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pointment of a British High Commissioner for Palestine who uring the past three weeks of consolation, the two established the Orthodox Rabbinate by adding the position of — See page 5, 52 & 53 — Chief Rabbis of Israel were elected, Rabbi David Lau Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi to the pre-existing position of Rishon for the Ashkenazi community and Rabbi Yitzchak Yo- LeTziyon. The first Chief Rabbi was| Rav Avraham DistributeD in the Five towns, Queens & brooklyn JUNE 27Ashkenazi - JUly 10, 2013 sef representing the Sephardic Jews of Israel, who also refer to Isaac Kook, appointed by the British in 1921. Rav Kook remains this position as the Rishon LeTziyon. The timing could not have arguably the post’s most notable and influential selection. been more symbolic. The battles for chief rabbis were circa 70 of The chief rabbis are elected by an assembly comprised of the Common Era with tremendous infighting and ongoing verbal 150 members: 80 rabbis and 70 representatives of the public. battles amongst Jews across the tabloids and media of Israel for The group of rabbis includes the rabbis of major Israeli cities, months. This past election will be remembered for its rancor and discord. Accusations flew in every direction 137 SPRUCE STREET 516-569-2662 both in the court of public opinion and in actual court.

— See page 5, 62 & 63 — All this activity seems to have raised the focus on these A PUBLICATION OF THE FIVE TOWNS & QUEENS COMMUNITY april 18- april 24, 2013 | DistributeD in the Five tow positions to new levels. This may be the unfortunate legacy of this past election.

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t’s hard to believe that the school year is almost over. It seems as if just yesterday we packed up our children’s knapsacks with their newly sharpened pencils and fresh notebooks for the first day of school.

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For ten months, the teachers and rebbeim dedicated their days to teaching our children. They showed them the beauty of our Torah, the intricacies of nature, the logic of math, and the particulars of the English and Hebrew language. They took them to different eras—to the times of the Rishonim and Gaonim and to the times of Christopher Columbus and Ponce de Leon. They took them to different places—to Mitzrayim where the Jews toiled before Hashem took them out and to Europe during the Dark Ages and the Renaissance. Throughout their journeys through times and places, our children’s teachers imbued in them a self-confidence and a desire to learn more about their world. They taught them how to be a good friend, a good person, and most of all, a good Jew. They taught them to be a mensch and the proper way to treat others. They taught them to question and to ask. And they taught them that no question is too small and that no chiddush is insignificant.

Even when the lights in the school are off and the hallways are quiet, these dedicated educators are still thinking of their students. They spend their nights preparing the lessons for the next day, grading tests and papers, and conferencing with parents and principals about the best way to reach our children. And now, with the school year almost over, it our time to express our deep appreciation and gratitude to those who helped mold our children over the course of the year.

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How do you thank someone who did so much for you and your child? Whenever I speak with teachers and mechanchim, they tell me that the most important

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gift they get from parents is a letter or note of thanks written with sincerity and care. Take the time to write about what mattered to you most this year. You can write about something specific or you can write about the overall feeling of the classroom. Teachers put so much detail into their lesson plans. Try to think of the

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little things that made the difference. Once your child reaches a certain age, it is also a nice idea to have him or her pen a small note of appreciation to his or her teachers. This is a wonderful way to highlight the lesson of hakaras hatov.

Although your child sees his or her teacher every day, there are many other people who are responsible for the wonderful experience your child had in school this year. It is a good habit to write a note of thanks to the principals as well. In many schools, the principals are intimately involved in the day-to-day activities and make sure that everything is running smoothly behind the scenes.

Some children spend some of their days outside of the classroom getting extra help in the resource room

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or with therapists in the school. These committed individuals work one-on-one with your child to help them feel confident in their studies. Make sure to reach out to them to thank them for their hard work throughout the year.

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A Little Something

As appreciation for a wonderful year, some people like to buy their dedicated teachers a little “something” to express their gratitude. A cash gift card or a gift card to a store that they enjoy is a wonderful present. This way, the teacher can buy something that they like and will use in the future. Some teachers have told me that they appreciated a gift card for a manicure/ pedicure, to Starbucks, and to a local restaurant. Others have told me that they appreciated small gifts for themselves such as nice costume jewelry. Others have told me that they received new cookbooks that they use weekly when cooking for Shabbos. A small plant can spruce up their desk and a nice serving piece or an oven-to-tableware dish is always appreciated. It’s not necessary to go overboard; the note included with the gift is certainly the most important part.

One teacher who works in a small school mentioned that one year a parent sent fresh coffee and pastries to the teachers’ room in appreciation for the hard work the staff did that year. Another parent sent storebought kugel to the teachers’ room. Both parents felt a deep appreciation for the dedication that the school showed to their children.

For ten months we entrusted our little ones to the competent hands of their mechanchim and mechanchot. They grew and blossomed under their guidance, and now is the perfect time to say thank you. Thank you, dear teachers, for all that you do and for the love and devotion you show to our precious children.

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Every year has a “ring” to it and I feel like I am just getting used to saying “2013”; it is hard to believe that it is over already. It’s going to take a while to get used to the sound of “2014.” (Wasn’t it just 2004?) Perhaps because of our busy lives –filled with family, friends and being productive—the years seem to fly by. Trust me, when they invent a clock that stops time, we will cover it in the pages of TJH! Each year has its own events and news stories which encapsulate that year. Even though when these stories take place they seem to be front and center in the news and on everybody’s mind, they quickly become “yesterday’s news.” Some of these stories—despite their seeming significance at the time—are forgotten altogether, some become asterisks in case studies, and some will grace the pages of history books for years to come. In this issue we review what we believe to be the most important and interesting news stories of 2013. The purpose is not to retell the events, but to give a snapshot of each story and create a mosaic of the events of 2013.

Every year people ask me why we only cover the secular events of 2013 and not Jewish events. I explain to them that for us, the real New Years is, obviously, Rosh Hashanah. If we were to do a Jewish Year in Review, that is when we would do it. Perhaps this year we will do it…but I am getting ahead of myself, let’s get through Pesach first!

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Dear Editor, “The Pony Express Racing Through the Nation” (Forgotten Heroes by Avi Heiligman – December 19) was another article worthy of any high school or college history class. Fast forward to today.

The post office recently entering into a joint business venture with Amazon to start Sunday delivery could be the start

of something big. Using underutilized assets and facilities on Sunday could generate badly needed revenues. This could assist in developing alternatives to the Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s recent call to raise the price of a first class stamp from 46 to 49 cents.

Give him full credit for reducing the post offices annual deficit from $16 billion last year to $6 billion this year. Why not consider going after other available untapped potential revenue streams? Consider these untapped sources to reduce operating deficits and perhaps even turn a small profit. The US Postal Service could sell advertising space on the sides of mailboxes, inside and outside the post offices along with the small jeeps, regular trucks and heavy-duty long-haul trucks. Sell off some of the valuable real estate and move to less expensive locations.

The Post Office should apply free-enterprise solutions including working with Amazon to provide a more cost-effective product, reduce deficits and prevent more branches from closing.

Sincerely, Larry Penner Great Neck, NY Dear Editor, I read your featured article about organizing one’s finances with interest. It is never too early to start looking into your finances and making a financial plan.

When I first got married, my wife and I spent without a cheshbon; we went out to eat weekly and we bought presents, food and clothing without a thought. We also insisted in living in a furnished, beautiful apartment—after all, we thought, we could afford it. But less than a year later, my wife gave birth

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Luckily, I met with a financial planner who helped point us in the right direction. He suggested that we make a plan, have money discussions about money, and budget wisely. Luckily, we caught the situation early on—if not, we would be in debt for thousands of dollars.

I highly suggest that one take stock on where they are holding financially and where they want to be in a few years.

It will certainly save a lot of money and aggravation in the long run.

Chaim W. An Open Letter to the Five Towns/ Far Rockaway Community We would like to express our tremendous gratitude to the community for the gracious and unparalleled kindness they have shown us during these last couple of weeks after the fire in our home. We would like thank the fire marshals and police department who worked tirelessly and professionally putting out the fire and keeping everyone safe.

In our community, we have a tremendous group of chessed organizations including RCSP, Hatzalah and Achiezer.

They were at the scene from the time the fire started at 9 PM until the morning hours. We are also grateful to our local shuls that came to support us in every way. We would like to specifically acknowledge the outstanding members of Cong. Ahavas Yisroel. It is difficult to put it into words how incredibly helpful they have been during this time.

In addition, we would personally like to thank the families who welcomed us into their homes as we put all the pieces together and resume a normal life style, namely the Gade, Lowinger, and Pockriss families. So many people have offered to help us in so many ways. We couldn’t possible list all the wonderful people. We are so appreciative for all the help and support.

It’s an absolute privilege for our family to reside in this wonderful community. Mi ka’amcha Yisroel. We would like to take this opportunity to express our hakaras ha tov to the Ribono Shel Olam for all the chessed and rachamim that He has shown us.

With much gratitude, The Silver Family

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Dear Editor, Can you please let all your readers know that a child’s life is in danger and that they can truly help? All it takes is a computer and a few minutes.

The Cohen family of Houston, TX, is facing a battle none of us should have to go through – aggressive brain cancer in their 6-year old son, Refael Elisha.

Having recently received the devastating news from their doctors that “there is nothing more we can do for him,” the Cohens are turning to a last resort – Antineoplaston Therapy at the Burzyinski clinic. However, the FDA pulled their approval for this treatment in 2012 pending further clinical trials. We are told that the FDA is nearing approval to resume this treatment, but Refael Elisha does not have time to wait.

The FDA has the power to approve a “compassionate use exemption” so Refael Elisha can undergo this therapy to try and save his life.

We are asking the FDA to grant this exemption so we can continue to fight for his life. Please sign the petition through this link. They need 100,000 signatures

by January 2, 2014. Please sign the petition now—a little boy’s life is at stake. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/ petition/authorize-fda-grant-compassionate-use-exemption-refael-elisha-cohen-antineoplaston-therapy/BVSP1ZkW Yair

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It’s ironic that the designer of the ultimate weapon of destruction lived to the ripe, old age of 94. Mikhail Kalashnikov died in a hospital in Izhevsk on Monday. He was the designer of the AK47 assault rifle that was also called the “Kalashnikov.”

The AK-47 — “Aytaomat Kalashnikov” and the year it went into production—has become the world’s most popular firearm, used by guerillas, terrorists and soldiers worldwide. There are an estimated 100 million guns spread across the world reaping carnage and destruction. But Kalashnikov said he was untroubled by his contribution to death worldwide. “I sleep well. It’s the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence,” he told The Associated Press in 2007.

The rifle is not the most precise weapon available, but it is known to jam far less often than other, more precise and sophisticated weapons. “During the Vietnam War, American soldiers would throw away their M-16s to grab AK-47s and bullets for it from dead Vietnamese soldiers,” Kalashnikov said in July 2007 at a ceremony marking the rifle’s 60th anniversary. It became the ideal weapon for insurgents backed by the Soviet Union, and Moscow distributed and licensed its production in 30 other countries. It is enshrined on the flag of Mozambique, heralding the weapon’s use in the nation’s struggle for liberation.

Kalashnikov did not always set out to design an assault rifle. He was born into a peasant family in Siberia and began his working life as a railroad clerk.

After he joined the Red Army in 1938, he began to show mechanical flair by inventing several modifications for Soviet tanks. When a shell hit his tank during the 1941 Battle of Bryansk against the Nazis, Kalashnikov recognized that the Nazis had far superior weapons than his

In News own unit. “Blame the Nazi Germans for making me become a gun designer,” Kalashnikov once said. “I always wanted to construct agricultural machinery.”

In 2007, President Vladimir Putin praised him, saying “The Kalashnikov rifle is a symbol of the creative genius of our people.”

Over his career, Kalashnikov was decorated with numerous honors, including the Hero of Socialist Labor and Order of Lenin and Stalin Prize. But because his invention was never patented, he didn’t get rich off royalties. “At that time in our country patenting inventions wasn’t an issue. We worked for Socialist society, for the good of the people, which I never regret,” he once said. He continued working for the company he built the weapon for well into his late 80s.

He said he was proud of his bronze bust installed in his native village of Kurya in the Siberian region of Altai.

He said newlyweds bring flowers to the bust. “They whisper, ‘Uncle Misha, wish us happiness and healthy kids,’” he said. “What other gun designer can boast of that?”

Dennis Rodman Visits N. Korea but Not Kim

After visiting North Korea for the third time, it may seem that former NBA star Dennis Rodman’s allure has dimmed. When returning home from his third trip on Monday, Rodman admitted that he did not meet Kim Jong Un but was unfazed by the lack of connection with the leader. “I am not worried about it.” He added, “I’ll see him again.”

In his first trip in March, the tattooed basketball star declared the dictator to be a “friend for life” and is even organizing an exhibition basketball game on January 8 to mark his birthday. He reiterated, “He is awesome, man,” in the airport on his return home.

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When asked why he liked basketball, North Korean player Kim Un told Rodman he started playing the game because he was impressed by it on TV, and said he also wants to be good at the sport because it is a favorite of leader Kim and his late father, Kim Jong Il. Rodman asked all the North Korean players if they felt the same way. They nodded in unison. “I want you guys to do one thing for your leader,” Rodman then told them. “It’s his birthday. It’s a very special, special day for the country.”

Rodman said the former NBA players will take on the North Koreans in the first half, but the teams will be mixed for the second half of the game. “It’s not about win or loss. It’s about one thing — unite two countries.”

Letter from Former N. Korean Prisoner Describes Torture and Pain

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“I have never met you, and until you visited North Korea in February I had never heard of you,” Shin Dong-hyuk wrote in an open letter first published

by The Washington Post. “Now I know very well that you are a famous, retired American basketball player with many tattoos.”

“I want to tell you about myself. I was born in 1982 in Camp 14, a political prison in the mountains of North Korea,” he continued. “For more than 50 years, Kim Jong Un, his father and his grandfather have used prisons such as Camp 14 to punish, starve and work to death people who the regime decides are a threat.”

“Prisoners are sent to places like Camp 14 without trial and in secret,” the letter adds. “A prisoner’s ‘crime’ can be his relation by blood to someone the regime believes is a wrongdoer or wrong-thinker. My crime was to be born as the son of a man whose brother fled to South Korea in the 1950s.”

Dong-hyuk then detailed some of the horrors he says people face in North

Korea’s labor camps. “At this very moment, people are starving in these camps. Others are being beaten, and someone soon will be publicly executed as a lesson to other prisoners to work hard and obey the rules,” he wrote. “I grew up watching these executions, including the hanging of my mother.”

“On orders of the guards in Camp 14, inmates are forced to marry and create children to be raised by guards to be disposable slaves,” Dong-hyuk added. “Until I escaped in 2005, I was one of those slaves. My body is covered with scars from torture I endured in the camp.”

Dong-hyuk, who has since authored a book titled, Escape from Camp 14, asked Rodman to confront dictator Kim Jong Un about the country’s labor camps. “I am writing to you, Mr. Rodman, because, more than anything else, I want Kim Jong Un to hear the cries of his people,” he wrote. “Maybe you could use your friendship and your time together to help him understand that he has the power to close the camps and rebuild the country’s economy so everyone can afford to eat.”

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Granada to Open Museum Dedicated to Spanish Jews

The Spanish city of Granada has announced that it is opening a museum dedicated to Spanish Jews who lived there before the Inquisition. The museum, called “The Palace of the Forgot-

ten,” is housed in the Santa Ines palace in Albaicin—a neighborhood where many Jews lived before the infamous day in 1492. It is estimated that the population of Jews living in the region of Andalucia, where Granada is located, during the time of the Inquisition ranged from 5,000 to 20,000. Now, there are only a handful of Jews left who call Andalucia their home.

The museum contains Judaica, archeological findings such as ceramic utensils, furniture, artworks and other valuables recovered from Jewish homes. The artifacts were donated to the museum by the Crespo Lopez family. It will also feature the restoration of a mikveh from before the 15th century, which is among the few well-preserved mikvehs from that period ever excavated from Spain.

In recent years, Spanish and Portuguese municipalities have invested millions of dollars in preserving their Sephardic heritage in an effort to draw visitors from Israel and North America. Politicians and activists point to the countries’ need to repay a moral debt.

Earlier this month, Spain’s ruling party submitted a bill which would

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Snow White Art

Since 1963, the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival showcases artworks made out of snow in Harbin, China. Originally, the festival started as a traditional ice lantern show garden party. Eventually, the festival snowballed into something much grander.

The average temperature in the city is -16.8 degrees C or 1.76 degrees F. Annual low temperatures below –35 degrees C (–31° F) are not uncommon.

Despite the frigid temperatures, visitors flock to the winter wonderland to enjoy the larger-than-life frozen artworks.

Nazi Officials Stripped of Honors

On Friday it was reported that the famed Vienna Philharmonic orchestra stripped six former senior Nazi officials of honors that were previously awarded to them.

Earlier this year, historian Oliver Rathkolb documented the orchestra’s close cooperation with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and other top Hitler associates. Eventually, a vote was held to strip the officials from their golden rings of honor and medals.

Those losing the honors included Arthur Seyss-Inquart, a top Hitler associate sentenced to death for war crimes and

crimes against humanity, and Vienna governor Baldur von Schirach, who drew a 20-year prison sentence at the Nuremberg trials for his leading role in the deportation of tens of thousands of Jews. Senior SS official Albert Reitter; Friedrich Rainer, governor of Salzburg and Carinthia provinces; Rudolf Toepfer, a ranking Hitler-era railway official; and Vienna Mayor Hanns Blaschke were also stripped of honors.

Under the Nazis, 13 musicians with Jewish roots or kin were fired by the orchestra and five died in concentration camps. By the end of World War II, about half of the Philharmonic’s members had joined the Nazi party. Rathkolb also discovered that Helmut Wobisch, the former head of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, was a member of Nazi Germany’s elite paramilitary SS and collaborated with the secret police.

Indian Diplomat’s Arrest Sparks Outrage in India

Devyani Khobragade, India’s deputy consul general in New York, was accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for her Manhattan housekeeper. Indian officials said she was arrested and handcuffed on Thursday as she dropped off her daughter at school and was kept in a cell with drug addicts before posting $250,000 bail.

India’s national security adviser called the woman’s treatment “despicable and barbaric.”

In a statement, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Khobragade was subjected to the same booking procedures as other prisoners. Khobragade “was placed in the available and appropriate cell,” the statement said. “Absent a special risk or separation order, prisoners are typically placed in general population,” the statement said.

Deputies in India seemed particularly disturbed by the fact that Khobragade was strip searched. “We understand that this is a sensitive issue for many in India,” said Marie Harf, State Department deputy spokeswoman. “Accordingly, we are looking into the intake proce-

In order for diplomats and consular officers to obtain a visa for their personal employees, known as an A-3 visa, they are required to show proof that the employee will receive a fair wage, comparable to employment in the U.S. Khobragade’s lawyer announced that she will plead not guilty and plans to challenge the arrest on grounds of diplomatic immunity. If convicted, Khobragade faces a maximum sentence of 10 years for visa fraud and five years for making a false declaration.

The dispute between Washington and New Delhi escalated on Tuesday, with India taking steps to ensure that U.S. consular officials in India have the same immunity as offered to their Indian counterparts in America. India said that all identity cards issued to U.S. consular officers stand withdrawn. They will be replaced with “exact replicas” of those issued to Indian consulate officials in the U.S. Additionally, New Delhi has decided that no cards will be given to the family members of U.S. consular officials, since that is not a courtesy extended to Indians in the U.S.

Putin Pardons Russian Billionaire

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that he will pardon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia’s once richest man, who has been in jail for the last decade. This came as a shock to many since Khodorkovsky is a known opponent of Putin.

Claiming that Khodorkovsky asked for clemency due to his mother’s illness, Putin said, “I decided that with these circumstances in mind ... a decree pardoning him will be signed.”

Initially lawyers for Khodorkovsky denied that he had sought clemency but later on a representative said they were

trying to reach Khodorkovsky directly in prison near the Arctic Circle to clarify matters.

The oil tycoon is expected to be freed next August. His company, Yukos, was broken up and sold off, mainly into state hands, following his arrest at gunpoint on an airport runway in Siberia on fraud and tax evasion charges in 2003.

His situation became a symbol of what investors called the Kremlin’s abuse of the courts for political ends. His arrest came after he publicly criticized Putin.

In televised comments three years ago, Putin aggressively defended his imprisonment, spitting out a line uttered by a tough detective in a Soviet film: “A thief must be in jail.” Noting the 150 years given to American fraudster Bernard Madoff, he quipped: “I think we are a lot more liberal.”

Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said a plea for a pardon meant Khodorkovsky had admitted he is guilty. But his lawyers insist that seeking a presidential pardon is not an automatic confession.

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Harf said that federal authorities would work on the issue with India “in the spirit of partnership and cooperation that marks our broad bilateral relationship…We certainly don’t want this to affect the relationship,” she said.

India immediately threatened to downgrade privileges with American diplomats. The Indian government also demanded that a traffic barricade near the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi be removed, a demand the U.S. complied with immediately.

Prosecutors in New York say Khobragade, 39, claimed she paid her Indian maid $4,500 a month but in reality paid her even less than minimum wage.

The prosecution insists that Khobragade offered the housekeeper 30,000 rupees ($573) a month, which comes out to about $3.31 an hour. The woman said she worked for the family from November 2012 through June 2013 and claims she received even less than 30,000 rupees a month and worked for more than 40 hours a week.

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New York Times late last month, Khodorkovsky said his mother was fighting cancer for a second time after many years of remission and that they might never see each other again outside of a prison. “Putin is Putin, war is war, but one’s mother is dearer than anything,” Dmitry Gololobov, a former Yukos legal head who lives in Britain, told Reuters by telephone. He said Khodorkovsky might have sought a pardon without telling his lawyers.

Khodorkovsky’s son, Pavel, called it “very happy news” and said he was waiting to talk to his father to hear more details.

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Syria is flooded with refugees fleeing violent feud-filled regions. The most innocent victims suffering from the country’s current state of dysfunction are the children of these refugee families.

Many of these families wander from place to place with no stable shelter and no food to eat. Children are forced to wait on long lines outside food halls for a simple hot meal.

“A year ago we were feeding one million people, today we are feeding 4.24 million,” says Mathew Hollingworth, Syria’s Country Director for the World Food Program. “We have to have some kind of solution politically in Syria because the humanitarian crisis is getting to the point I’ve never seen in any other country I’ve worked in.”

In Syria there is no time for a normal childhood. Youngsters are forced to face the harsh realities of daily living from a very young age. Their soundtrack from when they are babies is explosions and gunfire. The county’s civil war is still raging since the overthrowing of President Assad in 2011.

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Volcano Creates New Island

A new island is slowly growing in the South Pacific. Thanks to a volcanic eruption 600 miles south of Tokyo, a 14-acre mass has staked its claim in the clear blue waters. The island is named Niijima and sits off the coast of Nishino-shima, a small, uninhabited island in the “Ring of Fire” chain of volcanoes in the western Pacific. It first appeared in late November, when heavy black smoke, ash and rocks exploded from the seas and steam poured forth from the eruption.

New images released by NASA show that the island looks likely to stay, unlike past tiny bits of territory that have appeared and later disappeared, according to Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief government spokesman. “This has happened before and in some cases the islands disappeared,” Yoshihide Suga said when asked if the government was planning on naming the new island. “If it becomes a full-fledged island, we would be happy to have more territory.”

According to news reports, Niijima is still erupting and growing. Scientists from the Japan Meteorological Agency think the island is large enough to survive for at least several years, if not permanently, NASA said. By early December, the island had grown to 56,000 square meters (13.8 acres), about three times its initial size. It stands 20 to 25 meters above the sea level.

London Theater Collapse A theater in London partially collapsed this week during a performance.

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theater. London’s Ambulance Service said it treated 88 patients — 81 with minor injuries and seven with “more serious” injuries who were taken to nearby hospitals. None of the injuries were believed to be life threatening, officials said.

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Newest Reforms in Cuba

“Complete chaos” erupted as the debris rained down, said Martin Bostock, who came with his family to the theater.

“At first, we thought it was part of the show,” he told a reporter. “Then I got hit on the head.”

Dust-covered theatergoers, many with bandaged heads, were treated by dozens of emergency workers in the street outside the Apollo and at a nearby

In another step towards economic freedom, Cubans have now been allowed to buy new and used cars from state retailers without written permission from the government. This is the first time private buyers are permitted to purchase such cars since the 1959 revolution.

Under a reform introduced two years ago, Cubans can buy and sell used cars from each other, but must request authorization from the government to purchase a vehicle from swtate retailers.

The Cuban state maintains a monopoly on the retail sale of cars. The government said about 30 percent of autos sold with government approval last year

The liberalizing of car sales was one of more than 300 reforms put forth by President Raul Castro, who took over for his ailing brother, Fidel, in 2008.

The new measures, which will be implemented “gradually,” will set a minimum price for auto sales, which the government can tax to help pay for better public transport.

The proposed changes put a greater emphasis on private initiative, which had been largely stifled under Cuba’s

Soviet-style system, and less government control over the sale and purchase of personal property such as homes and cars. There are now tens of thousands of small private businesses in Cuba, and thousands of farm, construction, transportation and other types of cooperatives, all of which should benefit from the new regulations.

Before September 2011, only automobiles that were in Cuba before the 1959 revolution could be freely bought and sold, which is why there are so many cars from the 1950s or before, most of them American-made, rumbling through Cuban streets. There are also many Soviet-made cars, dating from the era when the Soviet Union was the island’s biggest ally and benefactor.

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With spending at an all-time high at the end of the year, a council in London is coming under fire after its unique warning message to local tenants. A holiday message was sent out in which public housing tenants were warned not to “overindulge” during the holiday season in case they fall behind on their rent payments.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council in west London said 46 percent of its tenants were having trouble with their rent and the cards were part of a “hard-hitting” campaign to tackle the problem. It cited research that showed one in 12 renters was prepared to forgo payments over holiday shopping and they didn’t want that list to get bigger.

However, several recipients were unhappy, including resident Mary Buckley who called it a “threatening piece of literature masquerading as a greeting.” “It’s insulting,” Buckley told a local newspaper, adding that she had lived in a council-owned property with her 82-year-old mother Tina for 25 years and had never been behind with payments. “I was absolutely flabbergasted,” she added. “It’s a crass and insulting message and when I went to complain, the lady on the phone laughed at me.”

The council’s cabinet member for housing, Andrew Johnson, defended the cards. “The postcard was not intended to be insulting,” he said, “but [was sent] to deter tenants from getting into debt over a period which can bring financial headaches. Research shows that this is the one time of year that many families will consider forgoing their rent. This brings stress and worry, as it can often be very difficult to catch-up. We want to prevent this from happening while offering support to people who are experiencing financial hardship.”

Israel Israel to U.S.: Stop Spying on Us

On Sunday, senior Israeli officials showed their outrage when they demanded an end to U.S. spying on Israel. Recently, it was revealed that the National Security Agency intercepted emails from the offices of former Israeli leaders including former-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former-Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Officials also called

for the release of Jonathan Pollard, who has been imprisoned for nearly three decades for spying on behalf of Israel.

Documents leaked by Snowden and published in The Guardian, Der Spiegel and The New York Times last week revealed that British intelligence agency GCHQ worked with the NSA from 2008-2011 to target email addresses belonging to the offices of then-serving Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. But Amir Dan, a spokesman for Olmert, played down the significance of the espionage.

He said the email address targeted was one meant for queries from the public and was not used for sensitive communications. “There is no chance there was a security or intelligence breach caused from this email address,” Dan said.

Additionally, top Israeli officials generally work on the assumption that they are being monitored and use secure lines or face-to-face conversations in a secure room to discuss sensitive issues.

Since Pollard’s conviction, Israel has promised not to spy on the U.S. Ministers stressed on Sunday that Israel does not spy on the U.S. president or defense secretary. “I think we should expect the

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Arab Spring is a term for the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests (both non-violent and violent), riots, and civil wars in the Arab world that began in December 2010.

Ramelah told The Arab Daily News that Christians in the Middle East are far worse off today than prior to the Arab Spring. Proof of that can be found in the fact that it is necessary to consider special clauses pertaining to Christians in the new Egyptian constitution.

“Copts (native Egyptian Christians) are citizens of Egypt. They do not need to have special rights. In a democratic country all citizens are equal under the law,” noted Ramelah.

But, that is precisely the point Ramelah and others have been trying to make since America and other Western nations got on the “Arab Spring” bandwagon. The purportedly “pro-democracy” uprisings were anything but. “‘Arab Spring’ is a deceptive label created by Western leftists as a misnomer for the Islamic revival in Arab countries,” he explained. “Arab Spring was a massive project instigated by the Muslim Brotherhood in a series of countries with the Islamic Caliphate as its ultimate goal.”

“Christians, like the Jews before them, are meant to be purged from each country,” said Ramelah, recalling that most notorious of Muslim chants, “First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people.” Indeed, attacks on Christians have increased exponentially in recent years, not only in Egypt, but even more so in Syria and Iraq.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated that the country is constantly working on Pollard’s release. “We don’t need any special event to spur us to action to free Pollard. We are busy with this all the time,” said Netanyahu. “There is no connection between reports stating that the U.S. collected data in Israel and the potential release of Pollard.”

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Bus Bomb Explodes Near Tel Aviv On Sunday, a bomb exploded on a bus near Tel Aviv, but thankfully there were no injuries or fatalities as passengers were evacuated before the explosion.

A vigilant passenger alerted the bus

In News driver to a suspicious black bag on the No. 240 bus. The driver parked his vehicle and all twelve passengers disembarked in Bat Yam before the police bomb square arrived. Ten minutes later, while investigating, the bomb exploded, shattering all the windows and charring the sides of the bus. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the blast.

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bus driver Michael Yuger said, recounting the moments leading up to the blast, “I asked, ‘Whose [bag]?’ and was told ‘No one’s.’ I arrived at the bus stop and got the passengers to disembark. Most of the passengers went on to catch other buses to get where they needed to go, and I stayed [by my bus] with another two people. Then a police car arrived and cleared people from the area. Ten minutes later, the bus exploded.”

A passenger on the bus, David Papo, said he examined the suspicious bag before disembarking. “I opened it and saw something [that looked suspicious]...

After I took a closer look, I saw a red wire coming out of it and I immediately understood what it was.” He then disembarked from the bus together with the other passengers.

It is not yet clear who planted the bomb and who was responsible for the bombing.

“The incident in Bat Yam illustrates the fact that the threat of terrorism is lurking in the background, especially these days, when there are attempts to advance the peace talks,” Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino said.

Adelson Celebrates Innovation with 900 Birthright Participants

On Monday night, 900 Taglit-Birthright participants celebrated Jewish and Israeli entrepreneurship at “Innovation Nation” along with Jewish-American casino mogul and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson at a Tel Aviv event.

Orthodox Snowboarder Makes Headlines

“Lots of people are very proud of me. They’re surprised to see a religious Jew streaming through the air on a snowboard; it’s kind of an oddity,” Katz says.

In an interview with JTA, Katz admitted that he knew he was being photographed. “There were about 4 or 5 photographers out there. Afterwards, I gave them all my email address and asked them to send me their photos, and I didn’t get one photo,” he says.

Growing up in Minnesota, Katz would snowboard in a “trash dump that they converted into a ski hill. It had a 100 ft. vertical, and my friends and I went night skiing on the ice. After high school, I went to Colorado State University, one of the reasons being to be closer to the mountains.” Apparently, he didn’t outgrow his love of snow. “After university, I worked in Vail as a ‘liftee,’ one of guys running the ski lift. There were a lot of big jumps at the biggest resort in North America,” Katz recalls.

But moving to Israel meant that snowboarding would not be in abundance in the Holy Land. “My wife had never seen me snowboard before; I kind of wanted to show off for my wife and my 3-year-old boy [Yaakov Meir] and 1-year-old girl [Shayna Malka]. Wanted to take advantage of the once in a century snowstorm,” Katz admits. After his parents saw The Wall Street Journal cover, Katz says, “My parents are happy to still see me connected to snow and lots of things I grew up with.”

Katz didn’t grow up religious and came to Israel on a Birthright trip in January 2005. It was the first time he ever met a religious Jew. Now he lives in Nachlaot with his family and is on the Israel Lacrosse Team. He hopes to play in the World Championships in July.

page ad in The New York Times, Wiesel demanded that Congress stop talks with Iran until Tehran agrees to stop threatening Israel and takes apart its nuclear program. Millionaire Michael Steinhardt, one of the founders of the Birthright program, paid for the ad.

Wiesel said that there is no doubt as to Iran’s true ambitions. “The words and actions of the leadership of Iran leave no doubt as to their intentions,” he wrote, and warned that the U.S. and Western countries must not be fooled into believing otherwise. “I appeal to President Obama and Congress to demand, as a condition of continued talks, the total dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and the regime’s public and complete repudiation of all genocidal intent against Israel,” Wiesel wrote. “And I appeal to the leaders of the United States Senate to go forward with their vote to strengthen sanctions against Iran until these conditions have been met.”

Wiesel is the author of 57 books, many of which described his experiences as a youth in Romania and Hungary before and during the Holocaust. He was imprisoned in three concentration and death camps – Auschwitz, Buna,

Iranian Threat Very Real Although the international community seems to be blind to Iran’s plan for Israel, a Syrian news report seems to be seeing the situation very clearly.

A former Iranian government official confirmed last week that Israel was right to take seriously the Islamic Republic’s threats to wipe the Jewish State off the map. Speaking on Syrian News TV, former presidential advisor Mohammad Sadeq Al-Hosseini suggested that the main motivator behind the recent Iran nuclear deal was President Obama’s desire to forestall the destruction of Israel.

“Obama had to make a great retreat,” said Al-Hosseini in an interview translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

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With an estimated worth of $26.1 billion, Adelson is chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and owns the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Hayom.

He has donated $140 million to Birthright since 2007. Prior to the event, he told The Jerusalem Post that his Zionism had influenced his success, which he intends to share through Birthright with upcoming generations of Jews.

“To be a good entrepreneur, you have to be passionate about something,” he said. “You have to have the courage of your own convictions. I have the courage and conviction of a Zionist.

That’s how it translates into Birthright.”

Adelson, together with his Israeli wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, spoke about their private foundation that funds stem cell and other medical research projects. The Boston-based Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Family Foundation sponsors collaboration among 10 universities, including Harvard, UCLA and Stanford.

Since 2000, Birthright has brought over 350,000 young Jews from 64 countries to Israel. But Adelson is not satisfied. Adelson says his message to young Jews not already in Israel is to visit the Holy Land. “If they’re between 18 and 26 and they haven’t been on Birthright before, they should come,” he said.

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Israel has been widely criticized for making too big a deal of the Iranian nuclear threat and for opposing the bargain struck between the West and Iran in Geneva last month. The deal leaves the Islamic Republic perfectly capable of assembling nuclear weapons in the future.

El Al Going Back to Turkey After a hiatus of five years, Israel will soon once again have nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Turkey.

Israeli airlines halted scheduled and charter flights to Turkey more than five years ago due to disputes over security arrangements at the airports in which the Israeli carriers landed.

In News airlines to operate unlimited scheduled and charter flights to Turkey. Turkish airlines operate more than 60 flights per week to Israel and have carried more than a million travelers between the two countries this year.

Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Giora Romm and his Turkish counterpart Bilal Ekşi signed an agreement in Ankara allowing for the renewal of flights by Israeli carriers to Turkey. This announcement follows months of discussion between the two countries’ aviation authorities. “This is important news for the Israeli airlines that, until now, have been unable to land in Turkey due to security problems, and can now compete on equal terms with the Turkish airlines,” Transportation Minister Israel Katz said.

The signing of the flight renewal document was made possible after the Turkish authorities agreed to the Israeli security demands, and after Israel received satisfactory answers and solutions to all the security issues that it raised over the course of the talks.

The agreement will allow the Israeli

National Snowden: “Mission Accomplished”

In an interview with The Washington Post published on Monday, Edward Snowden said that he accomplished

what he set out to do. “For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,” he said. “I already won.” He is satisfied because the media has been able to tell the story of government’s bulk internet and phone records. “As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated.”

Snowden added, “Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.”

On Friday, President Obama hinted that he would like to make changes to the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records. His comments came on the heels of a federal judge’s declaration that the NSA’s collection program probably was unconstitutional. A presidential advisory panel has suggested 46 changes to NSA operations.

The interview was conducted by Post reporter Barton Gellman over two days in Moscow six months after Snowden first leaked the classified information.

Gellman described Snowden as relaxed and animated, eating burgers, pasta, ice cream and Russian pastries.

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Snowden, now 30, said he is not being disloyal to the U.S. or to his former employer. Perhaps delusionary, he says, “I am not trying to bring down the NSA, I am working to improve the NSA. I am still working for the NSA right now.

They are the only ones who don’t realize it.”

Seeing Eye Dog to the Rescue This dog was certainly Cecil Williams’s best friend! Williams is blind and owes his life to his black Labrador after saving him from being hit by a subway train.

61-year-old Williams lost consciousness while waiting at the 125th Street station in Upper Manhattan. That’s

In News when he and his guide dog, Orlando, fell onto the tracks.

Speaking from his hospital bed, Williams told reporters that he was on his way to see the dentist around 9:30 a.m. when he began to feel faint. Williams said Orlando tried to hold him up but couldn’t keep him from falling onto the tracks. An A Train was not yet into the station when people on the platform said Williams and his dog fell backward onto the tracks. Williams credited Orlando, who is trained to keep his owner safe in

busy areas, with saving him. “The dog saved my life,” Williams said.

One witness recounted, “The dog was trying to pull him away from the southbound edge of the platform, but his feet were on the edge; he was wobbling, and the dog was barking,” she said. After he fell, the dog jumped down onto the tracks with Williams. “But there was nothing he could do once he was down there. He just sat there with the man. He just licked the man’s face trying to get him to move,” she said.

As the train approached, the conductor slammed on the brakes in an effort to keep from hitting the man and the dog. Witnesses said that a flagman urged both to move toward the middle of the tracks where the ground is deeper.

According to authorities, one and a half cars passed over Williams and Orlando before coming to a stop.

Capt. Daniel O’Sullivan of the FDNY spoke about looking under the train and seeing the man and dog. “He was not trapped; he was just in between the rails,” he said. Sullivan said the whole thing was “definitely is a miracle,” according to reports.

After being rescued, Williams reportedly asked about the condition of his dog, 11, who will be retiring from guide duties soon. Williams suffered a cut on his head. Orlando was unhurt.

Tiffany Exec Admits to Stealing $2.1 Million in Jewelry When you think of Tiffany & Co, you think of elegance and class. But former Tiffany & Co executive Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun is anything but refinement. The former vice president of product development was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday after admitting to stealing more than $2.1 million of jewelry from the high-end store.

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Lederhaas-Okun engaged in the first of many thefts in 2005, taking a pendant from Tiffany, where she worked since 1991. In the following years, the wily thief would steal jewelry and sell it, pocketing the funds. She sold bracelets, earrings and pendants made of diamonds, platinum and gold. So how did she stay so long under the radar? Her position enabled her to take jewelry from the store and write it off as inventory. Tiffany only came to realize that

something was amiss after terminating Lederhaas-Okun in a mass layoff in February.

Interestingly, it may not have been greed that led her to a life of crime. Lederhaas-Okun earned $360,000 a year at Tiffany from 2010 to 2012. She and husband had a reported income of at least $700,000 during those years, and they owned a home valued at $4.4 million. Her lawyer tried to explain that the thefts were motivated as a way to compensate for the pain and depression she experienced for her life failures in her marriage and work. “For reasons that can only be explained by a psychiatric illness, Ingrid took huge risks with her life and her freedom each time she stole,” her attorney wrote. “The risk did not pay off.”

Obama’s Jewish Half-Brother Tells a Different Story Two brothers, one father, two different stories to tell.

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Mark Obama Ndesandjo is now publishing another book featuring his family. Mark is President Obama’s half-brother. Both the president and Mark share the same father; Mark is the son of a white American mother, Ruth Ndesandjo, a Jewish woman who was Barack Obama Sr.’s third wife. But despite their common roots, Ndesandjo has a very different story to tell readers than what they have read in Obama’s bestselling 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father.

This is Ndesandjo’s second book.

In his first novel, Nairobi to Shenzhen: A Novel of Love in the East, Ndesandjo used his family’s story to highlight and raise awareness of domestic abuse. His

second book, Cultures: My Odyssey of Self-Discovery, will be released in February. There he paints his father as an abusive man who hurt his mother during drunken stupors. He recounts one incident in which his father held a knife to his mother’s throat because she took out a restraining order against him. This portrayal is very different from the man Obama describes in Dreams From My Father.

When asked how he would describe his relationship with his brother, Ndesandjo said, “Right now it’s cold and I think part of the reason is because of my writing. My writing has alienated some people in my family.” But even so, Ndesandjo continued, “I hope that my brother and I can really hug each other after he’s president and we can be a family again.”

Ndesandjo, 48, is currently living in Shenzen, China, and is married to a Chinese woman. He speaks Chinese and gives volunteers piano lessons at an orphanage in the neighborhood.

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a bit too much. When it comes to alcohol abuse, women from Memphis and men from Knoxville top our list,” the report says.

“Both cities are in the top 10 for strong social networks, and drinking tends to be a social activity. ‘We use alcohol socially because it tends to break down inhibitions and makes it easier for people to open up and have a good time,’ says [Dr. Keith] Roach. The iconic, club-lined Beale Street in Memphis and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville add plenty of opportunities for residents to get their drink on.” Interestingly, it doesn’t work for everyone as men from Memphis were actually ranked number eight for drinking alcohol in moderation.

Men of Buffalo, NY, ranked at the top for lightest drinking. Chicago; Hartford, CT; San Diego; San Francisco; Virginia Beach, VA; Denver; Memphis; Philadelphia and Miami garnered the next slots on the list. Minneapolis ranked at the top of cities with the lightest-drinking women. Boston; Milwaukee; Rochester, NY; Buffalo; Pittsburgh; Providence; New York; Philadelphia and Chicago rounded out the top ten.

In terms of drinking way too much alcohol, after women in Memphis took the top slot, Salt Lake City; Jacksonville, FL; Knoxville; Columbus; Greenville, SC; Louisville; Raleigh, NC; Cincinnati and Oklahoma City rounded out the top ten. For men who imbibe way too much alcohol, following Knoxville, Louisville, Greenville, Oklahoma City, Portland, Greensboro, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Nashville completed the list.

Time to join Alcoholics Anonymous.

Fewest People Deported in Six Years Memphis is generally known for good barbeque, great music and the King. But now Memphis is claiming another title: this year, women in Memphis have nabbed the spot for being the nation’s heaviest drinkers. Men in Knoxville were ranked as the number one drinkers in the country.

The survey was conducted from Sharecare and some of the results are surprising. It identified ten cities where residents “imbibe too much, as well as the ten that have mastered moderation.”

The list was also divided by gender.

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According to new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, the Obama administration probably deported the fewest people in the last year than in its six-year history.

The downward deportation trend for this fiscal year is a harsh reversal for the

administration. Up until this year, removals have increased significantly to record-breaking levels.

According to the ICE data first reported in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 343,020 people were deported between Oct. 1, 2012, and Sept. 7, 2013. If deportations continued at this pace until Sept.

30, the end of the fiscal year, that would mark a six-year low for removals. (The numbers are deportations between Sept.

7 and Sept. 30 have not been officially counted yet.)

During the fiscal year ending in 2012, the administration removed 409,900 people.

President Obama is currently under pressure from insiders in his party and immigration activists to issue an executive order halting deportations for immigrants who have not committed felonies until an immigration reform bill has passed. The House, controlled mainly

by Republicans, has stymied the Senate bill that offers citizenship to millions of immigrants who crossed the border illegally or are here on expired visas.

Last year, Obama announced a “deferred action” program for young unauthorized immigrants who came to the

country as children, have no criminal record, and finished high school. About half a million young people are now immune from deportation and can apply for a two-year work permit under the program.

Earlier this month, nearly 30 House Democrats sent a letter to Obama demanding that he increase his deferred action program to millions more who would be eligible for citizenship under immigration reform. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a Telemundo interview over the weekend that it’s “wrong” to deport someone for not having legal immigration status. “Our view of the law is, if somebody is here without sufficient documentation, that is not reason for deportation,” Pelosi said.

“If someone has broken the law or committed a felony or something, that is a different story.”

However, the low deportation numbers are not appeasing reform advocates, who continue to protest. “The Obama administration is still deporting hundreds of thousands of people each year that would qualify for a path to citizenship under legislation the administration supports,” said Frank Sharry,

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David were born. David later died in a motorcycle accident. Obama Sr. had earlier divorced President Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, after Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961.

President Obama and Ndesandjo did not grow up together, and even when they met for the first time in Kenya in 1988, Ndesandjo recounts that it was not a pleasant meeting. “Barack thought I was too white and I thought he was too black,” Ndesandjo said. “He was an American searching for his African roots. I was a Kenyan, I’m an American but I was living in Kenya, searching for my white roots.”

In addition to the recollections about his family, Ndesandjo also included an appendix to his book which lists a number of alleged factual errors in Obama’s 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father, such as quotes incorrectly attributed to Ndesandjo’s mother. “It’s a correction.

A lot of the stuff that Barack wrote is wrong in that book and I can understand that because to me for him the book was a tool for fashioning an identity and he was using composites,” Ndesandjo pointed out. “I wanted to bring it up because first of all I wanted the record to be straight. I wanted to tell my own story, not let people tell it for me.”

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Worst Drivers in the Nation Live in Louisiana

Whatever you do, stay off the roads in Louisiana. The Pelican State now holds the prize for having the worst drivers in America. It’s not their drunken drivers that give the state the bad name. It’s their failure-to-obey citations, number of tickets issued, and incidents of careless driving that took them to the top.

But Louisiana is not the only state with bad drivers in the South. Whatever is ticking off drivers there is catchy because seven out of the ten states with

the nation’s worst drivers live in the South. Where should you not be driving (or walking) this year? I’d say to stay away from: Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Montana and North Dakota. I still can’t believe that New York City tax drivers didn’t make the list.

On the other hand, where can pedestrians and drivers feel comfortable this year? Vermont has the safest drivers in the nation. Other states include Utah, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Oregon, Maine, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Massachusetts and Alaska.

How Hackers Targeted Target Shoppers at Target retail stores were the latest target of hackers. Customers who made purchases at Target stores between November 27 (Black Friday) and December 15 could be one of the 40 million consumers whose data could have been stolen.

Security researcher Brian Krebs first reported the hacking on his blog on Wednesday; Target confirmed the security breach in an official statement on Thursday.

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“I don’t know how they did it,” James Wester, research director of IDC Financial Insights, told NBC News.

Generally, hackers attack databases where credit card and debit card information is stored. However, in this case, it seems hackers broke into Target’s point-of-sale (POS) system. Customer information could have been sent directly from the store’s cash registers to the hackers, probably due to malicious software. “That is what is kind of mystifying at this point,” Wester said. “It seems like from a security standpoint, Target was doing all of the right things, and somehow this code was put on the POS system, which isn’t a normal access point for hackers.”

Through this method hackers obtain “track data,” which is transmitted every time a card’s magnetic strip is swiped.

That information includes a cardholder’s name, a service code used to iden-

tify international transactions, and the credit card’s number and expiration date.

Target has not commented on how they learned of the breach or if hackers did in fact infiltrate its POS system. “I can’t comment on the specifics, but can share that payment data that could have been exposed could include a person’s name, CVV, account number and expiration date,” Molly Snyder, a Target spokesperson, said in an email, adding only that the company knew of the breach “as of Dec. 15.”

Security experts have been pushing for adoption of EMV standards, which require cards that generate a different code each time they are used to avoid these types of incidents. The U.S. government is pushing for businesses to start installing EMV terminals by 2015, although adoption of the standard is voluntary. In the 12 months leading up to June 2013, after Australia implemented EMV standards, fraudulent charges from counterfeit cards dropped by 29 percent, according to a report from the Australia Payments Clearing Association.

“Knockout Games” Suspect Arrested

An arrest has been made in connection with the violent “knockout games” attacks in Brooklyn, New York. The suspect has been identified as 20 yearold Darryl Mitchell from Long Island.

He will face charges over the assault of seven men in what is being called random acts of violence dating back to April 2012. Authorities are also investigating the suspect’s involvement with several other similar attacks.

The “knockout game” involves attackers randomly punching innocent bystanders in an attempt to knock them out with a single strike. Some accused attackers of specifically singling out Jews, adding an anti-Semitic twist to the sick “game.”

Last week, TJH reported that a councilwoman suggested that perhaps

Edgar Bronfman Sr. Dies

time Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union, a key goal of the congress, had begun to rise under the reforming leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. During the 1980s and 1990s, the congress also helped lead the effort to gain $11 billion in restitution for heirs of Holocaust victims.

Among the initiatives Bronfman supported were the Jewish college organization Hillel, a major scholarship program for young Jews from Israel and North America called the Bronfman Youth Fellowships, and the educational website MyJewishLearning.com.

was built in 1880s in 2005 for $20 million and renovated it from top to bottom.

Surprisingly, the only thing missing in the extravagant home is a garage. New tenants can expect to circle the block for parking, especially on alternate side days or they can rely on public transportation instead. I guess that’s what chauffeurs are for.

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On Saturday, Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the billionaire businessman and longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow Jews to emigrate and helped spearhead the search for hidden Nazi loot, died at the age of 84.

Bronfman made his fortune with his family’s Seagram’s liquor empire, taking over as chairman and CEO in 1971 and continuing the work of his father, Samuel. Under Bronfman’s leadership, Seagram expanded its offerings and was eventually acquired by French media and telecom group Vivendi Universal in 2000.

But Bronfman’s wealth, combined with his role in the World Jewish Congress, an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in some 80 countries that he led for more than a quarter century, allowed him to be a tireless advocate for his fellow Jews. In 1999, President Bill Clinton awarded Bronfman the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In the citation, Bronfman was heralded for working “to ensure basic rights for Jews around the world.”

In a 1986 Associated Press profile, he said his position and money helped him have access to world leaders. “It’s a combination of the two,” Bronfman said. “In the end, it doesn’t really matter why that access is available, as long as it is there.” The year before, he had become the first congress president to meet with Soviet officials in Moscow, bringing his case for human rights and taking a little time to promote Seagram’s interests. He visited again in 1988, by which

Manhattan’s Upper East Side is known for its pricey real-estate but the latest townhouse to hit the market really steals the show. 12 East 69th Street, the 22,000 square foot townhouse inspired by the Palace of Versailles, is listed for $114 million.

The real estate firm Corcoran Group listed its assets in its online listing: it’s crafted from “the finest European-imported materials” and has “Central Park views, soaring 12-32 foot ceilings, and palatial entertaining space.”

The structure is 40-feet-wide and has six full floors that accommodate its seven bedrooms, six full baths, three powder rooms, a bar, an indoor pool, a fitness room, a game room, and a panic room. The exterior steps and sidewalk are heated so there is no shoveling required. The dining room comfortably seats 20 guests who can then enjoy watching a classic movie on the 12-foot screen in the home theater.

According to RealDeal.com, this is the most expensive residential real estate in New York. But lest you think that this is just a tad overpriced, “The price is totally justified,” listing agent Gabriella Dufwa said. “Between the pizza oven and the pool, the phenomenal roof deck, and views of Central Park, there’s no reason to leave the house,” she added. “It’s fabulous in every way.”

The current owners, Teresa and Vincent Viola, bought the townhouse that

Disney (DIS) is a company beloved by many, especially its shareholders, and especially in 2013. Its interactive Disney Animated program was Apple

Inc.’s (AAPL) “2013 App of the Year” for the iPad. But that wasn’t the only honorary title the cartoon giant earned during 2013; it was also named Yahoo’s Finance Company of the Year.

Editors and writers at Yahoo used quantitative and subjective standards to select a company that’s financial performance, shareholder friendliness, strategic focus, employee relations and customer loyalty stood out. Disney did not have the highest numbers in stock performance. In fact other big companies showed greater gains, for example, Netflix (NFLX), and Facebook Inc. (FB). But it was recognized for its consistency in its products, as well as its production of balanced growth with global reach, and it’s sharing of more cash with investors.

For the third year in a row, Disney shares gained 38% in revenue and profit. In addition, the company earned $4 billion in box-office ticket sales from new films released. And to top it all off, the company’s theme parks in California, Florida, Tokyo, and Hong Kong reported record attendance.

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African American youth were targeting Jewish victims because of jealousy of Jewish success in NYC, a comment she was strongly criticized for.

However, authorities say that Mitchell’s alleged attacks took place “spontaneously and in broad daylight” and were not targeted at any specific ethnicity or religious group. Mitchell was arrested on December 4 and has already pleaded not guilty to four counts of assault.

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spa on a rooftop terrace and an indoor wood-burning fireplace.

Travelers who stay at the suite can also arrange to meet with the Beverly Hills jeweler for private showings, consultations, and custom jewelry designs.

If staying at this lap of luxury isn’t enough, guests can also spring for the Ultimate Proposal Package, which includes a stay in the Jewel Suite, a private consultation with the designer on a custom-made engagement ring or wedding band, and a private meal for two served on the rooftop terrace. Rates for the package begin at a whopping $50,000 per night, based on the choice of custom jewelry.

The economy must be in a recovery if people can actually stay at this brand new suite in the New York Palace Hotel.

If you have 25 grand lying around and need somewhere to spend it, the Jewel Suite may be your place.

The 5,000-square-foot suite, designed by celebrity jeweler Martin Katz, comes with a custom $2,500 diamond ring as a party favor. What else do you get for your $25,000 besides a shiny souvenir?

According to the hotel’s press release, the suite takes up three floors, is 53 floors up, and includes a “20-foot ‘diamond waterfall’ chandelier and ‘floating’ crystal jewel boxes encasing distinctive jewelry creations by Martin Katz.” Other extravagant pluses include views of the city from a private

This Man Really Shines Since 1981, shoe-shiner Albert Lexie, 71, has worked every Tuesday and Thursday at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. No matter the weather, Lexie would rise at 3:30am and take two buses from his home to work, arriving by 7:30. With his schedule precise, he would make the rounds covering the complete geography of the hospital.

His efforts paid off. He charged $5 for a shoeshine and donated every penny of that to the Free Care Fund at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The fund was created to ensure that all Children Hospital’s patients receive the medical care they need regardless of their families’ ability to pay.

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“He raised $750 his first year and he is now up to $10,000 to $15,000 a year in tips,” said Greg Barrett, president of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. Barrett estimates that Lexie has donated anywhere from a quarter to a third of his lifetime salary to Children’s Hospital. “One of things that nourishes Albert is he gets a chance to talk to families and see where his money is going,” Barrett said.

Barrett said Lexie found his calling working at the hospital and donating to the Free Care Fund after being inspired by the fund telethon he saw on the news over 30 years ago. Coming full circle, Barrett said Lexie will present this year’s donation at the 2013 Free Care Fund Telethon.

Lexie began his shoeshine career about 40 years ago, when he built a shoeshine box in shop class. In addition to his work at the hospital, Lexie also shines shoes in the business districts of the Mid-Mon Valley and elsewhere in the Pittsburgh area.

The Caring Institute has inducted Lexie into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans in 2006. The generous man

was recognized by People magazine, in collaboration with the Major League Baseball organization, as one of the “All-Stars Among Us” in 2010.

The Children’s Hospital published a book inspired by Albert’s generosity titled Albert’s Kids: The Heroic Work of Shining Shoes for Sick Children. It was written by a physician at the hospital to tell the story of Albert and to give that story to all children, said Barrett.

Lexie is not just a shiner of shoes; he polishes “souls” of all kinds.

Cheapest Picasso for Lucky Winner

It is a lifelong dream of many art collectors to own a work by Picasso.

One lucky man from Pennsylvania has come to own one at the tender age of 25.

And he only paid $135 for it!

In a new avenue of charity raffles, a piece of artwork by Pablo Picasso was bought by an anonymous donor from a New York gallery and then given to a charity working to save the ancient city of Tyre in southern Lebanon. The charity issued 50,000 tickets at 100 euros each for the tombola at Sotheby’s in Paris, hoping to raise $5 million. It wants the money to develop a traditional handicraft village giving young people, women and the disabled jobs in Tyre and to set up an institute for Phoenician studies in Beirut.

The lucky winner of the signed L’Homme au Gibus or Man in the Opera Hat, painted in 1914, was Jeffrey Gonano, who works for a fire protection company.

The International Association to Save Tyre says it is the first time that a top-level piece of art has ever been raffled. Their publicity drive began in Paris, moved to London and finished in New York. The website functioned in Arabic, English, French and Russian to widen the net of potential buyers. Hundreds went online for a chance to own this cherished piece of art.

And to the winner, went the spoils!

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Cox purchased the groceries and then donated them to Doorstep, a charity that gives food to disadvantaged families. “I read an article that said a thousandth of the UK population are unable to eat this [holiday] because they don’t have any money,” he said. ”I decided I wanted to help as many people as I can, and to also show that it’s possible to shop very cheaply, if you know how.”

Cox’s grocery store checkout took an

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Tis’ the season to be frugal…and then donate your savings to the poor. A teenager in England has figured out the couponing game to perfection. Jordon Cox, 16, spent the past few months tearing through newspapers and magazines, collecting hundreds of food coupons. He then bought over $1,000 worth of groceries for only six dollars!

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hour and included unpacking 200 packets of biscuits and 60 packs of butter from his shopping cart. The teen began collecting coupons last year after his mother was struggling to buy groceries with her small salary. Cox estimated that he has saved more than $3,200 this year and has hundreds of groceries stocked in their home.

He is planning to launch his own coupon-hunting website next year to help others save while shopping.

I guess we can call him world’s most frugal philanthropist.

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It was the largest jackpot in Calgary’s lottery history. Crist plays the game by subscription, which allows him to opt-in to the lotto for an entire year. But crazy as it sounds, Crist told reporters that he plans to give away all the prize money to different charities and organizations. “I just retired at the end of

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September so I was fortunate enough in my career to set myself up and my kids anyway, and there was no doubt in my mind where that money was going to go, it was going to go to charity,” Crist said.

But Crist did say that he has four kids who will help him decide where the money goes. “I wasn’t even sure which game I’d won on, or what the numbers were,” he said. “I’ve paid for the subscription when I get the renewal notice every year, and then I just file it.”

Roadster Made of Lego Here’s to every little boy’s dream….

A life-sized hot rod made of Lego will be hitting the streets. Steve Sommarito, Australian entrepreneur and Romanian builder, spearheaded the Super Awesome Micro Project. He fundraised from 40 donors to fund the project and hired Raul Oaida, 20, to direct the building of the vehicle.

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256 pistons in four rotary engines, all made of Legos. The total construction time was logged at 18 months and the cost was an estimated $40,000.

Although most of vehicle is made of Lego pieces, of course some of the parts required rubber and other materials. The tires, gauges, and tanks were made from appropriate materials.

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Whatever Can Drive You Crazy Hands down, no word grates on Americans more than “whatever.” According to a public opinion survey, the casual “whatever” was rated the most annoying word by 38% of 1,173 adults surveyed in early December.

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The irritating word has dominated the annoying word chart for five years in a row, although last year only 32% of surveyors found it bothersome.

“The word can be very dismissive and rude,” said Mary Griffith, media director for Marist. “It’s a put-down to some extent and it can signal to the other person that what they are saying is not important.”

Another word that ranked high on the annoying list was “like” at 22%. At 18% was “just sayin’”which is heard more in the Southern part of the nation. “Obviously” came in at 6% and about 2% of respondents weren’t exactly sure which word bothers them most.

In the same survey, Marist pollsters wanted to gather information on which political word or term Americans would like to see disappear in 2014. Yep you guessed it: it was “Obamacare.” The majority of respondents (41%) said they would be happy not to have to hear that word again next year. Additionally, many respondents would be glad to eliminate the Washington terms “shutdown” and “gridlock” from our vocabulary.

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Around the Community Bais Yaakov of Queens Junior High Sees the Soul Within Last Friday, the Junior High in Bais Yaakov of Queens experienced a moving, meaningful and practical burst of inspiration for the day. Morah Pfeiffer introduced the video put out by the Zechor Yemos Olam Foundation of Torah Umesorah entitled, “The Nazi War on the Jews,” which depicted Hitler’s ym”sh fight not only against the Jewish people as a whole, but specifically against rabbonim, seforim and shuls.

The girls experienced the sadness of galus, yet ended on a proud and hopeful note by viewing how klal Yisroel has rebuilt form the ashes. Following the video, Morah Kasirer inspired them with moving and heartfelt words of chizuk.

The girls then participated in an interactive workshop led by Morah Jurkowitz (8th Grade) and Morah Hanson (7th Grade) entitled “Ani Choma.”

On Asara B’Teves, a siege was laid around the “chomos” (walls) of Yerushalyaim. The girls were asked to identify their traits, who they are, and continued by learning that the main aspect of “me” is my neshama. They then identified triggers that pressure us in their lives and society and threaten to affect the kedusha that is their essence.

Eventually the girls built “chomos,” strategies to block these pressures from penetrating us.

Below is a poem written by 7th grader Tikva Ney written after the workshop: The heart is not the organ that feels, Nor is the brain the mind Your flow of blood can’t know or think Nor can the nerves along your spine

My limbs do not determine When they start and when they cease It is I who commands my limbs Why, I do it with grace and ease

But, who is this ‘I’ who steers the boat, Who thinks, who commands, who feels?

Who is this ‘Me’ who carries the load, What is my essence of real?

It can’t be the body, which serves and obeys No, the body is merely a tool There must be a power, a strength from within The part inside, made to rule

Fragments of G-d reside in me and you Though untouchable, they may seem Someday you’ll see the present as past Your body—an illusion, a dream

For, there is only a place in paradise For the soul that lies inside For the eternally existent voice Which behind your exterior does hide

Chazak, Chazak!

Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazeik! To celebrate the completion of Sefer Bereisheit, students in kindergarten through second grade at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School participated in a special chazak celebration.

Rabbi Merrill, rebbe and director

of Student Programs, quizzed the students about their knowledge of Sefer Bereisheit and the students were truly impressive! Rabbi Merrill then read the last few pesukim of Sefer Bereisheit from a Sefer Torah and the students recited “Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazeik” as the final words of the sefer were read.

After hearing the end of Sefer Beresheit, the students and faculty joined together in song to celebrate and Rabbi Sadigh, principal, shared an inspirational story. It was a beautiful way to celebrate the completion of Sefer Bereisheit and the beginning of Sefer Shemot.

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RCSP Coordinators and Police Officer Anthony Rivelli, recipient of the RCSP Community Service Award

The Rockaway Citizens Safety Patrol (“RCSP” or “Rockaway Shomrim”) held its first annual appreciation dinner on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Renov residence in Lawrence, NY. Numerous elected officials, community leaders, and members of the NYPD were in attendance at this elegant event sponsored by Gourmet Glatt. In addition to the more than 150 guests, those in at-

Deputy Inspector Kevin M. Maloney, recipient of the Distinguished Leadership Award

Board President Denise Ferguson.

The RCSP Distinguished Leadership Award was bestowed upon Deputy Inspector Kevin M. Maloney, who had a tremendous positive impact during his short tenure as Commanding Officer of the 101st Police Precinct. Under Deputy Inspector Maloney’s exemplary leadership, we saw the lowering of the crime rate in our area; his sensitivity and caring while dealing with community affairs; and, above all, his heroism during Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, which earned him recognition from then Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Deputy Inspector Maloney took this opportunity to recogRCSP Member David Mishler accepting his award from nize the hard work of 31st District Councilman Donovan Richards the police officers of tendance included District 31 City Coun- the 101st Police Precinct, and to give specilman Donovan Richards; District 48 cial thanks to the RCSP for its dedication City Councilman Elect Chaim Deutsch; to our community 24 hours a day. The Commanding Officer of the 101st Police RCSP is proud to have worked closely Precinct Deputy Inspector Pat Wynne; with Deputy Inspector Maloney, and coordinators of Flatbush, Boro Park, and wished him continued success in his new Williamsburg Shomrim; coordinators of command. The RCSP wished great sucHatzoloh; and 101st Precinct Community cess as well to the incoming command-

Lieutenant Phelan of the NYPD accepting the Public Service Award on behalf of Sgt. Keith Gallagher of the 101st police precinct

ing officer of the 101st Police Precinct, demonstrated unparalleled dedication, Deputy Inspector Pat Wynne, and looks cooperation, and professionalism in forward to working under his leadership. combating crime in the Rockaway area.

The next honoree was Sgt. Keith Gal- The RCSP is proud to count Officer Rivlagher from the 101st Police Precinct, re- elli amongst its supporters and friends, cipient of the Public Service Award.

Sgt. Gallagher and his team spend countless night hours patrolling and protecting our streets.

NYPD LieuRCSP coordinators with Deputy Inspector Kevin M. Maloney (second tenant Phelan from left) and Deputy Inspector Pat Wynne (fourth from left) accepted the award on Sgt. Gallagher’s behalf, and and was proud to recognize his contributhanked the entire Conditions Team, tion to keeping our streets safe.

The last award of the night was in as well as the RCSP, for its efforts and assistance over the past two years. He recognition of one of the RCSP’s most added that during that time, car break-ins dedicated members, David Mishler. Dahave dropped 80%, and related arrests vid exemplifies what volunteerism is all about, through his community involvehave increased by 50%.

The recipient of the Community Ser- ment and dedication to the RCSP cause.

Finally, the RCSP took the opportuvice Award was Police Officer Anthony Rivelli, a member of the anti-crime unit nity to distinguish and thank each memof the 101st Police Precinct, and the Dep- ber of the RCSP, as well as their spouses, uty Chief of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst for their unparalleled devotion to our Fire Department. Officer Rivelli has community.

The RCSP is particularly appreciative to the Renovs for their legendary hospitality; to Gourmet Glatt for being our dinner sponsor; Dynamic Slide Show Production for producing the videography; and Naftali Goldgrab for providing the photography.

Members of the NYPD, RCSP members and event host Kal Renov in front center

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Powerful CHAZAQ Event with Rav Shmuel Dishon This past Sunday night, December 22, CHAZAQ hosted renowned lecturer Rav Shmuel Dishon live at the Beth Gavriel Community Center in Forest Hills. The rabbi spoke to the many men and women in the crowd about “Believing in Yourself.” For a full listing of upcoming CHAZAQ events and programs, visit Chazaq online at www.

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ITP now stands at the top of the standings with a 3-1 record.

Perfect Collision “drove over” Pizza World as newly acquired Dovid Reiser answered with 40 in his first appearance of the season. Meir R u b i n f e l d ’s first game with his new team turned out to be a promising one as he contributed 24 points.

Pizza World is still looking for their first win of the season….

In the Jewish Connection Division: Nosh Express dominated against a depleted Plaza Auto Leasing (PAL) team. Eliyahu Shapiro led with 23 and Sendy Hammond knocked in 17. David Sasson pulled in 10; however it just wasn’t enough to fight off the offense of Nosh Express.

Repairs on Wheels- 49, Ready to Roll-28: Zev Tepper and Yehoshua Aberbach led the charge with 12 each. This win puts Repairs on Wheels at an even 2-2 record and now in second place.

Ready to Roll falls to 1-3 and is now tied with PAL for last place.

HANC High School’s Mishmar on the Road -A Resounding Success On Thursday evening, December 12th, HANC parents, students (high school and middle school) and alumni gathered at the HANC 609 Campus in West Hempstead for the first ever Mishmar on the Road Program.

This new program allows members of different communities the opportunity to learn Torah with our administrators, teachers and alumni outside of the school setting. All in attendance were treated to uplifting and inspiring words of Torah

by HANC High School Menahel, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, Rabbi Sam Rudansky and alum, Mr. Michael Hurtes, as well as a pizza dinner. Keep an eye out for when “Mishmar on the Road” will be coming to a town near you!

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In the Jewish Home Division: Quality Carpet-54, Batampte Pickles-44: In the game between Moshe Frank and Co. and Yosef Kapetas and Co. it was the Quality squad that “swept Batampte under the rug” in this one. Moshe Frank was again unstoppable, scoring 31 points while Chuli Herbst and Ahron Berman combined for 18. Yosef Kapetas again led the way with 25, however together with Jack Mosseri’s 13 it was Quality’s game.

China Glatt-48, Art World-29: Shimon Greenwald was “on fire” with 22 points while Mordechai Lebovits and Eliyakim Gelbard combined for 14.

Art World’s newly acquired Yehudah Zyskind together with Shaya Lichtfield combined for 19. China Glatt now stands at an even 2-2 record.

ITP- 37, Shirt Stop- 34: Mordechai Cohen led the way with 15 while Sasson Azar chipped in 12 to give ITP the edge over an unbeaten Shirt Stop squad.

Avrumi Guttman and Yehudah Oppenheim combined for 18. With the win,

What great nachat this past Monday night as the second graders at Yeshiva Har Torah received their beloved Chumashim! The second graders did a beautiful job, singing from their hearts and reading their lines.

Many thanks to Morah Zahava, Morah Esther, and Morah Karen for preparing the children so wonderfully. May they continue to use the Chumashim in good health for many years to come!

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Hatzalah’s Call for Help—Answer the Call While many individuals in our community are still rebuilding from the damage of Hurricane Sandy, we may forget how far and wide the effects were on our community organizations. Working around the clock throughout the days after the storm, Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County lost a large amount of expensive equipment during that time. They learned that much of the equipment was not adequate enough to stand up against the extremely adverse conditions.

As part of their year-end campaign, Hatzalah is reaching out to the community to raise the urgently needed funds in order to rehabilitate their fleet after Hurricane Sandy. Rabbi Elozer Kanner has been one of Hatzalah’s coordinators for over 28 years. Rabbi Kanner, who bears much of the fundraising burden, explains their current situation. “Hatzalah has lots of needs now and we turn to the community to help us be properly equipped and trained at the highest level possible.”

Hatzalah currently maintains a fleet of eight ambulances throughout the

ers. One of the most significant upgrades would be the installation of electronic

“We need the community’s help in order to better serve the community and keep up with the times.” community. They urgently need to replace four. Rabbi Kanner tells of being out on a call the first night of the hurricane, with the water lapping at the sill of the ambulance. The crew had no choice but to turn around. They suffered the loss of one ambulance that day and came to the realization that the current ambulances were not tough enough to withstand the extreme elements. The new ambulances, which carry a price tag of $300,000 each, would be 4x4’s—sturdier and higher with four wheel drive for all weather and road conditions.

Properly updating the fleet means not only replacing some ambulances, but upgrading and modernizing the oth-

lifts which would be able to pick up and electronically lift the stretcher into the ambulance.

This would be extremely significant in cases of extreme wind or weather and provide more efficient loading overall.

Since its inception over 30 years ago, Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County has evolved into an organization with over 100 volunteers, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics and physicians. They are licensed, equipped and ready to respond 24/7 to any and all medical emergencies. With coverage in the Five Towns and Rockaway and reaching from Belle Harbor out to West Hempstead, Hatzalah is capable of reaching all local and regional hospitals in record time. Unlike public EMT services, Hatzalah volunteers are evenly distributed throughout the community rather than being concentrated in a single dispatch location. Response time is typically 2-3 minutes, at a time when even one second can make all the difference.

It is the dependability and high level of competence of the volunteers that upholds Hatzalah’s reputation for being faster than public EMT services. It is not until we hear stories on the news about EMS not getting to a patient fast enough that we are reminded of how lucky we are to have a community organization like Hatzalah. Of all the benefits we enjoy in our community, one would have to say that the most important one is this one that we may take for granted.

During the year of 2012 alone, Hatzalah responded to more than 6,000 calls for help. Over the years they have responded to thousands of calls and are directly responsible for saving a great many lives.

Never becoming complacent in their skills, the organization is in need of more modern training aids. A computerized dummy that serves as a sophisticated training aid for practicing and improving skills would benefit all volunteers. The computer is programmed to simulate medical situations and the machine subsequently rates the user’s skill. It serves as a useful tool for those both on the basic lifesaving level and

the advanced life saving level.

Hatzalah is also in need of several state-of-the-art pieces of equipment to keep up with the nature of emergency calls they respond to. The list includes seven more Lifepak – electronic cardiac monitors and defibrillators, and seven LUCAS 2 CPR units– electronic compression devices. Hatzalah currently has one LUCAS unit that was donated and was thankfully used in a recent save.

They would like to be able to outfit all of the ambulances with matching levels of technology.

While Hurricane Sandy brought the most devastation and demand, wintertime’s icy conditions and summer’s severe heat each carry their own set of challenges and risks. Hatzalah must be prepared at the optimum level at all times, as their services are relied on 365 days a year. These additions and upgrades are vital to the efficiency and reliability of an organization that is integral part of the community. Rabbi Kanner reiterates how important these improvements are to the core of Hatzalah.

“We need the community’s help in order to better serve the community and keep up with the times.”

Please go to www.hatzalahrl.org to make your donation today. They truly need your help.

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Tefillin Awareness Project Comes to Woodmere

Bais Haknesses of North Woodmere, under the leadership of Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, had the special opportunity to join the over 200 shuls and yeshivas to host the Tefillin Awareness Project, also known as Hanacha K’Halacha.

The most learned men in all communities, including rabbonim and Roshei Yeshiva have participated in hundreds of these events and have expressed the need for this unique program. Retzuos (straps) naturally stretch, and therefore they either become too narrow and thus invalid, or after years of us-

age, the placement of the tefillin slowly moves to an improper area on the head or hand. Too numerous are the problems that arise. The bottom line: Everyone needs a tefillin check-up and that’s why this program was formed six years ago.

The Rambam writes that eight Biblical mitzvos are performed almost each day, when wearing tefillin properly. How can one not realize the importance of bringing this program to your shul or school?

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Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe Students Enjoy Time in Connecticut with their Rebbeim The seventh and eighth graders of Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe went on a field trip to several destinations in Connecticut last Thursday. Rabbi Yaakov May, the Menahel of YTM, believes that field trips can be a valuable educational tool as well as a chance for the students and Rebbeim to get to know each other beyond the school setting.

The day began with an earlier than usual Shacharis to allow the boys time to learn before they departed. The first stop

was in Norwalk at the Maritime Aquarium where the boys learned about the sea life of the Long Island Sound.

Next, they traveled to Groton for a tour of the USS Nautilus, the United States’ first nuclear submarine.

Rabbi May divulged to the boys how his father was instrumental in developing and manufacturing the nuclear weapons system used by the USS Nautilus.

The last destination was Mystic Seaport where the boys saw tall ships and whalers and experienced what life was like in a 19th century seafaring village.

On the return trip, the buses stopped in New Haven so the travelers could daven Maariv.

While there, they heard a first-hand account from Rabbi Muroff, the now-famous rebbe who returned the $98,000 that he found in a pre-owned desk.

Family Caregiver Breakfast Are you supporting a family member or friend with health care needs? Being a caregiver can be difficult, and it is a challenge to manage the physical, emotional and financial stressors inherent in this situation. The Samuel Field Y, along with Young Israel of Queens Valley, will be hosting a breakfast and workshop on Sunday, January 12th from 10 AM to 12 PM at Young Israel of Queens Valley lo-

cated at 141-55 77th Avenue, Kew Garden Hills. The workshop will include a panel of local experts who will address a variety of issues and provide practical information for family members or professionals.

For further information or to RSVP, contact Raizy Mushell LMSW at (718) 225-6750 ext. 212 or rmushell@sfy.org.

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or math activities. The children, wearing headphones and seated at the fourth table, are completely engrossed with the information found on the screens before

them. Made possible in part by a generous grant from the AJE Project, HALB’s blended learning program is in full swing at Lev Chana. The teachers are thrilled with the way this educational tool enables them to maximize instructional time and provides them with more accurate assessments of their student’s progress. Mrs. Felecie Akerman and Mrs. Lisa Zakutinsky, co-directors of the Lev Chana Early Childhood Center, further feel that the blended learning model allows their teachers the ability to quickly identify their student’s weaknesses and more importantly their strengths, thus allowing for a more targeted instruction, remediation or enrichment. This computer-based educational model, developed to meet the demands of the Common Core Standards, enables teachers to deliver customized, differentiated small group instruction and regularly review students’ progress.

Children are involved in lessons and practice geared specifically for them. Under the direction of Rabbi Avrumi Sacks, Chief Academic Officer of the AJE Project foundation and Director of Blended Learning for Grades K-3 at HALB, the Lev Chana teachers and children have undergone and continue to undergo training in the digital content that has been researched and evaluated by Rabbi Sacks, teachers and consultants to assure its appropriateness. The children learned how to sign in, put on their headphone correctly, listen to the whole question and all the answers before answering, click and drag for an answer, sign out and neatly hang their headphones so that everything is ready for the next rotation of children. After 15 minutes, the timer beeps four times and all the children at all the centers clean up, push in their

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Dedication of Newly Rebuilt Mikvah of Oceanside

by Miriam Baum Benkoe, YIO Sisterhood Co-President Is it a spa? It sure looks like a spa.

The newly reconstructed and redesigned Mikvah of Oceanside, located at 3397 Park Avenue off Waukena Avenue (516766-3242), is open and operating under the supervision of our new shomeret, Bruriah Wilbur. The waiting room, individual rooms, adornment room and mikvah itself are warm, welcoming and just wonderful. The aura is serene, with piped in relaxing music, spa tubs and a most elegant décor, designed by Miriam Nathan, her daughter, Amanda Nathan Gluck, and Dave Welner.

Four years ago, the mikvah was given a “facelift” and was thus elevated from simply clean and convenient to a beautiful example of hiddur mitzvah. Then in October of 2012, Hurricane Sandy inflicted havoc on the mikvah, the shuls and the Oceanside community at large.

The mikvah facilities post-Sandy were sorely missed by the forty or more young women who have recently relocated to our presently growing community.

With the help of MIKVAH USA, an organization dedicated to the establish-

ment and renovation of mikvahs nationwide, as well as the Orthodox Union, and other organizations and individuals, the Oceanside Mikvah has been rebuilt once again. This rebuilding, however, resulted in the creation of the most luxurious spa-like atmosphere. Our new young families are especially delighted in using this most chic and well-designed new facility. Dave Welner, a past president of the Young Israel of Oceanside, who has been the project manager of the rebuilding of the shul, the mikvah, as well as the Youth Director and caretakers’ homes, addressed the gathering and explained in detail the various hurdles incurred during the reconstruction and how they were successfully overcome.

In addition, Dave thanked Rav Bick and his son for their help in providing him with the halachic guidelines for building the piping system needed to capture the water off the roof and directing it into the boros. Dave also shared his ultimate and personal goals of this monumental remodeling project. “The importance of enhancing the mitzvah of taharat

mishpacha was never far from my mind during the entire construction phase. Every aspect of the building was directed at elevating the spiritual experience, so that our Oceanside women would continue to use and enjoy the mikvah as never before. It was also our hope that women outside our shul who have never been to a mikvah would find it enjoyable and meaningful if given the opportunity to try it even once.”

A chanukat habayit, or dedication ceremony, was held on Sunday, December 15th at the Young Israel of Oceanside.

The mikvah building was rededicated in memory of past member and community activist, Judy Williams, a”h. The immersion pool was dedicated in memory of Rebbetzin Peshy Brudny, a”h, whose husband, Rabbi Elya Brudny of MIKVAH USA, generously donated to the reconstruction project. The pool was further rededicated to the memory of Rebbetzin Brenda Geldwerth, a”h, whose husband donated generously to the project in his wife’s z’chus. Rabbi Jonathan Muskat, Moreh D’Asrah of the YIO, re-

viewed the halachot regarding the construction of a mikvah and heralded the ingenuity utilized in filling the boros in accordance with halacha and with efficacy so that the mikvah would operational in short time.

Those attending warmly received the words of Mikvah Association President, Helene Schiffmiller, who, along with Sondra Gottesman, have been at the forefront of the daily functioning of the mikvah in Oceanside from the onset back in 1984. Rabbi Boruch Cywiak, Director of Special Projects at MIKVAH USA, shared the names of approximately sixty cities in which MIKVAH USA has generously funded the building and/ or refurbishing of mikvahs throughout the United States.

The entire Oceanside community expresses a heartfelt yasher koach to all of the organizations and individuals whose input, support and mesirat nefesh were so graciously contributed to the rebuilding of the Oceanside mikvah. Tizku l’mitzvot.

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Embarking on the Final Bricks Building on the success of its 50th Anniversary Dinner last year, Torah Academy for Girls is certainly looking ahead .With that in mind, their Annual Dinner, which will be held iy”H on Tuesday evening, January 21st at the Sands, will be celebrating the “final bricks” of its impressive three year long expansion program. It seems like growth does not “phase” TAG, and embarking on this final phase of the expansion is indeed cause for celebration.

According to the Dinner Chairman, Mr. Elisha Brecher, this year’s honorees who have stepped forward to help the school move forward are to be commended for their active involvement in the school. We look forward to paying tribute to Guests of Honor, Avrumi & Ronit Schwartz; Kesser Torah Awardees, Rabbi Yechezkel & Mrs. Anat Hartman, and Generations Awardees, Mr. Alan & Dr. Wendy Devorah (Reisman) Gerson.

The coveted Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l Memorial Award will be presented to Rabbi Yaakov Feitman.

Guests of Honor As rabbeim, morahs and teachers can attest, Avrumi and Ronit Schwartz live and breathe their children’s chinuch.

As proud parents of Elky, in TAG’s third grade, and brothers Jakey and Yonatan, talmidim at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island, their primary concern is that all their children are immersed in an environment where they can thrive in ruchnius and excel at academics. Their commitment to Torah Academy for Girls encompasses limudei kodesh and limudei chol, the school day and extracurricular activities.

Avrumi and Ronit have been deeply involved with TAG from the moment their daughter enrolled. In their unassuming and modest way, they have continually renewed their commitment to the school, and their hakaras hatov for the chinuch their daughter receives. As Ronit puts it, “Our daughter, Elky, entered kindergarten with a smile and has been smiling ever since.”

The Schwartz family is no stranger to TAG’s special brand of chinuch.

Avrumi’s parents, Dr. Yossi and Zivia Schwartz, are themselves parents of alumnae, Rikki, Talia and Sima. Grandparents, R’ Aharon z”l and Claire Lichter, are also synonymous with chessed in our community. Ronit, who was born in Israel and raised in Toronto, credits her parents, Mordechai & Rivka Dominitz, for providing a wonderful example of chinuch habonim for her to follow.

A native of the community who learned in local yeshivos from elementary school through beis medrash, Avrumi then earned a law degree at NYU, and is today a successful lawyer and real estate professional. He supports mosdos Torah and chessed in our community and beyond. Both Avrumi and Ronit are particularly involved with the Five Towns chapter of Bonei Olam.

Ronit has a well-earned reputation as a “doer” and is a most valuable member of the TAG’s Women’s League. Whether organizing a fundraising auction, orchestrating the construction of a new library or establishing a birthday book club, Ronit is always ready to put her energy and eagerness at TAG’s disposal. When it was time to pay tribute to our long time principal, Mrs. Sarah Goldstein, upon her retirement, it was Ronit who spear-

headed the beautiful commemorative book presented to her. We share Ronit with the innumerable other local mosdos to which she gives her time.

The Schwartzs are active members at R’ Kalish’s shul, Bais Pinchas in Harborview, where Ronit is a founder of the N’shei. Whether participating in shul governance, organizing shiurim or arranging Shabbos groups for children, Avrumi and Ronit have proved themselves a valuable asset to their shul.

The Schwartz home beautifully reflects the mesorah of their parents, refracted through the lens of their own askanus and dynamism. Anyone who has spent a Shabbos with the family will immediately recognize that their world is anchored on the principles of chinuch, community, family, Torah and mesorah.

It will indeed be a pleasure and privilege for TAG to honor Avrumi & Ronit Schwartz at the upcoming dinner.

This year’s Kesser Torah honorees, Rabbi Yechezkel and Mrs. Anat Hartman, certainly add an international flavor to our dinner. Their family roots are in Brazil, Israel London and New York. Yechezkel’s father, Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman, is a world renowned lecturer and rebbi, and authored the popular work on the Maharal. Yechezkel is a graduate of Maarava and Chevron Yeshiva in Yerushalaim, and is in midst of an earning his semicha from Eretz Yisroel. It is therefore not surprising that R’ Yechezkel Hartman is devoted to Torah learning and giving shiurim. The mornings find him learning in Yeshiva of Far Rockaway before going to Omek Capital, the real estate business he runs, he gives a regular Daf Yomi shiur and speeches in Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid in Law-

rence as well as a weekly Chumash shiur in Sh’or Yoshuv.

Anat was born in Brazil, where she attended Bais Yaakov. Her parents address in Brazil is well-known to all travelers for their warm hachnasas orchim and chessed which is done with an open hand and an open heart. After her seminary year in Bnos Chava, Anat married Yechezkel and they lived in Eretz Yisroel for two years. The Hartmans then moved to the upper West Side where Yechezkel earned his MBA from Columbia University. Our own community was certainly enriched when the Hartmans moved here over six years ago.

Anat has proven to be a most valuable member of our Women’s League.

She has worked on supperettes, the recent International Auction and is always willing to lend a hand to her daughters’ school. Her TAG girls, Yael in third grade and Esty in Pre1A, certainly reflect the chinuch and Torah hashkafos that their parents impart in their home on a daily basis. The Hartmans are also proud parents of sons, Dani who attends second grade in Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island, and little 2-year-old Tuvi.

Anat is also active in her shul, cooking meals for those in need and hosting shiurim and other events in her home.

Recently, she offered her home to host a Young Members meeting for the worthy Bikur Cholim of the Far Rockaway and Five Towns to recruit young mothers to get involved in this important cause.

Whether we express our thoughts in Portuguese, Hebrew or English, this is a young couple which deserves recognition and whom we are proud to name as this year’s Kesser Torah awardees.

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Mazal tov! Chaya Garfinkel, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Garfinkel of Far Rockaway, married Duddy Rotenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kalman Rotenberg of Brooklyn, at Tiferes Mordechai.

On the evening of Wednesday, December 18, 2013, the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County was honored to welcome representatives from nine prestigious colleges and universities to its inaugural College Panel and Fair for all high school students and their parents. Organized by Ms. Karen Sheff, Director of College Guidance, and Ms. Marisa Gelb, Assistant Director of College Guidance, the event provided attendees with an insider’s look at critical information about applying to college. HANC Principal, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, remarked, “Our inaugural College Fair was an extremely effective first step in the college process and provided necessary and valuable information to begin identifying potential college choices.”

During the panel, which was moderated by Ms. Sheff, representatives from Columbia University, Hofstra University, NYU, Queens College, SUNY Albany, SUNY Binghamton, Touro’s Lander

Colleges, UMass Amherst and Yeshiva University answered questions about the selection process for admission to their institution. Panel members provided insightful information about academic and standardized test requirements, appropriate high school course loads, and which components of the application their establishment focuses on during the admission’s process. The panel also discussed Jewish life on and off campus and the variety of opportunities available to students at their university and abroad.

This event culminated in three sessions in which the representatives met with students and their parents in small groups to answer questions regarding their specific college or university. Students were able to introduce themselves to the representatives, discuss their personal goals, and find out insider information about admissions. This event proved to be a huge success with over 150 people in attendance.

Learning About the 13 Colonies — Pretzel-Style!

Fifth Graders at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School are learning about and baking their way through the original thirteen colonies.

Students learned that the Middle Atlantic Colonies were called the “bread basket” of the colonies because they grew most of the wheat in the area. Students also learned that although the colonists living in Pennsylvania were called “Pennsylvania Dutch,” they were actually not originally from the Netherlands, but from Germany. They were called “Pennsylvania Dutch” because they spoke “Deutsch” (German). In honor of the Pennsylvania Dutch, who introduced pretzels and mustard to the colo-

nies, the students baked their very own pretzels! It was a very yummy lesson!

Thank you to Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. Lovy and Mrs. Strauss for helping with the baking.

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Making it the Best of Times: Volunteer Evening a Resounding Success It was an evening that surpassed everyone’s expectations.

A capacity crowd of school/seminary girls gathered in the Achiezer office along with representatives of thirteen community organizations for an event that was truly a win-win for everybody.

Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender, Achiezer’s founder, opened the evening with a short but powerful address about the value of chesed as the raison d’être of every Jew. Citing a chilling gemara, Rabbi Bender told the story of a tzaddik who climbed into his wagon to retrieve a piece of bread for a poor person, only to find that the hapless man had expired in the brief time that it took to find the bread. Rav Chaim Shmulevitz zt”l explains that it is not enough for a Jew to be happy to help

another when asked; a Jew must always be prepared with a piece of bread in his back pocket, just in case!

Following that introduction, the representatives of the organizations were given the floor. Each representative spoke for (a grand total of!) two to five minutes, briefly outlining the purpose of the organization as well as available volunteer opportunities. The simple sight of all of these organizations – Achiezer, Bikur Cholim, I-Shine, JCCRP, JEP, Kulanu, Levi Yitzchak Library, Madraigos, Ohel, The Friendship Circle, and Tova – all coming together in the front of one room, was inspiring in and of itself. Witnessing the representatives of these organizations offering to help each other was even more incredible!

The evening also offered a unique opportunity to apprise the girls of options available to them for their own self-growth.

To that end, Machon Basya Rochel and Sh’eefa, two educational programs for post-high school/seminary girls, offered synopses of their organizations.

Sara Glaz, unveiled Achiezer’s upcoming financial management seminars geared specifically towards this population and was received well by the crowd and other organizations alike. Faige Fried presented The Network, the online forum that she founded, which enables single girls to find and post shiurim, textbook sales, open internships, rides to weddings, and just about anything else a single girl might want to know.

After the presentations ended, the attendees had a chance to sign up for volunteer opportunities, sample sushi, cake, and fruit, and socialize with the repre-

sentatives and one another.

Faige Fried, the power behind the entire event, summed up the purpose of the evening in her own remarks to the audience. “This time in our lives can be ‘the best of times’ or ‘the worst of times’ – and it’s up to us to decide which one it will be.”

Sorry you missed it? You can still get to know the organizations, and sign up for any of the opportunities or services offered by emailing enovak@ achiezer.org for a copy of the event handout, which includes synopses and contact information. A special token of gratitude to Achiezer’s Esther Novak for her tireless effort and vision in coordinating this event.

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specializes in human rights, with his books and columns being translated into many languages worldwide. He spoke after musaf on Shabbos morning about his book, titled, Financing the Flames: How Tax-Exempt and Public Money Fuel a Culture of Confrontation and Terror in Israel. Between mincha and maariv, Mr. Black spoke about the contents of another one of his books, IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America’s Most Powerful Corporation. On Motzei Shabbos, he spoke to a large audience for over an hour about his book, The Farhud: The Arab-Nazi Alliance in the Holocaust. Throughout Shabbos, his audience was riveted by the information given and the breadth of Mr. Black’s knowledge.

OHEL Hosts Bi-Weekly Family Caregiver Support Group Baby boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Sandwich Generation, whatever you choose to call it, there is an entire generation of people who are relied upon as caregivers, both to their children, as well as to their aging parents.

It can be a confusing and overwhelming landscape to navigate alone, therefore OHEL has created its family caregiver support group, to help caregivers who are going through similar situations share tips, stories, and advice with each other and to show people that they are not alone.

Harriet Blank, OHEL’s Geriatric Director, says about the new program, “Caregiving is a universal responsibility which no one can escape, but being able to share experiences can lessen stress, give you ways to better cope, and help you do the job you do best, caring for

and loving your family.”

Join OHEL’s new family caregiver support group and learn about new training ideas, techniques, tips, and secure your own piece of mind. The OHEL caregiver support groups are led by OHEL geriatric specialists with input given by fellow caregivers on how to best address challenges that we all face.

The OHEL family caregiver support group runs on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month, and there is both a 1:00pm session and a 7:00pm session.

The first session took place on Wednesday, December 25th, at 125B Spruce Street, in Cedarhurst, NY. For more information about OHEL’s Family Caregiver Support Group, please contact Harriet Blank at Harriet_ Blank@ohelfamily.org, or 718-686-3120 or visit www.ohelfamily.org.

Community Bais Yaakov of Queens Students, a Link in the Chain!

Each year, BYQ’s seventh graders immerse themselves in a three week project called “I am a Link in the Chain.” The limudei kodesh project this year focuses on “Aishes Chayil Mi Yimtza?” and this past Wednesday, the seventh graders were introduced to the theme of their research project and performance. The morning began with Morah Shifra Hanson’s presentation of a depiction of the topic, without mentioning its overarching theme. The girls had to guess the theme from the presentation, and one student, Tehilla Ginian, was the first to guess accurately!

As the girls readied themselves for an adventure, the dean, Rabbi Mordechai Gewirtz, described the gadlus of Reb Moshe Feinstein. As the girls stepped onto the buses, they discovered Morah Chaviva Pfeiffer’s plan: they were on their way to Brooklyn to meet an outstanding Aishes Chayil, Rebbetzin Sheila Feinstein, wife of Reb Reuven Feinstein and a daughter-in-law of Reb Moshe Feinstein ztz”l. Mrs. Zehava Somerstein, limudei kodesh principal, expressed the

importance behind the experience of meeting the rebbetzin.

Rebbetzin Feinstein’s talk was powerful and inspiring! The rebbetzin discussed the meaning of an Aishes Chayil, the way she conducts herself, and her role to pass on the mesorah. She spoke about role models: the Imahos, the girls’ own mothers and grandmothers, and having the girls look towards their own future, and what they will be in their own homes.

Her engaging stories about Reb Moshe’s rebbetzin included how she dug ditches for her shtetl so her husband could learn. Her greatness coupled with her down-to-earth style and dynamic personality was moving and refreshing. Afterward, many girls had a chance to ask questions and speak with her personally.

On their way back to school, many girls commented how the rebbetzin reminded them of their own principal, Mrs. Sarah Bergman. The BYQ girls are looking forward to their research project and upcoming performance when they can share an evening with their “Aishes Chayil!”

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Mehadrin Greek Yogurt Enjoys Continued Popularity Merely a month has passed from when Mehadrin Greek Yogurts made their debut and already they have taken the market by storm. Rave reviews keep on coming as delighted kosher food connoisseurs try the varied flavors and keep coming back for more.

“My children absolutely love the

Greek yogurts,” enthuses Esti Fischer, mother of five. “And I feel so good sending them off to school knowing they had a healthy and filling breakfast.”

With twice the amount of protein present in regular yogurt, Greek yogurt really packs a powerful nutrition punch. That’s besides the rich, creamy flavor that has

made them so instantly popular.

With months of research and experimenting, Mehadrin is truly glad the final product has attained such perfection. In addition to the cost of expensive machinery and equipment necessary for the production of Greek yogurt, Mehadrin has invested heart and soul into creating a real dairy delight.

“For weeks and weeks we breathed nothing but Greek yogurt,” confesses Larry Farkas, CEO of Mehadrin. “But we knew the end result would be a tasty and nutritious yogurt, an important addition to the growing line of high-quality kosher dairy products from Mehadrin.”

The 6 oz. cups are available in ten popular flavors, all produced using fresh, flavorful fruits. Enjoy plain, vanilla, cappuccino, black cherry, strawberry, blueberry, honey, pomegranate, peach and blood-orange. Cappuccino,

vanilla and plain are also available in economical 32 oz. containers.

There is a growing trend towards healthier eating and nutritional awareness and the kosher market is expanding accordingly. While different forms of yogurt are a good dietary choice, Greek yogurts are strained to eliminate much of the liquid whey, lactose and sugar, leaving behind a creamier, protein-rich product. With its low-carb count and thick texture, Greek yogurt curbs hunger without causing a sugar spike.

Mehadrin continues to experiment and grow, always looking to bring you healthy and tasty dairy treats. With the release of the Greek yogurts a glowing success, Mehadrin is looking forward the next project, a lighter version of the Greek Yogurt. Look out for Mehadrin because “When it’s Real, the taste speaks for itself.”

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layim...and all roads were closed. But the group was undeterred… Calls went out and plans were drafted to reschedule for the following Shabbos. By Monday night, another location was found and thanks to the generosity of Rabbi Samuel Wagner of Yeshiva Ohr Yerushalayim, the dorm and the kitchen were made available.

So, for parshat Shemos the boys reshuffled their Shabbos plans and made their way to Beit Meir. A mini-reunion was held on Friday afternoon and the cameras were out in full force as talmidim took groups shots and shared experiences. With the advent of Shabbos, the boys welcomed the day with a rousing

and beautiful Lecha dodi in the Yeshiva Beis Medresh.

It was followed with divrei bracha and divrei Torah by Rabbi Friedman on the topic of kavod Shabbos and kabbolas pnei HaScheena and Maariv.

The Friday night seuda was filled with zemiros, divrei Torah, chevra and ruach. Talmidim asked for updates on Rambam and heard about the night time and lunch learning Masmidim program which attracts approximately 80 boys a week, the recent chaggigah , the rally outside the home of a Nazi war criminal living in Queens, the winning sports teams and so much more!

At the conclusion of the meal, an im-

promptu tish was held in the dormitory which lasted late into the night.

Not long after, boys reassembled in the Beis Medrash for Schacharis, kiddush and a discussion on the parsha. The ensuing seuda featured more of the same with many talmidim sharing divrei Torah, zemiros and ruach. After a brief break for Shabbos menucha, the boys participated in an interactive afternoon shiur given by Rabbi Friedman on the topic of Krias Shema and the mitzvah of what we do zecher l’tzi’at Mitzryaim based on the teachings Rav Yosef Dov Soloveichik zt”l.

Minyan and Shalosh Seudos followed with a third dose of Torah, ruach and chevra which continued despite the fact that the sun had long since set.

With the conclusion of Shabbos and havdalah, the boys broke out in spontaneous singing and dancing reluctant to part ways. At its conclusion the boys began their trek back to their respective yeshivot, inspired, enlightened and energized by a Shabbos they will long remember.

A Soldier Speaks: SKA Welcomes Izzy Ezagui By: Adi Penzoh, 11th Grade The Israel Action Committee of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls was proud to welcome IDF soldier Izzy Ezagui on Tuesday, December 17. Izzy Ezagui was born and raised in the U.S. and made the difficult decision after going on a Birthright trip to leave his comfortable life in the States and join the Israeli army. During Operation Cast Lead, Izzy was almost directly hit by a 120mm mortar shell, losing his left and dominant arm from just above the elbow.

After a year of difficult rehabilitation, with the organization OneFamily by his side, he demanded to be put back into action with a rifle in his remaining hand.

The details of his story are incredible.

After his inspiring speech to the entire SKA student body, the Israel Action Committee leadership team had the op-

portunity to speak with Izzy privately.

During this meeting, Izzy said, “I don’t like the army. I do what I do because I feel a responsibility for my country.” Izzy truly embodies the passion and love for Israel that we should all strive for.

Izzy’s visit would not have been possible if it weren’t for Ms. Raizi Chechik, SKA’s terrific new principal, Grades 9-10. Ms. Chechik, who is in charge of the Israel Action Committee, had heard Izzy speak at a parlor meeting for the OneFamily Fund in Riverdale and arranged for him to speak at SKA. “The lessons that he embodies—love for Israel, dedication to the Jewish people, and living for an ideal higher than oneself—are ones that I knew would resonate deeply with the SKA students.”

Ms. Chechik says, “It was gratifying to observe the students’ call to action after

Izzy’s lecture to the entire student body and leadership meeting with the student coordinators of the IAC—teams are working on fundraisers, a Tefilla initiative and a marathon run as follow up responses to Izzy’s visit.”

On behalf of the entire student body, the Israel Action Committee would also like to thank the OneFamily Fund, which does amazing work on behalf of those impacted by terror in Israel, for helping facilitate this event.

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In what has become a two-decade old tradition, Rambam graduates and their Rosh Mesivta, Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman, joined together for an amazing and inspiring Shabbaton in Israel.

As soon as talmidim graduate, plans begin for the annual Shabbaton to continue building on the kesher that is the hallmark of Rambam and its talmidim. Talmidim anticipate and look forward to this event because spending a Shabbat together is a special bonding experience...one that cannot be captured through a simple “get together.”

This year’s Shabbaton was scheduled to held at Yeshivat Har Etzion with talmidim travelling from Yerushalayim, Kerem b’Yavneh, Beit Shemesh and Shaalvim from their respective yeshivot to join this much anticipated event.

Despite the unusually stormy weather and the snow which was predicted for the area, talmidim planned to brave the elements and the possibility of road closures and make it to the Shabbaton.

However, the snowstorm prevailed with close to 36 inches falling in the Gush Etzion area and 23 inches in Yerusha-

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For the First Time in Israel: Schools to Be Established for Children of Olim from the United States The Ramat Givat Zeev neighborhood marks another historic milestone: For the first time in Israel, schools in the neighborhood will open especially for new olim from the United States who will be settling there.

The news about Ramat Givat Zeev, the highest quality neighborhood being built for members of America’s Orthodox communities, has spread rapidly and has been very well received. The news of the first Orthodox American community being established in Israel—with all the necessary community institutions—has led many people to decide to make aliyah and move to the new neighborhood, which is being tailored to their needs.

Now that construction has begun, the neighborhood’s developers have consulted rabbanim and education experts as they prepare to open schools especially designated for the children of the olim.

These are the first schools in the country being built entirely on a framework that suits the needs of the olim children. The schools are being overseen by educational figures who will help the children integrate into Israeli society.

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Israel’s flagship project, and most of the rabbanim in the United States have defined it as the most suitable for Americans seeking to realize the dream of making aliyah to Eretz Yisrael. The project offers exclusive advantages to ensure maximum absorption to their new home, with emphasis on a warm, homogenous community that includes a plethora of community institutions that suit the mentality of the residents. The residential neighborhood offers luxurious and exclusive homes with rich technical specifications, spacious green parks and shopping centers. Likewise, the neighborhood, located just north of Jerusalem, combines a tranquil, suburban atmosphere nestled in the breathtaking views of the Jerusalem Hills, with the convenience of being in close proximity to the Torah and chassidic centers in the capital city.

The establishment of schools for the children of the olim is an important factor in the uniqueness of the neighborhood, which is being built with the full understanding of the needs of olim, and enables them to move to a new community with peace of mind.

DRS Mandarin Class Turns Cho-Sen into their Classroom For the second year in a row, DRS has offered its students a course in Mandarin – a language used throughout most of northern and southwestern China.

As more and more U.S. businesses are becoming involved and associated with businesses in China, many in the business world find it beneficial to learn this Chinese language to better converse with overseas partners.

As many of our students display interest in the field of business, DRS thought it was important to offer this course which has already proven to be very successful and enjoyable. This week, Ms. Sissy Yan, DRS’s Mandarin teacher, took her students to dinner at Cho-Sen Island, the long-time Five Town’s Chinese cui-

sine restaurant. However, this meal was probably unlike most meals you have had at the popular establishment. Ms. Yan instructed the waiters and managers of Cho-Sen to only speak in Mandarin to the students. This was an example of experiential learning at its best. This is just one of example of DRS’s commitment to broaden its secular curriculum and create courses that best fit our students’ needs and interests.

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Midreshet Shalhevet held its annual school-wide Shabbaton this past weekend at Capital Camps in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. After a fun bus ride up, the students arrived at the gorgeous grounds where they settled down and enjoyed a delicious lunch before preparing for Shabbos. Friday night began with a magnificent davening as the students all sang melodiously together, which continued throughout the meal.

Mrs. Eisenman began the program with opening remarks and then led a panel discussion along with Morah Schulman, Rabbi Schneeweiss, Mrs. Feder, and Ms. Blumenthal. The students were able to ask any questions or share thoughts that were on their mind and have it answered by the faculty members. The Shabbaton heads then led an entertaining game of Shalhevet Jeopardy which was followed by a beautiful oneg.

Shabbos morning began with a marvelous davening. Following davening, each grade had a session with a different faculty member discussing life af-

ter high school and cultural influences.

Lunch was spectacular, filled with great food and inspiring divrei Torah from Mrs. Jessie Fischbein and Shoshi Gross.

Afterward, the girls were able to relax and enjoy the grounds until Shalosh Seudos where everyone partook in a beautiful kumzitz.

After havdala, everyone changed into costumes for the “Around the World” themed Melave Malka. The faculty dressed up as Israelis, while some of the students were sailors, Hawaiians with their grass skirts and leis, and Mickey and Minnie! Pizza, ziti, and ice cream were served while the girls danced away. Ruach and laughter filled the room as everyone joined in on the fun.

As the night winded down, the seniors enjoyed a bonfire, as they reminisced about the wonderful times they had in Shalhevet. Sunday morning the girls did not want to leave as they experienced the most fun-filled and exciting Shabbaton ever!

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Kiruv: The Message and the Medium

Hashem said to Moshe, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him to let my people go.”

Moshe responded, “The Jewish People haven’t accepted my word. How will Pharaoh listen?” Rashi explains that this is one of the ten kal vachomers written in the Torah. The Siftei Chachamim clarifies: “The message that I am carrying is for good of the Jewish people, yet they have not accepted it.

Surely then Pharaoh, to whom this message is detrimental, will reject it.”

However, Moshe added one more phrase, “When I am of blocked lips.”

The actual statement that he said to Hashem was, “The Jewish People haven’t accepted my word. How will Pharaoh listen when I am of blocked lips?” The Siftei Chachamim explains that this was the pivotal point of the kal vachomer. As an infant, Moshe burnt his tongue, and from that point on, he

had difficulty with speech. Now, many years later, Moshe assumed that the reason his words weren’t accepted was because of his speech impediment. Effectively he was saying, “I am bringing good news to the Jews, yet they don’t believe me because of my lack of clear speech. Surely Pharaoh, who is biased against my message, will not accept it either because of my unclear speech.”

This Rashi is difficult to understand. Moshe wasn’t a salesman selling a product. He wasn’t claiming that his charisma and leadership would cause an uprising. According to Moshe’s claim, the All Powerful Master of the Universe sent him on a mission. There was only

one question: was he telling the truth?

If he was a representative of G-d, then both the Jewish nation and Pharaoh had better listen. If he wasn’t, then who cares what he said? The words and the style of his delivery weren’t relevant.

Either he was sent by Hashem or he

of the world — his own reality. Of everything in Creation, man alone has true free will because he alone was created with competing natures. He alone possesses the power of imagination, which allows him to shape his worldview as he so desires. He can believe what he

If man is wiser than the greatest of celestial beings, how does he have free will to damage himself?

wasn’t. What difference does it make how clearly he spoke?

The Wonder of Free Will The answer to these questions is based on understanding one of the wonders of Creation: free will. To allow man to shape himself into what he will be for eternity, Hashem put him in a position where he can freely choose his path — where he can just as easily choose the “bad” as the “good.”

If he chooses “good,” he is credited with shaping himself into that form of perfection that he reaches. If he chooses the “bad,” he is held accountable, and he will forever suffer the consequences.

Here lies one of the great dilemmas of Creation. How do you take man, more brilliant than the highest form of angels, and give him free will to choose “bad?”

A malach has no temptation to sin. He recognizes that every sin damages him, and every mitzvah helps him. If man is wiser than the greatest of celestial beings, how does he have free will to damage himself? He would never do it!

To allow man to actually have free will in a practical sense, Hashem created man with many temptations and desires that pull him in different directions.

Further, to actually allow the ability to choose either side, Hashem created in man a powerful, active imagination that allows him to create his own view

wants to believe.

This seems to be the answer to the question on Rashi. Whether Moshe was telling the truth or not was only part of the question. The crux of the issue was, “Do we want to believe him?” To the Jewish people, he was bringing news of redemption. As such, they wanted to believe him. On the other hand, Pharaoh had a strong interest in not accepting Moshe’s words, so he was unlikely to believe him.

But Moshe understood that there was another element that would influence whether his words would be received as truth — what kind of impression did he make? Was he handsome?

Did he cut a good figure? Would people want to accept him as a person? Because he wasn’t of perfect speech, Moshe assumed this would greatly influence his chances of acceptance. He understood

human nature. We accept that which we like, and we believe what we want to believe.

The reality is that we are all teachers of the Torah way. Whether we teach by standing up in a classroom, modeling proper behavior to our children, or inviting not-yet-religious neighbors for a Shabbos meal, there is an obligation upon every Jew to influence his fellow Jew. We are all in the business of kiruv — kiruv rachokim and kiruv karovim.

And so we must understand how to be effective in this role.

Being an effective educator isn’t based on being right, it’s based on my message being accepted. However, before they accept my message, they have to accept me. And before they accept me, they have to like me.

When we don the robe of educators, whether to our children or to our peers, we need to focus on both the truth of our message as well as the method we use to present it. It must be pleasing and readily acceptable to others, otherwise it just won’t be heard.

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Kidding!

As he did every New Year’s Eve, Willard hosted a fancy dinner for his friends and associates. Of course, after enjoying the finest caviar, the guests would be served the most succulent filet mignon.

While the guests were eating their appetizers, the cook urgently summoned Willard to the kitchen. “I have a problem,” said the cook.

“Your dog climbed on the counter and took some bites out of some of the steaks.”

Willard chuckled and responded, “Just fill the holes with some meat and turn the other sides up–nobody will notice.”

The steaks were served and when they were nearly finished eating, the cook once again called Willard to the kitchen. This time he was frantic. “Your dog died!” he cried.

Upon hearing the news, Willard frantically rushes back to the dinner party and apologizes fervently before announcing, “Something was wrong with the steak and everyone must have their stomachs pumped immediately at the hospital.”

The guests all rush to the hospital and go through the excruciating procedure of having their stomachs pumped. When Willard returns to his home, he sadly turns to the cook and says, “Now, where is my beloved dog, I must say goodbye to him.”

“Oh,” says the chef, “The dog is still down by the road where the car hit it!”

Riddle!

It is late at night on December 31 and a man is driving alone in his car when he spins off the road at high speed. He crashes through a fence and bounces down a steep ravine before the car plunges into a fast-flowing river. As the car slowly sinks in the river, the man realizes that his arm is broken and that he can not release his seat belt and get out of the car. The car sinks to the bottom of the river. He is trapped in the car. Rescuers arrive two hours later, yet the man is fine. How come?

Answer on next page

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What Word is it Anyway?

Using the clues below, figure out what the top 10 words looked up on Merriam-Webster online in 2013 were.

(They are not in top 10 order, because I had to give a subtle but important subliminal message.)

1. By writing this I am doing engaging in the act.

I can also call you or email you.

6. Although I am driving you a little crazy, you know that I possess the quality of honesty and fairness.

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2. I think that, as your Centerfold Commissioner, we have a nice relationship.

7. You may disagree with how I do things, but my behavior is based on ideas about what is morally good and bad.

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3. I am not just trying to make you crazy, I am trying to get you to engage in conscious mental activities.

8. I am very well-suited for this task; it fits perfectly with my very unique abilities, which are uncommon in others.

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4. If you are critical of this exercise (in a mean fashion) it is coming from strong emotions and not from logic or reason.

9. I admit that I have a big ego, but I am also very humble.

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5. If you can’t figure out what this word is, eat some humble pie.

I don’t mean that literally.

10. By the way, I also have much knowledge of the natural world including a vast breadth of knowledge of biology, physics and chemistry.

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 The first Ball Lowering celebration atop One Times Square was held on December 31, 1907. (Yes, Larry King was probably there).  Times Square’s shape is actually not that of a square but rather a bow tie, formed by the intersection of Seventh Avenue, 42nd Street and Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. (This fact is probably courtesy of some bored helicopter pilot like Tom Kaminsky or something).  In 1917, the first large electric display billboard was installed. 11 years later, the first running electric sign was lit for the first time to announce Herbert Hoover’s victory in the presidential elections.

(I bet people threw their hats in the air –woohoo—when they saw THAT announcement.)  Times Square’s NASDAQ sign cost over $37 million to build. Standing 37 feet high, it is the largest LED sign in the world. (I’ll take some stock in that!!)  Times Square is the only zone in the New York City where tenants are required to display bright signs (and put up with nerdy tourists).  Times Square is the world’s most visited tourist attraction, hosting over 39 million visitors annually. (That’s a lot of people watching some Asian guy sketch a caricature of sisters Mary Kay and Bobbie Sue from Oklahoma).  There are over 300 restaurants in Times Square (and it still manages to smell like trash).

 In 1942 and 1943 the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout. The crowds who still gathered in Times Square celebrated with a minute of silence followed by chimes ringing out from an amplifier truck parked at One Times Square. (Don’t tell the global warming folks, soon enough the chimes will be ringing.)  The first New Year’s Eve Ball was made of iron and wood and adorned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs. It was 5-feet in diameter and weighed 700 pounds. (Like me.)  The current New Year’s Eve ball is 12-feet in diameter, and weighs 11,875 pounds.

(Like me after Shabbos.)  1 million people gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop and 1 billion watch it on TV. (Nothing screams that the world needs a life more than that!)

Answer to riddle on opposite page: The river was not deep – the water only came up to the man’s belt.

Answer to What Word is it Anyway?: 1. Communication; 2. Rapport; 3. Cognitive; 4. Visceral; 5. Metaphor; 6. Integrity; 7. Ethics; 8. Niche; 9. Paradox; 10. Science

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 Times Square was formerly called Longacre Square. It was renamed in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the Times Building, now called One Times Square. (Soon it will be called Times Online Only Square).

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s the Mega Millions jackpot climbed upwards, I visited their website to see the winning numbers. I looked at the numbers of a previous drawing and saw that five people had matched the five regular numbers but had not matched the MegaBall.

These lucky people each won a million dollars.

When I saw that, it struck me that these people probably were so excited as they matched their numbers one by one and saw that they had a winner.

When they got to the final number that would have changed their lives forever, “Poof” the number was wrong and they would not have money to burn, to buy yachts and travel around the world.

They were so close, but they missed it by “that” much.

Imagine their utter disappointment in not having that last number. Isn’t that sad?

If someone told you that you had

Missed It by That Much just won a million dollars, you’d be ecstatic. But when you thought you could have had a hundred million, a million just doesn’t cut it. How sad that these people would not be able to experience a full measure of joy in their winnings.

It is the result of a common error which if these winners had learned to avoid,

or won’t have, and it’s never a near miss. The gemara says that when rain comes down, each drop has its own path and it doesn’t cross to the path of another drop. That means that Hashem’s blessing comes straight to each of us the way it is intended, and nobody can get in the way of that.

Her odds of winning were exactly the same – zerio – because she was not meant to win. they would have been happy with what they won.

My daughter had a similar experience when she lost a raffle and she was one number off. “I almost had the winning number!” she lamented. I tried to explain to her that she didn’t almost have it. Hashem decides what we will

In that case, whether she was one number off or a thousand numbers off, her odds of winning were exactly the same – ZERO – because she was not meant to win.

How about when a child brings home a test on which she scored a 92. We often fail to revel in the achievement of that grade and instinctively say, “What did you get wrong?” We’re thinking that if the child had only gotten these right, she would have gotten a 100. But it isn’t true. She was meant to get that 92 and no amount of second-guessing will change that.

I once read a thought which was a real eye opener to me because of the simple way it was phrased. It’s been several years but I still remember it and quote it often: “The one thing G-d doesn’t do well is ‘second-best.’” In other words, Hashem does the best thing for each of us at each moment.

We may not recognize it as the best, but it is. Therefore, when we match five of six numbers in the lottery, it’s not because we “just missed it”; it’s because winning a million dollars will be good for us whereas winning a hundred million would not.

So, should we ever count close calls? Absolutely. When we almost hurt someone’s feelings or we almost end up damaging someone, we have to recognize that we were on a precarious cliff but Hashem, in His kindness, saved us. We have to learn for the future what to avoid.

We also need to note close calls if we’re in a situation or location that brings us perilously close to sinning.

We need to think, “I was on the brink

of the abyss and I almost fell in!” We need to steer clear of circumstances that tempt us because the shocking realization of just how close we were to disaster will help us protect ourselves in the future.

One other time that we need to learn the lesson of appreciating precision and being happy with less than the “optimum” is when dealing with others. Suppose someone insults us.

We let them know our displeasure and we get what amounts to an apology of the most threadbare type possible. We don’t feel assuaged and want them to try harder.

If we hold onto the anger, it will only harm us, but not the person we’re mad at. A smarter approach would be to recognize that we got some level of remorse and that the person may not be

capable of more. Be satisfied with that and move on.

In other words, as I’ve written many times before, a man who is happy with his lot and satisfied with what Hashem gives him is not just “wealthy.” He is also “wise.”

Jonathan Gewirtz is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications around the world. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion.

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President Barack Obama

Despite an improving economy, in his 5th year in office, President Obama’s agenda not only sputtered but his administration suffered blow after blow, from the Syria “red line” debacle to the Snowden disclosures to the failed Obamacare rollout, especially the disclosure that the president lied to the American people on 27 occasions about the most important details of Obamacare. His all-time low approval rating of 41% may signal that Americans have lost trust in him.

Toronto’s mayor is a one man news-cycle with bizarre and illegal behaviors he excuses as being due to a drinking problem. The bright side seemed to be that he was given a reality show, but that too was cancelled after one episode. His uncanny resemblance to Chris Farley adds to the real life comedy that he has become.

John Boehner

Despite opportunity for Republicans to take advantage of Obama and Democrat blunders, the Speaker of the House has not been able to take control of his caucus or communicate his positions with the American people. From the debt-limit showdown to the government shutdown, Boehner has proven unable to bring the moderate and conservative factions of the Republican party together. His penchant to cry on a whim coupled with his constant tanning-bed complexion has made him a bit of an enigma to the American people.

WINNER

Rob Ford

Chris Christie

2013 was a year of substantial weight loss and big political gains for Governor Christie. He has pivoted himself as a “moderate Republican” who can work across the aisle. His landslide re-election to a second gubernatorial term with over 60% of the vote makes him an instant contender for the GOP nomination in 2016.

LOSER

LOSER

New York City’s mayor-elect wins New York City’s mayoral race with 73% of the vote. His landslide victory gives him a clear mandate to embark on his “progressive” agenda. Skeptics are concerned that his disdain for the Stop & Frisk policies and his “spread the wealth” philosophies will turn back the clock on the fiscal and safety strides made by the city over the past 20 years.

LOSER

Bill de Blasio

LOSER

WINNER

WINNERS & LOSERS IN POLITICS

Anthony Weiner

Despite abhorrent and devious behavior which forced him to resign from Congress, Anthony Weiner somehow thought that he was entitled to be mayor of NYC. He campaigned with a petulant arrogance which turned off even the uber-liberals of NYC. In the end, his political career was—hopefully—dealt a deathblow, when he garnered a mere 5% of the Democrat primary vote.

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Mayor Ed Koch, 88 “You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for one’s selfrespect to be a punching bag.”

longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century. Her conservative fiscal policies and world view made her and President Ronald Reagan “political soul mates.”

Reagan on Thatcher: “She is the best man in England.”

Thatcher on Reagan: “He is the second most important man in my life.”

Mandela on racism: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion...”

In his own words:

“I’m not the type to get ulcers. I give them.”

“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.”

“[Jews should] get the … out of Palestine and go home to Poland and Germany.”

–Helen Thomas in 2010, resulting in her forced resignation As the first female White House correspondent, she covered ten presidents, starting with President Kennedy. However, her 50-plus year career came to a screeching halt at the age of 88 when she made vile anti-Semitic remarks.

Affectionately known as “Tata” [fat”her], the revered South African anti-apartheid icon spent 27 years in prison before leading his country to democracy and being elected as its first post-apartheid president.

Mandela on racism: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

Fighting for equality: In 1985, after already serving 19 years of a life-in-prison sentence, Mandela turned down the government’s offer to free him if he would renounce the armed struggle against apartheid.

“Israel criticizes Hitler a lot, so do we, but they’ve done something very similar, even worse, than what the Nazis did.”

– During a 2006 trip to Iran

“Thank you, Mr. President.”- Helen Thomas at the end of each presidential news conference, signaling the official end of the news conference “I don’t have to answer questions from Helen Thomas.”- Fidel Castro’s response when asked about the difference between “democracy” in Cuba and democracy in the United States

Thatcher on gender: “If you want something said, ask a man.

If you want something done, ask a woman.”

Known as the “Iron Lady,” she was the first woman ever to serve as prime minister of Great Britain and the

Propelled to fame by The Hunt for Red October, Clancy penned 28 thrillers focusing on political intrigue, military tactics and national security. He sold a total of over 100 million books.

Did you know?

• Clancy started his career as an insurance broker but always wanted to write a book. In his spare time he began writing. “I just wanted to be in the Library of Congress catalog,” he once said. The book he wrote, The Hunt for Red October, was published in 1984 when Clancy was 37-years-old.

• The Hunt for Red October became an instant bestseller after President Reagan (who was given the little known book as a gift) was seen stepping off of Marine One holding the book. When asked what he was reading, Reagan held the book up and said, “It’s a really a good yarn.”

• Clancy was paid $5,000 for The Hunt for Red October in 1984. In 1997, he was paid $97 million for a multi-book deal. At the time of his death he was worth more than $300 million.

Stan “The Man” Musial, 92

Hugo Chavez, 58

In her own words:

Margaret Thatcher, 87

“I just wanted to be in the Library of Congress catalog.”

Nelson Mandela, 92

With his brash style, he tackled New York City’s fiscal crisis and reined in crime from 1976 to 1988.

Helen Thomas, 92

Tom Clancy, 66

The self-declared “21st century socialist” served as the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in March 2013. Despite his populist appeal, during his tenure he consolidated power to a dictatorial level. As a close ally of Iran’s Ahmadinejad, his hatred for the U.S. was only rivaled by his hatred of Israel.

In his own words:

“Christopher Columbus was the spearhead of the biggest invasion and genocide ever seen in the history of humanity.”

When he retired, Musial held 55 major league records.

Musial was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman on the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 seasons, from 1941 through 1963.

Back of the card:

• In 1957, Musial became the first major league player to earn an annual salary of $100,000.

• When he retired, Musial held 55 major league records.

• Musial retired with exactly 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 on the road.

• When a plane carrying the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team encountered engine trouble and began falling, many on the plane began to panic. To calm things down, Musial loudly quipped, “I can see the headline now: ‘Cardinal Plane Crashes — Musial Lone Survivor.’”

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Tornado May 20, 2013: A 2-mile-wide tor-

nado rips through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen schoolchildren beneath rubble. Several weeks later, another system of tornadoes kill 13 people in El Reno, Oklahoma, including Carl Young and Tim Samaras, who were veteran storm chasers, regularly featured on the Discovery Channel.

Detroit, MI

Bankrupt July 18, 2013 – The city of Detroit

files the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history 1,800,000 – Number of people who lived in Detroit in 1950 680,000 – Approximate number of people currently living in Detroit.

58 minutes – Average police response time to 911 call. (National average is 11 minutes) 40 – Approximate percentage of Detroit street lights that are out of order 18% – Unemployment rate in Detroit $7,000 – Average price for a home in Detroit.

10-14 – Number of working ambulances maintained by the city of Detroit $20 billion – Debt owed by Detroit

Arizona

Wildfires June 30th – Nineteen elite fire-

fighters of a unit known as the “Hotshots” die battling a wild-fire near the town Yarnell Hill in Arizona. The Gran-

ite Mountain Hot Shots, established in 2002, were an elite ground firefighting crew known for their innovative problem-solving and history of safe, aggressive fire suppression. Members of the crew were highly trained, came from diverse backgrounds, and worked long hours in extreme environmental conditions doing the most demanding of fireline tasks. They carried 50-70 pounds on their back, hiked seven miles

or more to where they needed to work, and worked up to 14 hours, sometimes longer. The average age of the men in the hotshot crew was 22-years-old.

“They have to be ready to leave for an assignment on two hours’ notice, which sometimes means missing family events,” Wade Ward of the Prescott Fire Department said. “They have to be prepared to be on that assignment for 21 days, get two days rest at home, and possibly be sent out on another 21-day assignment.” Prior to the Yarnell Hill fire which took nearly all of their lives, the team had just returned from a wildfire in New Mexico. When this fire was reported, the team jumped into action to help contain the fire.

Florida

Zimmerman Acquitted July 13th – Neighborhood watch-

man George Zimmerman is acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin as he returned from 7Eleven with iced tea and Skittles.

The trial in quotes:

• “Knock. Knock. Who is there?

George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman who? All right, good. You’re on the jury.” – Zimmerman’s defense attorney during opening statements • “A teenager is dead. He is dead through no fault of his own.” - State prosecutor during closing arguments • “We know he had the opportunity to go home, and he didn’t do that.

The person who decided to make the night violent was the guy who didn’t go home when he had the chance.” – Mark O’Mara, Zimmerman’s defense attorney, arguing in closing remarks that Trayvon was the aggressor in confrontation with Zimmerman • “We, the jury, find George Zimmerman not guilty.”- Jury foreperson reading the jury’s verdict • “You have no further business with the court.”- Judge Debra S. Nelson to Zimmerman after the verdict was read

Cleveland , OH

Rescue May 6th – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are res-

cued from captivity in the Cleveland house owned by their kidnapper, Ariel Castro. On July 26, Castro pleads guilty to 937 criminal counts. On September 3, Castro is found dead in his prison cell.

The best of Charles Ramsey, who was the first to the rescue

• “I went to McDonalds. Came home. I’m eatin’ my McDonalds. I hear this screaming…so I go over there with my Big Mac…”- Describing the moment that he came to the rescue of Amanda Berry • “I’ve been here a year. You see where I’m coming from?

I barbecue with this dude. We eat ribs and whatnot and listen to salsa music...He’s not doing anything but the average stuff. You see what I’m saying? There’s nothing exciting about him. Well…until today.”

• “Dead giveaway. Dead giveaway.

Dead giveaway.”- Explaining how he knew something was wrong when Amanda Berry ran up to him

San Francisco, CA Crash

On July 6th, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 from South Korea crashes upon landing at San Francisco’s airport, when the tail of the plane slams into a seawall at the edge of San Francisco Bay, killing three passengers and injuring more than 160. According to a recently released NTSB report, two of the pilots told investigators they realized there were problems on the approach to the landing but they opted against voicing critical concerns or grabbing the controls because they were subordinate to the instructor.

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Explosion

14 people, including nine first responders, die in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, on

CNN Poll on Obamacare

December 23rd - 62% opposed November 2013- 56% opposed November 2012- 52% opposed federal website

April 17th. The blast, which was heard as far as 45 miles away, destroyed approximately 100 homes, causing damage in excess of $100 million.

Washington, D.C. Obamacare

The October 1st bungled roll-out of Obamacare is only overshadowed by the fact that President Obama falsely claimed that under Obamacare “if you like your current health care plan you can keep it.” $394 million: Original estimated cost for the Obamacare website $1 billion-plus: The actual to-date cost of the Obamacare website 500,000: Number of people President Obama and Secretary Sebelius estimated would buy insurance through healthcare.gov in October 6: Number of people who signed up for Obamacare on the first day 26,794: Number of people who signed up in the first month through the

Boston, MA Bombing

On April 15, at 2:49 PM, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev detonate two bombs within 10 seconds of each other near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring an estimated 264 others.

Timeline of the manhunt on April 18th: 5:30 PM - FBI releases sur-

veillance cameras photos of the Tsarnaev brothers and asks for the public’s help in identifying the two suspects. Shortly after, a friend sends Dzhokhar a tweet: “Is this you? I didn’t know you went to the marathon!!!!”

10:20 PM - The brothers execute MIT campus police officer Sean Collier, 26, by coming up behind a car he was sitting in and shooting him in the head multiple times. They leave the scene without taking his weapon.

11:00 PM - A 26-year-old Chi-

nese immigrant, known as “Danny,” pulls his car to the side of the road to answer a text. When there is a knock on his passenger window, he lowers the window. Tamerlan reaches in the car, unlocks the door and enters. “You know about the Boston Marathon bombing? I did that,” Tamerlan says. “Don’t be stupid,” he warns.

12:30 AM - Danny escapes when they pull into a gas station for gas. He immediately calls 911.

12:42 AM - Police officers find the car and the suspects in Watertown, just west of Cambridge, and pursue them into a residential neighborhood. The brothers shoot and throw homemade bombs at the police. Tamerlan Tsarnaev is tackled by police officers, who try to handcuff him in the street.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drives toward the police officers, who scatter.

The vehicle hits the older brother, dragging him a short way down the street, killing him. Dzhokhar gets

7,000,000: How many people the government needs to sign up by March 31, 2014 in order to make Obamacare work 41%: Average increase for individual-market health insurance policies after Obamacare 27: Amount of times President Obama promised Americans, “If you like your current coverage you can keep it.”

4.2 million: Amount of people who lost their individual insurance coverage to date 93 million: Amount of people that the Congressional Budget Office estimates will lose their coverage in 2015 when the employee mandate kicks in

Home page of the Obamacare website, as Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified in front of Congress on October 30th that the website never crashed

away by car.

3:45 AM - The Massachusetts State Police issue a tweet at 3:45 a.m. saying police “will be going door by door, street by street, in and around Watertown” searching for the at-large suspect. The state police also advise residents in and around Watertown to stay inside as they search the entire neighborhood.

6:00 PM - Dzhokar is still not apprehended and Watertown residents are told they can leave their homes. David Henneberry goes into his backyard and notices that the shrink wrap on his boat is partially out of place. He goes to check it out and sees Dzhokar Tsarnaev laying face-down in his boat. He bolts and calls 911.

7:45 PM - After several exchanges of gunfire and hostage negotiations, police move in and apprehend Dzhokar Tsarnaev. He is transported to the hospital in serious condition.

Tragedy: 9-year-old Martin Richards who was killed while eating ice cream and waiting for his mother to cross the finish line, after the monster Dzhokar Tsarnaev laid the bomb down near his feet.

Travesty: Cover of Rolling Stone magazine which humanized the monster Dzhokar Tsarnaev because, according to some, he looks “cool.”

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Typhoon Haiyan

On November 8, Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall on the Philippines, ravaging whole towns and killing thousands.

370 miles: The width of Typhoon Haiyan as it surges through the Philippines 195 mph: Speed of winds, with gusts reaching 235 mph

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Height of the storm surge in the city of Tacloban

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People displaced by the storm 5,235: People killed by the hurricane’s destruction

London, England Royal Birth

England joyously celebrated the birth of His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge on July 22nd. All that meant for us on this side of the pond was some good laughs.

• “The royal baby has been born. The royal baby was officially welcomed with a 62gun salute. Because if there’s one thing babies love, it’s the sound of repeated artillery fire.”

– Conan O’Brien • “The royal baby has left the hospital. He will now go to one of the royal estates, where he will rest comfortably — for the next 80 years.” – Jay Leno • “Kate Middleton went into labor this morning in London. When the rest of the royal family heard, they were like, ‘Oh my G-d. What’s labor?’” – Jimmy Fallon

Syria

Chemical Welfare 8/20/13: President Obama threatens to act

militarily if Syria crosses a “red line” and uses chemical weapons.

8/21: U.S. intelligence believes that the Syrian government killed more than 1,400 rebels in a chemical attack, crossing President Obama’s “red line.”

8/24: U.S. naval ships are positioned near Syria as the U.N. carries out an investigation into the attack.

8/26: Russian President Vladimir Putin says that no evidence exists

United States On June 5th, the UK Guardian prints the first of a series of top-secret “whistleblowing” disclosures by

29-year-old Edward Snowden who was employed at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors. Snowden flees to Hong Kong and eventually get temporary po-

that Syria used chemical weapons 8/29: The British Parliament stunningly rejects the resolution for military action against Syria 8/30: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes the case for U.S. military action 8/31: Obama announces his intention to seek congressional approval for a U.S. military action in Syria 9/4: Obama denies setting a “red line” 9/5: Obama travels to Russia for the G20 Summit and tries to gain support for military intervention 9/9: Syrian President Assad warns of retaliation against the U.S. for any military action, saying, “You should expect everything” in retaliation.

9/9: In response to a question from a reporter about whether or not there was anything Syria could do to avoid this military attack, Secretary

of State Kerry sarcastically says, “Sure, he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week – turn it over, all of it without delay and allow the full and total accounting, but he isn’t about to do it and it can’t be done.” Russian and Syrian officials jump at the offer, but the State Department says that it is not a real offer and was just a “rhetorical statement.” However, the cat is out of the bag and the Obama administration scrambles to make the gaffe become policy.

9/10: In a national address, President Obama announces that he has asked Congress to delay a vote on authorizing military force in Syria in order to attempt a diplomatic solution 9/15: Russia and the U.S. reach a deal on a framework for Syria to eliminate their chemical weapons by mid-2014, leading skeptics to believe the U.S. was outsmarted by Russia and Syria

NSA Scandal

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litical asylum in Russia, where he remains. To date, Snowden has leaked over 200,000 classified NSA documents.

Some of what was disclosed:

• The U.S. routinely monitors the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and 35 other world leaders.

• The NSA has the ability to access a wide range of information stored on smartphones including iPhones, Blackberrys, and those running on Google’s Android operating system.

• A program known as PRISM reportedly allowed direct access to the servers of companies including Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and others.

• The NSA collected three months of phone records on all Verizon customers.

“There are more important things than money. If I were motivated by money, I could have sold these documents to any number of countries and gotten very

rich…The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to. There is no public oversight. The result is people like myself have the latitude to go further than they are allowed to.”- Snowden, when asked why he did it.

60%: Responders to a Washington Post-ABC News poll who believe that Snowden harmed U.S. national security by disclosing classified documents 52%: Percentage of people in that same poll who believe that he should be prosecuted

August 4—Supposed “moderate” Hassan Rouhani replaces controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses the U.N.’s General Assembly and says that he is “a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community.” The U.S., on the other hand, sees a partner in Rouhani and on November 23 comes to an agreement with Iran that it will freeze key parts of its nuclear program in exchange for temporary relief from $5.7 billion in sanctions. Netanyahu condemns the deal and says, “What was agreed last night in Geneva is not a historic agreement, it is a historic mistake. Today the world has become a much more dangerous place, because the most dangerous regime in the world has taken a significant step toward attaining the most dangerous weapon in the world.” In a November 25 phone conversation, PM Netanyahu tells President Obama that America is headed toward making the same mistake with Iran as it did with North Korea and Pakistan.

President Obama asks PM Netanyahu to tone down the public rhetoric against the deal.

South Africa

Celebrity Murder

On February 14 at 3:00 AM, Para-Olympic Gold Medal winner Oscar Pistorius kills Reeva Steenkamp

Egypt

Morsi Deposed

On July 3rd, Egypt’s military deposes President Mohamed Morsi, who headed the Muslim Brotherhood party and who had been in office for one year.

Morsi is set to stand trial for revealing state secrets to Iran

in his Pretoria home. Pistorius, 26, known as the “Blade Runner” for competing on carbon fiber blades fitted to the stumps of his amputated legs, claims he shot her when he thought that there was an intruder in the house. His trial is scheduled for March 2014.

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and forging an alliance with Hamas and Hezbollah to launch attacks against Egypt’s interim government.

If convicted, he faces the death penalty. In response to Morsi’s ouster, the U.S. withholds some of its annual aid to Egypt, causing concern in Israel that Egypt will not have the means to protect its borders and may have to turn to hostile-to-Israel countries to make up for that support.

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Expensive Art Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, the sister of Qatar’s emir, purchases the 1969 Francis Bacon triptych Three Studies of Lucien Freud, for $142.4 million at a Christie’s auction, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.

“I loved that painting and I couldn’t control myself.”- Hong Gyu Shin, who put in an $87 million dollar offer for the triptych, but was outbid

Street Art

Elusive British street artist (AKA graffiti artist) Banksy comes to New York City in October and secretly draws 30 pieces on random outdoor walls in the dead of night. Some have been salvaged—with full pieces of wall being removed— and are estimated to now be worth millions of dollars.

“Look, graffiti does ruin people’s property and it’s a sign of decay and loss of control. Art is art and nobody’s a bigger supporter of the arts than I am. I just think there are some places for art and there are some places [not for] art. And you are running up to somebody’s property or public property and defacing it is not my definition of art. Or it may be art, but it should not be permitted. And I think that’s exactly what the law says.”- New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg on Banksy

Con Art Thamsanqa Jantjie caused an uproar at the Nelson Mandela memorial service ceremony when he used sign language interpretations that deaf groups say were little more than “nonsensical gesticulations.” The 34-year-old who has a long criminal history including involvement in a double murder, flung his arms around aimlessly as President Obama and other dignitaries spoke. He later explained, “What happened that day, I see angels come to the stadium … I start realizing that the problem is here. And the problem, I don’t know the attack of this problem, how will it comes. Sometimes I react violent on that place.

Sometimes I will see things that chase me.” We await the Secret Service’s explanation.

Facial Art (If you can call it that) What started out as the grungy anti-Yankees look, took on a life of its own as the Boston Red Sox players donned wild beards for the playoffs. They could have become a laughingstock, except for the fact that they won the World Series.

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Meir Har-Tzion

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fter the Israeli War of Independence ended in 1949, the new country was still under threat of attack from her Arab neighbors. An even bigger threat was individual Arabs fighters, or fedayeen, and militants coming in from other countries. The IDF had to stop them and to do so a new commando unit was created. It was called Unit 101 and was led by future Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

The best soldier from the unit was nineteen-year-old Meir Har-Tzion.

Meir Har-Tzion was born in 1934 in Rishpon which is near Herzliya. His family name was Horovits but like many other early Zionists, he changed his name and picked Har-Tzion. As a young boy, he was very adventurous. He would climb to the tops of mountains in bad weather, hike across the border to Petra, Jordan, and work with sheep. When he was fifteen, he was arrested with his sister by the Syrians for crossing the border but was freed shortly thereafter. He again was arrested two years later by Syrian officials and only after a month of international pressure he was released.

Soon his trek to Petra became a legend among Israeli youth as he did it unnoticed and explored the ancient city under the cover of darkness. After he joined the IDF, his childhood exploits plus his extraordinary field orientation capabilities reached the leaders of Unit 101 and he was asked to join. After a short period, he was made second in command of the unit.

Unit 101, named after the famous American 101st Airborne Division, was created in 1953; it was a paratrooper unit consisting of about 50 men. It was a rouge unit making cross-border forays into Jordan and letting the terrorists know who was boss of the region. Most of their raids were done at night. Since it was before night vision optics had been introduced, these raids were extremely dangerous but had tremendous upside if they were successful. An expert at night orientation was paramount and Meir was included on most missions. Their first mission was a successful raid on Bedouin camps in

August 1953. Many of the subsequent raids were retaliatory against terrorists who hurt Israelis.

Israel needed to stop Arabs in their own villages before they could do damage in Israel. The Arab Legion hotbed

Sharon and Har Tzion planning a raid

of Qibya in the West Bank was chosen for a preemptive raid on October 14.

Har Tzion led one of three squads with the mission to ambush reinforcements that could have hindered the main attack force. The IDF commanders thought that the village was clear of people before destroying the place.

As a result of the raid, several villagers were killed, and it created an international incident. Several of these “villagers” turned out to be wanted terrorists but the calls still came for the disbandment of the unit.

Even though the unit was performing well, they were under pressure because some diplomats did not like the nature of their attacks.

Eventually, Unit 101 was shut down but the soldiers still fought on in elite units. Most members transferred to the

Unit 101 commandos. Har Tzion is standing on the left with Ariel Sharon and Moshe Dayan to his right

newly created 890th Paratroop Battalion with Har Tzion among the elite.

Their leader was Ariel Sharon who immediately started planning more raids of military targets.

The 890th continued where the 101 left off. They executed the same style of raids on suspected targets in Palestinian and Jordanian-held areas. On June 27, Har Tzion along with six other members of the 890th launched an attack in Azzun, a Palestinian town in the West Bank.

They killed three enemy combatants but one member of the unit, Sergeant Yitzhak Jibli, was left behind and captured. This put a fierce feeling of vengeance into the elite soldiers. A month later, the unit captured a Jenin policeman and on August 30, they lay ambush to a car full of reinforcements who were responding to a larger attack by the 890th. Har Tzion’s squad killed two, wounded one

Har Tzion debriefing his unit

and captured three. As a result of these raids, Jibli was released.

On another operation, Har Tzion and his small reconnaissance unit broke off from the main group and captured two Syrian officers. These prisoners were used in a prisoner trade for four IDF soldiers who had been captured.

Har Tzion’s sister and boyfriend were brutally attacked and murdered by Bedouins near Ein Gedi.

Naturally, he was infuriated and along three former members of the 890th they captured and killed a few Bedouins from the same tribe as the killers. The press demanded answers

and the four soldiers were imprisoned.

David Ben Gurion helped them by explaining that they didn’t know what the Bedouins were telling them and thought that they were the murderers.

The four IDF soldiers were released and sent back to duty.

On September 11, 1955, Har Tzion was critically wounded during Operation Jonathon. The attack was carried out by two paratroop companies on a Jordanian police fort between Hevron and Beer Sheva. The raid was successful but Meir was wounded in the throat and arm. A field doctor, Dr. Ankilevits, saved his life by performing a battlefield tracheotomy. But even so, Har Tzion was 80 percent disabled and took a year to recover. He wrote about it in his diary, “Am I only 20 percent human or 80 percent nothing? I must continue my life in spite of being wounded and disabled.”

For his part in Operation Jonathon, Meir Har Tzion was awarded the Medal of Courage, a rarely issued medal for bravery on the battlefield.

He was promoted to captain and assigned to the reserves. Even though he had use of only one hand, he participated in the capture of the Kotel during the Six Day War in 1967. He even killed a sniper by pursuing him on rooftops and tossing grenades on his position. During the Yom Kippur War of 1967, he fought deep inside Syrian territory and rescued injured soldiers.

After his retirement, Har Tzion wrote about his time as a paratrooper and was voted the 15th greatest Israeli of all time. He now lives on a farm in the Jordan Valley, is a major advocate for IDF operations, and was very upset when Ariel Sharon decided to pull out of Gaza in 2005. Meir’s legacy lives on in Israel and received high praise from Moshe Dayan who called him Israel’s best fighter.

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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Compiled by Nate Davis

“Say What?”

President Obama has named a top former Microsoft executive to run and fix the Obamacare website. Hey, how about fixing Windows first?

– Jay Leno

For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished. I already won.

- Edward Snowden, in a recent interview with The Washington Post Attention kids, today only you can take home one toy for free.

– Announcement made on PA system by a department store manager in Colorado after an anonymous man walked in and paid for all the toys in advance of the announcement

Losing a football game [stinks]. Losing to a desert racist wasteland [stinks] a lot.

– Tweet by Washington State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D), after the Arizona Cardinals beat the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday

If you’ve got grandkids, make it a [holiday] treat around the table to talk about a little healthcare.

- First lady Michelle Obama, trying to sell Obamacare

While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight.

– Posting on McDonald’s employee resources website

We’ll ride this out…It’s worth the trouble, it’s going to be a glorious thing.

- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), speaking with reporters on Monday about Obamacare

A new report says that members of Congress work harder than the average American. You know why?

That’s because thanks to Congress the average American is out of work.

- Jay Leno

It seems that personal information on nearly 40 million Target customers was stolen this week by hackers. Target customers are outraged and the NSA is really impressed.

- Jay Leno

We thought that he was going to be… the next messiah.

- ABC’s Barbara Walters on President Barack Obama

Exchange between CNN’s Martin Savidge and Lee Wednesday, who sold one of the winning $648 million Mega Million lotto tickets in Georgia (where there is no reward for selling a winning lotto ticket)

Martin Savidge: Now, you know by selling the winning ticket there’s also prize money for you Lee Wednesday: I know, but I don’t know how much. Long time ago, I heard it’s $25,000.

Martin Savidge: Let me tell you, it’s a lot more than $25,000…It’s about $1 million that you get.

Lee Wednesday (gasping and clutching her chest): Really? Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I never had so much money!

Commuting the sentence of these eight Americans is an important step towards restoring fundamental ideals of justice and fairness.

- President Obama in a statement on commuting the sentences of eight criminals serving time for drug convictions (one of whom is the first cousin of ardent President Obama supporter, Governor Duval Patrick of Massachusetts) Governor Patrick had no involvement in any application for a commutation of Mr. Wintersmith.

– Governor Patrick’s spokesman

George Zimmerman is auctioning an original painting for $100,000. $100,000? Man, this guy is getting away with murder.

– Stephen Colbert

I only have about $100 million to go.

– Hedge Fund titan and noted philanthropist Robert Wilson, who promised to give away his billion dollar fortune before dying, to a friend several weeks ago (he died last Monday)

We’re soft. Gotta bunch of mama’s boys right now.

My wife could score more than two buckets on 11 shots…but those guys aren’t listening.

They’re uncoachable right now.

- Southern Illinois basketball coach Barry Hinson after his team was blown out by Murray State College

One of the passengers told me that there is a suspicious bag on the bus. I asked, “Whose [bag]?” and was told “No one’s.” I arrived at the bus stop and got the passengers to disembark.

Most of the passengers went on to catch other buses to get where they needed to go, and I stayed [by my bus] with another two people.

Then a police car arrived and cleared people from the area.

Ten minutes later, the bus exploded.

– Dan bus driver Michael Yuger recounting the moments leading up to last week’s bus explosion in Tel Aviv where thankfully no one was injured

Snowboarding is just a part of my truth; every person has their own. It’s just something that’s unique and special, something that I hope I can bring to the world.

And really to make my wife proud, who supports me.

– Orthodox Jew Yochanan Katz, whose photo while snowboarding in Jerusalem graced the cover of The Wall Street Journal, discussing his passion for the sport

I’ll be fulfilling a lifelong dream of enjoying a small soda on a nonsmoking beach.

- Mayor Michael Bloomberg on SNL saying what he plans on doing after leaving office Right now it’s cold and I think part of the reason is because of my writing. My writing has alienated some people in my family…I hope that my brother and I can really hug each other after he’s president and we can be a family again.

- President Obama’s half-brother Mark Obama Ndesandjo (who happens to be Jewish) discussing his new book which disputes some of the facts in President Obama’s autobiography

Chris Christie is a fat nightmare. He is a nightmare…He’s not a conservative. He’s a progressive. I’m done playing the game of, “Well, that means if we don’t vote for that guy, we’re gonna get this guy.” We played that with John McCain. We played that with Mitt Romney. I don’t trust any of them. I’m not going to play the game … I’m not going to sell my principles out anymore.

– Conservative host and rainmaker Glen Beck in a CNN interview Over the weekend, China became the third nation to land on the moon. This morning NASA issued a statement: “Sending stuff to the moon is so 1960s. Call us when you get to Mars.”

–Craig Ferguson

I congratulate Comrade Raul for his brilliant performance [at the memorial], and especially for his firmness and dignity when with a friendly but firm greeting to the head of government of the United States he said in English, “Mr. President, I am Castro.”

- Fidel Castro discussing his brother’s encounter with President Obama at the Mandela memorial service

They need to focus on executive action given that they are facing a second term against a cult worthy of Jonestown in charge of one of the houses of Congress.

- New White House advisor John Podesta to the Politico, comparing the Republicans to a cult community in which 918 people died in a deliberate poisoning

I don’t think it would be wrong to say that we were enthusiastic supporters of Germany.

- Senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Farouq Qaddoumi discussing the Holocaust during an interview with Russian TV She’d be ecstatic; she’d think the same, guaranteed.

- Tom Crist, a retired 64-year old CEO who won a $40 million lottery jackpot in Calgary and donated every penny to charity, in memory of his deceased wife Danica, I hope you are not too uncomfortable tonight — I know you’re not used to being this close to the front.

- Jay Mohr, master of ceremonies at the NASCAR awards ceremony, to Danica Patrick, who did not win any races this year

The basic concept is simple.

Every non-incarcerated adult citizen gets a monthly check from the government.

Other safety net programs are jettisoned to pay for the income, and poverty is eliminated.

- MSNBC’s “The Cycle” co-host Krystal Ball suggesting that the United States implement a minimum guaranteed income

How do I feel about Obama after Snowden’s revelations? I envy him, because he can get away with it.

- Russian President Vladimir Putin when asked about the NSA scandal at a recent news conference Dear Kevin, I hope you feel better soon. I am mad at the Steelers because you are my #1 player. I am 7 years old and love the Bengals and Bearcats. I know you played for the Bearcats and Bengals and I love the teams. I hope that Steeler player loses his house and has to live in his car. Get well soon, Nicholas Andrew Johnson.

– Handwritten letter written by a 7-year-old fan to Cincinnati Bengal’s punter after a Pittsburgh Steelers player tackled him and broke his jaw.

I could probably hit one from 70 yards.

- Justin Tucker, the Baltimore Ravens field goal kicker who became the first NFL player to hit field goals from 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 yards

Women love money…So I give her a nice check and we’re all happy.

- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford when asked what type of gifts he gets his wife

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It’s this moment more than any other moment that Jonathan Pollard [should] be released.

- Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz toIsrael Radio after it was recently disclosed that the NSA spied on Israel

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Parenting 101: Blame Part II

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ast week, we met Lenore and her son, Jake. I took a literary license and wrote the story two ways. The first way was not so nice, with Lenore making Jake feel defensive and badly about himself. The second way was much better. Lenore attempted to find out why her son didn’t do well back in first grade so she could nip the problem in the bud.

She went to school at the end of the year and questioned the teachers. Unfortunately, due to the fact that Jake was a shy kid, they didn’t know him well enough to understand what might have been going on with him. She also tried to find out directly from Jake. With a rough start, she then asked him the following question: What if school could be fun – what would have to be different?

That question was easy for Jake to answer. He simply said, “You didn’t have to have answers last year, mommy.”

Poor little guy. He was simply afraid of answering in front of everyone. And this is a very, very common problem. Now, Lenore was left to marvel over how being afraid to answer in class would lead to poor performance on tests. She had no answer but that seemed to be the case.

Some kids are just naturally shy.

It is genetic. The best thing to do with such children is to encourage them gen-

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tly and in different ways to come out of their shell. Of my four children, only one was not shy. The others learned for themselves different ways of establishing their place in the world. One developed a sense of humor as a survival mechanism when the older kids on the bus would tease him.

Another became an attorney and yet

When they would break the children up into small groups of say three or four, they found that to be a propitious time to ask Jake questions. Surrounded by his friends, he found it easier to get used to answering, even in school.

There were also in-class projects that Jake could do which were fun and which therefore eased the way for him

Search for answers as to why this might have happened and implement a plan for addressing the problem.

another also went into law – and into martial arts. They all found their way.

What will Lenore do to help Jake? She decided that since the problem didn’t exist at all at home, she would have to take the problem to school to be solved there.

The first thing Lenore did was ask Jake if he’d like to have classmates over. He was delighted. Fun, he liked!

So Lenore started having kids over for group playdates. She allowed free time for the kids but mixed into it games that required children to have answers.

And she had small prizes for success.

In the beginning, Jake got somewhat anxious to have to answer questions even in his own home. She had him whisper the answer, first in her ear and then in the ear of a child he was comfortable with. He was motivated to do that because of the prize, inexpensive though it was. Eventually, one of the children thought the game reminded him of school and he wanted to be the teacher. Amid giggles, a fear-producing activity became playful.

She also visited the school again at the beginning of the next year and discussed the situation with the teachers.

She found them to be understanding.

into more-demanding work. Wisely, the teachers knew that encouragement would be more powerful than singling out children for embarrassment – something that unfortunately was done back in Lenore’s day.

As the next school year wore on, Jake’s test grades improved. For him, reducing anxiety in one context led to an anxiety reduction in the other.

There are many school-related problems that parents can almost make disappear by smart handling rather than getting angry at the child. Older children who get in with the wrong crowd could be another example.

When a parent is frightened by what he sees, that is not the time to let a child have it. Parents should recognize their own feelings and take care of those feelings before confronting their child. Just as Lenore – in the original example – felt like a parental failure because of her son’s poor performance in school, many feelings can flood parents including disappointment and envy of others when their children don’t fit into the vision that they had for them.

Step one is to recognize and handle these feelings. Sometimes handling means telling oneself, “I am an okay

parent and my child is an okay child.”

This may be enough. Taking deep breaths, going for a walk, talking it over with a more rational head, telling oneself calming and affirmative things can all help. When I feel overwhelmed with something, a good-night’s sleep helps.

The next step, then, would be to search for answers as to why this might have happened and, of course, the third step is to implement a plan for addressing the problem.

Say, for example Mitch’s teenage daughter, let’s call her Jennifer, is hanging out with the wrong friends. If it were my child, I would have a conversation with her. I’d ask Jennifer – lovingly, without blame – what does she like about her friend, Sarah. Maybe she would tell you that Sarah is popular. A friendship with her, then, would make Jennifer closer to popularity herself.

Or maybe she would tell you that Sarah is the only one that listens to her.

Then Mitch must figure out why other kids aren’t listening to her. Mitch should begin by asking himself whether he listens to her.

Whatever Jennifer says should lead to further questions – either directly to Jennifer or to himself – as to what might be behind this. Mitch has to be brave to hear what his daughter might tell him because there might be some place where he messed up. Maybe his impatience (due to work stresses) has led him to be dismissive of what is near to Jennifer’s heart. Maybe his long hours away from the home have left Jennifer too much unsupervised time. Maybe she has a school problem.

Only calm, patient and open-hearted listening gets you any solid answers.

Armed with good information and a clear head, you can figure out sensible solutions.

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hey are the buildcan continue to be creing blocks of flab, ated in order to provide the payback for additional storage. A secheesecake, the bloated verely obese individual little sacks of grease that can have as many as 300 make more of us— more billion fat cells! than we can fit into our Our total number pants! Scorned and deof fat cells is both subspised, they are sucked cutaneous fat cells and out surgically by the bilvisceral fat cells. Sublions from bulging backsides and bellies. cutaneous means they’re right under the And still they come. skin, surrounding the body; this is the fat Scientists used to think fat cells were you can see when you look in the mirpretty much just an oily storage com- ror. Visceral fat refers to the fat located partment, but in the past decade research deeper within the body, inside the abdohas shown that fat cells are actually lit- men. Anybody with a belly has visceral tle chemical factories and that body fat fat, and the more you have, the worse is potent stuff: a highly active tissue that off you are. Visceral fat is more active, secretes hormones and other substances spews out more toxic substances, and its with profound and oftentimes harmful secretions go straight to the liver and ineffects on metabolism, weight and over- terferes with its functions, which include all health. In recent years, biologists helping to regulate blood glucose and have begun calling fat an “endocrine or- cholesterol. gan,” comparing it to glands such as the There are no quick fixes to ridding thyroid and pituitary, both of which also the body of fat cells. Liposuction only release hormones straight into the blood- removes subcutaneous fat which has stream. But, unlike those other glands, no effect whatsoever on health. Lipofat has a seemingly infinite capacity to suction does not shrink the many more make more of it. fat cells left beToo much body hind. Weight loss fat can act like a through proper Too much body fat poison, spewing diet and exercise, can act like a poison. out substances however, is the that contribute only way to rid to diabetes, heart oneself of visceral disease, high blood pressure, stroke and fat and shrink those cells. Nothing else other illnesses, including some cancers. will do it. This will almost always result We all have a different number of fat in significant changes in blood pressure, cells. Our first set of fat cells is formed cholesterol and insulin resistance. when we are a fetus in our mothers’ third The number of fat cells you possess trimester of pregnancy; our second set of will certainly influence how difficult it fat cells is formed at the onset of puberty will be for you to lose body fat. But no when the hormones (estrogen and testos- matter how many fat cells we have we terone) kick in. It is during puberty that all have the physical potential to reduce the differences in fat distribution between our body fat. For some people, especialmen and women begin to take form, and ly those with large numbers of fat cells, the number of fat cells is usually deter- it may just take more time. But losing mined by the time we reach young adult- weight now—today— can put an imhood. Once numbers are determined, mediate stop to any potential increase they are never reduced. When we “lose in your fat cell numbers. What are you weight,” what actually happens is that waiting for? we burn fat stored within our cells, the amount of fat in the cells decrease and the fat cells simply shrink in volume. A Lori Boxer is the Director of Weight No lean adult has about 40 billion fat cells. More™ Diet Center. In addition to serving An obese adult not only has at least two the Brooklyn, Long Island and New Jerto three times that many, but their fat sey communities for 25 years, they also cells are much larger than the cells in provide Skinny Skype™ service to clients lean adults. Even worse, the body can nationwide and to Israel. For more inalways make more. Through severe and formation, please call Rosalie Shatzman, prolonged obesity, when all present fat Rana Frankel and Linda Franklin in their cells are filled to capacity, new fat cells Cedarhurst office, 516.569.6400.

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Bilateral Skills for My Toddler I have an 18-month-old son and I have noticed something which I’m not sure I should or shouldn’t be concerned about. When he plays, he will often have his free hand lagging behind him.

It’s almost like if the other hand is not critically needed for the activity it will just be uninvolved.

When he is catching or holding a small beach ball, he will use both hands to hold the ball, or when he is pushing a chair around he will use both hands. But when he is doing activities like playing with his pop up toy or shape sorter, his free hand is doing nothing.

(My grandfather had a stroke and he has one side of his body considerably weaker than the other; it is nothing close to that.) There is no pattern to one side being the one more involved.

This whole phenomenon is kind of subtle; I pointed it out to my husband and mom and they both think I’m making an issue out of nothing, but were very much in favor of me writing to you. I mentioned this recently to my pediatrician, and he didn’t seem too concerned.

What do you think?

The Therapist Responds: You ask a good question. I cannot tell you why he is doing what he is doing, but I can provide you with activities to facilitate bilateral integration. Bilateral integration refers to using both right and left sides of our body in a coordinated way.

Bilateral integration is a necessary and critical skill we all use daily in our lives.

Individuals with hemiparesis or hemiplegia (sided weakness) have many challenges since so much of our daily function needs these skills. I have worked with many children with hemiplegia and with much determination, intense therapy and motivation we were able to make gains. Baruch Hashem, your child does not have those type of challenges. However, at 18 months he should be practicing his bilateral integration skills. The

following are some age-appropriate activities which will help him develop and foster these skills.

Have your toddler hold a bag with one hand and with the other hand place items into the bag. Lightweight items

are best so the bag does not get too heavy (e.g. pom poms).

Magna doodle. When erasing the board, the free hand is needed to stabilize the board so it doesn’t slide.

Duplo blocks. Two hands are needed to take apart the blocks.

Book. While turning pages of a book, the free hand is needed to hold the book while the other hand turns the pages.

Mr. Potato Head.

The free hand is needed to stabilize so it does not tip over while placing all the body parts. *At this age very close supervision is needed; Mr. Potato Head has small parts that can pose a chocking hazard Practice of these and other activities that build on these skills should help your son spontaneously bring his free hand “into the picture” while he plays.

Devorah (Gerber) Schmeltz, MS OTR/L is a 2003 alumnus of Downstate Medical Center’s OT Program. She worked as a senior occupational therapist at United Cerebral Palsy’s Brooklyn Children’s Program for 9 years. Currently, Devorah runs a private practice, Bumble & Tumble Occupational Therapy P.C in Far Rockaway. Your questions and comments are welcome. She can be reached at BumbleTumbleTherapy@gmail. com or 917-971-5327.

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In the Kitchen Naomi Nachman

Crazy for Quinoa A couple of years ago I got introduced to quinoa (pronounced keen-wah or keenoh-uh) by my cousin, Shelley Serber of West Hempstead (formerly Sydney, Australia). Shelley has intolerance for wheat and is always looking for great gluten-free recipes. She made this delicious Quinoa Tabouli Salad which I had to add to my repertoire. My mother also used to make tabouli and used the traditional grain of bulgar wheat. I now use quinoa every week in my tabouli on Friday night. Shabbat just isn’t Shabbat in our house without tabouli and chicken soup. They are both our family favorites and staples.

Nutrition-wise quinoa is also known as a super grain. It is a tall crop plant of

Quinoa Tabouli

the goosefoot family, cultivated in Peru and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, and is used as a food staple. It is not really a grain but the seed of a leafy plant that’s distantly related to spinach. Quinoa is loaded with a protein which is not missing the amino acid lysine; the World Health Organization has rated the quality of protein in quinoa at least equivalent to that in milk. It has more iron than other grains and contains high levels of vitamins and minerals and folic acid, too. Besides all the wonderful nutrition and taste quinoa tabouli has to offer, it also very good for our digestive tract. Quinoa has a light, delicate taste and can be substituted for almost any other grain. Here is a recipe for quinoa tabouli which I like.

Chicken Cutlets with Quinoa and Mushrooms

Ingredients 2 cups cooked quinoa (follow directions on package) 5 plum tomatoes, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 1 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (to taste) or white wine vinegar 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil 1 TBS kosher salt White pepper (to taste)

Ingredients 1 package chicken breasts 1 large onion, cubed 3 cloves crushed garlic 1-½ cup cooked quinoa 1 package cremini mushrooms, about 10oz, sliced 1 TBS dried dill Salt and pepper

Preparation Mix quinoa, tomato, red onion and parsley together. Add lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

NOTE: If you like a more lemony flavor, you can add more lemon juice.

Preparation Sauté onion until brown and add mushrooms and sauté for 5 minutes on a low heat. Add quinoa, dill, salt and pepper and cook for 10 minutes on low flame.

Thin the cutlets (tendons removed) and place two tablespoons of the quinoa mixture onto cutlets. Roll up and place seam down in a baking dish.

For the sauce: Fry onion until soft and add rest of ingredients and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, simmer on low for five minutes uncovered. Pour over chicken and cook at 350° covered for 25 minutes, then 15 minutes uncovered.

Sauce 1 large onion, cubed 2 cloves garlic, crushed ¾ cup ketchup ¾ cup brown sugar 1 cup water

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Lola Lieber Schwartz

A World After This

A Memoir of Loss and Redemption Lola Lieber Schwartz is a world-renowned artist whose paintings have been exhibited in art galleries throughout the United States and are part of the Yad Vashem archives in Jerusalem. Most importantly, Lola is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to many. She has myriad friends and sees life in all its vibrancy and vitality. But life was not always easy. Lola was only sixteen-yearsold when Hitler ym”sh invaded Poland, and Lola was forced into hiding and spent years on the run with her husband, Mechel. Through six years of trying times, near

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t was Shabbos morning, January 19, 1946. A petite woman, I had given birth to a ten-pound baby boy! I was exhausted to say the least. The “doctor” was totally incompetent. Despite the midwife’s able intervention I ended up with a severe infection and ran a high fever. I was too ill to attend my own son’s bris. It took place in the home of a Jewish family in Landsberg. We named our baby boy Lazer Zvi (Hershel) Lieber. Lazer had been my father’s name and Hershel, the name of my father-inlaw. Almost immediately, I told Mechel that I would prefer that we call our son by his second name of Hershel because hearing the name of my father brought too much pain. Mechel understood and was also honored that his son would be known as Hershel. I ended up staying in that hospital for an entire month, struggling with the infection and its aftermath. I grew weak, but the Germans fed me on a diet of beer!

I was released in time for the celebration of my baby’s pidyon haben.

Ordinarily, this is not such a big occasion, as the bris is the ritual event with meaning for most Jews. At a pidyon the guests look on as the father and the kohen (descendent of the priestly tribe) perform the mitzvah (commandment).

But our son’s pidyon was a different event. Not only was Hershel, whom we called Heshi, the first Jewish child born in the area after the war, but we were living in a time when most Jews who survived had thought they were the last Jews on earth. Heshi became everybody’s baby. At St. Ottilien an enormous number of people came to his pidyon, including representatives from

Agudath Israel and all the other DPs in the area. And the Jewish American soldiers who attended all had tears in their eyes.

We now understood what America had contributed to the war effort and

starvation and brutality, Lola and her husband held onto their faith and values.

It was Mechel’s words of encouragement, “There will be a world after this,” that helped them cling to the hope that there will be a life of light and joy waiting for them at the end.

This is the story of Lola’s life—from her grandparents’ “enchanted garden” to meeting Eichmann ym”sh to making the Pesach seder for the Bobover Rebbe during the war—her words will take you back to a different world.

the special ceremonial pillow she had ordered before we left Budapest. The birth of my child provided an opportunity for all the Jews there to experience the rebirth of our entire people.

He stood for those who had not survived and generations that would never be born – our infant boy represented the future.

that many American soldiers, Jewish and Christian, would never return home.

We knew that their sacrifices were enormous. On the other hand, the American soldiers who liberated the camps had seen with their own eyes what had been done to us. So for the Jewish American soldiers, Heshi was their baby too. He stood for those who had not survived and generations that would never be born – our infant boy represented the future. In those moments at Heshi’s pidyon haben, when I looked at the Jewish American soldiers and nurses, I grasped the larger vision that American Jews were part of our larger community. My delivery of this baby boy was a message – we would not disappear after all.

As the ceremony started, the most beautiful thing happened. American women, Jewish and Christian, attached to the U.S. Army or other organizations, took off their necklaces and their rings and adorned my baby with these precious ornaments. Music and traditional Jewish circle dancing erupted. Someone put together a guest book and everyone signed it. Heshi was wearing one of the beautiful handmade shirts my aunt had given us, and of course he was lying on

you and establish for you peace.

I am certain that everyone there with us at that moment returned home and told his or her own family the story of this day. People we will never see again but whose lives would forever touch ours, reached inside themselves and shared with us the abundant joy of that day. We stood in their midst, Mechel Lieber and Lola Lieber, survivors of the Shoah, with our tiny surviving family surrounding us, welcoming little Hershel Lieber into the Jewish community.

Mechel’s words were being carried out; it was truly the beginning of a world after this. Mechel’s father, Hershel, had been the first to perish in our immediate family. Baby Hershel was a

This particular ceremony under those particular conditions at that particular time was extraordinarily moving. The words pidyon haben mean literally “the redemption of the firstborn.” In Jewish tradition a firstborn male child belongs to God and so must be “redeemed” by his parents with a symbolic payment. The jewelry placed on the child by all the women Baby Hershel Leiber, surrounded by members of the family present was especially in Munich. Pictured on the left is Mechel, meaningful because it Lola is in the center with brother Ben behind her. was not only about our family and our first child.

We were now a community of hope and living sign that we would go forward, of life. And this is the traditional bless- into the light of many new worlds – and ing said over Heshi: on unto future generations.

May Hashem bless you and guard you.

May Hashem illuminate his countenance upon you and endow you with grace.

May Hashem lift his countenance to

Continued next week Lola wrote this book with the help of Alida Brill.

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I Love My Children – But Do They Know That?

My former spouse and I have two children and we agreed to joint custody so they live with her but are supposed to spend every other weekend and Wednesday nights with me. My kids have been telling me lately that their mom complains about me all the time, calling me a deadbeat and telling them I don’t really care about them.

She also has been signing them up for activities during my weekends with them; it seems like she wants them to hate me as much as she does! Is there anything I can do?

The Attorney Responds: It sounds like your ex-wife may be attempting to alienate the kids from you.

This is a hot button issue lately when deciding custody. Divorced or divorcing parents are supposed to engender a loving feeling toward the other parent in their child. (Frankly, all parents should do this however, for purposes of your question, I am limiting the discussion to

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age of the child). In some cases the court will assign an “attorney for the child” to determine the child’s wishes and possibly hold a “Lincoln hearing.”

A Lincoln hearing is one where the child is interviewed by the judge with the attorney for the child and a court reporter

If you want the best for your child, they should be allowed to enjoy the love and affection of each parent. tionship between the children and the other parent. This one of several factors which the court would consider being in the “best interests of the child” which is paramount when a court decides custody.

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present. The parents are not present for the interview and their permission is not necessary for it to happen.

In determining the parent’s lack of willingness to promote a good relationship with the other parent, a one-time offense is not enough to prove parental alienation; it is considered by some to be a syndrome although both the legal community and the medical community have not accepted it as a diagnosis. Proving parental alienation can be a catch 22 – by the time you can successfully prove that one parent has alienated the other from the children it is often too late to remedy the situation. An interesting article which describes Parental Alienation and Its Effect on Children, by Chaim Steinberger appears in NYSBA Family Law Review, Spring 2006, Vol. 38, No. 1.

There was a case in 2010, Lauren R. v. Ted R., where the pattern of parental alienation was so horrendous that the judge ordered the offending parent to spend six weekends in jail in order to dissuade them from continuing to disparage the children’s father to them.

In that case, the mother had manipulated situations so that the children were made to feel that their father did not care. One such situation was that after her daughter’s ballet recital she purposefully took the child out a back entrance so that she would not see her father waiting at the main exit with a bouquet of flowers thus thinking he had not cared enough to show up.

A more recent case, (June 1, 2011) was W.J.F v. L.F., where the mother consistently bought tickets for the teenage daughter to pop concerts during the

father’s parenting time, showed up at Six Flags to ride the roller coaster with the daughter when the father took her there during his parenting time, allowed her to oversleep on the day she is to be with her father and various other tactics to get the daughter to feel ambivalent about her father The case cited the Lauren R. v. Ted R. case and rather then send the mother to jail, an order was issued which specified exactly which behavior the mother should refrain from.

When divorcing or dealing with parenting with your former spouse, you should always aim to love your child more than you dislike your spouse. If you want the best for your child, they should be allowed to enjoy the love and affection of each parent. If you feel that your ex-wife’s alienating behavior is happening too often or even escalating, you may want to consider speaking with her – it’s possible that she does not

realize what she is doing. If after speaking with her you feel that she is purposefully frustrating your relationship, it may be time to consider a change of custody.

This column is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed unless a signed retainer exists.

Deborah Kaminetzky is the founding member of The Law Office of Deborah E. Kaminetzky, P.C. located in Cedarhurst, New York. Prior to starting the firm Ms. Kaminetzky was an associate at Weisman Law Group, P.C. where she primarily practiced matrimonial and family law. Deborah has also worked at the New York Department of Consumer Affairs where she was responsible for prosecuting unlicensed home improvement contractors and negotiating settlements for consumers. Ms. Kaminetzky has spoken to various groups on topics including matrimonial law, technology and social media use, and disaster preparedness for business.

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What Does it Take to Design a Chair?

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t takes an enormous amount of knowledge and talent to design a chair. Each new design is an artistic expression of the artist who designed it. There are so many types of chairs flooding the market.

If we were to conduct a popularity contest amongst chairs, it would be impossible to have only one style winner. Each style is unique and beloved by individuals and different groups of people. Some chairs have been carved out of stones and woods.

My Interest in Chairs

They are also manufactured in metals and plastics, etc.

What is most important to note is how a proper chair will directly affect how our body feels!

The function, for which the chair will be used, is an important factor to consider when choosing that perfect chair.

Always consider the depth and height of the chair, the seat of the chair, the arms of the chair, and the back of the chair when making choices. Of course, the design is import-

ant, as it should complement the area where it will rest concerning size, style and color. The seat of the chair must be comfortable and can be found in brass, caned, deep springs, down, foam rubber, leather, loose cushions, metal, plastic, resin, solid wood, straw, upholstery fabrics, weed, webbing, wrought iron, etc.

There have been so many unbelievable inventions throughout the years.

Wow! Where do we begin choosing? I believe in comfort.

Let us start there.

The chair designer needs to be both an artist and a psychologist at the same time. The artist enjoys making a creative statement, and the psychologist in us understands the body’s thirst for comfort; that being the designer’s challenge. One should not have to try too hard to be comfortable while sitting.

Even folding chairs must be comfortable, as we do not want to end up with a backache.

There are numerous simple styles; so many unique styles to choose from.

Whether it is the armchair, lounge chair, molded chair, rocking chair, side chair, stacking chair, swivel chair, tubular chair, upholstered chair, wing chair, etc., you can be rest assured that an enormous amount of precision was applied while creating the form.

According to Webster’s Dictionary, a chair is defined as “a seat with a

back,” but is that all it really is? No. It is much more than that! A chair is a place where we rest our weary bodies and it must represent comfort and a place where we want to be. The six most popular styles for dining room chairs are: 1) Ladder-back chairs—usually country-style or traditional in nature and have slats across the back. 2) Mission/ Shaker chairs— usually made from wood, are simple with limited details. 3) Modern/ Contemporary chairs—come in metal, wood, plastic; they are also sleek and organic.

4) Parsons chairs—which have simple lines and are completely upholstered in all types of fabrics. 5) Traditional chairs—which usually have an elaborate back and curved legs with details.

The arms of the chairs are at times upholstered as well as the seats. 6) The Windsor chair—is an English-style chair with a country feeling. It has spindles for legs, and also spindles on the back of the chair.

Armchairs are usually used at the two ends of the table or at one end. Side chairs can match the armchairs but they do not have to. All chairs can be mixed for an eclectic look. The personality of your room will manifest itself in the individual manner chosen to decorate.

Now that I have shared with you my interest in chairs, I sometimes wonder if it is possible to create a new design, which surpasses those already in existence. It would be an interesting artistic challenge!

Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg is a professional art educator, artist and designer.

Among her known artwork is a floral sculpture presented to Tipper Gore, Blair House, Washington, D.C. Presently she is the Director of Operations at Shulamith School for Girls. Please feel free to email nherzberg@ optonline.net with questions and suggestions for future columns.

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Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Fan or Fanatic

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ome people think that observer sports can never burn the kind of calories that participation in sports does, and that is somewhat true! Especially because the bigger the game, the bigger the hero … sandwich ordered!

However, get a man on a couch watching his home team at playoff time, and that’s a whole other story. He’s up,

he’s down, he’s up, he’s moving, he’s watching, he’s running, he’s up and across the couch, the coffee table, the armchair—touchdown!

Yes, he’s just outrun the receiver for the most dramatic play in football history!

And this happens over and over during the big game. He’s not just

watching that game, he’s the MVP. More importantly, he is simultaneously coaching the game. No one on the entire sideline or in the dugout has as great an instinct or ability to guide that team to victory as he does. He’s making the calls, criticizing the plays, and planning the next course of action. He knows exactly who needs to be pulled out, and

who should be put in in his place, and where exactly a ball should be heading at any moment in time. Honestly, if someone doesn’t hold him back, there are times he might just jump through the screen and strangle the ref himself.

Now, we can’t forget the sudden roars. I mean, they emanate from some deep, hidden place in the guy when the plays are made. The only other time you hear a person scream like that is if a 747 bashed right through his front door, or someone scratched the paint on his brand new BMW. All equally jarring moments in the life of a sports fanatic!

Real men don’t eat quiche—they eat Ball Park Franks! And they yell the primal scream watching sports. If enthusiasm alone could burn calories, they’d be down 50lbs at the end of the first quarter.

But what it is about men throwing rubber balls that excites most sports fans to their very core, has practically nothing to do with the game itself! It’s all about home, dad, and connections.

When friends and family get together to watch a ball game they are bonding on multiple levels.

First, they are all working together to create a victory. Their mutual presence and cheering are necessary for the team to play its best. Then, they are analyzing and advising, and educating one another in the fine points and nuances of the games and players. And finally, they are creating a long-term contract to join together through the years so their support and camaraderie will give their team the extra love and attention it needs to come out on top. In the process, they are forging a lifelong bond that gives them a warm, fuzzy feeling on the inside even while they are yelling, cheering, and jumping out of their skin on the outside.

Okay, so no one really loses calories watching professional sports. In fact, they usually gain a couple of pounds, eating and drinking. But, ask any sports fan and they will tell you, it’s worth it!

Because a wonderful strand runs between them, their buddies, their family, and their dad, that makes the experience of watching together a lifetime enhancing connection. So, though they gained more than they lost, it’s a gain worth gaining again and again!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@ rosenwalds.com

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