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be the most mitzvah-laden of all the yomim tovim? Yes, Hashem took us out of slavery and we commemorate that on Pesach, but Shavuos is when we truly became His nation and took on His commandments. Shouldn’t we be given specific ways to celebrate and commemorate that integral moment?

Perhaps the lack of specific mitzvos for Shavuos tells us something about the Torah itself. We are all one nation and yet each person is so different and unique. Some are more intellectual; others are more emotional. Some are more lively; others are more subdued. Some are more private people; others are more “out there.” But each one of us was given the same Torah. There is one Torah for each person regardless of their abilities, their interests, and their talents.

Perhaps the lack of special mitzvos for Shavuos is Hashem showing us His gift and telling us to find a personal way to make it our own. It’s the same gift for everyone, and yet it’s tailor-made for each of us.

On Shavuos, as we spend time delving into the Torah, we will find that it speaks to all of us – in a different way. Find your way to connect to the Torah and celebrate that in your own unique way.

like cheesecake. I mean, I really like cheesecake. Yet, when I go to restaurants or when I go shopping and see a cheesecake, I don’t buy it. I don’t order it for dessert or make it for shalosh seudos. To me, it’s almost sacrilegious to eat a cheesecake when it’s not Shavuos (or the few days before and after). For me, cheesecake and Shavuos go together like latkes on Chanukah (and yes, that’s the only time when I eat latkes…).

Growing up, my grandmother, a”h, would lovingly make each of her children’s families a cheesecake for Shavuos. These were real cheesecakes – graham cracker crusts crumbled by hand; cheeses beaten with a hand mixer. She would place them on her pink-flowered melamine plates and cover them with silver foil. Slowly, over Shavuos, slivers of decadence would disappear from the cheesecake in my family’s fridge.

I have yet to taste a cheesecake like my grandmother used to make. Perhaps it is the nostalgia that compels me to remember its goodness. I think, though, that they were unparalleled because of the love that was baked into each one.

Lest we think that Shavuos is just about cheesecake, the yom tov is so much deeper than that. But it’s interesting. We don’t have any specific commandments on this holiday – not lulav, not matzah, not mishloach manos.

I wondered about that. Shouldn’t Shavuos

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Rabbi Wein on the Parsha In the Name of Shame by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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Shavuos, Chessed and Bringing Moshiach by Rav Yaakov Feitman

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The Mysterious Ancestry of David HaMelech by Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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Dear Editor, Rav Orlovsky recently gave a shiur and presented a wonderful chiddush. He probed the question of why we eat dairy on Shavuot. His experiential answer is quite extraordinary. He explains that on this yom tov we become transformed through the Torah so that we have the ability to infuse kedusha into everything.

Dairy foods on their own have no inherent kedusha, but that’s just the point.

Our kedusha on this yom tov has the power to transform anything mundane into something holy.

Steven Genack Dear Editor, I usually do not have the time to sit and read much, but one thing I do try to read each week, is your editor’s note. I am curious to see what piece of Jewish news took your interest during the week, and what your spin is on it.

I was surprised to see that this week’s column on Memorial Day claimed that many of us do not personally know veterans. I believe both of my grandfathers were in the army. I will take this opportunity to write about my paternal grandfather, a”h.

My grandfather was raised in pre-war Germany, came to America, was drafted, and ended up going back to Europe as a soldier in the American army. We didn’t really hear much about those days when he was young. But as he got older, we would hear little tidbits here and there.

Much of his history as a soldier was pieced together when my father was sitting shiva for him.

For whatever reason, clearly only min hashamayim, very early into their travels from the U.S. to Europe, the general asked my grandfather to make him breakfast one day. The general was so satisfied with my grandfather’s culinary talents, that he appointed my grandfather as his personal breakfast chef. This probably saved my grandfather’s life, as his “job” freed him from combat duties.

Ironically, you chose to note the Battle of Normandy. My grandfather was there. He personally witnessed the carnage and suffered the loss of friends and people with whom he served. It was not until I was much older that I learned this information. I still shudder whenever I see or hear any reference to that part of history. I can’t imagine what he went through. Yet, he still pulled himself together as a frum Yid, picked himself up, dusted himself off, and came back to Washington Heights. He met my grandmother, a survivor of multiple concentration camps, and together they built a home, full of Torah and Yiras Shamayim.

Although he passed away a number of years ago at the old age of 97, I will always remember the picture of him in his army uniform sitting proudly among the many family pictures that crowded my grandparents’ home.

Yehi zichro baruch.

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the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Riverside Drive. Each year, on Memorial Day, there is a ceremony held at the monument to pay tribute to those who gave their lives as well as to honor those who risked their lives, the veterans of the U.S. Army and Navy. Chairs are set up in the adjoining plaza. There is generally a robust audience, both young and old attending. A small orchestra plays patriotic songs. A procession of soldiers briskly marches through the center of the plaza.

Political personalities share inspiring words. Floral wreaths are formally presented and set up in view of all. Flags are raised and unfurled. And all present stand and salute the flag while reciting The Pledge of Allegiance.

Several years ago, whilst attending the ceremony, I noticed my dear brother sitting at the end of the row, in an aisle seat, directly in the sun. I invited him to join me in the shade. His response, “No, Miriam. I can’t move from here. When the soldiers march down this aisle, I want them to see a yarmulke in the audience.”

Another memory evoked as we commemorate Memorial Day: We had the privilege and pleasure of attending graduation at the Talmudical Academy of Philadelphia, the noted yeshiva headed by Rav Shmuel Kaminetsky, shlita.

The graduation began with the students standing up, facing the American flag, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by their unique vocal rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The boys obviously devoted time and energy to memorizing the words and learning the melody. We were duly impressed.

There is much for us to be grateful for.

Miriam Liebermann Dear Editor, The excitement and anticipation of renewal from years back grows stronger as we get closer to “Na’aseh v’nishma.”

At that mountain long ago stood the true essence of each and every one of us; each individual but simultaneously together articulated, “Na’aseh v’nishma.”

Unmasked. Unabashed. Real. Honest.

Connected – to the truth. There is only one truth – the Torah HaKedosha! K’ish echad b’lev echad.

My humble request and prayer for us all to make sure that everyone around us feels like Echad. No Jew should feel left behind – or on the bottom of someone else’s list – ever! Each should feel as if he/she is part of that unified singular entity. Not left by himself/herself alone or

apart. Especially Yom Tov and Shabbos!

A tiny act of reaching out is part and parcel of the Am Segula. It is perhaps the first rung on the ladder, which enables us to reach higher than the stars! In fact, it all began with just two short words: “Na’aseh v’nishma.”

Chag sameach, Chaya Feldstein Dear Editor, Recently, you featured on article on boredom. Here is a short article I wrote years ago titled, “To Be or Not to Be… Bored.”

How many of us can remember that long ago we were blessed with a condition called “boredom”?

This was a state of mind in which we were not actively pursuing anything, which then resulted in the need to do something. This condition generally affected young children, teenagers and a portion of the adult population. During this time, people searched for an activity to occupy their time. The mind searched for and often found an outlet of meaningful and creative activity which expanded their intellectual and sometimes physical horizons. No longer…

We have progressed today where no individual can claim that he or she is bored.

Everyone is occupied!

TOO BAD! What a Shame!

Today, what kind of activities do we observe? No intellectual probing. We write in a series of shorthand letters never using paper and pen. We never concentrate on the physical beauty of the world or the world of intellectual curiosity or the world of literary expansion.

We are all obsessed with and addicted to the electronic gadgets of the 21st-century. The be-all and end-all of our existence.

We have eliminated boredom from the human race.

TOO BAD! What a Shame!

We no longer communicate, orally, verbally with our spouses, children and friends. We have been reduced to communicate with our thumbs attached to the cell phone or through our fingers attached to the computer. Yes, there is plenty of chattering, but we no longer value the art of conversation.

TOO BAD! What a Shame!

But remember, we are never bored!

It is a shame that we do not experience the sensation of being bored to see where our creative mind could take us.

We would be surprised because the opportunities are endless!

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Biden Supports and Isolates China

Biden, he said, “believes this decade will be decisive. The Biden administration strategy can be summed up in three words: invest, align, compete.

“Beijing is determined to lead, but given America’s advantages, the competition is ours to lose – not only in terms of developing new technologies, but also in shaping how they’re used around the world, so that they’re rooted in democratic values, not authoritarian ones.”

Russia Seizes Army Radio Station

U.S. President Joe Biden is working to strike a balance between enabling China and isolating it.

In an address at George Washington University, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S.’s relationship with China is the “most serious, longterm challenge” to the global balance.

He added, “China is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly, the economic diplomatic military and technological power to do it. Beijing’s vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world’s progress over the past 75 years.

“Put simply, the United States and China have to deal with each other for the foreseeable future. That’s why this is one of the most complex and consequential relationships of any that we have in the world today.”

But, Blinken added, “Competition need not lead to conflict. We do not seek it. We will work to avoid it. But we will defend our interests against any threat.”

Though Blinken acknowledged that China had grown in the past 50 years, he said that “under President Xi, the ruling Chinese Communist Party has become more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad.” He also noted human rights violations, violations of trade rules, and its control in Hong Kong, asserting, “Beijing insists that these are somehow internal matters, that others have no right to raise. That is wrong.”

Regarding trade, Blinken said that Beijing seeks “to make China less dependent on the world and the world more dependent on China.

“For our part, we want trade and investment as long as they’re fair, and don’t jeopardize our national security.”

Pro-Russian troops have captured the telecommunications tower of the Ukrainian Army FM radio station in Svetlodarsk, Ukraine. After the capture, the Russian army shut down the radio station’s broadcasts.

According to the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the radio station was seized after they “liberated” the city, which is located in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast region.

On May 26, the militia announced, “Infocenter of Svetlodarsk is under the control of the allied forces.”

“After the liberation of Svetlodarsk, the soldiers of the joint forces, specialists of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the People’s Militia of the DPR and the Donetsk RTPC stopped broadcasting the Ukrainian radio channel ‘Army FM’ and two analog TV channels.

“At the same time, the base stations of Ukrainian mobile operators in the area of hostilities were promptly disabled.

“Svetlodarsk was liberated by the joint grouping of troops of the Russian Federation, LPR and DPR. The defense line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was broken in the vicinity of Svetlodarsk. The city was liberated from Ukrainian occupation. Fighting continues in the Novoluhanske area.”

According to Ukrainian officials, Russian forces have attacked more than 40 towns in the eastern Donbas region.

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to make it easier for Ukrainians in occupied areas to become citizens of Russia.

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The former head of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, has been charged in connection with an art trafficking case.

A wide-ranging inquiry into the trafficking of ancient objects from the Middle East led French investigators to allege that Jean-Luc Martinez facilitated the objects’ transfer to the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

According to the report, the objects included a granite stele inscribed with the seal of Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh.

A French judicial source on Thursday told BBC that Martinez had been charged with “complicity in fraud” and “concealing the origin of criminally obtained works by false endorsement.” Investigators opened the case in 2018.

Martinez was taken for questioning along with two French specialists in Egyptian art, who were not charged.

Martinez, meanwhile, denies the charges and claims he acted in good faith.

Attorneys for Martinez, who headed the museum from 2013 until summer 2021, said that he disputed his role in the case “with the greatest firmness” and that Martinez has “no doubt that his good faith will be established.”

Ironically, Martinez now serves as the French Foreign Ministry’s ambassador in charge of international cooperation on cultural heritage, a role that includes working to prevent art trafficking.

Canada Takes Aim at Guns

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“These are actions that doctors, experts and chiefs of police have been calling for for years, and we’re acting on their advice,” Trudeau said.

After last week’s school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed in school by a gunman using an AR-15 style rifle, Trudeau said that “Canadians are mourning with you, and are here for you.”

The new proposal comes in response to the shocking murders.

In addition to “capping the market for handguns,” Trudeau said that his administration also introduced proposals that would increase criminal penalties to combat gun smuggling and trafficking, revoke the gun licenses of those involved in acts of domestic violence or harassment, and criminalize the modification of magazines “so they can never hold more than five rounds.”

Canada already has stringent gun control rules, including background checks and bans on 1,500 types of military-style firearms. But unlike the U.S., its northern neighbor does not have a right to gun ownership enshrined in its Constitution.

“One Canadian killed by gun violence

is one too many,” Trudeau tweeted, telling reporters on Monday, “We need only look south of the border to know that if we do not take action firmly and rapidly, it gets worse and worse and more difficult to counter.”

Price Hikes in Bhutan

Global grain shortages and rising fuel costs have caused domestic prices in Bhutan to spike.

The price jump represents a risk of food scarcity for Bhutan’s population, especially those who live in rural areas, Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma related.

“Scarcity of food commodities could fuel inflation higher,” Sharma said, adding that the country has enough foreign exchange reserves for about 12 months of imports.

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Bhutan has a population of less than 800,000 and depends on imports to meet food demand.

According to a World Bank report last month, “About 29% of households are still worried about running out of food.

Of these, almost half curtailed food consumption as a precautionary measure,” and those in rural areas are more likely to skip meals.

Bhutan is located between China and India. Its capital city is Thimphu, and its main religion is Buddhism.

Russian Filtration Camps in Ukraine Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been processed through a series of Russian “filtration camps” in eastern Ukraine.

According to four sources familiar with the latest Western intelligence, those processed were sent into Russia as part

of a systemized program. Following their detention in camps, they are relocated to economically depressed areas in Russia.

believe are used to process all Ukrainians entering Russia.

Tanya Lokshina, Europe and Central Asia associate director for Human Rights Watch, said, “Ukrainians do not necessarily have to be thrown on a back of a truck, but many are put in a situation where they don’t have a choice: You get on the bus and go to filtration and then to Russia or you die in the shelling. These are forced transfers forbidden under the laws of war.”

According to CNN, although some Ukrainians volunteered for the filtration camps in order to escape the fighting, others were taken against their will at checkpoints and at bomb shelters. Each person spends about three weeks in the camps before being sent across the border and provided with state documentation.

The more fortunate Ukrainians are provided with housing in residential areas, a small amount of money, and sometimes a Russian SIM card, sources told CNN. But others are dropped off with nothing and expected to survive, while yet others are left in the filtration camps with no way to leave.

Top U.S. diplomats have condemned these camps, which intelligence officials

Covid Chaos in Beijing

A man in Beijing landed thousands of his neighbors in quarantine after he violated the state’s stay-at-home orders and tested positive for COVID-19, CBS News reported.

Over the past five weeks, Beijing has ordered hundreds of thousands of residents to stay home, so as to stem the current outbreak of COVID-19.

According to officials, the man, who is in his 40s and surnamed Sun, failed to follow the isolation requirements after visiting a shopping center considered to be “high risk.”

Beijing public security official Pan Xuhong explained, “During the home isolation period he ... went out many times and walked in the neighborhood.”

Both Sun and his wife later tested positive, and 5,000 of their neighbors were ordered to lock down at home, with another 250 sent to a government quarantine center.

was unable to gain the consensus.

In Fiji, Wang co-hosted a meeting with his counterparts from the 10 nations. In a news conference following the meeting, Wang and Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama spoke for around half an hour before reporters could ask questions.

Bainimarama said, “As always, we put consensus first among our countries throughout any discussion on new regional agreements.”

Speaking through an interpreter, Wang said, “After the meeting, China will release its own position paper on our own positions, propositions, and cooperation proposals with Pacific Island countries. And going forward, we will continue to have ongoing and in-depth discussions and consultations to shape more consensus.”

Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo said there were “some concerns on specific issues” from some of the ten nations.

Qian added, “We never impose anything on other countries, let alone to our developing friends and small island countries.”

David Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia, said the plan was “the single most game-changing proposed agreement in the Pacific in any of our lifetimes” and “threatens to bring a new Cold War era at best, and a World War at worst.”

Despite the larger plan being tabled for now, Wang has signed smaller bilateral agreements during every day of his tour.

Iran Building China Woos Pacific Collapse Nations China on Monday failed to gain the support of 10 Pacific nations for a new agreement which would have covered everything from fisheries to security. Still, despite the setback, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi continued his tour of the region.

Documents show that Wang had hoped to earn the support of the 10 nations but

At least 33 people were killed in southwestern Iran last week when a building collapsed. Since the incident, protesters have been challenging the government’s response to the disaster and have been demonstrating over rising food prices and other economic woes.

It is unclear who has been leading the protests, as police responded with riot gear and tear gas. Still,

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Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari AleKasir tried to address the mourners of those who lost their lives in the collapse near the site of the 10-story Metropol Building, but hundreds gathered Sunday night booed and shouted at the leader.

Surrounded by bodyguards, the ayatollah, in his 60s, tried to continue but couldn’t.

“What’s happening?” the cleric asked a bodyguard, who then leaned in to tell him something.

The cleric then tried to address the crowd again: “My dears, please keep calm, as a sign of respect to Abadan, its martyrs and the dear (victims) the whole Iranian nation is mourning tonight.”

The crowd responded by shouting: “Shameless!”

A live broadcast of the event on state television then cut out. Demonstrators

later chanted: “I will kill; I will kill the one who killed my brother!”

In the past, Iran has disrupted internet and telephone communications to help clamp down on unrest. Reporters Without Borders describes the Islamic Republic as the third-worst country in the world to be a journalist – behind only North Korea and Eritrea.

Following the tower collapse in Abadan on May 23, authorities acknowledged the building’s owner and corrupt government officials had allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. The city’s mayor is among 13 people arrested as part of a broad investigation into the disaster.

Rescue teams pulled four more bodies from the rubble on Monday, bringing the death toll to 33, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Authorities fear more people could be trapped.

The collapse has raised questions about the safety of similar buildings and underscored an ongoing crisis in Iranian construction projects.

Abadan, in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province, is home to Iran’s Arab minority, who have long complained about being treated as second-class citizens in the Persian nation.

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Notis Mitarachi, the migration affairs minister, said the steel wall would be extended from 40 to 120km, with construction work due to start later this year.

“It is a government decision to extend the border wall further and we have requested European funding,” Mitarachi said.

Greece has accused neighbor and fellow-NATO ally Turkey of “instrumentalizing” migration as a means of exerting pressure on EU countries. Ankara has rejected the claims, noting that it has shouldered a disproportionately heavy burden, hosting about four million refugees, most of whom fled the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Last year, 12 countries, including Greece, requested EU funding for border walls, which are currently financed by national budgets.

The EU Commission does not currently pay for wall construction at its external borders, arguing that it would drain funds from other migration-related activities, including financing the EU border protection agency, Frontex.

Greece and Turkey have strained relations over a slew of issues, including competing maritime boundary claims that affect energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean.

Tensions flared in 2020 over exploratory drilling rights in areas in the Mediterranean Sea where Greece and Cyprus claim their own exclusive economic zone, leading to a naval standoff.

Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would stop talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and canceled a key meeting between their two governments, accusing the Greek leader of antagonizing Turkey.

Fatal Floods in Brazil

At least one hundred people lost their lives this week from torrential rains that swept through northeast Brazil. Landslides and torrents of mud proved fatal for scores of people.

By Tuesday, rescue workers continued the search for people still missing after poor neighborhoods and shanty towns were swept away in the region.

Deadly flooding and landslides have killed hundreds of people in Brazil over the past year.

Experts link the bad weather to La Niña, a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that can affect weather worldwide.

Many factors contribute to flooding, but a warming atmosphere makes extreme rainfall more likely.

Illegal Drugs Soar in Asia

The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in Southeast and East Asia last year exceeded one billion for the first time. According to the United Nations (UN), the number highlights the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region, as well as the challenges in fighting it.

The 1.008 billion tablets – which all told would weigh around 91 tons – were part of a larger regionwide haul of nearly 172 tons of various forms of methamphetamine. That is seven times higher than the amount seized a decade prior, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said in a report.

At a news conference, Jeremy Douglas, Southeast Asia regional representative for the UN agency, said, “I think the

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He added, “So there’s going to have to be a radical policy shift by East Asia to address this problem or it’s just going to continue to grow.”

Douglas continued, “Production and trafficking of methamphetamine jumped yet again as supply became super concentrated in the Mekong (River region) and in particular Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.”

He explained, “There’s lots and lots of seizures being made and no impact being made on the business itself. Organized crime just keeps cranking out the volume, replacing seizures with more product.

“The chemical situation is highly complex and there’s no essential chemicals being seized, and they just continue to flow unabated, primarily through Laos into (Myanmar’s) Shan State. We also have huge money laundering operations at play in the region. We have no attempt fundamentally at the end of the day to address demand which is seemingly growing and can continue to grow because of the price point of the drug is so cheap.

“Every group denies involvement in drug production and trafficking and point at other groups as responsible, but the drug economy is arguably the largest part of the economy in most or many parts of Shan and border areas of Myanmar and there is plenty of intel connecting groups to labs and shipments.”

Colombia: TikTok King vs. Guerilla Fighter

media campaign.

Both candidates have promised change, and they will face off in the June 19 runoffs.

Hernández, a millionaire construction magnate, served as mayor in Bucaramanga from 2016 to 2019. An independent, his first social media videos were seen as amusing, and he was not believed to have a fighting chance against the other election candidates.

Hernández did not compete in party primaries, due to being an independent, and did not hold traditional rallies or participate in TV debates, instead preferring to communicate via TikTok, where he now has over half a million followers and his videos have garnered over four million “likes.”

Petro, on the other hand, has a long career as a democratic politician, despite the fact that in the past he was a member of the M-19 guerilla group, which has since dissolved.

Petro said, “Corruption isn’t fought with TikTok slogans, even if some very respectable people think so.”

He emphasized, “We’re not here to trap you with rhetoric, but to confront you with the facts and tell Colombian society clearly where we are headed.”

Meanwhile, the third-placed candidate, Fico Gutiérrez, has endorsed Hernández’s candidacy.

Sunday’s elections took place during a turbulent time in Colombia, as the country grapples the economic fallout of Covid and social unrest.

“We have one of the oldest democracies in this hemisphere. We have one of the most solid democracies and it becomes solid because every four years we make an orderly transition,” outgoing President Ivan Duque said on Sunday.

Duque’s own approval rating is currently at a low, with his tenure marred by his administration’s handling of police conduct, inequality, and clashes between organized criminal groups.

Turkey’s Currency Tumbles Colombian voters have given ex-rebel Gustavo Petro a 12-percentage-point lead over the next candidate – but not enough to secure a win for the presidency outright.

The candidate with the second-highest number of votes is a 77-year-old businessman, Rodolfo Hernández, whose popularity is due in part to a savvy social

The Turkish lira dropped 9% this month, with debt market danger estimated to be at levels last seen during the 2008 global crash.

The drop is now prompting concerns from investors that there may be a new crisis in Turkey: the lira has tumbled a total of 20% so far this year, and inflation is now at 70% and rising.

Last December, authorities avoid-

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ed an implosion by selling currency reserves and creating special bank accounts to protect savers and corporates from the currency’s decline. But the central bank’s net reserves are now at negative $55 billion.

Meanwhile, calculations from four Turkish economists who ran the numbers for Reuters show that around $10 billion in deposits are up for redemption in July, along with another $20 billion August.

Daniel Moreno, head of emerging markets debt at Mirabaud, which sold its last remaining Turkey bonds last year, stated, “I don’t think it is sustainable.

You cannot just offer anyone a payout to protect against currency weakness. “[Things] seem to be getting worse by the day. But Turkey is not going to go down without a fight.”

Turkey is set to hold elections in 2023, and according to Petar Atanasov at emerging market fund Gramercy, “The whole invest-ability of Turkey hinges on the election outcome.

“The market will be quite skeptical until the very end,” he added. “It will be an election that is extremely unclear – anything could happen.”

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On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister

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During the meeting between the two diplomats, the Surinamese Foreign Minister announced that his country plans to soon open an embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.

Suriname’s announcement comes one day after Israel celebrated Jerusalem Day, commemorating the day when, during the Six Day War, Israel took back parts of Jerusalem from Jordanian hands, reuniting the city under Israeli rule.

During their Monday meeting, the ministers signed an agreement on political consultations between the Israeli and Surinamese foreign ministries.

Additionally, in the aftermath of the severe flooding which struck northern Suriname about a month ago, Lapid offered his Surinamese counterpart to send humanitarian aid with the goal of aiding residents left without shelter.

The Republic of Suriname is the smallest sovereign state in South America and borders Brazil to the north. It is culturally a Caribbean country, although it maintains close ties to the Netherlands. Dutch is the prevailing language spoken there.

Iran Spied on UN Agency

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett released documents he said were taken from Iran and show Iranian intelligence spied on the UN’s Atomic Agency in order to better cover up its rogue nuclear activities.

Bennett tweeted a link to the files, which are in Persian, along with a video in which he responded to remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein AmirAbdollahian dismissing the spying allegations last week as “Zionist lies.”

“Spreading lies? Come on. I’m holding the proof of your lies right here in my hands,” Bennett said, holding up copies of the documents. “You see, after Iran stole classified documents from the UN’s Atomic Agency, Iran used that information to figure out what the atomic agency was hoping to find, and then created cover stories and hid evidence to evade their

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“So how do we know this? Because we got our hands on Iran’s deception plan a few years back. And it’s right here in my hands,” Bennett said, referring to a daring 2018 operation that saw Israeli agents smuggle out hundreds of thousands of documents about Iran’s nuclear program from a warehouse in Iran.

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The Israeli leader said that some of the documents have handwritten notes on them, including one by the Iranian defense minister to Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, regarded as the head of Iran’s nuclear program. Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in a November 2020 ambush near Tehran, in an operation attributed to Israel.

In the note, the minister wrote, “Sooner or later they (referring to the atomic agency) will ask us — and we’ll need to have a comprehensive cover story for them,” Bennett quoted.

“Iran lied to the world, Iran is lying to the world again right now, and the world must make sure that Iran doesn’t get away scot-free,” Bennett warned.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos last Thursday, Amir-Abdollahian,

the Iranian foreign minister, was asked during an interview about the alleged spying operation on the IAEA. “Unfortunately, the Zionists are spreading lies lots of lies,” he responded, according to an English translation in Bennett’s video.

Revelations about the Iranians spying on the IAEA were published last week by the Wall Street Journal, based on documents from the archive Israel took from Tehran. The Journal said it received access to the documents “from a Middle East intelligence agency that hails from a country that opposes Iran’s nuclear program.” Previously, only U.S. intelligence had been provided the entire archive material, with partial access also granted to independent experts.

According to the Journal report, Iranian officials secured access to International Atomic Energy Agency documents and circulated them among top officials involved in its nuclear program between 2004 and 2006, and were thus able to prepare cover stories, falsify information and gain insight into what inspectors did and did not know.

In a separate report published on Monday, the IAEA estimated that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium had grown to more than 18 times the limit agreed on in the 2015 pact between Tehran and major powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

It “estimated that, as of May 15, 2022, Iran’s total enriched stockpile was 3,809.3 kilograms.” The limit in the JCPOA was set at 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of a specific compound, the equivalent of 202.8 kilograms of uranium. The report also said that Iran was continuing its enrichment of uranium to levels higher than the 3.67 percent limit in the deal.

The stockpile of uranium enriched up to 20% is now estimated to be 238.4 kilograms, up 56.3 kilograms since the last report in March, while the amount enriched to 60% stands at 43.1 kilograms, an increase of 9.9 kilograms.

Enrichment levels of around 90% are required for use in a nuclear weapon.

Earlier in May, the IAEA announced that it was “extremely concerned” by Iranian silence on potential undeclared nuclear sites.

A Glimpse into the Past The restoration of an ancient archaeological outpost was completed this month in Jerusalem.

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The Ma’aleh Roma’im outpost was constructed during the Hasmonean period, near the road that at the time led to Jerusalem. Now, Herzog Medical Center, located in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul neighborhood, is located near the outpost, where recent archaeological restorations have revealed a small fortress.

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Surrounding Ma’aleh Roma’im were terraces with agricultural crops, and it was likely built to protect the farmers and their livestock from looting. The restoration also revealed a circular structure which may have been a lime pit, as well as pottery vessels from various periods in history.

Excavations at the site began in 1967 and were conducted by Greek archaeologist Prof. Vaslius Tzafirs, who believes that the outpost was likely inhabited continuously from 230 BCE until 395 CE. Herzog Medical Center Director Dr. Yeheskel Ken said, “An exciting addition to a modern hospital, which serves the population of Jerusalem and its surroundings, is an archeological site that sheds light on more than 2,000 years of the history of the Land of Israel and [certain periods that] are considered dark in the history of the Jewish people.

“We are striving to raise funds to take another step in the restoration work and establish an archeological garden on the site that will allow the general public to visit this important historical structure.”

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A new era of Israel-Morocco business ties has launched following the successful “Morocco-Israel Connect to Innovate” conference which took place in Casablanca last week.

The event, co-organized by Start-Up Nation Central, a non-profit organization that promotes Israeli innovation around the world, brought together government officials and 250 business leaders from the two countries and focused on ways to collaborate in the agrifood-tech, water-tech, energy, logistics, and human capital sectors.

Andre Azoulay, advisor to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, said, “Let us join forces and connect to innovate, to give a chance for peace for the sake of our children and the safety of all.”

Israel’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Orit Farkash Hacohen (Blue and White) headlined the closing ceremony of the conference shortly after signing a new cooperation agreement in the fields of AI, agricultural technologies, water-tech, energy, healthcare, space, and automotive with her Moroccan counterpart, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui.

Farkash Hacohen emphasized, “There is great potential for Israel’s high-tech industry in the Kingdom of Morocco, in the fields of water desalination and other water technologies, renewable energy, agriculture, sustainability, and more. The strengths of the Israeli innovation industry have complimentary business opportunities in Morocco. We will continue to support the maximization of the economic potential between Morocco and Israel. There is a lot to aspire to.”

Start-Up Nation Central CEO Avi Hasson said, “The last three days here in Casablanca have proven that there is a genuine desire by government leaders and business people from both Israel and Morocco to work together and form meaningful business partnerships. By bringing together 250 senior members of the public and private sector for a series of constructive meetings and engaging sessions, we have entered a new era in binational relations, one founded on innovation.”

He added, “In less than 24 hours since the conclusion of the conference, we have already seen new collaborations and deals made as a result of Israeli and Moroccan businesspeople meeting at the event. There will be additional significant deals announced in the weeks to come, including the launch of many partnerships to solve the two nations’ human capital challenges. On behalf of our team, I would like to thank the Moroccan government and all our partners in the Connect to Innovate conference.

The historic event marked the start of

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our shared innovation journey. But this is only the beginning.”

Binational business ties, slow to form following the signing of the normalization agreement and renewed diplomatic relations in late 2020, received a boost during the conference with the signing of a series of commercial agreements and MOUs (memorandum of understanding) that paved the way for more robust relations going forward.

What emerged from the many discussions was that Israel and Morocco share many of the same challenges, particularly when it comes to tackling the climate crisis and both its immediate and longer-term ramifications and the understanding that it is a challenge that cuts across all industries that demands solutions from multiple disciplines that must also stem from cross-border collaborations.

Israel, with more than 700 climate-tech companies, and Morocco, with its leading position in the field of alternative energy and particularly solar technology, are well-positioned to tackle the challenge through joint initiatives that will aid not only the people of the Middle East-North Africa region but also those from all over the globe.

Professor Salman Zarka, Israel’s coronavirus czar, has predicted that quarantine for coronavirus-positive individuals will be canceled.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Prof. Zarka estimated that in the middle of June those testing positive for COVID-19 will no longer need to quarantine.

Although both the infection coefficient and the percent positive have held relatively steady since mid-April, Prof.

Zarka noted that the fifth wave of the virus is continuing to slow down: “We are at a small number of hospitalized cases each day. At the same time, it is clear to all of us that the infection rate is much greater than what we see, due to the cancellation of the requirement to test.”

According to Arutz Sheva, the coronavirus czar also said that as part of the preparations for the upcoming winter, the Health Ministry is weighing whether to begin another coronavirus vaccination campaign during the summer months.

The site quoted Health Ministry Director General Professor Nachman Ash as saying, “It will be a very great challenge to convince people to get a fifth dose, and that will influence the decision.

There is a dilemma regarding the timing, and whether to do it ahead of the coming winter.”

“Right now, there is no testimony which would justify a fifth dose, and if we begin such a campaign, we will need to decide whether to do it during a wave of infections and obviously who to vaccinate – whether the entire population or just those who are at risk. We are thinking about it, but there are no decisions or clear plans.”

Israel is already preparing for a sixth wave of the virus, even though right now there is no indication of any rise in infections.

Prof. Zarka added, “We are disturbed by whether a strain such as Delta will appear, or something virulent which will harm the younger, healthy population and pregnant women. This will be

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a significant event, and if the strain is even more contagious, then it is disturbing. We are in a ‘between waves’ state of mind, and we are creating a civilian body which will examine whether there are new variants in the world.”

At the same time, he said, if 2022 passes without a new wave of infections or a new variant, 2023 may be the year life returns fully to normal.

Was CBC Biased in its Coverage?

Last Thursday, the Lawfare Project, together with counsel at RE-LAW LLP, filed a complaint raising significant concerns with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) coverage of the recent death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh.

As detailed in the complaint, the coverage presents an overwhelmingly anti-Israel portrayal of the events surrounding the death. In the Lawfare Project’s view, the CBC’s biased and erroneous reporting of the facts, coupled with a stunning lack of crucial contextual information, violates the basic principles of accuracy, fairness, balance, and impartiality as set forth in the CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Principles for Ethical Journalism.

The complaint requests that these concerns be carefully examined and that steps be taken to publicly acknowledge and correct the record, as well as to ensure that future CBC coverage complies with its own policies and professional standards.

Abu Aqleh was killed in May 2022, in Jenin, during a live fire exchange between Palestinian Authority snipers and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The Palestinian Authority has refused to cooperate with Israel in the investigation of Abu Aqleh’s death, including denying Israel access to the bullet that killed her.

The complaint was submitted to the chairperson and CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and to the CBC Om-

budsman. Highlighted examples of the alleged violations of applicable journalistic standards include the following: The CBC failed to clarify that the increased anti-terror presence of the IDF in Jenin at the time of Abu Aqleh’s death was not an isolated event, but rather was due to the violent wave of Palestinian terrorism that has raged in Israeli cities during the past month. Several of these terror attacks were perpetrated by Palestinians from Jenin and surrounding areas.

While the CBC reported that Israeli law enforcement physically assaulted mourners carrying Abu Aqleh’s casket, it largely ignored the fact (captured on video) that rioters were violently attacking the Israeli officers and hurling dangerous objects.

The CBC published an Associated Press piece on its website, which relies overwhelmingly on anti-Israeli information and sources and downplays Israeli perspectives. The article quotes Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, his senior aide, Hussein al-Sheikh, Al Jazeera, and unnamed “journalists who were with [Abu Aqleh].”

At the same time, the article vaguely refers to “Israeli officials” and “Israel,” and a quote from the only named Israeli source, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White), is buried at the bottom of the piece.

The CBC aired commentary from Nour Odeh, who was identified as a “former Palestinian journalist.” However, the report fails to note that Ms. Odeh was a “former spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority” and recently ran as a candidate in Palestinian Authority elections.

“Reporting on complex geopolitical incidents by media outlets that receive huge sums of government funding must include unbiased, fair and contextually accurate reporting,” said David Elmaleh, Partner at RE-LAW LLP and counsel to The Lawfare Project in this matter. “The complaint filed by The Lawfare Project will force the CBC to examine its coverage and measure it against its internal policies and industry standards. In our view, the media can, and must, do better.”

As Canada’s “public broadcaster,” and in accordance with its own standards, the CBC is charged with providing Canadians truthful and unbiased news, and with upholding the tenets of accuracy, fairness, transparency, and accountability. The coverage of Abu Aqleh’s death falls far short and must be corrected if the CBC is to maintain the public’s trust, The Lawfare Project emphasized.

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U.S. Won’t Probe Killing of Journalist

The U.S. administration will not carry out its own investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, according to a Biden administration official.

Abu Aqleh, who was killed in Jenin in a shootout between Palestinian Authority snipers and IDF soldiers, was also an American citizen.

According to the official, the U.S. will continue advising the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority (PA) on their own probes and will encourage cooperation on the matter.

“We’re helping them review how they investigate,” the official said, adding that the U.S. hopes the PA will share “evidence” with Israel.

The decision is a rejection of a request by 57 members of Congress to launch an independent probe.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said last Wednesday, “We have made clear to both Israeli and Palestinian authorities that we expect the investigations to be transparent and impartial — a full, thorough accounting into the circumstances of the killing of Shireen Abu Aqleh. We have conveyed to our partners that we do expect to be updated on the status of their investigations, but in the end, we want to see accountability.”

Israel insists that in order to further progress in the investigation, it needs to examine the bullet which killed Abu Aqleh. The Palestinian Authority, which is currently in possession of the bullet, has both refused to cooperate with Israel and refused to hand over the bullet.

Predictably, the PA announced last week that its investigators had concluded that the bullet was fired by an IDF soldier but did not provide proof. The PA has not given a reason for refusing to hand over the bullet – a step which would prove objectively, to the international community, which side was at fault.

According to an Israeli official, the IDF is expected to announce its own results in the coming days, but the results will likely not be conclusive, due to the inability to examine the bullet held by the PA.

A Cruel Coward

Betty Lahat, a former warden at Hasharon Prison and head of Israel Prisons Service’s Intelligence Department, spoke with Maariv recently about Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

In her interview with Maariv, Lahat, who served in her role in the early 2000s, described Sinwar as a “coward” who is cruel, callous, and prefers to let others do the dirty work for him. At the same time, she described him as intelligent and said he used his time in prison to learn as much as he could about the Israeli mindset.

Lahat also said that although Sinwar often plotted violence and turmoil within the prison, he never took responsibility for it.

According to Lahat, Sinwar is “adversarial and cruel… Before his arrest he led by fear and terror. He’d dig holes, throw in people he suspected were against him and pour cement on them while they still lived. In prison, he also sent out people to hurt those he didn’t like. But he himself never got his hands dirty.”

She added, “He would send prisoners to stab guards and rile things up, but always behind the scenes. He’d take some sucker, tell him, ‘Go stab a jailer,’ and then say of him, ‘The man’s crazy, he has nothing to lose.’ He never stood up and took responsibility or led the prisoners. On the contrary – when there were investigations after incidents he organized, he’d tremble with fear, hide behind others.

“Today, when I see his bluster in Gaza, I ask myself how this chicken became a hero,” she told Maariv, noting that Sinwar would often use people and then abandon them.

She added, “Most prisoners didn’t like Sinwar, because he used them and they knew he looked out mostly of himself, but they were afraid of his cruelty and respected his status.”

In 1989, Sinwar was convicted of leading the abduction and murder of two Israeli soldiers, as well as four Palestinian Authority Arabs he suspected of working with Israel. Though he was handed four life sentences, Sinwar was released after just 22 years as part of the “Shalit deal.”

Sinwar has led Hamas in Gaza since 2017, when he took over after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was promoted within the terror group.

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Lessons from the Primaries

After three months of primaries so far, both of the U.S. parties are facing uncertainty, CNN notes. In the Republican Party, it is still not clear how much power former U.S. President Donald Trump holds over the midterms. Democrats, on the other hand, are concerned that the midterms will wipe them off the political map.

Among the key lessons are that Trump has hit his limits with Republican voters: multiple Trump-endorsed candidates lost their races, although in West

Virginia and Ohio, his preferred candidates did win.

Among Democrats, leaders preferred to stick with their most conservative member, with Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar holding a 177-vote lead after a May runoff.

Meanwhile, both dark money and redistricting are prominent in the early Democratic House primaries. And though Democratic Senate hopefuls seem to be doing well in the primaries, they still face the November election – and lately, voters are only deciding on their candidate weeks before the polls, potentially stripping the Democrats of their early advantage. This is even more significant since the Senate is equally divided between the two parties.

Inside the Democratic Party, the criteria for electability are changing, with racially diverse and first-time candidates redefining what a good candidate might mean – a trend that is likely to continue.

But the focus is now on governors, after a leaked Supreme Court document showed that it planned to overturn Roe v. Wade, the nation’s only across-the board abortion rights law. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion would be left entirely in the hands of the individual states.

Water in San Diego – for a Price

says it is no longer searching for more water, the county still has fixed costs to cover – costs which account for 90% of the water agency’s annual expenses.

“You’re [messed up] if suddenly you deliver fewer gallons of water since your costs don’t go down,” Hanemann noted.

Harvard Grads Lean Left A worsening drought has forced millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions. Despite the water shortages, San Diego County has largely shielded itself from water supply issues by diversifying its water supply over the course of three decades.

During that time, the county increased conservation and invested in big-ticket water infrastructure – including the largest desalination plant in the Western hemisphere. As a result, the county believes it is now able to avoid restricting residents’ water supply, at least until 2045.

All that upgrading comes at a price.

San Diego County’s water is among the most expensive in the country, costing about 26% more last year than the water serving Los Angeles and its environs.

And now, two irrigation districts in the county want to break away, claiming they can purchase cheaper water elsewhere.

If they do break away, the county’s water may become even more expensive.

Michael Hanemann, an environmental economist at Arizona State University who recently was commissioned to study the region’s water costs for a California agency, opined, “San Diego’s situation is very surprising, very striking. I think this is a harbinger of something that’s going to happen elsewhere in California and elsewhere in the U.S.” He added, “In round terms, it’s twice as expensive as imported surface water.

On the other hand, it’s a very reliable supply because it’s not affected by drought and low flows in rivers in Northern California or the Colorado.”

Sandy Kerl, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, explained that after the previous drought, “Our community came together and said, ‘We’re not going to be in this situation again. We need to plan for our own reliability.’”

“There’s no more cheap water available,” she added.

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A Harvard University student newspaper survey found that just 6.4% of respondents lean conservative after attending the institution.

The email survey, conducted by The Crimson and including 1,269 graduating seniors, saw a response rate of nearly 40%. Among the findings: 4% of 2022 graduates lean conservative, along with 2.4% who lean “very conservative.”

Prior to attending Harvard, 7.1% of the graduating class had identified as conservative.

The survey also showed that 40.7% of students identified as “progressive” after attending Harvard, compared to 44.7% who had identified that way prior to attending the institution. Another 27.9% of graduating students identified as “very progressive” – a significant increase from the 20.9% who said they had identified that way prior to attending Harvard.

The Crimson added that 1.4% of graduating students identify as “apolitical.”

Politically, 93% of graduating students view former U.S. President Donald Trump unfavorably, while 51.8% view U.S. President Joe Biden favorably; just 30.1% view Biden unfavorably.

Questioned on the anti-Israel Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, 33.8% of the graduating respondents said they support the movement, while 21.1% said they oppose it.

Who Leaked SCOTUS Draft?

Weeks after a draft opinion on Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court,

The court’s moves are unprecedented and the most striking development to date in the investigation into who might have provided Politico with the draft opinion it published on May 2. The probe has intensified the already high tensions at the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority is poised to roll back a half-century of abortion rights and privacy protections.

Chief Justice John Roberts met with law clerks as a group after the breach; it is not known whether any systematic individual interviews have occurred.

The young lawyers selected to be law clerks each year are regarded as the elite of the elite. (Each justice typically hires four.) They are overwhelmingly graduates of Ivy League law schools and have had prior clerkships with prominent U.S. appellate court judges.

Their one-year service becomes a golden ticket to prestigious law firms, top government jobs or professorships.

Six of the current nine Supreme Court justices are former clerks.

Gail Curley, the court’s marshal, was designated by Chief Justice Roberts on May 3 to lead the probe.

Curley, a lawyer and former Army colonel, oversees the police officers at the building. She is best known to the public as the person who chants, “Oyez!

Oyez! Oyez!” at the beginning of the justices’ oral argument sessions.

The draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was written by Justice Samuel Alito and appeared to have a five-justice majority to completely reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. That landmark ruling made abortion legal nationwide and buttressed other privacy interests not expressly stated in the Constitution.

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Americans were on the move during the pandemic, with the trend seeing them leave large cities for the suburbs of red states.

Georgetown, Texas, was the state with the largest rate of growth during the past two years, expanding 10.5%. Two other cities in the Lone Star State – Leander and New Braunfels – also grew, with the second and fifth highest rates of migration respectively. Two Arizona cities, Queen Creek Town (8.9%) and Buckeye (8.6%), round out the top five at the third and fourth-highest rate of migration.

The top 15 cities by rate of population growth between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021 were concentrated in red states such as Texas, Florida, Arizona, Tennessee, and Idaho, according to an Axios analysis of Census Bureau data released on Monday.

The growth of suburban areas comes at the same time as an exodus has occurred from America’s largest cities, with New York City seeing a population decrease of 3.5% during that time span, a net loss of 305,000 people.

The nation’s most populous city was not the only urban area to see its population shrink considerably, with San Jose (-2.7%), Chicago (-1.6%), Philadelphia (-1.5%), Dallas (-1.1%), and Los Angeles (-1.0%) all seeing a decrease in population of at least 1% during the pandemic.

During the pandemic, much of the workforce shifted to working remotely, which helped as people sought to live outside of urban centers. Major cities in the U.S. also experienced a surge in violent crime throughout the pandemic.

Cities in Tennessee and Florida were also part of the group that saw rapid expansion during the pandemic, with Fort Myers, Fla. (6.8%), Case Grande, Ariz.

(6.2%), Maricopa, Ariz. (6.1%), North Port, Fla. (5.5%), Spring Hill, Tenn.

(5.4%), Goodyear, Ariz. (5.4%), and Port St. Lucie, Fla. (5.2%), nabbing spots 6-12 in population growth.

Three suburbs of Boise, Idaho rounded out the top 15, with Meridian (5.2%), Caldwell (5.2%), and Nampa (5.0%) all coming in at least 5% population growth.

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officials are trying to get to the bottom of the breach. As such, they may require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits in connection to the leak.

Some clerks are alarmed about these demands, with some wondering if they should hire outside counsel to represent them.

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a museum employee in 1911. It was then put under glass after a Bolivian man threw a rock at it in December 1956.

In 2009, a Russian woman angry at not being able to get French citizenship threw an empty teacup at the painting, which slightly scratched the case.

All through it all, the mysterious woman behind the glass has maintained her enigmatic smirk. She’s probably thinking, “Who are all these crazy people?”

Whiskey Wowzer

Art Attack The Mona Lisa barely cracked a smile this week when a visitor to the Louvre in Paris smashed cake across her face.

A man wearing a wig and lipstick arrived in a wheelchair to the art gallery on Sunday and began throwing roses at the paintings. Disguised as an old lady, he then jumped out of the wheelchair and attempted to smash the glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous piece of work.

Taking a piece of cake from his bag, he then smeared it across the surface of the Mona Lisa’s protective covering.

Museum officials eventually tackled the man and brought him out of the museum.

As he was being led away by security, the man said, “Think of the Earth, people are destroying the Earth. Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.”

This is not the first time the Mona Lisa was under attack. The 16th century Renaissance masterpiece was stolen by

It’s called “The Intrepid” and it’s not for the faint of heart – or the faint of wallet.

The world’s largest bottle of whiskey recently sold for around $1.4 million.

The bottle, standing 5 feet 11 inches, was given the Guinness World Record in September 2021. It contains 82.16 U.S. gallons, or 311 liters. That’s the equivalent of 444 standard bottles – enough for 5,287 whiskey sours made with 2 ounces of whiskey each.

The liquor is a 1989 Macallan single malt that spent 32 years maturing in oak casks at Macallan’s Scotland distillery before being bottled in 2021. It is pale gold and has a sweet taste with notes of apple.

The Intrepid project was created as a collaboration between Fah Mai, a Thailand-based investment company, and Rosewin Holdings, a London-based firm, which invest in whiskey and other spirits.

The project’s founder, Daniel Monk,

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Old and Bold

She may be old but she’s not letting life fly by.

Ruth Larsson became the world’s oldest skydiver last week when she went skydiving on Sunday at the age of 103.

She jumped out of the plane tandem at 2 p.m. and landed with a smile.

Lest you think that Ruth has been flying the skies for years, she took her first skydiving trip at the age of 101. She had begun thinking about exploring the skies when she was 90 and started paragliding, gliding and hot air ballooning.

A Guinness adjudicator was on hand to confirm that Larsson earned the record for oldest tandem parachute jump (female). The previous record holder, Kathryn Hodges, was 103 years and 129 days old when she jumped out of a plane in 2019.

Bridge of Glass A C H I E V E R S

They say that it was built to attract visitors. I, for one, will not be visiting.

A mountain resort in Vietnam recently opened a glass-bottom bridge that hovers over a gorge almost 500 feet high.

The Bach Long suspension bridge, which translates as “White Dragon,” is in Son La province, northwest of the capital, Hanoi, and bordering Laos. It is the third such bridge in the country.

Saturday’s opening ceremony included dragon dancing and ribbon cutting.

The reinforced glass used for the bridge has three layers, each 40mm thick, and can hold up to 450 people at a time, according to a statement from the facility’s owner.

The bridge is 290 meters long, with a 342-meter path on the cliffside.

“The engineering required to build that into the side of a cliff but maintain all the features of nature, the greenery, the rocks, it’s been an amazing project,” said Glen Pollard, a representative of Guinness World Record, who attended the opening ceremony.

It has been the longest glass bridge of its kind in the world.

“At first it makes you panic, but then if you walked over around 10 glass panels, that feeling is gone,” said Tran Xuan Tinh, 72, said after he walked across.

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was inspired by his father’s “passion for adventure, exploration.” The label on the bottle features 11 explorers, including Ranulph Fiennes and Robin Knox-Johnston.

Despite the oversized price tag, this is not the most expensive container of whiskey ever sold. That honor goes to a 60-year old Macallan sold for $1.53 million in 2018.

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Community Hundreds lined the streets of Central Avenue to view the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Memorial Day Parade on Sunday

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In honor of Shavuot, the children at Shulamith ECC learned about flowers in a hands-on way

In connection with learning about Shavuos, children at Gan Chamesh enjoyed an interactive and hands-on Bikkurim festival

Chai Lifeline NJ/PA and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Host “An Insiders’ Look” into World of Pediatric Medicine for Jewish Community

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hysicians, medical referral professionals, askanim, rabbanim, and leaders of nonprofit organizations serving communities in the tri-state area and beyond gathered at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on Tuesday evening, May 24, for “An Insiders’ Look at CHOP,” a special event in collaboration with Chai Lifeline. Guests came from as far as Florida and Illinois to meet and hear from leading physicians and scientists who are pioneering surgical techniques and developing new treatments for childhood diseases at CHOP’s state-of-the-art facilities.

“For years, families in our community have relied on and benefitted from the world-renowned services and quality of care provided by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,” said Chai Lifeline NJ/ PA Director Rabbi Sruli Fried, MSW. “CHOP has been an important partner for Chai Lifeline, playing a critical role in helping countless lives impacted by pediatric illness over the years. We are honored to partner with CHOP to keep our community informed and up to date on the latest advances in the world of pediatric medicine.”

Organizations represented at the event included: A Time, Agudas Israel of America, Amudim, Baltimore Bikur Cholim, Beth Medrash Govoah, BINA, Bonei Olam, Central Hatzolah, Chaim Medical Resource, Chayim Aruchim, Chemed, ECHO Institute of Health, Chesed 24/7, Hamaspik, Hatzolah of Central Jersey, Highway of Hope. Jewish Chron’s & Colitis Support Group, JFCS Philadelphia, JFS South Jersey, Lakewood Township, Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, Raritan Valley Bikur Cholim, RCCS, Refuah Help Line,

Renewal, and Yachad of Bobov.

Following opening remarks by Peter Grollman, Senior Vice President of External Affairs at CHOP, Rabbi Fried, and Dr. Joseph St. Geme, Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, participants broke out into sessions with experts in various fields of medicine. Several scientists welcomed attendees to their state-of-the-art research labs and gave hands-on demonstrations of their cutting-edge developments. Participants were amazed as they explored CHOP’s world-renowned

brain tumor lab and got a behind-thescenes look at the latest research and breakthroughs in treatments and surgical techniques for brain tumors.

“Chai Lifeline has nearly four decades of experience in supporting families confronting all forms of pediatric illness,” said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, CEO of Chai Lifeline. “Over that time, we have built strong relationships with the top doctors and medical institutions in the country.

Tonight, we are proud to convene leaders in the worlds of medicine and the Jewish community to build bridges and share resources that will improve outcomes for our children and families.”

The event concluded with a meetand-greet dessert reception, during which leading rabbonim who deal with countless medical sheilos and askanim involved in the medical world had the opportunity to personally raise their questions with dozens of CHOP physicians.

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Bahraini government officials and business leaders attended the Israeli Embassy’s Yom Ha’atzmaut event in Bahrain to celebrate the close relationship that has developed between the countries since the signing of the Abraham Accords. Pictured here, left to right, are: Ambassador Dr. Sheikh Abdallah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, Undersecretary in Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry; Israel’s Ambassador to Bahrain Eitan Na’eh; and U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Steve Bondy

5 Towns Flag Football League

Rabbi Heshy Glass, National Chairman of the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools, recently presented Mrs. Joyce Yarmak with a plaque, recognizing her for many decades in Jewish education at Shulamith School for Girls. Mazal tov to Mrs. Yarmak on her most deserved honor at the Shulamith Dinner

SKA Senior Experience

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hat a great season of the FM Home Loans 5 Towns Flag Football League. This past Friday we had the championships, and all were fantastic games.

In the 2nd grade division, the Patriots defeated the Jets with Avi Mayer’s touchdown and last second defense.

In the 3rd and 4th grade division, the Steelers defeated the Packers with the amazing touchdowns, interceptions, and short runs by Eliyahu Stern.

In the 5th and 6th grade division, the Raiders defeated the Broncos with MVP Dovi Fruchter’s TDP, interceptions and garbage collecting.

In the 7th and 8th grade division, the Patriots defeated the Jets, with MVP Dovid Soniker’s amazing throwing and Tzviki Zern’s great catching and interceptions.

Overall, it was a very successful season with over 35 teams participating in the league. Plans are already underway for next season. Team sponsors were FM Home Loans, Holy Schnitzel, Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction, Samuel S Adelsberg & Co., Gourmet Glatt, and Moishe Warsh Entertainment. We would like thank TJH for putting the weekly updates in the paper.

welfth graders at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls have an amazing opportunity in the final weeks of the school year to gain valuable outside the classroom experience in a field they are interested in pursuing as a career. Senior Experience, in which students spend a minimum of seventy hours, has proven to be a wonderful program with long-lasting effects. The internships prepare our students for what to expect in the workplace while helping them learn skills such as communication, leadership, problem-solving and teamwork.

Under the auspices of SKA’s College Guidance Department – Mrs. Corey Katz and Mrs. Caroline Levy – Senior Experience expects students to be accountable for their schedules and responsibilities. This year has proven to be one of the most exciting ones to date as SKA students are working in varied places. A pet boarding service, a catering company, design studios, lawyers’, doctors’ and dentists’ offices, and the New

York County Supreme Court are only some of the workplaces our students are in. While some SKA girls are assisting in local schools, two are even interning with Hatzalah Air! It is made clear that the placements must allow students to learn about working and possible careers in a professional manner. A letter from a parent confirms this: “Drew is shadowing a doctor which includes joining her in the OR. I’m so impressed with how she is navigating the real world.

For example, knowing how to set boundaries, interact with a diverse population and maintaining tzinius/values such as asking for gowns to go over her scrubs.”

The final week of Senior Experience includes presentations by the students to faculty and peers about their experiences. Students are asked to discuss a typical day, projects and contributions they made, and if it met their expectations. Senior Experience is a culmination of a student’s final year and a graduation requirement at SKA.

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At the Dinner of Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid & Kollel Tirtza Devorah PHOTOS BY NAFTOLI GOLDGRAB

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MAY’s Annual Spring Shabbaton

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his past Shabbos was particularly noteworthy for the talmidim of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov. The Mesivta held its annual Spring Shabbaton at the beautiful campus of Camp Romimu in Monticello, NY. The Shabbaton was a resounding success, full of tremendous growth in ruchniyus, achdus, ahavas Hashem and ahavas haTorah.

From start to finish, the Shabbaton was an inspiring and exciting weekend.

Following Shachris on Friday morning it was off to the buses for a fun-filled, inspirational, action-packed Shabbos!

The Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, set the tone for Shabbos, imploring talmidim to open their minds and their hearts to what this special Shabbos had to offer. The lively Kabbalas Shabbos, with enthusiastic singing and dancing, was a fitting hakdamah to what would end up being an incredible Shabbaton.

The Mesivta invited Rabbi Benzion Klatzko, noted speaker, outreach professional and founder of Shabbat.com, as the guest speaker for Shabbos. Rabbi

Klatzko, who addressed the talmidim multiple times throughout the Shabbos, captivated them with his signature style, spreading warmth, positivity and ideas for growth and development, into his drashos.

As per MAY tradition, Shabbos kibbudim were auctioned off for hours of voluntary learning over the course of the long weekend. All-in-all, students committed to almost 250 hours of independent learning, and honored their rabbeim with the kibbudim. The sheer amount learning throughout the Shabbos, both formally and informally, was a testament to the talmidim’s growth this z’man.

Motzei Shabbos included the annual varsity vs. junior varsity softball game, a Melava Malka BBQ, and a stirring bonfire kumzits. The achdus and comradery among the talmidim and their rabbeim was incredible!

The Mesivta thanks Rabbi Shlomo Drebin for organizing the Shabbaton and Rabbi Shlomo Pfeiffer and Camp Romimu for hosting once again.

Names, Not Numbers Premier at HALB

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hroughout the year, 8th grade students at HALB learned about filming, editing and interviewing as they participated in the Names, Not Number program. They interviewed Holocaust survivors Mrs. Rochelle Gottlieb, Mrs. Claire Grunwald, Mr. Jacob Kaminetsky, Professor Asher Matathias, Mrs. Sally Muschel, Mrs. Frieda Slamo-

vitz and Mr. Shaya Slamovitz. The students put together a documentary film to share their life stories and lessons with the world.

Parents, grandparents and peers all attended the Premier of the HALB 20212022 Names, Not Numbers Documentary. It was an incredibly powerful and meaningful evening.

Mishnayos Comes Alive at YKLI

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elcome to our sukkah! The fourth grade talmidim at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island brought Mishnayos to life, as they displayed their creativity and excitement at our recent Sukkah Fair. The boys presented original sukkahs that they built based on the halachos learned in Mishnayos Sukkah. Each talmid presented a mini-shiur to the parents, grandparents, and fellow talmidim who came to see the

detailed creations. The boys explained the cases in the Mishna, as they clarified how their sukkah dealt with the halachos of building a sukkah, as well as any possible challenges in the construction of a sukkah.

Thank you to our 4th grade rebbeim, who taught the Mishnayos with geshmak and truly prepared our boys to relay the detail and care involved in building a sukkah!

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MAY Takes Bronze at CIJE Engineering Fair

Jamaica Estates Annual 5K For Israel

Rabbi Dov and Miriam Lerner run the YIJE 5K for Israel

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s part of their progressive STEM Program, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov offers two years of engineering courses using the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) curriculum.

This year, MAY fielded multiple teams from the 9th and 10th grades to pitch their projects alongside over a thousand fellow high school students from 42 schools at the CIJE Innovation Day held at the American Dream Mall.

The MAY projects ranged from a house that changes color to control solar heat absorption to a car that automatically swivels the seats in case of a side impact to prevent injuries and an innovative railroad crossing that prevents accidental activation of the gates.

The Mesivta is incredibly proud of all the students who worked tirelessly

on their projects and Mr. Pinchas Fiber, CIJE Coordinator and MAY engineering teacher, who guided and instructed his students every step of the way. Of particular excitement this year was a team from MAY taking home the 3rd place trophy in the Engineering and Mobility category by 9th grade team Binyomin Boehm and Akiva Mosak.

“It’s been eight years since we began our pre-engineering course, complementing our STEM program,” commented General Studies Principal Rabbi Sam Rudansky. “Mr. Fiber has done a spectacular job streamlining this course and guiding our students. We really have to thank CIJE, their entire staff and particularly, our CIJE liaison, Mrs. Judy Leibowitz, for their continued support of this program.”

Assemblyman David Weprin, Council member Linda Lee, Council member Jim Gennaro, Rabbi Dov Lerner, Ariella Lerner, and Dror Rosenfeld

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undreds of runners and walkers of all ages crossed the finish line on Yom Yerushalyim at The Young Israel of Jamaica Estates 20th Annual L’Chaim 5k Walk/Run for Israel.

After two years of “virtual” events, this annual tradition in Queens was back in force.

The 5K Run/Walk for Israel was instituted in 2002 by the YIJE Coalition for Israel Action during Israel’s first intifada. The committee’s goals continues to be raising both consciousness and funds for the assistance of Israeli terror victims, security and humanitarian needs.

To date, they have raised and distributed more than one million dollars directly to those in need.

Taking place on Memorial Day weekend each year, the event was particularly meaningful this year as the return to an in-person program coincided with Yom Yerushalayim.

“The atmosphere produced by the YIJE 5K run is among the most power-

ful that I have felt in my time as rabbi,” said Rabbi Dr. Dov Lerner, Mara D’atra of YIJE. “The energy is exuberant, the excitement is effervescent, and the good that the funds raised will do is both inspiring and vital. It is a Yom Yerushalayim to remember.”

After the race, the entire community was treated to ice cream and other goodies in the YIJE ballroom as Rabbi Moshe Shur provided festive music for Yom Yerushalayim. Trophies were presented to winners in all age and gender categories with winners from ages 8 to 80.

The event was organized by YIJE members Lenny Brafman, Susan Kass, Adam Orlow and Dror Rosenfeld. The long list of sponsors also provided an incredible line up of raffle prizes including a trip to Israel and diamond earrings.

Most important of all, thousands of dollars were raised and will go directly to support important security and humanitarian needs in Israel.

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Around the Community The entire YOSS Mechina joined together with ruach and achdus for a special Lag B’Omer kumzits led by Rabbi Eitan Katz last week.

The talmidim were inspired

by Rabbi Katz’s music and divrei chizuk. He spoke about the fire of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and how that fire resides in each and every one of us.

Special thanks to the Gaerman Family sponsoring this event in honor of Tzviki’s bar mitzvah.

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SKA Presents Final Magic Mentor Projects

Lag B’Omer and Celebrate Israel at YCQ

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ow in its fourth year, the MAGIC (More Active Girls In Computing) Mentoring program of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls has been an enormous success. Each year, SKA students in grades 9-12 have been matched with mentors, women who are professionals in STEM careers. These productive relationships have resulted in the students learning a tremendous amount in different disciplines ranging from coding and app development to electrical and mechanical engineering. Using their new skills, knowledge, and passion, the girls completed unique, authentic projects that are incredibly sophisticated for high school students!

This year, six students participated in the program and worked with mentors, four of whom are SKA alumna, on their projects which were presented on Monday, May 23.

They are: -Bella Frogel (11th grade) who worked with her mentor, Lea Speiser, on her website Let’s Dive In about marine life and the ocean; -Ruth Ginsburg (9th grade) who worked with her mentor, SKA alumna Dana Gage ‘15, on her nutrition app Nutrition Made Easy, teaching children about nutrition; -Rina Kaminetsky (10th grade) who worked with her mentor, SKA alumna Aviva Oppenheim ‘97, on Tuned Mass Damper, a model of an engineering system used to protect buildings against earthquakes and strong winds;

SKA MAGIC Mentor Sarah Schnoll ’09 and SKA student Eliana Zachter ’24

-Rachel Loike (10th grade) who worked with her mentor, SKA alumna, Devory Leibowitz ‘16, on her website Beyond the Visit, giving people a way to understand what was going on both inside their bodies and in the lab; -Elinor Malayev (10th grade) who worked on her website Brain Web with her mentor, Leah Einhorn, about brain disorders; -Eliana Zachter (10th grade) who worked with her mentor, SKA alumna, Sarah Schnoll ‘09, on her project Mouse Car, building a car which navigates a maze on its own.

The MAGIC students shared their excitement about the program, noting how diligently the mentors worked with them and how much they learned over the year.

The SKA alumni who serve as mentors are thrilled to be able to give back to their alma mater, acting as true role models to the current students. Our thanks go to Dr. Chana Glatt, SKA Science Department Chair, and the MAGIC mentors for this remarkableprogram.

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CQ Elementary School Lag B’Omer Color War (Grades 1-5) was a vibrant success. Four teams in each grade (Red, Blue, Yellow, and White) competed in different categories. Every student had a chance to participate. It was a day packed with relay races, Kahoot trivia games, cheers, hakarat hatov letters, dances, games, and a special barbecue lunch to celebrate Lag B’Omer. Each student, class, and team demonstrated their very best effort. Congratulations on the win, YCQ ES yellow team!

YCQ Junior High School (JHS) Lag B’Omer Color War (Grades 6-8) was a roaring triumph. JHS students divided into the Blue Team and Red Team. They excelled at banner, stomp, dance, song, games, and sports. There was ruach and achdut. YCQ thanks Mrs. Aliza Willig for

arranging all the teams and activities and to the generals and captains for leading their teams. Congratulations YCQ JHS blue team!

The Jewish Communities Relationship Council (JCRC) - NY Celebrate Israel Parade is the world’s largest expression of solidarity with the Jewish state. After a two-year hiatus, on Sunday, March 22, this year’s parade theme was “Together Again – Kulanu B’Yachad.” Together with more than 40,000 marchers, dozens of fabulous floats, marching bands, and Jewish and Israeli musical performers, YCQ showed outstanding attendance and participation when students, family, and faculty marched down Fifth Avenue, cheering and showing support for Israel.

YCQ is grateful to the many community members who joined behind our banner and cheered on the sidelines.

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CAHAL’s 30th Anniversary Concert

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AHAL held its tenth annual fundraising concert, their 30th Anniversary event, on Sunday, May 29, at Lawrence High School. The concert featured some of the outstanding Jewish performers in the world today, Shulem Lemmer, Benny Friedman and Joey Newcomb. The Shloime Dachs Orchestra accompanied the performers, and Black Arrow Productions provided the sound engineering and special effects.

The concert, CAHAL’s largest fundraising event of the year, was a complete sell-out,

with nearly 800 people in attendance. A pre-concert buffet dinner was held for VIP Sponsors. All the performers took time to chat and take pictures with the sponsors and their children at the event.

Tradition’s Oasis Caterers catered the dinner and Oma’s Sushi and Grill provided Sushi platters. Mrs. Brocha Silverstein, a local party planner, decorated the room beautifully.

Joey Newcomb opened the show with his unique, enthusiastic style. It didn’t take long for dozens of children to be-

gin dancing in front of the stage. Shulem Lemmer followed with his majestic voice and enthusiastic performance.

His amazing range and vibrant personality electrified the audience. Benny Friedman thrilled the audience with a selection of his most popular tunes that pleased everyone. His performance prompted a huge crowd to once again dance in the aisles and at the stage.

After the first set, Shimmie Ehrenreich, CAHAL’s Executive Director, thanked everyone for attending, especial-

ly the nearly 70 sponsors that supported the event. He also thanked the Directors of the Program, Mrs. Naomi Nadata and Mrs. Alice Feltheimer, and the CAHAL staff for their years of dedication to the children. CAHAL rabbeim, teachers, assistants and therapists were also acknowledged. Mr. Ehrenreich then expressed appreciation to the 11 local yeshivas that participate in CAHAL to cheers from the crowd. After another short set of music, Mr. Richard Altabe, one of the founders and current principal of HALB Elementary School, spoke passionately about how CAHAL has helped hundreds of Jewish children in our community in the past 30 years.

The second half of the show was a spectacular combination of more great music and enthusiastic dancing. All three performers returned and drew tremendous ovations throughout the rest of the show. They sang a song composed by Elie Schwab written specifically for the CAHAL concert. The performers were joined by Shloime Dachs on stage for the big finale, “Mi K’amcha Yisrael.” The final song was a beautiful finish to a magical evening of entertainment. The event proved to be a huge success and raised much-needed money for CAHAL’s Scholarship Fund.

DRS Welcomes 100 Students to Class of 2026

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tarting high school can be a scary and nervous experience but not for DRS’s incoming 9th graders!

Two weeks ago, the 100 members of the DRS incoming Class of 2026 joined up at DRS for the school’s annual Yom Achdut, during which new classmates get the opportunity to meet one another before they embark on four years of high school together. Hailing from over 15 different elementary schools, next year’s DRS freshmen were selected from one of DRS’s largest pool of applicants in the school’s history. On Sunday, they got a chance to hear from Rabbi Kaminetsky and Dr. Hillel Broder, among other administrators at DRS.

After introductory words of Torah from Rabbi Kaminetsky on the topic of achdut, the boys took placement exams in both algebra and Ivrit to determine the appropriate classes for next year, the future DRS students

were then treated to doughnuts, Snapple and snacks. Following snack, students were moved outside for a game of “speed dating,” where students found themselves sitting across a new friend and were prompted to

discuss an array of different questions. After five minutes, students moved in front of a future classmate to meet them as well. After the game, the grade participated in a line-up game on our new basketball courts

and an “egg drop” competition.

The incoming students were able to meet their new classmates and gain a taste of what DRS is all about.

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You Know You Teach Students. You Hope You Reach Hearts.

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e was a good boy. He was going through the motions, davening three times a day and remembering brachos (most of the time.) His grades made his parents and Rebbeim beam with pride and he even earned the “student of the year” award at graduation…

And then life hit.

“So many of our students are passing through our classrooms, listening diligently, taking notes, etc,” says Harav Shaya Cohen of Teach to Reach. “But they are not connecting. They are not building a lasting internal relationship with Hashem — which at the end of the day, is all they’ll ever need.”

When Rabbi Cohen founded Teach to Reach, his goal was to reach as many students as possible and to create a lasting passionate commitment to Yiddishkeit.

“It’s all about getting to the heart, the soul of the classroom,” he says. “And in today’s apathetic world, it’s more vital

than ever!”

It all starts with you—the mechanech.

As a Rebbe or Morah, it’s hard to focus on the bigger picture when your todo list is sky-high. And in the scramble to cover the curriculum, deliver good grades, and submit your reports on time, your core mission of connecting your students to Yiddishkeit in a deep and eternal way can get lost.

As one teacher put it: “It’s as if there’s this bizarre disconnect between my mission and what I’m actually doing all day.

You can run a school, teach in a classroom, do all the steps, and never once focus on your ultimate goal.”

Teach to Reach makes your mission the theme of everything you do.

At Teach to Reach, we have the resources that will help you ignite your students’ passion for Yiddishkeit—without putting in the extra work. Here are just some of the incredible resources we’ve created for mechanchim like you:

The Chinuch Companion: This free downloadable guidebook will give you the tools to build a meaningful connection with your students, answer their fundamental questions, and be the teacher who changes lives.

“I don’t only need this for my students,” remarked one 6th grade Rebbe about the Chinuch Companion, “I need it for myself!”

The TTR Video Series: Our series of entertaining and meaningful videos can be played directly in your classroom. Some of the important topics the videos cover include: the benefits of Torah and mitzvos, pain and suffering, building our inner worlds, respect in today’s times and much more.

Principals Training Program: This 5-month program was created solely for principals, because we know how far their impact can reach.

One principal in Lakewood started a program on Sundays where teachers bring in stories of hashgachah pratis,

and students share stories as well. Now, students constantly approach their rebbeim with stories they want to share, and their relationship with Hashem has changed dramatically.

Nothing huge. Nothing revolutionary. Just getting to the core.

To learn more about TTR resources and other opportunities for mechanchim, visit weteachtoreach.com.

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Breakfast for Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center to Take Place Sunday, June 12

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he Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center of Yeshiva Darchei Torah are internationally recognized as pioneering intervention programs turning around youth who would not succeed in a mainstream classroom. With the help of dedicated rabbeim and teachers, the students of these programs gain the necessary confidence to achieve academic success.

A breakfast reception will be held in support of the Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Menachem Jacobowitz at 335 Broadway in Lawrence, New York, on Sunday, June 12, at 9:30 a.m. Rabbi Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva of Darchei Torah and the founder of the Center, will offer words of inspiration.

The Rabenstein Learning Center’s trailblazing role in Jewish education for 41 years has not only offered count-

less opportunities to the children of our community – it has also become an invaluable resource for yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs throughout the country and throughout the world. On any given day, a call can come in from as far afield as California or Eretz Yisrael, a distraught parent seeking a solution for his or her

child. They call because they are seeking answers, and they find them in the warmth and support of the Center’s staff members. The Center is led by Mrs. Jill Kay, whose caring and professionalism is a source of inspiration to everyone at the Yeshiva. Bearing the great imprint of its founders, Rabbi Yaakov Bender, shlita; and ybl”c Mr. Nechemia Rabenstein, a”h, who passed away in 2018; the Center is committed to helping each child reach his full potential. The children are helped through resource room assistance as well as self-contained classroom instruction. Teachers confer regularly with the Center’s staff to help students succeed in modified learning programs created and monitored by outstanding professionals. Academic challenge is courageously met and often overcome.

The Weiss Vocational Center was founded by Rabbi Bender and Mr. Ronald Lowinger, the president of the Yeshiva.

It complements an outstanding Limudei Kodesh education with a well-rounded secular program that also includes career-oriented technical classes. The program is named after Mor and Deborah Weisz, who were known as great baalei chesed before and during World War II. Besides Mor Weisz’s tremendous efforts on behalf of the individual needy, he established several charitable enterprises. One was a free kitchen for poor people, which began as a special Shabbos kitchen for those who had nowhere to go for their Shabbos meals. He also established two separate vocational programs in Hungary addressing the need for Shomer Shabbos employment. He personally housed young men to whom

he taught his trade of baking in addition to other vocations. He also placed all these young men, once trained, in jobs by urging businesses to hire them. It is truly fitting that the Yeshiva’s vocational center bears their names.

Housed on the Yeshiva campus, the Weiss Vocational Center is a singular role model for other yeshivos throughout the country. Students are offered a variety of technical courses as part of their general studies program. Technical courses include woodworking, construction, plumbing, electrical training and home wiring. Courses offered in conjunction with Mesivta Chaim Shlomo’s General Studies program are computers, science, global studies, English, math, and business math. Classes are kept small to maximize student involvement and accomplishment.

A related program is the Weiss Institute for Continuing Education, designed to equip unemployed and underemployed men and women with new skills that will enable them to rejoin the workforce. Courses offered include: bookkeeping, computer skills, electrical work and plumbing.

The Yeshiva cordially invites the entire Far Rockaway/Five Towns community to join in this special opportunity to support the education of our children – all of our children – so that no child is left behind. Toward that goal, Yeshiva Darchei Torah is eternally committed.

For more information, please contact the Yeshiva at 718-868-2300 ext. 219 or visit RabensteinLearningCenter.org.

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Rav Boruch Hirschfeld, Rosh Kollel of Kollel Ateres Chaim Boruch in Cleveland Heights, delivered a halacha shiur at Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s Kollel Tirtza Devorah last week

YOSS Readers, Our Future Leaders In preparation for Matan Torah, the junior high boys at Siach Yitzchok gathered in the Beis Hamedrish to have a Retzufos Seder

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hy don’t readers have extra time? They’re booked! This past week, YOSS classrooms celebrated Literacy Week in many exciting ways.

Our dedicated PTA coordinated a Scholastic Book Fair for our boys to browse and shop their favorite titles. They arranged for the literary wizard, Meish Goldish, to inspire our budding authors and illustrators to learn the ropes of brainstorming ideas and creating novel characters. Freidy Reiser, a parent of YOSS and comic book illustrator extraordinaire, led a directed draw of Danny the Dinosaur. She taught the students about the different personalities and expressions of a character. The PTA also sponsored, bookmarks, sunglasses and treats, to add a little something extra to our literary fun.

Literacy is always a focal point of the YOSS classrooms. This past week was an exclusive week designed by our creative teachers to encourage our students to explore more reading genres.

The first-grade classes had a “ReadOut” with blankets and a smartboard roaring campfire with marshmallows, while reading their favorite books. Sign language, another way of communicat-

ing, inspired the boys to spell their names using the signing alphabet. Louis Braille and Helen Keller lessons were brought to reality by writing out names with button candies to spell and feel the braille letters.

The boys also wrote and illustrated their very own joke book.

The second graders were busy with synonym rolls, homo-phones, and ant-onym projects, while our third grade teachers have been exposing the students to all types of poetry. Haikus, Diamantes, Free Verse, and Bio Poems are some of the styles the boys have been analyzing. The students have published several poems covering different genres and their work is displayed on a bulletin board.

Our fourth grades were immersed in adage and idioms this past week, illustrating their favorite scenes from Amelia Bedelia books and explaining the idioms used for the reader to grasp. Fifth grade used the power of visualization and illustration to design and illustrate their favorite scenes from a novel they read this past year. The students collaborated and presented it to their peers.

Although Literacy week is one week focusing on the joys of reading, our students are inspired all year long.

Rabbi Eisikovic’s seventh grade class of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island took a walk to KolSave to celebrate the class’s extra hours of learning over the winter. The prize money was sponsored by Masmid Govoha learning program

On Lag B’Omer, the Shaar Lev program at HALB celebrated with a full outdoor field day for the children with their rabbeim and morot. The Shaar Lev program continues to spearhead inclusive activities for the children in our community who must attend public school, creating a yeshiva environment for all.

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s the Gemara states, “Aino domeh shmiah l’riyah,” one cannot compare the power and impact of seeing something firsthand to simply hearing it.

We have all heard that Yeshiva Torah Vodaath is thriving. We have all heard that a thriving Torah Vodaath is a thriving Flatbush and, ultimately, a thriving Klal Yisroel.

Last Sunday, in the aptly named “Palace,” we saw and experienced the regality of Torah Vodaath firsthand.

Hundreds of roshei yeshiva, rebbeim, teachers, talmidim, parents, alumni, friends, supporters, and community members celebrated together at the 103rd Annual Torah Vodaath Dinner. For the second year in a row, a seamless and streamline program maximized participant engagement and packed every minute with profound inspiration.

Themed Thrive, the Dinner commemorated the storied Yeshiva’s largest enrollment ever. To see a legendary institution that is more than a century young flourishing vibrantly and growing dynamically was a sight to behold. A room brimming with satisfied parents and generous supporters all united together around the mission and vision of the Yeshiva, “Chanoch l’naar al pi darko,” Two monumental milestones highlighted the Dinner and solidified the thriving theme: The formal inauguration of our Bais Chaim Yisroel Division l’zecher nishmas the Rosh Hayeshiva Moreinu Horav Chaim Yisroel Belsky, zt”l, and the Heichal in memory of Moreinu Horav Avrohom Yaakov Pam, zt”l.

Under the hadracha of the Rosh Yeshiva Rav Lichtenstein, shlita, 125 bochurim and 50 avreichim saturate the walls every day and night with the resounding words of Torah!

And the launching of the brand new, state-of-theart Torah Vodaath Camp in upstate Kingston, NY. The blossoming Mesivta and Bais Medrash necessitated a summer campus to house the Torah of our bochurim.

Friends, philanthropists, and activists opened their hearts and generosity and worked around the clock to purchase the property and ensure that the camp will open its doors for this summer! Mazal tov and yasher koach!

The evening of hakaros hatov also honored the classes of 1972 and 1997, spotlighting 50- and 25-year alumni who are serving Klal Yisroel in many different ways.

Finally, the Thrive Dinner culminated with a heartwarming Kiddush Hashem, encapsulating the heart and soul of Torah Vodaath.

When the 8th grade’s beloved teacher, Mr. Jonathan Berger, an unaffiliated Jew, challenged a boy to get 100 on a midterm final, the boy rose to the challenge! With utmost respect and sincerity, the boy offered the following as an incentive: if he would get 100, would Mr. Berger put on tefillin? Mr. Berger said yes!

The boy studied like never before. He scored 100 on his midterm and the entire class put tefillin on with Mr. Berger. And he hasn’t missed a day since! He even added tzitzis to the equation!

Such a living, thriving kiddush Hashem and ahavas Yisroel is born in an environment with the children live and breathe Kiddush Shem Shomayim every single day!

May we and all of Klal Yisroel thrive together for many more years to come, realizing the ultimate kiddush Hashem in this world!

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Touro Celebrates Achievements of 600+ Graduates at 48th Annual Commencement

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ouro’s Lander Colleges graduated more than 600 students last Sunday at the 48th Annual Commencement Exercises, held at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. Families, friends and faculty came out to honor the graduates in the first in-person ceremony in three years. For a group of students who spent a good part of their college years in lockdown and on zoom, emotions ran high as they celebrated their collective achievements and shared the crowning moment of their academic careers.

“Today, as we honor the culmination of your hard work, and your commitment to fulfilling your dreams under the most difficult of circumstances, I am confident that you will continue to transform your aspirations into realities,” said Dr. Alan Kadish, Touro President. “At Touro, you have been part of a tight-knit community brought together by our shared values, and by our devotion to Torah and Klal Yisrael. We have challenged you to think deeply, speak clearly, and continually grow. We think of ourselves as leaders in what we are trying to accomplish. But the best leaders don’t make followers – they make new leaders. And this is what we are ex-

pecting of you.”

Numerous awards were presented for community service as well as high academic achievement in math, accounting, biology, art, education, finance, psychology, political science and more.

Dr. Stanley Boylan, Vice President of Undergraduate Education and Dean of Faculties, received an honorary degree and served as keynote speaker.

“You are entering into a new world, which continues to evolve before our very eyes, a world in which your own ability to continue to learn and innovate will be essential,” said Dr. Boylan. “As the graduating class of the Lander Colleges, hold fast onto your dreams. Just as our founding President, Dr. Bernard Lander, himself a dreamer, visualized Touro as a burgeoning academic institution to help the Jewish community master all the new skills needed to assure the continuity of Jewish life, you too can aim high and seize the great opportunities each of you will have to realize your dreams for today and for the future.”

One of the valedictorians, Yisroel Fishman, shared his thoughts on greatness with his peers, “Every great person made a choice to go into a field they

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ing off to learn to heal people, or a psych major preparing to help people cope, the fact that you are here in this hall today is a true testament to the consistent choice we all made to keep persevering, despite the tremendous hurdles the class of 2022 has faced,” continued Yisroel.

“Each one of us has worked diligently and relentlessly, day after day, semester after semester, and year after year to finally come to this day. Mazel tov and congratulations to all of us!”

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T n May 24, DRS junior Hillel Schein was awarded the Highest Honors of the Senior Division of the Long Island Science Congress (LISC), along with the LISC Award. His research project, which was supervised by Dr. Waldbaum as part of our science research program, tested various antiparasitics to measure their effectiveness, if any, in treating a virus in pinto bean plants. Out of 1,200 students, Hillel was among the top 34 students who were recognized and honored for their research.

loved – whether it was medicine, physics, psychology, or business – and each made the decision to stick by that choice and persevere. Choice is the vehicle through which all great people are born.

Perseverance is the stuff of which they are made,” said Yisroel.

“Each one of us here has proven ourselves and shown our ability to choose and persevere. We are already on the path toward greatness. Whether you are a finance major ready to take your place in the corporate world, a bio major head-

he Yeshiva Darchei Torah announces its participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children 18 years and under without charge. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can

be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-ComplaintForm0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Persons interested in receiving more information should contact: Yeshiva Darchei Torah, 257 Beach 17th St Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Children participating in the following program(s) will be provided free meals: Begin Date 06/29/22 End Date 8/18/22 Breakfast 08:30am09:35am Lunch 12:00pm-01:30pm.

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The yeladim at HANC ECC celebrated Yom Yerushalayim by davening at the HANC ECC “Kotel”

The three-year-olds at HALB’s Lev Chana enjoyed riding on horses and feeding the animals when the Fairy Tales Petting Zoo came to visit last week

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he 5TLL Playoffs are underway!

The day was filled with comebacks, walk-offs and more! Plus, everyone’s favorite mascot Mr. 5TLL was there, and boys also received their custom baseball cards of themselves!

Majors (4th & up) Baseball Highlights • 4th Grade: Rebbe’s Choice beat Maidenbaum 8-2. Meyer Greenfield hit a towering 2-run homer! Built by Nate held on to win 18-14 over Auto Click!

• 5th Grade: CNSLT won 11-2 over Built

By Nate to coast to the next round of the playoffs. Stone Group beat Meaningful Minute 10-4 behind a 6-run 6th inning!

• 6th-8th Grade: Team DJ Huuds beat Built by Nate 10-7 behind a clutch 2-run

iment. To make this work meaningful, they connected their experiment to a pasuk or maamar Chazal!

Thank you to eighth grade science teachers Mrs. Elisheva Aber and Mrs. Avigayil Sperka who devoted much time and effort to inspire, teach, and guide the girls over the course of the year and this project, encouraging and supporting the learning process. Thank you also to our judges, Dr. Golda Gross and Mrs. Adina Mandel, for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend the event.

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K/P Baseball & Soccer Highlights • K/P Soccer: Yumi Ehrilchman of Hewlett Auto Body scored 6 goals!

• 1st/2nd Soccer: KolSave beat Maidenbaum 3-0 in the first game of the 3-game soccer playoff series!

Minors (1st-3rd) Baseball Highlights • 1st Grade: Gourmet Glatt scored 21 runs in a big win!

• 2nd Grade: Binyomin Muller hit a grand slam in a 16-5 victory for team Mortgage Gabe over team Alpert Financial.

• 3rd Grade: Executive Dry Cleaners beat Rubinstein Law Firm 14-2.

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he eighth grade science fair at Bnos Bais Yaakov was held on Tuesday, May 24, and the girls did an outstanding job. In pairs or in groups, the girls worked through the scientific process to create a project, including a hypothesis, research, and exploration.

They conducted their own experiments to test their hypotheses. Then they created impressive tri-boards which documented and illustrated the problem, research and hypothesis, procedure – and of course, conclusion – of each exper-

triple in the bottom of the 6th from Yitzy Spirn!

5TLL Plays of the Day Sponsored by Dave’s Pizza • Yehuda Garfinkel of Royal Adjusters hit a homerun!

• Eliyahu Schattner of Rebbe’s Choice had an incredible stop and throw to first for an out!

• Yitzy Sokel of Island Roofing hit the game-winning walk-off single!

5TLL Game of the Week In the 3rd grade, Island Roofing and 5Towns Central were tied up at 11 after a back and forth playoff thriller. Island Roofing was the 1 seed but the 8th-seeded 5Towns Central team had matched them run for run! Yitzy Sokel hit an RBI walk-off single!

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he 5 Towns Girls Soccer League just finished an amazing season!

The girls in each of our 3 divisions are learning the fundamentals of the game, learning to work together as a team and having so much fun while getting a great workout. Our energetic high school and parent coaches and refs are doing a great job teaching the girls the skills and the rules of the game while

still enabling the girls to have a fun experience every week.

Over 120 girls got a great workout, and plans are already underway for next season. Thank you to FM Home Loans for being the league sponsor. The league also featured soccer for 4-yearolds to 2nd grade boys. They competed every week and had an amazing time.

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In preparation for Shavuos, Rav Zevi Trenk, menahel of Mesivta Chaim Shlomo, visits every nursery class of Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s Harriet Keilson Early Childhood Center with a Sefer Navi on klaf (which resembles a sefer Torah) and two talleisim. Giving each boy his own “Aliyah,” he shows him the letters of his first name in the scroll, increasing the child’s love an appreciation for the Torah hakedosha.

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enowned author and speaker Rabbi Lazer Brody came to New York from Israel for a nationwide tour in loving memory of Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein, zt”l. Chazaq organized a special event with him in Brooklyn and a special singles’ event in Roslyn to packed audiences both nights. One of the main highlights of Rabbi Brody’s trip was visiting the Chazaq headquarters where he was blown away by the extent of Chazaq’s outreach. He stated that Chazaq is “changing the face of Judaism in the United States. It’s such an honor and privilege to be here, because anywhere that we’re saving Jewish souls and bringing them closer to Hashem that’s the

whole ballgame.”

He finished with a message to the general public, saying that “if you want to get Gan Eden, then help Chazaq anyway you can. Be it volunteering or financially.

If we help Chazaq, then we’re a partner in saving neshamos, and if you help save neshamos, then it’s a guaranteed, signed check that you will walk into Gan Eden because you’re saving neshamos.”

Chazaq has saved thousands of kids, transferring them from public schools to yeshivas and offering after-school and Sunday school programs. To get involved in Chazaq’s amazing work and become a part of the revolution, please visit Chazaq.org or call 718-285-9132.

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VDU 5 Towns was fortunate to join Achiezer’s CIMBY (Chessed in my own Backyard) run at Lawrence High School, helping raise money to assist local families in sending their children to camp. The IVDU runners club meets twice weekly and is run by coach and physical therapist David Moshayev, DPT. Club participants have been practicing their running skills setting personal goals and learning how to still work within a team. They showcased their skills at the CIMBY run that they learned by running the laps around the Lawrence track alongside peers from the community. The students were joined by their families, cheering them on from the sidelines!

IVDU Five Towns enjoyed another inclusion activity as the boys of Rabbi Lipka and Mrs. Karr’s class joined Yeshiva Darchei Torah on their annual Lag B’Omer trip to Valley Stream State Park. They enjoyed playing activities in the park and enjoyed a BBQ lunch with their friends from Darchei.

As a culmination to our DRS Big

Brother Program, DRS and IVDU joined together for one last get-together of the year! The boys had a great time playing ball together and enjoyed a delicious Carlos & Gabby’s lunch. IVDU thanks DRS, Rabbi Fleksher and the freshmen boys for teaming up on this unbelievable initiative.

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Father-Son Learning at Yeshiva Ateres Eitz Chaim

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n Monday, May 30, erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan, Yeshiva Ateres Eitz Chaim hosted a Father-Son Learning program as a hachana to Kabbalas HaTorah. Following Shacharis, Rabbi Boruch Oppen shared divrei Torah on Tefillas HaShela HaKadosh. After a surreal father-son chavrusa learning, Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen delivered an inspirational shiur klali preparing all in attendance for Shavuos

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fter completing the sefer Olam HaMiddos, the talmidim of Yeshiva Ateres Eitz Chaim had the privilege to hear words of chizuk and hachanas kabbalas haTorah from the mechaber, Rabbi Moshe Don Kestenbaum.

One message that Rabbi Kestenbaum emphasized is that we celebrate the acceptance of the Torah on the sixth of Sivan, even though those were the luchos that were broken because of the

Cheit Ha’Egel. Although we had a low moment, that does not take away from the spiritual heights we had reached as a nation.

After hearing divrei chizuk, each talmid received a sefer of Olam HaMiddos inscribed by Rabbi Kestenbaum.

The talmidim of Ateres Eitz Chaim have begun Olam HaAvodah, another incredible sefer from Rabbi Kestenbaum.

ast Wednesday, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov celebrated its annual Yaakov Moshe Frisch Grand Siyum, recognizing 96 talmidim who completed an unprecedented 129 Masechtos of Shas, or Sedarim of Mishnayos, over the course of the year. At the eagerly anticipated event, parents and grandparents joined the Mesaymim and their rabbeim in the Mesivta’s Shaulson Gymnasium to celebrate this achievement together.

After a beautiful buffet dinner, the Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, delivered divrei pesicha, commenting on the tremendous pride the Mesivta has in these talmidim. Rabbi Yaffe focused on the commitment, discipline and self-control necessary to maintain the consistent schedule required to complete a Masechta. Congratulating each boy and “his Masechtos” by name, he added that the Torah learned by the yeshiva’s talmidim is Toras Emes and Toras Chaim … not simply an intellectual pursuit.

Rabbi Yaffe then introduced senior Yitzi Fox, who completed Masechta Beitzah, to deliver Divrei Torah. Yitzi spoke about the commitment of learn-

ing and how true Limud HaTorah is not just learning a Masechta but connecting to the Torah and its guidance. Yitzi thanked his rabbeim for their guidance and tutelage and for giving him a true perspective of Limud HaTorah.

The guest speaker for the event was Rabbi Tzvi Krigsman, Menahel of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island. In his passionate and eloquent manner, Rabbi Krigsman spoke about the constant dedication, commitment and diligence necessary to be complete a Masechta. He effusively complimented the talmidim and praised them for the Chashivus HaTorah that they exhibited. Led by senior Shmuel Rosen, the 96 Mesaymim then recited the Hadran together.

S’gan Menahel, Rabbi Yossi Bennett, commented, “We are so proud of and inspired by our talmidim and the sheer amount of learning accomplished over the course of the year. It’s a testament to their commitment to learning as well as the commitment of our rabbeim to their talmidim.”

The evening closed with leibedik dancing in joyous celebration of these incredible accomplishments.

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HAFTR Honors Student Excellence

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AFTR High School prides itself on our students’ pursuit of academic excellence. On Tuesday, May 17, HAFTR held its annual Celebration of Excellence at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence. High-achieving

students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades were inducted into the Deah Chapter of the National Honor Society, and freshmen were inducted into the Principals’ Honor Roll. Students were also inducted into the Art, Speech and Debate, Foreign Language and Chesed Honor Societies and were recognized for participation in

advanced Judaic Studies.

The event began with opening remarks from our principal, Ms. Naomi Lippman, who welcomed parents and students and recognized inductees for their accomplishments. The current president of the Deah Chapter, senior Devorah Gottesman, then addressed the

student body, faculty, and proud parents. Following that, the chapter vice president, senior Emily Vaysman, led the candle lighting ceremony and explained that each of the ten candles represented qualities that students exemplified, such as character, creativity, leadership, dedication, and integrity. The Student of the Year Award was presented to junior Jamie Kornblum, and there were a variety of special awards presented to students in math, science, and leadership.

At the end of the evening, refreshments were served, and parents were able to walk through an impressive exhibition of students’ original works in art, robotics, and computer graphics. These pieces were all created through HAFTR’s art and STEM programs, and they were proudly displayed for the parents to view. The night was a huge success and a wonderful celebration of student achievement.

Invention Convention at YOSS

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he 8th grade science students at the Abraham and Sara Silber Middle School at Yeshiva of South Shore showcased 24 unique innovations and research for this inaugural Invention Convention competition.

Students worked enthusiastically on creating a product or a service. The students researched the origin of their product and then built a prototype and a rendering of their inventions.

The students showcased various innovations: from a firebox for an instant campfire or bonfire, to a schoolwide website accessible to every YOSS student to review notes, play review games, and sharpen their study skills. Our judges had difficulty choosing the winners of our competition with a variety of inventions to choose from.

Congratulations to our winners: 1st Place: BackPack Cam Group Participants: Moishe Miller, Michael Rumstein, Yaakov Levine 2nd Place: YOSS Note Directory Group Participants: Yacov Goldblatt,

Jakey Glass, Avi Traube, and Adam Babayev 3rd Place: Power Slider Group Participants: Yitzi Burns, Ezra Freidman

Special thanks to Mrs. Korman for creating program and to Mrs. Korman and Rabbi Schulman for guiding the students through this project.

Life for a Lyme: Tick Prevention Kits Now Available at Gourmet Glatt

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s part of its extensive efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of tick bites, Life for Lyme, a division of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, has created Tick Packs filled with essential items to protect yourself and your children from tick bites with pediatricians and doctors encouraging each camper and household to purchase a Tick Kit and have it on hand at all times.

The Tick Packs, available for purchase at Gourmet Glatt’s Lakewood and Cedarhurst locations, contain a clothing repellant spray, mirror, bug bracelet, tweezers, safety information and other items that can assist in both the prevention and home treatment of tick bites.

With the start of summer just around the corner and the season ushering in warm weather, parents and children alike

relish the opportunity to spend quality time outside and soak in the sunny outdoors but need to make sure they do so safely.

While tick bites may seem harmless, the little pests could very likely be carrying bacteria and viruses, including the dreaded Lyme Disease and varieties of other co infections that mimic other diseases and can cause damage to the mus-

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More than 1,000 gap-year yeshiva and seminary students celebrated Yom Yerushalayim at a pep rally last Thursday night sponsored by Masa Israel and hosted in partnership with World Mizrachi, designed to inspire and energize them into ambassadors for Israel as many plan to return home and get ready for college campuses in the fall

The Best Kept Secret of the Far Rockaway/5 Towns Community

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ur talmidim, both past and present, are the soul of Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh,” HaRav Shaya Cohen, Rosh HaYeshiva of YZA, states with a clear appreciation and respect for the talmidim, “and for that we are forever grateful.”

The Priority-1 dinner this year is putting special focus on both what the talmidim of Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh have done to build the Yeshiva and what they have accomplished in their lives after leaving the Yeshiva. In many corners of the Far Rockaway and Five Towns community, you will find groups of YZA alumni who have impacted their respective communities in a positive way. Bayswater, Inwood, Far Rockaway, Cedarhurst, and North Woodmere, to name a few, have a significant presence of YZA alumni in the New York area. Additionally, you will find groups of alumni in South Florida, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Israel making a formidable impact on communities world-wide.

In order for talmidim to retain a strong connection, the YZA Alumni Association is being officially inaugurated. Yaakov Ginsparg of Hollywood, FL; Bentzion Kaminetzky of Far Rockaway; and Shayzee Zlotnick of North Wood-

mere have all remained intimately involved with the Yeshiva since they left and are kindly stepping into the role of chairmen of the Alumni Association. The Yeshiva is deeply appreciative of their constant support and passion to remain connected with fellow alumni and the Yeshiva. There have been multiple chaburas and alumni events that have begun at the behest of these dedicated alumni and in the oncoming official capacity, they hope to expand its reach. One such chabura has had a number of community members who have joined, in addition to the alumni there. In addition to the initiatives that they have begun planning, they are making themselves available to hear from other alumni what meaningful programming can be put into place.

Please join us this Wednesday, June 8 at Beth Sholom in Lawrence, as we expand the kavod Shamayim that the YZA hanhala has nurtured in its talmidim. The renowned patron of Torah and kiruv, Rabbi Dov Wolowitz of Lawrence, once called YZA “the Five Towns’ bestkept secret.” But it’s a secret that has gotten out, and by now has spread far and wide.

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Gabriella’s Bat Mitzvah Bakery

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hen Gabriella Berry and her sisters recently baked a special cake for their grandfather’s birthday they were surprised by his reaction. He was so happy and so touched. He said that he couldn’t remember when anyone had last baked a cake especially for him. Gabriella and her younger sisters were pleased that their efforts had sparked such joy.

Gabriella realized that there must be other people who would appreciate having a homemade cake baked just for them. It got her thinking that with her bat mitzvah coming up it was the perfect opportunity to create a project that would combine doing something for others with doing something she enjoyed.

Through her parents’ friends she learned of the Marion and Aaron Gural JCC, a community and social service center in the heart of Cedarhurst, that runs a myriad of programs to benefit community members in need.

A couple of conversations later, Ga-

briella, a HALB student who lives in Woodmere, was thrilled to have her bat mitzvah project in place. She would offer to bake Shabbos cakes for single parent families who often struggle financially and are dealing with a variety of challenges.

Her mom, Aviva Berry, reached out to the director of the Kadima program for single Jewish parents at the JCC, who sent out a query to her clients to see if any of them would be interested in receiving a Shabbos cake. To everyone’s delight, over twenty families jumped at the opportunity and Gabriella was “in business!”

For the last few Fridays, she has been baking delicious cakes, festively packaged with cheerful notes, and, with the help of her mom, has been delivering them to families all over Far Rockaway and the Five Towns.

This week, just in time for school’s end and summer break, Gabriella will have delivered delicious cakes to

all the Kadima families who participated in this wonderful bat mitzvah project. It was an uplifting and exciting experience for all involved and will have made Gabriella’s bat mitzvah celebration, coming up in just a week, that much more meaningful.

To find out about the many services and support offered by the Marion and Aaron Gural JCC and other opportunities for chessed projects, please call 516569-6733.

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YOSS ECC boys participated in a special Middos Parade last week as they marched up and down the block with their signs and spirited singing

The Summit’s Peaks

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ow does one describe an event that really is out-of-the-ordinary?

How does one explain that, despite the cliché sound of it, we really did just witness something great?

After scaling down large events due to the pandemic, Olami just hosted its first major event in almost three years: the Big M Summit, from May 16 to 23, centered in the Five Towns. The weeklong seminar focused on mentorship (the “Big M”), and throughout the week, over 600 secular students and young professionals from over 20 countries heard shiurim, met frum business leaders (such as Ralph Herzka of the Meridian Capital Group, Sol Werdiger of Outerstuff, the Ghermazian family of the American Dream Mall, and many more), enjoyed fun outings (such as axe-throwing and river-boating), sat down daily for chavrusas and group discussions, and much more.

On Shabbos, students were joined by over 50 frum community leaders and their families, business icons, and noted philanthropists. Talks and discussions were led by Olami’s own Charlie Harary and scholar-in-residence Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson, who had the audience spell-bound and even led the davening.

Students sat down in small groups and enjoyed “panel discussions” with community members and discussed subjects such as balancing financial and spiritual

lives, being honest and doing the right thing, trusting Hashem, and giving back. Rabbi Shlomo Farhi spoke at an unforgettable musical Havdalah. Shabbos was simply incredible, but it wasn’t the only “peak” of the week.

The previous Thursday evening also stands out. Over 300 female students and their individual mentors from the Five Towns met and learned together, exploring deep questions about Jewish concepts and bonding. The famous Bracha Jaffe then gave an incredible performance of song. The evening’s theme was “Jewish Women’s Empowerment,” and student Jenna L. described it as “one of the most empowering” evenings of her life.

Simultaneously, the men gathered at Sh’or Yoshuv in Lawrence. The Beis Midrash was packed beyond belief: 400 secular students and their individual mentors – baal habaatim from the community who generously give of their time and wisdom – sat and learned Torah together. For most students, it was the first time they ever entered a Beis Midrash.

For most students, it was the first time meeting their mentor in person. For most students, it was the first time they ever “opened a text” and learned Torah.

One student, David B., explained that he’d “never heard the sound of Torah learning before, and it was so much better than the quiet of a library.” The nine kumzitzes hosted by wonderful families

later on were an amazing culmination to the evening, with impressive gashmius and ruchnius, showcasing the amazing hachnasas orchim, chesed, and warmth of the frum community.

On the last evening of the Summit, Sunday, May 22, Olami hosted a Gala Dinner, with over 600 students from over 20 countries, their frum mentors, and hundreds of other guests and supporters. Guests enjoyed incredible live performances by both Yaakov Shwekey and Ishay Ribo, heard words of wisdom by and met HaRav Yisroel Meir Lau, and witnessed a surprise proposal between two Olami participants – just another example of Olami’s powerful effects (by the way, she said “yes”). The evening, a tribute to Olami’s growing and ground-breaking outreach work, was simply unprecedented.

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And what an organization.

Starting as a funding foundation, over time Olami has shifted gears into an incredibly effective frontline outreach organization that is now active in over 28 countries, with over 300 chapters – and growing. In the U.S. alone, it is already operating (successfully!) on over 100 college campuses and actively building up numerous new young professional networks. Every year, thousands of young secular Jews go to Israel,

Poland, and elsewhere on its educational and inspirational trips. Tens of thousands are touched by its learning programs in Israel, France, Russia, the UK, South America, North America, Australia and South Africa. In total, significant Jewish connections are made with over 50,000 young secular Jews a year – and growing.

Incredibly, the pandemic didn’t slow things down for long. Olami’s educators didn’t give up. When international travel became impossible, they found creative ways to host domestic retreats and other trips. Students needed support, love, guidance and wisdom, and Olami was there for them. Online learning shot up – and has remained strong. Due to these incredible efforts in challenging times, Olami’s numbers actually grew during Covid.

It is no wonder that so many local donors and supporters came out to show their affection for and appreciation of what is widely considered the premiere kiruv organization in the world today.

Through mentoring a student and/or supporting Olami, community members are helping change thousands of students’ lives. At the Olami Summit, community members saw and met with the fruits of their efforts. Students hugged – and thanked – their mentors. Thank G-d, Am Yisroel – and Olami Outreach – are alive and well!

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The third grade students at HANC Elementary School showcased a “wax museum” last week, featuring characters from history and around the world

Mesivta Football League

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Mercaz and GrowTorah

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his past weekend marked the conclusion of the Mesivta Football League’s Junior Varsity season. In a grueling championship game, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov took on DRS Yeshiva High School and, in the end, DRS emerged victorious in this nail-biting match-up, 21-7.

The JV Division ran on Sunday afternoons from the end of the winter into the spring and included 9 local Yeshiva teams playing head-to-head in competitive, menschlech games each week.

Each week was filled with anticipation and excitement as players took the field energized to represent their schools in competitive flag football. Games were intense, but menschlech, with tremendous sportsmanship displayed week in, week out by all teams.

Rabbi Yossi Bennett, League Organiz-

er, commented, “It is extremely gratifying that so many reputable local yeshivas participate in the MFL. We continue trying to advance our goal of developing healthy, kosher outlets for yeshiva students in our community. Big congratulations to DRS on this hard-fought victory!”

The League would like to congratulate Coach Rabbi Jordan Auerbach and his DRS Wildcats on winning this season’s championship! Tremendous thanks as well to the incredible referees and all participating yeshivos – players, coaches, administrators and fans – for helping make this season so incredible.

For more information about the Mesivta Football League, please visit their website at mesivtafootball.com or email mesivtafootball@gmail.com.

s we plan our opening in the fall of 2022, Mercaz Academy is happy to announce our partnership with GrowTorah, an educational organization that brings living laboratories of learning to Jewish day schools around the country.

The GrowTorah experience will be rooted in the use of our new GrowTorah garden as an experiential tool for Mercaz Academy students to intimately learn about incubating emunah (faith), cultivating compassion for all creatures, stewarding the earth, and reimagining tzedakah (charitable giving). The program accentuates the integral relationship between Torah and nature, while our students themselves grow in a refreshing outdoor environment.

Our new garden classroom will not only serve as a Torah-centered context for lessons about botanical and environmental science, along with other natural intersections with the curriculum at Mercaz Academy. It will also concretize the laws of Shemitta (the agricultural

sabbatical year), various forms of agricultural charity, and laws regarding the garden on Shabbat, among other topics that infuse our spiritual lives.

“This unique partnership affords our students a front row opportunity to master the patience and understand the forces needed to grow and sustain a thriving garden,” said Mercaz Principal Rabbi Kalman Fogel. “Tending this living environment under the continued guidance of the GrowTorah staff will help them better see the world through the lens of the Torah as they learn to appreciate the special gifts we have been given.”

Mercaz students, parents, and volunteers will construct our outdoor garden this summer, with July 27 as the date on which the garden will take shape. Instructors from GrowTorah will begin to share their lessons and insights with our students in the fall of 2022.

The Mercaz Academy community is proud to collaborate with GrowTorah in growing together.

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YOSSIE DEUTSCH • SAM FIREWORKER • MENACHEM FRISCHMAN

A Story of Leadership and Courage — and the Awesome Power of Torah

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acham Yom Tob Yedid Halevi lived an epic life of courage and devotion through his decades as chief rabbi of the glorious Halab (Aleppo) community.

As the community’s leader during its last days, he courageously faced challenges, torture, and threats.

Amidst the confusion and turmoil, Hacham Yom Tob had the enormous responsibility of keeping his community devoted to Torah and tradition. And he accomplished the impossible: Halab remained as it had for centuries, a city where everyone kept Shabbat, prayed in the Bet Knesset, and stayed connected to Torah.

The following is an excerpt from his upcoming biography For the Sake of Heaven, written so powerfully by Mrs. Devora Gliksman, to be published by ArtScroll Mesorah Publications next week: *** “Abraham, what is the question of

the Tosafot?” Hacham Yom Tob asked.

He nodded to Abraham’s answer and addressed Shlomo, “What does Tosafot answer?”

Around the table he continued, from talmid to talmid, sometimes helping a student, sometimes clarifying a new point, always gently, almost like a friend. Suddenly, a member of the Hebra Kaddisha walked into the room.

“Ezra passed away…”

Hacham Yom Tob nodded; this was not news.

“We are not going to bury him…”

Hacham Yom Tob looked at him impassively.

“We deserve the raise that we asked for …”

In an instant, Hacham Yom Tob understood the whole story. Mr. E. had recently passed away, leaving his modest wealth to the community. The Hebra Kaddisha wanted a share in that wealth, while he and Hacham Abraham Zaafrani had decided to allot the mon-

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ey differently. The Hebra Kaddisha was taking out their frustration on Ezra, a truly unfortunate person.

Ezra had learned in the Midrash.

Then he became ill and lost his mind.

He used to walk the streets of Halab barefoot, with tattered clothing, a shell of a human being. But when he came to the Midrash and the talmidim would ask him something in learning, he was always able to answer them. Even had he not been a talmid hacham, he deserved an honorable burial.

Hacham Yom Tob closed his sefer with a bang.

“You do not want to bury him? We will bury him!” he declared, standing up.

“Come!” he indicated to his talmidim, “We are going to take care of the niftar.”

The whole group — minus the Kohanim — walked with Hacham Yom Tob out of the Midrash, to the entrance of the room where the tahara was supposed to take place. The Hacham turned to two talmidim. “You are going to help me.” Then he turned to several others. “And you are going to wait over here.”

Shlomo Zaafrani’s thoughts raced as he stood outside. I am only 20 years old… I don’t want to see a dead body!

But Hacham Yom Tob instructed him to wait, so he waited. A little while later, Hacham Yom Tob emerged, his usually impeccable appearance altered by his rolled-up sleeves and pants.

So they should not get wet, assumed Shlomo. Just thinking about cleaning a dead man’s body made him queasy. But looking at the Chief Rabbi of Halab — the most respected Jew in the city — quietly triumphant, after having done the greatest kindness for a poor, mentally unstable man, was inordinately moving. Shlomo was proud to be his student.

Hacham Yom Tob pointed to two of his talmidim.

“Go inside. The niftar is on the mittah. We are going to escort him to his grave,” Hacham Yom Tob instructed.

The talmidim emerged with the niftar, wrapped in his shrouds, on the stretcher. They carried the niftar as Hacham Yom Tob and the other talmidim accompanied them to the cemetery. They

dug the grave. They buried the unfortunate man in an honorable fashion.

And we learned to have the courage to do what is right, reflected Shlomo Zaafrani.

News of the incident spread through Halab, arousing everyone’s passion.

“Our Hacham has to perform a tahara while the Hebra Kaddisha stands by?”

“What kind of community are we?”

“For a few grushim…?!”

The members of the Hebra Kaddisha were embarrassed, as was the community. But they were also impressed.

What other community had a Hacham as courageous and compassionate as the Hacham of Halab?

Hacham Yom Tob was the community’s most powerful role model. His actions reflected his love for Hashem and His mitzvot and he expected all his people to share that reverence. You are coming to pray? Come before the minyan begins so that you can put on tefillin properly, find a siddur, open it to the necessary page. Don’t you appreciate the awesome privilege you are being given, the privilege of speaking to your Creator?

Hacham Yom Tob was always at his minyan at least 10 minutes before prayers, and he expected every Talmud Torah teacher to do the same. All men should do this, but certainly one who teaches Torah. And woe to the teacher who was even one minute late! Hacham

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*** Over the years, there was a growing sense outside Syria that Syrian Jews were being oppressed. This was both true and false. When the political climate was quiet, there was nothing “bad” about life in Syria. The main problem was that Syrian Jews lived in a cage. Whatever the Halabim knew about Israel or America, or about progress in the modern world, was whatever they managed to secretly hear on Kol Yisrael. Very few people had phones.

Those who did, knew that the operator listened to their conversations. A censor opened every piece of mail. Every newspaper was screened, as was every news program on the radio or television. Halabi Jews were stifled by the knowledge that they knew nothing beyond what the government allowed them to know.

But, on a day-to-day basis, people were satisfied with their lives. Syrian mentality was easygoing, unpressured.

Everyone had their schedules and duties, but they also had time to enjoy each other’s company, to sit outside in a park and talk and laugh and just be.

Even the poor had their basic needs.

And those who were rich could not live much differently than the poor. A rich man might travel more often, because he had money to bribe the right people, but there were few places to go, few ways for a person to flaunt his wealth.

Yet, as is human nature, people found ways.

Weddings in Halab had always been very simple. The bride was escorted by her friends and family from her home, and the groom was escorted from his, until they reached the K’nees. The Hacham performed the ceremony, there were a few minutes of dancing and singing, m’labas was distributed to the crowds, and then everyone escorted the groom and bride to their wedding feast to which only close family was invited.

As the Syrian economy improved, people began earning more money.

Suddenly there were more lavish engagements and weddings, with large flower arrangements being sent to the bride, more elaborate refreshments distributed in the K’nees, and many people invited to the wedding feast. Then, after the wedding feast, the friends of the new couple would escort them through the streets of Jamilieh to their new home, singing and dancing and being altogether disruptive in the middle of the night.

Hacham Yom Tob never spent more than 10 minutes at a wedding.

“Don’t come for me until you are completely ready,” he would tell the fathers of the bride and groom. “Take all your pictures, do anything you want, then come for me.”

Hacham Yom Tob had no patience for idle chatter. He remained in his office, next to the Midrash, immersed in his learning, until he was called.

Then he immediately closed his sefer and accompanied the two fathers and the groom to the K’nees or the Talmud Torah, downstairs. He performed the ceremony, Hacham Abraham Zaafrani recited all the berachot, Hacham Yom Tob wished everyone mabrook, and then he went back upstairs to learn.

He never attended a wedding feast, unless it was for close family. He certainly had no idea what was going on in the streets of Jamilieh in the wee hours of the morning.

As usual, he found out.

Shabbat, Hacham Yom Tob walked to the front of the K’nees.

Everyone stiffened. What new proclamation was he going to make?

“I have become aware of some new developments in our community,” he began. “They must stop immediately!

Extravagant spending is wasteful and arouses the jealousy of Jews and of nonJews. Why would we want to do that? No one is allowed to send flowers to a bride other than the parents of the bride and groom. No one may spend more than what is appropriate. There will be no food served at a reception other than the m’labas and cookies that have always been served. At an engagement, only siblings of the bride and groom and twenty friends are allowed. The same applies to the wedding feast. And certainly, there should be no loud processions at night, as Yaakob Abinu said to his sons, ‘Why should others see us?’”

With that Hacham Yom Tob stepped down.

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Yom Tob would call him over that day.

What kind of religious role model is a teacher who comes late to prayers? He would warn him once or twice, but if there was no improvement, he would fire a teacher for coming late to minyan.

Hacham Yom Tob conveyed to his people: We are a G-d fearing community. We learn His Torah. We do His mitzvot. We serve Him with love and awe.

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RESIDENCE HALL AND TORAH CENTER

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‫לע”נ חוה בת דב ע”ה‬ Dedicated by Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov & Rivky Jacobovitch

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

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In Memory of Mrs. Marta Schron ‫ע” ה‬

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MR. & MRS. CHAIM & ROCHELLA TREITEL Gymnasium Wing

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Dedication of Rosh Kollel’s Office

Beis Medrash Vestibule Entrance

MR. & MRS. ALON & CHANIE GOLDBERGER Sha’ar of New Beis Medrash

MR. & MRS. NACHMAN & ESTHER GOODMAN Entrance of Beis Medrash Building

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

MR. & MRS. SHMULI & MIRIAM MENDEL Sha’ar of New Beis Medrash ‫לע”נ משה אריה בן שמואל יצחק‬ ‫הלוי פריעדמן ז”ל‬

‫ לע”נ‬The children, bochurim, and all 45 neshamos of the Miron tragedy, Lag Baomer 5781 ‫לע”נ הרה”ג ר‘ דוד בן הרב אברהם בנדר זצ”ל‬ ‫והרבנית בתיה חיה בת הרב יעקב הלוי ז”ל‬ ‫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

MR. & MRS. URI & DEVORAH DREIFUS Ner Tamid

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MR. & MRS. SHIA & ELANA OSTREICHER Beis Medrash Building Vestibule

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Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s new capital project will encompass a Mesivta Beis Medrash and its first-ever Residence Hall. The Beis Medrash building will be comprised of 34,200 total square feet on 4 Stories and will serve 500 talmidim in grades 8-11. It will contain 15 Classrooms. The 43,000 square foot Residence Hall will contain 68 dormitory rooms serving 271 talmidim.

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Achiezer Hosts Second Annual Historic Law Enforcement Forum

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n Tuesday, May 31, a historic gathering between the leadership of the New York City Police Department as well as the Nassau County Police Department took place at the White Shul. Achiezer extends its heartfelt gratitude to Rabbi Eytan Feiner and the entire White Shul team for hosting this event and opening their doors for this important gathering.

Along with the New York City Mayor’s office, these two departments came together for a joint briefing geared towards rabbonim, roshei yeshiva as well as yeshiva and shul leadership. The Mayor’s office was represented by Chief Advisor to the Mayor, Dr. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Senior Advisor Joel Eisdorfer and CAU Commissioner Fred Kreisman.

The highlight of the event was the presence of the newly appointed NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell. Commissioner Sewell previously served in our

own community and has a long-standing relationship with Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender and the entire Achiezer team. In addition, the NYPD was also represented

by Chief Kevin Williams, newly appointed Commander of Queens South, Deputy Inspector Eric Robinson of the 101st Precinct, as well as Inspector Richie Taylor of Community Affairs who was responsible for much of the coordination of this event.

The Nassau County Police Department was represented by Inspector Vincent Boden, Commanding Officer of the 4th Precinct, Officer John Zanni of the POP Team, and DSGT John Henkel of the 4th Squad.

The focus of the meeting centered around recent anti-Semitic attacks in the Jewish community, advice to shuls and schools in light of the recent shootings across the country, as well as additional security measures in advance of Shavuos and other yomim tovim.

Approximately 40 local rabbonim attended as well as representatives from Hatzalah, JCCRP, RNSP, NCPD Auxiliary, NYPD Clergy Liaisons and numerous yeshiva executive directors from both sides of the 878. The meeting ended on a high note with the hopes that along with

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our dedicated Police Departments and our own continued vigilance, we will continue to be safe and secure from all of the aforementioned issues. A follow up meeting is already in the works which will specifically address and work with yeshiva/ shul directors and security coordinators.

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Our Morah in Uniform Rebbetzin Sara Murik: Leading with Love, Teaching with Joy

By Fradl Adams • ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications

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ow did Rebbetzin Sara Murik – the beloved, larger-than-life “Morah Murik” – live a life of such vast accomplishment and overflowing love? How did she care for thousands – and for every individual Jew? How did a little Yerushalmi girl become one of America’s most renowned Bais Yaakov educators?

Proudly wearing her school uniform, like every other Bais Yaakov girl under her care, Morah Murik rarely walked.

“Our Morah in Uniform” raced and danced and sang through the corridors of the schools she founded, first in Chicago and later in Lakewood.

For Morah Murik, no task was too small: Though principal of the school, she

would wash the floors in the absence of the janitor. And no challenge was too large – not even the daunting task of founding a brand new school at the age of 70.

How did she do it? Through the 7 simple words that defined her life: I Love Hashem ...

And Hashem Loves Me! Empowered by Hashem’s love for her, she in turn had an overflowing love for His people. She was a joyous and creative educator, not afraid to discipline, but always with compassion and caring.

Now, Morah Murik’s life’s work continues through an absorbing, engaging ArtScroll biography, still teaching us to feel the strength of Hashem’s love for us, and helping us re-

turn that love to Him and to His children.

The following are two brief excerpts from this incredibly inspiring book.

Happy and Healthy Her yahrzeit is only two days after that of Sara Schenirer, the visionary whose mission she spent her life fulfilling.

Morah Sara Murik paved the way for a chinuch so steeped in love and joy that her students couldn’t help being swept up by that spirit and holding on tight to everything she gave over.

Morah Murik often told her teachers, “Do you think I care if the girls get 90 or 100 on their tests? I care just that they should have a geshmak for Torah.”

It was this statement that molded the way they taught their students and this statement that ensured the halls of her school always rang with sounds of joy.

She taught her teachers to care about the entire family, present and future, for no talmidah operates in a vacuum.

When Faiga Leah Bromberg became a primary teacher in Bnos Brocha, Morah Murik told her words that she will never forget: You think I’m responsible for only these girls’ chinuch and wellbeing ka”h?

Not quite! I put just as much time and energy into their parents’ wellbeing and chinuch, because a happy, healthy home is more important than all these lessons.

And I view each and every student as a mother iy”H of her own family, so it’s my responsibility to make sure that they leave here happy and healthy!

At the root of all of the direction and instruction she gave her morahs was the same love and care she showed her talmidos. If her students were like her grandchildren, her teachers were like her very own children.

“Moros Yekaros” she would address them in every memo and every speech.

She baked fresh cakes for the teachers’ lounge every Rosh Chodesh and offered any personal assistance she could. She would remember each teacher’s birthday and celebrate with them on the special day.

And the Chanukah mesibos that Morah Murik would host in her Chicago home for all of the teachers every year was absolutely legendary. Heartwarming and fun, the teachers would gather, bond and laugh like they were among sisters, which, according

to Morah Murik, they were.

She was a part of their family, both inside school and out.

••• The students and parents of Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov were up in arms. Uniforms had just been introduced in their school and opposition was heavy, to say the least.

“What do we need this for? Our girls have been fine all these years without it.”

Today, uniforms are de rigueur in Bais Yaakovs worldwide. Back then, more than three decades ago, not so much, and it was no surprise that the announcement was met with great opposition. Change is hard to embrace, and here there were valid reasons to oppose it.

“The Catholic schools are the only ones with uniforms. Why do we want to copy them?”

“How can we teach our girls about tznius if we can’t guide them in choosing clothing?”

“I want my girls to look nice and fashionable, not frumpy and ugly.”

The news was not taken lightly, and no one knew how to get the students and their parents on board.

No one, except for one person.

One lone voice spoke out amid the clamor of opposition, and that voice quickly silenced all of the other ones.

“I will be wearing the uniform, too,” said Morah Murik. “If it’s good enough for my girls, it is good enough for me.”

There was shocked silence. Perhaps a healthy measure of disbelief.

Whoever heard of a principal wearing the uniform?

But sure enough, on the first day of school, the entire Bais Yaakov showed up in their stiff new uniforms. And so did Morah Murik.

With her neat Oxford blouse and sharp pleated skirt, Morah Murik was one with her girls.

It was the first time she put on the school uniform, but it definitely wasn’t the last. From that day forward, Morah Murik donned that uniform every single day.

It became her signature look, the principal in the uniform. Morah Murik was the picture of royalty in a Bais Yaakov uniform.

This new book is about a life that was infused with a giant spirit and a fierce love for every person, combined with the excitement and inspiration that only a truly gifted and dynamic teacher can share.

Our Morah in Uniform is an absorbing and fascinating book to read. But more, it guides us in our own chinuch, in dealing with others, and in believing in the greatness of every child.

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· She was a sheltered Yerushalmi girl who became one of America’s most renowned educators. · She proudly wore the uniform of Bais Yaakov — even though she was the school principal! · She joyously sang and danced her way through the schools she helped create in Chicago and Lakewood.

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Over Ten Thousand Watch Hundreds of Bachurim and Avreichim Tested on Shas

By Moshe Cohen

R

arely does one merit to see more than a hundred bachurim, yungeleit and even children under bar mitzvah publicly farhered on the entire Shas!

That is exactly what recently transpired at the massive Arana Stadium in Yerushalayim when 10,000 people came to watch an absolutely remarkable demonstration of kavod haTorah. The event was a mass, public farher, test, of bachurim from the entire network of yeshivos of the Gerer chassdius. Many of these bachurim and avreichim have learned the entire Shas to the extent that they were prepared to be tested publicly, and not just before a small group, but in front of thousands of people led by the Gerer Rebbe, shlita.

Among those who gave the farher were HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Porat Yosef, the flagship Sephardic Yeshiva in Eretz Yisrael; HaGaon HaRav Michel Zilber, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Zvhill and one of the senior Gaonim of the generation; HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Stern, shlita, Rav of Western Bnei Brak and one of the most prominent talmidim, of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l, the Shevet Halevi; Rav Dovid Hofstedter, Nasi of Dirshu and author of the seforim Dorash Dovid; and Rav Yosef Zhaler, Rosh Yeshiva at the Sadigura Yeshiva.

Gedolei Yisrael Amazed at Remarkable Sight It was an unbelievably remarkable sight! Difficult and complex questions were asked by the Rabbonim on all areas of Shas and hundreds of bachurim and yungeleit answered with lightening-speed quickness!

One Rosh Yeshiva asked on Zevachim, another Rav asked on Masechta Eiruven, yet another on Masechta Shabbos and yet another on Masechta Yevamos, and the young men and boys answered question after question. Not only that, but there were often follow-up questions that required great insight or an inference in a Rashi and the talmidim knew those answers as well.

The large stage was graced by the Gerer Rebbe, the prominent rabbonim and roshei yeshiva in the Gerer chassidus and the guest rabbonim who had been invited to test the talmidim.

It was clear that Rav Michel Zilber was deeply impressed with the knowledge of the talmidim. Throughout the test, he was conversing with the Gerer Rebbe clearly showing what an impact the wide-ranging knowledge of Shas of the young bachurim and yungeleit had on him.

Rav Shalom Cohen, too, expressed his absolute amazement that young men should have such a comprehensive command of Shas at such a young age.

Rav Dovid Hofstedter: “Ashreichem!”

Another Torah figure who was asked to come and test the bachurim was Rav Dovid Hofstedter, the Nasi of the Dirshu organization. Rav Hofstedter, who established an organization to encourage wide-ranging knowledge of all Shas with accountability in learning through taking tests, clearly derived nachas from seeing the level of knowledge of the bachurim.

He asked numerous comprehensive questions from many different areas of Shas.

The questions were clearly designed to show whether the bachurim and yungeleit had a depth of understanding of the sugyos beyond the superficial. As Rav Hofstedter asked question after question, it was clear that he was highly impressed with the knowledge of the many young talmidei chachomim.

The comprehensive knowledge is a result of the learning and chazara system that has been instituted by the Gerer Rebbe. The system encourages bachurim to encapsulate the primary ideas contained in each blatt Gemara and to review it with one’s chavrusah until the knowledge is “mezumanim,” able to be accessed quickly and easily. Mezumanim means it is available to you with virtually instant recall.

In addition to the daily amount of required Gemara learning in the various programs in the Gerer Yeshiva system, constant chazara is built into the daily program, including both chazara on recently learned masechtos as well as chaz-

Rav Dovid Hofstedter posing a question at the Bechina on all of Shas

ara on masechtos learned in previous months and years. This enables the young men to constantly review the essence of each blatt Gemara and retain it.

Greatness in Torah is Achieved One Step After Another After asking numerous questions and receiving answers to virtually every one of them, Rav Hofstedter related a dvar Torah whose message was that greatness in Torah is not accomplished in one fell swoop and one shining moment. It is a result of constant learning and chazara, built step upon step, going from one level to the next, in a slow, methodical way.

Greatness in Torah and in all aspects of avodas Hashem is achieved by climbing the mountain slowly, one step at a time, one step after the other, until one reaches the peak.

“Ashreichem Gerer Chassidim that you are learning in such a way! Aschreichem that you are methodically scaling the mountain of Shas until you know it and can be tested on it!”

As Familiar as the Knowledge of Aleph Bais Then Rav Hofstedter shared a personal story.

“Many years ago on Sukkos, the great Gadol Hador, the Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Torah Vodaas, Rav Avrohom Pam, zt”l, was visiting in Toronto and he came to visit my father, z”l, who passed away earlier this year and, ybl”ch, my father-in-law, Reb Avrohom Bleeman, to discuss a matter of tzorchei tzibbur. I remember how the venerated Rosh Yeshiva was accompanied by his son, Rav Dovid Pam, who is a prominent Rav in Toronto. During the conversation, the Rosh Yeshiva Rav Pam said something that made a great impres-

sion on me. The Rosh Yeshiva said that he had the zechus to have had rabbeim for whom knowledge of Shas, Gemara, Rashi and Tosafos was as familiar as the knowledge of aleph bais!

“The message was clear. The message was that, on its most basic level, in order to achieve greatness a person has to learn Shas and review it over and over and over again until that basic knowledge is so clear that it becomes like aleph bais.”

One then uses that knowledge as a springboard to delve deeper into the amkus of Torah.

Filling the Torah Void Rav Hofstedter continued by saying, “The recent passing of the Sar HaTorah, Rav Chaim Kanievsky, and the void of Torah that has been created with his passing, is still with us. That said, however, we must analyze Rav Chaim’s life and see how he reached such an exalted level of Torah knowledge to the extent that kol haTorah kulo was open to him with instant recall. The answer?” exclaimed Rav Hofstedter. “The answer is that he learned one daf after another daf and one masechta after another. His profound hasmada and his constant chazara enabled him to go from one level to another, slowly but surely, until he became the Sar HaTorah.

“With his passing there is a great void!

It is a Torah void that we must fill by dedicating ourselves to learning and retaining increasingly more Torah knowledge.”

Rav Hofstedter concluded by praising the talmidei chachomim who are doing just that, who are learning and learning masechta after masechta and constantly reviewing so that they retain their knowledge to such an extent that they were able to be tested on the entire Shas!

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A Letter to the NYS Board of Regents by rochel Schwarz

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’m a mother, and my child is mine, a gift from G-d.

I’ve always dreamed and longed for motherhood, and for nine months carried my precious child inside of me, enduring the nausea, the aches, the tiredness, and emotional ups and downs that only a woman can understand.

I labored with him for hours, softening the ache of each contraction by thinking about the pure soul about to be entrusted into my care.

I cared for him as a helpless infant, feeding him, washing him, clothing him, cuddling him close when he cried, delighting in his happiness when he smiled and laughed.

I watched him grow from a tiny infant into a charming toddler, all the while giving him the love, support, and tools he needed to develop and mature.

I taught him to choose right over wrong, good over evil, and truth over lies. I stressed the importance of values, ethics, and morals above all else.

Now I imagine myself standing at the bus stop together with my toddler-turned-little boy, on his first day of school. His little stomach flutters with

excitement, mine with an added touch of anxiety and a whispered prayer for his continued success as he moves on to this next stage of life.

I lovingly packed his bag with his snacks and supplies, tucking in a sur-

comes to a stop in front of us. I give him a hug and a kiss as he steps on, then wave to him as he peers out the window, his face glowing with excitement and joy. I wave as the bus pulls out, continuing until it disappears down the street.

He’s my child. I’m the one who stayed up nights with him when he couldn’t sleep, and who brought him to the doctor when he wasn’t well.

prise little treat for him to find at lunchtime. I dressed him in his brand-new outfit, embraced him and calmed his first-day-of-school fears. I snapped a picture of my adorable little boy as we left the house, preserving his excitement for posterity.

The school bus turns the corner and

I turn to go home, and my pure, innocent and impressionable son continues on his way…. …to the school of your choice?! To learn the subjects of your choice?! In the way that you demand they be taught?!

He’s my child. I’m the one who stayed up nights with him when he

couldn’t sleep, and who brought him to the doctor when he wasn’t well. I am the one who worried, and will continue to worry, about his wellbeing every day.

How dare anyone even suggest that I be held in delinquency over the decisions I make, the ones I know are in my child’s best interests?

After all that I invested in my precious child, can it be that I will not be able to educate him the way I feel is best, the way that my mother chose for me and her mother chose for her? The government should never be able to intervene in a woman’s choice regarding the child she brought into this world.

Never in the recent history of New York State has such anti-women legislation been considered.

The very proposals have been a blow to my gut, leaving me shattered and scared over the future of my child. I beg you, as an Orthodox Jewish woman and mother, to allow me to educate my child the way I know is best for him. The way that I know will ensure he becomes a fine, upstanding citizen and contributing member of society, a son I will be proud of.

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Well Said there’s no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap. - Kevin James Unless you are a pizza, the answer is yes, I can live without you. - Bill Murray

I love pizza, meaning: even when I’m in the middle of eating pizza, I wish I were eating pizza. - Jandy Nelson Magic is like pizza: even when it’s bad, it’s pretty good. - Neil Patrick Harris

Any pizza can be a personal one if you cry while you eat it. - Aparna Nancherla Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around. - Anna Quindlen I’d rather have leftover pizza than leftover feelings. -Sarah Burgess

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.Yogi Berra Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza. - Andrew W.K.

You Gotta Be Kidding Me! A man wakes up and finds himself isolated in a hospital room. He has no recollection of how he got there. Suddenly, the phone rings and the doctor on the other end identifies himself.

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He tells the man: “I have really bad news. You’re very sick. After your collapse yesterday, we ordered several tests, and got the results back this morning.

I’m afraid you have avian flu, Ebola, swine flu and mumps.”

Stunned, the man asks, “Well, what’s next!? What are you going to do?”

The doctor replies, “Well, for starters, we’re putting you on a strict diet of only pizza.”

The patient asks, “Will that really help me, doctor?”

“No,” the doctor responds. “But it’s all we can fit under the door.”

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1. How much milk does it take to produce one pound of cheese? a. 8 ounces b. 1 pound c. 2 pounds d. 5 pounds

capitalized c. Only cheeses that are named after cities are capitalized d. Any cheese that is primarily produced outside of the U.S. is capitalized

2. Which state in the U.S. produces the most cheese? a. California b. Wisconsin c. New York d. Ohio 3. Why are cheeses such as Asiago, Brie, Camembert, Gouda, Gruyere and Parmesan capitalized and other cheeses, such as cheddar, feta, fontina, mozzarella and provolone, are not capitalized? a. Only cheeses that were created before the 19th century are capitalized b. Only cheeses that foment for 90 days or more are

4. Bitto Storico cheese, which is made in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, is aged for how long? a. 18 years b. 27 years c. 41 years d. 149 years 5. Philadelphia cream cheese took the U.S. by storm in 1880 and quickly began outselling its competitors 10 to 1. Where was Philadelphia cream cheese manufactured? a. Upstate NY b. Philadelphia, IA c. Philadelphia, MI d. Philadelphia, PA 6. What is the biggest-selling

cheese variety in the U.S.? a. Cheddar b. Mozzarella c. Swiss d. Parmesan

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7. The largest cheesecake ever was made last year at the ninth annual Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville, N.Y. How much did the cheesecake weigh? a. 350 pounds b. 700 pounds c. 1,400 pounds d. 6,900 pounds Answers 1-D; 2-B; 3-C; 4-A; 5-A; 6-B; 7-D Wisdom key 6-7 Correct: You are a certified cheese head!

3-5 Correct: Not bad, you’re “whey” better than some other people!

0-2 Correct: Lactose is intolerant of you!

1. What kind of cheese is made backwards?

2. What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?

3. Why didn’t the cheese get a medal at the Olympics?

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his week’s reading as well as the entire book of Bamidbar is replete with the numbers of the populations of the Jewish people in the desert of Sinai. Slightly more than 600,000 male Jews over the age of twenty comprise the population of the Jewish people under the leadership of Moshe. Extrapolating

the old, the young, infirmed, the women and the multitudes of people of other nations that left Egypt together with the Jewish people, most rabbinic authorities estimate a Jewish population of between two and three million souls.

As important as it may be for us to be aware of the population numbers,

the question arises: why does the Torah spend so many verses and details in enumerating the population of the Jewish people at that time? What is the religious, spiritual, or historical perspective necessary for us to understand this listing?

Regarding this question, there are many proposed ideas and answers, but it is almost universally accepted by all commentaries that this is one of the areas of the Torah where mystery prevails over mere human understanding and logical reasoning.

In short, whatever answers we may give to this problem of why the population numbers seem so important, and occupy such prominence in the book itself, is difficult for us mere mortals to com-

As difficult as it is for us to understand the count itself, it is doubly difficult for us to understand the prominence given the names of the leaders of the tribes.

This is true because we are aware that none of these people would survive the 40-year sojourn in the desert, and all of them would be replaced with new leaders of their respective tribes, before the entry of the Jewish people into the land of Israel after the death of Moshe.

One understanding of this difficulty is that the Torah wants to constantly remind us that it is a book about people and their behavior and not about cold facts, events, trends, and esoteric knowledge. The Torah wishes us to remember that people are not merely ciphers or numbers but, rather, flesh and blood in-

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The words of the Talmud are that we are all cast from one mold but no two of us are alike.

prehend its true message and meaning.

Apparently, the greater the detail, the greater the mystery that it engenders.

Since the words of the Torah are eternal accounts of the Jewish people and its population, this indicates that, somehow, this remain a source of inspiration and spiritual holiness for all generations.

One of the interesting facets of the detailed counting is the fact that the Torah lists the names of the leaders of the individual tribes who participated at arriving at this census of the people.

dividuals, personalities, all different one from another.

The words of the Talmud are that we are all cast from one mold but no two of us are alike. Since the Torah expends so much detail, both in the count of the people, as well as the specific names of who counted them emphasizes that we are talking about actual people and not only about numbers per se. This is a fundamental lesson in Judaism, and it is also why the Torah calls itself the book of the generations of humankind.

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In the Name of Shame by rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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osafos explain (Megilla 31b) that Parshas Bamidbar is always read on the Shabbos before Shavuos.

One of the focal points of our parsha is (Bamidbar 2:2) “The Jewish people camp each person by his division, by the flags of his father’s house, they camped corresponding to and surrounding the Tent of Meeting.” In the desert, the Jewish people camped with the Mishkan in the central position, the Levi’im in the middle circle, and the other tribes in the outer circle. If this is a focal point of the parsha which is read just before Shavuos, we must understand how our encampments and flags are central to properly receiving the Torah.

There is an often-overlooked pasuk in which the Torah identifies the purpose of the giving of the Torah on Shavuos. The pasuk (Shmos 20:17) says, “And Moshe said to the nation, ‘Do not fear because Hashem [has come] in order to lift you up and in order that fear of Him should be upon your faces so that you will never sin.’” Rashi explains that the Hebrew word “nasos” means “lifting up and greatness, as in the pasuk (Yeshayahu 62:10) says ‘Lift up a flag.’” We therefore see that the purpose of Sinai was to lift us up so that we will attain a fear of G-d which will help us avoid sin.

In what way does fear of G-d help us avoid sin? The Gemara (Nedarim 20a) says, “‘In order that the fear of Him should be upon your faces,’ refers to embarrassment, ‘so that you will never sin,’ teaches that embarrassment brings to fear of sin ... Anyone who has the trait of embarrassment will not soon come to sin and if someone lacks the trait of embarrassment, his parents certainly never stood by Mt. Sinai.”

We see from here that the critical “takeaway point” from the Sinai experience was attaining the quality of embar-

rassment, which is the key to the self-motivation to avoid sin. In fact, Chazal tell us that this trait (embarrassment) is one of the hallmarks of a Jew (Yevamos 79a).

We might have thought that the quality of embarrassment is a good thing but is tangential to a Jew’s nature. These teachings, however, demonstrate that the attainment of the quality of embarrassment is an essential part of the purpose of the Sinai experience and what it means to be a Jew. What, then, is the source of the quality of embarrassment? The Alter of Novardok, in his essay “The Essence of Truth,” explains the foundation of the trait of embarrassment through the story of Eliyahu Hanavi on Har Carmel.

At that time, during the reign of Achav and Izevel, the worship of the Baal was rampant among the vast majority of the Jewish people, even though the people believed in and served Hashem as well.

Achav’s wife, Izevel, had all of Hashem’s prophets executed. The only survivor was Eliyahu who, in his zeal to uphold G-d’s

honor, decreed a famine in the land which lasted three years.

After three years, the people begged Eliyahu to rescind the decree and end the famine. He agreed, on the condition that they hold a “showdown” between the prophets of the Baal and he, Eliyahu, to demonstrate the falsity of Baal worship.

They agreed, but before the “contest” between the 450 prophets of the Baal and Eliyahu began, he gave the Jewish people the following introduction (Melachim 1:18:21): “How long will you dance on two sides of the fence?! If Hashem is G-d, go after Him! And if Baal is, go after him!”

Rashi explains that the two sides of the fence are the two thoughts regarding who G-d is.

The Alter of Novardok explained that the purpose of Eliyahu’s introduction was to sensitize them to the fact that Divine service and Baal worship are mutually exclusive; the two cannot coexist. He wanted to infuse them with hargashas ha’setirah, a feeling of contradiction. They must

realize that the worship of Hashem and Baal cannot coexist. They cannot have it both ways. In response to Hashem’s demonstration on Mt. Carmel that only He is G-d, and not the Baal, the Jewish people responded enthusiastically (Id. at 39), “Hashem Hu Ha’Elokim, Hashem Hu Ha’Elokim, Hashem is G-d! Hashem is G-d!”

The root and foundation of the trait of embarrassment is the feeling of cognitive dissonance one experiences when he realizes that he is living a contradictory life.

When one realizes that, he feels embarrassed to continue deluding himself into thinking that he can “have it all.”

Why do people think they can live this double life? Chazal say that (Shabbos 31b) “the wicked know their path ends in death.” Chazal also teach (as quoted by the Alter Rebbe in Tanya 11) that “the wicked are full of regrets.” Why do people continue sinning even when they know it is wrong and that they will not profit from it in the long-term? It is because they only know this intellectually, but lack hargashas ha’setirah, a feeling of contradiction.

They do not feel embarrassed by sinning because they lack a conscious awareness that the way they live and what they know to be true are mutually exclusive. The Gemara (Shabbos 119b) says, “Yerushalayim was only destroyed because people had no embarrassment in front of one another.”

To give some more modern examples, we have people who use their iPhone as a siddur and say, sincerely, in Shemoneh Esrei, “Forgive us our Father for we have sinned!” and then half an hour later, the same person is looking inappropriate pictures and videos on that same iPhone, may Hashem protect us. Another person cries over the spilled blood of a precious Jewish soldier killed by terrorists in Eretz Yisroel, and the very same day, he humil-

103 change. Then we must align our lives more and more with Hashem and less with the “other side.”

Rav Yaakov Galinsky offers a humorous parable to illustrate the contradictions with which we live. He tells a story of a gentile in the Shtetl who sees another gentile friend of his leaving a shul. He asks his friend what he is doing in the Jews’ shul, and the friend answers him that he dresses up as a Jew, walks around in shul saying, “Tzedakah, tzedakah,” and the Jewish people are merciful and give him plenty of money. He probably makes more money without all the work and sweat that his friend endures! Liking his friend’s idea, the man learns what to say, proceeds to obtain the necessary clothing and goes to shul the next day asking for tzedakah and the people responded generously! Pleased with his success, he continued going from shul to shul, collecting, but he noticed another collector in one of the shuls who was doing noticeably better than he was. So he asked the man his secret. The man told him that he is a Ger Tzedek, a convert, and that Jewish people have a special feeling for converts. Noting the Hebrew word for convert, he began saying, “Tzedakah for a ger tzedek!” Indeed, people began giving

him even more than before.

As the man continued collecting, he saw another person collecting even more successfully. People did not just give him their spare change. They gave him bills! So he approached this person and asked him why everyone was so generous with him.

He explained that he was a descendant of the Baal Shem Tov and that Jewish people have a special feeling for the descendants of tzaddikim. Noting the Hebrew expression for a descendant of the Baal Shem Tov, the man began attempting to collect the next day “Tzedakah for a Ger Tzedek, a descendant of the Baal Shem Tov!” Needless to say, his luck ran out. But we live with contradictions as preposterous as this swindler. We must begin recognizing that we are living a life of contradictions.

Once we feel that, we will feel embarrassment and will then be able to change.

The trait of embarrassment is why it was not enough that Hashem told us on Har Sinai, “I am Hashem, your G-d.” He also had to tell us, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” We must recognize that we cannot dance on both sides of the fence, between the two ideologies of Yiddishkeit on one hand and some other power to which we are beholden on the

other. We must see the fact that there is a contradiction. We cannot serve Hashem one minute and then our other masters the next minute. If we work now to cultivate the sensitivity to be embarrassed by our lives’ contradictions, we will then be worthy of the tremendous covenant entrusted to us at Sinai, and we will prove that we are people whose ancestors indeed stood at Sinai to receive the Torah.

As the pasuk says in this week’s parsha, the center of the Jewish camp is the Mishkan, Hashem’s dwelling place. We must ensure that all aspects of our lives surrounding that center are consistent with it. With Hashem’s help, may we merit to receive the Torah and attain the sensitivity to be embarrassed by any inconsistency in our lives which contradicts our Divine service. May we then merit the day when we can cry out for a final time, without any embarrassment or shame, “Hashem Hu Ha’Elokim, Hashem Hu Ha’Elokim!

Hashem is G-d! Hashem is G-d!”

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iates his wife and children, which Chazal teach us (Avos 3:14) is like spilling blood!

We have women who believe sincerely and wholeheartedly in Hashem but who walk into shul wearing skirts that do not even approach their knees. To give a more extreme example, we have all heard stories of Rebbeim who teach children the Aleph Beis, how to read the Torah and daven, and after class they murder these children by molesting them. Let us consider the man who sponsors the Choshen Mishpat kollel in the mornings, who studies halachic civil law every day, but when he goes to work he fails to disclose the money he earned off the books for tax purposes, he steals from a gentile, or enters into contractual agreements with no intention of fulfilling his part of the bargain unless the other side forces him to. How can we live such contradictions?!

Each one of us has something that he is guilty of, some way in which he or she is living a double-life. We are not embarrassed because we lack that hargashas ha’setirah, the feeling of contradiction.

Our job as Sinai Jews is to at least feel embarrassed about what we are doing wrong, which is an important first step even if we haven’t yet mustered up the courage to

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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ne of the most mysterious seforim in Tanach is Megillas Rus. The beginning is full of tragedies.

Great people die, famine reigns, and suffering seems to prevail. Yet, the end of the Megillah recounts the important genealogy of Jewish history, that which culminates in Malchus Bais Dovid and Moshiach himself. Chazal (Rus Rabbah 2:14) ignore all of this and focus only upon the acts of chessed which are performed and the tremendous reward which they engender. Boaz and Rus act selflessly with great self-sacrifice, with the result that they have the zechus to eventually bring the geulah to Klal Yisrael. Rus lives an incredibly long life, sitting upon a special throne next to her descendent, Dovid Hamelech. Yet, Boaz passes away soon after his marriage to Rus and doesn’t see the results of his kindness and mesiras nefesh. What exactly is the message for us, especially as it relates to the yom tov of Matan Torah?

The Medrash (Vayikra Rabbah 34:9; Rus Rabbah 5:6) reveals what could have been the result had certain great people known the ultimate results of their actions: “Had Reuven known that Hashem would record (Bereishis 37:21) that he had saved his brother Yosef, he would have carried him upon his shoulders to his father.

Had Aharon known that Hashem would write (Shemos 4:14) about him that he went out to greet his brother

Moshe, he would have done so with a band and music.

Had Boaz known that Hashem would write of him that he fed Rus, he would have offered her entire fattened calves instead.”

Rav Tzvi Kushelevsky makes the point that we are not speaking of politicians who only do everything for recognition and attention. Their every movement is guided by the amount of media they will attract and the acclaim they will engender. How can the Medrash compare these tzaddikim to such craven lowly people?

He answers that we must imagine that we are indeed interviewing Reuven, Aharon and Boaz for their biographies and life’s stories. For instance, Boaz would undoubtedly, if pressed, speak of his accomplishments as a Shofet in Klal Yisrael. He had learned and taught much Torah, instituted rules that cause people to bring Hashem into their daily language and thoughts (Berachos 54a), and reestablished law and order in Eretz Yisrael.

If we asked him about the time that he had provided two stalks of wheat dipped in vinegar to a new convert, he might not have considered it an important moment in his life.

Aharon, too, could point to the eighty-thousand children he had inspired to be brought into the world (Kallah Rabbosi 3) through his shalom bayis initiatives.

He brought thousands closer to Hashem and made

peace between myriads of former enemies. Would one meeting between himself and his brother have loomed large in his view of his personal life? Probably not. Yet, Aharon’s love for his brother was what allowed Moshe to become the redeemer of Klal Yisrael, take us out of Mitzrayim, and give us the Torah, without worrying that he had hurt his older brother’s feelings (Shemos 4:14).

Had Boaz not acted kindly toward Rus that day, the entire history of Klal Yisrael could have been bereft of Malchus Bais Dovid and perhaps Moshiach Tzidkeinu.

No, we don’t speak of politicians hungering for the camera and microphone. But we are speaking of humble leaders who don’t always realize the cosmic and limitless ramifications and consequences of even their seemingly smallest acts.

However, there is an even more profound aspect to the chessed of Boaz and Rus and their connection to Shavuos. Megillas Rus has 85 pesukim, the gematria of “Boaz,” which teaches us that both of them exerted an eternal effect on Klal Yisrael. The Medrash Hane’elam (quoted by Rav Dovid Cohen in his introduction to Ohel Dovid on Rus, page 18) teaches that the major kings of Klal Yisrael had to stem from Dovid Hamelech who comes from Rus in order to achieve a double legacy.

They had to be rachamanim – compassionate – on their father’s side but also achzarim – cruel – on their moth-

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Many of us who are learning Daf Yomi have just studied the Gemara (Yevamos 76-88) which recounts the saga of Dovid Hamelech’s difficulties proving the validity of his yechus, not just to become king, but even to become a full-fledged member of Am Yisrael. Apparently, although we now know that Moabite women were permitted to convert to Judaism, thus clearing Dovid for royalty, there was a long time when this privilege was unclear. Dovid’s enemies such as Doeg threw his lineage in his face until literally swords were drawn in Dovid’s behalf. Why was all this necessary to bring about the future house of Moshiach?

One answer, sometimes attributed to the Gra (Hatekufah Hagedolah) and others, is to look at the total picture of how Dovid Hamelech enters into Klal Yisrael. The daughters of Lot mean well (see Horiyos 10b), but their act is essentially a forbidden and generally condemned one. The union of Yehudah and Tamar is a bit better but is still shrouded in apparent prohibitions to the point that the Medrash (see Ramban Vayeshev) must indicate that Yehudah was coerced to participate.

Later come Boaz and Rus, whose union is also over-

shadowed by controversy and dispute. One Medrash (Yalkut Hamakiri) even relates that Dovid’s birth itself was shrouded in mystery with his immediate lineage in jeopardy. The Gra and others explain that the Satan battles mightily against the initiation of all good things.

The more important, the holier, the more far-reaching the good, the more powerful his antagonism. Therefore, the creation of Malchus Bais Dovid and Moshiach be-

The Satan battles mightily against the initiation of all good things. yond must begin through a back door, so to speak. It seems to flow from evil, or at least something less than perfection, yet that is the safest and most impregnable way for it to flourish. At first it is unclear if Rus can even enter completely into Klal Yisrael, but when it is proven that the conversion and marriage are legitimate, they earn Rus longevity and a throne of her own as the “mother of royalty.”

The lessons and connection to Shavuos now become

clear and ubiquitous. First of all, our job is to engage in chessed – lovingkindness to all. The long-range ramifications may not be immediately obvious to us, but as human beings, and particularly Jews, our role is to help others as best as we can.

Secondly, these ostensibly minor acts can indeed change the world and human history dramatically. If anything, the greatness of the act is enhanced by the fact that it is done simply for the sake of chessed without regard for reward, glory or compensation.

Thirdly, if something we are doing does not go well, is fraught with difficulty or even seems doomed, do not give up. It is important enough for the Satan to be fighting you tooth and nail. Stay with it, for it is clearly of significance. This applies to the initial difficulty of Torah study, of building Jewish institutions, and of raising Torah families. There is nothing more important than these endeavors, and they therefore require total dedication.

These are the lessons of Boaz and Rus, as well as Moshe’s experiences in heaven receiving the Torah. He must fight the angels to receive the Torah, and we must fight to maintain it against all external pressures.

May we be inspired by Shavuos and Megilas Rus to do what is right, helping to spread Torah and bring Moshiach, bimeheirah b’yameinu.

Rav Yaakov Feitman is the rav of Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi in Cedarhurst, NY.

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The Mysterious Ancestry of David HaMelech

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by RAbbi DAniel GlATsTein

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av Moshe Feinstein, zt”l, tells the following story in Igros Moshe, hakdama to Chelek Ches.

It was the winter of 1922. One of the baalei batim of Rav Moshe became deathly ill with a very strange sickness. His tongue became inflamed, and he felt like he was going to die. He asked for a private audience with Rav Moshe, and when Rav Moshe arrived, he explained to Rav Moshe the cause of his strange illness and why he knew it would be fatal.

“The previous Shabbos,” the man said, “we read Parshas Vayeira. I was very disturbed by the story of the bnos Lot and could not comprehend how Moshiach could possibly come from them. How could they be blessed with such an incredible zechus after what they did with their father? Moav was the son of the eldest daughter of Lot, and she would ultimately have a descendent named Rus, whose great-grandson would be Dovid HaMelech, the ancestor of Moshiach. Not only did the bnos Lot perform what seems to be an incred-

ible sin with their father, but they had no embarrassment at all about what they had done! They named their sons in a manner that publicized to one and all that their father, Lot, was also the father of their sons!”

This man continued to tell Rav Moshe how he had spoken about bnos Lot in a very derogatory fashion.

That night, he had a dream. In his dream, he was visited by two elderly women who were dressed with tremendous tzinius. They spoke to him in his dream, telling him that they were the bnos Lot, and that, in the Olam Ha’Emes, they heard that he has ta’anos against them. They were coming to him in his dream to answer his complaints against them.

They told him that after their miraculous escape from Sedom, they readily recognized that they were saved because of the zechus of Avraham Avinu. When their sons were born, they could have easily concealed the fact that Lot was the father of their sons. They could have said that they were impregnated by an

otherworldly force, and they could have started a new religion, like the Christians. However, they wanted to publicize that every single person has human parents and must come “mei’av,” from a human father.

Therefore, they intentionally called their sons Amon and Moav. In the zechus of them not allowing a false Moshiach to come about, they were zocheh to be the ancestor of the Moshiach.

The ailing man continued and informed Rav Moshe that it was because he spoke about the bnos Lot in a derogatory fashion that he was being punished with the strange illness he was experiencing – the same fatal illness that struck the Meraglim, who spoke lashon hara about Eretz Yisroel.

When the man concluded his story, he turned his face to the wall and passed away.

We see that the Ribbono Shel Olam was already sowing the seeds of Moshiach from the time of the bnos Lot.

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Disgraceful Acts?

Why did Hashem’s plan have to be carried out in such a seemingly unbecoming way?

The Midrash continues and tells us that he turned to her, and it was against his will. He was forced into it.

So there is no halachic issue. But is this the optimal fashion in which to bring about Moshiach? Isn’t there a finer way to bring Moshiach into existence? Why did Hashem’s plan have to be carried out in such a seemingly unbecoming way?

And it does not stop here. In Megilas Rus, Naami tells Rus that she thinks that Boaz would be a good shidduch for her. She tells Rus that she has a plan as to how to arrange the shidduch: “Find out where Boaz lies down, go there, uncover his feet, and lie down.”

This is good advice? What kind of idea is this for Rus to go down to where Boaz is sleeping!?

The Sefer Igros Shmuel was written by Rav Shmuel de Uzeda, who was born in 1540 in Tzfas. He was a chavrusa of the Arizal who learned kabbala with him and with Rav Chaim Vital. His most popular sefer is the Midrash Shmuel on Pirkei Avos. On this pasuk in Rus, he asks a “very strong question”: How could this isha kesheira, Naami, advise her daughter-in-law to do such a seemingly disgraceful act? Is Naami making Rus into a zonah? How could Naami put her into such a dangerous situation?

What was Boaz’s reaction to finding Rus in the middle of the night? “And he was frightened.” Boaz was Ivtzan Ha’Shofet. He could have had her arrested or he could have cursed her. Why would Naami put

Rus into such a precarious situation?

The Sefer Igros Shmuel continues: Would it not have been better if Naami had carried out her plan in a more respectable manner? Naami herself could have personally mentioned her idea to Boaz, and if Rus was truly his “bashert,” then Hashem would make it happen, and they would marry.

The Alshich Hakodesh asks: Was there a shortage of shadchanim in Klal Yisroel? That would be impossible. Anyone can serve as a matchmaker. So why did Naami carry out her plan in such an unusual and disgraceful way?

Yishai, the father of Dovid, was one of the four people who ever lived without committing a single sin. We would think that here we would finally see everything come about in a smooth and upstanding manner. However, this was not the case.

The Sefer Moadim U’Zemanim brings down from the Chida and the Arizal that before Dovid Hamelech was born, Yishai began to question his own kashrus as a Yid. “Perhaps Doeg was right, and my grandmother Rus was not mutar lavo b’kahal?” Maybe the drasha of Moavi v’lo Moavis was wrong?

Yishai then decided that the only way to be metaher his children would be to marry a shifcha, a maidservant, and have children who would be slaves. He could then free these children, and they would then be able to enter into the Jewish nation.

Yishai separated for his wife for over three years, and then informed his maidservant of his plan to marry her. The maidservant, however, was loyal to Yishai’s wife, and she informed her of Yishai’s plan. They developed a plan, and Yishai thought he was with the maidservant when in reality he was with his wife.

That night, Yishai’s wife became pregnant with Dovid Hamelech. And so, Yishai’s sons, who saw that their father had separated from their mother for over three years and then saw that she was pregnant, thought that Dovid was a mamzer. Yishai’s wife did not want to embarrass Yishai, so she did not disclose the truth.

When Dovid Hamelech was born, his brothers wanted to throw him to the dogs.

This is how Hashem brings Dovid Melech Yisroel into the world – b’derech bizayon – without anyone knowing who his father is.

It seems that every step in Dovid Hamelech’s origin is shrouded in safeikos and mystery! Starting with the bnos Lot, to the story of Yehudah and Tamar, to the events with Rus and Boaz, to the events with Yishai and his wife and his shifchah (maidservant)!

What is the pashut?

Bribing the Satan

After giving various suggestions and rejecting them, the Igros Shmuel reveals to us an unbelievable yesod that explains the incident of Boaz and Rus. He explains that Naami saw in ruach hakodesh that the

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What was the next step in the creation of Moshiach? The story of Yehuda and Tamar. The Medrash

Rabba and Yalkut Shimoni both say that while the Shevatim were busying themselves with the sale of Yosef to Mitzrayim, Yosef was busy mourning, Reuven was busy mourning, Yaakov was busy mourning, and Yehuda was busy finding a wife. And Hashem was busy creating Moshiach.

This is the way Hashem chose to create Moshiach?

Through Tamar posing as an immoral woman? We can put aside the halachic aspect of what transpired, since it was before Matan Torah and Yehuda was actually coerced into being with Tamara. The Midrash tells us that Yehuda was actually going to walk right past her, when Hashem dispatched the malach who was appointed over taivah to confront Yehuda and ask him why he would pass by Tamar. “Where will kings come from? Where will gedolim come from?”

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There is a pasuk in Tehillim that says, “Matzati Dovid avdi.” Hashem says, “I have found my servant, Dovid.” The Medrash Rabba asks, where did Hashem find Dovid? Was Dovid lost that he needed to be found? The Medrash answers that Hashem found Dovid in Sedom. Dovid Hamelech was lost in Sedom; his ancestors, the bnos Lot, almost perished, and Hashem found Dovid by saving the bnos Lot. Similarly, when the malachim told Lot to save his two daughters who are “found,” the Medrash says that the malachim were alluding to the two metzios that would come out from Lot’s daughters: Rus and Naama.

The Ribbono Shel Olam was already orchestrating events in the wicked city of Sedom to be able to bring about Moshiach.

The Medrash Rabba goes even further to tell us that when the bnos Lot were planning what they were going to do, they said, “V’nichyeh mei’avinu zerah.” The Midrash comments that they did not say, “V’nichyeh mei’avinu ben.” What they were saying was that the child, the zerah, that was supposed to come from another place, we want to have! Which zerah were they referring to? Melech HaMoshiach!

In fact, the sefer Eitz Yosef, one of the mefarshim on the Medrash, says that that gematria of the phrase “V’nichyeh mei’avinu zerah” is the same as “zeh Melech HaMoshiach.” It would seem that the bnos Lot actually knew that they were going to bring about the Melech HaMoshiach.

We know that the job of Melech HaMoshiach will be l’takein olam b’malchus Sha-kai. Moshiach is going to bring the world to the highest levels of ruchniyus. In fact, the Seforno and the Chasam Sofer tell us that when Moshiach comes, we will be on such a high madreigah that we will not even need to have a Beis Hamikdash to serve as a medium through which we will come closer to Hashem.

The bnos Lot should be commended for their kavana tova, for their desire to be the ancestor of Moshiach. However, would it not have been more appropriate for Moshiach’s origin to be of a more modest nature? Moshiach’s role, as mentioned above, is to enhance the kedusha and ruchniyus in the world.

Shouldn’t he come into the world in the most pure way possible?

Why would Hashem carry out such a sacred mission in such a seemingly profane manner? For this seemingly incestuous act to result in anything good would be surprising, but for this to be the origin of the Melech HaMoshiach is a pliyah!

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entire Malchus Beis Dovid was going to come from Boaz and Rus. The Oro shel Moshiach was being created. Naami knew that any time Hakadosh Baruch Hu wants to bring about a davar she’b’kedusha someone wakes up and comes running to be mekatreig, coming up with accusations so that the davar she’b’kedusha does not come to fruition. This mekatreig is none other than the Satan.

Therefore, says the Igros Shmuel, Naami wanted to cloud the vision of the Satan. She wanted to “give the Satan his chelek.” If the ma’aseh is done in a way that seems to be assur, then the Satan won’t try to stop it.

He will view it as something which is prohibited and therefore allow it to continue unimpeded. After all, why be mekatreig on something that appears to be assur anyway? Only by giving the Satan his chelek did Naami think that the Malchus Beis Dovid could come into fruition.

The Chofetz Chaim in Chofetz Chaim on the Torah tells us the same yesod. The Chofetz Chaim writes: All the lofty things that Hakadosh Baruch Hu wants to bring about are subject to the efforts of the Satan, who tries hard to stop them. There is no eitzah other than to perform the action in a crooked manner, in order to pacify the Satan. For if the action were performed in the normal, straight path, in the true path of the Torah, the Satan would be mekatreig and the attempted action would not come into fruition. This is why, says the Chofetz Chaim, Hashem had to bring about Malchus Beis Dovid through the ma’aseh of Yehuda and Tamar, so that the Satan could be given his chelek and would therefore not be mekatreig.

Now we can understand why every step in the creation of Malchus Beis Dovid was somewhat tainted, starting with the incident of the two daughters of Lot with their father, and continuing with Yehuda and Tamar, Boaz and Rus, and ultimately, Yishai not realizing he was with his wife and not his maidservant. You cannot take on the Satan head-on – if you do attempt the derech ha’yashar, you’ll find the Satan right there, ready to thwart your plans, ready to be mekatreig. The only way around this problem is to take a circuitous, seemingly inappropriate and perhaps sinful-appearing route – thereby giving the Satan his chelek.

The Igros Shmuel compares this idea to the sa’er l’azazel on Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year, and Klal Yisroel are trying to affect selicha and kapara for an entire year’s worth of sins. The Satan is not going to stand idly by as we beseech Hashem for forgiveness – he is going to rear his ugly head and be mekatreig. Therefore, says the Igros Shmuel, we bring a sa’er l’azazel. It is the chelek for the Satan.

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In Times of Holiness

The Sefer Sukkos Dovid points out that even at Kabbalas HaTorah the Satan had to be preoccupied.

The Gemara says that at the time that Moshe was bringing the Torah down to the Bnei Yisroel, the Satan asked Hashem, “Where did the Torah go?” Tosafos asks, Did the Satan not know about Matan Torah?

Why did he not know where the Torah had gone?

Tosafos answers, based on a midrash, that Hashem preoccupied the Satan during Matan Torah so that he would not be mekatreig and say things like, “Why are You giving them the Torah when in 40 days they are going to worship an Egel?”

Similarly, the Gemara Sanhedrin explains why the Torah is referred to as “toshiah.” The Torah was given secretly to avoid the kitrug of the Satan. Kabbalas Ha Torah was an event upon which the entire universe is dependent, and, incredibly, the Satan would have succeeded in his kitrug to prevent it had Hashem not had the Satan otherwise pre-occupied.

The Shelah Hakadosh in Parshas Shoftim goes so far as to say that most of the aveiros that Bnei Yisroel did while in the Midbar were performed at times of their greatest ma’alos. When Hakadosh Baruch Hu grants a person or a nation ma’alos, the Satan is there to rear his head and be mekatreig. After Kabbalas HaTorah, when Klal Yisroel had just attained the highest level of nevuah, Moshe Rabbenu was on his way down from Har Sinai with the luchos. The Bnei Yisroel were eagerly anticipating a tangible and physical representation of the d’var Hashem, and the Satan comes along and was mekatreig! He was a meisis, convincing the Yidden to make the Egel. The result, we know, was that the much-anticipated luchos were shattered.

When Klal Yisroel was going to enter Eretz Yisroel, there was the Satan yet again – ready to be mekatreig.

The result? The chet ha’meraglim.

The Shelah teaches us something fascinating. It seems that even in his times, when a shidduch was made there were, at times, disagreements about the financial arrangements. Why is this? Because the Satan is being mekatreig! Hashem is bringing about a tremendous accomplishment – a zivug between two Yidden, and the Satan therefore feels that it is an opportune time to be mekatreig, to try to be m’akeiv.

We have a custom to break a glass under the chuppah. The well-known reason for this practice is that Klal Yisroel took a shevuah: even at a time of tremendous happiness, we will always recall the sorrow of the destruction of Yerushalayim. The Shelah gives us another reason for breaking the glass under the chuppah. It is shochad l’Satan – we need to bribe him.

We have to give the Satan his chelek, so we give him the broken glass. The Satan is then appeased, and he chooses to not be mekatreig.

His Own Medicine

There is no great inyan like the Oro shel Moshiach. Therefore, there is nothing the Satan would be more interested in stopping than that of the lineage

of Moshiach from coming into being. Therefore, he would do anything he could to prevent Dovid Hamelech from coming into existence. This is why every step of the creation of Dovid HaMelech was covered over with what seems to be questionable acts. This gives the Satan his portion, his chelek, allowing him to be happy and to choose to not be mekatreig.

What can be learned from this, and how does this concept of shochad l’Satan impact our lives in a practical way?

The Michtav Mei’Eliyahu writes that just like the Satan is a master at deceit and can easily trick and deceive us, so, too, can he be easily deceived. He can readily be given a taste of his own medicines, and we can trick him, too. We can use the Satan’s methods against him.

For example, says the Michtav Mei’Eliyahu, ifa person is in the middle of learning Torah and the yetzer hara tells him that he needs to stop his learning to go take care of one thing or another, he can try to take on the yetzer hara head-on, and tell him, “No! I will not stop learning! My learning is more important!”

Unless a person is extremely strong, a true gibor, the yetzer hara will ultimately win. What does one have to do to be victorious over the yetzer hara? He has to bribe him! Give shochad l’Satan! Tell the yetzer hara, “You are right; it IS more important for me to stop learning and go run that errand. That is exactly why I am going to stop learning and go do that errand in five minutes.” The Satan thinks that you are giving in to him, and he is pacified and happily backs off. When the five minutes elapse, in all likelihood, you will be able to continue learning without any temptation to stop.

Anytime the Satan tries to convince a person to commit an aveirah, he should not just say that no, he is not going to do the sinful action. Rather, tell the Satan that you will do it – tomorrow. The Satan will take his shochad and beat a hasty retreat.

Captive Neshamos

The issue that still has to be resolved is that in the Midrash mentioned above it states that Hashem says that He “found” Dovid. Where did He find him?

In Sedom. What was Dovid Hamelech doing in Sedom? Why did Moshiach have to come from the goyim? Couldn’t Moshiach at least be a descendent of a member of Klal Yisroel?

The Ohr HaChaim Hakadosh in Parshas Vayechi introduces his comments as follows: “One clear and bright introduction, that has been beautifully illuminated for us from the light of our Torah,” is that Adam HaRishon originally contained within him all the neshamos that would ever exist in the world. When Adam then sinned with the Eitz HaDaas, the forces of evil took an innumerable number of those neshamos captive. Ever since the beginning of Klal Yisroel, we

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The Royalty of Moav

Just like the Satan is a master at deceit and can easily trick and deceive us, so, too, can he be easily deceived.

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Moshiach was going to come from Moav. In fact, after Machlon and Kilyon passed away and Naami was going to return to Eretz Yisroel, she told her two daughters-in-law to return to their respective families. She told them, “You should find rest.”

The Alshich Hakadosh asks why the word “found” is spelled without the “hey” at the end. The pasuk is written that way because Naami was only addressing one of her daughters-in-law. She was referring to the “metziah, the finding” of Moshiach. She was saying that she knew that Moshiach would come from Moav and she was giving Rus a bracha that it should come specifically from one of her daughters-in-law.

The Alshich adds that when Naami saw that her daughter-in-law Rus was willing to leave her family behind in Moav, and she was ready to give up her status as a princess so as to come join Klal Yisroel, and that she was extremely modest, Naami had a strong hunch that this woman, Rus, is the one. She is the special neshama from whom the metziah of Moshiach is going to come.

When Naami told Rus to go to Boaz, the Alshich says that Naami was, in fact, acting in a proper manner, with tremendous wisdom and ruach hakodesh.

Boaz was the Rosh Sanhedrin, the gadol ha’dor.

Even if Rus were the perfect shidduch, there was not

a chance in the world that the gadol ha’dor was going to marry a convert. It would have been impossible.

There was only possibility, one chance in a million to arrange that Boaz would marry Rus. That was to convince him that Naami’s hunch was, in fact, correct.

Naami would have to convince Boaz that Rus was the pereida tova from whom the Moshiach would come.

How would she go about convincing Boaz that Rus is the pereida tova? Why would the gadol ha’dor listen to her?

The Alshich explains that as Naami pondered how to go about achieving what seemed an impossible task, she had the following idea: Rus would have to do something that only a descendant of the bnos Lot could do. Rus must somehow hint to Boaz that she is, in fact, the pereida tova which is expected to arise from Moav.

Naami devises a plan as to how Rus could achieve this impossible goal, and reveals her plan to her daughter-in-law. She tells Rus that just like the bnos Lot, after their father drank, came secretly and quietly – and Lot did not know – so, too, Rus have to do the same.

That night, when Boaz awakens at midnight and finds that he is not alone, he tells Rus, “My daughter, you have nothing to be afraid of.”

“I get the message” says Boaz. “I understand your point – you are acting like your great-grandmother, the daughter of Lot. You are following in her footsteps. Thus, you must be the pereida tova which is expected to arise from Moav.”

Boaz married Rus, and that night he passed away.

This was sufficient time for Hashem to carry out His Plan, and that very night, the night of their wedding, Rus conceived Oved, the father of Yishai and the grandfather of Dovid Hamelech.

Hashem said, “Matzati Dovid avdi, I found Dovid my servant!” The Master Planner carried out His plan to perfection. The Satan was given his shochad every step of the way – by the bnos Lot, by Yehuda and Tamar, by Rus and Boaz, and finally with Yishai and his wife.

May we be zocheh to “es tzemach Dovid avdecha me’heira tzatzmiach,” and may we soon witness the coming of Moshiach ben Dovid, may it come soon in our days.

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We have learned that Dovid HaMelech’s ancestry has to be clouded in mystery. There had to be shochad l’Satan, and Dovid Hamelech had to come from the other nations, as the holiest neshamos were taken captive by the other nations and had to be released from them. However, we still don’t understand why Dovid HaMelech and Moshiach have to specifically come from Moav?

The Kotzker Rebbe made the following enigmatic statement: Royalty, a monarchy, was not found in Klal Yisroel and we had to take it from Amon and Moav.

What did the Kotzker Rebbe mean?

The Kotzker Rebbe’s son-in-law was the Avnei Nezer, the Sochetchover Rebbe. The Avnei Nezer’s son was the Shem MiShmuel, and he strove to explain these words of his grandfather.

The Shem MiShmuel says that all of Klal Yisroel is one unit, k’ish echad b’lev echad. Just like one limb in

someone’s body could never be ruling over the other limbs, so too it is not possible for one Jew to rule over another. We are all one, we are all equal parts of a whole. This is why melucha was not something found in Klal Yisroel.

However, the middah of Moav was that of ga’avah.

It was this quality of ga’avah that we had to acquire from Moav in order to establish a meluchah l’Shem Shamayim. This is why Dovid HaMelech was hidden in the “shell” of Moav.

Earlier, we quoted the Midrash that states that Hashem “found” his servant Dovid in Sedom. Hashem “found” Dovid by saving the daughters of Lot. Naami was aware of this Midrash. Even back then they had a tradition that Moshiach was going to come from a descendent of the bnos Lot – they knew that

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have been struggling to redeem these captive souls.

How can we redeem these neshamos that were captured? The Ohr HaChaim tells us that there are two ways to free these captive souls.

Sometimes, learning Torah and doing mitzvos with sincerity releases a very powerful koach ha’Torah that can draw forth these captive neshamos.

But sometimes, if a nefesh kedushah connects to a nefesh temei’ah, the nefesh kedushah has the power to draw forth the captive neshamos. The Ohr HaChaim says that this is the secret of the pasuk that states that the nefesh of Dinah drew forth the holy neshamos that were captive in Shechem. Who was Dinah able to rescue from Shechem? Whose holy neshama was trapped in Shechem? The Ohr HaChaim Ha’kadosh tells us that it was Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon.

Sometimes these captive souls realize on their own that they originate in holiness, in kedusha, and they return of their own accord. This is why we have people who are geirim, converts. At times, the only way the captors will release the neshama is through a lowly act, as is in the case of Rus who was a product of ze’nus between a father and daughter.

And Who can withdraw purity from impurity? The Midrash in Parshas Chukas says that only Hashem can do this.

The Ramchal says that Hashem is able to rescue the holiest neshamos from the most impure captors.

He begins his peirush on Rus by saying: “It is known to all whom Hashem has placed wisdom in him that the soul of Dovid HaMelech was clothed in the ‘shell’ of Moav, and it was freed from Moav through Rus….

“Every act of Hashem travels through byways, although they are often complex and crooked.”

The Ramchal concludes: “For such has occurred to all the great souls as they go among the shells and extract the good.”

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Mosquito Tones: Hearing G-d’s Messages

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ecently, I was shocked to discover that some teens have been downloading a special ringtone for their cellphones in order to dupe their teachers.

It’s called the “mosquito tone,” a tone heard only by young adults and entirely inaudible for anyone over the age of 30. The mosquito frequency produces sound at 17kHz, which repels mosquitoes. Students are able to text back and forth during class without the teacher ever knowing.

Sounds unbelievable right?

I found a YouTube video of the sound and decided to check which members of our family could hear it.

I pressed play, and wouldn’t you know it? Not only did all of my children hear it, but even I did! (Beware: it’s a rather obnoxious sound.) For a brief moment, I experienced the joy of feeling young again like being carded in the grocery store when you’re buying wine for Shabbos.

I felt proud of my youthful ability to hear a tone that only teens were able to hear. But then I thought, Maybe I downloaded the wrong clip.

We played it again for my husband, who is four years older than me. He was unable to hear anything. We were shocked!

I thought he was joking so I asked in disbelief, “Really, you can’t hear it?

Are you sure? Let’s try again.”

He replied, “There is no sound coming from the computer. Come on! Stop joking around with me!”

I was stumped and decided to keep searching, still convinced I had found the wrong sound somehow. Finally, I was able to find the right ringtone, and to my great disappointment, the sound went completely undetected by me! My ears were not as youthful as I hoped they would be! I was shocked by my inability to hear the noise, while my children heard it perfectly. Apparently, it was an even more disturbing frequency than the first ringtone that I was able to hear.

You’re probably wondering where I am going with all of this. Well, I’m taking you back to Har Sinai.

When G-d gave us the Torah, His voice was heard by all Jews, young and old. It was a moment so rare that it would never be repeated.

“These words that G-d spoke to all your assembly in the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud and the thick darkness, with a great voice which was not heard again… (v’lo yasaf ).”

Ibn Ezra ex plains t hat v’lo yasaf means it was a one-time deal.

Hashem’s voice ceased, never to be heard again in this manner. This begs the question: If this was a singular occurrence, how are we to connect in

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general to Hashem, and specifically each year on Shavuot?

Onkelus explains the expression v’lo yasaf differently; it does not mean never to be repeated, but rather that G-d’s voice never ended, never ceased.

How can we reconcile these two commentaries?

The answer lies in the individual.

G-d is always communicating with us, but we have the power to choose whether or not we listen. Whenever something odd, distressing, or exciting happens, we must ask ourselves, Am I listening on the right frequency?

How can we realistically hear the frequency that Hashem uses to communicate? After all, no one today is a prophet.

The answer is found in a Midrash regarding Har Sinai.

Rabbi Meir said: When the Jews stood before Sinai to receive the Torah,

G-d said to them: “I swear, I will not give you the Torah unless you provide worthy guarantors who will assure that you will observe its laws.”

The Jews responded, “Master of the world, our forefathers will be our guarantors!”

“Your guarantors themselves require guarantors!” was G-d’s reply.

“Master of the world,” the Jews exclaimed, “our prophets will guarantee our observance of the Torah.”

“I have grievances against them, too. ‘The shepherds have rebelled against Me,’” G-d replied. “Bring proper guarantors and only then will I give you the Torah.”

As a last resort, the Jews declared, “Our children will serve as our guarantors!”

“They truly are worthy guarantors,” G-d replied. “Because of them I will give the Torah.”

Hashem felt that the greatest guar-

113 er “Why?” Rather than tossing our hands up in frustration, I realized this was an opportunity to learn from these moments. A child is always asking, “Why?” because he or she is inquisitive about how the world around them functions.

Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis always taught that the Hebrew word for “why” is lamah. Essentially, that means le mah – “for what.” When a child asks, “Why?” they are asking, “What is this for?”

By the time we reach adulthood, we ask very different whys: Hashem, why did you do this to me?

Why didn’t you provide me with…?

Why is my life so challenging?

The pain and suffering may be great, and this can create a callus on our hearts, blocking us from being able to listen to the message of what Hashem wants from us in any given situation. Just as our ears deteriorate as we age and thus leave us unable to hear certain frequencies, our hearts create blocks that prevent us from connecting and hearing G-d’s voice.

We have surely all found ourselves

asking Hashem a jaded why, especially in times of suffering or hardship. When someone near to us suffers from a serious illness or personal tragedy, it is easy to feel shocked and numb inside, and we can’t help but ask: Why, Hashem? Why have you chosen this person to suffer?

This is not a curious why, but one of resentment, disbelief, and sadness.

Every Shavuot, Hashem brings us His Torah yet again and reminds us, My dear sheifeleh, don’t ask “Why?” in this manner. Rather, ask the way a child asks why. “Le mah. What for?”

What is the message I can learn from this? How can I grow from this pain?

Perhaps in this moment of suffering, Hashem wants me to reach out and connect. Maybe I have a tikkun to make or something to learn.

In order to receive Hashem’s Torah in completion, we have to connect with our own inner child and reach out to Hashem with an openness. Rather than asking our questions in an entitled way, we can turn to Hashem and say: Hashem, what do you want from me right now? In this moment? Le

mah? What is this for, and how can I grow from this?

Hopefully, when we ask with humility and with an open heart rather than a calloused one, we will hear the frequency at which Hashem shares his message. Through this merit we can all become guarantors of Hashem’s Torah, paving way for the continuation of our eternal bond.

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antor of His Torah were the children.

When I learned this, it made little sense to me. In the realm of child raising, there are no guarantees. One can do everything right, and yet still the child may not turn out the way we hoped they would. So how could children serve as guarantors that the Torah would be transmitted forever?

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg shares beautiful insight. He proposes that if we look at the way children learn, we will constantly find them asking, “Why?” Any mother will admit that she waits anxiously for her infants to speak their first words. As soon as a child’s first words are spoken, the parents are overjoyed. Yet, when that same child starts the “why” stage, parents also secretly wish they never learned how to speak in the first place!

Sitting at the dinner table, you might experience your little scientist firing up a million whys at you: Mommy! Why do the bees sting?

Mommy! Why is the sky blue?

Even when we provide the accurate answers, they follow up with yet anoth-

Sarah Pachter is a dynamic, motivational speaker who has lectured throughout the U.S. and IsraelIn addition to lecturing for many organizations, schools, and synagogues, she is a kallah teacher, dating coach, and mentor. Sarah runs growth groups in private homes and meets with individuals for one-on-one private sessions.

Sarah has been featured on the radio, podcasts and is a regular columnist and a freelance writer. She has authored Is it Ever Enough? published by Feldheim as well as Small Choices Big Changes published by Targum Press. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and five children.

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Delving into the Daf

Ma’aser Motivations by rabbi Avrohom Sebrow

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he Torah awarded kohanim with terumah gifts. After terumah was separated from freshly grown Israeli produce, the farmer would separate 10% of what remained and give that to a Levi. This is termed Ma’aser Rishon.

Talmud Bavli (Yevamos 86b) records an incident that occurred regarding a dispute between Rebbe Akiva and Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah. The exact details are somewhat murky. Further, the Talmud Yerushalmi offers details not mentioned in the Bavli. What follows is one approach to understanding the story.

Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah was of the opinion that Ma’aser Rishon was not meant exclusively for (non-kohen) Levi’im but could be given to anyone from Shevet Levi, including kohanim as well. He followed his own ruling and regularly frequented a certain garden whose owner would give him Ma’aser Rishon, although he was a kohen.

Rebbe Akiva disagreed and ruled that from a biblical perspective, only Levi’im should receive Ma’aser. Further, during the days of Ezra, Levi’im were penalized; it was decreed that from then on, Ma’aser Rishon should be given to the poor. Rebbe Akiva served as gabbai tzedakah and used Ma’aser Rishon to feed the poor that were under his care.

Therefore, he was pained by the fact that, in his opinion, Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah wrongly took Ma’aser Rishon for himself. That food could have been used to feed the poor. Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah was wealthy, and Rebbe Akiva would not have given him any Ma’aser Rishon.

Rebbe Akiva encouraged the owner of the garden to make some modifica-

tions. He suggested that he close up the current garden entrance and instead open an entrance on another side. The farmer followed this seemingly innocuous suggestion. Soon after, Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah returned to the garden to receive Ma’aser Rishon. To his dismay, he discovered the change. The only way to reach the new entrance to the garden was through a cemetery. Being a kohen, there was no way that Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah could access the garden. He therefore relinquished any claim to the Ma’aser Rishon and allowed Rebbe Akiva to distribute it to the poor.

Rebbe Akiva then sent his student to Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah to explain his rationale. After listening to the student, Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah conceded that Rebbe Akiva was correct. He should not have taken Ma’aser Rishon

va and Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah is a well-grounded one. There are proofs for each position. Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah was not the only sage to espouse the view that kohanim could receive Ma’aser Rishon (see Tosfos). Yet Rebbe Akiva reasoned that once the dispute was no longer personally relevant to Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah, he could be convinced of the opposing logic. Rebbe Akiva arranged to move the garden entrance near a cemetery to ensure that in any case Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah would not receive Ma’aser Rishon. That accomplished, the machlokes was now just academic. Rebbe Akiva proceeded to send his student to convince Rebbe

Why did Rebbe Akiva advise the farmer to rearrange the entrances to the garden?

from the garden. He made a calculation of the total value of all the Ma’aser Rishon that he had received and returned it to the farmer.

Why did Rebbe Akiva advise the farmer to rearrange the entrances to the garden? Why didn’t he first send his student to try to convince Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah that he was mistaken? It would have saved the farmer an unnecessary expense.

The dispute between Rebbe Aki-

Elazar ben Azariah that his position was faulty. Perhaps Rebbe Elazar ben Azariah would have conceded even if he was still receiving Ma’aser Rishon, but Rebbe Akiva thought it prudent to ensure it was no longer personally relevant to him.

Chazal have told us in many places that negios, subconscious motivational factors, have the ability to cloud our judgment. Rebbe Akiva was concerned that perhaps Rebbe Elazar ben Azari-

ah’s thought process was slightly tainted by his desire for material gain. Although such a great sage would surely not make a gross error in judgment, when it came to deciding the halacha in this well-founded debate, perhaps the slight negiah could affect the final p’sak.

Every day, our lives are filled with challenging situations, where we are tested if we will make the right decisions. We have to realize that all too often our decisions are guided by what we would prefer the outcome to be. Perhaps we are subconsciously motivated to choose the path that is easier or the one that seemingly will afford us more honor or material gain. If we are cognizant of these factors, we will be in a better position to overcome these potential obstacles and arrive at the objectively correct choice.

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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The Wandering

Jew

Journeys to Belgium

By Hershel Lieber

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esi and I have been to Belgium a number of times. Although my first trip took place before I got married fifty-five years ago, I distinctly remember many segments of that voyage. Although I have written about that journey, I will point out some of its highlights.

1967 I arrived in Antwerp early Friday morning in January from Amsterdam by train. My mother had two first cousins there – sisters who were the daughters of her uncle who moved to Belgium before the War. Toni was married to Rav Yosel Weiss, the well-known shochet of Antwerp, and Esther was married to Mr. Weissman. I had invited myself to the Weisses, who were so warm and gracious that I immediately felt at home.

On Friday night, I davened by Reb Itzikel Pshervorsker, who was a wellknown Rebbe with many chassidim. I ate the seudah with the Weiss family

while the Weissmans came over after the meal. On Shabbos morning, I went with Reb Yosel to the Machzike Hadaas shul where the famous Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth gave a drasha before Mussaf. The Shabbos day seudah I ate at friends of my parents, and for Shalosh Seudos, I returned to Reb Itzikel. That seudah was

Rebbe, which is a segulah for parnassah.

Sunday lunch was enjoyed at the Weissmans.

All in all, I enjoyed the cozy, Yiddishe atmosphere over my short stay and got to meet and appreciate my parents’ families and friends.

On Sunday and Monday, I was occu-

The entire student body of both the boys’ and girls’ school traveled by bus to Antwerp for this wedding something special since Rav Itzikel told me about my great-grandfather, Reb Yoikel Lezer, whom he knew from prewar Krakow. Coming back for Melave Malka, I was privileged to chap sherayim of the customary pieces of garlic from the

pied with meeting a girl who was proposed to me as a shidduch. That was an amazing story which I previously wrote about. It suffices to say that I did not marry that girl and returned to the States as a very eligible young man.

1999 Pesi’s and my first exposure to Brussels, the French-speaking capital of Belgium, was on Sunday, August 1. We arrived in the late afternoon after spending a week at the Ronald Lauder Summer Retreat in Poland, where we were both involved in outreach work with Polish Jews. Our return to New York included a three-day stopover in Belgium. We decided to stay in the Belgian capital and make daily excursions to other places.

The Metropol Hotel was smack in the middle of the town with a classic palatial lobby. The rooms were tiny and left a lot to be desired. Like many European hotels at the time, there was no air conditioning, and those July days were sweltering hot! We went out and sat in front of the Royal Palace, where King Albert II conducted his official duties as the monarch of Belgium. Relaxing with a drink in hand, we watched the locals and the thousands of tourists wandering in and about the Place des Palais. The

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following night, we were treated to a display of colorful lights reflecting on the centuries-old buildings accompanied by rousing classical music. On our final day, we took a tour of the palace and its stunning rooms, especially the Audience Hall where the King receives his visitors.

The next day we took a train to Antwerp where we picked up lunch and ate it in the City Park located in the middle of the heimishe section of town. We then visited the Museum of Art which was featuring a Van Dyke exhibition. We took an audio tour, which made the experience so much more interesting. Then we headed to Hoffy’s, a great restaurant with delicious food, for dinner. We also bought some food there for the next two days.

Sammy Wolf with his parents, Moshe and Rita, and his in-laws, the Fastags, in March 2000

The third day we took the train to Bruges. The capital of West Flanders is an important port on the North Sea. It is referred to as the Venice of the North because of the more-than-eighty bridges over its three canals. This medieval city has stunning architecture, cobbled roads, and colorful squares. We took a boat ride on the canals and walked around the historic streets for hours. The city is known for its fine Belgian lace, al-

though we actually bought a tapestry for our dining room.

2000 The next time I was in Antwerp was in March 2000 for the Shabbos aufruf of Sammy Wolf. Sammy was one of the bochurim who came often to help run our summer camp for the students of the Yeshiva of Kishinev. In the course of the preceding few years both Pesi and I became close friends with Sammy’s parents, Mosheand Rita. Moshe also got involved in our yeshiva and helped raise money for our project.

In March, I traveled together with Rabbi Yitzchok Aron Fischer for the forty-eight hour aufruf trip, and we stayed at the Wolf’s good friends, Izzy and Brenda Bronner. The Shabbos seudos and the aufruf at the Aguda Shul with its follow up kiddush gave me an opportunity to meet and connect with many people.

I attended a shiur given by the Dayan Rav Tuvia Weiss, who later became the Gavaad of the Eidah HaChareidis in Yerushalayim. This very joyous Shabbos was then followed by a two-day working trip to Kishinev, Moldova.

2001 October 2001, eighteen months after my last trip to Antwerp, I was back.

This time, I traveled with Rav Moshe Eisemann to the chasuna of Moshe Herman. Moshe was an unbelievably talented young bochur who ran the Kishinev summer camp and recruited other bochurim to teach and run the programs.

Moshe also came to Kishinev for many of the yomim tovim and had a great influence on the Yeshiva students. He mastered the Russian language and involved himself in every aspect of recruiting children for the school. He was adored by the talmidim and took them for a trip to Antwerp for a Shabbos as a fund-raising project.

At Hoffy’s in Antwerp

Moshe married a Belgian girl who was involved with Kishinev’s girls’ school and summer camp. The entire student body of both the boys’ and girls’ school traveled by bus to Antwerp for this wedding. The wedding was European-style with a chuppah followed by the seudah in the afternoon and a Viennese table with spirited dancing later that evening. Our Yeshiva boys and girls really made this chasunah a special event for the entire Antwerp community. The previous day I sat and conversed with Dayan Tuvia Weiss at a different Sheva

Brochos and also had the opportunity to meet Rav Leibishel Pshervorsker.

2008 The success of leading the European portion of the Gateways college student trip in 2007 was a harbinger of a new phase in our lives. After returning from that voyage, I was approached by Aish Hatorah, which ran a similar program under the name of The Jerusalem Fellowship. Geared toward university students, its goal was to bring them to Israel for a summer program of intense

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study and offer them a taste of Jewish life and tradition. They, too, wanted to add a European itinerary at the start of their journey. This would give the students time to relax and sights to enjoy before the serious study would begin. In addition, Europe would provide an opportunity to learn about Jewish history and culture in the countries they would visit. They asked me to arrange and lead the students on that leg of their trip.

The next trip was scheduled for June 2007, and we traveled to Budapest, Bratislava, and Vienna. The final two trips were back-to-back in May of 2008, where we toured Brussels, Antwerp, and Amsterdam.

We arrived together with the first group on Monday, May 19. In Belgium, we took the students for a bus tour of sites in Brussels, which was followed by a sumptuous lunch at Hoffy’s in An-

In front of the Royal Palace in Brussels

twerp. Then we were off to Holland for two days. A week later, on Monday, May 26, we met the next group at the airport and retraced our previous itinerary.

Tour of Brussels, lunch at Hoffy’s, and off to Holland.

Between the two groups there were five free days. We took advantage of having some time for ourselves by spending Thursday in Ghent. This lovely university town with large public squares and markets has a pedestrian-only town center. We took a boat trip on the Ghent River passing Gravensteen Castle and century-old monasteries and commercial warehouses. We enjoyed a cold Belgian beer as we sat at an outdoor riverside pub watching students and tourists parade by.

On Friday in Antwerp, we went to the Rubenshuis to see paintings from the famous Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens.

Pesi did some shopping on De Keyserlei, the main shopping street. We stayed by our dear friends, Moshe and Rita Wolf, where our Shabbos meals and conversations never ended as we had so much to

share.

Before heading home, we toured Luxembourg for two days and made stops in Liege, Maastricht, and Delft along with a Shabbos in Amsterdam, but that I will leave for a future article.

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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My Israel Home

Ode to the Ugliest Building in Jerusalem

by Gedaliah borvick

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recall having a conversation a dozen years ago with my partner Eliezer Goldberg, inquiring when the hideous Supersol building – so-called in honor of the city’s first supermarket, situated underneath the famous structure – will be razed and replaced with a new building.

He responded that there were rumblings that the building, located next to the Leonardo Plaza Hotel on the corner of King David and Agron Streets, would get torn down, but the process will be difficult and lengthy, as it was a landmarked building.

Good news: Eleven years after the approval process started, the Jerusalem Municipal Preservation Committee gave final approval in May 2022 to demolish this 7-story eyesore and replace it with a 30-story building containing retail shops along King George Street and residential apartments above. And for all customers of the supermarket, fret not: Supersol (or Shufrasal, to Israelis) on Agron Street is not part of the building and will remain intact and continue to operate.

Built in 1961, The Amir Center – that’s the building’s official name – was designed by Israeli-Brazilian architect and town planner David Resnick. Resnick left his mark on the Israeli landscape, having (1) designed numerous iconic Israeli buildings, such as the Van Leer Jerusa-

The Supersol building in Jerusalem

lem Institute and the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus; (2) planned numerous neighborhoods, including sections of Modiin and Beit Shemesh; and (3) created the Yad Vashem master plan to enable the institute to handle the horde of visitors, which total over one million annually. Resnick was truly one of the industry’s original “starchitects” and received the Israel Prize, the country’s high-

thing about this building was different and original. For example, the architect incorporated prefabricated building components to expedite the construction process. The building was feted by the construction industry for its technological innovations, but the general public felt that the apartment building’s modern architecture stood out like a sore thumb in its traditional surroundings. Although

How ironic that the structure, though later perceived as an eyesore, was initially considered by some as a bold model of optimism and helped launch Resnick’s illustrious career.

est cultural honor. After he passed away, streets in Netanya and in Jerusalem’s Rechavia neighborhood were named in his honor.

The modernist Amir Center is famous for being built on stilts; this was done to offer views of the Old City from King George Street. In fact, most every-

the Amir Center was initially planned as part of a 3-building complex along King George Street, the other two buildings were never built due to the harsh criticism that this building received.

Unfortunately, the building did not age well and, over time, became rundown and dreary. A number of years

ago, architect David Resnick lamented the building’s dilapidated condition and, offering a brutally honest assessment of the property, said, “the building really was revolutionary but from the beginning there was something unsuccessful about it, gloomy.” How ironic that the structure, though later perceived as an eyesore, was initially considered by some as a bold model of optimism and helped launch Resnick’s illustrious career.

Another ironic twist is that, although many Israelis pretty quickly dubbed the Amir Center “the ugliest building in Jerusalem” – while others called it the “Tel Aviv building” for its overly-innovative design that never fit in with the neighborhood – overseas, the iconic building has been a celebrated paradigm of ground-breaking, modern architecture.

Let’s hope that the new building which replaces the Amir Center will age better than its predecessor and become a beloved Jerusalem landmark and an inspiring addition to the capital’s skyline.

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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Schmoozing with the Big Cheese Brent Delman, “The Cheese Guy,” Shares His Secrets of Cheesemaking

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Shavuot is here and that means you’ll likely be ingesting more dairy than on other holidays throughout the year.

Most dairy meals rely heavily on cheese, and most people who rely heavily on cheese rely heavily on The Cheese Guy.

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rented a little bit of space. I was the salesperson, the bookkeeper, the delivery driver… I did it all,” said Delman, the typical jack of all trades. “I slowly started to increase volume by selling to independent specialty markets like Zabar’s.”

Getting clients like that was certainly impressive for a company that was essentially just starting out in the business. Delman’s hustle was paying off, and he was starting to gain enough sway to start picking his spots.

“I was never much of a meat eater,” Delman explains, as you might expect of someone who now carries the nickname “The Cheese Guy” around, “so I focused on some specialty vegetarian and vegan products like sundried tomatoes. I was one of the first distributors of quinoa in the United States. As I got my first warehouse with refrigeration, I started carrying some cheeses.”

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The Yellow (Cheddar) Brick Road

But before The Cheese Guy could become the big cheese, he had to find his path. His company, Old World Marketplace (a company he still has today), was successful, but there were some setbacks that he didn’t see coming.

“At the time, I was a wholesale distributor of other people’s products, both kosher and non-kosher,” said Delman about his operation. “But it seemed like every time I built up somebody else’s brand, they would take their line to a larger distributor.

“I got burned many times. I decided that I needed to create my own brand where I could become the expert.

My real passion was in cheese.”

“I flew back to Italy and told them that I wouldn’t do business with them anymore unless they tweaked the filling’s texture.”

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Luckily for the kosher-keeping population, this realization of Delman’s came at the same time as something else.

“This was around the time that I started keeping kosher,” Delman said about his journey. “I realized that there was a lack of good quality kosher artisan cheeses on the market.”

Delman had been involved in Hillel and some Jewish student organizations in college and grad school. At some point, he realized that so many of the family and friends that he had grown up with did not have a formal Jewish education and many of them were intermarrying with non-Jews.

Once he got married and had children of his own, he started raising his family in Passaic, New Jersey, and sent them to Jewish day school. As the other kids in their classes kept kosher and Shabbat, Delman didn’t

want to confuse his children with a double standard, and slowly his family started to become more observant. Delman wanted his children and grandchildren to carry on Jewish traditions for generations to come.

Seeing the path open in front of him, Delman had to figure out how to follow the yellow (cheddar) brick road.

“I decided that I had to become the expert on cheese,” said the man now known as “The Cheese Guy.” “Knowledge is power. I had to be able to create a unique niche of my own. I had done a lot of traveling, but I wasn’t your typical traveler. Instead of going to museums, I would love to see how food was manufactured. Or I would visit farms and schmooze with the farmers.”

There’s a big difference between selling other people’s products and making your own. That was something that Delman was going to have to figure out. His other issue was that, in many cases, it was really the farmers that he would have to rely on instead of himself.

“I started developing relationships with local farmers in upstate New York and Vermont,” Delman said about the networking portion of his job. “When I went back to visit Cleveland, I did the same at Amish farms near where I grew up.”

Still, a big part of making your own cheese is the science. And unlike some other products, food science plays a prominent role in cheesemaking. While most of us can just go to the supermarket and grab a brick of one of his artisan cheeses, Delman had to learn about things like affinage (a French word that means the aging and ripening of cheese).

“I started reading everything about how cheese is made,” recalls Delman about what seems like a difficult trip back to school. “I went to the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheeses and took some additional courses on cheesemaking and the process of cheese aging. Then I took some courses from a French cheesemaker. I also took a kind of apprenticeship at some of the farms so I could do some hands-on learning with cheesemaking and aging.”

That hands-on part of the job became more important to Delman. In his previous job, the food was just a commodity to be bought and sold. In his new business, he’d be visiting farms and working with the product himself.

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rent Delman grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland in a house that was very Jewish but not necessarily very religious.

“My family was a traditional Jewish family,” said Delman about his upbringing. “We didn’t keep kosher, and we didn’t keep Shabbat, but Judaism was very important to us.”

The neighborhood was mostly a mix of Jews and Italians. Not keeping kosher meant a pretty deep exposure to authentic Italian food early in life for Delman.

He experienced the varied flavors and levels of quality of some of the specialty foods that were available in the local markets nearby. But there was one thing that interested him just as much as food.

“I was always very entrepreneurial,” Delman recalls.

“I had paper routes and landscaping businesses when I was very young. In high school, I created a window washing business that employed my friends and brothers and helped us get through high school and college with some pocket change. I always loved being in business for myself.”

With a love for food and the drive to learn more about business, Delman moved on to college where he got his bachelor’s degree in international relations at nearby Ohio State University. After that, it was a master’s in business from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. While he would certainly come to need both of those degrees for where his business would go in the future, Delman finds what he did during those years outside of the classroom to be just as important.

“I used to backpack around the world,” Delman said casually about some trips that would make almost anybody envious. “Before I started college, I took a year off and went backpacking through Europe and Israel. I also spent a semester at Tel Aviv University in my junior year of college. Between undergrad and grad school, I went backpacking through more of the Middle East and Africa.”

Armed with some worldly experience, a love for food, the entrepreneurial spirit, and the education to bring it all together, Delman started his career in the food business.

“My first job out of business school was with a large food company,” recalls Delman about his early days in the business world. “I was the marketing manager for a large food company that was buying and selling food commodities. I helped establish a specialty food division inside that company.”

Delman was successful in his role, but he did what he has always done and what he still does; he wanted to learn more.

“I started to attend trade conferences and started to meet with farmers,” said Delman of how he really started to gain some of the knowledge he would later need to make his dreams a reality. “I figured that it would be the right time to start my own business and take some risks while I wasn’t married and didn’t have kids. So, I started a wholesale distribution company for specialty foods.”

Just like that, he was out on his own. And as you’d expect of him, Delman put his nose to the grindstone and got his business rolling. Sometimes, literally.

“I was dealing with dry goods, so I started storing things in my garage. I bought an old, beat-up van and

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Ask The Cheese Guy: What are your favorite cheeses? ◊ Tilsit - “This is a cheese we make up in Vermont.

It tastes a little like a combination of the nuttiness of gruyere, which is a Swiss-style cheese, but it has the creaminess of a Havarti.” ◊ Viney Sheep - “This is a cheese we make from a proprietary recipe we developed in Italy. My wife and I went to Italy and visited one of my Italian partners, and we traveled around to farms together. It’s soaked in kosher red wine.

It’s a takeoff of a non-kosher cheese called drunken goat or winey goat, which is a goat cheese that’s soaked in wine. It’s aged for two to three years.” ◊ 4-year Aged Parmesan with Cheddar Notes - “It’s not quite as salty or sharp as an Italian parmesan, but it’s a very unique cheese. It tastes a little bit like a cheddar and a little bit like an aged gouda. The flavor is complex and amazing.”

Ask The Cheese Guy: What’s the right cheese for… ◊ Grilled Cheese?

“I’d go with the sharp cheddar. Put in some green apples, a little bit of Dijon mustard, and some caramelized onions.” ◊ Mac and Cheese?

“You’ve gotta put in the chipotle cheddar. I might also use the Monterey jack or creamy Havarti, depending on what you like.” ◊ Fondue?

“The raclette is a pungent, creamy, French cheese that’s often used for melting. It’s great for fondue. Another traditional use for melted raclette is over top of potatoes.”

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Ask The Cheese Guy: What might you make for Shavuot? ◊ Cacio e Pepe - “It’s a really popular dish these days. It’s a pasta dish where you use an aged sheep milk cheese (like pecorino), black pepper, and different creams depending on what you want the sauce to be. You can use any pecorino, but I have a pecorino with black peppercorns in it (pecorino al pepe nero) that’s great for this.” ◊ Baked Brie - “I loved baked brie. I have one brie from Vermont and an imported French brie. Both are now cholov Yisroel. I enjoy making baked brie with different berries and berry preserves.” ◊ Cheese Dip - “I love to make cheese dips at home. Try taking chunks of leftover cheeses and throwing them in a food processor with some olive oil, garlic, and white wine. Now you’ve got your own homemade gourmet cheese spread or dip, depending on consistency.”

“I decided I really wanted to have an effect. I loved being involved in the artisan part of the business,” said Delman about his newfound niche.

“I liked working with my hands and doing some physical work besides the learning, the science, and the intellectual. So I built a cheese cellar in the basement of my house that I’ve had for about 12 years. I use it as a kind of cheese lab where I can experiment a little with the cheeses.”

The Kosher Experience Now that he was getting into the cheese business, Delman needed a name. His younger brother, Todd, has helped with some of the marketing and technical aspects. Somehow, www.TheCheeseGuy. com wasn’t yet taken, and they were able to secure the domain name. They were also able to trademark the logos and name.

Todd continues to help out with the patents for some of The Cheese Guy’s proprietary cheese varieties and recipes. Two of those proprietary cheeses that are big hits now are the Beer Cheddar and the Smoky Gouda.

“The Beer Cheddar is a Vermont small-batch handmade craft beer cheddar where we bring in different locally made beers to use as an ingredient in the cheese,” The Cheese Guy explains. “We actually use different craft beers in each production.

Partnering up with local New York craft breweries has been fun.

“Another proprietary recipe we have is for the Smoky Gouda. All cheeses have salt in them, so instead of using regular salt, we used smoked salt. It’s made on an Amish farm in northeast Ohio.”

When The Cheese Guy started out in 2008, he had a couple of cheddar and jack types and a local hechsher. It’s hard to believe, but at the time, a sharp cheddar was a new thing for the kosher cheese world.

As the brand increased, he made more cheeses, took on the Orthodox Union’s (OU) hashgacha, and found his way into many more stores all over the country. After getting many requests, he started the quest to make some of his cheeses cholov Yisroel.

Today, about half of his cheeses are certified as being cholov Yisroel.

Some of The Cheese Guy’s work was making better versions of cheeses that the kosher consumer could buy already. For instance, his biggest sellers are the cups of shredded and grated aged fresh parmesan. The other brands are either made from scraps or aren’t packaged fresh.

But in other cases, The Cheese Guy had to work with the OU to figure out how to make a kosher version of a cheese that was inherently non-kosher.

“For many years, I tried to make a kosher Manchego,” said The Cheese Guy about the Spanish cheese. “I wasn’t able to make it, because it’s made with animal rennet. So I partnered with a small farm in Israel to make a Manchego-style cheese with non-animal rennet. We called it ‘Manchelli’ (as in Manchego-Israeli). It really took off for a couple of years until sheep’s milk fell into short sup-

ply in Israel, and they weren’t able to export more of the cheese. Around the same time, I was finally able to source a place in Spain that was willing to make Manchego without animal enzymes. So after many years, we now have a kosher Manchego available.”

One of his most recent successes was not without its failures. Making the first version of fresh kosher burrata took some time.

“The burrata is made in northern Italy in a small plant that uses the traditional methods,” said Delman about one of his newest creations. “I had gone to Italy several times to try to get the recipe right. I set up the production and I flew over the first batch, and it wasn’t the right consistency. The Stracciatella (the middle of burrata) is supposed to be creamy, and it wasn’t.

“I flew back to Italy and told them that I wouldn’t do business with them anymore unless they tweaked the filling’s texture. The second batch was better, but it still wasn’t right. So I flew back another time to spend a few weeks there with my family. It was over Rosh Hashana, so I spent Rosh Hashana in Verona in the north of Italy in a 600-year-old shul with the rabbi who is the mashgiach who supervises the production of the burrata. We finally got it right.”

One of the determining factors in making some of the rarer cheeses happen is using different milks. And, no, we’re not talking about 1% or whole. We are talking about sheep or goat milks.

Along the way, The Cheese Guy had to get a bigger warehouse and more employees, especially to accommodate the growing inventory of cheeses that he is aging for later production. Between the aging and the use of different milks, The Cheese Guy stands alone in terms of artisanal quality in the kosher cheese world, even if it’s difficult to produce some of these products.

“One of the challenging ones that we make is a domestic Brie,” Delman said. “To make it kosher, cholov Yisroel, and kosher for Passover, it took me a few years to source the right bacterial cultures and rennet, and I had to have them specially produced in another country.

That probably took me about five years from sourcing the product to getting it produced. The cultures are now in a deep freeze, because I had to make it in a very large quantity.”

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where the jams and crackers come in. We label them with pairing options for cheese.”

His daily life these days has to mix in obligations such as corporate events, wine and cheese tastings at shuls, and farmers’ markets. He’s often called into an office with a few kosher-keeping employees because the company knows that his quality will pass any bar, kosher or not.

“I’d like to think I’ve been able to revolutionize the kosher cheese world.”

Like a Fine Wine In recent years, The Cheese Guy has also expanded to making products other than cheese, using a label called “Fine Pairings.”

“I think I’m a feinschmecker,” Delman quips, using a word that derives from German and is used to describe a person who enjoys the finer things in life when it comes to food and drink. “So we started expanding into products that were cheese accompaniments. That’s

He often fields questions about the possibilities in kosher cheesemaking. One frequent question is about kosher cheese curds and the likelihood we might see them on shelves someday. He doesn’t say yes, but he has an alternative.

“I have a fresh mozzarella that I bring in from Italy,” Delman said about one of his truly unique offerings.

“It’s called ‘stuzzichine.’ It’s very similar to a cheese curd. They are small mozzarella balls in a brine, and

when you bite them, they have the same kind of effect as a cheese curd. When you bite into them, they have that same squeaking in your mouth.”

In 2022, almost all of the most popular types of cheese are in The Cheese Guy’s artisanal arsenal. The rare ones that aren’t (like gruyere), he’s working on. He is still looking to add a couple of types of cheese every year.

“Our very latest cheese is an organic whipped fresh ricotta,” said The Cheese Guy about his newest invention. “I came up with the recipe with the farms and a creamery over the course of a few years. It’s organic whole milk from small family farms, organic vinegar, and salt. There are only three ingredients. It can be used for baking, but it’s so natural and creamy that I spread it on toast or a nice baguette in the morning. I either go savory or sweet. If I go sweet, I drizzle honey on it with some sliced pear or apple. Or in a savory direction, I’ll go with some avocado and tomato with salt, pepper, and olive oil.”

After all the work he’s done over the years, Delman certainly has the gratitude of the kosher community.

He’s received well everywhere he goes – and for good reason. Without him, we might still be in the kosher cheese dark ages instead of the kosher aged cheese enlightenment.

“I’d like to think I’ve been able to revolutionize the kosher cheese world,” said Delman.

If anyone was going to be able to do it, it was going to be somebody named “The Cheese Guy.”

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Dear Teen Talk, The summer is coming up, and although I enjoy this time of year, this year I am very stressed. I’m stressed about it because everyone is going to overnight camp and I am not going. I would

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like to go to camp but because I had a medical incident earlier this year, my parents aren’t comfortable sending me away.

I understand that I can’t go but I am also stressed about this because I don’t want to tell my friends or classmates the real reason why I can’t go. It’s pretty private. So I made up a reason – I said that last year I got homesick a lot – and told them that’s why I’m not going.

But they are pressuring me and telling me that I should get over my homesickness and go to camp with them for at least one half.

Now, I feel very stressed, and I also feel very left out when people talk about camp and all the fun they’re going to have together.

Do you have any suggestions about what I can do to feel less stressed and less left out from all the fun that will

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hank you so much for writing in with your dilemma. I truly feel with you on each level. Let’s try to tackle each challenge individually.

Experiencing a medical challenge is always difficult – especially when it is a private one that is not to be shared with others. You do not say how old you are, but I will assume you are a preteen/teenager. This is a time in your life when peer

pressure is great and following what your friends think and do is crucial to your social acceptance. Therefore, this must truly be a very trying time for you.

It seems to me that you have accepted your parents’ decision to keep you home this summer and maybe even agree with them. Again, while I do not know the nature of your

medical issue, it appears to be a wise decision.

That being said, your friends can only go on the excuse you have given them and their cajoling you to try and go to camp for a few weeks to overcome your homesickness makes a lot of sense. There are

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times when privacy is really important, and this is one of those times.

We see as an example of the importance of privacy in the Torah.

We all know what happened when Balak the King of Moav hired Bilaam to curse Bnei Yisrael. Instead of cursing Bnei Yisrael, Bilaam blessed us. His famous words of “Mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov” are the hallmark of our national privacy. Bilaam looked at how Bnei Yisrael were camped and saw that each tent faced a different direction so that each family had their privacy. Our tents were set up in a way that we were not comparing ourselves to others.

We were looking within our families rather than outward at what everyone else was doing and saying.

In order to maintain the appropriate privacy, you will continue going along with your storyline. I would encourage you to thank your friends for their constant support and encouragement. Let them know how much it means to you that they care

you know that your decision to stay home from camp is the right one, as you do know, then it is easier to accept these feelings.

If you do not agree with your parents, then I am very proud of your kibbud av v’em. When we are young, most certainly in our teenage years, we believe our parents don’t really know very much nor really “get it.” Mark Twain once said, “When I was 16, my parents knew nothing. Now that I have grown up, it’s amazing how much they have learned!” The fact that a child follows their parents’ word even if they don’t understand the reasoning or agree with it is a tremendous kavod and will be rewarded greatly at the right time.

I think there are a few things you can do to feel better about the whole situation.

Again, I do not know how old you are and whether you have a phone or whether the camp even allows phones, but if yes, then you can surely Facetime with your friends, and they can include you in as many activ-

If not, how about playing off of Flat Stanley?! ities as you like. If not, how about playing off of Flat Stanley?!

The fictional children’s classic “Flat Stanley” recounts the adventures of Stanley Lambchop squashed flat by a bulletin board while sleeping. He survives and decides to make the best of being flat. Soon, he discovers that he is able to enter locked rooms by sliding under the door. Over the course of the story, he also rolls up to go out to a park, and he is used as a kite by his brother. Another special advantage of being flat is that Flat Stanley can visit his friends

Rebbetzin Sori Teitelbaum is the rebbetzin emeritus of Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst. She recently retired from teaching at HAFTR middle school and high school in the Five Towns. She is a well-known speaker and is involved in all aspects of the community. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Teitelbaum recently made aliyah and live most of the year in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

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and want to help you get over your homesickness. However, you have already begun to plan your summer at home (as I will discuss soon) and you hope they will respect your decision just as you respect theirs.

Ben Zoma states in Perek 4 Mishna 1 in Pirkei Avos: “Eizehu mechubad? Ha’mechabed es ha’briyos. Who is the one who is honored? The one who honors others.” We show honor to one another by respecting them and their decisions.

The feeling of being left out and FOMO is a real challenge as well. I believe that if

in California by mailing himself in an envelope. Stanley even helps catch art museum thieves by disguising himself as a painting on the wall. Eventually, Stanley becomes tired of his flatness, and his brother restores his proper shape with a bicycle pump.

You, too, can make the best of this challenging situation. Why not send a picture of yourself up to camp with your friends to be the flat character in the camp scenes?

Encourage your friends to “keep you with them” as this will help you adjust to camp life better and be more prepared for next summer. This will help your friends feel that they are helping you ease into an uncomfortable situation of being in camp and that they are helping you grow in your confidence. You can even go up to visit them all on visiting day and feel a part of it all!

You should definitely plan as wonderful a summer as you can. Sign up for courses you always wanted to take. What are your hobbies and interests? Be adventurous and learn new skills! Since you do not have to “follow the crowd” since they will be away, follow your own heart and do what most interests you.

You can prepare a scrapbook of all the fun stuff you are doing at home, and it will be very meaningful to share it with your friends after the summer.

This is a real opportunity for you to grow and mature into who YOU really are and who/what YOU want to become!

Don’t let this opportunity slip away from you.

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I am an avid reader and consider myself very intellectual. When I tell shadchanim this, I am set up with guys who are nerdy with no emotional

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hani, take the initiative and go places where young intellectual people gather. These may be lectures, clubs, shiurim, book clubs, political action groups, and volunteer events for Klal Yisroel. Young people who are intellectual and are interested in current affairs and history get involved. In other words, get involved in conversation and action whether it is for Israel, NYS’s proposed education rules, the OU’s activism, Agudah activism, YU social activism groups, or your local community’s Jewish defense organizations. You will find other singles and marrieds with serious interests and commitments on import-

ant topics with deeper values and ideas.

Intellectual people don’t just think, they do. Become a doer and you will meet people who are aware of things beyond themselves and have developed social skills. The people who work with others on causes they care about know about getting along and getting things done as well as the deeper reasons for their activism.

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hat a frustrating predicament!

One of the hardest feelings one can feel is being misunderstood. You feel like your hands are tied; in both

directions you are encountering roadblocks.

It might not be a matter of you misrepresenting yourself or shadchanim not understanding you well enough. The issue might realistically be that the kind of intellectual you seek also may have a less cool, quirky side to him.

The way you presented yourself in your question (starting with being an avid reader and intellectual) gives a glimpse onto how you present to others.

Notice how you, yourself, are presenting to people. What comes across as your most important trait is what people will look for in a spouse for you. My advice for you would be to look out for ways to meet guys on your own so you can get to know them fully.

Also, give people a chance; there is more than what the eyes see. You may see a guy who dresses more nerdily, but

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hani, as always, G-d knows exactly what you need and will send your bashert at a precise time – regardless of what you tell shadchanim. However, we would love to save you from being emotionally drained and meeting the wrong people.

It’s always super important to clarify and define your criteria since it is subjective to every listener. For example, you can state, “I’m attracted to intellectual guys who are socially savvy who can complement my personality.

Not someone who is ‘nerdy,’ but rather someone with depth and substance.”

Clarification is super, super important, so don’t hesitate to provide it!

erein lies the problem. You, and many of our singles, meet with a shadchan for, perhaps, a 15-minute, superficial conversation. After this meeting, you expect that this “professional” will not only gain a deep insight into the attributes, virtues, and qualities that define you but also will clearly discern your very deepest hopes and aspirations for finding a soulmate.

(How and why this antiquated system seems to, nevertheless, succeed for many in our community is astonishing.)

Here are some suggestions: First, if you do wish to date through the shadchan system, do not work with someone who is merely a part-time amateur, who sets up singles in her spare time, while balancing working full-time

at a “real” job and raising her own family. A truly professional shadchan will take the time to really understand your own background, what makes you tick, and what you’re looking for in a husband.

Second, even when working with highly qualified shadchanim, you will be summarized on an 8 x 10 index card, with a note saying something like, “She wants an intellectual with a high emotional IQ and excellent social skills.”

The problem, of course, is that our lives and aspirations cannot be encapsulated in 25 words or less. Instead, please consider meeting other singles by going to shul programs, Shabbos dinners at friends’ homes, and singles’ events hosted by reputable organizations like YUConnects.

On a lighter note, there are many funny stories about singles who try to find mates via short advertisements, in 25 words or less, in the Personal Column of local newspapers.

Intellect and a killer personality aren’t mutually exclusive.

This may or not be true, but, reportedly, an Israel newspaper recently featured the following singles’ ads: • Yeshiva bochur, Torah scholar, long beard, payos. Seeks same in woman. POB 43.

• Female graduate student, studying Kabballah, Zohar, exorcism of dybbuks, seeks mensch. No weirdos, please. POB 56.

• Jewish male, 34, very successful, smart, independent, self-made. Looking for girl whose father will hire me. POB 22

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hank you for writing in! It seems to me that you’re looking for a well-rounded individual, someone who can join you in stimulating conversation about the latest book you read as well as possibly have a nice vibe about him. You are looking for a real connection. It is challenging to connect with someone who lacks social skills. However, intellect and a kill-

er personality aren’t mutually exclusive. I know very intelligent people who like to read and can be very present and engaging.

I’m having trouble figuring out how I want to respond to your dilemma because I’m wondering if I understand all

the moving parts. But I’ll go for it anyway based on my understanding of what you are saying. Perhaps stating to shadchanim that “I’m an intellectual and an avid reader” is garnering you popularity amongst the intellectual types. Maybe try something like this: “I have so many interests and passions. One of them is my love of reading.” Continue on with your other interests and passions and state that you are looking for a well-rounded guy with an engaging personality with whom you can develop a lasting emotional connection. I think you want to get across the

fact that you are multidimensional and looking for a multidimensional guy…a Renaissance man, if you will.

Never hold back from sharing important parts of yourself with a shadchan. Be real, honest and true to yourself, and you are already doing your hishtadlus. Be very clear with yourself about who you are and know that you are intrinsically valuable and worthy.

And you are setting yourself up to welcome a man into your life who will affirm who you are every day of your life.

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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What Does a Good Marriage Look Like?

by Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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is not the true person but only parts of them. This is far less threatening, less rejecting, less hurtful than if their whole person-hood were mistreating us.

These negative moments will occur for all of us; we are imperfect in a constant flux of working toward that perfection which we can’t ever achieve.

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n honor of the giving of the Torah, I wanted to share with you my take on the components of a good marriage that you may not see elsewhere.

1. Each person values themselves.

It means that you have forgiven yourself for your own actions in the marriage that your firefighters and managers instigated. That is, you have forgiven yourself for the parts of you that have reacted with anger, drama, or digs and the parts that prepared for the worst by shutting down, avoidance, or burying your own voice.

It means that you recognize your gifts, including the protectors that came into your life in order to save you and get you through the bad stuff even though you no longer rely on them to communicate with your loved ones.

“Wait a minute!” you might be thinking…

“You’re calling the protectors who lash out ‘gifts’? The protectors who shut down are gifts? The ones who bury your own voice are gifts?”

Yes. They try to help us survive in a difficult situation and navigating the way between being vulnerable and honest with who you are, on the one hand, and handling the challenges that face you on the other hand is not easy. Your protectors are gifts because they got you through it all.

But then you got to higher ground where you could see the big picture and make better decisions without relying on protectors but with turning instead to your true Self. And you value that person.

And out of respect for the Self that you are, you no longer need to rely on those protectors.

The problem that got you to need them is that when a person’s own cup is empty, there is nothing to give. That’s when the bean-counting starts. So, paradoxically,

the best way to become a giver is to be sure that you don’t have hidden corners of your soul that do not like who you are.

It is only when you accept yourself completely that you have energy and love for the people in your life and you stop relying on those protectors, the firefighters and the managers that aren’t the real you.

Self-love is the best defense against neediness, or being controlling of, or angry at, your partner.

And the bonus is that you become more attractive to them when you don’t need them or control them.

2. Each person is Self-led.

This means that even though your protectors have done the best job they could and you do value them, you have discovered a Self that used to be covered up by these protectors.

And this Self that you’ve discovered is beautiful, shining, happy just to be.

What’s more – and this is critical – your Self has won the trust of your protectors so that your Self can be the leader

of this internal family of parts that you have. Not only that, but deep inside, in your most honest place of Self, you know you can handle life and lead your inner family of parts.

What that means is that even when triggered by anyone at all, your Self can step up to the plate, assess in an instant the messages of all the protectors and make a decision as to how to best handle things.

The decision that Self makes is never about revenge, anger, getting even, shutting the door, or walling up inside.

The decision that Self makes is based on connection, compassion, clarity, perspective, and even wisdom. We all have those inside of us; they just needed to be allowed space to breathe without the encumbrances of artificial compliance, resentment, or victimhood.

The beauty of this approach is that we can see when our parts – or our partner’s parts – have blocked our Selves. This is powerful because it means that we understand that what we are experiencing

3. Old traumas don’t play out in the marriage.

That means that old traumas in which you came to think badly of yourself are healed. You’ve visited with old memories, rescued your inner children that you’d once wanted to forget, and loved on them.

You know how to soothe them should they be triggered by someone else’s parts.

You don’t look to others to soothe them; you your Self can handle the situation.

What this really comes down to is not expecting from our partner the reactions that we received growing up; they can be who they are and we can be pleasantly surprised over and over again that they will be kind and compassionate towards us.

4. You can actually listen to each other and feel a connection when you do.

Your parts may have agendas and that is okay. Not only is it okay, it’s good. Our parts are, indeed, our gifts. But since we are Self-led, we can hear the comments of our parts as our partner speaks and integrate both the messages of our own parts and what our partner is saying.

We can listen to ourselves and listen to our significant other from a place of curiosity and concern for all, your parts and their parts - and your Self and themselves, too.

5. You’ve tamed your firefighters.

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So when they do come up, you will notice them in your body first – maybe you will feel it in your gut or your head or your breathing. And that will tell you that you need to pause and reassure them, thanking them for their message, but ultimately handle things from Self energy.

6. It’s okay if you disagree; you can take turns.

Your spouse and you shouldn’t agree on everything. When that happens, life is boring, you lose your voice, and life becomes oppressive.

Rather, it’s great if we see things differently because that brings new learning, excitement, growth, and a feeling of just being alive.

So we navigate different viewpoints by sharing and digesting it all. Then we take turns on who gets to lead.

And we’re talking about big things, not which restaurant to pick, although it applies there, too.

7. Life is fun even when it’s not.

When two people are on board with each other from a place of Self-energy, life is fun. Yes, there are challenges, for example, hospitalizations, death, losing jobs, moving – all the most stressful things that can plague us.

But being together without the energy of protectors hiding us from who we are,

He realized that he had been trying and trying to be the support for her when she was anxious, but it wasn’t working.

Now, she was taking care of those anxious parts inside of her and it was such a break for him, he almost laughed out loud.

But here’s the really interesting piece of this: When two people are mostly tak-

It’s great if we see things differently because that brings new learning, excitement, growth, and a feeling of just being alive.

it feels good, and sometimes can even be fun. You do it together; you get through it and that makes you buddies in the trenches – which increases the bond.

8. You’re there for each other.

Someone said to me recently that he was so relieved that his wife was taking care of her parts so that he didn’t have to.

ing care of their own parts, there may be situations 10% of the time that each person just can’t.

It’s normal to be overwhelmed at those stressful moments of life where a child is in the hospital or a company folds and you’re left jobless. It’s at those times that we can soothe our partner’s parts and hold them.

And again, we take turns having this role. If it feels one-sided, then that person needs to work on dusting off the protectors to let their Selves shine.

When both people feel the slap together and no one is capable of being in Self without the anxiety or the grief, it’s time to just be together without blame, criticism, and disrespect. The bad times are not a cue to attack, even within yourself. It’s a time to just hold hands and get through.

Blame, judgment, and criticism are parts that have learned that this is not a burden they need to carry anymore. They see that humans are just human; forgiveness and understanding can replace them and these parts can take on other roles within you.

All this is not a fantasy. I keep seeing it happen. Is it easy to get there? No. But it’s possible.

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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Shavuos the Healthy Way by cindy Weinberger MS, rD, cDN

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havuos is the holiday that we received the Torah. The Torah teaches us to enjoy food and to elevate it to a spiritual level by making brachos before and after we eat. The Torah also teaches us to eat in a dignified, respectful manner and not in a glutinous fashion.

Holidays are special times for festive and joyous foods, yet with so many of us struggling to maintain a healthy weight, let’s learn to balance nutritious foods while enjoying this dairy-filled yom tov.

1. Serve a soup as an appetizer. On yom tov, you are able to cook and warm up liquids, so serving hot soup is a great option and a treat. This is not an invitation to serve a creamy soup made predominantly of heavy cream. You can go ahead and make a cream of zucchini/broccoli/ cauliflower /asparagus/mushroom soup and use mostly water with skim milk as the base. An even better option would be to make a hearty vegetable soup. Throw in any vegetables of your choice. Try to shy away from the starchy vegetables and save those for during the meal. Don’t add in pasta or any cream; leave it as lean as possible. This soup will provide you with essential vitamins and minerals from the vegetables, help you reach your daily recommended servings of vegetables, and fill you up while only providing few calories.

2. If soup isn’t your thing, plate a salad as an appetizer. Keep the salad and dressing light to avoid adding unnecessary calories. Israeli salad, or any choice of vegetables with a light vinaigrette dressing, makes an excellent choice.

A salad is supposed to be a freebie, not contain 500 calories from additions and dressings. Don’t add sautéed vegetables and try to avoid anything that will add empty calories, such as ramen noodles, French’s fried onions, and candied pecans. Keep it all vegetables. If you want to add a crunch to your salad, try roasted chickpeas; they’re so easy to make, delicious and very nutritious!

3. Not every dish needs to be dairy.

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that dairy is healthy for you. Yes, dairy foods

if you have the time and patience, make your own marinara sauce using a light recipe such as something similar to this:

Lighter Marinara Sauce

are rich in protein, calcium, magnesium, folate, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, and vitamins A, D, and E, however, the good is often concealed by all the calories and fat you are adding into the recipes. Instead of indulging in the traditional cheese blintzes and cheesecakes, try to serve parve dishes as much as possible since they tend to be healthier, lighter, and less calorically dense.

4. When you do make dairy dishes, use low-fat or fat-free options such as skim milk and low-fat cottage whenever possible. Low-fat cottage cheese only contains 130 calories in 6 ounces and has 20g of protein. Cottage cheese is also high in calcium with 15% daily value in 6 ounces.

Greek yogurt or farmer cheese are also healthier options for a recipe that calls for cheese. When making quiche, try to make it in individual servings so as not to cut as big a portion. And don’t go for doubles!

5. Focus on the fish. Whether it be salmon, sea bass, tilapia, a tuna steak, or any fish of your preference, fish is low in calories and fat, while packed with essential nutrients. Fish is a great source of lean protein, and fatty fish such as salmon is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega 3 fatty acids are the good fat that our cells need and are anti-inflammatory.

Omega-3 fatty acids are therefore helpful to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, and help relieve auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, and lupus. Eating fish as your main dish offers so many health benefits, and by filling up on fish, you will have less space for the foods you should be staying away from.

6. Enjoy eggs. Since you can cook fresh food on yom tov, an exciting, healthy idea would be to offer an egg station. Kind of like at a bris, you can take orders for eggs. Offer sunny side up, scrambled or omelets with a choice of vegetables.

Trust me – everyone will love this fun idea. Eggs are filling, high in protein and iron and are low in calories. If this idea is too much work for you, you can make shakshuka in advance or deviled eggs as a more elegant option than simply serving scrambled or hard boiled eggs.

7. Lighten up the pastas. For a healthier version of baked ziti/lasagna, start off with using whole wheat pasta only. Cook according to instructions on the package. If you really want to cut down on the carbs, use zoodles. Next,

Ingredients • 1 tsp olive oil • 2 cloves garlic, smashed • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes • 1 small bay leaf • 1 tsp oregano • 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil • Salt and fresh pepper to taste Directions • In a medium pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.

• Add garlic and sauté until golden, being careful not to burn.

• Add crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, and bay leaf. Stir and reduce heat to low.

• Cover and let simmer about 15-20 minutes.

• Remove from heat and add fresh basil.

If this option seems too tedious for you, then use any reduced fat/light/reduced sugar jar of marinara sauce. Next, use low-fat cottage cheese and sprinkle reduced fat or light mozzarella cheese on top. The traditional baked ziti or lasagna can have so many added calories from the pasta, sauce, and cheese. This way, you are cutting down the calories drastically and getting the fiber benefits from the whole wheat pasta and protein and calcium from the low fat cottage cheese.

8. Change up the pizza. Many like to serve pizza on Shavuos either for the kids or as a fun treat. For healthier versions of pizza, you can either use whole wheat dough or skip the dough altogether. Nowadays, there are so many healthy pizza options you can choose from. Try cauliflower crust, or scoop out the inside of an eggplant or zucchini and use the vegetables themselves as the “crust” of your pizza. (You might have seen this idea marketed as zucchini boats.) This way, you are ditching the dough altogether, while also gaining the nutrients from

139 made by blending together cooked rice with water and then adding enzymes to convert starches to sugars. Since rice is considered hypoallergenic, like almond milk, rice milk is a safe bet for those with food sensitivities to dairy, nuts, or soy. Just like the other nondairy alternatives, rice milk is now often fortified with calcium and vitamin D to help maintain

Fish is a great source of lean protein, and fatty fish such as salmon is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids.

al, pureed soups, or even a batch of protein cookies. Nutritionally, it’s low in calories and free of saturated fat. Since it’s made from almonds, almond milk is also high in vitamin E, an important antioxidant that boosts brain function. However, almond milk is lower in protein than soy milk. For those with milk and soy allergies, almond milk is a perfect choice.

• Rice milk: This milk alternative is

strong bones. Rice milk’s sweet taste and smooth texture make it a popular nondairy option for coffee, smoothies, and desserts.

• Cashew milk: Cashew milk is fortified with calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B-12, and zinc. However, evidence remains inconclusive as to how well the body absorbs vitamins and minerals added to dairy-free milks.

• Coconut milk: Coconut milk is actually made from coconut liquid squeezed from grated coconut flesh. The unique medium-chain-fatty acids (MCFAs) found in coconut milk are thought to increase metabolism. Coconut milk is also high in potassium. It milk is very popular in the tropical islands and adds a taste of the tropics to oatmeal, soups, smoothies, and pancakes.

Shavuos does not need to be all about the food. Focus less on eating and more on the exciting two days you have to relax and spend with your loved ones. Shavuos is such a beautiful holiday when the weather is spectacular, so spend time with your family outdoors, taking walks, going to the park and enjoying the pleasant weather.

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a private nutritionist. She can be reached at Cindy Weinberger1@gmail.com or at 917-623-6237.

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9. Swap out the less healthy carbs with healthier carbs. Instead of having white flour, white pasta, white potatoes, and bread, incorporate sweet potatoes, squashes, and whole grains such as quinoa, bulgur, kasha, or brown rice.

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• Soymilk: Soymilk is produced by soaking, crushing, and cooking soybeans and then extracting the liquid. Since it’s made from soybeans, soymilk is packed with protein. Soymilk is also a good source of potassium, which is necessary for muscle function and regulating blood pressure. Soymilk also contains isoflavones, which have been associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. It was the first nondairy milk to become mainstream, and it’s still probably still the most popular. Soymilk has also become an increasingly popular ingredient for

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Torah Fundamentals

by Sara rayvych, MSed

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havuos is the culmination of seven weeks of counting until the day we once again receive the Torah anew.

After gaining our freedom and becoming a nation on Pesach, we now receive our life mission during Shavuos with the privilege of receiving the Torah.

We’ve reached Shavuos as the culmination of the counting of seven weeks of the omer. Sefira is an interesting mitzvah. It’s the transition between Pesach and Shavuos, linking the two events. Each year the famous question comes up of what to do if a night is missed. Can you still say the bracha? Counting the omer is either made up of 49 smaller parts or each day is its own mitzvah to count. It’s unusual to find a mitzvah that is potentially made up of many smaller acts that combine to create one larger whole.

We know there are 613 mitzvos in the Torah. We’ve heard many beautiful divrei Torah discussing the various ideas behind each of the commandments. Each mitzvah is a world all its own, yet the Torah is a package that we accepted with “naaseh v’nishmah.”

The importance of fulfilling each mitzvah is also discussed. Each one is crucial, and we don’t pick and choose between the many gifts Hashem has given us. What is less frequently discussed is that it’s impossible for any person to complete all 613

mitzvos during their lifetime. You read correctly – none of us can do it all ourselves.

For example, my husband and I had the z’chus of redeeming our firstborn son. We had a meaningful pidyon haben for him when he reached the mature age of 31 days old. Yes, people really do joke and ask if you are sure you want to buy him back; we made the purchase and he’s ours. It’s actually quite rare to make a pidyon haben, but my husband is himself a peter rechem and had one, too.

As we know, kohanim, while ineligible for being redeemed, shouldn’t feel left out.

Kohanim, too, have their own set of special mitzvos that a regular Yisroel, as chashuv as he may be, is unable to perform. They have unique obligations that come with the privileges of being the direct descendants of Aharon Hakohen.

If either my husband or I came from families of Kohanim or Leviim, we’d be exempt from the mitzvah of pidyon haben.

Alternatively, any man that can perform the kohanic mitzvos is exempt from the mitzvah of redeeming his son. We see an interesting paradox: no individual Jew can complete all 613 mitzvos. No single person can do everything, but together as a nation we are complete. These concepts struck me as being powerful lessons, both for our children and for us as parents.

As we come together now, Klal Yisroel

united to accept the Torah, we are also reaffirming our goal as parents to pass on this legacy to the next generation. One of the promises Hashem gave us is the continuity of the Torah: it shall never leave us as a nation. This is both a privilege and responsibility that we, the parents of Am Yisroel, have.

It’s Not All or None Over the years I’ve learned with different women at various stages of religious observance through the Oorah Torahmates chavrusa program. There are certain points that are so important that I try to work them into the lessons. One of those is the beautiful teaching that all of Klal Yisroel, including those not yet born, were present at Har Sinai for this magnificent event. I want these women to appreciate that they, too, received the Torah, just like I did.

A second yesod that I attempt to work into the lessons is that Torah is never “all or none.” Often, it can be overwhelming for someone on the path to mitzvah observance to realize just how much there is ahead of them. It can become disheartening, and it can result in frustration. Perhaps she’s ready to keep kosher but not yet prepared to give up Saturday little league. Sadly, this attitude can stunt the development of someone dedicated to growth.

Please don’t confuse this as saying we

can pick and choose mitzvos – chas v’shalom! I am not at all indicating that any part of the Torah is more important or relevant than any other. We said, “Naaseh v’nishma,” not “eh, I’ll decide later what I like.”

It’s a subtle yet crucial distinction.

Our children, too, are taking on mitzvos as they grow and mature. Even though they’re being raised as shomrei Torah u’mitzvos, they still are learning and accepting halacha as they develop. My preschooler may now begin to (sometimes) understand that he can’t color on Shabbos yet be unable to count six full hours after his chicken before indulging in his ice cream.

It’s important that they expand, one halacha at a time, as they begin their journey towards full observance.

We need to go at their individual pace with respect, promoting growth rather than stifling it. Each child has their own challenges, and we need to build each of our youth at the pace they need. Let’s use a common example where the attitude of all or none can too often result in “none” getting done. It’s important to daven with a minyan and be punctual. We have definitely worked to inculcate our boys with an appreciation for tefilla b’tzibbur; it’s a major privilege to speak to the Ribbono Shel Olam. Yet, this is a difficult issue for young (and not so young) men. Rather than tell a well-meaning sleepyhead that

141 Negel vasser may not seem like much at first but each mitzvah is a step forward and needs to be treasured.

All parents have dreams for their child.

Sometimes we need to set aside how we wished they would be to better see where they are now and what they really need

ual member of Am Yisroel – and that includes your child.

Your child, too, has unique gifts and abilities that are needed as part of the greater whole. Each individual – no matter how young – needs to recognize that Hashem created him/her with a purpose

Each individual – no matter how young – needs to recognize that Hashem created him/her with a purpose that only that individual can fulfill.

from us to help them best expand themselves and thrive spiritually.

One for All and All for One As mentioned above, no individual can accomplish all the mitzvos personally; we need each other. Every member of Klal Yisroel has their own role and unique function. Just like we need Kohanim, Leviim and Yisroelim, we also need each individ-

that only that individual can fulfill. It’s hard to find anything more empowering than knowing Hashem has a job that only you can accomplish.

Continuity of the Torah There’s a comfort in Hashem’s promise that the Torah will never leave us. This gift is eternal and limitless. We, just mere mortals, are those that are given the task

of perpetuating the divine teachings. It’s a tremendous trust that Hashem has given to us as much as it is humbling in its enormity.

The only way to ensure this is to pass the flame of Torah to the next generation – just as our parents and grandparents did – going all the way back to Har Sinai. It’s incredible when we realize that we have maintained our traditions for centuries.

Throughout all the upheavals and persecutions, times passed, and “isms” of the day, we remained mostly faithful in passing on the flame of Torah.

The future generations of Torah lie in the hands of our own. It is we who are raising the next generation that will, b’ezras Hashem, continue our holy mission. As we raise our children, we aren’t just helping cute babies get bigger, we are continuing in our divine assignment. Have a wonderful yom tov, and may our light shine forever brighter.

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his davening doesn’t matter at all if it isn’t done in shul with nine other men, we can help him appreciate as he takes each step towards this beautiful goal. We can encourage him to reach ever greater milestones in his avodah. Perhaps that means saying Shema b’zmano at home instead of sleeping well past z’man. Maybe that means arriving in shul, even if he’s a few minutes late.

By helping our young bachur appreciate each step of his growth and encouraging him further, we can help him make all his small advances count until he is leading the kehilla in birchos hashachar.

Years ago, a teenage girl was having a tough time during those turbulent years.

Her older sister – having gratefully finished that portion of development – wanted to encourage her younger sister to wash negel vasser, even through the most challenging times. She purchased a negel vasser basin and decorated it with stickers to present as a gift. There were no demands to wash, requests to make the bracha or other requirements. Each night, the older girl silently filled the cup, and each morning the younger one privately washed her hands.

The younger girl, now a grown woman, enjoys the privilege of helping her own children watch negel vasser.

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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10 Pro Flower Tips ThatEvery Person Should Know

By Raquel Goldish

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before placing your bouquet into water, cut the stems with a pair of sharp scissors or clippers. They should

be cut about half an inch and at a 45-degree angle. This will expose the absorbent part of the stem, allowing for water uptake. make sure that there are no leaves on the part of the stems that will be submerged in water.

Change the water in your vase every other day and recut the stems. be sure to keep your flowers out of direct sunlight and away from a heat source. most cut flowers do best

in a cool environment.

avoid getting the heads of your flowers wet! This can cause them to rot.

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Hydrangeas need a lot of water. They drink through their stems, but also absorb water through their petals! make sure their vases are kept full and mist their heads with water to keep them hydrated.

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overwatering potted orchids is the most commonly made mistake. Too much water causes their roots to grow mold and rot. orchids need about a 1/3 cup of room temperature water weekly.

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When you receive a new orchid, check if it’s inside a plastic pot or bag. These should be discarded, and the orchid should be replaced in its original container. you might need to add special orchid soil to fill the pot.

This soil doesn’t retain moisture the way standard potting soil does, protecting the roots from rot.

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Supermarket flowers are unlikely to have been conditioned and stored properly. When buying them, bear in mind that they may not last as long as flowers bought from your local florist. Look for long-lasting flowers like carnations, lilies, mums and daisies. Check the leaves; don’t buy them if they’re starting to turn brown.

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Using the right vase can make all the difference in how good your flowers look! Play around with different shapes, heights and widths, and make sure the flowers are cut appropriately. They should not be compressed too tightly, nor should they be too loose.

Raquel Goldish is the owner of Primrose Floral Design. A graduate of Flower School New York, Raquel’s passion for beautiful and aesthetically pleasing florals led her to open Primrose in 2019. She and her team are dedicated to bringing elevated organic design to Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Five Towns and beyond. Primrose is available for all your floral needs, including weekly flower subscriptions, weddings, bar mitzvahs and bespoke proposals.

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Melktaart

By Shifra and Shlomo Klein

Melktaart (also known as milk tart) is a traditional South African milk custard pie that consists of a buttery shortbread-style crust and a deliciously creamy custard center (similar to crème brûlée).

This delicacy can be found at every bakery and supermarket in South Africa. We have been making this version, which is adapted from various recipes, for years — it’s always a hit.

Ingredients FOR THE CRUST: ▫ 2 cups all-purpose flour ▫ ½ cup (1 stick) butter ▫ ½ cup sugar ▫ 1 egg ▫ ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract ▫ Pinch of kosher salt FOR THE CUSTARD: ▫ 5 cups whole milk ▫ 3 eggs ▫ ¾ cups sugar ▫ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract ▫ 3 tablespoons cornstarch ▫ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ▫ Cinnamon, for dusting (optional)

Preparation 1. for the crust, add all ingredients to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the S-blade attachment and process until just incorporated.

2. Preheat oven to 375°f. divide dough into 2 equal portions and press into 2 (9-inch) pie dishes. Bake for 15 minutes. let cool.

3. for the custard, heat milk in a saucepan over medium-high heat until just boiling.

5. Pour mixture into baked pie crusts. dust the surface with cinnamon. refrigerate until completely cooled.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Shlomo and Shifra Klein of Fleishigs Magazine. Pick up a copy, subscribe or give the gift that keeps on coming at www.fleishigs.com.

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4. in a bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla until smooth.

Slowly add cornstarch and flour, whisking continuously to prevent clumps. add one cup of hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking continuously, to temper the eggs. Pour mixture into the saucepan and whisk for 10-15 minutes on low heat, until thickened.

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Salmon Salmon Cauliflower Cauliflower Rice Rice Bowl Bowl Serves 4 Serves 4

by Naomi Nachman

by Naomi Nachman

This recipe went viral during the pandemic, and I thought it This recipe went viral during the pandemic, and I thought it would be perfect for a low carb meal if you substitute the rice would be perfect for a low carb meal if you substitute the rice for cauliflower! It’s a great light lunch or dinner, and you’ll be for cauliflower! It’s a great light lunch or dinner, and you’ll be wanting to make it all year. wanting to make it all year.

Ingredients ◦ 4Ingredients salmon fillets, skinless (about 1½ lb.)

◦ 4 salmon skinless (about 1½ lb.) ◦ Olive oil, forfillets, drizzling ◦ Olive for drizzling ◦ Salt andoil, pepper, for seasoning

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Salt and pepper, for seasoning ◦ 2◦ 14-oz. pkgs cauliflower rice ◦ 2 14-oz. pkgs cauliflower rice ◦ 2 Tbsp oil 2 Tbsp ◦ 1◦tsp salt oil 1 tsp salt ◦ 3◦ Tbsp soy sauce ◦ 3 squirts Tbsp soy sauce sauce (or more if you like it spicy) ◦ 1-2 sriracha 1-2 squirts sriracha sauce (or more if you like it spicy) ◦ 4◦ Tbsp mayonnaise 4 Tbsp mayonnaise ◦ 1◦avocado, sliced ◦ 1 avocado, slicedcut into matchsticks ◦ Roasted seaweed, ◦ Roasted seaweed, matchsticks ◦ French-fried onions,cut forinto garnish (optional) ◦ French-fried onions, for garnish (optional)

Preparation Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

This is actually a good thing. It has been raining money on fools for too long. Some bankruptcies need to happen. Also, all the Covid stay-athome stuff has tricked people into thinking that you don’t actually need to work hard. Rude awakening inbound!

– Elon Musk talking about forecasts of a recession

You have the wrong holiday @GeorgeGascon.

Veterans Day is in November. This weekend we honor those who didn’t make it home. It’s not hard. Neither is recognizing the difference between felonies and misdemeanors.

- Congressman Mike Garcia (R-CA) responding to liberal LA District Attorney George Gascon who sent out a tweet on Memorial Day thanking all those who served the country

The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens — the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm lawabiding citizens.

- Donald Trump at the National Rifle Association conference in Houston

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I discussed it with Hillary, “Hey, you know, we have this, and we want to share it with a reporter.” She agreed to that.

- Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, testifying at a trial last week that she approved of sharing a bogus story about Trump and Russia with the media

Over the years, I complained to my kids a number of times about how $4.80 kept me from having my diploma.

- Ted Sams, 78, of California, who was not granted his high school diploma in 1962 because he owed money to the library for a lost book, upon finally being granted his diploma this week along with the 2022 San Gabriel High School graduating class

I try to be a support for Joe, because I don’t know how many people are saying to him, “That was great. That was brilliant.” I try to be that person for him.

- First Lady Jill Biden in a recent interview

Twitter has a policy against misinformation… It includes a prohibition against “misleading” media that is “likely to result in widespread confusion on public issues.” I’m not a fan of throwing people off Twitter, but how can knowingly launching thousands of bogus news stories across a period of years, leading millions of people to believe lies and expect news that never arrived, not qualify as causing “widespread confusion on public issues”?

– Matt Taibbi, Substack

I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take.

- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on CNN acknowledging that she was wrong to downplay inflation concerns last year

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- Massachusetts state Sen. Diana DiZogli after the state pardoned Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was killed in 1683 for allegedly engaging in witchcraft

Think of the Earth; people are destroying the Earth. Think about it, artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.

- A French man who tried to smash the glass protecting the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, before smearing cake across its glass covering

I don’t think it should have been prosecuted.

There are bigger things that affect the nation than a possible lie to the FBI. - One of the jurors to the media, after a Washington, D.C., found Hillary Clinton’s lawyer not guilty of lying to the FBI

Many say that Putin and I are both killers. I’ve long told you Filipinos that I really kill. But I kill criminals; I don’t kill children and the elderly.

We’re in two different worlds.

- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticizing Putin in a televised weekly meeting with key cabinet officials

To put out a good newspaper, they have to do what I do, and that is, do everything myself with only a handful of [freelancers], and work seven days a week and never take time off.

- Lee Zion, owner of the Lafayette Nicollet Ledger in Nicollet County, Minnesota, who is giving away his weekly newspaper so he can go to Ukraine to serve in the struggle against Russia, talking about what the person taking over will need to do

As we grieve the children of Uvalde today, we should take time to recognize that two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer. His killing stays with us all to this day, especially those who loved him.

– Tweet by former President Barack Obama, urging people not to forget about George Floyd on the very day that 19 children and their two teachers were slaughtered in the Uvalde Elementary School

- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer not even waiting one day before politicizing the Uvalde massacre and impugning tens of millions of Americans

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Political crossfire

The Secret Planning That Kept the White House a Step Ahead of Russia

by David Ignatius

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he first instruction that Secretary of State Antony Blinken got from President Joe Biden was to “reset” America’s alliances and partnerships abroad so that the United States could deal with the challenges ahead.

That strategy would prove decisive in combating Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Blinken and other officials gave me new details this week, describing a series of behind-the-scenes meetings over the past year that helped forge the U.S.led coalition to support Ukraine. His narrative validates President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s observation in a 1957 speech: “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.”

The Biden administration’s secret planning began in April 2021 when Russia massed about 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border. The buildup turned out to be a feint, but Blinken and other officials discussed U.S. intelligence

about Russia’s actions with leaders of Britain, France and Germany at a NATO meeting in Brussels that month. Their message was, “We need to get ourselves prepared,” a senior State Department official said.

Germany was a reluctant but essential ally, and the Biden administration made a controversial decision last summer that was probably crucial in gaining German support against Russia. Biden gave Germany a pass on an initial round of sanctions against a company building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in exchange for a pledge from Chancellor Angela Merkel that if Russia invaded, Nord Stream 2 would be scrapped. When the invasion came, Merkel was gone but her successor, Olaf Scholz, kept the promise.

By avoiding a crisis with Germany early on, Blinken said, “the net result was that the foundation was in place when the Russians went ahead with the

aggression.”

This U.S. diplomacy gets high marks from Emily Haber, the German ambassador to Washington. “The wording in the joint statement (about Nord Stream) was vague, but the administration trusted the old – and later the new – chancellor to follow up on it. Which is what happened,” she told me. “A sublime form, I thought, of partnership management.”

The Ukraine threat got red-hot in October, when the United States gathered intelligence about a renewed Russian buildup on the border, along with “some detail about what Russian plans for those forces actually were,” Blinken said. This operational detail “was really the eye opener.” The Group of 20 nations were meeting at the end of October in Rome, and Biden pulled aside the leaders of Britain, France and Germany and gave them a detailed readout on the top-secret evidence.

“It was galvanizing enough that

there was an agreement . . . to fleshing out the consequences for Russia if it went ahead with the aggression,” Blinken said.

CIA Director William Burns traveled to Moscow on Nov. 1 to warn President Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies were prepared to arm Ukraine and impose crippling sanctions on Russia if he invaded. Putin apparently thought Biden wouldn’t be able to deliver.

Persuading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take the invasion danger seriously wasn’t easy, initially. Blinken spoke to him at the COP 21 climate summit in Glasgow in early November and provided a summary of intelligence about Russia’s plans. “I basically had the task of telling him that we thought it was likely that his country was going to be invaded,” Blinken recalled. Zelensky was skeptical, according to a State Department official.

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Political crossfire

Georgia’s Primary Turnout Shows Biden’s Falsehoods

by Marc A. thiessen

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he Georgia gubernatorial primary was a defeat for former President Donald Trump, who failed in his effort to bring down Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

But it was an even bigger defeat for President Joe Biden.

In January, Biden traveled to Atlanta, where he delivered a poisonous speech calling Georgia’s 2021 election law “Jim Crow 2.0.” Republicans were engaged in an effort “to suppress your vote, to subvert our elections,” Biden thundered. “That’s the kind of power you see in totalitarian states, not in democracies.” He compared Republicans to racists and traitors, accusing them of standing with George Wallace, Bull Connor and Jefferson Davis. He called them “enemies” of America, saying, “I will defend the right to vote, our democracy against all enemies – foreign and, yes, domestic.” The question before the American people was whether we “choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadows, justice over injustice,” Biden declared, saying this was “not hyperbole; this is a fact.”

Now we know what Biden said was scurrilously untrue. Georgia held its first primary on Tuesday under its new election law – and saw record turnout.

Far from suppressing the vote, early voting came in at nearly triple Georgia’s 2018 level. Four years ago, just 299,347 cast early in-person ballots in the midterm primaries. This year, 857,401 Georgians cast in-person or absentee ballots during the state’s three-week early-voting period, according to the secretary of state’s office. That is 212% more than in 2020 – a presidential election year, which usually boosts turnout – when just 326,351 people cast early ballots. The Washington Post reports that the “record-breaking turnout is

undercutting predictions that the Georgia Election Integrity Act of 2021 would lead to a falloff in voting.”

Biden claimed that Republicans were targeting Black voters. Well, according to National Review, which cited data from the Georgia secretary of state’s office, at least 102,056 more Black voters cast early ballots this year than in 2018 – a more than threefold increase. One 70-year-old Black retiree, Patsy Reid, told The Post that she was surprised she hadn’t encountered problems when she voted early. “I had heard that they were going to try to deter us in any way possible,” Reid said. “To go in there and vote as easily as I did and to be treated with the respect that I knew I deserved as an American citizen – I was really thrown back.”

She was thrown because of Biden’s falsehoods. The president said in March 2021 that the law “ends voting hours early.” The same week, he also said: “It’s sick. It’s sick.” In fact, the law added a

second Saturday of early voting – and 4,081 people voted on that additional Saturday this year. It mandated the use of drop boxes for the first time and expanded the forms of acceptable voter identification to include a utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck, or even the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number. The net effect, The Post’s Fact Checker found last year, “was to expand the opportunities to vote for most Georgians, not limit them.”

Biden owes Reid and the other people of Georgia an apology. So does Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who moved the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft away from Atlanta in protest over the voting law. “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box,” he declared from a pinnacle of near-perfect ignorance. His decision is estimated to have cost local Atlanta

businesses more than $100 million, with minority-owned businesses hit particularly hard. The blow came as many businesses were struggling to recover from pandemic lockdowns. In the wake of Georgia’s record turnout, they now might ask: Where do we go to get our All-Star Game revenue back?

It wasn’t just Biden. Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams called the law “racist” and last year accused Republicans of using “racial animus as a means of targeting the behaviors of certain voters to . . . limit their participation in elections.” After record numbers of non-White voters cast ballots, she is unapologetic, claiming this week that “increased turnout has nothing to do with suppression.” Please. Democrats said the whole point of suppression was to decrease turnout and stop Black people from casting ballots. Now they claim record Black turnout doesn’t matter?

So why did Biden and the Democrats demagogue the Georgia law?

Perhaps it’s because Trump won 26% of the non-White vote in 2020 – the second-best showing for a Republican since 1976. After four years of branding the former president a bigot, his critics were shocked to see his support among Blacks and Latinos grow. So, Biden argued that Republicans were pushing “Jim Crow 2.0” in a pathetic attempt to drive these voters away from the GOP. The president who promised to put his “whole soul” into uniting the country instead sought to divide us for political gain – painting his Republican opponents as racist to gin up the African American vote for Democrats.

No wonder his approval rating has hit a record low.

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Gas Prices Are Through the Roof.

That’s Just How Biden Wants It

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as president was to halt all new federal leasing. It was only after a Louisiana judge struck down his moratorium last summer that his administration involuntarily resumed leasing. Releasing gas from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as Biden has been doing, is little more than a symbolic measure, whose impact even he admits is “unknown.”

Taken together, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that Democrats welcome high gas prices as part of an intentional strategy to speed our transition away from fossil fuels. They don’t like the political blowback, so they are trying to divert blame onto Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Biden did in a Wall Street Journal op-ed this week. But many Americans are beginning to suspect that, just as the government deliberately raised the cost of cigarettes to curb smoking, Democrats want to see gas prices rise so that Americans will stop using fossil fuels.

Even if they were to succeed in using high gas prices to coerce more Americans

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doing everything in their power to increase domestic production. After a federal judge invalidated an offshore oil and gas lease sale in January, the administration chose not to appeal and has since canceled three transactions in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska – taking millions of acres off the auction block. The Post called the move “a victory for climate activists intent on curbing U.S. fossil fuel leasing,” which “effectively ends the possibility of the federal government holding a lease sale in coastal waters this year.” Worse, the administration is about to let the nationwide offshore drilling program expire next month without a new plan in place.

This is exactly what Biden has promised his climate-obsessed left-wing base. While President Donald Trump opened 100 million acres of public land and water to exploration, Biden promised in 2020 to ban all “new oil and gas permitting on public lands and waters.”

And one of his first acts in his first week

into buying electric cars, there is no infrastructure to support those vehicles.

Biden has set a goal of making half of all new car sales electric in less than 10 years. But there are fewer than 46,000 EV public charging sites in the United States, and just 5,627 fast-charging sites. We need 1 million fast-charging stations to support the administration’s goal, ABC News reports. The infrastructure bill Biden signed will produce just half that number by 2030.

And while raising the cost of smoking does not harm our national security, raising the cost of fossil fuels does. One of the great geostrategic developments of the early 21st century was our nation’s emergence as an energy superpower. On Trump’s watch, the United States supplanted Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil producer. This not only created jobs for Americans, it also transformed the national security landscape in our favor.

Now, Biden is desperately turning to the United States’ enemies for oil. In March, he sent officials to Venezuela to discuss lifting sanctions and allowing the country to sell its oil on the international market. And two weeks ago, his administration eased restrictions on Chevron, the main U.S. oil company in Venezuela, allowing it to enter talks about restarting production. Why would Biden want to increase our dependence on rogue states such as the Russian-, Chinese- and Cuban-backed regime in Caracas?

Simple. He doesn’t want to increase domestic production because he sees the crisis with Russia as an opportunity to speed our “incredible transition” from fossil fuels. In Tokyo, he just said the quiet part out loud.

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pproaching his 500th day in office this week, Joe Biden is the least popular U.S. president at this point in his first term in the modern polling era. His approval rating might drop even further now that Americans are home from their Memorial Day weekend travels. According to AAA, this was one of the most expensive Memorial Day travel periods on record, with gas prices hitting $4.62 – the highest average price at the pump ever recorded.

But as Americans were struggling to put gas in the tank, President Joe Biden appeared to praise high gas prices as a necessary part of our historic shift away from fossil fuels. “Here’s the situation,” Biden said at a Tokyo news conference on May 23, “when it comes to the gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, G-d willing, when it’s over, we’ll be stronger and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels.”

An “incredible transition”? For Americans barely making ends meet, the only thing incredible about gas prices is how high they are.

But this was not just another Biden gaffe; it is administration policy. Testifying before Congress on May 19, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland repeatedly refused to say that gas prices are too high. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, asked her point blank: “Do you believe that gas prices are too high?” The obvious answer was: “Yes, senator, of course they are.” But instead, Haaland hemmed and hawed. When Barrasso asked again, “It sounds (like) you’re unwilling to say that gas prices are too high,” she still refused to say they were. The message was unmistakable.

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fter the British retreat at Dunkirk, fter the British retreat at Dunkirk, France, in June 1940, the Allies France, in June 1940, the Allies began planning for an attack on began planning for an attack on mainland Europe. The American arrivmainland Europe. The American arrival into the war in December 1941 added al into the war in December 1941 added greatly to the Allied arsenal and manpowgreatly to the Allied arsenal and manpower, but they weren’t ready to attack yet. er, but they weren’t ready to attack yet.

In late 1942, the Americans and their AlIn late 1942, the Americans and their Allies landed in northern Africa. Once that lies landed in northern Africa. Once that area was conquered, they invaded Sicily area was conquered, they invaded Sicily and moved onto Italy. However, Allied and moved onto Italy. However, Allied planners knew that the way into Gerplanners knew that the way into Germany had to be through France, and the many had to be through France, and the invasion was set for a day in early June invasion was set for a day in early June 1944. The assault was pushed a day back 1944. The assault was pushed a day back

by Supreme Allied Commander General

by Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower: D-Day assault took Dwight Eisenhower: D-Day assault took place on June 6. place on June 6.

Called Operation Overlord, the invaCalled Operation Overlord, the invasion was ultimately successful and paved sion was ultimately successful and paved the way for the Allies to enter Germathe way for the Allies to enter Germany and for the surrender of the Nazis. ny and for the surrender of the Nazis.

The numbers for D-Day are staggering.

The numbers for D-Day are staggering.

160,000 troops assaulted German posi160,000 troops assaulted German positions on the first day at the five beaches tions on the first day at the five beaches in Normandy, and by August, 2 million in Normandy, and by August, 2 million Allied soldiers were on French soil. 5,000 Allied soldiers were on French soil. 5,000 ships and other naval vessels took part ships and other naval vessels took part in the crossing of the English Channel in the crossing of the English Channel with close to 200,000 naval personnel with close to 200,000 naval personnel involved in the crossing. 9,500 planes, involved in the crossing. 9,500 planes, including bombers, fighters, transport, including bombers, fighters, transport, reconnaissance and gliders, took part reconnaissance and gliders, took part in the air assault that started soon afin the air assault that started soon af-

ter midnight. 23,000 paratroopers and ter midnight. 23,000 paratroopers and glider troops from the American 82nd glider troops from the American 82nd and 101stst and the British 6th Airborne Diand 101 and the British 6th Airborne Divisions were airlifted into France by the visions were airlifted into France by the end of the day. end of the day.

The cost was high as there were over The cost was high as there were over 10,000 casualties in the bloody landings 10,000 casualties in the bloody landings with 4,414 soldiers killed on that day. with 4,414 soldiers killed on that day.

Despite the tremendous losses, Allied Despite the tremendous losses, Allied troops inflicted serious casualties on the troops inflicted serious casualties on the Germans and soon were making their Germans and soon were making their way inland. way inland.

overlooked the landing zones. Leading the overlooked the landing zones. Leading the way were troopers known as Pathfinders way were troopers known as Pathfinders whose mission was to come in a half-hour whose mission was to come in a half-hour before the other planes and set up a series before the other planes and set up a series of lights to guide in the arriving planes. of lights to guide in the arriving planes.

The day before the jump, there was a The day before the jump, there was a command change as the colonel in charge command change as the colonel in charge was unhappy with the officer who was was unhappy with the officer who was going to lead the three Pathfinder planes. going to lead the three Pathfinder planes.

Plitt was told to lead the contingent of 54 Plitt was told to lead the contingent of 54 men that would be the first Allied troops men that would be the first Allied troops to land in France for an invasion since the to land in France for an invasion since the

His His messages messages to to the the ships ships were were dire: dire: “If “If you you don’t do something to blow a hole in the bluffs, don’t do something to blow a hole in the bluffs, we’re we’re never never going going to to get get off off this this beach.” beach.”

Many Jews participated in the invaMany Jews participated in the invasion and were noted for their bravery in sion and were noted for their bravery in battle. battle.

New Yorker Henry Plitt was a Jewish New Yorker Henry Plitt was a Jewish soldier from New York City with 502nd soldier from New York City with st502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st AirParachute Infantry Regiment, 101 Airborne Division (the Screaming Eagles). borne Division (the Screaming Eagles).

The paratroopers came in hours before The paratroopers came in hours before the main assault to help open up the exits the main assault to help open up the exits to the beaches and silence the guns that to the beaches and silence the guns that

failed invasion of Dieppe in 1942. failed invasion of Dieppe in 1942.

Plitt was one of the first men to drop Plitt was one of the first men to drop into France, but there was a problem. into France, but there was a problem.

They dropped miles away from the drop They dropped miles away from the drop zone so they were not able to guide the zone so they were not able to guide the incoming planes. Therefore, in the preincoming planes. Therefore, in the predawn hours, he gathered up over one dawn hours, he gathered up over one hundred men as other paratroopers had hundred men as other paratroopers had dropped into France at this point. Soldiers dropped into France at this point. Soldiers from the main drop were scattered all from the main drop were scattered all

over Normandy, and Plitt’s ad hoc group over Normandy, and Plitt’s ad hoc group knocked out a key gun position. knocked out a key gun position.

There were five beaches that were asThere were five beaches that were assaulted on D-Day. Gold Beach and Sword saulted on D-Day. Gold Beach and Sword Beach were attacked by the British, and Beach were attacked by the British, and the Canadians invaded Juno Beach. That the Canadians invaded Juno Beach. That left Utah Beach and Omaha to the Amerleft Utah Beach and Omaha to the Americans. The 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Diicans. The 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Division landed on “Bloody Omaha,” and vision landed on “Bloody Omaha,” and many soldiers were hit by devastating many soldiers were hit by devastating German machine gun and artillery fire.

German machine gun and artillery fire.

Private Henry Berkowitz of C Company Private Henry Berkowitz of C Company of New York was a radioman, and as his of New York was a radioman, and as his landing craft was coming ashore, it was landing craft was coming ashore, it was hit by artillery fire. He jumped off the hit by artillery fire. He jumped off the stricken boat under heavy machine gun stricken boat under heavy machine gun fire and made his way to the shore with fire and made his way to the shore with his valuable Signal Corps radio in hand. his valuable Signal Corps radio in hand.

Though seriously wounded, he refused Though seriously wounded, he refused treatment, navigated a path through a treatment, navigated a path through a minefield, and found his observation post. minefield, and found his observation post.

Radio communication was vital to Radio communication was vital to maintaining a connection with ships that maintaining a connection with ships that could provide fire support. Many radios could provide fire support. Many radios had been lost in the surf or were destroyed had been lost in the surf or were destroyed by enemy fire, thereby making Berkowitz by enemy fire, thereby making Berkowitz and his radio even more vital to keep the and his radio even more vital to keep the connection with the ships. For his actions connection with the ships. For his actions on D-Day Private Berkowitz was awarded on D-Day Private Berkowitz was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. the Distinguished Service Cross.

Arthur Seltzer, a signalman from Arthur Seltzer, a signalman from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was with the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was with the th 29th Division at Omaha Beach. As he 29 Division at Omaha Beach. As he jumped over the side of his landing craft, jumped over the side of his landing craft,

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Arthur Seltzer with some of his medals

he sank due to heaviness of his 65-pound gear pack. He struggled to the beach and managed to assemble his radio. His messages to the ships were dire: “If you don’t do something to blow a hole in the bluffs, we’re never going to get off this beach,” he told them. That bluff was called Point Du Hoc, and with Seltzer’s directions, Allied naval gunfire blew a gap. This hole allowed soldiers from the division to their objective, St. Lo. Soldiers weren’t the only ones who came ashore on D-Day. Some sailors were tasked with various missions that

required stepping onto the beaches. NFL quarterback Robert Halperin was a Jewish navy lieutenant whose job it was to mark the beaches for the incoming infantry. Prior to the D-Day invasion, he had been decorated for leading his scout ship off the coast of French Morocco during the invasion of North Africa in 1942. Less than two years later, he led the first waves of assault troops onto the French beaches and in the process saved two American soldiers from drowning. He was one of the first Americans to land in France and assisted the wounded while helping those

Robert Halperin, right

in swamped landing craft.

Halperin was part of the Scouts and Raiders, and his composure under intense enemy fire helped the assault troops land and eventually secured the beach. For his bravery on D-Day he was awarded the Bronze Star.

D-Day was just the first day of eleven months of war in Western Europe that saw the collapse of the Nazi regime on May 7, 1945. The Normandy landing was the largest seaborne invasion in history, and the men who went into France that day brought the first sign of hope

to a devastated continent that the Nazi rule was soon going to end. Operation Overlord achieved its objectives with the elements of surprise, firepower and the sheer fighting will of the junior officers and enlisted soldiers, sailors, paratroopers, and Rangers.

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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EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER STAFF NEEDED IN LAWRENCE In the anticipation of the opening of 2 additional classrooms (1 infant, 1 toddler), the Gural JCC’s Early Childhood Center is actively looking for full-time and part-time staff to fill these positions currently & in the Fall, 2022. Interested and qualified applicants should e-mail resumes and references directly to JCC.Nursery@guraljcc.org or call (516) 239-1354

AVAILABLE POSITIONS AT GESHER FOR 2022/23 SCHOOL YEAR: Due to expansion, Gesher ECC is looking for faculty to join our team to facilitate specialized instruction in a multi-sensory learning environment.

We are seeking individuals to fill the following positions: Head teachers - preschool and early elementary school, Judaic Studies and English curriculum.

Applicants must have an MA in Special Education and/or Speech Pathology, a growth mindset, and be willing to work with a collaborative and team approach.

Rebbe - Early elementary school Assistant Teachers-Assistant teachers will receive training in our social thinking curriculum and hands-on training of classroom management.

They will be responsible for the carryover of our specialized curriculum, as directed by their head teacher, to meet individual student needs.

This position is ideal for students going into Education and Special Education fields.

Secretary/Office Manager Applicants must have the ability to multitask, be proficient in Microsoft Office, and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge in social media platforms is a plus.

Please send your resume to Jobs@gesher-ecc.org

Girls elementary school in the Five Towns is seeking warm, dynamic, experienced preschool teachers for the school year beginning September 2022. Competitive salaries and benefits.

Please email resume to job.preschool. director@gmail.com

Experience in not-for-profit Jewish organizations is a plus.

Excellent part-time opportunity with competitive hourly compensation.

Candidate will work with the director in developing budget and fundraising initiatives and generating reports to present to our Board of Directors.

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JOIN OUR TEAM! Nursing Home Management Company in Brooklyn Looking to fill the following positions: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MS office suite proficiency required AdminAssistant experience required BOOKKEEPER Excellent growth potential Frum environment Excellent salary & benefits Email resume to: resumetfs1@gmail.com Please put position title and FTJH in subject line WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED FULL TIME SHULAMITH EARLY CHILDHOOD is looking to hire a full time teacher assistant for the current school year.

Please email resume to earlychildhood@shulamith.org CAHAL is seeking a highly motivated Rebbe for the 2022-23 year to teach a 1st grade class for students with special education learning challenges in the Five Towns. The ideal candidate will have or be working towards a Masters in Special Education and have some prior teaching experience with young children.

Call 516-295-3666 or send resume to shira@cahal.org.

General Studies teaching positions for elementary grades available for ‘22-’23 school year, due to simchas/scheduling.

Mon.-Thurs., afternoon hours.

Far Rockaway/5T area. Competitive salary, warm supportive environment.

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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.

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Due to expansion and growth, IVDU Five Towns is seeking talented professionals to join our warm and collaborative team for the 22-23 school year. Located in North Woodmere, our special education school supports students with diverse learning needs. Enjoy a competitive MDS REGIONAL NURSE: salary, ongoing professional and ais warm supportive environment.

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F/T Special Ed Teacher: Full time special education teacher with prior experience working with Part Time can be considered.

Prior classroom teaching and special ed experience required. Email resume to seplowitzs@ou.org Great Shomer Shabbos environment preschool/elementary school age students teaching Literacy, Math etc. Minimum of 5+ years cla with some remote options as well. needed. Experience working with students with an ASD diagnosis a plus. Email resum experience P/T Speech Therapist: Prior experience working with students with ASD and or other special Ed Email: officejob2019@gmail.com seplowitzs@ou.org experience a must. Knowledge of AAC a plus. Email resume to seplowitzs@ou.org

NEW YESHIVA IN QUEENS SEEKING SECRETARY P/T Occupational Therapist: Special Ed and elementary school experience preferred. Email resume to Must be detail-oriented, P/T haveSpecial great Ed Rebbe: seplowitzs@ou.org Daily teaching responsibilities may include Kriah, Yahadus, Parsha and Chu organizational skills, able to multiPrior classroom teaching and special ed experience required. Email resume to seplowitzs@ou.or task. Experience in school programs a F/T Assistant Teachers & Paras: Excellent opportunity for graduate students, obtain ABA Supervision plus. Send resume to: hours and or meet Special ed fieldwork requirements as well. Prior experience a plus. Email resume to office@yeshivatbneitorah.org seplowitzs@ou.org or call/text: 347-351-4573 P/T Speech Therapist: Prior experience working with students with ASD and or other special Ed

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The Evolution of the Tax Professional Starts Here

by Allan rolnick, cPA

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any years ago, ambitious social climbers had just two career tracks to choose from: you could hunt or you could gather. (Cave painting was a fun hobby, but no one had figured out how to monetize it.) Training was entirely on-the-job. There were no classrooms, written exams, or licensing boards, and “distance learning” meant watching someone else spear a mammoth or saber-toothed tiger while you were safe in a tree.

The Bronze Age added a new career track in technology. (The land between the Tigris and Euphrates was the OG Silicon Valley.) Around that same time, we see the first record of organized taxation: Bereishis 47:24 tells us the Egyptian Pharaoh sent his commissioners to take 1/5 of the grain harvest. As civilization developed, taxes developed with them. The famous Rosetta Stone that helped scholars decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics turned out to be documenting the Ptolemaic empire’s “Tax Reform and Reconciliation Act of 196 BC.” Fast forward to now. Hunting and gathering have evolved into today’s irrigated, drought-resistant, pest-proof agribusiness. Technology has evolved into iPhones and Teslas. (Flying cars

and jetpacks are on their way, really!)

Even cave paintings have evolved – you may not like Warhol or Basquiat, but you can’t deny they learned how to spin cheap paint and canvas into real wealth.

As for taxes, we still have what former President Jimmy Carter called “a disgrace to the human race” and what the rest of us laughingly refer to as “the

ogy used to help us do that work more efficiently. Now, in the form of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotic process automation, it’s on the verge of doing the work for us. It’s the same evolution you may have seen in your own work, as spreadsheets replaced calculators, which replaced slide rules, which replaced pencils and paper.

It’s the same evolution you may have seen in your own work, as spreadsheets replaced calculators, which replaced slide rules, which replaced pencils and paper.

Internal Revenue Code.” What’s that all about?

Today’s tax pros typically earn a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Some go on to earn a master’s in business or tax. Those sorts of classes prepare future tax pros to put the “right” numbers in the “right” boxes on the “right” forms.

But those core skills are becoming less and less valuable all the time. Technol-

Where does that leave entrepreneurial tax professionals like us? Just like with the earliest hunter-gatherers, our real education comes on the job. We can take classes on how business entities work. We can pass the “Regulation” section of the CPA exam with questions on federal taxation of individuals, business entities, and property transactions.

But the real education comes from nav-

igating the ever-changing red tape of federal and state forms. If your tax pro doesn’t show you how to use a medical expense reimbursement plan to write off your family’s medical bills as a business expense, it won’t matter where those numbers go – you’ll lose that deduction.

If your tax pro doesn’t help you use the right business entity to legally minimize your employment taxes, there’s nothing you can do on April 15 to help.

If you want more than just a tax return, you need a tax pro with more than just a degree. (In fact, some of the best tax pros don’t have degrees at all.)

Anyone can learn how to put numbers in boxes. But how valuable is that when technology can do it faster, cheaper, and more efficiently? It takes an experienced, proactive mindset to scour your business and your investments to find better boxes for your numbers. That’s where evolution has taken us. So why wouldn’t you take as much advantage as you can?

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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Our Portion Control Moment by rivki D. rosenwald esq., LMFt, cLc, SDS

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ave you taken a good look at a fruit lately? Talk about portion control before it was popular.

I mean, give me a big family pack of potato chips, and I’m in trouble! I just don’t stop munching and crunching. But keep it down to a one-person pack, and I’ve got a fighting chance.

For some, it may be pretzels or popcorn or even a box of cereal – pick your poison – yet, without a limited size we

can really go to town in a scary way.

Somehow the tearing open of a small bag that is made just for you focuses you. You take slower bites, and you savor the moments. You just seem to understand that you have a limited supply and therefore your eating slows down.

So, let’s go back to fruits. Are they a miracle or what?

Each comes pre-wrapped in its own

calorie controlled, non-drip, colorfully appealing packaging.

I’ve rarely finished one and said, “Oh, do I need another!” And the few times I have, that additional one more than hit the spot.

Now, it’s true, there are certain saboteurs, of course. Like grapes and cherries on the small-but-overflowing-end

Remember those thinking caps they used to tell us to put on in grade school? Let’s try to put them on. Where are those blessings we sometimes just take for granted?

Hmmm, let me stretch. Oh, here’s one: natural air conditioning! It’s absolutely free and on top of that, no using up a valuable closet or whole attic to get

Can we recognize some blessings where we don’t see them yet?

it installed. Yup, the cool air and shade provided by a tree.

I challenge us all to look for these gifts in our world.

We can call it our epiphany of a naturally delivered portion control or our “portion control moment.”

So what do you say? Can you find some in your world?

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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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and melons on the large-but-too-sweetto-stop end. They are not made in the portion control size. And they actually support the message that when you get too much of something in one shot, it is not necessarily a blessing!

But take the apple, orange, plum, pear, kiwi, grapefruit, apricot, peach, nectarine, mango, tomato – should I keep going? – they were clearly ahead of their time. They brought in the concept of portion control way before the dietitians and nutritionists came up with it!

Just like the fruits, can we recognize some blessings where we don’t see them yet?

We don’t want to be stuck in the dietician cycle – only seeing the good once someone or something else wakes us up.

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