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From Rockets to Doughnuts: Menorahs Large and Small by Shira Diamond 86 Don’t Despair, Hashem is There: The Correlation Between Mechiras Yosef and Chanukah 93 Oil! This Year’s Chanukah Miracle & Some of the Jews who Helped Find the Oil by Brendy J. Siev Chanukah on the Frontlines

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I still smile when I think of the Chanukah parties we had when I was young. Life was so simple and yet so much fun. All the cousins gathered in Bubby and Zeidy’s house and each received one big present from the aunts and uncles. I don’t remember what was served, but I do remember that Chanukah parties were not complete without a special Carvel cake in honor of Chanukah and the cousins whose birthdays fell at the time.

There weren’t any organized games, but bumping down the stairs were more than enough fun. Bubby also knitted us all matching sweaters—sometimes even for her sons and son-in-law as well—and the family photos of us all sitting on her huge couch are precious. I hope that

my children will have such wonderful memories of their Chanukah parties when they grow up.

In between the latkes and the dreidel playing, the parties and the songs, take some time to peruse our jam-packed Chanukah issue. There’s more to Chanukah than jelly doughnuts. The miracles of yester-year are just as alive today as they were thousands of years ago. When we think of those miracles, demonstrations of Hashem’s love for us, we are cognizant that even in the most trying, darkest times, there is always a glimmer of light that will shine through.

Wishing you a lichtige and freilechen Chanukah, Shoshana

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Dear Readers, Last night, the first night of Chanukah, the excitement in our home spilled out into the street.

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There’s something about Chanukah—that anticipation, that joy—that’s contagious. Perhaps we associate Chanukah with the fun memories of Chanukahs of years’ past. The crinkle of wrapping paper, the boisterous family get-togethers, the smell of latkes and the doughy bite of that first doughnut…those memories connect with each of our senses

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Too many State Assembly and State Senators after having been reelected are looking to pass legislation in a lame duck session which will give them a future salary increase.

The 2014 State Legislature Session Calendar covered a six month period from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014. There were 129 available weekdays. After subtracting New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day, most ordinary New Yorkers worked 125 days. The Legislature was in session only 62 days. Not bad for a part-time job. Many members find the time to hold down second jobs paying even more.

Most members in the majority Democratic State Assembly and Republican State Senate/Independent Democrat coalition supplemented their base pay of $79,000 per year with lulus for chairing dozens of useless committees and subcommittees. These are up to $41,500. This can result in a salary of $121,000 per year. This is supplemented by day-to-day meal expense accounts and reimbursement for travel to and from Albany.

Nobody was drafted to run for public office. Everyone knew of both the salary, perks of office and limited work requirements. Members of the State Legislature are lucky to have their part=time jobs! There are plenty of out of work New Yorkers who would be more than happy to replace them.

They would gladly show up for work full time, not constantly complain or ask for a salary increase.

Sincerely, Larry Penner Dear Editor, Like many of the Brooklynites he describes, I am a loyal Rocky Zweig reader. But recently I have been experiencing profound RZ withdrawal.

Imagine my delight when I opened TJH and drank in his most recent words of wisdom.

Rocky, as usual, your insight is as refreshing as an ice-cold seltzer on a summer afternoon. Keep your pithy, insightful, hilarious witticisms coming.

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Dear Editor, As Chanukah approaches, we would once again like to share our personal Chanukah miracle that occurred last year on Shabbos Chanukah. We hope that with your help we can spread the lesson of this story and ultimately save lives. A freilichen Chanukah to all!

We, the Korman family from Far Rockaway, would like to share our personal Chanukah miracle with you.

Some of you may know who we are, and some may not, but our identity is not of importance because this story could be about you.

All day Friday, my wife and I walked around complaining of headaches and feeling quite tired. We made no big deal of it as we are blessed with a 3 month old who likes to keep us up at night. Friday night we thought to ourselves, “Wow, our little munchkin must be growing” as she was waking up more than usual making sure we didn’t sleep much. At about 6AM, during our infant feeding hour, our 5 year old daughter let out a wild scream.

We ran into her room to see what was wrong. As we approached her, she looked at us with crazed eyes, screamed again and then her body went limp.

We took her to the bathroom where she began to retch and after vomiting, she was slowly able to stand and move her body. She then complained of a headache so naturally like any Jewish parent, we gave her a wet shamatta for her head and took her temperature.

As we were about to call Hatzolah, our very calm and loving 8 year old son screamed on the top of his lungs, “I can’t take the crying!” (Referring, of course, to our baby which we left to fend for herself and was letting us know was not happy about it.) We ran to his room and found him drenched in sweat, unable to stand, and retching.

Naturally we ran him to the bathroom.

Our 5 year old wanted to see what was happening so she got off the couch and as soon as she got into the bathroom, vomited again, passed out and once again was unable to move her body. We called Hatzolah, who we are so grateful to, and within minutes they were in our house measuring the oxygen saturation of our children. Suddenly, the paramedic yelled, “Everyone out of the house and into the ambulance now!”

We had carbon monoxide poisoning!

Carbon monoxide is a deadly, colorless, odorless and tasteless poisonous gas which many people never survive

to talk about. We did not have functional carbon monoxide detectors at this time; Hashem was truly watching over our family. When someone goes through such a situation you are left with the feeling of what do I do with this? Where do I channel it? We have decided to take it upon ourselves to share our story and educate the public to ensure that this will never happen to you. We therefore ask you to check to make sure you have working, non-expired carbon monoxide detectors with backup batteries. Call your alarm company to make sure you are covered for carbon monoxide and of course, pass this lesson along to family and friends.

May we only know and share in many simchas!

The Korman Family Dear Editor, Last week, I cut my fingertip and it ached me all day. Everything I touched—whether it was typing on the computer or trying to button a button— pained me. It got me thinking: sometimes it’s the little things in life that can really make or break your day.

My friend mentioned the same thing to me. A few weeks ago, a bulb burned out in her hallway and because she needed a special ladder to reach the bulb to change it, the bulb remained unchanged for several days. Every time she walked past the hallway to her bedroom, it bothered her that it was so dim.

Finally, after several days, her husband brought out the ladder and changed the

bulb. Finally—it was light! She told me that she couldn’t believe that such a small thing—a cheap bulb—could have such an effect on her life.

Once again, I was reminded of this concept today when I heard that Nassau County will be repealing its school zone speed cameras. I am all in favor of protecting our children and I believe that drivers should slow down when children are in the area. But it’s the little things in life that can change your quality of life. If you open your mail and see tickets every other day for driving a few miles over the speed limit—when children are in their desks at school—it really affects how you live.

I applaud County Executive Mangano and Nassau County legislators for realizing that residents need to be able to enjoy their days living in Nassau County.

Sincerely, Cynthia Gruen

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Korean Air Executive Goes Nuts over Nuts

How much controversy could there possibly be over a bag of free nuts on an airplane? Last week, a Korean Air flight attendant described being insulted and shamed by an executive of Korean Air who ordered him removed and the plane returned to the gate over a bag of macadamia nuts.

Cho Hyun-ah was angry when a flight attendant in first class offered her macadamia nuts in a bag, not on a plate.

She ordered him off the plane and forced the flight to return to the gate at John F. Kennedy airport in New York City.

“People who haven’t experienced it will not understand that feeling of being insulted and shamed,” senior flight attendant Park Chang-jin told reporters.

After being confronted about the nuts, he said he and his colleague kneeled before Cho. He said Cho poked the back of his hand with a corner of the flight

manual book several times. According to Park, Cho yelled at the crew to “call right now and stop the plane. I will stop this plane from leaving.” Park said that in such a situation, he could not dare to refuse the “owner’s daughter.”

When Park returned to South Korea on a separate flight after being forced off the plane, five to six officials from Korean Air came to visit his home every day and asked him to give a false account to authorities of what happened.

The officials asked him to tell investigators that Cho did not use abusive language and that he voluntarily got off the plane, Park said.

In her first public appearance since the incident, a gloomy-faced Cho bowed and said, “I sincerely apologize.

I’m sorry,” before droves of journalists in an almost inaudible, trembling voice.

She said she would meet the victimized crewmember and “apologize sincerely.”

She has since resigned as head of cabin service for the airline.

Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho also bowed deeply before journalists.

He called his daughter’s behavior foolish and said he regrets he didn’t raise her better. “It’s my fault,” he said. “As

chairman and father, I ask for the public’s generous forgiveness.”

A Blow to the Mob

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On Monday, in the heart of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, a 16-hour standoff between a radical Muslim and police authorities kept the world spellbound and frightened. It ended with the Iranian-born extremist gunman dead; two of the hostages were killed by the terrorist.

The usually peaceful nation of Australia is left shocked and in mourning.

50-year-old Haron Monis entered the Lindt Chocolat Cafe at 9:45 A.M. and promptly took 17 people hostage.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monis had “a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability.” Hundreds of police flooded the city. Streets were closed and offices evacuated. The public was told to stay away from all densely populated areas until the crisis was over.

Throughout the day, several hostages were seen with their arms in the air and hands pressed against the window of the cafe, with two people holding up a black flag with the Shahada, or Islamic declaration of faith, written on it.

At one point, five hostages were able to escape from the building. The terrorist could be seen pacing for hours at a time, visibly agitated and shouting. As the standoff stretched through the day into nightfall with no apparent solution in sight, police stormed the cafe around 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire inside.

New South Wales State Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said, “They made the call because they believed that at that time, if they didn’t enter, there would have been many more lives lost.”

A loud bang rang out, several hostages ran from the building, and police swooped in amid heavy gunfire, shouts and flashes. A police bomb disposal robot also was sent into the building, but no explosives were found. The two hostages who were killed both worked at the café, the shop’s 34-year-old manager, Tori Johnson, and 38-year-old mother of three, Katrina Dawson, an attorney.

Monis was convicted and sentenced last year to 300 hours of community

service for sending what a judge called “grossly offensive” letters to families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2009. At the time, Monis said his letters were “flowers of advice,” adding: “Always, I stand behind my beliefs.” Monis later was charged with being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife.

Australia’s government raised the country’s terror warning level in September in response to the domestic threat posed by supporters of ISIS. Counterterror law enforcement teams later conducted dozens of raids and made several arrests in Australia’s three largest cities — Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. One man arrested during a series of raids in Sydney was charged with conspiring with an Islamic State leader in Syria to behead a random person in Sydney.

The Islamic State group, which holds a third of Syria and Iraq, has threatened Australia several times in the past.

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An international effort was put together to arrest the reputed underboss of New York’s Gambino crime family last week. Francesco Palmeri is wanted in Italy for extortion and was finally apprehended in Brooklyn by 30 FBI agents and Italian authorities.

Palmeri, known as the “Ciccio l’Americano” or “Chubby American,” was among eight people arrested, including five in Italy and three in the

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The Week In News United States, and charged in a blackmail conspiracy. Italian police said the group tried to extort the owner of a climate control systems company in Basilicata in southern Italy out of more than $1 million. Another man, John Grillo, described by authorities as a “key figure” in the case, was arrested at the airport in Milan just before he boarded a flight to New York on a one-way ticket.

Italy has requested extradition for Palmeri who is wanted for the crimes of “formal complicity, extortion and robbery.” Palmeri, who was born in Sicily and became a naturalized U.S. citizen this past May, is expected in Manhattan federal court on December 22 for a bail hearing.

Italian police linked the arrests to an investigation that began over a year ago as a follow up to an operation known as “New Bridge.” That case closed last February with the arrest of 26 mobsters who operated a drug trafficking route between Calabria, Italy, and the United States.

141 Killed by Taliban at Pakistani School

On Tuesday, Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 141 people, mostly children, before Pakistani officials declared a military operation to end the brutal attack.

A Pakistani military spokesman, Asim Bajwa, said 141 people died in the attack — 132 children and nine staff members. An additional 121 students and three staff members were wounded.

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Bajwa said seven attackers wearing explosive vests all died in the assault. It was not immediately clear if the militants were all killed by the soldiers or whether they blew themselves up. He described an assault that seemed designed purely to terrorize the children rather than take anyone hostage.

“Their sole purpose, it seems, was to kill those innocent kids. That’s what they did,” he said.

The horrific attack, claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban, a Pakistani militant group trying to overthrow the government, sent dozens of wounded flooding into local hospitals as terrified parents searched for their children.

“My son was in uniform in the morning,” wailed one parent, Tahir Ali, as he came to the hospital to collect the body of his 14-year-old son Abdullah.

“My son was my dream. My dream has been killed.”

The attack began in the morning when the gunmen entered the school and started shooting at random. Army commandos quickly arrived at the scene and started exchanging fire with the gunmen. Students wearing green school uniforms could be seen fleeing the area on Pakistani television.

Outside the school, two loud booms of unknown origin were heard coming from the scene in the early afternoon, as Pakistani troops battled with the attackers. Armored personnel carriers were deployed around the school grounds, and a Pakistani military helicopter circled overhead.

The prime minister vowed that the country would not be cowed by the violence and that the military would continue with an aggressive operation launched in June to rout militants from the North Waziristan tribal area.

“The fight will continue. No one should have any doubt about it,” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said.

One of the wounded students, Abdullah Jamal, said that he was with a group of 8th, 9th and 10th graders who were getting first-aid instructions and training with a team of Pakistani army medics when the violence began.

Nobody knew what was going on in the first few seconds, he related. “Then I saw children falling down who were crying and screaming. I also fell down.

I learned later that I have got a bullet,” he said, speaking from his hospital bed after being shot in the leg.

Another student, Amir Mateen, said they locked the door from the inside

when they heard the shooting but gunmen blasted through the door anyway and opened fire.

In a phone call to reporters, Taliban spokesman Mohammed Khurasani claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the suicide bombers carried it out to avenge the killings of Taliban members at the hands of Pakistani authorities.

Peshawar has been the target of frequent militant attacks in the past but has seen a relative lull recently. The Pakistani military launched the military operation in the nearby North Waziristan tribal area in June, vowing that it would go after all militant groups that had been operating in the region. With the launch of the operation, security officials and civilians feared retribution by militants but until Tuesday, a widespread backlash had failed to materialize.

Tuesday’s attack calls into question whether the militants have been crippled by the military or will be able to regroup. This appeared to be the worst attack in Pakistan since a 2007 suicide bombing in the port city of Karachi killed 150 people.

TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year

Each year, Time magazine features a Person of the Year that profiles a person, group, idea, or object that “for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year.”

This year’s Time’s Person of the Year are the Ebola fighters, who are selflessly trying to combat the disease in Africa and worldwide.

“Anyone willing to treat Ebola victims ran the risk of becoming one,” Time magazine editor-in-chief Nancy Gibbs wrote in an editor’s note. “For tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defenses, for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing Continued on page 14

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The Week In News and saving, the Ebola fighters are Time’s 2014 Person of the Year.”

For the annual issue, the magazine published five separate glossy covers featuring different Ebola fighters. One of the people honored was Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the American healthcare workers who contracted Ebola while fighting the outbreak in West Africa.

Brantly called the nomination a “huge honor” in a continuing epidemic.

“Ebola fighters are not people who did something courageous,” Brantly said on the “Today” show, where Time unveiled its Person of the Year. “They are still in the trenches fighting.”

“Ebola is a war, and a warning,” Gibbs writes. “The global health sys-

tem is nowhere close to strong enough to keep us safe from infectious disease, and ‘us’ means everyone, not just those in faraway places where this is one threat among many that claim lives every day.

The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women are willing to stand and fight.”

“I have witnessed the devastation

When you’ve had one too many...

Ebola causes and have personally experienced the stigma that fear of this disease brings,” Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who defied quarantine orders by authorities when she came back from Africa with a low fever, said in the magazine. “Still, I hope that compassion and knowledge will soon overcome the fear so that we can beat Ebola.”

Included in the finalists for the annual title this year were the protesters in Ferguson, Missouri (#2), Russian President Vladimir Putin (#3), Alibaba CEO Jack Ma (#5), Apple chief Tim Cook, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and Masoud Barzani (#4), the acting president of the Iraqi Kurdish Region.

Last year, Pope Francis graced Time’s Person of the Year cover, and in 2012, it was President Barack Obama.

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N. Korea to UN: Investigate US for Human Rights Abuses

Here’s to calling the kettle black.

On Monday, North Korea stood up for human rights when it asked the United Nations Security Council to add the issue of torture by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to its agenda as the council prepares to hold a meeting next week on human rights abuses by the Asian state.

The council is due to meet on December 22 or December 23 on human

rights in North Korea after two-thirds of the 15 members pushed for the issue to be added to the body’s agenda. A U.N. report in February detailed abuses in North Korea that it said were comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.

“The so-called ‘human rights issue’ in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [North Korea] is politically fabricated and, therefore, it is not at all relevant to the regional or international peace and security,” North Korean U.N. Ambassador Ja Song Nam wrote in a letter to the council.

“The issue of CIA torture crimes committed by the United States needs to be urgently addressed in the Security Council since it threatens to have an imminent and destabilizing impact on the maintenance of international peace and security,” he added.

Ja Song Nam is referring to the U.S. Senate report released last week that found that the CIA misled the White House and public about its interrogation techniques of detainees after the September 11 attacks and acted more brutally and pervasively than it had acknowledged.

North Korea called for the Security Council to establish “an ad-hoc inves-

tigation commission mandated to make a thorough probe into the CIA torture crimes and hold those responsible to account for their most serious human rights violations.”

A U.N. committee last month urged the council to consider referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court, alleging crimes against humanity. China, likely supported by Russia, would probably veto any referral to the international court based in The Hague, diplomats say.

China’s U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi has said he opposed adding human rights in North Korea to the Security Council agenda.

“The situation on the Korean peninsula is so complex and so precarious [that] what the council should do is work towards maintaining peace and stability on Korean peninsula and not to do something on the contrary,” he told reporters on Monday.

Protesters Demand Change in Haiti New room has been made for a gov-

ernment overhaul in Haiti. After being pressured to step down for a long time, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has resigned. Lamothe said he was making the sacrifice for Haiti because the country not only needs development but also political stability to advance.

President Michel Martelly will now have to appoint a new government that can oversee legislative and municipal elections delayed by more than three years. If elections are not held by January 12, when some legislators’ terms end, parliament will be forced to shut down, and Martelly will rule by decree.

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Mexico stormed onto the stage waving his country’s flag, which he had apparently smuggled into the heavily guarded ceremony without an official invitation, police said. The young man was quickly taken away by a security guard. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg apologized for the brief disruption and lapse in security.

Prior to the awards ceremony, the man had shaken Malala’s hand in the Grand Hotel, where she was staying, telling her how much he admired her.

Oslo Police Superintendent John Fredrik Sem said the intruder was a Mexican student who had applied for political asylum in Norway a day earlier. Sem insisted that all guests entering the hall were forced to passed through a metal detector and provide identification and their official invitation. Acknowledging that somehow a security “routine had failed,� Sem could not explain how the intruder had passed through the checkpoints.

Nobel committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland discussed the importance of all children having a right to childhood and education in his speech to crowd. “This world conscience can find

no better expression� than through this year’s winners, he said.

Referring to Malala’s serious injury in Pakistan two years ago, he said Islamic extremist groups dislike knowledge because it is a condition for freedom. “Attendance at school, especially by girls, deprives such forces from power,� he pronounced.

Jagland also commended Satyarthi’s vision of ending child labor and how he had selflessly quit a career as an electrical engineer in 1980 just to fight for that cause.

The chairman of the Nobel committee also mentioned another Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, who remains the most notable omission in the 113-year history of the Nobel Peace Prize. The chairman said prize winners live according to Gandhi’s principle: “There are many purposes I would have died for. There are no purposes I would have killed for.�

Malala’s parents sat together in the front row of the audience as the beloved teenager thanked them for their unconditional love. “Thank you to my father for not clipping my wings and for letting me fly,� she said. “Thank you to my mother for inspiring me to be patient

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Many were shocked when Oscar Pistorius avoided a murder conviction earlier this year. Now, South African prosecutors have won their bid to appeal the culpable homicide verdict handed down to the athlete for killing Reeva Steenkamp and will seek a murder conviction. The decision could leave Pistorius open to a prison sentence of at least 15 years if he is convicted of murder.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star, 28, is currently serving prison time after being convicted in October of culpable homicide after a seven-month trial. He has admitted to firing four shots into the locked door of a bathroom, where he says he thought an intruder was hiding.

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued in his application to appeal that even if Pistorius did not know Steenkamp was behind the door when he fired, he

Malala Yousafzai, 17, of Pakistan is officially the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.

On Wednesday, Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, 60, of India, received the award for risking their lives to help protect children from slavery, extremism, and forced labor. The two nominees collected the medal award at a ceremony in Oslo City Hall in the Norwegian capital to a standing ovation.

In an attempt to protect Malala, who was shot in the head by Taliban militants in 2012, Oslo had been swarming with armed police and security guards for the days surrounding the awards ceremony. Streets were sectioned off with metal fences and helicopter surveyed the region from above. Despite the heightened security, as Malala accepted her award, an asylum-seeker from

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In a nation still recovering from a calamitous earthquake five years ago in which more than a quarter of a million people were killed, angry demonstrations demanding the resignations of both Martelly and Lamothe have spread from the capital, Port-au-Prince, to other Haitian cities.

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Yousafzai has been awarded many national and international titles and honors including the 2012 Time magazine Person of the Year shortlist and one of Time ’​s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in April 2013.

She is currently a student at the allgirls’ Edg baston High School in Birmingham, England.

Conviction Overturned for Chinese Teenager Convicted of Murder Eighteen years ago a Chinese teenager named Hugjiltu, also known as Qoysiletu, was found guilty of a brutal murder and crime against a woman. On Monday, the teenager, who was executed for his crimes in 1996, was declared innocent b y a court, overturning the wrongful conviction.

“The Inner Mongolia Higher Peo-

ple’s Cour t finds Hugjiltu’s original guilty verdict... is not consistent with the facts and there is insufficient evidence,” the court in Hohhot said in a statement.

“Hugjiltu is found not guilty.”

It was ori ginally suspected that Hugjiltu w as wrongly convicted when another ma n confessed to the crime in 2005. Acco rding to reports, Hugjiltu’s family has been advocating for a trial for nearly a decade to prove his innocence, and the Higher People’s Court officially began a retrial in November.

The retrial comes after a pledge by leaders o f the ruling Communist Party to strengthen the rule of law “with Chinese characteristics” – a concept experts says refe rs to greater central control over the courts rather than judicial independence.

In attemp t to comfort the grieving parents w ho found out they lost their beloved s on in vain, the court deputy presid ent offered them a monetary compensation of 30,000 yuan ($4,850), according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The pledge was made as a personal donation by the head of the court.

Images on social media showed the deputy presi dent apologizing to Hugjiltu’s now-elderly parents.

“This is an amazing thing the court

did, to a dmit that they were wrong,” said Wang Gongyi, deputy director of the research institute of the Ministry of Justice. “It also sends a clear message to the police and prosecutors around the country: if there’s not enough evidence, don’t impose wrongful convictions.”

“In the future, this case will be singled out as what not to do and will influence the entire legal system,” he added.

China’s c ourts are controlled by the ruling Communist Party and have a shocking almost 100% conviction rate in criminal cases. It is also common practice to i llicit confessions under forced conditions. In this particular case, authorities interrogated the youngster for 48 hours until he finally confessed to hurting and killing a woman in the bathroom of a textile factory, the state-run China Daily newspaper reported in November. H e was executed just 61 days after the woman’s death.

Changes in Thai Monarchy

Over the last several months, relatives of Princess Srirasm, princess of Thailand, were embroiled in a corruption scandal. This week, the princess, who is the third wife of Thailand’s Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, stepped down, relinquishing her title. She is no longer in line to become the country’s next queen and it has been confirmed that she is divorced from her husband of 13 years.

The removal of Srirasm’s title was expected after Vajiralongkorn asked the government to strip several members of her family, including her uncle, of their royally issued surnames following the corruption allegations last month. The accused are facing charges ranging from bribery to extortion and using the monarchy’s name for personal benefit.

Srirasm had been married to Vajiralongkorn since 2001. The former princess has now taken on her former commoner name of “Miss Srirasmi Suwadee” and will return to her hometown in Rachaburi, West of Bangkok, to live a quiet life. King Bhumibol Adulyadej has reportedly offered 200 million baht (around $6 million) to compensate for

the divorce. Srirasmi has left her only child, Prince Dipankorn Rasmichoti, 9, in the care of her former husband. This will allow him to maintain his deserved royal titles. He is not an heir to the throne.

King Bhumibol, Vajiralongkorn’s father, is old and frail. Bhumibol’s recent birthday, December 5, a much-anticipated date in the Thai calendar, passed without the king’s appearance.

His mother, Queen Sirikit, has suffered strokes and has not been seen in public since 2011. The Bhumibol era is waning and the royal transition is looming.

Some say the recent divorce is Vajiralongkorn’s way of cleaning up his house in an effort to endear himself to the Thai people who didn’t take favorably to Srirasm.

Israel Dispute over Crowns of Damascus

Over twenty years ago, Israeli spies helped Syrian Jews smuggle ancient Hebrew texts from Damascus to Jerusalem. Now, Israel’s national library has asked an Israeli court to grant it custodianship over the manuscripts. This request may spark an ownership battle over some of the Syrian Jewish community’s most important treasures.

The books are known as the Crowns of Damascus. They are nine leather-bound parchment books that were written mostly in Spain and Italy between 700 and 1,000 years ago. For hundreds of years, they were guarded inside synagogues in the Syrian capital, presented only on special occasions. In the early 1990s, Syria lifted travel restrictions on Jews and many emigrated, but they were not permitted to take their sacred manuscripts.

In a covert operation by Israel’s Mossad spy agency, eight of the ancient

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The existence of the books was not revealed until 2000 when they were exhibited at the Israeli president’s residence. Now, the National Library of Israel has gone to court to formally ask the Justice Ministry to establish a kind of public charitable trust for the nine Crowns of Damascus.

According to the proposal, the manuscripts would remain in the library’s climate-controlled coffers and a steering committee, including Damascus Jewish immigrants in Israel, would oversee them. The Damascus Jewry Organization in Israel, the main group representing Damascus immigrants, supports the library’s initiative.

But Rabbi Avraham Hamra, who was the leader of the Damascus Jewish community at the time of the operation and organized the books’ safe ex-

traction, opposes the library’s proposal and says he may challenge it in court.

He argues that they are Syrian-Jewish cultural property, and that the library had promised to transfer them to a Syrian Jewish heritage center in Israel he plans to build.

Meir Heller, a lawyer for the national library, said the library is prepared to advertise its proposal for the Crowns of Damascus in newspapers in Syria, Europe and the U.S. to allow objectors to challenge the move in court. “Any interested party can come forward, and the court will decide,” he said.

Cartoonist’s Campaign to Fight Anti-Semitism “Dry Bones” cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen has recently launched the Dry Bones Academy, a new crowdsourcing campaign to raise money to fight anti-Semitism. “I want to pass on to the next generation of cartoon activists my principles of cartooning activism,” said Kirschen, who is 76. “We are now facing a massive wave of anti-Semitism that is

beyond anti-Semitism; it’s against our civilization,” said Kirschen.

Obama during the leader’s visit to the Holy Land in 2013.

It isn’t the veteran cartoonist’s first crowdsourcing campaign. In 2012, he raised $5,000 in two days for a Passover Haggadah project on Kickstarter. This time, it’s a more political product. But he’s already raised more than $15,000 of his $20,000 goal.

Recalling the past waves of anti-Semitism that brought about the creation of the World Zionist Organization and then the Anti-Defamation League, Kirschen said he wants to “convert Dry Bones fans” into members of his new organization. He’s worried about the recent rise in anti-Semitism, and the number of Christians being persecuted in Syria.

“It’s the Judeo-Christian civilizations that are under threat,” said the political cartoonist. The Dry Bones project would include scholarships to the virtual academy to bring political cartoonists to Israel, teach how viral anti-Semitism is communicated through images in cartoons, and create a website, among other activities. “It’s a humongous vision,” said Kirschen. “It’s been sort of forming in my mind ever since I received the Bonei Zion award,” given by aliyah organization Nefesh b’Nefesh in 2014.

Kirschen, who was born in Brooklyn and immigrated to Israel in 1971, started his comic strip in 1973. It ran in The Jerusalem Post for four decades.

The Justice Ministry said Livix underwent a psychiatric evaluation the day after his indictment on charges of illegal weapon possession and overstaying his visa by more than a year. Operating in cooperation with Israel’s Shin Bet security service, police went to arrest Livix last month at his 7th-floor apartment, but he initially tried to escape by leaping down to a patio on the floor below.

Livix first arrived in Palestinian-administered areas of the West Bank in early 2013. An unnamed Palestinian later asked Livix, who said he was a former Navy SEAL, to assassinate Obama with a sniper rifle during the president’s March 2013 visit to the region. Livix declined, but the FBI ended up involved in the case investigating his actions, an Israeli police spokesperson said.

Later that year, Livix entered Israel, the Justice Ministry said, and told Israeli friends he “hated Arabs.” The ministry said Livix later used a friend in the IDF to obtain 3 pounds of explosive material to blow up unidentified Jerusalem Muslim holy sites. The police discovered and stopped the plot in October.

This isn’t the first time there have been allegations of a foreigner threatening a holy site in Jerusalem. In 1969, an Australian Christian started a fire at the complex’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. Denis Michael Rohan was subsequently committed to a mental institution.

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Charges have been filed against an American who passed himself off as an ex-U.S. Navy SEAL and tried to blow up Muslim sites in Jerusalem. Israeli police and the Justice Ministry identified the 30-year-old man as Adam Everett Livix from Texas. Police say he faces drug charges back in the U.S. and that he once turned down an offer from a Palestinian to assassinate Barack

Long-time Knesset member Eli Yishai has registered with election authorities to run for re-election under a new party. This is a big turnaround, as Yishai has been an integral part of Shas for almost 20 years. The new party is tentatively named “Maran,” a reference to the late Shas leader Rabbi Ovadia YoContinued on page 24

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The IDF has been cleared of accusations of responsibility in the death of convicted terrorist and Palestinian Authority official Ziad Abu Ein. Abu Ein, 55, who previously held the post of PA Deputy Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, died of a heart attack during riots against the IDF. Abu Ein was handed a life sentence in Israel in 1982 after being extradited from the U.S. over the murder of two Israelis in Tiberias in 1979. He planted the explosives that killed Boaz Lahav and David Lankri. But he never served his life sentence over the callous murders.

He was released in the Ahmed Jibril prisoner swap deal in 1985, just three years later.

Arab media claimed Abu Ein died last Wednesday after being “beaten” by IDF soldiers, but footage from the event proves that while he was involved in the scuffle, he remained untouched during his heart attack and that he refused IDF assistance that could have been life-saving. An autopsy conducted by a trilateral Israel-PA-Jordan committee of pathologists confirmed that Abu Ein – who suffered from multiple health conditions – indeed died of a heart attack.

The preliminary report found unequivocally that Abu Ein provoked IDF officers – taunting them and cursing them to their faces – before rejecting medical assistance that could have saved his life. Despite this, the full IDF investigation has yet to be published.

The head of the Central Command, Nitzan Alon, will announce the full conclusions of internal reviews in the upcoming weeks.

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Terror Attacks Thwarted by Shin Bet On Monday, Shin Bet announced that within the last several months, a few terror attacks were thwarted by the intelligence agency, thanks to thorough investigations and divine intervention, of course.

Five suspects hailing from Jenin and the village Attil in the Tulkarem area of the West Bank planned to infiltrate into Israel by acquiring a permit for the female member of their group to receive medical care in Israel. The woman was going to dress as a pregnant Jewish woman and detonate an explosive belt in Tel Aviv. They had plans to use a safe house inside Israel to prepare the female participant for the suicide bombing.

While under interrogation by the internal security agency, cell members admitted to the plot. They also admitted to plans of shooting attacks, detonating a mine next to a bus carrying soldiers, and plans to kidnap a soldier.

Queens, NY: Top Vacation Destination The five terrorists were arrested between October and November by IDF forces working with the Shin Bet and police, but the information was only cleared for release on Monday. The names of the suspects were listed as Yasmin Shaban, 31, from Jenin; Munadil Takaz, 22, from Attil; his brother Muatez Takaz, 20, from Attil; Abd al-Haleq Masimi, 22, from Attil; and Marwan Tzadki, 20, from Attil.

They confessed to working with a terror operative in the Gaza Strip, who told the cell that both Hamas and Islamic Jihad would take credit for the attack.

Security forces discovered an improvised M-16, a hunting rifle, ammunition, and explosive material at the site of the arrest.

Residents of Far Rockaway, rejoice!

The borough of Queens has just been named the number one location primed for a visit for the upcoming year.

Queens in the largest borough geographically and is home to a mixed bag of cultures and ethnicities.

According to Lonely Planet, if you’re planning to go on vacation next year, make sure to check out these top locations: 1. Queens, NY 2. Western South Dakota 3. New Orleans, LA 4. Colorado River region 5. North Conway, NH 6. Indianapolis, IN 7. Greenville, SC 8. Oakland, CA 9. Duluth, MN 10. Mount Shasta region, CA

“2015’s Best in the U.S. list includes a mix of up-and-coming destinations, old faves with new highlights and places poised to shine,” a Lonely Planet post on the picks says. “And we hope you like to eat and drink, because the whole country seems to be enjoying a local food renaissance.”

Protestors Continue to Fight for “Justice for All” Protests continued nationwide this week following the Michael Brown and Eric Garner verdicts; in both cases, grand juries concluded not to indict the

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During protests in New York across the Brooklyn Bridge, two police officers were assaulted when they tried to arrest a protester for unruly behavior. During the arrest, Eric Linsker, 29, a CUNY professor, poet, and Brooklyn resident, punched and kicked the officers while trying to remove their radios and jackets. He was taken into custody and the officers were thankfully released after being treated for their injuries.

This is not the first time Linsker has had a run-in with the law. He was arrested for punching a police officer in the face at an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City in 2011. As a poet, Linsker has been known to indulge some violent and anti-social subjects. His poetry is often filled with attacks on police and government.

Whistle While You Work If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! If you are at work and

you didn’t clap, you may want to analyze a list compiled by CareerBliss, an online career community.

For the fifth year, the site released the Happiest Companies in America rankings which is based on reviews submitted by professionals in the year 2013 and 2014. Workers who reviewed their employers were asked to rate them on eight factors that affect work happiness on a five-point scale: work-life balance, your relationship with your boss, your relationship with your coworkers, work environment, job resources, compensation, growth opportunities, and company culture. CareerBliss combined those numbers to find an average rating of overall happiness for each worker, a “bliss score” and organized the results by employer to determine the happiest companies in the U.S. If you want to whistle while you work, perhaps pursue a career at Johnson & Johnson. The New Jersey-based medical devices, pharmaceutical, and consumer packaged goods manufacturer has the happiest employees in the country right now.

The other happiest companies in the nation, where employees do a jig while waiting for their computer to boot up,

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“My husband was a quiet man, but he’s making a lot of noise right now,” said Washington protest marcher Esaw Garner, widow of Eric Garner, 43. “His voice will be heard. I have five children in this world and we are fighting not just for him but for everybody’s future, for everybody’s past, for everybody’s present, and we need to make it strong.”

Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, called the demonstrations a “history-making moment.”

“It’s just so overwhelming to see all who have come to stand with us today,” she said. “I mean, look at the masses.

Black, white, all races, all religions. ...

We need to stand like this at all times.”

Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, and Garner died of a heart attack in NYC several hours after police locked him into a chokehold after he resisted an arrest. The march was also held in the memory of Amadou Diallo, who was fatally shot by police more than 15 years ago.

Originally, organizers had predicted about 5,000 people would attend the Washington march, but the crowd appeared to be far more than that. It was later estimated that about 25,000 had come to protest, although that number seems to be an over-exaggeration. It’s impossible to verify the exact numbers since Washington police do not release crowd estimates. Washington, D.C., and U.S. Park Police said that the demonstrations remained largely peaceful and no arrests were made at the Capitol protests.

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white officers involved.

On Saturday, thousands of people from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C. and stormed Capitol Hill demanding “Justice for All.” Family members of the victims stood on the stage in front of the U.S. Capitol and encouraged marchers to continue to demand changes of the criminal justice system.

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“As we evaluate the factors that impact happiness such as growth opportunity and company culture, it is also important to understand what type of industries are creating happier work environments overall. This year we saw a surge of STEM-related companies rank in the top 10,” Heidi Golledge, cofounder of CareerBliss, pointed out.

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Spending Bill Finally Passed

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bill, the main item left on Congress’ year-end agenda. The measure provides money for nearly the entire government through the end of the current budget year September 30. The exception is the Department of Homeland Security, which is funded only until February 27.

The Senate had at first only approved a short-term bill funding the federal government for a few days, which avoided a partial government shutdown.

The stopgap bill, which passed by a voice vote, bought lawmakers more time to comb through the separate $1.1 trillion long-term funding bill.

Conservative Republicans such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz opposed the controversial spending package for not challenging Obama’s immigration measures. Leading liberals such as House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. also criticized the bill for repealing banking regulation.

Despite the opposition from liberals, the package won a personal endorsement from Obama and was brought before the Senate. The legislation locks in spending levels negotiated in recent years between Republicans and Democrats, and includes a number of provisions that reflect the priorities of one party or the other, from the environment to the legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia.

Some of the items tucked inside the bill include increases in the individual limits that donors can give to national parties to help fund conventions, building funds and legal proceedings, such as recounts. The change would effectively allow rich donors to give ten times more than they can today to support political parties.

With this bill, local schools are given more flexibility on how they decide to include whole grain items on school menus. Taxpayer dollars are no longer allowed to be used for commissioning expensive portraits for committee chairs and other high-ranking government officials. Fresh vegetables were added to the WIC program, including white potatoes specifically, for those who need food assistance.

Safety advocates wanted to require truck drivers to get a full two night’s sleep before beginning their new shift on the road; the bill blocks that requirement. Detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are barred from being transferred to any prisons in the U.S. And, according to the bill, federal money cannot be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target any advocacy group based on their ideological leanings. This practice is already not allowed, but Republicans

wanted to underline it after internal documents showed that some IRS employees targeted some groups when investigating their tax-exempt status.

The bill may be the last thing Republicans have to compromise over.

Democrats will lose control of the Senate in January because of heavy losses in midterm elections last month and will go deeper into a House minority than at any time in nearly 70 years.

The State of Health— or “UnHealth”—in the U.S.

Overall, Americans have been working on healthy habits. There has been a decline in smoking, violent crime, pollution, infant mortality, cancer deaths, and heart deaths nationwide. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that our country’s health is in good condition.

According to the 2014 America’s Health Rankings, Americans still have a lot to lose. Obesity has increased 153% since 1990, bringing this vital issue to the spotlight. Physical inactivity, diabetes, child poverty, and immunization coverage are also on the rise, according to the report.

The analysis of the findings broke down the nation’s health by state by analyzing all sub-categories in each region. For the third consecutive year, Hawaii was named the healthiest state with low smoking and obesity rates, a low child poverty percentage, and low rates of cancer and cardiovascular deaths.

Vermont came in as the second healthiest state, followed by Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Utah. Minnesota, New Hampshire, Colorado, North Dakota and Nebraska rounded out the top ten healthiest states in the nation.

Mississippi, with many struggling with diabetes, smoking and obesity, is the unhealthiest state in the nation.

Arkansas came in second, with Louisiana, Kentucky and Oklahoma following behind. Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama, South Carolina and Indiana rounded out the top ten unhealthiest states in the nation.

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The U.S. Mint reports to Congress twice a year. The latest report comes with some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re wasting less money on pennies and nickels.

The bad news is we’re still wasting money on pennies and nickels.

Production costs for all four major coin types fell in fiscal year 2014 due to the falling price of copper, one of the primary metals used to make coins. The Mint estimates it saved $29 million this year compared to last year on account of lower copper prices. But amazingly, it continues to lose money on pennies and nickels. It now costs $1.62 to make a dollar’s worth of nickels, and $1.66 to make a dollar’s worth of pennies. As of 2013, taxpayers were losing $105 million annually on penny and nickel production.

On the other hand, it costs only 36 cents to make a dollar’s worth of quar-

Brakes Slammed on Nassau County School Speed Zone Cameras Just months after Nassau County implemented its controversial school speed zone camera program, legislators repealed it on Monday. The short-lived program, which had made more than $30 million for the county, has been under fire for the way it was implement-

ed. County Democratic minority leader Kevan Abrahams said thousands of residents were hit with a charge when there were no speed signs, flashing lights or other warnings installed near the cameras.

During the summer, problems were found with cameras installed at five school locations: tickets were issued on days when school was not in session.

Cameras at a sixth location began operating prematurely. As such, Nassau County forgave more than $2.4 million in speed fines issued in the month of August.

But the county has been concerned with public outcry. More than 4,500 opponents took to a Facebook page to complain about the program. “It’s just not fair, there are other ways to reduce dangerous driving,” page creator Gavin Cummings said at a public hearing on Monday.

The repeal of the program is expected to create a $30 million budget gap.

County Executive Ed Mangano has warned it could mean painful spending cuts in public safety and social services, but legislators said taxpayers shouldn’t worry.

In a continued effort to make our streets safer, the county now plans to replace the cameras with increased police patrols and flashing lights.

The cameras will be shut down once the county executive signs off. Opponents say they will push to get any outstanding tickets thrown out.

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Parents of five of the children who were murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy two years ago and the loved ones of four staffers who died trying to save them are suing the maker of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle that was used in the massacre.

“The AR-15 was specifically engineered for the U.S. military to meet the needs of changing warfare,” attorney Josh Koskoff of Bridgeport, Connecticut, said on Monday. “The weapon was not designed for home defense or hunting. This weapon was designed to efficiently kill other human beings in combat.”

Bushmaster knows that, but “in order to continue profiting from the sale of AR-15s, defendants chose to disregard the unreasonable risks the rifle posed,” Koskoff wrote in the 40-page complaint filed in Bridgeport Superior Court.

In addition to Bushmaster, the families are suing firearms distributor Camfour and Riverview Gun Sales, the now-closed gun shop in East Windsor, Connecticut, where the mother of mass murderer Adam Lanza bought the rifle.

“My little Daniel’s death was preventable,” Mark Barden, one of the parents who is suing for unspecified damages, said. “Dylan Hockley’s death was preventable.”

Bill Sherlach, whose school psychologist wife, Mary, was among the 26 victims, says he supports the Second Amendment, “but I also believe that the gun industry should be brought to bear the same business risk that every other business assumes when it comes to producing, marketing and selling a product,” he said.

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act shields most gunmakers and dealers from civil action “resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse” of a firearm or ammunition.

ters, and 40 cents for a buck of dimes.

Paper dollar bills are even more cost-efficient.

The Mint could decrease production costs even further, especially on dimes and quarters, by using different metal compositions in the production of those coins. But that would change their weight and their “electromagnetic signature,” which would drive vending machines haywire. It would require a multi-billion dollar upgrade of coin-operated machines nationally, which dwarfs the few million that might be saved from adjusting the coins’ metal composition.

So long story short, a penny made costs 1.66 pennies earned. Even the shiny ones seem less lucky with numbers like that.

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The Week In News That’s Odd Parking with Incompetence Thought the person in front of you is the worst parker in the world? You must not have seen the most recent video to take social media by storm.

of a parking space takes four minutes to complete. After clipping one car nearby and finally getting out of the spot, the woman calmly drives away.

Police in Calgary, Canada, also viewed the video and decided not to the let the world’s worst parker get away with her incompetence. They later found the driver and gave her a ticket for $115 for “unsafe backing.” It’s unclear if the owner of the Mazda 3 that was damaged in the woman’s trying attempt will be compensated.

Be thankful that the woman hasn’t tried getting into a spot on Central Avenue on Friday.

Shoplifting Grandma Hit with Kindness When watching the clip, it’s hard not to jump into the car and grab the wheel. The 97-point turn by a woman in a BMW X3 who is trying to back out

Dollar General all the time,” he related.

“Usually people are stealing things like makeup or phone chargers – not things they need to get by.”

But when Officer Stacy got to the scene, he was saddened to find Helen Johnson stealing eggs to feed her two daughters, niece and two young grandkids. The 47-year-old grandmother cried that her family hadn’t eaten since Thursday and the kindhearted police officer was moved. Instead of arresting Johnson, Stacy bought her a carton of eggs.

Johnson tried to give Stacy the $1.25 she had in her pocket for the eggs, which cost $1.75 plus tax, but instead he asked only for a promise she wouldn’t shoplift again. She was shocked by the officer’s good deed. “I was like ‘Oh my G-d, thank you … for this man,” she said. “He is my hero.”

On December 6, Alabama Police Officer William Stacy was called to the Dollar General store. He wasn’t too surprised. “We get shoplifting calls at

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Stacy’s act of kindness had a ripple effect. It was caught on video by another customer who posted it to Facebook and was viewed more than 960,000 times.

After the incident, Stacy’s lieutenant helped Johnson sign up for the fire department’s toy drive which provides toys and food for families during the holiday season.

But the goodness didn’t end there.

By that Wednesday, donations had started to pour in from across the country for the family. “It took an entire shift to take all the stuff to her house and unload it,” Stacy says of the afternoon he spent delivering groceries to the Johnsons.

“I’ve taken three Tahoe loads of food to her house, and I know a food bank came to bring her food.”

Stacy hopes that others will be inspired to help those who are hungy.

“It’s a rough city to live in,” Stacy says of Tarrant, Alabama. “There are a lot of people who need food.”

Additionally, he hopes that folks will see police officers as real people who have kind hearts and generous spirits. “There’s a real trust issue between law enforcement and citizens right now, but hopefully this shows we are not robots who just want to arrest people,” Stacy says. “We have hearts – you have to have a big heart and clear conscience of mind to do this job.”

“I don’t see myself as a hero. I’m not a big fan of cameras and the spotlight, I just want to do my job, do it the right way, and spend time with friends and family,” he related, although others have called him “an angel in disguise.”

The Perfect Numbers These two girls will surely never forget their birthdates.

At 10:11 a.m. on Saturday, Hazel Grace was born at a hospital in Cleveland, and Quincy Kessler was born at a hospital in Billings, Montana, making their birthdate and time of birth 10:11 12/13/14.

Hazel is the daughter of Leisha Campbell of Cleveland who has three other children, Aubree, Adalynn, and Josalyn.

“We knew she was going to be born today [Saturday], we just didn’t know it would be at 10:11 a.m.,” the new mom said. “Everyone is telling us we should play the lottery. We feel this is a lucky day.”

In Montana, Quincy is preparing to go home with her parents, Trenton and Melida Kessler.

“It’s pretty exciting,” said the girl’s mother. “That’s a really special birthday to have.”

Kessler and Quincy are both doing well. The couple has one other daughter.

It would be a cooler story if they weighed 15 pounds, 16 ounces (which we know really is 16 pounds!).

A Smashing Proposal Recently, a Dutchman proposed to his future fiancée with a bang. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the “bang” he was expecting.

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Thankfully, no one was injured in his attempt at surprise.

According to the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper, the fiancée said “yes” despite his clumsiness. After speaking with police, the couple traveled to Paris to celebrate.

Amazingly, the story doesn’t end there. The crane fell yet again during attempts to right it with a larger crane, bashing in the rest of the neighbors’ roof.

I am sure this proposal will be remembered in town forever, although they may not remember it too fondly.

Living Large—with a Lie He called himself the teen wolf of Wall Street.

Mohammed Islam, 17, from Queens claimed to have made tens of millions of dollars by trading stocks on his lunch breaks at Stuyvesant High School. The self-proclaimed millionaire spoke with New York magazine and was highlighted in its Monday issue. “The high eight figures,” he told the paper, when talking about his net worth.

But all is not what it seems. Since the interview, many have questioned how he made all that dough in such a

short time, and the teen was forced to admit that he lied about his worth and has not made any money on the stock market.

During his interview, Islam said he bought himself a BMW but doesn’t have a license to drive it. And he rented a Manhattan apartment, though his parents, immigrants from the Bengal region of South Asia, won’t let him move out of the house yet.

“What makes the world go round?” Islam asked in the interview, explaining his preference for trading and investment over startups. “Money. If money is not flowing, if businesses don’t keep going, there’s no innovation, no products, no investments, no growth, no jobs.”

Unfortunately for Islam, it’s not flowing his way.

In the interview, Islam related that he and a pair of other young, Wall Street wolf-cub buddies eat regularly at hot spot Morimoto, where they enjoy $400 caviar and fresh-squeezed apple juice. They hope to start a hedge fund in June, after Islam turns 18 and can get his broker-dealer license.

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And they were not stopping at just “eight figures.” The three pals said they intend to make a billion dollars by next year. All while attending college. “But it’s not just about the money,” Islam told the mag, which ranked his spectacular success story as No. 12 in its 10th annual “Reasons to Love New York” issue.

“We want to create a brotherhood.

Like, all of us who are connected, who are in something together, who have influence,” Islam said.

In the interview, Islam related that his biggest inspiration is Tudor Jones, a billionaire hedge-funder and private asset manager from Connecticut who ranks as the 108th-richest American, according to Forbes.

Battered by losses, Jones would jump back in the game again and again. It was a lesson Islam found instructive when, while dabbling in penny stocks at age 9, he lost a chunk of the money he’d made tutoring. Islam swore off trading at the time.

Fortunately for him, he said he then turned to studying modern finance, reading up on the titans of trading and ultimately finding inspiration in Jones. “I had been paralyzed by my loss,” Islam remembered of his 9-year-old self.

“But [Jones] was able to go back to it, even after losing thousands of dollars over and over,” he said.

And while Islam still needs to rely on Dad to chauffeur him on inspirational drives past the magnate’s Greenwich mansion, he’s quick to quote from the guru whom he credits with getting him back in the game and making him “who I am today.”

“Paul Tudor Jones says, ‘You learn more from your losses than from your gains.’ ” Well, you know what Sinatra says, “If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere,” even if you are making it all up.

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rah she’ baal peh every morning when they say Krias Shema. Rabbi Bookson ended the program offering a prize to any boy who says over the Perek Arvei Pesachim baal peh before the end of the school year.

The boys were then treated to pizza, chocolate milk and doughnuts to celebrate this milestone. The yeshiva thanks the Granek, Itzkowitz, Jakubowicz, and Lisker families for sponsoring the haschalas Mishnayos in memory of their father, Rabbi Stanley Metzger.

Former President George W. Bush was the special guest and keynote speaker at Yeshiva University’s 90th Annual Hanukkah Convocation and Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on Sunday, December 14. More than 750 people came to show their support for the University and to witness YU President Richard M. Joel confer an honorary doctorate upon the 43rd U.S.

Bush said, “Yeshiva University is a prestigious university and I am proud to accept this degree.”

He added: “Students leave Yeshiva with, not only a fantastic education, but as better citizens of the world.”

President Joel also awarded honorary degrees to Michael Gamson, of Houston, Texas; Judith Weiss, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Anita G. Zucker, of

president.

“What an honor it is to have you as part of the Yeshiva University family,” said President Joel in his introduction of President Bush. “We celebrate you for the steadfastness of your integrity, for your commitment to democracy, and your clarity of vision that only in a dem-

Charleston, South Carolina.

During the dinner portion, President Joel paid tribute to eight Points of Light—students, faculty and alumni who exemplify the mission of Yeshiva University—inviting each one to light a symbolic candle on a large menorah.

“The lesson of Hanukkah is that the Jewish people must cast the light of our values onto the world,” President Joel explained. “Tonight, we publicize the lights that represent the past, present, and future of Yeshiva University.”

The Points of Light included Stern College’s Kayla Applebaum; Dr. Susan Bendor, longtime professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work; Toby Golick, director of clinical education at Cardozo and the Founding Director of Cardozo’s Bet Tzedek Legal Services Clinic; Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Chelsea McGuire; Willie Roth ’10YC, ’14BR; Shoshana Schechter, assistant professor of bible at Stern College, and Amanda Esraelian ‘15S, in honor of the Mechina Pathways Program; Ike Sultan ’14YC, ’17R, ’17A, creator of Halachipedia; and Sam Weinstein, Amalia Weinberg and Devora Schloss, in recognition of the Counterpoint Israel program.

The convocation and dinner, the University’s main annual fundraising event, raised more than $4.2 million.

Assemblyman-Elect Todd Kaminsky Meets with Local Yeshiva Representatives On Friday morning, December 5, executive directors and representatives of many of the Five Towns yeshivas met with Assemblyman-elect Todd Kaminsky for a working breakfast.

At the meeting, which detailed many of the issues facing yeshiva parents, the group collectively conveyed the major concerns of the financial burden facing Orthodox families and the yeshivas that serve them.

Mr. Kaminsky welcomed the opportunity to hear these concerns and pledged to address them when in office.

In addition, he reiterated his pledge to serve all the constituents of his district and to focus on the citizens of the Five Towns and their needs.

Discussions ranged from the Education Investment Tax Credit to Homeland Security Grants to capital investments.

Todd was informed on all fronts and appreciated hearing the views of those around the table. He shared his contact information and asked each executive

Pictured L-R: Rabbi Ari Ginian, executive director of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island; Mr. Chaim Hollander associate executive director of HALB, Rabbi Dr. Shmuel Reisbaum, executive director of TAG, and Assemblyman-elect Todd Kaminsky

director to be in touch with him on any issue that he can be of help and looks forward to visiting all the schools in the near future.

Rabbi Dovid Kramer of Yeshiva of South Shore expressed the sentiment of those present: “It was a breath of fresh air to meet with a government representative who is prepared to roll up his sleeves to work for our district.”

Mr. Ruby Maron of HAFTR hosted the meeting at his offices.

Standing (L-R) - Moshael Straus, President Richard M. Joel, Former President George W. Bush, and Dr. Henry Kressel; Seated -Michael Gamson, Anita Zucker, Judith Weiss, and Felix Glaubach

ocratic society can people achieve and grow and thrive. Put simply, you taught Americans that democracy is a condition for civilization.”

He added, “We applaud you for the loyalty of your friendship and commitment to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.”

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On Sunday, November 30, fathers and grandfathers of Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s third grade joined together with their sons to celebrate the start of the boys learning Mishnayos. Rabbi Bookson, the assistant menahel, started the program explaining to the boys the importance of learning Torah she’baal peh. Rabbi May, the menahel, spoke to the boys about the importance of mesorah and that the Mishnayos is the next step in the chain. One of the third grade rabbeim, Rabbi Walkenfeld told the boys that they make reference to To-

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Around The Community Perspectives on Har Nof When Rabbi Friedman returned to Rambam on Friday morning after his trip to Eretz Yisrael and visit to Har Nof, a school-wide assembly was called to enable the students to hear an update on their fundraising efforts which collected $30,000 for the victims of the massacre.

Mr. Ira Zlotowitz, who provided matching funds, also joined the assembly to congratulate the boys and to spur them on to the next project, raising money for the Seyf family, relatives of the Druze policeman who sacrificed his life to save others who were in shul during the attack on Har Nof. Rabbi Dovid Kupinsky, a brother of Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky who was murdered by the Arab terrorists, also joined the assembly and spoke to the talmidim.

Rabbi Kupinsky spoke about the tremendous chessed his murdered brother was known for. “He would always get up early and daven vasikin on Shabbos so that he could walk over to another shul where there was to be a special simcha for a Bar Mitzvah or aufruf, so that he could help set up in order to allow the baalei simcha to fully enjoy the event and not be burdened with the distractions and job of cleaning up,” he explained. He added, “My brother also established a special gemach and used to schlep portable freezers to people’s homes to enable them to have more storage space when they were having family members over.”

Rabbi Kupinsky mentioned that he had spoken across the country in many various schools and shuls and his goal was to inspire them to do something to undertake a project to memorialize the kedoshim. He commended the boys by saying, “Everything I am hoping others will do, you have already done. You

have raised money for the family. You have provided them much chizuk, have undertaken a siyum Mishnayos on Shas in their memory, and our family truly appreciates your efforts.”

Afterwards, Rabbi Friedman spoke to the boys about his experience in meeting the families of the victims. Some of

en the lead in helping the distraught families whose lives will never be the same. Rav Kaplan walked me through the events of that horrific morning, stopping to show me a wooden door, whose bottom section was excised by the Chevra Kaddisha, to bury its blood-stained remnant

his remarks are below: Bullet holes, flickering Yahrzeit candles and an emotional embrace awaited as I traveled to Har Nof with trepidation intending to visit the families of the victims of the terror who were murdered two weeks ago.

The bullet holes in the front door of the Shul were evident as we ascended the steps. Upon entering, the candles reminded all of the four kedoshim who were gunned down and hacked to death by ax-wielding and gun-toting, Arab terrorists. The candles were placed in close proximity to the Aron HaKodesh which was desecrated by bullet holes in its paroches and doors.

The embrace was the silent message of chizuk I received from Rav Nissan Kaplan shlita, a paradigm of Torah and chessed, who has tak-

along with one of the kedoshim.

Leaving the Shul, we proceeded to visit the Goldstein family, whose father was brutally attacked with an axe and was home recovering from surgery, with his head still bandaged.

His attitude, courage and emunah was something that is hard to describe. He said that he felt that he was not on a high enough level to have been taken as a korban...

Rav Kaplan then took us to the Levine home, whose widow, Chaya, was an amazing pillar of strength.

She expressed her thanks to the Jewish community around the world for the outpouring of support that she received and specifically asked me to thank the talmidim of Rambam for the fundraising efforts they undertook to express their support for the victims in Har Nof.

After a long wait which seemed endless, the boys in the third grade classes of Rabbi Messner and Rabbi Spiegel of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island received

their first Mishnayos. At an assembly held December 7th which coincided with the 15th of Kislev, Rabbeinu Hakodesh’s, (the one who wrote Mishnayos

for all future generations) yahrtzeit, the boys heard words of inspiration from the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Bajnon, and then participated in a small seuda to mark this

Mrs. Rothman, whose husband lays in a coma, had just returned home from a full day in the hospital when we arrived. We purposefully kept the visit short but stayed long enough to convey the sentiment that Jews from all over the world were being mispallel for her husband’s refuah sheleima.

Upon arriving to the home of Rebbitzen Goldberg, we found sefarim on the table awaiting the return of her husband Hy”d. Their presence was testimony to the lifestyle that he lived, one immersed in Torah and mitzvos.

The Kupinsky children smiled when my wife gave them a bag of lollipops, but the visit to their house clearly underscored the dimensions of the tragedy. Mrs Kupinsky, who clearly was suffering due to the murder of her husband, offered us food and drink in the spirit of hachnosas orchim. Her commitment to Torah and halacha during the most trying of times was hard to fathom.

The funds the boys raised and later matched by the generosity of Mr. Ira Zlotowitz, were never intended to be distributed as “monetary” disbursements. One can never make up for the loss of a son, who husband, father, brother or friend. The purpose of the funding was to provide a small amount of chizuk to the families of the kedoshim and the victims of the terror attack that impacted on all of Klal Yisroel. After visiting the families and witnessing firsthand their commitment to a life of Torah, the chizuk we received far outweighed whatever we attempted to impart.

exciting event in a child’s milestones he reaches in elementary school.

Rabbi Bajnon and Rabbi Krigsman with Rabbi Messner’s and Rabbi Spiegel’s third grade class of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island

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his appreciative audience. The expertise and prowess of Saul N. Friedman, Senior Partner of Saul N. Friedman and Company, were evident in his illuminating workshop on taking one’s business to the next level. Full of practical

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President of R. Bieler Consulting Services, Rabbi Richard Bieler presented on the benefits of corporate philanthropy, encouraging companies to grow through giving. Jack Friedler, president of City View Commercial, kept the participants’ riveted attention as he interspersed humor and wisdom in his workshop Proven Techniques To Close That Deal. Ira Zlotowitz, president of Eastern Union Funding, presented on raising staff productivity to increase profit. Zlotowitz summed up the conference, saying: “Executives of the most successful frum companies came together to explore what works best to grow a company. I am confident that as these companies tailor and implement the ideas discussed, their top and bottom lines will grow and employment in our community will increase.” Indeed, a wealth of ideas flew around throughout the day, and participants were encouraged to integrate concepts to best help their companies grow.

Bottom Line Marketing Group arranged an exclusive women’s track for The Winning Edge 2014. Female business leaders had the option to attend this special set of workshops in which three of the Jewish world’s most highly-acclaimed professional women presented on pertinent and pressing topics. With an overflow of personality and good cheer, Miriam L. Wallach, general manager of the Nachum Segal Network, led

a session on presenting oneself properly as “the woman in the room.” In this women-only session, participants spoke up without inhibition, having the unique opportunity to ask questions to, and collaborate with, other frum female professionals. In the second session, Suzy Schwartz of Yeshiva University led a phenomenal interactive workshop on perfecting a sales pitch. Those attending the workshop enthusiastically practiced pitching and openly received feedback, allowing the women to productively connect and collaborate with one another. Interior designer Fanny Zigdon’s session concluded the women’s track with inspirational flair as she told her personal story of achieving her dream. She discussed how she used social media as a way to further monetize her creativity, and how now, with 53,000 followers on Instagram, she has met with success.

Zigdon shared tips on how to utilize social media to grow in business.

After the breakout sessions, all conference members reconvened to hear divrei halacha and chizuk from Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, shlita, Rav of Ka-

Segal, this session was met with much interest, as those in attendance heard questions presented by fellow participants. Questions were thought-provoking, pertinent and demanding of expertise. The presenters rose to the challenge and delivered practical, sound advice with confidence and clarity.

Like a fantastic dessert at the end of an especially satisfying meal, Marc Bodner’s keynote address served as the perfect conclusion to a phenomenal line-up of presentations. Bodner, CEO and Chief Visionary Officer of L&R Distributors, kept the room in rapt attention as he presented on Building a Dynamic Business Vision in Turbulent Times. Bodner gave pragmatic advice on maintaining stability and a healthy perspective as times speed along, bringing rapid change. Each participant was encouraged to become a visionary, and recognize an adaptive, visionary outlook as being a key tool for continued success. Innovation serves as the answer to disruption in a quickly evolving society.

The conference continued well into

hal Bnei Yitzchok in Brooklyn. Rabbi Goldwasser’s warmth and sincerity engaged the audience as he touched upon delicate topics, such as gezel, tefilla and support of Torah, bringing in memorable anecdotes to accentuate each point.

Rabbi Goldwasser presented relatable sheilos, which arise daily in the business world—including hiring, advertising and shmiras Shabbos—emphasizing the necessity of consulting daas Torah. He concluded with an impassioned dose of chizuk with regard to bitachon in business and in life in general.

Another highlight of the day was the much-anticipated Winning Circle question and answer forum. Throughout the day, attendees submitted questions to be brought forth before a panel of presenters. Moderated once again by Nachum

the night as participants took the opportunity to process, internalize and discuss the day’s events over dinner. Marc Bodner surmised, “The Winning Edge was a big win for the attendees. The vibe at the conference was energizing. What a forum to network and learn!” Attendees were asked to provide feedback on the conference. Responses were positive and descriptive. Jay Block of The Small Business Journal aptly assessed: “It was an excellent convention, and more importantly, it was insightful, practical… I came away with helpful tips and points to incorporate in my business.” The positive responses and still-palpable excitement following the conference are testimony to the win that was The Winning Edge 2014.

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In the wake of the exhilarating Winning Edge 2014 Business Conference, the staff at Bottom Line Marketing Group has been inundated with tremendous waves of positive feedback. With over 160 business professionals attending, a dozen top-tier presenters and three delicious meals, the conference was well-executed and excellently received.

Participants checked in and enjoyed a breakfast catered by MiChicas. The presentations then began with an introduction by Yitzchok Saftlas, president of Bottom Line Marketing Group, whose contagious enthusiasm set the tone for the day. Renowned executive coach and sales trainer Adam Lieberman spoke on Leading & Motivating a Successful Sales Force. He gave practical, applicable tools for creating and maintaining an effective sales team, encouraging business leaders to go one step beyond competitors to ensure success.

Nachum Segal, famed president of the Nachum Segal Network, moderated the next portion of the event: the rapid-fire presentations. Conference participants were introduced to the day’s presenters as each gave a brief sampler of the essential points to be covered later on in the day. The good humor and sense of camaraderie among the presenters filtered out into the crowd as the hour passed, leaving all present revved up for the exciting sessions which followed.

Next were three sets of concurrent workshops, each workshop on a unique and compelling topic. Perhaps the most difficult choice for attendees to make over the course of the day was which of the concurrent sessions to attend.

Topics ran the gamut of business-related aspects applicable to all businesses, from start-ups to well-established firms: effective hiring, increasing productivity, strategies for growing one’s business and corporate philanthropy. There was something for everyone; even the presenters were seen attending other sessions when they were not running their own. Jacob Engel, CEO of Yeda, ran an informative and pertinent workshop which focused on identifying technical skill and, equally important, interpersonal skills in job candidates. Yitzchok Saftlas led a workshop on developing and perfecting a successful marketing plan, offering tips and trade-secrets to

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Around The Community SKA Hosts IDF Tzuk Eitan Veterans “Thank you for defending our people and our homeland.”

With these words, Mrs. Helen Spirn, Head of School of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, welcomed eight IDF veterans of Tzuk Eitan (Operation Protective Edge) to the school last week. The soldiers and officers of Tzahal were brought to New York by Panim el Panim of Jerusalem, an organization that works to bridge the gap between secular and religious in Israeli society, and spoke to the entire student body.

It was an honor and an inspiration to listen to the young men speak of their experiences this past summer during the war in Gaza. IDF Col. (Res.) Geva Rapp, who founded Panim el Panim and has served in the IDF for 30 years, spoke of the sacrifices the soldiers had made for their country. He discussed the role

MAY Blood Drive a Huge Success Last Tuesday, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov once again hosted an incredibly successful blood drive on their premises. The drive, benefiting Bikur Cholim of Maimonides Hospital, was organized by seniors Davi Levene, Auriel Chamoulian and Dovi Rogoff whose outstanding efforts to encourage donations really made the event a success.

Battling inclement weather, the drive still drew in throngs of people from the

community excited to donate and assist in this worthy cause.

When the pints were finally tallied, the closing count was 96 pints. The Mesivta thanks its student organizers, Bikur Choim, and all those who participated. This blood drive brings the total blood contributed in the past three years to almost 600 pints! Yasher ko’ach!

of women in the IDF and stressed the importance of combating the negative media coverage toward Israel. As the girls were divided by grade, each soldier was given the opportunity to tell his personal story in a smaller group setting.

Thanks go to Ms. Raizi Chechik, principal for grades 9-10, for coordinating this incredible event.

Month of Connection to Medinat Yisrael at DRS tween seven classrooms, while the soldiers rotated between the rooms, sharing their incredible stories of courage, strength, and chizuk. It was truly inspiring to see young men, approximately 19-26 years old, who have put so much at risk for their love of Eretz Yisrael and am Yisrael. DRS is honored to have hosted these incredibly courageous heroes and thank them for giving of their time to share their stories.

In light of recent events in Eretz Yisroel, DRS has decided to dedicate this month as a “Month of Connection to Medinat Yisrael.”

As part of this program, this past Friday, the school hosted 12 former and current IDF soldiers who have put their lives on the line to defend the State of Israel and Klal Yisrael at large. Some of the special individuals have already served for several years in the IDF, while others are going back to duty this week.

The students were split up be-

Mazal tov to the following Yeshiva of Far Rockaway bochurim who celebrated a siyum on Mesechta Gittin this past Thursday night, December 11.

Yisroel Bachrach Nechemya Bornstein Gavriel Braun David Braunschweig Eliezer Brown

Eliyahu Eisenberg Chaim Feller Tzvi Goldstein Avi Greenberg Meir Greenberg

Meir Haller Elchonon Messner Eliyahu Slansky Yeshaya Sonek Uri Zacharowicz

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Around The Community New at Gesher: Yoga as an Educational Tool Educators in our time have the benefit of exploring the many developing and creative educational methods that are constantly being introduced. In order to choose the best methods for their students, the educators must collaborate and team up with other professionals. Of course, it is vital that everyone involved understand the needs of the children and the most effective way of implementa-

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It has been a very successful endeavor. The physical and social benefits have enhanced the children’s total learning experience. It has provided them with an enjoyable and healthy recreational activity.

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Yoga allows a child to use and develop muscles and skills that are not used in the playground or while playing games.

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When the children experience success in a focused exercise it creates a greater awareness of themselves and their ability to accomplish something that may seem difficult. One of Mrs. Neuman’s goals is to help the children carry over that lesson into the classroom.

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It is helpful for the child who seeks sensory input and may otherwise expend his energy in a less productive way. Also, because it is a non-competitive activity, it generally sets a calming tone. Yoga creates an atmosphere of balance and tranquility which helps reduce stress and allows the children to return to the classroom with a heightened sense of awareness, concentration, and ability to learn.

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Around The Community JCC of the Greater Five Towns/JCCRP/UJA-Federation of New York Chanukah Toy Drive a Tremendous Success This past Monday, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns and the JCCRP had another successful Chanukah Toy Drive in memory of Rochel Baron, a”h.

With gifts in hand and spirits high, the community is getting ready to celebrate Chanukah.

Rochel Baron, a”h, the originator of the Toy Drive, had the sensitivity and the caring to ask, “Why are sick kids the only ones to get gifts? What about people who cannot afford them?” And just like that, the idea of the Toy Drive was created. Years later, we still see her tremendous impact; one thoughtful person can truly create a rippling effect and change in the community.

Ariel Richman packing up toys and the toy drive distribution

Community residents volunteered their time and energy, excited to be helping others in this meaningful project. Families donated money and went shopping as well to buy gifts for other peoples’ children. On Sunday, we had over 50 volunteers getting the gifts ready and perfect to present to the families. Toys were distributed to the families in a sensitive, private manner, and were arranged by age, ranging from 0-19. Many volunteers brought their children to help package gifts, who energetically and excitedly picked out toys for other kids. On Monday, the families came to pick up their toys, gift cards, and doughnuts for Chanukah. We are delighted that over 500 local children from struggling families were the recipients of these toys. Of course, none of this could be accomplished without the commitment and dedication of our Toy Drive coordinators: Shani Abittan, Adi Aryeh, Danielle Kupferman, Daphna Mishaan, Fraidy Osina, Rebecca Richman, Rocky Stern and Lily Weichholz.

Bayli Sinensky, a Bnos Bais Yakov student from Woodmere, generously

donated many of her own bas mitzvah toys and gifts to share with the community. In total, she donated hundreds of gifts and gift cards, truly conveying a strong sense of community and deep caring toward others.

Even at such a young age, she has succeeded in setting a tremendous example of what it means to be such a caring and giving bas yisroel. We extend our gratitude to Bayli and her family and wish them a sincere mazel tov on the occasion of her bas mitzvah.

Lastly, we would like to express our deep gratitude to all of the donors and generous sponsors of our toy drive: Brachs, Five Towns Judaica, Gourmet Glatt, Kiss and Makeup, La Toys, Rite Lite, Seasons and Suki & Ding. A special thank you to the students of the Congregation Sons of Israel Hebrew School in Woodmere and Lev Bais

Bayli Sinensky and her friends at her bas mitzvah

Yaakov in Brooklyn for donating the toys they collected from their toy drive to this project. We would also like to thank UJA-Federation for being incredibly supportive in helping fund this endeavor and we appreciate their continued support. We hope that through facilitating this community-wide project, we’ve been able to help create a Chanukah of perfect simcha for those in need, both parents and children alike, as well as bring an aliyah to the memory of Rochel Baron, a”h.

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Rabbi Moshe Meiselman delivering the hesped on Rav Twersky zt’l

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way Rav Twersky personified the great heights that a human being was capable of attaining, and the powerful inspiration he radiated on every person he came in contact with.

The final hesped was delivered by the Novominsker Rebbe, who was well-acquainted with Rav Twersky and often davened with him at that very shul when visiting his children who live in Har Nof. Ashrei chelko, the Rebbe pronounced with emotion as he described how inspired he was just from hearing

the words of Rav Twersky’s talmidim.

He then challenged the audience with an insight from his illustrious zeideh, the Kotzker Rebbe, on the pasuk of ve’hachai yitain el libo. We must all reflect on the fact that we are still alive, we have the opportunity to try and live by his example. He was from this generation; he lived and experienced today’s nisyonos, but he made choices that we can all learn from and change our perspective on what life is truly meant to be.

A moving Kel Moleh Rachamim was then chanted by Chazzan Yaakov Rosenblatt, accompanied by the Mezamrim choir. A moving video was shown, including footage from a scene still fresh in everyone’s mind, when three years ago Rav Twersky stood at this same podium as an honoree, and shared his perspective on the tafkid of rebbi. The Rosh HaYeshiva then announced that the Yeshiva was embarking on a Kesivas Sefer Torah that would eternalize Rav Twersky’s memory in the bais medrash, with the siyum coinciding with next year’s Dinner.

Following the hazkara, the scheduled Dinner program began. Dr. Joshua and Shiffy Fox, noted community leaders in the Five Towns, were recognized as Guests of Honor. Dr. Fox expressed his deep hakaras hatov to the Rosh HaYeshiva for the education and the life skills his two sons, R’ Moshe Dov and Bentzy, gained during the time they spent learning at Yeshivas Toras Moshe and passionately implored the audience to show their support.

The Class of ’96 received the Ner Michoel Alumni Tribute. In keeping with the dinner’s theme of “Leadership: the Hallmark of Toras Moshe,” an enthralling video presentation showcased the way various members of the class have spread out to live in different cities and are being mekadesh shem Shamayim by impacting and influencing their surroundings.

The Dinner concluded with remarks by the Rosh HaYeshiva, who tied together the emotion of the hazkara and the recognition of the honorees’ achievements as the embodiment of the Yeshiva’s eternal message, that Torah is the guiding light of a Jew’s life, no matter what path he chooses.

SKA Honor Students Win Scholarships to Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women Yeshiva University has chosen ten outstanding students at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls for early admission to the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program. All ten of SKA’s applicants have been awarded scholarships to Stern College for Women.

The girls are talented leaders in the school, have strong academic records and an impressive list of awards and accomplishments. All plan to spend a year

in seminary in Israel before taking their places in Stern.

In addition to the scholarship, the program helps students grow intellectually as well as personally.

Mazel tov to our scholars Brielle Broder, Racheli Dyckman, Aliza Hersch, Leah Klahr, Rachel Kwestel, Racheli Moskowitz, Leelah Paul, Ilana Radinsky, Paulette Tawil and Shira Wein!

Top row—left to right: Aliza Hersch, Rachel Kwestel, Leelah Paul, Shira Wein, Leah Klahr, and Ilana Radinsky. Bottom row—Brielle Broder, Paulette Tawil, and Racheli Dyckman. Not pictured: Racheli Moskowitz

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Klal Yisroel is still reeling from the recent tragedy which took the lives of four Kedoshim in Har Nof. Yeshivas Toras Moshe in particular was cast into mourning with the loss of their beloved Rebbi, Harav Mosheh Twersky, zt”l, Hy”d, and talmidim quickly mobilized to dedicate the Yeshiva’s Dinner l’ilui nishmaso.

The 32nd Anniversary Tribute Dinner took place on Sunday, December 7 at the Ateres Avrohom Hall. Instead of the usually celebratory reception, the first part of the program was an emotional hazkara and a time to reflect on what Rav Twersky meant to the Yeshiva.

The evening began with the recitation of several chapters of Tehillim. The Rosh HaYeshiva, Harav Moshe Meiselman, delivered the opening hesped, poignantly describing Harav Twersky as a true rav hadomeh le’malach whose single-minded devotion and unconditional love for every talmid made his lifetime a Kiddush Hashem just as much as his tragic petirah.

The Mashgiach of Yeshivas Toras Moshe, Rav Elchonon Fishman, delivered a highly emotional hesped filled with longing and warm memories of Rav Twersky’s holiness and unique maalos. “More than anyone else, we know what we have lost,” Rav Fishman said. “By recalling and trying to emulate him, we can bring true zechusim to his memory.”

The emotion in the hall reached a high point when two of Rav Twersky’s close talmidim, Rav Yehuda Eisenstein, Rosh Chabura in Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, and Rav Yechezkel Lang, a chavrusa of the niftar for 16 years and Shoel Umeishiv in Toras Moshe, who flew in especially for the event, delivered hespedim. The audience was transfixed as they vividly portrayed the

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Around The Community Got Muffins?

Just in time to coincide with Chanukah, Muffins-n-Moms has arrived to help parents recognize and appreciate the small miracles that are our children.

Muffins-n-Moms, an innovative neighborhood parenting group, is geared to kick-start their exciting workshop beginning January 2015. Founded by Chaya Guttman and Leah Davidowitz, the goal of the workshop is to provide revolutionary educational parenting techniques in a supportive and warm environment. Chaya and Leah, both clinical social workers and mothers of young children, developed this workshop after noticing similarities in the parenting struggles their clients face on a daily basis. The overabundance of parenting advice and information that exists oftentimes leave parents feeling confused and conflicted whether or not they are parenting in the “correct” manner. In addition, the hectic pace of our lives leaves parents feeling overwhelmed and unable to enjoy the everyday moments of their young children’s lives.

The mission of Muffins-n-Moms is to instill in parents the self-confidence and ability to parent in a way that best

suits them, their child, and all personalities involved. This will be an interactive workshop with the curriculum formed around its members’ specific needs, giving it an individualized feel. Members will benefit from the latest research presented by professionals as well as the camaraderie of fellow moms who will be sharing their concerns and exchanging ideas.

Important topics that are vital to parenting in the modern world will also be addressed such as keeping abreast with technology and social media, helping children regulate their emotions, dealing with anger and anxiety, and learning positive communication techniques.

Muffins-n-Moms invites parents of young children to join this workshop with their fellow moms over a steaming cup of coffee and a freshly baked muffin. Take a break from your hectic schedules in order to feel rejuvenated and refreshed and all the more able to savor those precious moments of your child’s young years.

Call 516-900-2279 or email muffinsnmoms@gmail.com for more information. Limited slots available.

Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen Visits Alumni in Eretz Yisroel “Ein Torah k’Torat Eretz Yisroel!”

Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen, principal of Judaic Studies at HAFTR, traveled to Israel on a “Keeping the Kesher” mission with his HAFTR students. Last year, over 85% of HAFTR’s graduating class went on to study for a year post high school in Israel in over twenty yeshivot, seminaries and learning programs throughout the country.

Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen is seen here “shepping nachas” from students who attend Yeshivat Torat Shraga and davening vatikin at the Kotel.

Rambam’s 5th Annual Tzedakah 4-Corner Dodgeball Tournament Gives Back Under the leadership of the Chessed Committee run by seniors Hudi Rosenfeld and Shlomo Sandler, along with SGO President Avi “The Snow Leopard” Martin, Rambam Mesivta’s 5th Annual -4Corner Dodgeball Tzedakeh Tournament was a huge success! Over 45 students participated in this student-run tournament which raised over $600 to benefit Camp Koby, an organization that provides a meaningful summer experience to children who have lost relatives in terrorist attacks in Israel.

The game, a variant of traditional dodgeball that involves four teams and four balls at once, was invented by the late, beloved teacher Al Hecht and has become one of the highlights of the Rambam Mesivta Student Activities program. The tournament and how it is run combines all the elements that exThe boys in Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island have recently started a “Kumzits with Kugel” program. They sign up during the week to come to the library on Friday during recess to share in a dvar Torah, niggunim and enjoy some hot kugel sponsored by Reb Avi Krasnow of ChapA-Nosh caterers.

emplify the notion of “Smart Fun” that makes Rambam’s programming unique.

It encourages chessed, student empowerment, strategy, innovation, leadership, and outside the box thinking. “Whenever we have a trip or our Club Hour or run a tournament, we want the students to reflect and ask themselves how their fun can help others,” explained As-

sistant Principal Hillel Goldman who helped coordinate the event. “It isn’t just that we had a great time, that we had fun. It is that leadership and organizational skills were honed in making this tournament a reality and that our good time was in the context of helping others.”

The game went down to the last

round with the Green Team, captained by the Snow Leopard himself, winning the tournament. The highly coveted “Al Hecht Memorial MVP” trophy was earned by Avi Martin, and Jacob Dubin, Daniel Kurman, Jack Ross, and Moshe Septimus were all awarded All-Star Awards.

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a night of Chanukah festivities featuring free gifts and refreshments, singing and dancing, and top-flight performances by popular Jewish singers.

Entertaining the crowd this year will be well-known Jewish singer Yossi Goldstein.

JM in the AM Comes to GG in BP Hot coffee, out-of-the-oven-fresh Danishes and a live broadcast of JM in the AM with internationally renowned radio host Nachum Segal — no wonder so many people showed up at Borough Park’s Gourmet Glatt Market (Gourmet Glatt Emporium’s sister store) at the impossibly early hour of 6 am last Thursday! The sizzling latkes and delectable Chanukah doughnuts, compliments of the store’s deli and bakery concessions, probably didn’t hurt either.

The joint GGE and GGM pre-Chanukah celebration, which took place on The Second Floor— GGM’s spacious loft venue for celebrity chef cooking demos and other events—featured interviews with Yoeli Steinberg (GGE) and Shamshi Szegedin (GGM) and a number of department managers, in-

cooking consultant, Naomi Nachman, to heat things up on a wintry Friday morning. On December 26, “The Aussie Gourmet” will be stirring things up with yet another live in-store webcast – the fourth in a series – of her popular show, Table for Two (The Nachum Segal Network).

Next Friday’s “supersized” show (9-10:30 AM) will feature a cooking demo by “kid chef” Eitan Bernath and appearances by Malkie Hirsch of Kiss the Kosher Cook food blog fame, Seth Leavitt of Abeles and Heymann, Jay Buchsbaum of Royal Wines, and Nate Kruman of Burning Bush Hot Sauce. As always, participants will be treated to food and wine tastings and special giveaways.

Naomi invites shoppers who can’t make it to the in-store event to tune in at www.nachumsegal.com.

Gourmet Glatt is the official sponsor of the “What’s for Dinner?” segment of the Table for Two program (Fridays, 9-10 AM). Look for Naomi’s fabulous recipes on the store’s newly upgraded website: www.gourmetglatt.com, and

follow her on Instagram for up-to-theminute Gourmet Glatt news updates.

Working 2gether with RCCS On Behalf of Families Struggling with Cancer With the conclusion of the RCCS (Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society) 2GETHER Miracle Auction campaign (the auction took place on December 15), Gourmet Glatt is once again packing grocery orders in its signature white and green cartons. Several weeks ago, the store made the switch to yellow and pink, the RCCS auction colors, as a way of helping to promote this important event and raise awareness of RCCS’s vital work on behalf of cancer stricken patients and their families.

“We were thrilled to have an opportunity to help support this incredible organization,” says Gourmet Glatt’s Yoeli Steinberg.

The RCCS sponsorship is just the latest of Gourmet Glatt’s many chessed endeavors on behalf of individuals and institutions around town, around the city and around the world. Its ongoing local efforts include regularly providing meals for families of hospitalized patients serviced by Achiezer Community Resource Center and, in the winter

Left to right: Yoeli Steinberg, Yoni Z and well-known musician Yanky Katina

months, providing snacks and drinks to neighborhood shuls participating in the annual Motzoei Shabbos Avos U’Banim learning program.

In fact, Gourmet Glatt devotes so much time and effort to supporting worthy causes, the store’s management has actually established an official “Department of Chesed.”

“We believe we have a responsibility to use our resources and services to impact the local and wider Jewish community in a positive way,” says Yoeli.

“And our new chessed department will help us streamline that process.”

Bikur Cholim of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns held their thirty-third annual brunch at the White Shul this week. Dr. David Lieberman was the featured guest speaker. Pictured here are Tzippy David, chairperson; Sarah Aryeh, Daphna Biderman, and Esther Eisenberger, accepting their awards or accepting awards on behalf of others; and Marilyn Wolowitz, chairperson Photo Credits: Ivan H Norman

cluding Howie Klagsbrun and Berel Wolowik. An undisputed highlight of the show was the live performance by Yoni Z, who delighted in-store and radio listening audiences alike with renditions of some his most popular songs.

To listen to the program, go to “show archives” at www.nachumsegal.com.

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Gourmet Glatt and Five Towns Chabad Light Up the Night As the paper goes to press, Gourmet Glatt and Chabad of the Five Towns are gearing up for a jointly sponsored community-wide menorah lighting at Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park on December 17, the second night of Chanukah. Each year, hundreds of participants from throughout the Five Towns, Far Rockaway and beyond turn out for

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Around The Community Revolutionary Parnes Batei Knesses Program Places Parnassah Assistance in Every Kehilla

by Shimmy Blum

It was opening night of the 92nd annual Agudath Israel of America Convention.

The hour was late, but a large crowd gathered inside one of the Hilton Woodcliff Lake ballrooms. The parnassah crisis was high on the minds of convention attendees, and they were eager to hear from the Agudah’s special guest speaker who was requested to discuss and help solve this pressing issue: Reb Duvi Honig, founder and director of Parnassah Network, Parnassah Expo and Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce.

On the dais were the venerable maggid Rabbi Paysach Krohn and Reb Duvi.

At the lectern, Rabbi Krohn passionately related the challenges that our community’s breadwinners have in supporting their families and the painful side effects that this phenomenon can inflict. Then, pointing to the man several feet nearby, Rabbi Krohn exclaimed, “Just listen to what this tzaddik has done about it!”

The Latest Parnassah Initiative “Every shul should have two gabbaim who see the livelihood of every member as their achrayus.”

To the concerned audience, Reb Duvi Honig’s “Parnes Batei Knesses” was music to the ears. No longer is the parnassah crisis under the rug. No more side glances and whispers of pity towards your suffering neighbor. The time has come when we are all given the opportunity to step up to the plate and do something about it.

As revolutionary as the program is, the concept behind Parnes Batei Knesses is remarkably simple: Each Parnes, or gabbai, will serve as the point person on the ground for parnassah in their kehilla – just as there is a Rav, gabbai and other positions to fill other needs. Each shul, and its Rav and other leaders, are encour-

aged to focus on helping their members with parnassah by implementing this program. “How come no one thought of this before?” was the reaction of many members of the audience.

One major responsibility for the Parnes will be to help those who are out of a job, and looking to work, on their two feet. However, more than being reactive, the Parnes’s goal will be to be as proactive as possible. He will work to familiarize himself with the vocation and economic situation of all kehilla households – and work to help everyone improve their success in every way possible.

Why is this initiative necessary?

Won’t those in need naturally turn to the proper resources for help?

The answer to this is multifold. Firstly, even those in need will often not know the proper address to turn to or will be too complacent or ashamed to do so. Reb Duvi was visibly emotional as he recounted a story from his early activism days: A yungerman was at a local parlor meeting and saw a friend of his eating in a very desperate and aggressive manner. He realized that this was very out of character for this friend, who was always very dignified and polished. Sensing that something was amiss, he pulled him over to the side and inquired about his wellbeing. The friend burst into tears and whispered, “I have no food at home.”

Realizing the severity of the situation, this yungerman began a campaign amongst local donors to support his friend’s family during this period. Subsequently, he guided the suffering friend towards the Parnassah Expo, one of Reb Duvi’s top projects. At the expo, he networked with several people and companies of interest and landed an upper-middle income job as a result.

If there had been a Parnes in this

In conjunction with Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s wonderful Middos Mission program, the first grade boys visited the West Lawrence Nursing Home to bring simcha to the residents.

man’s shul, how much earlier would he have been helped? How much pain would his family have been spared?

More importantly, how many people like this are walking around in our neighborhoods in a similar situation and have yet to be helped?

The Parnes’s task will be to proactively fill this gaping void. Additionally, the Parnes will be on the lookout to help even those who are earning a reasonable parnassah to do even better. “The world would be an entirely different place if individuals in every one of our communities join in this effort and do whatever they can to help others – and themselves – in the area of business and parnassah,” says Reb Duvi.

The world is already a better place in this regard and will, b’ezras Hashem, be getting even better in the months ahead.

Immediately after concluding his address at the Agudah convention, Reb Duvi was approached by several members of the audience who volunteered to assume the Parnes position in their shuls. Phone calls and emails from others in other communities looking to do the same streamed in to Reb Duvi and the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce over the subsequent weeks.

A great many shuls from across the region, including some highly prominent ones, are already registered to be part of the program. A special online signup page is being worked on in order to help the additional shuls sign up.

Gathering the Tools Who can be a Parnes?

The Parnes does not need to be a professional headhunter, business or employment coach, or member of a social service agency. All that is necessary is the talent and motivation to undertake this lofty effort, along with the approval and partner-

ship of the shul’s Rav and other leaders.

Thankfully, Reb Duvi and the myriad branches of Parnassah Network and the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce offer a slew of resources that help those at any age and stage – in any industry or professional sector – succeed towards their highest goals. The Parnes Batei Knesses program itself will offer the gabbaim the infrastructure to network with each other, and exchange ideas and resources.

Gabbaim will receive professional training on how to identify the parnassah needs of members of their community; how to help them; and, most importantly, how to do so with the utmost sensitivity and respect. Gabbaim will have the resources to identify and network with the Parnes in other shuls if they can be of help to anyone they know. The gabbaim will also hold monthly Melava Malkas or Sunday networking breakfasts which will be dedicated towards this crucial networking.

One key facet of the gabbaim’s resources will be the focus on the members of their community who are successful in their business or professional endeavors. These individuals will be encouraged to utilize their talents, experience and contacts on behalf of others looking to advance in their industry or area of expertise. There are so many around us who have so much to offer others when it comes to parnassah. The Parnes helps put these priceless resources to use.

“Baruch Hashem, this program has gotten off to an amazing start, with phenomenal public enthusiasm,” says Reb Duvi. “I look forward to this revolution continuing to the benefit of klal Yisroel.”

For more information or to have your shul join the Parnes Batei Knesses program, please email duvi@parnassahexpo.com.

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The beginning of the writing of a sefer Torah in memory of Reb Yechiel Hecht, yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Sarah Leichtung

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Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Lubart: Harbotzas Torah Award In recognition of his tireless devotion to the talmidim of the Rabenstein Learning Center & Weiss Vocational Center Yossi Kleinbart is now in his fourth fruitful year as a talmid of Mesivta Chaim Shlomo, and his parents, Yumi and Chavi Kleinbart, are full of gratitude to the Yeshiva – not only for the chinuch their son is receiving but also for the manner in which he is receiving it. “The rabbeim and staff have love and affection for every single talmid – and for their parents,” Yumi says. These feelings of gratitude are mutual, as Yeshiva Darchei Torah is privileged to count the Kleinbarts among its devoted supporters for several years now.

The Kleinbarts are residents of Borough Park, where they are renowned for their deep involvement in the world of chessed. It is not uncommon for Yumi’s cellphone to ring in the middle of the night summoning him to perform chessed in challenging circumstances.

When a patient with a life-threatening condition needs an urgent appointment with a top specialist, they will often call Yumi, who will quickly and quietly take action.

Yumi is the proprietor of B & B Party Rental, a company that has enhanced countless events throughout the tri-state area since its inception in 1997.

He serves as the gabbai at Khal Mateh Efraim, Rav Chaim Steinwurtzel’s shul, and maintains a strong relationship with his rosh yeshiva, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, shlita, of the Slabodka Yeshiva of Bnei Brak.

Chavi, nee Schnurmann, who hails from Montevideo, Uruguay, is a full partner in all of her husband’s work for the klal and runs a home that is a hub of hachnasas orchim. The Kleinbarts are keen on transmitting their passion

Rav Moshe Lubart has been teaching at the Yeshiva for over 20 years, first as a Limudei Kodesh rebbi and now as a rebbi in the Rabenstein Learning Center and, concurrently, as an instructor at the Weiss Vocational Center.

At the Rabenstein Learning Center, Rav Lubart provides remedial help to sixth grade talmidim, helping them hone their Gemara skills and enabling them to keep pace with the other boys in their class. He developed several original creative techniques that he utilizes in this task and has helped numerous talmidim over the years to read and comprehend Gemara accurately and fluently.

At the Weiss Vocational Center, a trailblazing program for a select group of Mesivta Chaim Shlomo bachurim, Rav Lubart teaches plumbing, tiling and electrical wiring, allowing these talmidim to spend a portion of their afternoons learning trades that they can potentially use for parnassah one day.

“I get a tremendous sipuk when I give over something that talmidim are really interested in,” Rav Lubart explains,

“and they come away with very valuable skills. It’s an enjoyable thing to do. The boys are enthusiastic, as am I.” Countless alumni of the program can credit Rav Lubart and his colleagues with equipping them with the tools and know-how to earn a respectable livelihood, and he derives satisfaction when meeting them long after they’ve left the Yeshiva.

Rav Moshe Lubart, a Gerrer chassid, lives with his wife and family in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. He was raised in Williamsburg and learned at Mesivta Torah Vodaas and at the Gerrer Yeshiva Sfas Emes in Yerushalayim. His father, Rav Mordechai Yehuda Lubart, zt”l, was an alumnus of the famed Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin in Poland and a tremendous talmid chacham and marbitz Torah, and his mother, Rebbetzin Chana Lubart, a noted mechaneches, was a veteran principal at Bais Yaakov in Borough Park. Rav Moshe’s wife, Raizy, teaches at Bnos Leah-Prospect Park Yeshiva, and is a daughter of Rav Shaya and ybl”c Hindy Moseson, aleha hashalom. Rav Moseson is also a marbitz Torah, having been a rebbi for many years at Yeshiva Chasan Sofer in Borough Park.

Serving at Yeshiva Darchei Torah for two decades, Rav Lubart comments about the changes that have taken place over this period. “The only thing that changed is size and numbers,” he in-

sists. “But the dedication and the varemkeit and the caring for every talmid are exactly the same as when we were in the old building with many fewer talmidim.

It is the personal touch of Rabbi Bender and the mechanchim of all the various departments – they have a very warm, personal care and concern for every talmid, and it is very visible. We grew by leaps and bounds, and there are a lot of physical changes, baruch Hashem, but it’s the same yeshiva, with a wonderful atmosphere of simcha and optimism. Rabbi Bender radiates that hope and positivity and it spreads from the top down. He’s also willing to try out new programs to help the boys learn and achieve, and the Vocational Center is a prime example of that.”

The other honorees at this year’s dinner are Mr. and Mrs. Yoav Taub, Guests of Honor; Mr. and Mrs. Eytan Feldman, Parents of the Year; Mr. and Mrs. Yossi Preiserowicz, Alumnus of the Year; and the Mesivta Chaim Shlomo Class of 2000, in celebration of 15 years of accomplishment.

For more information about the dinner, please call 718-868-2300 ext. 237, email dinner@darchei.org or visit www.darchei.org/dinner.

Lunch & Learn at HAFTR Once a week, a Lunch & Learn Program takes place for a group of 4th and 5th grade boys, 6th and 7th grade boys, and new for this year, for 4th and 5th grade girls at HAFTR. This group meets during lunch and learns a Daf Hashavua curriculum. The curriculum is taken from the newly-designed Daf Yomi for Children in partnership with Bar-Ilan University. It focuses on basic Mishnayos and Gemara concepts, meaningful stories about Taanaim and Amoraim. It also focuses on higher level thinking and strong Hebrew language skills. It is designed to provide a healthy introduction to learning Gemara.

The class is being taught to the 4th and 5th grade boys by Rabbi Dovid Kupchik, to the 6th and 7th grade boys

by Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Siff, and to the 4th and 5th grade girls by Morah Yaffa Cohen.

Rabbi Kupchik teaching the 4th and 5th grade boys in the Lunch & Learn program

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A Look at the Honorees: Mr. and Mrs. Yumi Kleinbart, Hakoras Hatov Award

for chessed to their children. One example of many occurs every Shabbos morning, when Yumi and Yossi, the Mesivta Chaim Shlomo talmid, can be found walking the halls of Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center together, distributing cake and coffee to patients and their visiting families. With actions that speak louder than words, the Kleinbarts are raising doros yesharim that will surely continue to bring nachas to them and to Klal Yisroel.

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Ramat Givat Zeev: Planning of Country Club Complete The upscale Ramat Givat Zeev neighborhood continues to set new standards of quality of living. The planning has now been completed for the neighborhood’s country club, which will serve the residents and provide them with a quality space for shopping, recreation and leisure.

The project is being handled by the Perlmutter architectural firm, and the country club will be one of the most

magnificent in the country. It will include a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, exercise rooms and a squash court. It will offer various clubs and groups to provide activities for children.

The country club is only one of numerous modern community facilities that will be part of the unique quality of life that will be offered at Ramat Givat Zeev.

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At the breakfast for Yeshivas Nefesh Dovid hosted by Ephraim and Rena Kutner on Sunday morning

EMUNAH Dinner Fetes Local Residents The EMUNAH Circle of Life Benefit Dinner, held at the Sheraton New York Hotel on Saturday night, November 15, paid tribute to Shari and David Shapiro of Lawrence in recognition of their outstanding devotion to EMUNAH’s children in Israel. David and Shari “are always looking to make a difference to children and families in need, and are actively involved in many causes to benefit the Jewish people both here and in Israel,” said EMUNAH Chairman of the Board and Woodsburgh resident, Fran Hirmes. Local residents, Lisa and David Zaslowsky, from Cedarhurst, served as the Dinner Chairmen.

The event celebrated EMUven Hoenig, and Shaindy and Daniel NAH’s accomplishments in Israel, Brothman, all from Teaneck, NJ. All as the organization continues to be three women serve as Co-Presidents a leader in providing outstanding of the Teaneck Libby Kolb Chapter social welfare, educational, cultural of EMUNAH. and humanitarian services to every EMUNAH maintains 250 social segment of Israeli society, spanning service and educational projects the entire circle of life. throughout Israel. It nurtures abanThe dinner provided an oppordoned infants, provides thousands tunity to pay tribute to people who Pictured L to R: David and Lisa Zaslowsky, Dinner of children with safe and secure day have been instrumental in enrich- Chairmen; David and Shari Shapiro, Honorees; and care and after school programs, cares ing and strengthening the lives of Fran Hirmes, EMUNAH of America Chairman of the for teens “at risk,” counsels families EMUNAH’s children and families in Board. in crisis, and serves Israel’s senior served EMUNAH with distinction. The Israel. The Gladys Baruch a”h Mecitizens. EMUNAH’s award-winmorial Tribute honored the memory of Presidential Award was bestowed upon ning educational programs prepare Isa cherished past National President who Amy & Daniel Gibber, Felicia and Ste- raeli youth for a successful future.

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dim. As a talented rebbe and a master general studies teacher, Rabbi Teitelbaum inspires his students throughout the day, motivating them with his formidable blend of in-depth knowledge, expert pedagogy, love of learning, sincerity, and signature warmth. Rabbi Teitelbaum develops strong bonds with his talmidim, and years after they leave their Rebbe’s class, the kesher endures.

Hakaras Hatov Award Long-time YKLI parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yitzie and Amy Englander, have agreed to accept the Hakaras Hatov Award for their unwavering support of the Yeshiva. With their signature warmth and broad smiles, the Englanders go out of their way to support the yeshiva.

With their five incredible sons at YKLI, they are always on call and available for whatever the yeshiva needs.

Whether facilitating a special educational program, field trip or arranging an Author’s Day, they do everything in their power to address any situation that arises, and they go out of their way to seek opportunities to get involved. The Yeshiva has so often been on the receiv-

New olim who made aliyah to Israel this past summer with the help of Nefesh B’Nefesh enjoy their first Israeli sufganiyot and played for the first time with dreidels with the letters “nun,” “gimmel,” “hey,” and “pey.”

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ing end of their chessed and now it is time to present this worthy couple with the Hakaras Hatov Award as an expression of gratitude for their abundant support.

Kesser Shem Tov Award Dr. and Mrs. Yuri Usher are wellknown for their ability to intuit and address the needs of their neighbors and friends. With their two wonderful sons in our elementary division, they do the same in the YKLI community. Working behind the scenes, in their unassuming way, they give so much to both YKLI students and the local community. In recognition of their care and concern for others, they will be presented with the Kesser Shem Tov Award – an award that so beautifully reflects the essence of this special couple.

The honorees are integral contributors to YKLI’s ability to realize its goal of nurturing future generations of bnei Torah. Working both within and beyond the Yeshiva’s walls, these couples – along with the entire cadre of talented rabbeim and faculty – make it possible for YKLI to deliver a superi-

or chinuch and, ultimately, perpetuate our beautiful mesorah. An evening of hakaras hatov recognizes the heroic efforts made on behalf of YKLI and inspires everyone to join forces to support the Yeshiva’s vital mission.

In keeping with this year’s theme of hakaras hatov and in an effort to fully express gratitude to YKLI and its honorees, parents and supporters are requested to participate in all facets of the Journal Dinner. By sending in responses early, submitting Journal ads in a timely fashion, and planning to remain at the Dinner from the opening reception until after bentching, the attendees’ actions will clearly show their appreciation for YKLI and the individuals who make the Yeshiva so special.

Journal Ads may be sent to dinner@ ykli.org or faxed to 516-368-9199.

HANC High School Senior Takes Top Slam Poetry Award On Monday, December 8, nine Yeshiva high schools, including SAR, Frisch, Kushner, Rambam, Shalhevet, MTA, Kohelet, HANC, and the host, Yeshiva of Flatbush, gathered for a Battle of the Poets: Poetry Slam.

Around 60 high school students total performed their pre-prepared Skeltonic verse poem. The chosen ten finalists then performed their free verse before

the entire audience, including all three featured judges, Matthue Roth, Robert Hirschfield, and Shais Rishon.

Awards were distributed to the five best poets, the highest honor of which was won by HANC senior, Leah Scher, the student who initially brought HANC into the Poetry Slam league. Mazal Tov to Leah on this incredible accomplishment!

Rabbi Shmuel Brazil was hosted by Chaim and Aliza Stern this past Motzei Shabbos in North Woodmere for a beautiful melava malka and kumtzits benefiting his yeshiva, Zeev Hatorah

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Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island has been tremendously successful in providing chinuch for the children of our community, and this year’s Annual Journal Dinner will provide an opportunity for the entire YKLI family to join together to show support for the Yeshiva and gratitude to those who work so hard on behalf of our precious talmidim. The YKLI Rabbeim, moros, and teachers are committed to helping each boy reach his unique potential, and the evening’s honorees work tirelessly on behalf of both the Yeshiva and the greater community. It is befitting that the evening be dedicated to expressing hakaras hatov to these inspiring individuals for their boundless devotion to the klal.

Harbotzas Torah Award The Harbotzas Torah Award will be presented to Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Teitelbaum as an expression of appreciation for their commitment to lovingly transmitting our mesorah. In his fourteen year tenure at YKLI, Rabbi Teitelbaum has ignited a passion for learning within the hearts of his devoted talmi-

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Around The Community Acheinu Inspired by HaRav Yisrael Belsky, Shlita When one sees the bulk of Klal Yisrael being lost to Yiddishkeit, there should be a burning cry exploding from within, a cry of, “I must do something!”

That is the theme of Acheinu, “Acheinu Bnei Yisrael are being lost to Yiddishkeit forever. We cannot sit with our hands folded!”

Those were the passionate words of HaRav Yisrael Belsky, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, at the Fourth Annual Acheinu Parlor Meeting in Flatbush earlier this month.

Acheinu, the kiruv movement to develop Bnei Torah, is the sister organization of Dirshu and brings the same dedication, accountability and drive to kiruv as Dirshu does in its limud haTorah programs.

Three-Step Program: A Recipe for SuccessThe event, held for the fourth year, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simcha Applegrad, attracted a crowd of dedicated, caring members of the Flatbush community who identify with Acheinu’s work, goals and amazing success rate. Acheinu’s remarkable 93% success rate and its desire to bring accountability to kiruv comes as a result of its three-step program: 1. Mentoring 2. Enrollment 3. Follow-up.

Mentoring: Acheinu assigns a kiruv worker who effectively adopts a child.

That child always has access to his kiruv worker who offers unlimited emotional support as the child is imbued with the ideal of joining a yeshiva or Torah school. Mentoring often includes the parents of the child and ironing out misunderstandings.

Enrollment: As a result of the close relationship, eventually, the kiruv activists succeed in enrolling their protégés in yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs.

Follow Up: A teen’s enrollment in a yeshiva or Bais Yaakov does not mean that the kiruv rechokim effort is complete. In fact, it has just begun! Ensuring that this boy or girl will develop into a true ben Torah or bas Yisrael is perhaps the most crucial juncture in kiruv rechokim. Acheinu maintains contact with the young teenager, his/her parents and the faculty of the yeshiva/school to smooth out minor issues before they develop into major issues capable of derailing the entire kiruv process.

Reb Simcha, the evening’s host, related, “I visited many of Acheinu’s in-

HaRav Yisrael Belsky addressing the parlor meeting

stitutions in Eretz Yisrael. Just walking into their battei chizuk and their Yeshivos and seeing how they reach out to these kids with love and a sense of mission inspired me to no end.”

Care – A Prerequisite to Kiruv In his remarks, Rav Yisroel Belsky alluded to the accountability that Acheinu brings to kiruv, but he primarily focused on the ingredient that is a prerequisite to kiruv: caring about our brethren so much that one feels compelled to do something.

With his classic eloquence, Rav Belsky drew on the parsha of that week where we learned that Yaakov Avinu was very upset with his two sons, Shimon and Levi, for eliminating the town of Shechem. Rav Belsky pointed out that Yaakov Avinu expressed his anger both in Parshas Vayechi and in Parshas Vezos Haberacha where he curses their anger. He also meted out severe punishment to them by taking away their nachalah, their portion in Eretz Yisrael. “If you look at a map of the nachalos,” Rav Belsky said, “you will see no portion for either Shimon or Levi.”

Despite all of the anger and punishment we find a puzzling thing. We find that there are so many brachos associ-

Rav Shlomo Cynamon delivering introductory remarks

ated with Shevet Levi. Shevet Levi becomes Hashem’s servants performing the avodah in the Beis Hamikdash. They taught the avodah, they were dayanim.

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We learn that Shimon too became the melamdei tinokos, the teachers of Jewish children throughout the ages.

They became the primary transmitters of Torah to the generations.

Rav Belsky then raised the obvious question in the name of HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Kamenetzky, zt”l. It is clear from Yaakov Avinu’s words that both of them were – in accordance with their great madreigah – deficient in middos.

They displayed uncontrollable anger.

Yet all of the chinuch in Klal Yisrael comes from Shimon and Levi as we explained! How is it possible that they became the primary transmitters of Torah and avodah throughout the ages?

“The answer,” Rav Belsky explained, “lies in the four words they said to their father when Yaakov confronted them and asked, ‘How could you do this? You have put us in danger!

You may have destroyed my future?’

Their four word answer was ‘Hakezonah yaaseh es achoseinu, Could we allow our sister to be treated thus?’“Rav Yaakov explained that all of the other shevatim showed restraint. Only Shimon and Levi actually rose up. Why? They rose up because they felt a burning sense of responsibility for Dinah. They were effectively declaring that there is no way in the world we can sit idly by.

We must do something. She is our sister! We will not let her be humiliated and destroyed!”

“It is such people,” Rav Belsky exclaimed, “who must become the melamdim, the mechanchim for Klal Yisrael.

They are the ultimate baalei achrayus!”

The Foundation of Acheinu: Responsibility for our BrethrenIn what was a deeply poignant segment of his drasha, Rav Belsky related personal stories from his own life. “My family has been in America for a long time.

They came right after the Civil War. Other relatives came here even before that.

What happened to the overwhelming majority of them?

I have a picture of my own first grade class in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. Most of my classmates left Yiddishkeit, they abandoned observance!

The bulk of Jews who came to America before the war, were lost to a spiritual holocaust. Who were saved?

Only those who had the ultimate sense of achrayus were saved. Everyone else said, ‘You can’t be frum in America.’

Those great people who persevered did

so because they had a visceral reaction to leaving Yiddishkeit. ‘We can’t and we won’t, regardless of what everyone else is doing!’“This,” Rav Belsky concluded, “is the very foundation of Acheinu. The fact that so many are lost to Yiddishkeit is something that the founder of Acheinu and their activists cannot live with! How can we abandon Klal Yisrael?! How can we abandon our brothers?! These are the Shimons and Levis of our time who will never rest until every Jewish child is given his birthright and is taught Torah.

They are the ultimate mechanchim and the supreme baalei achrayus.“Ashrei chelkam, fortunate are they and fortunate are those who support an organization such as Acheinu! With your support of Acheinu, each and every one of you are declaring, ‘We will not sit by idly when Jews can be saved and brought back. We cannot and we won’t!’”The chairman of the evening was Rav Dovid Morgenstern who welcomed the crowd and asked Rav Shlomo Cynamon, Rav

R’ Yaakov Applegrad and Simcha Applegrad, host, greeting Rav Yisrael Belsky

of K’hal B’nei Torah and Rosh Kollel of Kollel Dirshu of Flatbush, to deliver introductory remarks.

Rav Cynamon related how he was recently in Krakow for Shabbos with barely a minyan of Jews. “It was almost depressing. I was thinking, ‘Where are the hundreds of thousands of Krakow Jews, the talmidei chachomim, the chassidim?’ But then I realized that Krakow has come back! Perhaps not in its present geographic location rather, it has moved to the Torah centers of Eretz Yisrael and America.”

Indeed, Acheinu is bringing back all of those that are being lost in the spiritual holocaust. They have come back, they are becoming bnei Torah, leading Torah lives and establishing families.

All because of the Shimons and Levis of our time who declare, “How can we abandon our brothers?!”

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Around The Community Five Towns Marriage Initiative Bringing Joy to our Homes When we hear tales of the mesiras nefesh of yore, whether way back in history like by the times of Chanukah or even more recently such as during the Holocaust, we can sometimes be left feeling very miniscule. When we imagine ourselves having to undergo such trials, we might think that we would definitely not measure up for the task.

When we raise our children, we would like to instill within them the ability to be moser nefesh for their beliefs.

If we ourselves don’t necessarily feel confident that we can be moser nefesh, then where do we start when it comes to instilling that ability in our family members?

When Chana’s children were killed for refusing to bow down to an idol, each one from the oldest to the youngest had the strength to resist the overtures and give up their lives to sanctify Hashem’s names. The youngest child was

told that the ring of the king would be placed down in front of the idol, and all he would need to do would be to bend down and pick up the ring. Even this young child turned down the opportunity for life, saying that the king was more afraid for his own honor than the honor of Hashem. When Chana herself jumped off the roof of the building where her children were sentenced to death, a bas kol was heard announcing, “He transforms the barren wife, a glad mother of children” (Tehillim 112:9).

The idea of referring to Chana as a glad mother of children seems odd in the context. She just lost all of her children, so what now did she have to be glad about? The bas kol was not specifically referring to the moment of her death. Rather it was explaining how she merited having all her children give up their lives al kiddush Hashem. Her home was one where there was a glad

mother. When you would see her in her home, you would see her acting with joy and happiness. Her children were raised in a home where they felt that they had it all. They had no need to look elsewhere for fulfillment. It was all there in the Toras Imecha, in the joy that their mother utilized to raise them. Even the youngest one was able to refuse to bend down to pick up the ring, because a ring had no excitement to him; he had received all his fulfillment from his mother’s home.

This then, was the great accomplishment of Chana, and this should be our mode of operation when building a Torah home. We need to inject joy in our home. We need to limit the complaining and kvetching while magnifying the joy. We can add jokes, songs, and smiles, whatever it is to give our spouse and children a feeling that the home of a frum Jew, and our home specifically, is the best and most exciting place to

be. The feeling should be one of a lack of interest in turning elsewhere for fulfillment, because all the satisfaction is found at home. This is an attitude that is sorely lacking nowadays and yet is so necessary now more than ever. It’s the key not only to enable a person to die al kiddush Hashem but even more so, being surrounded by joy in our home allows us to live al kiddush Hashem every minute of our day.

Five Towns Marriage Initiative provides educational programs, workshops and referrals to top marriage therapists. FTMI will help offset counseling costs when necessary and also runs an anonymous shalom bayis hotline for the entire community Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 9:30-11p.m. For the hotline or more information, call 516430-5280 or email dsgarry@msn.com.

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Torah Thought

Rabbi Berel Wein

Parshas Miketz

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he astounding and amazing story of Yosef continues in this week’s parsha. Through a series of inexplicable events, Yosef finds himself raised from being a kidnapped victim and slave who was thrust into prison and doomed to oblivion to becoming the chief minister of the Pharaoh and the Egyptian empire. Yosef takes all of this in stride and certainly sees it as being part of a series of events that had to happen since they were divinely ordained and predicted to him in his youthful dreams.

One who expects miracles to happen apparently is not overly impressed when they actually do occur. Yosef’s inner voice had long ago told him that he was destined for power and greatness and so the unusual events that befall him are unable to destabilize him. He somehow knows that he will be a ruler of men and the leader of his brothers.

There are many instances in human and Jewish history where people, early on in their lives, realize they were born to greatness and enormous potential

Hitting your target isn’t always this easy.

achievement. The prophet Yirmiyahu is told in his initial vision of prophecy that he was already ordained, in his mother’s womb, to become the prophet of Israel. All men may be created equal but we are well aware that not everyone

own actions and ingenuity, could bring the promise of those dreams to fruition.

So, too, is it with all of us. One of the central issues and questions of life deals with the fulfillment of one’s potential and the positive exploitation of

Achieving greatness is not preordained, though the circumstances that may allow one to rise to greatness apparently are. comes into this world with equal talents and opportunities.

Achieving greatness is not preordained, though the circumstances that may allow one to rise to greatness apparently are. The dreams that guided Yosef in his youth and that brought him to initial travail and later to unbelievable triumph told him of opportunity but provided no guarantee of fulfillment. Only Yosef himself, through his

the circumstances of life that are dealt to us. Yosef’s words to the butler/officer of Pharaoh while in prison – “I was stolen from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here and now I find myself imprisoned” – is not to be read as being solely a lament over the circumstances of life that have overtaken him. Rather, it was a statement of fact upon which Yosef built his hopes for the future. He implored the butler/

officer of Pharaoh to remember him to the king and set him free.

Yosef sees in this seemingly chance encounter in prison with the butler/officer the opportunity to pursue his goal and rise to greatness. Yosef will not squander that opportunity nor will he wallow in despair or rail against the fate that has treated him so cruelly. He will not allow events and circumstances to deter him from the realization and actualization of his dreams and visions.

Rather, he will attempt to use and exploit all of those circumstances to make his dreams reality and to achieve the greatness that he believes he is entitled to and has been promised to him.

This lesson of human fortitude has guided the Jewish people throughout the long night of our exile and dispersion. We are currently faced with difficult circumstances and troublesome events. We should, somehow, attempt to turn them to our advantage and realize our age-old dream of Zion and Jerusalem.

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Festival of Lights

So, there I was, trying to keep calm, as the davening took longer than I felt it needed to. Instead, I read one of the parsha sheets that come to our shul each week, even though I should have been following along. (That’s where the golf story comes in.) The Torah Tavlin, written by R’ Dovid Hoffman shlit”a, was close at hand.

I read a beautiful story of caring, about a bride who saw a mouse run across the room at the beginning of her wedding. She was sure it was a bad omen as she kept screaming and refused to participate in the festivities. She was

taken to see the Steipler Gaon, R’ Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky, in full wedding regalia. When there, he calmed her by repeatedly agreeing that it was a bad sign.

When she stopped crying, he said, “It is a bad omen, but listen to me. Chazal,

lights Hashem has created to make our days bright, and we should celebrate those as well.

The miracle of Chanukah is not just that the oil lasted for eight days, but that they found oil to begin with. The fact that they found a single jug of oil

It was a moment when the sun shone a bit brighter and the stars sparkled a little more because the curtain of our emotional darkness had been lifted. our Sages, in their wisdom, have said that there is no wedding without some sort of problem. I have heard that until now everything has gone smoothly. The families get along, there have not been fights, and therefore, something had to go wrong. This mouse was the problem, and now, from here on out, you will have a wonderful marriage and much blessing.” The calmed bride returned to an especially joyous wedding.

As I finished the story, the chazzan completed the bracha (with much pomp and vocal range) of “Yotzer Ha’Meoros,” the One who forms the lights.

Normally this refers to the sun and the moon, but hearing this blessing reach its crescendo as I finished this uplifting story gave me a new insight.

True, the sun and the moon give us light, but there are so many other things that brighten our lives. What the Steipler did for this young woman was remove the darkness that hung over her wedding and replace it with great light.

He helped her “look on the bright side.”

There are so many people in our lives who make our experiences better, who guide us, inspire us and enlighten our days with their caring, friendship, and insight. These are some of the

was also a miracle. The fact that it was sealed with the seal of the Kohain Gadol was unusual, because most bottles of oil were not sealed. But Hashem knew that we were tired, downtrodden, and perhaps somewhat jaded. Seeing that He truly cared about us, enough to send us this special sign of His affection, brightened our day and lightened our burden. It was a moment when the sun shone a bit brighter, and the stars sparkled a little more, not because of the physical light, but because the curtain of our emotional darkness had been lifted.

Hashem creates such lights every day, recreating the events of Beraishis in His great goodness. He sends them

our way when we least expect them, but they are there and serve to enhance our lives and keep us hopeful. They may be friends, teachers, sometimes even our own thoughts, but they are lights, and we should, indeed, celebrate them, and G-d’s love of us, which they represent.

Like the golfer, Hashem is with each of us on our journey, every step of the way. The question we get to decide each day is whether our story will have a happy ending. When I think of those myriad lights that come in and out of our lives constantly, I think the answer is a resounding yes. A freilechen, lichtigen (happy and light) Chanukah to all!

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here’s an old joke about a fellow who was so addicted to golf that he snuck out of shul on Yom Kippur to play. At the course, he had the most amazing game of his life, culminating with a very difficult hole.

He took a mighty swing – and got a hole in one! It was amazing; astounding!

Then a Heavenly voice boomed down to him from the sky with a chuckle: “So, who are you going to tell?”

When we do things wrong, we aren’t proud of it, but today I simply must share something I did.

One Shabbos, there was a guest chazzan in shul. When I say chazzan, I don’t mean simply someone who led the prayers. I mean someone whose voice had great range, and who graciously showed us all just how long he could hold each note. Ever since my room in the Yeshiva dormitory was next to the stairwell where the boys who were into chazzanus would practice, I haven’t been the biggest fan.

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Riddle!

Chanukah Word Jumble

Siblings Sara, Moshe, Chaya, Leah, and Tzvi all lit the menorah. Sara lit before Chaya, but after Moshe. Leah lit first. If Tzvi lit after Chaya, in what order did the siblings light?

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Yankel, a small man, is looking for work. He goes to a ranch and says to the lumberjack, “Excuse me, I’d like a job chopping down trees.”

The lumberjack, who is built like an ox, looks at skinny, little Yankel and says, “You’ve gotta be kidding. This is a tough job. Not for little old men like you. Besides, where did you ever work before chopping down trees?”

“Well, I used to work at the Sahara Forest,” says Yankel.

The lumberjack looks at him and says, “You mean the Sahara Desert?”

Yankel dismissively waves his hand and says, “Oh, well, now it’s a desert. You should have seen it years ago!”

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“You Say Donut, I Say Doughnut” Facts o o o o o

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Bakers started placing holes in donuts when they realized that it enabled the doughnut to cook more evenly.

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The largest doughnut ever made was an American-style jelly doughnut weighing 1.7 tons, which was 16 feet in diameter and 16 inches high in the center.

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10 billion donuts are eaten in the U.S. every year. (Sounds crazy? Ever see what goes on at the corner of Rockaway Turnpike and Burnside Avenue at all hours of the day?)

Eric “Badlands” Booker holds the Guinness World Record for eating 49 glazed donuts in eight minutes.

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Per capita, Canada has more doughnut shops than any other country.

The original name for doughnuts was “oily cakes.”

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According to studies, there is an 8 day period in the winter, usually in December, during which if you eat a doughnut a day for 8 days you won’t gain any weight from it. (OK, that was totally made up by me… but I know you totally believe it!)

The most accepted spelling for the delicious round pastry is “doughnut.” However, according to Merriam-Webster, “donut” is also an acceptable spelling.

Krispy Kreme was founded in 1937. Dunkin’ Donuts started selling doughnuts in 1950, though it was known as Open Kettle for two years prior.

The original pastries, which didn’t have holes, were the size and shape of walnuts—thus the name.

2. One fifth of the oil shipped worldwide passes through which checkpoint? a. Strait of Hermuz b. Panama Canal c. Suez Canal d. Black Sea Port

• The doughnuts used must be fresh and must have a minimum diameter of 6 cm (2.36 in).

• The doughnuts must have jam in the center and be covered in sugar.

• The doughnuts must be served at room temperature and may not be heated prior to eating.

3. Which U.S. city is built on top of a major oil field? a. Houston b. Los Angeles c. Anchorage d. Miami

6. Which country is the world’s biggest producer of oil? a. U.S. b. Russia c. Saudi Arabia d. United Arab Emirates 7. What is ethanol? a. It is a type of oil which is extracted from the ground without causing adverse environmental impacts b. It is an alcohol c. It is oil which is ethical d. It is a natural gas

• The challenger’s hands must remain behind their back for the entire duration of the attempt.

Answers: 1. C- A barrel of oil’s refined products includes about 20 gallons of gasoline, 12 gallons of diesel and 4 gallons of jet fuel and other products like liquefied petroleum gases and asphalt.

2. A- The Strait of Hermuz is a narrow strait located between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz to the north, and the United Arab Emirates and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula border it to the south.

3. B 4. C 5. E 6. A- In 2013, the U.S. produced 12.31 million barrels of oil per day.

Saudi Arabia produced 11.59 million per day and Russia produced 10.53 barrels per day.

7. B- Ethanol is a clear, colorless liquid. In the U.S., over 80% of ethanol is produced from corn. (When you fly over the heartland and see millions of acres of corn fields, it’s not just because corn is a great BBQ side dish.)

• If the challenger licks his or her lips at any point during the attempt, they will be immediately disqualified.

• The challenger is not permitted to drink water during the attempt.

• Any jam, sugar or crumbs that remain on the plate must also be consumed. As the challenger is not permitted to lick their lips, they may have small remnants of food around the mouth and lips. Any large pieces of doughnut unconsumed, or on any other part of the challenger’s face, the attempt is disqualified.

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5. How much did a gallon of gas cost after the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo? a. $5.76 b. $3.23 c. $2.12 d. $1.89 e. $0.55

• The doughnut must be placed on a plate.

JUMBLE ANSWERS: 1. Presents; 2. Gelt; 3.

Chanukah; 4. Doughnut; 5. Maccabee; 6. Alexander the Great; 7. Matisyahu; 8. Yehudah; 9. Dreidel; 10.

Latkes; 11. Oil; 12. Menorah; 13. Party; 14. Beis Hamikdash; 15. Yerushalayim; 16. Pach; 17.

Eight; 18. Shemen; 19. Chashmonaim

4. Which of these states is not in the top five oil-producing states? a. Alaska b. Texas c. Oklahoma d. New Mexico

• The attempt must take place at a table or desk, with the challenger sitting or standing.

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The TJH Centerfold Commissioner should have made this challenge up, but it is actually a real Guinness World Record Challenge, which is available on their website.

The challenge is to eat a jelly doughnut without using your hands and without licking your lips. You must abide by the following rules (again, these are the Guinness World Record’s rules, not mine…so, please, no hate mail):

1. What is the standard size of a barrel of oil? a. 5 kiloliters b. 76 liters c. 42 gallons d. 55 gallons

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Shabbos Chanukah

The Bais HaMikdash – Power Source of Spirituality

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he Bach commenting on Tur Shulchan Aruch explains that the decrees of the Yivanim against the Jewish people occurred because the Jewish people became “lax in their service.”

Earlier in history, the Bais HaMikdash had been the center of life, the pride of every Jew. Going up to Yerushalayim three times a year was looked at with excitement and great anticipation and the effect of the service was appreciated by all. However, at the time of the Chanukah events, that appreciation was long gone. While the Kohanim still brought the korbonos, the service in the Bais HaMikdash had lost its luster and glory.

The Bach seems to be saying that all that was to befall the Jewish people was because we no longer approached the avodah with the appropriate sense of purpose, and therefore it was taken from us. This, however, becomes difficult to understand when we take into perspective what was actually happening in those days.

The State of the Union At the time of Chanukah, there was much wrong with the spiritual state of the Jewish people. Ignorance had become profound, and entire generations were no longer brought up in the ways of Torah. The Greek/Syrian philosophy had taken hold, and many, many Jews considered themselves more Greek than the Greeks. In their homes they spoke the language of Yavan. They schooled their children in the ways of Yavan, and all that they aspired for was acceptance in Greek society.

According to the Megillas Chasmonaim, the Jews of Yerushalayim asked Antiochus to rename their city Antioch in his honor. They even sent a contingency asking him to erect a gymnasium in Yerushalayim. A gymnasium was not merely a hall for the practice of Greek sports; it was a center of idol worship. It represented a house of Greek culture for the specific function of propagating the Greek ideology and all that it stood for.

Initially, Antiochus refused. Finally, the Jews of Yerushalayim gathered together 360 talents of silver – a king’s ran-

som – to bribe Antiochus to erect such a building. He agreed, and the Megillas Chasmonaim opens up with the statement: “They erected a gymnasium in Yerushalayim.”

self was in grave danger.

The only cure was for the Jewish people to reach a new understanding of the primacy of the avodah and to rededicate themselves to the service in

The Jewish people are one unit, inextricably tied together in fate and spiritual level.

The Ramban on Chumash says, “If not for the Chasmonaim, Torah would have been forgotten from the Jewish people.” If so, why did the Bach say that the reason for the decrees was the Jews being lax in the avodah? There seem to be many other things going wrong.

Spiritual Fuel Source The answer seems to be that in spiritual manners, there is no stagnation. A person is either going up or going down.

The concept of remaining static doesn’t exist. If a person has the spiritual fuel that he requires, he ascends level after level. If not, he declines. That is the reality. That is the way Hashem created the world. The Bais HaMikdash was the nuclear reactor that fueled the spiritual needs of the world.

The nation as a whole took a downturn because the source of all ruchnius was no longer potent. It had lost its luster in the people’s eyes, and so it was no longer providing the life-giving nourishment that Hashem created it to give. The Jewish people are one unit, inextricably tied together in fate and spiritual level. The core of our spiritual energy in those days was the Bais HaMikdash. The avodah was the lifeline and fuel source for the nation. Since it was no longer practiced properly, it couldn’t maintain the spiritual needs of our people. The reason the Jews of Yerushalayim became enamored with Greek culture was because the furnace providing the level of spiritual power was no longer functioning at capacity.

The avodah no longer accomplished its desired effect, and the Jewish nation it-

the Bais HaMikdash. When led by the Chasmonaim, Kohanim who did the avodah and who were willing to sacrifice their lives for it, the nation was rededicating themselves to the centrality of the avodah. Then the Bais HaMikdash could be reestablished and pump out the spiritual nourishment needed to keep the Klal Yisrael whole.

Kiruv - The Mitzvah of our Generation This concept is especially relevant in our times when as much as 90% of our nation is made up of non-practicing Jews. While the numbers may seem daunting, nevertheless, we live in amazing times. There is a powerful receptivity amongst our people – religious and not yet religious – for growth. People hunger for truth and meaning in their lives, and the Torah is only pure source

that fills that need. Clearly, the mitzvah of our generation is kiruv. And as such, it is an obligation upon each of us to do all that we can to help our brothers who were brought up bereft of their heritage.

From that aspect, the work is clear. We must go out and do whatever is in our power to help – whether teaching classes or inviting non-religious co-workers to our homes, whether joining Partners in Torah or contributing to kiruv programs. The work is endless, but the potential is stellar.

At the same time, we can’t lose sight of the reality that these attempts succeed only because of the spiritual state of our nation. We no longer have a Bais HaMikdash. Now, our Yeshivas and Kollels are the nuclear furnaces that provide the spiritual fuel for the world.

If our own Torah study is on a high level, and we are pumping out the vital spiritual fuel needed, then with Hashem’s help, all of these efforts will succeed. However, if we allow the spiritual reactors of our people to decline, then all of the best efforts in the world will not meet with success. The underlying energy source of it all will be lacking.

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Setting a Noble Agenda let and announced, “Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Yissochar, and Zevulun, sons of one mother, sit in this order, which is the order of your births,” and so [did he order] all of them. When he

clarity emerged from their selfless sense of purpose and national duty to preserve what was most sacred.

Surely, the Chashmonaim did not engage the Seleucid Greeks in battle

They rose up because they understood that there was a mission that was greater than themselves. reached Binyomin, he said, “This one has no mother and I have no mother. Let him sit beside me.” (Rashi Ibid, from Bereishis Rabbah 93:7) Despite all of these subtle revelations and many others, it dawned on no one that the man in front of them was their closest kin. How was it possible for the brothers to miss hint after hint of his true identity?

What prevented the brothers from recognizing the true identity of their Egyptian nemesis was not their inability to grasp his obscure clues or see through the thin veneer of facial hair.

They were obstructed by a much greater obstacle – themselves.

Twenty two years earlier they had come to a certain clear and final determination (undoubtedly with the noblest of intentions) about Yosef and the threat that he posed for the future of klal Yisrael. Since that point, they continued to justify their decision – despite the great suffering that it caused to their father – to the point where it was simply inconceivable to them that they were looking at their brother. The beard – a most slender disguise – merely served to help convince them of what they already “knew” had to be the case. This man simply could not be Yosef. His dreams of royalty and our subservience could never become actualized.

It is perhaps for this reason that we always read Parashas Miketz during Chanukah. The key figures in the struggle to rid Eretz Yisrael of Hellenistic influence were clear in their mission and the correctness of their position. This

for the sake of personal glory – it was well known that an attack against their occupiers was tantamount to suicide.

Instead, they rose up because they understood that there was a mission that was greater than themselves, an agenda which required their complete and total dedication and fastidiousness, even at the pain of death.

By viewing the parsha in the backdrop of Chanukah, we can begin to perceive the power of agenda and the crucial factors that drive it. When an agenda is formed for the purpose of education, reorientation and repentance, as was the case with Yosef, or driven by a selfless mission to save the Torah and preserve its values, as we witnessed with the Chashmonaim, then it becomes a very positive, empowering tool. If, on the other hand, our agendas

are tainted with aspects that speak to a less lofty motive, then it is bound to create conflict and perhaps worse.

Agendas motivate us to live with direction and purpose. They keep us going through difficult moments and help us remained focused on what’s really important. However, it is crucial that we find a way to vet our agendas in order to ensure that they are based on solid principles and consider the needs of others who may be impacted by our personal or professional aspirations.

Of course, this is by no means a simple task. Even some of our greatest personalities were not always able to maintain objective clarity, at least to the degree that their lofty levels demanded.

One way to achieve objectivity is to discuss our goals and aspirations with an objective third party, preferably someone who brings much wisdom and self-refinement to the conversation.

Such an individual will offer the clear insights that we seek without the confusing influence of personal biases that can sometimes muddy the waters.

May the pure light of the menorah, which commemorates the unadulterated clarity and mesiras nefesh of the Chashmonaim, rekindle the spark of l’sheim shamayim necessary for us to reach our true mission in this world, without being blinded by our personal agendas.

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he drama involving Yosef and the shevatim which transpired on Egyptian soil is of the most intriguing sequences found in the Torah. One component which invariably captures our collective attention is the brothers’ sustained inability to recognize the Egyptian viceroy’s true identity.

We are familiar with Rashi’s comment in which he informs us that “the brothers did not recognize Yosef because when he left them he was not full-bearded, and now they found him full-bearded.” (Comment to Bereishis 42:8 based on Yevamos 88a, Kesubos 27b, et al.) One has to wonder, however, whether the beard really serves as a legitimate excuse. How is it possible that Yosef’s own brothers, some of whom undoubtedly looked similar to him, were unable to see behind his beard and realize who they were actually talking to?

The question is compounded when one considers the many hints that Yosef supplied his brothers to get them to recognize him. For example, during his interrogation, Yosef asked them a series of personal questions and displayed a shocking awareness of even their earliest years.

“The man asked about us [the brothers] and about our family saying, ‘Is your father still alive?’ ‘Do you have a brother?’” (Bereishis 43:6) Even the matters of our cradles he revealed to us. (Rashi Ibid, citing Bereishis Rabbah 91:10) Yet, this did not suggest to them that this inquisitor was really their brother.

Nor were they struck by the strange fact that Shimon – the one who threw Yosef in the pit some two decades earlier – was later singled out for imprisonment.

Even the fact that Shimon was treated royally by his captor immediately after the brothers departed – hardly the method of a cruel tyrant – seemed to illicit no realization on their part. Later, when Yosef surprisingly sat his brothers down for a festive meal upon their return, he demonstrated an uncanny awareness of their family structure.

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his age, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at each other in astonishment.

(Bereishis 43:33) He knocked his gob-

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From Rockets to Doughnuts Menorahs Large and Small

BY SHIRA DIAMOND

From destruction came light, lighting a menorah made from rockets

When

we think of Jewish holidays, we usually think sculptor, blacksmith and part-time computer teacher. He spent years witof our traditions, and Chanukah is no exception nessing rockets being launched into Israeli cities—over 18,000 of them to the rule. Beautiful, silver menorahs lit with oil, customary fried foods since 2001. Yaron had two personal, frightening incidents with rockets, such as doughnuts and latkes, Chanukah gelt, and the tunes we sing each and he felt a strong need to do something with them, to make something year are some of the warm memories we associate with the Festival of constructive from the destruction of the rockets. However, he was also Lights. hesitant to touch them, because they are instruments of death. The stress The Jewish faith has been connected to the symbol of the menorah was rising the more the rockets were falling. “It finally struck me that I for generations. The menorah brings light into the world, just as the need to make a rose from a Kassam,” he related. He thought of the verse, Jewish people are a light unto the nations. The seven branched meno- “Swords will be turned into plowshares” and decided he would take the rah was used in the Bais Hamikdash, with the kohanim lighting it every destructive rockets and turn them into something beautiful. day in the evening and cleaning it every morning. The Chanukah meThe police give Yaron the spent rockets after the bomb squad does norah is similar to the Bais Hamkidash’s the necessary checking to ensure they are menorah, but contains eight branches and not live. He first began making metal rosone shamash to symbolize the miracle that es, with only the help of a hammer, anvil “Lighting them truly lasted for eight nights. Some say it is also and furnace. Each rose takes him hours to not the same as the Temple vessel because produce, and each one is truly unique. The symbolizes the victory there is a tradition not to replicate anything stem of the flower is attached to a metal used in the Bais Hamikdash after it was base that is in the shape of the land of Isof the light of Israel destroyed. Incredibly, this holiest menorah rael; the flowers seem to be growing out of over the darkness of from the days of old was constructed out of the base. a solid block of pure gold. That includes its Now, Yaron has branched out into other our enemies.” base, cups, knobs, shaft and flowers, and items, not just roses. In fact, his beautiful the lamps on top. In fact, the concept was selection of menorahs made from rockets so difficult to understand, that Hashem told is breathtaking. Each one is different, and Moshe Rabbeinu to throw it into the fire, and Hashem formed the intri- range from modern to traditional in design. We spoke with Shana from cate menorah for the Mishkan. the Israel Boutique, whose website, www.rocketsintoroses.com, sells Nowadays, people are thinking a little more out of the box when it the vast majority of Mr. Bob’s products. In fact, they came up with the comes to menorahs. While gold and silver are the more traditional mate- “Rockets into Roses” name, after they met Yaron Bob and saw his movrials used, these modern-day menorahs make the mitzvah slightly differ- ing artwork. Shana says that people’s reactions to the products have been ent than usual. incredible. They feel very connected to the Israelis who live in fear when they touch the different items made from the rockets. “They love the idea into Roses is one such project, which of turning terror and destruction into beauty, which is what the Jewish is the brainchild of Yaron Bob, a metal people are all about,” she explained.

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it. This menorah lighting ceremony began in 1877, when Mayor Abraham David Beam, the very first Jewish mayor of New York City, lit the menorah in public.

While we’re on the subject of the tallest menorah, let’s not forgot the smallest menorah that is actually the size of a dust speck!

The menorah was created by the physics laboratory at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in honor of the holiday. This lab, part of the Peter Brojde center for innovative engineering and computer science where their main focus is applying scientific discoveries to technology, has created incredible objects that are nothing less than groundbreaking. It is the home of the one and only Nanoscribe system in the Holy Land, and two doctoral students, Yossi Kabessa and Ido Eisenberg, The most delicious menorah – made out of doughnuts! decided to show the world the Nanoscribe’s abilities in building tiny 3D structures.

Eventually, Kabessa and Eisenberg built the world’s smallest menorah. But don’t think ice menorah is a “cool” that you’ll be lighting it any time soon. This menorah found around the menorah actually measures less than a tenth world at many Chabad Houses. The Chabad of a millimeter; it can’t be seen by the naked at Cornell University has one, the Chabad of eye. It is only visible through a microscope The world’s smallest menorah is less than a tenth of a millimeter Indiana, the Chai center in Brookline, Masand is built with building blocks that measachusetts, and many others have this freezsure 100 nanometers. The detail that is visiing menorah to attract onlookers and bring ble on the menorah is incredible considering attention to the mitzvah of lighting menorah. its size and represents the “miracle machine” Cool Way Ice, LLC even advertises that they that has the potential to make incredible sell ice sculpted menorahs and will do a live breakthroughs in medicine and the environdemonstration upon request. In the past they ment, as well as in the war on terror and for have even constructed ice menorahs as large military purposes. Unfortunately, this menoas ten feet tall. No need to worry about these rah is not considered kosher since it can’t be menorahs melting; an ice sculpture lasts lit, as a candle or even a single wick would about six to nine hours in 70 degree weather tower over this miniscule structure! before it starts to melt and lose its shape. MeAs far as the world’s yummiest menorahs made in the winters of the east coast norah, Rabbi Mendel Kastel, the Chabad will last a lot longer. To make the menorah shaliach in Bondi, Australia, likes to make An ice cold menorah even cooler, one can add different color LED menorahs out of the most interesting things. lights to tint it any color they desire. Talk In fact, in 2010, he constructed a menorah about a menorah that is sure to “freeze” your that was made from doughnuts. This deliattention on this Chanukah holiday. cious confection stood tall with hundreds of And what about the menorah the kids doughnuts on its base and branches. The lowould go crazy for? This year, The Chabad cal bakery, Carmel Cake Shop, donated 600 Jewish Center of Oceanside/Vista sponsored doughnuts for the project and to give out to its annual community event for families, and those who attended the lighting. After Rabbi it was held on December 16. As a family Kastel lit the candles, he announced that the project, kids and their parents spent the night crowd could partake of the treat, and evbuilding a seven-foot menorah out of 5,000 eryone made a beeline to try the oily food.

Lego pieces. Lego menorahs have been Think a yummy menorah is really different? made before and are actually quite popular, Rabbi Kastel is no stranger to unusual menoLighting the world’s tallest menorah in New York City but seven feet worth of Lego is quite a feat! rahs. He has previously made menorahs out (And quite a hefty price, too). Kids will definitely be ogling this menorah of sand, and one from surfboards. One year, he had 20 tons of snow delivand give them one more item to put on their Chanukah gift lists. ered to Sydney’s Hyde Park to make heads turn with his wintery menorah.

Seven feet is quite large, but that is nothing compared to the world’s of what your menorah is made largest Chanukah menorah whose home is right here in New York City. out of, whether it’s the more In Grand Army Plaza, between Fifth Avenue and 59th street, stands the tallest menorah in the world at 32 feet high! This steel, gold-colored me- traditional silver or metal, or something a little different and out of the norah weighs about 4,000 pounds and was designed by Yaakov Agam, a ordinary, one thing stays true. The beauty and tradition of Chanukah and world-renowned Israeli artist who makes contemporary art. The meno- the warm glow of the lights create a wonderful atmosphere that carries rah also uses real oil for burning, instead of lightbulbs like many others. us through the dark, cold winter season. Spending time with family and Each oil lamp is equipped with glass cases specially designed to keep the friends, eating delicious latkes, singing songs and gazing at the Chanukah wind from blowing out the flame. Rabbi Shmuel Butman, the director of lights remind us of the love Hashem showed us years ago when we saw Lubavitch Youth Organization which funds the event, says, “This meno- the menorah lights burn for eight days and nights. rah stands as a symbol of freedom of democracy and delivers the message No matter what kind you are lighting this year, whether it’s cold, big, of light over darkness and freedom over oppression.” oily or invisible to the human eye, whether it’s made from precious metals Interestingly, Con Edison helps out with this lighting. Because it is or metals of destruction, allow the message of the menorah to penetrate: so tall, they use their crane to help lift people to the top in order to light that even in the darkness there is always a spark of light. 

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During the year, the Star of David is by far the best-selling piece. It’s a classic item, and its popularity doesn’t wane. Another popular item is the petit rose, which people keep on their desk at home or at work and is an item of interest to others and never fails to spark a conversation. Specialty items are also big sellers in their respective seasons, and the menorah is no exception. As Shana beautifully points out, “Lighting them truly symbolizes the victory of the light of Israel over the darkness of our enemies.” The most wonderful thing about these menorahs, she explains, is that it truly tells the story of our people, the Jewish people. In every generation our enemies rise up to destroy us, and we take that destruction, we build with it and turn our circumstances into beauty. “People in Israel are not hungry for war and what they really want is a bright and beautiful future,” Yaron says.

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Halachically Speaking

Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits

Minhagei Chanukah Chanukah Seudos The seudos that are made on Chanukah are seudei reshus and not a mitzvah.

The Rama says one should make seudos because it is on these days that the chanukas hamisbeiach took place. If songs are sung by the seudah, then all agree that the seudah is a seudas mitzvah. If divrei Torah are said at the seudah, then it is a seudas mitzvah. Another reason given for the seudah is because at this time (25th day of Kislev) the Mishkan was completed. The Levush says the seudos do not have to consist of meat, rather a dairy meal can be served. The reason being is that during the time of Chanukah when a woman would get married, she would have to live with the Greek commander first. When Yehudis went to live with the commander, she fed him cheese to make him thirsty and then gave him wine to make him drunk. When he fell asleep, she took his sword and killed him. She brought the head into town and showed his soldiers who ran away upon seeing it. Whoever makes a seudah each day of Chanukah is praiseworthy. In honor of Chanukah, chassidim and tzaddikim have a seudah on the eighth day.

Women Refraining From Melacha Women have the custom not to do melacha while the candles are burning, and they should not be lenient with this.

The reason is that they were involved with the miracle of Chanukah. Some say the reason is to show that one is not allowed to use light of the menorah.

There is a segula for women not to do melacha while the candles are burning. The poskim say the time that melacha is not allowed is a half hour after the candles have been lit, not longer. Most poskim say that only melachas that are specifically for women may not be done. For example, sewing, and laundry, however, cooking and baking may be done. Harav Yisroel Belsky shlita says that not

only is cooking and baking allowed, but anything that has to be done in order to prepare food may be done. The minhag of refraining from melacha only applies to women and not to men. The Mishnah Berurah states that some have the custom to be stringent. The accepted custom is that it only applies to women.

Dreidel/Cards Jews who wanted to learn even though they were not allowed to devised the dreidel in ancient times. When the soldiers would come into their homes, they would pretend that they were playing and not learning. The Divrei Yatzivsays in the time of the Chashmonoyim the Yidden were not on the level to give over their lives for learning so they performed mitzvos secretly. When they would come together for Shabbos they would play in order to fool the Yevonim.

Today, to show that that was not the right way to act, we play dreidel. (He continues that the main point of Chanukah is to show that we are obligated in mitzvos at all times, under all conditions, and to do the mitzvos out in the open not secretly.) Certain forms of gambling may be stealing. However, dreidel is not a game that necessarily depends on skill and if a plate is designated to belong to all the players with the money placed there it may be permitted. The Bnei Yissochor says it is an old minhag to play dreidel on Chanukah. The gimmel, shin, nun, hay hint to the four strengths in a person—guf, nefesh, sechel, and the koach hu’elyon which incorporates all the other strengths hakol.

The seforim say on Chanukah we turn the dreidel from the top (as opposed to Purim where the gragger is turned from on bottom).

On Chanukah we were able to defeat the Yevonim safely due to Hashem’s strength, therefore the dreidel is spun from the top. On Purim, Mordechai and Esther made everyone fast and we played a small part in the miracle,

therefore the gragger is turned from the bottom. The seforim say that the letters of the dreidel stand for “nes godel hoye shom”; even when we are playing games we should be thinking of the miracles that Hashem did for us then.

To fulfill the minhag of Klal Yisroel one may play a little dreidel, but one should not spend an excessive amount of time playing dreidel. The Biur Halacha mentions that one should avoid playing cards of Chanukah.

Chanukah Gelt Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l says the source for giving children money on Chanukah came from the fact that the parents would send money to their children’s rabbeim by giving the money to the children to give to their rabbeim.

Therefore, the custom to give children money was derived. Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l used to give out money to his children the night of the fifth candle. This is what the Steipler used to do as well, since that night is the only specific night that Shabbos will never fall out on, therefore money would always be able to be given. One is permitted to use masser money to give rabbeim money on Chanukah, since giving them is not an obligation. The poskim say if one receives Chanukah money, masser should be taken off. In regard to a non-monetary gift, there is a dispute

among the poskim; the minhag is that it is not necessary for the recipient to take off masser. Harav Yisroel Belsky shlita holds that a child who receives money all year from his parents to spend on whatever he wishes and now the parents give him Chanukah money does not have to give masser, since the money given on Chanukah is considered like the money that is given all year-round and is not considered a special gift.

Doughnuts/Latkes The seforim state the minhag of eating doughnuts and latkes is a zecher of the miracle that happened with the oil, and these items are made with oil. HaRav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l said latkes which are ground but the potatoes are still recognizable, then the bracha is ha’dama. If they are not recognizable, then a shehakol is made. He said further that doughnuts that are eaten during the meal even for dessert do not require their own bracha. The poskim advise that one should not eat a lot of doughnuts outside of a bread meal.

Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits is a former chaver kollel of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath and a musmach of Harav Yisroel Belsky shlita. Rabbi Lebovits currently works as the Rabbinical Administrator for the KOF-K Kosher Supervision.

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Notable Quotes

Compiled by Nate Davis

“Say What?”

New research has found that 84 percent of vegetarians and vegans ultimately return to eating meat. It turns out the way animals are treated is nothing compared to how people treat vegetarians.

– Jimmy Fallon

Mohammed Islam is only 17 and still months away from graduating — but worth a rumored $72 million.

“The high eight figures” is as specific as the shy and modest teen would get when asked his net worth.

– From a profile piece in New York magazine ranking Mohammed Islam 12th in its annual “Reasons to Love New York” issue. Mohammed Islam has since admitted that he totally fabricated the story of his extreme wealth and doesn’t even trade stocks or have any money, for that matter

Events are alleged until we know all the facts.

- New York City Mayor de Blasio talking about several incidents caught on video during which NYPD officers were physically assaulted He’s a total nincompoop…

Maybe he should be out there to take the broken nose for the lieutenant. Ask him if he’d be willing to stand out there and take the punches for the cops.

- Ed Mullins of the Sergeants Benevolent Association talking about Mayor de Blasio’s comments in reference to attacks on the NYPD

Some people are mad over the Discovery Channel’s “Eaten Alive” special about a man getting eaten by an anaconda because the snake didn’t completely swallow him. This proves there are two things America will not stand for: false advertising and portion control.

– Conan O’Brien

A flight headed from San Francisco to Phoenix had to make an emergency landing in L.A. today after a passenger gave birth midflight. The parents called the birth a miracle while the airline called it a second carry-on.

– Seth Myers A woman on a Southwest Airlines flight gave birth to a baby. As soon as he was born, the baby said, “I had more leg room in the womb.”

- Conan O’Brien The woman gave birth in the middle of a flight. I’m happy to report that the mother and child are doing fine, while the guy who was sitting next to her is not.

– Seth Myers

Today, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi received the Nobel Peace Prize. And they’re giving an honorable mention to whoever has to announce them.

– Seth Myers

Time magazine has named “Ebola Fighters” the 2014 Person of the Year. The Ebola fighters said they were honored to be chosen and look forward to the ceremony. Then Time said, “Oh no, we’ll just mail them to you.”

- Jimmy Fallon

A midget.

- How Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis described Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who made his first NFL start on Sunday. Manziel is six feet tall

The good book says don’t throw stones at glass houses.

- President Barack Obama, in a speech about immigration, citing a biblical reference that doesn’t exist There’s a holiday gift giving trend that’s supposedly on the rise this year called self-gifting. I don’t know why everything has to have a term. Didn’t that used to be called shopping?

– Jimmy Kimmel

What happened in 2008 was that Hillary’s candidacy got out in front of any rationale for it. And the danger is that’s happening again. You hear “Ready for Hillary.” It’s like, ready for what?

– Former Obama advisor, David Axelrod, on MSNBC

This week, Biden said that he will decide on a potential 2016 presidential campaign by the spring or the summer.

Then he said, “Whichever comes first.”

– Jimmy Fallon

A guy in Pennsylvania was arrested because he was drunk in his golf cart going from bar to bar. So they arrested him. I said: Wait a minute. Isn’t that golf?

– David Letterman

This week, Apple stores are holding free computer programming classes for children. Or as that’s called in China, a job fair.

- Conan O’Brien

Facebook revealed that Ebola was the most popular Facebook topic in the U.S. this year, with the World Cup coming in sixth. So welcome to America, where even Ebola is more popular than soccer.

– Jimmy Fallon

We are a substantially different versed candidate.

- Governor Rick Perry, comparing his 2012 presidential campaign to his preparation for a possible 2016 run

– Jimmy Fallon We helped elect Barak Obama—now we’re calling on Elizabeth Warren to run in 2016.

- From a public letter signed by over 300 staffers of President Obama’s presidential campaigns

A man was recently admitted to the hospital for surgery after doctors discovered he still had surgical scissors in his stomach from a procedure performed 12 years ago. Said his new doctor, “The surgery was a success. Now where are my keys?”

– Seth Myers President Obama was talking about the new report on CIA interrogation techniques and praised our country’s ability to—quote—“Face our imperfections, make changes, and do better.”

Which sounds less like a speech on torture and more like the comments on a kindergartner’s report card.

- Jimmy Fallon

I spend most of my time watching ESPN in the morning.

- President Obama during an interview on ESPN’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Every year Americans spend millions of dollars on [holiday] gifts for their pets, which makes no sense to me.

Your pet doesn’t know it’s [the holidays]. In fact, your pet doesn’t even know it’s a pet, so giving your cat a sweater is about as useful as giving your microwave a hat.

– Jimmy Kimmel

Michael Jordan on his worst day is ten times better than Kobe Bryant on his best day.

- Reggie Miller on ESPN

Jeb Bush’s brother, Neil, said that their mother has “come around” to the idea of Jeb running for president in 2016. Because if there’s anything that says you’re qualified to be president, it’s your own mom saying, “I guess you could do it.”

– Jimmy Fallon

I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason. He is not the first wizard whom Voldemort murdered because he knew too much (or too little), but he is the only one I feel guilty about, because it was all my fault.

– Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling writing about the untimely passing of Harry Potter character Florean Fortescue

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told me personally, “Your country will turn on you, the liberal media will turn on you, the people will grow tired of this and they will turn on you. And when they do, you are going to be abandoned.

- Dr. James Mitchell, a former U.S. Navy psychologist who was involved in the interrogation of suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, defending the CIA’s interrogation tactics on Fox News Next year, Iowa will become the first state to offer residents an app that allows them to use smartphones as their driver’s license. That way, you can have the one thing you lose most on the thing you lose the second most.

– Jimmy Fallon Sy Berger, the designer of modern baseball cards, has died. He will be laid to rest in a shoe box somewhere in an attic.

– Conan O’Brien

At the White House yesterday, they kicked off Computer Science Education Week. Students gave tutorials on computer code and President Obama sat down and wrote one. All his program does is draw a box, which he’s hoping he can crawl into and hide in for the rest of his term.

- Jimmy Kimmel

We’re off the plantation! The plantation days are over!

– Oprah Winfrey in June 2014 reacting to private conversations of Donald Sterling, then owner of the LA Clippers, and arguing that he should be forced to sell the team There are things that you say in your private conversations with your friends and with your colleagues that you would not want to be broadcast on CNN. - Oprah Winfrey on CNN this week, defending Sony executives after a hacker exposed their racist emails

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently installed a fence around Gracie Mansion for privacy and security concerns. De Blasio wants to make sure the wrong person doesn’t get into the mayor’s mansion — while New Yorkers said, “Too late.”

– Jimmy Fallon

The point I keep making is that the ISIL death cult has nothing to do with any religion, any real religion.

It has nothing to do with any particular community.

It is something to which sick individuals succumb, and sick individuals exist in all communities and in all societies. This idea that, you know, ISIL is somehow spawned by any particular religion, frankly, it’s probably even less true than saying that Catholicism spawned the IRA. They’re just completely separate things - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at a press conference after a terrorist attack by a Muslim who professed his allegiance to ISIL

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Scientists say they’re getting closer to developing a pill to replace exercising.

Americans heard this and said that it better come in cool ranch flavor.

- Conan O’Brien

The General Mills cereal Cheerios will soon come out in new flavors like quinoa.

The CEO of General Mills said the new flavor is in response to an overwhelming demand by—no one, absolutely no one.

- Conan O’Brien

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The world’s largest travel guide publisher has declared Queens, New York, the best place in the U.S. to visit next year. And if you don’t believe it, neither does anyone who lives in Queens.

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The Power of the Menorah The seven branches represent the seven channels of spiritual self-expression, which can change you forever.

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he Temple in Jerusalem – where Jews once had a special connection to God – was destroyed 2,000 years ago. Any discussion of it today must seem arcane. What difference do the symbols of the Temple make to our collective life in the modern age? Can they still make changes in us?

One of the special vessels in the Temple, which is still very much part of our identity, is the menorah.

The menorah is part of Chanukah, and lighting it is often the only mitzvah that still speaks to people who are far from Judaism.

Like the other vessels that were in the sanctuary, the menorah has symbolic value. It is a reflection of the way that the soul finds its expression in this world. The menorah reflects the fire of the soul and its unceasing desire to rise to the source. The seven branches represent the seven channels of spiritual self-expression.

What exactly is that spiritual self-expression?

Spirituality The term is hard to pin down. We can gain a sense of its meaning by looking within ourselves.

Our identities are enormously complex. When you ask a child, “Who are you?” the answer given is usually associated with the physical as in “I am a girl.” When the same question is put to a 30-year-old, the answer given is often associated with the intellectual, as in “I am a lawyer.”

However, we all know that our sense of self is not

and every article within it, was to make the Jewish people holy.

This word holy is tricky. The root of the Hebrew word kadosh, usually translated as “holy,” literally means “separate.” But separate from what? The Jewish answer is separate from everything that constrains us.

Our vistas are cramped by time, space, and of course, our own desires and subjectivity. The Torah opens up our inner landscape. In it, G-d tells us, “Make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in you.”

It would seem more appropriate for the Torah to say, “Make me a holy place and I will dwell in it,” rather than “dwell in you.” But the phrasing communicates the fact that the physical act of building the sanctuary affected spiritual changes.

And we also learn that the physical actions performed within the Temple – like lighting the menorah – did the same.

How does a physical act accomplish a spiritual goal?

Effects of a Mitzvah In the renowned philosophical work “Guide to the Perplexed,” Maimonides says that we can gain insight into the reason for G-d giving us any given mitzvah by observing the effect that that mitzvah has.

He tells us that the mitzvot of the Torah undeniably have an effect. The focus of the effect of the mitzvot is not the outer world but the inner world – the world of the menorah. He tells us that the mitzvot affect profound changes in our identity. Each mitzvah When they re-lit the menorah, it reflected their presents specific means of selfexpression and self-change. full commitment to move beyond the limits that Maimonides divides the posGrecian rationalism placed on the human spirit. sible influence of any given mitzvah into four groupings: Mitzvot that channel the basic tied down to our ever-changing bodies nor to our intel- components of our personalities, such as visiting the lectual prowess – we had an identity before we had a sick. Not only is the patient taken beyond the confines profession. of isolation and pain, but also the visitor is taken beOur most basic longings for love, for meaning, for yond the confines of self-absorption and ego. The visitruth are aspects of our souls, not of our bodies nor of tor becomes a more compassionate person. The effect our careers. Our other spiritual facets include a sense of on the patient may be transient, but the effect on the there being more to life than the moment – a sense of visitor will last a lifetime. humility, of desire for relationships that are stable and Mitzvot that keep us in reality – included in this meaningful, and of yearning to give of ourselves totally. group are the many prohibitions against various suWithout these, we suffer the frustration of living in a perstitious and idolatrous practices. Too many lives spiritual vacuum. have been wasted on illusion for us not to appreciate These are the spiritual branches of the menorah the enormous significance of this category upon earnest within us. What do we gain by giving them physical ex- seekers. pression? And how does constructing and lighting the Mitzvot that commemorate events that happened in menorah change us? the past. By celebrating the holidays, Shabbat, etc. we bring the memory of the fact that G-d is here with us, Holiness in this world, into our present. Our ability to rise above The Torah tells us that the effect of the sanctuary, despair, to see ourselves (and everyone else) as divine

creations can be transformational.

Mitzvot that alter and refine our relationship to the physical world, such as keeping kosher. We elevate ourselves and the world in which we live when we relate to it as neither confining nor base, but as being full of spiritual potential.

While many mitzvot belong to more than one group, what they share in common is that they affect the individual by using the real world as a medium. Feelings and thoughts are grounded and concretized.

Meaning of the Menorah What does this have to do with the menorah?

Nothing is simultaneously more real and more ephemeral than our yearnings and strivings. The message is that we must do something about it. We must concretely give voice to our deepest identity. We must not be afraid of seeking, but that must never be the end of our journey.

The Maccabees lit the menorah when they reentered the Temple after it had been defiled by the Greeks. The second Temple, which had been built with enormous spiritual fire under the aegis of the prophets Ezra and Nechemia had become a home to Greek idols.

The defeat of the Greeks was far more than a miraculous military victory. It was a victory of the spirit of Israel. When they re-lit the menorah, it reflected their full commitment to move beyond the limits that Grecian rationalism as well as Greek paganism placed on the human spirit.

They didn’t express the spirit of the law alone, but insisted on precision in every concrete detail as well.

They would use no oil that didn’t have the seal of the High Priest. Their minds, spirits, emotions, and bodies all had to travel the same road.

One of the most enduring lessons of Chanukah is the light that they ignited endured. Thousands of years later, no matter how much darkness surrounds us, we still light the menorah. We still know who we are, and who we can be.  Reprinted with permission from aish.com.

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Don’t Despair, Hashem is There The Correlation Between Mechiras Yosef and Chanukah

The Miracle of Chanukah Chazal ask, “My’e Chanukah?” − What is Chanukah? Meaning, for which miracle was it enacted? (Shabbos 21b and Rashi ad loc.)

Chazal answer that when the Greeks entered the Bais Hamikdash, they defiled all the jugs of oil that were there. After the Chashmona’im conquered them and entered the Bais Hamikdash, they found only one closed jug that remained with the Kohen Gadol’s seal which miraculously burnt for eight days until new oil could be obtained.

Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz zt”l asks, “In Al Hanissim, we mention the miraculous defeat of the mighty Syrian Greek army and the recapturing of the Bais Hamikdash (in some battles, the Jews were outnumbered ten to one). Moreover, as a result of this victory, the Jewish nation was saved from spiritual extinction, and the Beis Hamikdash remained for more than two hundred years (Rambam, Hilchos Chanukah 3:1). If so, why did Chazal omit these reasons for celebrating Chanukah and only mention the miracle of the oil, which is seemingly insignificant to the miracles mentioned in Al Hanissim?”

Yosef’s Darkest Moment Rav Chaim answers this question with an amazing insight into the sale of Yosef.

The Torah relates that when Yosef was in the process of being sold to the Yishma’eilim, their caravan was transporting pleasant smelling spices instead of the usual foul smelling ones. Rashi explains that Hashem caused this in Yosef’s honor. A simple explanation is that since Yosef’s suffering was exactly meted out, any additional pain was undeserving. Therefore, he was spared from the discomfort of smelling any offensive odor.

However, asks Rav Chaim, this episode was probably the lowest point in Yosef’s life. From being Yaakov’s favorite son, who had been taught all of his teachings that he had received in

the yeshiva of Shem and Eiver, he was now being sold as a slave to Egypt, the home country of forty nine sha’arei tumah. Additionally, Rashi notes that he was sold a few times before he was sold to the Egyptians. At this moment, when it seemed that he might never again see his father, would it really have made a difference what the Yishma’eilim were carrying?

He answers that at the darkest time of Yosef’s life, when it seemed that he had been forsaken by Hashem, there

and of the significance of having the avodas Bais Hamikdash restored for more than two hundred additional years.

However, since Hashem promised that the Torah would never be forgotten (Devarim 31:21), He had to make these miracles for the survival of klal Yisrael. The significance of the extra miracle of the oil was to demonstrate Hashem’s special love towards us by allowing us to fulfill an additional mitzvah of hadlakas neiros.

In comparison to the previous mashal, this was Hashem’s “kiss” to klal Yisrael.

The significance of the extra miracle of the oil was to demonstrate Hashem’s special love towards us. was a danger of him entering a state of yei’ush, despair, and falling into a state from which he would be unable to recover. Therefore, Hashem sent the sweet spices not only to spare him from the offensive odor, but also as a message, saying, “Don’t give up hope, I will accompany you to Egypt and your suffering will soon end.” This ray of hope uplifted Yosef’s spirits and kept him going during this most difficult period in his life.

The Miracle of the Oil − Hashem’s Special Message Applying the same principle, Rav Chaim explains the hidden significance behind the miracle of the oil burning for eight days.

He gives a mashal of a father who lost a precious diamond that was a family heirloom and asked all the family members to search for it. After a long search, one of his small sons finds the stone. Needless to say, the entire family is joyous, and when the boy gives the stone to his father, he receives a special kiss from him. In addition to the joy of finding the diamond, the boy is especially happy at the extra sign of affection that he receives from his father.

This same concept can be applied to understanding the miracles of Chanukah. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind of the tremendous miracles that occurred in order to defeat the Syrian Greek army

Rav Chaim terms this special endearment “he’aras panim,” and it was this same he’aras panim that he showed Yosef to save him from despair.

On Chanukah, the mitzvah is “le’hodos u’le’hallel − to give praise to Hashem. We are praising Hashem for the special love of h’earas panim that he showed us during the Chashmona’im’s conquest in wresting Eretz Yisrael from the Syrian Greeks and ending galus Yavan.

Rav Chaim is also teaching us a very important lesson in life.

Many times people get into a rut.

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in sight for a solution. There are no job openings, the overdraft in the bank is continuing to increase, the learning or chavrusa is not what you are looking for, there are constant strained family relationships. And, at times, it appears that Hashem has forgotten us, chas veshalom. Then, suddenly, there is a slight sign of relief. Unexpected money arrives, you find a temporary job, family relationships start to improve. Besides saying, “Boruch Hashem, there’s some relief,” you should also realize that an additional message is being sent: Hashem has not forgotten you, and when the right time will come, you will receive exactly what’s meant for you. Bearing this thought in mind will make it easier to overcome many of life’s challenges.

Rabbi Morgenstern does family counseling and lectures extensively in Israel and abroad on shalom bayis, chinuch habanim, family communication, shidduchim, dating and personal growth, and has produced a popular CD series on these topics. His articles on these topics and Jewish hashkafa have appeared internationally in Jewish newspapers and magazines. For more information or to schedule a lecture, contact Rabbi Morgenstern in Israel at 952-236-4197 or at rabbi@ toras-chaim.org. You can also request to receive his weekly Parsha Pearls and chinuch articles by e-mail. Please include your name in the request.

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OIL! This Year’s Chanukah Miracle and Some of the Jews who Helped Find the Oil

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he miracle of Chanukah this year includes the Miracle of a Lot of Oil that Costs a Little, rabim b’shvil me’atim,

or a Little Oil for a Lot of Cars.

Not to say that olive oil prices have dropped.

(They haven’t.) But the fuel that keeps our cars and engines going has gone…cheap. Oil prices have dropped the lowest since June 2009. The price at the pump has dropped to an average $2.55 a gallon, and households using oil heat are expected to save $362 this winter because of lower oil costs. And oil prices keep dropping.

How did this Chanukah miracle happen?

Too Much Oil All of the foreign oil-producing countries have taken a hit recently. Over the past decade, with all the talk about alternative energy, the United States has become a top natural gas producer, and, with new shale oil production (chemically forcing the creation of oil from fossils in shale rock), America has overwhelmed the world markets and pushed prices down by 40 percent.

The U.S. is now one of the top producers of fuel in the world.

OPEC—the Arab alliance of oil producing countries—feels the hit. Instead of curtailing their oil production, they’ve kept it up, creating a surplus of oil out there. With so much oil on the market, prices are dropping. It’s simple supply and demand economics, folks.

Some people believe OPEC’s actions are meant to hurt America’s energy industry.

But, according to experts, for you and me and American businesses, dropping oil prices are not bad news. In fact, this means more spending on the goods and services and more profits for businesses. It means airlines will drop prices and more people will take a vacation. It means food prices drop because it takes less gas to transport food from farm to table.

Still others are raising the alarum on behalf of the American shale oil companies that are still in the startup phase with startup-style loans and bills. Analysts predict though that the companies will make enough to cover the interest on their loans so they should be okay.

Targeting the Enemy: Using Oil to Bring the Powerful and Power-Hungry Down In the meantime, others are taking a closer look at OPEC’s intentions. In their eyes, the continued production and the forced hit on profits for oil producers are engineered by Saudi Arabia, the biggest and most powerful player in OPEC.

The Saudis can afford the hit on profits. But other countries can’t. And those are the countries the Saudis want to hurt.

Here’s a short list of those pained by the drop in oil profits: • Iran • Syria and ISIS • Iraq • Russia • Venezuela • Brazil • Nigeria Those who gain include China (they’ll depend less on their locally-harvested coal, which will improve their air quality), India, Canada, Mexico, and, of course, the United States.

Oil: Some Background, Some History So what makes that little bit of oil so special and so valuable?

Fuel in the United States: William Penn, the Jews, and a Marathon William Penn stepped foot onto his land in his new country and dubbed it Pennsylvania. He started trekking and checking out his property, coming to what we now call the Delaware Water Gap. It’s a place you probably know fondly and possibly well, a place where you have meandered on the paths of Boy Scouts before you. But back then, it was no man’s land.

In a historical moment worthy, really, of Mel Brooks, who does William Penn, in the year 1682, meet there?

Jews!

I mean, Lenape Indians!

Penn was a few hundred years too early for meeting actual Jews there. One look at the Lenapes, though, and he thought the Lenapes were Jewish. He

Western Pennsylvania: A Land Flowing with…Oil Eastern Pennsylvania was not where the best fuel was hiding. And hiding, in this case, is the wrong term. The real American treasure was seeping out of the rocks in Western Pennsylvania in an area called Oil Creek.

There, the Seneca Indians’ land included this amazing treasure: oil.

So much oil—the kind you pump into your car and that inspires great treaties and organizations like OPEC—flowed so freely on their land that it flowed through a river and seeped out of rocks. The Senecas drank it and used it as a medicine and rubbed it on their faces. They used it for fuel.

They dug great pits to catch the runoff oil and gather it, and this oil was so pure that, in our times, it would barely need any refining. You could just scoop it up and pump it into your Ferrari and zoom down I-95.

Soon private farmers came and bought small tracts of land around this area. They started to dig and, without going too deep, created oil wells, pumping and selling the fuel privately.

The Hunt for Pure Oil: A Jewish Woman Saves the Day Once those oil sources were depleted, oil companies of course prospected through various parts of the

there she met a new recruit, Leonard Harris, a geologist who specialized in Southern Appalachia.

In a casual conversation, they had a breakthrough.

And the U.S. government decided to take action by helping the oil industry find the oil on our side of the world.

The government pumped money into the United States Geological Service’s Branch of Oil & Gas Resources. They hired people from oil companies and other high-level geologists to join the Service, the kind of government office that sends people off to hike mountains and map the terrain and rocks there. The geologists who work for them actually send bags of rocks back to Washington from whatever remote post office they can find. (This means that when the mailman grumbles, “What have you got in here? Rocks?” geologists working for the USGS can actually say, “Yes.”) Now they wanted these geologists to answer the quintessential question: where is the oil, and how can we get to it?

It was soon answered by a young Jewish woman from Brooklyn, New York.

Colors, Conodont, and How to Find Oil First, some background about oil: Petroleum is actually morphed algae fossils. They turn into oil when the rock holding the fossils gets as hot as a cup of coffee and stays that way, or a bit hotter, for a very long time (scientists say a million years, but who’s counting?). If the temperature is too low, the fossils don’t become oil. Too high and they’re destroyed. This “petroleum window” –between 50 and 150 degrees Celsius—is a fraction of the temperature variation within the earth’s crust. That’s why oil is such a scarce resource. Not only does it have to cook and form, but it has to stay that temperature for a long time and the earth’s crust is generally not consistent at staying in one temperature range.

Well, Anita had noticed that tiny little pieces of eel fossils buried in the rocks, call conodonts, vary in color based on location. And she wondered why. Everyone told her there was no reason. But she kept collecting samples and charting their presence.

She and Harris realized that the conodonts changed color, because the rocks holding the fossils had undergone different temperature changes. She created a “conodont alteration index,” connecting the color change with the heat the rock had gone through. And this way oil companies could determine whether oil is under a particular area: they could check out the color of the conodonts in the rock of an area in the country.

If the color was right, that meant that the rock underneath had undergone the right amount of heating to turn it into oil.

Anita checked out the rocks from the Western Pennsylvania sweet spot, where oil used to run freely.

The conodonts were golden brown. And that is the color that you look for if you want to find oil.

So, thanks to a Jewish woman from Williamsburg, if the color is right, it’s drill, baby, drill, and let the oil runneth over. 

From Williamsburg to Washington Anita Fishman Epstein was a star. She grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, playing at the Brooklyn Navy Yards when they were still a navy yard. And sometimes, when she would get bored, she took a little walk—across the Williamsburg Bridge.

She started walking across the bridge, stepped onto Delancey Street, and into Manhattan. This became such a habit that she drew her own boundaries: she would walk from Williamsburg to Central Park and then home again.

A brilliant student who graduated high school at 15, Anita went to Brooklyn College and, once there, intended to get her full tuition’s-worth. She paid six dollars a year.

She majored in geology, a sure-fire way to get out of Brooklyn and do what she did best: walking long distances and collecting rocks. She saw rocks as clumsy storybooks, telling eloquent stories of their history in layered narratives. After graduation, she joined the United States Geological Survey, traipsing across the country on foot and collecting samples of rocks. On weekends, she not only collected rocks, but she dunked them in different solutions, carrying on her own research in her home.

Soon, she was working in Washington, D.C., in charge of the mapping division of the department. And

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The Senecas drank the oil and used it as a medicine and rubbed it on their faces.

United States looking for oil. They had ways of suspecting where oil would be, but their method was far from perfect and involved a bit of trial and error: dig a little here, bore a little there.

By 1973, things had reached crisis levels, with the oil embargo and the long lines to fill the car’s tank.

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wrote this with great excitement to the king, did a comprehensive study of the Lenape language, a language that he claimed followed the style of Hebrew, and described the Indians’ look: just like Jews.

Penn brokered a treaty and created some boundaries with the Lenapes which was a good thing. The treaty went something like this: Penn could have land west of the Lenape River. But only the amount a man could walk in a day or two at an easygoing pace. And everyone lived happily ever after.

Until Penn died, and his son took over.

Penn’s son didn’t like that this land was off-limits to him. So he arranged a great land grab, the kind that inspires wars and tremendous bloodshed. He went to the Indians to demarcate his land and showed them the treaty. Then he advertised for the best runners in Pennsylvania. They would receive 500 acres of land for participating.

On a designated day, the Lenape’s and Penn’s marathon runners went to demarcate where exactly a “day’s walk-worth of land” ended. The white men walked 65 miles into the Poconos. The Indians panted behind. And the white men laid claim to the Lenape’s beloved Minisink River.

Eastern Pennsylvania, though, is coal country, the good kind of coal that breaks into chunks and burns a nice blue flame. But this is not what we really use to heat our homes and fuel our cars. We use oil.

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Chanukah on the Frontlines scraps to light candles right under the noses of the Nazis. The mesiras nefesh that these people had just to bring light in the darkest of times will resonate for generations to come.

In late 1943, the American forces fighting in the Pacific and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations had A 12-foot menorah being lit, courtesy of Chabad, just come back from in Al-Faw Palace in Baghdad bloody battles in farflung islands. Dozens of Marine veterans just returning knew how to make latkes and knishes. from the bloody battle at Tarawa (their For the first time in the war, the Jewish landing craft got stuck in the surf and soldiers were able to taste Chanukah coral and they were sitting ducks for cooking.

Japanese gunners) were in western Several other tales of miracles inAsia, probably at a base in India, for volving Jewish soldiers celebrating rest and relaxation. A Jewish chaplain, Chanukah exist, including menorah lighting at a remote army base in Alaska and giving presents to Jewish orphans in London at a Chanukah party for soldiers.

The Battle of the Bulge broke out on the morning of seventh night of Chanukah and soldiers tell of trying to light candles that night on Zos Chanukah.

Several organizations provided soldiers with the means to celebrate Chanukah including the Agudah, the Jewish War Soldiers in the IDF lighting a menorah Veterans and Jewish Welfare Board. A more recent story of Rabbi Rudin, traveled to be with the Chanukah lighting was in 2006 in Iraq. men and to light the menorah together. Saddam Hussein had several palaces There was no electricity so the candle and through Chabad and other organilighting had to be done in daylight zations, menorahs were lit in at least when everyone could see. He lit the two of them by Jewish soldiers. candles, said the brochos and sang There are many stories about sol“Maoz Tzur.” It was dark and only diers lighting the menorah on the frontthe shamash was still lit when a gust lines. The small, flickering flames are of wind blew out that one light and lit able to ignite hope and solace in the the other candles. They had their own dark times of war. little Chanukah miracle in the middle of a brutal war.

At another outpost in India, another chaplain began to prepare for Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to Chanukah but he only had candles. The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comSomehow, local tribesmen appeared ments and suggestions.for future columns and gave them eggs. Unexpectedly, a and can be reached at aviheiligman@ Jewish mess sergeant had arrived and gmail.com.

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e all know the miracle of bunked for the night, he lit the canChanukah started on the dles. Suddenly, General Washington battlefield. Yehuda led appeared and asked him about the mea small group of untrained soldiers norah and was inspired by his answer. to victory against the massive Greek The next year, Washington visits him army. Even today, people who don’t on the Lower East Side to give him a have much conmedal. nection to their There are roots still light many factual the menorah in errors with commemorathis tale, the tion of the mirfirst being acles. During that Washingtimes of battle, ton camped at the Jewish solValley Forge diers who do in 1778 and wind up on the not two years frontlines still earlier, like feel this conthe story says. nection and Also, medals Rabbi Nathan Zelizer lighting the menorah have made sacfor bravery for soldiers at a military hospital in 1944 rifices to light in the U.S. the menorah.

Army didn’t Stories of soldiers celebrating Chanu- come about until the 19th century and kah dating back all the way from the there is no accepted source for this American Revolutionary War have story. Still, there may be truth found a way to bring light into the to the fact that Jewish soldiers darkest of places. lit the menorah at Valley Forge One story from the American Rev- and a commander was inspired olutionary War (1775-1783) has been with their courage. proven to be a tall tale. At least the deUntil World War I (1914tails are mostly false but maybe there 1918), there is very little menis some truth in the story of General tion in history books of celebratWashington being inspired by Cha- ing Chanukah on the frontlines. nukah candles. The basic story is that While tens of thousands of there was a lone Jewish soldier camp- Jews participated in the Amering with Washington’s army at Valley ican Civil War (1861-1865), it Forge in the dead of winter. He was a seems that many went home for the winter months or lit the menorah without much fanfare. It wasn’t until a century ago that fighting in the winter became a major part of warfare and stories of Jews on the battlefield lighting candles became known.

Many soldiers on both sides during the Great War were German Jewish soldiers on Chanukah 1916 Jewish and pictures still exist of them Polish immigrant and brought over a lighting the menorah. menorah that his father had given him There are many stories of Jews to light every year. After everyone had in concentration camps gathering up

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Madraigos

Chanie Delman, LCSW

Lighting Up Souls – Containing the Fire Helping Teenagers Deal with Everyday Stress

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s parents, we all want to shield our children from anxiety and stress. We want to make their lives easy and tranquil. We may think that a care-free life ensures success. However, stress can be a positive, motivating force, when managed correctly. Skills to manage stress are especially important as our young children develop in adolescence.

Adolescents are a difficult population to analyze. What are they thinking? Why do they behave the way they do?

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of transition, marked by growth and change as well as risks and rewards that differ substantially from one teen to the next. We cannot keep

up with all the intricate forces—positive and negative—that can influence adolescents’ development. Neverthe-

The flames of Chanukah candles light and warm our cold winter nights.

But what is fire? Webster’s Dictionary

We should not shield our children from stress but try to help them manage it productively.

less, we as adults, can move towards understanding our adolescents, their specific struggles and give them a safe place to explore what is going on inside them.

defines fire as the “burning passion or the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burning.” There are few things that have done as much harm to humanity as fire, and few things that have done as much good.

Fire can be an amazing spectacular element, used to survive the wilderness, cook and light our way. It is equally dangerous when left to burn out of control. A wildfire behaves according to the environment in which it burns. This environment consists of various elements of fuels, topography and weather. These elements and their reactions with one another – and the fire itself – determine the behavior of fire.

Teenagers are no different. They will respond according to their environment. We need to make sure we comprehend that environment by understanding the elements that compose it. These may include their friends, schools, home life, social media and the need to fit in.

Stress and the setbacks that may ensue can be a positive motivating force, moving our teens out of their comfort zone and pushing them to succeed.

Benjamin Franklin said that the greatest successes are learning experiences accompanied by setbacks. And just

as Benjamin Franklin harnessed electricity, our modern day fire, so too our adolescents need to be given the tools to learn from their setbacks and then move on. Stress and setbacks, like fire, can be positive if harnessed to motivate or destructive if left out of control.

An acute source of stress on virtually all teens is forging their own identity. Finding one’s identity marks the fifth stage of Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development.

This stage occurs during adolescence between the ages of approximately 12 to 18. During adolescence, children are exploring their independence and developing a sense of self. As they make the transition from childhood to adulthood, teens may begin to feel confused or insecure about themselves and how they fit into society. As they seek to establish a sense of self, teens may experiment with different roles, activities and behaviors. According to Erikson, this is important to the process of forming a strong identity and developing a sense of direction in life.

Teens who receive proper encouragement and reinforcement from parents during this personal exploration stage will emerge with a strong sense of self and a feeling of independence and control. Those who remain unsure of their beliefs and desires will feel insecure and confused about themselves and the future.

Research has shown that the experience of learning to deal with manageable challenges has proven value for the development of capacity and skills to continue coping. Mistakes, setbacks and failures are potential springboards for discovery, and learning how to properly cope with everyday stressors. Therefore, we should not shield our children from stress but

new tool to deal with their stress in a healthy, productive way.

Miri (name changed) came into my office this week, one of many who passes through the doors of Madraigos.

Growing up in our frum neighborhood, going to our frum schools, she is now out of school after a mental break led her to be hospitalized. She has an earring in her eyebrow, several in her ears and her hair is dyed purple. But she came and she sits with me and she tells me what drugs she is into and where she is hanging out. Why would Miri disclose all this to me? Why would she not want to hide this? Because like too many similar young adults, she needs someone who will listen to her, she needs someone to care and she wants help. It is at that point, that we have our opening. All I did was listen.

All parents have to do is listen, show them we are here, no matter what.

In addition, it is also important to provide teens and young adults with a safe place to address the issues they are struggling with and the pressures they feel. When we do this, we give them room to open up, to talk, and to learn to trust. In our Madraigos prevention workshops, we talk to teens about the pressures of everyday life and what is going on internally. We

think we remember our teenage years, and some do more than others, but unless you are a teen, it can be hard to relate. Madraigos gives young adults a safe environment, a loving place, and provides unconditional love which lays the groundwork for teens to talk about what really matters to them.

Prevention is a large part of our focus at the Madraigos Lounge. We cater to teens who are open to working on themselves, but may need help navigating the stress of their formative teenage years. We help by providing a safe place to talk, hang out and connect with mentors and professional staff.

The fire of stress and anxiety are there, burning, not just each night of Chanukah, but deep in our teens’ souls and with it the potential to create good, lasting achievements. Our mandate at Madraigos is to provide our youth with the tools to manage and cope with the everyday to help ensure they reach their potential.

Chanie Delman, LCSW, is the clinical director at Madraigos. For more information about our programs, please contact Chanie Delman at 516-371-3250 ext. 107 or cdelman@madraigos.org. To learn more about Madraigos’ programs and services, please visit www.madraigos.org.

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parents or a therapist • Exercise, eat regular meals and get a good night’s sleep • Practice deep breathing and relaxation exercises • Schedule breaks for yourself and plan enjoyable activities • Focus on what you can control and let go of what you can’t • Set small goals and break things down into manageable tasks • Lower unrealistic expectations • Journal your activities and feelings Recently, I visited a high school to give the Madraigos workshop on teen stress. I opened the discussion by asking the students to share what things stressed them the most. It is important to ask, because we cannot assume that we, as adults, know what our teens are going through; let them share things with you and on their own terms. The students were open and honest and shared stressors related to school, parents, friends, social media and more serious concerns such as drinking and the competition to be thin. We talked about the effects of stress on our emotional and physical well-being and ended by discussing all the healthy and unhealthy ways we deal with stress.

Each student left the workshop with a

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try to help them manage it productively. Our obligation for this age group is not to try to change them, but rather for us to provide them with the guidance and the support to make the right decisions. This will allow them to make decisions and own them, rather than having their minds made up for them.

Some young adults become overloaded with stress. When that happens, inappropriately managed stress can be destructive like a fast-spreading fire.

It can lead to withdrawal, aggression, physical illness, or poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use. However, the same mechanism that turns on the stress response can turn it off.

When we decide that a situation is no longer dangerous, changes can occur in our minds and bodies to help us relax and calm down. This relaxation response causes specific biological changes including a decrease in muscle tension, blood pressure, cortical activity, and heart and breathing rate.

Young adults that develop stress management skills feel less helpless and have more choices when responding to stress. Listed below are some other stress management techniques I have shared with students: • Talk about problems with friends,

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Parenting Today

Rabbi Chaim Morgenstern

Chinuch Workshops: Practical Torah Guidelines and Strategies for Achieving Successful Chinuch The following series of articles will conclude with a project for parents to focus on each week to improve their parenting skills.

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hildren are very intuitive, and if parents want to instill in them that materialism is secondary to Torah values, they must do more than just speak about it, they must live it. A child observes not only his parents’ actions, but also their reactions, and he not only sees what they do, but also how they do it.

When a Chassid asked the Kotzker Rebbe for a blessing to merit sons who would study Torah with devotion, the Rebbe replied: “I suggest that you study

thing puzzled him.

The person who was selling the sefarim didn’t seem to be learned or have any use for this vast sefarim collection.

Curiosity got the best of him, and he asked the owner how this large sefarim collection came into his hands. The owner replied, “Rabbi, you’re correct in your observation, that I really don’t have much use for this entire sefarim collection. These sefarim belonged to my late father who was a great talmid chacham and a tremendous masmid.

Parents usually want their children to attain or surpass what they were unable to achieve in life.

Torah with devotion so that your sons will follow your example. If not, then your sons will do the same as you are doing – request that their sons study Torah with devotion while they occupy themselves with other matters.”

At times parents may feel inhibited to express their feelings because of the principle of “Ve’hatznaya leches” − fulfilling mitzvos in privacy. However, when dealing with chinuch and influencing one’s own children, parents should certainly show their children how to properly fulfill mitzvos, as illustrated by the following story.

A talmid chacham was having difficulty in finding some out-of-print sefarim. One day, he saw an ad in the local Jewish newspaper about a large sefarim sale in a private home and decided to try his luck.

Upon entering the home, he was amazed at the vast collection of sefarim in front of his eyes, and, after searching through the entire collection, he found many rare sefarim including the sefer that he was looking for. However, one

However, whenever when he learned Torah, he secluded himself in his private study. I hardly ever saw him study and was not influenced by his learning.

That’s why I am who I am and have never delved into learning.”

This concept is homiletically explained by the pasuk “Ha’nistaros la’Shem Elokainu, ve’hniglos lanu u’levanainu…” (Devarim 29:28) − when we do mitzvos for Hashem, they should be done in private. However, when we are in the presence of our children, our fulfillment of mitzvos should be exposed to them so that they should learn from our actions.

It’s Never Too Late Parents commonly ask, “What should we do if we cannot be a good example for our children in certain areas of chinuch?” This is especially true when the parents didn’t have the same yeshiva or Bais Yaakov education as their children.

The answer to this question is that with the proper approach, parents can

definitely be mechanech their children to succeed.

Firstly, children realize that their parents (like anyone else) are not angels and cannot be perfect. Additionally, parents usually want their children to attain or surpass what they were unable to achieve in life, whether it be a better livelihood or a more advanced education. Parents should explain to their children that they did not have the chance to enjoy the benefits of their children’s educational opportunities. Furthermore, they have been living in their present manner for the past twenty to thirty years and it is difficult to change, although they wish they could. Young children who are still flexible, on the other hand, can change more easily.

Parents should try to act as good and sincere role models in whatever areas they are capable. Children will then

not only see that their parents are sincere, but more importantly, that they are not hypocritical. However, parents who display negative character traits and insist that their children live up to ideals in which they don’t believe or demand of themselves will surely encounter problems with their children’s chinuch as will be discussed in next week’s article.

Main point to work and focus on for the next week: > Parents should continue to show tremendous enthusiasm on spiritual accomplishments, remembering that it’s not what you do, but how you fulfill a mitzvah. > Additionally, parents should perform mitzvos in their children’s presence, for example, studying Torah and davening with enthusiasm, doing chessed for others, giving a donation to a needy person. > In the event that parents are unable to keep the spiritual standards that they want to instill in their children, they should explain to them in the manner noted above.

Rabbi Morgenstern does family counseling and lectures extensively in Israel and abroad on shalom bayis, chinuch habanim, family communication, shidduchim, dating and personal growth, and has produced a popular CD series on these topics. His articles on these topics and Jewish hashkafa have appeared internationally in Jewish newspapers and magazines.

For more information or to schedule a lecture, contact Rabbi Morgenstern in Israel at 952236-4197 or at rabbi@toras-chaim.org. You can also request to receive his weekly Parsha Pearls and chinuch articles by e-mail. Please include your name in the request.

Articles are dedicated to the memory of his parents, Reb Yerachmiel Yisroel Nesanel z”l and Leah Gittel a”h. T.N.T.B.H

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In The Kitchen

Jamie Geller

A Spin on Traditional Chanukah De-lights Caulif lower Carrot Latkes Get out of your rut! These latkes are a super yummy and healthy way to add some variety to your Chanukah table.

Ingredients 1 head cauliflower cut into florets, approx. 3 cups 3 carrots or 6 baby carrots, shredded 1 cup 1 small potato, quartered 1 clove garlic, smashed and peeled 2 eggs, beaten ¼ cup matzoh meal 1 small onion, finely diced 1 teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon nutmeg pepper to taste

Preparation Boil cauliflower, carrots, potato and garlic in salted water for 15 minutes. Chop cauliflower, smash the potato and garlic.

Mix cauliflower, carrots, smashed potato, garlic, matzoh meal, onion, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Add beaten eggs to bind ingredients together.

Shape ¼ cup of mixture into latke shapes. Spray non-stick pan with cooking spray. Brown latkes on each side to desired doneness.

Mini Spanakopita These are the perfect dairy appetizers for your Chanukah party. Spinach and feta wrapped in buttered phyllo dough—need I say more?

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 bag frozen spinach, defrosted and drained well (10 oz. bag) 1 cup crumbled feta 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 6 phyllo sheets, defrosted ½ cup unsalted butter Preparation Heat oil in a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and garlic for 5 minutes or until translucent. Transfer to a large bowl and add spinach, feta, nutmeg, and cinnamon and stir to combine.

Take one phyllo sheet from the stack and arrange on a work surface with the long side

closest to you. Brush with melted butter. Top with another sheet and brush with more butter.

Top with one more sheet and brush with butter.

Cut stack crosswise into 8 strips.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Put a heaping teaspoon of filling near one corner of a strip on the end closest to you. Fold corner of phyllo dough over to enclose filling and form a triangle. Continue folding the strip, like a flag, maintaining the triangular shape.

Put triangle, seam side down, on a lightly greased large baking sheet and brush the top with butter.

Repeat with remaining strips and filling.

Repeat with remaining three phyllo sheets to make 16 triangles total.

Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes, and transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.

Note: Cutting Lengthwise vs. Crosswise: Cutting an ingredient “lengthwise” means to slice it the long way, the length of the ingredient from “pole to pole.” Cutting an ingredient “crosswise” is the exact opposite and means slicing across the short way.

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Baked Whole Wheat Cranberry Orange Doughnuts I bought a doughnut pan last year and always forget to use it. Now that it is almost Chanukah again, I am inspired. These baked doughnuts taste more like cake since they are not fried, but they are still very tasty.

Ingredients 1 cup white whole wheat flour 3 tablespoons corn meal 1 teaspoon orange zest ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons liquid coconut oil 6 tablespoons coconut milk mixed with 1 teaspoon lemon or vinegar 1 egg white ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cups chopped fresh cranberries For the Glaze ¼ cup fresh cranberries 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed orange juice ¼ teaspoon vanilla ¾ cup powdered sugar

Preparation Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a nonstick mini doughnut pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, orange zest, sugar, baking powder and salt together.

In a small bowl, whisk the coconut oil, the coconut milk mixture, the egg white and vanilla together. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and fold in until just mixed; add chopped cranberries. Stir until just mixed. Spoon into doughnut pan.

Bake for 12-14 minutes.

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Dip doughnuts into glaze and serve.

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Good Things Can Happen To Us blessings and positive things are going on all around us? Why do so many of us believe that when things are going good, it just can’t last?

It’s the plague of “yeah, but …”

Yeah, but it’s too good to last. Yeah, but it could have been better, etc…

Why we replace happiness with uncertainty and negative thoughts Negative thinking is a defense mechanism. Thinking the worst, expecting failure and anticipating the next hurdle are insurance policies. If we expect the worst, we won’t be disappointed when it happens. Science is actually on the side of negative thinkers: our brains often interpret negative events as more global, permanent and extreme than positive events. Think about it. We sometimes attribute good things to luck (I found the right mentor in my career), while bad things are magnified (a failed test means that one will never be able to succeed).

Despite our past experiences (and our interpretations!), it is possible to think more positively and see the bless-

“The proverbial lightning has struck once; who is to say it won’t happen again?” second for the import of her statement to sink in. “Good things don’t happen to her?” She beat cancer. She found a wonderful guy to marry, someone who truly loves her, and against the odds she is expecting her first child. Yes, she had her share of struggles, but still, how could she say good things don’t happen to her?

Actually, her feelings are pretty normal. At some point, people who have gone through a traumatic event or struggle say, “Once the unthinkable has happened in one’s life, the proverbial lightning has struck once; who is to say it won’t happen again?”

We all live lives filled with positives and negatives. But despite many positive events occurring in one’s life, why do the negative experiences often overshadow the positive? Why do we always anticipate that something bad is just waiting around the corner? What is the true nature of negativity? Where does it come from? Why are we so quick to see the negative, even when so many

ings in our lives.

Step one: Stop thinking in the extremes. The first step to thinking more positively isn’t to “just be positive” all the time. If it was that easy, we’d all just do it. No one leads a life that is amazingly happy and productive or miserably sad all the time. A more realistic and healthy way to view one’s life is to understand that the world is neither black nor white; it is comprised of shades of gray and lots of color. Say to yourself, “My life is filled with good things, and great things, and challenges, and difficulties…just like everyone else’s.”

Step two: Don’t minimize the positive. Negative thinking stops people from seeing the positive when it does happen. It’s as if there is a screen filtering out positives and only letting in the negatives, or those things that confirm what psychologists call one’s “negative bias.” Get into the habit of seeing setbacks as temporary and specific rather than permanent and pervasive. When

confronted by difficulties, look for the times when you overcame challenges. It may be difficult to do at first, but each success in finding something positive will build your ability to do it again.

Step three: Eliminate the coulds, shoulds, and musts. There is no rule book for life. There are no guarantees or promises at birth that we will all have only good happen to us. When we believe life must go in a certain direction, we are likely to be extremely disappointed. Change “coulds,” “shoulds,” and “musts” to “I prefer.” “I would prefer if this or that would happen, but if it doesn’t I’ll be okay.”

Step four: Recognize the “devil in the room” when he’s there. Negativity is just another description of our yetzer hara. The yetzer hara doesn’t like it when we’re happy. Happy people are grateful. Happy people are appreciative, and happy people turn to Hashem to say thank you. When you start to think that

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recently had coffee with Sarah, a cancer survivor who got married about two years ago. She is expecting her first child in a few months. This pregnancy didn’t come easily, and neither did her marriage. She dated for many years before finding “the one,” and she struggled with infertility from the moment she got married until the day she unexpectedly found out she was pregnant.

She was going to be in New York City and asked if we could meet.

As I walked the two blocks to Starbucks, I imagined what seeing her now was going to be like. I assumed she must be glowing, filled with appreciation and gratitude. Here she is…married and now pregnant. Things are starting to fall into place. What I found was almost the complete opposite. Her happiness seemed to be hidden behind stress, anxiety, and even a touch of sadness.

When Sarah first found out she was pregnant, she would brace herself for the worst at each doctor’s appointment. With a serious expression she said, “Good things don’t happen to me.” It took a

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things could have been better or that this can’t possibly last, recognize that those thoughts are the yetzer hara talking. He is playing mind games with you. Recognizing that these thoughts are in fact just the devil’s way of getting in between you and Hashem will automatically stop that negative thinking. Tell that devil, “I’m happy—things are good. You be quiet now!”

Cheryl Book, Ph.D., is the director of Family and Clinical Services at Chai Lifeline.

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My Personal Chanukah Miracle

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n honor of Chanukah, I wanted to share with you an event that took place exactly one year ago. It’s a story that illustrates the Divine intervention that accompanies us in every generation.

For years, I tried to avoid “going under the knife.” I had been suffering on occasion from pains relating to a hernia that had developed over the years, but being in “solo practice,” as many of you know, does not allow many sick days, and that was the main reason that I avoided the surgery. Last year, however, my abdominal pains lasted longer and became more painful, so I decided to see a surgeon and scheduled the surgery for Thanksgiving weekend. I picked Thanksgiving

though I generally do not get many pages overnight – “you never know,” I decided to stay on call.

My surgery went well thank G-d. But as soon as the anesthesia wore off, I realized that the recovery would not be so easy. I had two hernias and the surgeon recommended an “open” approach, using traditional (larger) incisions. A few days before, my nice neighbor offered me his “post-operative rope.” He said that despite having a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery with small incisions, he had to use a rope to get around the house for a week. I quickly realized what he was talking about. The pain was unbearable, especially when getting up from a sitting or lying posi-

Here, thousands of years after the big miracle of Chanukah, I was in the midst of another miracle, “in this time.” because a colleague once mentioned that it would be the perfect time to take a few sick days. Families are away and the office is generally quiet on this weekend.

Last year, however, the first night of Chanukah fell on Wednesday night, the eve of Thanksgiving. I realized that I would be away from the office for at least 3-4 days and arranged for coverage during our shortened office hours. My assistant, Batsheva Kramer, pitched in and graciously filled those hours. But only one issue remained: on the night following my surgery, Batsheva was to travel upstate and would not have good cell phone reception to be able to answer pages. I imagined that on that night I would be in some considerable pain and would take some painkillers which would make me drowsy. I was not sure if I could effectively answer messages in that state, but I felt that I had no choice. Batsheva might not get messages in a timely fashion and even

tion. Initially, I felt faint each time I attempted to stand up. The painkillers only slightly diminished that pain.

But despite all that, I was so happy to make it safely out of the operating room. A week before going under the knife, I viewed hernia surgeries online and was thankful that at least to my knowledge the surgery was successful. So many things could go wrong during an operation, starting with the anesthesia and ending with any small diversion of the scalpel that could lead to chronic pain and suffering. Lighting the candles that night, despite the tremendous pain, my heart was full of thanks that I was home, surrounded by my family. We lit the candles and even though I was not able to dance or sing, the kids put together a concerted effort to make the atmosphere joyous.

The pain quickly forced me back to my room, where I was hoping to get some rest for the rest of the night, but I was barely able to lie down. No matter what position I was in, the pain would

creep up and overwhelm me. The painkillers were clearly not enough, but there was nothing much to do. I was also starting to feel feverish and on top of everything else, my wound seemed to be increasingly more swollen and tender. I noticed some minor bleeding through the dressing of the wounds. The images of my father’s nightmares with post-surgical bleeding had me concerned, but other than pain medications and huge bags of ice, there was really nothing else for me to do.

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about 7pm, in the midst of this painful saga, I was paged. The message was from a concerned mother of a newborn who was literally the last patient I examined before my operation. She was concerned because her 5 day old baby was not keeping “anything down.” I quickly called her back, and asked her to explain the situation. She replied, “Dr. Simai, since I saw you with the baby yesterday, he has not stopped vomiting.” I felt so horrible to hear this; initially it sounded like the baby may have caught a certain virus – how terrible would that be! Upon further questioning, I learned that the vomiting was after every single feeding, and it had turned yellow/green in the past few hours.

The baby was very cranky and uninterested in nursing.

There was no fever. He stopped having bowel movements and his urine output seemed to be diminished as well.

I tend not to be overly cautious, but putting together all this information made me concerned that the baby had a serious intestinal blockage or as we call it “intestinal obstruction.”

The signs of intestinal obstruction are pain, persistent vomiting and lack of bowel movements. (The obstruction does not allow any food to pass through, hence no bowel movements are formed.) I explained to the mom that we are dealing with a situation that may require immediate surgical intervention and asked her to take the baby to Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center Emergency Room.

I proceeded to phone the E.R. to discuss the case and asked the attending on-call to expedite the baby’s visit due to the nature of the emergency. I was concerned that if we waited too long to diagnose the issue, a portion of the intestines could lose blood supply and “necrotize” or die. If this was to happen, the surgery would have to include cutting the dead intestines out.

In an infant so young, this could lead to a protracted stay in the Intensive Care Unit and multiple corrective surgeries. My friend assured me that he would take care of the baby and call me with a report, and I thanked him.

As soon as I put the phone down, the baby’s parents called me again, asking again for the name and address of the hospital. I sensed that the par-

ents were in a state of panic. I tried to re-assure them that we were taking steps that would ensure that the baby gets the care that he needs on time.

I think we spoke once more as they were approaching the hospital, just to make sure that they found the E.R. entrance.

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lis, but I was so delighted to finally be out of my house and join the community.

On that Shabbos day, the words of prayer we add on Chanukah, “For the miracles, the deliverance, and the mighty feats, the acts of rescue, the wonders, and the comforting deeds that You have performed for our forefathers in those days in this time,” brought me to tears. Here, thousands of years after the big miracle of Chanukah, I was in the midst of another miracle, “in this time.”

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so, on Monday of that week, I was able to start working again at my office. A few days later, on the last day of Chanukah, to our delight the little baby came back home to his family. His bris was naturally delayed for a few weeks due to his surgery, but little David has come a long way since, and today he is as vigorous and strong as any one-year-old toddler I know.

I hope he and his family will enjoy this Chanukah and many more, singing and rejoicing in their own warm home. And from my perspective, David’s story will keep my heart glow-

ing with the special light of hope and security that Someone is watching over us with the same love that we felt thousands of years ago in the land of Israel.

Wishing you a happy and healthy Chanukah, David Elazar Simai, M.D.

Dr. David Simai is a Board Certified Pediatrician from the Five Towns. He is a full time attending in his own private practice since 2007 in Cedarhurst, New York. In addition, he is an Attending Physician at LIJ-Cohen Children’s Hospital, NorthShore Manhasset University Hospital and South Nassau Communities Hospital. He can be contacted for consultation at 516 374-2228 or via email at davidsimai@yahoo.com.

NOTE: name, gender, geographical area and other identifying information were deliberately altered in this article in order to protect the patient’s privacy. This article is not intended to help diagnose or treat any specific disease. Always consult your personal physician before diagnosing or treating yourself or your child for any of the above mentioned illnesses.

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woke up again at 5 am from my pains and reached over to my phone. Dr. Prince had texted me at 2 am, reporting that the surgery went well and the timing could not have been better. I thanked him for his devotion and expert care. I know that in some hospitals surgeons are reluctant to leave their houses to operate at such hours. His timely intervention was crucial for securing a favorable outcome in our case. I spoke to the baby’s parents who tearfully thanked me and recalled what they viewed as a miracle happening in front of their eyes. It was shocking to everyone how quickly a baby went from nursing and pooping normally and peacefully to being ushered in for emergency surgery! My head was already spinning from all the pain, so I literally had to pinch myself to make sure I was not in some dramatic fantasy world.

On Shabbos Chanukah, three days after my surgery, I woke up in the morning and decided to try to venture out to shul. I took one more pill for my pain and slowly limped to the nearest shul, Young Israel of Woodmere. There, my next door neighbor Aaron Einstein welcomed me to sit next to him. I was in so much pain that I could barely stretch to put on my tal-

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I retired back to my bed to try and get some rest. A few hours later, I called the E.R. for an update and was told that the baby looks OK but would get the tests done “just to make sure.” I asked again to expedite the tests as much as possible. I spoke to the parents, and they seemed more comfortable; the baby, however, seemed to still be in pain.

At approximately midnight, I received a call from the E.R. The surgical team reviewed the x-rays and decided that the baby indeed had an intestinal obstruction and would have emergency surgery. Dr. Jose Prince, the pediatric surgeon, was on his way to the hospital.

The mom later recalled to me that Dr. Prince literally ran into the E.R. and grabbed the baby to save time. He found the obstruction – the baby had malrotation of the intestines. This is a condition that affects 1 out of 500 babies. The intestines twist in on themselves and cut off blood flow to the area, causing sharp pains and intestinal obstruction. Very often, the condition is diagnosed after some bowels are damaged and require resection but the baby’s intestines appeared not to have been damaged, so thankfully no resection was necessary.

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Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

Emotional Healing

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want to talk about teshuvah (repentance, return) and how it relates to Chanukah. As a therapist, maybe my most important job is to help people to heal from the emotional havoc that they have been through.

It turns out that the very act of someone who hurt you doing teshuvah provides a refuah (healing). The Rambam understood this and the idea is beautifully developed by Rabbi David Fohrman. Teshuvah seems to have four parts: to renounce the sin, to regret the behavior, to prepare never to do it in the future, and to apologize.

The first three parts guarantee that the fourth part is sincere. That is, the first three parts show that the person takes responsibility for hurting someone else. On that subject it should be clear that when you sin, someone is

always injured. There is no sin without injury.

It amazes me that the Rambam understood the subtle but powerful psychological effect of an apology. How is

though some of it is surely transmitted, no one can duplicate us. And deep inside we are proud of our own identity.

(Those who aren’t are suffering badly.)

When someone hurts our feelings, it

Deep inside we are proud of our own identity.

it that if Abe hurts Shaindy’s feelings, she will magically heal with the simple words, “I’m sorry I hurt you”?

To answer that, we must take a look at the power of the Self. When Hashem created us, He gave us each a unique Self. We have our own DNA and al-

is an attack on that identity. Let’s take the example from last week. I think we called them Janet and Jake.

Jake has some bad things to say about their daughter. How is this an attack on Janet?

Aside from the obvious fact that their child would carry some of Janet’s DNA, in the family feud that had transpired, Janet saw the situation differently than Jake did.

And Jake did not respect Janet’s view.

So when he attacked their child, he also attacked his wife. (Incidentally, he also injured himself. He rejected his child—a part of himself.)

When a person takes full responsibility for hurting another person, you can see that in a way it restores their sense of Self. When a person will not take this responsibility, the recipient is stuck. That person feels as if part of herself or himself was taken away. Go through all the sins and you will see this concept stands up. I believe that this lack of apology on the part of a perpetrator is what is behind loshon hara.

The person in need of restoring a complete sense of Self wants validation. He or she goes to a friend for it.

After all, we know who we are from the feedback we get. When someone dear to us injures us it is the sort of feedback that throws us off kilter. That is why we seek external feedback. I also believe that this very problem is behind “messy” divorces: We are furious at our sense of Self that had been snatched from us and we fight to get it back. Of course, the very nature of divorce precludes that so the fight is endless.

We are living in times where as a nation and as a people that feeling of our Self being distorted is becoming part of daily life. We feel so furious—at least I do—about the sheker perpetrated against us that we want outside validation. Occasionally, a columnist will write the right thing and we feel temporarily better. But that is short-lived.

I suspect that is exactly how the Jews in ancient Greece felt. That is why the Maccabean victory means so much to us to this very day. It did nothing less than banish sheker and restore our true identities to us.

When we light our candles, eat our latkes, and play our dreidels,

let’s be happy for our spiritual victories.

And should we err, that’s OK, as long as we apologize. Let’s never rob our loved ones of their identities.

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn, a Marriage & Family Therapist and best-selling author of The Healing Is Mutual: Marriage Empowerment Tools to Rebuild Trust and Respect—Together, is proud to announce that readers of The Jewish Home will receive a $50 discount on every visit to her Woodmere office.

Attend the Food For Thought lectures at Traditions Restaurant in Lawrence on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM. (There is a lovely optional lunch menu for $12 cash.) Any questions, call 646-54-DRDEB or check out her website at http://drdeb.com. All stories in Dr. Deb’s articles are fabricated.

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hanukah is the only time of the year when I feel that we have a license to fry without the guilt. As many of my readers know, I love frying foods – from fried goat

cheese salad (for Shavuot) to deep fried turkey (for Thanksgiving). It doesn’t take much to get me to fry something, but I always feel guilty – except for Chanukah where it’s kind of a mitzvah to “embrace” oil!

In deep-frying, the objective is to produce foods that have a crispy, golden crust and a thoroughly cooked interior without letting the food absorb too much oil. Heat the oil gradually; never let it smoke. Overheated oils spread a disagreeable odor, give the food a bitter flavor, and make the food more difficult to digest. The temperature of cooking oil is crucial in accomplish-

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properly cooked or heated.

Once the oil is at the required temperature, gently lower the food into the heated oil, using a spoon or tongs. Do not crowd the pieces. Adding too much at one time makes the oil drop below the proper temperature and does not give room for expansion in foods which puff during frying. Skim out loose particles of food to prevent smoking. Remove food when browned and drain on absorbent paper.

The same oil may be used repeatedly if it is not overheated and if it is properly cared for after each use. When cooking is completed, place a few slices of raw potato in the oil and cook for a few minutes. The potato will absorb any foreign flavors which the oil may have acquired from the food. Strain the oil through a very fine sieve or through several thicknesses of cheesecloth or coffee filter. Keep frying oil well-covered in a separate container in a cold place out of contact with air and light.

A final tip: Right before I was going to send this to the editors to print for this week’s edition, I learned this really good tip from my colleague Alessandra Rovati who has a blog called Dinnerinvenice.com. When frying a lot for Chanukah, to contain the smell, add a few slices of a green apple to the frying oil from the start (when it’s still cold).

Ingredients 1 ½ cups ricotta cheese ½ cup milk ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs, separated ¼ cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch kosher salt 2 tsp canola oil Preparation Place ricotta, milk, vanilla extract and egg yolks in a bowl and mix well.

Stir in sugar, flour, baking powder and salt and mix gently until smooth.

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks, then fold them into the cheese mixture.

Heat oil in a 9-inch pan until oil is hot. Drop 1/8 cup worth of batter into pan, lower heat to medium and cook on both sides until brown, about 2 minutes per side.

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Ingredients 4 russet potatoes, peeled 1 small onion 1 garlic clove 1 can chickpeas, drained 4 cubes frozen cilantro cubes 1 teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon curry Crushed black pepper 1 egg, beaten 4 tablespoons flour Kosher salt to taste Canola oil for frying Preparation In a food processor shred potatoes, onion and garlic then squeeze the mixture until dry.

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Rafi Sackville

Looking for Buddies

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iriam said there was nothing to it. They would be like our adopted family. We would call them every other week, take a cake around from time to time. That kind of thing. Sounded easy enough. Miriam is a young mother of five. She reminds us of our eldest daughter, Elisheva, who

day before chag? Absolutely!

The family we were assigned is from the Bnei Menashe, an indigenous group from the North-Eastern Indian land mass that lies between Myanmar and Bangladesh. According to their website, http://www.bneimenashe.com, they have been practicing Judaism for more

It’s like looking through thick lenses at a world that makes little sense.

lives in New York: she’s a do-er, is calm under pressure, and is never without a smile. How could we say no? We readily agreed. Would we bake a cake for chag? Sure! Could we take it around a

than 27 years. They have not taken on a “new” religion. These people, in fact, have returned to the religion of their ancestors. They call themselves Bnei Menashe (or Manmaseh), descendants

of the Tribe of Menashe, one of the ten to stand at attention? lost tribes. Also known as the Shinlung, I jumped back in feigned surprise, the Bnei Menashe relate their history of and only just restrained myself from saexile from the Northern Kingdom of Is- luting. Keren giggled. rael in 721 B.C. across the Silk Route “We’re looking for a new family. finally ending up in India and Myanmar They’re from Bnei Menashe,” I an(Burma). The story of these people is an swered rather meekly. amazing one. After thousands of years “Do they look like this?” she asked of exile they have rediscovered their and brought her two index fingers to roots and are returning to Judaism. the corners of her eyes and pulled her Many of them, our adopted family eyelids back. The gesture was crude. I included, converted to Judaism while didn’t react or answer. they were still in India. Israel has rec“Where are they from?” she deognized them as Jewish and more than manded.

5,000 have made Aliyah.

“North India,” I replied. Either this The cake that Keren baked had didn’t satisfy her or she didn’t know enough Amaretto and vodka to make where India was. a small boy tipsy. It was still steaming “They live on my floor. Follow me!” when we got into the car. We checked she ordered and grabbed two full shopthe address and set off for the northern ping bags from the back of the van. I edge of Ma’alot in search of Hoshea, offered to help. “I can carry them myOra and their daughter, Rivkah. self!” she snapped again.

There are over 20,000 residents in “Is there anything I can help you Ma’alot. It’s a decent-sized city. You with?” could walk its perimeter in a few hours.

“I need to find a husband,” she reIts geography matches its name, which plied. loosely translates to “incline” or “rise” “He can’t help you. He’s married to in Hebrew. It’s extremely hilly and me,” joked Keren. many of its streets A smirk apare narrow and one peared at the edge way. Familiarizing of her mouth. She oneself with them pointed to the door requires time and before disappearing patience. There’s into her apartment. hardly a straight One can tell if street that doesn’t a house is empty. lead around another Knock on the door hidden bend. It’s as and you can sense if the town planners the knock searchhad just gotten off ing for absorption the Coney Island into the room’s beroller coaster and longings. When I walked straight into knocked, the sound a meeting hoping came reverberating to design streets back sounding holwith a winding feel low. about them. Finding We took the our buddy family’s cake with us hophome was proving ing for better luck Hoshea and Ora Manlun difficult, even with the following mornthe help of Waze. ing. But when we returned, our buddy We arrived, but only after chasing family was still not at home. The cake our tails for 20 minutes. As I got out of was eaten over Rosh Hashana. As delithe car, a woman driving a van pulled cious as it was, it left a bad taste in our up next to us. mouths. Keren and I felt bad that it had “Who are you looking for?” she not found its place on our buddies’ dinsnapped with a quartermaster’s bark ing room table. and in a heavy Russian accent. “I live We failed to locate them on our sechere. What number building?!” I felt ond attempt, but one afternoon after like an army recruit. Did she expect me work we tried again. This time we were

ly consists of rice, vegetables, curry and spices. Rivkah knows no Hebrew, and it was apparent that her aging parents are totally reliant on her to navigate the seas for them. They sat on either side of her waiting for her to translate each comment we made. Looking further around their house, I counted our blessings again. We are healthy, have a steady income, have luxury items and appliances, a car, a wide range of friends and an understanding of what it takes to live in the melting pot which is Israel.

Before we left we offered them our spare sukkah. Rivkah said they had no place to put it, but thanked us more than once for thinking of them.

Within a few hours, we had found a home for the sukkah. It was gone the following morning.

Early that evening, Rivkah called wanting to know if the sukkah was still available. My heart sank. I felt as if we’d let them down. At the time I was walking with Gavriel, a neighbor and good friend. He overheard the conversation, waited for me to hang up, before nonchalantly saying, “Why did you tell her no? We’ll get her a sukkah.”

I called Rivkah and told her to expect me. Within minutes, Gavriel and I were measuring off a space outside their building.

“Excuse me, Rafi. I don’t know if

we can put a sukkah there. Don’t I have to ask the neighbor or the city for permission?” Rivkah asked.

Gavriel explained that no such requirement was necessary. He told her not to worry. Rivkah was both relieved and grateful. She wasn’t used to such largesse.

A couple of phone calls were made and it wasn’t long before Rivkah and her family were able to enjoy the comfort of their first sukkah in Israel.

There is more to say about these resilient and delightful new neighbors of ours. For now, let me leave you with words from their website: Bnei Menashe look to Zion, not for washing machines or microwaves but for a fulfillment of a dream they carried with them during their exile of 2,700 years. A stanza of a modern poem they wrote speaks volumes: Oh, my brother Judah Unsatisfied with me, Won’t thou forgive me still, I pray; Yet I don’t think time is a barrier; When the day of promise arrives...

Rafi Sackville, formerly of Cedarhurst, lives in Ma’alot in Western Galil. He teaches in the local high school.

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in and get involved—sit down for a cup of coffee, explain bills to them, help them out at the doctors.

A similar process was set in place when we made Aliyah. A family volunteered to help us through the Aliyah process. Their job was made easy because we’d been in Israel once before (for almost 20 years) and we knew what we were up against. We didn’t need help translating documents or working out how to get from point A to B. We needed help, but not within our immediate location.

Imagine speaking a language (Rivkah told me the dialect they speak is either ‘Jo’ or ‘Manjo’) only a limited number of people speak and knowing they are spread throughout the country.

It would be like looking through thick lenses at a world that makes little sense.

A day later we happened to meet Rivkah as she was getting off the bus.

She told us she had been to Yerushalayim. She had prayed at the Kotel. Rivkah is 27 years old. Maybe she had davened to find a husband. I asked her. It was the wrong question. She was smitten with embarrassment. “No, no,” she giggled, but her eyes were open wide in horror.

Sitting with her in their small apartment we came to the realization that the cake Keren had baked might not have fared well on their table. Their diet main-

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in luck. They were all home. Hoshea and Ora, and two of their seven children, Rivka and David.

The most immediate response I had to walking into their apartment was the realization of just how blessed we are.

Our home has sofas, kitchen appliances, beds, cupboards and the like. These are things we don’t question. These walls were bare. There was a makeshift sofa and plastic chairs in the living room, no bookshelves, a fairly empty kitchen, and bedrooms without beds. They slept on mattresses on the floor.

Our immediate difficulty was language. The parents speak neither English nor Hebrew. Rivkah has a strong command of English and served as our translator. After the initial introductions we explained we were there to assist them any way we could.

Looking into their eyes we could tell they were wary of us. When Keren placed a bag of fresh vegetables and fruit on their table, they reacted with hesitant pleasure.

We had been told that despite the differences in cultures they were appreciative of the help they received. What we at first took for wariness was in fact gratefulness for having made a connection with them. It was stressed more than once that despite any hesitation we felt the best approach would be to jump

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Mendy Vim’s Holidays Offers Prime Pesach Programs in Saratoga Springs, NY, and Southbury, CT

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ooking for a luxury Passover hotel experience less than three hours from NYC? Renowned Pesach event planner Mendy Vim offers a unique location for the discerning holiday traveler—the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, NY. It’s not every day you can stay in a beautiful historic hotel tucked away inside a state park, surrounded by natural mineral springs where the water is believed to have special healing powers. Now a glatt kosher Passover hotel destination, the Gideon Putnam effortlessly blends its historic character with exceptional service—in an inspiring locale.

“We were looking for a new and exciting Passover hotel experience to offer our guests within comfortable driving distance of Metropolitan NY and New Jersey in addition to our popular recurring Passover program at the Heritage in Southbury, Connecticut,” says Mendy of Mendy Vim’s Holidays. Well, we do believe he’s found it: this national historic landmark and the only hotel in the park, offers all the upscale amenities you’d expect from a first-class resort with a world class spa next door. Relax and soak up the natural mineral waters that made Saratoga Springs famous or take a walk in the 2,300-acre Saratoga Spa State park, home to miles of woodsy hiking and biking trails, several museums, towering pine tree forest and gushing mineral springs. There’s championship golf and tennis, a fitness center, tasting tours and bicycling tours, reflecting pool, horse drawn carriage rides, ice skating (in season), the European-style Roosevelt Spa, and wonderful suites and guestrooms that overlook the lush, sprawling view.

Saratoga Springs has long been known as a popular vacation destination; the rich and famous built lush mansions to inhabit for the season, FDR and Hollywood greats stayed here too. Today, the architecture is diverse and gorgeous, and village streets are lined with boutiques and art galleries. There’s a flourishing art district, Italian sculpture gardens, and mineral springs where people still come to taste the water and fill up bottles to take home. Visitors can see the

Victorian mansions, visit the museums, tour the battlefield where the American Revolution was fought, or enjoy terrific Adirondack skiing and snow tubing just 30 minutes away.

For Pesach closer to home, Vim’s Holidays returns for their seventh year to their guests’ perennial favorite location: the Heritage Resort in Southbury, CT. Only about an hour’s travel from the Whitestone Bridge, this full-featured New England resort offers a world of amenities in a rural location while remaining super convenient for travel from New York City or Boston, Massachusetts. Mendy’s guests at the Heritage will enjoy its elegant ambiance and the stellar cast of internationally renowned speakers, lecturers, and entertainment. Many familiar faces – Chazzan Nachman Shneider, Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, Rabbi Dovid Hirsch, and Yoel Sharabi – will be returning to Vim’s Holidays, along with some new speakers and entertainment for an interesting blend of the old and new.

The Heritage boasts an extensive facility with manicured grounds and spacious and contemporary rooms and suites, many overlooking the Pomperaug River or the resort’s golf course, a challenging par 35 9-hole USGA rated golf course, club house, and putting green, two championship indoor racquetball courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, hiking trails, a full featured fitness club, sauna and hot tub, daily exercise and yoga classes, mountain bike rentals, and an on-site Spa offering rejuvenating skin and body treatments.

Savor each flavorful moment- from delicious entrees to sinful desserts, traditional Passover dishes to timeless favorites, Mendy’s chefs serve up one mouth-watering dish after another, made with the freshest local and regional ingredients. With terrific Chol Hamoed trips, outstanding programs, children’s day camp and their 40-year tradition of outstanding service, both Vim’s Holidays’ locations offer a wonderful Passover experience.

For more information, call 718-998-4477 or 410-484-5553 or visit the website, www.vimsholidays.com.

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Life Coach

Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

It’s Electric!

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ven when the price of our electricity was included in the rent, my dad was caring and turned out all the lights before he left his office every night!

He was against waste and supporting countries who were charging us a fortune in oil.

Even at home, he saved electricity.

Not so much because he wanted to, but because we were all safer that way! A genius at work, he was not that great with tools and carpentry, and believe it or not,

changing bulbs fell into this category. He either couldn’t find the bulbs, or knocked something down on the way up the ladder, or dropped the bulb, or knocked something over on the way off the ladder – usually my mother! It was just better for all of us keeping him away from this task! Miraculously, he always remained unscathed!

We loved Chanukah, probably because we appreciated light...

We lit our Chanukah candles in the back of our house attracted by a big picture

window there. But soon realized only the fish in the pond could see it. So we moved the “lighting the candles ceremony” to the front of the house. However, then we realized, that our neighborhood was so deserted that now only the fish—that jumped high enough to see over the house—could see the candles! Some of us kids would go outside and pass by the house to notice the candles and fulfill the obligation of remembering the miracle.

My, how things have certainly changed!

Now our neighborhood has lots of people passing by my parents’ house—oh, wait, it’s still just me and my sisters—we just moved to houses all around my parents. OK, there are also new neighbors, too, but they do feel a lot like family. It couldn’t be nicer; those relationships in fact are the real electricity!

So why all the hulalabaloo about light?

Okay, I like the question. So let’s find an answer....

It’s Chanukah! The holiday of light!

Physical, spiritual, metaphysical—it’s all about light! We live in a world of uncertainty, sort of semi-darkness. (Especially if you are taking a bus to school—you’re up before dawn and never sure your bus will come!)

Seriously, we are often struggling. We do not have all the answers and the world holds many questions for us. The instrument that G-d gave us to enlighten us was the Torah. The Greeks came along with much knowledge and insight. But, where they went wrong was closing access to the deeper channels that only G-d could reveal.

We want access to those answers and luckily so did the Chashmonaim, the Jews who did not get caught up with the Greek philosophy.

We are taught that the light of clarity and true knowledge was here in the first 36 hours of Creation (Chagiga 12a). Then Man sinned and G-d whisked it away and buried it deep in the Torah. In the days of Moshiach, that light will be externalized again.

The Chashmonim fought to preserve the Torah knowledge that had a channel to truth. Their reward was a little bit of that clarity represented through the miracle of finding the light of the oil. Each year, some of that hidden light is revealed to us on Chanukah. So don’t delay—use it now while it’s here—to figure out as much stuff as you can! You’ve got a full eight days.

The name Chanukah, with the root chinuch, meaning education and preparation, is a time of extra understanding and preparation for the ultimate light of seeing things as they truly are. In fact, look at the word Moshiach spelled Mem, Shin, Yud, Chet hinting at Madleekin Shemonah Yimei Chanukah. Hidden in the lights of Chanukah is the clarifying light of Moshiach and we get some of that light for eight days.

So enjoy, embrace, and become enlightened on Chanukah. Run wild! Turn on all that electricity and see the light! It’s electric!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach.

She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or Rivki@Rosenwalds.com

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Today’s Tech

Adiel Lejbovitz

Lighten Up! 8 Productivity Tools for Your PC

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oon it will be time to get home and

light the menorah. Why waste time with old clunky software on your computer? Conquer your computer like a real Maccabee with these eight utilities that might bring some light into your life!

1 - Dexpot – These are virtual desktops for the organized multitasker. Windows and Mac OS usually give their users one desktop with the ability to extend that desktop onto multiple screens. If you only have one screen,

all your work is done on one desktop whilst switching between windows to do your work. This program gives your PC the ability to run multiple desktops (without regard to how many screens you are using). If you work with many different types of programs and want to keep some programs running for one type of project and other programs for another, you can split them onto different desktops without spending your time opening and searching for them. ($31/license - www. dexpot.de)

2 - IrfanView – The best free image viewer for Windows. Google’s Picasa is great and has a better layout than IrfanView. But IrfanView is lightweight, fast, and has a few extra bells and whistles that Picasa doesn’t. If you are serious about your photos and want a great free tool for managing and editing them, consider this. (FREE - www.irfanview. com) 3 - Everything – A PC search engine.

Every PC comes with the ability to search for files. But usually the searches take a while

and don’t always find what you’re looking for. Everything is like having a Google search engine in your computer. Results are instant and system usage is minimal. (FREE - www. voidtools.com) 4 - BoxCryptor – A file encryption for the cloud. Worried about keeping your most sensitive files in the cloud (the Internet) fearing that someone else would somehow get access? Boxcryptor allows one to encrypt their files for cloud storage. It supports all the big storage platforms like DropBox, Google Drive, and Box.net. Unlike other encryption tools for your PC, this can encrypt individual files. (FREE - for basic use; $48/year for extras – www.boxcryptor.com) 5 - PhraseExpress - Auto-text for Windows. Save thousands of keystrokes for commonly used expressions and phrases. If you spend a large amount time writing, be it emails or a book, this tool accelerates the process. It has built-in auto-correct and integrates with every program on your computer. ($49.95 - 1 lifetime license - www.phraseexpress.com) 6 - Recuva - Deleted file recovery for Windows. If a file has mysteriously gone missing from your hard drive or if it was accidentally deleted from the Recycle Bin, Recuva can do a deep scan on your hard drive to find lost files. (FREE - www.piriform.com/ recuva) 7 - DropIt – For file and folder organizing. Take the drudgery of dragging and dropping your files to different folders on your PC. DropIt can auto-sort your files based on the file-type and place it in the location you define for it. If you deal with large amounts of assorted files, this tool is a must-have. (FREE - www.dropitproject.com) 8 - LastPass - Password management software. Every website wants you to create an account to make purchases or access its contents. But to have so many accounts and try to remember what it is for each site is very difficult. So instead of clicking “Forgot Password?” for each site and doing a recovery, LastPass simply keeps your passwords in an encrypted file and provides it for you automatically when you return to your site.

(FREE - www.lastpass.com) Adding any of these tools to your productivity arsenal is sure to save you time and headache so that you can properly burn the Chanukah candle oil and not the midnight oil.

Adiel Lejbovitz is a freelance IT consultant at Siyata Computers. He services the technology needs of the residents and small businesses within the Far Rockaway/Five Towns community. He can be reached at adiel@ siyata.com or at 917-535-7294.

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Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew J. Parise high fives Akiva Shemesh (held by mom Dena) at Jewish night in the summer series of concerts under the Gazebo at Andrew J. Parise Park. More photos on page 14.

Non-kosher Anatomy of ‘mom’ quits a ceasefire Mother Kelly’s, one of the last remaining treif restaurants in Cedarhurst, is closing following the sale of its building, the Nassau Herald reported this week.

Mother Kelly’s will end 45 years of service at its prominent location opposite the Cedarhurst train station on Sunday, Aug. 31, said Glenn Gobetz, who runs the establishment with his brother Mark and sister Lisa.

“Over the years the local community has become an Orthodox town,” Glenn said. “Our father was Jewish, but our mother isn’t. We would have to keep kosher to run this restaurant.”

In 1969, Marvin Gobetz and his wife, Dorothy, took over the restaurant, originally located on Columbia Avenue. Its previous owners named it Mother Kelly’s, and Dorothy decided to retain the name. Marvin died in 1984.

Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department

By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS.org Washington Jewish Week After at least 11 failed attempts at achieving a lasting ceasefire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel, negotiators in Cairo on Tuesday announced that they reached an indefinite ceasefire deal. But will the agreement, whose parameters are not yet fully apparent, hold up this time around? Some experts are skeptical because the talks leading up to the deal lacked the three major elements they believe are required for a successful ceasefire: negative leverage, positive leverage, and a credible third-party broker.

Before Tuesday, a delegation of Israeli officials had shuttled between Israel and Egypt for weeks to participate in indi-

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The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) has filed a tentative plan with the Town of Hempstead’s Zoning Board of Appeals for its use of the Number Six School in Woodmere.

HALB is purchasing the 6.67-acre site, which includes a 80,170-square-foot school building, for $8.5 million plus $2.7 million that will be held as a guarantee that Lawrence Board of Education realizes at least $565,000 in annual savings on what the district now spends on transportation and special education for HALB students.

“I actually believe that the annual savings will far exceed that estimate — if [HALB’s] student enrollment stays close to what it is today, the numbers will be higher,” said HALB President Lance Hirt.

In two years, HALB is expected to move its Long Beach-based elementary school — which houses kindergarten through eighth grade, currently 800 students — from a beachfront building on West Broadway to the Church Avenue site, officials previously said.

HALB expects to sell its Long Beach building.

“We know that our initial plan will be rejected given the fact that we are making some minor changes to the current layout and use of the site,” Hirt said.

Future campus of the HALB elementary school.

Having the initial plan rejected is part of the process, he said. The zoning board reviews proposed changes, and then either denies them or grants approval.

Previously HALB said that renovations to the building are needed to make better use of classroom space and public areas, install a new roof and windows to improve energy efficiency, put in a state-of-the-art heating and air conditioning system, along with new electrical and plumbing systems that comply with current building codes.

Lawrence board president Murray Forman did not return calls for comment.

A version of this report by Jeffrey Bessen first appeared in this week’s Nassau Herald.

Judy’s rules of engagement

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ast week, my son Jeremy got engaged. To say I was thrilled is an understatement. I could not have picked a more perfect girl for him. Darya is charming, delightful, intelligent, fun loving, beautiful, caring and sweet.

As soon as I got the call that they were engaged, memories started dancing in my mind: when he was born, his first birthday, his first day of school, first day of camp and his first tooth.

I attended every one of his basketball, hockey, Judy Joszef

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Preparing for the Future

What is the Eldercare Conference?

Rabbi Bender: The Eldercare Conference is a stateof-the-art event that is designed to present the frum community with every bit of knowledge, information, and chizuk that exists in the field of eldercare…all on a silver platter. It’s a venue for people to meet and learn from foremost experts in every sphere, as well as to get a handle on the myriads of goods and services available to them.

Why is there a need for this? Can’t people just get the information they need on their own?

Rabbi Bender: Eldercare is one of the most complex challenges that people face in their lives. Just the other day, we received a call from a woman who said, “Hi, I don’t live in the New York area, but my parents do. My father can’t drive anymore, my mother can’t take care of the house anymore; the two of them sit at home all day. What should we do with them?”

Yet another call: A fellow in his early seventies had a stroke, and now he’s back home, half-paralyzed.

He can’t drive, he can’t work, he can’t feed himself, he can’t even sleep in a regular bed. There are yichud issues with nurses; there are shalom bayis issues as his wife tries to adjust to this new reality; his married daughter doesn’t know how to handle the constant requests that she leave work to drive him to every doctor’s appointment.

Adult children are grappling with everything: medical needs, insurance, finances, practical arrangements, psychological issues – and on top of all of that, there are halachic ramifications including the tightrope walk of doing all of this without neglecting the mitzvah of kibud av v’eim. I speak to these caregivers, and they tell me straight out – the responsibility is terrifying.

Is that who this event is for? Adult children whose aging parents require intensive intervention?

Milka: Definitely, the main focus is on caregivers: children or relatives of seniors who require intensive care or who are just starting to lose their independence.

Many people whose parents are still healthy also attend, to gain the knowledge that they’ll need before a crisis hits. In addition to the numerous presentations geared to those primary groups, we will also be offering one crucial session for healthy people in their 50’s and 60’s, presenting very real things that they can do for themselves, to protect their own future peace of mind – things like setting up estates and trusts and legally identifying their wishes with regard to long-term care.

This kind of conference has not been done any-

where since your original debut. How do you plan to make this event a unique and rewarding experience?

Milka: This conference is very different than the “usual” because it’s built on real experiences and real feedback from real people. In addition to the feedback that we got after our last conference, we’re basing our presentations on the hundreds of eldercare-related questions that come into the Achiezer office on a yearly basis. We’ve also reached out to Mrs. Gittie Neufeld for help with the planning; her extensive, ongoing experience with her own parent makes her an invaluable resource. We know that if you’re giving up your Sunday to attend a conference, you want to hear something good – and so we’re doing everything in our power to create a conference that addresses real needs.

What kind of information will you be presenting and in what format?

Milka: We’re going to be reaching into every aspect of eldercare using a variety of formats. Just to give you an idea: There will be a panel discussion featuring an eldercare attorney, an insurance expert, and a financial planner that will address Medicaid, Medicare, estate planning, and more. We’ll be doing another panel about different living options: living at home with a home health aide, moving to an assisted living center, moving in with a child…

There will be a comprehensive presentation on dementia: recognizing the symptoms, knowing when and how to intervene, handling the parent/child relationship in such a situation, and more. There will be a session about getting support for the caregiver, and a session about handling end-of-life issues and critical care in hospital situations.

The conference will close with a powerful keynote session by Rabbi Ephraim Eliyahu Shapiro and Rabbi Yaakov Bender, who will discuss the delicate balance between playing the roles of “take-charge caregiver” and “respectful child” at the same time.

Will people be able to attend all of the sessions or must they pick and choose?

Milka: Several of the sessions will run concurrently, but many of them will be repeated so that you can

attend the ones that you missed. We’re also looking into options of recording the sessions and making them available online after the event.

Where do the vendors come in?

Eli: In addition to the sessions, the conference will include a tremendous vendor showcase which will include everything: rehabilitation and managed care centers; medical devices and services; home health providers; accessibility and safety products; insurance, legal and financial companies; and more. Just by walking around, caregivers can gain a huge amount of ideas and information – from something as simple as learning that there is a service that delivers pre-packaged medications divided into bubble-wrapped, dated containers, to something as life-changing as learning that there’s a company that can cut all of the red tape involved in applying for Medicaid, cost-free. None of these vendors are there just to give out free pens and magnets; they’re there to introduce people to a product or service in an educational way. Each vendor is an expert in his or her field and is ready to offer a wealth of information.

Is this conference geared specifically towards members of the Five Towns/Far Rockaway community?

Eli: Achiezer’s focus is certainly on the Far Rockaway Five Towns community, but it’s definitely not exclusively for them! The location that we chose, the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel, is located conveniently close to Brooklyn and Queens, and the information which will be presented is not location-specific. At our first conference three years ago, we had attendees from all over the place – as far away as Florida and Canada – and they all found it to be relevant and worthwhile.

Definitely sounds worthwhile! Any final message that you’d like to convey?

Eli: This type of event was done only once before, and the feedback that we got then was that it’s a “can’t miss” event. It’s a one-time deal; the knowledge that this one event offers is invaluable for anyone navigating this chapter of their lives. You don’t want to miss it.

Rabbi Bender: The common denominator that we hear from people facing this battle is a lot of helplessness, a lot of strife. Our goal in this conference is twofold: To provide people with chizuk and empowerment and to give them the resources they need to deal directly with the challenges that they’re facing. Most of all, we want to show people how to handle this situation in the most positive way possible. We want them to know that eldercare is not a burden; it’s an opportunity.

Eldercare II will be held on Sunday evening, December 28, 2014 at 4:45pm.

To register, please visit www.achiezer.org/eldercare.

The cost to attend is $25 in advance, $36 at the door.

For more information, please call Achiezer at (516) 791-4444.

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Eldercare II, Achiezer’s long-awaited Eldercare Conference, has created a “buzz” all around town as it makes its first return after a hiatus of three years. Today, we join Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender, Achiezer’s president; Milka Keilson, Conference Program Director; and Eli Weiss, Development Coordinator; for a sneak preview of this historic event..

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Living with Geshmak

TJH Speaks with R’ Daniel Waldman of the Learn and Live, Ashreinu and Pirchei Programs This past Sunday, over two hundred boys gathered in Yeshivas Sh’or Yoshuv for the grand Pirchei/ K’hal Nesiv Hatorah event. The boys were first given pizza and a can of soda with cupcakes for dessert, which was generously sponsored by Seasons Supermarket. Divrei bracha were given by Rabbi Binyamin Forst, shlita. This was followed by “Questions

Tress a”h. He started these programs to keep the youth connected at a time where youth was being lost. Pirchei ultimately saved the youth of klal Yisroel in America. One of the things that evolved were the Shabbos afternoon groups. Over the years, the groups were what ended up being associated with Pirchei. While the groups are wonderful, I decided to go back to the original roots of Pirchei and have programs for our youth, giving the boys a connection and a geshmak for Yiddishkeit. B”H, I’ve had the zechus to run the “Learn and Live” and “Ashreinu” programs which are both weekly programs for boys. I was approached by K’Hal Nesiv Hatorah to run programs for the youth of the shul and the community at large as well. That’s when the idea of Pirchei was formulated to connect Ashreinu and Learn and Live with Pirchei. Hence, “Pirchei-the next generation” was born!

We’re trying to bring the mitzvos to life and are trying to give the boys pride and a “geshmak” in being part of the Jewish nation. for Dollars” where the boys were asked questions in exchange for a one dollar bill for a correct answer.

Rabbi Binyamin Wielgus then entertained the boys with a story and kept them fully captivated throughout. This was followed by the Prismatic Light Show, an amazing laser light show in time to familiar songs. The boys were mesmerized and stunned by the lights and had a really incredible time.

We took a few minutes to speak to R’ Daniel Waldman, the originator of the event. He has teamed up together with Rabbi Avraham Russ to continue the growth of Pirchei/K’hal Nesiv Hatorah.

TJH: What is your plan for Pirchei?

RDW: PIrchei was originally started by Mike

What is Learn and Live?

L&L is a program for boys in grades 3-6 where they come together every Sunday and experience mitzvos using a hands-on approach. In the past, we’ve had, for example, Rabbi Zevi Trenk come in with a variety of shofros to show the boys, Mrs. Chaia Frishman of Fruit Platters and More who made pickles with the boys to demonstrate the mela-

cha of me’abed, and Rabbi Nachum Dinowitz who did origami with the boys to teach them the halacha of mesartet. The group of boys has been steadily growing b”H since our inception post-Pesach 2012.

What is Ashreinu?

This is our thirteenth year in Far Rockaway. The program is for boys grades 6-8. We have Motzei Shabbos hashkafah shiurim presented by Rabbi Dovid Frishman and Rabbi Shimon Saslow. The

How can someone contact you regarding the programs you mentioned here?

I can always be reached via email. For the Learn and Live program, email me at learnandlivefr@ gmail.com; for Pirchei, email pircheiknh@gmai. com; for Ashreinu or with general questions, feel free to reach out to me at danielwaldman@gmail. com. I am also available at 917-202-4056.  open to new ideas and feedback. Our goal is also to work together with the many other programs in the community servicing boys. I feel that we all share the same goal, and together, we can accomplish so much.

You keep referring to a “need” that your programs fill; what is that need?

I find that the younger generation is missing a connection and feeling to Hashem and to His mitzvos. With the Pirchei/Learn and Live and Ashreinu programs, we’re trying to bring the mitzvos to life and are trying to give over a hashkafah in order to give the boys pride and a “geshmak” in being part of the Jewish nation. We would love them to live their lives thinking Ashreinu Mah Tov Chelkeinu!

All these programs! Where do you do it all?

Right now, I have programs in four to five differ-

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Wow! Sounds like a lot. What’s next?

Last chol hamoed Pesach, we had a chol hamoed Avos u’banim program, which was the brainchild of Rabbi Yaakov Friedman. The gala event that was just done this past Sunday will hopefully be the first of many more events to come iy”H. Many of our programs were also started when people in the community approached me to begin them. I am always

ent locations. B’ezras Hashem, with the completion of the K’hal Nesiv Hatorah Youth Center, we will have one home for all these programs, which will iy”H benefit all the boys of our community.

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A Will cannot change the beneficiary of the life insurance policy. When a person who has life insurance dies, the life insurance is payable to the named beneficiary or beneficiaries of the policy. Life insurance is not property passed under the deceased person’s Will. Therefore, in making an estate plan, it is important to know who the life insurance beneficiaries are, and to take into account both the life insurance proceeds and the assets that will pass under a Will.

How can planning help my life insurance beneficiaries?

The most simple planning step is to prepare a list of life insurance policies and maintain it in an accessible place where the beneficiaries can find it.

Planning can prevent unintended harmful consequences to the beneficiaries. It is important to take into account the beneficiaries’ circumstances. A disabled beneficiary who receives government assistance may lose eligibility for that assistance until the proceeds are exhausted. A beneficiary who files for bankruptcy within 180 days of receiving the proceeds of a life insurance policy will be unable to keep it. There was a sad case recently in the bankruptcy court. A woman who filed for bankruptcy used her father’s modest life insurance proceeds to pay for his burial. However, the Court forced her to turn over the amount of the policy to the bankruptcy Trustee, because, as the Court noted, she was a beneficiary of the policy and not its owner.

Is life insurance taxable?

Life insurance proceeds are included in the estate for purposes of calculating estate taxes. For this reason, people who have assets that exceed the exemption levels for estate taxes (presently the New York State exemption is a bit over $2 million, and increasing annually) may want to consider the effect of taxable life insurance on the estate tax.

Creating an irrevocable life insurance trust (“ILIT”) to purchase the life insurance during a person’s lifetime, and having the trustees properly manage the

ILIT, is a means to keep the life insurance proceeds out of the taxable estate.

An ILIT must be administered properly in compliance with the tax laws to maintain this exemption.

Can life insurance help with estate taxes?

Life insurance proceeds can provide a means for payment of estate taxes. Estate taxes are required to be paid within nine months of death and this introduces pressure to come up with the money to pay them.

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However, they have no other means to pay the taxes. Another unfortunate circumstance is where the estate consists of investments in securities and the

market has a downturn after the death of the owner. The heirs may not want to sell securities in a down market. However, they may have no other means to pay the taxes. Having a life insurance policy intended to pay for taxes in these cases would give the heirs the means to pay the taxes without liquidating assets prematurely.

No column is a substitute for competent legal advice. Please consult with the attorney of your choice concerning specific legal questions you may have.

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, America’s second-richest man, is buying batteries too. But he’s doing it a little differently from you and me.

He isn’t just buying batteries. He’s buying the company that makes the batteries. And he’s saving a billion dollars in taxes along the way! Just try doing that the next time you stop at Radio Shack for a pack of AAs (if they’re still open by the time you read this, that is).

Last month, Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, announced that it would buy Duracell from Procter & Gamble for $4.7 billion. Ordinarily, this would be the sort of wheeling and dealing the Fortune 500 engage in every day. Buffett likes adding well-known brand names to his collection, which already includes GEICO, Fruit of the Loom, and Dairy Queen. At the same time, P&G is shedding “nonessential” businesses to focus on the company’s core cleaning and beauty products. (They don’t even own Jif anymore — talk about some choosy mothers!)

Here’s what makes the deal interesting. Buffett “just happens” to have $4.7 billion worth of P&G stock sitting in his pocket, stock he acquired for $336 million. Now, he could certainly sell that stock and use the cash to pay for Duracell. Unfortunately, that would mean paying 35% corporate tax on his gain, which would leave him a hair under $3.2 billion to use for his batteries.

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rectly for the battery company, Buffett avoids paying tax on his entire gain.

Zero! The strategy is called a “cashrich split-off,” and it’s perfectly legal.

It won’t land Buffett in hot water with the IRS. You might think that sort of strategy only works for billionaires like Buffett.

But you can take advantage of a similar strategy, at least when you make charitable gifts. Let’s say you paid $1,000 for some shares of stock that are now worth $10,000. You want to donate that stock to your synagogue. You could sell the stock, donate the after-tax proceeds, and take a deduction for your after-tax gift. Or, you could just give the stock and let the synagogue sell it. That avoids tax on the gain, just as Buffett did with his cash-rich split-off, and even gives you a deduction for the full pre-tax value of your stock.

Buffett hasn’t been shy about criticizing the tax system. In 2011, he made headlines when he pointed out that his secretary pays a higher marginal rate than he does. President Obama even dubbed his proposal to impose a minimum tax of 30% on incomes over $1 million the “Buffett Rule.” But while Buffett may think the law is unfair, he still isn’t going to pay any more than it requires. He told Fortune magazine: “I will not pay a dime more of individual taxes than I owe, and I won’t pay a dime more of corporate taxes than we owe.” And the Duracell deal isn’t even his first cashrich split-off for 2014!

Warren Buffett wants the same thing this year that you do — tax savings! And he knows he can’t just wait for it to happen. He knows he needs a plan. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a billionaire to get the plan you need.

There’s still time to save in 2014!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Flexible hours for working moms! Part time and full time jobs available. Seminary girls welcome. Seeking capable, efficient individuals to join a fast-paced growing office. Excellent communication skills and strong organizational skills required. Basic Computer Skills necessary. Ability to multitask and detail-oriented.

Email resume to FTSadresponse@gmail.com STAFFING COORDINATOR/RECRUITER With experience needed for Staffing Agency in Long Beach, NY HR exper & car a must. Competitive salary.

Pls email resume to: solreichberg@gmail.com Or fax to 718-504-4995 5 Towns area school seeking teacher for Junior High, M - Th. afternoons for current school year. teachersearch11@gmail.com Full Time or Part Time Bi-lingual Receptionist Are you an outgoing, detail-oriented, people person? Do you have good telephone skills and computer literacy? If so, you may be the right person for our fast-paced orthodontic office! We have a great team, whose members stay on long term. Must be fluent in Spanish.. Send resume to drrubin@drrubinortho.com

CATAPULT LEARNING

Teachers for Title I in Boro Park and Williamsburg Chassidic boys schools

*College/Yeshiva Degree Required *Strong desire to help children learn *Excellent organizational skills *Small group instruction *Competitive salary Email resume: nyteachers@catapultlearning.com

Fax# (718) 381-3493

Misc.

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Please call 347-342-8196 Found: Men’s Wedding Band on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah in front of Cedarhurst Court across from Cedarhurst Park.

To claim please cal 516-641-0408

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The Classifieds BAYSWATER JEWISH LIBRARY IS NOW OPEN A wide selection of both the latest and classic novels, Biographies, Short stories, Holocaust, selfhelp, cookbooks, and more!

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s m a r g o r P Camp CAMPER PROGRAMs

Children and young adults ages 8-21 Camp activities with typically developing campers Morasha (ages 12-21) Nesher (ages 8-14) shoshaNiM (ages 9-16) ChaveriM (males 8-30) Kesher (girls 8-25)

SHADOW PROGRAMs Children ages 9-15 Campers are placed within a typical bunk

Mesorah Moshava YavNeh Moshava MaliBu KesheT day Camp Moshava Ba’ir ToroNTo day Camp

TRAVEL/Vacation PROGRAMs

VOCATIONAL PROGRAMs

Young adults ages 17-45 Participants vacation and tour the US, Europe and Israel

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i-Shine

Thank you to all of our i-shine Chagiga sponsors for making this Chanukah the best one ever for our i-shine children!!

When a child must deal with serious illness or loss in the family... and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always be home for those crucial afterschool hours... i-Shine provides homework help, snacks, dinner and fun in a supervised, relaxed environment.

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Gedilla

Gefen

Animal Shaped Cookies

N&K

Tomato Sauce

Mehadrin

Shredded Pizza Cheese

15oz

1oz

Mehadrin

Ice Cream

Lebens

Shwartz

Liebers

2/$3

3/$2 Lapid-Or Ready To Use

Large Dreidels

6oz

56oz

8oz

$

Mehadrin

Jack & Jill Cookies

Farmer Cheese

.79

2.99

5.99

$

$

Mehadrin

Mendelsohns

Gesher

Tofutti

4pk

1.25oz

All Variegates

Fit ‘N Free Yogurt

16oz

.99

$

Pizza

Snack Pak

Cuties

5.99

$

2/$3

$

$

4/$1

$

Gedilla

Devash

Liebers

Kemach

Bakers Choice

Liebers

Salted & Unsalted

1/2Gal.

Chocolate Baking Bar

Snackers

.79

Milk

12oz

4.49

Corn Flake Cereal

Semi-Sweet

15oz

1.99

1.49

$

$

Gefen

Gefen

Gefen

Kedem

Sleek

Elite

Chunk Light Tuna 6oz

$

1.29

3.99

64oz

3/$5

6.99 Case Price Only.

2/$1

Oberlanders

Mvp

.79Lb

2.99

$

1.39Lb

$

Marshmallow Fluff

12oz Bowls

16oz

1.89

2.49

$

$

Homemade Applesauce

Super Special Golden Taste

Matjas Or Tidbits Herring

Hot Soup Made Everday

7.25oz

Call Us For Special Pricing For Your Chanukah Parties!

Macintosh

Apples $

.79Lb

3.99

$

Meat Dept. All of our meats are beis yosef only

Fruits & Veg.

$

.99

$

Mvp

9” Plastic Plates

4.99

Fresh Latkes

Dreidel Cookies

Plum Tomatoes

.99

Deli Dept.

12oz

Eggplant

3oz

$

$

Bakery

3.99

Chocolate Bars

Baby Wipes 80ct.

100ct.

$

$

3.99

Sensation

4.2oz

1.99

3 liters

$

Tea Biscuits

$

Snapple

Spring Water

40pk

1.99

9oz

Mayim Chaim

Chocolate Wafers

2.99

Semisweet Chocolate Chips

In Water

3.49

Pinwheels

30oz

$

Gefen

Chocolate & Cinnamon

12oz

Olive Oil Bottle

2/$5

$

Beigels

Ner Mitzva

Chanukah Jellies

18oz

3.99

Original And Reduced Fat 46oz

$

14.99

$

$

Natural Applesauce

11oz

Vanilla Custard

44ct

2.99

$

2.69

Pringles

Chanukah Oil Candles

8 Pack

6oz

Kiwis

3/$1

Lamb Shoulder Roast

9.99Lb

$

Chuck Eye Roast

8.99Lb

$

2nd Cut Brisket

8.99Lb

$

Chicken In 1/4s

$

2.49Lb

Sale valid 12/18/14 -12/24/14. Cash & Carry only. We reserve the right to limit quanitities on sale items. Not responsible for typographical errors. While supplies last. No rain checks.

ORDERS CAN BE EMAILED, FAXED, OR CALLED IN 1913 Cornaga Ave. • Far Rockaway • T. 718.471.7555 • F. 718.471.9102 • E. Kosherworldorders@yahoo.com

FREE PARKING • FREE DELIVERY • FRIENDLY SERVICE • CURB SIDE SERVICE Store hours: Sun 8-8 • Mon. - Tue. 7-8 • Wed. 7-10 • Thu. 7-11 • Fri. 7-1 1/2 Hours Before Shabbos

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$

Square Filled Dreidels

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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Boca Raton Resort

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• A Waldorf Astoria Resort • Gorgeous Private Beach • Interesting, Thought-provoking Lectures by dynamic speakers

• 2 Championship Golf Courses • 30 Clay Tennis Courts, World Class Spa • NK Glatt Kosher Supervision

RYE BROOK, NEW YORK

Westchester Hilton

ONLY 30 MINUTES FROM NEW YORK CITY

• Entire Hotel Kosher for Pesach • Fantastic Scholar-in-Residence Program • Entire Hotel Newly Renovated • Exceptional Cuisine by Prestige Caterers • ORB Glatt Kosher Supervision

• Entire Hotel Kosher for Pesach • Delectable Cuisine by • All Rooms Have Private Balconies Foremost Ram Caterers • 5 Tournament-Ready Golf Courses • ORB Glatt Kosher Supervision

FIUGGI (ROME), ITALY

Palazzo Della Fonte

• 45 minutes from Rome • Member of Leading Hotels Of The World • Entire Hotel Kosher for Pesach • Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet • Glatt Kosher Supervision Rabbi G. M. Garelik of Milan • Delectable Italian Cuisine

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WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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• Beautiful Oversized Guest rooms & Suites • Entire Hotel Kosher for Pesach • Fantastic Scholar-in-Residence Program • Glatt Kosher Supervision • Outstanding Four Seasons Cuisine

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Chinuch with

Heart

They could have become anything they wanted.

Each one is talented, perceptive and driven.

Yet instead of pursuing lucrative careers in the private sector, these rebbeim and teachers followed their hearts.

Because at Yeshiva Darchei Torah, educating the next generation of Klal Yisrael is not a job.

It’s a calling.

Yeshiva Darchei Torah

Annual Dinner

Mr. & Mrs. Yumi Kleinbart

Mr. & Mrs. Yoav Taub GUESTS OF HONOR

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2015 AT THE YESHIVA

Mr. & Mrs. Eytan Feldman PARENTS OF THE YEAR

HAKORAS HATOV AWARD

Mr. & Mrs. Yossi Preiserowicz

Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Lubart

ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

Mr. Ronald Lowinger DINNER CHAIRMAN

HARBOTZAS TORAH AWARD

Mesivta Chaim Shlomo Class of 2000 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

In recognition of his tireless devotion to the talmidim of the Rabenstein Learning Center & Weiss Vocational Center

FOR DINNER INFORMATION & JOURNAL ADS, PLEASE CONTACT: 718-868-2300 EXT. 237 • FAX: 718-868-4450 • DINNER@DARCHEI.ORG • WWW.DARCHEI.ORG/DINNER

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MADE IT Enjoyable.