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Women’s Wellness

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The wellness of the soul directly influences the wellness of the body, and the perception of the body directly influences the condition of the soul and all it encompasses.

Good deeds deserve good dividends, but there is one deed mentioned in this week's portion that is veiled in anonymity. However, its dividends lasted so forcefully that the impact was realized almost 500 years later

Mia Adler Ozair MA, LPCC, NCC

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Shas Spiritual Leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ZT’L Passes Away

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Women’s Wellness MIA ADLER OZAIR, MA, LPCC, NCC

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The wellness of the soul directly influences the wellness of the body, and the perception of the body directly influences the condition of the soul and all it encompasses.

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n the religious Jewish community I find women’s wellness to be quite an interesting topic. The role of the woman in the Jewish home is quite complex, can be extremely demanding, and often times creates situations where the wellness of the woman—be it spiritual, emotional, mental, or physical—takes a backseat to all of the other demands on her time and energy. Although clearly every one of these aspects of wellness are crucial to a woman’s ability to perform her ever-important role in her home, community, and work place, I’d like to focus this article on one aspect of her wellness that impacts all other areas of function: her physical being.

Through religious study of a spiritual nature examining the relationship of the soul to the body, or through medical study that includes a holistic approach, we know today that the two are intricately connected. The

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wellness of the soul directly influences the wellness of the body, and the perception of the body directly influences the condition of the soul and all it encompasses. What we term this concept today in more simple language is “body image.” Body image is defined as “the subjective picture or mental image of one’s own body.” In all my years as a woman, as a mother, and as a therapist, I have yet to meet one woman who is not influenced in some way by body image. (By the way, body image issues impact boys and men as well in significant ways; however in this article my focus is on women.)

Our view of our own bodies, even in the religious world where we know a higher value is placed upon the internal elements of a person’s character as opposed to physical looks, is heavily influenced by our culture, the media, and every-day comparisons of ourselves to others. In addition, how

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we speak about ourselves, take care of ourselves, and generally carry ourselves, is passed along from generation to generation, further accentuating how our children and grandchildren develop internal dialogue about their own bodies. If a mother, G-d forbid, thinks poorly of herself and utters the words, “I’m fat” in the presence of her daughter, it is only a matter of time before those exact same words come out of the daughter—at younger and younger ages through the generations—regardless of the actual size of the person. Our words and actions are all-powerful. As women we have a huge responsibility to ourselves and our children to consciously watch what we say and how we act, even if it is hard, and even if we have to “fib”.

In other words, even if we actually are overweight or struggling with an eating disorder or body image issue, our words in front of our children should

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reflect worthiness and self-respect. This may not be easy, but it is essential. The following are some of the ways you can learn how to help yourself and your children in this revolution to support women’s wellness and positive body image.

There are many ways to educate yourself about how to develop and teach to your children positive body image language and behavior. Become familiar with how the media works and what techniques they use to create false, impossible images through Photoshop and image distortion. As pioneers, the State of Israel just recently passed a law that includes two crucial rules to help develop positive body image in young Israeli women. First: A minimum body mass index (BMI) has been established in Israel for professional models and no model who is below this BMI may be hired to work. Second: any image of a person in advertisement that has been altered in any way must disclose this alteration in the bottom corner of the ad.

Now that Israel has stepped forward and taken this firm and public stance against the negative impact the media has on young women, many countries around the world are starting to take note and do the same.

Even in our religious communities where we limit access to public media, it is impossible to avoid some exposure— especially here in Los Angeles where almost every billboard has some image or saying that influences the viewer. Our young Jewish women see magazine covers at the store, see all kinds of people walking down the street, and certainly do not escape from dealing with eating disorders and body image issues. For several months now I have been writing a blog as the mental health expert for an organization called Healthy is the New Skinny (HNS for short). Founded by a plus-size model and her husband, their aim is to bring awareness to how the deceit and pressures from the modeling industry promote unhealthy body image

as well as eating disorders and sickness.

They have truly begun a revolution and with over 40,000 followers on their Facebook page they are starting to make a difference in bringing awareness to positive body image and the impact media has on all of us. I am not including their website or Facebook address here because the images on their sites are not in accordance with the Jewish practices of modesty and so I leave it to your choice to learn more at your own discretion.

However, their message is a powerful and important one and one that I wholeheartedly support: The focus must be on being healthy and not on being skinny. My blog specifically has focused on the connection between mental health and body image bringing attention to how these matters impact all of us. In addition, I filmed two internet shows with HNS discussing these topics in detail to help promote positive body image and expose the modeling industry’s negative impact on our psyche. These can be found on my personal YouTube page, again with the understanding that some content may not be appropriate for younger and/ or religious viewers.

As my involvement with the subject matter of body image expanded, I discovered a shared passion for encouraging women to love themselves regardless of size, shape, color, or faith. My friend and colleague Karen Halaszi (of Karen Michelle Boutique on Robertson Blvd) and I decided to team up and create the first ever annual “Love Your Body Fashion Show” to be held on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Luxe Hotel on Sunset Blvd. The evening will include a host of wellness experts and various retailers for the boutique part of the evening which will then be followed by a live fashion show with models of every size, shape, color, and age. A portion of the proceeds of the event will go to support the mission and work of Healthy is the New Skinny, and the founders and professional models of HNS will be there in person

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o meet and greet people and share their inspiring energy. The vening is meant to empower and enrich women’s sense of body mage. It is meant to express that beauty is not something that is ictated to us by the media but rather something that lives within ach one of us. Although the event is not speciďŹ cally a Jewish one nd will have women of all types in attendance, it is a women-only vent hosted by women, for women. Karen and I personally invite ou to attend and to bring your daughters and friends. Informaon about the event can be found at www.karenmichelle.com. I will be there both to host the event and to answer any questions bout women’s wellness and mental health. Please feel free to ďŹ nd me and introduce yourself, it would be my pleasure and honor to meet you.

As we all know and as is stated directly by the greatest sages f Judaism, the woman is the foundation of the home. She is the ornerstone for the future of the Jewish people and it is on her houlders that the raising of future generations rests. It is up to ach one of us to develop a sense of wellness and value of our inrinsic G-d given worth so that we can fully live up to our potential or ourselves and future generations. I hope you will join me in his revolution to embrace a positive body image regardless of size o that we can teach women to shift the focus onto good health nd well-being and to help future generations to do the same.

FOLLOWUP TO THE FUNDRAISING FOR JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS ARTICLES If you have been reading this column for a while you know that I had been doing a series of articles about the cost of Jewish Day School tuition and my ideas for raising some money for scholarships. Given that people’s resources—both time and money—are limited, I’ve decided to combine two events into one. Instead of hosting a separate women’s event to raise money for day schools, Karen Halaszi and I have agreed that for any woman who attends the November 3rd fashion show and mentions this article at the registration table a portion of that person’s ticket fee will be donated to Jewish Day School scholarship funds. This will enable you to enjoy a wonderful occasion while supporting Jewish Day School at the same time. We hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you there!

Mia Adler Ozair, MA, LPCC, NCC is a licensed clinical psychotherapist and educator with a private practice in Beverly Hills, California. Mia is licensed in both California and Illinois and she can be reached through her website at www.bhcounselingcenter.com or followed on Twitter @MiaAdlerOzair.

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Leaving Home for Good YOSSY GOLDMAN

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he story is told of an encounter between two famous rabbis of yesteryear -- Rabbi Elijah, the famed “Gaon” (prodigious scholar) of Vilna, and Rabbi YaakovKrantz, known as the “Maggid” (preacher) of Dubne. Apparently the Maggid of Dubne once visited Vilna and went to pay a courtesy call on the great Gaon. The Gaon asked the Maggid to preach to him, as was his specialty. “Give me mussar (words of rebuke). Chastise me,” said the Gaon. “G-d forbid that I should have the chutzpah to chastise the great Gaon of Vilna,” replied theMagid, quite horrified at the suggestion. “No matter, that is your forte and I want to hear mussar from you,” insisted the Gaon.

So the Dubner Maggid thought a while and then most reluctantly acceded to the wishes of his illustrious host. Said the Maggid, “Is it a great achievement to be a Gaon sitting in Vilna in your little secluded kloiz (small study hall)? Go out into the world, mix with the people, and then let us see what kind of Gaon you will be.”

Indeed, it is much easier to be scholarly and pious in a sequestered ghetto than it is outside in a world that is often oblivious, or even hostile, to Torah and its values.

This, in fact, was more or less the test of Abraham in this week’s Parshah. “Go from your land, from your birthplace, from your father’s house, to the land I will show you.” And it was there -- far from his natural environment and comfort zones -- that Abraham accomplished his divine mission. He spread the truth of the One G-d to a pagan world and, in the process, his own name and reputation was established for eternity. It was only after leaving home that Abraham became the founding father of the Jewish people.

A hundred years ago, an entire generation of Yiddish-speaking, Torahobservant Jews migrated from Europe. They came to America, the golden land of opportunity, to escape pogroms and persecution.

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dream -- an amazing and inspiring success story. But the fact is that, for the most part, as their businesses succeeded their religious lives failed.

Unquestionably, Judaism took a severe body blow. Most were unable to sustain their old world values in new world America. The transition from shtetl to suburbia proved too formidable and children and grandchildren grew up ignorant of and alienated from their own sacred traditions.

Today, we see this phenomenon playing out on a lesser scale when families emigrate or move from city to city. Displaced from their spiritual support systems, they flounder. The bulk of their efforts are directed at just resettling and reorganizing their lives. Putting religious infrastructures in place often comes last -- at great cost in the long run.

And on a more subtle level, a similar test of conscience faces us when we take our annual vacations. Away from home and our habitual norms of behavior, we are challenged to maintain the code of conduct we are committed to all year long.

It’s like the story of the shadchan (matchmaker) who suggested a young lady to a fellow and absolutely raved about her. After their first date, the fellow calls up the shadchan and gives him a piece of his mind.

“How dare you introduce me to such a girl, didn’t you know she limps!”

Quite unflustered, the shadchan retorts, “But, what’s the problem, it’s only when she walks.”

It is when we walk away from our comfortable spiritual cocoons of home and community into the wider society that we may find ourselves limping somewhat, losing our Jewish equilibrium. It is then that our faith, our values, our morals and beliefs are truly challenged.

May G-d help that the children of Abraham will emulate their forefather, who left his land and remained strong in faith, going on to achieve remarkable success, both spiritually and materially.

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ood deeds deserve good dividends, but there is one deed mentioned in this week’s portion that is veiled in anonymity. However, its dividends lasted so forcefully that the impact was realized almost 500 years later.

The Torah tells us about a war that took place. Avram’s nephew Lot was captured. The Torah tells us “Then there came the fugitive and told Abram, the Ivri, who dwelt in the plains of Mamre…” (Genesis 14:13) It obscures the name of the refugee and does not even directly state his message.

The next verse, in a seemingly disjointed manner, tells us, “and Abram heard that his kinsman was taken captive, he armed his disciples who had been born in his house -- three hundred and eighteen -- and he pursued them as far as Dan” (ibid v.14).The Medrash tells us that the refugee was Og, a giant of a man who escaped an attack on his fellow giants.

He informed Avram that his nephew was alive, albeit taken prisoner with malevolent intent. He figured that Avram would try to liberate Lot and be killed in battle. Og would then marry Sora. (Perhaps that is the reason that the Torah seems to separate what Avram heard from what the refugee told.) For this piece of disguised information, Og receives a seemingly disproportionate reward. He is granted not only longevity, as he lived until the final days of the Jews’ sojourn through the desert, but also the impact of his deed was so potent that Moshe was afraid to attack him before entering the Land of Canaan! Imagine. Og lived for 470 years after the deed, and then Moshe had to be reassured that he need not fear his merits!

Rabbi Berel Zisman, one of the few remaining from his illustrious family of prominent Lubavitch Chasidim spent a portion of World War II in a concentration camp in Munich.

After the war, he was allowed entry to the United States, but had to wait in the town of Bremerhaven for six weeks. During that time he decided to travel to Bergen-Belsen the notorious concentration camp which was transformed to a displaced person camp to visit a cousin who was there. Dozens of inmates came over to him with names of loved ones scattered across the free plains of the USA. They wanted to get them messages. Berel took their messages. To Sam Finkel from Abraham Gorecki: “I am alive and recuperating. Please try to guarantee employment to allow me to enter the US.” And so on. One card was for Jacob Kamenecki from a niece from Minsk. “Please be aware that I survived the war and will be going back to Minsk.”

Armed with lists of names and some addresses, Berel arrived in the US where he became a student in the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Crown Heights. Knowing no English, upon his arrival he asked a cousin to address postcards. Each had a message written in Yiddish “My name is Berel Zisman. I have just arrived from Europe - and have regards from…”He filled in the blanks and ended the brief note on each card with, “for further information, I can be contacted at the Lubavitch Yeshiva, corner Bedford and Dean in Crown Heights.”

Rabbi Zisman does not really know how many people received his cards, but one person who lived in a basement apartment on Hewes Street definitely did. When Rabbi Ja-

The Torah tells us, in a saga that ends five books and some four hundred years later, that small tidings travel a very long distance.

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cob Kamenecki, one of the United States’ leading sages, came to the Lubavitch yeshiva looking for Berel Zisman, a war refugee who had arrived at the yeshiva only a week ago, no one knew why.

Berel was called out of the study hall and met the elderly man, filled him in on all the particulars about the status of his relative, and returned to his place. When the young man returned to his seat, he was shocked at the celebrity treatment he once again received. “You mean you don’t know who that Rabbi was? He is the Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Voda’ath!” Berel shuddered, feeling terrible that he made the revered scholar visit him. A while later, he met the Rosh Yeshiva and approached him. “Rebbe, please forgive me, I had no intention to make you come to me to get regards. Had I known who you were I would surely have gone to your home and given the information to you in person!”

Reb Yaakov was astounded. He refused to accept the apology. “Heaven forbid! Do you realize what kind of solace I

have hearing about the survival of my relative. I came to you, not only to hear the news, but to thank you, in person, for delivering it!”

Imagine. Avram was nearly 80 years old, he had no descendants, and the only link to the house of his father’s family -- at least documented as a disciple of Avram’s philosophies -- was Lot. Now even the whereabouts and future of that man were unknown. And when Og delivered the news of his whereabouts, perhaps Avram’s hope for the future was rekindled. Perhaps his gratitude toward Og abounded. And though Og spoke one thing, and Avram heard another, the reward for the impact on Avram’s peace of mind was amazingly powerful.

We often make light of actions and ramifications. The Torah tells us this week, in a saga that ends five books and some four hundred years later, that small tidings travel a very long distance.

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“Heaven forbid! Do you realize what kind of solace I have hearing about the survival of my relative. I came to you, not only to hear the news, but to thank you, in person, for delivering it!”

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OHEL & Etta Hold First Ever National Shabbaton for Adults with Developmental Disabilities T

wenty women from four of OHEL Bais Ezra’s New York group homes spent a week-long vacation in Los Angeles. The highlight of their trip was not the typical visit to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor or Universal Studios. Rather it was the first-in-a-lifetime meeting and socializing with peers from Etta at OHEL group homes in the Valley and a never-to-forget Shabbaton at Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services recently merged with the Etta to form Etta at OHEL – an agency founded in 1993 in Los Angeles, and a leader in the provision of residential services to Jewish adults with developmental disabilities in California.

On Wednesday evening August 28th OHEL Bais Ezra individuals were warmly welcomed into the Etta at OHEL Ryzman Family Group Home in the Valley. Dr. Michael Held, Executive Director of Etta, commented, “the evening was one of non-stop dancing and singing but most importantly one of new connections as residents from N.Y. and L.A. shared life stories and experiences with one another.” The evening lasted late into the night and everyone looked forward to the upcoming Shabbaton. Mrs. Stein, a parent of an Etta resident who was in attendance, said the evening “epitomized the new opportunities, the extended family and support we have found in the union with OHEL.” Friday evening, Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and his community warmly welcomed over 100 individuals and staff from OHEL and Etta for the first ever national shabbaton of its kind. At the Friday night seudah, Tali Hill, challenged with cerebral palsy, spoke emotively of the importance in “ensuring that no one is ever alone.” Her eloquence and courage struck all and many a tear of joy was shed in the room.

After Shabbos morning davening, Etta friend Moshe Beinenfeld addressed the entire kehilla and speaking with much humor and poise shared his experiences of growing up with autism and reflected on the importance of inclusiveness in a community “where differences are embraced and appreciated.”

Josh Taff, Director of Outreach and Programming at Etta and a powerhouse of exuberance and energy throughout the Shabbos, commented that it was the “most amazing ruach filled shabbos experience ever!”

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couple with Down’s syndrome. All Shabbaton participants danced in Danielle’s honor and wished her many mazal tovs.

Meira Feinerman, Etta’s Assistant Director of Marketing, commented that “over the course of just a few days individual connections blossomed into new-found friendships – and we hope to continue this bonding between our organizations’ clients.”

A dedicated team of OHEL and Etta staff contributed to the success of the event including Henriette Kadoch, Hadar Barak, Leah Schachter, Josh Taff, Ariella Seiger, Adam Rhodes, Nati Schreiber. Also in attendance at the Shabbaton included Adrin Nazarian Assembly member 46th District and his Field Representative Mindy Lake, Carol Koransky, Executive Vice President and Executive Director Valley Alliance, Michael Halpern, President of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and Sharon Levine Co-president of the Etta OHEL Board.

Visiting from New York as well, OHEL’s Director of Communications Derek Saker conveyed that “the newfound East-to-West coast relationship allows OHEL and Etta to leverage a national breadth of service expertise, further breakdown stigma and drive greater community-wide integration across the U.S.” Devorah, an adult resident from an OHEL Bais Ezra in Brooklyn, perhaps best encapsulated the weeks experience when she conveyed that “No matter what abilities we may have, or whatever our backgrounds, we are all one family!”

Visit OHEL’s website at www.ohelfamily.org to view pictures and videos from the amazing event!

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Shas Spiritual Leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt”l Passes Away

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abbi Ovadia Yosef, the religious scholar and spiritual leader of Israel’s Sephardic Jews who transformed his downtrodden community of immigrants from North Africa and Arab nations and their descendants into a powerful force in Israeli politics, died on Monday. He was 93.

Yosef, who had suffered from a variety of medical ailments for several years, was hospitalized in recent days in critical condition after suffering kidney failure and problems with other bodily systems. Officials at the Jerusalem hospital that treated him announced his death.

Yosef was often called the outstanding Sephardic rabbinical authority of the century. His prominence helped boost the confidence of his community, which makes up roughly half of Israel’s population but was long impoverished and faced discrimination by Ashkenazi — or European — Jews who traditionally dominated Israel’s government and religious institution.

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Yosef parlayed his religious authority into political power, founding Shas, a party representing Sephardic Jews that became a kingmaker in several government coalitions.

As hospital officials announced his death, anguished cries could be heard from a large crowd of supporters that had gathered.

Eli Yishai, a Shas leader, stepped outside the hospital, recited a Jewish blessing and then broke down into tears.

“How will we remain alone. Who will lead us,” said Arieh Deri, another Shas leader, as he sobbed uncontrollably.

Crowds of anguished followers recited the kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer for the dead. Israeli TV stations said Israel’s main highways were already jammed up as tens of thousands of people prepared to head to Jerusalem for Yosef ’s funeral later in the day.

The Iraqi-born Yosef came to national prominence when he served as Israel’s chief Sephardic rabbi from 1972 to 1983.

His ornate outfit, with a gold-trimmed black cape and up-

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swept hat, combined with his ever-present dark glasses and habitually slurred speech, made him an easy target for caricaturists. He would greet visitors, whether it be followers or prime ministers, with a playful slap to the face.

But he was the charismatic face of his Shas party, with his image plastered on posters, buses and sides of buildings during political campaigns.

Shas first ran in an election in 1984, winning four seats in the 120-seat parliament.

It subsequently grew to 17 places, the third-largest party after the mainstream Labor and Likud. However, it was hit by scandals and the imprisonment of its leader, Deri, on corruption charges.

Shas currently has 11 seats, making it a midsize faction, and sits in the opposition.

Yosef ’s influence reached beyond the party, and he was known for his fierce statements that offended widely disparate segments of society, including Holocaust survivors, gays, Palestinians and secular Jews.

He made his biggest political-religious waves by ruling that Israel may give back parts of the West Bank in exchange for peace, invoking the Jewish concept that preserving life is the highest commandment. In an attack on the 1990-1992 government of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, the rabbi asked: “What have you (Shamir) done to prevent bloodshed?”

“The sanctity of life overrules the slogan of not giving up an inch,” he added.

The ruling countered decrees by other rabbis, who declared that no Jew had a right to hand over any part of the biblical Land of Israel to a non-Jew for any reason.

But in recent years he appeared to retreat, emphasizing the religious and security aspects of the West Bank for Israel and backing Jewish settlement there.

The rabbi said during a sermon in August 2010 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should “perish from the world” and described Palestinians as “evil, bitter enemies of Israel.” He later apologized.

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he Orthodox Jewish Chaplaincy Board (OJCB) conducted Sukkos programs for Jewish Inmates at Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail and Twin Tower Correctional Facility during Chol Hamoed Sukkos.

The Jewish Inmates were able to participate in the Mitzvah of Lulov and Esrog. They heard divrei Torah from the OJCB Chaplains and they sang and recited tefilos and Tehilim. The Chaplains also distributed Jewish reading material to them. It was an uplifting experience for those who are experiencing difficult times.

During Rosh Hashana the Aleph Institute through Rabbi Zvi Bojarsky in Los Angeles and Rabbi Berel Paltiel in Surfside, Florida arranged to have 2 bochurim visit, blow Shofar and daven with Jewish Inmates in all the downtown L.A. Jails and prisons.

The L.A. County Jail System is not a ‘long term’ prison but a ‘temporary’ detention facility for those awaiting trial for violating the law. It is not uncommon to find an inmate ‘locked up’ for thirty, sixty or ninety days for a traffic violation! Many inmates are there for more egregious crimes and when convicted they will go to State Prison.

Sheriff Lee Baca and the LASD Religious & Volunteer Services Unit have always been extremely supportive of Inmates of all religions and their right to participate in religious services.

The OJCB visits all Jewish Inmates and is there to help these unfortunate souls during this dark time of their lives and help rehabilitate them physically and spiritually.

The OJCB is in need of soft cover Siddurim, Chumoshim, Tehillim and reading materials in Hebrew, Farsi, Russian and English. All books must be new or in good condition. A tax deductible receipt will be sent to all contributors. Please send your taxdeductible contributions to: Orthodox Jewish Chaplaincy Board, P.O. Box 480454, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

(L-R): OJCB Director/Senior Chaplain Howard Winkler, Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF) Commander, Captain Clay Porlier, OJCB Senior Chaplain Rabbi Shimon Raichik in front of TTCF preceding visit to inmates with Lulov & Esrog.

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Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka performing at AFMDA’s Inaugural Los Angeles Gala.

RECORD-BREAKING INAUGURAL

AFMDA LOS ANGELES GALA

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t was a historic night on Sunday at The Beverly Hilton as American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA)’s first-ever Los Angeles Gala raised a record $3.8 million for Magen David Adom (MDA) that will go towards emergency medical services and the building of a new National Blood Center in Israel. The amount was the most ever raised at a single AFMDA event.

Dina and Fred Leeds were honored with the AFMDA Humanitarian Award. Gaby Bashner received the Woman of Valor Lifetime Achievement Award and Leba Sherman was also honored with the Woman of Valor Next Generation Award.

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Industry titans in finance, business, and entertainment lent support to the cause, including former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams. Professor Eilat Shinar, MDA’s Director of Blood Services and a world expert in blood management, was the evening’s guest speaker. Israel’s Consul General to Los Angeles, David Siegel, opened the event. California Congressman Brad Sherman’s office presented the Leeds

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The Gala also featured performances by Mona Golabek, Scott Hoying of The Pentatonix, and Gary Greene and His Big Band of Barristers.

MDA is Israel’s government-mandated – but not government funded – national emergency-response, ambulance, and blood services organization. Israel’s current blood center, built in the 1980s, no longer accommodates the nation’s growing population and is vulnerable to terror and rocket attacks, as well as earthquakes (Israel sits on two active fault lines). The Gala raised funds for all of MDA’s lifesaving services, with the majority of the money going towards building a new blood center, equipped with new and secure underground blood storage facilities.

“It was so inspiring to see the entire Los Angeles community come together to support the new National Blood Center while celebrating Dina and Fred Leeds,” says AFMDA CEO Arnold Gerson. We still have a lot of work to do to reach our goal, but MDA and the people of Israel will soon have the kind of modern blood center they deserve.”

An after-party for AFMDA’s NextGen and Young Leadership, featuring 35 partner organizations, followed the Gala at The Beverly Hilton.

Comedy legend Jackie Mason performing at AFMDA’s Inaugural Los Angeles Gala

About AFMDA: Magen David Adom provides a rapid and skilled emergency medical response, including disaster, ambulance, and blood services, to Israel’s eight million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but is not funded by the government, instead relying on funding from donors around the world. www.afmda.org.

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Watching the videos of the Navy Yard perpetrator wandering the halls with a weapon drawn is haunting. What is particularly haunting is the notion that authorities had reasons to suspect that this man was insane. Authorities in Newport knew that there was something “fishy” about this guy. They reported these facts to the Navy. The Navy took no action. Despite his irrational behavior, he still held on to his security clearance. He still had an ID card giving him access to every military base in the country.

Like many other perpetrators of mass murder, like the one in Connecticut, the Washington Navy Yard perpetrator was killed. Rather than having his rights temporarily taken away through an involuntary hospitalization, he is dead. So who benefits when the authorities ignore the signs of mental illness?

It is time to reconsider all of the “safeguards” against involuntary hospitalizations. Rather than making hospitalization so difficult, ease up the standards so that those in crisis may be treated. When authorities find evidence of totally irrational behavior, let them hospitalize. When someone reveals that they have plans to harm others, let them hospitalize.

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Individuals who present as troubled and of potential danger go untreated. They often later go on toward mass murder.

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an from Connecticut drove with her one year old child in the back seat from her home to the streets of Washington where she tried to mow down a secret service officer as she rammed the gates on the White House perimeter. A chase ensued and she was shot dead. Post-mortem reports indicate that she had an obsession against the President, that she was insane and deteriorating. Again, preventive involuntary hospitalization could have prevented this needless loss of life.

I think we have to revise the way we treat those in mental decline and open up hospital beds to care for them. If we hospitalize someone who does not really need it, we release them in 48 or 72 hours. No harm, no foul. But, if we see potential danger, we can treat someone. We can continue to hold an individual who threatens others. We can medicate them. We can keep them locked up.

Being weary of taking action has resulted in unnecessary harm against the public. Aurora, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and now the Washington Navy Yard. We need to dramatically change the way we respond to mental illness.

There are no guarantees, but maybe with changes to the way we treat mental illness and threats to others, we can prevent the next incident.

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An estimated 2,000 people showed up from across L.A.’s Jewish communities to join in the festivities in the streets of Los Angeles.

PIAMENTA - “The Next Generation” captivated participants with a dynamic full length street-concert. As one onlooker commented “the energy emanating from the stage was amazing”. They were joined by rising star Boruch Sholom Blesofsky.

The MC and Host of the event, Rabbi Nachman Abend offered special thanks to event producer Jonathan Herzog. He also paid tribute to Chabad of North Hollywood’s Executive Director and Spiritual Leader Rabbi

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Aaron Abend, who shared divrei Torah with the diverse crowd.

Chabad of the Valley’s Executive Director, Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon addressed everyone with words of inspiration and Rabbi Mendel Duchman, of Kol Yaakov Yehuda Jr Congregation led a children’s rally and the recital of the 12 Pesukim.

The Family Sukkot Festival and Concert also featured an array of street performers from Hollywood. Jugglers, balloon artists, stilt walkers and other characters together with a variety of food vendors and an Arts and Crafts pavilion organized by Elkie Abend kept the streets of Hollywood buzzing with excitement throughout the evening.

Organizers expressed appreciation and acknowledged official corporate sponsors Milano Collection Wigs and the Southern California Community Links, and Cambridge Farms/Glatt Mart.

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CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING This bread pudding dish has a rich chocolate flavor that makes great use out of a typically leftover staple, bread.

Times Prep Time : 15 min Cook Time : 1 hour Ready Time : 1 hour, 15 min Ingredients 2 medium challahs, or 8 cups leftover challah 1- 3.5 ounce container of instant chocolate pudding mix 5 cups soy milk

Servings 8

4 eggs ½ cup sugar ½ cup cocoa ½ chocolate liqueur (optional) 1 cup chocolate chipsalmonds 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Directions

4. Place the toasted challah into a 9×13 dish.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5. Pour chocolate chips over bread.

2. Cut challah into 1 inch cubes, place on large baking tray and toast until lightly browned and crunchy. Leave the challah

6. Pour custard mixture over the bread, and use a spatula to ensure that all the bread is submerged in the custard.

out on countertop to dry for at least thirty minutes.

7. Bake for about an hour.

3. Whisk together the chocolate pudding powder, soy milk, eggs, sugar, cocoa, and liqueur, forming a custard.

Serve warm.

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CRANBERRY CHICKEN This dish is so sweet and delicious that you can eat it cold, straight from the fridge.

Times Prep Time : 5 min Cook Time : 40 min Ready Time : 45 min

Servings 4-6

Ingredients 3/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup flour 2 cups fresh cranberries 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup margarine

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon salt 6 boneless chicken breast cutlets, about 3 pounds

Directions In a small saucepan, over medium heat, blend orange juice with flour, adding flour slowly, whisking to keep smooth.

Add cranberries, sugar, margarine, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Stir to mix.

Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.

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Cool cranberry mixture slightly.

Rinse cutlets and pat dry. Place in a large, deep skillet.

Pour cranberry mixture over chicken in skillet.

Cover and simmer 40 minutes. Serve immediately, Reprinted with permission from www.joyofkosher.com.

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TRICOLOR BBQ BEEF SUSHI BBQ Beef Sushi is a wonderful twist on a classic and using Gold’s Borscht and Gold’s Wasabi Ginger Sauce, you can compliment the flavor of the beef by flavoring, and coloring, the rice.

Times Prep Time : 30 min Cook Time : 45 min Ready Time : 1 hour, 15 min Ingredients 3 cups sushi rice 1 cup borscht 3 teaspoons rice vinegar

Servings 8

3 teaspoons sugar 1/2 cup ginger wasabi sauce 3 cups bbq beef Nori for rolling sushi

Directions

cover and allow to cool.

Start by preparing the rice. You will want to cook one cup of rice with two cups of liquid.

Using your favorite BBQ beef recipe, make a batch of BBQ beef.

Using two forks, pull the soft beef apart.

When cooking the red rice, use one cup of water with one cup of borscht. For the green rice use half a cup of wasabi sauce and 1 and 1/2 cups of water. Finally, for the white rice, two cups of water.

Lay sushi rice on the nori (seaweed paper) and then thinly spread a layer of BBQ beef.

Once the rice has cooked, put in a non metallic bowl, add one teaspoon of rice vinegar and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Mix,

Roll the sushi rolls tightly and slice each roll into eight pieces.

Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi, soy sauce and teriyaki sauce.

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