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Rosh Hashona The Extent of Hashem’s Mercy The Storyline

The story of Bilam, the gentile prophet, is most peculiar. It begins when Balak, the king of Moav, recognizes that he is in danger. The Jewish Nation had just destroyed Sichon, and Moav was next. Out of desperation, Balak sent messengers to Bilam, saying, “Please, curse this nation so that we can remain in our land.”

Bilam was more than willing to curse the Jews–he hated them more than Balak did, explains Rashi. Balak only asked for help defending himself against the Jews. Bilam wanted them dead. Therefore, Bilam asked HASHEM for permission to destroy the Chosen Nation.

HASHEM said to Bilam, “You may go, but do not say anything I don’t tell you to say.”

Bilam then set off with his donkey on a journey to curse the Jews. Along the way, a moloch stopped the donkey. Bilam beat it. The donkey continued. Again a moloch stopped it, and again Bilam beat it. Finally, the donkey opened its mouth and spoke. An overt miracle.

The Siforno explains that Hashem brought this miracle so that Bilam should realize his mistake and do teshuvah. Even though Hashem doesn’t normally create obvious miracles, He nevertheless did here because He didn’t want a man as important as Bilam to be lost.

Putting This into Perspective This Siforno is difficult to understand. Can we imagine anyone more evil than Bilam? He was gifted with the status of a navi, thereby granted a fantastic power: the ability to bless or curse. His words were potent. He was now going to use his power to annihilate a people.

His intentions were to wipe out the Jews— every man, woman, and child. And he would have succeeded had Hashem not stopped him.

This is a man on the level of an Adolph Hitler.

Why would Hashem allow such a man to do teshuva? And even more, why would HASHEM change nature to save such a

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To answer this question, we need a different perspective.

What Did You Do To Be Worthy of Being Created?

The Chovos Ha’Levovos says that a person should ask himself the following question: before I was created, what did I do that made me worthy of being created? I recognize that I didn’t exist and that Hashem made me. It must be that HASHEM felt that it was worthy to bring me into being. What is it that I did that made me worthy of being created?

The answer is nothing. Because before you were created, you weren’t. And that is the point. There is nothing you did to make it fit for Hashem to create you. Hashem made you because of lovingkindness.

HASHEM is the Benefactor. HASHEM wishes to give. Generous and magnanimous, HASHEM wishes to shower His good upon others. Not because they deserve it, and not because they merit it, but because that is the nature of HASHEM: to bestow as much blessing as He can. HASHEM created everything—the stars, the sun, the moon, the oceans, and the rivers—to give to man.

Man, however, has to earn that good. To do so, he must perfect himself. HASHEM is the source of all perfection. HASHEM put man into this world charged with the mission of making himself as much like HASHEM as humanly possible. When man is finished his job here, he enjoys closeness to HASHEM in accordance to the amount that he perfected himself here.

That, however, is the inherent obstacle.

HASHEM is beyond time, beyond space, and beyond any limitation. By definition, HASHEM is beyond human understanding.

HASHEM wants man to emulate Him—but that is impossible.

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Now, based on how HASHEM acts, man can see Him.

Justice versus Mercy HASHEM originally thought to create the word with Din (justice) as the guiding attribute.

Din is proper. Din is appropriate. Din, however, demands total accountability. Din demands absolute responsibility. And, Din demands immediate consequences. You are liable for what you did. No excuses. No mitigating circumstances. You brought this about–this is the result.

If Din were the operating attribute, no human could exist. Man will err. Man will slip.

Therefore, HASHEM created the world with Rachamim (mercy) as the predominant force.

Now, our actions are viewed through the lens of understanding. Mitigating circumstances are taken into consideration, and time is granted.

Time to recognize our errors. Time to correct our ways.

Therefore, HASHEM manifests Himself in the almost human character trait of mercy– the key word being almost. HASHEM is not human. And HASHEM is not restricted.

When HASHEM wears an attribute, it is endless and boundless. When Hashem wears the attribute of mercy, it has no limit.

The Extent of HASHEM’S Mercy This seems to be the answer to Bilam.

Granted he was wicked, and granted he set out to use his gifts for evil, but HASHEM still wished for his good. HASHEM still loved him. Despite everything he was planning to do, HASHEM didn’t want him destroyed. And so, HASHEM tried guiding him to teshuvah even if that meant changing nature and making a donkey speak.

There is a vital lesson for us in these words.

Bilam was a gentile – a gentile who turned to wicked ways. Yet HASHEM still waited for his teshuvah. How much more so for us, the children of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov?

We are HASHEM’s nation. We are His beloved. HASHEM waits with open arms, saying, “Return, My children. Return.”

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How to Make Your Shabbat Table a Place Kids Will Want to Be The incredible power of a good, thought-provoking question.

Want to craft a meaningful, memorable and fun experience so that your children will look forward to Shabbat? We have so much competition for our children’s attention. What can we do that will trump social media, video games and whatever else your kids are glued to?

Rabbi Noah Weinberg of blessed memory often said that the best form of Jewish entertainment is asking good questions.

That's how we Jews have kept ourselves not only entertained but connected to our Jewish texts and committed to our beautiful lifestyle over thousands of years of darkness, persecution and grinding poverty. Life was found in the study hall and at the Shabbat table, asking and answering deep, thought-provoking questions about life.

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14. What accomplishments are you most proud of?

15. If someone asked you to give them a piece of advice about life what would you say?

16. What’s your biggest fear?

17. Do you ever talk to God aside from formal prayer? What do you talk about?

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19. What is one of your goals in life?

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20. What's the best decision you ever made?

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45. If you could have one superpower what would it be and how would you use it?

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8. What habit are you proudest about breaking or want to break?

9. What is the most courageous thing you have ever done?

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BY RABBI SHRAGA SIMMONS Reprinted with permission

The Holocaust Survivor Who Captured Amon Goth Josef Levkovich’s dramatic encounters with the villain of Schindler’s List

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osef Levkovich was a teenage slave laborer when Amon Goth, the villainous “Butcher of Plaszow” who murdered Jews for sadistic sport, pointed his gun at Josef’s head.

“I was working at the Plaszow concentration camp, dismantling the remnants of a Jewish cemetery,” Josef told Aish.com from his home in the Arzei Habira neighborhood of Jerusalem.

The cemetery’s wrought iron fence – all 150 tons – was needed to make weapons for the Nazi slaughter of millions across Europe.

Josef was high atop the fence, removing some bricks, when Goth rode up on his horse – flanked by two snarling dogs trained to tear inmates to death. “When I saw Goth coming, I quivered with fear,” Josef says. “I’d been attacked by these dogs before.” In that attack, Josef protected his face with his hands; he bore the scars for a lifetime.

“Up on the fence, my job was to carefully remove each brick, then toss it down to another prisoner,” Josef explains. “But when Goth passed by, the other prisoner dropped the brick.”

to the ground.”

“Goth pointed his gun at my eyes. I said Shema Yisrael and blacked out.”

Goth ordered Josef off the fence. He quickly slid down, cutting himself badly in the process.

“Goth yelled at me, took out his gun, and pointed it at my eyes,” Josef says. “I knew my life was over. I said Shema Yisrael and blacked out.”

Josef awoke a few days later in the infirmary, in pain and with bandages covering his entire body. Details of what transpired became known only later when Josef later met Wilek Chilowicz, head of the Jewish police who was always at Goth’s side and was there at the time.

“Chilowicz knew me because I’d volunteered to shine his shoes,” Josef says. “He told me: ‘I saved your life! Goth wanted to shoot you, so I beat you up and told Goth: ‘Save your bullet – he’s dead.’”

Goth shot him on the spot.

NAZI HUNTING Fast forward seven years, post-war. Twentyyear-old Josef is a community activist. He’s successfully rescued 600 Jewish orphans (details later), and was now ready for the challenge of hunting Nazi war criminals.

“Goth shouted to me: ‘Throw down a brick!’”

Josef vividly recalls. “I did, but Goth let it fall

Josef interviewed people and combed records, gathering every thread of information where

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Nazis might be hiding. One day, he was searching for clues at a POW camp near Vienna that held 30,000 German prisoners. “I asked a German officer if he recognizes all the soldiers in his group, and he told me: ‘There is one stranger we don’t know.’

“I approached what appeared to be a regular Wehrmacht soldier, and my blood began to boil.

It was Amon Goth hiding his identity!”

Josef snuck up behind Goth and years of pentup frustration let loose. “I started screaming, spitting and beating him – rattling off the list of atrocities I’d seen him commit in the camp.”

Josef snuck up behind Goth and began screaming, spitting and beating him.

Goth was arrested, put on trial in German court, and condemned to hanging. “He was happy to have it all over,” Josef says. But the Polish government insisted he be extradited and put on trial in Poland where he’d committed his crimes.

Josef says: “I was happy because this meant I could repeat my accusations against him, and his suffering would be prolonged. He deserved it.”

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sent to slave labor, Josef and his father among them.

lieutenant who threw pebbles were both executed.]

During this time, Josef met Oskar Schindler in a DP camp. “He heard that I was looking for Nazi war criminals, and wanted me to know that he was one of the ‘good ones’,” Josef says.

CARROTS AND SHOESHINES Throughout the years, Josef was transferred from concentration camp to concentration camp. He recalls one incident at Melk, a subcamp of Mauthausen:

Even though Josef spent so much unattended time at the villa outside the camp, he didn’t try to escape.

EARLY LIFE Josef Levkovich was born in 1926 in the Polish village of Dzialoszyce (pronounced zoli-shitz), the oldest of four brothers in a well-known Polish family. A street named Levkovich (Lewkowa) encircles Krakow’s town square, and their ancestral home today serves as the local police station.

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“Before the war, we figured we were safe in Poland,” Josef says. “Jews had lived there for centuries. We were Polish citizens, protected

by Polish law. In our wildest dreams we never imagined being deported to factories of death.

The next thing he knew, Josef was being led by an officer outside the camp to Ludolf’s magnificent villa atop a hill.

“After a while,” Josef recalls, “Ludolf came.

Instead of speaking, he made barking noises

Goth pointed his gun at my eyes. I said Shema Yisrael and blacked out.”

When the Nazi oppression began, no one defended us. Most Poles followed Nazi orders, some even helped to round up Jews.” n 1939, when Jews were forced to relinquish all their possessions, Josef’s uncle sold his textile business to a non-Jew in exchange for a hiding place. That arrangement lasted a short time, Josef recalls. “When the man feared being discovered, he took my uncle and his entire family out to a field and murdered them.”

At age 13, Josef vowed: “If I survive, I will go back to find that man and give payback.” (After the war, Josef could no longer remember the man’s name.)

As the Nazis tightened their grip, Josef and 15,000 other Jews were herded to a flooded field where they were forced to sit all night, cold and hungry, in waist-high water. The elderly were pulled to the side and shot dead.

The next morning, 95% of those Jews – including Josef’s mother and brothers – were taken to the Belzec camp for immediate extermination. A remnant of 800 Jews were

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“Because I’m short, I was always in the front row for morning inspections. One day, the camp Kommandant, Julius Ludolf, stopped right in front of me. Without thinking, I saluted, clopped my wooden shoes together, and said in German: ‘Sir! I will shine your boots to shine like the sun!’”

like a dog, which I understood meant to shine his boots.”

Josef was then led to a garden and given the daily task of feeding the Kommandant’s rabbits and chickens. This gave Josef access to animal food, far better than he was eating in the camp.

“I was happy to see carrots for the rabbits,” he says, “and I was the first ‘rabbit’ to be fed!”

In the evenings, Ludolf would throw parties at the villa for SS officers. “They threw out a lot of food, which I ate,” Josef says. He also smuggled food into the camp, risking his life to feed dozens of other prisoners.

At the villa, a lieutenant named Otto Striegel enjoyed mistreating Josef. “He’d order me to stand in the corner with my mouth open, then try throwing pebbles into my mouth. They usually ended up hitting me in the face.”

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“I’d managed to escape previously,” he says. “I slipped away from a work detail and wandered in search of someone to give me food or shelter.

But people slammed the door on my face. Either they were cruel or afraid; it is not for me to judge.”

The next morning, Josef went back to the slave labor camp; there was no better option.

Another treacherous time, Josef was put onto a cattle car headed for Auschwitz. “We were 160 men in the car, packed so tight, worse than sardines,” he says. “We had no air or water.

Every few minutes, another person died. When we arrived in Auschwitz, I was standing on so many layers of bodies that I reached the roof.”

Of the original 160 men, 20 walked out. Josef’s first job in Auschwitz was to carry those dead Jews to the crematoria.

Josef pauses and thinks back to those hellish times: “I endured bitter cold and never-ending hunger.

But no matter how grim the situation, I found the courage and faith to survive. Even during the worst times, God filled my entire inner being. I never felt abandoned. The Nazis could destroy my life, but not my belief. That kept me alive.”

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Josef describes: “Rumors spread that the tunnels were rigged with dynamite, and the Nazis planned to blow us all up. Thousands of prisoners began shouting, ‘Nein! Nein!’ (No! No!). The SS sprayed the crowd with machines guns. I dropped to the ground. Many did not escape the flying bullets and died on the spot.”

Eventually the firing stopped and Josef stood up to see bodies scattered everywhere. The stage was empty. The SS had vanished.

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“I was stunned,” he says. “Was the nightmare finally over? Miracle of miracles – had our dreams of freedom finally come true? Was it possible I’d survived five horrific years of slave labor, beatings, and starvation?”

Josef bent down and picked a revolver off the ground. He had no clue how to use it, but today was a new day.

RESCUING ORPHANS Liberated at age 17 and weighing 60 pounds, Josef pondered his next move. He was literally alone – the only member of his extended family to survive.

As an orphan, Josef was concerned about the thousands of Jewish children who, at the outset of war, had been “temporarily placed” with non-Jewish families and monasteries. In many cases, entire Jewish families had been killed, with nobody to reclaim these children. Josef knew, “If I don’t do something, these Jewish children will be lost to the Jewish people forever.”

With no idea how to achieve this gargantuan task, Josef discovered a distant cousin named Daniel who was a Communist leader in postwar Poland. “I told him that I have an idea to unite families that the Nazis separated. I put it in secular terms, because ‘Jewish’ was a hated term in Poland.”

Daniel introduced Josef to a Polish general who agreed to help the rescue activities – supplying a team of 40 people, including 20 soldiers, rifles, trucks, a tank(!) – and total authority to fend off anyone who might resist.

Locating these orphaned Jewish children was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Through a network of informants, Josef would follow leads to a particular address.

as a diplomat. One day, he saw a Red Cross announcement that someone in Buenos Aires was looking for information about the Levkovich family. It was Josef’s great-uncle. “I was a lone survivor. I was eager for family. So I answered the call and they sent me a ticket to come by boat to Argentina.”

Josef became a diamond dealer and met his wife Perla in Columbia, South America. When their oldest son reached school age, they moved to the larger Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. Josef continued working in the diamond business, even operating a diamond factory in Communist Cuba.

He bemoans one deal that got away. Mrs. Pablo Picasso wanted to swap some of her husband’s paintings for diamonds. The paintings were appraised at a few thousand dollars each, but Josef thought they looked odd and passed on the deal. He says: “Today those paintings are worth about $30 million – each!”

“I wanted to make aliyah for many years, but I said if I don’t go now, at age 88, I never will,” Josef says. “I’m very happy I made the decision. I found so many friends and good neighbors.”

For many years, Josef refused to speak about his Holocaust experiences. His children and grandchildren pushed him to write a book, so his story would be remembered. The result is From the Ashes to Lechaim: A Miraculous Journey, published this year as a small print run for family and friends.

“I realized that if I don’t tell my story, nobody will. I lost my entire connection to the past, and now I must alert generations to come,” he says.

In 2011, Josef traveled back to Poland with his youngest son, visiting Krakow, Auschwitz, Belzec, where his mother and brothers were murdered, and Dzialoszyce, the village where he grew up, and Plaszow, where he survived the dark shadow of Amon Goth.

In the 1980s Josef became involved in a development company that built projects all over Israel. They built Arzei Habira, a residential neighborhood in Jerusalem, where Josef secured the apartment he lives in today. One apartment project in Rechovot was given the street name Levkovich.

“No matter how much is written about the Holocaust,” he says, “it is impossible to describe the terror, and starvation. For five years, from morning till night, I did backbreaking labor in quarries, railroads, and salt mines. I eagerly did everything I was asked. I was occupied with just surviving the moment, with no time to think. Otherwise, I’d go crazy.”

Over the decades, Josef supported the State of Israel, meeting with Prime Ministers and other high government officials, and helping to establish diplomatic and economic relations between Israel and South American countries.

Those memories still haunt today. “I often wake up during the night, soaked with sweat,” Josef says. “Last week I dreamed of fighting with a Nazi who wants to shoot me. I grabbed his rifle and turned it around on him.”

In 2016, Josef decided to leave his comfortable life in Canada and make aliyah. An Israeli TV crew stayed in Montreal for an entire week to document it.

Josef Levkovich rescued 600 orphans, captured Amon Goth, and built a beautiful life.

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“We’d knock on the door, show our badge, and say, ‘We’d like to ask a few questions. Is this your daughter? Show us her birth certificate.’

Many times they claimed the child was adopted, so we’d insist: ‘Show us the adoption papers!’”

Josef had a keen sense for spotting Jewish children and – working with psychologists and security personnel – succeeded in rescuing 600 orphans.

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Rosh Hashanah Meals:

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Fall Yom Tov cooking is my favorite holiday to prepare for. Not only are the seasonal ingredients vibrant in color but they are at their peak for flavor. Yes, there are lots of meals to cook for but the options are endless. The flavors of all are aromatic, warm and delicious.

Fresh seasonal apples, dried fruits and squash make for some of the simplest yet perfect fall dishes. These recipes are the perfect twist on classic dishes to bring in the new year.

Many can be made in advance and placed in the freezer to save time and even doubled to save for Sukkot too. May your year be blessed and filled with sweetness in every way!

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Apple Sweetened & Marinated Short Ribs

Sweet, sticky and delicious! Fall off the bone sticky ribs are always a family and fan favorite.

My kids look forward to our “Rosh Hashanah” ribs all year. I like to serve them with mashed potatoes. Start this recipe the night before or at least a few hours ahead of cooking time to allow for marinating. These freeze well and can be made days ahead of time.

MARINADE

1 1/4 cups apple juice 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 4 scallions, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 3 pounds boneless beef short ribs

SAUCE

1 teaspoon canola oil 2 shallots, thinly sliced ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 scallions, thinly sliced 1/3 cup miso (available in national markets with a hecksher, I use white miso) 2 1/2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a resealable large bag, combine the apple juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, scallions, garlic, ginger and sesame oil. Add the short ribs, seal the bag and shake to coat ribs well and massage marinade into the ribs. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.

In a small skillet, heat the canola oil. Add the shallots, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until lightly golden and softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool slightly.

In a blender or food processor, combine the cooked shallots with the garlic, scallions, miso, chili garlic sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and sugar and process to a smooth puree. Season the sauce with salt and transfer to a small bowl.

Remove ribs from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place ribs in a baking pan and pour sauce on top of ribs. Cover tightly. Cook for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Serve the ribs with the sauce.

These ribs freeze well. Cool, cover tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil and freeze. Defrost in the refrigerator, skim fat, and rewarm gently. Serve ribs warm with pan sauce.

Fall Farro Salad with Butternut Squash, Pistachios & Cranberries

This salad screams fall. The texture and flavor are delicious and the bright orange squash and red cranberries make the perfect pop of color! This can be made a few days in advance, it gets better as it sits. Feel free to omit the pistachios if you do not eat them or if anyone has nut allergies.

INGREDIENTS 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 3-4 cups cubed squash) 3½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 pinch cayenne pepper 1½ cups farro Juice of 1½ lemons 3 teaspoons soy sauce 3 teaspoons pure maple syrup ½ cup coarsely chopped pistachios 1/3 cup dried cranberries 3 scallions, thinly sliced Freshly ground pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 425°F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.

Place the butternut squash cubes on the baking sheet. Drizzle with 1½ tablespoons of olive oil, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Add kosher salt and cayenne pepper and toss to combine, making sure each cube is coated.

Roast the squash for 25-35 minutes, turning once halfway through the cooking time, until squash is tender and lightly browned. Set aside and let cool slightly.

While squash is roasting, cook the farro according to the package directions.

You want the farro to be chewy, but still hold its shape (for most farro that means bringing 1 ½ cups farro and 3 cups water with a pinch of salt to a boil, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until the farro is cooked but still chewy, drain water).

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, and maple syrup. Add the cooked farro to the bowl with the dressing and toss to combine. Add the roasted butternut squash, pistachios, cranberries and scallions and gently fold all the ingredients together. Taste and season with freshly ground pepper and a little extra salt (if needed).

Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Balsamic & Honey Sweetened Beets & Onion Salad with Mixed Greens, Pastrami and Apples

The contrast of sweet vegetables and tangy dressing make this salad a perfect Yom Tov salad. The flavors are fresh and the ingredients are seasonal. Nothing is better than that! Picture shows walnuts, but traditionally we do not eat walnuts on Rosh Hashanah.

INGREDIENTS

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1 pound red or yellow beets, cooked and sliced into half moons Kosher salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/3 cup white wine vinegar 5 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 Vidalia onion, cut into thin strips ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ¼ cup mayonnaise ¾ cup pastrami cubes or smoked turkey cubes, optional 1 Gala apple (about 8 oz.), thinly sliced 3 cups firmly packed baby arugula 3 cups loosely packed mixed green

Preheat oven to 425°F. Place beets in a single layer on a low-sided baking sheet. Toss with olive oil, and a sprinkle of kosher salt and pepper. Roast for 25-35 minutes until cooked through and caramelized.

Stir together balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, honey and salt plus 2 tablespoons water; and pour into a large zip-top plastic bag.

Add cooked beets and onions. Seal and chill 4 hours.

Drain beets and onion, reserving 1/3 cup liquid. Discard remaining liquid. Whisk together olive oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise and reserved 1/3 cup pickling liquid until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.

In a large salad bowl, toss greens, cubed meat, apples, beets and onions. Add dressing, toss and serve.

Braised Chicken with Dates & Moroccan Spices Super simple, and full flavored chicken recipes are a winner.

This became part of my Yom Tov repertoire a few years ago because it’s delicious, easy and freezes well.

The flavors give the chicken a real pow! Serve with rice or couscous.

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INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

3 1/2 pounds chicken pieces 1 tablespoon all purpose flour 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 pounds shallots (about 11 large), peeled 3 cinnamon sticks 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 cups chicken broth 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided 12 dates, pitted, halved 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and flour. Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken pieces and cook until browned on all sides, turning occasionally, about 12 minutes. Transfer chicken to baking sheet or platter; repeat with remaining chicken. Reduce heat to medium high. Add shallots to pan; sautĂŠ until golden, about 6 minutes. Add cinnamon sticks, ginger, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne. Stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase heat to high; add broth and 3 tablespoons lemon juice. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until shallots begin to soften, about 18 minutes. Place chicken pieces atop shallots in pot. Bring to boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until juices run clear, about 25 minutes.

Transfer chicken and shallots to platter; tent with foil.

Boil juices in pot until slightly thickened. Stir in dates and remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Reduce heat and simmer gently until dates are heated through, about 2 minutes. Pour sauce and dates over chicken. Sprinkle with cilantro, and serve.

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Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie

INGREDIENTS (14 .5-ounce) box store-bought pie dough or homemade pie crust 2 tablespoons margarine, room temperature ½ cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 5 assorted baking apples (about 2 pounds) Juice of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg, lightly beaten 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 tablespoons soy milk, plus more if needed Serve with non-dairy ice cream

DIRECTIONS Line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 piece of dough; refrigerate until ready to assemble.

For cinnamon-roll crust: Lay remaining piece of dough on a lightly floured surface and spread margarine evenly on top. In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over margarine, and press gently to help mixture adhere. Roll pie dough into a tight log.

Trim about 1 ½ inches from both ends; cut remaining log

SERVES

When it comes to Shabbos desserts I make fairly simple recipes. They are delicious but I don’t set aside the time to make something more decadent. For holidays though, I prefer to amp up my desserts and follow the theme of the holiday.

Cinnamon and apple desserts usually dominate our Rosh Hashana. This dessert is unique, and with a good cheat method, easy to make by using store bought pie dough and most definitely worth every calorie!

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crosswise into ½ -inch-thick pieces. Arrange pieces cutside down in a snug circle on a piece of floured parchment paper. Dust with more flour. Place a piece of parchment on top and gently roll it into a 10-inch round. Refrigerate until ready to assemble pie.

Place baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 400°F (this will help the crust brown).

For the filling: Peel and slice apples. Toss with lemon juice, vanilla and remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl. Pour apples into the dough-lined pie plate. Invert cinnamon-roll crust on top and peel off the parchment (it’s OK if the individual rounds separate a bit in the process). Pinch crusts together; Brush with beaten egg.

Set pie on hot baking sheet in the oven; bake until crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, about 50 minutes. (Tent loosely with foil if top browns too quickly.)

Transfer to a rack to cool slightly.

Whisk the confectioners’ sugar and soy milk in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over the pie.

Serve warm or at room temperature with non-dairy ice cream.

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Why Every Child Needs to Hear Stories about the Holocaust If we don't know where we’ve come from, we don't know what we are made of nor where we are going.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Sometimes it is the small moments that make the greatest impression on children.

I said. “Don’t be shy if you want to ask any questions.”

Last week I met my daughter and her children at my Uncle Yanky’s (Rabbi Jacob Jungreis) house. Uncle Yanky is my mother’s oldest brother. He was born the day Hitler came to power. Full of life and blessed with a sharp memory, our time spent together is always vivid and powerful. But I didn’t really expect much for the children to absorb. After all, they are young. I thought that as the adults sat around the table and talked, the children would keep themselves busy, running and playing. But what happened taught me an incredible parenting lesson.

It didn’t take long.

The children hovered and then pulled chairs over. They wanted to listen and be part of the conversation.

“Uncle Yanky lived through the Holocaust,”

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“Were you ever hurt? What did you eat?”

“How did you get out?”

“Why didn’t you just call the police to help you?”

I asked my uncle to begin at the very start of his life. He spoke about walking to school when he was six years old and being spit at, chased after, and called ‘dirty Jew’. The children’s eyes opened wide.

“Can you imagine?” I looked at my grandchildren. “Six years old, all alone and having to hear these hateful words.”

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“Yes, of course. But what could I do? I had to walk to school. And this is how life was for the Jews.”

We spoke about how my grandparents welcomed fleeing refugees into their home. My grandfather was the Chief Rabbi of Szeged, Hungary. Jews from other countries were trying to escape the round ups and the looming destiny with death. Hungary would be the last to fall.

Each night desperate, frightened Jews would knock on the door. Uncle Yanky never knew where he would sleep or how many people would be packed into the rooms. The door was always open.

I watched as the children imagined the scene. They understood that no matter what, there was always space for these strangers, because really they were not strangers. They were our brothers and sisters. They were family.

“Uncle Yanky, can you describe the deportation from the ghetto?” I asked.

The children were riveted.

They heard what it was like to be tightly packed into cattle cars meant for animals, with no water, no bathrooms. No air to breathe. Nazis with their fierce German Shepards, shouting orders. Where are we going? What will be with us?

Even there, in the darkest abyss on earth, we refused to cower. We would not relinquish our light.

It was not too much for my grandchildren to hear. Do we not gather around our Seder table and speak of back-breaking slavery in Egypt? We are commanded to communicate to our children about the Jewish babies thrown into the Nile; the harshness, the rising evil of every generation who want to destroy us and throw us into the sea. Still today they seek to snuff the life out of us. We dip into salt water to remind us of our bitter tears. This is our story. It is our reality. And it is our responsibility as parents and grandparents to "tell your children”.

So no, I did not hold back, and I did not ask my dear uncle to withhold or protect.

Our children must know. They need to understand what anti-Semitism looks like. They need to comprehend that there are those who are rabid and vicious, who detest us more than they love life itself.

They need to know how to stare this monster in the face and stand strong as loyal Jews.

Whether facing those who are anti-Semitic or anti-Israel, our children will confront those who distort and destroy through their hatred.

We must teach our children.

Because through it all, we have held onto to our faith. This is the key to our survival.

Hearing and seeing this imprinted within these children’s souls that despite all the suffering we are still standing strong.

A Jew never gives up. Our nation will never disappear. We are a nation born of miracles.

Even there, in the darkest abyss on earth, we refused to cower. We would not relinquish our light.

The children sat for three hours! They heard stories of Shabbat in Bergen Belsen.

How my grandfather would keep hidden his moldy hard sliver of rationed bread and count the days till Shabbat. Then Friday night would come and my Zayda would gather my grandmother (whom we called Mama), my mother and my uncles around him. He would take out the moldy stale bread and ask them to close their eyes.

“Imagine you are home again, tasting Mama’s homemade challah.” Zayda would sing Shalom Aleichem, welcoming the angels of Shabbat. Through his tears he explained that they, the children, were truly the angels of Shabbat.

Even there, in the darkest abyss on earth, we refused to cower. We would not relinquish our light.

As our time together came to a close, I asked Uncle Yanky to relay the story of his bar mitzvah in the D.P. Camp where the family was taken after the war ended.

Awaiting visas but not being allowed to enter the Land of Israel, my grandparents and their children were stuck in a displaced person’s camp in Switzerland. After going through the indescribable suffering of the Holocaust, there was still no peace to be had. But my uncle was becoming a bar mitzvah.

“Children, do you know what we served at my bar mitzvah?”

“Then my friends did something I will never forget. You see, staying in the D.P. camps, we children all became friends.

They brought a huge box to me, as my present. I could not believe it! I opened the box and inside was another smaller box. Then another. And another. Until the smallest box came out. And you wouldn’t believe what was inside. A banana!”

The children’s mouths opened wide.

“Yes,” my uncle continued. “A banana for my bar mitzvah present. I had never seen a banana before in my life so I started to eat the peel. One of the kids showed me what to do. I had no idea. And then I cut it into a hundred tiny pieces so everyone could share.”

We laughed together and said our goodbyes.

All the way home the children were filled with awe.

“Bubby, how strong is our Uncle Yanky!

And I don’t mean muscles…you know what I mean Bubby?”

And then – “I can’t believe it Bubby. A banana for a bar mitzvah!”

I had silent tears as I drove.

I do not know what our children will face in the future. The world is spinning beyond control.

We must teach our children well. My parent’s world, my uncle’s world was not so long ago. Yet we are once again confronting troubling hatred. It is masked but it is real.

My grandchildren waited to hear.

If we do not know where we’ve come from, we do not know what we are made of and we do not know where we are going.

My uncle looked at them and said, “Water!

There was nothing else.”

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Boro Park • 5304 13th Ave. • 718.456.7000 // Flatbush (Drop off only) • Ave. J Fish Market - 1215 Ave. J • 718.258.3129 // Monsey • 21 N. Madison Ave. • 845.352.9400 // Lakewood • 300 12th St. • 732.363.8597

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All new sunday program for girls ages 4-10

10:15 - 1:15 @ Kingsway Jewish Center 2810 Nostrand ave ( bet Ave P - Kings Highway )

Pricing $425 Entire semester

4 Gymnastics 4 Arts & Crafts 4 Swimming 4 Food deco

Sibling Discount of $25/per child

Class Is Subject To Availability

Tiny Tots $389

FOLLOWING DATES THERE WILL BE NO PROGRAM

Tiny Tots program, boys & Girls

DECEMBER 29TH - CHANUKAH

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FEBRUARY 2ND - MIDWINTER VACATION

DECEMBER 1ST - THANKSGIVING

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