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How the founding father of international finance remained humble and steadfastly committed to Torah values.

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Inevitably, when I share this information with anyone, their immediate response is, “You mean the rich ones?” I always respond with the answer that my grandfather gave me when, as a young child, I asked him the same question.

He recounted, with a twinkle in his eye, that when the patriarch of the Rothschild family, Baron Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), was on his deathbed he turned to his two sons and said to one of them, “To you I bequeath all of

my wealth,” and to the other he said, “And to you I bequeath the brains and smarts.” My grandfather concluded by saying, “We didn’t get the wealth!”

Mayer Amschel Rothschild was an incredible man, commonly referred to as “the founding father of international finance” and ranked seventh on the Forbes magazine list of “The 20 Most Influential Businessmen of All Time.” Yet, while he regularly circulated in royal circles as financier to Europe’s kings and queens, he remained steadfastly committed to Torah values and Torah

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observance. He was also known to be exceedingly humble.

This blend of extreme fame, massive wealth and humility is a rare anomaly. What exactly was the secret to his pious and grounded life?

There is a well-known story that has been passed down through the generations that may be the key to unlocking this mystery. Mayer A. Rothschild once hosted a well-known Eastern European Torah scholar at his mansion in FrankfurtAm-Main. At the end of a busy work day the Baron invited his illustrious guest to accompany him on a stroll through the

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As they walked, deep in conversation, they passed a small quaint cottage within the confines of the mansion.

The Torah scholar asked the Baron about the nature of the cottage. The Baron replied that it was his private office.

The perplexed guest pressed further, ”But don’t you have a private office in your home?

Why the need for two offices?”

The Baron tried to change the subject, hoping that his guest wouldn’t belabor the issue. But the Torah scholar persisted and the Baron finally capitulated and led him towards the cottage. He reached into his pocket and removed a key to open the door. He turned to his guest and related that even his own family members had never seen the inside of the cottage. When the guest saw the interior, he was shocked!

The bare windowless room was completely empty except for a coffin in the center of the floor. Inside of the coffin were burial shrouds, and the book Ma’avar Yabok (a handbook of Jewish Law on death and mourning).

Seeing the shock on the Torah scholar’s face, the Baron explained, “My professional life affords me the opportunity to interact with Europe’s kings, princes, the rich and famous.

I know that I can easily slip into the pitfall of arrogance and start believing that it is thanks entirely to the power and might of my own hand that I have

prestige and wealth. So, at least once a day I try to slip out into the garden, enter this cottage, don the shrouds, lie in the coffin and recite the final prayers and confession. This keeps me grounded and humble.”

In the Torah, Moses warns

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the fledgling Jewish nation on the precipice of the Land of Israel, “Take care lest you forget Hashem your God... lest you eat and be satisfied and build good houses and settle... and increase silver and gold for yourselves and everything that you have will increase and your heart will become haughty and you will forget Hashem your God who took you out of the Land of Egypt... And you may say in your heart ‘My strength and the might of my hand made me all this wealth.’ Remember that Hashem your G-d is the one that gave you strength to make wealth” (Deut. 8:11-18).

Baron Rothschild internalized this lesson and took extreme measures to ensure he never forgot that his wealth and fame were a gift from God. America is one of the most affluent societies in the history of mankind, and the challenge of maintaining one’s values in the face of a culture that prizes wealth and affluence is a constant one. Perhaps we can borrow a page from the good Baron’s playbook and ensure our continued prosperity by attributing our financial successes to the real source of our good fortune.

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My iPhone Addiction

by Ari

How I learned to gain control over my incessant need to be constantly connected.

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I’m a regular guy. I live in Jerusalem and learn Torah every day.

I exercise. I work a responsible job. I am good parent and spouse. And yes, I have a smart phone. I’ve heard about all the dire warnings from rabbis about the dangers of smart phones; their points are valid. But I needed my iPhone 24/6 for work and I had no choice.

Or so I thought until this summer.

Our family hosted Yael, a teenage girl who came to stay with us for a month after she finished up a year in seminary. Yael is a close family friend and we enjoy her company; she is great with the kids and helps out around the house. But after a week, I noticed that she had not left the house once.

In fact, she barely left the living room.

She just sat there on the couch, while

an entire world of chaos (five Israeli kids in apartment with neighborhood kids regularly stampeding through) exploded around her on a daily basis.

Not a glance, not a stare. She was in her own world, oblivious to her surroundings, consumed by whatsapp, snapchat, instagram, email, news updates and even updates about when there would be more updates.

Her thumbs tap danced on the screen at the speed of a Riverdance performer trying to keep up with the next beat – I mean beep. It was truly a spectacle to behold.

“Why are you sitting on the couch all day?” I asked her.

“Because I am attached,” Yael replied. She meant it literally. Her wireless phone was plugged into the wall. She did not leave the couch at the risk of running out of battery.

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her iPhone broke. Yael was helping out in the kitchen, serving two kids macaroni, pouring drinks and peeling a banana for the baby all with one hand. In her other hand was the iPhone, where she was performing a one-legged show with her free thumb.

As she reached for the send button, the phone slipped out of her hand and crashed onto the floor shattering the display and the phone wouldn’t turn on.

“What am I going to do?” she said.

“Can you grab the baby? He’s dangling from the highchair,” I said.

She froze. She couldn’t focus on anything but the fate of her 36 whatsapp groups, the expected evening instagrams, and the conclusion of the selfie photo series her friends were snapchatting down the aisle at Shop Rite.

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At the electronics repair shop the owner said to the visibly distraught Yael, “Come back tomorrow, I’ll see if maybe I can fix it.”

“Maybe? Did he say maybe?” I heard Yael say to herself.

By the time we got home, her facial expression went from worry to panic. She sat on the couch, almost crouched in a fetal position. She didn’t say a word, other than to ask if the guy from the electronics store called. The pandemonium of the lively kids didn’t faze her at all. She was catatonic and going through withdrawal.

At first I was nervous, then scared and finally disgusted – at myself. Yael was clearly extreme, but was I much better? What would I do if I didn’t have my iPhone for 24 hours? I’d be pretty agitated. Perhaps a client or colleague was trying to get in touch with me. What about the news?

The whatsapp group? The latest @dansdeals?

In many ways Yael and I suffered from the same addiction.

So I started thinking about gaining control over my need to be constantly connected to my iPhone.

A few days later, my 12-year-old son asked me for an iPhone. This has come up before and in the past I have just said no. Thank God his classmates do not have smartphones, so the pressure to get one is a lot less. But, this time I pulled him aside and said, “Look at Yael. Is this a life? You go out and play sports, go on fun hikes, and learn a lot of Torah. Do you want to sit on the couch all day? Do you want to be so attached to a phone that you can’t ever let it go?”

As the words were coming out of my mouth (while simultaneously responding to an email), I resolved to gain control and detach myself. I knew it wouldn’t be a complete cutting of the cord, but I needed to free myself for a period of time on a daily basis from the grid. And I did.

I got another phone; a simple one that makes and receives calls, and that’s it. For several hours a day I only carry the simple phone. If anyone needs to call me my regular number rings on the simple phone. When my workday starts, I turn on my iPhone.

It’s not a perfect solution but after doing this for only a number of weeks the change is noticeable and real. I am able to focus more on what I am actually doing like praying, learning, eating and even talking to my wife.

I am not constantly distracted by another buzz or ding.

I am focused on what I am doing right now. The emails, whatsapps and other updates can wait until I decide that I want to check them.

I am not advocating for a complete disengagement. I still use my iPhone and it provides me with the access I need and want for work, family connections, news and of course Waze. But I am changing my routine, blocking out large chunks of time – I’m at five waking hours a day – where I am in control.

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The Knock on my Door

by Judy Gruen

I was engrossed in Downton Abbey. Did I have to stop to welcome the beggar at my door?

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The sound of anticipation. Won’t someone please answer the door? I didn’t want to get the door. I was all but certain it was a meshulach, literally, a messenger, in need of money. They walk the streets of Jewish neighborhoods, men and women both, looking for mezuzahs affixed to the doorpost, a sign that a Jew lives there and won’t turn them away.

I am usually at home with my husband, and sometimes our daughter, in the evenings, and we answer the door for meshulachim every time. But I was alone and decided to ignore all obligations for the next hour. I would leave the dinner cleanup, the ordering of the newspapers and mail, even the knock on the door. I told myself I was not obligated to answer every call of every beggar, especially when I was alone at night. Besides, I was eager to settle in to watch Downton Abbey, a series that has me transfixed.

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moment were focused on the troubles afflicting the characters in a mythical castle in Edwardian England.

Living in a Jewish neighborhood, meshulachim knock at our door regularly, sometimes several times a week. Ever since my husband came home with a sign that says “Welcome Shabbas Guests!” which stays on the porch at a poorly hidden angle Sunday

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“Joe” explained that he had knocked on our door before, and my husband had helped him with a generous sum, which he specified. Was my husband home now?

No, I said, but I told him I would help with what I could. Joe launched into his story, which involved working for a company that been fingered by the federal government for illegal commercial dealings. Despite his insistence to the feds that his job had been too low-level for him to be culpable for the wrongdoing, he ended up in prison for several years. With a federal record, he works as a delivery guy for a kosher store. Joe said he needed $20,000 for medical treatment and had no insurance. He kept talking, showing me his medication bottles, and papers with doctors’ evaluations.

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When I asked if he had the teudah, the certificate from the local Jewish rabbinic organization that tries to “vet” the stories of the meshulachim, he fished it out but dismissed its relevance, which I found surprising and off-putting. Don’t those of us who are asked to give have a right to know the stories we are hearing have been verified to some degree?

“I’m so sorry about your troubles,” I said. “I’ll write you a check, but we have many people knocking on the door, so it will be a modest amount.”

He seemed surprised by this, and made a flippant remark questioning how severe other people’s needs were compared to his. Now I was almost angry. Was he that naïve or arrogant? Did he think he was the only one in financial crisis in the Jewish community? What if his story wasn’t entirely true?

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He’s a Jew in some sort of need,” my husband said.

Of course he was right. We are only trustees of the Almighty’s money, as the Mishnah says, “Give to Him what is His because you and yours are His” (Ethics of the Fathers 3:8). Joe was a true meshulach, a messenger reminding me of my immense blessings, as well as my obligations not to harden my heart, even for an

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the remaining oil. Add the carrots, celery and onions and cook until softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the flour 1 minute, then add the tomato paste and continue stirring until fragrant.

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Pat the meat dry and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and brown the meat well on all sides in 2 batches. Transfer the short ribs to a plate.

Transfer the beef to a platter and strain the sauce. Return the sauce to the heat to reduce and thicken a bit. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.

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Brooklyn’s Elite Urgent Care Center “Working at Chai Urgent Care means working with a team of world-class providers you won’t find anywhere else.

Our providers are compassionate, skilled, and dedicated to our patients. What makes Chai Urgent Care different?

We do.”

HOURS OF OPERATION Open Weekdays: 4 PM to Midnight Motzei Shabbos: 1 hour after the zman until Midnight

At Chai Urgent Care, our team is dedicated to treating your family with the care they deserve. For emergencies big and small, Chai Urgent Care offers a full medical staff and a personal commitment to quality service.

Wound Care Stitches On-Site Imaging & EKG I.V. Infusion Orthopedic Care Flu Shots

Lab Work

No appointments. No wait time.

3808 14th Avenue 718.972.2424

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- Appointments Welcome -

KSONES PASIM Quality Goods Discounted

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Store hours: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 11-5, Friday 10-1

1868-47th St. • 718-438-8488