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STAFF Vol. 33 No. 1 © Copyright 2014 Publishers Rachayle Deutsch Suzi Bollag
TABLE OF CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT ..................................................................................14
MIND OVER MATTER: CHANUKAH MINDSET............................................................42
EPICUREAN EXCURSIONS WITH RACHEL: GOURMET K ............................................................................54
FROM SOUP TO NUTS: LET’S HAVE LATKES! ..............................................................70
Sales Representatives Shani Schwebel Miriam Goldbrenner Barbara Gold Pearl Silber Contributing Editors Rachel Rosenberg Shuly Rubel Beauty Editor Naomi Scheier Psychotherapists Robin Daar, LCSW, RN Jennifer Mann, LMSW Cover Art: Brocha Teichman www.brochateichman.com (917) 562-1819
November cover art by Chava Roth www.judaicafineart.com
GRIN AND BARE IT ..................................................................102
THE BOOK CORNER..................................................................110
DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS................................................120
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MIND OVER MATTER: Chanukah Mindset By: Jennifer Mann, LMSW On Chanukah we celebrate the miracle of the oil lasting eight days when it should have lasted but one. and the rededication of the Beit Hamikdash after the Seleucid Greek Empire has seized it. There are so many beautiful messages and lessons that Chanukah’s history teaches us. Amongst the fun and games, excitement, presents and toys is wiggle room for us to take the time for a little personal “rededication.” What I mean by this is that you have the power to commit to a new way of thinking; develop a positive attitude, lose those pounds. make that overdue career move, go back to work, change things up in your relationships etcetera, etcetera. Each of us has the ability to rededicate our own thoughts Many of us get caught in a cycle of negative thinking or negative interactions. For the purposes of the column I will refer to this as a “thought trap.” Sometimes we think something bad will happen and we will it into existence. Take the classic thought trap of a woman who would like to lose weight. She is doing great, eating her salads and protein and then she is faced with the most decadent cake at her friend’s Shabbos dessert table. She has a piece of the cake. What are some of the classic thought traps this woman may have after she eats the cake? If you have ever struggled with your weight you know them well. “How could I have done that?” “I’m such an idiot.” “All that work for nothing. “I might as well go hog wild.” “Uch, I’ll never be thin.” She is caught in the thought trap and the cycle continues. If she continues thinking like this, she will prove herself right as if she had a crystal ball. She will continue to gain weight. But will she gain weight because she is “an idiot, worked for nothing, and will never be thin?” Or will she gain weight because she believes these negative thoughts about herself? Another classic example of a thought trap is a
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woman who has trust issues with men. Some of her ideas may resemble the following. “Men only want me for my appearance.” “When he learns about my… he will leave me.” “Why should I open up and be authentic if I will just end up getting hurt?” All of these negative thoughts send out an energy that is received by others. Due to these thoughts the woman will behave in ways that drive a wedge between her and her partner. Her belief is that she will ultimately be abandoned and so her behaviors bring that abandonment closer. This is called a self fulfilling prophecy and it could look something like this. A woman is told by her husband that he would like to go to dinner with a group of his male friends. She says “You’re going with your friends? Fine (harrumph!).” She proceeds to give her husband the cold shoulder for days leading up to the dinner. Hubby is scratching his head, not understanding this treatment. Wifey’s mind assigns a value to this dinner without her. Perhaps it means that her husband doesn’t want to spend time with her. Or maybe it means that if he still needs dinner out with friends then he was not ready to be married. This is a thought trap and if not dealt with it will erode the relationship to the possible point of him wanting to be with his friends instead of his wife. She will have driven him there. (Both men and women can have trust issues, I utilize a woman in my example). These negative thoughts usually have some deep seeded roots and the messages may very well have been transmitted either from a parent or past relationship. They usually do not appear in a vacuum. When you recognize your unique thought trap(s) it is then that you have the power to make changes. By challenging your beliefs you open up doors that you never knew existed. It can feel scary to start questioning ideas you’ve always trusted but well worth it. This would be “rededicating’ our thoughts. What will you rededicate your thoughts to? Perhaps you will keep a gratitude journal where you log everything you are grateful for. As with the woman who ate that cake, perhaps she will think “I had one piece of cake (or maybe it was seven pieces). Everyone has slip ups. I will try again tomorrow.” As for the woman with trust issues she might rededicate her thoughts to “He does
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Continued from page 42 spend his time with me regularly so spending time with his friends does not mean he doesn’t love me. I will not take this personally.” By not beating herself up over the cake, the woman increases the likelihood of losing weight. By having a positive attitude about her husband going out with his friends, the wife increases the likelihood of her husband wanting to be with her. And then a positive cycle is set into motion. During this joyous holiday, take a moment
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and target one negative thought you have been carrying with you. Question its validity, come up with other conclusions, write a new script. Think about other possible explanations. We can live our lives chained to a belief system about others or ourselves that disturbs us and keeps us down in the dumps or we can choose something else. A “rededication” is not easy by any means. By definition to dedicate is to devote or commit. This doesn’t happen overnight, but maybe over eight nights! Jennifer.
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GOURMET K By: Rachel Rosenberg
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From Soup to Nuts: Let’s Have Latkes! TRADITIONS AT THE TABLE Chanukah foods traditionally include anything that reminds us of the oil that burned in the Temple for eight days. Usually, anything fried goes—vegetables are grated or mashed and fried as pancakes. In Sephardic communities, festive couscous with nuts and fruits is traditional as well. In Israel, fried jelly doughnuts, sufgoniot, are everywhere. A recent variation includes caramel filling. In Russian communities, kasha varnishkes are eaten during the week. The first night of Chanukah is traditionally a dairy meal. Your favorite vegetable grated or mashed in the form of a pancake (latkes), fried on a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, is an appropriate choice. If you are watching your cholesterol, replace eggs in the recipes with the equivalent amount of egg substitute. If Rosh Hashanah is one of the most formal of the holiday dinners, then Chanukah is as informal as it gets. Have a party making different kinds of latkes. Just add simple salads, maybe a big pot of soup, and a fruit dessert. The latkes are the stars of the menu in many homes. Below are some variations.
4 cups chopped broccoli or 20-oz. bag frozen chopped broccoli 1 tsp. curry powder 1 tsp. each coriander and cumin or 2 tsp. chili powder 1/3 cup matzah meal 3-4 egg whites 1 tbsp. lemon juice Cooking spray 4 tsp. oil In a pot with a few tablespoons of water, steam the broccoli over medium-high heat until heated through. Drain. In a food processor, mince the broccoli. Add the seasonings, matzah meal, egg whites, and lemon juice. Pulse just until well mixed. Coat a skillet with cooking spray, and add 1 tsp. oil. Heat the skillet over medium high. When the oil is hot, drop four 1/4 cupfuls of the latke mixture into the skillet. Slightly flatten each of the patties with a spatula. Fry the latkes for 3-4 minutes on each side. Repeat with three more batches, adding 1 tsp. oil for each batch. Makes 16 latkes; serves 8. ITALIAN BUTTERNUT-SQUASH LATKES PAREVE
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Continued from page 71 saute the patties over medium heat for a few minutes on each side or until golden. Serves 8. Variation: For Syrian Pumpkin Latkes, use 2 lb. pumpkin. Omit the almonds, pepper, and raisins and add 1/2 tsp. allspice and 1/2 tsp. baking powder. LOW-FAT CLASSIC POTATO LATKES PAREVE/DAIRY 5 large potatoes 1 large onion 1 egg 2 egg whites 2 tbsp. matzah meal 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1/2 tsp. salt Cooking spray Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Grate the potatoes and onion into a colander, or use a food processor to grate, and transfer to a colander. Let drain for 5-10 minutes. It helps to squeeze the liquid out with your hands. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients, except cooking spray. Generously spray a nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray. Make 20 patties and place on baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until bottoms are brown. Spray latkes with cooking spray and turn over. Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until bottoms are golden. Remove from oven onto serving tray. Makes 20 latkes. Serving suggestion: Serve with yogurt cheese, low-fat or nonfat sour cream, or applesauce. Variations: Flavor here is open to your imagination. Here are two examples. For an Indian flavor, try adding 1 tsp. chopped garlic, 3/4 tsp. cumin, 1/2 tsp. turmeric, 1/4 72
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These Romanian latkes can be made into a delightfully different kind of side dish or a quick and easy vegan main dish—or even breakfast. This recipe is presented two ways, and there is virtually no difference in taste. It's merely a matter of preference. When they are made on the griddle like this rather than in 1/2 inch of oil in a pan, they resemble the American johnnycakes. These latkes are very good with cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on them and applesauce on the side. 1/2 cup egg substitute or 4 egg whites 2 cups nonfat sour cream or nonfat plain yogurt 2 tbsp. honey 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 tsp. baking soda l/2 tsp. salt Butter-flavored cooking spray In a bowl, mix the egg substitute, sour cream, and honey. Stir in the remaining ingredients except the spray. Heat a griddle over medium-high heat. When hot, coat the griddle with the cooking spray. Spoon the batter onto the griddle in two batches of 9 pancakes, and lightly brown for about 1-2 minutes. Spray the tops with the cooking spray before turning, then brown another 1-2 minutes. Serves 9. Variation: For Vegan Cornmeal Latkes, combine 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour, 1 cup cornmeal, 1 tsp. baking soda, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Blend 1/3-1/2 cup apple juice, 2 tsp. vinegar, and 2 cups low-fat soft tofu. Follow directions as above. Serves 9.
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GRIN AND BARE IT What’s one of the best examples of the power of giving in your life? Love.
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Participating in a simcha, as I did this weekend, and observing the happy family enjoying the affair, and knowing that because I had the zechus of being the parent’s shatchan, I played a significant role in all of their tremendous joy. E.M. Giving has a power of it’s own, beyond the fact that it invigorates the ‘giver’ and spurs him or her on to greater heights and to giving more. On several occasions when I was EXCEPTIONALLY giving of myself, that gift of giving came back to me in a big way. H.B. Given the nature of the shift in our relationship right now, my mother’s unconditional love for me. B.D. Giving to my children and husband is the best feeling in the world. Giving my tefilllot to Hashem is even better. C.B. My years of nursing. Especially trying to help people deal with death. B.C. Giving without expecting anything in return. That smile on a grandchild’s face when he sees you and says, “Nana I was just thinking about you!” E.S. I have a divorced friend who I have taken on almost like a sister. I have found people to help her pay her rent. Whenever I have maaser I give some of it to her. If she wants to go shopping, I go with her. I send her a nosh package before the yomim tovim… A certain person in the family drove me nuts for years and I decided I had enough. I decided to become her best friend, So I go out with her, NEVER criticize her, never again get angry with her. Understand her limitations and don’t
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there are many wonderful activities including enlightening lectures, chesed projects, books groups, etc. going on almost nightly and I enjoy partaking in them when I can. But not in the winter. Even before the snow starts to fall and the streets turn dangerous and icy, venturing out at night has no appeal. And there’s more. Even during the day the winter season can throw you off. Nobody seems to know how to adjust their thermostats and I’m talking about the external ones, let alone our internal ones. We bundle up to face freezing temperatures outdoors for the ten minute or full hour commute to our destination only to arrive there to find windows open, sweaters off and co-workers, shoppers, etc. bright red and fanning themselves from the enthusiastic blasts of heat circulating indoors.
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PRE-SCHOOLS Keshet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 REALTORS Chani (Sharon) Kushner . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 STERLING SILVER E. B. Estate Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Eastern Silver Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Elite Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Empire Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Grand Sterling Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Raymond Sasson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 TABLECLOTHS--SALES AND RENTALS Gitta Steinmetz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Table + Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Table Tops & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TILE Home & Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 WEIGHT CONTROL/WELLNESS Be A Loser--Rochelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Chaya Stern--Nutrition Spot . . . . . . . 101 Devorah Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Giti Gamss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Phyllis Lifshitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 WIGS Adraina's Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Ben Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Clary's Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Esther Aron Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Etty's Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glamour Beauty Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Joseph & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Milano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Pery Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Yaffa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES/HOSIERY Bersel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Double Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 From Head to Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Gold's and Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Head to Toe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Legaacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Onyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Perfect Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Surgical Sock Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Tip Toes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Upper Class Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 WOMEN'S APPAREL Chic de Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Couture off the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Elegance . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover Esti's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Exquisite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Fashion Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Finds & Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 From Head to Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Furs by Kurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Gerry Weber Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
It's You/Lynda's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Julie's Quality Couture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Junee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Kloz Klozet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Lew Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Miri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pink Label by Rachel Kairy. . . . Inside Back Cover Raquel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Shell Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Teen Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Tiffany Knits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Ultra Chic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unique Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Walowitz Furs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 LONG ISLAND/QUEENS ADVERTISERS Bridal Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Devorah Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Double Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Esti's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Jennifer Mann, LMSW . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Junee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Junee Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Legaacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Miri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Raquel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Shell Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Upper Class Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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