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recent article in the New York Post caught my eye. The story was about two women who head an organization dedicated to saving victimized people from dangerous situations around the world. The group is now focused on rescuing Afghanis, particularly women in Afghanistan, who are facing torture and death under the Taliban.

What primarily caught my eye was the story’s headline: “Ultra-orthodox Jewish group funding escape for abused Afghan refugees.”

Most of the article spoke about the plight of a few women who had been whisked away from the Taliban’s clutches at the last second before their impending capture. It was only a short paragraph that mentioned the charedi benefactors of the rescue group, and still, that detail made the headline. There was no reference to who these benefactors were, where they’re from, what stripe of orthodoxy they practice, or what their motivation is.

I know what their motivation is, though. I know that, as Jews, our hearts hurt when we see someone, anyone, in pain. And we’re moved to try to help.

But what motivated this group to actually reach into their pockets and pull these tortured women away from a life of misery? Certainly, the first day of their chessed work didn’t include rescuing Afghanis. Instead, this is undoubtedly a culmination of a lifetime of outreach and of chessed.

Years ago, each of these people started out small and helped another person in a marginal, perhaps seemingly insignificant way. But there’s

really nothing insignificant when it comes to helping others. Each act of chessed that we do can build worlds. And each act of chessed that we do builds character within ourselves that propels us to help others in more considerable ways.

How can we work to create a world of chessed? We need to start small, and we need to teach our children when they’re young to create ripples in the worlds around them that are filled with outreach and thinking of others.

This week, my friend mentioned to me that she found a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk when she was taking a walk with her 10-yearold son. Looking around her, she spotted a young girl a few blocks ahead who had probably dropped the money. After alerting her son to the mitzvah of hashavas aveidah, he grabbed the money and raced the few blocks to the teenager so he could return the lost money to the girl.

Adar is a wonderful time to teach our children about chessed and thinking of others. In the joy that comes with the simcha of Purim, we need to remember those who may not be as joyful as we are. We can teach our children to think of others when it comes to mishloach manos or dancing at a Purim chagigah. We can remind them that when they daven, they should daven for others in addition to themselves.

It’s the small things that are really not so small – and will only lead to more significant endeavors.

Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

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Contents Letters to the Editor

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COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll

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National

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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Wein on the Parsha

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From Embarrassment to Teshuva to Holiness by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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PEOPLE The Wandering Jew

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Teen Talk

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Dear Editor, Your note on thank you notes this week was spot-on. I know that I spend the time writing out thank you notes and sending them when I receive gifts. Even more than that, I also mail out birthday cards and Shana Tova cards to my closest friends and family. I know that it brings a smile to their faces when they see my cards in their mailbox after a long day.

Sincerely, Malka Katz Kew Gardens, NY Dear Editor, Recently, I wrote this after a personal experience, and I hope it helps you as well.

Have you ever felt sharply insulted or hurt? Has a critical parent or a teacher or your husband or your wife ever shattered your world and brought you to the verge of tears?

Were you ever deeply shamed or humiliated, and you wish you could just dig a hole in the ground and disappear for a while?

When you are hurt by another person, you have a very precious moment. A true eis ratzon, a moment where you can daven for anything you desire. Maybe you have a friend who very much needs a shidduch, a neighbor who is sick and needs a recovery, a family struggling to make ends meet. The pain

you suffer now atones for major sins, and you are now purified. Your tefillos are potent and very desirable to Hashem.

So don’t lose the moment! Don’t answer back the one who wronged you or become confrontational! Go immediately and speak to Hashem, asking Him for everything you need, and give brachos to everyone you know, by mentioning their names and truly blessing them.

The Kabbalist Rav Moshe Kordevero writes, (brought down by the Chida in Avos 1:17), “There is nothing which prepares the soul and atones for its sins like one who hears his disgrace and is quiet and forgives’ – It’s literally a Yom Kippur for you (R’ Chatzkel Levenstein) The Gemara in Gittin 36b states: “Those who are ignored and don’t ignore back, who hear their disgrace and don’t respond, who serve Hashem from love and are joyous in suffering, on them the verse states, ‘And Those who love Him will be like the sun going out in its strength.’”

The Vilna Gaon writes: “For every moment that a person closes his mouth he merits the Hidden Light [of goodness] which no angel or creature can fathom.”

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Putin Warned the West 15 Years Ago by David Ignatius

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Why is the NBA Helping Communist China by Marc A. Thiessen

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Canada Turns Authoritarian by Marc A. Thiessen

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Sincerely, A mother and a professional Dear Editor, It is not by accident that quite a few members of the Democrat Party will leave the House of Representatives by the end of this year; to be exact, 30 Democrats have already decided not to seek re-election, and more may follow.

Strangely enough, among them there are our well-known Rep. Kathleen Rice and Tom Suozzi, our representatives for Nassau County.

Most likely, both see the writing on the wall that they have very little chance of being re-elected under a Biden administration which is dragging us through the mud.

If the Republicans/Conservatives play their cards right, they will have a great opportunity to take back not only the House but also the Senate.

It is high time that our country will return to normality and give people hope for the future.

H. Mayer Garden City, NY

Dear Editor, Why does FDR have such a good reputation among Americans if he was an outright racist and anti-Semite? Rafael Medoff’s article in this week’s issue clearly highlights that FDR denigrated Asian-Americans and Jews.

During World War II, FDR rounded up more than 100,000 Japanese Americans. If he was so concerned about the “enemy,” why were German Americans or Italian Americans able to live in their homes while the U.S. was fighting the Axis powers?

And when it comes to Jews, FDR certainly has blood on his hands.

In addition to the hundreds of Jews who were gassed to death because he refused to allow the passengers of the MS St. Louis to disembark, his draconian visa quotas specifically targeted those fleeing Europe. And he refused to enter the war, despite knowing what the Nazis were doing to millions of Jews.

FDR famously did not invite Jesse Owens, a black Olympic competitor, to the White House. And many of his “progressive” policies excluded or targeted blacks.

When will cancel culture come for FDR’s grave? He is due for a reckoning.

Shimon H.

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UK Ends Covid Rules

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Johnson’s announcement heralds more changes for Brits. Vaccinated contacts of infected people will no longer have to take tests for seven days. Schoolchildren will no longer need to be tested twice weekly. And it will no longer be mandated to tell one’s employers after testing positive.

The U.K. recorded more than 161,000 Covid deaths over the past two years – the second-highest fatality count in Europe after Russia.

$401M Worth of Cars on Fire This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended pandemic rules in England. Britain is the first major Western government to do so.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Johnson laid out a plan to lift all legal curbs, replacing them with an emphasis on “common sense” and personal responsibility in the next phase of the pandemic. People with Covid-19 will no longer have to self-isolate from Thursday, while access to free tests will end on April 1. The changes are subject to a vote in Parliament.

The move was welcomed by members of Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party, giving the prime minister a rare boost after weeks in which his leadership has been called into question over a series of gaffes and scandals.

“Restrictions pose a heavy toll on our economy, our society, our mental well-being,” Johnson told Parliament.

“We do not need to pay that cost any longer.”

Despite the lifting of Covid requirements, people still need to be careful.

“The omicron wave is still high,” Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said. “This is still a very common infection.” Although there will no longer be a legal requirement to do so, people should still take precautions including wearing masks and taking tests, especially before meeting vulnerable people, he said.

Johnson’s “Living with Covid” plan comes against the backdrop of declining cases, hospitalizations, and deaths linked to the disease in Britain.

Johnson is fighting for his political life. Coronavirus rules were due to expire at the end of March, and Tory MPs were vocal against extending them. Johnson is also facing criticism over rule-breaking parties in Down-

Felicity Ace, a specialty cargo ship, caught fire in the mid-Atlantic last week. Since then, the crew has abandoned ship, but the cargo – worth $438 million – is still burning.

The ship was carrying more than 4,000 cars, many of them luxury vehicles, including Porsche, Audi, Bentley, and Lamborghini models, worth an estimated $401 million. It caught fire last Wednesday evening.

All 22 crew members were evacuated, but the fire continues to burn for several days, fueled by lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles on board.

Insurance experts at Russell Group said on Monday they estimated that $438M of goods were onboard the ship, including an estimated $401M of cars and vehicles.

Suki Basi is the managing director for the Russell Group insurance experts.

“These figures showed once again the precariousness of global supply chains,” Basi said. “The incident comes at a bad time for global carmakers, who are in the middle of a supply chain crisis sourcing semiconductors, resulting in new delays for new cars. An event like this will not do a great deal in instilling trust with consumers.”

Felicity Ace was traveling from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, Rhode Island.

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India: Death Sentence for 2008 Bombings An Indian court on Friday sentenced 38 people to death for a series

of over a dozen bombings in 2008.

The July 26, 2008 bombings by the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami terror group left over 50 people dead in Ahmedabad, in India’s Gujarat state.

This case is the first time in India that so many accused have received death sentences in a single case. In addition to the 38 sentenced to death,

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The sentences must still be confirmed by a higher court.

Last week, Patel convicted the accused of illegal possession of arms, conspiracy to wage war against the state, and charges of murder, while acquitting 28 others for lack of evidence.

Russia and Ukraine on the Brink of War

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n 2012, when presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested that the biggest threat facing the world was Russia, President Obama mocked him and replied, “The 1980s called, and they want their foreign policy back.”

Indeed, it took several more years for the bear to poke its head, but one year into Joe Biden’s presidency, the U.S. and the world is facing the prospects of a new Cold War; however, the ancillary players are no longer small countries like Cuba but large nuclear superpowers such as China, North Korea, and possibly Iran, if America continues to allow it to pursue nuclear weapons. As 190,000 Russian troops remain amassed at Ukraine’s borders, the situation remains perilous.

In an effort to calm the situation, Pres. Biden dispatched Vice President Harris to the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Sunday where she tried to impress on the world the importance of the moment.

“We are looking at a moment that is a very decisive moment,” Harris declared.

“This is a moment that is very dynamic. If not every hour, certainly every day, there seem to be new moments of interest and also of intelligence,” she added. In a subsequent question and answer sessions with reporters she weighed in on the perilous situation. “I mean, listen, guys, we’re talking about the potential for war in Europe…

We are talking about the real possibility of war in Europe.”

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to indulge in his own word salad when he spent

nearly one hour rambling about his grievances against Ukraine. The list went far back to the early twentieth century and included a history lesson on the Soviet Union and Ukraine.

“As a result of Bolshevik policy, Soviet Ukraine arose, which even today can with good reason be called ‘Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s Ukraine,’” Putin explained. “He is its author and architect. This is fully confirmed by archive documents.”

Putin argued that after the breakup of the USSR in 1991, “Russia repaid the entire Soviet debt in return for the newly independent states giving up part of their foreign assets,” but Ukraine never paid up.

His most serious grievance, though, seemed to be his longstanding issue with NATO, the ever-expanding military alliance that was formed in 1949 to counter the threat of post-war Russian expansion in Europe. In recent years, NATO – which was created by the U.S., England, France, and several other nations – has welcomed former Soviet bloc nations into the alliance. Putin considers this an existential threat to Russia. The nail-in-the-coffin, though, would be Ukraine’s acceptance into NATO, something that Ukraine has been vying for over the past decade.

As Putin noted, he doesn’t even consider Ukraine to be sovereign land. If it is admitted into NATO, all dreams of recreating imperialist Russia are effectively dead. On a more boots-on-the-ground level, if Ukraine is admitted to NATO, under the agreement’s collective defense pact, Russia would be under threat of the

full military force of NATO right on its border. Any attack

by Russia on Ukraine, or even a slight incursion, would call for a military response by the powers of NATO. Putin’s moves went beyond rhetoric this week when he declared and signed an agreement recognizing the independence and sovereignty of Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions. After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, a referendum was held in these regions, and over 90% of the approximately 2 million people living there allegedly voted to join Russia. The referendums were administered by the pro-Russian separatists, so the authenticity of the referendum is questionable, at best. Since the Russian-backed separatists broke away from Ukraine in these regions, more than 14,000 people have been killed, in a conflict that is seen as a proxy war between Russia and Ukraine.

After recognizing the independence of these regions, Putin ordered Russian troops to enter the regions for “peacekeeping” purposes. According to news reports, several Russian tanks were seen there.

While at first the White House did not categorize this development as an invasion of Ukraine, it quickly changed its tune after conducting an intelligence assessment. In an address on Tuesday, President Biden declared: “Russia just announced that it is carving out a big piece of Ukraine...

This is the beginning of a Russian invasion.”

The president continued, “Who in the L-rd’s name does Putin think gives him the right to declare these new so-

called countries in territories that belong to his neighbors?”

On Tuesday, Biden announced a series of sanctions that he said would effectively cut Russia off from Western financing. He promised that if Russia continued to invade Ukraine, he would increase sanctions against it. Other countries such as Canada, Japan, Australia, and Germany also slapped sanctions on Russia. In addition, Germany halted certification of its Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a 750-mile pipeline transferring gas from Russia to Germany, which was completed in September but not yet given final approval by German regulators. This gas pipeline was seen by many as a boon for Russia’s economy and a way for Russia to use its natural resources to increase its influence in Europe.

It remains to be seen whether sanctions will work at this stage. A group of Republican senators on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees last month called for Biden to issue sanctions, in order to prevent the full Russian buildup from taking place.

“Historically, wars are easy to start, and they’re hard to finish. That’s why this threat of sanctions after the fact is not alone enough to deter Vladimir Putin and to prevent him from invading — further invading Ukraine,” said Senator John Cornyn (RTX) on January 19, when Russia had a much smaller force

perched on Ukraine’s border.

The Kremlin issued a statement this week responding to the sanctions, calling them a futile effort to hinder the Russian economy and stating that “the United States is once again reflexively grasping restrictive instruments that are ineffective and counterproductive in terms of American interests.”

Signaling its solidarity with Russia, China criticized the sanctions on Russia and accused the U.S. of “raising tensions, creating panic.”

China’s foreign ministry spokesman said, “We believe that sanctions are never the fundamental and effective way to solve problems. China always opposes any illegal unilateral sanctions.”

On Wednesday, the crisis reached fever pitch when Ukraine reported a large cyber-attack and a Ukrainian soldier was killed as shelling intensified in eastern Ukraine. According to Newsweek, the Biden administration warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that a full-blown Russian invasion of his country will come within the next 48 hours. Ukraine has issued a state of emergency and called up its reserve soldiers.

It remains to be seen what Russia’s next move is. It may come quickly, or it may take some time. After all, this chess match has been going on since the 1980s.

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Greek rescue teams on Saturday searched a burning ferry for at least 10 people believed to be missing.

The ferry was en route to Italy with over 290 passengers and crew on board when it caught fire in the Ionian Sea. Firefighting vessels worked to extinguish the flames, while the Greek coast guard and other boats evacuated around 280 of those on board to Corfu.

On Sunday, a 21-year-old Belarussian truck driver emerged alive from the smoking ferry. Sadly, that same day, one person, 58-year-old Greek truck driver, was confirmed to be the first fatality from the incident.

Still, on Monday, the coast guard was searching the charred boat for 10 people still missing, all truck drivers – seven Bulgarians, two Greeks, and one Turk.

Rescue coordinator Dimitris Kontogiannis told Greek public television ERT that temperatures on board the smoldering ferry “are over 400 degrees Celsius (752 Fahrenheit) in some areas.”

Two of those rescued were Afghan nationals not on the passenger list, sparking fears that more undocumented passengers might also have been aboard.

A Greek prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the cause of the fire.

According to authorities, the ship’s captain and two engineers were arrested but released later the same day.

Is Gum Good For Pregnancy?

An experiment conducted in Malawi has found that pregnant women

who chew gum regularly may have a lower risk of preterm birth or low birth weight, The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to the report, pregnant women who chewed gum for 20 minutes each day had a lower chance of preterm birth or low birth weight.

The gum contained xylitol, a sweetener.

The findings were recently presented at the annual meeting of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Association.

The study by American researchers followed over 10,000 women and found that just 12.6% of pregnant women who chewed gum daily gave birth prematurely, compared to 16.5% of women who did not chew gum regularly.

In addition, 8.9% of infants born to gum-chewing mothers suffered low birth weight, compared to 12.9% of infants born to non-chewers.

Lead author Dr. Kjersti Agard, a maternal health expert from the College of Maternal and Newborn Medicine in Texas, noted, “What is special about our study is that we used available, cheap and tasty means to reduce the risk of a baby being born too early or too small.”

Dr. Agard added that the new findings support long-term evidence linking oral health and premature births.

Last Native Speaker of Yamana Language Dies

The Yamana language may be heading towards extinction, as the last native speaker of the language has died.

Yamana was the language of the Yagan community in South America.

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On Twitter, Calderon’s daughter Lidia Gonzalez wrote, “With her, an important part of the cultural memory of our people is gone.

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A few dozen Yagans are still left, but they do not use the language.

with the bank, including one worth $251 million. King Abdullah’s wife maintained an additional account.

According to The Guardian, some of the accounts date back to 2011.

Attorneys for the royal couple clarified that the two had abided by all relevant tax laws and had not committed any wrongdoing. In fact, most of the money in the accounts had been inherited from King Abdullah II’s father..

King Abdullah is not the only person to be named in the report that

#SuisseSecrets showed information on the Jordanian king along with the two sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the sons of an unidentified Pakistani intelligence head who helped funnel billions of dollars to the mujahedeen and corrupt Venezuelan officials.

The latest such leak follows a series of investigative reports, called the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers and Pandora Papers, which centered on secrets of financial institutions that house some of the world’s most wealthy that largely operate outside of tax laws. The data in all cases was analyzed by consortiums of journalists from around the world.

The bank in 2014 pleaded guilty to conspiring to helping Americans file false tax returns. It paid $2.6 billion in fines, penalties, and restitution.

Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank known for providing high-end clients with secrecy, said in a statement that the bank “strongly rejects the allegations and insinuations about the bank’s purported business practices.”

Russia Stocking Up On Money The Russian ratings agency ACRA has estimated that the country’s banks imported $5 billion in banknotes in foreign currencies during the month of December 2021.

That number is $2.65 billion more than a year prior, the report added.

Senior ACRA director Valery Piven said that calculations based on technical reports submitted to Russia’s central bank showed $2.1 billion in foreign banknotes had been imported in November.

According to Piven, “The ratio of forex assets and liabilities held by banks is regulated by the central

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“We are aware that Washington is constantly working on drafting new sanctions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged on Monday, as the world waits for Putin to make his next move with regards to Ukraine.

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According to Richard Palmer QC, who is representing the Home Office, the government will seek costs from Harry should he lose, and the request for confidentiality is an “unprecedented expenditure of time and resources.”

After Harry’s lawsuit became public in January 2022 it did not take long for both the mainstream media and social media debate to turn to the fact that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s police protection was removed in 2011.

If Harry wins the case, he may well get the chance to have his police protection restored, but if he loses, he will be forced to confront whether he intends to ever return to Britain.

If the legal action fails, any would-be assassin might be newly encouraged by the revelation he considers his own security arrangements to be inadequate.

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Prince Harry’s royal security lawsuit may leave him more at risk than he was previously.

The British royal is suing the UK Home Office for removing his police protection detail during his visits to Britain, claiming that this makes it unsafe for him and his family to visit.

But a strongly-worded court document hints that the legal action may be making Harry’s situation worse instead of better.

The filing said, “That is for the obvious and well-understood reason that the more information is placed into the public domain about who has public security protection and in what form, the easier it is for hostile actors to piece together such information with other material in the public domain and enable inferences to be drawn about the degree of protection afforded to those individuals and to other persons.

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Several cities in southern China are offering cash rewards to those with leads on Covid smuggling rings.

The rewards, worth tens of thousands of dollars, are being offered for information on smuggling rings which are bringing Covid-19 carriers across the border from Hong Kong.

Legal arrivals from Hong Kong are forced to undergo weeks of isolation upon arrival in China.

However, according to local authorities, on Monday four people tested positive for Covid-19 after illegally entering China from Hong Kong, without quarantining.

In a notice, Huizhou authorities said, “Those who report clues on smuggling activities found to be illegal or criminal will be given a reward of up to 200,000 yuan ($31,570).”

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offered for those organizing others to cross the borders illegally and for those reporting smuggling boats.

At least five other cities have issued similar notices.

According to Hong Kong media, recent days have seen at least 15 people smuggled into mainland China as the virus sweeps Hong Kong.

Northern Europe Battled by Storms

France, where the storm killed a couple in their 70s.

According to meteorologists, the storms were fueled by an unusually strong jet stream over the North Atlantic.

In the Netherlands, four people were killed on Friday as Eunice battered the country, while Stockholm, Sweden, had its buses shut down due to snow, and uprooted trees disrupted rail lines in and around Copenhagen, Denmark.

At least 15 people have lost their lives in the recent storms in Europe.

Climate Protests in Germany Storm Franklin hit northern Europe on Sunday, following closely on the heels of Dudley and Eunice, and leaving at least two additional people dead.

The storm prompted flood alerts across the region, as crews worked to restore power to those who had lost it during last week’s storms.

Meanwhile, high winds and heavy rains swept across Northern Ireland and northern England on Monday, before moving towards

Explosion at Gold Mine German officials condemned protests by climate activists this week.

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According to Bavaria’s top security official, such blockades do not fall under the right of freedom of assembly.

Speaking to Germany’s Funke media group, Joachim Herrmann, of the conservative Christian Social Union, said, “To massively impede people’s mobility or block the movement of goods is a serious breach of the law.”

Omid Nouripour, the head of Germany’s environmentalist Green Party, said he supports peaceful protests but that the blockades are liable to undermine popular support for measures to mitigate climate change.

Nouripour also criticized the activists for issuing the government an ultimatum.

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At least 59 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured on Monday at an explosion at a gold mine in Burkina Faso.

The explosion, near Gbomblora, about 240 miles southwest of the capital of Ouagadougou, is believed

to have been caused by chemicals used in the mining and treating process that were stored in large quantities at the mine. The first blast occurred around 2 p.m. but several other blasts followed as workers tried to flee the scene.

Burkina Faso is the fifth-largest gold producer in Africa, with about $2 billion dug up in 2019. About 1.5 million people, 7% of the population, work in gold production in the country.

However, gold from smaller mines, like the one in Monday’s incident, is often smuggled across the border into neighbors Togo, Benin, Niger, and Ghana and has been linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

Gold mining in many African nations is lightly regulated and routinely dangerous. In December 2021, at least 38 workers were killed when a mine collapsed in Sudan.

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Emergency Powers in Canada

On Monday, Canada’s Parliament backed the government’s decision to impose emergency powers to deal with weeks-long protest blockades against Covid restrictions.

The motion passed with 185 votes to 151, with the support of the Liberals and the left-leaning NDP. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act early last week.

Earlier on Monday, the Liberal prime minister defended the continued use of the temporary emergency measures, saying that the situation across the country “is still fragile” and that they are needed to prevent new blockades.

He said the powers would not be

kept in place for “a single day longer than necessary.”

They are set to expire in 30 days unless renewed.

Members of the Conservative Party – the official opposition – and the Bloc Quebecois voted against the Emergencies Act motion.

This is the first time the Emergencies Act, passed in 1988, has come into force. They give the government added powers in times of national crisis.

It has been used over the past week to impose bans on public assembly in some areas of Ottawa and to prohibit travel to protest zones, including by foreign nationals, among other measures. It also gives authorities the ability to freeze bank accounts.

On Saturday, the federal government said it had frozen at least 76 accounts linked to the protests, representing C$3.2M ($2.5M) under the emergency measures.

The protest began in January as a truck convoy headed to Ottawa to oppose a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border. It was cleared last week, but not before it grew into a national opposition to the draconian pandemic restrictions Trudeau has implemented across the government.

Haiti Ups Minimum Wage

Haiti’s government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54%, following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their wages are not enough to keep up with the rising cost of living.

The office of Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced a sliding scale of wage hikes that vary by economic activity, with the greatest increase going to workers in areas such as the electricity and telecommunications industries.

Employees in the clothing manufacturing sector, which export finished products to U.S. retailers, received a 37% increase. That takes their wages to just under $7.50 per day, compared with the $15 per day that union leaders had demanded.

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Workers over the years have complained that pay is too low to cover basic goods, which are often more expensive than in other countries due to weak infrastructure and gang violence.

Haitian officials have in the past said that increasing wages by too much would leave the garment industries at risk of losing competitiveness with respect to other countries such as the neighboring Dominican Republic.

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The study analyzed the average cost of a “standard” trip to the grocery store in 36 countries around the world.

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According to the research, the average cost of groceries in Israel totals $28.45 per person a week – a figure higher than that of the U.S., Denmark, or Canada.

Still, Switzerland is the country with the highest grocery prices, costing an average of $48.16 a week for a trip to the grocery. Switzerland is known for its high cost of living, with meat prices being particularly high at $7.94 for 300 grams for chicken fillets and $5.20 for 100 grams of beef.

Turkey, on the other hand, is the cheapest country in which to purchase groceries. A trip to the grocery there would require consumers to shell out $8.95 on average. Colombia came in second place, with an average spend of $9.71 per week.

Grocery prices have gone up across Israel since the start of 2022, which has led to a national backlash.

Prices for goods such as fruits, Osem products, and even diapers have risen in the last few months, angering shoppers and leading to calls for boycotts.

Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% in 2021 and increased another 0.1% to 2.9% this year as of January 30, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported in January.

Israel and Morocco to Increase Trade

Israeli Economy Minister Orna Barbivay (Yesh Atid) on Monday said that Israel and Morocco are aiming to quadruple their annual trade to reach

over $500 million.

During a visit to Morocco this week, Barbivay told reporters, “The annual level of economic and commercial exchange between the two countries, which today amounts to $130 million, must very quickly reach $500 million...and go beyond that.”

Barbivay also signed a trade deal with Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour. The deal aims to designate special industrial zones in Morocco. According to Mezzour, it will boost cooperation between the countries’ private sectors, allowing for an exchange of expertise in the field of innovation.

According to Barbivay, “The economic cooperation agreement is designed to bring about economic growth and prosperity for Israel and Morocco. By working together, we will realize the latent economic potential in bilateral relations, increase the scope of trade, and strengthen technological cooperation alongside rapprochement between the peoples.

Pursuant to the above, I have instructed the professional teams in my ministry to work toward increasing bilateral trade from $131 million to $500 million in the next five years.”

Mezzour added, “This was an initial meeting that created for us the opportunity to identify areas and channels for cooperation and for bilateral industrial and commercial cooperation. After resuming diplomatic relations one year ago, today Morocco and Israel have laid the foundation for an innovative and multi-faceted partnership. Today marks a new stage in which we will embark together on a partnership that is intensive, productive and beneficial for both sides.”

Israel’s GDP Grew by 8.1% in 2021

New data from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) showed that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 8.1% in 2021, marking the highest financial growth rate since the year 2000, when the GDP grew by 8.4%.

The data showed that the fourth quarter of 2021 saw the greatest growth, at 16.6%.

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According to the Times of Israel, the Bank of Israel had previously estimated that the GDP would grow by 6.5% in 2021.

Meanwhile, Israel’s GDP per capita grew by 6.3% last year, while the population itself grew by 1.7%. The CBS noted that the average OECD growth was just 5%.

Israel’s exports grew by 13.6%, while imports grew by 18.7% and private consumption by 11.7%.

At the same time, the consumer price index rose by 0.2% in January 2022, and by 3.1% in 2021. Housing prices rose 11.3% in twelve months.

Avidar Resigns

On Tuesday, Yisrael Beytenu’s Eli Avidar resigned from his ministerial position in the cabinet. The parliamentarian criticized Prime Minister

Naftali Bennett for a “hysterical” approach to virus regulations and said that Bennett is imitating his predecessor and does not plan to honor the rotation deal.

Avidar will now return to the Knesset where, since the coalition numbers just 61 of the 120 Knesset members, he could now hold the crucial vote on any legislation. He said he would “do everything I can to ensure this government completes its term,” but added that the government’s survival had to stand for something.

“I have submitted my letter of resignation from the government,” Avidar said. “I will continue to work from the Knesset, and I will make sure that this government keeps the promises made to the public that brought it to power.

“I’ll do everything I can so to ensure this government completes its term, but the government’s survival isn’t a value in itself…the government has to fulfill its promises,” he said.

“Policy in recent months has made my stay [in the coalition] unbearable.

I waited [with my resignation] so that it was not a shock. I did my best in the current government and now I will do so from the Knesset.”

He added, “Bennett does not in-

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tend to honor the rotation,” referring to the agreement that will see Foreign Minister Yair Lapid take over as head of the government in September 2023.

“The man grew up on Netanyahu and does not intend to free himself of him. He copies him in his every move,” Avidar said.

Avidar has been a long-time critic of coronavirus regulations and initially refused to get vaccinated.

“Bennett’s hysterical press conference in the shadow of the Omicron destroyed overnight businesses that were just beginning to recover,” Avidar said. “I tried to influence the policy and the conversation from the inside. I met with Bennett twice and I reminded him that this is a historic government, a government of change, and not just a continuation of the Netanyahu government.”

The Yisrael Beytenu lawmaker said the coalition was too concerned with “selfies and TikTok videos” while the opposition was trying to topple the government.

“The conservative camp works all year round, but the democratic camp goes to bed the day after the election – both when it is in the coalition and also when it is in the opposition. They take selfies and make cool TikTok videos,” Avidar said. “You don’t win like that.”

When Avidar was appointed minister in the Prime Minister’s Office in August 2021, he immediately resigned from the Knesset under the so-called Norwegian Law, which allows ministers and deputy ministers to resign their Knesset seats and be replaced by the next candidate on their party’s electoral slate. Avidar’s return to the Knesset will mean that his replacement from Yisrael Beytenu, Sharon Roffe Ofir, will have to leave the parliament.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to present the premier with the petition with regards to what is known as the Kotel Compromise.

The compromise, long a point of contention between Israel’s government and Diaspora Jewry, would create a permanent pluralistic prayer pavilion at the Jerusalem holy site, with representatives of non-Orthodox streams of Judaism sharing an oversight role.

“The Israeli government was turning to the Diaspora Jews for their opinion on how the Kotel should be set up, and the voices of the Reform and Conservative parties were very strong, and we felt that not everybody was being fairly represented,” Leah Zagelbaum, Agudah’s vice president of communications, who is part of the delegation, told Times of Israel.

Zagelbaum noted, “For 150,000 people to all agree on one particular view, I think that’s very, very significant. I’m not denying that emotions run high on both sides,” she said, stressing that the campaign was not meant to stoke tensions around the sensitive issue.

“It’s not to demand that anybody pray in a particular way. Reform Jews are welcome at the Kotel,” she clarified.

The main issue with the plan is that the oversight over the plaza would be given to a conglomerate of members of groups – including the Reform, Conservative, and Women of the Wall movements.

The compromise arrangement, negotiated between Israel and Diaspora leaders over more than three years, was approved by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government in 2016, but was indefinitely suspended by him in 2017 after his charedi partners threatened to leave the government.

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The Israeli Navy last week wrapped up participation in the U.S. Navy’s IMX exercise, which included dozens of countries, among them

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This was Israel’s first time participating in the International Maritime Exercise.

In a statement, Israeli Navy chief David Salama said, “The participation of the Navy in the American exercise demonstrates the strengthening connection between our fleets, based on power, mutual learning, and strategic partnership. We are coordinated and working together with our American partners to prevent terror in the maritime arena and to strengthen the security of the region’s waters.”

U.S. 5th Fleet Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said, “This joint exercise demonstrates our determination to protect international law and order. This is a special opportunity to expand our interoperability as we strengthen our naval ties.”

The exercise included over 9,000 people from 60 militaries, the U.S. Navy said.

In the IMX exercise, the Israeli Navy says it trained with the 5th Fleet, simulating neutralizing naval mines, above- and under-water search-and-rescue operations, as well as conducting medical exercises at sea. On the Israeli side, the navy’s 3rd Flotilla, which operates missile ships, the 915th Patrol Boats Squadron, and the Unit for Underwater Fighting, known by its Hebrew acronym YALTAM, took part in the exercise, which was held in the Red Sea. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett praised the cooperation between the IDF and the U.S. military, and noted the importance of the U.S. 5th Fleet in maintaining regional security in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East generally.

Some of the countries that participated in the exercise included Saudi Arabia, Oman, Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen, and Pakistan, as well the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

tially rubber-stamp even those conversions which are not sincere.

In a tweet following the bill’s approval by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, Kahana wrote, “Together we have taken a step toward preserving the Jewish identity of the State of Israel: a state-sponsored conversion law, in accordance with Jewish law, under the auspices of the rabbinate.”

In a letter to government ministers, Israel’s chief rabbis, Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Ashkenazic Rabbi David Lau, noted, “The government is discussing a law that will have an impact on many citizens and on the entire Israeli society. Making decisions on a topic so sensitive and important as this while ignoring the stance of the chief rabbis and Israel’s rabbinic judges…causes a rift in the nation and will necessarily cause the formation of disparate communities in Israel.”

They added that the bill constitutes “mistreatment of the convert, as anyone who goes through this [conversion] process will not be considered a righteous convert by the majority of rabbis and rabbinical judges of Israel.”

The bill now goes to the Knesset plenum, where it must pass three votes in order to become law.

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Controversial Conversion Bill Approved The Israeli government on Sunday approved Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana’s (Yamina) bill to reform the conversion process.

The bill would allow municipal and regional rabbis to perform conversions in what many say would essen-

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The new justices, appointed to the 15-member Supreme Court, were named as Judge Ruth Ronnen, Judge Khaled Kabub, Judge Gila Kanfi-Steinitz and attorney Yechiel Kasher.

Kanfi-Steinitz, 63, is vice president of the Jerusalem District Court and will become the Supreme Court’s first female Sephardic justice. Kabub, also 63, is currently vice president of the Tel Aviv District Court and will become the Supreme Court’s first permanent Muslim justice; all other Arab justices have been Christians.

Following the appointments, Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar (New Hope) praised the new justices as “excellent.”

He added, “They were selected according to the three criteria I set: excellence, balance and diversity. A variety of opinions, genders, and ethnic backgrounds. I am responsible for this vital system. I have not received and will not receive grades or dictates from extremist or opposition parties.

“Most people understand that the justice system needs repair and not destruction, and appreciate the commitment to preserving Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.”

The Judicial Appointments Committee, headed by Sa’ar, includes Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked (Yamina), Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut, Supreme Court justices Uzi Vogelman and Yitzhak Amit, Israel Bar Association attorneys Ilana Seker and Muhammad Na’aman, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism), and MK Efrat Rayten (Labor).

In a Facebook post, Shaked wrote, “If I had served as chairman of the committee today, the results would have been different. It is no secret that I wanted to appoint other judges. The chairman of the committee, the justice minister, led a different line, but insisted on the important principle of balance and that there should be two candidates for each [political] side.”

local church leaders as a “premeditated attack on the Christians in the Holy Land.”

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Seattle is home to one of the largest populations of bike commuters in the country. This week, the King County Board of Health voted to repeal a decades-old regulation requiring cyclists to wear helmets. The reason? It turns out that the enforcement of the law ended up with many homeless and people of color being singled out for their lack of helmets.

Only one member of the King County Board of Health opposed the decision to roll back a measure that

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it would withdraw a plan to expand a national park onto church-owned lands in Jerusalem.

The plan had been denounced by

It would have expanded the Jerusalem Walls National Park by 68 acres.

A spokeswoman for the Nature and Parks Authority said, “There is no intention of advancing the plan in the planning committee, and it is not ready for discussion without coordination and communication with all relevant officials, including the churches, in the area regarding the correct way to preserve this special area.”

The City of David Foundation said, “The claims that are being brought against the project are largely spearheaded by organizations with a political agenda that receive large amounts of funding by the European Union with the goal of keeping Jerusalem in a state of neglect and squalor in order to bolster their narrative that Jews and Arabs cannot benefit together under Israeli sovereignty in all of Jerusalem.”

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even critics acknowledge has saved lives.

“The question before us yesterday wasn’t the efficacy of helmets,” said Girmay Zahilay, a board member who is also a member of the King County Council. “The question before us was whether a helmet law that’s enforced by police on balance produces results that outweigh the harm that that law creates.”

Seattle is the largest city in the country to enforce a bike helmet requirement. The city of Tacoma, Washington, repealed its requirement in 2020, citing similar equity concerns, as did Dallas in 2014 for those 18 and older, as a means of encouraging more bike-sharing.

“We have to have a broad view of public health: Yes, we have to think about brain injury, and we also have to think about the impact on our criminal legal system,” Zahilay said.

The King County health board declared racism a public health crisis in 2020.

A Seattle Police Department spokesperson, Randall Huserik, said the traffic stops were often used to educate riders about the benefits of wearing a helmet.

“The focus is the behavior, not the status,” he said. “A risk of seri-

ous brain injury/death remains just as dire for someone experiencing homelessness as it does for someone who is housed – that is the risk these citations are intended to mitigate.”

Helmets reduce the likelihood of serious head injury by 60%, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. In cases where it was known whether cyclists were wearing helmets, 79% of those who were fatally injured in bike crashes between 2010 and 2017 were not wearing them.

Save the Bees

As bee populations dwindle across the nation and thefts of hives are becoming prevalent, beekeepers are attempting to save their bees by using modern technology.

Around this time of year, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond

growers who need the insects to pollinate the state’s most valuable crop.

But as almond trees start to bloom, bees become vulnerable to the thefts of their hives that has become more common. As such, beekeepers are using GPS tracking devices, surveillance cameras, and other anti-theft technology to protect their precious colonies.

Hive thefts have been reported elsewhere in the country, most recently three hives containing about 60,000 bees taken from a grocery chain’s garden in central Pennsylvania. They happen at a larger scale and uniquely in California this time of year because bees are most in demand during the largest pollination event in the world.

In the past few weeks, 1,036 beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were reported stolen from orchards statewide, authorities said.

The largest heist involved 384 beehives that were taken from a field in Mendocino County, prompting the state beekeepers’ association to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to their recovery.

Thefts usually happen at night, when no one is in the orchard and the bees are back in their hives. The thief is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees.

A tightening supply of bees and soaring pollination fees – jumping from less than $50 to rent a hive two decades ago to as much as $230 per hive this year – are likely motivating beekeepers to go rogue.

The demand for bees has steadily risen over the last 20 years as the popularity of the healthy, crunchy nut turned California into the world’s biggest almond producer.

Accordingly, the amount of land used to grow almonds has more than doubled to an estimated 1.3 million acres (526,000 hectares).

Beekeepers have been keeping up with that growth by providing an ever-increasing proportion of the nation’s available stock of hives.

This year, a survey of commercial beekeepers estimated it will take 90% of honeybee colonies in the U.S. to pollinate all the almond orchards.

Some beekeepers have tried tagging their boxes with SmartWater CSI, a forensic tool used to help police trace recovered stolen property. The clear liquid is visible only under UV light, even through layers of paint, so police can ascertain the rightful owner even when thieves try to disguise boxes.

NYC to Tackle Subway Safety

New York City announced a new plan last week to address homelessness in the subway system and to combat crime.

The initiative took effect on Monday and includes the deployment of up to 30 inter-agency collaborative teams. It will also add additional behavioral health emergency assistance teams, to allow mental health professionals to respond to nonviolent mental health 911 calls.

In a press release, the city said that NYPD officers will enforce subway violations such as “sleeping across multiple seats, exhibiting aggressive behavior to passengers, or creating an unsanitary environment.”

NYC Mayor Eric Adams said, “The subway system and our bus system, they are the lifeblood of our city. If we don’t get them right, our city won’t continue to recover from Covid. Millions of New Yorkers use the system to go to school, to go to their place of employment, and just to visit their loved ones. It provides a vital service.”

Adams noted, “The vast majority of the unhoused and mentally ill is not dangerous,” although subway riders have been “deeply concerned.”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul acknowledged that there has been a “very real humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes for far too long.”

Not everyone supports the initiative: Shelly Nortz, the deputy executive director for policy at the Coalition for the Homeless, said the plan would criminalize homelessness and mental illness.

According to her, “Repeating the failed outreach-based policing strategies of the past will not end the suffering of homeless people bedding down on the subway. It is sickening to hear Mayor Adams liken unsheltered homeless people to a cancer.

They are human beings.”

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rooms for the homeless, medication, and “at least 1,000 immediate low-barrier subsidized permanent housing placements paired with mobile mental health teams.”

“Medicaid managed care is an utter failure for those with the most serious mental illnesses, and must be completely reformed.”

Adams presented his plan on Friday. Within 24 hours of the announcement of the 17-page plan, five people were stabbed in the NYC subway system. A sixth person was stabbed on Sunday evening on the 6 line near Canal Street, the New York Police Department said.

Masks Up Only in Hawaii

Hawaii is now the only state in the United States to require masks

for those indoors.

Additionally, the popular tourist destination is still requiring outof-state travelers to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test in order to avoid mandatory quarantine.

Meanwhile, Hawaii’s coronavirus vaccination rate is 10% higher than the national average, with 75% of Hawaiians having received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. Between February 5-18, the number of coronavirus cases in the Aloha State dropped by 64%, the Hawaii Department of Health said.

Hawaii Governor David Ige said that he is working with his state’s health department to determine “when the time is right” to lift the indoor mask mandate.

He added, “Hawaii ranks second (to last) in the nation when it comes to Covid deaths, in part because of the indoor mask requirement and other measures that have proven successful in protecting our community from this potentially deadly virus.

“We base our decisions on science, with the health and safety of our community as the top priority.”

PO Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years

Seattle to Deal with the Homeless

Former Brooklyn Center Police officer Kim Potter last week was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop.

Potter will serve 16 months in prison and the other eight on supervised release, in what Judge Regina Chu acknowledged was a “significant downward departure” from sentencing guidelines.

Chu said, “I recognize there will be those who disagree with the sentence. That I granted a significant downward departure does not in any way diminish Daunte Wright’s life. His life mattered. And to those who disagree and feel a longer prison sentence is appropriate, as difficult as it may be, please try to empathize with Ms. Potter’s situation.”

She added, “This is one of the saddest cases I have had in my 20 years on the bench. Officer Potter made a mistake that ended tragically, but she never intended to hurt anyone.”

Potter has a credit of 58 days in prison which she served while awaiting sentencing.

Daunte Wright’s father, Arbuey Wright, said after the sentencing, “I walk out of this courthouse feeling like people are laughing at us because this lady got a slap on the wrist and every night we are still waiting around crying, waiting for my son to come home.”

Potter shot Wright after pulling him over for an expired registration tag on his car. She found that he had an outstanding warrant for a weapons charge, but when she tried to detain him, he freed himself and attempted to re-enter his vehicle. At that point, Potter reached for her stun gun but accidentally grabbed her firearm, resulting in a fatal shooting.

A group of Seattle philanthropies and corporations are donating over $10 million to an initiative to decrease homelessness in and around the city’s downtown area.

The donations will help fund a new team operated by the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCHRA). The team aims to reduce the number of homeless from 800-1,000 to just 30, by means of helping the homeless find permanent housing.

The initiative, called, “Partnership for Zero,” will launch in downtown Seattle and expand to other regions later this year.

In 2020, Seattle passed a tax on the highest salaries at companies in the city with annual payroll expenses of $7 million or higher. The tax has brought in $231 million, which has been used to fund coronavirus relief but which will eventually go towards homeless services and affordable housing.

Among the companies participating in the effort are, in alphabetical order: Alaska Airlines, Amazon, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Campion Foundation, Costco, Expedia Group, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, JP Morgan Chase Pacific Northwest, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Madrona Venture Group, Microsoft Philanthropies, Nordstrom, PATH, Puget Sound Energy, Raikes Foundation, REI, Russell Investments, Schultz Family Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Starbucks, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Symetra, T-Mobile, Weyerhaeuser, and the Zillow Group.

Thirty people out of every 10,000 people in Washington State are homeless. During the pandemic, tents housing homeless people in the Seattle area increased by more than 50 percent. Even so, 23 percent of the homeless in the King County area of Seattle live in their cars.

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“I’ve decided to break this record because I’m a serial record breaker, and I am a versatile world record holder,” Kelbie told Guinness about his six-candy stack.

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So fasten your seatbelts, folks.

You’re in for a really short ride.

Potato Perfume We beg you to try to spell the name of the world’s newest grandmaster: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

The 16-year-old trounced Magnus Carlsen, 31, on Sunday, beating the world No. 1 during the Airthings Masters.

Luckily, Praggnanandhaa is generally called by his nickname, Pragg. He remained cool and collected during the intense competition against the five-time world champion.

This was Pragg’s first victory over Carlsen. He became the youngest player to beat Carlsen since the superstar became World Champion in 2013.

He also became only the third Indian grandmaster to win against the Norwegian after Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna.

“I’m just very happy,” Pragg said after the stunning win.

When asked how he was going to celebrate, Pragg – with days of competition remaining in the tournament – was realistic given how late he was playing games being based in India: “I think it’s about just going to bed.

“It’s about time to go to bed, as I don’t think I will have dinner at 2:30 in the morning.”

Pragg became the youngest international master in history at age 10.

Checkmate.

Sweet Success Brendan Kelbie is once again a world record holder. The 22-year-old from Australia was able to stack six M&Ms for ten seconds, breaking Will Cutbill’s record in June 2021 in which Cutbill utilized five confections for his tower.

Truthfully, Kelbie was an M&M champion stacker before. The Australian had previously stacked four M&Ms in 2020, matching the record

This is not Kelbie’s only record by a long shot. The Australian’s other records include most drumstick flips in 1 minute (98), longest duration spinning a basketball on a pair of spectacles (29.67 seconds), tallest tower of dice stacked on the back of the hand in 30 seconds while blindfolded (13), most dice stacked into a tower in 30 seconds while blindfolded (20), and longest duration spinning a basketball on the nose (9.57 seconds).

Clearly, he’s a serial record holder.

World’s Shortest Flight

What goes up must come down.

And that’s what it feels like on this flight: you go up, and then you go down. All in just eight minutes. The flight between the Caribbean islands of Anguilla and Sint Maarten is currently the world’s shortest international commercial flight.

Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory just 16 miles long and 3.5 miles wide, is a flat, dry, limestone island fringed by 33 white sand beaches.

Its neighbor, Saint Martin, sits just 4.5 miles to the south at its closest point. Split in two, the northern part of the island is an overseas collectivity of France, while the southern part, named Sint Maarten, is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Anguilla Air Services is the only airline that offers scheduled flights between the two islands. Granted,

Don’t you want to smell like a latke? Turns out, you can.

The Idaho Potato Commission announced that it is releasing a scented perfume designed to smell like the state’s signature crop. The limited-edition scent is made from distilled Idaho potatoes and essential oils and is designed to smell like a fresh plate of French fries.

It is called Frites by Idaho.

“Whether you’re at a drive through restaurant or dining in, it’s near impossible to not grab a fry and take a bite before you dive into your meal.

The smell is too good to resist,” IPC President and CEO Jamey Higham said in a news release. “This perfume is a great gift for anyone who can’t refuse a French fry.”

Although the $1.89 bottles of the fragrance sold out quickly on the commission’s website, social media users can still enter an Instagram contest to win free bottles.

And it’s worth every (s)cent.

Eye Can’t Believe It

Who was the person to have drawn eyes on faceless images on a

painting in Russia’s Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg?

Turns out, the culprit was a security guard working at the cultural center. It was his first day on the job.

The painting, Three Figures, was created by Anna Leporskaya and was insured for about $1.3 million. The figures didn’t have facial features on the faces. The guard used a ballpoint pen to draw eyes on two of the figures back in December.

“His motives are still unknown, but the administration believes it was some kind of a lapse in sanity,” the exhibition’s curator explained.

This is not the first time a vandal has defaced a painting in Russia. In 2018, a man was charged with attacking an artwork of Ivan the Terrible. After getting drunk, he said he found the painting “disturbing” and attacked the artwork.

A sight for sore eyes.

A Boomin’ BMW

You’ll look twice if this car drives down Central Avenue – or maybe you won’t be able to stop staring.

BMW recently announced that it is launching a new limited edition version of the BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupe that features an elaborate paint scheme created by American pop artist Jeff Koons.

The comic book-inspired design features streaks and explosions and is applied through an 11-stage process that requires hundreds of hours of work. The blue-and-yellow-themed car has the word “Pop!” on its sides and a red “blast” on its bumper.

Inside, the 8 X Jeff Koons also has bright blue and leather seats in keeping with the superhero theme.

Looking for a car that features “truth, justice, and the American way”? BMW will only build 99 of these cars. The price? Well, it’s going to cost you – a whopping $350,995, including delivery fees.

The question is: will this vehicle make you go faster than a speeding bullet or help you leap tall buildings in a single bound?

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ast week, the entire student body at Mesivta Ateres Yaakov embarked on their annual mid-winter retreat. Organized by Rabbi Shlomo Drebin, talmidim had the choice of spending the day skiing or snowboarding at Camelback Ski Resort or enjoying a variety of activities at the Palisades Mall.

The day began with divrei Torah from senior rebbe, Rabbi Yonason Sprung, who highlighted the importance of living in the moment and what Torahdik menucha is. His divrei his’orirus resonated with the talmidim throughout the trip.

Talmidim were joined by rabbeim on the slopes, skiing and snowboarding throughout the afternoon, breaking only for lunch, Mincha and learning. Many boys opted to utilize bus travel time to learn with a chavrusa, while others spent some lodge-break time learning with their rabbeim.

“The trip accomplishes three things,” commented S’gan Mena-

hel, Rabbi Yossi Bennett. “It serves as a battery-recharge during a long winter z’man, an opportunity to concretize relationships with friends and rabbeim outside of the yeshiva’s

walls and a way to apply the growth and learning in which our talmidim engage on a daily basis in real-world situations.”

The day’s events closed with the

entire Mesivta joining together for a delicious dinner catered by Dougie’s in Teaneck, NJ, and a digital slideshow of pictures from the day’s events.

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Netzach Talmidim in Israel

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his past week, Rabbi Dovid Feiler arrived in Eretz Yisroel for a much anticipated trip to visit the graduating talmidim of Netzach Hatorah. He was greeted and surprised at the airport by some of his talmidim who sang and danced to welcome their beloved rebbe. The excitement and ruach around Rabbi Feiler’s arrival to Yerushalyim is a true testament to just how strong the talmidim’s bond is with their rebbe.

On Thursday night, the boys enjoyed a beautiful kumzits and schmooze, joining together once again as a Netzach family. For Shabbos, the alumni gathered in Yerushalayim with their rebbe, sharing in divrei Torah, zemiros and just catching up, over the entire amazing Shabbos together.

A special thank you to the families that sponsored this wonderful Shabbos in Yerushalyim.

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Health Month at HAFTR

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n continuation of Health Month at HAFTR Early Childhood, Morah Ellen showed the children how to make smoothies. They observed how the red strawberries, purple blueberries, yellow bananas,

and white yogurt blended into purple smoothies! Not only was it a fun experiment with mixing colors but it showed the children that you don’t need to eat candy in order to have a sweet, delicious treat.

Winter Classic at MTA

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n Tuesday, February 15, the entire MTA family came together at Winter Classic to support the Varsity Basketball Lions and celebrate senior night.

The exciting event also included the first-ever MTA Spirit Day, with a fun pre-game pep rally organized by talmidim.

After a delicious tailgate-style dinner, the entire yeshiva arrived at the MAX decked out in exclusive MTA Winter Classic swag and ready to cheer on the Varsity Lions at their final home game of the regular season against Ramaz. Before the game started, MTA hosted a meaningful senior night ceremony, honoring se-

nior team members and their commitment to the yeshiva’s athletics program over the past four years.

The fun continued throughout the game as talmidim were selected to compete in a half-time 3-shot challenge with a $100 gift card prize for the winners.

Talmidim were also encouraged to participate in a gametime costume contest in honor of Purim Katan, featuring incredible prizes including airpods, sports jerseys, gift cards, and more. The MAX was filled with MTA’s signature ruach, achdus, and energy, which lasted during the entire game and beyond!

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Sharsheret Day at HAFTR HS

FJCC (Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition) Chairman Josh Mehlman (2nd left) met recently at City Hall with the three Orthodox Jewish members of Mayor Eric Adams’ senior staff on behalf of the Flatbush community.

L-R: Fred Kreizman, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit; Deputy Chief of Staff Menashe Shapiro; and Senior Advisor Joel Eisdorfer

By: Michelle Kirschner

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YU Book Talk

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rom Bible to Ba’al Shem Tov, Peninnah Schram, Professor Emerita of Speech and Drama, Stern College for Women, has captivated audiences the world over with ancient and modern Jewish tales.

Come for an enchanting hour, where Peninnah will discuss her bio, Peninnah’s World: A Jewish Life in Stories (Hamilton Books, 2021), vividly written by storytelling studies professor Caren Schnur Neile.

From child of immigrants steeped in Jewish tradition to award-winning scholar, raconteur, and educator, Peninnah Schram has led a “storied” life devoted to the spoken word.

The online event, sponsored by Yeshiva University Libraries and set for Tuesday, March 1 at 8:15 pm/ET, will be moderated by Reuven Russell, YU Artistic Director of Dramatic Societies.

To register, go to yu.edu/peninnah

here was a special buzz of energy when roaming the halls of HAFTR High School last week. Walking through the building on Wednesday, February 9, pink streamers, balloons, and signs in support of breast cancer awareness could be seen decorating the walls.

All of this was in recognition of Sharsheret, which is an amazing Jewish organization for individuals who have, or are at risk of having, breast and ovarian cancer. This organization provides support for those who have been affected by this disease and is a security blanket for these individuals. Facing these ailments is extremely daunting and having an organization like Sharsheret helps these individuals have a positive outlook on the disease they face and gives them hope.

Between classes, students participated in activities and worked on fundraising for the organization.

Students sold doughnuts, masks,

lemonade, ice cream, and raffle tickets with many prizes. The raffle was an unbelievable expression of unity in that businessowners throughout the area came together to contribute to this incredible cause, as did HAFTR students.

In addition to fundraising, the girls engaged in an informative and empowering speech by Renee Exelbert. Not only did Mrs. Exelbert share her story, but she answered questions that our students had. She discussed the difficulties she faced while undergoing treatment and how that affected her and her family. Mrs. Exelbert demonstrated the importance of being honest with oneself, and that with the right attitude, an individual can accomplish anything.

Sharsheret Day was a huge success, which is thanks to our student body, staff, and community. A special thank you to Nancy Cohen, the Long Island program coordinator for Sharsheret, and Mrs. Alyssa Schechter, director of Student Life, for organizing the entire Sharsheret Day.

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YCQ Shabbaton

By Eyal Traeger

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n February 11-12, the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) boys grade 7 and 8 were treated to a Shabbaton at The Bushkill Inn & Conference Center in Pennsylvania. Their day began with davening and breakfast, followed by orientation with their counselors.

Upon arrival to the hotel, the boys were able to play sports outdoors and swim in the indoor pool before Shabbat.

“My favorite part of the Shabba-

ton was when I got to play football with my friends,” reported Ozzy Dreyfuss, grade 8. “What a treat!”

During Shabbat, the boys enjoyed ruach-filled davening with their fellow classmates and rebbeim and learned a lot through different shiurim. Students played trivia games about Torah and sports. The winners won tickets for raffles. Prizes included an Amazon Echo, drones, and more. The boys were also entertained

by The Schnitzel Guys, with their blend of comedy, magic, juggling, and fast-paced games.

Out Loud Brachos

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hildren in the community are being encouraged to say their brachos out loud for the past few weeks during the Out Loud Brachos contest. Every week, children who participate are able to enjoy prizes from local stores – Seasons, Seasons Express, KolSave, Carlos & Gabby’s, and Pizza Pious – that helped to sponsor the program. The children were asked to make at least five brachos out loud each day so others could answer amen to their brachos. They were also asked to answer amen to their parents’ brachos.

This is the seventeenth year of the Out Loud Brachos contest. It is run in the Five Towns, Queens, Monsey, West Hempstead, Great Neck, Passaic, Chicago, Phoenix and Los Angeles communities.

For more information about the Out Loud Brachos contest, contact OutLoudBrachos@gmail.com.

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Career Month in Gesher is a smashing success. Parents have been coming to teach our students all about their jobs as physical therapists, nurses, therapists, Hatzolah members, and so much more. Thank you to all the amazing parents who have helped us enrich our learning!

MTA Freshmen Experience Incredible “Night In” Yeshiva

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TA freshmen enjoyed an incredible Night In Yeshiva with their rebbeim and Senior Cub2Lion mentors on Thursday, February 17!

The evening kicked off with pizza and a d’var Torah, and then the real fun began! Freshmen broke into groups for Senior Scramble, an exciting team-building activity run by their Cub2Lion senior mentors. Working together as a cohesive group, each team raced through a series of challenges to earn as many points as possible. Afterwards, everyone boarded buses to Urban Air Trampoline Park for even more fun and excitement!

“It’s incredible to see firsthand how comfortable our freshmen have become in their new high school environment,” said freshman grade Dean Rabbi Eli Cohn. “They have truly bonded together as a grade and freshman night in is a great way for

talmidim to continue solidifying the relationships they have developed with each other, their rebbeim, and their senior mentors.”

The night continued back at MTA with ice cream sundaes, sports, and

games. Everyone returned home the next morning after Shacharis, breakfast, and a d’var Torah.

“Witnessing the incredible achdus as our freshmen talmidim bond over all of these exciting activities is

truly an unforgettable experience,” Rabbi Cohn shared. “It’s extremely rewarding to watch as these relationships continue to grow throughout the year.”

Touro College Granted University Status by NYS Board of Regents

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ouro College in New York State has been granted university status by the New York State Board of Regents, Dr. Alan Kadish, Touro President, announced last week. This comes after the Board voted to amend the charter to change the college’s name to “Touro University” in recognition of the institution’s advanced academic standing. Touro has already achieved university status at its California and Nevada schools “Achieving university status is

the culmination of years of hard work and dedication on the part of the entire Touro community – our faculty, deans, program directors, staff and students who have elevated, expanded and advanced our outstanding academic offerings,” said Dr. Kadish. “This exciting announcement represents our commitment to academic excellence and growth through innovative programs and opportunities in higher education. I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished over

the last 50 years, on the shoulders of our visionary founder, Dr. Bernard Lander of blessed memory, and know that this achievement bodes well for Touro’s future.”

The school will undergo university-wide rebranding, which will unify all its programs and schools under one Touro University umbrella. With 35 schools in five states and four countries serving nearly 19,000 students each year, this shift will strengthen the school’s identity and ability to offer consistent, high-qual-

ity programs and opportunities to its students.

This recognition comes as Touro celebrate its 50th anniversary and advances plans to build a new 243,305 square-foot main campus at 3 Times Square. Touro will transform eight floors of the building into classrooms, science and technology labs, offices, and event space, creating a state-of-the-art home for several of its world class schools and programs.

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Rav Yaakov Bender with Maran Rav Chaim Kanievsky last week

With his grandsons at the home of Rav Shraga Noach Shteinman, rosh yeshiva of Orchos Torah

With Rav Berel Povarsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh

With his cousin, Rav Chaim Peretz Berman, rosh yeshiva of Ponovezh

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Gourmet Glatt is a proud sponsor of the 5 Towns Flag Football League

The talmidos of Morah Tovi Frank’s Pre1A class in the Ganger Early Childhood Center at TAG celebrated 100 days of school by dressing as 100 year olds

Central Goes Purple

Hachnasat Orchim at HALB’s Lev Chana

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t Central, we are committed to our students’ health and wellbeing in all ways. Last week, we had programs highlighting important issues affecting many people of all communities and backgrounds.

On Tuesday, sophomores and juniors had the opportunity to participate in a program with the organization “Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction” (CCSA) to learn about the important topic of substance abuse. The presentations and discussions focused on explaining what substance abuse and addiction are, how teenage brains are wired, and how introducing substances affects development of the brain.

Also discussed were risk factors and how a student can seek help for themselves or for a friend by turning to a safety net of parents, teachers, guidance counselors, rabbis, and other adults.

On Thursday, Central participated in Shalom Task Force’s “Go Purple” Day, a day to promote awareness of healthy relationships and to educate high school students about domestic abuse. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors participated in discussions led

by Shalom Task Force staff members about the importance of boundaries, learning how to set boundaries in

he kindergarten children at HALB’s Lev Chana Early Childhood Program hosted special guests this week. Partnering with Kulanu, children who were off from their school this week had a chance to spend time in our yeshiva!

Our children did a great job doing the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim by hosting these new friends. A special thank you to the SKA girls who came to help out. It is always great to have SKA girls collaborate with Lev Chana children!

everyday relationships, and gaining tools to be a supportive friend. Juniors Danielle Abelson from Cedarhurst, Daniella Orenbuch, and senior Goldie Tuckman from West Hempstead also spent last week raising awareness and funds for Shalom Task Force, with Danielle saying, “This year’s Purple Day was a huge success, ranging from the astounding guest speakers, to the donations, to wearing purple in support of all domestic abuse victims.”

Thank you to our Director of Guidance, Mrs. Danielle Wyner, for organizing these incredibly important and informative events.

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Daily Calendar for

SEDER ZERAIM ‫כ"א טבת תשפ"ב — כ״ג חשון תשפ"ג‬

Dec. 26 / ‫כב טבת‬

THURSDAY

Jan. 9 / ‫ז שבט‬

Jan. 10 / ‫ח שבט‬

Jan. 16 / ‫יד שבט‬

Jan. 17 / ‫טו שבט‬

BERACHOS 8:1-2

Jan. 18 / ‫טז שבט‬

BERACHOS 8:3-4

Jan. 23 / ‫כא שבט‬

Jan. 24 / ‫כב שבט‬

PEAH 1:2-3

Jan. 25 / ‫כג שבט‬

PEAH 1:4-5

Jan. 30 / ‫כח שבט‬

PEAH 1:6-2:1

Jan. 31 / ‫כט שבט‬

PEAH 3:2-3

Feb. 1 / ‫ל שבט‬

PEAH 3:4-5

Feb. 6 / ‫ה אדר א‬

Feb. 7 / ‫ו אדר א‬

PEAH 4:8-9

PEAH 4:10-11

Feb. 13 / ‫יב אדר א‬

Feb. 14 / ‫יג אדר א‬

PEAH 6:3-4

PEAH 6:5-6

Feb. 20 / ‫יט אדר א‬

Feb. 21 / ‫כ אדר א‬

PEAH 7:6-7

PEAH 7:8-8:1

Feb. 27 / ‫כו אדר א‬

Feb. 28 / ‫כז אדר א‬

DEMAI 1:3-4

DEMAI 2:1-2

Mar. 6 / ‫ג אדר ב‬

Mar. 7 / ‫ד אדר ב‬

DEMAI 4:2-3

DEMAI 4:4-5

Mar. 13 / ‫י אדר ב‬

Mar. 14 / ‫יא אדר ב‬

DEMAI 5:9-10

DEMAI 5:11-6:1 Mar. 21 / ‫יח אדר ב‬

DEMAI 6:12-7:1

DEMAI 7:2-3

Mar. 27 / ‫כד אדר ב‬

Mar. 28 / ‫כה אדר ב‬

KILAYIM 1:6-7

KILAYIM 1:8-9

Apr. 3 / ‫ב ניסן‬

Apr. 4 / ‫ג ניסן‬

KILAYIM 2:11-3:1

KILAYIM 3:2-3

Apr. 10 / ‫ט ניסן‬

Apr. 11 / ‫י ניסן‬

KILAYIM 4:7-8

KILAYIM 4:9-5:1

Apr. 17 / ‫טז ניסן‬

Apr. 18 / ‫יז ניסן‬

KILAYIM 6:4-5

KILAYIM 6:6-7

Apr. 24 / ‫כג ניסן‬

Apr. 25 / ‫כד ניסן‬

KILAYIM 8:1-2

KILAYIM 8:3-4

May 1 / ‫ל ניסן‬

May 2 / ‫א אייר‬

KILAYIM 9:9-10

SHEVIIS 1:1-2

PEAH 3:6-7 Feb. 8 / ‫ז אדר א‬

PEAH 5:1-2 Feb. 15 / ‫יד אדר א‬

PEAH 6:7-8 Feb. 22 / ‫כא אדר א‬

PEAH 8:2-3 Mar. 1 / ‫כח אדר א‬

DEMAI 2:3-4 Mar. 8 / ‫ה אדר ב‬

DEMAI 4:6-7 Mar. 15 / ‫יב אדר ב‬

DEMAI 6:2-3 Mar. 22 / ‫יט אדר ב‬

DEMAI 7:4-5 Mar. 29 / ‫כו אדר ב‬

KILAYIM 2:1-2 Apr. 5 / ‫ד ניסן‬

KILAYIM 3:4-5 Apr. 12 / ‫יא ניסן‬

KILAYIM 5:2-3 Apr. 19 / ‫יח ניסן‬

KILAYIM 6:8-9 Apr. 26 / ‫כה ניסן‬

KILAYIM 8:5-6 May 3 / ‫ב אייר‬

SHEVIIS 1:3-4

BERACHOS 8:7-8

BERACHOS 9:1-2 Jan. 27 / ‫כה שבט‬

PEAH 2:2-3

PEAH 5:3-4

Feb. 23 / ‫כב אדר א‬

PEAH 8:4-5 Mar. 2 / ‫כט אדר א‬

DEMAI 2:5-3:1 Mar. 9 / ‫ו אדר ב‬

DEMAI 5:1-2 Mar. 16 / ‫יג אדר ב‬

DEMAI 6:4-5

PEAH 5:5-6

PEAH 6:11-7:1 Feb. 24 / ‫כג אדר א‬

PEAH 8:6-7 Mar. 3 / ‫ל אדר א‬

DEMAI 3:2-3 Mar. 10 / ‫ז אדר ב‬

DEMAI 5:3-4 Mar. 17 / ‫יד אדר ב‬

DEMAI 6:6-7

Mar. 23 / ‫כ אדר ב‬

Mar. 24 / ‫כא אדר ב‬

DEMAI 7:6-7

DEMAI 7:8 KILAYIM 1:1

Mar. 30 / ‫כז אדר ב‬

KILAYIM 2:3-4 Apr. 6 / ‫ה ניסן‬

KILAYIM 3:6-7 Apr. 13 / ‫יב ניסן‬

KILAYIM 5:4-5 Apr. 20 / ‫יט ניסן‬

KILAYIM 7:1-2 Apr. 27 / ‫כו ניסן‬

KILAYIM 9:1-2 May 4 / ‫ג אייר‬

SHEVIIS 1:5-6

Mar. 31 / ‫כח אדר ב‬

KILAYIM 2:5-6 Apr. 7 / ‫ו ניסן‬

KILAYIM 4:1-2 Apr. 14 / ‫יג ניסן‬

KILAYIM 5:6-7 Apr. 21 / ‫כ ניסן‬

KILAYIM 7:3-4 Apr. 28 / ‫כז ניסן‬

KILAYIM 9:3-4 May 5 / ‫ד אייר‬

SHEVIIS 1:7-8

Jan. 22 / ‫כ שבט‬

BERACHOS 9:3-4

BERACHOS 9:5 PEAH 1:1 Jan. 29 / ‫כז שבט‬

PEAH 2:8-3:1

Feb. 4 / ‫ג אדר א‬

PEAH 4:2-3 Feb. 10 / ‫ט אדר א‬

Feb. 17 / ‫טז אדר א‬

BERACHOS 7:4-5

Jan. 21 / ‫יט שבט‬

PEAH 2:6-7

Feb. 3 / ‫ב אדר א‬

PEAH 3:8-4:1

PEAH 6:9-10

Jan. 15 / ‫יג שבט‬

Jan. 28 / ‫כו שבט‬

PEAH 2:4-5

Feb. 2 / ‫א אדר א‬

Feb. 9 / ‫ח אדר א‬

Feb. 16 / ‫טו אדר א‬

Jan. 8 / ‫ו שבט‬

BERACHOS 5:3-4

BERACHOS 7:2-3

Jan. 20 / ‫יח שבט‬

Jan. 26 / ‫כד שבט‬

Jan. 1 / ‫כח טבת‬

BERACHOS 5:1-2 Jan. 14 / ‫יב שבט‬

BERACHOS 6:8-7:1

Jan. 19 / ‫יז שבט‬

BERACHOS 8:5-6

BERACHOS 1:1-2

BERACHOS 3:2-3

Jan. 7 / ‫ה שבט‬

Jan. 13 / ‫יא שבט‬

BERACHOS 6:6-7

Dec. 25 / ‫כא טבת‬

BERACHOS 2:8-3:1

Jan. 6 / ‫ד שבט‬

BERACHOS 4:6-7

Jan. 12 / ‫י שבט‬

BERACHOS 6:4-5

SHABBOS

Dec. 31 / ‫כז טבת‬

BERACHOS 2:6-7

Jan. 5 / ‫ג שבט‬

BERACHOS 4:4-5

Jan. 11 / ‫ט שבט‬

BERACHOS 6:2-3

Dec. 30 / ‫כו טבת‬

BERACHOS 2:4-5

Jan. 4 / ‫ב שבט‬

BERACHOS 4:2-3

FRIDAY

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Dec. 29 / ‫כה טבת‬

BERACHOS 2:2-3

Jan. 3 / ‫א שבט‬

BERACHOS 3:6-4:1

BERACHOS 5:5-6:1

Feb. 5 / ‫ד אדר א‬

PEAH 4:4-5

PEAH 4:6-7

Feb. 11 / ‫י אדר א‬

Feb. 12 / ‫יא אדר א‬

PEAH 5:7-8

PEAH 6:1-2

Feb. 18 / ‫יז אדר א‬

Feb. 19 / ‫יח אדר א‬

PEAH 7:2-3

PEAH 7:4-5

Feb. 25 / ‫כד אדר א‬

Feb. 26 / ‫כה אדר א‬

PEAH 8:8-9

DEMAI 1:1-2

Mar. 4 / ‫א אדר ב‬

Mar. 5 / ‫ב אדר ב‬

DEMAI 3:4-5

DEMAI 3:6-4:1

Mar. 11 / ‫ח אדר ב‬

Mar. 12 / ‫ט אדר ב‬

DEMAI 5:5-6

DEMAI 5:7-8

Mar. 18 / ‫טו אדר ב‬

Mar. 19 / ‫טז אדר ב‬

DEMAI 6:8-9

DEMAI 6:10-11

Mar. 25 / ‫כב אדר ב‬

Mar. 26 / ‫כג אדר ב‬

KILAYIM 1:2-3

KILAYIM 1:4-5

Apr. 1 / ‫כט אדר ב‬

Apr. 2 / ‫א ניסן‬

KILAYIM 2:7-8

KILAYIM 2:9-10

Apr. 8 / ‫ז ניסן‬

Apr. 9 / ‫ח ניסן‬

KILAYIM 4:3-4

KILAYIM 4:5-6

Apr. 15 / ‫יד ניסן‬

Apr. 16 / ‫טו ניסן‬

KILAYIM 5:8-6:1 Apr. 22 / ‫כא ניסן‬

KILAYIM 7:5-6 Apr. 29 / ‫כח ניסן‬

KILAYIM 9:5-6

KILAYIM 6:2-3 Apr. 23 / ‫כב ניסן‬

KILAYIM 7:7-8 Apr. 30 / ‫כט ניסן‬

KILAYIM 9:7-8

May 6 / ‫ה אייר‬

May 7 / ‫ו אייר‬

SHEVIIS 2:1-2

May 9 / ‫ח אייר‬

SHEVIIS 2:7-8

May 16 / ‫טו אייר‬

SHEVIIS 3:9-10

SHEVIIS 4:1-2

May 22 / ‫כא אייר‬

May 23 / ‫כב אייר‬

SHEVIIS 5:3-4

SHEVIIS 5:5-6

May 29 / ‫כח אייר‬

May 30 / ‫כט אייר‬

SHEVIIS 7:2-3

SHEVIIS 7:4-5

Jun. 5 / ‫ו סיון‬

Jun. 6 / ‫ז סיון‬

SHEVIIS 8:9-10

SHEVIIS 8:11-9:1

Jun. 12 / ‫יג סיון‬

Jun. 13 / ‫יד סיון‬

SHEVIIS 10:3-4

SHEVIIS 10:5-6

Jun. 19 / ‫כ סיון‬

Jun. 20 / ‫כא סיון‬

TERUMOS 1:8-9

TERUMOS 1:10-2:1

Jun. 26 / ‫כז סיון‬

Jun. 27 / ‫כח סיון‬

TERUMOS 3:6-7

TERUMOS 3:8-9

Jul. 3 / ‫ד תמוז‬

TERUMOS 4:11-12

Jul. 4 / ‫ה תמוז‬

TERUMOS 4:13-5:1

Jul. 10 / ‫יא תמוז‬

Jul. 11 / ‫יב תמוז‬

TERUMOS 6:3-4

TERUMOS 6:5-6

Jul. 17 / ‫יח תמוז‬

Jul. 18 / ‫יט תמוז‬

May 10 / ‫ט אייר‬

SHEVIIS 2:9-10

May 17 / ‫טז אייר‬

SHEVIIS 4:3-4

May 24 / ‫כג אייר‬

SHEVIIS 5:7-8

May 31 / ‫א סיון‬

SHEVIIS 7:6-7

Jun. 7 / ‫ח סיון‬

SHEVIIS 9:2-3

Jun. 14 / ‫טו סיון‬

SHEVIIS 10:7-8

Jun. 21 / ‫כב סיון‬

TERUMOS 2:2-3

Jun. 28 / ‫כט סיון‬

TERUMOS 4:1-2 Jul. 5 / ‫ו תמוז‬

TERUMOS 5:2-3 Jul. 12 / ‫יג תמוז‬

TERUMOS 7:1-2

May 11 / ‫י אייר‬

SHEVIIS 3:1-2

May 18 / ‫יז אייר‬

SHEVIIS 4:5-6

May 25 / ‫כד אייר‬

SHEVIIS 5:9-6:1 Jun. 1 / ‫ב סיון‬

SHEVIIS 8:1-2

Jun. 8 / ‫ט סיון‬

SHEVIIS 9:4-5

Jun. 15 / ‫טז סיון‬

SHEVIIS 10:9 TERUMOS 1:1

Jun. 22 / ‫כג סיון‬

TERUMOS 2:4-5 Jun. 29 / ‫ל סיון‬

TERUMOS 4:3-4 Jul. 6 / ‫ז תמוז‬

TERUMOS 5:4-5

Jul. 13 / ‫יד תמוז‬

TERUMOS 7:3-4

May 12 / ‫יא אייר‬

SHEVIIS 3:3-4

May 19 / ‫יח אייר‬

SHEVIIS 4:7-8

SHEVIIS 6:2-3 Jun. 2 / ‫ג סיון‬

SHEVIIS 8:3-4 Jun. 9 / ‫י סיון‬

Jun. 16 / ‫יז סיון‬

TERUMOS 1:2-3

Jun. 23 / ‫כד סיון‬

TERUMOS 2:6-3:1 Jun. 30 / ‫א תמוז‬

TERUMOS 4:5-6 Jul. 7 / ‫ח תמוז‬

TERUMOS 5:6-7

Jul. 14 / ‫טו תמוז‬

TERUMOS 7:5-6

SHEVIIS 3:5-6

May 20 / ‫יט אייר‬

SHEVIIS 4:9-10

May 26 / ‫כה אייר‬

SHEVIIS 9:6-7

May 13 / ‫יב אייר‬

May 27 / ‫כו אייר‬

SHEVIIS 6:4-5

Jun. 3 / ‫ד סיון‬

SHEVIIS 8:5-6

Jun. 10 / ‫יא סיון‬

SHEVIIS 9:8-9

Jun. 17 / ‫יח סיון‬

TERUMOS 1:4-5

Jun. 24 / ‫כה סיון‬

TERUMOS 3:2-3 Jul. 1 / ‫ב תמוז‬

TERUMOS 4:7-8 Jul. 8 / ‫ט תמוז‬

TERUMOS 5:8-9

Jul. 15 / ‫טז תמוז‬

TERUMOS 7:7-8:1

SHEVIIS 2:3-4

May 14 / ‫יג אייר‬

SHEVIIS 3:7-8

May 21 / ‫כ אייר‬

SHEVIIS 5:1-2

May 28 / ‫כז אייר‬

SHEVIIS 6:6-7:1 June 4 / ‫ה סיון‬

SHEVIIS 8:7-8

Jun. 11 / ‫יב סיון‬

SHEVIIS 10:1-2

Jun. 18 / ‫יט סיון‬

TERUMOS 1:6-7

Jun. 25 / ‫כו סיון‬

TERUMOS 3:4-5 Jul. 2 / ‫ג תמוז‬

TERUMOS 4:9-10 Jul. 9 / ‫י תמוז‬

TERUMOS 6:1-2

Jul. 16 / ‫יז תמוז‬

TERUMOS 8:2-3

visit ARTSCROLL.COM/MISHNAHYOMI TERUMOS 8:4-5

Jul. 24 / ‫כה תמוז‬

TERUMOS 9:6-7

TERUMOS 8:6-7

Jul. 25 / ‫כו תמוז‬

TERUMOS 10:1-2

Jul. 31 / ‫ג אב‬

TERUMOS 11:1-2

Aug. 1 / ‫ד אב‬

TERUMOS 11:3-4

Aug. 7 / ‫י אב‬

MAASROS 1:5-6

Aug. 8 / ‫יא אב‬

MAASROS 1:7-8

Jul. 19 / ‫כ תמוז‬

TERUMOS 8:8-9

Jul. 26 / ‫כז תמוז‬

TERUMOS 10:3-4 Aug. 2 / ‫ה אב‬

TERUMOS 11:5-6 Aug. 9 / ‫יב אב‬

MAASROS 2:1-2

Jul. 20 / ‫כא תמוז‬

TERUMOS 8:10-11

Jul. 27 / ‫כח תמוז‬

TERUMOS 10:5-6 Aug. 3 / ‫ו אב‬

TERUMOS 11:7-8 Aug. 10 / ‫יג אב‬

MAASROS 2:3-4

Jul. 21 / ‫כב תמוז‬

TERUMOS 8:12-9:1 Jul. 28 / ‫כט תמוז‬

TERUMOS 10:7-8 Aug. 4 / ‫ז אב‬

TERUMOS 11:9-10 Aug. 11 / ‫יד אב‬

MAASROS 2:5-6

Jul. 22 / ‫כג תמוז‬

TERUMOS 9:2-3 Jul. 29 / ‫א אב‬

TERUMOS 10:9-10 Aug. 5 / ‫ח אב‬

MAASROS 1:1-2

Aug. 12 / ‫טו אב‬

MAASROS 2:7-8

Jul. 23 / ‫כד תמוז‬

TERUMOS 9:4-5 Jul. 30 / ‫ב אב‬

TERUMOS 10:11-12 Aug. 6 / ‫ט אב‬

MAASROS 1:3-4

Aug. 13 / ‫טז אב‬

MAASROS 3:1-2

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MAASROS 3:3-4 Aug. 21 / ‫כד אב‬

MAASROS 5:1-2

Aug. 28 / ‫א אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 1:7-2:1 Sept. 4 / ‫ח אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 3:4-5 Sept. 11 / ‫טו אלול‬

Sept. 18 / ‫כב אלול‬

Sept. 25 / ‫כט אלול‬

CHALLAH 1:6-7

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Oct. 2 / ‫ז תשרי‬

Aug. 15 / ‫יח אב‬

MAASROS 3:5-6

Aug. 22 / ‫כה אב‬

MAASROS 5:3-4

Aug. 29 / ‫ב אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 2:2-3 Sept. 5 / ‫ט אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 3:6-7 Sept. 12 / ‫טז אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 4:7-8 Sept. 19 / ‫כג אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:9-10 Sept. 26 / ‫א תשרי‬

CHALLAH 1:8-9 Oct. 3 / ‫ח תשרי‬

Aug. 16 / ‫יט אב‬

Aug. 17 / ‫כ אב‬

MAASROS 3:7-8

MAASROS 3:9-10

Aug. 23 / ‫כו אב‬

Aug. 24 / ‫כז אב‬

MAASROS 5:5-6

MAASROS 5:7-8

Aug. 30 / ‫ג אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 2:4-5 Sept. 6 / ‫י אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 3:8-9 Sept. 13 / ‫יז אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 4:9-10 Sept. 20 / ‫כד אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:11-12 Sept. 27 / ‫ב תשרי‬

CHALLAH 2:1-2 Oct. 4 / ‫ט תשרי‬

Aug. 31 / ‫ד אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 2:6-7 Sept. 7 / ‫יא אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 3:10-11 Sept. 14 / ‫יח אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 4:11-12 Sept. 21 / ‫כה אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:13-14 Sept. 28 / ‫ג תשרי‬

CHALLAH 2:3-4

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY CHALLAH 3:3-4

Oct. 9 / ‫יד תשרי‬

CHALLAH 4:7-8

Oct. 16 / ‫כא תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:1-2

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Oct. 23 / ‫כח תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:15-16 Oct. 30 / ‫ה חשון‬

BIKKURIM 1:3-4 Nov. 6 / ‫יב חשון‬

CHALLAH 3:5-6

Oct. 10 / ‫טו תשרי‬

CHALLAH 4:9-10

Oct. 17 / ‫כב תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:3-4 Oct. 24 / ‫כט תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:17-3:1 Oct. 31 / ‫ו חשון‬

BIKKURIM 1:5-6 Nov. 7 / ‫יג חשון‬

CHALLAH 3:7-8

Oct. 11 / ‫טז תשרי‬

CHALLAH 4:11 ORLAH 1:1

Oct. 18 / ‫כג תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:5-6 Oct. 25 / ‫ל תשרי‬

ORLAH 3:2-3 Nov. 1 / ‫ז חשון‬

BIKKURIM 1:7-8

Oct. 5 / ‫י תשרי‬

CHALLAH 3:9-10

Oct. 12 / ‫יז תשרי‬

ORLAH 1:2-3

Oct. 19 / ‫כד תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:7-8 Oct. 26 / ‫א חשון‬

ORLAH 3:4-5 Nov. 2 / ‫ח חשון‬

BIKKURIM 1:9-10

Aug. 18 / ‫כא אב‬

MAASROS 4:1-2

Aug. 25 / ‫כח אב‬

MAASER SHENI 1:1-2 Sept. 1 / ‫ה אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 2:8-9 Sept. 8 / ‫יב אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 3:12-13 Sept. 15 / ‫יט אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:1-2 Sept. 22 / ‫כו אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:15 CHALLAH 1:1 Sept. 29 / ‫ד תשרי‬

CHALLAH 2:5-6 Oct. 6 / ‫יא תשרי‬

CHALLAH 4:1-2 Oct. 13 / ‫יח תשרי‬

ORLAH 1:4-5 Oct. 20 / ‫כה תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:9-10 Oct. 27 / ‫ב חשון‬

ORLAH 3:6-7 Nov. 3 / ‫ט חשון‬

BIKKURIM 1:11-2:1

Aug. 19 / ‫כב אב‬

MAASROS 4:3-4

Aug. 26 / ‫כט אב‬

MAASER SHENI 1:3-4 Sept. 2 / ‫ו אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 2:10-3:1 Sept. 9 / ‫יג אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 4:1-2 Sept. 16 / ‫כ אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:3-4 Sept. 23 / ‫כז אלול‬

CHALLAH 1:2-3 Sept. 30 / ‫ה תשרי‬

CHALLAH 2:7-8

Aug. 20 / ‫כג אב‬

MAASROS 4:5-6 Aug. 27 / ‫ל אב‬

MAASER SHENI 1:5-6 Sept. 3 / ‫ז אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 3:2-3 Sept. 10 / ‫יד אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 4:3-4 Sept. 17 / ‫כא אלול‬

MAASER SHENI 5:5-6 Sept. 24 / ‫כח אלול‬

CHALLAH 1:4-5 Oct. 1 / ‫ו תשרי‬

CHALLAH 3:1-2

FRIDAY Oct. 7 / ‫יב תשרי‬

CHALLAH 4:3-4

Oct. 14 / ‫יט תשרי‬

ORLAH 1:6-7

Oct. 21 / ‫כו תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:11-12 Oct. 28 / ‫ג חשון‬

ORLAH 3:8-9 Nov. 4 / ‫י חשון‬

BIKKURIM 2:2-3

Oct. 8 / ‫יג תשרי‬

CHALLAH 4:5-6

Oct. 15 / ‫כ תשרי‬

ORLAH 1:8-9

Oct. 22 / ‫כז תשרי‬

ORLAH 2:13-14 Oct. 29 / ‫ד חשון‬

BIKKURIM 1:1-2 Nov. 5 / ‫יא חשון‬

BIKKURIM 2:4-5

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Dec. 27 / ‫כג טבת‬

BERACHOS 1:3-4

BERACHOS 3:4-5

MAASER SHENI 5:7-8

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BIKKURIM 3:5-6

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022 | The Jewish Home

Around the Community

HALB History Day

History Day winners

L

ast week, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach held its fifth annual History Day Fair as part of the larger National History Day Competition. The National History Day competition is an event in which more than a half a million students participate each year. The projects examine an event in history and how it relates to a national theme.

For the past five months, under

the guidance of their Social Studies teacher Ms. Kristen Waterman, the eighth grade students researched events in history related to this year’s National History Day theme, Debate and Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, and Consequences. HALB students investigated time periods as far back as the 1840s and as recent as the 1970s. They learned the importance of debate and the various types of diplomacy that exist

History Day First Place Documentary winners

to foster relationships between nations. Students were able to present their information as a documentary, website, or exhibit. Each project type allowed students to use real world skills to present their research in a fun and exciting way. The top three groups in each category will move on to compete virtually in Long Island History Day in March.

Winning Documentary: “The Auschwitz Protocols: Creating a

History Day First Place Exhibit winners

Debate and Sparking Diplomatic Action” (Isaac Cohen, Dovid Feldhamer, Sammy Rosenblatt, Yehoshua Wiesel, Daniel Wohlgelernter) Winning Exhibit: Mary Surratt – Innocent Victim or Criminal Mastermind? (Anya Fischman, Ariella Gast, Dahlia Singer, Yaira Steinman) Winning Website: A Failure of Diplomacy at Evian (Yehoshua Fogel, Michael Freund, Aaron Hackel, Joshua Lampert, Noam Lazar)

History Day First Place Website winners

Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s Letter to the Five Towns Community

By Yakov Golding

“M

y son-in-law, the Gaon and Tzaddik Rav Yitzchak Kolodetzky, shlita, known for his outstanding drashos and brachos, will be visiting your city this Shabbos…. May his visit bring bracha and chizuk to the entire community…”

These words, excerpted from a letter of the Gadol Hador Rav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, set the tone for the arrival of HaGaon HaTzaddik

Rav Yitzchak Kolodetzky to the Five Towns community. It is not every day that such a tzaddik and gadol takes from his time to visit the Five Towns. Rav Yitzchak Kolodetzky, in his unassuming humility, is a great scholar in his own right who has published many seforim. Still, Rav Yitzchak is best known as the sonin-law and close confidant of the Sar HaTorah, Rav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, and thousands come to his door to seek his brachos and advise.

The esteem the Rav holds in the

eyes of his father-in-law is wellknown, as was his closeness to his grandfather, the Steipler Gaon. A typical day for Rav Kolodetzky is one immersed in studying the intricacies of the Torah and delivering chizuk to those the Rav meets. Remarkable yeshuos have been reported from the brachos of the venerable Rav. HaRav Yitzchak’s wife, Rebbetzin Leah, is widely recognized for taking over the helm of her mother following her petirah. Rebbetzin Batsheva, a”h, was known for offering advice

and giving brachos to thousands of women from every corner of the world.

The Rav will be in the Five Towns throughout the coming week and will be giving divrei chizuk at the local yeshivos and shuls. It is our hope that his presence here will merit overwhelming blessings, advice and much-needed encouragement for the community.

For a schedule of shiurim and kabbolas kahal, text 323-522-9100.

The Jewish Home | FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Congregation Kehilas Jakob – Sulitza under the spiritual leadership of the Sulitza Rebbe ‫שליט"א‬ requests the honor of your presence at the 71st

 in honor of our devoted friends

Guests of Honor: Mr. & Mrs. David Greenbaum ‫נ"י‬

Shem Tov Award: Mr. & Mrs. Chesky Rosenberg ‫נ"י‬ In memory of his dear father Mr. Volvi Rosenberg ‫ע"ה‬

Eitz Chaim Awardees: Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Giberstien ‫נ"י‬ WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IY”H MOTZAI SHABBOS PARSHAS VAYAKHEIL - FEB. 26, ‘22 8:30 in the evening

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022 | The Jewish Home

Around the Community

JSL Sports Corner: Week 6

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n K/P Soccer, Camp Funshine and KolSave shut out Simcha Day Camp and The Rebbe’s Choice 3-0. In 2nd/3rd Soccer, Home & Stone blanked Maidenbaum 3-0.

Krauss Dentistry beat John’s Automotive 7-2.

In Football, both games were close. Krauss Dentistry beat The Rebbe’s Choice 5-3 and PIP Printing held off The Designer’s Group 5-4.

Aryeh Perl and Dov Salamon both hit halfcourt trick shots with a football at the intermission!

In 3rd/4th Basketball, RestoMax and Island Roofing ended in a 1212 tie. Maidenbaum defeated PEYD 19-9. In 5th grade Basketball, Wisnick-Neuhauser won 21-12 over 5TownsCentral. Triple Net Group improved to 5-0 by beating AutoClick 42-17. Tzvi Templeman converted a 4-point play in the game! In Middle School Basketball, Gourmet Glatt remained undefeated with a tight 41-37 victory over JRM Development. Home & Stone beat John’s Automotive 39-32.

In Hockey, Executive Dry Cleaners beat Alpert Financial 3-1. CNSLT won 8-3 over Believe and Achieve.

MVPs Mordechai Kirschner Ezra Mernick Avi Hirsch Isaac Even-Har Ari Pearlman Meyer Knoll William Rausman Eli Katz Yaakov Levine Mikey Schaffer Azi Katz Moshe Schick Eli Borenstein Shmuel Levkovich Ezzie Taub Yaakov Kopelowitz Rafi Stern Tzvi Maltz & Dovi Fruchter Men’s Recap The Men’s Division is now 5 games into the regular season. Island Roofing beat Maidenbaum 61-38 to remain undefeated atop the standings. Executive Dry Cleaning beat Alpert Financial 64-56. Built By Nate crushed Rentastic 61-21. RestoMax beat Home & Stone 54-35. Hewlett Auto Body beat PIP Printing 49-47 on a buzzer beating bank shot.

Games of the Week Gourmet Glatt held off JRM 41-37. But JRM pulled off a frantic comeback from down 13 to tie the game in the last 3 minutes. In the end, Eli Davidowitz sealed the win with 2 clutch free throws.

Basketball Fun Fact Aron Azuse of Team Home & Stone leads the JSL Men’s Basketball league in scoring with 24.8 points per game. Shachar Amar of Team Built By Nate leads the league in 3 pointers with 16 over 5 games.

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Mothers and Daughters Learning and Connecting at YSZ “The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

-Dr. Seuss

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r. Seuss’ words ring true for all ages. Reading has the power to transport you to a different world and to transform lives. This week, the YSZ High School for Girls celebrated reading by holding a Mother-Daughter Book Day on President’s Day. Transported back to the Deep South in the 1960s, students experienced a day of Southern food, fashion, music, etiquette and culture as they explored the themes in Kathryn Sockett’s book, The Help. True to the school’s mission, the classes and immersive activities inspired student curiosity, deep thinking, and real lifelong learning.

The day began with a classic “Mississippi Breakfast” serving waffles, eggs, and hashbrowns with Rebbetzin Amit Yaghoubi as the keynote speaker. Rebbetzin Yaghoubi spoke about the concept of Tzelem Elokim; that every person is created in the image of Hashem and within them has a spark of G-dliness. It is this spark, she said, that challenges all of us to respect every human being. She further explored the meaning of the Chazal “Eizehu chacham halomed mi kol ha’adam, Who is wise? One who learns from every person.” These themes of respect, perspective taking, and growth mindset became fundamental themes that drove further discussions throughout the day as students discussed the social issues tied to segregation and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

The day was packed with thoughtful and truly Southern activities.

Students were animated during the Mother-Daughter round-table book club discussion, led by their English teacher, Ms. Sebbag, decorated pies – a truly Southern delight with a pastry chef, learned how to dine like Southern belles with an etiquette expert,

and enjoyed a sumptuous Southern lunch catered by Chickies.

The day closed with a powerful, immersive workshop by Ms. Bruchy Moscovits, LMSW. True to the school’s head-to-heart mission, the session challenged students to reflect on their own individual characters that “live” within each of their minds. Dramatic and engaging, the session required students to move around and act out these different “characters.”

“I realized that we all have the same characters and feelings inside of us and each person experiences them in similar yet very different ways, so it is important to try to understand others’ perspectives,” reflected student Adina Rubinov.

Ms. Moscovits concluded, “We are co-creators with Hashem in becoming the best version of ourselves, and just like there is an author to every book and its characters, we are the authors of our own lives and the choices we make.”

Mrs. Zerykier, the Menahelet, closed the program by inspiring students to reflect on the messages, to remember the quote from the book that “change begins with a whisper,” and to know that they have the power to “write their own stories.”

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Yarchei Kallah at MSC: Inspiration and Invigoration

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ith Cheshvan far behind us and Rosh Chodesh Nissan still over six weeks away, Mesivta Shaarei Chaim brought back a unique program initiated years ago: Yarchei Kallah. To avoid the “sof zman” feeling that plagues some bochurim after learning solidly for five months, especially during a leap year, Yarchei Kallah infuses an invigorating spirit into the entire yeshiva.

Each of the two days began with a gourmet breakfast. A special maggid shiur, Rabbi Avromi Waxman, was brought in to enhance the common limud of the entire yeshiva, a timely topic related to Krias Megillah. Exceptional guest speakers included Rabbi Yossi Weberman and Rabbi Menachem Drew. Their respective topics – shailos relevant to a yeshiva bochur and technology

awareness – were very relevant to the bochurim. English classes were cancelled for both afternoons. The two memorable days were followed by an off-Shabbos.

The feedback from the bochurim indicated that it was a resounding success. “The two days were planned out really well. I really enjoyed it,”

said a very pleased eleventh grader.

While we never take a “vacation” from learning, this special program was a “breather within the learning,” one that the yeshiva hopes to duplicate in future leap years. This infusion of freshness will carry the bochurim through the final weeks of the winter zman.

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Grow Torah at HANC

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s the Plainview campus of HANC continues its transition to Mercaz Academy in September 2022, Mercaz yet again brought new educational programs to the campus. On February 16, Grow Torah engaged all the children at the school in a nature-inspired, hands-in-the-soil workshop that taught each child the Torah values of Shabbat and Shmittah, while reminding students of their role in caring for the Earth.

Grow Torah, which cultivates a more passionate, compassionate, and sustainable future driven by Torah values, led a planting practicum geared to each grade, led by “Farmer” Yosef and “Farmer” Sara, who head the organization. Each session began as the farmers reinforced the

values inherent in Hashem’s charge to Adam that the Earth was his l’ovda ul’shomra—to work and protect it. Each student planted her or his own microgreen garden to harvest in the coming week.

In the focused and significant way that Mercaz has brought the Grow Torah program to the school last week, Mercaz demonstrated its interest in using its park-like grounds to provide students with outdoor learning experiences so they might better appreciate their surrounding world as well as to encourage each student to realize his or her unique talents and responsibilities. Mercaz looks forward to more programming that will excite and engage our students as they grow through our grades.

59 Years and Growing…

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s Torah Academy for Girls works through its 59th year, they gratefully note the dramatic growth of its student body, its buildings, and its effect on generations of talmidos. However, this growth does not come in a vacuum; it comes from commitment and consistency in chinuch habanos that is the hallmark of the special TAG chinuch and is definitely a cause for celebration.

The Annual Dinner is an opportune time for the TAG family, parents, faculty, alumnae and high school seniors, as well as friends and supporters, to join together not only to pay tribute to our worthy honorees but to look back to reflect on past accomplishments while looking forward to meeting our goals and aspirations for continuing growth for the years ahead.

According to the Dinner Chairmen, Akiva Glatzer and Moshie Horn, this year’s dinner which takes place, IY”H, on Wednesday, March 9 at The Sands, promises to be both enjoyable and meaningful. The Journal Chairmen, Dovid Gamzeh and Yitzi Gross, are busy preparing the journal which will feature best wishes to those who have stepped forward to help TAG continue to grow and fulfill its aspirations.

This year’s Guest of Honor, Mr. Ari and Mrs. Daphna Biderman, could

aptly be described as an “all of a kind TAG family.” As alumna parents, current parents and grandparents, they span the generations that represent TAG’s commitment and consistency in chinuch habanos which has earned TAG such an enviable reputation for the past 59 years and is still growing.

Mrs. Biderman served with devotion as a Women’s League President, and their family consistently offers support and encouragement to communal needs.

Ari, who works in real estate, grew up in Kew Garden Hills and attended the Mesivta of Long Beach, where he enjoyed a special close kesher with the Rosh Hayeshiva, Harav Yitzchak Feigelstock, z”l. Ari is always interested in helping his alma mater and offers support and encouragement to the current hanhala. Daphna (Lebovic) Biderman was brought up in Toronto and has two sisters and a brother living in our neighborhood. The Reich, Karasick and Lebovic families are all TAG families whose daughters attended TAG. Mazel tov to the Biderman family on the forthcoming graduation of their youngest daughter Miriam, from Machon Sarah High School. TAG looks forward to keeping a close kesher with the Bidermans as we share nachas from their granddaughter Rachelli Golombeck, who is a talmidah

in kindergarten in the Ganger Early Childhood division.

The Moshe Weitman Z”L Memorial Award is being presented to Mr. Shmuli and Mrs. Ariella Flegmann.

Shmuli Flegmann, whose mother Mrs. Suri (Felder) Flegmann was a TAG graduate, was raised in Lawrence, New York. He was witness to what commitment to Torah and community looks like since he is the son of the unforgettable, Robi Flegmann, a”h, one of the founders of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island. Both of his parents and grandparents, Shimon and Miriam Felder, were involved in building this community. The Flegmanns’ older sons, Binyomin and Avi, attend Yeshiva Ketana where their father continues his involvement and support.

Ariella Blaivas graduated TAG High School in 2008 and her sisters, Malke, Rivka, and Chaya, are also proud TAG alumnae. Ariella, began teaching in the General Studies department of TAG before her marriage and has continued to be a most popular and successful English teacher, who now heads the English Language Art department of Machon Sarah High School. Now as parents of Rikki in the Ganger Early Childhood Division of TAG, the Flegmanns feel right at home and trust TAG unquestioningly with their daughter’s chinuch

because it has long since proven itself to be a stalwart in chinuch habonos, consistent throughout the decades in its production of confident, happy and thinking Yirei Shamayim who become the next generation’s akeros habayis.

Mechanchim of the Year Awardees: If you were ever searching for a home that represents chinuch, look no further than a visit to the home of Rabbi Elchonon and Mrs. Maya Kuritsky of Bayswater. Mrs. Kuritsky is not only a beloved mechaneches, she also serves as the Assistant Principal in TAG’s Junior High School’s Limudei Kodesh department. Her passion is the amazing curriculum she designed herself which teaches talmidos and parents about responsible usage of today’s technology. Her classes on this subject are filled with her sincerity, care for the wellbeing of each of her talmidos, and her years of research on the topic.

Rabbi Elchonon Kuritsky is an alumnus of Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh.

He received Smicha from Rabbi Moshe Heinneman in Baltimore, where he grew up. After learning in Kollel, Rabbi Kuritsky returned to the halls of Zichron Aryeh, where he is now a respected and popular Bais Medrash Rebbe.

The TAG Board of Directors and Hanhallah look forward to greeting all the attendees at this special event.

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Chag HaSiddur at HANC

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he first grade students in HANC’s Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School in West Hempstead were filled with great excitement in anticipation of their spectacular Chag HaSiddur. HANC was thrilled to be able to invite not only the parents of this year’s students, but grandparents were able to attend as well. As the children marched in and took their places on the stage, it was evident that the audience was in for a special treat.

The first grade students performed magnificently, dedicating their commitment to Hashem and tefillah, and beautifully expressed their appreciation for everything that Hashem has given them. In addition to their individual speaking parts, which they delivered with confidence and pride, the children sang melodious songs of praise for Hashem, accompanied by the music of Mrs. Kari Levine, HANC’s talented music teacher and a proud HANC alumnus.

At the conclusion of their play, each child was called up to receive his/her first siddur. As the children stepped forward to receive their siddurim, which were presented by Rabbi Ouriel Hazan, HANC Prin-

cipal; Mrs. Barbara Deutsch, Associate Principal; and Mrs. Michal Wasser, Assistant Principal Judaic Studies, as well as their classroom teachers, the excitement that they felt was apparent in the glow on their faces. The children couldn’t wait to begin to daven with their new siddurim.

This superb program could not have been possible without the contributions of many dedicated partners. Thank you to the classroom teachers, Morah Rivka Goldson, Morah Ahuva Noy, Morah

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Mara Hamada, Morah Maor Noy, Morah Shira Merrill and Morah Zoe Gassman, for the many weeks they spent preparing the children for this momentous occasion. Tremendous hakarat haTov to Mrs. Michal Wasser for working tirelessly to take care of every detail to make the three siddur plays so spectacular. Thank you to Rabbi Hazan and Barbara Deutsch for their help and enthusiastic support throughout the preparation process. Thank you to Mrs. Kari Levine for teaching the children such inspirational songs that will remain in their hearts, and for her fantastic accompaniment.

Many thanks to the numerous sponsors for the gorgeous leather covers for the siddurim that were personalized with each child’s Hebrew name.

Special thanks to HANC parent Mrs. Chana Grossman for the beautiful individual photographs that she took and framed of the children with their teachers. Livestream coverage for those family members who

could not attend was made possible

by HANC’s wonderful technology team, Ms. Naomi Fredman, Ed Tech Coordinator; Ann Yassim; as well as Mrs. Lisa Lowy, Director of Admissions. As always, extra thanks to the hardworking members of the PTA for providing a bag of treats for the children at the end of the Siddur Play.

No program at HANC would be complete without the devotion of Ms. Jeannie Toplin, HANC’s indefatigable Administrative Assistant.

Additional thanks to Mrs. Linda Koegel for ordering supplies and Ms. Nina Korman for photocopying the programs.

This collaboration was a source of true nachat for so many parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and teachers of these very special students. May the children’s tefillot continue to reach straight up to Hashem, and may they always bring nachat to all that they encounter in their lifetime.

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HANC HS Celebrates Excellence

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n Wednesday evening, February 16, HANC High School held its 46th National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, honoring its current members of this prestigious organization and welcoming thirty-one inductees into the Maalot Chapter. Members of the Honor Society must maintain a 92 average and represent excellence in Torah, scholarship, service, character, and leadership.

Rabbi Eli Slomnicki, principal/menahel, opened the ceremony in the HANC auditorium, welcoming families back to our school for an in-person induction ceremony and recognizing the importance of this moment and the accomplishments of these fifty-three students.

This was followed by the “Star Spangled Banner” and

“Hatikvah.”

Mrs. Marie Palaia, Associate Principal and Faculty Advisor of the Honor Society, greeted the audience and spoke to the members about the significance of being a NHS member. She welcomed the officers to the stage to light each candle and speak about the main tenets that represent the pillars on which the Honor Society stands. Co-Presidents Ori Baer and Grace Herschberg, Historian Rena Hackel, Co-Vice Presidents Adina Lippman and Shmuel Woznica, and Junior Historian Yaron Rahmani each delivered a short dvar Torah and an explanation after lighting their candle.

Rabbi Eli Slomnicki, principal, and Mrs. Marie Palaia, associate principal, presented the new induct-

ees with their official certificates.

Ms. Deborah Concannon, English teacher, was chosen by the members of the Honor Society to deliver the keynote address. The audience was riveted by Ms. Concannon’s delivery and poignant message remind-

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ing the students that “first and foremost, you matter.

You matter always and in all ways.”

Rabbi Slomnicki and Mr. Avi Smus, Dean of Students, took the stage to read the accomplishments of our twenty-two senior members and thanked each student for

their service to HANC. After the presentation, all members presented a yellow rose to their parents and grandparents to show their hakarat hatov for guiding them to where they are today. The induction ceremony concluded with an elaborate collation.

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First Annual Tirosh Winetasting Event

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ot since before the pandemic, if ever, has the Five Towns seen such an enjoyable night of high class, elegant ambiance with an abundant assortment of premium gourmet kosher wines.

Last Motzei Shabbos, Jews from all over New York and New Jersey converged upon the Grand Ballroom of Congregation Beth Shalom to experience with taste a full explanation of the best of the massive kosher wine industry. The best kosher wines from all over the world were sampled on this great evening.

Wine producers and distributors offered hundreds of bottles of samples of their varieties and particularly flagship products included: Allied, C&R, Happy Hearts, Touton, M&M, Park Street, Rashbi, Red Garden, Royal, Skurnik, Southern, The River, amongst others.

Talk about “under-promise and over-deliver!” The

“light refreshments served” advertised was actually a full-scale fleishig Melave Malka and salad bar provided by Traditions catering. The evening was greatly enhanced by subtle, live harp music from the accomplished musician, Ms. Nina Bogomas.

Here are some recollections of some of the participants who enjoyed the evening: “It was a very welcoming event – something worth attending annually. I enjoyed being able to taste so many different wines at once. The suppliers were eager to assist,” said Rabbi Dr. Dov Finman.

Mr. Ari Hirt had this to say: “At the wine store, I regularly buy 4-5 new wines per year, almost gambling with the hope of discovering that dark horse. Such a process is inherently built to fail. At the Tirosh wine event, we were able to sample over a hundred wines, many of which I

hofer of Even Shesiya Inc., with her high class, elegant taste and event planning experience, took charge of all the physical arrangements including the decor, menu selection, booking the talented musician of the evening, and providing photography.

We hope that this was indeed just the first annual Tirosh wine tasting, and even bigger and better events will take place every year for years to come.

would have never tried at the store, discovering a handful of real hidden gems.”

The “Tirosh” wine tasting event was a joint venture between Even Shesiya Inc. and Spruce D’vine. Adam Neustadter and Fay Elefant

of Spruce D’vine used their connections to bring in all the wine vendors with their generous amount of samples and educated pourers and directed them throughout the evening.

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Even Shesiya Inc. was founded by Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer to explain and disseminate Torah philosophy, which is called “the wine of Torah,” both in the spoken and written form.

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SKA Addresses Religious Zionism

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hat does religious Zionism mean to you? This thought-provoking question was posed to three different panels made up of faculty members of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls on Tuesday, February 15, at a school program run by SKA’s Israel Awareness Committee.

We daven for the wellbeing of Eretz Yisroel, we daven for the soldiers of the IDF, we support chari-

ties and institutions in Israel, and we send our students to yeshivot and seminaries after high school graduation. But do we feel a personal connection to Israel?

The panelists had the opportunity to share their beliefs with the SKA girls, with many of the faculty articulating what it means to be a religious Jew in Israel where you live your life entirely as a Jew, not subject to rhythms of the secular calen-

dar. All the panelists have deep attachments to Israel, whether having been born there or having children and grandchildren who now live there, and all communicated their profound bond to the State of Israel.

Many described how they listen to daily news reports about Israel, constantly read about events in Israel, and follow Israeli politics.

A powerful video was then shown illuminating the growth of the State

of Israel throughout the years, with blue and white cookies served providing a flavorful conclusion to the session.

Thanks go to Mrs. Penina Bernstein and Ms. Sarah Meira Weissman, advisors to SKA’s IAC, and the student committee members who worked so hard on this special program.

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A Night of Deep Emotion, Simcha and Kabbolas Ol Torah at Dirshu World Siyum in France Major Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Siyumim in England, Belgium, South Africa, and Australia

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abbosai, THIS is the time!” said the venerable Rosh Yeshiva of Mir, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Ezrachi, shlita, his voice shaking with passion and emotion. “We all have to make a decision, a decision that will impact the rest of our lives! We have to decide, now, at this exalted maamad, that we will learn Torah every day. every day!” Then Rav Ezrachi switched to French, “Tout Les Jour – every day!”

“Yes!” the crowd erupted in unison.

The octogenarian Rav Ezrachi, so energized by the enthusiasm of the crowd, then exclaimed, “I want all of you to repeat after me and say: ‘I WANT TO LEARN TORAH!’” The powerful response, three times, over and over and over again, shook the rafters at the Les Dock De Paris Auditorium in downtown Paris.

That part of Rav Ezrachi’s drasha was one of the emotional highlights in a night full of climaxes and crescendos at the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Siyum on the machzor sheini and the siyum on Seder Moed of Daf HaYomi held last week in Paris.

There was something very unique about French Jewry that was very clear at the Dirshu Siyum where thousands came to participate. It was the sense of achdus, the unity of purpose, and the true feelings of simcha and emotional joy at being part of the global Torah community and celebrating Torah accomplishments.

There was, however, another component. Not only was the gala siyum in France a manifestation of Chosson Torah, of celebrating the completion of a Torah milestone, but even more so, it was. Chosson Bereishis, a celebration of the

Dancing at the dais, Dirshu World Siyum, Antwerp, Belgium

many, many thousands of Jews from all over France to accept upon themselves the ol Torah of daily learning whether it be halacha or Gemara. That was a constant theme, not only in Rav Ezrachi’s keynote address but also very prominently in that of Dirshu’s Nasi Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita, and the many French rabbanim who hailed from a multitude of communities including the larger communities of Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg, and Nice.

The evening was also beautifully complemented by a multi-piece orchestra and the beautiful zemiros sung

by Shlomo Cohen and Naftali Kempa. Indeed, Shlomo Cohen remarked that he cannot remember an event that possessed so much energy and enthusiasm as this Dirshu World Siyum in Paris.

Dirshu an Integral Component For more than a decade, Dirshu has been investing tremendous effort in spreading Torah all over France. Hundreds of shiurim in halacha and Gemara have been established all over the country.

Dirshu’s efforts are led by the menahel Rav Naftali Levi who, together with his staff, were described by Rav Hofstedter as Dirshu’s faithful soldiers.

Among the leading rabbanim of France who addressed the event were Rav Yechieh Tubal, Av Beis Din of Lyon; Rav Michoel Schmerla, Av Beis Din of Strasbourg; Rav

Yehuda Toledano, Rosh Yeshiva Chazon Baruch; Rav Yitzchok Katz, Rosh Yeshivas Yad Mordechai; Rav Dovid Benisho, Rosh Yeshivas Nishmas Yisroel; Rav Michoel Benita, Av Beis Din Kehal Yereim of Paris; Rav Boruch Pargi, Rosh Yeshivas Ohr Torah; and tens of other distinguished rabbanim.

Rav Hofstedter’s Pointed Questions and the Resounding Answers With that in mind, we can understand why one of the remarkable emotional high points of the evening was when Rav Dovid Hofstedter, at the end of his speech, which was given partially in French and partially in Hebrew, said in French to the thousands assembled, “I would like to ask you a number of questions, and I would like you to answer out loud: “Are we going to give in to the difficulties of the [Corona] period in which we find ourselves and neglect our ruchniyus?”

“NO!” reverberated the resounding answer of the crowd throughout the auditorium.

“Will we continue to neglect chayei Olam, eternal life, in favor of chayei shaah, temporal life?”

“NO!” “Do we agree to continue in our old ways and forgo trying to change our ways?”

“NO!” “Now,” Rav Dovid continued, “I would like to ask you

some even more difficult questions.

“Do we REALLY want to live lives of holiness, lives of true attachment to Hashem?”

“YES!” was the resounding answer crowd that reverberated throughout the auditorium.

“Do we REALLY want to learn a daf of Mishnah Berurah every day and make sure to be careful about never missing a day?”

“YES!” “Are we ready to accept upon ourselves the ol Torah b’emes? Are we ready to declare from the depth of our hearts, ‘Ki heim chayeinu v’orech yameinu u’bahem nehegeh yomam va’lailah’?!”

“YES! YES! YES, Oui, Oui, Oui!” was the answer that blew the roof off!

That unified kabbolas ol Torah was another one of the emotional moments of the evening. When one looked at the elder rabbanim on the dais at that moment, one saw tears shining in their eyes. It was clear that the efforts they have been investing for so many years to elevate the ideal of Torah learning was reaping the sweetest of fruits.

From a Small Beginning 14 Years Ago According to Dirshu’s Director of Public Relations, Rabbi Shlomo Rozenstein, the enthusiasm of the French Jewry for this event was unprecedented. He explained that many people travelled for many hours to participate in

the event. Torah events such as these are rare in France, and they infuse thousands with chizuk.

“Fourteen years ago, when the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha began, was the first time that Dirshu came to France. At that time, the great Gaon and Baal Machshava, Rav Moshe Shapiro, came with Rav Hofstedter to bring chizuk and encourage Torah learning in France. They were assisted by the unforgettable Chief Rabbi of France, Rav Yosef Sitruk, zt”l. Today, fourteen years later, more than 2,000 French Jews have been mesayem, and many thousands more have joined the program!”

Rav Hofstedter: Hashem Gives Chochma But We Must Do Our Part Rav Naftali Levi, Dirshu’s indefatigable menahel of operations in France, introduced Rav Dovid Hofstedter, who gave a riveting address in a combination of French and Hebrew that brought the olam to its feet numerous times.

Rav Hofstedter was visibly emotional when he began, “What a zechus it is to be here with you! Hodu l’Hashem ki tov ki l’olam chassdo, after all that we have been through in the past two years, lockdowns, illness, uncertainty, and so much difficulty, we are back!”

He then addressed one of the purposes of the evening of celebration.

“We are about to start a new machzor of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. Perhaps there are some who think, ‘This is too difficult. How can I learn an entire daf of Mishnah Berurah every day and then review it enough times so that I can take a test?’ We are also beginning Seder Nashim in the Daf Hayomi Bavli. Some may think, ‘I can’t. It is too hard. How can I learn an en-

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Rav Dovid Hofstedter with HaRav Yitzchok Ezrachi at the Dirshu World Siyum, Paris, France

Dancing at the Dirshu Siyum in Australia

tire blatt every day?’

“I want to ask you something,” Rav Hofstedter continued, “we are now learning the parshiyos of the Mishkan in the weekly parsha. Who built the Mishkan? Do you think those who built the Mishkan went to university and had degrees in engineering and architecture? It was the most beautiful building. The bigdei kehuna were the most royal and regal clothing. The Ramban explains that Bezalel was asked to build the Mishkan, to perform the precise work of an artisan with decades of experience working with pure gold and silver. Who helped him?

Yidden who had spent their entire lives as slaves building bricks and mortar, lime, and pitch…and they did it!

The message is that Hashem gives chochma, BUT! We must do our part. We must invest every bit of effort possible and realize that if we really work hard, it is Hashem Who gives us the ability to acquire Torah on a scope and level that we never imagined!

We can learn a page of Mishnah Berurah every day, and we can learn a blatt of Gemara a day. If we really want to and we think we can, Hashem will endow us with the siyatta d’Shmaya that we need!”

Aflame with Dveikus What transpired after Rav Hofstedter’s emotional address defies description. All of a sudden, hundreds of Yidden spontaneously jumped out of their seats and began to sing the hallowed words of the song, “V’Taher Libeinu L’ovdecha B’Emes!”

Within seconds, the expansive dais with the rabbonim of France led by the special guest, Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi, grasped each other’s hands and began to dance. This further inflamed the enthusiasm as the entire auditorium experienced moments of simcha and dveikus that are hard to describe.

The dancing went on and on, and even when Rav Shlomo Elhadad, the master of ceremonies, tried to go further with the program, Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi, who was so deeply moved, asked him to wait a bit more and then led the entire assemblage in singing the words “V’oseh nachas ruach l’yotzram.”

Truly, French Jewry had never experienced such a deeply spiritual experience, and during the ensuing days, the chizuk that the Dirshu Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Siyum in Les Docks de Paris infused in the community was the talk of the town.

Gala Siyumim All Over Europe Although the siyum in France was the largest siyum in Europe, it was by no means the only siyum. Beautiful Daf HaYomi B’Halacha siyumim on the entire Mishnah Berurah that were addressed by leading rabbanim in their respective communities were held throughout Europe, with each major community holding its own siyumim. There were siyumim in London, Manchester, and Gateshead in England, as well as a siyum in Antwerp, Belgium.

The siyumin in England began on Thursday, 16 Adar I/ February 17 with a beautiful siyum held in Gateshead, the Ihr HaTorah of England.

On Sunday, 19 Adar I/February 20, the beautiful siyum and seudah in Manchester was held at the large Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham. Originally, the siyum was scheduled to take place in a smaller venue, but when the Dirshu askanim from Manchester realized the overwhelming response of so many Daf HaYomi B’Halcha learners and their families (there are over sixteen regular Daf HaYomi B’Halacha daily shiurim in Manchester alone), they secured the Queen Elizbeth Hall.

The climax of the siyumim in England was the massive event in London on Monday night, 20 Adar I/February 21 at the posh Meridian Grand.

The siyum featured London Jewry in all its varied subcommunities joining together for a magnificent seudas mitzvah.

On Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Ki Sisa, the citywide Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Si-

Dirshu World Siyum, Manchester, England

yum was held in Antwerp.

In advance of the Siyum, in a rare occurrence, Rav Aharon Schiff, Rav of the Machzikei Hadas, the umbrella-Charedi community of Antwerp that encompasses the entire Charedi community of more than thirty shuls and kehillos, wrote a letter to the community encouraging them to join Daf HaYomi B’Halacha.

The tremendous popularity of the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha in Europe has been most gratifying for hanhalas Dirshu, and today there are some 75 shiurim in the collective communities of Europe that include many cites in France, many cities in England, Belgium, Holland, and even Gibraltar!

South Africa and Melbourne Hold Joyous Siyum Celebrations The Worldwide Siyumim also had ample representation on the other side of the equator with community-wide siyumim held in Australia and South Africa at the beginning of the week and a large siyum slated to be held in Argentina next month.

Over the last few years, Dirshu has taken off in South Africa with an abundance of new learners and new siyumim.

This is especially so with the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha that has become very popular. The event held on Wednesday, 15 Adar I/February 16, at “The Deck,” a large venue in Johannesburg, was attended and addressed by many of South Africa’s rabbanim.

A major highlight was the presence of the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Rabbi

Warren Goldstein, who was honored with beginning the third Machzor of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. Rabbi Goldstein also graced a Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Siyum in Cape Town accompanied by Dirshu’s South African Director, Rabbi Ari Tabak.

On Sunday night, a beautiful citywide siyum was held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Adass Hall. The rav of Adass Yisroel, Rav Shlomo Kohn, addressed the assemblage. In advance of the Siyum, Rav Kohn also wrote an open letter to the community urging them to join the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha for the next machzor, thereby bringing halachic observance into everything they do throughout the day.

Perhaps Rav Dovid Hofstedter’s remarks to the communities of Australia and South Africa delivered via video due to the ongoing difficulty of travel to those areas offered chizuk, perspective, and the charge for the future. He said, “We have been through a difficult period.

The coronavirus, the illness, the uncertainty, and later the difficult regulations have made it very challenging to learn, to take the bechinos, and to persevere as there was so much difficulty and uncertainty in the world.

“However,” Rav Hofstedter continued, “all challenges are tailormade for us by the Ribbono Shel Olam to serve as a springboard to go higher and higher and for us to carry forth our Divine mandate to become a mamleches kohanim v’goy kadosh and rise above our challenges to continue to learn Torah, acquire Torah, and serve Hashem.”

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Just Keep Truckin’ On...

Match the trucker’s lingo to its explanation… to see if you are qualified to join a convoy 1. Alligator

A. How to call another driver

2. Bear

B. A driver who constantly changes lanes

3. Bear bait

C. Baltimore

4. Black eye

D. A speeding vehicle which can be used to protect the other speeding vehicles behind it

5. Bubba

E. Very strong coffee

6. Chicken coop

F. A headlight out

7. Hammer lane 8. Green stamps

G. Motorcyclist without a helmet H. The left, passing lane of traffic

9. Greasy side up

I. A driver who speeds up and slows down with great frequency

10. Gear Jammer

J. Diesel

11. Motion lotion

K. A weigh station

12.Parking lot

L. Taking a restroom break

13. Pay the water bill

M. Roadkill on the side of the road

14. Road pizza

N. A piece of tire on the road

15. Skins

O. Disregard last information

16. 10-4

P. Lumbar

17. Toothpicks

Q. Police officer

18. Charm City

R. Money

19. Lost Wages

S. Message received

20. 10-26

T. Las Vegas

21. Hundred mile coffee

U. Tires

22. Organ Donor

V. A vehicle that’s flipped over

23. Fighter pilot

W. An auto transporter

You Gotta Be Kidding Me !

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load.

Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyses, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, astonished, overwhelmed, horrified, numbed, speechless, and perplexed.

Answers:; 1. N; 2. Q; 3. D; 4. F; 5. A; 6. K; 7. G; 8. R; 9. V; 10. I; 11. J; 12. W; 13. L; 14. M; 15. U; 16. S; 17. P; 18. C; 19. T; 20. O; 21. E; 22. G; 23. B

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Trucker’s Trivia 1. Which company has the largest fleet of tractor-trailers in the U.S.? a. Amazon b. Pepsi c. Walmart d. Coke

3. Approximately how many miles in total does the U.S. trucking industry in the U.S. drive each year? a. 100,000 million b. 450,000 million c. 2 billion d. 140 billion

2. According to federal law, for how many hours a day is a truck driver permitted to drive? a. 8 b. 9 c. 11 d. 14

4. Which state has the most truck drivers? a. b. c. d.

Texas California Florida Wyoming

5. What is the lifespan of the average truck engine nowadays? a. b. c. d.

500,000 miles 1 million miles 3 million miles 5 million miles

6. What is the average hourly wage for people in the trucking industry? a. b. c. d.

$15.50 $26.30 $42.20 $51.75

7. How many miles does the average trucker in the U.S. drive per year? a. b. c. d.

25,000 40,000 100,000 500,000

8. What is the average weight of a tractor-trailer truck? a. b. c. d.

80,000 pounds 200,000 pounds 500,000 pounds 1.2 million pounds

Answers: 1. B; 2. C; 3. D; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. C; 8. A Wisdom Key: 6-8 correct: Great job, Bubba!

3-5 correct: Not bad! You can driver= a box-truck but stay away from the big-rigs.

0-2 correct: You have serious black eye, in the trucker’s lingo sense – there’s a headlight out…in your head!

Riddle Me This?

A large truck is crossing a bridge that is one mile long. The bridge can only hold 95,000 pounds. A sign states: If even one ounce more than 95,000 pounds is on this bridge, it will immediately collapse. There is a weigh station at the beginning of the bridge and Bubba’s truck weighs exactly 95,000. They check 3 times, and the truck is not an ounce over 95,000

pounds. Well, the truck is within the weight limits, so it begins crossing the bridge.

When it is halfway across the bridge, a one-ounce bird lands on the truck. But the bridge does not collapse.

Why not?

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Answer: Because the truck drove ½ of a mile, so it used up some gas, which would make it less than one ounce more than 95,000 pounds.

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Torah Thought

Parshas Vayakhel

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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ashi points out that the opening portion of this week’s Torah reading was transmitted

by Moshe to the entire Jewish people in public, when they were all gathered. These laws of the Sabbath that represent one of the core pillars of Judaism – the observance of the Sabbath day as a day of rest and spirituality – were communicated to everyone in a public venue. No one was obligated to hear it secondhand, and

take the word of anyone else, regarding the proper method of observance of the Sabbath day. Everyone heard the instructions simultaneously and clearly, publicly, and definitively.

The observance of the Sabbath day has, to a great extent, been counted by other cultures as faith at its essence and remains a uniquely Jewish idea and code of behavior.

The idea of a day of rest from the toil of the week has certainly been

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adapted by most of human civilization. However, the methodology of defining and implementing such an abstract idea as a day of rest into reality remains wholly within the purview of Jewish tradition and Torah observance.

There is, perhaps, no more striking mark of absolute Jewish identity that exists in our society than that of observing, sanctifying, and enjoying the Sabbath day. It is a truism said by a Jewish 19th century popular thinker, that more than the Jews guarded and preserved the Sabbath, the Sabbath guarded and preserved the Jewish people. To emphasize this point,

the Torah that can rightfully be described as private and personal. The Sabbath, however, has not only a private face to it but a public one as well.

The Jews are commanded to keep the Sabbath in their private homes, but there must also be a public Sabbath, so to speak. It must be apparent on the Jewish street that the Sabbath has arrived and is present.

Public desecration of the Sabbath by individual Jews was a far more damaging sort of behavior than the violation of other precepts in the privacy of one’s home. Part of the struggle here in the State of Israel is for the growth and influence of the

It must be apparent on the Jewish street that the Sabbath has arrived and is present.

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the Torah teaches us that the Shabbat not only preserves the sanctity and spirit of the individual Jew, but, since it was given publicly with everyone gathered to hear its message, it is also the guarantor for the preservation of all Jewish society and the people of Israel throughout the ages.

The fact that the Sabbath was so publicly explained and detailed teaches us another important lesson regarding Jewish life in Jewish society. There are commandments in

public Sabbath to be maintained, as part of the Jewish identity for all Jews who live here in our ancient home. Denying the concept of Shabbat to maintain total freedom of each individual is like a person who drills a hole under his or her seat on a ship and claims it will not affect anyone else. It is the public Sabbath as much as the private one that guarantees the survival of Jewish society and the Jewish state as well.

Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire Parshas Vayakhel

From Embarrassment to Teshuva to Holiness

By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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e must understand how the events at the end of last week’s parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa, and the beginning of this week’s parsha connect to one another.

After Moshe obtained forgiveness for the Jewish people for the sin of the Golden Calf, he descended from Har Sinai with rays of light shining from his face. The Jewish people were afraid to look at Moshe’s face, so he covered it with a mask (Shemos 34:29-35). Then, at the beginning of this week’s parsha (ibid. 35:1), Moshe gathered the entire Jewish people together. He commanded them about the mitzvah of Shabbos (ibid. 35:2-3) and finally, Moshe commanded them regarding the donations of gold, silver, and copper, and other materials to the Mishkan (ibid. 35:4).

The Ohr Hachaim (on ibid. 35:1) offers a straightforward explanation of the connection between the end of last week’s parsha and the beginning of this week’s parsha. The Jewish people distanced themselves from Moshe because of his great holiness, which was apparent because of the rays of light shining from his face. Moshe, therefore, had to gather them back to him at the beginning of Vayakhel.

With the Ohr Hachaim’s foundation, we can now begin to understand why these events were followed by the mitzvos of Shabbos and the donations to the Mishkan.

Erev Shabbos is like Erev Yom Kippur The seforim hakedoshim explain the importance of teshuva on erev Shabbos. It is known that erev Shabbos in the home of the Rebbe Reb

Elimelech of Lizhensk, zy”a, was like erev Yom Kippur and, appropriately, the Rebbe’s yahrtzeit was this erev Shabbos. It has been related by a woman who worked in the kitchen of the Rebbe’s home that the Rebbe came into the kitchen every erev Shabbos to beg for forgiveness for anything he may have done to hurt or offend them.

She related that the spirit of teshuva overtook the whole home and everyone cried and begged forgiveness from each other. Whenever we approach someone or something whose holiness we appreciate, we are overcome with feelings of unworthiness and, consequently, teshuva.

This pattern of approaching holiness, being filled with regret, and then doing teshuva is built into the nature of Creation. The word for embarrassment, boshes, has the same letters as the word for repentance, teshuva, toshuv, because when one is embarrassed about his past, he is moved to do teshuva. And once he has done teshuva, he then merits to reach the

holiness he was initially too embarrassed to approach. That holiness is personified by Shabbos (which has the same letters as boshes and toshuv).

When a person looks back at his week, he thinks, “Is this how a Jew spends his week?” He is embarrassed and so he does teshuva on erev Shabbos, and that embarrassment/teshuva process is precisely why he merits the holiness of Shabbos.

According to this, we can understand why Moshe gathered the people to him. They saw the holiness on his face and looked at themselves, disgusted that they sunk to the level of the sin of the Golden Calf. Moshe therefore drew them close as if to tell them, “I understand that you are embarrassed to look at me because of what you have done. But you know that it is precisely your feeling of unworthiness that makes you worthy to come closer.”

Approaching a tzaddik has the same effect as approaching Shabbos.

My father told us that he remembers

lining up with others to see the Ahavas Yisroel of Vizhnitz, zy”a. He recalls how the anticipation of seeing such a tzaddik caused everyone in line to cry and wail, literally like erev Yom Kippur. The way to merit contact with holiness is contemplating how distant we are from that holiness. Ironically, we come closer by focusing on how far away we are.

We see in the parsha how we merit to approach Shabbos and the tzaddik through the embarrassment/teshuva process. But how do we see this played out in the way we merited the Mishkan, the medium through which the Divine Presence rested on earth?

The Leftovers for Hashem The Ramban comments on the difference between how the Torah describes the men’s versus the women’s donations to the Mishkan. With regards to the men, the pasuk (Shmos 35:22) says, “Every man who waved a waving of gold to Hashem.” But with respect to the women’s donations, the pasuk merely says (ibid. 35:24) that they “brought” their donations.

We can understand the difference between these descriptions based on a teaching of the Rebbe Reb Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, zy”a. He explains the phrase “who chooses musical songs” from Yishtabach on a homiletical level. The word for musical, b’shiray, is related to the word for “left over, sharaim. According to the Rebbe Reb Bunim, Hashem gets great nachas from, He “chooses,” that which is leftover after our songs, after our davening. What does this mean?

After a person finishes davening,

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learning, or doing a mitzvah, if he is sensitive, he has a leftover feeling that he did not do everything that he could have done. When someone finishes davening, he has a lingering feeling, “Did I daven the way I was supposed to? How much was I thinking about Hashem and the words I was saying just now? How much was I thinking about everything else under the sun?”

And when a person finishes learning daf yomi for the day, he may feel, “Did I actually learn anything? How would I feel if someone tested me on the simple meaning of the Gemara and Rashi right now?” And after Shabbos, when a person makes havdalah, does he feel, “Did I immerse myself in the holiness of Shabbos? How much of the time did I spend thinking about weekday matters instead of learning, davening, singing, and spending more time with my family?” The Rebbe Reb Bunim teaches us that these leftover feelings are extremely precious to Hashem.

The Chidushei Harim, zy”a, expands on this teaching of the Rebbe Reb Bunim based on the pasuk (ibid.

36:7) regarding the donations to the Mishkan: “The work was sufficient for them…and to leave over.” After the people finished donating to the Mishkan, there was something left over. They remained with the feeling that “I wish I gave more! I wish I gave with a greater feeling of love. I’m so embarrassed that I didn’t give with loftier intentions.” Hashem gets great pleasure, He “chooses,” those feelings when His children give with a desire to do more. That leftover feeling of broken-heartedness after a mitzvah gives Hashem so much nachas.

We can now understand the difference between the Torah’s description of how the men gave to the Mishkan versus how the women gave. The pasuk (ibid. 35:22) says that “the men came to the women.” Rashi explains that this means the men came with the women. But the Chidushei Harim offers an amazing explanation. He says that the women never committed the sin of the Golden Calf, so all of their gold was still available to donate to the Mishkan. The men, however, had already donated their gold to the appeal held for the building of the Golden Calf. They had nothing left to give to the building of the Mishkan! Humiliated, they had to approach their wives

and ask, “Do you think I could borrow a ring or necklace?”

The men brought whatever little gold they were able to borrow from their wives and daughters and brought it to Moshe with such embarrassment and broken-heartedness. The Torah simply says that the women “brought” their donations. The women brought their donations in a normal way because they had nothing to be ashamed of. The embarrassment and feeling of unworthiness with which the men brought their donations, however,

one day with a special request. Reb Yankel needed one thousand rubles to marry off his daughter. This was an exorbitant sum for Reb Moshe, but Reb Yankel promised him that he desperately needed the money for his daughter and that he would do whatever he could to pay it back. Reb Moshe lent the money, though it was such a sizable sum for him that he truly needed to be repaid. The wedding passed, and weeks and months went by. As often happens when one person owes a debt to another that he cannot

The way to merit contact with holiness is contemplating how distant we are from that holiness.

caused a great stir in Heaven. That is why, with regards to the men, the pasuk describes more of a tumult when “every man who waved a waving of gold to Hashem.” Through their embarrassment/teshuva, they achieved a high level of holiness and merited to draw the Divine Presence down into the Mishkan.

The desire to give and do more sometimes means even more than one’s actual accomplishments because it comes with that leftover feeling of embarrassment and teshuva that makes a person worthy to touch holiness.

57 Kopeks & 1,000 Rubles The power of desire even when one does not have the ability to attain his goals is illustrated beautifully by a well-known story about Rav Yitzchak Vorker, zy”a. The Rebbe had two chassidim who were neighbors: Reb Moshe, who had some money, though he was not wealthy, and Reb Yankel, who was extremely poor. Reb Yankel borrowed money from Reb Moshe from time to time when he was in need. Sometimes, he paid him back and sometimes he was not able to. When he did pay him back, it was sometimes sooner and sometimes later, although it was usually later.

Reb Yankel approached Reb Moshe

repay, Reb Yankel began davening at a different shul from Reb Moshe because he could not bear to look at him in the face without the money to repay him. Desperate to get his much-needed funds back, Reb Moshe visited Reb Yankel, but every time, his wife told Reb Moshe that Reb Yankel was “not home.”

One day, Reb Moshe saw the Rebbe, Rav Yitzchak Vorker, paying Reb Yankel a visit at Reb Yankel’s own home! Seeing his opportunity to ask for the Rebbe’s assistance, Reb Moshe walked over to Reb Yankel’s house and knocked on the door. The Rebbe himself answered the door, asking how he could help Reb Moshe. Somewhat embarrassed, Reb Moshe said, “Rebbe, I feel bad bringing this up, but I saw an opportunity for a private moment with just the Rebbe and Reb Yankel. You see, Reb Yankel borrowed a thousand rubles from me to make a wedding for his daughter. I am not a rich man by any means, and I very much need these funds back. Is there anything the Rebbe can do to help?”

The Rebbe turned to Reb Yankel and asked if Reb Moshe’s words were true. Reb Yankel confirmed everything Reb Moshe said and admitted sadly that he wanted more than anything to pay his friend back but that he simply had no money to repay the

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loan. The Rebbe then told Reb Yankel to scour the house and search for every kopek with which to pay back Reb Moshe. Reb Yankel began searching every corner of his little house like he was searching for chometz before Pesach. Eventually he brought the Rebbe everything he was able to collect – fifty-seven kopeks, not even a single ruble. Yet the Rebbe exclaimed, “Reb Yankel, amazing! This is even more than I expected. Let us sit down together to count out the money so you can repay Reb Moshe.”

When they were seated at the table, the Rebbe began counting the kopeks one by one: “One, two, three, four…”

He continued counting, “fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven…” But instead of stopping there, he continued counting the same coins as if there were more there: “fifty-eight, fifty-nine…”

He continued counting: “ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one ruble!” But the Rebbe did not stop there. He continued counting the same rubles for a couple of hours until finally he said, “nine hundred ninety-nine rubles and ninety-nine kopeks, one thousand rubles!”

He then turned to Reb Moshe, handed him the fifty-seven kopeks, and said, “Here you go Reb Moshe. Full repayment of the one thousand rubles from Reb Yankel and even a bit extra…”

It goes without saying that Reb Moshe soon built a great fortune with Reb Yankel’s fifty-seven kopeks. Just like Reb Yitzchak Vorker taught Reb Moshe, Reb Yankel’s desire to repay Reb Moshe produced much more “profit” than the actual money Reb Yankel could repay.

We, too, should not dismiss our davening, Torah, or mitzvos as inadequate. Rather, we must embrace our embarrassment at not being able to do more and realize that it is precisely that feeling that makes us worthy to approach Hashem. May that feeling of embarrassment and the teshuva we do because of it make us worthy to draw down Hashem’s ultimate dwelling place, the Beis Hamikdash, may it be rebuilt soon in our days.

Rav Moshe Weinberger, shlita, is the founding Morah d’Asrah of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY, and serves as leader of the new mechina Emek HaMelech.

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MR. & MRS. BERISH & HANNAH FUCHS

THE BIVETSKY FAMILY SHAAR HATORAH

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RESIDENCE HALL AND TORAH CENTER

‫ה ליב ע”ה‬-‫לע”נ שלום ראובן בן ארי‬

MESIVTA BEIS MEDRASH BUILDING

MESIVTA BEIS MEDRASH

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MR. & MRS. BENZION & MIRIAM HEITNER

MR. & MRS. DOVID & LEAH BRECHER

MR. & MRS. MATIS & YAEL NAYMAN

MR. & MRS. MOTTY & HADASA MENDELSOHN

Dedication Wall Mesivta Beis Medrash Building

Lobby, Mesivta Beis Medrash Building

‫לע”נ נחמן יהודה בן יעקב דוד ע”ה‬ ‫ואשתו לאה בת יהודה אשר ע”ה‬ ‫ולע”נ יעקב ליב בן שלמה ע”ה‬

Dedication of Rosh Kollel’s Office

MR. & MRS. MOTTY & HADASSA JACOBOWITZ Promenade Vestibule

Beis Medrash Vestibule Entrance

MR. & MRS. URI & ESTHER KAUFMAN

‫לע”נ זעליג בן מרדכי ע”ה‬ ‫לע”נ משה אלעזר בן נטע שלום ע”ה‬ ‫לע”נ דוד בן משה ע”ה‬ ‫הר‘ משה נתן בן יחזקאל ע”ה‬ ‫וישראל בן אברהם ע”ה‬ ‫לע”נ‬

‫לע”נ ישראל הלוי לעווין ע”ה‬ ‫ואלישבע בתיה קפלן ע”ה‬

The children, bochurim, and all 45 neshamos of the Miron tragedy, Lag Baomer 5781

MR. & MRS. CHAIM & BRACHA SCHULHOF MR. & MRS. NISSAN & SARAH GITTY PROFESORSKE

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MR. & MRS. CHAIM SHOLOM & RIVKY LEIBOWITZ Associate Dean’s Office

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Delving into the Daf

The Demise of Haman and His Sons

By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow

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aman and his sons made a cameo appearance in Tosfos this week. In fact, in various places in Shas, Tosfos makes cryptic references to Targum that discusses how Haman’s sons were hanged.

However, in Chagiga (11b), Tosfos is somewhat more verbose.

The issue that Tosfos discusses is what is the average height of a person.

It is directly relevant to the minimum size of a mikveh. Tosfos opines that when the Gemara refers to the average height of a person as being three amos, it does not include the head. Indeed, this can help explain a passage in Bava Basra. There, the Gemara discusses the minimum height of a fence needed for privacy. The ruling there is that the fence should be four amos. Tosfos explains that an average person is three amos tall. In addition, we add his head. His neighbor can further stand on his tippy toes, mandating a four amos tall fence to ensure privacy.

Tosfos says that the Targum Sheni and the pesukim in Megillas Esther support his position that the average height of a person is three amos not including the head.

Even after Haman’s evil decree was promulgated, Haman still became incensed when Mordechai passed him and refused to bow down. It is interesting to note that the Chasam Sofer explains that Mordechai angered Haman greatly by informing everyone that Haman was actually a quasi-Jew, a Canaanite Slave. This explanation is borne

out by the verse in the Megilla (3:4) which literally translates to “because he [Mordechai] told them that he [Haman] was Jewish.” (Of course, this is not the simple explanation of the verse.)

Haman decided to hang Mordechai upon a high beam. Not just any beam would suffice. He decided to use the beam that his son Parshandasa brought back from his travels near Mt. Ararat. That beam which came from Noach’s ark was fifty amos tall.

Even though Haman had already used it to construct his house, he was willing to damage his house to get to the beam.

Ultimately, Haman and his sons were hanged on that very beam. The Targum Sheni explains in detail how everyone fit on the beam. A total of eleven people were hanged. The average height of a person is 3 amos. That means approximately 33 amos were accounted for on the beam. There was an amah between each person.

That adds 10 amos to bring the total to 43. The beam was submerged in the ground to enable it to stand. Furthermore, the first person was hanged a distance from the ground in order that he would be visible. That brings the total to 50 Amos.

The Megillah seems to indicate that Haman’s sons were hanged postmortem. The verse states (9:12), “In Shushan Habira alone the Jews have killed a total of five hundred men, as well as the ten sons of Haman.” Only in the next pasuk does Esther ask Achashveirosh to hang the ten sons

of Haman. Furthermore, Tosfos notes that the term the pasuk used for the killing of the ten sons of Haman is “hereg.” That term is often used to mean beheading. According to Tosfos, the ten sons of Haman were beheaded and then hanged. Yet, Targum Sheni still explains that each body took up on average 3 amos on the beam. That means that the average height of a person is 3 amos without including the height of the head. If they were hanged without their heads, what point did that serve? How did that instill fear on the enemies of klal Yisrael if no one could identify them? The Chasam Sofer explains that since they were hanged with their father, everyone realized who they were.

The opinion of Tosfos provides fodder for Purim Torah. In the Chanukah song “Maoz Tzur” there is a verse about Haman. He is referred to in the song as Aggagi. The song describes what happened to him.

“Rov banav…al haetz talisa.” The translation would seem to be, “His many sons were hanged on a beam.”

Alternatively, “most of his sons were hanged.” The problem is that only ten of Haman’s sons were hanged. Yet, the Gemara in Megillah (15b) states that he had over 200 sons. If only ten sons were hanged, then what is indicated by the term “rov banav”? The Purim Torah answer is that of his sons that were hanged, only most of them were.

(I’ll leave it at that.)

The Gemara in Megillah (16b) says that the custom is to recite the ten sons of Haman in one breath while

reading the Megillah. The accompanying reason offered for this custom is to commemorate the fact that all ten sons died at the same time. According to Tosfos, they were all beheaded simultaneously.

The Rambam, however, when stating the aforementioned custom, writes that the ten sons of Haman should be read in one breath because “they were all hanged and killed at the same time.” It seems the Rambam disagrees with Tosfos and says the sons of Haman were not hanged postmortem but rather that is how they died.

The Rambam will need to explain the verse that seems to explicitly say that the ten sons of Haman were killed beforehand. The Manos Halevi suggests that, according to the Rambam, the pasuk means the sons were grievously wounded but they didn’t actually die. They actually died simultaneously on the beam.

There is much discussion as to what happened to Haman’s remaining sons. That is beyond the scope of this article. However, it is interesting to note that the Gemara states that some of Haman’s descendants taught Torah in Bnei Brak.

Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow is a rebbe at Yeshiva Ateres Shimon in Far Rockaway. In addition, Rabbi Sebrow leads a daf yomi chaburah at Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park in West Hempstead, NY. He can be contacted at ASebrow@gmail.com.

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Viva La Mexico

By Hershel Lieber

W

e were actually in Mexico three times. The first time was in 1984. We went to Los Angeles for Pesach when our son Mechel was just one years old. Right after yom tov, we went for two days to San Diego. We took all our children to the famed San Diego Zoo and to SeaWorld. We then used this occasion to cross the border into Tijuana and spent a total of two hours in this poor, dilapidated city that caters to American tourists. Besides a myriad of tchotchkes, the most popular souvenirs sold were sombreros, colorful blankets, pottery, masks, silver jewelry, and musical instruments like flutes, guitars and maracas. Tequila was the liquor of choice, but most were not certified kosher, especially the one that had the “worm” in it. As I said, we were only there for two hours.

The last time we were in Mexico was in 2014. Pesi and I were actually going to New Mexico for a week, and we started out in El Paso, Texas. While we were there, we again traversed the border into Juarez. I knew of Juarez’s reputation as the most dangerous city in Mexico, yet I could not contain the urge to explore that city. The disparity between El Paso and Juarez was immediately evident. The buildings and the streets were markedly inferior-looking and so was the manner that people dressed. I distinctly remember the graffiti-covered, blue painted school busses which served as the city’s public transportation. Besides the regular tourist shops, there was an innumerable amount of drug stores as medicine is considerably cheaper across the border.

We took a taxi tour for about an hour and also stopped at a giant souvenir market. Like Tijuana, we were only there for two hours.

Our real trip to Mexico took place

borhood, which was called Polanco.

There also were a few kosher restaurants and groceries there, which made the food situation a lot easier. After booking our flight and making hotel reservations, we geared ourselves up for an interesting journey.

Contrary to my usual style, we wound up leaving at 4:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon for a 5:55 p.m. flight. The traffic on the Belt Parkway was horrendous so we got off the highway and started maneuvering through

I found a hammock which was strung between two palm trees and spent time relaxing as it swayed in the gentle breeze.

In Juarez in 2014

in May of 1994 when we went for a total of eight days. We were definitely excited about experiencing the history and culture of our southern neighbor, but at the same time we wanted to connect with the 100,000-strong Jewish community. Before going, I mentioned our upcoming trip to a client who told me that his sister and her family lived in

Mexico City. Her husband was learning in the Ashkenazi Kollel, which was established by Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood. My client made the connection for us, and we were invited to spend Shabbos by them and by another Kollel family. I also did some research and found out that there were Orthodox families and shuls in their neigh-

the streets. This attempt turned out to be an even worse route, and we arrived at JFK Airport at 5:35 p.m. We ran like crazy through the Delta terminal to the furthest gate as we heard our names being announced for a final boarding call. We made it by the skin of our teeth!

We arrived in Mexico at 11 p.m. and took a taxi to the brand-new Nikko hotel. The hotel was expensive and the accommodations luxurious. With the help of my client who owned a travel agency, I was able to book this room as an agent for the price of $105 a night.

Our lavish room was on the tenth floor

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with a panoramic view of the city below. We were quite exhausted at that point, and after unpacking, we immediately went to sleep.

The next morning, I went to daven at the Ashkenazi Shul Beis Yitzchok. The shul is very beautiful, and the people were extremely friendly. By the time I finished davening, I had two invitations for Shabbos, which I had to decline since we already made prior arrangements. One of those people took me to Wendy’s, where I bought some bread, milk, juice, and cheese for breakfast in our room.

Our main activity on that day was visiting the Floating Gardens at Xochimilco. Located only an hour from Mexico City, the Aztec artificially created riverbeds which supplied water for their staple crops. At present, the adjoining canals feature colorful gondola-like boats with accompanying mariachi bands which create a carnival-like atmosphere. Our boat ride literally passed by miles of waterways lined with beautiful gardens, and

at one point glides through a massive greenhouse. Yes, it was touristy, but as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it was truly a spectacular experience.

Afterwards, we went to the Buenavista section of the city to shop for souvenirs. In the evening after shul, we went out to eat at Aladinos Restaurant where we enjoyed a fish dinner. Later, we walked around a lively downtown area but the element of people there

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They were dipped into coarse salt (kosher salt) and eaten that way.

Surprisingly, the mixture of the sweet fruit with salt was very tasty. Later, we walked over to Templo Mayor, the main square if the city. It was amazing how much we saw in one day – and it was Friday! We managed to get back in ample time to get ready for Shabbos and arrive with our suitcase and flowers for our hosts in time for Shabbos.

The family that hosted us for sleeping and the Friday 1984 night seudah were the Ulmans.

In Tijuana with our family in Shmuel Mordechai and Naomi were so amiable and welcoming that was not to our liking so we headed we really felt at home. Their children, back to the hotel.

Esti and Yossi, kept us entertained On Friday, we managed to see Palathroughout the meal, and they also cio de Bellas Artes, wander within the had a baby. We davened Kabbolas magnificent Plaza de la Constitucion, Shabbos at the Lakewood Kollel, and take a tour of the National Palace, then Shmuel Mordechai took me to see and see the stunning murals of Dithe adjacent Sephardic Kollel as well ego Garcia. For lunch, we bought deas the massive Sephardic Magen Dalicious mangos from a street vendor. vid Synagogue. At the seudah we sang The mangos were peeled and carved zemiros, exchanged divrei Torah and into small strips and placed on a stick.

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The Ulman family in Mexico

shared our personal life stories. The food was delicious, but I was stunned to see a chicken leg with claws in Mrs. Ulman’s soup. I guess she enjoyed this delicacy.

The next morning, we went to the Bais Yitzchok Synagogue and left after leining to take part in Birkat HaChodesh and Mussaf at Magen David. At both shuls, there was a mixture of traditional and modern Jews, as well as some who were not observant.

We ate the seudah on Shabbos meal at Avrum Yeshaye and Miriam Plitnick and their six beautiful children. They

Our hosts, the Plitnick family

were living in a building with six other Kollel families. We shared stories, zemiros, Torah thoughts, and good food, of course. Mincha was at Shuba Yisrael Kollel and Shalosh Seudos at the Plitnicks. On Motzei Shabbos, we packed up, thanked our gracious hosts, and headed back to the Nikko Hotel.

On Sunday, after davening, we visited Chapultepec Park, one of the oldest urban parks in the world. This ecological oasis in the center of the sprawling and most populous city in the Western Hemisphere is a blessing of tranquility in the midst of chaos.

Although it was quite warm, we spent two hours strolling and sitting on the benches while taking in the multi-faceted activities of the people around us.

From there, we went to the National Museum of Anthropology, which was located in the Park. We never would dream that we would so enjoy this “national treasure,” which focused on the Pre-Columbian civilizations that existed in Central and South America.

At night, we went to listen to the mariachi band at our hotel. These allmale singers were dressed in traditional, decorated costumes called the charro with ornate, wide-brimmed sombreros. Their musical instruments are a mix of different guitars, violins and trumpets. The Spanish songs are varied in style, but all display deep passion and excitement. We had a love-

ly time listening to this type of music and even bought a CD to take home.

The final three days of our trip we spent in Acapulco. We took a short one-hour flight and arrived at this famous resort town on the Pacific coast.

Since it was off-season, the hotels had very few guests, and at given times, we had the pools and beaches for ourselves. In the mornings, the pools were empty, and during the afternoon the beaches were abandoned. I found a hammock which was strung between two palm trees and spent time relaxing as it swayed in the gentle breeze. Getting into the hammock was not so easy but getting out was almost impossible.

Pesi was horrified when I told her that I wanted to go parasailing. She begged and pleaded, but I was stubborn. It was exhilarating when I was lifted by the winds and flew over the ocean while harnessed and pulled by a motorboat. Needless to say, she did not join me in this craze.

We were served prepackaged kosher dinners in a beautiful candlelit dining room looking out at the sun setting on the Pacific. We also went to La Quebrada Cliffs to see a daredevil cliff-diving show and looked around for some souvenirs at a local market.

In short, we had a marvelous vacation on every level – a combination of ruchniyus with a heaping spoonful of gashmiyus.

Hershel Lieber has been involved in kiruv activities for over 30 years. As a founding member of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel he has traveled with his wife, Pesi, to the Soviet Union during the harsh years of the Communist regimes to advance Yiddishkeit.

He has spearheaded a yeshiva in the city of Kishinev that had 12 successful years with many students making Torah their way of life. In Poland, he lectured in the summers at the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation camp for nearly 30 years. He still travels to Warsaw every year – since 1979 – to be the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for the Jews there.

Together with Pesi, he organized and led trips to Europe on behalf of Gateways and Aish Hatorah for college students finding their paths to Jewish identity. His passion for travel has taken them to many interesting places and afforded them unique experiences. Their open home gave them opportunities to meet and develop relationships with a variety of people. Hershel’s column will appear in The Jewish Home on a bi-weekly basis.

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ur clients wanted to buy a 4-bedroom apartment in a central Jerusalem location, within walking distance to the Kotel. Their goal was to move in when they retire in fifteen years, so they needed a Shabbat elevator, plus they wanted a parking spot and storage room. Although their budget was not large enough to purchase a modern apartment in Katamon, German Colony or Baka, their timing flexibility empowered us to think creatively. We decided to focus on future urban renewal projects.

In 2005, the Ministry of the Interior approved TAMA-38, a plan to encourage the private sector to bankroll the cost of strengthening older buildings to withstand earthquakes. The plan offers increased development rights, which the apartment owners transfer to a construction company in return for upgrading their building. The owners receive a reinforced and refurbished building and expanded apartments, and the contractor profits by selling units on the added floors that they construct above the original building. A second program called TAMA-38-2 was subsequently created to replace old rundown structures with new buildings.

Between TAMA-38 program putting the spotlight on urban renewal, the strong demand for housing, and rising real estate prices, Pinuy Binuy, a program that was approved back in 1966, has come back into vogue. Pinuy Binuy means to evacuate (pinuy) and tear down older buildings, and construct (binuy) new ones. The existing owners trade in their old apartments for a new apartment of equal or often larg-

er size, plus their relocation costs during construction are covered by the developer.

The Jerusalem municipality often prefers Pinuy Binuy over a TAMA-38 plan. Let me explain by way of a recent example: In central Jerusalem, there is a block of approximately ten 4-story buildings with close to 400 apartments.

apartments above the existing buildings would exacerbate both problems. Accordingly, the municipality rejected the TAMA-38 application and approved a Pinuy Binuy plan that would create taller buildings which can house over 1,000 apartments, offer underground parking, and also add much-needed community facilities.

The Pinuy Binuy program has become popular in Israel’s population centers as it is a win-win-win program.

Originally, a developer proposed a TAMA-38 renewal plan to the municipality for approval. However, the apartment owners successfully argued that the neighborhood lacks sufficient parking space and communal facilities, such as synagogues and kindergartens, and adding new

The Pinuy Binuy program has become popular in Israel’s population centers as it is a win-win-win program1) :) the apartment owners receive new, large, and attractive apartments; (2) the developers profit by selling apartments; and (3) the local government provides a

solution to the pent-up demand for housing.

When considering buying an apartment in what appears to be a dilapidated building, keep in mind that not all older buildings will end up being torn down and rebuilt, so you must do your due diligence and choose carefully. In addition, even when buildings are redeveloped, the Pinuy Binuy program is a drawn-out process. Getting owners to approve the project, enduring the lengthy administrative process, emptying out the buildings, and then finally constructing the new buildings can sometimes take upwards of ten years to complete.

Our clients with the limited budget embraced the Pinuy Binuy concept. Although there is no guarantee that the project will come to fruition, they did their research and were comfortable that the probability was high. In addition, the existing apartment will generate an income stream, so even in the worst-case scenario, they were comforted that they were buying an apartment with intrinsic value.

Pinuy Binuy is definitely not for everybody. However, for families with a long-term real estate horizon and for investors, buying an apartment with Pinuy Binuy potential can be a golden opportunity.

Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel. To sign up for his monthly market updates, contact him at gborvick@gmail.com.

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Dollars & Sense Rivka Resnik’s “Living Smarter Jewish” Program Helps Students Make Heads and Tails of Their Finances

BY SUSAN SCHWAMM

Rivka, schools across the United States have been utilizing your curriculum to give their students financial wisdom. Tell us a bit about how you came to offer this curriculum.

Let me take you back a few years. By training, I’m a substance abuse counselor, and I have certification in the State of New York and its reciprocal across the world. I used to do interventions and counseling, and I had my own school for years for children struggling in this area. At a certain point, I had to step away from the school, since it was a 24/7 job, and I wanted to be able to concentrate on my children and grandchildren.

I was always very passionate about financial awareness. I remember, as a child – I must have been around eight years old – going shopping with my father. He had told me he only had $20 in his wallet, and he kept putting things in the grocery cart, and I kept taking them out because I knew that it was more than $20 worth of merchandise.

When we got to the supermarket checkout counter, my father asked, “Where is everything?” and I told him, “Daddy, you’re not going to be able to afford it,” and I burst into tears. He told me, “But I have a credit card.”

You have to remember that that was really the beginning of credit cards. Not too many people had credit cards back then. You had to go to a bank for cash – they didn’t have ATMs. I became very interested in finances at that time.

When my husband and I got married, and we started on the journey of medical school – my husband’s a physician – I became interested in seeing how people spent their money. I wasn’t judging anyone, but I wondered how young couples our age who were in college were taking expensive vacations and

buying expensive cars, and we barely had enough money for diapers at the end of the month.

When we lived in Chicago, I started the “Bank At School” program in Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov for children in fourth through 6th grade, where they would open up a bank account at school. That program was very successful. When we moved to St. Louis, I brought my curriculum to Bais Yaakov St. Louis. We then moved to New York, where I taught in Satmar and Bais Shifra Miriam, and it was very, very well-received. This was all 25 years ago, so perhaps I was a woman ahead of her time.

But in between, I moved away from teaching my curriculum. I ran my husband’s business. I focused on substance abuse and opened up my own school. But about three years ago, I said to myself, “Not only is the community ready for this, but they really need it.” So I began to teach the curriculum again.

A few months ago, Mishpacha featured me on an article about burnout. I told them I was studying to become an EMR, an emergency medical responder, and that I was writing a nationwide curriculum on financial awareness for children. Since then, the OU and Living Smarter Jewish contacted me and that really got the ball rolling on our current program.

Now, we have close to 1,000 students who are learning the Living Smarter Jewish curriculum from across the United States and Canada. I recently spoke with

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an organization in Eretz Yisrael that wants to translate the curriculum into Hebrew.

I sort of was in the right place at the right time, but I had already done so much of the research that I was ready for the onslaught of this.

Tell us more about the Living Smarter Jewish curriculum.

We have a complete curriculum which we send out for the students and teachers to download.

There are also notes to teachers to help them give the course. So if you don’t have any experience in teaching this course, we give you details to help you out. Let’s say we’re talking about fraud and identity theft, and we’re talking about biometric IDs theft or we’re talking about house foreclosure theft. The teacher’s note is going to have all the specifics of that and the way they can relate it to the students.

We include a lot more information for teachers in case the classes are offered more than once a week.

When we talk to students, we start at the foundation of needs and wants. That’s distinguishing between what your needs are and what your wants are. Do you need that dress? Do we need that candy? We talk about opportunity costs and savvy spending, and conspicuous consumption and minimalism, which is different than being stingy.

We also talk about saving money. We give out 12 different types of budgets to students, including a mind-body budget that comes from Japan called Kakeibo. We’re trying to let the students know that there are a whole bunch of financial terms, a whole bunch of finances, that they can understand, but it’s not a one-size-fits-all. And that’s probably the biggest thing that we can do is give them the information, so they can be successful adults running their finances.

Speaking of being successful adults, we talk about getting paid and what the taxes are that are taken out of your paycheck. We talk about the Wage Protection Act where you need to know that, under federal law, certain things need to be listed on your paycheck. We teach them about Social Security. We talk about insurance: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance – how to read an EOB, explanation of benefits, and common terms that you need to know when it comes to insurance.

What’s the difference between coinsurance and a copay? What is a high deductible plan, and what’s a flexible savings account?

These are all such important topics. We try to give them all this information, but we also give it in a very positive, pleasant way. The graphics are beautiful. It’s easy to read. It’s easy to comprehend.

We give them important facts. Think about credit cards. I think the biggest surprise to people is that when you swipe your credit card or you insert your chip into the credit card terminal, you’re actually not paying the store where you’re shopping.

You’re paying the credit card processing company, and the credit card processing company is paying that store back. When you pay your credit card bill, you’re actually paying the credit card processing company because you’ve taken out a debt every single time you swipe your credit card. That’s a real “aha” moment to most students – some adults also don’t understand these basics financial concepts.

I ask people, “What’s the difference between a financial coach, a financial adviser, a financial planner, and a financial therapist?” Most people scratch their heads and say, “I don’t know.”

I’m scratching my head right now about that.

Exactly. With these students, we’re giving them the opportunity to understand the terminology and to understand the terminology in a very simple format, so that they really understand it. And we’re giving them the opportunity to, hopefully, make the correct financial decisions as they become, not just the young adults that they are now, but when they live on their own and when they get married and they become parents.

There are around 20 schools that offer the

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program. Do you have to tailor the program to the different schools?

It’s interesting. Because I am very careful about being sensitive to different people’s sensitivities, we don’t really mention anything about smartphones or the internet because this curriculum goes to different schools in which students may not have access to the internet. But when we talk about fraud and identity theft, I made a graphic on a separate page on how to keep your computer safe. This way, if teachers don’t want to include this information, they don’t have to share it with their students.

Additionally, when we talk about savings, we don’t mention saving for seminary year. Why? Because a large school in Lakewood is using our curriculum and they’re not encouraging their girls to go to seminary in Eretz Yisrael. Instead, they are encouraging them to stay in Lakewood for seminary. So instead of talking about saving for seminary, we’ll talk about saving for an “emergency fund.” We’ll talk about if, chas v’shalom, someone trips and breaks their front tooth and dental insurance doesn’t cover the repair to the tooth. That’s an emergency fund expense.

It seems like our community is constantly bombarded with ads for over-the-top items and programs. Do you see that as a problem for our youth – that we are pushing a lot of “wants” on our community and making them into our “needs”?

I try not to put my personal opinions in my curriculum. If you read between the lines, you can definitely see we’re conservative. Quite frankly, I don’t understand the unbelievable wants that the community has that they simply cannot afford. My sister is not religious; her husband is a vice president of a trading company. They have two kids.

And when she came to Monsey, she told me, “I have never seen so many people in Moose Knuckles coats wearing designer bags, swiping their SNAP cards.” She told me, “I don’t understand. Most of my friends are millionaires, and they have money, and we are not like this.” And that is a very big wake-up call when somebody from the outside of the community can put that into words. What are we doing in our community? What are we doing with fancy Pesach places and expensive camps and

“I can’t tell you how many people tell me the second they stopped using their credit cards is the second that they stopped being in debt.”

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When she came to Monsey, she told me, “I have never seen so many people in Moose Knuckles coats wearing designer bags, swiping their SNAP cards.”

Moose Knuckles coats and Hermes sandals and Ray-Ban glasses? Don’t tell me that everybody has them in your class. It’s not true. It just isn’t.

I remember when Juicy Couture was a very big thing. And I remember one morah telling me, “I noticed that your kids don’t have Juicy Couture sweatshirts.” And I was like, “I don’t believe in it, and my kids are fine with it.”

And guess what? And I remember her saying, “But it’s different for you.” And I said, “Why?” And she said, “Because they know that you can afford it.” So if you can afford it and you just choose not to get it, already, the kids feel better. My kids are wonderful, terrific kids that aren’t schleppers. But how do you inculcate into your kids that this is not the most important thing in life? That the most important life are not things, but the memories, the family time, the friend time that you have?

I often tell people that when we went to the New Jersey State Fair, my kids just knew that we were there to have a good time. That meant that there was no playing carnival games. There was no buying soda. There was no any other expenditures. And when you set up those expectations, they’re fine because there’s no expectations that I’ll be spending $10 per kid per carnival game.

So how do you, as a parent, bring that atmosphere of just being happy with what you have and not having to have everything that the Joneses have into your home?

How about have a nice time in your house?

How about doing homegrown activities? I know that it sounds a little bit on the lame side, and it might sound a little bit in today’s day and age to be considered old-fashioned. How about making hot cocoa bombs with your kids? The molds are $2.50 each. Learn how to make pickles by yourself. Make kokosh cake. You can do things togeth-

er that will bring you together as a family.

I’m not saying you can’t go to Disney World.

I’ve taken my kids to Disney World many a time.

I’m an American girl that believes in the magic of Disney World. But I can also tell you that it’s not the ikkur of our lives.

You don’t have to run out and buy more clothes. Our closets are clogged with clothes. Is it making us happy? Not at all. Let’s get back to the basics of what we really should be doing with our kids.

Your curriculum covers a full year. What would you say are the most important topics for students to tackle, if you only have 2 or 3 lessons to give them?

Really understanding what the difference is between a need and a want. I used to tell the girls when I taught 25 years ago we all need food, right?

But the question is, do we need to have steak on a regular night, chicken, sea bass, or can we just have vegetable soup and bread? I think that you can deceive yourself and say, “Steak is a necessity on a Tuesday night” because we need to have food.

But steak is a “want.” Food is a “need.”

Let’s look at the continuum of that: learning how to save. That’s so important.

And the last thing we really need to teach our kids is educating them about credit cards. With credit card points and deals and cashback, everybody’s in love with credit cards. But I can’t tell you how many people tell me the second they stopped using their credit cards is the second that they stopped being in debt when they only paid by a debit card. You could get credit card points using a credit card, but if you can’t afford what you’ve purchased, or you can’t control yourself because you shop constantly or you go out with your friends, then that $20 top or $50 top is costing you a lot

more than the price that you got the bargain with.

Credit cards give you a very false sense of security.

Is the curriculum being taught in boys’ schools as well?

Yes. We actually have a boys’ version, being given in three boys’ yeshivas now. The main difference is that this is a high school curriculum, and the boys are learning this in tenth grade, so it’s a bit different than when the girls are learning it in twelfth grade.

We are also working on a curriculum for elementary schools called Bank At School that is set to roll out in September 2022 and a curriculum for newly married couples. For the married couples, we teach them about trust funds – putting away money for their children that is untouchable until the kids reach 21. Even a $500 deposit can grow to astronomical amounts if left untouched. Married couples need to know certain basic concepts – private mortgage insurance, the cost of really renting a house, the cost of renting an apartment. There’s more than utility fees. You need to cut your grass.

Renters insurance versus home insurance. These are important concepts that every married couple should know about.

This year was sort of the “starter year” for the Living Smarter Jewish high school program. Because there is so much information, the curriculum is now being made into a hybrid textbook/ workbook which will include about 150-200 pages of information. The schools should be able to use state monies to purchase it for their students. If we can give our children these tools and provide them with these important financial concepts, then we are setting them up to be financially savvy as they grow into adults. We are giving them vital lessons that will serve them in the future as they grow and build their families.

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Teen Talk

By Daniella Quinn

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Answered by a rotati ng roster of teachers, rebbeim, clinicians , an d peers (!), te ens will b e hearing answers to many que stions the had perco y lating in th eir minds wished th an d ey had th e answers for.

I am in eighth grade in a really good school in town.

I was always a good student and am conscientious about my work. I listen in class and do my homework. But since November I noticed that I feel like I can barely keep up. I come home with loads of work and am overwhelmed. I dread doing homework – I have work in almost every subject every night and we have a few tests every week. I also go to a dance class (which I love) but that also adds to my schedule.

I am still doing well in school but the feeling of being overwhelmed is still with me every night. Also, I am taking the math regent this year and am feeling really stressed about that.

What can I do? Does it get any easier? Am I doing something wrong to make me always feel overwhelmed? No one else seems to be feeling this way.

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he first thing I would like you to do is realize that it is completely normal to feel overwhelmed.

You have described a heavy workload from school, and it sounds like you value not only completing the work but doing it well.

If I was in your place, I can only imagine the amount of frustration I would be feeling with all the work that has to be done sitting before me, and because of that, I am so proud of you that have not given up.

In these situations, it may be tempting to stop trying altogether because we think that is what will make us stop feeling overwhelmed. The truth is, giving up doesn’t do us much good. I want to go back to where you mentioned that you are still doing well in school – right there, that’s where you told me that the issue is not that you are unable to do it.

You are a bright and motivated girl who works hard and that is something you should be proud of. Many of us tend to forget our own strengths when we

are challenged, and we forget that these challenges are only meant to make us stronger. When we remember what we are capable of, we begin to believe in ourselves more and it becomes easier to tackle whatever it is we are dealing with.

Of course, the fact that you are feel-

I think it serves a different purpose. Now I’m going to go on a bit of a food tangent, but stick with me, it’s all going to come together, I promise.

Imagine I told you that we were going to be making chicken pot pie. It sounds like a very complex dish compared to

When we remember what we are capable of, we begin to believe in ourselves more and it becomes easier to tackle whatever it is we are dealing with. ing overwhelmed is never a good thing, but there are ways to deal with it.

In this specific case, where the idea of everything you have to get done is just too much, I would recommend a to-do list. You might be thinking that there’s no need for a to-do list because you can remember everything that needs to be done without it, but

your average scrambled eggs or even a simple batch of cookies. However, when I hand you the recipe, the directions do not say to “make the pie,” rather it breaks down the process into simple steps which your younger sister could probably do.

The idea that I’m trying to share with you is that when we have a lot that we know has to be done, the mere thought can bring a lot

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of stress; you don’t know where to begin.

You can sit down working on one subject for homework thinking about all the other work that’s waiting for you, but there’s a better option.

When you write down all that you plan on getting done that night, you are setting it all out for yourself, making it easier for you to work on one thing without the worry that you’ll forget about everything else.

My second favorite thing about a todo list is that you can cross things off. It is an amazing feeling to watch the list get shorter as you check off all that you accomplished. I believe that you will feel more proud of yourself as you go through

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your day keeping track of all that you got done, rather than stressing about what needs to be done.

Of course, these are not foolproof solutions, and you may even need to give it a bit of time before you see a difference, but I think it is worthwhile to give it a try.

There are going to be times in life where you will feel overwhelmed, and that’s okay. In these situations, you

have to figure out what works for you and asking for help is always a great start. It’s important to remember that you have support all around you – from friends, family, and teachers, too. On that note, if you don’t feel like the stress is going away, it’s a great idea to speak to your parents as well as your teachers to see if they can help and be open to the help they have to offer. I wish you much hatzlacha!

Daniella is originally from Houston, Texas, and recently moved to Baltimore, Maryland, after a year of seminary in Israel. She currently works in a school while studying for a degree in psychology.

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Dating Dialogue

What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

Thank you for taking the time to listen to my question.

I was really not sure who to ask.

My mother has gotten completely irrational since my sister started dating. She’s always on edge, either

networking, on the phone with people, or snappy. This stage has made her into a ball of nerves. I am married with kids of my own, and she used to always offer to babysit or help when I needed it. Now she says she’s always too busy with my sister’s shidduchim – either going to networking meetings or taking my sister on trips to meet different shadchanim. It’s also all she talks about!

It’s annoying for me, and I can’t even imagine how hard it is on my younger siblings at home. Is there anything you suggest that I can do to get my old mother back?

-Tehilla*

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.

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ehilla, you seem to be more worried about your mother helping you and getting your “old mother back” than your mother’s stress levels about your sister’s shidduchim.

Instead of being supportive, understanding, and trying to help out with shidduchim, you want your mother’s babysitting services and more. Be an adult and stop being a taker. Take responsibility for your own needs and swallow your annoyance. Focus on helping your mom and siblings and offering some concrete help such as making dinners, taking your sibs out for private time, or helping with errands. Your mother is not a service provider for your household. She may be overreacting to the stress of shidduchim and could use support from family members, friends, and maybe a professional.

But you seem to be responding in an immature, selfish manner.

Rise to the occasion. Stop kvetching and help out.

a question asking how you can get your regular babysitter back. Am I the only one who finds this unsettling? Your mother is acting in a way many parents do when they have a single child to marry off. Look for ways you can help your sister with shidduchim. Can you network on her behalf? Can you and your husband think of ideas for her?

I have been told that one of the hardest parts of being a mother of a child in shidduchim is feeling alone. Instead of asking your mother for help, try asking your mother how you can help. Tell her you see how stressed out she is recently and ask if there is anything you can do.

Show her you are there for her, even for a listening ear, rather giving her a guilt trip about taking your sister on shadchan trips. By sharing the burden, she will be less on edge – I guarantee it.

Another thing you can do is take your younger siblings out on trips when mom is out networking with your sister. When she feels less stressed out, you might just get your babysitter back.

Focus on the positive in your life – hatzlacha!

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aving a child in shidduchim is hard; being a kid in a home with an older sibling in shidduchim is harder; being a married child when one of your siblings is single is…LUCKY. Count your blessings, Tehilla.

Look at all the good that you have in your life; you are married with kids and clearly live close enough to your parents that your mother is your regular “on call” babysitter. Instead of worrying about your mother, who is clearly very stressed out, you pose

arents tend to lose all feelings of rational and identity when they become desperate. I would encourage you to communicate your feelings with your mom in a strategic, non-accusatory way. If she, unfortunately, is not receptive (depending on her personality and who she is), I would utilize this opportunity for you to support your siblings and advocate on their behalf when your mom seems obsessive or pushy in her feelings and decisions.

Unfortunately, people forget that

the same G-d Who gives them food, shelter, and things they don’t think twice about is the same G-d Who will set their kids up at the right time, and not a second later.

The Zaidy Dr. Jeffrey Galler

I have been told that one of the hardest parts of being a mother of a child in shidduchim is feeling alone.

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ere are some points for you to ponder.

First, you are not an only child.

You are upset that the attention that your mom used to lavish upon you is now diverted to the next sibling in line.

You are accustomed to your mom being there for you, with her “offer to babysit or help when I need it.”

Well, now, it’s your younger sister who seems to need it.

Perhaps things went much more smoothly for you when you were dating and going through the shidduch process. Perhaps you were much more self-sufficient, and your mother didn’t feel the need to work so hard, and fret so much, on behalf of your marriage prospects.

But, as a mother yourself, you are surely aware that each child is very unique and very different. Different children require different amounts of time and energy at different times of life.

Your mother is very busy with your sister right now. It’s, unfortunately, a fact of life that today’s complex shidduch process can put any mother under tremendous stress.

It would help not only you but also your mother if you could simply accept that since you are now a capable adult, happily married with your own children, your younger sister now needs more of Mom’s time.

Second, even though you might, intellectually, accept all this, you are still hurting emotionally. It might help if you felt reassured that your

relationship with your mother is not ending, but is, instead, merely transitioning into a more mature, adult relationship.

Consider setting up a weekly, or twice-weekly, time for just you and mom. You could meet for brunch, for example, where you could catch up on things and share thoughts, emotions, and hugs.

Third, while it is true that you are hurting, so is your mother. It sounds like she is the one who now needs some help and support.

Why not offer to help with your sister’s shidduch process? With your own fairly recent experiences, you can be a great source of information and emotional support for both your mother and your sister.

Welcome to the cycle of life. Until now, you needed your mom. Now, she needs you. Be there for her and assure her that despite today’s tortuous, aggravating, and complex shidduch system, somehow, miraculously, things usually turn out just fine.

Remember that, 2,500 years ago, Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, wrote, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Although we might be comfortable with an unchanging routine, that is not real life.

You are entering a new phase of adult life. Embrace it and go with the flow.

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Pulling It All Together The Navidaters Dating and Relationship Coaches and Therapists

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hank you for writing in!

I’m getting the sense that beneath your frustration, you simply miss your mom, and I find that feeling and experience most understandable. While you once relied on her to babysit and help, she is now completely consumed by your sister and her shidduch dating.

It seems as though her personality has changed as well, and so not only is her help unavailable, but the mother you knew and your relationship with her is no longer available. That is difficult.

You are experiencing a loss. And I am sorry you are going through this.

You asked, “Is there I can do to

get my old mother back?” In short, there are things you can try, but no, there is nothing that you can do that can change your mother’s behavior, her stress, her decisions, and what she is going through right now. This is because we cannot change someone’s behavior. We aren’t responsible. If we didn’t cause the problem, then we certainly can’t fix it.

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new cognitive framework in which you can conceptualize the pain, but before we do I want to be very clear that your feelings matter. And in order for you to get through this time, you are going to have to honor your feelings and take good care of yourself. Find support by means that feel comfortable for you; confiding in supportive family and or friends and allow yourself to feel your feelings without any judgment. Sit in your feelings. Ask yourself, What is coming up for me? Dig deep and get to the core of it.

If you feel comfortable or so inclined, you can share your core with your mom. Mom, I miss you so much (just an example of what may be at your core). We are allowed to be angry, sad, resentful, etc. Bottling up those feelings only hurts us and our loved ones in the long run. True intimacy, be it in a marriage, friendship or between mother and daughter, allows us to express ourselves. Expressing ourselves and our feelings ultimately is what creates true intimacy...even when…especially when!...those feelings are not positive. You are allowed to have your feelings and be seen. We should never be ashamed of our feelings.

I follow “Notes From Your Therapist” on Instagram, and I highly recommend it. In a recent post, the author writes, “Emotions are part of your human physiology – they aren’t just ‘sensitive people stuff.’ Not paying attention to how you feel is as much a relationship issue with yourself as having difficulty knowing when you’re hungry, tired, or stressed. Healing this relationship means tuning in to how you feel – not ignoring it.”

It sounds like your mom is having a rough time, too. You can see her. You can validate her pain. You can ask her how she is doing. You can ask her if

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Different children require different amounts of time and energy at different times of life. there is anything you can do for her to help her with her stuff. I am hopeful that if you’ve had good communication in the past, checking in with her, letting her know that you see her pain, and sharing yours with her may help to reconnect you with your mom. Seeing her as not being able to manage her anxiety and stress because she too is in pain may help you manage your own feelings a bit better, so that you don’t have to sit in your frustration.

As painful as it is, sometimes relationships go through different phases.

Sometimes we enjoy a closeness and then for one of life’s many reasons, that closeness goes away for a time. It often returns. During periods of more separation from our loved ones, all we can do is our best: Checking in with ourselves, taking care of ourselves, being open and honest, caring for the other if we are so inclined, and trying to accept and surrender to the new reality (which is really hard work by the way!)

Wishing you and your entire family peace and a restored sense of calm and order. May your sister find her bashert speedily. May your mother be rid of her worries. And may you and your kids’ relationship with Mom/Bobbi/ Bubby/Grandma/Savta/Nana/Oma (did I cover all my bases?) be restored!

Sincerely, Jennifer

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and certified trauma healing life coach, as well as a dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 718-908-0512. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email JenniferMannLCSW@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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Dr. Deb

What To Ask Yourself When They Won’t Work On The Marriage

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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t’s very easy to fall back on the “They don’t love me if they won’t work on the marriage.”

Very easy but not at all fair.

Or necessarily true.

There are lots of reasons people will not meet me on a 15-minute call/see a therapist/enroll into my program.

Here is a list of questions you can ask yourself to try to get at the right answer: 1. Did they ever have a bad experience with counseling or therapy?

This means that they don’t believe in counseling and actually may hate the idea, especially if the counselor made them feel small.

Listen, counselors are human.

And many counselors aren’t aware that they may become triggered themselves by their clients. Here are common counselor triggers: • When clients fight, it can trigger the counselor’s own childhood watching helplessly as their parents fought. This, in turn, causes a reactive part of them to start blaming the person who they think or want

to believe “started” just so they can escape from the smothering helplessness of watching a fight.

• When a client feels victimized, it can trigger the counselor’s own experience of being bullied in school or by a parent. This, in turn, can lead them to want to cut off emotionally from the client who is hurting. Obviously, this isn’t a good idea, either.

• When one client is highly analytical and calm, it can trigger the stressed part of the counselor to feel tremendous relief. This, in turn, may cause the counselor to take sides with the client who is in his head, leaving the pained and suffering partner in the cold.

These are not good things, and that is why counselors should do their own Self-work to be sure they’re not falling into these traps.

Be that as it may, many clients have suffered in this way and won’t see a counselor because of it.

2. Were they told as a child over and over that they are a loser/bad/ shameful kid?

This means that they believe underneath everything that they are a rotten person and they do not want to discover this is true, after all (by looking deeply inside). Of course, if you ask them, they will never admit that this is the problem. The fear of accessing that shame is so hidden, that they aren’t aware of it. But it guides their actions.

And please don’t shame them into trying to agree with you that that is the problem. They will hate you for it, and you still will not hit paydirt.

3. In your discussions/arguments/whatever with each other, did you have to win? Did they?

This means that if they didn’t win, then they’re WRONG. And people who have to win do not allow themselves to be wrong. They can’t. Being wrong is a horrible thing, equivalent to losing your identity and being worthless. This, too, comes from a childhood where a person would need to fight and argue to not be punished or to get a parent’s attention. People who can’t

be wrong are right with a high price tag.

4. Was their parent just not there for them – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually?

This means that they feel worthless deep inside and do not want to find this out in therapy. This is true even if the reason the parent wasn’t there is that the parent was physically ill or emotionally disturbed.

The small child takes all this into his heart and decides that he is to blame for it.

5. Were they hit, abused, or violated as a child?

This means that they truly believe they are worthless scum of the Earth and do not want to go near it in therapy. Sure, the logic doesn’t hold for adults, but that is how children think.

6. Is there mental illness in the family?

7. Do they have mood swings?

Both of these may mean they are afraid someone will say they are crazy or mentally ill. (I don’t. Ever. Do. That.) They might have seen family

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members be mistreated by health authorities or even therapists. When someone with a mental diagnosis comes into therapy, it is human nature for the therapist to breathe a sigh of relief: “Ah, he is the crazy one, not me.” This may not be right, but it is almost a reflexive reaction for some people who are afraid of their own demons.

8. Did a parent die young or have drug or alcohol problems?

This leads to shame which, in turn, means the child doesn’t want to face their past. So, of course, they’d stay away from counseling.

You might wonder how shame gets into the picture when a child’s parent is, G-d forbid, niftar young. But the child who is all alone because the parent is not there feels singled out. This is an extremely painful time for a child, and as an adult, he or she would not want to look back at it.

9. Does your partner get very angry in conversations with you?

They generally hate themselves for this behavior but since they have other reasons to not look inside themselves (such as all the things in this list above) it’s easier to make it your fault. And if it’s your fault, they don’t “need” counseling. Of course,

The more they protest and refuse, the more trauma, hurt, pain, and shame are hiding within them.

That means be gentle.

Yes, I know it is hard to be gentle with a rabid pit bull. Yeah.

But that’s when it’s needed.

I suspect that there is a relationship of direct proportions between the degree of protest and the need for therapy.

the degree or frequency of the anger is a sign that they do need the counseling. In fact, I suspect that there is a relationship of direct proportions between the degree of protest and the need for therapy.

Here’s a good rule:

In fact, it is very likely that they are purposely acting horrible to keep you – and therapy – away.

Away from what?

From finding out terrible secrets about how rotten they are.

In fact, these terrible secrets are

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so secret that they are not aware of them. They’re not conscious.

So how do I know?

Because it comes out. In therapy.

But – you may be asking – if this is not conscious, then how do THEY know it?

The answer is, they don’t. They kind of follow this unconscious dictate to simply keep therapy and therapists at arms-length.

See, here’s the GOOD NEWS: There is a part of them that wants to heal.

So they will put up the good fight. Until they let me win.

All you need to do is whatever it takes to get them to talk to me. That often goes a long way.

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn is a Marriage and Family Therapist. If you want help with your marriage, begin by signing up to watch her Masterclass at https://drdeb. com/myw-masterclass.

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Health & F tness

Simple Yet Super Swaps

By Aliza Beer MS, RD, CDN

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n a healthy lifestyle, one can certainly enjoy eating favorite foods, flavors, and textures in moderation. It is important to realize, however, that many of the processed foods we consume are made with added sugars, inflammatory oils, and refined carbohydrates. Over the years, there have been substantially similar products that have entered the market with cleaner ingredients, allowing them to be healthy but just as tasty as their unhealthy counterparts. These healthier alternatives will help you reach your nutrition goals and leave your body feeling better.

Traditionally, foods like cereals, chips, ice cream, and bread have been stripped of their nutrients but became popular because of their taste and convenience. The healthy food market has grown tremendously to offer alternatives of these foods with more nutrients such as fiber and protein.

These “swaps” can also be made using produce such as cauliflower rice instead of regular rice, zoodles instead of noodles, and spaghetti squash instead of spaghetti pasta. There are so many products on the market now, both in terms of produce and packaged foods, that are much more nutritious than traditional choices.

1. Cereal: Cereal is an easy, onthe-go breakfast that many people turn to on a hectic morning. However, so many of them are filled with refined flours, sugars, and other additives. These cereals contain relatively no fiber and protein, which can leave you hungry minutes later. Aim to choose a cereal with the following two important characteristics: high fiber and no sugar added. Fiber is important because it helps keep you full and keeps your blood sugar in

check. Two-thirds cup of Cocoa Pebbles contains 100 calories, 0.4g fiber, 11g sugar, and 0.9g protein. Fiber One bran cereal contains 90 calories, 18g fiber, 0g sugar, and 3g protein per 2/3 cup serving. Another option is Three Wishes cereal, a grain-free cereal alternative. It has 88 calories, 2.4g fiber, 0g sugar, and 6.4g protein.

Because most breakfast cereals are loaded with sugars and refined grains, it is important to choose a less processed and higher fiber replacement.

2. Oatmeal: Sweetened apple and cinnamon or maple oatmeal are delicious. However, one pack contains 160 calories, 11g sugar, and 33g carbs. Homemade steel-cut oatmeal contains 150 calories, 1g sugar, and 27g carbs. Be creative and add blueberries, stevia, flax or chia seeds, or PB2. You can create flavorful oatmeal without the added sugar. Unsweetened oats can also be used in a variety of desserts and in pancakes. This

lower-sugar choice is better for your blood sugar and will prevent a blood sugar rush and crash.

3. Chips: Chips are crunchy, salty, and oily. Potato chips, though, are often fried in inflammatory vegetable oils, that have been linked to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and arthritis. They are heavily processed and chemically altered, unlike olive and avocado oil. These oils are also loaded with saturated fat and sodium, which can leave you feeling bloated and gassy. Baking chips in the oven or air-fryer can be a good way to satisfy your crunchy and salty craving, without the inflammatory effects. You can make kale chips, zucchini chips, eggplant chips, or brussels sprout chips.

There are so many different flavors you can add, including nutritional yeast, chili spice, and salt and vinegar. Experiment with these different vegetables to make savory and tasty flavor combinations.

Most vegetable chips can be baked

in the oven at 400°F until they crisp up. They are simple to make and can be a great on-the-go snack. Mindlessly snacking on a bag of chips can leave you consuming hundreds of calories and lots of sodium and fat. Three cups of kale only contain 100 calories, without the fat and added salt.

4. Ice cream: So many people turn to ice cream as a delicious, sweet treat. However, most ice creams are filled with loads of calories, sugar, and fat. One cup of Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream contains 313 calories, 16g fat, 35g carbs, and 34g sugar. Consuming foods with such high sugar content can cause type 2 diabetes, weight gain, skin issues, and decreased energy. If you go to an ice cream store, opt for a kiddy cup of frozen yogurt instead.

There are many healthier choices on the market now in your local grocery store. Choose an ice cream that contains under 15g sugar per serving and as little fat as possible. Yasso Greek Yogurt Bars contain 100 calories, 2g fat, 17g carbs, and 13g sugar.

This is less than half the number of calories, fat, carbs, and sugar than traditional ice cream. You can also make your own banana-based ice cream at home! Simply blend a frozen banana with some almond milk and cinnamon for delicious ice cream.

5. Oils: There is usually oil found in most foods that we eat. However, vegetable oils are highly processed and can have serious harmful effects. Vegetable oils are very refined and include canola oil, cottonseeds oil, corn oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, and grapeseed oil. They are rich in omega 6 fatty acids, which increase inflammation in the body, accelerate the growth of cancer cells, and are

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dangerous to body tissues. Swapping inflammatory vegetable oils for extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil is an important change you should make. Olive oil has a low smoke point, though, and should be used in dressings and marinades as opposed to high-heat frying. Avocado oil, however, has a high smoke point and should be used for high-heat cooking. Unrefined coconut oil is another clean oil choice, but it does have a pungent flavor so it usually works better in baked goods.

These oils are unrefined and much less processed than vegetable oils.

6. Bread: Bread is a comfort food many of us turn to. However, over the years, bread has become even more processed. Refined white bread is unhealthful and can contribute to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. It also will not keep you full for long because of its close to zero fiber content. Replacing conventional white bread can be done by choosing a high fiber bread such as Ezekiel Bread or 647 Bread. Other better options include sourdough bread and Dave’s Killer Bread. These high fiber choices will ensure you stay fuller longer and are better for your overall health as they are far less processed than white bread.

7. Crackers: Crackers are a good, travel-friendly choice to have with tuna and turkey. Typical crackers contain high fructose corn syrup, which is highly inflammatory. They also contain vegetable oils such as palm or soybean oil, as well as refined flour. They usually contain little to no fiber and are very processed. If you are looking for a carb-free “cracker,” you can use cucumber discs and lettuce to hold the contents of your meal.

GG crackers, Wasa crackers, and Finn Crisps are higher in fiber and will keep you feeling full and satisfied.

8. Wraps: White-flour wraps contain about 110 calories, 14g carbs, and 6g fiber per wrap. Crepini egg wraps, Wonder Wraps, or other carb-savvy wraps are a good replacement for traditional white wraps.

Less-refined wrap alternatives include Ezekiel wraps and Mission wraps.

9. Pizza: There are so many ways to make pizza with healthier ingredients. Pizza can be made on high fiber, carb-savvy wraps instead of

on traditional white dough. For lowcarb pizzas, make them on zucchini rounds, eggplant rounds, Portobello mushrooms, or on grain-free wraps.

Adding different vegetables like

to make and can be made in a large batch and stored in the fridge for a couple of weeks. A great combination would be olive oil, some vinegar, some acid (lemon or lime juice), Dijon

For low-carb pizzas, make them on zucchini rounds, eggplant rounds, Portobello mushrooms, or on grain-free wraps.

mushrooms, onions, peppers, and artichokes, as well as different herbs, can enhance the flavor of your pizzas.

10. Yogurt: Although vanilla yogurt with M&M’s is tasty, it does not provide all of the benefits that cleaner yogurts offer. Most yogurts are filled with extra calories and a lot of added sugar which can spike your blood sugar. One cup of M&M yogurt contains 190 calories, 34g carbs, 28g sugar, and 5g protein. One Chobani Complete has 120 calories, 10g carbs, 6g sugar, and 15g protein. There is a lot of less added sugar and carbs and more protein in this choice. Eating an excessive amount of added sugar can increase your risk of heart disease, cause tooth decay, impact blood sugar, and lead to weight gain. Chobani, as well as other brands, have created yogurts sweetened with monk fruit and stevia, so they contain a lot less sugar.

11. Bagels: Bagels are delicious and can be occasionally enjoyed when living a healthful lifestyle. However, many of us find ourselves wanting them daily and need to find a substitute with more fiber. Eat Royo makes low-carb, NY-style bagels that are 80 calories, 38g carbs, 32g fiber, and 2g sugar. A plain bagel ranges between 300-660 calories, depending on size.

Interestingly, the size of bagels has nearly doubled in the last 20 years!

12.Dressings: Store-bought dressings can be filled with a lot of fat and preservatives. Choosing olive oil-based dressings will ensure you are eating the cleanest dressing.

Additionally, dressing is super easy

mustard, and spices. This makes for a delicious, heart-healthy vinaigrette.

Traditional foods like cereal, bread, ice cream, and bagels each have their place in a healthy, balanced lifestyle. However, with the emergence of comparable healthy options, it is advisable to search

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and discover which of your favorite staple can be purchased or cooked in a cleaner and healthier manner.

Reading the food labels can ensure you avoid over-exposing your body to refined flours, added sugar, and inflammatory oils. Using oils like olive oil, avocado oil, and coconut oil will help you make smarter choices when cooking at home. Similarly, high-fiber cereals, whole-grain breads, and no sugar-added yogurts will help you feel fuller for longer and won’t cause spikes in your blood sugar. We are fortunate to have so many new products emerging on the market daily that make it easier to find healthy options.

Aliza Beer is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, and you can follow her on Instagram at @alizabeer.

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Parenting Pearls

The Importance of Writing

By Sara Rayvych, MSEd

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riting is one of those subjects that I think gets relegated to the antique section of skills in light of modern technology.

With so much being computerized, there are many subjects that were crucial in our day – way back when we rode dinosaurs to class – that are now not in use as much. I’d like to suggest that writing isn’t in that category.

Even more than that, I feel strongly that writing is more important today than it was way back when. As an unrelated side point, I really do miss my dinosaur; the view from up there was incredible.

When we discuss writing there are a few options that come to mind that we kind of lump together. It’s similar to the term “English language arts,” which often contains everything from actual literature to correct grammatical structure. I’ll briefly discuss a few of the subjects that are relevant but not the main feature of today’s topic. I truly hope this doesn’t get me into too much trouble, as this may draw some opposing opinions. Most importantly, please note that I’m not suggesting whether it’s good or bad that some subjects are, in my personal opinion, more or less used than they were previously. Some of what I’m relaying is what I’ve also heard from various therapists and other educators. Additionally, I’m focusing both on what’s relevant to today’s adults in addition to our modern-day youngsters.

English Subjects Handwriting still has an important place in our lives since we use it so often. That being said, it’s less purposeful than it used to be. Typing is becoming more and more commonplace than writing with a pen or pencil. Script or cursive writing is considered downright antiquated and is generally no longer in the curriculum.

Spelling still has a place, but with typing being so common, even many adults rely on spellcheck. Spellcheck, though, is not able to replace the hu-

man mind since there are so many variations and similar words in the English language, but it is definitely a useful tool for those who find this subject challenging.

Grammar is similar to spelling in that we have quality programs that are only getting ever better at recognizing the nuances of the complicated English language. It’s rather surprising how many errors this nifty device will pick up on. That being said, it, too, requires a bit of grammatical knowledge to decide whether or not the program is accurate.

On a somewhat relevant note, I’d like to give a quick thank you to the incredible team at TJH. As much as my Chromebook may catch errors, it’s certainly not a replacement for the expertise of someone who is exceptionally proficient in grammar. It’s the small changes they make that enhances what you read each week. They are proof of the benefit that experience and knowledge in grammar contribute to a written piece. While I might mention here the lesser role that spelling and grammar play than when I was in school, it is in no way an indication that these skills have gone into extinction. This will be discussed more further in the article.

More Important Than Ever It occurred to me that with modern methods of communication, knowing how to write is more important than

ever. Think of how most modern communication is done. In-person meetings and phone calls are slowly being replaced by emails, text messaging, and group chats. This was the trend pre-pandemic and has only been amplified in our current reality.

My husband, like many, suddenly found his office-based job become exclusively remote. To the surprise of many of us, this was rather successful and is only becoming more and more prevalent. Many companies are finding that employees prefer not commuting while having increased flexibility, among the many benefits of remote work. The employers themselves don’t need to maintain a physical office and the inconveniences that come with it, such as staff being unable to come in during snowstorms and absences for minor sick days. Who knew that driving in standstill traffic during rush hour wasn’t fun for anyone?

I’m continuously surprised by how often I’m asked for my email or text information when traditionally a phone call would be placed. Whether we like it or not, verbal communication is often being replaced by written messages.

I’ve found this to be true with friends, family, physicians, and even rabbanim.

Knowing how to write coherently is crucial to function optimally in both personal and business situations.

First Impressions It’s important that our children un-

derstand how to write appropriately.

Right or wrong, people judge us based on our writing. An email may be the first impression someone forms of us.

If it’s filled with errors, then we’re not showing our best self.

Additionally, poorly written material is just plain difficult to understand and takes away from the message we’re trying to convey. Children who are learning to read are often so focused on decoding the words that they are unable to comprehend them.

You don’t want your, or your child’s, writing to be similarly challenging to others.

Emotional Release Writing out your feelings can be extremely therapeutic. Children, particularly teens, get very emotional and being able to write out those frustrations can be a healthy way to release them. Even just putting their thoughts and emotions to paper and then throwing them out can be beneficial.

Writing can also be a helpful way to tell another person you’re hurt when you’re having trouble saying it nicely. A discussion that can quickly become heated in person can often be explained more calmly in writing. This can be one way for a child to respectfully express themselves to a parent or teacher or share their concerns with a sibling or friend. The process of writing, rewriting, and editing allows a person to more coherently express their frustrations while avoiding saying things they will later regret.

Writing Carefully Parents need to be mechanech their child in all aspects of life, including writing. I am not referring to basic writing skills since schools teach that.

Parents certainly can help and encourage their youngsters to write outside of assigned classwork, such as a letter or email to a grandparent. No, what I’m discussing here is learning to communicate with derech eretz in writing.

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Children need to learn respectful writing skills. Every written piece should be reviewed at least once in its entirety before hitting send. Besides checking for errors – particularly with autocorrect making its own mistakes – they should ensure that each message is respectful, uses appropriate language (i.e. no cursing or crude language) and won’t hurt someone’s feelings. Of course, the halachos of lashon hara and motzei shem ra apply.

It’s easy to forget that what we send is received by another. Too often, people feel free to text what they would never say in-person. Feelings can be hurt even worse by the written word since the message can be read again and again. Be aware that chat rooms are similar but, in my personal opinion, even more concerning as they are group settings.

Please note that I am not encouraging the use of any particular technology, but I’d be foolish to think that most children aren’t already exposed to and using them. As our children so

easily have access to email and texting, their chinuch needs to include the appropriate usage of these devices.

Knowing their particular child, parents can decide the correct approach to educating their children in this matter. There are various options, and we have wonderful organizations in our

has changed how we look at writing, particularly spelling and grammar. In addition to the challenges, there can be a serious benefit to these technologies. Many people were deterred from expressing themselves because of their inability to spell or punctuate appropriately or due to messy

Right or wrong, people judge us based on our writing.

community that can best assist parents in maximizing the safety of any device in their home. Creating and teaching healthy limits is important in all aspects of parenting, and this is certainly no different.

The Upside to Technology I mentioned above that technology

handwriting. These challenges are no longer a hindrance. A young man I know was hesitant to take classes that involved writing. With a little encouragement, he was able to use the dictation feature to complete high level work. He then moved on to typing with spellcheck and grammar check. Classes and opportunities

that were once impossible are now the reality for children like him. We can encourage our children to use these technologies, when necessary, to assist them as they begin to write on their own. Rather than being distracted by grammatical nuances, our budding authors can focus more on expressing their thoughts.

Writing is such an important and beneficial skill, one that will help our children succeed now and in the future. Rather than being outdated, writing has taken on a prominent role in our modern-day existence. Let’s help our children properly harness the ability to turn their speech and thoughts into something worth reading and sharing.

Sara Rayvych, MSEd, has her master’s in general and special education. She has been homeschooling for over 10 years in Far Rockaway. She can be contacted at RayvychHomeschool@gmail.com.

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In The K

tchen

Fried Ravioli

By Naomi Nachman

Last week, I was looking through my recipe files and I found this recipe that I hadn’t

made in years. It’s an oldie but a goodie� -

who doesn’t love a fried, breaded cheese ravioli?

It makes a really fun melava malka food, as well as a great weekday supper.

If you don’t want to bread and fry the ravioli, you can, instead, boil and then drain

the ravioli. Afterwards, place the ravioli on a cookie sheet, top the ravioli with sauce and cheese, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and bake until the cheese melts.

Ingredients

Preparation

◦ 24 frozen cheese ravioli, thawed

1.

◦ 2 eggs

2. Dip ravioli into egg mixture.

◦ 1/4 cup milk ◦ 1 cup Seasoned Italian-Style breadcrumbs ◦ Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top (optional) ◦ Parsley, garnish (optional)

Mix the eggs and milk until combined.

3. Coat the ravioli with breadcrumbs. Press the crumbs into the ravioli gently to adhere.

4. Lay the ravioli on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

5. Heat canola oil to 375°F in a medium pot.

6. Fry ravioli in batches 2-3 minutes per side and place on paper towels to drain.

7. Sprinkle with cheese and serve hot with marinara sauce.

Naomi Nachman, the owner of The Aussie Gourmet, caters weekly and Shabbat/ Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities, with a specialty in Pesach catering. Naomi is a contributing editor to this paper and also produces and hosts her own weekly radio show on the Nachum Segal Network stream called “A Table for Two with Naomi Nachman.” Naomi gives cooking presentations for organizations and private groups throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In addition, Naomi has been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has been featured in cookbooks, magazines as well as other media covering topics related to cuisine preparation and personal chefs. To obtain additional recipes, join The Aussie Gourmet on Facebook or visit Naomi’s blog. Naomi can be reached through her website, www.theaussiegourmet.com or at (516) 295-9669.

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

Political correctness has killed comedy, has killed it. Every joke now, it hurts somebody’s feelings. What people don’t understand about comedians is that a joke has to be about something.

- Actor and comedian Steve Harvey

I don’t believe that a child should be in a cage on our border, and I don’t believe a child should be in a cage in the West Bank - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Dem/Socialist-NY) while campaigning for progressives in Texas, making up a completely false allegation about Israel

We’ve already taught these poor 18-year-olds that when you’re told to go to class and you don’t like it, you can leave. We’ve already told these kids if you’re not happy, you can do something else. We’ve already told these kids that it’s hard to hold them accountable.

And now, we’re going to tell them to not man up and walk down a line on someone who’s [beat you] and have enough class to shake their hand is utterly ridiculous… Not shaking hands is typical of our country right now. Instead of solving the problem, let’s make an excuse and let’s see if we can just, instead of confronting and demanding that it changes, let’s eliminate it so that we don’t have those problems.

I’m a black man that’s the mayor but my story is being interpreted by people that don’t look like me. How many blacks are on editorial boards? How many blacks determine how these stories are being written?

- New York City Mayor Eric Adams, claiming that the media is unfair to him because of racism

Diversify your newsrooms so I can look out and see people who look like me.

- Ibid.

- Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo addressing the possibility that the traditional postgame handshake will be eliminated after a brawl broke out on one last week

Speak! Speak! Speak plainly!

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– Russian President Vladimir Putin to his Director of Foreign Intelligence Sergey Naryshkin when Naryshkin seemed nervous and was hemming-and-hawing during a televised meeting

- What Rams player Van Jefferson named his son who was born moments after the Rams won the Super Bowl

Sadly, the virus itself, particularly the variant called omicron, is a type of vaccine, that is, it creates both B-cell and T-cell immunity, and it’s done a better job getting out to the world population than we have with vaccines.

- Billionaire Bill Gates speaking at the Munich Security Conference

Will visit IRS next time I’m in DC just to say hi, since I paid the most taxes ever in history for an individual last year. Maybe I can have a cookie or something.

- Tweet by Elon Musk

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A mask mandate may not magically swaddle the faces of everyone in its jurisdiction, but it could remind already enthusiastic maskers to avoid large gatherings or lead non-maskers to give the people around them a little more space.

- From an article in the Atlantic titled, “Mask Mandates Don’t Need to Make Sense: They Only Need to Align With the Communities’ Goals”

“Mask Mandates Don’t Need to Make Sense” … but if you question them, you’re a bad person.

- Tweet by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s press secretary Christina Pushaw in response to the Atlantic article ***

In San Francisco, you have to have the mask on when you’re shoplifting indoors.

- Bill Maher, HBO

Cloth masks don’t work; the virus goes through the cloth mask and around the cloth mask. It’s a joke, it’s theater, and there’s no reason to be wearing them on the planes. We are just punishing ourselves.

And I, for one, I’m tired of paying the airlines to be treated like [garbage] when I get on the plane.

- Sen. Rand Paul on Newsmax

I want to be treated like a paying customer, and I want them to bring me at least a glass of water and peanuts, and I don’t want somebody jammering at me to put my mask on in between peanuts. I mean, for goodness’ sakes, I’m paying you money.

Treat me like a customer.

We are looking at a moment that is a very decisive moment on one of the bases for the Munich Security Conference and certainly one of the founding reasons for NATO, which is European security and the connection and alliance between Europe and the United States.

It was important in that, as you all know, this is a moment that is very dynamic. If not every hour, certainly every day, there seem to be new moments of interest and also of intelligence.

- Vice President Harris talking about the Russia-Ukraine crisis at the conclusion of the Munich Security Conference

I am a strong Jewish woman and a member of this House and a descendant of Holocaust survivors, and it’s never been singled out, and I’ve never been made to feel less, except for today when the prime minister accused me of standing with swastikas. I think he owes me an apology, I’d like an apology, and I think he owes an apology to all members of this House.

– Canadian Conservative Party member Melissa Lantsman, a descendent of Holocaust survivors, responding to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing her of standing with people who are pro-Nazi, after she showed support for the truck convoy drivers, who have nothing to do with Nazis at all but are opposed to Trudeau’s draconian Covid measures

– Ibid.

I’m proud of the fact that I avoided it.

It’s like some … disease or something.

I just regard it as beneath contempt.

Some people think it’s modernity, and they welcome a currency that’s useful in extortions and kidnappings and so on and so on … tax evasions.

- Berkshire Hathaway’s billionaire vice chairman Charlie Munger, age 98, right-hand man to Warren Buffett, blasting cryptocurrencies in an interview at the Daily Journal’s annual meeting

Never forget the words of Joseph Stalin, who is the mentor to Vladimir Putin. He said, “When you’re going to advance against your enemy, you stick your bayonet forward, and if you feel mush, you keep going. If you hit steel, you stop and retreat.” Well, what is Putin hitting? Mush. Because Joe Biden has had weeks to prepare for a reaction to what Putin is currently doing. It’s not like this just happened last night, and it caught everybody off-guard. Takes a while to amass a couple of hundred thousand troops, and so the fact that we don’t know yet what we’re going to do, we haven’t announced anything all that specific…it is just incredible.

-Mike Huckabee on Fox News

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I’m just very happy.

- Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, age 16, after beating the world’s No. 1 chess player, Magnus Carlsen, age 31, at last week’s Airthings Masters chess tournament

On Monday, my hometown of Louisville was stunned by what appears to have been an assassination attempt against a Jewish mayoral candidate by a prominent far-left activist who’d previously called for defunding our Police Department. This farleft Black Lives Matter activist and defundthe-police cheerleader walked into a Jewish Democrat’s campaign headquarters and opened fire…. But guess what: He’s already been let out of jail. A left-wing bail fund partnered with BLM Louisville to bail him out. Less than 48 hours after this activist tried to literally murder a politician, the radical Left bailed their comrade out of jail. It’s just jaw-dropping.

– Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaking in the Senate after a Jewish candidate for mayor in Louisville was shot

Nobody that I’m aware of feels that opposing Clyburn’s nomination would be the wise thing to do. If you know that a person has been vetted by Jim Clyburn, you know that person won’t go to the court and end up being a Clarence Thomas.

– From a racist Washington Post article that insinuates that Justice Thomas does not think for himself or have his own beliefs

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Political Crossfire

Putin Warned the West 15 Years Ago

By David Ignatius

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he terrible war that seems about to shatter Ukraine has been taking shape in the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin at least since a speech he gave denouncing NATO at the annual security conference here 15 years ago.

“NATO has put its front-line forces on our borders,” Putin complained, bemoaning the alliance’s eastward expansion. Citing what he claimed were Western promises not to move east of Germany, he said, with bitter sarcasm, “We have the right to ask: Against whom is this expansion intended?”

I watched Putin’s speech that day and have to admit: It didn’t make much of an impression. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, R-S.C., criticized it as a return of Cold War rhetoric, but America was fighting two hot wars then, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Putin’s Russia seemed too feeble to worry about. Not anymore.

Putin’s sullen rage appears to be exploding. As this year’s Munich Security Conference took place, Russia-backed separatists were reported to be firing salvos of rockets into Ukraine as Russia prepared for a ground invasion with more than 150,000 troops. The marquee speech this time was from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who lurched between pleading for security guarantees and blasting the West for “appeasement.”

Despite the grim news from Ukraine, there was an almost-celebratory tone among many of the Western leaders gathered. Many speakers boasted that the NATO alliance was back, after a soggy period described here just two years ago as “Westlessness.” European allies have joined the United States in pledging sanctions against Putin described as “heavy,”

“massive” and “swift and severe” – but which Zelensky decried as too late to prevent the carnage that has already begun in his country.

NATO’s unity is indeed an achievement. But war is always a failure. This one has been building, in stages, for years. Putin all but announced his intentions. The forums and proposals that might have prevented conflict were clear. Still, Russian tanks rolled toward what might be the bloodiest and most one-sided assault in modern European history.

Zelensky, a feisty, erratic man who often seems more suited to his former role as a television comedian than a Churchillian war leader, asked a question that should haunt the Munich delegates: “How did we get to this point in the 21st century where war is being waged and people are dying in Europe? … To me, this answer is obvious: The security architecture of our world is brittle; it is obsolete. The rules that have been agreed upon by the world dozens of years ago are no longer working.”

One of the few checks on Putin that could make a difference came from Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, which is Russia’s only major ally these days. He cautioned in a

video speech that “the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of any country should be respected and safeguarded” – and that “Ukraine is no exception.” Putin is willing to violate the West’s norms but maybe not China’s.

How will this war unfold, if Russia continues “uncoiling” its massive combat force, in the evocative phrase used by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin? A hint came from a simulation Saturday night organized by Dmitri Alperovitch, the Russian-born founder of the computer-security firm CrowdStrike. In his scenario, Kyiv capitulated after five days of Russian rocket and artillery barrages and a three-pronged ground attack. Then, Russia installed a puppet government, held rigged elections, and promptly withdrew most of its forces.

Alperovitch asked me to play the American role, and I operated within the limits President Joe Biden has set. The United States will support Ukraine’s resistance and impose steep costs on Russia, but it will stay out of the war unless Putin is stupid enough to attack NATO territory. That outcome, Alperovitch predicted, would amount to another “frozen conflict,” of the sort that Putin has already lit-

tered across the former Soviet empire.

America’s ability to defeat Putin’s strategy of neutering Ukraine depends almost entirely on Ukrainians’ willingness to fight a long, bloody insurgency against Russian invaders, with support from the United States and its European allies.

At the conference, there was an admirable sense of solidarity for the long fight that might be ahead. “I don’t think Putin was prepared for the unity inside the European Union,” said a Swedish official. “We have rediscovered the habits of cooperation,” said a top U.S. official. “We are ready to defend our land, our people,” vowed Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv.

For once, the Germans, Poles, French and Americans seemed to be singing from the same NATO song book.

Putin makes a perfect villain in this war. He’s brutal, arrogant, and contemptuous of the rules of order that America and its allies celebrate.

He told us what he was going to do, and he’s doing it. He is moving to take Ukraine hostage this week, which will leave three unpalatable choices: Either the West negotiates with the hostage-taker, which would be repugnant; the West frees the hostage by force; or we wait for the hostage-taker to become impoverished and fatigued, and quit the fight. This last outcome, which would be the best for the West, might also be the most likely – if the United States and its allies can be patient.

Still, there won’t be any good choices in the weeks and months ahead, only the consequences of bad ones that allowed Russia and the West to talk past each other, ducking the hard questions, for more than a decade. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Why is the NBA Helping Communist China Punish One of its Leading Critics?

By Marc A. Thiessen

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nes Kanter Freedom sensed the end was coming. “I have 25 games left in my contract, and it’s up after this season,” the 10-year National Basketball Association veteran told me last week. But recently, he said, former teammates and coaches began telling him, “We love you, so we have to tell you the truth. This is your farewell tour. Enjoy it. Smile. Have fun with it. I hope you win a championship, because I don’t think you are going to get another contract after this year, because the things that you talk about cost [the NBA] millions of dollars.”

He didn’t get the chance to make that final championship run. The day after we spoke, the Boston Celtics traded Freedom to the Houston Rockets, who promptly cut him from their roster. “Now you don’t play basketball,” one Chinese government troll gloated on Twitter.

The reason he no longer plays basketball has nothing to do with his performance on the court. In his last game as a Celtic, Freedom had seven points and 12 rebounds in 12 minutes of play – including a beautiful three-point shot.

What more likely cost him his career is his criticism of the genocidal Chinese Communist regime and its brutal suppression of freedom in Tibet, Hong Kong and the Xinjiang region.

The final straw might have been the television ad Freedom produced with Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., calling out the corporate sponsors of the Beijing Olympics – which they correctly call the “Genocide Games” – including NBA sponsor Nike. “Stand for freedom. Defund the dictators,” Freedom declared. NBC refused to air the ad unless they removed the corporate lo-

gos, but Freedom said that defeated the purpose. “I wanted to air this ad on TV to raise awareness of China’s gross human rights abuses … [and] the hypocrisy of the U.S. companies that are silent and enabling to CCP’s brutal behavior.”

He recalled this first time he called out China, wearing a pair of shoes painted by a Chinese dissident that said, “Free Tibet.” After warm-ups, he said, two NBA executives warned him to take off his shoes or he could be banned. But Freedom had examined the NBA rules, which did not bar players from placing human rights messages on their shoes. And he had been studying for his U.S. citizenship test, so he knew about free speech. “You cannot take my First Amendment from me,” he said. “Go tell your boss. I don’t care what happens.” At halftime, his manager texted him that China had banned the broadcast of all Celtics games in the country. “It took them 24 minutes to ban everything,” he says. “That clearly shows the dictatorship over there.”

Freedom says he spoke out against

Turkey’s human rights abuses for a decade, and no one at the NBA complained, but “I talk about China one day; my phone was ringing once every hour.” The reason? “There are more people watching NBA last year in China than American population – over 400 million,” he says. “Every year, the revenue [the NBA gets from China] is $5 billion.”

When the United States supported China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in the 1990s, through its admission in 2001, the hope was that U.S. businesses would influence China to be less repressive. Instead, U.S. businesses became lobbyists for the totalitarian regime here at home. It’s not the Chinese government that is trying to silence Freedom; it’s the NBA – worried about its bottom line and its corporate sponsors – who pressured Freedom to stop criticizing China, and then clearly drove him from the court when he refused. The Chinese Communist Party sat back and watched while its paid vassals did its dirty work.

Their malign influence extends beyond the basketball court. U.S. corporations now effectively act as foreign agents of the Chinese regime, lobbying Congress on its behalf. Freedom pointed out that U.S. corporations such as Apple, Coca-Cola and Nike lobbied against the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans imported goods made with slave labor.

“Instead of Communist Party, they are the ones that are doing their propaganda,” he said.

Then there is the hypocrisy. Companies such as Coca-Cola spoke out against Georgia’s voting law but now sponsor the Olympics in a country engaged in genocide. They “preach social justice at home but ignore it when it could affect their revenue” from China, Freedom says.

When he became a U.S. citizen in November, he changed his last name from Kanter to Freedom. Now, for exercising his newfound freedoms, he might lose his basketball career. “I’m 29,” he told me. “I’m healthy. I can play another six years. So, hope that’s not the case.” But he adds, “If that is the reason that I am not going to be able to play basketball again, then you know what? Oh, well. I can look back at least and say I did the right thing.”

Many other athletes share Enes Kanter Freedom’s convictions, but not his courage – which is why Beijing made an example of him. The Chinese regime might have the power to silence its critics at home. But for the NBA to help a totalitarian dictatorship reach into this country and punish one of its leading critics is a disgrace. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

Canada Turns Authoritarian to Shut Down the “Freedom Convoy”

By Marc A. Thiessen

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emember the outrage when the Trump administration sent the U.S. Park Police and other law enforcement officers to clear Black Lives Matter protesters from Lafayette Square? Well, some of those who criticized President Donald Trump then are now applauding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for invoking never-before-used emergency powers to clear “Freedom Convoy” protesters from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill and provincial capitals across the country.

What Trudeau is doing is far worse than a photo op with a Bible.

He has not only threatened to arrest the truckers, he has also declared he will take away their licenses – and thus their livelihoods – if they don’t stop protesting. The prime minister is also threatening, without a court order, to suppress the free speech of Canadians by seizing the bank accounts of anyone who donates to

the protesters – actions that would be blatantly unconstitutional here in the United States. And he is doing all this using an emergency law that is only supposed to be invoked to deal with threats to “sovereignty, security and territorial integrity” of Canada. I’m sorry, but the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada are not under threat.

What is under threat are the basic freedoms of the Canadian people. It was one thing for the government to end the unlawful blockade of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario – something Trudeau was able to do without invoking an emergency law. But it is quite another for the prime minister to use those emergency powers to stifle the freespeech rights of peaceful protesters gathered in front of their country’s elected Parliament.

And Trudeau’s words are as wor-

risome as his actions. Not only has Trudeau threatened a crackdown, he has also claimed the demonstrators hold “unacceptable views.” He accused a Jewish member of parliament – the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors – who questioned his invocation of emergency powers of “standing with people who wave swastikas.” He called Canadians who oppose vaccine mandates a “sect” who “do not believe in science,” are “often misogynists, often racists,” and “are taking up space.”

And, he said that, as Canada’s leader, he has to decide “do we tolerate these people?”

This is the stuff of authoritarian regimes. In a free society, the government doesn’t get to decide whose views are “unacceptable” or whether it will “tolerate” them. In a democracy, the government does not get to intimidate people who protest policies they consider unjust by

threatening to take away their jobs and their ability to feed their families. Those are actions one would expect from totalitarian regimes in China and Russia, not a Western democracy.

If you doubt Trudeau has crossed the line into despotism, ask yourself a simple question: If he were taking the exact same steps to suppress Black Lives Matter protesters, would that be acceptable? If anything, he would be the one labeled a racist and extremist.

Canadians, like all free people, have a fundamental right to protest their government’s policies. During the 2020 protests in Lafayette Square, a fire was set in the basement of nearby St. John’s Church.

More than 200 Black Lives Matter protests have descended into violence (including attacks that led to the deaths of police officers and bystanders). There have been no

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comparable incidents of violence at the Freedom Convoy protests. Most of the protesters are not extremists; they are ordinary Canadians who are engaging in legitimate acts of nonviolent civil disobedience to protest Canada’s draconian covid rules.

And draconian they are. Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Canada is still one of the most locked-down countries in the world.

When the omicron variant arrived, Americans groused about the return of mask mandates. But in Ontario and Quebec, Canada’s two most-populous provinces, the government ordered full lockdowns. Restaurants were closed except for outdoor dining. (Who eats outdoors in Canada in January?) So were gyms, sport facilities, barber shops, museums, galleries, and amusement parks.

The government limited social gatherings to just five people indoors and 10 people outdoors. Children were yanked from classrooms, workers were required to work remotely, and

all “non-urgent” medical procedures were canceled. For Canada, it was like 2020 all over again.

Except it is not 2020. Omicron is less dangerous than earlier coro-

cided the government had gone too far. They looked at the United States – where more than 70,000 people sat together mostly unmasked at the Super Bowl – and seethed as

He accused a Jewish member of parliament – the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors – who questioned his invocation of emergency powers of “standing with people who wave swastikas.”

navirus variants. Canada is one of the most vaccinated countries on Earth – 84 percent of Canadians aged 5 and older have had two doses, and 46 percent have had a booster shot. Many Canadians de-

Canadian NHL teams were forced to play in empty arenas or not play at all. They watched as even blue states such as California and New York announced they were lifting mask mandates, while Ontario’s

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government declared social gathering limits of 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors will remain in place until March, with no end in sight for mandatory masking. And then, when Trudeau added a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the Canadian-U.S. border, for many, that was the last straw.

It takes a lot to push Canadians to civil disobedience. Canada is a country founded by Loyalists who refused to join the American Revolution. They were fine with King George III. They were fine with the Stamp Act. They refused to join the Boston Tea Party. When Canadians have been pushed so far that they’re willing to launch this kind of protest, you know the government has become repressive. They say Trudeau is presiding over a Covid police state. He seems intent on proving them right.

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Forgotten Her es

Silent Warriors America’s Top Snipers

By Avi Heiligman

The Union’s Colonel Hiram Berdan

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n modern warfare, snipers have given armies a vital component to their military strategies and have, at times, changed the course of a battle or even a war. While Americans were known for their skills with a rifle, they were behind other countries in developing sniper doctrine and sniper schools. Still, many American snipers made a name for themselves on the battlefield, and some have incredible records that prove their value in battle.

The term “sniper” originated from a marksman shooting the elusive snipe, which a very fast and small animal.

Expert marksmen had been with the American military since the Continental Army. Timothy Murphy had been one of the 500 handpicked marksmen to help stop the British in Upstate New York. At the Battle of Saratoga, Murphy was told by his commanding general to take out a British general. He climbed a tree and shot at the enemy general at the very long range of 300 yards. The third shot took out the general, and the Americans received a decisive victory in the climax of a bitterly fought campaign.

During the American Civil War (1861-1865), a specific unit of marksmen used Sharps Rifles, and that eventually became part of the lingo. Thus, the term “sharpshooter” was born. The first unit of sharpshooters was under

Carlos Hathcock’s longest shot was over 2,500 yards

the command of Union Colonel Hiram Berdan. The men had to go through rigorous marksmanship training and tests, and in one of the first attempts at camouflage wore green uniforms instead of the traditional Union blue uniforms.

Sharpshooters were equipped with the most accurate rifles that were outfitted with telescopic sites. These units were present at several battles, including Gettysburg, where they delayed the

the U.S. military to create its first sniper school. Prior to the Marine Corps opening up their school, the snipers were taught on the battlefield or informal training, and the lessons learned while in action were soon forgotten.

Marine Corps Captain Ed Land recruited marines that had distinguished themselves in expert marksmanship skills to create the first marine sniper school and platoon in 1965. His star student was serving as a military po-

The term “sniper” originated from a marksman shooting the elusive snipe, which a very fast and small animal.

Confederates at the boulder-strewn Devil’s Den. This played an important role in the overall battle as they stalled Confederate reinforcements from reaching disorganized Union lines.

The Confederates also had snipers of their own and had detachments among many infantry regiments. Although they didn’t have the best rifles like their Union counterparts, they were able to score several high-profile kills.

It took until the Vietnam War for

liceman who had won shooting competitions. Carlos Hathcock switched to the sniper platoon and almost immediately started to picking off enemy soldiers with his spotter, which was usually Lance Corporal John Burke.

The pair was so lethal that the commanders called them in for the most dangerous missions. An old Vietnamese sniper was creating havoc by taking pot shots at American servicemen, and Hathcock was sent in to take him

out. The snipers played cat and mouse for a couple of days until Hathcock saw the sun shimmer off a piece of metal or glass. On a whim, he shot at the glint and to his surprise he had killed Charlie (the American term for North Vietnamese soldier). He and Burke went to check on their kill and discovered to their amazement that the bullet and traveled through his scope and struck the enemy in the eye.

There are many other stories of Hathcock’s exploits. His longest shot was over a distance of 2,500 yards (about a mile and a half). He removed the scope from his sniper rifle and fitted it on a M2 .50 caliber machine gun that he borrowed. It was a record that stood for 35 years.

There were other snipers of note in the American military during the Vietnam War. Chuck Mawhinney was credited with 103 confirmed kills and another 216 probable kills. Adelbert F. Waldron was credited with 109 kills – a record for American snipers that stood until recently. He was once on a moving boat when an enemy sniper started to take pot shots at the Americans. While everyone was trying to locate the enemy, Waldron calmly picked up his sniper rifle and took careful aim at the tree line. One shot later, the enemy sniper fell out of his hiding place on top of a coconut tree. It was a very

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Adelbert F. Waldron is credited with 109 kills

difficult shot given the angle, the line of sight, and the fact that Waldron was shooting from a moving platform.

One of the most prestigious positions in the military is the Navy SEAL sniper. From their inception before the Vietnam War to Afghanistan, the SEALs are known to have the most accurate and deadly snipers worldwide.

In 2009, an American shipping vessel was captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A SEAL platoon jumped from a plane into the ocean and swam

to the USS Bainbridge, the ship that was shadowing the pirate’s skiff. One of the pirates was on the Bainbridge discussing terms while the other three were guarding Captain Phillips. There were three SEAL snipers on the fantail of the navy ship, and each took one shot and killed a pirate. Three shots, three kills, and Phillips emerged unharmed.

The sniper that holds the record among American sharpshooters is Chris Kyle with 255 kills (160 con-

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Chris Kyle is credited with the most kills as a sniper

firmed by the Pentagon). Kyle, a former member of SEAL Team 3, had four tours in Iraq, taking part in every major battle during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Kyle’s deployment to Ramadi earned him the nickname the Devil of Ramadi. His American friends simply called him the Legend. He was so successful that the insurgents put a $20,000 reward on his head. His longest shot was near Sadr City when he shot an insurgent with a grenade launcher at 2,100 yards (1.2 miles).

Often called silent warriors, snipers perform tasks that often go unnoticed. Snipers live by the motto of “one shot one kill” and can often be relied upon to perform par excellence in the toughest situations.

Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com.

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Gesher (located in Cedarhurst) is looking for a part-time Rebbe beginning in January for First Grade boys. · Approximately a half-hour a day, Monday through Friday · Small group lessons · The goal of the Rebbe is to provide faster paced exposure to higher level kriah and chumash skills · Curriculum support provided · One-on-one private pay tutoring opportunities may also be available Please email your resume to jobs@gesher-ecc.org or contact (516) 730-7377 to set up an interview.

Local Yeshiva looking to hire a mature, capable F/T front desk receptionist. Job responsibilities include answering phones and door, data entry & database upkeep, & mail responsibilities.

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ASSISTANT REBBEIM and TEACHERS CAHAL, the community Special Ed program in Five Towns and Far Rockaway yeshivas has immediate openings available for: AM ASSISTANT REBBES for a 4th-5th grade class and a 6th grade class PM ASSISTANT TEACHERS for a 2nd-3rd grade class and a 6th grade class We have small classes and flexible hours.

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS CAHAL is seeking a secular studies MATERNITY SUBSTITUTE for February for a small boys 6th grade class and a PERMANENT AFTERNOON SUBSTITUTE. Email resume to shira@cahal.org or call 516-295-3666.

ASSISTANT TEACHERS CAHAL is seeking PM Assistant Teachers for young classes in 5-Towns and Far Rockaway.

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Your

Money

High Stakes

By Allan Rolnick, CPA

T

hese days, it seems like every time you open your laptop, some crypto-bro is philosophizing about the brave new world of cryptocurrency. Today it’s our turn to jump on that bandwagon. We’re not going to tackle the existential questions, like “is crypto really just astrology for libertarians?” We can’t tell you whether cryptocurrencies or their underlying blockchains offer bigger long-term opportunities.

But we can tell you why a taxpayer who’s smart enough to understand this whole field would do something dumb like turning down a $3,793 tax refund.

Most of us are familiar with the concept of crypto “mining.” At the risk of indulging an unkind stereotype, that’s when one of those geeks you resented for saying, “math is easy!” back in school sits down with a rack of computers and goes to work solving an algorithm. (Fun fact: they’re called “algorithms” because Al Gore invented the internet.) After enough processing time, the computer belches out a new coin. That coin is taxable as ordinary income when you earn it – and if all goes well, you’ll pay more tax on your gain when you sell it for a profit down the road.

The problem with mining is that it uses enormous amounts of energy,

usually derived from fossil fuels. Each bitcoin transaction uses enough electricity to power a typical American home for six weeks, and the Earth cries a little every time a new coin is minted. “Staking” is a way to earn income similar to mining without feeling guilty that you’re condemning

In 2019, Joshua Jarret’s staking earned him 8,876 Tezos coins, worth $9,407. (Tezos is an open-source blockchain combining FA1.2, FA2, and TZIP-16 token standards with on-chain governance that lets users amend the protocol to avoid hard forks. It also protects against chain

Each bitcoin transaction uses enough electricity to power a typical American home for six weeks, and the Earth cries a little every time a new coin is minted.

future generations to a diet of Soylent Green. The process involves buying coins, holding them in a wallet to support the blockchain and validate transactions, then earning new coins as a reward.

Today’s question is simple: when do you pay tax on your staking income? Staking creates new property, for sure, just like mining. But staking income isn’t earned, like mining.

It’s passive, like finding gold on your property.

reorganizations and selfish baking, which are common problems with chains using Nakamoto-style consensus. Don’t worry, I have no clue what any of that means, either.)

At first, Jarrett reported the $9,407 as income and paid $3,793 in tax, just like he would have if he had mined the coins. But then he amended his return to argue his striking income shouldn’t have been taxed.

When the IRS failed to respond, he took his case to Tax Court. It’s “just

like when a baker bakes a cake,” he argues. There’s no income to tax until the baker actually sells the cake.

Jarret’s argument is strong enough that late last year the IRS agreed to refund him in full, plus interest. At first glance, he said, it seemed like great news. But just taking the refund won’t protect him from future taxes down the road. More important, it won’t establish a precedent protecting fellow stakers. Jarret and his supporters want the Court to issue a judgment confirming that staking isn’t taxable until you sell the new coins. Why settle for trusting the IRS when you can recruit the Tax Court to your side?

It’s hard to see Jarrett losing after the IRS folds. His win could prompt thousands of stakers to file amended returns claiming refunds for taxes they didn’t really owe. More important, it will help future crypto investors plan the best way to manage their holdings to minimize their tax.

That should be a win in everyone’s book, whether you buy into crypto or not.

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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Life C ach

Let’s C the Difference

By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS

C

ajun.

Curry.

Cumin.

Cilantro.

Cayenne.

Somehow, the spices starting with Cs are known for more controversial flavors. Maybe because we’d rather they’d have remained over-Cs where they belonged – or where they gained their original popularity in the first place.

I’d venture just reading this list gives some people a visceral response.

They seem to escalate emotions if just mentioned. Therefore, one can only imagine what they do if they’re actually tasted?!

We hear statements like, “I don’t like the taste of cumin. It really turns me off” or “I can’t even take the smell of curry. Why would I ever eat it?” or “Please give me any herb but cilantro.” As if we are coming at them with some poisonous potions.

To think sometimes that love is the spice of life and sometimes spice

is the torture of existence.

For some, food is so much more enjoyable when enhanced with these delicious flavor embellishers, while others suffer a total aversion to it.

So what makes some spices one

that people often struggle with. Why can’t we just be on the same page about everything and make things easy?!

Although, would we actually like it better if we all were the same?

Having different tastes, different ideas, different outlooks – that is the 57 varieties of living.

man’s meat and another man’s poison?

Ahhh! We’ve arrived at the ultimate enigma of life.

Whether we are talking spices or anything else, there are things in life that some people love and enjoy, while others are repulsed by or totally fear them. Such is the perpetual dilemma

Would we ever be inspired by one another or interested or entertained or even distracted if we were all the same? Or would it just be like being alone with oneself all the time?

After all, why would I bother being with you, if I can just be with me? After all, you add nothing to “spice” things up?!

Having different tastes, different ideas, different outlooks – that is the 57 varieties of living.

It’s true that it doesn’t always slide down easily to tolerate other people’s different preferences. And it’s certainly often more pleasant to be with people of like tastes and ideas.

But let’s C if we can respect the differences we all bring to the table – literally and figuratively – and try our best to accept the things we cannot change.

Why don’t we just C how that works for all of us for a change?!

Rivki Rosenwald is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist working with both couples and individuals and is a certified relationship counselor. Rivki is a co-founder and creator of an effective Parent Management of Adolescent Years Program. She can be contacted at 917705-2004 or at rivkirosenwald@gmail. com.

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