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The Spilled Beans ,Q 5HVSRQVH WR . / ZKR ÀQGV PDUULDJH GLIÀFXOW Didn’t anyone warn you about preconceived notions? You expected your husband to be handy? Who gave you the right to expect that? It doesn’t make him less of a mentch that he isn’t! I sincerely hope it will be the worst problem you encounter. When you enter a marriage, you have to come with an open mind, to learn who this new person is. DO NOT come with a list of what you expect of him.

Good Luck, $ PDUULHG ZRPDQ ,Q 5HVSRQVH WR $ 0 ZKRVH ZLIH KDWHV WR FOHDQ XS I read your letter and I came up with a couple of ideas. Firstly, you write that you have a bunch of kids.

Why not work out a rotation where every day of the week each child has to do a small job. As an incentive, you could promise a special nosh for Shabbos or a nice, inexpensive family outing once a month if all the chores are done well. Another idea is that you could contact a local high school that has help-a-mom as part of their chessed program. A girl can come once a week to play with the children while your wife takes care of the housework. This way, she has the children out of the way and she won’t be so pressured. Wishing you luck and hope it all works out. $QRQ\PRXV The Potatoes Dear Editor, I’m hoping that your readers can help me with a YHU\ GLIÀFXOW VLWXDWLRQ , KDYH D UHODWLYH ZKR LV YHU\ depressed, at a young age. She is almost a teen. Her parents are supportive and are trying to get her the help she needs. She is seeing a therapist, but because of her issues, therapy isn’t going too well.

She’s failing school, and has no friends.

Unfortunately, she has picked up some very ‘teenage’ ideas from books and the internet. She believes she is unloved, but her family is so loving. I am not biased; they really are. She is shown a lot of warmth and respect. She gets angry and she shouts at her parents, blames them

for her problems, and even throws things. Then she feels better and cries that she is sorry.

Worst of all, this girl feels that being frum is not fun. She is in a Bais Yakov environment, but inside she feels completely alienated from what she is being taught. It’s a delicate stage. In a few years, this could lead to outright rebellion and going off the derech, chas v’shalom. Her family is treading on thin ice.

I am in a position where I may be able to help. She is extremely close to me, possibly more than to her other relatives. She is not afraid to discuss her issues with me.

But the thing is, I am at a loss about what to say or do to help. I feel maybe I could prevent her from going off the derech, chas v’shalom, by helping her see the good in her life, and helping her learn to deal with her situation and her hard to control emotions. But I am not a kiruv expert, and I’m afraid of saying the wrong thing. I want to bring her closer, but I’m scared that I may turn her further away if I botch things up. Can anyone advise me?

C.T. The Meat of the Matter Dear Editor, I just got my daughter’s kindergarten registration form, for a Bais Yaakov school in New York. I am experiencing a bit of sticker shock and also some uncertainty about the assistance application.

First of all, is it normal to pay $8000 for kindergarten?!

For some reason I thought it would be less expensive than buying a car.

I can’t say I didn’t know this was coming (although I did entertain a wild fantasy and an absurd hope that the tuition crisis would be solved before my time came...) but the reality is suddenly hitting me about what this means for my living expenses for the next couple of GHFDGHV &DQ VRPHRQH SOHDVH SHHO PH RII WKH à RRU DQG tell me how we are going to survive this? (Please DO NOT remind me that parents in Israel are paying next to nothing. There are various reasons why we have chosen to live here in America, we might be able to reconsider PRYLQJ LQ D IHZ \HDUV EXW LW¡V FRPSOLFDWHG DQG GHÀQLWHO\ not an option at present).

On to the assistance application. We will need assistance because my husband is currently in school

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after having been in kollel for several years. It is a very tight place to be in, because he’s no longer in kollel but life only gets harder and more expensive, which no one seems to realize or understand. Hopefully when he graduates my husband will get some incredible job offer that will cover our tuition, if nothing else, but certainly until then there is no way we can afford this.

I have a few things I’m not sure how to answer on the application: 1. It’s not like we are home owners, halevai, but why do they need to know the current market value of our home? Surely they are not suggesting that people should sell the house they live in to cover their tuitions?!

2. One of the questions is how much we can pay.

What is considered a reasonable offer? I do want to be respectable. On the other hand, I am not ready to give them every single penny that I don’t desperately need. , OLNH WR NHHS D ELW RI ZLJJOH URRP LQ P\ ÀQDQFHV especially because I am self-employed and my income varies so I can’t really commit that solidly in advance.

Plus, stuff comes up. So I can’t just calculate (income expenses = tuition). What percentage of our money do they expect us to give?

3. They want a full breakdown of our expenses.

It’s a real budget list. For example, “car insuranceâ€? is on a separate line from “car gasâ€? and the like. I really SHOULD be more responsible about this, and I have tried doing things like tracking our expenses, but I just haven’t managed to work out what an average month or year is. Think about it; we’re a growing IDPLO\ KRZ GR , Ă€JXUH RXW KRZ PXFK ZH VSHQG RQ clothing per month and year?! Every month and every year has been so wildly different! Last year we had fewer kids! And on one hand I appreciate the validity of wanting to know where someone’s money is going if they’re asking for a tuition break, but on the other hand the level of detail here is seriously making me

feel like a frog on a dissection tray - just squirmier.

Especially since things like medical insurance and IRRG DUH DUWLÀFLDOO\ ORZHU EHFDXVH ZH JHW JRYHUQPHQW assistance for those. I don’t understand, if their tuition is $800 a month and I can demonstrate that my total income is about $2500 a month before ANY GHGXFWLRQV FDQ¡W WKH\ ÀJXUH RXW WKDW ZH QHHG KHOS even without seeing line by line where our very little money is going?! $Q\ZD\ WKH LPSRUWDQW TXHVWLRQ LV KRZ GR , ÀOO out this budget thing, when I am so confused myself over how to make a budget?

I live my life with integrity and try my best to meet as many of my obligations as possible, but I still feel like crying with embarrassment over this.

Something is wrong. Let’s be spiritual about it and say this is a good opportunity to re-examine how you allocate your resources, before getting to the real din v’cheshbon.

Will it look funny that I spent a few hundred on KRXVHZDUHV WKLV \HDU" %XW ZH GLGQ¡W RXWÀW RXUVHOYHV fully at our parents’ expense when we got married and the fact is a growing family needs bigger pots and more bedding/linens.

I have been suffering from mental health (yes, seriously) and shalom bayis problems lately. I have a few vacation days coming up and was seriously thinking of getting away with my husband for some re-bonding. But now that I will have to report it under “State all vacations on this chart: Number of travelers, destination, date and duration, costs even if paid by someone else, reason for trip, etc.� Oh, never mind already! I’ll just stay in my too-small apartment all winter and rot. After all, the cost of my vacation would come straight out of some poor teacher’s pocket or something. Not worth it.

Good grief!

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LETS DISCUSS IT

What is Life’s Purpose?

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ithin the last several weeks a rather frightening case was reported in the newspaper. Its implications are almost incredible. The suit involved an elderly gentleman who was apparently a bit senile, and who was also on dialysis.

The family determined that the old gentleman had passed the time of productivity and, if he had the mental ability to reason it out properly, would have wished to terminate his meager existence. Had the nurses, who had grown to love this man, not protested, this man might be dead today.

We live in a frightening age. We now have awesome technological and biological powers in our hands, but other than the Torah, civilization has no solid ethical or moral basis for the determination of how these powers are to be used. Not only has our modern world made it convenient and inexpensive to kill children while still in the womb, there is actually serious GLVFXVVLRQ RI LVVXLQJ D OLIH FHUWLĂ€FDWH which would pronounce an infant legally alive, just as one is now legally FHUWLĂ€HG WR EH GHDG 7KLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH would not be issued until after the birth of a child, when a complete battery of tests could be administered.

Any ‘inferior’ or potentially nonproductive infant would simply be rejected and not pronounced ‘alive’ and thus terminated. I am told that in some places of the world suicide is not considered a crime and counsel is now

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given to those who wish to pursue it—but not to convince them of the error of their ways!

In a day when the power of life and death seems to be more in the hands RI PHQ WKDQ HYHU EHIRUH ZH ÀQG RXU society in a moral vacuum in which these life and death decisions are to be made. The age-old philosophical questions about the meaning of life are no longer simply academic and intellectual—they are intensely practical and must be answered.

In Judaism, life is valued above almost all else. The Talmud notes that all people are descended from a single person, thus taking a single life is like destroying an entire world, and saving a single life is like saving an entire world.

Of the 613 commandments, only the prohibitions against murder, idolatry, and z’nus are so important that they cannot be violated to save a life. Judaism not only permits, but often requires a person to violate the commandments if necessary to save a life. A person who is extremely ill, for example, or a woman in labor, is not permitted to fast on Yom Kippur, because fasting at such a time would endanger the person’s life. Doctors are permitted to answer emergency calls on Shabbos, even though this may violate many Shabbos prohibitions.

Because life is so valuable, we are not permitted to do anything that may hasten death, not even to prevent suffering. Euthanasia, suicide, and

assisted suicide are strictly forbidden

by Jewish law. The Talmud states that you may not even move a dying person’s arms if that would shorten his life.

By contrast, in the Torah, death is not a tragedy, even when it occurs early in life or through unfortunate circumstances. Death is a natural process. Our deaths, like our lives, have meaning and are all part of Hashem’s plan. In addition, we have D ÀUP EHOLHI LQ DQ DIWHUOLIH D ZRUOG WR come, where those who have lived a worthy life will be rewarded.

Mourning practices in Judaism are extensive, but they are not an expression of fear or distaste for death.

Jewish practices relating to death and mourning have two purposes: to show respect for the dead (kevod ha-mes), and to comfort the living (nichum avelim), who will miss the deceased.

We all wish to live a meaningful life. But why are we living? What are we doing in this world?

7R ÀQG WKH DQVZHU WR WKLV FHQWUDO question we must look in the very book of life itself – the Torah, which is called Toras Chaim (a living Torah).

The word “Torahâ€? means “instructionâ€? or “guidance,â€? for the Torah is our guide in life. The Torah makes us constantly aware of our duties in life; LW JLYHV XV D WUXH GHĂ€QLWLRQ RI RXU purpose, and it shows us the ways and means of attaining this goal.

The Torah begins with Bereishis.

When Adam was created Hashem

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LETS DISCUSS IT immediately apprised him of his powers and told him that his purpose in life would be to “Replenish the earth, and conquer it; and have GRPLQLRQ RYHU WKH Ă€VK RI WKH VHD and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.â€? (Genesis 1:18) How was this “world conquestâ€? to be attained and what is the purpose and true meaning of it?

Our Chachomim teach that when Hashem created Adam, his neshama – his Divine image – permeated and irradiated his whole being, by virtue of which he became ruler over the entire creation. All the creatures gathered to serve him and to crown him as their creator. But Adam, pointing out their error, said to them, “Let us all come and worship Hashem our Maker!�

The “world conquestâ€?, given to man as his task and mission in life, ZDV WR HOHYDWH DQG UHĂ€QH WKH ZKROH of nature, including the beasts and animals, to the service of true humanity; humanity permeated and illuminated by the Divine Image – by the soul, which is veritably a part of Hashem above – so that the whole of creation will realize that Hashem is our Creator.

Needless to say, before a man sets out to conquer the world he PXVW Ă€UVW FRQTXHU KLPVHOI DQG KLV own ego through the subjugation of the “earthlyâ€? and “beastlyâ€? in his own nature. This is attained through actions which accord with the directives of the Torah – the practical guide to everyday living – so that the material becomes permeated and illuminated with the light of Hashem.

Hashem created one man and upon this single person on earth He imposed this duty and task. Herein lies the profound yet clear directive, namely, that one man – each and every person – is potentially capable of “conquering the world.� If a person

GRHV QRW IXOĂ€OO KLV WDVN DQG GRHV QRW utilize his inestimable Divine powers it is not merely a personal loss and failure but something that affects the destiny of the whole world.

One of the main distinguishing features in the creation of man is that man was created as a single being, unlike other species which were created in large numbers.

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It’s obvious that you can’t get away with a lie on the basis of someone else’s experience.

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The Rabbis teach us that Adam was the prototype and example for each and every individual to follow.

For this reason was man created single, in order to teach you that ‘one person is equivalent to an entire world.’ This means that every Jew, indeed, every human being, regardless of time and place and personal status, has the fullest capacity (and also the duty) to rise and attain the highest GHJUHH RI IXOĂ€OPHQW DQG DFFRPSOLVK the same for creation as a whole.

Although an animal has an intellect of its own, the animal intellect is not an end in itself but an instinct, whose function is to

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serve the natural needs of the animal.

However, the human intellect – provided the person conducts himself as a human being and not as an animal – is mainly an end in itself.

Furthermore, the human intellect DWWDLQV LWV JRDO DQG IXOĂ€OPHQW QRW when it serves as an instrument for WKH JUDWLĂ€FDWLRQ RI SK\VLFDO QHHGV as in the case of animals, but, on the contrary, when all such natural functions as eating, drinking and the like, become servants of the intellect, in order that the person should be able to rise ever higher in spiritual pursuits.

Yet this is not quite the true IXOĂ€OPHQW RI WKH KXPDQ EHLQJ +XPDQ IXOĂ€OPHQW LV DWWDLQHG ZKHQ LQWHOOHFW recognizes that man, and with him the entire creation, must strive for and achieve acknowledgement of, and attachment to, Hashem, the Creator of the Universe and Master of everything in it. This concept must permeate our daily life.

The general lesson to be inferred IURP DOO WKLV LV DV IROORZV 5Hà HFWLQJ upon himself, a person will see that most of his life and most of his efforts are taken up with things which, DW ÀUVW JODQFH DUH PDWHULDO DQG mundane, such as eating, drinking and sleeping. In general, one sees most people immersed largely in material pursuits. Hence, one may erroneously think that perhaps the material and physical aspects of life are the most important in the world.

Rosh Hashanah teaches us that the opposite is true. To be sure, it WRRN ÀYH GD\V DQG SDUW RI WKH VL[WK WR create all sorts of creatures. Yet it was man, a very small part of creation in time and space, who was the essence and purpose of the entire creation.

And in man, too, the essential thing is not the body, which is “dust from the earth,� but the soul, the living spirit which Hashem “breathed into his nostrils;� a neshama. Only after man

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LETS DISCUSS IT was created with the Divine spark within him did the entire creation become worthy and complete.

One of the great teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Chassidic movement, is that of an ongoing creative process.

Divine creative energy is constantly pulsating through the creation, bringing it into being ex nihilo every single second. If Hashem were to stop creating the world, even for an instant, it would revert to null and void, as before the creation. When the Chachomim talk about “removal of the Divine Presence� they are not suggesting that Hashem literally removed Himself from the world – otherwise the world would cease to exist. Rather they are suggesting that sin creates an insensitivity to that Divine Presence. G–dliness is no longer manifest and felt by the creation. It is almost as though Hashem is in exile from His world.

This was the result of generations of sin and it is only through the efforts of the tzaddikim in each generation that the world was again sensitized to the Divine Presence and became a Ă€WWLQJ DERGH IRU +LV SUHVHQFH The construction of the Mishkan H[HPSOLĂ€HV WKH SXUSRVH RI FUHDWLRQ which, in the words of the Midrash is that, “Hashem desired to have an abode in the lowest of all worlds.â€?

The purpose of man is to take the creation and permeate it with G– dliness.

This idea was demonstrated in the Mishkan. When the Jews left Egypt they took with them great wealth, which they subsequently donated for the materials necessary for the construction of the Mishkan. Every facet of the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms was represented in the Mishkan. The walls were made of wooden boards covered with gold. The offerings brought in the Mishkan represented the elevation

of the animalistic dimension within man and its dedication to a higher purpose. Every aspect of the Tabernacle transformed the material into the spiritual. Thus the Mishkan, which our sages say was a microcosm, RU V\PERO RI WKH XQLYHUVH UHĂ HFWHG our very task in the world: that is, to take the material and transform and elevate it for a spiritual purpose. For example, eating in order to be healthy

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to learn Torah and keep mitzvos, using animal hides for mezuzos and WHĂ€OOLQ DQG WKH OLNH Within the wording, “Make for Me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them,â€? lies a deeper meaning.

Grammatically it should have stated, “so that I may dwell in it� yet it states, “so that I may dwell among them.�

The Chachomim point out that the construction of the Mishkan is a

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LETS DISCUSS IT pointer for each and every person, to make a dwelling place for the Divine Presence ZLWKLQ WKHPVHOYHV. As mentioned previously, every person is infused with a Divine Soul.

It is the task of the soul to make a Mishkan out of the body in which it resides by elevating all bodily functions to a Divine purpose.

In short, this means being able to connect every bodily function with Hashem – and this is precisely the purpose of Torah and mitzvos. In the Torah, Hashem instructs us how to connect every sphere of operation and function with Him. For example, in terms of time, “six days you shall work and the seventh day you shall rest.� The function of Shabbos is to allow a person to withdraw from the mundane and focus on the spiritual for one day a week. This, in turn, creates a new perspective on the week to come. By simply dedicating one day a week to study and prayer, one elevates the entire week.

The laws of Kashrus connect a Jew in his eating habits and the laws of taharas hamishpachah elevate relationships. And so it is with all the mitzvos.

The Chachomim tell us that a human being is made of 248 limbs and 365 sinews. These correspond to the 248 positive commandments and the 365 negative commandments of the Torah. The word mitzvah in Aramaic means “a connection.â€? Thus, there are 613 ways of connecting with Hashem. Man has the ability to connect his entire being with Hashem. Upon achieving this task he creates an abode for Hashem in this ZRUOG KHQFH IXOĂ€OOLQJ WKH SXUSRVH RI creation.

The worlds of the spiritual and WKH PDWHULDO DUH QRW LQ FRQĂ LFW 7KH ultimate purpose is that they be fused and the material permeated with the spiritual. The core of all mitzvah performance is to take the material

creation and utilize it for a Divine purpose. This achieves a wonderful harmony both in the individual and in the world at large. This theme is not relegated to the synagogue or moments of religious practice. Rather it encompasses all times and places; wherever and whenever a person operates he is able to utilize the task at hand for its correct, Divine, purpose.

The Talmud is replete with references to the World to Come.

Maimonides describes it as a “world of souls,� a spiritual plane to which the soul returns after its sojourn in this world. The soul is to give an account of its lifetime and, subsequently, its merits and demerits are carefully weighed on the Divine scales. It is then rewarded for its good deeds and Torah learning. The reward takes the form of a revelation of Hashem’s glory, “basking in the Divine light.�

It may be necessary for the neshama to be cleansed from its indulgences and iniquities and so it is sent to *HKLQRP D VSLULWXDO SXULĂ€FDWLRQ depot, after which it ascends to Heaven. The Talmud uses the terms “Garden of Edenâ€? or the “Heavenly Academyâ€? to describe various levels and stages of this heavenly reward.

In this sense this world is a mere “corridor before the World to Come,� a temporary stepping stone where one may earn a place and seat in the World to Come. In fact the Chachomim state: “Better one hour of heavenly bliss in the World to Come than all the pleasures of this world� (Avot 4:17). One should not serve Hashem merely to receive this reward, yet Hashem does not remain in debt and will reward a person for all his good deeds. To this aim there is an “eye watching, an ear listening and a hand writing� all of a person’s actions in this world. An exact account is kept.

But although the revelations

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of the higher spiritual worlds are PDJQLÀFHQW DQG D WUXH UHZDUG IRU the soul’s efforts, what Hashem ultimately wants from us are the good deeds and mitzvos of this world.

It is for this reason that there is no open mention of the World to Come in the scripture. The Torah is primarily concerned with life on this world. The soul exists before its descent and returns to the heavenly realm in the afterlife. It is a “descent for the purpose of ascent,â€? the ascent EHLQJ WKH IXOĂ€OPHQW RI WKH XOWLPDWH purpose in creation, the construction of a dwelling for Hashem in this world.

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi used to say, “I do not want Your Gan Eden, I do not want Your World to Come, I only want You, Yourself.�

He meant that although the spiritual bliss of the World to Come is great, G-dliness is experienced only by IXOÀOOLQJ WKH XOWLPDWH SXUSRVH ² ZLWK one hour of repentance and good deeds in this world.

In addition, every neshama has a VSHFLÀF SXUSRVH EHVLGHV WKH JHQHUDO purpose of making an abode for Hashem in this world. The Baal Shem Tov said that a soul, in addition to keeping the Torah and mitzvos, may descend to this world and live for 70 or 80 years just to do a favor for another in the material or the spiritual realms. How does one know RQH¡V RZQ VSHFLÀF SXUSRVH" +RZ does one know which favor is the purpose of one’s soul’s descent? The answer is that everything happens by Divine Providence and if a person is presented with a certain opportunity, this is certainly sent from Above and should be treated as if it is the purpose of one’s neshama’s descent.

The particular time and place a person lives and his station in life, whether rich or poor etc., is decided from Above. A person’s only contribution is his reaction to any

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LETS DISCUSS IT not achieved its purpose. Even where there are brief moments of religious activity in the study of Torah and the practice of the mitzvos, it is sad to contemplate how often such activity is tainted by the lack of real enthusiasm and inner joy, without recognition that these are the activities which justify existence.

Apart from missing the vital point through failure to take advantage of WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR IXOÀO +DVKHP¡V Will, thus forfeiting the eternal EHQHÀWV WR EH GHULYHG WKHUHIURP LW LV contrary to sound reason to choose that side of life which accentuates the enslavement and degradation of the neshama while rejecting the good that is within it; namely, the great elevation that is to come from the neshama’s descent.

The proper thing to do is to make the most of the neshama’s sojourn on earth, and a life which is permeated

given situation. We are all presented with unique opportunities and challenges and it is our lot in life to utilize them for the Divine purpose.

Our Chachomim stated further, “each and every soul was in the presence of His Divine Majesty before coming down to this earth� and that, “the neshamos are hewn from under the Seat of Glory.� These sayings emphasize the essential nature of the neshama, its holiness and purity, and how it is completely divorced from anything material and physical. The soul itself, by its very nature, is not subject to any material desires or temptations, which arise only from the physical body.

Nevertheless, it was the Creator’s Will that the neshama – which is truly a “partâ€? of the Divine, should descend into the coarse, physical ZRUOG DQG EH FRQĂ€QHG ZLWKLQ DQG united with, a physical body for

scores of years in a state which is diametrically opposed to its spiritual nature. All this is for the purpose of a Divine mission, which the soul has to perform to purify and spiritualize the physical body and its related physical environment - making this world an abode for the Divine Presence. This can be done only through a life of Torah and mitzvos. :KHQ WKH QHVKDPD IXOÀOV this mission all the transient pain and suffering connected with the neshama’s descent and life on this HDUWK LV QRW RQO\ MXVWLÀHG EXW LQÀQLWHO\ RXWZHLJKHG E\ WKH JUHDW reward and everlasting bliss which the neshama enjoys thereafter.

From the above one can easily appreciate the extent of the tragedy of disregarding the neshama’s mission on earth. For, in doing so, one causes the soul to descend to this world virtually in vain, for one has

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LETS DISCUSS IT by the Torah and mitzvos makes this possible.

It is also abundantly clear that since Hashem, Who is the essence of goodness, compels the neshama to descend from its sublime heights to the lowest depths for the purpose of the study of the Torah and the IXOĂ€OPHQW RI WKH PLW]YRV LW PXVW PHDQ that the value of Torah and mitzvos is very great.

5HĂ HFWLQJ RQ WKH LPSRUWDQFH RI WKH 7RUDK DQG PLW]YRV VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ SHUWDLQLQJ WR WKLV OLIH UHĂ HFWLQJ DOVR that the Torah and mitzvot are the only means to attain the neshama’s SHUIHFWLRQ DQG WKH IXOĂ€OPHQW RI WKH Divine purpose; one will experience a sense of real joy at one’s fate and GHVWLQ\ GHVSLWH WKH PDQ\ GLIĂ€FXOWLHV and handicaps, from within and without, which are inevitable on this earth. Only in this way can one live up to the injunction, “Serve Hashem with joy.â€?

Ultimately, following such a path in life will lead to true happiness.

Happiness – in the Jewish sense – may EH GHÀQHG DV IROORZV ZKHQ D SHUVRQ LV doing what Hashem wants from him at any given moment. Therefore, if, at any given moment and situation, a person acts according to the directives of the Torah instruction, he is truly a happy and blessed person. This feeling transcends all worldly matters, for such a person understands that everything that happens in life is orchestrated by Hashem.

It is obviously necessary to study 7RUDK DQG EH DZDUH RI KRZ WR IXOĂ€O LWV directives in one’s daily life. Torah is Divine wisdom and there is no greater union with Hashem than by the intellectual unity of study. Yet, “the deed is the main thing.â€? The ultimate purpose of study is to lead to action – WR PLW]YDK SHUIRUPDQFH ² LQ IXOĂ€OOLQJ the purpose of creation, the making of an abode for the Divine in this world.

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Each and every mitzvah has a cosmic effect and reveals the presence of Hashem. The full revelation of this effect will be apparent when Mashiach comes. In that era, man’s entire pursuit will be to know Hashem.

Yerushalayim, the spiritual capital of the world is made up of two Hebrew words, yirah and shalem, meaning “perfect awe.� The rebuilding of Jerusalem denotes the reconstruction in the world of that perfect state of awe and the full presence of Hashem.

Every individual mitzvah is a step in IXOĂ€OOLQJ WKDW JRDO We would do well to heed the advice of Shlomo Hamelech, the wisest of all men, who wrote: Ultimately, all is known; fear Hashem, and observe His commandments; for this is the whole purpose of man.

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fter developing some innovative ways to add LEDs to wallpaper, and even the backside of televisions, it looks like Philips is setting its sights on OLJKWLQJ WKH Ă RRU EHQHDWK RXU IHHW as well. The company recently partnered with Desso, a high-quality carpeting producer, to create a new type of carpet embedded with LEDs WKDW FDQ WXUQ DQ\ Ă RRU VSDFH LQWR D customizable lighting array.

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be programmed to display important messages, directions, or other information, much like an electronic billboard.

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y sister and I are only one year apart in age.

Consequently, when I was 20 and she 19, we were both â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;on the dating sceneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the same time. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d often discuss our respective dates, laugh over dating disaster stories, or relay interesting tidbits about the guys ZH¡G JRQH RXW ZLWK :H FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHG in each other about all the ups and downs, joys and trials, hope and KHDUWEUHDN RI VKLGGXFKLP 7RGD\ Ă&#x20AC;YH years later, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re each Bâ&#x20AC;?H happily married with beautiful families of our own. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one incident that still stands out in our memories, and probably always will. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a night we often laughingly reminisce about. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time we bothâ&#x20AC;Ś My date, whose name was Chaim, came to pick me up at 8pm on Sunday. I was meeting the guy for WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH DQG KDG MXVW Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG adding some last minute puffs of hair VSUD\ ZKHQ KH DUULYHG )URP WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW minute, I knew it was not meant to be. He was short, more than a little overweight, and had evident gaps in his teeth when he smiled. It was all downhill from there. We found little to talk about in the car, he laughed at his own lame jokes, and he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop cracking his knuckles. But he did take me to a very elegant restaurant.

The place was pretty full, and we waited a few minutes to be seated.

As we were escorted to our table, we passed another couple that was

also obviously on a shidduch date.

When Chaim and I sat down, I was facing the young lady. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take more than one glance at her hairsprayed bob, to recognize my sister.

Her date, whose name was David, had obviously chosen the same restaurant. She looked up from her salad bowl, and her eyes widened in shock when she saw me sitting just

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Our dates were, incredibly, oblivious to the fact that two sisters were seated directly across from one another

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one table away. She stealthily winked at me, while her date continued his monologue. From her body language, I could tell her evening was going about as dismally as mine.

This was an opportunity we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to waste. Our dates were, incredibly, oblivious to the fact that two sisters were seated directly across from one another - at tables OHVV WKDQ Ă&#x20AC;YH IHHW DSDUW , H[FXVHG myself and went to the ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; room.

Moments later, my sister joined me. We laughed and commiserated

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about how miserably the night was turning out. Then, before returning to our seats, we decided on some â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;signalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d share, in order to communicate discreetly from our tables. Throughout the course of our PHDOV WKH QXPEHU RI Ă&#x20AC;QJHUV ZH¡G subtly hold up would signify, on a scale of 1-10, how well our dates were going. For example, if my sister laid IRXU Ă&#x20AC;QJHUV WR UHVW DJDLQVW KHU FKHHN the night rated a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; on her Richter scale. If I held up my water glass with VL[ Ă&#x20AC;QJHUV P\ HYHQLQJ ZDV UDQNLQJ a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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She scratched her nose with three Ă&#x20AC;QJHUV , UXEEHG P\ H\HV ZLWK WZRÂŤ Of course, it was all so immature, now that we look back. It amazes me still, that neither one of our dates had any idea we were communicating practically under their noses.

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Are We Being Baalei Chesed?

By Rabbi Moshe Shmiel Rottenberg

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re we simply learning about Mitzrayim, or are we reliving the times of Mitzrayim?

It is amazing to learn in sefarim about the incredible acts of chesed that Yidden did for one another during that Golus, and how they behaved towards each other with kindness, to help ease the pain and suffering. We read about incredible stories of similar chesed carried out during World War II. The mesiras nefesh that Klal Yisroel had for one another was almost beyond comprehension. We were like family, and we protected one another through every tzara.

Today bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;H there is no Paroh and no Hitler. Of course some people have it easier than others, but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make a cheshbon hanefesh about how we behave now that bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;H we are no longer living in Gehinnom.

I was recently by the funeral of a fairly young person. The levaya was called for one oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock in the afternoon on a business day. By a quarter to one there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even standing room.

People had to stand outside in the freezing cold - and they did. They were not even seen by the family, neither were they interested in being noticed. They came for the kavod of the niftar. The aron was brought in twenty minutes late, but nobody left.

receives an invitation to a wedding?

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be truthful. Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oy, I have to go to this wedding but I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have koach for it. I have to get all dressed and shlep myself out at night for this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; If your neighbor/ friend/relative/acquaintance would not have sent you an invitation in WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW SODFH \RX ZRXOG SUREDEO\ have taynos to him. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How dare he not invite me to his chasuna! He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider me close enough?!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; You would not be the happiest camper in the machane if he had left you out. But now that you got an invitation, you nebech have to go and if things run late you just make sure to be seen by the key family members and off you run. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done your duty.

How many times, when it comes to the main course, do we see so much of the baal simchaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money going down the drain because people are not there anymore to eat it! How few people are there by the second dance?

Why are we there for one another attentively. Many people even went out to the cemetery, a long drive away. during an eis tzara, but so far Mi kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;amcha Yisroel! Such chesed is removed during an eis simcha? Why truly unbelievable, and exists in no do we forget to appreciate the many simchos that we bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;H can enjoy in our other nation on earth.

1RZ OHW¡V WDNH D ORRN DW WKH Ă LS generation? Is it only Â?Â&#x153;Â&#x17E;Â&#x161;ÂŤÂ&#x17E;  Â&#x17E;Âą ¹¯° side. Enough with the tzaros, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take Â?²° that propels us toward chesed!? a look at simchos. What is the most We should relish the fact that we can common attitude exhibited when one linger for another half hour, or even an Everyone was patient. The speakers were many, but everyone listened

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should relish the fact that we can linger for another half hour, or even an extra hour, to participate in the simcha of a friend.â&#x20AC;?

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extra hour, to participate in the simcha of a friend, rather than participating in his tzara chas vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;shalom.

Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to reexamine the Â?²° Â?Â&#x153;Â&#x17E;Â&#x161;ÂŤÂ&#x17E;  Â&#x17E;Âą ¹¯° that kicked in in Golus Mitzrayim, and during WWII. Can it be that in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfortable world, with all the hustle and bustle, all the technology and our harried lifestyles, we have very few real friends who are there for us through thin and thick, through sadness and joy? We need to be the type of friend who is there for another not just to chat (or text) on the phone, but to be there during every life situation both bad and good, for ruchniyus and gashmiyus.

The mechatonim at a simcha should certainly be considerate of their guests and not keep them waiting for nothing because of a desire for extra pictures! But the guests should be there heart and soul, participating in the simcha with just as much, if not more, kavana and chesed than they would at a levaya, châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;v.

Rabbosai, bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;H we have simchos to celebrate.

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n 1990, Hungary slipped out of the clutches of Communist dictatorship. People were free as they had not been since ZKHQ 5XVVLD Ă&#x20AC;UVW LQYDGHG +XQJDU\ DQG QRZ IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH in three decades, people were at liberty to make choices regarding the schooling of their children.

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They invited Mr. Michael Cohen of London, who had served for more than twenty years in numerous educational capacities in England, to come to Hungary and help organize the school.

Mr. Cohen readily agreed and traveled to Budapest. There he placed ads in several newspapers announcing the formation of a new religious school. Mr. Reichmann and Mr. Moskowitz asked Mr. Cohen how many children he expected to register for the school. He replied that according to what he heard in the streets and the interest that he thought the ads had generated, he was sure they would have at least 50 children. Based on that estimate, they rented a few rooms to house the school.

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The parents were a bit surprised at the question but were willing to talk about it openly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember,â&#x20AC;? began one father, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that as a very young child, I went to a cheder, and so I wanted my child to go to one as well.â&#x20AC;?

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Somewhat subdued, the gentleman began reliving and retelling the event that would never be forgotten by anyone who was fortunate enough to hear it.

He began. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Germans occupied Hungary in 1944. They knew that the war was almost over for them, but in their savage obsession to kill as many Jews as possible, they rounded up as many of us as they could to send off to Auschwitz. All Hungarian Jews were WHUULĂ&#x20AC;HG â&#x20AC;&#x153;One night I heard my parents arguing frantically. I was listening from my bedroom upstairs and I came down to hear what they were saying, but the door to the living room was

locked, and so all I could do was look through the keyhole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My father was extremely agitated. He said to my mother, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What are you so worried about? No one knows we are Jewish. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look Jewish. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t act Jewish.

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any Jewish friends, and there is nothing Jewish in this house. Why would the Nazis even think of coming here?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mother protested. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How can you be sure that no one knows we are Jewish? Maybe there is a list somewhere. Maybe someone knows the truth about us and will turn us in to save his own skin?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;My father dismissed her argument. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Even if they did come here, they could not prove we were Jewish. There is nothing in this house that ... â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; Then he stopped talking in mid-sentence. His eyes had been darting around the room, and now, suddenly startled, he pointed to the highest shelf in the bookcase. My mother turned slowly, and then she saw what he was pointing to. It was a siddur, the siddur that her mother had given her on her wedding day.

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I always thought of myself as eighteen. It was easy to do because my father routinely shaved off a few years from my age to deny the passage of time. ´0\ GDXJKWHU VKH¡V WZHQW\ Ă&#x20AC;YH easy!â&#x20AC;?

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Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

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