfeld, ‫ע׳׳ה‬.

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Contents

Dear Readers,

COMMUNITY

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Around the Community Community Calendar

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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman

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Rabbi Berel Wein

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PEOPLE 613 Seconds

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FEATURE Our German-Made Passover Seder Plate

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A New Wave of Terror Hits the Holy Land

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Finding the Ultimate Freedom Behind Bars

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HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT NEW! Kids Coloring Contest

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Centerfold

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Notable Quotes

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LIFESTYLES Parenting Pearls

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Health & Fitness

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Teen Talk

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Mental Health Corner

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Dating Dialogue

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World Builders

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Dirshu

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Your Money

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Pesach Recipes

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The Four Leshonos of Geulah, the Four Expressions of Redemption, are one of the primary themes that the seder is based on. The four expressions as mentioned in the Torah are, 1)” V’Hotzesei” (I shall take you out of Egypt), 2) “V’Hitzlati” (I shall rescue you from the burdens of Egypt), 3) “V’Gaalti” (I shall redeem you), and 4) “V’ Lakachti” (I shall take you to Me for a people).

If you examine these phrases closely, it becomes apparent that it’s difficult to ascertain the difference between #1 & #2. What’s the differentiation between “I shall take you out of Egypt” and “I shall rescue you from the burdens of Egypt”? Both expressions seem to indicate that we’ll be removed from Egypt! How can we explain the difference?

I heard a powerful answer given by Rabbi Yakov Frand. He explains, that in order to understand this quandary, we need to take a closer look at the Hebrew words of the verse. The verse says, ‫והוצאתי אתכם מתחת סבלות מצרים‬, “I will take you out from the Sivlos Mitzraim. Where does the word “Sivlos come from? “Sivlos” comes from the word “Sovel,” which can mean “suffering.”

However, there is a more common translation of the word, and that is “enduring.” A person can go through a difficult illness and becomes a “sovel,” he endures the suffering and puts it all in the hands of G-d. Conversely, a person can also become stuck in a terrible rut and becomes a different kind, and perhaps an opposite type

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As we enter Pesach 5782, there is so much to be thankful for. We live in a community where it’s so easy to grow in our Yiddishkeit. We have great schools, shuls, Rabbis, friends, and amenities. Yet, we each have our own personal challenges that we wish we had the strength to pull ourselves out of.

Let’s hope that just as G-d redeemed us in Egypt from our personal imprisonment, he should do so this year for us as well. And let that be the prelude to the ultimate redemption we yearn for.

Good Yom Tov! Aaron Menachem

Send us your: community events, articles & photos, and mazal tovs to editor@baltimorejewishhome.com to be featured in coming editions!

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It is that type of servitude that G-d first had to remove the Jews from before physically taking them out of Egypt. The Jews were so worn down by Pharaoh that they became complacent and gave up all hope of redemption. To take someone out of that state requires a miracle, so G-d performed “V’Hitzalti,” he removed us from our own personal captivity. Once we believed in ourselves again and we removed those shackles from our being, we were then ready to be physically taken out (“V’Hotzesei”).

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BCL Boys by Columbia Group Finish the 2022 Season on a High Note!

Team Chesed Monkeys delivered smiles, joy and Pesach packages for The Friendship Circle of Baltimore.

Team Shimon Hoffman Erie Insurance took on the herculean task of cleaning Glen Avenue from Shearith Israel to Mt. Washington. Extremely impressive!

Team Mend Acupuncture - Baltimore had a blast while making lasagna for the Jewish Volunteer Connection Casserole Challenge!

Team Pikesville Remodeling had a fun and fulfilling time at the Hatzalah of Baltimore Garage, learning about the different parts and functions of an ambulance. The boys then had the honor of scrubbing and washing M-1 & M-2!

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Team King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center did yeoman’s work, helping organize and put away costumes for the Keren Reva Purim Gemach!

Team Union Bridge Family Dentistry had the pleasure of visiting the Tikva House and learned from The Jewish Caring Network volunteers about the important need it serves in our community. The team then helped clean the Tikva House for Pesach and repair kids’ games.

Team Sage Ventures had a blast organizing Agudah scrip donation dollars!

Team Aventura found it surprisingly enjoyable and fulfilling to pick up the copious amounts of trash along Glen Avenue, partnering with CHAI to help clean our community!

Teams Pricebusters Furniture and David Flamm-Nationwide Agency partnered with the Pikesville Township Association and many community leaders to help clean up the concrete canyons of Downtown Pikesville.

Team Keren Reva Costume Gemach did an amazing job visiting the residents of Aventura Assisted Living Baltimore. The boys put on a magic show, sang a song, and schmoozed with the residents!

Team WesBanco had the pleasure of learning how the Agudah of PH stores our community’s shaimos and helped to organize the storage area.

Members of Teams Naomi Center, Pricebusters Furniture, and CBT Baltimore banded together to clear out the shaimos storage area at the Agudah of Park Heights and prepare the shaimos for burial

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Team DC Dental utilized their expertise in the Dewey Decimal system to help the Center for Jewish Education code unlabeled books in the library

Team Erez Seiferas assisted a local chesed organization by assembling food boxes for distribution.

Team Advanced Root Canal Specialists put on their coats and grabbed some elbow grease to clean up a section of Park Heights to further the tremendous work of CHAI

Team Winner Insulation infused joy and lifted spirits with their talents and enthusiasm by playing music, singing and dancing for the residents at Sterling Care Assisted Living!

Team Kelemer Brothers Replacement Windows entertained residents at Aventura Assisted Living Baltimore at the Heights. The residents enjoyed the boys’ singing, clarinet playing, comedic skills, and conversation.

The boys from Team Blue Ocean tapped culinary talents they didn’t know existed and baked delectable desserts for Bikur Cholim of Baltimore for people to enjoy for shabbos

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Derech Chaim Recent Trip to Lakewood for Matzah Baking and a Special Visit to HaRav Yerucham Olshin, Shlita Photo Credits: Shlomo Trachtenberg

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My main inspiration comes from beautiful photos of Israel, the Old City streets of Yerushalayim and anything that gives me an “Oh my gosh I need to make that into a painting” type of photo. I am a child of a Holocaust survivor. Seeing images of the old-time shtetl and days of simple Jewish life really bring out strong feelings and I want to get those feelings on a canvas to share with others.

I LOVE blues and vibrant colors to brighten up a space. It brings so much warmth to a room and makes the home so happy and bright. I’m the type of person that if there’s inspiration, I gotta get it on canvas like, NOW! I enjoy detail but I try to incorporate it with

some more modern twists and abstract styles as well. I am blessed with a beautiful art studio in my home where I paint, teach my classes, and display my artwork for sale.

What stands out about your artwork compared to others?

I find that a lot of artists these days are creating artwork based on trends and styles of the time, or they only have one specific style of painting. I don’t have a ‘set’ style that defines me, which I think is unique in a sense that I can create so many different pieces and different styles of paintings. One feature I would definitely say you will find in each of my pieces is lots of vibrant colors, some with gold or silver leaf as well.

Have you created any other types of art besides oil paintings?

Yes! I dappled in some water colors and actually LOVED the results!

I have a couple of those in my collection. I have also created some prints of some of my paintings onto metal which is a new modern way of hanging art in your home. It’s sleek and shiny surface creates a very cool and modern look.

Additionally, I teamed up with Eli Shlossberg and created a collection of

beautifully painted violins depicting scenes of Yerushalayim, Fidler on the Roof, Shiva Minim and some other non Judaic scenes. We turned the musical instruments into collectors items!

A handful of them are now on display in a Gallery in Yerushalayim.

What are your price ranges and what different options do you offer as an artist?

Original paintings can go from $500 to over $5,000 depending on size and detail. I also offer print options and semi-originals for a handful of my paintings. This means the original painting is digitally scanned and can then be printed to any size you want on canvas, metal, and archival high-quality water color paper. A semi-original is a print that I embellish with paint and or gold leaf on top to create a more original feel. It’s amazing what today’s technology can do to make a print feel original. All prints start around $300 and up. I do also take commissions upon request.

How can people reach you?

I can be reached via email at Cgreenwald05@gmail.com or you can find me on Instagram and message me there @Chayagreenwald_fineart.

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Tell us a little about yourself?

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I was always drawing and doodling as a child, but I trace my foundation of my art skills back to the weekly oil painting lessons I took in high school with artist Gloria Moses (and I am very grateful to my parents who gave me the opportunity and luxury of those lessons!). I attended FIT in Manhattan and Maryland Institute College of Art after marriage, while continuing to grow my skills. I started teaching oil painting classes to adults and teens 15 years ago (and still continue to do so) as my own art began to fill up more and more of my walls in my home.

you sell your art?” My initial response was “No, I am so attached to each piece, how can I just give it away?”

When I work so long and hard on a painting, there’s a piece of me in it and I have a special attachment to it. But after a while I decided it was time to create more paintings, primarily Judaica, and start sharing it with the world.

It was such an exciting new chapter in my life as an artist creating beautiful pieces of art and giving others the opportunity to enjoy them and brighten up their own homes.

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The Week In News

U.S. Envoy: Israel Will Handle Iran

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides on Thursday said that Israel will not face U.S. restrictions if it wishes to act against Iran, regardless of whether a new nuclear deal is signed.

When asked in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 News if Israel will be expected to “sit quietly and not do

anything” if a nuclear deal is signed, Nides said, “Absolutely not. We’ve been very clear about this. If we have a deal, the Israelis’ hands are not tied.

If we don’t have a deal, the Israelis’ hands are certainly not tied.

“Israel can do and take whatever actions they need to take to protect the state of Israel.”

Nides added that U.S. President Joe Biden “will do whatever he can do to make sure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon… It’s clear we’d like to do it through a diplomatic channel.”

According to him, “The Israelis know very clearly exactly what is going on. I’m not suggesting they necessarily like it always, but there are no secrets here.”

When asked about Israel’s efforts to stop the current wave of terror attacks, Nides told Channel 12, “We’re not going to tell the government what to do.”

He also said that payments to terrorists, which he called, “martyr payments,” “must stop.” At the same time, the U.S. does not want to “lose the vision” of a two-state solution,”

though he admitted that “we can’t impose anything on anyone.”

The United States is also “very comfortable with what the Israelis are doing vis-à-vis Ukraine,” Nides added. “When we have issues, we express them, as Israel expresses them to us.”

The Beautiful Kinneret

This week, the Kinneret neared its upper red line threshold, sitting only 13 inches below its maximum capacity — a level which it has not reached in 30 years.

The water level is now 13 inches below the upper red line, or 686 feet below sea level. The upper red line is 208.8 meters (685 feet) below sea

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The water levels of the Kinneret have seen dramatic highs and perilous lows in recent years. Only six years ago, the situation was extremely bleak.

On April 4, 2016, the lake level was 11 feet lower than today.

The Kinneret is Israel’s largest freshwater lake, and while it is no longer used as the main source of drinking water, it is still seen as a significant gauge of seasonal rainfall.

Even though the Kinneret is nearing its maximum capacity, there are fail-safes to prevent flooding. If the water level exceeds the upper red line, the Israel Water Authority opens the Deganya dam, located at the southern end of the lake.

Arab Mayor Mourns Terrorists Umm al-Fahm Mayor Samir Sobhi Mahamed on Thursday briefly resigned his position following criticism for his condolence message mourning

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The Week In News two ISIS-inspired terrorists who murdered two Border Police officers in Hadera last week.

Two hours after his resignation announcement, however, Mahamed changed his mind, stating that he would remain in his position due to pressure not to step down.

The message in question, posted on Facebook and signed by Mahamed, mourned the deaths of terrorists Ayman and Ibrahim Ighbariah, cousins from the northern Arab city, who were killed by police while carrying out their terror attack. The post was deleted after about an hour, and Mahamed apologized, saying it had been posted by an external contractor and claimed he had not seen it prior to its publication.

In an interview with Kan that evening, Mahamed said he would take responsibility for the post but said that the condolences were routine.

“It shouldn’t have been sent out,” he said then. “I understand everyone who is angry.”

He added, “If I need to resign, I will resign. I came here to benefit the Arab community. If my resignation will benefit the community, that’s what I will do.”

When asked whether he was actually resigning, Mahamed said, “You know what, this is my redemption.

Yes, I announce my resignation. I’m leaving this position with a lot of pain because I came here to contribute.”

According to Channel 12 News, several government ministers called Mahamed to urge him not to resign.

Later, at around 10pm that same night, Mahamed told Israeli news outlets, “Thank you all for the support. I won’t resign.”

Mahamed emphasized to Kan, “We’ve condemned, we still condemn, the crime committed in Hadera.

It didn’t come from us, as far as we’re

concerned murder is murder.

“My agenda and vision have always been … tolerance, activism, and partnership, and I always tried to implement those values in collaborations with the Jewish community and that is what I will continue to do.”

Bennett: Carry Your Guns

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett last week urged Israelis licensed to bear arms to carry their weapons when going about their business during the day.

In a video statement, Bennett said, “Citizens of Israel, we are currently

experiencing a wave of murderous terrorism.

“What is expected of you, citizens of Israel? Alertness and responsibility. Open your eyes. Whoever has a license to carry a weapon, this is the time to carry it.”

Bennett’s call follows a string of terror attacks in Be’er Sheva, Hadera, and Bnei Brak.

The prime minister added, “The IDF, Shabak (Israel Security Agency), and the Israel Police have significantly increased their intelligence operations in order to reach, in a timely manner, those who are planning to carry out attacks. We have also reinforced the presence throughout the country of those in uniform and those carrying weapons.

“As of now, our forces have carried out more than 200 investigation or arrest operations,” Bennett stressed.

“There is no limit on resources” for battling terrorism.

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“This is neither our first nor our second wave of terrorism. We have experience with struggle. Israeli society, when it is tested, knows how to show composure, remain resilient, and rise to the occasion. We cannot be broken.”

Life Sentence for Esther Horgan’s Killer

Terrorist Muhammad Mruh Kabha, who murdered Esther Horgan in cold blood in December 2020, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Sunday by the Samaria Military Court.

Horgan, an Israeli from the Tal Menashe, was a married mother of six.

In its decision, the court called Horgan’s murder a “case that shocks the soul,” describing Kabha’s actions as “inconceivable evil.”

Horgan, then 52, was jogging on December 20, 2020 in the forest near her home, when Kabha, who had been waiting in the area for a victim, chased her and knocked her to the ground.

Though Horgan tried to fight the terrorist off, he pinned her down and hit her on the head with large rocks, causing her to bleed and breaking bones in her chest and arms until she went still.

Horgan’s widower, Benjamin Horgan, said, “Hearing once again the detailed description of this horrific crime brings us back to very difficult moments and underscores the importance of the court really using all the power given to it by the legislature to take part in the war on terror.”

Kabha was convicted in October 2021 of intentionally causing death and conspiracy to shoot at a person.

He has been sentenced to life plus three years in prison and ordered to

pay compensation of about $1 million.

Benjamin Horgan pointed out, “During the life of this vile killer in prison, he will earn over NIS 4 million from the Palestinian Authority.

He will enjoy it, his family will enjoy these funds, the Palestinian Authority will rebuild his destroyed house. And the Israeli government is doing nothing. The court has gone a long way this morning, even with the compensation ruling, but it is not enough.”

Terror Attack Thwarted Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Saturday praised troops who thwarted a terror attack which the terrorists were on their way to carrying out.

On Friday night, four Yamam officers were injured and three terrorists were killed in a shootout near Jenin.

In a video statement alongside Shabak (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar and military secretary Avi Gil, Bennett said, “We are in the

midst of a joint effort of all the security forces to stop the wave of recent attacks and restore security to Israeli citizens.”

The terrorists who were eliminated, members of the Islamic Jihad terror organization, were a “ticking time bomb,” Bennett said. According to reports, the cell was planning to carry out a shooting attack in central Israel.

Bennett added, “We certainly assume there will be many more attempts, and we are working right now to prevent them. Our people act with great bravery, around the clock, in a hostile and violent environment, and I want to send a speedy recovery to the wounded in the operation.”

Of the four wounded officers, two were lightly wounded, one suffered moderate wounds to his lower limbs, and the fourth suffered serious injuries and required hospitalization. That officer, S., is “is one of the State of Israel’s best field commanders,” Bennett stressed.

He noted, “Terror is not new. Once it’s Hamas, once it’s Islamic Jihad, this time there is some involvement of

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Harsh Sentencing for Israeli in UAE

Fidaa Kiwan, an Israeli woman living in the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced to death this week after she was convicted of possessing half a kilogram of cocaine.

Kiwan, 43, came to Dubai for work at the invitation of a Palestinian acquaintance a year ago. She was arrested a short while later, on March 17,

2021, after a search of her apartment turned up the drugs. She has claimed that the drugs were not hers.

Israeli officials said that they are working on her case and that they expect the sentence to be reduced to a long prison term upon appeal.

The United Arab Emirates is known for its strict anti-drug laws, with those convicted of drug trafficking facing a possible death sentence.

However, the death sentences are not rigorously enforced in many cases and tend to be converted into heavy prison sentences.

This was not the first time that the UAE has made a notable drug bust of an Israeli. In October 2021, it was reported that Halil Dasuki, 31, from Lod, was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of involvement in a scheme to smuggle half a ton of cocaine into the UAE and from there to Israel.

At the time, Emirati police said they foiled the smuggling attempt after receiving a tip about a cargo container carrying the contraband through a seaport. They noted that a suspect of

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Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized ties in 2020 when they signed the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords, along with Bahrain.

Lapid Visits Damascus Gate Foreign Minister Yair Lapid toured the Damascus Gate area with Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and several other members of his Yesh Atid party on Sunday afternoon. The area is one of the main Palestinian gathering points in Jerusalem. Clashes with police ensued on the first few nights of Ramadan this year.

Some were not pleased with Lapid’s visit.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz took a swipe at the foreign minister on Monday, appearing to call his tour with police chiefs at the flashpoint Damascus Gate a “provocation,” in the latest incident of government infighting.

During an interview with 103FM Radio, Gantz was asked about Lapid’s visit to Damascus Gate. Gantz said he understood the desire of ministers to show backing for Israeli security forces, adding that it is “legitimate” for Lapid to tour the area.

“Without getting into this specific tour, I say that we should not do things that are provocative, let’s not do things that undermine stability, which is critical during this period,” the defense minister added.

Gantz, a former army chief and

relative newcomer to politics, has regularly found himself sparring with Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Last week, Channel 12 reported that Bennett and Lapid worked together to thwart a visit Gantz had hoped to make to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah.

Palestinian leaders also lambasted Lapid’s Sunday tour of the Damascus Gate area.

“The continuing actions of the occupation army, its police provocations, and the incursions of settlers [in the Temple Mount holy site] will lead the situation to explode,” Abbas’s spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeinah said, calling Lapid’s visit “irresponsible.”

Hamas called the tour a “dangerous escalation and provocation.”

Hours after Lapid’s visit, 10 Palestinians were arrested in clashes with security forces at Damascus Gate, with at least one police officer and 14 Palestinians wounded, according to reports. The previous night, four Palestinians were arrested at the site during rioting.

Over the past two weeks, 11 people have been killed in terrorist attacks across Israel in three separate incidents in Beersheba, Hadera, and Bnei Brak. With the onset of Ramadan and the approach of Passover, officials have warned that tensions could continue to escalate.

On Sunday, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned “the Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories in recent days,” citing in particular recent visits by Jews to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City.

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The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him this month. He had been selling the proof of vaccinations.

Many people in Germany want the coveted COVID-19 passports that make access to public life and venues such as restaurants, theaters, swimming pools or workplaces much easier without having to get the shot.

The man was caught at a vaccination center when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row. Police confiscated several blank vaccination cards from him and initiated criminal proceedings.

It was not immediately clear what impact the approximately 90 shots of COVID-19 vaccines, which were from different brands, had on the man’s personal health.

Talk about COVID crazy.

Muffins & Makeup Wake up and smell the makeup.

Recently, e.l.f Cosmetics launched a limited-edition makeup collection that is going to make your day smell a bit more delicious. The makeup company is teaming up with Dunkin’ to combine cookies with cosmetics.

The e.l.f X Dunkin’ collaboration features item with names that

riff off Dunkin’s menu: Dunkin’ Dozen scented eyeshadow palette, with its colors of shimmery pink, blue, yellow and chocolate brown; two “Glazed for Days” lip glosses; a coffee-scented lip scrub; makeup brushes shaped like straws. There’s even a makeup sponge that resembles a strawberry-frosted donut with confetti sprinkles and an e.l.f-Dunkin’branded coffee cup.

This is not the first time that e.l.f Cosmetics teamed up with a food company to entice their consumers with yummy items. Last year, it joined forces with Chipotle for a limited edition online-only sale of makeup inspired by ingredients on its menu. The collection sold out in 72 hours.

The affordable beauty line — whose name stands for eyes, lip, face — launched 18 years ago with items priced at $1.

Still, you may want to stay away from doughnut-flavored lipstick as Pesach rolls around.

Longer Gets Even Longer The world’s longest wooden roller coaster is all set to get longer.

The Beast, the famous wooden roller coaster at the Kings Island amusement park in Ohio, is all set to break its own record as it is going to get longer by two feet this year.

The length of the roller coaster track will be increased from 7,359 feet to 7,361 feet. There will also be a steeper first drop, the amusement park revealed.

“The legendary Beast roller coaster will break its own world record as the longest wooden roller coaster by two feet, from 7,359 feet to 7,361 feet due to offseason retracking and reprofiling work,” Kings Island tweeted.

The ride, which opened in 1979 as

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A ride on The Beast takes four minutes. In those stomach-churning moments, there are vertical drops of 137 feet and 141 feet; a 125-footlong underground tunnel at the bottom of the 137-foot drop; eight banked turns – some to 45 degrees; a 540-degree helix tunnel; and speeds up to 65 mph.

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A Minnesota woman who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of cow-related items said her Cow Collector’s Mooseum has grown to 19,827 pieces.

Ruth Klossner, whose home in Lafayette is now known as the Cow Collector’s Mooseum, was awarded the Guinness World Record in 2015, when her collection numbered 15,144 pieces.

Love cows? Make sure to include Klossner’s homage to all things bovine on your list of things to do this chol hamoed. Her collection includes toys, statues, snow globes, pillows, clothing, a chess set and even a wine decanting set.

Since the award years ago, Klossner’s collection has udder-ly grown to a generous 19,827 pieces.

Tours at the Mooseum are by appointment only, although she holds an open house for cow-loving visitors each year in the summer.

Talk about a cash cow.

Largest Insect Hotel

You know, it really bugged me that there are no hotels exclusively for insects. You see, when they vacation, they have to bunk with humans.

But now, six-legged creatures are getting a home of their own.

Recently, a Scottish conservation group earned a Guinness World Record by constructing an insect hotel measuring more than 7,000 cubic feet.

Conservation group Highland Titles used felled sitka spruce, masonry bricks, bamboo canes, wood chips, forest bark, wildflower seeds, clay pipes and strawberry netting to build a 7,059.4-cubic-foot insect hotel on the Highland Titles Nature Reserve in Duror. This insect hotel is now officially the largest one in the world, surpassing the 3,157-cubic-foot insect hotel in Warsaw, Poland.

“This record-breaking initiative is about the environmental message,” Highland Titles CEO Douglas Wilson said. “We bought this land in 2006 when it was a poorly performing commercial forestry plantation of non-native Sitka spruce.”

Seven people worked like busy bees for six months to get the project completed.

It’s hoped that the hotel will become home to millions of insects such as ants, ladybirds, beetles, bees and butterflies. In turn, this will help to feed lots of other animals on the nature reserve.

Wilson said the area was “inappropriately planted in the late 1980s with no thought or consideration given to biodiversity.”

“Using these same trees for something that puts nature first symbolizes that the world has changed, and we hope our efforts will inspire others.

We’d be delighted if someone beat our record in the future,” Wilson said.

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e have collectively celebrated many Pesach Seders.

Personally, this is likely my sixty-fifth seder since having been old enough to participate with some level of meaningful understanding.

Yet, I often question myself. How has my knowledge base grown in terms of knowing the details of the story of our sojourn in Egypt and the many miracles that led up to the exodus from Egypt?

Most of us can attest that over the span of these years we have accrued information and some level of understanding of those events that have helped us forge a deeper appreciation of those events.

But do we really feel that we have it down pat? Aren’t most of us mostly reviewing what we already know, perhaps prodding a new thought, adding a new commentary on the Hagaddah?

Can we honestly say we have mastered this story, reliving it with rich detail and full emotion as if we experienced it firsthand?

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The children must feel happy to be here and privileged to participate. The ‘candy’ wasn’t just intended to spike their sugar levels, but to give them a boost of warmth from their parent who wants to display how special they are and deserving of treats.

Many of the rituals we do at the Seder revolve around the children.

The Talmud makes several references to doing certain things to affect hekayra l’tinokos, awareness in our children — so that they may remain awake and observe these changes and be prodded into asking.

The first ‘provocation’ is the tendering of ‘toasted grains’ and ‘walnuts’, a delicacy that children relished in days of yore that was not offered often, to excite their senses, keeping them alert.

The next arousal for attention was the eating and dipping of Karpas well before the meal began, an unusual practice that stoked their interest and wonderment.

Finally, there was the practice of ‘snatching’ the Matzos, which the Rambam implies was a well-intentioned game of ‘stealing the Matzo’ from one another, exciting the children and keeping them engaged.

It would seem there are three messages here.

When the child, as encouraged, asks why are we eating a vegetable and dipping it in salt water before the meal, what are we supposed to answer them? There is no one definitive answer. Some suggest we tell the child to eat something because it will be a while before we get to the meal.

This theme recurs when we remove the Ke’arah, the Seder Plate. It is intended to tease a response by the child wondering why we are removing the Matzo we will be eating, hopefully soon. We will then explain that we first must explore the Hagaddah before we are ready to eat.

We are seeking to promote the idea that although we are cognizant of his hunger, and even attempt to pacify it, nevertheless he must realize we sometimes have to wait before we can follow our impulses.

The snatching contest almost seems like a lesson in sportsmanship, inculcating within the child a sense of awareness that we do not always ‘win’. Even when we ‘lose’ there is value in everything we do, for who can measure at any given moment

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For a child to be engaged and connected, he must possess a self-confidence that prods him to take risks without stifling fear. That healthy self-esteem is implanted by a loving parent who instills the child with a confiding love.

Is not that what Yaakov sought to accomplish by gifting Yosef the Kesones Pasim — the special colorful garment? That was Yosef’s ‘toasted grain and walnuts!’

Yaakov later dispatches Yosef to seek the welfare of his brothers who were tending the sheep, even though Yaakov was aware of their discontent with Yosef. Why in the world would he send Yosef into the lion’s den?

Perhaps Yaakov was hoping to prod within Yosef the awareness that one must engage in ordeals that may not be to our liking, or even to our seeming detriment, for a higher good.

When Yosef presents his children to his father for a blessing, expecting his firstborn Menashe to receive the primary blessing, Yaakov once again makes a baffling maneuver, switching his right hand atop the younger Efrayim, with the more powerful blessing.

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After 4.5 Long Childless Years I was a skeptic. I used to read the Tehillim Kollel stories and dismiss them offhand.

Such yeshuos were made for other people, lucky people. It never crossed my mind that I, too, could be the protagonist of a miracle story.

One week, I saw a story about a couple who had children after many childless years. Their yeshuah came not long after they signed up for a Tehillim Kollel membership.

This tickled a funny part of my brain. Perhaps that could be me?

It was already more than three years since our wedding and I had yet to merit pushing a baby carriage of my own. I didn’t wait any longer and signed up immediately.

It is now one year since that auspicious day. I am the excited mother of a tiny baby boy, born after four long years of waiting. Today, I know that the story of that other childless couple had been addressed to me. It was meant to trigger me to wake up and plead at the Tehillim for my yeshuah.

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lesson to Yosef, that it is not about ‘winning’. There is a plan and a method in every failure in life as well.

I have always sensed that the Aino Yodea Lishol, the fourth child in the group of ‘Four Sons’ who ‘does not know how to ask’, alludes to Yosef, who in a sense never asked questions, stemming from a remarkable inner resolve, flowing gladly and quietly even against the tide of greatest difficulty.

True, we talk about a child who knows not how to ask — perhaps out of apathy or from a lack of confidence. But he may be aroused by a parent who knows how to ‘open him up’ — ‫את פתח לו‬, You, ‘open’ to him, infusing him with love, confidence, and faith, who will transform himself into a quiet powerhouse of devotion, able to quietly forge ahead with a sense of joy and mission.

Perhaps this is the goal of our involvement in transmitting the story of our people.

It is not as much about the story, as it is in conveying to our children, that they are the purpose of existence, cherished by a G-d who believes in them and awaits their greatness, and has only their best interests in heart.

The Bluzhever Rebbe, whose wife and children were murdered by the vile enemy, found himself in Bergen Belsen determined to celebrate Pesach in that dark cloud. Somehow, he managed to miraculously acquire the consent of the commandant to receive a small sack of flour instead of bread for the upcoming holiday of Pesach.

Together with his fellow Jews they managed to construct a primitive oven and baked Matzos amidst the hopelessness. Right before the Yom Tov, the commandant had a change of heart and came storming into the barracks, smashing the excuse of an oven to smithereens, crumbling into the ground the few Matzos they managed to bake.

Salvaging barely a Kezayis, they all felt the holy Rebbe should certainly merit to eat it, representing them all.

The Rebbe recited the Hagaddah by heart and they sang along with joy, transporting themselves to a dif-

ferent and elevated realm.

Right before the moment of Achilas Matzah, a young woman’s voice rang out among the quiet, with the following heartfelt appeal.

“The purpose of this night is to ‘tell our children’ — to transmit the remarkable story of our people. I humbly suggest that my young son, although yet a minor, should eat the Matzah.

I want him to know and remember that even in Bergen Belsen, Jews ate Matzah.”

Indeed, the Rebbe directed that the young lad eats the Matzah instead.

The Rebbe eventually married this woman, and this adopted son continued his legacy as his heir, serving as the Rebbe after he passed.

The Bluzhever Rebbe often remarked, that he was taken by the fact that a woman even during hopelessness, continued to dream and believe in her future generations, and considered how they would reminisce when they will be free men one day.

What we need to assure at our Seder, is that our children sense that same love and hope, because it is they who will convey to future generations the strength of our convictions.

We are taught that in the absence of children we prod discussion among ourselves, and the absence of company we ask the questions to ourselves.

We must know that we each are that treasured child, that is being cheered on by a Father like no other, in our journey towards the ultimate happiness.

Let us exhibit the patience, the sensitivity, in dealing with these priceless treasures, making sure that this night represents the highlight of our children’s lives, that conveys to them how much we love them, how important they are. Because it is only with that love that they will be equipped to endure the challenges of life and carry the torch of enthusiasm in their service of Hashem for all future generations until eternity. ‫חג כשר ושמח‬ You may reach the author at: Ravzt@ohelmoshebaltimore.com

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he holiday of Pesach represents many basic values in Jewish life. Foremost, naturally, is that of liberty and freedom from oppression, slavery, and domination by others. The holiday is described as being the holiday of our freedom. But there is another basic idea and value that underlies the commemoration of our exodus from Egypt and the beginning of our freedom. That value is the human capacity to believe and keep faith with an ideal that has not yet been realized and that is yet to be exploited.

In the retelling of the story of the Exodus, the Bible mentions several times in the narrative of the description of the redemption from Egyptian bondage, the fact that people believed that they would be freed and that Moshe would be the one who would be able to lead them from bondage to freedom. It was this belief that fueled the entire narrative of freedom and brought about the eventual triumph over Pharaoh and the Egyptian nation.

No matter how much lip service we pay to the idea of faith and belief, we always have a tendency to underplay its importance in shaping human events, both individual and communal. But faith, literally, does have the power to move and change the course

of human history and personal existence.

The L-rd may have performed untold miracles in order to extract the Jewish people from under the yoke of Egyptian bondage, but none of this would’ve been successful had the people not believed it would be successful and that they would achieve their freedom.

that better times would arrive and that the redemption from slavery would actually occur. That path is the definition of faith and belief in Jewish life throughout Jewish history.

No matter how difficult and oppressive the situation appeared to be, already hidden within it were the solutions to the problem and the redemption from bondage.

The holiday of Pesach always represents a soaring sense of optimism and a deeply abiding faith in the Jewish future.

One of the great ideas in Judaism, especially emphasized in the teachings of the great chassidic master Rabbi Zadok HaKohein of Lublin, is that within events that appear to be negative and tragic, such as the enslavement of the Jewish people in Egypt, there are the seeds of redemption and hope.

Even though there are tragedies such as the destruction of millions of Jews in Egypt, at the time of Moses, the inner soul of the Jew had faith

An expression of this is to be found in the song attributed to the Jewish partisans in World War II who hid in the forests of Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Russia, from where they continued to harass the Nazi beast. They created a thousand pinpricks that collectively hampered the operations of the German army on the Eastern front. The words to their song in Yiddish were, essentially, “Do not dare to say that this is our final road.” It is this faith that over-

writes all obstacles and situations of anguish and despair.

The holiday of Pesach always represents a soaring sense of optimism and a deeply abiding faith in the Jewish future and in the redemptive powers of heaven that will be exhibited in the coming of the messianic era.

The matzah that we eat is called, in Jewish tradition, by its Aramaic phrase – the bread of faith. Matzah is potential bread, but it is not yet risen. It appears to be doomed to be flat and crunchy, without much taste or substance. However, we are aware of the potential contained within that matzah. Jews believe in the power and potential of it to rise and become the fluffy and the most delicious breads and pastry.

We celebrate while the matzah is still in its flattened state. The commandment is to eat it in its raw state so that we can sense the power of its potential, when we will be allowed to eat it after being fully risen and tasty.

Our entire fulfillment of the commandment of eating matzah on Pesach is to reinforce our innate sense of belief and faith in the future and in our ability to realize our individual and national potential. Belief eventually leads to action, and action leads to redemption.

Chag sameach.

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here are some things you just can’t make up.

Upon the suggestion of a family member, I started an article on balancing the various needs of Pesach, such as expenses and sanity. I was only a few paragraphs in when I read an article in a different newspaper (not TJH) describing in-depth the luxury of their Pesach getaway options. From barbeques to tearooms, they’ve got you covered. Do you need activities to entertain you? They have a jam-packed schedule. Underneath this article of opulence was a notice asking for donations to the food pantry. For a small donation, you can help provide a seder for a family in need.

The article further pointed out that going away relieves you of “the burden” of Pesach. Yes, the word “burden” was used. Rather than suffer the “burden” of preparing for yom tov, you can get away from it all.

I’m not here to speak out against Pesach programs nor going away for yom tov. Everything has a time and place, and there are many reasons why families may choose to go away, including to a hotel, for Pesach. Please do not take this article as a rant on Pesach programs or any particular method of relaxation. That is certainly not my intent.

I couldn’t get past the disconnect between the two halves of the same page.

The top of the page described the many types of meat you could enjoy, the convenience of having your food brought to you while you lounged about (no need to get up), and a Pesach seder costing thousands of dollars. The bottom of the same page asked for a small donation to provide the basics to help a family have a seder. For these families, just the basics of wine or grape juice and matzah can be out of their reach.

I will admit I was upset with the choice of words. I can understand calling Pesach preparations “challenging,” “involved” or even (though not my favorite) “stressful.” What message are we giving

ers has only gotten harder and more painful. It’s a vicious cycle; the fancier we go, the more pressure others feel.

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over to our children when we refer to this gift from Hashem as a “burden”? It’s inconceivable that a mitzvah should be considered something we want to avoid and get away from.

I’m not denying that a lot goes into making Pesach. I’ve done it myself many times, baruch Hashem. In fact, I’m writing this article in between my various Pesach responsibilities. Sadly, my house doesn’t prepare itself. It’s not easy, but it’s a very special time, made even more meaningful when we can more appropriately balance the many pressures of this season. Additionally, the better we balance the many aspects of the holiday, the less stress we should encounter.

Each individual/family will find a different balance that works for them.

Furthermore, the appropriate balance is completely unique to each individual and changes over time. What works for me won’t work for you; what works for me today may not work tomorrow.

As we come up to the big Pesach stretch, we are suddenly thrown off-kilter and need to find a whole new rhythm.

Finances Pesach can get expensive. Life can get expensive. Your car’s gas tank is currently a money guzzler. There are some expenses we can’t, nor should, avoid, but there are some that we can. It’s hard to discuss money, because everyone has a different income, along with requisite expenses. By necessity, this section will be up to each family to determine the appropriate level of expenditures for themselves. To be honest, I wouldn’t even feel appropriate telling others how to spend their money.

Our community has families that range from affluent to financially needy, many families barely make it from one paycheck to the next. This puts pressure on families to feel like they need to keep up and spend money they don’t have. I know of families that have lived off maxed-out credit cards or bank loans.

Parents have confided in me of the stress they undergo each vacation period trying to provide their child with outings that will not shame them in front of their peers.

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There are many expenses for this yom tov. I’ll briefly go through some of them.

We need to purchase an entire, fresh kitchen’s worth of food (and sometimes small appliances or utensils). The food can, at times, cost more than the rest of the year. I bake challah – a 5 lb. bag of flour costs way less than a pound of matza.

Pesach started when the Jews left Mitzrayim, and many continue that tradition today by leaving their homes in a mass exodus. Some go to the deserts of Pesach hotels, others to villas. Some families travel the distance to visit family and friends, while others enjoy day trips.

There is a vast price difference between an all-inclusive trip to a luxury hotel and a day trip to the zoo, but both get the family out and about.

Each member of the family enjoys feeling fresh in new clothes and shoes in honor of the big event. Suits, dresses, and crisp white shirts all add up in the budget.

These many expenses can cause serious strain on the average salary. We want to look our best, enjoying this special time, but we need to think carefully before putting ourselves into debt to do so.

Each family needs to evaluate for themselves what amount they can appropriately allocate towards each area.

The very fancy, expensive Pesach cakes look nice but may not taste much different than the cheaper, less attractive ones.

They rarely taste as good as homemade.

Trips don’t need to be expensive to create priceless memories. A local park where everyone can interact with each other, and the kids can run, is often more meaningful than somewhere farther that costs much more. Clothing can feel and look great, even without a designer label on their tag.

Proper balance is very personal. For

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As you learn about some of the positive we’ve done, imagine how much negative we’ve prevented.

38 example, some families may need the cost saving of homemade cakes, while others need the reduced stress of less baking.

As mentioned earlier, Pesach is considered a burden by many. Truthfully, it’s sad but understandable. Taking an honest look, it seems incomprehensible that our holiday of freedom should necessitate beginning with a period of “misery” each year. Perhaps it’s worth asking ourselves if what we’re doing is what Hashem truly intended.

We need to prepare and scrupulously ensure no chometz remains, yet this can, and should, be done with simcha shel mitzvah. Perhaps it would be beneficial to ask if what we’re doing is what the mitzvah requires or if it’s optional.

For example, it’s nice to clean out our children’s drawers from their outgrown clothing but perhaps too-small clothing aren’t chometz. It feels cleansing to remove every stain from the floor and carpet but, those too, may not be chometz.

A yom tov meal is special family time but doesn’t need to have new, gourmet dishes for each course. If you find your-

preparations as stress-free as possible.

Take full advantage of all that’s out there to help. For our sanity and children’s chinuch, it’s worth simplifying all we can and making the pre-Pesach period as pleasant as possible.

Remember, sometimes, less is more.

If you’re doing more but feeling tense or

A local park where everyone can interact with each other, and the kids can run, is often more meaningful than somewhere farther that costs much more.

fun can ease the seemingly inevitable tension. Taking a break to go to the park, a pizza dinner for your cute helpers, or singing loudly to your favorite tunes can go a long way towards making a tedious task into a fun adventure.

There are many resources out there, all geared towards making Pesach

yelling, it isn’t enhancing yom tov for anyone. If we make our preparations a bit easier, the house may not feel the same shine, but your children’s smiles will more than make up for it. Find out the halacha, do what is needed but not more than that if it increases stress.

For those who aren’t feeling the fi-

nancial pinch this season, please remember the many families in our community that are. A little donation can go a long way in the right hands. Your local rav or any of our incredible organizations can put your assistance to good use. It can be the difference that gives a family enough to eat or their children new attire to wear.

Teaching our youth that we can be b’simcha within our budget is a lesson that will last them a lifetime. Being happy with what we have is one of the keys to a life of satisfaction and contentment.

Let’s join as a community, preparing joyously for our redemption as we make memories for the next generation.

May we join together to welcome the ultimate geula, b’mheira b’yameinu.

Please daven for a refuah sh’leimah for Yechiel Meir ben Sarah.

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

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esach is a food-focused holiday that can come with stress for people who seek to maintain their weight. With eight days of constant eating, late mealtimes, and a lack of physical activity, it’s easy to lose sight of healthy eating goals. With the right guidance, you can take part in all the festivities and still feel you best – both during and after the holiday. Whether you are home this year or traveling, following these tips can help you conquer this challenge.

1. Matzah. Matzah is a Pesach staple. During the Sedarim, it is necessary to consume a specific amount of matzah.

It is ideal to purchase whole-wheat or spelt matzah so you have a higher fiber and less refined alternative. Being that matzah is a requirement during these two meals, aim to keep the rest of the Seder meal low-carb. Outside of the two Sedarim, my advice is to wash, have a small piece of matzah, and continue with your meal. Over chol hamoed, ditch the matzah and give your digestive system a break. It is important to recognize that half of one round matzah is considered one serving of carbs.

2. Grape Juice and Wine. At the Sedarim, we need to drink four cups of wine or grape juice. Wine would be preferable because it has less sugar than grape juice. If you aren’t a wine drinker, choosing a light grape juice will save you calories and unnecessary sugar. At the rest of the meals, pass over the grape juice and wine and stick to water or seltzer.

3. Don’t come to the Sedarim very hungry. A great tip when the Sedarim are only to begin past 8 pm is to have a meal earlier. This could be a vegetable-filled chicken soup, a salad, or some protein and vegetables. This will ensure that by the time you eat, which can be extremely late, you aren’t very hungry.

If you are starving when it’s time to eat, you are more likely to overeat or make poor choices.

Once it’s time to eat, stick to some-

thing small. This tip applies to all latenight meals. If you are serving your children an early dinner, make sure there’s something for you to eat then as well.

4. Go in with a plan. Formulating a meal plan before the holiday will ensure you are well-prepared and make the proper choices. The first step would be preparing a menu; this will remind you to cook healthy options for yourself (and hopefully your entire family). Whether you are home or away, eating a nutritious breakfast with protein and a whole-grain carb, a lunch with lean protein and vegetables, a filling snack, and a light dinner will ensure you feel your best over the holidays and will make it easier after they’re over. Think of your meal plan as armor that properly prepares you for the most challenging of food circumstances.

5. Limiting dessert. The Pesach cakes and cookies have gotten increasingly better over the years and can leave you feeling very tempted. However, they are often filled with potato starch, cottonseed oil, and matzah meal – all of

which are extremely inflammatory and unhealthy for you. It is not realistic to avoid treating yourself for the whole yom tov. Therefore, consider making healthier portion-controlled cookies or muffins using almond flour or purchasing cleaner cookies to have on-hand. Although they may not be low-calorie, almond flour pastries are lower carb and overall a better alternative than the baked goods in the tea room that are calling your name.

Otherwise, stick to compotes, fresh fruit, or chocolate-dipped berries if you want something sweet.

When you write up a plan, schedule when you will be having dessert so you can look forward to it and not overindulge. The best time to indulge is in the morning so your body can digest it throughout the day.

6. Stay hydrated. Matzah is known to make people extremely constipated and can cause stomach discomfort. To avoid this, make sure to drink at least 8 cups of water daily and limit alcohol and caffeine, which can dehydrate you. If it’s

difficult for you to drink plain water, consider making fruity iced teas with lemon slices to keep you hydrated. Staying hydrated, along with increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables, will help keep you regular.

7. Have lighter meals. Instead of making a heavy meat appetizer, choose a soup or a salad. Typically, we serve multiple courses on yom tov. However, on a regular day, you don’t eat a threecourse meal. This can be a shock to the digestive system and may leave you feeling uncomfortable. Keep breakfast the same size as your regular breakfast, keep lunch as similar to your regular lunches as possible, and keep dinners light. This can mean eggs or unsweetened Greek yogurt with berries for breakfast and fish and salad for lunch. Chicken and grilled vegetables are a good way to keep dinner light. Limiting red meat can help lighten up meals and can help lower caloric intake. One rib steak is approximately 850 calories and is filled with saturated fat.

Aim to choose one or two meals with red meat and keep the rest of them fish and poultry.

8. Eat portion-controlled meals.

It can be tempting to pile up your plate with all the foods you want to try. Instead, keep protein portions the size of a fist and choose to fill up your plate with salad or non-starchy vegetables. Regulating portions can have a very large impact on your weight and progress throughout yom tov. Make each of your meals a oneplate meal. Going back for seconds or thirds can often leave us with no clue of how much we ate.

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10. Pass over processed foods.

Pesach is about going back to the basics and enjoying wholesome proteins and produce. This is a great opportunity to ditch processed foods and focus on eating simple and clean foods. Aside from the matzah we eat, the rest of the foods we consume shouldn’t come from a box.

Pesach products are filled with additives and are highly processed. Choosing lean proteins, fresh fruits, and low-carb vegetables will help you achieve your goals.

Zucchini noodles and cauliflower rice are good alternatives to packaged Passover noodles.

11. Oils. Because canola oil cannot be used on Pesach, many people tend to replace it with cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil is high in saturated fat and high in omega-6 fatty acids, which make it a highly inflammatory oil. It is usually found in Passover-approved potato chips, cookies and crackers, and mayonnaise.

Instead of using cottonseed oil, use extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, or coconut oil in your cooking.

12. Stay active. Exercising before the holiday will help motivate you to make smart choices and not derail your progress. On yom tov, try to go for walks after meals to help speed up your digestion. Pesach can come along with constipation from matzah and heavier meals than usual. Even a 10-20 minute brisk walk can do wonders for digestion.

eating schedule and choices. Just because breakfast features an omelet station, muffin station, ice cream station, cereal station, and pancake station doesn’t mean you need to try all of them. This is the same for lunch and dinner, which may offer appetizers, main courses, and desserts.

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This is a great opportunity to ditch processed foods and focus on eating simple and clean foods.

13. Pesach programs. Pesach programs these days serve a tremendous amount of food. This can be both to our benefit and our detriment. On the one hand, more food means more options to make good choices from; on the other hand, more food means more food temptation. The way to navigate a Pesach program is to try and maintain your regular

all day. Don’t feel tempted to eat by midday barbeques and when they serve midnight snacks. If you are overwhelmed by the choices the program offers, try following your normal daily diet. There are almost always healthy options that you can choose from. The cleanest-looking foods typically have the least number of calories and sugar. It is best to avoid

saucy dishes and anything breaded and fried. Keep your meals clean and simple so you know exactly what you’re eating.

Although maintaining your weight over Pesach can be a challenge, with the right planning, it is possible. Challenges always come with hard work, and in the end, can be very rewarding. Having a game plan, making sure there are healthy choices, staying active, and drinking a lot of water are a few ways to set yourself up for success. Eating light meals, snacking smartly, and watching your portions will help you feel great throughout the holiday.

And if you end up gaining a few pounds, know that it is temporary, and you will get back on track.

Wishing you all a chag kasher v’sameach!

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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torytelling is a central feature of the Passover holiday. The imperative for Jews to retell our history assures that our children will never forget it.

During the Holocaust, traditional Passover seder texts were handwritten in ghettos from memory. Survivors illustrated Holocaust-themed Haggadahs in displaced persons camps after the war. “In every generation, they stand above us to destroy us,” laments the traditional narrator, “and the Holy One, blessed be He, rescues us from their hands.”

To accompany the familiar narrative, on our Passover table, heirlooms link my children tangibly to their past. Incorporating their material objects into our rituals is both an homage to our ancestors’ determination and a prayer for the perpetuation of their faith.

Ideally, we can meet the bearable challenges of our times by appreciating how our predecessors confronted the unbearable difficulties of theirs.

In a time of uncertainty and inconvenient isolation, these relics can help to put social distancing in perspective and encourage us to maintain resilience and hope.

As the coronavirus spread in March 2020, my daughter and I transported an heirloom set of Rosenthal china in two overweight carry-ons and one bulging knapsack on a flight to Israel from New York.

Before escaping the carnage of Europe for the United States in 1949, Zaidy Victor and Bubby Bella had the presence of mind to purchase quality German china manufactured in the U.S. Zone. Traumatized in ways I could not imagine, these two refugees

made their way to Philadelphia with two young children and enough plates and saucers for a family of 12.

Wrapped snugly in bubble-wrap cocoons, the delicate gold-rimmed dishes were making their second transatlantic journey. In an honoring of the past, we were transporting the relics to a sovereign Jewish state after survivors of genocide salvaged them from a country that had sought their annihilation. Symbols of perseverance and desire, the dishes would adorn our Passover table in Jerusalem, and remind us how, from ugliness, beauty can be reclaimed.

In ordinary times, the tableware might have become a sentimental curiosity. During the pandemic, the artifacts take on more significance.

While the history of anti-Semitism is unmistakable, without overt persecution, the hyperboles of Passover can ring flat. During the pandemic, when the danger is indiscriminate and viral, fear and uncertainty resonate more loudly.

While the coronavirus pandemic is no Holocaust, dramatizing the Passover narrative is tempting. How is this Passover night different? With the threat of infection on every doorpost and disappointment spread widely like a plague, like last year, on this Passover night, few things will feel the same.

On a typical Passover, orchestrating an enjoyable seder can be challenging. Rituals can seem tiresome.

Not every participant is attentive to the text. During a precautionary lockdown – as was imposed almost everywhere in the world last Passover – the challenge is magnified.

Last year, men and women who

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ordinarily conducted seders with many guests and/or extended family members found themselves virtually alone. This year, in certain communities in the Diaspora, on March 27, the eve of the holiday which is routinely boisterous and observed in groups will again need to be reimagined and observed more intimately. (In Israel, the restrictions imposed on Seders in 2020 are being lifted.)

With fewer guests to indulge and less extended family to engage with, the festival looms strangely. Individuals who have seldom prepared a holiday meal will be tasked to produce meaningful feasts. Parents will isolate themselves from children and children from parents. Communities will still be grieving. The circumstances call for improvisation and some families are more resourceful than the next.

I think of Passover during the Holocaust and other periods of terror and confusion. At a time when celebrating might have seemed naive, some Jewish fugitives found fortitude in ceremonies. Others had the idealism and faith to peer ahead.

While vaccinations are bringing hope, the coronavirus is still menacing. When my enthusiasm for the holiday wavers, I can check myself against the courage of my predecessors. When my foreboding whispers, I can set the holiday table and channel the enthusiasm of those grandparents who saw more hardship than I could know and persevered.

After liberation, Zaidy Victor and Bubby Bella took refuge in the Foehrenwald Displaced Persons camp in Germany with their son, Mendel.

Their lives as Polish chassidim had

become suddenly extinct. In a short time, the resolute couple would birth a daughter, Rifka, and make their way to a New World.

Alone and defiant, the small family would begin life anew in a Golden Land. Like those Jews who fled the first holocaust of Pharaoh millennia ago, the fugitives would never look back.

I cannot imagine the wartime atrocities or the foresight necessary to purchase dinnerware in the aftermath of genocide. The Rosenthal china was a physical reminder of what was lost and of what could be had.

Zaidy and Bubby would bring their resourcefulness to Philadelphia, where, with strength and ingenuity, they would add succeeding chapters to their tale.

The coronavirus pandemic is not a world war, and contemporary challenges are trivial in contrast to our grandparents’ travails. Still, in these volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times, I can remind myself that personal contributions matter.

After taking necessary health precautions, my family and I will adorn our seder table with antique china and other nostalgic adornments.

From wine-stained Haggadahs, we will recount time-honored stories and add to them our family’s ordeal. And in the spirit of our great ancestors, we will demonstrate that the foundation of survival is both devotion and the optimism to believe that better days lie ahead.

Mendel Horowitz, a psychotherapist, is working on a book about Orthodox Jewish men, group therapy and faith.

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Al-Qian didn’t stop driving when he reached a teeming bus stop and hitchhiking post, plowing into the dozens returning home from work and instantly killing two women. The Bedouin Islamist then disembarked from the vehicle and drew the kitchen knife he had armed himself with, stabbing and killing another two people.

Only when a nearby bus driver shot and killed the terrorist with his personal sidearm did the deadly rampage come to an end. The combined ramming and stabbing onslaught was Israel’s deadliest terror attack since two Palestinians opened fire at Tel Aviv’s tony Sarona Market in 2016.

An elementary school teacher and father of five, AlQian had previously served two years in prison after being caught attempting to travel to Syria in order to join ISIS’s campaign against President Bashar Assad’s government. The indictment was damning; after special forces arrested him at Ben Gurion Airport in 2015, Al-Qian admitted to exploiting his position at a large Arab school to recruit his impressionable charges into a radical Salafist ideology.

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Far from showing remorse, Al-Qian boasted about the clandestine terror cell he established in Israel that aimed to wage armed jihad against “the Zionist infidels and the enemies of Islam.” In closing arguments, the prosecutor urged the judge to impose the maximum possible sentence, telling the court that “criminals like the defendant are a ticking time bomb, and it’s impossible to know when the countdown will begin.”

The grisly terror attack two weeks ago shocked Israel, coming from an Arab Israeli with full citizenship who collected a monthly salary from the Ministry of Education. Yet the panic really took hold four days later when Ayman and Ibrahim Ighbariah opened fire at a bus stop in the northern city of Hadera.

First shooting and killing Border Police officer Shirel

fellow citizens.

If terrorism had traditionally been motivated by nationalist terror groups, the attackers were now fervent devotees of ISIS’s goal of establishing a worldwide Islamic caliphate. Israel has never experienced anything like it.

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had a bachelor’s degree, and over half enjoyed a middle class upbringing.

Their unlikely background meant that intelligence agencies had a particularly difficult time keeping tabs on local ISIS cells. Compounding the problem was the fact that many jihadists returned home on their foreign passports after fighting in Syria and Iraq, slipping back into France, Germany, and England to set up local terror networks.

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Founded in 2011 as an offshoot of Al Qaeda, Islamic SHiN BeT FALLS ASLeep State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is infamous for its public beheadings of Western hostages and strings of terror attacks its followers have committed around the world.

When ISIS began becoming increasingly popular, Claiming to practice the authentic brand of Islam datIsrael’s Shin Bet internal security agency cracked down. ing back to the days of Fearing that ISIS would recruit amongst Israeli Arabs Mohamed, the radical and Palestinians, the agency launched a comprehensive Sunni terror group seeks effort to stamp out the radical ideology when it was still The new wave of iSiS-inspired to establish a worldwide small.

Caliphate administered Beginning in 2013, a special unit was organized, terrorism rocking the according to the dictates tasked with monitoring social media pages known to Jewish State has made of Sharia law. promulgate incitement. Intelligence officers kept tabs ISIS rose to global on what was being taught at Israeli Arab schools; those it clear that israel’s prominence after it exreturning from countries such as Turkey, Egypt, and intelligence community had ploited the chaos resulting Saudi Arabia were interrogated upon landing at Ben from the bloody Syrian Gurion Airport, and extremist mosques were put under fallen asleep at the wheel. civil war to conquer large surveillance. swaths of territory. At its The mammoth effort played a key role in ensuring height in 2015, the radical that ISIS never took hold within the Israeli Arab comgroup controlled a third of Syria and 40% of Iraq, includmunity. At a time when ISIS enjoyed widespread popuAboukrat at point blank range, the two cousins drew larity in Muslim communities throughout Europe, only their stolen IDF-issue M-4 assault rifles and embarked ing major cities such as Tikrit, Mosul and Anbar.

At the same time, ISIS-affiliated jihadists pulled off 87 Israelis and Palestinians were convicted of belonging on a murderous shooting spree. Killing Yazan Falah, anto the extremist group. other Border Police officer, the terrorists were cut down dozens of the deadliest attacks Europe has ever seen.

This includes a triple suicide bombing at a Brussels AirThat was then. by undercover commandos who happened to be eating port in 2015 and blowing up 130 people at France’s BatThe new wave of ISIS-inspired terrorism rocking the at a nearby restaurant.

Jewish State has made it clear that Israel’s intelligence The elite operatives prevented a massacre. Ayman aclan theater a year later.

From the outset, ISIS presented a unique challenge community had fallen asleep at the wheel. and Ibrahim had been armed with no less than two maWhile usually highly professional and viewed as one chine guns, four pistols, and over a thousand bullets. for global counterterrorism efforts. The Islamic State Both were wearing body armor and had clearly planned attracted tens of thousands of Westerners drawn to its of the world’s most advanced counterterror bodies, the vision of building a new world order run to murder as many Israelis as they could.

Hadera’s deadly spree established a pattern. Like according to Muslim law.

While traditional terror groups Al-Qian, Ayman and Ibrahim Ighbariah were Israeli such as al-Qaeda recruited primarily citizens, residents of the nearby Arab city of Umm AlFahm. Like Al-Qian, Ayman and Ighbariah were admir- amongst poor and disaffected immiers of ISIS and had published a video earlier in the day grant communities, ISIS saw tens of in which the masked jihadis declared their allegiance to thousands of educated and successful the terror group while standing in front of its infamous professionals flock to its ranks. Docblack flag. Like Al-Qian, the cousins had previously done tors, engineers and lawyers, people with advanced academic degrees who time in 2015 for attempting to fight with ISIS in the civil had previously lived an upstanding life war ripping Syria apart.

The panic barreling through Israeli society hit a fe- as law abiding citizens, picked up and moved to Syria to battle the infidel Asver pitch when 27-year-old Palestinian Diaa Hamarshah sad government. opened fire at a busy Bnei Brak thoroughfare, killing A prominent example of this phethree passerby and Arab police officer Amir Khoury who had rushed to the scene. Like the previous attacks, nomenon is Mohammed Emwazi. Born Five people were killed in Bnei Brak Hamarshah was an ex-convict who did time for attempt- in London, the terrorist known colloing to become a suicide bomber and wrote a Facebook quially around the world as “Jihadi John” was working as an IT expert and had graduated post filled with Islamist incitement prior to setting off to Shin Bet is now undergoing withering criticism for its from the University of Westminster. But in 2013, Emwazi fulfill his murderous fantast. failure to foresee and stop the recent murderous spree.

By now, it was clear; Israel was experiencing a deadly flew to Syria and was next seen beheading hostages in a Every one of the recent string of attacks could have terror wave unseen since the Second Intifada. But while series of gruesome videos. been prevented. As opposed to “lone wolf” terrorists According to a study by the World Bank, 30,000 Israel has a long history battling terrorism, this wave which are difficult to prevent, as no one save for the jiwas different. If previous attacks were committed by fighters hailing from 85 countries had joined ISIS as of hadist himself knows what he is plotting, the attacks in Palestinians, Israeli Arabs were now turning on their 2015. Out of those, 80% had graduated high school, 45% Be’er Sheva, Hadera, and Bnei Brak were carried out by

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organized terror cells.

Coordinated attacks commonly generate what is known as a “high intelligence signature.” The attackers communicate beforehand, resulting in phone calls or emails that can be intercepted. Weapons must be purchased, and potential terrorists disappear from home or work at strange hours or stop attending school – all things that attract the attention of the thousands of Shin Bet informants.

In addition, the perpetrators were all former convicts who previously did time for terror-related offenses. Prior to embarking on their murderous spree in Hadera, Ayman and Ibrahim Ighbariah had changed their Facebook profile pictures to ISIS propaganda, while Al-Qian in Be’er Sheva and Diaa Hamarsheh from Bnei Brak had

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both posted jihadist screeds on the day of the attack.

Why wasn’t the Shin Bet paying attention?

In an off-the-record briefing with Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, a senior police general related that the Shin Bet had inexplicably failed to build any intelligence infrastructure targeting ISIS in Israeli Arab and Palestinian society.

“We’re seeing a weakness at Shin Bet in terms of anything related to monitoring terrorist- or security-related activity against Israel,” he said.

“Over the last three years, Shin Bet security agency staff have not issued warnings on Islamic State activists being real threats, nor have they alerted the police to such operations on the ground,” the officer added. “Even when we were holding discussions to assess the situation, the representative from Shin Bet would be a junior official who didn’t add anything of substance.”

OperATiON WAve BreAker The sudden spate of ISIS-inspired attacks has jolted Israel’s defense establishment into action. After the Bnei Brak attack, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued new directives enabling the Shin Bet to put Israeli Arabs in administrative detention, a holdover from the British Mandate allowing citizens to be imprisoned for six months without seeing a judge or a lawyer.

Realizing that armed civilians can be a force multipli-

er in stopping terror attacks, Bennett relaxed regulations in order to allow more people to be eligible for a personal carry permit.

“Open your eyes. Whoever has a license to carry a weapon, this is the time to carry it,” said the prime minister.

This past Wednesday, the Shin Bet raided central Israeli Arab towns known to be hotbeds of ISIS support, arresting over 80 terror suspects in Umm Al Fahum alone. On Saturday morning, commandos from the elite YAMAM SWAT team raided Jenin, shooting and killing three Islamic Jihad members on their way to commit coordinated terror attacks inside Israel. YAMAM operatives struck again a day later, taking down a Palestinian cell on the central Route 6 highway.

Meanwhile, 1,200 IDF combat soldiers were deployed to major Israeli cities, where they will patrol and support police operations for the next month.

This move is unprecedented, as Israel has traditionally refrained from handing police duties over to the military.

While recruits in basic training had assisted law enforcement in 2015 during a wave of stabbing attacks in Jerusalem, never had armed soldiers been sent en masse to cities such as Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Herzliya. All of the new measures are part of “Operation Wave Breaker,” a new coordinated campaign involving the IDF, Shin Bet, Israel Police, and Mossad to constrain the violence before it spirals out of control.

A riOTOuS rAmAdAN? The aggressive response stems from several factors.

Most pressing is Ramadan, which began on April 2 and will continue until early May. The Muslim holy month traditionally sees an upsurge in terrorist attacks in Israel and around the world, as the holiday brings with it increased religious fervor while hordes young men are out of school and work. To illustrate, a recent study by the Dutch think tank Datagraver found that terrorism in Israel jumped 200% during Ramadan between 2005 and 2016.

With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Israeli Arabs flocking to the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount throughout Ramadan, the defense establishment fears that a scuffle between worshippers and police officers at the holy site could trigger widespread rioting that would rapidly spread to Judea and Samaria and Israeli Arab cities.

On everyone’s mind is the unprecedented Arab violence that tore Israel apart last Ramadan. Beginning with tensions over viral TikTok videos documenting Arab attacks on Jews, matters spiraled out of control

when police faced off with rioters hurling bricks and firebombs at the Al Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem Day. Fueled by incitement on social media, the Hamas terror group launched rockets from Gaza “in order to protect Jerusalem from Zionist aggression,” leading Israel to launch the three week Operation Guardian of the Walls operation in response.

Escalations between Israel and Palestinian militant groups were nothing new. But for the first time in the country’s history, its Arab citizens joined in the violence out of homage to their Palestinian brothers.

For a week straight, tens of thousands of Israeli Arabs turned on their fellow citizens. In Lod and Ramle, only armed vigilante patrols prevented a massacre of the local Jewish community. In Akko, an inflamed Arab mob burned down Jewish hotels and businesses in the historic old city; hundreds of Bedouins blocked major thoroughfares in the south, pulled Jewish motorists out of their vehicles, and viciously beat them.

The unprecedented violence overwhelmed Israeli law enforcement and only an emergency call up of Border Police along with a curfew ended the week-long rioting.

But the unrest left deep scars and shattered relations between Israel’s Jewish and Arab sectors.

“In little more than a week in May 2021, Arab rioters set ablaze 10 synagogues and 112 Jewish residences, looted 386 Jewish homes and damaged another 673, and set 849 Jewish cars on fire. There were also 5,018 recorded instances of Jews being stoned,” summarized a recent feature in Fathom Journal.

“Three Jews were murdered and more than 600 were hurt. Over 300 police officers were injured in disturbances in over 90 locations across the country,” continued the article. “The intensity and scope of the Arab uprising was unprecedented in recent decades, if not since the founding of Israel in 1948. For many Israeli Jews, the fact that masses of Arab Israeli citizens expressed open support for, and actively aided, Israel’s enemies during wartime shattered an illusion of growing coexistence between Jews and Arabs.”

In recent months, Israel’s defense establishment began preparing for the possibility that the aforementioned riots would repeat themselves. Shin Bet officers had summoned extremist imams and Arab principals for a “chat” and implored rabbis associated with Jewish Hilltop Youth in Judea and Samaria to calm tensions.

Now, the fact that Israeli Arabs are leading the wave of ISIS-inspired terrorism is raising fears that the May 2021 riots will repeat themselves. Israel’s aggressive response to the Arab terror wave is designed to prevent just that.

Indeed, Sunday evening saw clashes between Palestinian rioters and police at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. At the same time, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi warned that the military was preparing for a massive escalation that would result in “Operation Guardians of the Walls 2.0” and that the violence could lead ISIS to attack Jewish communities around the world.

It may be “deja vu all over again” – all the pieces are in place for the boiling cauldron to explode. The next few weeks will tell if Ramadan passes peacefully or if the entire country will be rocked by violence, Hashem yishmor.

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Mrs. Isbee is answering Atara’s Teen Talk question from last week’s issue, in which Atara expresses that she is staying home for seminary, as opposed to going to Israel, and now is grappling with her decision.

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ear Atara, I must start off by telling you how mature you are. The cheshbon you have and your deep sensitivity towards your parents show you are wise beyond your years. Your thought processes are sharp and acute; not cloudy at all, as you infer in your letter.

Kibbud av v’em is one of the greatest mitzvos we can perform. Hashem holds this mitzvah to be so great that we are rewarded for it not only in Olam Habah but in Olam Hazeh, as well. This mitzvah is Divine, as we know it is listed in the Aseres Hadibros on the side depicting the mitzvos bein adam laMakom (between man and G-d), rather than on the side depicting the mitzvos bein adam lachavero (between man and man). When someone’s actions are directed by kibbud av v’em, he/she is put on a high madreigah. Honoring one’s parents is considered to be on the same caliber as honoring Hashem. People who perform this mitzvah have great potential to be leaders, as they are modeling Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The fact that you didn’t even ask your parents’ permission to go to a seminary in Eretz Yisrael shows tremendous understanding and compassion of their situation. Atara, this is the ultimate growth! Please don’t be swayed by the comments you overhear from your friends.

Eretz Yisroel is our homeland, the holiest place on earth. It is the land where the stories of Tanach took place, where our sacred Avos and Imahos lived and breathed. It is a place filled with countless tales of mesirus nefesh for Torah. Of course, then, it is a place conducive for spiritual growth. Observing the mesirus nefesh of many of the people that live there is inspiring and serves as a catalyst for introspection and dveykus b’Hashem.

You, my dear Atara, have proven that you have the mesirus nefesh for doing ratzon Hashem and for following in His ways. You do not need to study in Eretz Yisroel for a year to achieve spiritual growth, as you have it already.

Living with the ideals of Pirkei Avos’s, “Aizehu ashir hasameach b’chelko, (Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot)” will get you far in life.

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a new colum n in TJH, is ge ared towards th e teens in our com munity. A nswered b rotating ro ya ster of tea chers, reb clinicians beim, , and peers (!), teens w hearing a ill be nswers to many que stions they had percolatin g in their minds and wishe d they ha d the answ ers for.

Hashem gives each of us just what we need, and we have to appreciate and accept the situations we are in. You know Hashem wants you to work within your comfort zone towards your parents and not afflict them with stress. There are many fine institutions of higher learning here in America where you can learn from great educators and gain from esteemed rabbonim and rebbetzins.

As resolute as you are, it must be very hard to be around your classmates when they speak about their plans for the upcoming year. When all they talk about is seminary in Israel and you can’t contribute to the conversation, it seems that you feel uncomfortable. Moreover, you feel they make false conclusions about those who pursue higher education in Eretz Yisroel versus those who stay in America. This is not only foolish of them; it’s also asur (forbidden). It says in Pirkei Avos, “Al tadin es chavercha ad shetagiya bimkomo (Do not judge your friend until you get in his place).”

I had a similar experience like yours, Atara.

I wanted to go to learn in seminary in Israel but decided not to apply as I knew my parents could not afford it. Most of my friends planned on going, and it was hard to be the “odd man

time. You just got an early start in understanding this truth.

You should be proud of your compassion and kindness towards your parents. It is apparent that you have not resorted to kicking and screaming to get your way. There is a famous Chazal, “Tovel v’sheretz b’yado (A person is cleansing himself in the mikvah, but he is holding something impure in his hands).” This tevilah (immersion) is meaningless as the impure substance invalidates the purification. If you were to put pressure on your parents to send you to seminary, the spiritual growth you think would be gained would actually be hollow and distorted.

I am sure you are aware that scholarships are available. My experience is that they cover

There is no such reality in life where everyone is able to do the same thing at the same time. You just got an early start in understanding this truth. out.” True growth is accepting that sometimes you can’t do what “everyone else is doing.” Be”H, after seminary, not everyone is going to get engaged at the same time. Not everyone is going to be able to have a baby when they want to. Not everyone is going to be able to purchase a new home when their friends are. When you can’t do what your peers are doing, do you kick and scream? There is no such reality in life where everyone is able to do the same thing at the same

only a miniscule part of the many costs for the year (tuition, plane fare, spending money, etc.).

To his credit, Rabbi Yechezkel Zweig, the principal of the school I work for, Bais Yaakov of Baltimore, instituted a program called The Taciturn Team (TTT), where the girls voluntarily commit to avoid speaking about seminary in school from the time they apply to the time they get their acceptance letters. This year, 90% of the twelfth grade student body vowed to uphold

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this policy. It’s beautiful to observe the girls socialize as they make sure not to talk about the seminary topic. They, for sure, prevent a lot of hurt feelings and potential misunderstandings (as experienced by you). Now that the girls got their acceptance letters, even though “technically” they are allowed to speak about seminary, most of them do not, as they developed a sensitivity towards others’ feelings because of this project.

This initiative doesn’t only help the girls who are not planning on studying in Israel for the year; it also helps those who don’t get into the seminary of their choice. Furthermore, it teaches the girls tzniyus. The tzniyus of not flaunting what you have or where you are embarking is the essence of Klal Yisroel.

As I stated earlier in the letter, there are many quality local seminaries here. Before I started seminary in America, I was a bit skeptical to the

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level of education it would give me. I also was nervous that the girls would be different; not like me. I worked on myself to go in with an open mind and make the best of it. Honestly, I had a most enriching educational experience there. It was also beneficial for me to connect with other girls, outside of my chevrah.

As far as worrying about your future shidduch prospects: Anyone who bases a shidduch on whether or not the girl went to Eretz Yisroel for seminary is silly and too shallow for you.

Your bashert will seek you out based on your middos tovos and conscientious observance of

Hashem’s mitzvos.

Hakadosh Boruch Hu will reward you for your meticulous observance of the mitzvah of kibbud av v’em. The nachas you bring to your parents and to Hashem will surely merit you to experience many forms of nachas in the coming time. And, I am sure, as a result of your proficiency in kibbud av v’em, you will have many opportunities to visit and experience Eretz Yisroel in the near future.

With much admiration, Mrs. Chayala Isbee

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rowing up, my family wasn’t religious. G-d was rarely, almost never, mentioned. We ate like everyone else, we dressed like everyone else, we lived like everyone else, but rarely any mention of “G-d.” I knew that I was a Jew, and I’m sad to say that I wasn’t proud of it, but something inside of me always told me that I was different. This “different” was the candle inside, the Jewish soul, trapped, waiting to ignite.

It all started with my dad. My dad, Israeli-born, was always very spiritual and a huge believer in Hashem but not religious. He was my first messenger from Hashem. He pounded in my head over and over that I was a Jew and that I must marry a Jewish girl. When he would talk about a future event or I would tell him something that I was going to do, he always said, “b’ezrat

Hashem, with the help of Hashem.”

When I turned 13 years old, the time of bar mitzvah, having a bar mitzvah wasn’t something that crossed my mind. I grew up playing sports and that was how my life would be. Anything Jewish didn’t matter to me and, in fact, I was turned off by it. I saw how the other Jewish kids dressed and acted, and with my distorted/selfish/ childish mind, I didn’t want any part of them. I remember my dad arguing with my mom that it was important for me to have a bar mitzvah. This was such a big thing, and he did such a big mitzvah to ensure that I would get bar mitzvahed. My mom agreed. I prepared begrudgingly with a Chabad rabbi, Rabbi Oz, and one morning before school, I quickly had a bar mitzvah.

After my bar mitzvah, I went back to my “normal” life. We didn’t eat kosher, we didn’t do Shabbat, we didn’t do anything Jewish, but still, I knew who I was.

I eventually became very good at football.

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e lived in Las Vegas at the time. A lot of coaches were telling me that I could make football a profession. At 14 years old, the next step was to choose a high school that would give me the best chance to reach this goal. That school would be Bishop Gorman High School, a Catholic private school. My dad was enraged and argued heavily with my mom not to send me to this school. My Chabad rabbi asked my mom, “What place does a Jewish boy have in a Catholic school?” But I wanted to go there because of the opportunity it presented to get me into the professional football leagues, so my mom agreed.

My freshman year at Bishop Gorman I was required, like everyone else, to wear a uniform that had the Christian cross on it. I was also required to go to Catholic services and a Catholic

class once a week. They preached that “Yashkah” was the messiah. It’s amazing that these teachings never penetrated my soul. This is a prime example of Hashem being a magen, a shield. I still felt this “difference,” that I was different from all the other kids, and that caused me to feel anguish. Looking back, this anguish was the cause of me making decisions to lead me down a path of destruction – a path of destruction orchestrated by Hashem to lead me to my true purpose: to be a Jew. The next three years in high school, I attended Faith Lutheran High School, a Christian high school. Bishop Gorman didn’t work out, and the only other high school that would give me a chance to go pro was this Christian school. But football was all that mattered, so that’s where I decided to go to school. At Faith Lutheran, I was also required to wear a uniform with a cross on it, go to services, and take a class on Christianity, always feeling

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wo weeks into jail, it had been a very spiritual experience. I was suffering, but I felt G-d. I had the opportunity to get on house arrest-bail to await sentencing. The night before the judge’s decision, a random person who knew nothing about me came up to me and said, “I can see that you are going through a tough time, but you’re going to go home soon.” The next day, the judge agreed to let me out on bail, something very unusual for an armed robbery charge. The next day, while I was being released on bail, I walked past a tough-looking, Latino individual, with tattoos all over his face and body. He asked me, “You goin’

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that “difference.”

In my junior year of high school, things were seemingly going great.

I was doing great in football, made some friends, and life was good. But one night, everything changed.

After a game, I went out with a friend to a party and drank alcohol for the first time. I fell in love with the party scene. Slowly, throughout my high school career, I became a full-time drug addict. Every day, every hour, every second, all I wanted to do was drugs and drink alcohol. It consumed my life. And worst of all, it worried my parents, especially my mom, who was witnessing my detonation.

My senior year was my first experience with G-d, but that disappeared just as fast as it came. I was suspended the first two games of my senior year for getting caught drinking at a party. When that suspension was up, a thought came to mind, to pray to G-d. I said, “G-d, please let me have a

home?” I told him I was. He said, “G-d bless you.”

I left that day with a newfound belief in Hashem. I didn’t understand it fully yet, but the candle was lit and not by my own doing.

Out on bail, I completed a rehabilitation program but that and jail still didn’t teach me a lesson. For the nine months that I was out on bail, I picked alcohol and drugs back up, even though I was being drug tested by my house arrest officer. After a while, my mom was fed up with my behavior and told me that I needed to turn myself into jail before I got into trouble and made things worse. My lawyer already informed me that I was definitely going to do prison time, so it was better to start my time right then.

I spent five months in a federal jail in Las Vegas. During those five months, my soul started to inquire a little more about Judaism. I still wasn’t eating kosher or observing Shabbat, but I wanted to know a little bit more of what it meant to be a Jew. The first thing I started to do was to participate in the fast days. I even jokingly said to my mom, “Maybe I’ll be a rabbi one day.” Many times, Hashem gives us a wakeup call that makes a deep impression on us, and one of those wakeups happened to me after the fast of Yom Kippur.

As the fast was coming to an end, I prepared for myself a non-kosher dish, with pork and cheese. I’ll always remember a white guy with a swastika tattooed on the back of his head who came up to me and said, “I don’t understand you Jews. You fast and pray, and then eat non-kosher. You’re a hypocrite.”

What he said really opened my eyes to the truth – that I was a Jew and that I had a purpose. I still wasn’t 100% ready to change, but the change was imminent.

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n order to find peace and also because my little brother was attending a Jewish school, my mom started attending Friday night Shabbat services, lighting Shabbat candles, and making a meal with challah on Shabbat. Many times, she would invite me to participate. But I always told her that I was busy. If I ever did come, I would ask her to hurry up so that I could go out with my friends to do drugs. Her worry increased, but her reliance on Hashem increased as well.

After high school, I was doing nothing, my drug use increased, I started to steal, get tattoos, be with non-Jewish girls, and I stopped playing football. I turned into a full-time criminal. I was arrested for a DUI, which didn’t give me a wakeup call to stop what I was doing. I was completely out of control, using all different types of drugs. My criminal lifestyle included me having a weapon at all times. At the peak of my detonation, my family was extremely worried about me, but there was nothing stopping me. The drugs made me cold. Like Paraoh, the drugs “hardened” my heart. There was no amount of crying or begging to stop me on my destructive tracks. I was leading a life towards prison or death. My mom even told me, “If you continue, you will end up dead or in prison.”

It was at this destructive peak when Hashem had mercy on me and my family and took things into His own hands.

Out of the blue, I started to have a strange feeling. It isn’t something that I can explain in any way. But I started to feel that something was telling me to stop what I was doing or else something bad would happen. Every time that I was going to engage in criminal activi-

ties or do drugs, I felt that “something” but I shrugged it off and continued in my ways. Life’s pressures of having a job and needing to sign up for college, while balancing a drug-infested criminal lifestyle, was really getting to me. I felt like I was going to pop.

On August 25, 2015, I was arrested for armed robbery. I was taken to the Las Vegas county jail, booked, and processed. I was devastated, but my family was even more so.

Jail was horrible. It was dirty and filled with actual criminals. I didn’t feel like I belonged. And when I was finally detoxed from all the drugs a few days later, I felt that “different” feeling again and remembered that I was a Jew. I even started to pray to Hashem to take me out of this nightmare. When my mom and dad came to visit me, it took so much to hold back my tears. I even remember my mom telling me, “Whatever will be, I picture you living a beautiful Jewish life when this is all over.” It sounded good, but all I could think about was having to spend time in prison.

My mom and dad suggested that I get the kosher food that they offered at the jail. A rabbi who worked at the prison came to my unit and asked me questions to verify that I was Jewish.

The next day I started to eat kosher.

Everybody else’s food tray was brown, and mine was red. At first, I was nervous to be different than everyone else, but eventually I realized that if you are yourself, with confidence, and you don’t overstep anybody’s path, you are given respect. Around the unit, guys would call me “Kosher” because of my red kosher tray.

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good season, and I will stay away from drugs.” For two weeks, I stayed away from drugs, and I had unbelievable games. My stats were through the roof.

If I kept this up throughout the year, I would definitely have had a real chance to go pro. But one night, one Thursday night, as the evil inclination does, a thought came into my head to do drugs.

I did, and the next day, unbelievably, I was randomly drug tested and was kicked off the football team.

I knew it was from G-d, but I continued in my druggy ways, getting worse and worse, and forgot all about G-d.

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me that I should hide my Judaism, but I let it be known, and the respect was given.

After getting settled in, on my first Saturday morning, I was called into the chapel for Shabbat services. I showed up to the chapel and was walked to a small room where the Jewish services were being held. As I walked into the room, I was greeted by an African-American man wearing a tallit who introduced himself as Adir. Adir in Hebrew means mighty. He even had it tattooed under his eye, which I later found out was to cover up a gang tattoo.

Adir explained to me that, at 18 years old, he was given a 56-year sentence; he was now 40 years old. The past 14 years in prison he was practicing Judaism, even though he wasn’t halachically Jewish. In prison, it’s close to impossible to have a kosher conversion, and he truly wanted one. Adir explained to me that, since I was Jewish, I should start eating kosher, observing the Shabbat, and putting on tefillin –and that’s exactly what I did. I started to eat kosher and keep Shabbat to the best of my ability, and until my tefillin would arrive in the mail, Adir would let me borrow his every morning.

It’s amazing how Hashem put Adir into my life. I looked up to Adir because he was a cool guy, so he made Judaism cool to me. My distorted perception growing up was that being Jewish,

eating kosher, and keeping Shabbat wasn’t cool. But now that Adir showed me that it was, I wanted more and more to learn what it meant to be an observant Jew. In Victorville, we celebrated the holidays. I started attending Friday and Saturday Shabbat services every

same room as an open toilet, and since our rooms had a toilet in them, I covered the toilet with a towel.

I started to pray Shacharit, Mincha, and Maariv. I would call my mom and dad and ask them to look up on Google certain questions I had on Jewish law. A rabbi from Chabad came to visit

“I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU JEWS. YOU FAST AND PRAY, AND THEN EAT NON-KOSHER. YOU’RE A HYPOCRITE.” week. We said kiddush on grape juice and said hamotzi on bread. I stopped making phone calls, emailing, and watching TV on Shabbat. From an ArtScroll siddur, I copied down all the blessings on food and always kept it in my pocket. When it was time to say a blessing, I covered my head with my hand (which I now know is not halachically acceptable but I was trying), and quietly said the blessing. I found out that you are not allowed to pray in the

us once a month, and I would ask him questions. I’ll always remember one of the questions I asked that rabbi.

At the time, I had in mind to play football professionally when I got out, but I knew that it would conflict with my observance as a Jew. I told him that if I played football, I would at some point have to break the Shabbat.

I asked him what to do. He told me that I knew the answer. I know the answer now, and the truth is that, as Jews,

Hashem must come first over anything.

I started asking my parents to get me in touch with a rabbi who I could speak to at any time because my soul had a thirst to learn Torah but I had no idea how. My thirst to be an observant Jew came out of nowhere. I wanted more and more. Anything that I found out I wasn’t doing right or not doing at all I immediately corrected to be in sync with halacha. I loved it, and still, I wanted more.

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ne day, my mom came to visit me. She told me that if I wanted to study more about Judaism, I should ask to be transferred to Otisville, which was all the way in New York. Otisville had a full-time rabbi as the head chaplain, about 20 Jews there, and a minyan every day. She also told me, “There’s this guy there, Rabbi Rubashkin. He will take you under his wing and teach you how to be a proper Jew.” I was reluctant to ask for the transfer because of the distance from home and the cold weather in New York. I told my mom that I didn’t want to go, that I was OK where I was. Eventually, though, because Victorville was a dangerous prison, I started to feel uncomfortable and told my mom that we should try to get me transferred to Otisville.

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him if he would teach me Gemara, and he happily agreed. Since he came, for the past year, we have been learning Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, and Mesilat Yesharim by the Ramchal every day.

Words cannot explain how proud I am to call myself a student of Rabbi Samet.

Every day he makes me understand more and more what it means to be a Jew in this tough world. He showed me that, in life, we are always going to have problems, challenges, and struggles but it is incumbent on us to use these strug-

EVEN IN THE DARKEST OF DARKS, PRISON, THE JEWISH PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A DWELLING FOR HASHEM. gles to increase our emunah (faith) in Hashem. He has shown me that, as a Jew, all we can do is be sincere of heart in serving Hashem. The rest is in the hands of Hashem.

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s I look at where I used to be, as opposed to where I am now, I can only be humble. I look at myself, a fully observant Jew, still with many flaws, I am so humble and thankful to Hashem for what He has taken me out of. Hashem saved me from underneath a mountain engulfed in water. The c h a l le n ge s , the Catholic and Chr istian schools, t he drugs, prison, disappointments, discomforts, and confusions – and today I

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can be freed from prison – and that’s exactly what happened. He was released on the last day of Chanukah 2017.

After Rabbi Rubashkin left, I felt a void. I knew how to study on my own, and I was stronger in my observance but my soul was sad from the disappearance of the special treatment it just went through. I needed a teacher.

A few months later, my prayers were answered and I started learning Gemara with Rabbi Goldstein, another rabbi in prison. His knowledge and patience were amazing. Every day, for the next five months, we would learn until he eventually went to the Otisville camp. Through this time, I became much more familiar with the Gemara, as he was very patient with me, and just spending time with a rabbi every day has a great impact on you. Rabbi Goldstein really taught me what it meant to be humble. But when he left, I felt a void again. I prayed to Hashem to send me a teacher, and once again He answered my prayer. A few days before Pesach 2019, Rabbi Samet, who left Otisville 18 months earlier, had come back. I asked

sit, with an understanding that the Torah is our life. I still don’t know how to perfect this service, but at least I know the goal. I look at all the suffering I, my family, and many others have been through. I realize that it is only so that we may learn to love and revere Hashem. As it says in Tehillim (119:71), “Tov li ki unety l’maan elmad chukecha, It is for my good that I was afflicted so that I may learn your statutes.” Through my suffering, I’ve realized that salvation only comes from Hashem, and He does everything good and bad so that we may know that He is Hashem. I also now understand the Rashi in B’shalach (15:17) where Rashi explains that, in the future, Hashem will have supreme sovereignty. It’s not that Hashem doesn’t have sovereignty always, but now that I am aware and believe this, this is the true supreme sovereignty.

As I look at where I am, as opposed to where I’ve been, my intellect shows me that I can only be humble. I am a solid tree. My leaves are green, and my fruits are ripening. My flowers are colorful, and my branches are strong.

My trunk is firm, ready to withstand the world. I look around at all the other trees. As I look into the distance, I see one of the beautiful trees being tended by a familiar face. It’s the same face that has tended to me. I’m instantly humbled, because I now know that it was meant to be.

Be patient and humble, and give to receive. Be kind and compassionate, and you will feel free. Let go of the worry, and let G-d in your life because He’s already t here.

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hen I finally arrived in Otisville, I was amazed to see grass and nice officers.

In Victorville, there was no grass and all the officers were very disrespectful.

I was taken to my unit where I would be housed. I was greeted by a guy wearing a kippa and tzitzit. He told me, “I would like to introduce you to Rabbi Rubashkin. He lives in this unit.” I was very happy to hear that I would be living in the same unit as the rabbi that my mom told me about when I was in Victorville.

It was unbelievable.

When I met Rabbi Rubashkin, I was starstruck. He had an aura of light around him that made you forget you were in prison. He had an amazing smile that made you feel good.

He brought me to his room, I put on tefillin, and said the Shema. Later on that first day, I went to my first ever minyan. When I arrived at the minyan, I was greeted by the warmest of smiles and handshakes. I was on a cloud. Even in the darkest of darks, prison, the Jewish people come together to make a dwelling for Hashem.

I started to wear kippa and tzitzit all the time. Little by little, my service to Hashem became finetuned. My kosher consumption, Shabbat observance, and prayer service became in sync with halacha due to the fact that I was now surrounded by rabbis and some observant Jews. But what I really wanted, which my Jewish soul was thirsting for, was to learn The Holy Torah, Hashem’s Torah.

Rabbi Rubashkin suggested that, since we lived in the same unit, we should learn Chumash with Rashi and

Rambam every day. And that’s exactly what we did for the next three months before his presidential commute from prison, he taught me how to learn Torah. I learned so much, not only from what we learned in the Torah alone, but on how to conduct myself as a proper Jew. He taught me great lessons and when he left, I was very sad but also happy that he was reunited with his family.

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to Hashem that He should send me to Otisville so that I may learn to walk in the ways of the Torah. My intent was pure, and He answered my prayers.

A few weeks later, with the help of Hashem, my mom, and the Aleph Institute, I was designated to Otisville. On my way to Otisville, which took two plane rides and a month in transit, because of Hashem and the help of Rabbi Katz, I didn’t miss a day of putting on tefillin and eating kosher. Even at both stops in Oklahoma City and Brooklyn, I was greeted by other Orthodox Jews.

In Brooklyn, it was my first encounter with Chassidic Jews walking with a smile on their face saying, “Shalom aleichem!”

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Stress Hormones Hormones are chemicals, produced by the body, that control and regulate the activities of various systems in the body. Two hormones are produced for stressful or dangerous situations. They are adrenaline and cortisol.

When you are in a situation that requires an immediate and powerful response, you need to have your systems working on overdrive and you also need extra energy to fuel the body.

This is where adrenaline and cortisol work their magic. Adrenaline primarily works on the heart and the blood vessels. Your heart rate increases, the force of the heart muscle gets stronger, and you experience increased respiration. Cortisol contributes to the fight-or-flight response by prompting your liver to flood the body with extra glucose, by inhibiting insulin to prevent glucose from being stored by the body, and by constricting the arteries to make your blood flow faster.

Everyday life also utilizes cortisol as a way to regulate blood pressure, increase the body’s metabolism

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of glucose, and reduce inflammation.

Without the right amount of cortisol, we would not be able to survive. Elevated levels of cortisol are also vital when we need the extra energy for our short-term survival. However, when we are suffering from chronic stress, the level of cortisol can remain elevated for lengthy periods of time, which can have disastrous effects on our health. These general domains are affected by long-term elevated levels of cortisol: · High Blood Sugar – Under normal circumstances, insulin and cortisol are kept in the right balance in order to release just the right amount of glucose into your bloodstream.

Elevated levels of cortisol will result in elevated levels of glucose in your bloodstream. This causes the pancreas to produce extra insulin. The strain placed on the pancreas may contribute to type 2 diabetes. · Weight Gain – Elevated levels of cortisol are a signal to your brain that you need extra energy. This can make you feel hungry which re-

sults in overeating and weight gain. · Suppressed Immune System – Cortisol plays an important role in moderating inflammation that results from the immune response. Elevated levels of cortisol can therefore suppress the immune system. Susceptibility to colds and other contagious illnesses increases, and it can also lead to a heightened risk for cancer and autoimmune diseases. · Digestive Problems – When one is in danger, the body suppresses those functions that are not critical in the moment, such as digestion. When one experiences chronic stress, the elevated levels of cortisol will signal the digestive system to slow down. This can lead to a number of various digestive problems and illnesses. · Heart Disease – Elevated levels of cortisol constrict the arteries and increase blood pressure. As mentioned, this is actually vital when one is facing an imminent threat. However, if it remains this way over time, it can lead to heart disease. · Anxiety and Depression – Although the exact mechanism of the

connection between cortisol and anxiety and depression is not understood, the data clearly shows that elevated levels of cortisol are a major risk for anxiety and mood disorders.

If you are experiencing chronic stress, you may already have started feeling some of the symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, upset stomach, insomnia, anxiety, decreased motivation, irritability, and undereating or overeating. These are messages that your body is sending you that something needs to change. Broadly speaking, this would entail removing the stressors or learning how to manage one’s stressors. Your body is talking to you and is urgently asking you to listen.

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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Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. D Wisdom Key 5-6 correct: You know a lot about gas. You can get a job pumping gas in New Jersey (because, obviously, you need to have some extra knowledge to pump gas in Jersey…regular people are simply not qualified).

2-4 correct: Not bad. Try sniffing a little less gas and your brain cells will start firing a little better.

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- Rep. Bob Goode (R-VA) on the House floor mocking Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who said that she could not define what a woman is

For Jamaica, one of the issues that has been presented as an issue that is economic in the way its impact has been the pandemic. So to that end we are announcing today also that we will assist Jamaica in Covid recovery by assisting in terms of the recovery efforts in Jamaica that have been essential to I believe what is necessary to strengthen not only the issue of public health but also the economy.

- Vice President Harris during a press conference with Jamaica’s prime minister

Even the Jews themselves, including Lieberman and Netanyahu, are now convinced that Palestine cannot be the state for the Jews. So they started saying that holy Jerusalem is in Ukraine and not in Palestine. Ukraine is now the candidate to become the future Jewish state.

- Palestinian Islamic scholar Mraweh Nassar — who certainly gets an A for effort — on Turkish TV

They are now saying that the Temple and biblical Jerusalem are located in Ukraine and not in Palestine. If this does not work, tomorrow they might say that they are in the Netherlands.

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Thank you. Vice President Biden, Vice President Harris…that was a joke.

– Former President Barack Obama, speaking at the White House

When have you started enjoying acting like Nazis?

— Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya to the Russian ambassador at the UN Security Council

If Musk helps restore Twitter to its free speech roots and moves it away from its left-wing censorship regime, it will be perhaps the most heroic and public-serving action I have seen a billionaire take in my lifetime.… If our greatest living entrepreneur looks at the space and decides he couldn’t build his own better version, it tells you everything you need to know about Twitter’s competitive position.

– Tweet by Claremont Institute senior fellow Jeremy Carl

There’s policy disputes and that’s fine, but when you’re trying to impose a woke ideology on our state, we view that as a significant threat. This wokeness will destroy this country we if we let it run unabated. So in Florida we take a very big stand against that.

- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arguing that Disney Corporation should lose certain privileges because it strongly opposes a Florida law that recently passed that says that children in third grade and below should not be taught about certain extremely deviant behaviors since they are too young to process that information

The only thing we have in common is our bald heads. He smokes; I don’t. He drinks; I don’t. So, we never got in each other’s way.

- Tampa Bay Buccaneers new head coach Todd Bowles at his press conference, talking about his predecessor Bruce Arians

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Seven hours. I don’t know if anyone else is a fan of the show “Dateline,” but if your phone records are missing even 10 minutes, you’re guilty.

- Jimmy Fallon

As a mother of seven, I am used to distractions — and sometimes even outbursts .- Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett when she was interrupted by a heckler during remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Ketanji Brown Jackson will likely be confirmed as the first Black Supreme Court justice by the end of this week.

– Tweet by Politico, disregarding Justice Thomas and former Justice Thurgood Marshall

I don’t think he should have ever been appointed.

- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talking about Justice Clarence Thomas

Make no mistake: this performative outrage is not in earnest. This is a political hit, part of liberals’ years-long quest to delegitimize the Court all because our laws and Constitution occasionally inconvenience Democrats’ radical agenda.

WaPo always good for a laugh.

- Tweet by Elon Musk with a picture of a Washington Post headline, “Elon Musk’s Twitter Investment Could Be Bad News For Free Speech”

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- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

- Tweet by Dr. Michelle Morse, the chief medical officer at the New York City Department of Health

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In the last few days…the left’s quest to delegitimize the Supreme Court found its latest outlet. This time, it’s a coordinated effort to nullify the presence of Justice Clarence Thomas on the Court. The far left wants another crack at what they tried and failed to do in 1991.

Washington Democrats are now trying to bully this exemplary judge of 30-plus years out of entire legal subjects, or off the Court entirely.

Far-left House members are talking about dusting off their party’s impeachment addiction for a third consecutive year.

The urgency of this moment is clear. Mortality rates of birthing people are too high, and babies born to Black and Puerto Rican mothers in this city are three times more likely to die in their first year of life than babies born to non-Hispanic White birthing people.

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What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LcSW of the Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

I’m having a troubling problem and was wondering if the Navidaters could provide some advice soon.

Our daughter Blima is two months into dating a great guy (I’ll call him Nosson), and things are going really well for them, and they are planning an engagement for chol hamoed iy”H. The boy’s parents just relayed through the shadchan “confirming” that it would be okay with us to provide $2,000 a month

when the couple is married. TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. Apparently, at the beginning, before the couple went out, the shadchan was supposed to relay this caveat, however, she forgot. Now we’re in a real pickle.

My husband thinks we should not risk the shidduch and say we can, and with syata dishmaya, Hashem will provide. I am more practical and think there is no way on earth we will magically be able to afford $2K a month after Blima is married.

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The shadchan is waiting on an answer whether we can go through with the support piece in order to move forward with engagement plans.

What to do?! Any advice?

Sincerely, Mrs. D

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

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t’s time to sit down directly with the boy’s parents and talk face-to-face or on Zoom if there is a distance challenge.

Discuss this directly and explain why you are doing this.

First get to know them a little and then drop the bombshell. See their reaction and then you can decide where to go from there.

Do not go through the shadchan who obviously cannot be trusted. You feel hijacked but keep your head on and see what type of people they are and whether they will respond with understanding and graciousness.

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ou are in a predicament because you feel like it’s you with the problem.

You are the typical worried Jewish mommy who would do anything for your kinderlach, except promising magic, because last I checked we cannot practice kishuf. Your husband’s level of bitachon is admirable, and I am not debunking the lofty level discussed in Shaar Habitachon regarding sitting back, having emunah, and allowing Hakadosh Baruch Hu to provide.

However, I would question if the concept would be morally ethical if it could potentially affect not only your immediate life, but the life of oth-

ers. In this case, your machatanim. If you do go through with this holding onto emunah alone, it is possible that Hashem will create an avenue to funnel down an extra $2K a month. I do not discount that probability. However, you have to be ready for the probability that the money will not come in one month (or more). Again, we are talking about very lofty topics: If your husband is truly on the level that Shaar HaBitachon describes, Hashem would indeed find a way to grant the extra parnassa for your couple every month. It is not fair, however, to put the young couple in the position of this unknown, as well as the machatanim who are blindly under the impression that you agreed to something which you did not. In my opinion, if the situation turned dire and the in-

It’s hard to predict how the boy’s parents will react to this disappointing news.

laws had to shell out the other $2K for the couple to live monthly, it would be considered a form of monetary gezel – and certainly geneivas daas. It would cause issues with shalom bayis, ahavas Yisroel, and would significantly alter the way your machatanim and the couple sees you.

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through despite this “pickle.”

On that note, have a chag kasher v’sameach, and let us know how this pans out!

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ou really do have a significant problem.

(And here I had thought I had a problem, because the newspaper delivery guy keeps throwing my paper into a puddle.)

Your predicament is compounded because you cannot count on this shadchan to be of any help. She’ll never tell the boy’s parents, “I really messed up! I forgot to tell the girl’s parents about the $2,000!”

Instead, she’ll probably hedge her guilt by saying things like, “I really, really thought they knew about the monthly support money. They should have understood their obligations!”

So, it’s up to you to try and salvage the situation. You need to sit down with the boy’s parents, and explain that: You and your husband are hard-working, honest, and ethical people.

The furthest thing from your mind would be to try and mislead anyone, especially potential in-laws with whom you hope to

have a long, happy, trusting relationship.

You had absolutely no idea about the $2,000 monthly commitment. Further, you truly believe that the shadchan did not intentionally neglect to discuss this $2,000 monthly requirement with you.

Nevertheless, things happen for a reason, and perhaps it was Hashem’s plan for the shadchan to make an honest mistake, and for the two children to date each other and fall in love with each other.

Then, explain what you are realistically capable of doing, financially and otherwise, by way of helping the young couple. Perhaps your daughter could also help by, for example, taking on part-time tutoring jobs.

It’s hard to predict how the boy’s parents will react to this disappointing news. They might threaten to call off the shidduch, or they might be understanding and appreciate your being completely honest, conciliatory, and transparent with them.

(I wonder if shadchanim carry malpractice insurance to cover their liability for such occurrences? Perhaps some clever young lawyer who reads this column, could explore the possibilities…)

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ear Concerned mother, I share my response with humility, understanding that my opinion is simply that – an opinion. Frankly, if you communicate these concerns to the boy’s parents and they refuse to accept the marriage because of money, then I would be more concerned about my daughter marrying into the family. It would reflect an inability to recognize the beautiful opportunity before them, indicating that their life values are superficial and based on things that are skewed, which can easily lead to unhealthy relationships and choices.

Hashem is in control and guiding you towards the best possible life for your daughter. Put all the facts aside,

Every wrong turn taken is for a reason.

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For all these reasons, I believe without any doubt that you must personally talk to the family which your daughter will iy”H get engaged to. Talk to your husband and help him channel his emunah and bitachon towards seeing this shidduch pull through positively after the conversation.

You should explain the situation to them, they should know that you were never told about the monetary commitment. Explain that your husband believes Hakadosh Baruch Hu will make it happen, and that you can try to give as much as you can, but cannot promise any dollar amount. If the soon-to-be machatanim break off the shidduch because of this, consider yourselves lucky for dodging a bullet. Hashem makes everything happen in the perfect way.

Every wrong turn taken is for a reason, although we may not know what the reason is at the moment, we will eventually know – if not in this world, then in the Olam Haemes.

If your daughter is not meant to be with Nosson, Hashem will show you through that breakup. If they are bashert, it will continue to go

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hank you for writing into the panel. In my opinion, you need to be upfront about this. Relay through the shadchan that there has been an unfortunate misunderstanding and that as much as you would love to contribute $2K a month to the

newlyweds, that it is not possible for you at the moment.

If you can contribute, let the shadchan know the amount.

The pressure this would place on you and ultimately the newlyweds should you not be able to provide what you committed to would be astronomical and has the potential to damage so many relationships. While there may likely be some discomfort and distress now when the truth is revealed, it will potentially save you from what I

think may be far worse future outcomes.

Unless you/and or your husband are willing to take on second jobs to provide $24K a year to the couple, or you have a guaranteed source of income/gifting, my suggestion is to be honest and let things work themselves out.

All the best, Jennifer

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

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Hi, my name is Dvir. I live in Israel in the center of the country and am a father of two children aged 10. My life is very busy, and I maneuver between life’s

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“War in Europe.” This is how the headline appeared on the computer screen. The topic became the talk of the day, even taxi drivers began to discuss it.

But for me, it felt different.

“United Hatzalah delegation to Ukraine” was the title of the message I received on my cellphone a few weeks ago. I hurried to sign up without thinking twice. Obviously, we need to be there. We cannot just sit idly by while others need help. It took a few days for the organization to have a space for me as volunteers who were already in Moldova were cycling out for newer volunteers going from Israel to assist.

At the airport, I met other volunteers who would be joining my contingent, and together we loaded medical equipment and humanitarian aid supplies onto the plane. We were on our way to Moldova, a country that shares a border with Ukraine to the west. It is a poor country without much infrastructure to help the refugees and without many other organizations on the ground assisting. As we set off from Israel to Moldova, I looked at my fellow volunteers and thought, “May we be privileged to do good and put a smile on the faces of as many people as possible who have fled the inferno.”

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Hi, my name is Vitali. Just a few days ago, I celebrated my 10th birthday. In recent days, my mom and dad were frequently whispering in the kitchen, and

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A war had started.

I did not understand what a war was.

My mother said that we couldn’t go out to play because it’s too dangerous. We stopped going to school and heard the sounds of ambulance sirens sounding non-stop from the main street.

Then, one morning, I woke up in a panic. Our whole building was shaking.

I heard screams from my friend Sasha’s house, who lived opposite ours. We were all scared. The war began to approach our neighborhood; we were bombarded with shelling and trembled with fear.

I remember Dad’s hug. He hugged, and hugged, and then hugged me again with all his might. He said that men are not allowed to leave the country and that Mmom will take care of me until it’s all over. I saw Dad and Mom wiping away tears from their eyes. Mom quickly packed me a bag with some clothes, and we fled.

We drove non-stop on broken roads and unofficial paths and switched cars once. Night came and we continued our journey. The whole time, I was really cold.

I remember my mom taking off her sweater and covering me with it. I missed Dad a little.

A day passed, and another day, and we were still traveling. Every time I got hungry, my mom would buy me some food,

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Dvir here.

Hi, this is Vitaly again.

I just want to tell you that Mom and I crossed the border into Moldova, and I’m not cold anymore. We have been sleeping at night with many more Ukrainians who fled

In the meantime, volunteers are helping Mom so we can board the upcoming flight to Israel. We also want to say a huge thank you to United Hatzalah for this great project, which is on an international scale, for kibbutz galuyot (bringing the Jewish people from the Diaspora back to Israel), and for bringing hearts together. There is nothing like this in the world.

The fact that they can still find joy even in their current situation brings hope to their distraught mothers and grandparents.

Hi, we’re together – Dvir and Vitaly – and we’re in Chisinau.

We wanted to update you and tell you that it’s really fun here. There is plenty of candy, and we play together with a few other friends we met here.

Hi it’s Dvir once again.

I wanted to share with you this photo of me and my new friends. In a moment, we will finish arranging what is needed, and they will be on a rescue flight to Israel tomorrow. In the short time I’ve been here, just a few days, I’ve made such a strong connection with Vitali and a few other children. I won’t soon forget this experience, and I am thankful to have been

Dvir Adani is one of more than 150 emergency medical service personnel from United Hatzalah of Israel who have volunteered for a minimum of two weeks each assisting Ukrainian refugees in Moldova. As part of Operation Orange Wings, the group of EMS volunteers was the first international aid team on the ground in Moldova and has to-date assisted tens of thousands of refugees at the border crossings, inside the capital city of Chisinau, at refugee centers in the country, and has provided more than 80,000 hot meals to refugees. The organization has also flown more than 2,000 Ukrainian refugees to Israel on chartered planes while delivering medical equipment, medication, and supplies to refugees both inside Ukraine and the surrounding countries.

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the wa, too. Right now, after lunch, I think I will go out looking for friends to play with while Mom rests.

a part of it. Our team helped Vitali and his mother cross the border, we helped them again in the refugee center, and I helped them arrange the details of their flight so that they can be on their way and begin their new lives in Israel.

Before we said our goodbyes and Vitali headed for the airport, we hugged.

Haveinu shalom aleichem.

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One of the things that caught my attention as I landed in Moldova and was immediately thrown into working with the refugees was the children. I met Ukrainian children and their mothers everywhere I went – at the synagogue that was retrofitted to become our logistics and command headquarters for the entire operation which has been codenamed Operation Orange Wings; at the various refugee camps I visited with my fellow volunteers; and at the border crossings.

These children left their toys, their school, and their friends in the bombed-out Ukraine, and now they help their parents here in Moldova, in a new country where they don’t even know anyone. The fact that they can still find joy even in their current situation brings hope to their distraught mothers and grandparents. I see these children as real heroes. Many of these children are the same age as Chaim and Itzik, my children, so it’s very special for me to be able to help them and their parents.

I’m currently working on assisting many refugees who want to come to Israel

to process their paperwork and get them to sign up for one of the upcoming rescue flights that United Hatzalah is arranging.

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Relive the worldwide celebrations as Klal Yisrael marked the completion of the 2nd machzor of Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. The riveting videocast features drasha highlights from leading Gedolei Yisrael, select footage from the Dirshu mission to Vilna, Radin and Kovna as well as select Nigunei Shel Simcha in honor of this watershed moment.

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An exclusive video of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l’s last public appearance, at the Dirshu World Siyum in Pais Arena, Yerushalayim on 9 Adar I / February 10, 2022.

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Coverage of Historic Turnout as a Projected 50,000 Bnei Torah Took Dirshu Bechinas at Testing Locations Worldwide

By Chaim Gold “Ashreichem!”

That was the enthusiastic way HaGaon HaRav Yisrael Neuman, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, began his brief address to a massive crowd of some one thousand talmidei chachomim at Dirshu’s testing site in Lakewood last week.

Rav Neuman, known as one of the masmidim of the generation who only in cases of great need leaves the Yeshiva to give public addresses, felt compelled to make an exception and come and address Dirshu’s talmidei chachomim. In his remarks, he commented about the fact that hearing about the thousands upon thousands of new Dirshu members brought him a measure of comfort during these days of mourning for the Sar HaTorah, Maran, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l. He said, “We have a kabbalah from the Alter of Slabodka that when there is a rabbim, a multitude of talmidei chachomim it has the chashivus, the import of a gadol hador. When I look at this rabbim of talmidei chachomim taking a bechina, in some sense, I feel that we are trying to fill the void of the koach haTorah that has been lost with the passing of Rav Chaim.”

27,000 Tests in Eretz Yisroel Alone!

In truth, there are no words to describe the colossal response to the beginning of the machzor sheini of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. Even the hanhala of Dirshu, who have seen numerous massive growth spurts over the years, were amazed by the world-wide response as untold thousands gathered in testing centers from Yerushalayim to Tzefas to Be’er Sheva and all over Eretz Yisrael. The entire North America and Canada, Europe, England, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, France, Holland, even Gibraltar, as well as Argentina and Australia all had a massive uptick of new participants.

According to Rabbi Shlomo Rozenstein, Dirshu’s Director of Public Relations, in Eretz Yisrael alone

Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Bechina participants, Lakewood

Partial view of the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha participants in Manchester, England

over 27,000 tests were taken!!

At the Boro Park site, HaGaon HaRav Benzion Strasser, shlita, Nitra Rav of Boro Park, and Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita, Nasi Dirshu, briefly addressed the crowd.

Monsey: Rav Yisrael Simcha Schorr: “When You Learn Halacha You Become Partners with Hashem!”

At the Bais Medrash of Yeshiva Beis Dovid in Monsey many hundreds filled almost every possible space. The event was graced by HaGaon HaRav Yisrael Simcha Schorr, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohr Someach. Rav Schorr in his address to the crowd, related that he felt a tremendous zechus to be standing in a bais medrash that literally has representation of Yidden from all the wide-ranging array of communities of Yidden that comprise the frum community of Monsey. All are here “k’ish echad b’lev echad”, engaged in the preservation of limud haTorah.

In other locales in Brooklyn there

was also an exponential increase in Dirshu participants and test takers. At the Williamsburg site, many hundreds came and were addressed by HaGaon HaRav Meir Grunwald, shlita, Pupa Dayan and a son of the Pupa Rebbe, shlita.

Thousands Join Dirshu All Over Europe Rabbi Chezky Shuvaks of Dirshu Europe was equally amazed at the remarkable increase in lomdei Torah learning in the Dirshu programs and taking the tests. In London, many hundreds gathered at testing sites in the large Belzer Bais Medrash in the Stamford Hill neighborhood and in the Golders Green, Edgeware and Canvey Island neighborhoods. In Manchester as well, many hundreds came together at one central location, the Machzikei Hadas Hall, to take the test.

In Antwerp too, hundreds came to take the test and Zurich, Vienna and even Budapest and Gibraltar had major increases. A new testing site was even opened in Rome, Italy! Imagine

the nekama on Titus Harasha who came from Rome to destroy the Bais Hamikdosh and now Yidden are taking Dirshu tests on Torah learned in Rome!

The large bais medrash at the Orchos Chaim Cheder in Lakewood took on a different look this past Sunday night: tables upon tables upon tables, tightly packed, rows upon rows of chavrei Dirshu, brows furrowed, as all you could hear was the scratching of pens on paper.

The truth is even before one entered, one knew something was different and special about that evening.

Driving into the parking lot one saw a veritable wall of cars. Finding a parking spot was a task. Well over 1,000 people were at the Lakewood testing site, a site that was permeated by a feeling of anticipation as the hundreds of new test takers held Dirshu bechinas in their hands for the first time. It was a historic evening in Lakewood and around the world.

Rav Dovid Hofstedter: When Torah Is Learned B’shleimus, It Protects B’shleimus In his remarks at the Lakewood testing site, Rav Dovid Hofstedter expressed his tremendous feelings of gratification that in the wake of the siyum on machzor sheini of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha and the start of machzor shlishi there has been such a colossal increase of people learning halacha and taking tests on halachos in locales spanning the entire world.

“The simcha of so many more people learning Torah is in essence a simcha of hashraas haShechina,” he said.

Rav Dovid then commented that Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s passing has left a great void, a “forgetting of the Torah.” When there is less Torah in the world, when there is shikchas haTorah in the world, it is a sakana.

With great passion, Rav Hofstedter concluded, “It is our task to increase Torah learning in the world by undertaking to learn and chazer and learn Torah b’shleimus!”

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ast weekend, Hollywood’s elite gathered to do what they do best: celebrate themselves at the Oscars.

And while Will Smith smacking Chris Rock sucked most of the oxygen out of the room, Sunday night’s “main event” still managed to honor the big-name nominees for awards like Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor and Actress.

Smaller satellite ceremonies recognized everyone else, down to the gaffers, best boy grips, and bullwhip coordinators. (“Rolly Guacamole” beat out the “Macho Taco” in a hotly-contested race for “Best Performance by a Burrito Truck.”)

There’s one unsung group, though, that still isn’t getting the red carpet they deserve, and that’s the tax professionals who make the movie money machine go ‘round.

Filmmakers have always been willing to leave Hollywood for the right location at the right price. Just ask Clint Eastwood, who made his bones shooting cheap spaghetti westerns in Italy and Spain. But now, states looking to capture a slice of Hollywood’s Action! aren’t sitting around waiting for producers to find them. They’re bidding on shoots with a whole slate of tax breaks, loading up Super Soakers full of cash to spray down producers. That’s where the tax pros come in.

Have you ever wondered why Marvel Studios chose Georgia to film their Black Panther sequel? It’s not because of the Peach State’s rich vibranium deposits. No, last year, Georgia handed out over $1.2 billion in film and TV credits. Why would John Wick 4 shoot in New York? The Empire State offers up to 480$ million per year in tax breaks.

paid on profits. But in a plot twist worthy of M. Night Shyamalan, they calculate those credits as a percentage of spending, not profits. (Any Hollywood accountant can tell you their Prime Directive is to make sure there’s never a profit.) Credits are typically refundable, meaning producers can pocket them even if they don’t owe tax. Some are even transfer-

They’re bidding on shoots with a whole slate of tax breaks, loading up Super Soakers full of cash to spray down producers.

(“Why does the world need another John Wick movie?” might be a better question.)

Why does Universal shoot Jurassic Park flicks in Louisiana? The Pelican State’s incentive program pays up to %40 for qualified expenses, including actor salaries.

Most states structure their incentives as tax credits. (Sure sounds more impressive than “bribes,” right?) That suggests they’re refunding producers for taxes

able, meaning producers can sell them to local businesses that can’t get away with Hollywood’s special brand of creative accounting. As Louisiana’s Chief Legislative Economist confessed, “It’s got nothing to do with tax. We’re just using the tax-filing process and the Department of Revenue as the paying agent for a spending program. That’s what we’re doing.”

Naturally, the folks back home in Hollywood aren’t taking this lying down. In

2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (!) signed California’s first film incentive into law. Last year, the state doubled the annual credit to $660 million and extended it through 2025. Are the giveaways worth it? The California Film Commission reports that since 2015, they’ve spent $1.1 billion in incentives to generate $8.4 billion in direct spending and help employ 27,000 actors and 36,000 crew members. They’ve lured 28 productions from other states, including HBO’s Veep and Ballers. So, while producers may be making out like bandits, everyone else is paying like usual.

As you settle down to catch up on this year’s Oscar winners, spare a thought for the unsung heroes pulling the strings behind the cameras. They know the Academy won’t ever award a statuette for Best Performance Lobbying a State Legislature or Special Achievement in Cooking the Books. But they know, just like we do, that the right tax planning can make any financial decision a winner!

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2 eggs 3 Tbl Oil 1/3 tsp Salt 3/4 Cup plus 2 Tbl Instant Potato Flakes

preparation: 1. Beat eggs slightly with fork.

2. Add oil, salt, and potato flakes.

3. Refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.

If mixture is too loose, add more potato flakes.

Form knaidlach and drop into boiling salted water.

Enjoy!

Knaidlach what you will need:

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2 eggs, separated ¾ cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 ¼ cups potato starch

preparation:

1/3 cup oil ½ - 1/3 cup blueberries

4. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes.

fluffy blueberry

muffins

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2 Tbl of sugar and 2 tsp. of cinnamon mixed together

1. Pre-heat oven to 360 degrees.

Line cupcake pans with liners.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites on high until stiff peaks form. Slowly add sugar, baking powder, potato starch, egg yolks, and oil.

3. Spoon scant ¼ cup of batter into cupcake holders. Sprinkle tops of cupcakes with sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Cool and enjoy for anytime!

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roll cake

what you will need:

what you will need:

3 egg whites 3/4 cup extra fine sugar

For the Cake: 6 eggs 6 Tbl sugar 6 Tbl potato starch 1 Tbl vanilla sugar 6 Tbl vanilla icing 4 Tbl chocolate sprinkles

The proportions are 1 egg white to 1/4 cup sugar.

preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

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For the Filling: 16 oz. pareve whipping cream 1 oz. instant vanilla pudding (or you can use any flavor you like)

2. If you don’t have extra fine sugar, you may take regular sugar and process in food processor for a minute.

preparation:

3. Beat egg whites until frothy. Slowly add sugar, one teaspoon at a time, until whites are stiff and glossy. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons or squeeze through a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip -onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour, and shut off oven (or just use time bake setting), and leave in oven for at least 3 hours or overnight.

2. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add sugar, slowly, until whites are stiff. Into same bowl, gently add egg yolks, potato starch, and vanilla sugar. Spread batter onto parchment-lined large cookie sheet.

Store in airtight container. (This is critical!)

5. Beat whipping cream, and when almost completely beaten, add instant pudding. Spread evenly over cooled sponge cake. Roll up the long way, to get the most pieces out of the cake.

Spread icing over rolled-up cake and distribute sprinkles all over the cake.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

4. Cool. Remove from parchment paper.

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3. Bake at 350 degrees for 22 minutes or until sponge cake is light brown.

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Don’t Pass This Over by rivki D. rosenwald esq., LMFt, cLc, SDS

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know…one week to go!

“Why can’t we just pass it over?” is what you’re probably thinking.

But, think again, amazing family time – OK, maybe a little too much at times.

Great food – though you

may be the one prepar ing it.

A lot of good songs – though some may be thinking dayeinu, enough!

Fun vacation spots – though your room may be too far from the dining room or the all too integral tea room.

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Great weather – unless you chose a cold place for some crazy reason you can’t recall.

But, come on. Isn’t it really a special time?

Your family is getting together. You’ll enjoy people you haven’t been with in a while. You’ll eat yummy food. You’ll sing and laugh and relish quality time together.

These are life’s blessings!

As I said, there could be some strains and stressors.

But it’s all about attitude!

Got my kids, my wife, my life, etc.

What’s so terrible about a little strife thrown in?

When you do your searching this week, see if you can really find your attitude of gratitude! And get ready for the ups the downs and, of course, sideways ‘cause that’s how we sit on Passover.

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Can I guarantee there won’t be some tension? Just swallowing the pungent marror can do a number on you.

And gobbling down 20 pieces of matzah stuffed with nuts, wine, apples and giant slabs of romaine lettuce is not such a breeze, either. Especially, with a time limit.

Now, staying alert can also be challenging. After all, it’s late at night, which is not easy sober. And you’re doing this on four brimming cups of red wine. Then playing hide and seek somewhere near midnight. Really? Couldn’t this be a sitting-down game instead of running all over the house this late? And you’ve also got to pay out for the privilege.

Then embrace it with enthusiasm and fervor.

And you’ll be off to a holiday where you don’t pass over the bright spots – and where you’ll see why this night is different from all others.

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what you will need: ¾ cup potato starch ½ tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla ¼ tsp. salt

preparation:

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6 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ cups oil ¾ cup cocoa

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1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients until well blended. Pour into a greased bundt pan or a 9x 13 pan. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Sprinkle confectioners’ sugar over top.

chocolate cake the best!

For cupcakes: 1. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Spoon a scant ¼ cup of the batter into each cupcake liner. Bake about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. To decorate, use homemade frosting and fill into pastry bag fitted with a #21 decorating tip. Decorate tops by starting along the outer edge of the cupcake and using a circular spiral motion, ending up in the center of the cupcake. Scatter colored sprinkles (or whatever you like) on the top.

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marble cake

2 tsp. baking powder 1 ½ cups gluten-free cake meal ½ cup cocoa ¼ tsp salt

preparation:

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1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease a 9 x 13 pan.

2. With an electric mixer, beat eggs with 2 cups sugar until light and creamy. Gradually add oil, vanilla, baking powder, cake meal, and salt. Beat until combined. Pour 2/3 of the batter into greased pan.

3. Add cocoa and 3 Tbl sugar to remaining 1/3 of the batter.

Mix until smooth. Pour chocolate batter over pan and swirl with knife to marbleize. Bake one hour or until cake tester comes out clean.

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6 eggs 2 cups sugar plus an additional 3 Tbl sugar 1 cup oil 2 tsp. vanilla

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Butter Herb Salmon Dairy / Yields 6 servings

By Naomi Nachman

I like to serve dairy for the day meals on the chag. As one of the main courses, I

recommend this salmon dish, which is made

with fresh herbs and Breakstone’s butter.

I am always excited to use butter, as it

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really enhances the flavor of the fish and

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makes the dish much richer and creamier.

Ingredients b4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets b½ cup potato starch b1 teaspoon dried dill b1 teaspoon salt bPinch of black pepper b6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided b¼ cup white wine

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b¼ cup heavy cream bKosher salt, to taste bFresh dill for garnish

Preparation 1.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. In a small bowl, mix together potato starch, dill, salt and pepper.

3. Coat fish in the potato starch mixture. Shake off extra and set aside.

4.

In a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat; working in batches if necessary, add fish. Cook for 3 minutes on each side, until lightly browned. Place the fish into an ovenproof dish.

5. Cook fish for 20 minutes uncovered.

6. While the fish is in the oven, prepare the sauce: Over moderatelow heat, in the same saucepan, melt remaining butter.

7. While stirring constantly, add cream and white wine; add salt to taste.

8. Brush butter sauce over cooked fish. Serve immediately. Garnish with fresh dill Cook’s note: It is important to constantly stir the butter sauce on low to stop the sauce from breaking (separating).

To tell if fish is done, use a fork to flake the fish in the thickest part.

If it flakes easily, it’s ready.

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

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Perfect Pears for Pesach Poached Pears Serves: 6

This classic dessert hits all the right notes for Pesach. It is fruity, sweet and complex but light and satisfying. Even better, it can be made up to a week in advance of serving.

Ingredients » » » » » » »

6 pears, peeled 1 bottle red wine ½ cup sugar Peel and juice of 1 lemon Peel and juice of 1 orange 1 cinnamon stick 3 whole cloves

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Directions Add pears to a medium saucepan over high heat. Add wine, sugar, orange peel and juice, lemon peel and juice, cinnamon stick and cloves. Top with just enough water to cover the pears.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until pears are fork tender, about 15 minutes. Let pears cool in the cooking liquid.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a plate. Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and discard spices and citrus peels. Return liquid to the saucepan and cook over high heat until syrupy, about 20 minutes.

Pour syrup over pears and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

NOTES We recommend using Anjou or Bartlett pears. When peeling, leave the stems intact for added dramatic effect.

Use a Y-peeler or any vegetable peeler to get wide strips of citrus rind.

Poached Pear Sangria Serves: 6 This is a great way to utilize leftover poached pears. To make it non-alcoholic, use seltzer or sparkling apple cider instead of wine.

Ingredients Poached Pears (recipe above), chopped 2 oranges, thinly sliced 1 bottle sparkling wine, chilled

Directions Add chopped pears and orange slices to a pitcher filled with ice. Pour in syrup from the poached pears and sparkling wine. Stir and serve chilled.

This recipe has been excerpted from Fleshigs Magazine. The new #Fleishigs Pesach 2021 magazine is divided into sections so it reads just like a cookbook. This issue is packed full of recipes and content you don’t want to miss. Pick up a copy, subscribe or give the gift that keeps on coming at www.fleishigs.com. Additionally, a recent New York Times article, published in the metro section on Sunday, February 28, “Sourdough on Shabbat? Inside the City’s Kosher Food Revolution,” features Fleishigs Magazine as the kosher answer to Bon Appetit, and co-founders Shifra and Shlomo Klein as tastemakers both within their Five Towns community and the Jewish community at large.

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