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One Giant Leap For Science So what is missing in this debate? What has occurred that results in this group of scientists lacking the hesitations and doubts of previous generations? Why is it that this group of scientists seem to go against the historic flow by claiming the research is over, all is known?

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The Miracle of Bubbie’s Menorah Before anyone could say anything, Bubbie grabbed the menorah off the shelf and held it close to her heart. Nobody could stop her.

Neighbors, Jewish and non-Jewish, joined Bubbie in her triumphant walk home. The closer she neared home, more and more people joined her.’

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One Giant Leap for Science?

A Look at the Global Warming Debate

By: Robert J. Rome, Ph.D. Robert J. Rome, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in clinical practice in Encino, California.

He can be reached at RJRome@aol.com.

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cience historically has made advances one step at a time. It took much analysis and scientific and mathematical calculations for Sir Isaac Newton to put forward basic theories as to how gravity works. It took Einstein decades to realize just one component of the natural order of the world regarding the relationship between energy and mass. It took scientists years to just figure out the double helix physical shape of DNA. It took a half century longer for groups of scientists to unravel the genetic code for people.

Each scientific breakthrough tends to come one step at a time. And the scientists who make the discoveries tend to write books describing the awe they experience when encountering G-d’s created world. Einstein wrote volumes about his beliefs. He was amazed at how G-d created the world. The story is much the same for the other famous scientists who made the great breakthroughs.

Even when these scientists make their breakthroughs, they often show continued doubt. Einstein kept searching until he died for the most correct way of understanding the relationships between different components of the universe. He was looking beyond his theory of relativity to explain yet more of the world. Scientists have routinely sought more information and even more appropriate theory. The next generation of scientists builds on the understanding of the previous generation.

This is how science has historically worked. Yet, the major proponents of the “Global Warming” approach their subject in a way different from previous generations of scientists.

Former Vice President Gore recently reiterated that “the debate is over.” He went on to describe the unanimous consensus of scientists on the subject. Einstein’s work was never done. Newton remained involved until his death. Those who work with DNA are slowly working to expand their knowledge of the complexities of life. But, Global Warming is presented as “fact” with nothing more to discover. There does not appear to be any doubt whatsoever among the proponents. They have figured it out. They proclaim that they know the answers. They know the future of the world. They have solved the entire riddle. They claim that they can accurately predict what temperatures will be decades or even centuries from now. They can tell you the rising water levels and the danger “clearly” presented.

Then, against this backdrop of “certainty,” some emails are discovered where there is an admission that the temperatures of the planet are not conforming to the published projections. Indeed, temperatures are either stable or are going down. There is an apparent admission by some leading theorists in the field that statistical data may even have been fudged to make the reality look more like the projections.

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This is not an issue of whether global warming is occurring or whether human activity is worsening global warming. This is an issue of a change in the behavior of scientists. The scientists behind global warming lack the hesitation and the doubts of previous generations of scientists. They express surety that they are totally right and that there can be no opposing or contradictory views. Their calculations and predictions are beyond criticism. When those calculations do not conform to observed fact, no doubts enter their mind. They remain sure that they understand it all. They show a “scientific ego” that surpasses the egos shown by some of the great scientists of the past, even scientists who were (in)famous for their strength of ego. There is no doubt. There is no room for debate. They have shown a knowledge of all. No more questions exist. There is no need for further discovery. These scientists seem to know exactly what will happen to polar bears, as just one example. The problem: Even when the facts show an increasing number of polar bears in the world, they still go by their projections of extinction of the breed.

They won’t let facts get in the way of their certainty.

But can there be certainty in science? Aren’t there always more things to discover? How is it that these scientists are so sure when a doubting Einstein saw more to discover?

Haven’t we learned more of the functions of gravity beyond what Newton saw? Do we ever know all there is to know about how the world operates, especially in a field as complex as global warming?

So what is missing in this debate? What has occurred that results in this group of scientists lacking the hesitations and doubts of previous generations? Why is it that this group of scientists seem to go against the historic flow by claiming the research is over, all is known?

I have read books on Newton and Einstein and the discovery of the shape of DNA. What I see lacking in this current group of scientists that was so strongly present in the leading scientists of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries is the lack of perspective on the place of people in the world. While created in the image of G-d, people are not gods who know all and have made all of the possible discoveries and understandings of how G-d’s created world functions. G-d’s knowledge is infinite and all-knowing. The knowledge of people pales in comparison and remains finite.

The current crop of scientists lacks the awareness of the awe in the world. They don’t posit the place for G-d. They know, they understand all. There is no need for more discussion.

They, in their own minds, have figured out the complexities of G-d’s world and the laws of “nature” that G-d set in motion when the world was created.

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ence for centuries, there is no room for personal pride and haughtiness in science. The lowly assistant professor and the mighty Einstein both are required to submit their findings to peer-reviewed journals. Both must realize that the debate does continue. Even a theory accepted at one time may be replaced one year later, one generation later, or even a century later by a new theory. Newtonian physics which reigned supreme for many scores of years was eventually replaced by Einstein.

Many of the elements in the physics of Einstein have since been replaced.

The commonly held theories of Global Warming present promise in helping us understand how humans may contribute to a process of danger in our world as well as how we humans may be able to change some of these dangerous processes.

But the theories can never be beyond debate or beyond change. The current theories do not adequately explain why temperatures continue to cycle up and down if the greenhouse gases keep increasing. They don’t adequately explain how the same gas, CO2, can be beneficial in the promotion of trees and rain forests, yet dangerous when in excessive amounts.

What is the dividing line between an appropriate level of CO2 and a dangerous level of this gas?

Of course, politics has entered the scientific debate.

Political debate has everyone taking sides. You are either on one side or the other in most two-party debates. Science and politics make poor bedfellows. A political debate demands certainty among participants. Science demands some degree of continuing doubt and need for continued exploration.

It is of course interesting that the leader of the scientific debate, in fact the very person who is most associated with the Global Warming debate is a politician, not a trained scientist, Al Gore. Politicians have taken the Global Warming issue and run with it. But the Cap and Trade legislation and the Copenhagen Conference and the many other political proposals based on current Global Warming theory seem in many ways premature. But the politicians who have taken over the debate will not allow for continued tweaking of the theory. “The de-

bate is over,” they say. “There is consensus.”

Enter the scientists who have let their pride take over scientific method, who have failed to fully appreciate the grandeur and complexity of G-d’s created world. They want to accept the accolades of the politicians. They also seem to very much enjoy the financial benefits of a world investing in their theories.

But when their theories don’t measure up and can’t explain fully the current reality, they must “punt.” They write emails to each other to figure out what to do, including, if necessary, rigging the data to please the politicians and others. They forego science for the political limelight.

The odd thing is that through their political actions and their seeming marketing economically of their “science,” the Global Warming theorists are hurting their own cause. Good science survives challenges and debate. Scientific discussion helps lead to consensus.

Also, the realization of the grandeur and complexity of G-d’s created world actually goes hand-in-hand with scientific discovery. There is always more to discover, more room for scientific exploration.

The problem with the Global Warming debate is not whether the world is warming or not. The problem is that there is far too much pride coupled with a lack of awareness of the divine.

Politics and science do not mix well. Money also tends to blind. But science does go well with a belief in a greater power.

We owe thanks to “Climate-gate” and the release of emails detailing how the scientists have apparently been corrupted by the politics of it all. We have the opportunity to correct the process.

The debate is not over. Nor should it be. An infusion of a touch of spiritual awareness coupled with humility will be worthy additions to the process.

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Her two feet tall candelabra was more than just a candle-holder. It was a family symbol, a magnet that brought us all together.

On Shabbat evenings Bubbie would don a special Shabbat kerchief. With great fanfare she would light each candle. When she finished lighting the last candle, she stood in front of the candelabra and closed her eyes. Tears ran down her cheeks. She prayed for her husband, her married children and her grandchildren. She spoke in Yiddish, "Her mein tier tata, hiet oif mein man, kinder un di eyniklach...." (Dearest Father in Heaven, watch and protect my husband, children and grandchildren. May it be your will that they grow up to be good people who are loyal to our religion. Please grant my dear husband a livelihood and patience. Watch over us all.)

We all stood by the Shabbat table in awe. Bubbie looked like a queen speaking to the King of Kings, the Almighty G-d. When she finished her prayer, we began our Shabbat.

As our family grew, Bubbie spent more time with her candles. By the time she reached her 94th birthday, she had many married grandchildren, who also had children of their own. There were five generations in Bubbie's family. When lighting the candles, Bubbie prayed for each family member.

Her candelabra was made of solid silver with a heavy silver base. All year-round it had three branches of two candlesticks. In the middle was a stem for another candle. The traditional custom for Shabbat eve is to light one candle each for the father, mother and children. As each child is born, another candle is added to the Shabbat lighting. Throughout the year Bubbie's candelabra was fitted for five candles.

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During the week of Chanukah, she added another branch of two candlesticks each, making a total of nine candles. The candelabra was built in such a way that the candle holders could be removed and oil cups could be inserted for the special lighting on Chanukah. Our Shabbat candelabra became a Menorah.

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During the week of Chanukah she gave her prized candelabra to my grandfather to light candles for the holiday. Chanukah was our happiest time. All the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren came to Bubbie and Zaydie to receive Chanukah gelt and join in the Menorah lighting.

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Imagine the two-foot menorah with nine candles shining in all its glory. Zaydie stood proudly like a Kohain, the high priest in the temple, when he lit the menorah.

When Zaydie died, Bubbie would spend her winters in Miami Beach. She took her candelabra with her. Every Shabbats Bubbie would shine the silver candelabra and pray, "May my mazel (luck) always shine!"

All this came to an end when someone stole her menorah. Bubbie was livid.

Her small body shook like a willow in the storm as she spoke about her most prized possession, her candelabra. How could anyone steal it? Her only concern was how she would light her candles.

She believed the menorah would return. "I have prayed that the menorah would protect us, and I'm sure that the menorah has done just that. Now I pray that the menorah protect itself and be returned to me.

With silent determination she prayed and prayed. The family did not know what to do. Unexpectedly a childhood friend from Austria, Bubbie's birthplace, once visited us and announced, "I never saw another menorah like yours until today. Surprisingly I saw a replica of your menorah, in the window of a gift store."

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Bubbie, my parents, Bubbie's girlfriend, and a policeman made their way to the gift shop. With a gleam in her eyes and a shout of joy Bubbie pointed to her menorah and said to it, "Yes, you have done well. You have protected us and now you have protected yourself. Come back home with me."

Before anyone could say anything, Bubbie grabbed the menorah off the shelf and held it close to her heart. Nobody could stop her. Neighbors, Jewish and non-Jewish, joined Bubbie in her triumphant walk home. The closer she neared home, more and more people joined her. Bubbie, dressed in the European manner, with her slight frame carrying a menorah almost as big as her, followed by a procession of excited family and friends, was a sight to see. It truly was a grand Chanukah parade.

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Question: I just don't understand my wife. She has been complaining that I never have any time for her. So I planned that we would spend an entire day together. I took her shopping and bought her whatever she wanted. After four hours at the mall we went home, and I was ready to get some work done, when she came up with this: "But we haven't spent any time together!"

I am at a loss. If four hours shopping with her isn't enough, what more can I do?

Answer: One of the deepest differences between men and women is in the way we view reality. Men look at facts, women look at feelings. For a man, the facts determine what's real, irrespective of the way I feel about it. For a woman, her feelings define reality, and the hard facts are only secondary.

Take a typical example. A couple is running late to a wedding because the wife is not dressed yet. Here's the conversation: Husband: If we don't leave in the next three minutes we will miss the ceremony.

Wife: But I have nothing to wear.

Husband: What do you mean you have nothing to wear? There is a wardrobe with 78 outfits right in front of you!

Wife: I'm telling you I have nothing to wear. This dress makes me look fat, that one I wore to the last three weddings, and everything else I'm just sick of wearing.

The husband at this point has no clue what to say. He fears that the only solution is to buy her a new outfit, which cannot be done in the next three minutes. So he leaves the room exasperated.

That's because he is looking at the facts. The facts are that there are indeed 78 outfits in the wardrobe. And if none of them are good enough, then the only answer is to change the facts and buy another outfit. But if he would see things from his wife's perspective, then he would be able to understand what she really means and help her solve the problem.

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When she says, "I have nothing to wear", she means it.

She can see the clothes in the wardrobe. But what she is really saying is, "There is nothing in this wardrobe that I feel comfortable putting on". A woman's reality is based on her feelings, rather than just the cold facts. So she really has nothing to wear. As far as her feelings are concerned, the wardrobe is empty.

Her husband must realize that his wife's perspective is as valid as his. He may be right--in the world of facts, there is a full wardrobe here. But there is another equally real world, the world of feelings. If she doesn't feel right about her wardrobe, then she literally has nothing to wear.

To solve the dilemma he need not change the facts and buy her another dress. He needs to forget about the facts and address her feelings. Let him take out an outfit he likes and say, "But you look so good in this!" If he says it with sincerity, then something amazing occurs. That outfit appears out of nothingness, and she has something to wear. Not because the facts changed, but because her feelings changed. She now feels good about herself in that outfit.

The same applies to your confusion about your wife's need to spend time with you. When your wife said that you haven't spent any time together after a whole day of shopping, you immediately looked at the facts. And you rightly pointed out that you had spent four hours together. But that is not what she meant. When she originally said that she wants to spend more time together with you, she didn't mean that she wanted the clock to move while you were in the same room. She meant that she wanted to feel close to you, to reconnect with you, to share her feelings with you and for you to share yours with her.

Standing in line at a department store doesn't count-even though technically you are spending time together.

But a walk in the park talking about deep life issues, or laughing together about nothing in particular over breakfast--that is real time together, because you are connecting. One hour of undivided attention is worth infinitely more than a whole day of running errands together.

G-d created men and women to be different so we can learn from each other. From men, women can learn the value of sometimes stepping back from their feelings and looking at the facts. From women, men can learn that feelings can be more real than facts. That life is not measured by the ticking of the clock but rather by the beating of the heart. •

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by Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky

In what is perhaps the greatest and the most radical transformation in history, Yoseph is extracted from his dungeonlike jail cell where he languished as an accused felon, denounced as a disloyal slave and a back-stabbing ingrate and elevated into one of the most powerful leaders in ancient history.

How did it all happen? It began one night when Pharaoh dreamt two successive, strange dreams. In each, puny and undernourished organisms, in one-dream bovines, in another ears on stalks, literally devoured wellfed and succulent counterparts in their respective species. What intensified the mystery, was that no apparent change occurred to either the cows or the ears. They remained just as emaciated as they were at the beginning of the episode.

Despite their presumed ability to ponder the unknown and interpret the unexplainable mysteries of life, Pharaoh's sorcerers were dumfounded. It took the prodding of Pharaoh's disgraced butler to haul Yoseph from prison and present him before Pharaoh as the one man who was a true dream-interpreter with the veracity of his predictions proven by the butler's very presence.

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culent stalks and cows as representing seven years of plenty, followed by seven ensuing years of drought, gloom and famine which would consume the bounty. Pharaoh liked his explanations and made Yoseph the viceroy saying, "Since G-d has informed you

of all this, there can be no one so discerning and wise as you. You shall be in charge of my palace; by your command shall all my people be sustained; only by the throne shall I outrank you" (Genesis 41:39-40). In addition, he followed Yoseph's ensuing plan of action, in preparation for the boom and the bust.

The Torah tells us that the predictions came true. It relates the story through Egyptian eyes. It tells of their reaction to plenty and to shortage. It tells how they stored the grain in the years of plenty in preparation for the lean years.

But look at the way the tale is related: Contrast the description of the good and the bad years. First the plenty: "The earth produced during the seven years of abundance by the handfuls". The Torah then tells us how the Egyptians gathered grain and stored it in

preparation for the ensuing famine. Then it tells us how the good times came to a halt: "The seven years of abundance that came to pass in the land of Egypt ended." Then the bad news: "And the seven years of famine began approaching just as Yoseph had said"

Note it does not say the good years came "just as Yoseph said," Yoseph's predictions are only associated with disaster. Why? The late physicist, Albert Einstein delivered a discourse on his theory of relativity at the prestigious Sorbonne.

After reviewing his theory and its ramifications on the physics theory in particular and the future of civilization, he ended his speech, "If my theory is proven correct, the French will say I am a citizen of the world and the Germans will say I am a German. If I am wrong, the French will say I am a German and the Germans will say I am a Jew." Rabbi Reines, the Lida Rav, commented how even in the ancient story of plenty and famine, the Torah relates it through the eyes of those who have experienced it. When it

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came to the good years, well, they just came. When the suffering began, however, it was "just as the Jew said."

The years of plenty came and went unassociated with the man who foretold its arrival. However when the famine came the suffering and the misery came exactly as the Hebrew slave had predicted.

Funny isn't it, how only the famine came just as the Jew predicted, but the years of plenty were only associated by an accident of nature.

How often do we hear the news of criminal suspects described in the vaguest terms, obscuring their ethnicity, skin color, or national origin? Yet when it comes to a man who professes to observe the Torah, or even hails from a lineage of those who did, we hear the word Jew associated with the purported act.

Though the philosophy of Judaism transcends any physical characteristics, and yet for some odd reason it becomes so distinguishable when associated with the specificity of bad news. Whether it is the fall of the economy or the inclement weather, there will always, someone, somewhere who will link it to the Jew. Somehow, the faith of the solitary nation plays out in more than their prayers. But that day will pass, when the light unto the nations illuminates their attitude and there will be something more to bad news, than Jews. •

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Pharaoh got his in this week's Parshah (Torah reading) when Joseph interpreted his dreams and advised him to appoint "a wise and discerning man" who would oversee a macro economic plan for the country. Joseph explained to the King of Egypt that because he experienced two dreams and woke up in between it was a sign from heaven to wake up and act immediately as the matter was of the utmost urgency. Pharaoh took the message to heart and the rest is history.

On the health and well-being level, a little cholesterol, climbing blood pressure or recurring bronchitis might be the not-so-subtle signs that it's time for a change of lifestyle. These are the medical wake up calls we receive in life. Do we really have to wait for a heart attack, G-d forbid, to stop smoking, or start eating less and exercising more? That's what wake-up calls are for, to help us get the message before it's too late.

Then there are the spiritual signs. I will never forget a friend who shared with me the story of his own red lights flashing and how a changed spiritual lifestyle literally saved his life. He was a workaholic driving himself to the brink.

Had he carried on indefinitely he simply would not have survived. Then he decided to give Shabbat a try. What he had never previously appreciated about Shabbat was that it is a spiritually invigorating day of rest and spiritual serenity. And in discovering Shabbat, he rediscovered his humanity. (He also discovered he could play golf on Sundays instead of Saturdays.)

A short trigger film I once used at a Shabbaton weekend program depicted a series of professionals and artisans at work. As they became engrossed and immersed in their respective roles they each became so identified with their work that they lost their own identities. Monday through Friday, the carpenter's face dissolved into a hammer, the doctor took on the face of a stethoscope and the accountant's head started looking exactly like a calculator. Then on Shabbat they closed their offices and came home to celebrate the day of rest with their families; slowly but surely, their faces were remolded from their professions to their personalities. Total immersion in their work had dehumanized them. They had become machines. Now, thanks to Shabbat, they were human again. That short video left a lasting impression.

It's not easy to change ingrained habits. But Chanukah, which usually falls during this week's Parshah, carries with it a relevant message in this regard. Take one day at a time.

One doesn't have to do it all at once. One light at a time is all it takes. On the first night we kindle a single Chanukah light, on the second night we kindle two lights, and on the third night three. We add a little light each day, and before long the menorah is complete and all eight Chanukah lights are burning bright.

It's ok to take one day at a time. It's not ok to go back to sleep after you get a wake up call. Whether it's your medical well being or your spiritual health, the occasional wake up call is a valuable sign from Above that it may be time to adjust our attitudes, lifestyles or priorities. Please G-d, each of us in our own lives will hear the call and act on the alarm bells with alacrity. •

Rabbi Yossy Goldman was born in Brooklyn, New York to a distinguished Chabad family. In 1976 he was sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe as shliach to serve the Jewish community of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is Senior Rabbi of the Sydenham Highlands North Shul since 1986, and president of the South African Rabbinical Association

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But Yoseph discloses his real identity in this week's portion, and despite a 22-year backdrop filled with excuses for anger, revenge, and retribution, he stays calm and fulfilled. Surely, we should expect to find harsh words of criticism if not acts of payback. But we don't. After Yoseph reveals his identity, and the brothers are shocked, rather than chastising his brothers, Yoseph appeases them! "Come close to me if you please, and they came close." And he said, "I am Joseph your brother -- it is me whom you sold into Egypt. And now, be not distressed, nor reproach yourselves for having sold me here, for it was to be a provider that G-d sent me ahead of you“(Genesis 45:4-5). He explains to them that the entire scenario was not even their doing but part of a Divine plan to contend with the world-hunger. "Thus Hashem has sent me ahead of you to insure your survival in the land and to sustain you for a momentous deliverance. And now -- it was not you who sent me here, but G-d; He has made me father to Pharaoh, master of his entire household, and ruler throughout the entire land of Egypt”.

What type of man has the capacity not only to ignore horrible injustice totally, but to revel in it, saying that it was all meant to be, without the slightest display of bitterness or animosity? It takes an unique attitude about life.

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dad, that seemed to be a vital organ of one of my children's battery-operated what-nots, went on the blink. With zero electrical know-how, I decided to bring the component to my friends at Globe Electrical Supply and maybe they could find me a replacement.

Weaving my way through a labyrinth of shelves, boxes, and drawers, I climbed some metal steps and made my way to the old office that appeared out of a 1950s Hollywood set. An old wooden desk was the pedestal for a dusty computer that probably strained harder than their human principals to maintain the vast inventory. I showed the part to Joel, who looked at the tiny part and smiled. He called over one of the workers, "Warren," he said, "please get the rabbi a…" I couldn't make out the exact name, but it sounded like flux-capacitator, though I highly doubt that my kid's toy was dying for lack of a lack of a flux-capacitator!

Like a Tomahawk missile directed toward a predestined mark, Warren took the injured electrical component, weaved through the myriad rooms, the barrage of boxes, and an almost unlimited array of electrical paraphernalia.

Homing in on the exact location, Warren scaled a ladder that looked as if it could have been used to wash the windows of a Manhattan skyscraper, and about 30 feet off the ground, with amazing agility and precise guidance, he reached for his target -- a small cardboard box. Its edges were yellowed with age, but I knew it had not been touched in five years. He placed his hand into the box and plucked out a component, which exactly matched my broken one.

As if he had rehearsed this scene from the day he started working, he held the component between his thumb and forefinger, then smiled, opened the human vise, letting the piece drop into my palm. "Here's the sucker!"

Stunned at both the accuracy and speed of the retrieval, I reacted as if I had just seen a minor miracle. "Warren!" I exclaimed, "how'd you do that?"

"Do what?" he asked with a shrug.

"Do what?" I repeated with an air of incredulity. "You just found a microscopic part hidden like a needle in all the hay in Kansas! And you knew exactly where it was."

Warren just shrugged. "I didn't do nothin' special. That's my job!"

When a person understands his mission, no portion of its fulfillment merits undue emotion. In Pirkei Avos, 2:9 Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai tells us, "If you have learned much Torah, do not pride yourself in it, for this is the purpose for which you were created." If a person thinks "that's my job" about his every good deed, if his mission is clearly mapped in front of him, then all obstacles become insignificant pittances, easily overcome and able to be ignored because after all, they are in fact all in a day's work. •

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Sugar Cookies Engagements Fraydie Gravitzky & Yoel Klahr Sara Leader & Sruly Leuchter Penina Gohary & Shlomie Schmalz Fraydie Grawitzky & Yoel Klar Ettie Resnicoff & Shmuel Freedland Ariel Shapiro & David Bardo Esti Tokayer & Jake Asher Anna Avery & Aaron Kaplan

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* 2 1/3 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour * 1 teaspoon salt * 1 teaspoon baking powder * 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks; 6-ounces) unsalted butter * 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar * 1 large egg * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Yonina & Yisroel Majeski Dini & Eli Goldman Soheila & Richard Corn

Directions In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking

Births - Boys Sara & Menachem Stulberger Ortal & Michael Katz Daphna & Dovid Levine

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powder. Set aside.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

Add the flour mixture in 2 batches, scraping down the bowl after each addition. Beat until the dough just comes together, being careful not to over mix.

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Place the ball of dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper and roll out to 1/4-inch thick. Keeping the dough in the parchment, transfer to a cookie sheet and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut out the cookies in the desired shapes and place on a half-sheet pan lined with parchment paper or an un-greased nonstick cookie sheet, at least 1-inch apart. Transfer to the freezer and chill for at least 15 minutes or until they are firm.

Bake until the cookies are light golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Let cookies cool completely on the sheets before decorating.

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