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Sukkos & the Purpose of Life

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n Yom Kippur, we disengage from the normal lives that we live and enter a place of holiness. We don’t eat or drink, we wear white to symbolize our angelic origins and we spend the majority of the day in prayer. Then, before you know the holiday of Sukkos arrives and we’re singing and dancing, eating and drinking, and having the time of our lives partying in the sukkah.

What is the secret behind this extreme shift in our overall approach to the holidays? The answer is hidden within one of the philosophical foundations of Judaism.

When I was a young student I recall my teacher once asking us, “Gentlemen, how much do you have to change yourself for it to be considered a valuable change?”

One after another students would suggest different ways to measure the success of true growth and inner change. After a few minutes he silenced the class and said, “From now on I want you to remember, there is no such thing as small change – all change, even in the little things, has a big impact.”

What does it mean to be holy? Kedusha - holiness is often misunderstood. There is a notion that holiness means to be totally disconnected from mundane reality; that it is sacred and something completely elevated. When we think of

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holy imagery we may imagine a monk sitting on the mountain top meditating and speaking gently, or someone else who stands detached from the day-to-day grind of work, computers and technology, changing diapers and cooking.

Nothing could be further from the truth. To truly be holy means to be fully and passionately connected and identified with our inner self, while at the same having the capacity to express that through our day-to-day life.

The opposite of the word kodesh – holy, is the word chol – mundane.

Interestingly, chol is also the same Hebrew word for sand. Why? Sand is unique from dirt in that no matter how much water you use to make the pieces stick, they ultimately remain separate entities and never really connect or join together. To be mundane means to be disconnected from our true purpose and meaning in life.

The opposite is holiness which ultimately is the passionate connection to our soul, Hashem and the pervasive purpose that exists within the fabric of creation.

On Yom Kippur, we temporarily leave the world behind and elevate our body to the place of our soul. We stop engaging in the material world by refraining from wearing comfortable shoes, showering, eating or drinking and spend the majority of the day in spiritual pursuits. Though we may see this as the holiest of holidays – the word choice of Hashem in the Torah is

tahara (see Leviticus 16:30) which means cleansing and healing.

But on Sukkos, we don’t bring our body up to our soul, rather we bring our newly cleansed and clarified soul and vision back down into our body. We are meant to ask ourselves the question: “Now that I went through the ten days of repentance, how can I bring that down into my day to day life – to live as an expression of my deepest self?” The answer to that question is in the Sukkah.

The sukkah is a place where everything we do from eating and drinking to sleeping and shmoozing becomes elevated and sanctified because it’s being done within the context of a mitzvah, a divine commandment. The mitzvah of living in the sukkah affords us the opportunity to see what life would be like if everything we did was connected with true depth, beauty and meaning.

The Torah teaches us that to truly be a holy person, we need not run away from the world and up towards the soul, rather we must grab the world with all of its glory, identify and fill it with the majesty of our own unique divinity. This Sukkos, let us take the time to remember how high we reached on Yom Kippur and find many ways to channel those moments into our day to day lives and elevate even the little things.

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by Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky

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Bringing Torah home.

he little kids quickly formed a train, each with his hands on the shoulders of the boy in front of him. They lurched into motion, running madly around the periphery of the shul as throngs of people danced in concentric rings around the bima. Some carried Torah scrolls, adorned in silver crowns and velvet finery. Others carried their small children on their shoulders. As one song ended, another one caught on, and no one wanted to stop.

Observing the action was a girl name Rachel, one of a group of teenage girls who were guests at the home of Rabbi Benzion Klatzko. Dressed in her fashionable best, she watched the frenetic scene with glee; this was an experience unlike any she had encountered thus far in Judaism.

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To Rachel, the spirit of the night was an injection of life itself, a salve for her ailing soul.

All at once, Rachel’s snapped into sharp focus. Their host, Rabbi Klatzko, stood up on a chair in front of the bima, clutching a miniature Torah scroll in his hands. He had a story to tell, and the men, women and children packed into the shul were eager to hear it. Rachel strained to hear every word of the tale, for she knew that it would speak to her.

“Every week, in my home, I have the privilege of hosting about 30 to 40 people for Shabbos meals. Most of them are college students who are Jewish but have never had the chance to experience a Shabbos. They come from all kinds of backgrounds and all kinds of places across the country, and they join together at my

home and get a taste of what Shabbos is about.

“The only thing is, many of them are uncomfortable about going to a traditional shul. They’d rather stay at my house and wait until I come home. The drawback to that is that they never have the chance to see the beauty of a real Shabbos davening.

So I decided that the best thing to do would be to buy my own Torah scroll and ark for my living room. That way, I could have the davening at home, and they could take part in it and still feel comfortable.

Plus, it would give many of them a chance for an aliyah, some who haven’t had one since their bar mitzvah. And there are those that didn’t even have a bar mitzvah and have never been called up to the Torah in their lives.

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find a kosher Torah scroll at a decent price? And an ark would also be a big investment. So it seemed that, short of a miracle, my idea would be impossible to pull off. However, Hashem doesn’t just perform miracles for you. You have to do your part and hope that He will take care of the rest.

“So I opened up the papers and looked around to see if anyone had a Torah scroll for sale. And believe it or not, someone did. I immediately called the number and on the other end of the phone was an elderly man who said he had a very small Torah scroll that he was selling. It was 11 inches tall.

“I asked him where he got it, and he told me that his father had been a rabbi of a shul in the Catskills which eventually died out. They auctioned everything off, and the Torah scroll was the only thing they kept. It had been sitting in his closet unused for 50 years, and now he felt it was time to sell that as well.

“Although he wanted quite a bit of money for it and the price was a bit steep for me, I told him that I would like to take a look at it. He agreed to come to my home to show me the Torah.

“A few days later Mr. Foreman came.

He showed me a beautiful Torah scroll -- over 200 years old but in perfect condition. He asked me why I needed it, and I explained about my Shabbos guests and my idea to enable them to daven at my home, where they would be comfortable.

“He stared at me for a moment seeming very moved by the idea that this Torah would help people come closer to Judaism. All of a sudden, he started crying -- I mean really crying with tears streaming down his face. I was trying to get him to talk, but he literally couldn’t get any words out. Finally, he explained.

He had drifted away from Judaism and married a Buddhist woman. This Torah scroll was his only connection, and at this point, he felt so cut off that he thought he might as well sell it. But when he found out that this Torah would help reconnect people to Judaism, he wanted to give it to me as a gift. In this way, he felt he would perhaps have the merit to be reconnected too and find his way home at last.

“I didn’t know what to say, but I certainly appreciated his incredible gift.

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I realized that this was a Torah that had been basically homeless for the past 50 years. There was no one to read it, hold it or keep it properly, and now Hashem gave the Torah a home, and would hopefully bring this lonely Jew back in the near future as well.

“Now, what about an ark? That’s a story of its own. I found an online ad for an old Jewish artifact, a Jewish chest.

The sellers weren’t Jewish, but they had bought it from a priest who told them it was of Jewish origin.

“When I opened the online pictures of the chest, I saw before me what seemed to be a beautifully crafted ark.

It was small, so it wouldn’t be able to hold a regular sized Torah, but would be perfect for the Torah we had. But when I viewed a picture of the top of the ark, I almost fainted. There was a large cross attached to it. All of a sudden, I was not at all sure that this was an item of Jewish origin.

Suddenly I noticed a small plaque at the bottom of it. I asked the sellers to send me a photo of the plaque which appeared to have Hebrew writing on it.

They sent me a picture where there was a clear inscription in Hebrew that said “Behold, the guardian of Israel neither sleeps nor slumbers Psalms 121), which proved that the item must be Jewish.

The cross upon closer examination, they said, was a separate piece that had been attached. I realized that the priest who bought this ark must have made that addition. I was deeply moved, and was certain that the hand of Hashem was clearly guiding me.

“I bought the ark and had it delivered to my home. The cross was removed and I marveled at the verse that was inscribed. I have never seen this particular verse inscribed on an ark before. And I realized that there was a message here. It was as if Hashem were saying that although this ark was lost for many years, He would never forget about it. He didn’t rest until it finally was brought home to Jewish hands.

“My dear friends, look at what we have here. A Torah that was neglected for so many years was finally given a home in an ark that had been used by a priest. Yet the message was clear that Hashem would never give up on them.

He had not forgotten about this lost ark and Torah scroll, and finally the two of

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her heart beating in her ears. She waited a long time, perhaps an hour or more, until she was certain that no one in the house remained awake. She slipped out of bed and tip-toed into the living room. There stood the ark, as if it had been waiting for her.

There, she spoke her heart to Hashem, praying that the sweetness of this home would be hers, in her own life, some day.

These were the first prayers her lips had uttered for many years. The bitterness of her own family home – the constant fighting, the blame and anger, the storm clouds that threatened to blow through the front door at any moment – had acted like a razor-sharp wire-cutter, severing her connection to Hashem. Here at the Klatzko’s home, she could feel the connection being mended; the power was sputtering back into her being, and once again beginning to flow.

Recalling the Torah scroll’s exile, she thought of herself. “My dear, holy Torah scroll, you know what it’s like to be neglected. You know how it feels to live

with people who don’t see the beauty in you and don’t understand what you are worth. I’ve lived that way my whole life, but you’ve lived like that so much longer.

Fifty whole years you stood there and no one kissed you or carried you or looked inside you to see what was there. But you’ve given me hope, because even after 50 years, look what happened! Look what a night you just had! Everyone hugged you and kissed you. Everyone wanted to dance with you. You were the star of the show.

The Almighty doesn’t sleep. He keeps watch over His people, and He’s keeping watch over me.

“Please, Hashem, I’m begging you, may I be like this Torah scroll. I know there is still holiness in me. Please let me hold onto it, just like this Torah did. And when the time is right, bring me a husband who will honor me and love me the way a wife should be honored. Let me have a home that’s happy, and holy, and full of children and guests and kindness, just like this home. Please, Hashem, find me, too, and bring me home.”

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them were brought together and can now be used to bring young men and woman back to their Father in Heaven as well.

“This Torah has not been danced with for over 50 years, and now we have the chance to welcome it home. Let’s give it the welcome it deserves.”

As if on cue, the entire shul erupted in singing and dancing. The tiny Torah scroll was in the center of it all, soaking up the overflowing love and honor it had been missing for decades. It was no longer locked away, unused and untouched on this holiday meant for rejoicing. It was where it belonged, in the center of it all Later that night, Rabbi Klatzko brought the Torah home and secured it inside the ark in his living room. To Rachel, it was not just the sense of tranquility and warmth that Rachel relished. It was the awesome, indescribable feeling of this unique Torah scroll.

The meal ended late, and at last, the contented but exhausted group headed to their rooms for a night’s sleep. Rachel, lay in bed, eyes wide open, with the sound of

Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

The Shmuz on the Parsha

The Mitzvah to be Happy Sukkos “Because you did not serve HASHEM, your G-d, amid gladness and goodness of heart when everything was abundant.” — Devarim 28:47 The destiny of the Jews

The fate of the Jewish people is unlike that of any other nation. We are either exalted and revered or downtrodden and oppressed — there is no middle ground.

If we follow the ways of HASHEM, the Torah assures us that we will live a life of prosperity, abundance, and peace. Secure in our borders, finding only goodness and happiness in our land, we will be blessed.

However, if we reject HASHEM’s ways, then we will be cursed; oppressed, and tortured, — hunted down by our enemies until we are thrown out of our land..

At the end of a long prophecy of what will befall us if we don’t follow the ways of HASHEM, the Torah seems to lay the blame on one issue: because you did not serve HASHEM, your G-d, amid gladness and goodness of heart when everything was abundant. It seems the pivotal point of these two extremes is based on simcha.-- Implying that serving HASHEM with happiness is critical to our success as a nation.

Rabbeinu Bachya explains that this is because the mitzvahs must be done with joy and complete devotion. When the mitzvahs are done without joyfulness, they are lacking in their effect, and this can be part of the spiral downward.

He then gives an example of a mitzvah that wasn’t done with complete motivation. The Medrash tells us that when Reuvain attempted to save Yosef from his brothers, he said, “Let us put him

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in the pit.” His intention was to buy some time to eventually save him. However, had he realized that he would be recorded in history as the one who saved Yosef, he would have put him on his shoulders and carried him home to his father. From here we see the importance of doing a mitzvah with complete dedication and commitment.

The power of Simcha

This Rabbeinu Bachaya is difficult to understand on two levels. First, how can the Torah command me to be happy?

Being happy isn’t an emotion that we can turn on and off like a light switch. And second, how can we compare the effect of doing a mitzvah joyfully to the case of Reuvain? That was a classic example of kavod. We are well aware that honor is one of the most powerful driving forces in the human condition. Public recognition, fame, and having one’s name in the floodlights of history are things that people in every generation kill for. Granted Reuvain was a tzaddik, but the fact that he would have been titled the savior of Yosef for eternity is something that would propel a man to extremes. How can that be compared to something as minor as joy in the performance of a mitzvah? While happiness when doing a mitzvah may be a nicety, it certainly can’t be ranked up there with kavod as a driving force.

The answer to these questions can best be understood through a different

perspective.

If I were a rich man

Sheldon G. Adelson, the son of immigrant parents, grew up in a poor neighborhood of Boston. His father was a taxi driver; his mother ran a knitting store.

At a young age, Adelson began showing an entrepreneurial spirit, first by selling newspapers on local street corners, and then by becoming the owner of his first business at age twelve. Over the course of his working career, he built over fifty companies. He is now the owner of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the parent company of the Venetian Resort.

In 2003, his net worth was ranked at 1.4 billion dollars. While that is an impressive sum, it didn’t put him anywhere near the richest people in the world. However, when he took his company public, a rather interesting thing happened. His personal wealth increased by 750%. By 2004, his personal worth had increased to over 20 billion dollars, making him the fifth richest man in the world. Forbes magazine estimates that over those two years, Adelson’s fortune had been growing by $1 million every hour.

I want you to imagine for a moment what it must feel like to know that your wealth is increasing at that rate. You sit down to a leisurely lunch and walk away a million dollars richer. Open a Gemarah for the daf HaYomi – there’s another $750,000. Lie down for a Shabbos nap;

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The single most difficult concept that we human beings deal with is our mortality. While we are cognitively aware of it, emotionally we just don’t feel it will happen. With that emotional blindness comes blindness to the value of our actions. Since in our operating reality, I will never die, then what I do or don’t do really doesn’t matter.

If for a flashing moment, I were to see what the World to Come will be like for me, I would effectively lose free will.

The extraordinary accomplishment of one mitzvah would so overwhelm me that I would be completely and radically different — not different physically, not smarter, but much more driven to accomplish my purpose in life. When Chazal tell us over and over again that mitzvahs are worth far more than the greatest treasures in this world, it is because they had that clarity. They understood what it will be like for each of us as we regale in our great wealth.

In that World, we will look back at every chance we had to grow as the greatest opportunity ever given to man. We will look back at our mitzvahs, and they will bring us far more joy than earning than a million dollars an hour.

This seems to be the answer to Rabbenu Bachya. One of the greatest motivators in the human is enthusiasm. That enthusiasm is based on a value system. If I value money, I will be driven to pursue it, and the acquisition of it will bring me great joy. If I gain a deeper perspective on life, then I experience elation, knowing that my net worth in the World to Come is growing at an incredible rate. My investments are paying back in spades.

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Ready to Come Home

by Lauren Shaps

A long time ago I ran away from home.

Little did I know that it would teach me the meaning of Sukkos.

A long time ago and far, far away, I got mad at my parents. This was many years before the concept of stranger danger had become part of every preschool curriculum, so I did what any selfrespecting 8- year-old would do. I packed my bags and I left home.

I wandered up the main drag of our newly built suburban neighborhood, shlepping my suitcase, until it got too heavy to drag any further. When both my strength and my anger were fully depleted, I turned around to head home.

There I saw the most welcome site an 8-year-old runaway could ever wish for. It was my dad, in our old red Chevy. He had been following quietly, a safe distance behind me, patiently waiting until I was ready to come home.

We make a big mistake by viewing the Jewish holidays as individual entities, unrelated and standing on their own. If

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we saw them as linked, a trajectory of events, we would see a theme that grows from Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah.

Every one of us has a relationship with Hashem. It could range from one of anger and rejection to neutral disbelief. Or it could be one of struggling to believe and to feel a sense of spirituality in a world that appears so real, so physical and concrete. And for the lucky few of simple faith and for those who work very hard to develop the faith that does not come easily, they feel a relationship with the Divine, Hashem’s active involvement, His love and compassion, in all aspects of life.

The holiday season is a triumvirate linking mind, emotion and action. Rosh Hashanah is about creating the proper mindset. We take time to focus on a concept that is so easy to state and so difficult to truly comprehend, the

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understanding that Hashem is King and He runs the world.

Yom Kippur is about our emotions.

If Hashem is truly King and I have spent my year thinking that I was the master of the universe, then I’ve made lots of mistakes, for which I have great regret.

I’ve distanced myself from others and from Hashem. I’ve run away from the very One who gives me a livelihood, health, life and breath and love.

Sukkos is about doing. It’s one more way that we show the Almighty that we get it. We take our thoughts and feelings and put them into action. Not because October is a lovely time to sit outside (especially here in Canada), but because Hashem gave us a Torah full of wisdom for living, and one of His commandments is to spend the week of Sukkos living outside in the sukkah, making ourselves vulnerable under the flimsy roof and

canopy of stars.

But back to running away. On some level, we all remain 8 years old. We think that we can run away from Hashem, that we can exist without the Almighty. We think that we are free and independent, that we can be it all and do it all, all by ourselves. Simon and Garfunkel, two nice Jewish boys, reflected that mindset best when they sang, “I am a rock, I am an island.”

Rosh Hashanah is the first step of teshuva, of return. To whom are we returning? To Hashem, the Almighty, King of the Universe. Yom Kippur comes next; the road is long, our baggage gets heavy. We aren’t so independent after all.

We have challenges in our lives and challenges in the world.

We can’t do it alone. So we begin to regret having been so childish, so arrogant, so self-focused, so enamored of our capabilities. We want to repair the relationship. We need Hashem to help us out, to keep us safe, to meet our abundant and never-ending needs. We want to come home. We open our hearts. We repent with regret. We pray with sincerity.

And then it’s Sukkos. Just like my dad, may he live and be well, has always been there quietly to rescue me from trouble, mostly of my own making, and to bring me home, Hashem too is following our journey quietly, from behind.

When we repent and turn around, the Almighty welcomes us back. The sukkah is a flimsy shelter. It gets wet in the rain, the wind blows through the gaps between the boards.

On cold nights, we shiver and on hot days, the bees join us for lunch or dinner. The sukkah reminds us that our security and safety depend on the Almighty. The world is His home.

Sukkos completes our cycle of holidays. We come home again, this time to the warm embrace of the One Above.

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‫בשנת תשבשנת‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ש‬ ‫ע“ו‬ ‫ע“ו‬

‫‪In the year 2016‬‬

‫‪babies‬‬ ‫תינוקות‬ ‫תינוקות‬ ‫‪were lost‬‬

‫אבדו‬ ‫אבדו‬

‫‪Can you stand by‬‬ ‫?‪and let this happen‬‬

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‫בסכום של ‪ 4,500‬ש“ח אגודת אפרת מצילה תינוק שבוי ‪Rambam: “There is no‬‬ ‫בסכום של ‪ 4,500‬ש“ח אגודת אפרת מצילה תינוק שבוי‬ ‫‪Mitzva greater than‬‬ ‫‪redeeming someone‬‬ ‫בברכה בברכה‬ ‫תתקבלתתקבל‬ ‫תרומהתרומה‬ ‫כל כל‬ ‫”‪from captivity‬‬ ‫‪(Rambam, Hilchot Matanot‬‬ ‫)‪L’Aniyim 8,10‬‬

‫שבויים‬ ‫תינוקות‬ ‫להצלת‬ ‫שותף‬ ‫שבויים‬ ‫תינוקות‬ ‫להצלת‬ ‫שותף‬ ‫היה היה‬

‫‪“Saving a Jewish life‬‬ ‫‪takes priority over writing‬‬ ‫‪a Sefer Torah in memory‬‬ ‫”‪of a loved one.‬‬

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iving in an age where you can get a flu shot on your next grocery run and wholesale warehouse clubs carry full aisles full of painkillers, allergy medicines and antacids, there is something extremely comforting about walking into Coney Island Chemist, a full-service pharmacy that has made a name for itself by providing impeccable customer service that goes way beyond the extra mile.

Located on Coney Island Avenue in Gravesend just off Avenue U, owner Michael Bakayev prides himself on running a business that he describes as “old school.”

“We are a real mom and pop shop,” Bakayev told The Buzz. “Everyone who

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comes in knows each other and the pharmacist knows everyone’s name.

People share stories here and there when they come in to fill

a prescription and they develop that close personal relationship. There is a real sense of community here.”

Just 29 years old, Bakayev already has 12 years of experience in the pharmacy business under his belt, but despite a history of hands-on training, he continues to hone his skills by taking yearly classes along with Coney Island Chemist’s licensed pharmacists.

Bakayev has created a real niche at his pharmacy, which first opened its doors in January 2017.

More than just a place to fill a prescription, Coney Island Chemist is officially open from 9 AM to 8 PM, but knowing that emergencies can arise at any time of day or night, Bakayev is available to customers on his cell phone 24 hour a day.

“I have had patients call me at 3 AM

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“We are a real mom and pop shop,” Bakayev told The Buzz. telling me they are flying out at noon the next day and forgot to refill their prescription and I have personally made sure that they had their medicines before they got on that plane,” said Bakayev.

“We have had people call us at night and tell us that they forgot to pick up injections that they need right away and while most stores would say ‘wait until tomorrow,’ we don’t, and we get things there as quickly as possible. We are like Hatzolah, but with prescription drugs.”

In addition to being a full-service pharmacy, Coney Island Chemist also carries a full line of organic baby items, educational toys, household items and cosmetics. Bakeyev also specializes in pharmaceuticals for pets, which can often be hard to find, and blister pack medications. The pharmacy’s staff of fifteen employees is also very well versed in another common problem: dealing with allergies.

“A lot of people come in and they just want to take Claritin, but we have seen that our customers get better results when they go to an allergist so we often suggest particular doctors and tests that may be helpful,” said Bakayev.

The fact that Bakayev is also involved in the real estate business gives him the ability to use Coney Island as a means to give back to the local community. Not only does he contribute generously to local shuls and kollels, but Bakayev also extends special courtesies to customers who don’t have medical insurance, often furnishing them with drugs at cost price.

“When people don’t have insurance, it is usually because they can’t afford to pay for it,” noted Bakayev.

“Medicines are already expensive, so we try to do our best for people who need help in any way we can.”

Similarly, Coney Island Chemist’s full line of over-the-counter drugs typically sell at close to cost prices.

“It’s not about the money for us,” said Bakayev. “My wife and I don’t need to be rich. Our goal was to create a place where no matter what you need, you aren’t treated like just another face. We are here because we care about your health and if we need to take a loss to save a life that is what we stand for.”

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Warm Desserts for Sukkos Get ready for the best part of the meal!

by Elizabeth Kurtz No matter where you are or what your climate is, these desserts will WOW your guests and make your Sukkos table extra special. I like to serve warm desserts on Yom Tov, especially on Sukkos when the nights tend to be cool and we can use our ovens. These can be made ahead of time and re-warmed for easier preparation and planning. The sugar cookie fruit pizza and triple chocolate cake with marshmallow would be my day meal choices and the warm options are best at night. But let me know what works best for you. Good Yom Tov!

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Red Velvet Molten Lava Cakes Red Velvet Molten Lava CakesServes 4, can be doubled 4 ounces semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate 4 tablespoons margarine 1 large egg 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1/2 ounce red food coloring Pinch salt 3 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon softened margarine, for pans cocoa powder for pans powdered sugar for dusting cakes

light layer covering the surface. Divide cake batter between ramekins or cupcake tins.

Bake cakes for 14 minutes or until the cakes are starting to crack on the surface. Don’t overbake them.

Remove cakes from oven and let cool for a few minutes.

Run a knife around the edges of the cakes and carefully invert them serving plates. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve immediately.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Over a double boiler or in a microwave or over a very low flame, in a small pot, melt chocolate and margarine, stirring until smooth.

In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, sugar, vinegar, food coloring, and a pinch of salt. When chocolate is melted, slowly whisk it into the egg mixture until combined. Stir in flour and mix until just blended, do not overmix.

Grease four small (7 ounce) baking ramekins or cupcake tins. Sprinkle the ramekins or tins with cocoa powder until lightly coated. Tap out extra cocoa powder so there is only a

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Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza Sugar Cookie Fruit PizzaServes 8 - 10 How pretty and delicious does this look? This one tastes as good as it looks and it is easily done with the kids. If you prefer, buy the cookie dough in the freezer section of the market and bake it according to the package instructions. Let the kids be creative and messy. It all still tastes great. Make sure you dry the fruit well before placing it on top of the frosting. It will keep longer if the fruit has no moisture in it.

Crust 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted margarine or butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Frosting 1 (8-ounce) package Tofutti cream cheese or dairy cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest Pinch salt Fresh Fruit Topping: 1 cup blueberries 1 cup sliced kiwi 1 cup sliced nectarines 1 cup strawberries, sliced Or any fruit of your choice in varied colors and textures For the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10 to 12-inch tart pan or pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a mixer, cream margarine and sugars until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Slowly add the flour mixture into the creamed margarine and mix until blended. Remove the dough from the bowl and press into the prepared pan. (You may need to dust your hands with some flour to prevent the dough from sticking to them. It is wet dough when it comes together.)

Bake until the edges just start to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

For the frosting: In a mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest and a pinch of salt until smooth. Spread evenly on the cooled crust.

To assemble: Arrange the fresh fruit in the desired pattern on top of the pizza.

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Hot Chocolate Pudding Cake Hot Chocolate Pudding CakeServes 10 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided 1 cup flour 1/2 cup cocoa, divided 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup non-dairy creamer or soymilk 1/3 cup margarine, melted 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 1/4 cups hot water Pareve whipped cream Heat oven to 350°F. Combine 3/4 cup granulated sugar, flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir in non-dairy creamer, margerine and vanilla; and mix until smooth.

Pour batter into ungreased 9-inch square baking pan.

In a small bowl, stir together remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle mixture evenly over batter. Pour hot water over top; DO NOT stir.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from oven; let stand 15 minutes.

Serve warm scooping pudding-like center with some of the soufflĂŠ cake, topped with whipped cream.

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Warm Apple Cranberry Turnovers Warm Apple Cranberry TurnoversMakes 8 large turnovers This is a recipe for homemade dough turnovers. Feel free to make the filling and roll out squares of store-bought puff pastry if you prefer.

1 ¼ cups (2 ½ sticks) unsalted margarine, room temperature, divided 6 ounces pareve cream cheese (Tofutti), at room temperature 2 2/3 cups (12 ounces) flour, more for rolling ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ cup packed light brown sugar 4 medium apples (about 1 ½ pounds), peeled, cored, and sliced ¼ inch thick ¾ cup fresh or frozen cranberries ½ teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 large egg, lightly beaten 3 tablespoons sugar for sprinkling In a mixer, cream 1 cup (2 sticks) of the margarine with Tofutti cream cheese until smooth, about 1 minute. Add flour and ½ teaspoon salt, and mix on low speed just until it comes together in a ball. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a square slab. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight.

Meanwhile, put the remaining ¼ cup (1/2 stick) margarine, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt in a large skillet over medium heat. When margarine is melted, add apples and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Mix in the cranberries and lemon juice and cool completely.

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When you’re ready to roll the dough, position racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment or nonstick liner.

Transfer one half of the dough to a lightly floured work surface and roll it out into 12 inch square about 1/8 thick. Cut the dough into four 6 inch squares and set aside. Repeat with the other half of the dough.

Divide apple filling among the dough squares, leaving at least a ½ inch border around the edge. Brush the borders lightly with the beaten egg and fold each square in half to make a triangle.

Use a fork to crimp the edges and ensure a good seal.

Transfer turnovers to the 2 baking sheets, spacing them evenly apart. Brush tops of turnovers with egg and sprinkle generously with sugar. Cut 3 small slits into the top of each turnover.

Bake for 15 minutes and then rotate the sheets top to bottom and front to back. Continue to bake until golden brown and you can see the filling bubbling through the sits, about 15 minutes longer.

Let cool slightly on the baking sheets. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Note: these turnovers can easily be assembled and then frozen.

Freeze them on the lined baking sheet; when solid, transfer to a zip-top bag and seal. They’ll keep for up to 2 months this way.

When ready to bake, arrange on a baking sheet and bake as directed- they’ll just take an extra 10 minutes or so in the oven.

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Apple Brown Betty Apple Brown BettyServes 10 6 cups cubed challah bread 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest Pinch of salt 4 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 1/2 cup apple cider 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 3 tablespoons cold unsalted margarine Pareve vanilla ice cream or pareve whipped cream, for serving Preheat oven to 350°. Spread challah on a baking sheet and toast until dry, about 8 minutes. Let cool, then pulse the bread into coarse crumbs in a food processor. Spread one-third of the crumbs in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish in an even layer.

Spread half of the apples over the crumbs in the baking dish and top with half of the sugar mixture.

In another bowl, mix cider with the lemon and orange juices; drizzle over the apples. Cover with another third of the crumbs and the remaining apples and sugar mixture. Cover with remaining crumbs.

Using a sharp knife, shave the margarine as thinly as possible; dot it all over the top.

Bake the apple Betty in the center of the oven for about 1 hour, until the apples are tender and the juices are bubbling; cover the baking dish during the last 15 minutes to prevent the crumbs from getting too dark. Let cool for 30 minutes, then serve with pareve vanilla ice cream or pareve whipped cream.

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Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Marshmallow Icing Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Marshmallow IcingServes 12 – 14 This is a great chocolate cake with a super special icing. I love it and am using it on carrot cake and on all flavors of cupcakes. It’s similar to a cooked meringue icing but has an extra creaminess from the marshmallows. You can use this chocolate cake recipe or any other one. Just make sure you make the icing!

2 1/4 cups sugar, divided 4 ounces (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing cake pans 3 cups cake flour, sifted 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine, room temperature 4 large eggs, room temperature 3/4 cup non-dairy milk (pareve) Marshmallow icing, recipe follows In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of the sugar, chocolate and vanilla. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Set aside to cool.

Spread the Icing between the layers and all over the top and sides of the cake. I do this cake in three layers but you can do it in 2 layers too.

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Marshmallow Icing: 3 large egg whites, room temperature Pinch salt 3 cups sugar 3 tablespoons white corn syrup 3/4 teaspoon white vinegar 1/3 cup mini marshmallows (about 30) – you must use the mini, the big ones do not melt well enough 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Pour the egg whites and salt into a stand mixer fitted with a whip attachment. Beat the egg whites until smooth but not stiff; they should not form stiff peaks.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare three 9-inch round cake pans: spray bottom and sides of each pan with cooking spray; line the pans with parchment paper; then spray again with cooking spray.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. In a mixer, cream margarine and the remaining 1 3/4 cups sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add cooled chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Add sifted flour mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Do not overmix.

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Pour batter evenly into the cake pans and bake for 35 minutes, or until done. (a tester should come out with moist crumbs)..

Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then cool completely on wire racks.

GourmetKosherCooking.comIn a large saucepan, mix the sugar, 3/4 cup water, corn syrup and vinegar. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then heat the mixture until it reaches 265 degrees F on a candy thermometer, about 12 minutes. When done, the syrup will spin a long thread when poured off the edge of a spoon.

Remove the syrup from the heat and stir in the mini marshmallows. The mixture will be foamy. With the mixer running at high speed, stream the syrup into the egg whites. Beat well, and then beat in the vanilla.

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he second we turned into Biashara Street a young beggar, who had appointed himself as a “parking boy,” found us an available spot for our car. Then he put out his hand so that my husband could pay him for his unsolicited help.

“I’m not paying for something I didn’t ask for,” my husband, Yechiel, said.

I smiled. We had been married for only a few months and it was the first time that Yechiel and I were visiting my parents in Nairobi, Kenya. I was excited to be sharing the memories of my childhood home with him.

Earlier that morning, I had decided that it was the perfect day to go shopping for fabric in the city center. Now, as we stepped out of the car, I suggested, “You had better pay if you want to find the headlights and side mirrors still attached to the car when we return.” Then, watching Yechiel trying to figure out which coins to use in the parking meter, I added, “Don’t put any money in the meter; give it to the parking boy and he will fill the meter if the police come by. If they don’t appear, he can keep it.”

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“And who pays the fine if ‘parking boy’ is busy putting money in a different meter when the cop gets to our car? No thanks.”

Yechiel fed our meter. He glanced at the boy’s tattered shorts and then his shoes, noticing the fraying string that was wound round the soles and over the bridge of his feet to keep his shoes on his feet. Yechiel dropped another few shillings onto the palm of the boy’s still-open hand.

“Chunga mzuri – watch it well,” I said to the boy, as we crossed the street.

“What did you tell him?” Yechiel asked.

“I told him to watch the car.”

It was Yechiel’s turn to smile.

We headed for the same store that I walked into years ago when I went searching for fabric for a shirt I was making in a course in school. I never did finish that shirt, and my sewing prowess never really moved beyond sewing on a button.

But now, at the cusp of a new beginning, I was ready to combat this deficiency in my homemaking skills. Like every new bride, I was thrilled to be setting up my own home and I wanted our apartment to boast my personal touch. We had already bought a

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few woven baskets and now the next project on my list was the sewing of two bags to hold the Shabbos toilet paper.

“What colors should we choose for the bags?” I asked Yechiel, a little bewildered by the panoply of fabric.

“Whatever you like,” he replied.

“Well, what colors do you like?” I was so eager to please that I decided to curb my personal preferences and chose solely according to his taste.

Luckily, Yechiel sensed that I expected a little more enthusiasm in this house decorating venture, and since he was also eager to please, he rallied some of the advice he had been given in his chassan classes. “I think blue will match the grey tiles in the big bathroom and orange will match the

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same grey tiles that we have in the small bathroom,” he offered.

I swallowed and nodded my agreement. Orange is such a cheerful color, I told myself.

Never one to procrastinate, I quickly spotted a navy-blue bolt of fabric. Then I found a soft peach that could pass for orange. “We’ll take these,” I said to the shop manager, who had appeared at our side.

“And how much does madam want?”

I hadn’t though of that. I turned to Yechiel. He shrugged.

“I’m not sure,” I said to the manager.

“That’s okay,” said the manager. “Plenty of people don’t know their exact measurements. Would you like to be measured?”

“Not at all,” I answered.

“We’re really looking to make something about this big,” Yechiel held out his hands to the size of an open notebook.

“I think it needs to be a bit bigger,” I said.

“Why?” “Because that size is too small.”

“Why?” “Because it just is,” I replied, reluctant to tell Yechiel, in front of the manager, that I wanted to make a bag big enough to hold sufficient paper for two weeks. I was planning to cut up paper on a bi-weekly basis.

“Perhaps I can help you decide,” the manager offered. “What exactly are you making?”

I wasn’t going to be the one to tell him.

“Um,” I said.

“Ah,” Yechiel added.

“Yes?” the manager prompted, prepared to invest a little more time to make a sale.

“Um,” I repeated.

“Ah,” Yechiel added.

The manager looked at Yechiel’s kippah and tzitzis; the former rarely seen in Nairobi, the latter, almost never. Now the manager was curious and not just interested in his sale. “I understand. It’s something religious. I am a practicing Hindu and we also have religious customs.”

“She couldn’t believe that there are parents who actually teach their children not to hurt one another’s feelings…”

But I bet you don’t use pre-cut toilet paper once a week, I thought. “How interesting,” was all I said.

“We are making sort-of pillowcases,” Yechiel said.

“Yes, sort-of bags,” I clarified.

“So what size will these sort-of pillowcase bags be?” the manager asked.

“This big,” Yechiel held his hands out to double the size he had suggested before.

A bag that size will hold enough paper for a family of ten for four weeks, I thought, but kept quiet. I could always make the bags smaller.

The manager explained that we needed double the amount of fabric because a pillowcase bag would surely have two sides.

I was impressed at how quickly he had caught on.

We had already paid and were about to walk out of the store, but the manager had something more to say: “It is good to keep religious customs,” he smiled, and then

turned back to his bolts of cloth.

Nearly ten years after that trip, Yechiel and I had a chance to make a second kiddush Hashem in Africa. This time it wasn’t in Kenya, but in South Africa. And this time we were accompanied by our five small children. We had traveled to Cape Town to visit Yechiel’s parents.

One cloudy day towards the end of our trip, we took the children to the famous Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain, this former harbor area has been transformed into a massive complex of shopping malls, a craft market named The Red Shed, and other innumerable attractions. We wandered through the stalls in The Red Shed looking for the perfect parting gift to give my in-laws. Then my husband saw it: a photography stall run by a jaunty Boer lady. We could take a picture

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“Why are they singing about a broom?” of the children and make it into a key-ring, a place mat, or even a calendar. The photographer, with a wide smile, introduced herself as Anne. She sat the children down on a low wooden bench. Five failed photographs later, her smile had narrowed a little, but her patience still held strong.

“I have just the thing to keep them still,” I said, and pulled out four toffees from my bag. The next photo was the worst of all. All the children had puffy cheeks and contorted jaws from trying to simultaneously smile and chew a toffee; the baby’s face looked squashed from Elisheva trying to keep her positioned.

“Maybe you’d like to do a calendar instead of a place mat,” Anne said brightly.

“You could put a photo of a different child on each month.”

My husband shook his head; it was beyond our budget. I shook my head; we didn’t have twelve children.

By now my five children had lost their patience. One of the bigger girls whispered to her younger sister, whose eyes filled with tears. The offended child edged towards me and gulped out, “She said that the photo isn’t turning out because I’m so ugly.”

I glared at the offender. “You hurt you sister’s feelings. You mustn’t do that. Say sorry and don’t speak like that again,” I told her. Somehow, eventually, we got a beautiful shot and had it laminated to make a placemat.

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One day when we were back in Eretz Yisrael, my mother-in-law called. After getting an update on the children, she said, “Yesterday I went into The Red Shed and looked for the photography stall. I asked the owner if she remembered a family with five children coming in and she immediately recalled you. I guess she doesn’t meet such large families that often,” my motherin-law paused dramatically.

I wondered what was coming next.

“Well, you made a good impression on her. She told me she couldn’t believe that there are parents today who actually teach their children not to hurt each other’s feelings.”

A few more years down the line found me dipping my feet in one of the pools along Nachal Gilboa in the Golan. I was sitting on a rock with my two-year-old balanced on my lap. He dipped his toes into the cool water and kicked around a little. Two other older children were perched next to me.

The others had wandered further down the trail with my husband. All of my attention was focused on splashing the children with the cool water, while ensuring that they didn’t slip into the pool. Suddenly, I was distracted: I began listening attentively to a group of young boys, men almost, who were singing a strange sounding song with much gusto. It sounded like “Habariani.

Zuri sana. Kuna matateh.” They repeated this refrain without variation and stopped only to crack another sunflower seed, and another, before spitting the shell onto the ever-growing pile at their feet.

My eldest daughter understood only the word “matateh,” which means ‘‘broom”

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in Hebrew. She looked at me, puzzled.

“Why are they singing about a broom?” she asked.

“I doubt that the boys are promising to sweep up their sunflower seeds,” I replied.

Then I let myself feel the wave of nostalgia.

How many times in my childhood in Kenya had my friends and I sung that Swahili refrain with gusto? “Habari gain? Mzuri sana.

Hakuna matata – How are you? Very well.

No problems.” The rhythm sent me whirling back in time.

“They’re singing it wrong,” I explained to the two older children, telling them the correct version.

“Tell them, Ima. Tell them,” both children called out excitedly, never for a moment doubting my wisdom. I just shook my head and smiled.

The young men kept singing.

“Tell them Ima. Tell them,” the children urged again.

And again I just shook my head and smiled. But it wasn’t enough for my children. They wanted an explanation for my reluctance to speak to those young men. I was still formulating a reply when my eldest daughter piped up, “It’s not tzanua.

It’s not modest for Ima to speak to boys.”

Now that the other children had received a satisfactory answer, they continued splashing in silence. I smiled at my perceptive daughter.

These three incidents, in two different corners of the African continent and later in Eretz Yisrael, taught me that where ever we find ourselves, Jews are always faced with the task of proclaiming Hashem’s Name in the world. Sometimes we achieve this by being a part of the world, and at others, by remaining apart.

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The rags-to-riches backgrounds of so many of the successful professionals in the fields of graphic design, interior design and photography makes these fields even more exciting. Yet, these are not overnight success stories. The allure of these stories can make us blind to the hard work that went into creating these fulfilling careers. All too often, people learn the truth the hard way. As Pnina Baim, Director of TTI Careers, can attest, “We receive dozens of calls from people who have already taken a course in their chosen field, but are looking to cover large gaps in their knowledge of the intricate skills needed.” Do it right the first time, and you won’t have to do it again.

With TTI’s curriculum structured around real-life projects, under the supervision of skilled and experienced instructors, you can be sure that you will learn the skills that are most relevant to the field.

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recent graduate, Nechama Berger ‘16, states, “We were taught everything one would need to know, from conceptual design to production. The TTI Careers teachers were extremely devoted and gave their time, guidance and valuable feedback on our classwork as well as personal projects”.

To make sure that their instructors are able to interact with each student sufficiently, they are careful to keep their teacher/student ratio low. This goal leads to more personalized support and guidance.. As Rochel Brownstein ‘16 wrote, “TTI Careers prepared me by giving me the skills in a clear, hands-on way that gave me confidence that I can master this.”

At TTI Careers, their support doesn’t end with the completion of the program.

They create relationships within the community, to help set up their students with internships and entry level positions.

Graduates from TTI Careers are in high demand, with many companies reaching out to TTI Careers months before the program is completed, looking to fulfill entry level positions. As Jacob Roth, from Mefoar Judaica emailed, “Thank you for your help in filling the design position.

Our new employee has surpassed our expectations by far. Her knowledge and the skills that she came with were impressive, after having recently graduated your course.Esti Fisher, from Core Design in Brooklyn a g r e e s ,

writing, “Thank you for the wonderful experience that I had working with your interns these past few weeks. This is not the first time that I have had them join our company, and I am very impressed with your students. They come very well prepared and have a very good grasp of the programs. They are eager to learn and excited to see their work come alive.

They teamed up with the professionals to produce beautiful packaging designs, brochures and catalogs.”

Rivky Wachtfogel of RB Creative in Lakewood, adds: “ There isn’t a course out there that is as varied and comprehensive as TTI’s.

They are truly dedicated to giving their students exposure to top professionals involved in every aspect of marketing and design.”

Very often, these internships lead to full time employment. Mimi Lehman, ‘16 says, “I really love my internship. It’s been a really good experience and they have asked me to stay on.” Another student, MB ‘15 reports, “Just wanted to let you know that I took the job. Thank you so so much for all your help and support. I could not have gotten to where I am now without TTI Careers.”

The fields of Graphic Design, Interior Design and Photography are attractive careers, with lucrative earning potential.

But to be able to crack that ceiling and earn serious parnassah, you need a serious course. If you are looking for a course where you can be fully invested, call TTI at 877-RING-TTI today.

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