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JEWISH THOUGHT Minding Your P’s and ‘Cues’!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Rabbi Berel Wein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 A Fulfilled Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Between the Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

LIFESTYLES 613 Seconds with Azi Rosenblum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 World War II Deceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Health & Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Political Crossfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Gluten Free Recipe Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Life Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cooking for the King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Dear Readers,

At least 40 killed in Ankara International airport. 87% of people surveyed in Venezuela say they do not have enough money for food. But Brexit is the problem. A double suicide bombing in Iraq. Incendiary munitions being dropped on civilians in Syria? A hostage situation right here on Reisterstown Road in the heart of our community. It will be impossible for the free world to confront the real issues such as the threat of Islamic Jihad if it does not see them as one. If they have not been woken up by world events over the last few months what will it take to wake them? The allies were able to bring down Nazi Germany only after it was decided they would accept nothing less than unconditional surrender, eventually outlawing Nazism in the countries it had taken root. To this day many European countries are still extremely sensitive to this and monitor groups associating themselves with the Nazi ideology. They recognize that hate

and extremism have always been attractive for people looking to rule others, somehow justifying their own existence. We need to treat radical Islam the same. Governments and populations which support it materially need to be ostracized materially. Those who support it as a belief system need to be shunned from that community. And if the need arises to use the military option, than we need to consider that as well. This is a cancer which is not going away by itself. Seeing what is happening around the world leaves us with the question, what can we do? We have been given the tool of Tefillah and Limud Torah as our way of asking Hashem to wipe our adversaries away from before us. “These trust in chariots and these in horses, but we – we mention the name of the Lord our G-d.” May we have an uplifting and spiritual Shabbos, Moshe Meir

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BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn Talk Radio 680 WCBM announces that due to recent medical complications, longtime talk-show host Tom Marr will be going on a medical hiatus. In a statement released to WCBM, the Marr family confirmed that Tom suffered a stroke as a result of recent back surgery. “In the early hours of July 3rd, Tom Marr suffered a stroke due to complications from a recent surgical procedure on his spine,” the statement said. “We ask everyone to keep him in their thoughts and prayers for a full recovery, and to respect our wishes for privacy regarding his medical condition,” the family said. Marr has been a fixture in Baltimore radio since 1967, and has been with WCBM since 1988 when the Mangione family acquired the station. Most recently, he was named by industry publication “Talkers Magazine” as one of the top 100 radio talk show hosts in the United States, an honor that’s been bestowed upon him on numerous occasions throughout his career. He is a frequent guest host on the nationally syndicated Mark Levin Show, and has often appeared on national networks such as CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and C-Span. Prior to coming to WCBM, Marr spent 21 years at the former WFBR (1300 AM) in Baltimore, starting as a newsman. He pulled double duty in the 1970’s as the WFBR news director and weekend sports anchor at WMAR-TV. Additionally, he covered Baltimore’s professional sports teams for the CBS Radio Network. In 1979, Marr was named to the radio play-by-play team for the Baltimore Orioles when WFBR acquired the team’s broadcast rights. He stayed in that position through the 1986 season when the station’s broadcast rights expired. Marr then returned to his roots as a newsman and political commentator, and began his current

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Due to recent medical complications, longtime talk-show host Tom Marr will be going on a medical hiatus.

career as a radio talk show host. He was also a frequent panelist on WFBR’s “Conference Call” and WJZTV and WMAR-TV’s “Square Off” program. Tom has taken his talk show internationally, including 7 trips to Israel. He has also broadcast from the Republic of China, Ireland, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Bosnia. In July 2006, he spent three weeks with Coalition Forces in Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar while covering the Iraq War. That same year he also broadcast his show from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He has also practiced his craft with assignments to Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and South Africa. Marr is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and an avid traveler with a lifelong interest in aviation. Governors Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., and Larry Hogan have twice appointed him as a commissioner to the Maryland Aviation Administration, respectively. “I have known and worked with my colleague and friend, Tom Marr for close to thirty years. He is a fighter and I hope and pray that he will make a full recovery. Bruce Elliott will fill in for Tom until he is able to return.” said WCBM program director Sean Casey. Station General Manager, Marc Beaven commented, “Tom Marr has made a tremendous mark on WCBM and on the Baltimore radio listening audience for almost 50 years. We ask listeners to pray for Tom’s recovery.”

Community Shomrei Emunah: Chazan Chaim Gartenhaus to Retire

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The following announcement was sent from Shomrei Emunah to its membership on June 29th: Dear Shomrei Emunah Family, We have some very important news to share with you. Our beloved Chazan Chaim Gartenhaus has informed us that he will be retiring from his position as Yamim Noraim Chazan of our Main Shul minyan. For more than a quarter of a century, Chazan Gartenhaus’ tefillos have

of us as a member of our shul and in his capacity as the Executive Director of Talmudical Academy. In addition, Rabbi Cohen is a professional Chazan who has led Yamim Noraim tefillos for more than fifteen years in shuls around the country. We have had the privilege to have Rabbi Cohen serve as Chazan for many Shalosh Regalim and Shabbos tefillos at Shomrei over the past few years, all of which have been extremely well-received.

captivated and inspired thousands of Shomrei mispallelim with his sweet and passionate voice. He has been a pillar of the Shomrei Yamim Noraim experience, and has helped create lasting memories for us. We are fortunate to have had such a masterful Chazan beseech the heavenly gates for mercy on our behalf for so many years. Chazan Gartenhaus’ Yamim Noraim tefillos will be sorely missed. We thank him for his dedicated service, and wish him good health and much bracha and hatzlacha for many years to come. ‎ In the near future, we will have an opportunity to formally recognize Chazan Gartenhaus, and thank him for his years of dedicated service to our shul. As we look towards the future, together with the Executive Board and the Board of Trustees we are pleased to announce that Rabbi Yaacov Cohen has been selected to lead our tefillos in the Main Shul for this coming Yamim Noraim. Rabbi Cohen is known to many

In preparation for the upcoming Yamim Noraim, Chazan Gartenhaus has graciously agreed to meet with Chazan Cohen to transmit the beautiful nusach and s‎ tyle for which our Yamim Noraim tefillos are renowned. Tradition teaches that a Chazan for Yamim Noraim should be a “yirei shamayim” and “meurav im habrios,” God fearing, and well-liked by the people he leads in tefilla. We are so grateful that both Chazans Gartenhaus and Cohen fit this description. We look forward to Chazan Cohen continuing Chazan Gartenhaus’ beautiful work, and we anticipate a beautiful and meaningful Yamim Noraim at Shomrei. May Hakadosh Baruch Hu answers all our tefillos and grant us all a year of good health, happiness, yeshuos and the ultimate geulah, bimhera viyamenu. With warm wishes for a wonderful summer to all, Rabbi Binyamin Marwick Dov Ocken, President

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July 6 - Hostage Situation 6900 Block Reisterstown Road From Baltimore Police Captain Yerg: We have an individual barricaded in his house in the 6900 block of Reisterstown, the house is secure. No

exterior threat at this time. UPDATE: July 6, 12:00 PM - Police send phone message to homeowners in area requesting they shelter in place and stay away or below window level. Update 3:35 PM – Homeowners

in the area were, for a brief period, permitted to leave their homes while the Baltimore Police continue to try and talk the suspected hostage taker to come out peacefully. Saga still unfolding…

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The Belvedere Towers Apartments In North Roland Park Has Traded Hands For The Second Time In Five Years ble from Interstate 83. Blue Ocean said plans to improve the property are in the preliminary stages. Blue Ocean was founded in 2004 and has grown its portfolio to 45 properties valued at $350 million. The portfolio consists of more than 3,500 apartments and 2 million square feet of commercial space. Properties include the 201 N. Charles St. office tower and 300 W. Fayette St. www.bizjournals.com

On Friday July 1st Baltimore-based Blue Ocean closed on its $30.2 million purchase of the 237-unit building. The sale price breaks down to about $127,400 per unit. Philadelphia-based private equity firm LEM Capital is a partner in the deal. The property last sold to Norfolk, Va.-based Harbor Group International LLC in 2011 for $26.1 million. Built in 1965, the Belvedere Towers sits at the corner of Northern Parkway and Falls Road and is highly visi-

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This past Friday, the Baltimore City lunch program supervisors stopped by and were so happy to witness over 600 lunches being served. Once again, beginning July 5th,

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Mir Yerushalayim Mir Yerushalayim to Grace the Baltimore Community The Baltimore Friends of Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim have been hard at work planning this year’s Shabbos of Chizuk and Annual Benefit Reception, aiming to make it the most successful one ever. As a prelude to the Benefit Recept ion, HaRav Nissan Kaplan, shlita, will grace the community for Shabbos P arshas Korach, speaking in various s huls throughout the neighborhood. H aRav Kaplan is one of the Mir’s o utstanding maggidei shiur whose warm and lively approach makes him e specially popular with its American s tudents.The clarity and depth of his messages are especially relevant to the c hallenges faced by the Jewish community today. Details of all speaking

venues will follow shortly. Gil and Molly Horwitz have agreed t o open their home as the gracious h osts of this year’s Annual Benefit. The Horwitz family has spent their last few summers in Eretz Yisroel with Gil learning at the Mir during the morning Seder. They consider it a privilege to p artner with an institution of its size and caliber whose Torah benefits all of Klal Yisroel. The reception (for men) w ill take place on Monday evening, July 11th at 8:30 P.M. at 3210 Fallstaff Road. T he Rosh Hayeshiva, Harav E liezer Yehuda Finkel Shlita will be coming in from Eretz Yisroel to Baltimore this year and grace the commun ity with his presence at the Recep-

tion. HaRav Nachman Levovitz shlita, will once again fly in from Eretz Yisroel to meet and greet members of the c ommunity and attend the event. In the 26 years that HaRav Nachman has been coming to Baltimore, he has developed close relationships with many families. M ir Yerushalayim currently has a n enrollment of over 8,500 talmid im with an annual budget of over $42,000,000. The Baltimore Commun ity has over one hundred students learning in the Yeshiva, and over 400 alumni residing in Baltimore. P recisely five years ago the Balt imore community was privileged to h ost, for the first time ever, the late R osh HaYeshiva, Hagaon HaRav

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Azi Rosenblum Shushan Funk from two years ago - It’s gotten over 50k views (only 25k are me). Not sure what defines viral in our community but it’s pretty awesome f or a family project. We do a music video project with my kids and some of their friends and cousins each year for Purim, it’s a lot of fun! Many local companies want produ ct placement in your videos, would you sell them those rights? I can’t say for sure, but the price went up since our placement of VoteS chleifer signs in this year’s video is suspected to have given the campaign t he push it needed to secure a City Council spot for Yitzy. When did you start your company? August 2009, in my basement. Me, m y sister Gali, and a home equity loan…. Tell us what RemSource does? It’s hard running a small business, especially on your own or with a very s mall team, maybe even from home. RemSource is an outsourced administrative and bookkeeping team helping small business owners by taking care of the business-related tasks that keep t hem overloaded and distracted. We function as a daily part of our clients’ businesses, handling the tasks and ac-

tivities that need to get done, but not by them directly! A ny big success stories of how you saved a failing business? At RemSource we don’t save busin ess; we help them maximize their potential. Businesses succeed and fail for all kinds of reasons, but one thing is for sure - if you are not efficient and responsive, it’s going to be tough. By f ocusing on what is known as “solo-practitioners” and owners of small b usinesses, our function is to help them address the impossible workload t hat lands on their shoulders as they g row. One person simply can’t be in t hree places at once. As a business g rows, many business owners and entrepreneurs discover that it’s going to take a lot more than just what their customers are paying them to keep the business going. That’s where we come in, to handle the other “stuff.” Anything else you’d like to share w ith the Greater Baltimore Jewish Community? H aving grown up here, I think it’s pretty cool how the Jewish entrep reneurial/business community has grown in recent years. There are a lot of really exciting, innovative, and ent repreneurial things going on in our community and I just think that’s awesome.

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Tell us the history of Azi Rosenblum? History sounds so final… I’m m ore of a forward looking guy. Anyw ay, I was born and raised in Jerusalem until my family moved to Baltimore in 1989. I went to TA, then YGW for high school. After that I spent a few great years in yeshiva in Israel, first TJ then AJ while attending Touro evening classes at their Jerusalem branch, and came back to Baltimore right before I got engaged to my lovely tzadeikes of a wife, Riki. We know you want to get down to t alking about RemSource, but please answer a few more questions first. How did you get involved in Ohel Moshe? (R’ Teichman’s Shul) M y connection with Rabbi Tei chman goes back to my first year in

Israel when he was the Rosh Yeshiva a t TJ is Israel. Years later when he a nnounced his intention to leave his position at TA high school, a group of TJ alumnus who remained very close with him and even had a weekly Sunday shiur with him during his years at TA felt strongly that he could lead a great shul and community. The idea of s tarting Ohel Moshe was born there, i n the little library above the high school Bais Hamedrash. You make starting a shul look easy, is it that easy? Ha! Nothing worth doing is easy, but I can’t think of a more appropriate answer than “all we can do is put our best efforts into something and the rest i s up to Hashem”. Ohel Moshe was f ounded with the goal of creating a c ommunity that is focused on getting c loser to Hashem through davening, l earning, and community. Everything that has happened since then is to His credit and through the efforts of an incredible community of people looking for ways to grow as individuals, families, and neighbors. We understand you are the producer of viral YouTube videos. Oh really? That’s cool! Which one of your videos was the most popular?

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Silver Spring High School Grad Named Recipient Of 2016 Sarah Rivkah And Dr. Bernard Lander, Zt”L, Scholarships For Outstanding NCSY Graduates BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

Abigail Trencher of Silver Spring w as one of nine outstanding high school students from around the country selected to receive the prestigious Sarah Rivkah and Dr. Bernard Lander zt”l Scholarship, presented jointly by Touro College and NCSY, the intern ational youth arm of the Orthodox U nion. The scholarships, named in m emory of Touro’s Founding Presid ent Dr. Bernard Lander zt”l and his w ife Sarah Rivkah, were announced b y Touro President Dr. Alan Kadish and Orthodox Union President Martin Nachimson. Touro College a longtime partner of the Orthodox Union, offers scholarships to outstanding NCSY graduates w ho choose to attend one of Touro’s L ander Colleges in New York City: L ander College for Men in Queens ( LCM), Lander College for Wome n/The Anna Ruth and Mark Has-

t en School (LCW) in Manhattan and L ander College of Arts and Sciences (LAS) in Brooklyn. Abigail served with distinction as a n active member in both NCSY’s N ew England and Atlantic Seaboard R egions. She plans on attending Tomer Devorah Seminary in Jerusalem prior to continuing at LCW. A tlantic Seaboard Regional Di-

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r ector Rabbi Jonah Lerner praised A bigail’s “contagious love for Torah and her desire to help others has been a n inspiration to all of us in Atlantic Seaboard NCSY. Her personal growth compliments her commitment to communal involvement and Jewish continuity.” Touro President Dr. Kadish shared, “Dr. Lander always insisted that Tour o offer scholarship opportunities to o utstanding NCSY leaders. We have presented over two million dollars in such scholarships over the years, and it is only appropriate that these schola rships bear Dr. Lander’s name and t he name of his beloved wife, Sarah Rivkah.” OU President Mr. Nachimson added, “These scholarships represent yet a nother significant link between the Orthodox Union and Touro College,” noting that “NCSY’s Ben Zakkai Honor Society also offers scholarship as-

sistance that enable these exceptional f uture leaders to attend yeshivot in Israel prior to enrolling in one of the Lander Colleges.” D r. Moshe Sokol, Dean of LCM, c ommented on the meaningful bond t hat exists between OU’s NCSY and Touro College. “Year after year, it is hardly a surprise that a large portion of our student leadership comes from the r anks of NCSY,” he said. “This well r eflects the unmatched emphasis that NCSY places on empowering and inspiring the next generation of Jewish communal leadership.” NCSY International Director Rabb i Micah Greenland said that each s cholarship recipient’s “commitment t o continued personal growth while pursuing a strong academic program is sincerely applauded, and is reflected in her or his decision to attend the Lander College Divisions of Touro College.”

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. —Maryland’s minimum wage and the state’s gas tax a re going up. Here’s a look at some new laws: MINIMUM WAGE M aryland’s minimum wage will rise from $8.25 to $8.75. It’s the latest b ump scheduled to take effect since lawmakers in 2014 approved increases over several years from $7.25. It is scheduled to go up to $9.25 next year and reach $10.10 in July 2018. GAS TAX The state’s gas tax will rise ninet enths of a cent to 33.5 cents. Lawmakers approved several increases in 2013, with regular hikes to adjust for inflation. The state’s gas tax has gone up a dime since 2013, when lawmake rs approved the first increase in 20 years from 23.5 cents.

RETIREMENT PLANS A state-sponsored retirement savings plan goes into effect. IRAs will be c reated for private-sector employees without access to a workplace savings program with their employer. Employees would need to make the contributions and can opt out of the program. The law applies to employers using an a utomated payroll system who don’t already offer a retirement program. TRANSPORTATION M aryland will have a new scor-

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ing system to prioritize transportation projects. It’s the result of a battle bet ween the Republican governor and t he Democrat-controlled Legislature o ver transportation funding. While the governor won’t be prevented from f unding a project with a lower score than another, an explanation would be r equired for the decision. The governor vetoed the bill, but the Legislature overrode the veto in April, shortly before adjourning. POWDERED ALCOHOL A ban on powdered alcohol in the state will be extended two years until June 30, 2018. LAND PRESERVATION F unding to the state’s land prese rvation program known as Program Open Space will be restored. The law, a lready signed by the governor, will

r eturn $60 million over the next two years. VETERANS HOME A new fund is created to maintain t he Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in St. Mary’s County. LANGUAGESDIPLOMA SEAL A new seal will be available for high school diplomas of students who h ave attained proficiency in two or more languages. TEACHER RETENTION A Teacher Induction, Retention and Advancement Pilot Program will b e established for specified first-year t eachers. Also, the maximum state m atching stipend for teachers who h old National Board Certification increases from $2,000 to $4,000.

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Elie Wiesel Sept 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016 THE NOBEL ACCEPTANCE SPEECH DELIVERED BY ELIE WIESEL IN OSLO ON DECEMBER 10, 1986 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highn esses, Your Excellencies, Chairman Aarvik, members of the Nobel Committee, ladies and gentlemen: W ords of gratitude. First to our common Creator. This is what the Jewi sh tradition commands us to do. At s pecial occasions, one is duty-bound to recite the following prayer: “Barukh s hehekhyanu vekiymanu vehigianu lazman haze” - “Blessed be Thou for having sustained us until this day.” Then -- thank you, Chairman Aarv ik, for the depth of your eloquence and for the generosity of your gesture. T hank you for building bridges between people and generations. Thank you, above all, for helping humankind make peace its most urgent and noble aspiration. I am moved, deeply moved by y our words, Chairman Aarvik. And it is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor - the highest there is - that you have chosen to bestow upon me. I know your choice transcends my person. Do I have the right to represent the m ultitudes who have perished? Do I have the right to accept this great hono r on their behalf? I do not. No one m ay speak for the dead, no one may i nterpret their mutilated dreams and v isions. And yet, I sense their presence. I always do - and at this moment m ore than ever. The presence of my p arents, that of my little sister. The p resence of my teachers, my friends, my companions... This honor belongs to all the survivors and their children and, through us to the Jewish people with whose destiny I have always identified. I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I rem ember his anguish. It all happened s o fast. The ghetto. The deportation. T he sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant

to be sacrificed. I remember he asked his father: “Can this be true? This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who w ould allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?” And now the boy is turning to me. “ Tell me,” he asks, “what have you d one with my future, what have you d one with your life?” And I tell him that I have tried. That I have tried to keep memory alive, that I have tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices. And then I explain to him how naïve we were, that the world did know and remained silent. And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe. Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish cri-

ses. For I belong to a traumatized generation, one that experienced the abandonment and solitude of our people. It would be unnatural for me not to make Jewish priorities my own: Israel, Soviet Jewry, Jews in Arab land... But others are important to me. Apartheid is, in my view, as abhorrent as anti-Semitism. To me, Andrei Sakharov’s isolation is as much a disgrace as Joseph Begun’s imprisonment and Ida Nudel’s exile. As is the denial of solidarity and its leader Lech Walesa’s right to dissent. And Nelson Mandela’s interminable imprisonment. There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention: victims of hunger, of racism and political persecution - in Chile, for instance, or in Ethiopia - writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the Left and by the Right. Human rights are being violated on every continent. More people are oppressed than free. How can one not be sensitive to their plight? Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. That applies also to Palestinians to whose plight I am sensitive but whose methods I deplore when they lead to violence. Violence is not the answer. Terrorism is the most dangerous of answers. They are frustrated, that is understandable, something must be done. The refugees and their misery. The children and their fear. The uprooted and their hopelessness. Something must be done about their situation. Both the Jewish people and the Palestinian people have lost too many sons and daughters and have shed too much blood. This must stop, and all attempts to stop it must be encouraged. Israel will cooperate, I am sure of that. I trust Israel for I have faith in the Jewish people. Let Israel be given a chance, let hatred and danger be removed from their horizons, and there will be peace in and around the Holy Land. Please understand my deep and total commitment to Israel: if you could remember what I remem-

ber, you would understand. Israel is the only nation in the world whose existence is threatened. Should Israel lose but one war, it would mean her end and ours as well. But I have faith. Faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and even in His creation. Without it no action would be possible. And action is the only remedy to indifference, the most insidious danger of all. Isn’t that the meaning of Alfred Nobel’s legacy? Wasn’t his fear of war a shield against war? There is so much to be done, there is so much that can be done. One person - a Raoul Wallenberg, an Albert Schweitzer, Martin Luther King, Jr. - one person of integrity, can make a difference, a difference of life and death. As long as one dissident is in prison, our freedom will not be true. As long as one child is hungry, our life will be filled with anguish and shame. What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stifled we shall lend them ours, that while their freedom depends on ours, the quality of our freedom depends on theirs. This is what I say to the young Jewish boy wondering what I have done with his years. It is in his name that I speak to you and that I express to you my deepest gratitude as one who has emerged from the Kingdom of Night. We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately. Thank you, Chairman Aarvik. Thank you, members of the Nobel Committee. Thank you, people of Norway, for declaring on this singular occasion that our survival has meaning for mankind.

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Torah Thought Minding Your P’s and ‘Cues’! Rabbi Zvi Teichman

There are many Jewish traditions that we are often exposed to without thinking twice. One that many of us might be familiar with is when our beloved Bubbies would recite the ‘mystical’ chant of “pooh pooh pooh” followed by a feigned triple spit in the hopes of warding off an ‘evil eye’. Whether this is an effective tool or not we may never know, but this custom is remarkably similar to a segulah, a spiritual remedy, that is recorded in the famed 17th century commentary on The Code of Jewish Law, the Magen Avraham. He cites from the kabbalistic work, Sefer HaGan, who writes that if one seeks to annul an inappropriate thought that is distracting one from concentrating properly on one’s prayer “one should say three times the words ‫ּפִ י ּפִ י ּפִ י‬, (pii pii pii,) and then spit thrice”! )‫(או"ח סי' צח ס"ק א‬ The renowned Bnai Yissaschar quotes in the name of the saintly Reb Tzvi Hersh Ziditchover that these three ‫’ּפִ י‬s (pii’s), literally translated as ‘mouths’, correspond to the three consecutive portions of Korach, Chukas and Balak, wherein the Torah first refers to the ‫פי הארץ‬, the ‘mouth’ of the earth that swallowed Korach, then to the ‫פי הבאר‬, the ‘mouth’ of the well of Miriam that is prominent in the events recorded in the portion of Chukas, and finally to the ‫פי האתון‬, the ‘mouth’ of the donkey that put Bilaam in his place. What great secrets lie beneath this intriguing custom and its relationship to these portions? A great Kabbalist who perished during the Holocaust, Rav Shem Klingberg of Zloschitz, may G-d avenge his blood, added to the mystery of this practice by corresponding this triple expression of ‫ּפִ י‬, to the Patriarchs: Avraham, Yitzchok and Yaakov. The Prophet Yeshayahu conveys a promise in the Name of G-d that the Torah will never depart from the mouths of their descendants. ‫לא ימושו מּפִ יך ומּפִ י זרעך ומּפִ י זרע‬ )‫ (ישעיהו נט כא‬...‫זרעך‬, (The Torah) shall not depart out of your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, nor from the mouth of your seed’s seed. Furthermore he states that the holy Zohar’s assertion that the Patriarchs correspond to the threefold expres-

sion of ‫קדושה‬, holiness we utter in the phrase of '‫'קדוש קדוש קדוש‬, is evident in the three ‫’ק‬s embedded in the names of these consecutive Torah portions, ‫ק‬-ָ‫ ּבָ ל‬, ‫ת‬-‫ק‬ַ ֻ‫ ח‬, ‫רח‬-ֹ ַ ‫ק‬, in first, second and third position respectively! (Kudos to HaRav Pinchas Friedman, Rosh Kollelim of Belz, for these two gems!) Is there a rational understanding to this mystical formula? There are three instinctive forces in life that need to be shackled: ‫ קנאה‬- The hunger for power and control. ‫ תאוה‬- The lust for physical pleasure. ‫ כבוד‬- The desperate need for honor and respect. Avraham’s nemesis, Nimrod was the embodiment of ‫קנאה‬, a jealous power hungry despot who sought to quash through brute strength any competing ideologies. Avraham conquered this force of ‫קנאה‬, rooted in the word ‫קנין‬, acquisition, the unquenchable thirst for dominance, by teaching and revealing to the world G-d’s benevolence and absolute mastery of the universe. It is Avraham who first implemented the appellation of G-d as the ‫'קונה' שמים וארץ‬, the ‘acquirer’ of heaven and earth, absolving any delusional notion of ‘control’ other than of the One Creator. Yitzchok, the master of ‫גבורה‬, strength and self-control, submits his entire being willingly as a sacrifice to Hashem, and towers over his lecherous brother Yishmael, symbolizing man’s ability to totally master his physical desires. Ironically, Yitzchok is the only one of the Patriarchs who asks for ‫מטע־‬ ‫מים כאשר אהבתי‬, ‘tasty food as I love’, for he represents that perfect balance between, ‫תאוה‬, desire, and service to G-d, in stark contrast to his impulsive brother. True mastery of one’s physical needs is evident in man’s ability to maintain control over them. Yaakov has no issue when meeting up with his villainous brother Esav in granting him the grandiose honor Esav so direly covets; because Yaakov is so secure in his own identity he needs no artificial wealth or respect to give himself credibility. Yaakov is the sole Patriarch who makes reference to his own ‫כבוד‬, when he distances himself from the misdeeds of Shimon and Levi by

declaring ‫בקהלם אל תחד כבודי (בראשית‬ )‫מט ו‬, Let not my honor unite with their congregation. Yaakov is the paradigm of one who possesses a true essence and genuine self-respect, in startling counterpoint to his brother’s frail insecurities and constant need for veneration. Korach was guilty of being jealous of the positions granted to his relatives Moshe and Aharon. His misplaced thirst for ascendance would be consumed by the ‘earth’, the illusionary playing field for those who seek control, and swallow him alive. One who forgets who the true determining power in this world, G-d, would serve as an object lesson to the falsity of his misconstrued belief. Avraham is the antithesis to this inclination, for he never forgets that we are subject solely to the ever-present ruling hand of G-d. The Jewish nation losing sight of themselves with the death of Miriam and the departure of the well, their sole source of water, they received in her merit; allow them to be instantly influenced by the sudden loss of their most base instinct of hunger. They quickly forget their allegiance and lapse in their willingness to faithfully sacrifice even momentary comfort. This was indeed a poor reflection of the legacy of Yitzchok and his readiness to forfeit his very self. Balak fearing loss of his stature in the shadow of the great nation of Israel, seeks to preserve his fame by ridding himself of those who are a thorn in his side and truly greater than he, by employing the wicked Bilaam, to fulfill his wish. The boastful Bilaam is humbled when the donkey opens his ‘mouth’ and teaches him a thing or two about genuine self-respect and true honor. Our mouths serve ‘three’ functions: to communicate and relate our attitude towards others; to consume food; and to express ourselves and ideas. There are, ‘coincidentally’, ‘three’ sets of salivary glands that instinctively produce saliva whose physical and chemical ingredients serve three distinct purposes: to prevent dryness and keep all the components properly lubricated; to provide enzymes that aid in digestion; and to help maintain healthy teeth. Teeth, ‫שן‬, is the term the Sages use to define an animal who will encroach

on the territory of others to fulfill its needs without any compassion or concern, just for the sake of self-gratification. Teeth on the other hand are also a vital component of a smile that conveys positivity and good cheer towards others. It is up to us to determine whether our mouths are vehicles for ‫קנאה‬, the jealous pursuit of power, or as a tool reflecting the benevolent attributes of G-d we seek to emulate. How we utilize our mouths for consuming food will determine whether it is merely a funnel to gratify our ‫תאוה‬, physical indulgence, or as an enlightened tool to supply us nutrients and strength enabling us to serve G-d with added vigor. Our mouths can be used to espouse an authentic nobility with its expression of worthy ideas and goals and projections of kindness towards and appreciation of others, or may be abused as an instrument for self-promotion cunningly using fanciful words and phrases to create a disguise for an otherwise empty inner self, frantically seeking false ‫כבוד‬, honor, and respect. The reciting of ‫ ּפי ּפי ּפי‬three times, or its derivative of pooh pooh pooh, may be symbolic of a consciousness of the power of our mouths in these three vital areas that hopefully echo the attributes of our illustrious Patriarchs who projected purposeful holiness in every facet of their lives. The spitting of the instinctively produced saliva may symbolically represent our dispelling these three baser instincts, the three P’s of: Power, Pleasure and Prestige, that so often deter us from taking the correct cues in our actions. So the next time you find yourself facing challenging thoughts and instincts or want to simply ward off the ‘evil eye’ of negative attitudes, don’t ‘pooh pooh’ the ancient traditions of our grandmothers. There may just be something very significant and meaningful in this segulah. If we ponder its message we may just be able to access the greatness that resides within each one of us. May we always mind our ‘P’s’ and follow the proper ‘cues’ of our illustrious Patriarchs!

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Last Friday was an especially sad day for the people of Chevron, the nearby yeshiva of Otniel, and Jews worldwide, as terrorists murdered Rabbi Miki Mark Hy”d, a father of ten and the director of Yehivat Otniel. Rabbi Mark was killed when Arab terrorists shot into his car while he was traveling on Route 60 in Har Chevron. Mrs. Chava Mark and two of their children, Tehila (14) and Pedayah (15), were also wounded.

Otniel’s secretary, Eran Dgani, said, “Miki was a pillar of the settlement and of Har Hevron. He was one of the pioneers of the settlement. He was a very modest and honest man, a man of action in every inch of his body. Miki ran the yeshiva in Otniel for years, and he ran the company for the development of Har Hevron and led to extraordinary accomplishments. He was a man of faith and spirit, and he spent every moment of his free time studying Torah. He was a gentle man and a devoted father to his family. His absence in the settlement will be great.” MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) was one of Rabbi Mark’s best friends. “He was like a brother to me,” lamented Glick after the attack. “Tonight, at the entry of Sabbat, I’ll make Kiddush with the cup that he gave to me as a gift for my 40th birthday.” Tehila mourned her father at the levaya on Sunday morning. “Until your last breath you tried to save us,” she said. “I never imagined these would be my last moments with you, but I am proud of you. You are a hero,” she cried. Netanel, Rabbi Mark’s son, spoke at the funeral as well. Addressing his father, his said, “Everything you touched turned to gold. You were a man of grace, giving to others without anyone knowing. You did everything

In News with modesty. You dedicated your life to the study of Torah. How can I talk about you in past tense? Every Shabbat I’d come to you for guidance, who will I turn to now?” Rabbi Mark was buried on Har HaMenuchos. Hashem yikom damo.

A Light Dimmed Too Soon The Jewish world is still recovering from the gruesome murder of Hallel Yaffa Ariel Hy”d, the thirteen-year-old eighth grader who was stabbed to death in her bed in Kiryat Arba by a seventeen-year-old Palestinian terrorist from the nearby village of Bani Na’im. Hallel was a dancer and dreamed of becoming a zoologist when she grew up. She was the only one of her siblings still in bed after a dance recital from the night before when the terrorist climbed through a window and stabbed her repeatedly.

The terrorist was shot and killed by local security forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the terror attack demonstrated the “bloodlust and inhumanity of incitement-driven terrorists against whom we stand.” “The whole world must condemn this terror attack like the terror attacks in Orlando and Brussels were condemned,” he said. “It’s impossible to imagine the amount of hatred needed to stab a 13-year-old girl in her bed, but it’s clear that too many children have died in this conflict,” Meretz head, Zehava Galon, wrote on Facebook. After the attack, Rina Ariel, Hallel’s mother, implored the nation to

attend her daughter’s funeral last Thursday evening. “I ask that everyone look at the pain, come to comfort [us], come to strengthen [us], come tell us that our Kiryat Arba is still a place to live in and not die. Hallel, may her memory be a blessing,” she said. At the levaya Rina sobbed, “How can you say farewell to a child of 13? What are the words that let you eulogize a flower, a pure soul, a girl with power, a beautiful girl?” She called Hallel the “light of her life” and davened that in Heaven Miriam should “make room next to G-d’s holy seat so that Hallel can dance.” The yishuv’s rabbi, Rabbi Dovid Lior, said, “Of course G-d will avenge [Hallel’s] death and the deaths of others killed by these evildoers. But that does not forgive the government that doesn’t use the force it possesses. We have an army. We have security forces.” In response to the murder, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced a lockdown of the terrorist’s village and the revocation of his relatives’ work permits in Israel. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said the terrorist’s family should be deported to Syria or Gaza immediately. “Only the deportation of the families of terrorists can be a deterrent against [Palestinian] youths raised to hate and kill Jews,” he said. Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev said the home of the terrorist’s family should be demolished right away. “Destroy the home of this satan’s family,” she said, adding that “the heart breaks over this girl killed in her sleep. May G-d avenge her blood.” Since October, 34 innocent Israelis have been murdered by Palestinian violence. May we know of no more sorrow.

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tivities. The Shin Bet also discovered that Sarhan has been working as a truck driver for a company that clears away dirt from terror tunnel digging sites run by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The Israeli authorities were able to extract information from the terrorist in regards to Hamas tunnels. “Israel allows thousands of Gaza residents to cross into Israeli territory monthly, for humanitarian, medical, and other reasons. The terror groups take advantage of this for illegal purposes including the transfer of funds for terror. This is a serious issue which will be dealt with severely,” a Shin Bet representative said.

Suing French Company for Drone Strike If your government steals whatever little money should be making its way to you, you might as well get resourceful. A Palestinian family is suing a French company which makes the sensors used in certain Israeli missiles for the killing of three family members during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in 2014. Exxelia Technologies’ sensor was found in the missile debris by the home of the Shuheibar family, where Afnan, Wassim and Jihad, all children, were killed by an IDF drone strike. The Shuheibars are being represented by a Christian organization ACAT, which has had sharp words about the IDF. “Instead of congratulating itself for selling arms to countries that commit grave violations of human rights and humanitarian law, France should ensure that in the future, one will not be able to find a single French-made piece at a warcrime site,” said Hélène Legeay, head of North African/Middle Eastern programs at ACAT. This, as opposed to Hamas’ rockets, which only use homemade components.

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When is a doorstop not a doorstop? When it’s a valuable rare Chinese vase. The 18th century vase is believed to have been made during Emperor Qianlong’s reign. The family that owned the vase said they received it from their aunt Florence in 1928. She presumably bought it while living in Cornwall during the 1920s. It was used by them as a doorstop for years. Last week, the vase was sold at auction. It was estimated that it would be sold for £300,000 to £500,000 ( a r o u n d $400,000 to $660,000). Ultimately, though, it topped expectations and sold for a whopping £650,000 ( a r o u n d $860,000). The buyer’s identity is not known but we are pretty sure he won’t be using this vase as a doorstop in his home.

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Parshat Korach By Rabbi Berel Wein

pparently there were influential sections of the Jewish people that found it difficult to have a proper relationship with their leader Moshe. The minimalist Jews – the eiruv rav – could not get enough of Moshe. They constantly needed him and his presence and when they felt that he was absent, and perhaps would not return, they substituted a golden calf in his stead. This week we read of great and learned Jews, led by Korach, that felt that they had too much of Moshe in their lives. They wanted the bonds of

his leadership over them to be loosened, if not even completely dismantled. We saw in last week’s parsha that even his beloved and holy sister and brother found it difficult to come to terms with the unique greatness and prophetic stature of Moshe. Moshe was not to be judged by ordinary human standards, even by the standards of the greatest and most holy of the congregation. The rabbis titled Moshe as being the father of all prophets, both those that preceded him and those who were to come after him.

It is one of the principles of Jewish faith that Moshe, though human and mortal, was the most unique and singular person in Jewish and general human history. We find it difficult to deal with people who are our peers and who we feel we can understand and even judge. How much more therefore is it difficult to try and assess the greatness and character of the most unique person in civilized history. The error of Korach and his followers lay in somehow seeing themselves as equal to Moshe and ignoring the fact of his uniqueness. This distinction of Moshe is emphasized throughout Jewish history and tradition. The Torah itself is called on his name – the Torah of Moshe. A millennia after his passing, the prophet Malachi will still state: “Remember the Torah of my servant Moshe.” It is as though Moshe and Torah are synonymous one with the other. Even in general non-Jewish society, Moshe is remembered and renowned as the world’s greatest

lawgiver. A fundamental error in understanding Jewish life and tradition is to deal with Moshe as an ordinary mortal, as just another great man among many in history. It is no wonder that Maimonides listed the belief in Moshe, the conduit that brings the Torah to the people of Israel, as being one of his thirteen principles of Jewish faith. This idea is so central to Jewish continuity that we see in this week’s Torah reading that a special miracle was created – something that did not happen at the punishment of the worshipers of the Golden Calf – in order to reinforce the idea that Moshe was special and that his status and uniqueness was not to be tampered with. Millennia later, we could all state with pride and certainty that Moshe is true and that his Torah is true as well. Shabbat shalom.

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Why Leaders Feel Lonely and What They Can Do about It By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff

The price of leadership is loneliness… I think it is inescapable. - Gordon B. Hinckley

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inaugurated, standing hunched over in the Oval Office. From behind, it looks as if he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Kennedy, who had a bad back, was simply reading the newspapers standing up, as he often preferred to do. Still, the image, which the New York Times would later christen, “The loneliest job in the world,” would take on greater significance as Kennedy navigated through the Cuban Missile Crisis and other global challenges. * * * Loneliness is, in a relative sense, measured in the eyes of the beholder. Some argue that the loneliest professionals in the world are those who toil in isolation, with limited opportunity for interpersonal communication. These include writers, poets, and scientific researchers working in remote outposts. Yet there are others who weigh loneliness not by the frequency or infrequency of their interactions with others but rather with the quality of such exchanges. Therapists, for example, often feel lonely, despite the many deep conversations that they have on an average day. Because they tend to spend so much of their time listening and giving to others, they do not benefit from the balanced conversation and idea exchange that meets their own social needs. The same could be said for teachers. I once read a book that posited that classroom teaching was the

world’s loneliest position. The author argued that teachers were required to go into independent classrooms each day and spend many hours alone with students, hardly a satisfying set of social partners. They often had little time to chat with peers and even less time engaging in meaningful learning and problem solving activities with colleagues. As a former classroom teacher I know that it can feel lonely at times to occupy your day communicating with others who are not your peers and cannot relate to your experiences and passions. Still, I suggest that the loneliest job may very well be that of a leader, whether it’s the leader of the free world, a school principal, or a CEO. Most employees have others in the workplace that they can turn to for advice, feedback and/or companionship. They can ask questions on how to get things done and work through tough times with their peers, without unreasonable concern that they will be unnecessarily or unfavorably judged (or worse). They can share a joke in the office, fill their March Madness brackets, and comfortably discuss what’s going on in their personal lives. They can also “hang” with their associates after work, as a natural extension of their time together in the office. Leaders, on the other hand, have fewer people to turn to when things get tough. Who in the organization,

39 all parties the chance to see each other in a different light. But at the end of the day, the boss is the boss, and that still spells social isolation for the guy calling the shots. For these reasons I strongly advocate leader participation in peer

But at the end of the day, the boss is the boss, and that still spells social isolation for the guy calling the shots.

learning/advisory groups. Not only do such settings provide leaders with meaningful learning opportunities to strengthen their skills and augment their toolkits, but they also offer safe havens for leaders to open up about problems to others who can relate to their struggles and provide concrete suggestions, if not solutions. Often-

for when you need them. Read thought-provoking books about leadership as well as personal accounts of triumph and success. Many authors possess the gift of connecting with their words and building community through the printed or digital page. Lastly, learn to distinguish between loneliness and solitude. Paul Tillich once said, “Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” Being alone is only a problem when we need others to fill the void of silence. Leaders who can dig deep within themselves for insight and self-encouragement will find the isolated time of solitude to be the most clarifying, purifying, and rewarding time that they have in their busy, hectic schedules.

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chairman of the board) are also not the ones to whom they want to display weakness or vulnerability. Furthermore, it can be awkward and inappropriate for bosses to try to chum up with their coworkers. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with occasional out-of-work interaction. Many times it can be both fun and healthy and offer

times, these business convenings also develop into social relationships that add balance to the lives of these high powered execs. Leaders should also make time to attend classes and trainings with members of their executive team and board of directors. Learning together and sharing ideas in a “neutral” setting can open up pathways towards deeper bonding that may not otherwise occur. Of course, there are other ways to reduce feelings of loneliness, such as by having a strong network of family and friends to turn to outside the office. Hiring a coach or therapist can also help fill a social void (besides for the other benefits that they offer), as can networking events, dinner parties, social clubs, religious congregations, and volunteering in the community. In the words of Dorothy Day, “We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.” Collect inspirational quotes

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after all, has had to sign off on the types of decisions that they must make each day? It can certainly be difficult to confide in and bare their souls to direct reports. And those who sit above them in the corporate or organizational food chain (such as the

Rabbi Naphtali Hoff is an executive coach and consultant and President of Impactful Coaching & Consulting (www.ImpactfulCoaching.com). He can be reached at nhoff@impactfulcoaching.com.

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World War II Deceptions

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By Avi Heiligman

General Montgomery and his lookalike. Can you tell them apart

Part II

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esides sending forces to the frontlines, countries have used a wide variety of tactics and plans to fight enemies. Guarding your secrets and figuring out theirs is a major part in planning operations but getting in their heads is a whole different ballgame. Planting false information can make the difference between success and failure. During WWII, the Allies spent a considerable amount of time and resources to fool the German and Japanese (Italian forces were considered laughable in this field) intelligence agencies, military brass and civilians. Operation Cornflakes was an American effort to distribute anti-Nazi propaganda right under the Nazi noses to German civilians. The OSS was the American spy service during WWII, the forerunners to the CIA which came into existence in 1947, and they hatched an early version of PSYOPs (psychological operations). Mailbags with correct addresses but with anti-Nazi messages and postage stamps were dropped

near bombed-out mail trains. The mail in these bags were not be inspected and were delivered to the proper addresses. Skull pictures of Hitler and other top Nazis gave the German civilians the impression that the Nazi machine was dead and to give up hope for a German victory. The operation had mixed results because many Germans threw out mail without a valid return address. Before American forces landed to support British troops in North Africa in late 1942, the British 8th Army was having a difficult time containing the German Afrika Korps. Like with the deception to fool the Germans in Normandy, the British intelligence bolstered their forces just on paper to keep the Germans guessing. Called Operation Cascade, double agents, false radio traffic and made-up units kept the Germans from knowing that the British were well undermanned in the theater. Battle formations and other signs that these units actually existed were created by the British intelligence unit “A” Force. To complete the deception, the enemy picked up on the radio traffic and bought into the deception. The mission was considered

Lt. Douglas Fairbanks Jr

a success when it was discovered that several German units were stationed out of the way of actual battles. In the weeks prior to the landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944, British General Bernard Montgomery was very busy in England preparing for the cross-Channel invasion. Double agents had told the German command that Montgomery would be commanding the ground forces that would land in France. Then, without any prior announcement, he was flown to Gibraltar, Cairo, and Algiers to review troops. There was a public parade in Algiers, and he met with generals to discuss strategy. A Spanish official who was known to be spying for the Germans quickly sent a message to the German spy agency that Montgomery was not in England but in North Africa. What was he doing in Africa when he should have been in England just two weeks prior to the invasion? In reality, Montgomery never left England and the man who had flown into North Africa wasn’t even British. It was an Australian actor, Clifton James, who pulled off the look-alike ruse to confuse the Germans as to when the actual invasion was to take place. Arranged by

the “A” Force, the operation, dubbed Copperhead, had little impact on the actual invasion but still was a stroke of deception brilliance. When a seaborne operation was about to take place, the Beach Jumpers were called in to stage fake landings. Inspired by British commando raids, Lt. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., the famous actor, started the unit in 1943 to harass the enemy and direct their attention away from the main landings. These men went through rigorous training in navigation, boat handling and basic engineering. A few Beach Jumpers with the right equipment would be able to make the enemy believe that 2 divisions (over 60,000 men) were about to land. Their first action was during the landings in Sicily in 1943. Three small boats came into an area 100 miles away from the main landing beaches with gun blazing and laying a smokescreen. Two nights later they did it again and the Germans were convinced the Allies were about to make another landing. The Beach Jumpers sustained no casualties in the successful operation. They were also active in other landings in the Mediterranean and the Pacific but

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information. Burning cities in Britain were simulated during the blitz to confuse enemy bombers of their targets. Camoufleurs were expert artists who designed the paint schemes on military equipment. Ships, planes, tanks, and uniforms were all designed A letter sent in Operation Cornflakes to blend in with their natural background and fool the enemy. named a carrier the USS Shangri-La After the war ended, many of these (CV-38). techniques were put into use for fuThere are many other instances ture conflicts. of deception during WWII. Dummy tanks and paratroopers played a huge role in convincing the Germans that the Allies had powerful armies Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor when in reality they had weak forcto The Jewish Home. He welcomes your es in the field. Spies were masters of comments and suggestions for future deceptions as they snooped around columns and can be reached at aviheilbehind enemy lines looking for vital igman@gmail.com.

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with less success. Keeping military secrets is paramount even after an operation so if the military wants to do something similar the enemy will have no clue when or how it will happen. In April 1942 the U.S. military was losing battle after battle against the Japanese and needed The USS Hornet, a partner in deceiving the Japanese a morale booster. Colonel Jimmy Doolithe said in a speech that they came tle let a raid of sixteen land-based from a secret base in Shangri-la. B-25 bombers on an attack of Tokyo. Shangri-la was actually a fictional While little damage was done to the city, the Japanese people no longer place from a book by James Hilton; the bombers really flew off of the felt invincible (their leaders said that Tokyo will remain untouched). Jap- carrier USS Hornet. However, the anese military intelligence scram- Japanese couldn’t think out of the bled to find out where these bombers box to realize that land-based bombcame from since there was no known ers were capable of such a feat and took the Shangri-la reference as fact. base in range. President Franklin Roosevelt got in on the action when In honor of the deception, the navy

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“Say What?!”

Elie Wiesel is dead. He spent his last years inciting hatred, defending apartheid & palling around with fascists.

There’s a thing called the Euro Cup soccer tournament. It’s happening right now in France. And yesterday, Iceland, the tiniest nation in the tournament, beat powerhouse England 2-1. This is the worst thing to happen to England in four days.

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- Tweet by self-hating Jew Max Blumenthal, son of Hillary Clinton’s close advisor, Sid Blumenthal

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Notable Quotes

– Stephen Colbert

Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy, really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights, they didn’t talk. They were a terrorist – it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. You want to be a terrorist, you go to Iraq. It’s like Harvard, OK? So sad.

Some private companies are now taking over the reporting of local news. I read all about it in this week’s issue of US News & Zesty Cool Ranch Doritos. - Conan O’Brien

- Donald Trump at a rally, talking about President Obama’s failure to tackle terrorism

– Jimmy Fallon

I trained my daughter to love; you trained your son to kill. – Hallel Ariel’s mother addressing the mother of the terrorist who murdered Hallel, 13, Hy”d, while she was sleeping

Last week, over 30 participants in a Tony Robbins seminar burned their feet walking on hot coals. The victims just signed up for a second seminar: “How To Get Rich Suing Tony Robbins.” – Conan O’Brien

Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those of various self-styled Islamic states or organizations. - United Kingdom Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn making a highly anti-Semitic statement at a press conference about his party’s report about anti-Semitism

Just as all Muslims are not to blame for ISIS, not all Brits are to blame for Corbyn. - Tweet by former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni

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Following the vote, British Prime Minister David Cameron actually resigned, saying that the country needs new leadership. An American was like, “Can you start here next January?”

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- Queen Elizabeth when asked how she was doing by an official during a trip to Northern Ireland

Barnes & Noble, the bookstore, has not been doing great. They have a new plan to attract customers. They’re planning to open four bookstores next year that serve beer and wine. They hope that offering alcohol will encourage more people to come in. To me this is clearly a Barnes idea; Noble would never be involved in this. – Jimmy Kimmel

Last year, two NFL players lost fingers setting off fireworks. That’s not a joke. A player for the Buccaneers and a player for the Giants blew their fingers off, which is awful. But it’s a good reminder, if you go play with fireworks, play soccer.

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– Jimmy Kimmel

Not only is July Fourth a dangerous weekend for athletes, it’s the scariest time of year for mannequins. Every news channel, they get the mannequins out of Macy’s and Sears, and blow their limbs off, all in the name of fireworks safety. It’s a somber holiday for them. – Ibid

Make sure he loses. Grit their teeth for four years and win the White House. – Columnist and Trump hater George Will while announcing that he is leaving the Republican Party

HE SAID, SHE SAID...

Hillary Clinton I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email. There is no classified material. So I’m certainly well-aware of the classification requirements and did not send classified material. - Hillary Clinton, at a press conference in March 2015

I have directed that all my emails on Clintonemail.com in my custody that were or potentially were federal records be provided to the Department of State, and on information and belief, this has been done. –Clinton in a sworn statement, dated 8/15/15

James Comey 110 emails in 52 email chains have been determined by the owning [government] agency to contain classified information at the time they were sent or received. – FBI Director James Comey on 7/5/16, announcing that Hillary won’t face charges despite engaging in wrongful activities by having a personal email server while she was Secretary of State

The FBI also discovered several thousand work-related emails that were not among the group of 30,000 emails returned by Secretary Clinton to State in 2014. – Ibid.

We do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private commercial e-mail accounts of people with whom Secretary Clinton was in regular contact from her personal account… – Ibid.

It had numerous safeguards. It was on property guarded by the Secret Service and there were no security breaches. – Clinton, at press conference in March 2015

She also used her personal e-mail extensively while outside of the United States, including sending and receiving workrelated e-mails in the territory of sophisticated adversaries. Given that combination of factors, we assess it is possible that hostile actors gained access to Secretary Clinton’s personal e-mail account. – Ibid.

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I think it’s pretty clear it’s time to move on. - Hillary Clinton, after a Congressional Committee released their final report on Benghazi

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She has no right, nor does anyone in government have the right, to tell me it’s time to move on. They’re not in my shoes. - Dorothy Woods, widow of Tyrone Woods, one of the four Americans killed in Benghazi

– Jimmy Fallon

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– Jimmy Fallon

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The UK officially voted to leave the European Union. It caused the British pound to hit a 31-year low. You could tell Brits were struggling today. Queen Elizabeth was wearing one of those cardboard crowns from Burger King.

MORE QUOTES Democrats held a big sit-in on the House floor to protest Congress’ refusal to vote on gun control. Or in other words, Democrats were tired of Congress not getting anything done, so they refused to get anything done until someone got something done. – Jimmy Fallon

– Conan O’Brien

Fourth of July, of course, is when we celebrate our breaking away from England. And after this week, it’s starting to seem like England can’t keep a relationship going. – Conan O’Brien

The sit-in looks like really good fun. You sit on the floor, you sing songs, eat pizza. If I was in Congress, I would have a sit-in on every other issue. I would be like, “All right, we need to introduce this zoning bill. Everyone on the floor. Dave, pull up the Domino’s app. Garlic knots?” - James Corden

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To protest the lack of gun control reform, Congressional Democrats are sitting on the floor of the House. The sit-in consists of more than 30 Democrats and two Republicans who thought it was a hot yoga class.

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Centerfold kidding

An old man and a young man worked in offices next to each other. The young man noticed that the older man always had a jar of peanuts on his desk. The young man loved peanuts. One day while the older man was away from his desk, the young man couldn’t resist and went to the old man’s jar and ate over half the peanuts. When the old man returned, the young man felt guilty and confessed to taking the peanuts. The old man responded, “That’s OK. Since I lost my teeth, all I can do is lick the chocolate off the Peanut M&Ms.”

Chocolate Intrigue S July 7th is International Chocolate Day. (My mom always told me that “every day is chocolate day.”) S In order to be classified as real chocolate, a product has to contain cocoa solids or cocoa liquor. White “chocolate” contains cocoa butter instead. S Hershey’s Kisses got their name from the kissing sound the machine that deposits the chocolate on the conveyor belt makes.

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S The chocolate industry is worth approximately $110 billion per year. S The largest chocolate bar ever weighed 12,770 pounds and was created in England in 2011. S You can die if you eat too much chocolate – chocolate contains high levels of a powerful stimulant called “theobromine.” Theobromine poisoning can cause heart failure, seizures, acute kidney damage and dehydration. (I should probably bench gomel every day.) S It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate. S M&Ms were created in 1941 as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting.

S Every second Americans eat collectively 100 pounds of chocolate (I certainly contribute heavily to that statistic. Seriously…this is not a joke…I have my sad face on.) S Americans eat almost half of the world’s yearly supply of chocolate. (Surprised?) S Eating chocolate may reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke by about one-third. (I’m feeling healthy now!) S A 2004 British study found that more than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate. (Just talking about chocolate makes me reveal my password: chocolatelover1.) S Brussels Airport in Belgium is the world’s largest sales outlet for chocolate, selling over 800 tons annually. S During the Revolutionary War, soldiers were sometimes paid with chocolate in lieu of wages. (The British are coming! The British are coming!!) S According to research, eating chocolate actually stimulates chemicals in your brain which make you happy. (I KNOW THAT! )

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1. Which continent produces the most chocolate? a. North America b. Europe c. Africa d. Asia

3. Before the Hershey Bar, Milton S. Hershey was already famous for which type of candy that he later discontinued because the chocolates were so popular: a. Mints b. Jelly Beans c. Caramels d. Taffies

Riddle me

6. How much chocolate does the average American eat each year? a. 5 pounds b. 10 pounds c. 12 pounds d. 74 pounds (Yep!…sorry couldn’t control myself) Answers 1. C - More than three-fourths of all the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa – but the entire continent of Africa only accounts for about 3 percent of its consumption. 2. C- According to a survey by the Chocolate Manufacturers Association, Switzerland leads the world in yearly chocolate consumption with 22.36 pounds per person.

Answer Key: 5-6 correct: Let me guess, the letter C is also YOUR favorite letter. Right? Takes one to know one! 3-4 correct: You are not the real deal…like white chocolate. 0-2 correct: Snavely, your mother had high hopes for you when you were born but…

this?

You are sitting at a table with three boxes on it. One of the boxes has a chocolate bar inside of it, and your goal is to figure out which one it is. There is a man on the other side of the table who knows which box the chocolate is in, and you can ask him one yes or no question. You must ask him one and only one question, and it must be relevant to which box contains the chocolate. How do you figure out for sure which box the chocolate is in? See answer below

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4. What does Milton Hershey’s middle initial, S, stand for? a. Steward b. Stanley c. Snavely

5. How many chocolate bars would you have to eat to get the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee? a. 2 b. 6 c. 14 d. 22

3. C- In 1900, after seeing chocolate-making machines for the first time at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Hershey sold his caramel company for $1,000,000 (equal to $28,444,000 today). 4. C- With a name like Snavely you better make sure to contribute something good to the world. 5. C- Chocolate does have caffeine, but very little. Sorry but the “I need it for the caffeine” excuse just doesn’t fly. 6. C-That’s right, 12 pounds. It would take a 130-pound person about 4 days and nights (a total of 95 hours) of brisk walking to burn off those calories. The Atlantic Beach Boardwalk is calling your name!

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2. Which country consumes the most chocolate per person per year? a. Belgium b. United States c. Switzerland d. France

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Chocolate Quiz

Answer to riddle: Indicate one box and ask, “Is the chocolate in this box?” If he says yes, you’ve achieved your goal. If he says no, open the other two boxes and look inside. (Nobody ever said that you can open ONLY one box).

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of whole wheat bread, and an apple, all of which add up to around 440 calories, you’ve come away from breakfast feeling full and it’s all still under the 500 calories mark. What about a hotdog in a

However, on the healthy side, for 500 calories, a person can have three cups of popcorn, a cup of berries with a fatfree yogurt, two handfuls of carrots and cucumber sticks with some hummus, and an

of your choice can be added to water or seltzer. A helpful tip is making sure to consume meals that are nutritious and also keep you full longer. By eating meals with high contents

By drinking a regular peach Snapple or Coke at each meal, one can be adding 460 calories to his daily intake.

bun with some ketchup? Together with a small serving of French fries that meal weighs in at 500 calories. Compare this to a meal of a regular serving of salmon and a baked sweet potato, which only consists of around 400 calories. The calories in snacks can also quickly add up. Now that it’s summer, ice cream is usually a go-to choice for a snack. But just by having a cup of Haagen Dazs chocolate chip cookie dough, one is actually consuming 620 calories! And how often do people limit themselves to only one cup of ice cream?

orange and would still be consuming less calories than the cup of ice cream. Another important area to probe is the beverage choices one makes throughout the day. A large salted caramel Frappuccino from the local Starbucks is a shocking 570 calories. By drinking a regular peach Snapple or Coke at each meal, one can be adding 460 calories to his daily intake. By choosing water or seltzer a person can save himself from these unnecessary calories. For those who have a hard time giving up the sweet taste, slices of apple, lemon, lime, or the fruit

of protein, fiber, and some healthy fats, you can keep your body full for longer and avoid mindless snacking, which just raises your calorie intake. Also, by trying to fill your plate at meals with sides such as veggies as opposed to simple carbs (white rice or potatoes), which add up in calories, you’ll be lowering the calorie count of the entire meal. Lastly, when snacking on foods that contain a nutrition label, focus on the serving size! Often we trick ourselves into thinking that we are having way less calories than we actually are by reading the serving size,

which is generally suggesting much fewer than we actually consume. When trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle it is important to understand the food selections that you make. Consuming the right amount of calories that your body needs through healthful, nutritious choices is the key to success. Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to navigate all the different food choices out there. While it may come as a surprise, it can take very little to reach 500 calories. Though the number seems quite big, it can be packed into a shockingly small amount. The good news is that by being aware of calorie-dense foods you can ensure that you make healthier decisions throughout your day and can keep your calorie intake in check!

Aliza Beer is a registered dietician with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail. com.

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ometimes deciding what to eat can be quite tricky when trying to maintain a healthy diet and keeping one’s calorie intake in check. While most people know that eating too many calories causes them to gain some unwelcome pounds, they do not know how many calories are actually in the foods that they eat on a daily basis. While something may seem like a small quantity of food, it can easily be hiding an excessive amount of calories. The average person needs around 2,000 calories a day. This may sound like a lot, but unknowingly exceeding this number can be fairly easy. A quarter of this amount is 500 calories, which is a very prevalent number of calories to find in a single food item. Let’s take a look at some familiar choices. A bagel with 3 tablespoons of cream cheese can easily cost upwards of 455 calories. Add in a cup of chocolate milk or orange juice, the scale just tipped to the 600 calorie mark. By setting the bagel aside and opting for an omelet with two eggs, a little bit of mozzarella cheese, a slice

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

Dear Navidaters,

My daughter is 21-years-old and I recently received a phone call from a cousin who told me about a young man she recently got to know over a Shabbos lunch she was invited to, with whom she was very impressed. Everything about him sounded perfect for my daughter.

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I started doing some research on this young man and his family and basically received wonderful reviews about all of them. Everything seemed to be right in line with what we are looking for and we are very excited about seeing if my cousin could set them up. There is only one problem and we don’t know whether this should be a deal breaker or whether it is something that we can somehow fix. This young man is the youngest of six children. The older five are all married, and what’s come back to us through a few of the “machatunim” is that they don’t “share.” What I mean by sharing is that they expect all of their married children to live in their neighborhood and basically expect them to be available to enjoy holidays with them. In other words, the “other side” has to know going in that this young man’s family is the dominant one – take it or leave it. I’m told that they are very generous and good to their married children and their families, but they are in control. If this young man and his family didn’t sound so terrific in every other way, there would be nothing to talk about. I can handle my daughter living in another borough – that’s not the end of the world. But not to come to us equally for yom tovim, I can’t even imagine such a thing. Do you think we ought to just forget the whole thing or do you think we should move forward and see where it goes? And if it seems to work out – and if they are interested in one another – do we speak to the boy’s parents and try to reason with them?

The feedback from our readers has been remarkable. In order to facilitate further discussion, you can now continue the conversation anonymously on our website. Every Sunday, we will upload the weekend’s most recent edition of What Would You Do If to the dating forum at thenavidaters.com. Join The Navidaters and your fellow TJH readers in a comprehensive dialogue with regard to dating, relationships and marriage. The forum will be moderated daily for everyone’s comfort and safety. See you there! Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise offer resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, but to 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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et’s get this straight: your cousin was impressed by a young man she hosted for Shabbos lunch and you are already making yom tov plans for the newlywed couple? Wishful thinking, at best. Seriously, though, your concerns regarding the prospective machatunim are justified. According to many rabbis and marriage counselors, meddlesome, controlling inlaws (or is it outlaws?) are the leading cause of marital discord and divorce among young Orthodox couples. In deciding whether to pursue this shidduch, bear in mind the Golden Rule: “He who holds the Gold, Rules.” Sources close to the family attest that they are “very generous to their married children … as long as they are in control.” If you can handle the fact that henceforth your daughter will be eschewing your heimish yom tov fare for Pesach in Madrid or Sukkot at the Kosel, by all means, call the shadchan. If not, seek a shidduch where the prospective family is more laid back and generous about “sharing”

the children and the nachas. A note of caution. In your query, you come across as less concerned with your daughter’s wellbeing than with your own “other Bubby angst.” Now is the time to explore whether you are not acting overly proprietary of your married children (e.g. keeping score of who gets to see the kids more and which side got the last baby’s name). Work on your own insecurities before you become the dreaded, overbearing shivigger.

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exactly does their system work when someone steps out of line? These parents didn’t get the memo that their children grew up. They do not foster individuality, independence or regard for the feelings of others. Their message begins, “Love me the way I demand to be loved or…” but we do

not know how their message ends. Parents who create strict demands of their newly married or long time married children always cause strife between the couple. And this is what worries me most about your daughter potentially becoming involved with this family. If this young man is a perfect soldier,

ED FLAG. This family has a reputation of controlling their married children and their families. Their generosity comes with a steep price tag. I wonder what would happen to their big-heartedness if one of their chil-

dren refused to spend a yom tov with them. Will the mortgage not be paid that month? Will the credit cards be cancelled? How

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irst off, I think it is a discussion that should be had with your daugh-

ter before anyone else. She may say, “Mom, let’s pass on this one” or she might say, “Let me look into it and see if this is true or not. Maybe his siblings are just very loyal to their parents.” Let your daughter choose. If she is old enough to marry, then she is old enough to do her own research and decide for herself regarding this point. After that, you’ll both discuss how to proceed. If it is a deal breaker for her, then she’s made her decision. If not, then she has her reasons and you can discuss those with her. If it is real, let her get validation, and if it is false, then you can all breathe a little easier and move things along. Remember, she is the one who needs to live and learn and she is the one who should find out information about the young man. For all you know, he may be the rebel of the bunch and not want to follow in the ways of his siblings. If you don’t ask, you’ll never know!

f you’ve heard this information about this young man’s parents from all of the machatunim you’ve spoken to, then I would say stay away. It’s not only about yom tov – it’s the whole control thing and that can affect the couple as well. Therefore, if I were you, I wouldn’t say yes. No one has a right, no matter how generous or wealthy they are, to call all the shots and to make the decisions about who goes where and to whom for the yom tovim. She is your daughter as well and the parents of both need to share the nachas – not control the nachas. Stay away!

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here couples go for yom tov is frequently a matter of negotiation between more than two parties. Often the other siblings’ yom tov plans factor into the equation. Parents have only a finite number of spaces in their homes and travel arrangements and distance also play a role. Very often, people’s yom tov guests end up resulting from the situation with their mechutanim’s mechutanim. However, if a family’s leaders don’t negotiate at all and don’t try to accommodate their children and the mechutanim, I don’t think they are conducting themselves in a wholesome, mature manner. I would stay away at this point. As your daughter heads into shidduchim, understand splitting the yomim tovim exactly down the middle doesn’t always work and is not always possible. You need to prepare yourself to be flexible, even though sharing equally is considered optimal and “fair.” Not all situations are equal; sometimes babies are expected, grandparents come, and distances and money dictate. You may not get your marrieds as frequently and as long as you would like, but don’t measure and don’t be insistent on having things “even Steven” all of the time. You will not be doing yourself

or your kids a favor. Relationships are more important than how many nights they spend under your roof.

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marching to the beat of his parents’ drum, your daughter will play second fiddle to his relationship with his parents. We’ve all heard the term, “mama’s boy,” yes? PARENTS: “Yankel, we’re having a BBQ tonight at our house at 6. We expect you and Sara to be there with the kids. Please bring a salad.” What if Yankel has plans to go on a date that evening with Sara? YANKEL: “Sara, Mom and Dad said we have to go over to their house tonight for a BBQ. We’ll go out tomorrow night.” Eventually, “Sara” will learn that Yankel’s allegiance is to his parents and this is a recipe for marital dissatisfaction, resentment, loneliness and regret. Another possibility is that this young man is nothing like his parents and is the rebel of the family, as one of the panelists suggested. He may think his family is “out to lunch” and has no intentions of living within three hundred miles of his family. If that is the case, your

daughter will not have an extended family on her husband’s side. Or, he may feel he has no choice but to follow the law of the land, take the beautiful house they will buy him, jump through all the hoops, and live an angry and bitter existence. In that case, your daughter will probably bear the brunt of his anger. My guess is that at least one of the siblings and/or their spouses, if not more, already feels this way. Being that you call the shots with regard to your daughter’s shidduchim, you need to think about the life that you want for your daughter. In the world of shidduchim, people are rejected every day. Rejected because of a heavy sister, a learning disabled brother, divorced parents, chas v’shalom, the young man or woman sees a therapist… uch in vey… A world has been created in which only perfect people from perfect families are suitable for marriage. There’s one problem. No one’s perfect. So we have single people

A world has been created in which only perfect people from perfect families are suitable for marriage.

and their parents projecting a false image of perfection that is making people emotionally and sometimes physically sick. The cherry on top is when we then tell these young men and women, “Be yourself. Why aren’t you opening up?” It’s CRAZY MAKING! My rant is over now. I wish you wrote in and that the biggest “problem” was any of the ones I mentioned earlier. I would have encouraged you to set them up because we cannot control all

variables. Ultimately, it is a combination of maturity, readiness, hard work and dare I say it… mazel that dictate the success of a couple and I generally take the stance that parents should take more of a backseat and not be so stringent or authoritarian in shidduchim. This, however, is a definite red flag. One that I would take very seriously. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Sincerely, Jennifer

Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed, clinical psychotherapists and dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, couples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. To set up an appointment, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Esther, 2 for Jennifer. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com.

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her Congressional colleagues argue that massive tax deductions are grants of public money just like welfare benefits. So, on June 16 she introduced H.R. 5507, The Top 1% Accountability Act of 2016. And

case of joint return) did not test positive for any controlled substance.” The bill generously gives taxpayers three ways to pass. They could submit a test conducted by their employer. They could submit a test from

Simple! It would require the highestincome taxpayers to pass a drug test before claiming $150,000 or more in itemized deductions. what would her bill do to ensure “accountability”? Simple! It would require the highest-income taxpayers to pass a drug test before claiming $150,000 or more in itemized deductions. Can’t pass the test? Settle for the standard deduction! Fortunately, Moore’s bill wouldn’t require lucky Top 1%-ers to line up at IRS offices with designer specimen cups in hand. It merely requires “a test completed within 3 months before the date on which the return of tax is filed which shows that the taxpayer (or the taxpayer’s spouse in the

a program certified by a state. Or they could provide a certified letter from a “medical review officer” qualified under federal workplace drug testing regulations. “Controlled substances” include pretty much everything you’d expect, with no exception for medical marijuana. Moore understands there’s a certain element of “sticking it to the man” in her bill. “I would love to see some hedge fund manager on Wall Street who might be sniffing a little cocaine here and there to stay awake realize that he can’t get his $150,000

worth of deductions unless he submits to a drug test,” she says. But she also wants to raise serious questions about how the government treats Americans occupying different places on the financial food chain. Take housing subsidies, for example. A low-income family renting a 2-bedroom apartment might qualify for a Section Eight voucher of $1,000 per month, depending on where they live. But if that Wall Street hedge funder snorting coke writes off $50,000 in mortgage interest on his swanky Manhattan condo, he’ll save $20,000 in taxes. So why shouldn’t he pass the same drug test, she asks? Moore’s bill obviously has no hope of passing in today’s Congress. But it illustrates how tax threats can come out of left field. That’s why it’s not enough to settle for tax professionals who just record history. You need a proactive planner with foresight to anticipate challenges before they hit your wallet. Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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iling your tax return usually isn’t much of a chore. If you’re like most people, you e-file it and call it a day. (Maybe you cross your fingers in hope that teenage Russian hackers don’t steal your identity.) If you’re old-school, you trudge down to the post office to snail mail a paper return. But if Representative Gwen Moore’s new bill passes, filing might get a little harder. Moore represents Wisconsin’s Fourth District, which includes Milwaukee and several working-class suburbs. She has a special sympathy for constituents on public assistance because she’s been there herself. “I am a former welfare recipient,” she says. “I’ve used food stamps, I’ve received Aid for Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, Head Start for my kids, Title XX daycare [subsidies]. I’m truly grateful for the social safety net.” And she’s offended by measures requiring welfare recipients to pass drug tests to qualify for aid, especially since evidence suggests they’re no likelier to use drugs than anyone else. Apparently Moore believes the notion that what’s good for the public-assistance goose is good for the silk-stocking gander. And many of

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Between the Lines

Ascent Over Descent By Eytan Kobre

dog once roamed the forest, fearful of the other animals, until it conceived of an idea. Collecting the horns of a dead deer, the mane of a dead horse, and the skin of a dead bear, the dog sought to pass itself off as a hideous beast so that no animal would attack it. When word of the bizarre new creature reached the lion, the proverbial king of the forest summoned the creature to appear before it. “Who are you?” the lion roared. “Don’t you see, I have deer horns,” replied the dog. “Okay,” probed the lion, “but who are you?” “Why, I have a horse’s mane.” “I can see that,” replied the lion. “But who are you?” “Can’t you see my bearskin?” “Yeah, but who are YOU?” “Oh, me?” said the dog sheepishly. “I’m just a dog...” So it is, says the Dubner Maggid, with yichus (lineage). If we can define ourselves only by reference to the attributes and accomplishments of our forebears, who are we really? As a first cousin to Moshe and Aharon – and sharing

the same illustrious lineage – Korach felt that he had equal claim to the leadership of the Jewish people. The scion of greats – Yitzhar, Kehas, Levi – Korach never should have allowed himself to foment rebellion against Moshe and Aharon, leaders chosen by G-d Himself. But, ironically, it was precisely the fact that he hailed from a distinguished parentage that caused Korach to rebel (Bamidbar 15:1 and Rashi ad loc.; Rashi Bamidbar 16:7). We pride ourselves on our lineage, and rightfully so. To be sure, a distinguished pedigree of “wisdom” and “fear of heaven” is to be valued (Tosfos Yom Tov, Ta’anis 4:8). “One cannot compare the prayer of a righteous person who is the child of a righteous person with the prayers of a righteous person who is the child of a wicked person” (Yevamos 64a; Rashi, Bereishis 25:21). “One who is a scholar, and his son is a scholar, and his son’s son is a scholar, the Torah will never cease from his descendants” (Bava Metzia 85a). “It is more fitting that a scholar, the son of an ordinary man, should go to one who is a scholar and is the son of a scholar, than vice versa”

(Ta’anis 21b; see Yershulami, Kelayim 9:3). And “if you see a righteous person with distinguished ancestry, [know] that he is not quick to sin” (Yalkut, Mishlei 544). These are undeniable truths. But family pedigree should be understood and valued for what it is – not more. When R’ Ezra came to study under R’ Preida, the latter’s students introduced R’ Ezra as a direct descendant of R’ Elazar ben Azaria and Ezra the Scribe (Menachos 53a). R’ Preida pulled no punches. “Why describe the pedigree?” he queried. “If he is learned, fine; if he is learned and also a scion of noble ancestors, even better; but if he is a scion of noble ancestors and not learned, may fire consume him.” Indeed, even as early as the splitting of the Red Sea, some of the Jewish people declared, “This is my G-d and I will glorify Him”; others announced, “[This is] the G-d of my father, and I will exalt Him” (Shemos 15:2 and R’ Samson Raphael Hirsch ad loc.). Those who regarded G-d as their own G-d were on a higher spiritual plane than those to whom G-d was merely the G-d of their ancestors.

And while a distinguished lineage certainly can be a source of strength and inspiration and maybe even justifiable pride, it carries with it significant obligations. Indeed, “every person is obligated to ask himself, ‘When will my deeds reach the level of the deeds of my forefathers?’” (Tana d’bei Eliyahu 25). Or, as R’ Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz put it, “Everyone is obligated to compare their deeds to those of their forebears. One who comes from simple stock should feel accomplished, while one who stems from righteous people should feel inadequate.” The greater the lineage, the greater the responsibility and challenge. Indeed, in the introduction to his commentary on the Gemara (Ne’um Yehuda), R’ Yehuda Yiddel Brodie explained that, as a businessman hailing from a distinguished line of Torah scholars, he felt compelled to write Torah novellae to live up to the standards of his ancestors. That was Korach’s failing. His pedigree was unmistakably illustrious, but rather than make him jealous or resentful, it should have encouraged him to meet the

lofty standards set by his forebears. Because a distinguished lineage is defined less by the annals of the past than by the promise of the future. When the Maggid of Mezritch was a young boy, his house was destroyed by fire. His mother sat crying in the rubble, not over the loss of her house but over the loss of her cherished family tree heirloom, which dated back a good many generations. The then-five-year-old Maggid told his mother, “Don’t be sad. A new chain in our lineage will begin with me.” And so it did. When the daughter of R’ Yisrael of Rizhin and the son of R’ Yaakov Yosef Halperin were proposed to one another as a suitable match, R’ Yaakov Yosef spoke unendingly about his lofty yichus. The Rizhiner, a descendant of the Maggid of Mezritch, explained that his family defined their pedigree in terms of their children. Indeed, as his forefather believed, the Rizhiner was wont to remark, “From my sons you will know who I am.” Yaakov understood this only too well, so he prayed that his name and lineage

55 explains not as their ancestors but as the prospective lineage of their children (Rashi, Bamidbar 1:18; see

The then-five-year-old Maggid told his mother, “Don’t be sad. A new chain in our lineage will begin with me.”

also Rus Rabba 8; Pesachim 62b). The same point is borne out metaphorically by the commandment to write a Sefer Torah (Sefer HaChinuch 613). Even one who inherits a Sefer Torah must nevertheless write their own (Sanhedrin 21b). Perhaps,

and then he pushes the wagon back on course and continues driving. Does anyone think the jack is responsible for moving the wagon forward? Of course not. Only a fool would place four jacks under a wagon and wait for the wagon to advance. So it is with yichus. A distinguished pedigree is meaningful, but only if you advance it. Indeed, “one who does not do good deeds should not trust in the deeds of his forebears” (Medrash, Tehillim 146). Like a bunch of zeroes, illustrious lineage is meaningless unless you put something in front of it; if you do, each zero adds exponential value. The sorry episode of Korach also reflects this encouraging aspect of lineage. Because despite their lineal limitations, Korach’s

children not only “did not die” with him (Bamidbar 26:11), they later blossomed into a family of prophets – including Shmuel (Rashi, Bamidbar 16:7) – and were appointed by King David to lead the song in the Bais HaMikdash and act as its gatekeepers (I Divrei HaYamim 6:16-23 and 9:17-32). Bottom line? You can come from a somebody and be a nobody. You can come from a nobody and be a somebody. But only you determine whether you will be a nobody or a somebody.

Eytan Kobre is a writer, speaker, mediator, and attorney living in Kew Gardens Hills. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? E-mail eakobre@ outlook.com.

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tinguished pedigree (Bereishis 49:6; Tanchuma, Korach 4; Rashi, Bamidbar 15:1). This is no novel concept. When the Jewish people were first counted in the desert, “each one brought documents of ‘yichus’ and witnesses to the status of their birth,” which Onkelus

among other reasons, this is to remind us that no generation can rest on the laurels of prior generations; every person and every generation must write their own Torah. Torah is not an inheritance (Avos 2:17). A man once entered the court of R’ Yechezkel of Kozmir boastfully. R’ Yechezkel asked his followers whether the man was a great scholar or a successful merchant or some other dignitary that would explain his arrogance. The disciples explained that the man was neither, but he was of a family pedigree of the highest order. R’ Yechezkel then likened a distinguished lineage to a wagon mired in a bog. The wagon driver uses a jack to pump up the wheels and raise them above the mud,

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Brexit Sovereign Kingdom or Little England? By Charles Krauthammer

iven their arrogance, pomposity and habitual absurdities, it is hard not to feel a certain satisfaction with the comeuppance that Brexit has delivered to the unaccountable European Union bureaucrats in Brussels. Nonetheless, we would do well to refrain from smug condescension. Unity is not easy. What began in 1951 as a six-member European Coal and Steel Community was grounded in a larger conception of a united Europe born from the ashes of World War II. Seven decades into the postwar era, Britain wants out and the EU is facing an existential crisis. Yet where were we Americans seven decades into our great experiment in continental confederation, our “more perfect union” contracted under the Constitution of 1787? At Fort Sumter. The failure of our federal idea gave us civil war and 600,000 dead. And we had the advantage of a common language, common heritage and common memory of heroic revolutionary struggle against a common (British) foe. Europe had none of this. The European project tries to forge the union of dozens of disparate peoples, ethnicities, languages and cultures, amid the searing memories of the two most destructive wars in history fought among and against each other. The result is the EU, a great idea badly executed. The founding motive was obvious and noble: to reconcile the combatants of World War II, most especially France and Germany, and create conditions that would ensure there could be no repetition. Onto that was appended the more utopian

vision of a continental superstate that would once and for all transcend parochial nationalism. That vision blew up with Brexit on June 23. But we mustn’t underestimate the significance, and improbability, of the project’s more narrow, but still singular, achievement – peace. It has given Europe the most extended period of internal tranquility since the Roman Empire. (In conjunction, of course, with NATO, which provided Europe with its American umbrella against external threat.) Not only is there no armed conflict among European states. The very idea is inconceivable. (Fighting between the various nations has been subcontracted to soccer hooligans.) This on a continent where war had been the norm for a millennium. Give the EU its due. Despite its comical faux-national paraphernalia of flag, anthem and useless parliament, it has championed and advanced a transnational idea that has helped curb the nationalist excesses that culminated in two world wars. Advanced not quite enough, however. Certainly not enough to support its disdainful, often dismissive, treatment of residual nationalisms and their democratic expressions. Despite numerous objections by referendum and parliament, which it routinely either ignored or circumvented, the EU continued its relentless drive for more centralization, more regulation and thus more power for its unelected self. Such high-handed overriding of popular sentiment could go on only

so long. Until June 2016 ,23, to be precise. To be sure, popular sentiment was rather narrowly divided. The most prominent disparity in the British vote was generational. The young, having grown up in the new Europe, are more comfortable with its cosmopolitanism and have come to expect open borders, open commerce

Leave side over the top was less policy than primacy. Who runs Britain? Amazingly, about half of the laws and regulations that govern British life today come not from Westminster but from Brussels. Brexit was an assertion of national sovereignty and an attempt, in one fell swoop, to recover it. There is much to admire in

Here is Britain, inventor of the liberal idea and home to the mother of parliaments, being instructed by a bunch of pastry-eating Brussels bureaucrats on everything from the proper size of pomegranates to the human rights of terrorists.

and open movement of people. They voted overwhelmingly – by 3 to 1 – to Remain. Leave was mainly the position of an older generation no longer willing to tolerate European assaults on British autonomy and sovereignty. Understandably so. Here is Britain, inventor of the liberal idea and home to the mother of parliaments, being instructed by a bunch of pastry-eating Brussels bureaucrats on everything from the proper size of pomegranates to the human rights of terrorists. Widely mentioned, and resented, was the immigration directive to admit other EU citizens near automatically. But what pushed the

that impulse. But at what cost? Among its casualties may be not just the European project (other exit referendums are already being proposed) but possibly the United Kingdom itself. The Scots are already talking about another vote for independence. And Northern Ireland, which voted to remain in the EU, might well seek to unite with the Republic. Talk about a great idea executed badly. In seeking a newly sovereign United Kingdom, the Brits might well find themselves having produced a little England. (c) 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

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passed by this store the other day, Jeannine’s Dream. Such a wonderful name. Had such a lilt to it. Such promise. Such fantasy. The thing is, only the name was still there. So what was coming to fill this now empty space? Close your eyes, wiggle your fingers and toes, and I bet you can guess it. Another nail salon! Have I missed something? Do people now have a hidden extra hand or foot? Is this a front for something else?! These places are popping up faster than Starbucks. You can’t walk a half a block without feeling you should probably replace Spanish with Mandarin as your second language. Isn’t it true that these places keep introducing methods to keep your polish on longer and longer? So how is it that people are going more? Years ago someone said it’s amazing that Haagen-Dazs can charge so much for their ice cream. And a psychologically, business-savvy person explained: everything is getting to be expensive. Yet people want to be able to feel they can afford luxury, be able to buy the best of something. This Haagen-Dazs was a solution. Though it was way more expensive than a standard ice cream at the time, it was still a cheap expenditure to get the top of the line of something. Okay, so what does that have to do with nail salons?

I’m thinking, well you can’t always run and get a massage to feel relaxed, a soothing facial, or a new makeover. But maybe a little pampering for your hands or feet, maybe that’s a luxury you have time for. And for a few days, afterwards, as you glimpse at your

ing the exact same polish, on the exact same genetically constructed human being, the polish they put on your toes lasts like a month or two and on your fingers for like a minute?! And why do they need to use that file? Isn’t there some gentler way of

Isn’t there some gentler way of shaping nails? I feel like they stuck me in a classroom and are scratching the blackboard over and over again.

embellished fingertips you can feel that tiny bit of “time for me” coming back to you! Still there are a few aspects of this experience I seriously commend people for having the patience to go through. In these days of loving immediacy, I admire those who can sit patiently under that little fan or heater, blowing their nail polish dry. The problem is there’s no exact formula as to how long to sit there and if you’re off by one second, so is your nail polish. The other question I have is this: why is it that, even though they are us-

shaping nails? I feel like they stuck me in a classroom and are scratching the blackboard over and over again. I do recognize that in these places it is not all about fingers and toes. They usually have these secret little rooms in the rear. Because another service they offer is waxing. What’s interesting to note about this is that totally separate salons exist to style, color, straighten, curl, shape, and blow your hair to perfection. These even provide a service to add more of it, by supplying extensions. But when you need it removed you go to a nail

salon. Why is it that hair on your head is an enhancement to be continually embellished, and yet anywhere else it’s important to rip off?! And how’d that become a nail association and not a hair one? What’s really nice, though, is that sometimes when you go there, if they are not busy, someone will give you a manicure while someone else does your pedicure and a very talented person will give you a great shoulder massage. That’s another talent they all seem to have in their pocket. And who can resist that? Other times it’s just a great way to spend a few quality minutes with a friend between running here or there. I’ve got to say, at least it fills the empty storefronts with something other than another place to eat – because we seem to need to try any new eatery. So perhaps it’s good to have a place we keep our fingers away from feeding ourselves. All and all maybe it is a dreamy thing to do – just to get a little respite in a busy life and even a little extra pampering!

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

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A quesadilla is a sort of a Tex-Mex grilled cheese sandwich, a flour tortilla with melted cheese inside. In place of queso fresco, the traditional Mexican cheese, we use an easy to find combo of whipped cream cheese and your favorite shredded cheese. In addition to cheese, you can put practically anything in a quesadilla. Serve with rice or a salad and you’ll have a delightful weeknight meal. Ingredients: Preperation: Seasoning mix: 1. Lay out 4 tortillas. Spread cream cheese over tortillas to within 1/2-inch of edge. Sprinkle 1 teasp8 10-inch flour tortillas 1 tablespoon each of the green onion, corn, tomato, cilantro and jalapeno, if using, over the 16 ounces whipped cream cheese cream cheese of each tortilla. Sprinkle ½ cup of the shredded cheese over each tortilla to 4 tablespoons finely chopped green onion within 1/2-inch of edge. Top each with a remaining tortilla. 4 tablespoons corn kernels 4 tablespoons finely chopped tomato 2. Place a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of the oil. When hot, carefully 4 teaspoons chopped cup cilantro transfer the quesadilla to the pan. Cook until bottom is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. chopped jalapenos, optional to taste Carefully flip quesadilla over to cook until the cheese melts and it is light golden brown 2 cups shredded cheese of your choice: other side. Repeat with remaining quesadillas, adding oil to the skillet as needed. Colby, jack, cheddar, pizza cheese To serve: Cut into 4 or 6 wedges. Serve warm, if desired with sour cream and rice on the side. 2 tablespoons oil

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