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CONTENTS COMMUNITY Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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

PEOPLE 613 Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Dear Editor, I really enjoyed seeing the articles and photos of the graduates in this past issue. It’s truly heartwarming to see the Baltimore community growing in size and diversity! As a grandparent with grandchildren in these schools, the articles were especially meaningful. Looking forward to seeing more community updates in the future publications.

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The Mass Murderer Who Will be Iran’s Next President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

LIFESTYLES Delving into the Daf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 World Builders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Forgotten Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Parenting Pearls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Dear Editor, Just wanted to take the time to thank you for this great publication!

Our children and our parents all find something they enjoy inside the paper. We love the riddles, and the interesting news tidbits are a common discussion at our dinner table. Keep up the great work!!

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Dear Editor, As a matter of hakaras hatov, I feel compelled to publicly acknowledge the wonderful volunteers of Shomrim. These individuals selflessly make themselves available for the needs of the community in situations when we wouldn’t know who else to call.

I recently had an incident occur that made myself and my family members feel unsafe. Our first reaction, of course, was to call Shomrim. The kind dispatcher stayed on the phone with us and calmed us while we waited just a few minutes until the Shomrim responders appeared at the scene.

Without fanfare, they sorted the situation and took care of what needed to be done. Chasdei Hashem, we are all safe and sound, thanks to the selfless efforts of the Shomrim team. It is our responsibility as a community to support this incredible Baltimore organization.

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Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Kesser Torah Celebrates Simchas HaTorah

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n what can only be described as a true Simchas ha’Torah, this past Sunday the community danced a brand new Sefer Torah from the Life Bridge parking lot on Greene Tree Road to Kesser Torah’s campus at 8400 Park Heights Avenue. As everyone gathered together for this special occasion, there was a general sense that the event not only marked the completion of a Sefer Torah, which was completed over the last six months in Eretz Yisroel, but also welcomed the greater Baltimore community to Kesser Torah’s new campus.

The bochurim of the yeshiva danced around their rebbeim, local rabbonim, and members of the Leder family, who generously sponsored the Torah, amidst joyous singing enhanced by “Korn’s Hachnosos Sefer Torah Truck.”

Prior to the event, Rabbi Avrohom Feldheim, Menahel of Kesser Torah, reminded the bochurim of the Gemara in Menachos (30a), which states that “one who writes a Sefer Torah is considered as if he has received it at Sinai.” The Menahel used this idea to ignite in the talmidim a sense that they would be recreating Matan Torah at the event. Based on the infectious simcha that permeated throughout the afternoon and evening, it was clear that the bochurim took this idea to heart.

The entire event took place during Kesser Torah’s fundraising campaign to raise funds for the renovation of their new building. Next year, the community’s new Makom Torah will be home to approximately one hundred bochurim in the yeshiva’s Mesivta and Bais Medrash.

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RAJE Returns Live After 15 Month Online

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fter over a year of virtual learning, RAJE is finally back with a bang - in real life! Despite the challenges of recruiting over quarantine, RAJE managed to engage over 30 new students during the pandemic. Many of them met each other for the first time recently at two live events, the first after 15 months of Zoom learning.

The first real event was a BBQ, Bonfire and Kumzitz that took place the week of Lag B’Omer. For several it was their first live social event since last March – and some had been learning weekly with RAJE staff for the past year without ever meeting in person. The event was generously hosted

by Mr. and Mrs. Yonason Grier in their home behind Yeshiva Lane. Close to 20 participants came to enjoy Shashlik (Russian/Central Asian Shish Kabob) and Bucharian-style Burgers. They also heard words of wisdom from Material’s Engineer, Mr. Daniel Shreiber, who is himself a Russian Jew. He spoke about the metaphysical properties of light and the connection to Kabbalah. They also enjoyed live guitar music by Ner Israel kollel avreich, Yonatan Shansky, who taught them the traditional “Amar Rebbe Akiva” niggun. The event was dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Meron trag-

edy and RAJE director, Rabbi Gavriel Horan, spoke about the dual nature of Lag B’omer as a day of joy while also acknowledging the death of Rebbe Akiva’s talmidim.

Following the success of the first event, RAJE recently hosted their first post-pandemic Shabbaton in the Ranchleigh neighborhood. Over 15 students and young professionals came together to experience what was for some, their first Shabbos ever.

Others, who had attended as many as six RAJE Shabbatons before the pandemic, had been waiting eagerly for another one. After a lively davening at Kehilath B’nai Torah (Rabbi Seidemann), participants ate by hosts in the area. Following dinner, everyone gathered at an oneg at the new home of Dr. and Mrs. Elie Miller. The oneg included emotional speeches from both students and bal habatim about the importance of Shabbos in their lives and went until 3am! Shabbos day, students were invited to attend davening and Kiddush at Mercaz Torah U’tefillah (Rabbi Eichenstein) followed by lunch at the RAJE rabbis’ homes.

Shabbos afternoon the group visited the home of Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman to hear a fascinating talk entitled “Social Media, Gaza, and the New Anti-Semitism.”

Shabbos ended on a high note with an uplifting Shalosh Seudos at the

home of Rabbi Shmuel Brody, former spiritual leader of Ashreicheim Yisrael in Seattle, WA. He led the group in heartfelt singing along with Divrei Torah. Shalosh Seudos was generously sponsored by Mr. Dov and Jenny Ocken in honor of moving into their new home.

After Shabbos, some of the participants said that they are ready to start coming for Shabbos meals every week! Several requested a full Shabbaton each month. Plans are already underway to start planning the next one. Over the Pandemic, two sisters whose mother is a Russian Jew and father is Pakistani Muslim, started keeping Shabbos. When their grandfather passed away, they decided to do a mitzvah in his memory. After spending

a Shabbos with relatives in New York, they decided that bringing Shabbos into their lives would be an ideal way to honor his memory while bringing their family closer together. “We felt like we needed to detox from Zoom and Shabbos was the perfect way to do that,” they explained. “It gives us down time to connect to ourselves and has brought us closer to each other as a family.”

Throughout the pandemic and beyond, RAJE is here to connect Russian Jews to each other, to Judaism, and to the Jewish community. Please reach out if you would like to get involved with hosting or sponsoring a future Shabbaton, event, or learning session feel free to reach out at www.rajemaryland.com

Baltimore’s Controversial Surveillance Plane Program Ruled Unconstitutional By: Staff Reporter BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

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he Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday Baltimore’s controversial aerial surveillance program is unconstitutional.

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senting a group of Baltimore City activists, argued for the court to block the city police department from using the “AIR” pilot program.

The Aerial Investigative Research flew a plane over Baltimore for six months. The pilot program ended last fall. In February, the city’s Board of Public Works officially nixed the program.

“The residents of Baltimore were being treated as enemy combatants by

their own police department,” David Rocah, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU of Maryland, said. “This was the equivalent of everyone in Baltimore being forced to wear a tracking device every time they left the house.”

The 8-7 decision from the 15-judge court ruled the aerial surveillance violated citizens’ Fourth Amendment rights.

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“G-d Gave Us the Torah: Do We Just Believe It To Be True, Or Do We Know It To Be True”: What’s this lecture all about?

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Tell us about your connection with the Baltimore community.

After meeting and marrying my wife Brenda, a Baltimore native, I moved here from New York and have been in Baltimore since 1966! We have ka”h 4 children, 3 of which live in Baltimore, and “quite a few” grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Baruch Hashem. We are longstanding

If you can give across one message to the younger generation, what would that message be?

When making any important decision in life, make sure you daven to Hashem, and talk to Him and ask Him to help you make the right decisions.

Keep in mind the Rabbis in the Gemora tell us that G-d writes down everything we do, so if you are about to do

an Aveira, we know G-d is writing it down. So – be smart, don’t do it. Be smart.

Where can the lecture be found?

A USB of the lecture is available at Shabsis’.

Request the lecture via email: torahmisinai2448@gmail.com. It is also available on YouTube, Baltimore Jewish Life and YeshivaWorld.com.

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You can share the link for this lecture with family, students, and friends, and anybody on your email list.

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A number of years ago, I developed a talk that dealt with 2 questions: ● G-d gave us the written Torah (Chumash). Do we KNOW it to be true, or do we just BELIEVE it to be true? ● Besides for the written Torah, we also have a mesora of Torah shebal peh that was given to Moshe

by G-d, passed down, and eventually recorded in Gemara. Do we KNOW or just BELIEVE that?

This is a 45 minute lecture I have given to many shuls over Pesach and Shavuos and in some schools. Close to 2,000 people have already heard this important lecture. Recently, I condensed the lecture into a 20 minute audio where I prove that Hashem not only gave us the written Torah, but any time a Rabbi in the gemara says something (and nobody disagrees), we know that it was G-d who said it.

I believe that each and every parent and grandparent must make sure that their children and grandchildren listen to this audio, every principal must ensure his or her students hear the lecture, and every shul must share

the audio with their members.

Anyone who hears and understands everything in this lecture will come to approach Torah and mitzvos in a new light. Thinking about what our chachamim have written will help us make good decisions before acting.

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At the same time, the Ministry advised that those attending large gatherings wear masks even if the gathering is held outdoors.

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The move follows a consistent and renewed rise in the number of coronavirus cases, most of which are the “Delta,” or Indian, variant.

The reinstated regulation went into effect on Friday at noon, and

Israeli soldiers will now be harder to find on the battlefield.

According to The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD)

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The Kit 300 is made of thermal visual concealment material that combines metals, microfibers, and polymers to reduce the detectability of soldiers.

The material, which can double up as a lightweight stretcher, makes it harder for those wearing it to be seen by both the human eye and thermal imaging equipment. Soldiers can either wrap it around themselves or can join sheets together to create a barrier that blends into rocky or desert landscapes, according to the Polaris website said.

“Someone staring at them with binoculars from afar will not see soldiers,” Gal Harari, the head of the detectors and imaging technology branch of the MoD’s research and development unit, said.

The idea for the technology comes from the personal experiences of Polaris Solutions co-founder Assaf Picciotto.

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The Week In News recent 11-day bout of fighting between Israel and Gaza-based terror groups led by Hamas and how they could build on the experience of the latest round of violence.

“Nasrallah and Haniyeh affirmed the depth of the relationship between Hezbollah and Hamas, and its primary position in the axis of resistance,” the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese TV station al-Mayadeen reported.

The political head of the Gaza terror group visited Morocco and Mauritania before heading to Lebanon. Haniyeh last met with Nasrallah during his previous visit to Lebanon last September.

On Sunday, Haniyeh met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who is seen as broadly aligned with Hezbollah.

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, said last month Hamas coordinated with Hezbollah as well as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps throughout the recent 11-day battle between Israel and Hamas.

Sinwar also said there was “full coordination between the resistance in Lebanon and resistance in Gaza,”

referring to several rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon during the conflict.

The Israeli military blamed several of the rocket attacks from Lebanon on Palestinian factions in the country, not the Hezbollah terror group. However, it is unlikely that terrorists in southern Lebanon would be able to fire rockets without at least the tacit approval of the Iran-backed militia, which maintains a tight degree of control over southern Lebanon.

Was Israel Involved in Iran Attack?

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett may have hinted at Israel’s role in

a recent attack on an Iranian nuclear site.

In the alleged attack that took place last Wednesday, a drone damaged an Iran Centrifuge Technology Company, or TESA, facility in the city of Karaj, northwest of Tehran. According to a New York Times report on Thursday, the factory had been tasked with replacing the damaged centrifuges at Natanz, and also produces more advanced centrifuges.

In a Thursday speech at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots, Bennett said, “Our enemies know – not from statements, but from actions – that we are much more determined and much more clever, and that we do not hesitate to act when it is needed.”

He continued, “We would prefer it if the world knew that a brutal and fanatical regime like this is willing to starve its people for years in order to fulfill its military nuclear program” and that “this is a regime that you can’t make deals with.

“We will continue to consult with our allies, to convince, to speak, to share information and understandings,

out of deep mutual respect. But at the end of the day, the responsibility for our destiny will remain in our hands and in no other’s. We will act responsibly and carefully.”

The new Israeli leader added that Israeli prime ministers have always had a “sacred responsibility not to allow an existential threat to the State of Israel. Then it was Iraq, today it is Iran.”

Speaking at the Thursday event, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) addressed the same issue. “As though no time has passed, today in Iran – as it was 40 years ago [in Iraq] – a murderous and dangerous enemy, which is building arms of terror around the State of Israel, seeks to acquire a nuclear weapon to threaten Israel and the stability of the entire region,” Gantz said.

He added, “We are in contact with our American allies in order to ensure the security of Israel. If needed, we will act as we have always acted. We will remove and prevent any threat, with stratagems, with initiative and — of course — with professional and diplomatic responsibility.”

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Last week, Honduras officially moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, in a ceremony attended by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.

Just prior to the inauguration ceremony at Jerusalem’s Technological Park, Bennett said, “Mr. President, you are a true friend of Israel. The Jewish people have a long memory, and you will be recorded in the pages of history as having done a brave and justified deed for the State of Israel.

“Under your leadership, Honduras consistently stands by Israel in international institutions when it is not always popular, and sometimes it also involves paying a price.”

He continued, “This is a testimony to our friendship — your willingness to take action… I want to thank you and the public in Honduras for this support.”

Hernández referred to Jerusalem as “the eternal capital of Israel,” saying, “We hope to continue building the solid relationship between our two countries.”

He added that since he took office in 2014, Honduras has been “one of the two countries in Latin America, and one of the five in the world, that most often abstains from the resolutions that Israel opposes.”

The new embassy is the fourth to open in Jerusalem; only the U.S., Guatemala, and Kosovo preceded Honduras in opening an embassy in the capital city.

Earlier on Thursday, Israel and Honduras signed a series of agreements to cooperate on the issues of agriculture, health, education, and innovation.

Nizar Banat, a prominent critic of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, died Thursday morning after he was violently arrested and viciously beaten by Palestinian Authority security forces, his family said.

Banat, a 44-year-old resident of the Hebron-area town of Dura, was known for his videos criticizing PA leadership, including Abbas, for what he said were corruption and fraud. His Facebook page boasted over 100,000 followers.

In a statement confirming Banat’s death, Hebron Governor Jibrin alBakri said: “During [his arrest], his medical condition deteriorated, and he was immediately referred to the Hebron public hospital for treatment.

Doctors at the scene who examined him found he was dead.”

Banat’s family said they were with him during the 3:30a.m. arrest, adding that over 20 PA officers beat him violently. One of the officers beat Banat with iron bars, then stripped him naked, and continued to beat him. The officers also used pepper spray, the family said.

His cousin Ammar told Arab reporters, “They beat him for about eight straight minutes. Are you coming to kill him or what?”

Other members of Banat’s family told Al-Quds that security forces were “hitting him on the head with wooden sticks and bits of iron” and “deliberately murdering” him.

The United States, the European Union and the United Nations have called for an investigation. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced the formation of an investigative committee.

Since Banat’s death, hundreds of protesters gathered in the West Bank city of Ramallah and tried to march to

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Palestinian security forces fired tear gas at the marchers and beat people with wooden batons.

A recent poll showed plummeting support for Abbas, 85, who cancelled the first elections in 15 years in April when it looked like his fractured Fatah party would suffer another humiliating defeat to Hamas, which seized Gaza from Abbas’ forces in 2007.

Poland, Israel Spar Over Holocaust Restitution Bill

istry summoned Poland’s Ambassador to Israel Marek Magierowski, expressing “the State of Israel’s severe disappointment” at the legislation, Alon Bar, head of the Foreign Ministry’s political department, said.

He added that the bill “is expected to adversely affect, according to experts, 90 percent of property restitution requests from Holocaust survivors and their descendants.”

“It is not too late for Poland to halt these measures…and return to discourse on property restitution.”

Also on Sunday, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski told state television station TVP that his government had summoned Tal BenAri Yaalon, Israel’s charge d’affaires, to “explain to her in a decisive and factual way what it’s about.”

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Israel and Poland recently summoned each other’s ambassadors for meetings regarding the Polish Holocaust restitution law, after a bill on the issue advanced in the Polish parliament.

On Friday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, “I can only say that as long as I am the prime minister, Poland will not pay for German crimes: neither zloty, nor euro, nor dollar.”

In a Sunday statement, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) said, “Millions of Jews were killed on Polish soil and no legislation will erase their memory. We’re not interested in Polish money and hinting at such is anti-Semitic. We are fighting for the memory of the Holocaust victims, for the pride of our people, and we won’t allow any parliament to pass laws whose goal is to deny the Holocaust.”

The legislation, which is expected to eliminate the option for Jews to reclaim property seized before and during the Holocaust, passed with 309 votes in favor, 0 opposed, and 120 abstentions, Poland’s PAP reported.

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Israel will implement a countrywide plan to crack down on crime in the Arab sector.

Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Bennett said, “I spoke this morning with the Public Security Minister and we agreed on the formulation of a national plan to fight crime in the Arab community as soon as possible.

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He added that since the beginning of 2021, “dozens of people have been murdered in the Arab community.”

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The Israeli government taskforce investigating the disaster on Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer will be headed by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Miriam Naor, a Sunday announcement proclaimed.

In the tragedy, 45 people were killed and over 150 were wounded.

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and former IDF planning chief Major General (Res.) Shlomo Yanai.

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Bennett made his comments after five Arab Israeli citizens were killed in deadly shootings over the past four days.

Deputy Police Commissioner Jamal Hakroush said Sunday that there is a “historic” opportunity to address high crime rates in Arab Israeli communities, noting the inclusion of Arab lawmakers in the ruling coalition.

“I have a message to the Arab sector,” Hakroush told Kan news. “We are in a historic period and we have to take advantage of it. We have representatives in the government that can bring what was lacking — like budgets and policing to the Arab street.”

Hakroush is the first Arab Israeli to be a deputy police commissioner.

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Almost one-fifth of National Guard members sometimes or often do not have enough to eat, and one-third of those with a spouse serving in the National Guard or reserves reports not having enough to eat.

According to The Washington Post, in an ordinary year, most reservists and National Guard members spend one weekend a month running drills and two weeks a year in training. As a result, most are able to work civilian jobs or acquire an education.

However, during the pandemic, the National Guard has seen longer periods of deployment and activation, including for coronavirus testing, food distribution, handling civilian unrest, and administering vaccines, National Guard Association of the United States spokesman John Goheen said.

These responsibilities are in addition to responding to more natural disasters, such as floods and wildfires.

According to Goheen, during 2020, the National Guard was activated for over 11 million “man days,” a record since World War II; in 2019, there were just two million “man days.” At the same time, the increase in deployment has caused many to lose their civilian jobs.

Meanwhile, National Guard spokesman Wayne Hall said there are 1.2 million service members in the Army and Air National Guard and the various branches of reserves, but the census accounts for less than 400,000 of them.

“These figures are an underrepresentation of the full force,” he emphasized. “And almost a quarter surveyed didn’t report.”

At the same time, several military advocacy groups reported a rise in food insecurity, suggesting that National Guard members and reservists are motivated to hide their difficulties and hesitant to seek help.

The Washington Post quoted National Military Family Association lobbyist Jennifer Davis as saying: “A service member has to consider promotability and clearances: You can’t afford to struggle too badly; you have to keep your bills paid. You can lose your clearance if your finances are in a shambles, we’re talking even a bounced check. If it comes between paying the bills and keeping food on the table, there’s pressure to pay those

bills. And there are concerns about sharing with your leadership that you’re struggling to take care of your family, because you never want that to come back and haunt you when you’re up for promotion.”

Low-ranking National Guard members and reservists earn a base pay of about $3,000 per month when on active duty and approximately $200 per month for a weekend of drills.

Giuliani’s NY Law License Pulled Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s license to practice law in New York was suspended last Thursday amidst claims that he had acted on behalf of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, the New York Daily News reported.

The decision, made by a panel of Manhattan judges, follows a ruling that Giuliani betrayed his professional oath by peddling “false and misleading” claims about the 2020 election while acting on Trump’s behalf.

The suspension is currently temporary but could become permanent within weeks.

According to the ruling from the State Supreme Court’s appellate division, the suspension was warranted because Giuliani is an “immediate threat” to the public, due to his continued statements that the Democrats stole the election. The ruling declared Giuliani’s conduct “incredibly serious” and claimed that it affects “the reputation of the entire legal profession” and “directly inflamed the tensions” which resulted in the Capitol riot in January.

In their ruling, the judges wrote: “The seriousness of respondent’s uncontroverted misconduct cannot be overstated. This country is being torn apart by continued attacks on the legitimacy of the 2020 election and of our current president, Joseph R. Biden.”

Giuliani is also facing a criminal investigation.

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Adams, a former police captain, faced off with a number of opponents including Maya Wiley, leading her by nine points, and Kathryn Garcia, who he led by 12 points. It is expected that the process of selecting candidates for Democratic nomination will be completed by July 12.

On Thursday, however, Adams vowed, “I am the face of the new Democratic Party. I’m going to show America how to run a city.”

Regarding the increase in violent crime, Adams told MSNBC that “too many people are being released that are dangerous.”

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A controversial statue of Theodore Roosevelt will be removed from its current location, one year after a formal request for its removal was filed The statue stands in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Featuring the 26th President of the United States flanked by a Native American man on one side and an African man on the other, it debuted in 1940.

Last June, in its initial request for the statue’s removal, the museum wrote that the statue conveys a “racial hierarchy that the museum and members of the public have long found disturbing.”

On Monday, approximately one year after the request was filed, the New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously to remove the statue.

In Monday’s meeting, Sam Biederman, chief of staff and assistant commissioner at NYC Parks, said the move is “incredibly rare,” while praising it as “the right course of action.”

“Though historical circumstances demonstrate that this sculpture was not erected with malice of intent, the compositional hierarchy ... visually supports the thematic framework of colonization and racism,” he said.

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Most years the portion of Pinchos is read during the Shabbosos of Bein HaMetzarim, ‘between the straits’ of the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av. It is averred that this is due to our desire to read from the specific sections within this portion of the Moadim, the listing of all the Jewish holidays we celebrate in the year, to express our yearning that these days of mourning over the Churban, the destruction of the Temples, too, will be transformed one day soon into days of ‘joy and gladness’, as the prophets promised. )‫(בני יששכר‬ But there is something even more significant going on here.

The Midrash quoting Rebbi Levi asserts, that initially before the Sin of the Golden Calf each of the months of summer were destined to host a holiday.

In Nissan we celebrate Pesach.

During Iyar we commemorate the ‘Small Pesach’, Pesach Sheini, where those who missed out in bringing the first Pesach can make it up on the 14th of this month. Shavuos, the day of the giving of Torah, is observed in Sivan. The summer months of Tammuz, Av and Elul should have each housed the holidays of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkos respectively. Due to our having sinned they were now all relegated to the month of Tishrei, leaving these summer months bereft of their hoped-for glory. ‫(ילקו"ש פנחס‬ )‫רמז תשפב‬ In their place we commemorate: the tragedy of the breaking of the Luchos, and other resulting calamities associated with this day, on the 17th of Tammuz; the folly of the spies and the destruction of the two Temples, on the ninth of Av; the forty ‘days of appeasement’ for the sin of the Golden Calf, that commenced on the first of Elul, culminating with the giving of the second Luchos on Yom Kippur.

The reading of the portion of the Moadim, delineating the full gamut of holidays as we celebrate them today with Rosh HaShana on the first of Tishrei, Yom Kippur on the 10th, and Sukkos on the 15th, are all the product of the initiation of a sin that began precisely at this time, and continued to spiral downward disrupting the natural order of the Yomim Tovim.

In the original plan the progression from Pesach, the exodus from Egypt, to Shavuos, the receiving of the Torah at Sinai, would have continued with Rosh HaShana as the day we were restored to eternal life equal to the stature of Adam before his sin. Yom Kippur would have been an exquisite encounter with the Almighty, like the entrance of the Kohen Gadol into the Holy of Holies, culminating with a holiday of indescribable joy, Sukkos, celebrating the privilege we have in being in G-d’s constant embrace.

In the re-formed version, these days now all represent the success of our struggles against a powerful enemy, the evil inclination, and the benevolence of a Creator who accepts repentance and atones our sins, and the joy of that privilege.

There is a command to remember the Sin of the Golden Calf.

Remember, do not forget, how you angered Hashem, your G-d, in the Wilderness. )‫(דברים ט ז‬ The Ramban reveals that the intention here is not to remember how bad we were, but rather how, despite our miserable failings, G-d accepted our sincere regret and forgave us. This is a testament, the Ramban emphasizes, to the overwhelming love He has for His children.

The beloved Rebbi Levi Yitzchok of Barditchev extends this idea in novelly interpreting the very verse that would seem to condemn us to long-lasting punishment as proof of

our greatness.

After the sin G-d exclaims: “...on the day that I make My account, I will take this sin of theirs into account.” )‫(שמות לב לד‬ The traditional understanding of this verse is that when G-d will hold us accountable for our sins He will also apportion part of the punishment on behalf of the sin of the Golden Calf, so that we won’t be inundated with the full consequences of that particular sin in one big wave.

The Barditchover says ‘poonk’t farkert’ - just the opposite.

When G-d observed our audacity to sin even after having experienced the plagues in Egypt, the miracle at the sea, and the revelation at Sinai, He realized how stiff-necked we were and the level to which we struggled internally to overcome our instincts.

This not only displayed how difficult it was, but it also highlighted and magnified the good choices we had made. These were no slouches, G-d realized, as it were, who automatically followed the traditions of their forefathers. The same mighty battles they fought internally when they failed, were the same drives that should have prevented their declaring, “We will do and we will adhere!”, at Sinai - yet they overcame.

The accounting in the verse refers to those moments when G-d remembers us fondly and desires to bestow blessing upon us, He promises to recall the mighty forces we fight against, as evident in the episode with the Golden Calf, thereby multiplying His appreciation for our choices and the rewards associated with that accomplishment. )‫(עבודת ישראל בלק בשם הקדושת לוי‬ The Sefer Chareidim, the great sage and kabbalist, Rav Elazar Azkiri, teaches that the verse that directs us to remember how ‘we angered Hashem’ is a summons to each one of use to personalize it and realize how we too have come up short in our duties to G-d. This should compel us to rise and engage in a process of self-introspection in returning to His embrace, as He so lovingly exhibited after the sin of the Golden Calf.

There is one caveat however, we must never become apathetic, we must continue to long and yearn for the closeness we are missing. Otherwise, we are shamelessly shunning

His affection, and guilty of the worst sin - ingratitude.

We are not to mourn over the difficulties we face but rather over the distance that has developed between us and G-d. We pine for the days when we can sense once again His closeness, His inspiration, His joyous love for us.

We must ache for those ‘missing days’ of summer.

As a child, for over eight years, I was fortunate to spend the two months of summer in a wonderful overnight camp. The days were filled with great activities, terrific friends, and a very devoted and talented staff. Despite the many distractions, the highlight of the summer were the two visiting days when my very loving parents came to share in my happiness and shower me with candy, games, and other assorted goodies, and most significantly, their affection.

On visiting day, the regular camp activities ceased so that we could devote our attention in spending time with our parents and family.

I remember very clearly waiting very anxiously at the camp gate to finally catch a glimpse of my father’s car pulling into the parking lot. I recollect even more acutely those days when my parents, due to circumstances, did not make it up to camp for visiting day.

During these three weeks we experience something remarkably similar.

Whereas during the rest of the summer we are distracted by our music, games, and fun, we are tasked with diminishing somewhat our routines and focus on what we are deeply missing.

We wait like a child, wondering when will our mothers hug us, after a month hiatus from that special warmth, when will our fathers raise us high in their arms, gleaming with pride and joy in their eyes.

My friends, it is visiting day.

When will Hashem finally show up? What gifts await us when He arrives?

Are you desperately waiting at the gate thinking about the sweetness that is in store for you?

If you long, He will arrive!

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here was a pregnant woman who smelled food on Yom Kippur. She developed a ravenous desire to eat. If she did not satisfy the craving, it was possible that her life or that of the fetus would be in danger (Yoma 82b).

When Rebbi was told of the situation, he advised that they whisper to the woman, “Today is Yom Kippur.”

The Meiri says the expectant mother was additionally blessed that if she didn’t eat food on Yom Kippur she would merit a righteous son. The words had their effect, and she indeed did not eat that Yom Kippur.

She merited a son who was none other than the great Amora, Rebbe Yochanan.

Rebbi applied the following verse to the incident: “Before you were formed in the womb, I (Hashem) knew you.” The simple explanation of the relevance of the verse is that since the pregnant woman through her sheer willpower withstood her cravings, from that moment she was destined to have a son who was righteous. Rebbi was commenting that even before the child was born, he was already fated to be a tzaddik. However, Rav Yisrael Salanter reportedly offered another explanation.

It is a well-known halacha that when someone has to eat on Yom Kippur for health reasons, we prefer that they follow a special process. They should eat small amounts of food every nine minutes. If one needs to eat more due to a medical condition, they may do so as concern for human life takes precedence. Nevertheless, we initially advise the individual to follow the strict eating regimen if possible.

According to Reish Lakish, the reasons for the guidelines are obvi-

ous. If one eats less than the size of a large date every nine minutes on Yom Kippur, only a rabbinic prohibition is violated. We would certainly prefer that a rabbinic injunction be violated than a biblical one. However, according to Rebbe Yochanan, the reason for the strict eating regimen is less obvious. He holds that eating any amount of food on Yom Kippur violates a biblical prohibition. Likewise, regarding any forbidden food, he holds that even if one eats less than the amount necessary for punishment at the hands of beis din, a Torah prohibition is still violated.

This position is referred to in the Gemara as “chatzi shiur assur min haTorah.” Even half of a requisite amount is still biblically forbidden. However, ordinarily, if one intentionally eats an amount of food that is equivalent to a large date in the requisite time on Yom Kippur, a biblical precept was violated that carries the strict penalty of kareis.

If one eats less than that amount, a biblical prohibition was still violat-

ed, albeit a less severe one without kareis.

The Torah does not prescribe any specific penalty for eating food on Yom Kippur that is less than the equivalent of a large date. In general, when faced with a situation where a Torah prohibition needs to be waived for health concerns, we prefer that a less severe prohibition be overridden. Consequently, we advise an individual who needs to eat on Yom Kippur to strive to only override the more lenient prohibition, the one that does not entail the kareis penalty. This means that the individual will eat less than the size of a large date every nine minutes.

Rebbe Yochanan’s mother mentioned in the story with Rebbi above requested a permit to eat on Yom Kippur. If she had eaten, she presumably would have only eaten small amounts every nine minutes.

According to Reish Lakish, only a rabbinic prohibition would have been waived. Her steadfast refusal in the end to break her fast foretold that the baby she was carrying

would one day rule that intentionally eating even small amounts on Yom Kippur incurs a biblical violation.

Therefore, her future scholar would advise that the permit to break one’s Yom Kippur fast be granted sparingly. Her strength and fortitude in not eating even the smallest amount of food on Yom Kippur adhered to the position that her son would take.

This was hinted in the verse Rebbi chose to apply to the incident, “Before you were formed in the womb, I knew you.” Even before Rebbe Yochanan was born, it was portended that he would rule stringently on the question of chatzi shiur, eating small amounts on Yom Kippur.

Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt”l, says that even nowadays we should use the Gemara’s advice. We should attempt to dissuade a pregnant woman from breaking her fast with the statement, “today is Yom Kippur,” coupled with a blessing if she perseveres. However, he cautions that in no way should an expectant woman be scared into fasting. Besides being misguided and wrong, it’s counterproductive. Scaring a fasting individual is more likely to exacerbate a need to break the fast. It goes without saying that the Yom Kippur prohibitions are waived in the face of danger to the mother’s or the baby’s life. The attempt to dissuade a pregnant woman from breaking her fast is merely to try to help her overcome her cravings.

Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow is a rebbe at Yeshiva Ateres Shimon in Far Rockaway. In addition, Rabbi Sebrow leads a daf yomi chaburah at Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park in West Hempstead, NY. He can be contacted at ASebrow@ gmail.com.

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As David was performing compressions, the ambulance team attached a defibrillator, which did not advise any shocks. It took about 20 minutes, and some medications from the MICU, but the combined

or titles. I care about getting the work done. Everything beyond that I don’t have the need or energy for any longer.”

When Hatzalah Hadera joined United Hatzalah after its founding in 2006, Birnbaum was offered the position of Chapter Head of the region, a position he turned down.

“It’s about saving people,” he said. “That is what I want to do. That is what I have energy for. I can rush out to medical emergencies and save lives. Running a chapter, taking care

“My goal is simply to help people; I’m not interested in honorifics or titles.”

team managed to regain the patient’s pulse. Once he was stable enough, he was loaded onto the MICU and transported to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.

“I’ve been a volunteer EMT for the past 25 years,” said Birnbaum, who was one of the two people who founded Hatzalah of Hadera back in the 1990s. “I’ve responded to thousands of medical emergencies and very little surprises me anymore.

“My goal is simply to help people; I’m not interested in honorifics

of all the logistics behind everything for all of the volunteers in the area, I think I’m thankfully done with that for now,” he added.

Birnbaum, who is married with seven children and close to 50 grandchildren, volunteers for other rescue organizations as well, including Zaka. After having helped literally thousands of people in and around Hadera, Birnbaum still has the energy and drive to continue responding to medical emergencies whenever they occur in his vicinity.

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Three Ritchie Boys who were German-born Jews

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Martin Selling, a German-born Jew, questioning German prisoners, 1944

ing for multilingual candidates. In particular, they were recruiting soldiers to be trained for the Military Intelli-

Practicing interrogation skills at Camp Ritchie

gence Service that had two branches.

Japanese-speaking Americans were trained in Monterrey, California. Most members of this unit were Nisei, or second-generation Japanese Americans. Another unit was based in Camp Ritchie, Maryland, and consisted of men who spoke European languages, especially German. The Ritchie Boys, as they were soon called, consisted of many Jews born in Germany and other European countries. A recent documentary was recently made on the Ritchie Boys, but there is a lot more to the story and their heroic exploits with the Allies in Europe.

The United States entered the war immediately following the Japanese attack on their naval base at Pearl Harbor. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed that resources should be allocated to forces fighting Germany and then to fighting Japan in the Pacific. Military intelligence knew that this policy would mean that they would need language and cultural experts on Germany sooner than later. This paved the way for a course to be set up to train American soldiers that came from Germany and other European countries.

The eight-week course taught the soldiers to be effective translators and interrogators and trained them in intelligence, counterintelligence, and physiological warfare. They often told German prisoners of war that if they

remained silent, they would be transferred to the Russian POW camp.

This tactic worked many times. After training, the Ritchie Boys went on to serve in various units, and many were embedded with divisions that raced through Western Europe starting in mid-1944. Many of the Jewish soldiers were refugees from Germany, and several still had families in Europe. These soldiers not only were proficient in the German language but also knew the culture and mentality of the POWs they were interrogating.

One of the Ritchie Boys was with the 82nd Airborne when a German POW (prisoner of war) came in for interrogation. The POW eventually gave him a map of a recently laid-out minefield.

Martin Selling was another Ritchie Boy who was able to persuade a German medic to give his away his unit’s positions. Stephan Levy from the 6th Armored Division was yet another Ritchie Boy who got information out of a German officer as to the exact location of his unit’s position. The intelligence from these last two interrogations led to successful American attacks on the German positions. This type of information was invaluable – and time sensitive –and was directly responsible for the saving of countless Allied lives.

Knowing troop movements, how many enemy soldiers there were, and the morale of the enemy proved to be vital intelligence for the Allied commanders.

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46 Manny Steinfeld moved to Chicago when he was just 14, leaving behind most of his family in Germany. After basic training, he attended the school at Camp Ritchie and was attached to the 82nd Airborne Division. He was with a three-man team in Holland, where he provided intelligence for the entire division. On May 2, 1945, he translated the surrender document of the German 21st Army Group for the commander of the 8nd Airborne, General James Gavin. Steinfeld was also present by the American-Russian meet-up at Elbe. Afterwards, he interrogated German POWs and discovered that one officer was the former deputy commandant of the Ravensbruk concentration camp. This interrogation led to the Nazi’s arrest.

Several Ritchie Boys landed with the 4th Infantry Division as they came ashore on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944.

These D-Day veterans served throughout the rest of the war and took part in the battle for the Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. The most

famous of these soldiers with the 4th Division was writer J.D. Salinger. He was born into a Jewish family (although his mother may not have been Jewish, even though she proclaimed to be) in New York and was drafted into the army in 1942. After completing the

Ritchie Boys were also used as document translators and were expected to inform their superior officers if they came across anything significant. This required many hours, and some became very proficient at this skill. Sergeant T-3 Julius Siegel was awarded the

Afterwards, he interrogated German POWs and discovered that one officer was the former deputy commandant of the Ravensbruk concentration camp. course at Camp Ritchie, he was present at all three battles mentioned above and was mainly used as an interrogator of POWs. He came ashore on Utah Beach with the 12th Infantry Regiment and had the first seven chapters of the book that would make him famous, The Catcher in the Rye, in his backpack.

Bronze Star for working many sleepless nights at translating captured German documents and being very good at gleaning information from POWs. As the war came to a close, there was still plenty of work for the Ritchie Boys. Many of them were in army units that liberated concentration camps,

and they were used as interpreters as well liaisons for the Holocaust survivors. Several Ritchie Boys were utilized as translators during the Nuremberg Trials where many top Nazis faced judges from four Allied countries for their crimes during the war.

The dedication that the Ritchie Boys showed from the invasion of Normandy to the unconditional surrender of Germany and beyond was above the call of duty. For years, their exploits had been kept a secret from the public, and only recently are military historians beginning to delve into their exploits in their successful drive to defeat Nazi Germany. Many of them were immigrants or refugees. The stories of these Forgotten Heroes deserve to be told.

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

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ommy camp is a classic.

While most children will attend one of our wonderful local camps or venture away from home for sleepaway camp, many families will choose to have one or more children spend their summer at home. While it’s becoming less and less common for children to not be enrolled in some form of official camp, there are still many children who enjoy a summer at home.

The truth is that while it’s called “Mommy camp,” anyone can run it, and for any portion of the day, so for this article I’m preferring the term “camp at home.” Whether it’s dad who dedicates the summer to the little ones or grandparents who make that time for bonding, campat-home has many advantages and time for family togetherness. To be honest, it can also have some challenges, but many who do it will say the benefits far outweigh the difficulties.

Some parents will simply make the decision based on finances.

Other children aren’t ready for an outside program, while other kids simply want to enjoy being home with their family. Most of the children who stay home for the summer will be the younger set but you will definitely find children of all ages

availing themselves of this option.

Round robins are another popular option for families, and many find it to be a good in-between for their child.

I will not discuss whether day camp, sleepaway camp or at-home camp is the better option for your child, since each has its own benefits. More importantly, every child is unique and what works for the majority of children may not work for your unique child. Planning your child’s summer is a great opportunity for them to grow during this fun time period, and picking the right program is a responsibility parents take seriously.

Scheduling Creating a schedule can, and should, be based on what works best for both the adult in charge and the children “attending” camp-at-home.

There are some children that require a regiment of clear guidelines of where they need to be at any given moment and what they should be doing at that time. Most kids are not like this. Take the time in advance to think of what type of schedule will best meet your child’s needs. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to this, and it’s really what best suits your individual child.

Many, if not most, kids will ben-

efit from some structure with lots of free play. Since I think this is the most common structure, I will focus on this scheduling option the most. Schedules need not look like an army regiment but having some structure can create guidance and balance in a child’s day.

The needs of a younger child will, obviously, differ from the needs of an older child. The truth is that some of our youngest campers may not experience much of a change from their usual year-round schedule – and that’s fine. Children, especially the youngest members of the family, thrive on predictability and continuity from day to day.

Davening, meals, bath and nap/ bedtime are some of the basics to schedule in a child’s day. Just having these in place gives some rhythm to their schedule. Most likely, you already have these in place but having them somewhat set is grounding for a child. Little ones, in particular, don’t have a good concept of time but can often understand time based on these signposts. For example, a toddler won’t understand that sprinklers are at 2:00 but may happily accept the answer of “after lunch.” Knowing they can expect these familiar events daily gives some security to a child and automatic help to an adult in planning

any other events.

You don’t need a trip, project or event scheduled for every day.

Over-filling your schedule can lead to burnout and exhaustion, although you should definitely feed your child every day!

There are kids that may want no structure whatsoever, but, especially for older kids, there are reasons why even these kids may benefit from some scheduling guidance.

Without anything to do all day, children can get restless, bored or simply accomplish nothing. Children are more motivated when they’re involved in making their schedules. The older they are, the more involved they can become. Teens, in particular, may surprise you with their creativity when given the freedom to design their daily plans.

Don’t forget the needs of the adults! Adults are people, too.

Create a schedule with your own needs in mind, as well. There are parents that thrive on clear schedules, while others find that stifling.

Keep your own tendencies in mind as you help build your child’s daily rhythm. Without taking your own needs into account, you risk being overwhelmed and eventual burnout. Spending time with your child should be enjoyable for both of you.

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Learning during the summer can, and should, be extra fun. It’s an excellent opportunity for a child to learn a topic that really catches their attention. It can be the Torah spark for a child that may not experience that in his/her learning during the year.

There are so many ways to make your child’s summer into a wonderful and productive experience.

Finding what works for you and your child takes some thought but can turn their break from school into both an educational lesson and a time of treasured memories for all of you.

Children, especially the youngest members of the family, thrive on predictability and continuity from day to day.

a special experience with life skills to bring into the rest of the year.

Volunteering, learning with a peer chavrusa or mentor, or working at a part-time job are all options for older kids. Letting children find what fits their interests will keep them interested longer.

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The Older Set We have had older kids home for part or all of the day during the summer. This is a bit more challenging, but they still managed to have a productive summer. It is far less common for teens to be at home but for these situations you may want more structure than you’d include for a younger child. It’s too easy to find your sweet teenager in bed all day, doing nothing.

As mentioned above, teens will benefit from being involved in the planning of their summer but there’s no reason you can’t be involved, too.

Try to phrase it in a way that your child will see it with the gentle guidance and love you intend and not as

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Trips are one of the highlights of camp and can be incorporated into your at-home camp experience as well. See what’s available and within your price range. Don’t drive yourself crazy with trip planning, but children, especially the middle and older aged kids, find trips add something special to their summer experience. You don’t need to travel far nor do you need to spend hours away from home to add a little extra excitement. Many of the staycation ideas TJH advertises will be a good place to look. Even just the local library or an outing for a smoothie at one of our local establishments can be an eventful trip for a child. Window shopping at the yearly sidewalk sale became a standard trip for our kids that they looked forward to each year.

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There are so many things to do with your child over the summer so I’ll throw in just a few suggestions.

These summer activities are actually great for after camp, summer weekends, and those days between camp and school, as well.

Water play is a classic, and there are many ways to bring this into your daily or weekly schedule.

Depending on your child’s age and family’s standards, some water play will be more suited to your needs than others. Sprinklers are often the easiest way to make little ones happy on a hot day. You can get the bonus of a well-watered lawn at the same time, all without leaving your property. Some of the local parks such as Cedarhurst Park and Grant Park have sprinklers that are a treat for kids. They can get soaked and then dry under the sun while playing in the playground. It’s a formula for a happy child. Our bigger kids have enjoyed swimming at the local pool that has separate swimming hours. They’ve enjoyed the water and the friends they’ve made there.

The CCRP pool with separate swimming hours is located right here on the Darchei campus. You can reach them at (718)868-2300, ext. 386 for more information and exact hours.

Even our camp-attending children have enjoyed after-camp swim time there.

Parks are local, free, and fun.

Take advantage of having so many in our area. Kids love being able to run, play, and just be active. It’s great for their growing bodies and developing minds. You can switch up which park you visit if you think they need variety, but often kids are happy visiting the familiar.

Arts and crafts and other projects are easy, educational, and a quick win among kids. Even older kids can find some craft or handson skills they want to pursue during their summer vacation. You can purchase pre-made kits or just buy some supplies and let the kids get creative. Make sure to set them up

trying to take them off the planning board.

Teens and older kids can easily incorporate productive activities into their day. This will not only give them something to do but also

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BY SHAMMAI SISKIND

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of S at u r d ay, June 19, Iranians awoke to learn the identity of who their next president would be.

The initial polls had proved correct.

With over seventy-two percent of the total vote, Ebrahim Raisi, the current Chief Justice of Iran and head of the country’s court system, was named president-elect. As per Iranian law, he will assume office in early August.

Who is Ebrahim Raisi?

Raisi is a unique figure in Iranian politics.

Making the bulk of his career in the country’s judiciary, he has for decades been known as a staunch supporter of the regime as well as a hardliner on nearly every policy area from foreign relations to domestic issues.

But Raisi is not just another run-of-themill Revolutionary loyalist – something that is more or less a prerequisite for advancement in Iran’s government. Raisi is perhaps the government official with the most bureaucratic and political experience in the country. To put it succinctly, Raisi is the biggest regime insider in Iran today.

Raisi’s introduction into government began when he was a mere nineteen years old.

The young Raisi, scion of a prestigious clerical family, was groomed for religious leadership from his early years. He attended seminary in Qom, a prominent center of Shiite learning.

He later attended Shahid Motahari University in Tehran, where he received a doctorate in Islamic jurisprudence and law. In 1979, Raisi participated in the Revolution, which toppled the Western-backed Shah.

Allegedly, it was shortly after the Revolution that Raisi was “scouted” by a close aide of the Revolution’s ideological leader and newly seated Supreme Leader of Iran Rohullah Khamenei. While the Revolution had succeeded in deposing the Shah, the fledgling Islamic Republic faced a number of immediate challenges. These included the Western-educated loyalists of the Shah who were, to put it lightly, not exactly thrilled about living under a radical Shiite theocracy.

Other factional groups, long a feature of Iran’s traditionally rich political spectrum, included secularist left-wing dissidents and ethnic separatist movements, all of whom posed serious threats to the Revolution’s political hegemony. At the same time, an all-out war with neighboring Iraq began almost immediately. The conflict, which would turn into an almost unimaginable bloody eight-year war of attrition, quickly became a huge strain on Iran’s resources and threatened the Ayatollah’s hold on power.

It was against this backdrop that Raisi was recruited to the nascent regime. The aging leaders of the new regime were looking for young and headstrong individuals, with dedication to the cause who would keep the new power machine running and solidify the Revolution’s control.

By the age of 21, Raisi was already awarded his first judicial appointment as the prosecutor of Karaj, a suburb of Tehran. Despite his youth, Raisi quickly ascended the ranks. He was soon appointed as Prosecutor of Hamadan City while simultaneously serving his role in Karaj. Shortly after, Raisi became the chief prosecutor for all of Hamadan province. As Raisi quickly became one of the most experienced jurists in the country, he was eventually tapped for promotion to the central judiciary establishment. In 1985, when he was barely 25 years old, Raisi became the assistant prosecutor in the country’s capital of Tehran. During this period, Raisi oversaw hundreds of cases, a large portion of which involved capital cases against political dissidents.

These years of meting out harsh sentences to untold numbers of Iranians were merely preparation for Raisi’s most infamous participation in Iranian government brutality, an event that became known as the 1988 Prisoner’s Massacre.

At the height of the Iran-Iraq War, the authorities used the conflict to create a climate in which dissent was not tolerated. Any criticism of state policy, even in fields not directly related to the war, was portrayed as betrayal of the state. With this pretext in place, Ayatollah Khomeini issued a series of secret orders for the execution of political prisoners.

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Raisi during the Iran-Iraq War

Raisi was Khamenei’s student of the highest grade at the Kharej seminary for 14 years

Some faces of those murdered in the 1988 Prison Massacre in Iran

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Needless to say, Raisi’s distinguished career made him the quintessential hardliner in the eyes of the regime – and the ideal candidate to replace the incumbent Hassan Rouhani, widely perceived as a “soft” moderate.

Leading up to the election, the government began to take steps to ensure Raisi’s victory.

To do this, there were several mechanisms at the state’s disposal. First and foremost was the ability to eliminate the competition. While Iran’s presidential election is technically decided by democratic popular vote, candidates are allowed to run only after being approved by an unelected body subservient to the Supreme Leader called the Guardian Council.

On May 25, just weeks prior to election day, the Council announced that the vast majority of candidates – literally hundreds of hopefuls – had been disqualified, leaving just seven men eligible to run. The list of those invalidated contained several highly experienced politicians who have long been known to the public and ran on reformist platforms. These included Supreme Leader advisor and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani – a pragmatist conservative who had veered more to the center in recent years – and current reformist First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri.

Which brings us to the significance of the recent election results. Actions such as the Guardian Council’s mass disqualification of progressive candidates and covert threats against Raisi’s challengers convinced the majority of Iranians that the election process was merely for show. It is hardly surprising that the June 18th election had the lowest turnout in the country’s history, a pitiful forty-eight percent compared to more than seventy percent for the previous vote in 2017.

Far from an opportunity to let the people speak, the recent election was simply the framework for the regime to install its preferred actor. The question is, aside for being a poster-child true believer in the regime, what is it about Raisi’s stances and positions that

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included Khomeini himself, the heads of the Justice and Intelligence Ministries, and other senior prosecutors. According to several NGOs that investigated the episode, including Amnesty International and the Center for Human Rights in Iran, the actual death sentences themselves were overseen by a fourman commission, later known as the “death committee.” Assistant Prosecutor Raisi, then 28 years old, was given the honor of sitting on this prestigious panel.

The “trials” for the thousands of dissidents, mostly from left wing secular political groups, came in the form of questionnaires regarding their commitment to opposition factions and Shiite Islam. Most of the prisoners being asked these strange questions, such as “will you denounce your colleagues on the record?” or “would you share a prison cell with a non-Muslim” did not even know why they were being posed. Those who gave a sufficient number of wrong answers were quickly carted off to remote areas, predominately in Iran’s southwest, where they were hanged or shot.

Nearly all of this activity took place in complete secrecy. Barely any rumors were able to escape the swift implication of Khomeini’s fatwa. It was only in late July 1988 that the public began to notice the thousands of political prisoners that had gone missing across Iran. Eventually, proof began to emerge of their fate. One of the first was the discovery of an unmarked mass grave in an abandoned area known as the Khavaran in the southeast of Tehran. More indications of the murders came to light as family members throughout the country attempted to visit their imprisoned relatives only to find their cells empty or be simply denied entry by prison guards. Soon live reports of survivors – individuals who had been imprisoned along with condemned comrades but for various reasons had fallen through the cracks and were released – made their way to the public.

Still, it was difficult to discuss the massacre in public. Crackdown by the regime continued to intensify, and demanding an investigation into alleged government malfeasance was a risk few were willing to undertake. It was not until 2014 that a former advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, activist and filmmaker Mohammad Nourizad, publicly denounced the regime for its role in the massacre.

“Due to purposeful silence and state red lines,” wrote Nourizad, the events of 1988 have “never been cited in official [reports].”

The revelation by Nourizad that a staggering 33,000 people were killed during the purge was strong confirmation of what Iranian activist groups and human rights organizations around the world had suspected for years.

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Raisi, center, and President Hassan Rouhani, second from right, greeting Ayatolleh Ali Khamenei in 2020

Only a hawkish conservative can be allowed to make peace with the West and perhaps offer some “token concessions” in the process.

It is difficult to imagine a more perfect storm of disasters than the one Iran has gone through over the past several years. Since the unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal by the Trump administration in 2018, the re-imposed sanctions have wreaked absolute havoc on the Iranian population and have almost completely drained state resources.

The county’s most vital industries, especially its cash-generating energy sector, have taken unprecedented hits, falling to half the production levels of pre-sanction years.

At the monetary level, the Iranian rial has lost about half of its value over the past two years, making the acquisition of vital necessities nearly impossible for much of the population. Unemployment has surged to an estimated six million, constituting nearly a quarter of the country’s workforce. Sharpening economic woes has been the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, a health crisis that had spiraled out of control by mid-2020. The fast deterioration of the pandemic has been widely attributed to the government’s poor management, inept health policy, and disinformation – sometimes involving outright censorship of vital health-related information.

Adding to the government’s instability has been the rampant corruption of state institutions, a phenomenon that has become so obvious over the recent period that elected officials now discuss it openly and publicly.

Raisi himself promised during his campaign to “cut off the arms” of all corrupt officials – a bit ironic considering there are few men alive that have contributed as much to Iran’s crooked bureaucratic machine as Ebrahim Raisi.

Indeed, the situation has become so bad, that even the staunchest hardliners have been forced to a bitter conclusion: the only hope of rehabilitating the country is to introduce serious change. First on the list is coming to an agreement with the Americans and putting an end to the dreaded sanctions that have been slowly strangling the country to death.

However, as all Iranian leaders are well aware, achieving this will require compromising with the “Great Satan,” which is the United States. While all state elites, including Ayatollah Khamenei, have reportedly signed off on a renewed nuclear deal, it is essential for the regime’s standing to not appear that it is going into such an agreement from a place of weakness. Doing so would fuel the growing progressive agenda in Iran – one that has triggered countrywide protest movements several times in the recent period and gained tremendous political traction, especially among the

younger generation. Only a hawkish conservative can be allowed to make peace with the West and perhaps offer some “token concessions” in the process.

But even now that Raisi is in the seat of power, walking this tightrope of appearing strong while simultaneously acquiescing to U.S. demands will be challenging, if not impossible. While Raisi is facing an administration eager to lock in a deal, there are certain considerations the Americans cannot ignore – even if they would like to. Joe Biden and his team, nearly all of whom were intimately involved in the first iteration of the Iran deal, reluctantly understand that there are problems with the Islamic Republic outside of the nuclear issue. Years of Iranian-backed militias killing American troops in Iraq and Syria, Tehran’s proxies attacking its Gulf allies, and the fast pace construction of a stateof-the-art ballistic missile program are added factors to the equation. The U.S. cannot let Iran off the hook simply for ending its nuclear activities. Numerous administration officials have already signaled this in one form or another, from Biden’s press secretary to the president’s own pick for heading the Defense Department.

The problem, though, is that Raisi has been quite adamant that outside the narrowly defined parameters of Iran’s nuclear activities, there is nothing else up for discussion.

“We emphasize that the U.S. government should be sincere towards its commitments while noting that the regional and missile issues are not negotiable,” said Raisi during a press conference on June 21.

Of course, when Raisi cites “regional issues” he is referring to the full gamut of Iran’s militant supporting activities, from funding Hezbollah, to sending missiles to the Yemen-based Houthis, to funneling money to Hamas leaders in Gaza and Qatar.

As talks between Iranian and American negotiators continue behind closed doors in Vienna, it is looking increasingly unlikely any deal can be reached without one side breaking explicit commitments. On the U.S. side, this puts the administration into a precarious and, to put it bluntly, frustrating position. One of Biden’s most lauded campaign promises on foreign policy was reviving the Iran pact. He has repeatedly signaled his sincere desire to come to an understanding. What many in the administration are likely thinking right now is something to the tune of: Why would the Iranians send us a crazy hardliner to deal with after we’ve bent over backwards to make this work?

There is no question Iran now stands at a critical impasse. How much regime high-ups will be willing to accede will in the end be the determining factor.

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Immigrant parents come to this country, I’m sure they were nice people, send their daughter to Harvard, and that’s what you get? It really is. Our system produces the worst people. They’re not the worst people when they start. Most people are decent when they start. But our institutions at the top of the society produce people like that, and that’s the problem.

– Tucker Carlson, Fox News, talking about MSNBC’s Joy Reid who posited that any parent who objects to their kids being taught critical race theory (which maintains that all white people, including kids, are racists) are racists

These woke CEOs saddle their high horse and ride it hard in America. You talk about Nike with Colin Kaepernick. But when they get into China, they kowtow before the powers that be. And they never bring up anything like China’s genocide against its own people, or crushing Hong Kong’s autonomy, or unleashing this plague on the United States. All they care about in China is money.

- Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) talking about the double-standard of woke corporations

Confidence in the mayor is very, very important. Confidence in the leadership of the mayor and the competence of the mayor is very important. And I think with a new mayor, you’re gonna see both an increase in the confidence in leadership and increase in the competence of the management of New York City.

– Gov. Cuomo going after his political rival, Mayor de Blasio, after the NYC Democratic primaries were held

I guess Nike’s attitude towards genocide in China is “Just do it!”

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- Ibid.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) loosened masks requirements a bit more last week to allow the vaccinated to go barefaced in outdoor transportation settings. It’s another small step toward normalcy, but some Americans seem unwilling to forgo the face covering even in the face of the new guidance.

As a world-renowned and legendary professional basketball team, we petition Commissioner Adam Silver, the NBA governors and the powers that be to grant The Original Harlem Globetrotters an NBA franchise. Not now, but right now!

- From a letter by the Harlem Globetrotters petitioning NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to allow them to become an NBA franchise

In so many cases over the past year, masks have been less a protective tool and more a symbol of virtue.

This is a problem. Tools are easily discarded. When the job is done, you put away the hammer or saw without a second thought. Not so with symbols. Symbols become a part of us, a part of our identity that mingles with our self-worth.

- David Marcus, Fox News

Didn’t the great Scottie Pippen refuse to go in the game for the last second shot because he was in his feelings his coach drew up the play for a better shooter??

- Nets star Kevin Durant tweet responding to former Chicago Bulls all-star and Jordan sidekick Scottie Pippen who criticized him for not being a team player

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So why leave the band?

On the eve of his leaving to the West, Solzhenitsyn published an essay titled “Live Not By Lies.” I have read it many times now since the incident at the start of March. It still profoundly stirs me.

“And he who is not sufficiently courageous to defend his soul — don’t let him be proud of his ‘progressive’ views, and don’t let him boast that he is an academician or a people’s artist, a distinguished figure or a general. Let him say to himself: I am a part of the herd and a coward. It’s all the same to me as long as I’m fed and kept warm.”

For me to speak about what I’ve learnt to be such a controversial issue will inevitably bring my bandmates more trouble. My love, loyalty and accountability to them cannot permit that. I could remain and continue to self-censor but it will erode my sense of integrity. Gnaw my conscience. I’ve already felt that beginning.

- Winston Marshall, banjo player for Mumford & Sons, in an essay in Medium, explaining why he is permanently leaving the band after he faced heated public backlash in March for tweeting positively about a book which exposes the Far-Left as dangerous radicals

I feel like it was a set-up, and they did it on purpose. I was [upset], to be honest.

- Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry who disgracefully had a temper tantrum when the U.S. National Anthem began playing during her medal ceremony in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Saturday

The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own. You couldn’t buy a cannon. Those who say the blood of the, the blood of patriots, you know, and all this stuff about how we’re going to have to move, move against the government, well, the tree of liberty is not watered with the blood of patriots. What’s happened is that there never been…if you want…if you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.

- President Joe Biden talking about guns at a press conference about rising crime rates

Why has Chicago become the world’s largest outdoor shooting range? Why is it safer to walk through the streets of Mogedisho than it is to walk through the streets of New York City? Crime is not up, as the president seems to indicate, because of inadequate background checks. Crime is up because many members of the president’s own party believe in defunding the police; they ran on it and in many cities, they’ve done it. Crime is up because they want to replace police with social workers. Crime is up because many Democrats think that when a cop shoots a criminal, it is always the cop’s fault, but when a criminal shoots a cop, it’s always the gun’s fault.

– Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) on Fox News

Remember how people panicked when they couldn’t find toilet paper? Imagine how they are going to feel when you can’t find a cop.

- Ibid.

It’s not my first trip. I’ve been to the border many times.

– Vice President Kamala Harris, when asked by a reporter why it took her so long to visit the U.S.-Mexico border

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What is strange is that while the word “picnic” is suggested for censorship, because it evokes, in some persons, lynchings of Black persons in the U.S., the word “lynching” is not itself censored.

- Award-winning novelist Joyce Carol Oates, author of “A Garden of Earthly Delights”

‘People are hungry to know. And of course, ever since Star Trek, you know people are yearning to find out what’s out there in the cosmos. Are we alone? Personally, I don’t think we are.

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

Dear Navidaters,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate your shidduch column more than any of the others, so thank you.

I am a serious and educated guy approaching my mid 30s..

I really want to get married. I do not have a lack of dates, nor do I have a lack of people trying to set me up. It simply happens to be that the girls I like don’t seem to like me back.

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The most common reaction from girls as to why they give a no is, “He’s such a nice, sweet guy, but I need someone more edgy.” Or, “He’s going to be an amazing husband but he’s too much of a soft, sweet type.” I take charge on my dates, plan nice outings, splurge on the girls I go out with. I certainly do not think I come across as timid. But I really want practical tips. How do I come across as more of a “gavrah” (strong/manly) type when intrinsically I’m just a more laid back/sweet type?

Thanks, Ben

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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Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. ear Ben, Here is a thought from this panelist. I don’t think you need to change your personality or style.

There are people looking for a supportive, sweet man.

I do think you need to be more assertive with shadchanim, friends, and family and go about it in the opposite way than you think. Present yourself as a person who has these particular qualities to offer and tell them, “I am looking for someone who can appreciate these qualities. Whom do you know that would value gentleness, listening, menchlichkeit, and caring?”

What you are hearing as a negative should be reframed. Do go on the offensive. Don’t be passive in this effort to cast yourself in a desirable mode for a particular kind of woman seeking this kind of man.

Go out there and do it!

your life. Reality sets in, and a more internal appreciation is built. If your letter does anything, I hope it helps one woman decide that marrying a nice guy is a good thing to do.

Although I cannot change reality, I can tell you that the right woman for you will appreciate you for who you are. Do not change yourself to be what others want.

Here are some basic tips to help your dating etiquette.

1) Plan the dates with thought; don’t go in without a plan.

2) A bit of banter is fun and OK to build a connection.

3) Don’t act over-eager, leave some room for mystery.

4) Sell your strong points, don’t self-depreciate or put yourself down.

5) Whatever you are doing with yourself (career, volunteer, learning, etc.), sell yourself. Build yourself up.

The worst thing you can do is sound wishy-washy about who you are and what you are doing with your life.

Build up your confidence, and it’s sure to come out on your dates.

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always say that the divorce rate is so high because singles are looking for a guy who’s going to be a great boyfriend rather than a great husband, wanting an appealing and charismatic accessory to go with the perfect sheitel and Dior heels. Unfortunately, many don’t wake up to the desire for marrying a “nice guy” until after marriage.

Let’s face it: when a woman is engaged there is so much externality going on. The Guy, The Family, The Look, The Ring, The Bracelet, The Dress, The Hall, The Flowers, The Limo, The Societal Perception. But once the doors close and the wedding is over, real life begins. No longer will you want your friends staring into

his is a great question, so thank you for writing in. In short, I don’t think you should try to be someone you’re not. So, if you’re not more of the “gavrah” type, then do not try to be. It is important to be genuine and honest about who you are. With that said, it is also important to be vulnerable and step out of your comfort zone to some extent. Each person needs to figure out for him- or herself what exactly that means and how to execute it. I do not think there is a generic answer that can be provided to make you more of a “gavrah” type.

I encourage you to continue to take charge on dates, plan nice outings, and be the best version of yourself.

Putting your best foot forward and

being real is crucial in shidduchim.

Food for thought – I was recently speaking to one of my rebbeim about this topic of guys being the “gavrah” type in shidduchim. Unfortunately, because of the crazy world we live in today, men are told that their “gavrah” qualities are entirely negative. My rebbe said that he has seen guys intentionally tone that trait of theirs down because of the negative connotation associated with it in the secular world today.

This has seeped into our Yiddishe culture and is sadly taking a toll on young men in shidduchim. I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that toning down or ramping up certain personality traits to “play the game” of shidduchim will only backfire in the long run. A guy who is more timid and gentle should be proud of that, just as a guy who has more of a “gavrah” vibe should present that way. Of course, there needs to be an underlying theme of respect across the board, but I do not think that either type of guy should try to be someone he is not.

I would like to note that I believe it is the same with girls. Often in shidduchim, girls are told to be meek and timid, as that is the “appropriate” and “tzanua” way to act. However, that is beyond absurd and ridiculous. At the end of the day, Hakadosh Baruch Hu created each of us in a specific way for a certain reason and our goal is to channel our traits to serve Him the best way we can. Time and place is key with everything in life, so being self-aware and utilizing your kochos will enable you to grow and succeed.

Much hatzlacha!

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ave you tried getting an edgy Mohawk haircut, a menacing tattoo, a Hells’ Angels leather jacket,

Singles are looking for a guy who’s going to be a great boyfriend rather than a great husband.

and arriving for a date on a motorcycle?

OK, I understand, you were hoping for a serious answer.

To be more successful at dating, it’s important for you to understand that many women seem to be attracted to “Bad Boys.” They are often attracted to the kind of men that their mothers always warned them about.

Sociologists explain that “bad boys” exude high levels of self-confidence and physical vigor. And, some women deduce that men with these characteristics are better able to protect them.

Yes, I know that my feminist friends and relatives will criticize this statement, but respected psychologists and researchers have concluded that many women are genetically wired to seek strong, alpha males who can protect them. Yes, it’s true that women no longer need protection from saber-toothed tigers and roving bands of marauding pirates, but remnants of this DNA-based need seem to endure.

Note, also, that “bad boys” radiate a streak of rebelliousness that attracts the latent spirit of adventure and nonconformity that beats in the hearts of many women. Psychologist Robyn McKay, Ph.D., wrote, “Girls who have a concealed inner rebellious side are easily attracted to men who can release that.”

So, how does it help you to know

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bit unattainable. So, even if you really, really like the girl you’re dating, don’t propose marriage on the first or second date.

And, don’t come across as being so very overly-anxious to please. You want her to feel that you are a worthy prize that she must work hard to successfully catch. It might go against your sweet nature, but it doesn’t hurt to play hard to get, early in a relationship.

All this may seem a bit counter-intuitive. You’d think that a woman would jump at the opportunity to seriously date a nice guy who will make a wonderful husband and fat her. But,

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but girls your age aren’t girls, they are women.) Do you notice a pattern of the kind of women you are attracted to who are not liking you back? And I will ask the same question of the women you are not attracted to. What attracts you? And is it possible that what you are attracted to is not attracted to a softer man? I could be completely missing the mark here, but it’s possibly worth exploring with your dating coach. And if this runs deeper, it’s possibly worth exploring with a therapist.

A personality should never be changed! Hashem created it. And there is someone who will love you for you. It shouldn’t be any other way.

However, if you’ve been dating for an extended period of time and have

remember that Leo Durocher, a famously successful baseball manager, declared, “Nice guys finish last.”

that actually did need to be tweaked.

Some examples: The beautiful, successful woman who has it all but is giving off an air of desperation.

The perfectly together guy who starts confiding in his dates about all his baggage and unknowingly turning his dates into therapy sessions.

The woman who doesn’t know her value and bends over backwards too early on.

The funny guy who is cracking inappropriate jokes relentlessly.

The men and women who are attracted to the wrong type for the wrong reason.

I hate to plant any seed of doubt that there is something you may be doing “wrong.” Most likely, you halven’t met your bashert. But in the slightest case there is something you could actually work on, please see someone. It’s worth it, even if it’s to simply to rule out the possibility.

Sincerely, Jennifer

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 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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i Ben, Thank you for writing into our column. Right off the bat, I’m going to suggest working with a dating coach, even if it is for one or two sessions, just to have a professional’s opinion. This may prove to be very valuable to you. As much as we can offer advice or insight into what may or may not be going on, having someone who can sit down with you and witness you and read your energy and vibe may be very helpful.

I am wondering if you’ve ever been in a relationship or have become serious with any woman. I’m also wondering about the girls you don’t like. You wrote that the girls you like don’t seem to like you back. (Maybe I’m a progressive feminist over here and there is no place for this remark,

had no success, I am wondering if there is something you are doing on dates, or an energy you are giving off unbeknownst to you, that could stand to use a little tweaking.

My intuition tells me one of three things: A. You haven’t met the one yet.

B. There is something in your communication or style or something that isn’t getting you to the secyond date.

C. You are attracted to the wrong women.

You are worth figuring this out. I have worked with some pretty fabulous men and women over the years.

People who have come to my office, unable to “figure out” what is going on. Sometimes, it’s simply because they haven’t met the right one. And sometimes, we found a little something in the energy they were exuding

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grade? Try going to a more upscale, modern, clothing store and ask for sartorial advice. Avoid dressing for a date like you’re going to a kollel shiur or a job interview.

Third, do not belittle yourself with self-deprecating statements.

You should not be saying, “My last date thought that I should be more assertive,” or, “If you don’t like the jacket I’m wearing, I can go home and get a different one,” or, well, you get the idea. Most girls do not want boyfriends who need to be mothered.

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that women are often attracted to men who are self-confident, strong, assertive, and rebellious? Please don’t turn yourself into a “bad boy.” But, you can learn from what makes them attractive.

Here are some suggestions: First, plan activities that seem adventurous and exciting. Instead of taking your date to the museum, how about going hiking, or boating, or to an amusement park, or an archery range? Instead of dinner at a highclass restaurant, how about a kosher hot dog at Yankee Stadium?

Second, how about a wardrobe up-

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By Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder that is widely known but often misunderstood. This is certainly true regarding OCD about religious practices, which is often called scrupulosity. Let us discuss the nature of OCD in general and then we will bring the discussion back to scrupulosity.

OCD, as its name implies, has two components. The obsessions are repeated, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts. The compulsions are whatever the individual is doing to attempt to reduce the discomfort and anguish that he feels from the obsessions. For example, someone with germ-related OCD will be tormented by the intrusive thought that maybe the doorknob, staircase banister, or a handshake will infect him or her with an allergen or pathogen. This can lead to many behaviors to alleviate their anxiety. They would love to live life without these fears, but it is just too scary for them.

The constant cleaning behaviors are not enjoyable at all! If they enjoyed cleaning, then it cannot be classified as OCD. This is because the essence of OCD is the intolerance of uncertainty. This intolerance gets in the way of your life and hampers you in ways that can cause suffering and pain. Ultimately, the compulsions often end up being counterproductive. In the example of cleaning, if one washes too much and wears out the skin it can lead to severe infections. Even so, the washing will continue as the obsessions and compulsions are irrational in nature.

Now, we can segue into obsessions that are religious in nature. When one suffers from religious OCD, it is also in its core related to the intolerance of uncertainty. How do I know for sure that I pronounced the words in davening correctly? If I have the same refrigerator for dairy and meat, how can I know that they did not drip onto each

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other? Since one can make a neder (religious vow) with one’s thoughts, maybe I have consecrated my food with my thoughts and now I cannot eat it. The possibilities are endless.

Obsessions that are unrelated to intolerance of uncertainty are not OCD. For example, if someone davens for four hours because he is afraid that he did not pronounce the words properly, that would be OCD. However, if he is consumed with religious fervor and as a result he davens for hours on end, that would not be OCD. We probably would advise him to seek out a Rabbinic mentor who can guide him as to the appropriate ways to come close to Hashem, but it would be wrong to label him as having OCD. Similarly, if one observes many extreme Chumros (practices that exceed the accepted requirement of Halacha) because he feels that this is the right way to live his life as a Jew, it would be wrong to consider him as suffering from OCD. Here too, we would most likely advise him to make sure that he has a Rav who he consults with who can serve as a spiritual guide being that there are people who are genuinely devout in their service of Hashem and there is nothing wrong with them at all.

With this introduction, the following hallmarks of religious OCD should be understandable: Seeking guidance from a Rav does not solve the problem.

The extra precautions are not providing the joy that you would associate with the observance of a Mitzvah.

The actual practice of the Mitzvah is often compromised. For example, one stops davening because of the “impossibility” of keeping one’s mind clean.

We also should bear in mind that we should not make the mistake of blaming religion on creating OCD. Some people have a predisposition to have an intolerance for uncertainty and that trait will grab onto whatever is important to that person. If it would not be religion, it would probably be something else.

The good news is that this type of OCD, just like other types of OCD, is very treatable. However, it is imperative that one seeks out a therapist that has specific training in OCD and in ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) which is the gold standard for OCD treatment. Due to the sensitive nature of balancing Halachic observance and successful treatment, it is also extremely important that the individual’s Rav and therapist collaborate in developing a treatment plan that both satisfies the Halacha and the goals of treatment. The benefit of treatment is beyond just alleviating suffering. As a result, one will feel genuinely closer to Hashem.

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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ost A mericans would agree that capitalism is the greatest wealth creation engine the world has ever known. But it’s hard to argue that capitalism distributes its rewards equally – today’s “winner take all” economy is concentrating wealth beyond Gilded Age levels. Forget about that top 1% the “Occupy Wall Street” movement targeted; we’re talking the 1% of the 1%. That drives the central question of today’s political economy: how hard should government work to combat inequality?

People can and do argue in good faith from “not at all” to “lots harder than we are now.”

Last week, the non-profit newsroom ProPublica cannonballed into that debate with a mighty splash – a report called The Secret IRS Files. Someone risked serious jail time to leak 15 years’ worth of tax returns from bold-face names like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffett. “IRS records show that the wealthiest can — perfectly legally — pay income taxes that are only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of millions, if not billions, their fortunes grow each year.”

Pretty bold, and pretty damning, right? ProPublica continues, “Amer-

ica’s billionaires avail themselves of tax avoidance strategies beyond the reach of ordinary people…. We compared how much in taxes the 25 richest Americans paid each year to how much Forbes estimated their wealth grew in that same time period. We’re going to call this their true tax rate.” But anyone who’s

Publica calls a “true” tax rate of just 0.10%. Scandalous, right? Storm the castle with torches and pitchforks!

Well, no. Over that same period, Buffett reported $125 million of “income” under the statutory definition. So the $23.7 million he paid represents a far-less-scandalous 18.96%.

Someone risked serious jail time to leak 15 years’ worth of tax returns from bold-face names like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffett.

taken a class in Federal Income Taxation can spot the flaw here – as the report itself acknowledges, those gains don’t count as income “unless and until the billionaires sell.”

What sort of numbers are we talking about? From 2004-2018, Warren Buffett’s wealth grew by $24.3 billion. Yet over the same period, he paid just $23.7 million in federal income tax, for what Pro-

So, billionaires like Musk watch their stock soar and borrow against it to spend tax-free loan proceeds instead of selling it to spend taxable income. And the fabric in his socks is probably finer than the suits most men are buried in. But that strategy isn’t limited to billionaires. If you bought a house 10 or 20 years ago, you’ve probably seen its value double or triple. You haven’t paid any

tax on that gain either. And you can borrow against it, just like Musk, with a home equity loan. Use the proceeds for business or investment and you can even deduct the interest you pay!

Oh, and when it comes time to sell that house? You’ll get to exclude up to $500,000 of gain from your income. Elon Musk paid $17 million for a Bel-Air house in 2013, then sold it last June for $29 million.

He’ll pay a much bigger percentage of his gain in tax than you will.

We’re not here to defend the tax system. But like it or not, it’s the only one we’ve got. And as Judge Learned Hand famously said, “Anyone may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible…. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.” (With a name like Learned Hand, he would know.) So count on us to help you pay less. ProPublica says it’s perfectly legal…and Learned Hand says it’s ethical and moral, too!

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

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want to talk about fireworks.

I mean there are fireworks, and then there are fireworks.

Like when you leave your kids at home and they all want to play with the same toy. You know what I mean?!

Fireworks can fly! And on top of that, you have a first-time babysitter, with an anxious nature, dealing with it.

Talk about an opportunity for fireworks.

Or how about when everyone in

a bunk has called numbers for the shower in camp. They are all patiently or not sooo patiently waiting their turn. And then innocently, one person saunters in late, nonchalantly walks past them all, and climbs into the shower before everyone. Talk about an all-out war. That’s fireworks!

Fireworks can be the sparks that fly when: Two people get out to “calmly,” so to be speak, discuss an unfortunate

collision.

Or when: a wife tries, helpfully, to clarify a Google maps’ instructions and somehow takes over the direction department.

Or when: one thinks they can “rationally” explain their political view.

Yes, fireworks can be a really volatile experience – emotional and dysregulating.

But then there are also the ones that light up the sky!

The ones we like to experience and look forward to. The ones that come in all different colors and arrangements. The ones that sparkle and titillate. The ones that illuminate the night.

The ones that are only marred by

connect. The moment of seeing the other person. The moment when two people feel they have connected with a soulmate.

These are true fireworks moments. We feel lit up. We feel seen.

We feel the energy flowing. And we sense that glow that encircles.

We don’t need to wait for July 4th for those beautiful fireworks. We can open ourselves up to seeing others.

To suppressing our tendency toward judgment and work on trying to see what is emanating from their insides.

This can happen with people we just meet or even those we know already.

That spark. That sudden joining of a view or a mutual respect for anoth-

We don’t need to wait for July 4th for those beautiful fireworks.

a person’s inability to see them or the duds that don’t ignite.

These are not spontaneous; they are actually manufactured, but still tossed or projected into the heavens and the result is beautiful! Although they’re not necessarily authentic.

So, am I saying we can either get the authentic, hostile ones or the gorgeous but fabricated ones? Are there ever authentically beautiful fireworks?

My answer is: yes, there is a moment when we get those fireworks.

The moment when two people

er’s right to their own view. That is a true firecracker moment. Like mini moments of static electricity.

So maybe if we like the experience, the beauty, the illumination, of fireworks it would behoove us to create more of those connecting moments.

And fire away!

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