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Keeping our Children Safe This Summer

Inwood Community Kollel’s Evening of Inspiration Draws Hundreds PAGE 43

Mike Huckabee Visits the Holy Land with Lawrence Mayor Oliner

TJH Speaks with Dr. David Pelcovitz, PhD

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Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns Holds its 12th Annual Breakfast PAGE 53

Community Dances in the Streets at JCCRP Street Fair PAGE 70

Little League Champions Rejoice in their Victory PAGE 50

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20 YEARS SINCE THE REBBE’S PASSING

TJH Speaks with Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Chabad Shliach of the Five Towns

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CONTENTS >>Letters to the Editor

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>>Parsha

When we reached out to Rabbi Wolowik about setting up a time to interview him for this week’s featured story, he mentioned a few times that he was available. One of those times was at 11pm at the Chabad House. Rabbi Wolowik mentioned that by that time he would be finished with his other meetings and would be available to “talk about the Rebbe until Shacharis.”

Anyone who knows Rabbi Wolowik knows that he was not joking; he works “24/7” for the community. Whether it’s giving a class, planning an event, helping out a lost soul or solving a crisis, Rabbi Wolowik gives of his time freely and gives each person or situation the utmost attention and care. As you will see in the interview this week, Rabbi Wolowik gets his inspiration from his Rebbe and is energized to help Klal Yisroel through the Rebbe’s words and teachings. As someone who is not Lubavitch and does not know as much about the Rebbe, I found Rabbi Wolowik’s words to be fascinating.

This week we also spoke with world renowned psychologist Dr. David Pelcovitz about the topic of abuse. This is a subject so vital for every parent to know but it is highly sensitive and has to be dealt with in the most delicate way. Throughout the year, every parent must be vigilant about protecting their children from molestation, but in the summer, when children generally are in different and new environments away from home, we must be extra careful in preparing and protecting our children.

As parents, we all know what to do when our children get scrapes and bruises; we know the dangers of them riding a bike without a helmet or swimming without a lifeguard. But do we know the risks that our children face when entering a new environment alone without the proper tools to stave off a possible predator?

Dr. Pelcovitz’s thoughts and recommendations are very informative and will certainly help you hone your antennas and take the necessary precautions to best protect your children.

Wishing you a wonderful, healthy, safe summer, Shoshana

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P.S. There will be no issue next week. Yes, we get to take vacation too.

>>Community Readers’ Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Community Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

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>> Israel Israel News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

>> People 20 Years since the Rebbe’s Passing: TJH Speaks with Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Chabad Shliach of the Five Towns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Spying from the Skies: The History of Aerial Reconnaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

>> Jewish Thought Good for Nothing by Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz . . . . . . . .74

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Cover Story: Keeping our Children Safe This Summer:

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Marriage by Deb Hirschhorn, PhD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

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>> Lifestyles Summer Camp Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Ask the Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Your Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Letters to Dear Editor, Did you miss President Obama’s most recent fundraising stops at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel and the home of a famous actress, co-hosted by Vogue editor Anna Wintour? One event was hosted by the Democratic Senate Majority PAC which accepts “unlimited donations.” The second was for $34,000 per person to rub elbows with the actress and other celebrities. How ironic that Obama comes to the Big Apple at a time 7% of New Yorkers are out of work (with another 7% who have just given up looking resulting in a real unemployment rate of 14%). Is this the “Change we can believe in” (Obama’s 2008 campaign promise)?

This most recent visit to NYC resulted in disrupting travel for thousands of New York City residents. Obama continues to enjoy building up his “frequent flyer” mileage with his dozens of political campaign fundraising events. Each trip on Air Force One cost taxpayers a fortune for logistics and Secret Service protection. We are stuck with the tab for police and traffic support.

No previous president has spent so much time away from Washington

to participate in a record number of fundraising events than Obama.

“Do as I say, not as I do” applies to Obama and Congressional Democrats. Bash the wealthy with one hand, but get the big bucks with the other hand. Those in attendance included the usual 1% crowd along with Wall Street, lobbyists, trial lawyers, real estate developers, Hollywood celebrities, special interest groups, millionaires and the Pay for Play crowd. At those prices, the 99% working or middle class people were hard to come by, except in the kitchen or serving. I couldn’t afford the price of a ticket, but was willing to park limousines, check coats or bus tables. What is that tired old refrain about the Democratic Party being the friend of the working and middle class, while those nasty, greedy, old Republicans are the wealthy, big buck, fat cats?

Seems like Obama prefers hanging out with the 1%.

With all the current crises, including the spike in illegal border crossing, veterans not being treated, illegal IRS investigations, along with civil wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one would think the president would spend more time at work. President Obama reminds me

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the Editor of the famous Mad Magazine character Alfred E. Newman. He was famous for saying, “What, me worry?” with a big smile on his face.

Sincerely, Larry Penner Dear Editor, As the summer approaches, I’d like to address something that I feel is really important. Last year, a woman passed me on the street in her car and shakily asked me if the children up ahead were mine. I answered in the negative, but she told me that she almost hit one of them with her car, as they went into the street on their bikes without looking for approaching cars. She was so shaken but what almost occurred that she pulled over to the side of the road to calm down.

Please, please make sure your children ride their bikes safely this summer.

In general, when riding on your block, they can ride on the sidewalk. But if they have to ride in the street, make sure that they are well trained and that there is a responsible adult watching them as they ride. A few minutes of prevention can save lives.

Additionally, while I’m on the top-

ic of summer safety, it’s important that we all (children and adults alike) wear sunscreen any day we will be outdoors.

Even if it looks cloudy outside, the sun has its way of coming through. Make sure to reapply every few hours or after going swimming or sweating. The sun can be so damaging to us and just a few drops of sunscreen can make all the difference.

Wishing all your readers a healthy, safe summer!

Charlotte Fried Far Rockaway, NY Dear Editor, I usually don’t write letters to publications, but I wanted you to know that your “icy treats” article this week was a lifesaver. My three girls are off from school this week and the activities featured were perfect for them! They helped me bake brownies and cupcakes and we went shopping for the supplies.

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Global Iceland Gives Peace a Chance

After tuning into the national news for one minute, it is pretty clear that America is far from a peaceful land.

Americans are bombarded daily with foreign and domestic politics, lawsuits, terrorism threats, homicides, bankruptcy, and a rocky economy.

According to the annual Global Peace Index, a complex analysis that quantifies the relative peacefulness of 162 nations, America falls just outside the top 100 most peaceful nations—at the 101st spot. The valuation is compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

Although peacefulness has a complex meaning to every person, the data-driven assessment focuses on internal crime statistics, political forces, refugee activity, population trends, terrorism, the number of murders and economic conditions.

Iceland ranked the most peaceful nation on Earth followed by Denmark and Austria. At the opposite end of the scale are South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Syria, who unsurprisingly rank the least peaceful nations.

Despite still being ruled by Communism, China ranked just a few spots lower than the U.S. at 108. Israel ranked 149 due to its Israeli-Palestinian conflict and ongoing subjection to terrorism. Further down the list was Russia and North Korea, clocking in at 152 and 153 respectively.

Where’s the Money at the World Cup? Being that the FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event, one would assume that the stars of the show must earn a pretty penny.

During the month-long tournament, referees can technically earn up to

In News $50,000 but that’s reserved for the elite who officiate the big games. The average referee earns $35,000; the salaries are determined according to experience, fitness, and which games they are in charge of officiating.

Each team is guaranteed $8 million simply for making it to Brazil, a number decided by FIFA. Amongst the players, salaries vary according to the type of player and the team he plays for. Supposedly, the U.S. players will each earn a minimum of $76,000, excluding the team prize money for making it to the tournament.

If they take home the Cup, the English Federation will reward them with $700,000.

The Aussies are each set to make $150,000 total when you take into account the match fees and prize money for being in the competition, regardless of results.

Players of Cameroon were not happy with their salaries and even delayed their flight to Brazil in protest, forcing their federation to take out a loan that increased their salaries by $12,000.

Either these athletes are underpaid or athletes like Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant who earns $30.2M is unbelievably overpaid. What do you think?

Caver Rescued after Two Weeks Underground

Johann Westhauser was buried alive for two weeks, literally.

The experienced caver entered the Riesending cave system in the Alps along with two companions to carry out research and measurements. The cave entrance is on a mountainside, 1,800

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Westhauser was hit in the head during a June 8th rock fall while nearly 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) underground.

In a multinational rescue operation that involved more than 700 people, Westhauser was hauled out of the deep cavern last week. After lengthy preparations, rescue teams hauled him through a maze of narrow passages.

The 52-year-old was brought to the surface on Thursday and was immediately rushed to the hospital; thankfully, he is in stable condition.

“A chapter of Alpine rescue history has been written here over the last 12 days,” Bavarian mountain rescue chief Norbert Heiland said. Initially, officials thought a rescue was impossible.

Rescuers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Croatia participated in the operation directed by Klaus Reindl. “Since the birth of caving, there have been only two incidents of this depth, complexity and difficulty,” Italian rescuer Roberto Conti said.

Generally, a trained expert could climb from the accident site to the entrance in about 12 hours, but this rescue presented a challenge since Westhauser had to be hauled out on a stretcher.

Two Men Accused of “Sorcery” Gunned Down in Yemen Apparently their magic couldn’t save them from the hands of al Qaeda.

Two men were killed on Saturday by al Qaeda gunmen in southeast Yemen after being accused of practicing witchcraft and sorcery. Magic is forbidden under Islamic law.

“Al Qaeda gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on Omar Abdelhafiz, killing him immediately,” an official said.

Just a few hours later, hairdresser Saeed al-Hadrami, another resident of Shehr in Hadramawt province, was gunned down by two other extremists.

Jihadists had threatened the two men several times, officials said.

Al Qaeda imposes their strict version of Islamic law on residents, executing or lashing those accused of crimes.

Spain Crowns New King Long live the king! Spain crowned a new king last Thursday. Felipe VI was sworn in at a celebratory ceremony wearing his military uniform displaying a sash and medals.

Felipe VI was anointed after his father, Juan Carlos, renounced his leadership due to a series of scandals earlier this month. The new king waved to his supporters from the balcony of the royal palace. He was accompanied by his wife, Queen Letizia, and their two daughters, Leonor and Sofia. Many dignitaries, including business leaders, politicians, and athletes, attended the ceremony.

In a fairy-tale like moment, the royal couple arrived at the palace in an open Rolls Royce, escorted by equestrian guards with tasseled helmets. Thousands of people lined their route to the palace through Madrid, waving flags and shouting “long live the king.” Security was tight with frequent spot checks and helicopters circulating overhead.

There were reportedly 7.000 police and 120 snipers out on the streets.

Felip’s father’s scandal left many Spaniards questioning the role of the monarchy and Felipe did his best to repair the tainted image in his first few minutes as king. He ended his crowning speech by saying “thank you” in four of Spain’s languages: Castilian Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician, a strategic move to gain admiration.

“There is room for all of us in a united and diverse Spain,” Felipe, 46, said stressing the importance of respecting diverse cultures and languages within Spain.

Despite being forbidden to rally, Republicans protested in the streets dressed in red, yellow, and purple flags of Spain’s second republic in the 1930s.

According to local media, several people were arrested for displaying the flags.

Spain currently suffers from severe unemployment which the new king addressed the issue with optimism.

“We need to win the battle to create jobs, which is Spaniards’ primary concern,” Felipe said in his speech.

Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos, did not attend the event, as to avoid diverting the attention from the new monarch, according to the palace.

In News Egypt Sentences 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists

On Monday, an Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced each of them to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges.

The verdict stunned their families and raised international outrage, with a chorus of voices denouncing the ruling as a blow to freedom of expression.

The verdicts against Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohammed came after a 5-month trial that Amnesty International described as a “sham.”

The group called Monday’s rulings “a dark day for media freedom in Egypt.”

The three journalists, who have been detained since December, contend they

were being prosecuted simply for doing their jobs as journalists, covering Islamist protests against the ouster last year of President Mohammed Morsi. The trial has been widely seen as political, part of a fight between the government and the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network, which authorities accuse of bias toward the Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi. Qatar was a top ally of Morsi. The network denies any bias.

In an unprecedented trial of journalists on terrorism charges, prosecutors charged them with supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist group, and with fabricating footage to damage Egypt’s security. But observers of the trial said the prosecution presented no evidence to support the charges. Three other foreign journalists — two Britons who worked for Al-Jazeera and a Dutch freelance reporter who had no connection to Al-Jazeera but once met Fahmy for tea in his makeshift office at a luxury hotel in Cairo — were sentenced to 10 years in absentia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced the verdict as “chilling” and it flies in the face of the essential ingredients of a civil society and free press.

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The Week He said that he is voicing his concern to Egypt’s foreign minister.

International pressure mounted on newly elected President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to intervene and pardon the three.

He has the power to do so, but only after appeals are finished—a process that could take months.

After hearing the verdict, Fahmy, who was Al-Jazeera English’s acting Cairo bureau chief, shouted angrily, “They will pay for this, I promise.”

Guards pulled him from the defendants’ cage, dragging him by the arms — despite a shoulder injury that worsened into a permanent disability during his months in detention.

Greste, an award-winning correspondent, silently raised a clenched fist in the air.

Fahmy’s mother and fiancee broke down in tears. “Did anybody see any evidence against him?” his mother, Wafaa Bassiouni, cried out. “Who did he kill?”

“This is a screwed up system. This whole government is incompetent,” his brother, Adel, said. He said the family would appeal the verdict but added, “There is no hope in the judicial system.”

Greste’s brother, Andrew, said he

was “gutted” and also vowed to appeal.

“From my point of view, we have seen no incriminating evidence in court,” he said. “It is extremely difficult to understand.”

The three received sentences of seven years each in a maximum security prison. Mohammed, the team’s producer, received an extra three years because of additional charges of possession of ammunition — a reference to a spent shell he had picked up from protests as a souvenir.

There were 17 co-defendants in the case — seven journalists and the rest who were students arrested separately and accused of giving footage to the journalists. Four were sentenced to seven years each, two were acquitted, and the others — tried in absentia — received 10-year sentences.

If they appeal, the three journalists would remain in prison unless they win a separate “suspension of verdict” ruling.

An appeal can grant them a retrial, but only if flaws in the court proceedings are found.

The managing director of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera English, Al Anstey, said Egyptian authorities should be “held

In News to account by the global community.”

“To have detained them for 177 days is an outrage. To have sentenced them defies logic, sense, and any semblance of justice,” he said.

Egypt’s courts have already come under heavy international criticism over trials connected to the anti-Islamist crackdown. Courts have sentenced to death hundreds after cursory mass trials on charges of involvement in deadly violence, usually with little evidence and little chance for the defense to present its case.

Shaimaa Aboul-kheir of the Committee to Protect Journalists said the verdict shows “that Egypt is one of the dangerous and more risky countries for international journalists to work and it’s also a very risky country for local journalists.”

The group said at least 14 journalists are behind bars in Egypt.

Companies with Oldest Logos

In our fast-paced world, we are bombarded with ads and logos. The advertising market makes up a huge part of our economy, and along with that, companies pay much attention to their logos.

As businesses and consumers change, their logos do as well. However, there are some classic logos that have withstood the test of time and that in itself is a huge selling point. Companies tap into their longevity by reminding consumers that they remain connected to their founding principles and that their product is as authentic as it was at its inception.

also could not have been meaningfully changed, although several have been slightly but noticeably improved.

The oldest logos out there represent the following companies: 1. Stella Artois Logo first used: 1366; Company founded: 1366 2. Twinings Tea Logo first used: 1887; Company founded: 1706 3. Bass Ale Logo first used: 1876; Company founded: 1777 4. Shell Oil Logo first used: 1904; Company founded: 1833 5. Levi Strauss & Co. Logo first used: 1886; Company founded: 1837 6. Sherwin-Williams Logo first used: 1905; Company founded: 1866 7. Heinz Logo first used: 1869; Company founded: 1869 8. Prudential Logo first used: 1896; Company founded: 1875 9. Peugeot Logo first used: 1850; Company founded: 1810 10. Johnson & Johnson Logo first used: 1887; Company founded: 1886

ISIS Executes Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Hussein Other companies market that they are still a “family company” and remain loyal to their brand’s inventor or founder. For example, Peugeot boasts that the descendants of the original founders are still employees.

Based on a review of the world’s oldest companies, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 10 oldest corporate logos that are still recognizable today. In order to be considered, the logo had to currently have an international presence. The logo

Arab news websites are reporting that Iraqi judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman has been executed. In 2006, the judge sentenced Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to death by hanging.

The Iraqi government had yet to officially confirm the death but have not denied it either.

According to reports on social media, revolutionary Iraqis arrested him on June 16 and sentenced him to death in

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retaliation for the death of Hussein. He was executed two days later.

Jordanian MP Khalil Attieh wrote on his Facebook page that Rahman, who had headed the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal during Saddam’s trial, had been arrested and sentenced to death.

The Facebook page for Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam’s former deputy who has emerged as a key figure among the Sunni militants, also posted that the rebels had been able to arrest Judge Rahman.

Supposedly, Rahman unsuccessfully tried to escape from Baghdad while wearing a dancers’ uniform.

Rahman graduated Baghdad University law school in 1963 and was appointed chief judge of the Kurdistan Appeals Court in 1996. He was a father to three children.

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death is Released

In News Meriam married a Christian man from southern Sudan in a church ceremony in 2011. As in many Muslim nations, Muslim women in Sudan are prohibited from marrying non-Muslims, though Muslim men can marry outside their faith.

Meriam has a son, 18-month-old Martin, who was living with her in jail, where she gave birth to a second child last month, local media reported. By law, children must follow their father’s religion.

The sentence drew international condemnation, with Amnesty International calling it “abhorrent.” The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply disturbed” by the sentence and called on the Sudanese government to respect religious freedoms.

Sudan introduced Islamic Shariah law in the early 1980s under the rule of autocrat Jaafar Nimeiri, a move that contributed to the resumption of an insurgency in the mostly animist and Christian south of Sudan. The south seceded in 2011 to become the world’s newest nation, South Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Bashir, an Islamist who seized power in a 1989 military coup, has said his country will implement Islam more strictly now that the non-Muslim south is gone.

A number of Sudanese have been convicted of apostasy in recent years, but they all escaped execution by recanting their new faith.

The Frogs are Taking Over in Vancouver

Two weeks ago, headlines around the world blared with the news of a Sudanese woman being sentenced to death for apostasy for marrying outside the Muslim faith. This week, thankfully, it was announced that her sentence was canceled and she was ordered released by the court on Monday.

Meriam Ibrahim, 27, was released after her defense lawyers presented their case. Her father is Muslim but she was raised by her mother, who is Christian.

When Meriam married a Christian, she was convicted of apostasy. Sudan’s penal code criminalizes the conversion of Muslims to other religions, a crime punishable by death.

A recent sighting of a giant bullfrog in Vancouver Island, Canada, is reminiscent of the plagues in Ancient Egypt.

Russ Schut caught a 2-foot-long American bullfrog at Sproat Lake last weekend; he posed for a picture with the voracious amphibian and then released it back into the water without realizing that it belonged to an invasive species that threatens native critters.

Because these frogs are not native to the Canadian southwest and have few natural predators, such as alligators, water snakes, and kingfishers in their native American southeast, some of the bullfrogs are growing to abnormally large sizes.

Stan Orchard, a bullfrog hunting contractor, told Canada’s National Post, “They’re eating salamanders and garter snakes and hatchling turtles … songbirds that come down to the water’s edge to drink, baby ducks, waterfowl … ev-

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The gluttonous amphibians feed mostly at night, ambushing their innocent prey by charging them with their strong hind legs.

According to National Geographic, American bullfrogs can lay as many as 20,000 eggs, with tadpoles sometimes reaching lengths of 7 inches. Aptly, a group of bullfrogs is called an army or colony.

Though native to the American southwest, in the last five years these bullfrogs have been spotted throughout the continuous U.S., as far north as Canada and as far south as Mexico and Cuba.

The University of Victoria is studying the rate of the bullfrogs’ spread. Walin theorized that they were

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first introduced by people emptying their aquariums, unaware of the environmental consequences. “Whether it’s the plants in the aquarium, or the turtles, or the frog, they’re probably not native, and they can easily become established and take over the native population,” Walin said.

Experts predict that these ginormous frogs will keep popping up in unusual places, good news for those who enjoy frog gigging. Frog gigging is the practice of hunting frog, mostly done at night. Hunters use flashlights to locate the frogs whose eyes reflect the light at night. They deep fry the meat of the frog’s hind legs; traditionally, they are coated in bread crumbs.

Before adding “frog gigging” to your bucket list, check your state’s hunting and fishing regulations.

S. Korean Soldier Kills 5 On Saturday night, a South Korean soldier killed five fellow soldiers and wounded seven others. He then fled his frontline unit with his standard-issue K2

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assault rifle. The country set up a manhunt for his capture, and on Sunday, the soldier, whose last name is Yim, fired upon soldiers who were chasing him. A platoon leader was injured.

By Monday, troops surrounded Yim in the forest. They tossed him a cellphone so he could talk to his father who pleaded with him to surrender. Soldiers also tossed him bread and water.

Eventually, though, despite his father’s pleas, the 22-year-old shot himself in the chest. He was taken to the hospital and will be handed over to military investigators once he recovers.

As of now, it is not known what set off Yim to kill his comrades. South Koreans have worried about public safety in the wake of an April ferry disaster that left more than 300 people dead or missing. And some in Seoul have questioned the discipline and readiness of South Korea’s military in the face of near-constant threats from North Korea, which has recently staged missile and artillery drills, traded fire with the South at sea and threatened South Korea’s leader.

In April of last year, Yim was labeled as a soldier who needed special attention and was unfit for frontline duty. But in November, it was noted that he had improved and could serve in the frontline area. Yim was scheduled to complete his nearly two years of mandatory military service in September, according to defense officials.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from the rival Koreas square off along the world’s most heavily armed border.

The Korean Peninsula is still technically in a state of war as the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.

Shooting rampages against fellow soldiers happen occasionally. South Korea’s military maintains a conscription system requiring all able-bodied men to serve about two years in the army because of the North Korean threat.

In 2011, a 19-year-old marine corporal went on a shooting rampage at a Gwanghwa Island base, just south of the

maritime boundary with North Korea.

Military investigators later said that the corporal was angry about being shunned and slighted and showed signs of mental illness.

In 2005, a soldier tossed a grenade and opened fire at a front-line army unit in a rampage that killed eight colleagues and injured several others. Pfc. Kim Dong-min told investigators he was enraged at superiors who verbally abused him.

Drug Lord Arrested in Brazil after Attending World Cup The FIFA World Cup brought cheer and celebration to Brazil. Thousands flocked to the South American country to join in on the fun, including a highly wanted member of a Mexican drug cartel.

Jose Diaz-Barajas, 49, attempted to board a domestic flight in Brazil on Tuesday when Brazilian authorities arrested him with the help of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He is accused of exporting methamphetamine to the U.S. and will remain in custody in Rio until he is extradited to the U.S “Barajas was one of the most sought traffickers in the United States,” Luiz Cravo Dorea, the head of international cooperation for the Federal Police, told reporters in Brazil.

“He was low-profile and used real documents to enter the country because he thought that nobody was looking for him,” he said. “But we knew he had bought tickets to watch the game.”

Diaz-Barajas purchased tickets to the match for himself, his wife, and two sons using his real name. FIFA alerted authorities immediately. Authorities waited to make the arrest to see if Diaz-Barajas would get involved with any illegal activity in Brazil.

“After some days it was clear that he was here to watch the World Cup with his family,” Dorea explained. “We could have arrested him at the stadium, but it Continued on page 22

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About 3.18 million soccer fans attended the last World Cup in South Af-

rica. It is also regarded as the world’s most widely viewed sporting event; the 2010 event was broadcasted in 204 countries on 245 different channels.

Swastika Café Reopens The wounds of the Holocaust are still raw, particularly within the Jewish com-

In News munity, so when news of a Nazi-themed café opening its doors was heard in Indonesia, it sparked international outrage.

The café’s walls were embellished with swastikas along with a painting of Hitler.

Last July, the SoldatenKaffee (“The Soldiers’ Cafe”) was voluntarily shut down after the owner, Hendy Mulyana, received death threats. He was accused of provoking hatred towards Jews. At

the time, his lawyer said that there were plans to reopen the café, but without any swastikas.

The SoldatenKaffee was named after a popular hangout for soldiers in Germany and occupied Paris during World War II.

But now, Mulyana has adjusted the theme to focus on WWII in general and reopened his café last week. Now there are images of Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin alongside the original Nazi-related memorabilia. British, French, American, Japanese and Dutch military memorabilia are also on display. However, despite Mulyana’s lawyer’s promise, at the grand reopening, there were three iron eagles bearing swastikas along with posters that sported the hated symbol.

“From the beginning, I have said that the SoldatenKaffee is not a Nazi café. This café’s theme is World War II,” Mulyana told reporters at the reopening in the western Java city of Bandung.

“All aspects of the SoldatenKaffee are legal. We have a lot of customers from Europe and they don’t have a problem with the World War II theme, because it is seen here from a historical perspective,” he said.

There is a very small Jewish presence in Indonesia; 90% of the country’s 250 million people are Muslim, making the country home to the world’s biggest Islamic population.

Israel Rachel Fraenkel Begs UN to Help Locate the Three Captured Boys On Tuesday, Rachel Fraenkel, mother of Naftali, one of the three kidnapped boys, pleaded for international assistance in finding Naftali and his two friends at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The heartbroken mother begged the international body to find her son and bring him home quickly. “I come here today as a mother,” Rachel said, whose

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They were taken on June 12, and “since then we’ve heard nothing,” she said.

“On behalf of UN Watch, my name is Rachel Frankel, and I live in Israel,” Rachel began. “I’ve come here today as a mother. Twelve days ago, my son Naftali, and two other teenage students, Eyal Yifrah and Gilad Shaer — whose mothers are sitting behind me — were kidnapped on their way home from school. Since then, we’ve heard nothing — no news, no sign of life.

“With your permission, I’d like to tell you about the boys. My son Naftali is 16. He loves to play guitar and basketball. He’s a good student and a good boy — a combination of serious and fun.

Eyal loves to play sports and cook. Gilad is an amateur pastry chef, and loves movies.

“My son texted me — said he’s on his way home — and then he’s gone.

Every mother’s nightmare is waiting and waiting endlessly for her child to come home.

“We wish to express our profound gratitude for the waves of prayers, support and positive energy, pouring in from around the world.

“Being in this assembly, I wish to thank the UN Secretary-General for condemning the abduction of our boys, expressing his solidarity with the families, and calling for their immediate release.

“And I thank the International Red Cross for stating clearly that international humanitarian law prohibits the taking of hostages, and for demanding the immediate and unconditional release of our boys.

“At the same time, I believe much more can be done — and should be done — by so many. That is why we three mothers have come here today — before the United Nations, and before the world — to ask everyone, to do whatever they can, to bring back our boys.

“Mr. President, it is wrong to take children, innocent boys or girls, and use them as instruments of any struggle. It

In News is cruel. This council is charged with protecting human rights. I wish to ask: Doesn’t every child have the right to come home safely from school?

“We just want them back in our homes, in their beds. We just want to hug them again. Thank you, Mr. President.”

Before and after Rachel’s address to the UN, Israel was subjected to scathing criticism by numerous international human rights representatives for its military actions in the West Bank and alleged human rights violations. Most of the delegates made no reference to the kidnapping.

Numerous delegates, including those of Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria, Turkey, Morocco, Maldives, Qatar, South Korea, Libya, Chile, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia decried the “Israeli violations of human rights of Palestinians in the West Bank.”

The Brazilian representative called for a two-state solution and a renewal of peace talks, but refrained from condemning Israel directly.

NGOs took the floor at the summit as well. One organization said it was “taking the opportunity to condemn Israel,” called the recent arrests “collective punishment,” denounced the ongoing hunger strikes among the Palestinian administrative detainees, and declared the Knesset’s force-feeding bill as a violation of international law.

An International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists representative returned the discussion to the topic of the abduction. “It is impossible to focus on such issues in light of recent events,” he said, criticizing the focus on Israeli actions, and said he was “disappointed by inaction and apathy of international community.”

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The 2,000-year-old caves are comprised of chambers and networks with various functions, and are situated below the ancient twin towns of Maresha and Beit Guvrin. They are known for their unique “bell caves,” and represent the “land of a thousand caves” in the Judean lowlands, scattered over an area of about 100 square kilometers.

Israel now boasts a total of eight World Heritage sites: the White City of Tel-Aviv, the Biblical Tels of Megiddo, Hazor, Beersheba, the Incense Route and Desert Cities in the Negev, the Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee, Masada the Old City of Acre and the Carmel caves.

UNESCO crowned the Beit Guvrin caves “a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves.”

“This ‘city under a city’ is characterized by a selection of man-made caves, excavated from the thick and homogenous layer of soft chalk in Lower Judea.

It includes chambers and networks with varied forms and functions, situated below the ancient twin towns of Maresha and Beit Guvrin, that bear witness to a succession of historical periods of excavation and usage stretching over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the Crusades, as well as a great variety of subterranean construction methods,” UNESCO said in a statement.

“The original excavations were quarries, but these were converted for

various agricultural and local craft industry purposes, including oil presses, columbaria (dovecotes), stables, underground cisterns and channels, baths, tomb complexes and places of worship, and hiding places during troubled times.”

The World Heritage List includes 1,001 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

Only countries that have signed the World Heritage convention, pledging to protect their natural and cultural heritage, can nominate a site, which must have an “outstanding universal value” to qualify.

Israel Responds to Syrian Missile Attack

the IDF struck nine targets belonging to the Syrian military this week. The strikes were carried out using jets and artillery “Tamuz” missiles.

The targets included command posts and Syrian firing positions, the IDF said. “We identified accurate strikes on the targets,” it added. The IDF said Syria’s missile attack is a “most serious provocation, which comes after a series of terror attacks in recent months on the IDF in the border region in general, and in this area in particular.”

Following the attack on Israel, an army source said it found what appeared to be a hole in the frontier fence, a result of the missile piercing the barrier. IDF tanks immediately returned fire at Syrian Army positions in response to what an IDF source said appeared to be a deliberate attack on the truck.

The 14 year-old-boy killed in the original attack was Muhammad Karaka of the lower Galilee village of Arrabe.

His father, Fahmi, a contractor, was wounded in the attack. Muhammad was accompanying his father on his first day of summer vacation. Another man from Arrabe was injured as well.

Israel’s $3B Cyber Exports Responding to a missile attack from Syria in which an Israeli boy was killed,

According to Israel’s National Cyber Bureau, the Jewish State exported

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“As far as industry goes, Israel is a superpower indeed,” Tal Steinherz, NCB chief technology officer, told participants at a June 9 session of the annual Herzliya Conference. “Our part of the international market equals the entire world apart from the United States... We’re talking 5 percent of all world exports,” he said.

Itzik Ben-Israel, a retired major general who chaired a high-level task force that pushed to establish the NCB, said Israel aspires to export 10 percent of the global market in less than five years. “We’re already at 5 percent.

With the capabilities we have now and the programs and partnerships that are being planned, I see us realistically reaching that goal in the near term,” Ben-Israel told Defense News.

In a briefing to Cabinet ministers, NCB Director Eviatar Matanya noted that Israel’s $3 billion in 2013 exports was three times that of the United Kingdom’s.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it a personal and national goal to elevate Israel’s status as a global cyber power. Since he established the NCB in 2011 — an increasingly high-priority organization that reports directly to Netanyahu’s office — the government has augmented annual cyber defense spending by 30 percent, despite a budget crisis.

Additionally, Israel is investing hundreds of millions of shekels each year on infrastructure to transform the southern desert city of Beersheba into what Netanyahu calls “a global cyber hub for innovation.”

“We established the National Cyber Bureau for the purpose of transforming the state of Israel into a cyber superpower,” Netanyahu told ministers after a closed-door Cabinet session.

Beyond the national security requirements driving Israel’s cyber program, Netanyahu said the national effort would yield tremendous economic

benefit. “I see [NCB] also as a huge economic force multiplier. There is tremendous international interest in our abilities,” he said.

Netanyahu’s office has also directed the government’s chief scientist, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and other agencies to serve as “angels” and incubators to nurture and assist start-up firms.

“I see the Prime Minister’s Office as a public relations agency for the cyber industry,” Raviv Raz, a young chief executive officer of an Israeli start-up firm called Hybrid Security, said. His firm, which specializes in applying artificial intelligence for detection and identification of what he called “bad website users,” received generous funding assistance at multiple phases of the business process.

“All entrepreneurs start with an idea, and for that, the chief scientist can help ... Then there are grants to see you through the prototype phase, and this is followed by the need to raise money, where it also assists,” Raz said. “Israel is becoming a mega power in cyber, and we are a good example of how this is happening,” he added. “The government gives, and takes no equity.”

“We always knew that we have a land flowing with milk and cyber,” Netanyahu said.

Hatzalah Launches SOS App

United Hatzalah is responding to the terrible kidnappings in Israel with a new emergency app that may help save a person’s life. “SOS” is a cell phone application that sends out a distress call and GPS coordinates to police and Hatzalah responders should one be in trouble.

The launch of the app was accelerated following the kidnappings of Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel in the West Bank in order to give victims of emergencies an easier and quicker way to call for help. The app features technology that improves response time by making certain that

medic volunteers closest to the area of the emergency receive the mobile-alerts and are then dispatched.

In the event of an emergency, users of the app are able to send their GPS coordinates and their precise location to the United Hatzalah 24/7 dispatch center and to the police with just one swipe of a smartphone. The app will also notify family and friend emergency contacts that are programmed into the system when registering your mobile device.

“Our main mission at United Hatzalah is to get to medical emergencies within two minutes all over the country,” United Hatzalah’s president and founder Eli Beer said in the press release. “With the recent kidnappings, we feel obliged to share our knowledge and technology to provide that extra layer of protection for the people of Israel.”

The police have foiled dozens of kidnappings in the past year, and the app is not meant to replace them. It is designed to function as an emergency safety and security alert system. The past couple of weeks have shown that there is a need for additional security and the “SOS” app hopes to keep people a little bit safer. The app is available on sos.nowforce.com in both English and Hebrew.

Hopefully, our brothers and sisters in Israel shouldn’t need to use it.

Fatah Celebrates Heinous Kidnapping Fatah has made a couple of official announcements concerning the kidnappings of three Israeli teenagers last week. Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub blessed the kidnappers and sought to justify the attack on the two 16-yearolds and the 19-year-old. “After 20 years of negotiations it’s understood to us again that kidnappings are the only language that Israel understands. It’s clear that that’s the only path to free our prisoners from jail, whose numbers grow each day,” announced Rajoub.

The Fatah official’s comments echo those made in a joint statement by Fatah’s terrorist wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, along with Hamas and other terrorists groups, which called Israel a “racist occupier that only understands the language of force.” Rajoub’s comments justifying the abduction are made the more meaningful given his close relationship with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

In News In February, Rajoub made an official trip to Iran as Abbas’s representative; while there he said in an interview, “If the talks fail, armed struggle against [Israel] could be a strategic solution.”

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon responded to the comments while speaking to senior American officials. “We must remind Rajoub and his terrorist friends that we also know how to speak the language they understand,” stated Danon, adding that security forces will do all that is needed to rescue the three youths.

The Fatah official’s comments come in opposition to those made by Abbas on Wednesday, when he opposed the kidnapping, saying, “Those who kidnapped the three teenagers want to destroy us. We will hold them account-

able.” Abbas played the victim in saying the kidnapping threatened the PA, while defending cooperation with the IDF in the rescue operation, commenting, “The kidnapped are human beings like us.”

Not only was Hamas was enraged

by Abbas’s comments – apparently Fatah members in Chevron also are making their opposition to the PA chairman and leader of Fatah known.

A Fatah student group there published a notice denouncing Abbas and saying, “He’s not our president. He represents only himself….We aren’t interested in having this man as our president. ...We announce that we oppose all his actions and words, we are against the security arrangements [with Israel] and for resistance by all means available to achieve the interests of the Palestinian nation,” wrote the Fatah activists.

The noticed added, “Fatah members have always been fighters for the resistance. We sent our blessings to those who conducted the kidnapping.

We strengthen your hands and actions for the release of our brothers the prisoners, and for establishing the state of Palestine whose capital is Jerusalem.”

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On Monday, Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal praised the June 12 kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers as a heroic act but denied having any information on the abduction.

In a lengthy interview with Al-Jazeera, Mashaal insisted that Gil-ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach, abducted while hitchhiking in the Etzion Bloc south of Jerusalem,

were “settlers and soldiers in the Israeli army.”

But despite his “knowledge” of the captives, the Hamas chief was unwilling to claim that Hamas is behind the attack.

“No one claimed responsibility so far. I can neither confirm [Hamas’s responsibility] nor deny it,” Mashaal said, quickly adding that the circumstances of the kidnapping were more important than the perpetrators.

“Blessed be the hands that captured them,” Mashaal said. “This is a Palestinian duty, the responsibility of the Palestinian people. Our prisoners must be freed; not Hamas’s prisoners — the prisoners of the Palestinian people.”

The “disappearance,” as he termed it, took place in the West Bank, an area he said was considered occupied “even by the United States.” Secondly, the three were not “youths, as Israel calls them, but first and foremost settlers … and not even regular settlers, but armed ones.”

Mashaal promptly produced a photocopied page, reproduced from a viral Palestinian Facebook post juxtaposing the photo of Naftali Fraenkel with that

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“This is a very important aspect which should be mentioned,” Mashaal said. “They [the three kidnapped boys] are combatants. Settlers in the West Bank are a disaster … they burn agricultural produce, kill children by running them over, invade homes, burn mosques and attack churches.”

Mashaal blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the abduction, lambasting his insensitivity to the plight of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strikes.

“I ask the families of these three soldier-settlers: Had Netanyahu heard the voice of these hunger strikers … would the Palestinian situation be so stressed? … Had Netanyahu not provoked us in Jerusalem by Judaizing it, would Palestinians be as angry?”

“The one who lost these three [boys] is Netanyahu by ignoring the Palestinian suffering and provoking our people,” Mashaal accused.

Throughout the interview, Mashaal was careful in his attempt to both justify armed resistance and at the same time avoid directly confronting PA President Mahmoud Abbas, his partner in a Palestinian unity government declared June 2.

But the Al-Jazeera interview will make it impossible for Abbas to continue cooperating with Mashaal if Hamas’s involvement in the kidnapping is proven true. Hamas, Mashaal asserted, is “one movement” in which the armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, is subordinate to the political bureau even if it is not directly ordered to carry out specific operations.

“I, Khaled Mashaal, and my brothers in the political bureau, claim full responsibility for any action carried out by any member of the movement,” he said. “But Hamas is not a small shop; it’s a large movement, and every person knows his role in it.”

The ideological rift between Hamas and Abbas’s Palestinian Authority concerning Israel, kept so far on the back burner, is becoming harder to hide.

Abbas and other Fatah officials have repeatedly declared that Hamas had acquiesced to the peaceful resolution of the conflict. But Mashaal asserted that the contrary was true; that in fact Fatah had agreed in the 2011 Cairo reconciliation document to releasing prisoners “by all means.”

Israel Launches Micro-Satellite

Israeli high school students are very tech-savvy these days. A tiny satellite, designed by a group of Israeli high school students, was launched into space this week from a site in Russia.

The satellite, Duchifat 1, weighs less than a kilogram—1.9 pounds to be precise—and was developed by students at the Herzliya Science Center.

Over the past two years, nearly 200 students took part in the satellite’s construction and development. Forty of the students, aged 16-17, perfected the spacecraft’s design and gave it its final touches in the last few months.

Built with the help of the Israeli Space Agency in the Ministry of Science, the satellite is meant to assist in locating lost travelers in areas with no cellphone reception. Duchifat 1 is solar powered and is expected to remain in orbit for the next 20 years.

The tiny space satellite was attached to a 34-ton rocket and entered orbit after the rocket was launched from the Yasny launch base in Russia.

The satellite will orbit Earth at an altitude of around 370 miles above the planet’s surface at a speed of about 16,800 miles per hour, circling the entire globe every hour-and-a-half. It was launched along with other satellites from the Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Singapore, Ukraine and the U.S. “The launch today marks the beginning of the nano-satellite era in Israel,” said Minister of Science, Technology and Space Yaakov Peri. “The project is part of the great technological advances in space research, a field which once was exclusive only to big corporations and governments. There is now accessibility for satellite research and space technology for institutes and universities as well.”

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under the personnel code. He does not have the power to award paid leave to other federal workers without congressional action since they are covered under a different section of law. The White House has supported the goal of legislation introduced by lawmakers to change that, but it has yet to get through Congress.

Despite the paid leave for White House staff, the challenges of balancing parenting and working still remain evident there. The president’s top aides include several dads of minor children but hardly any mothers with school-age kids — National Security Adviser Susan Rice being one prominent exception.

“It is a very challenging and de-

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On Monday, the president held a daylong summit to encourage employers to adopt more family-friendly policies. Ironically, the United States is one of the most premier countries in the world, but its maternity leave policies leave much to be desired. It is the only industrialized nation in the globe that doesn’t mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns.

“Only three countries in the world report that they don’t offer paid maternity leave — three — and the United States is one of them,” Obama said in his weekly address. “It’s time to change that. A few states have acted on their own to give workers paid family leave, but this should be available to everyone, because all Americans should be able to afford to care for a family member in need.”

Obama has been in office since January 2009. Five and a half years later, the president is addressing this issue.

This summit comes at an all-important time for the president and his party. The midterm elections will focus heavily on attracting women voters, and the White House devoted a lot of star power to the summit, including inviting celebrities to the event to underscore America’s need for formal maternity leave.

California, Rhode Island and New Jersey have a system of paid leave, but it’s unclear how Obama would fund a national system. Obama has not endorsed legislation that would create one funded by a payroll tax, and he pledged in his 2008 presidential campaign not to raise taxes on families making under $250,000 a year.

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Rep. McCarthy Takes over House Majority Leader Position

Out with the old, in with the new…

Top spots were filled this week in the GOP chain of command. There are

always some strains within the Republican Party, and the appointments outline them a bit.

Members promoted Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California – who had been the third in command to House Speaker John Boehner – to the powerful post of House Majority Leader previously held by Virginia’s Eric Cantor. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the head of the 176-member conservative Republican Study Committee, won the election to replace McCarthy as the Majority Whip position. “I’ll make one promise,” McCarthy told reporters after the election.

“I will work every single day to make sure this conference has the courage to lead with the wisdom to listen, and we’ll turn this country around.”

McCarthy will now put his policy-making expertise and considerable fundraising abilities to use as Boehner’s top lieutenant. Scalise, for his part, beat back challengers Pete Roskam of Illinois and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana. He won the whip election on the first ballot, even after speculation that no candidate would obtain the needed majority to advance after one vote.

Scalise, who promised to “bring a

In News fresh new voice to the leadership table,” declined to say his victory should be seen as a win for the Tea Party. “This is a win for America, because we’re going to be a more united team moving forward,” he said. The Louisiana lawmaker, who will take over the job of corralling members of the party and counting votes before major floor action, brings with him a keen ear for the concerns of the party’s most conservative lawmakers.

Obama’s Food Faux Pas Ever in a restaurant and want to point to exactly which vegetables go into your salad but you’re not sure if it’s proper etiquette to do so? Well, now you have your answer…or maybe not.

Coca Cola Life Coming to a Fridge Near You

Ready for some lively soda? Coca Cola Life has been making its way through test markets and may just be at a grocery shelf near you in no time.

The drink, which is Stevia-based, has already been introduced in Chile and Argentina and is soon to debut in the UK. It is the first Coca Cola product to be introduced in eight years.

Lest you think that Life is dietetic, it contains four tablespoons of sugar and 89 calories. That’s less than the 140 in a can of Coke Classic, but it will still add to your waistline. So what’s the deal?

Coke has seen declining sales in the U.S. over the past nine years because of the new anti-sugar movement in the country and the idea that aspartame— the sweetener in Diet Coke and Coke Zero—may contribute to weight gain.

Coca-Cola’s chairman and Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent has publicly committed the company to regain control of the U.S. market. “We believe in the North American market.

We believe in the demographics, we believe this is a growth market,” he told investors during the fourth-quarter earnings call in February. The Atlanta company began a $1 billion marketing campaign.

The company already has experience with Stevia; it helped create the Truvia brand in 2007 and it uses the sweetener in Odwalla products and Vitaminwater. There is no set launch date for Coke Life in the U.S. yet.

On Monday, at a Working Family Summit, President Obama committed a serious faux pas. When ordering his burrito bowl at a local Chipotle, the current occupant of the White House reached over the glass counter to show workers exactly what he wanted. Despite him being the commander in chief, many were offended by his apparent lack of etiquette. You see, even if Barry’s doing it, it’s really not OK.

Merging the Military and Vacation Going on vacation and going to the army are generally not synonymous, but when checking into the Fort Walton Beach Holiday Inn Resort, one can do both. To beachgoers, it looks like a fun place to take a holiday; there’s a large beach ball statue on top of the building and guests frolic in the water. But to military personnel, the resort is actually known as Eglin Air Force Range Test Site A5.

The hotel/military site opened just a few months ago. In exchange for allowing the Innisfree Hotel company to build the 152-room resort on Air Force land, the military was able to construct a rooftop station that receives radar signals and a secure conference room for classified meetings. The dome hiding the military equipment is painted red, white, blue and yellow like a beach ball. It was added to make the radar installation “less military and more visitor-friendly,” Wesley Mason, a contractor who worked on the project, pointed out.

But even though the military station is hiding in plain sight, most patrons aren’t even aware that there is a military presence lurking in the background of their vacation.

Lamon Moody, a hotel guest from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, relaxed on the beach with his family on a recent afternoon. Moody said he had no idea the beach ball covered military equipment.

“I think that’s pretty cool. I’m in favor of anything that helps out the military,” the relaxed dad said.

Another vacationer, Jeff Harwell of Fort Worth, Texas, said he and his family had speculated about the giant beach ball. “We talked about it when we first noticed it,” he said. “We thought maybe those things sticking out of it were lightning rods.” They never would have guessed that it housed military equipment.

This is the first time the army teamed up with a hotel. The partnership is a win-win for both sides. It allows the military to make use of small section of beachfront it owns on Okaloosa Island that is cut off by commercial developments from the rest of the Eglin’s more than 17-mile expanse of beach.

The military couldn’t make good use of the land for beach training exercises or test missions without building a tower or other structure to place equipment above the surrounding hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Innisfree is paying the military about $190,000 a year in rent, the Air Force said.

The partnership is also good for the hotel company. It allows them to build on a prime beachfront site surrounded by popular attractions such as the Gulfarium marine park and the nearby convention center, said Ivana Coteat, the hotel’s sales director. “This is a perfect location. You can see us right from the bridge on Highway 98. You cannot miss us,” she said. Especially with that beach ball on the roof.

The roof also features a small conference room where military officials, including Brig. Gen. David Harris, commander of Eglin’s 96th Test Wing, can hold classified conversations.

Even more than the benefits for the military and the hotel company, military families are also able to benefit from the partnership. Military families get discounted rates at the resort.

“Young airmen who would never get a chance to stay in place like this can bring their families for some R and R,” Harris said.

Sounds like a great place to work, er, vacation.

17 People Identified in 1952 Plane Crash It’s been over a half a century since the C-124 Globemaster crashed into an Alaska mountain. The military aircraft transporting servicemen went down in 1952 and has been buried under glacier ice since that time. The plane was headed to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage when it tragically crashed with 52 passengers aboard.

Last week, the Department of Defense released the identities of the 17 people discovered onboard in 2012; their remains will finally be returned to their families for burial and full military honors.

Tonja Anderson-Dell, a Tampa, Florida, resident, had particular interest in the case and has been researching the crash for years. Her grandfather, Isaac Anderson, 21, was on the plane when it crashed on Nov. 22, 1952. Anderson-Dell runs a Facebook page about the crash and recovery efforts. Sadly enough, her grandfather wasn’t among the 17 people identified.

“He wasn’t part of the ones that will be coming home,” she told The Associated Press. “However, I am still happy for the families that are bringing their servicemen home.”

Efforts to reach the crash site immediately after the crash were halted by bad weather. Days later, Terris Moore, a member of the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol, along with a member of the 10th Air Rescue Squadron, landed on the glacier and positively identified the wreckage as the Globemaster. Moore later told reporters the plane “obviously was flying at full speed” when it hit Mount Gannett.

The Alaska National Guard discovered the wreckage in June 2012 on Colony Glacier, about 40 miles east of Anchorage. An eight-man Joint POW/ MIA Accounting Command recovered materials such as a life-support system from the wreckage and possible bones

In News from the glacier two summers ago, and took the evidence to the command’s lab in Hawaii for analysis.

The remaining 35 service members have not yet been recovered from the wreckage, and the site will be monitored for possible future recovery efforts.

Baseball Player for $1?

Ever felt like a zero? Well, at least Oakland A’s pitcher Brad Mills doesn’t feel completely worthless. Mills was recently sent there from the Milwaukee Brewers for a wee bit more than nothing: a dollar. Mills, 29, has a 7.76 ERA in 53 1/3 major league innings with the Blue Jays and the Angels. But his numbers this year in AAA Nashville are those of

a millionaire hurler: 1.56 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 75 innings with fewer than one base runner per inning allowed over 14 games, including 12 starts.

Mills was brought in to replace another real winner on the A’s: starting pitcher Drew Pomerantz, who was placed on the disabled list after getting into an altercation with a chair (yes, a chair).

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, such rich deals are not too uncommon, “In fact, the Brewers traded catcher Wil Nieves to the Atlanta Braves in July of 2011 for the same sum.” The newspaper reports that such deals come with “zero compensation clauses,” which allow the player to play for a team that offers him an amount his current team is unwilling to match. That ensures against the player being held onto just because he is a bargain and not because of his skills (hot dog selling, popcorn making, perhaps).

It pretty ironic that these days it can cost you more than 100 times the price of your team’s starting pitcher just to go see the game.

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On Tuesday, residents began returning to retrieve their things from their destroyed houses. Officials say up to 75% of the structures in the farming town were devastated. The town hall, fire department, post office, library, and school were all badly damaged. It is estimated that 40 to 50 homes were damaged beyond repair.

“Pilger is gone,” said Sanford Goshorn, director of emergency management for Stanton County. “The tornado cut right through the center of town.”

According to initial estimates based on surveys, there were several EF-4 damage points. EF-4 is the second most severe rating for a tornado and indicates cyclonic winds of up to 200 mph (320 kph).

Another resident died in a traffic crash east of the town, Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger told reporters. More than two dozen people were treated for storm injuries at hospitals.

Mark Aken, 58, who moved to Pilger three weeks ago, said he did not even have time to unpack before the tornado

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Each year there is an average of 1,179 tornadoes in the U.S. They often land directly in empty fields but when they land in residential areas, the effects are usually devastating and fatal. On average, about 227 people die each year from tornadoes.

America’s National Parks are the Best Idea We Ever Had

You may think there is nothing more American than a hot dog and a piece of apple pie but Franklin D. Roosevelt dis-

In News agrees. The 32nd president of the United States thought that there is nothing more American than our national parks.

The National Park System allows Americans affordable recreation while protecting some of our country’s most precious lands. The parks system has preserved little bits of pre-industrial North America, protected animals and plant species from extinction, and educated the population on everything from glacial geology to water pollution.

No wonder some have called it, “The best idea we ever had.” In case you’re not convinced, the parks’ natural resources have a positive effect on our wavering economy, which inevitably affects you in some way.

The 59 parks make up America’s best assets, but for those of us who don’t have the time or resources to visit our nation’s jewels, here are best of the best, listed in numerical order: 1. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming 2. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona 3. Sequoia National Park in California 4. Zion National Park in Utah 5. Death Valley National Park in Cali-

fornia and Nevada 6. Olympic National Park in Washington 7. Acadia National Park in Maine 8. Glacier National Park in Montana 9. Yosemite National Park in California 10. Denali National Park & Preserve in Alaska

Visiting Sing Sing for a Day

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“Sing Sing is a brand name,” said John Wunderlich, president of the Ossining Historical Society Museum.

“You go anywhere in this country—in Europe even—everybody’s heard of Sing Sing.” The prison’s fame stems from the many criminals who ended up there and, in some cases, never came back. They included Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were executed in 1953 on espionage charges related to passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.

The prison was also the last stop for many members of the notorious of Murder Incorporated, which acted as a contract killing squad for the Mafia in the 1930s and ‘40s. And it was where prolific bank robber Willie Sutton used a makeshift ladder to escape in 1932.

“It’s full of history, that’s for sure,” said Arthur Wolpinsky, a correction officer at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility since 1971 and the prison historian. “Electrocutions, riots, escape attempts. And so much has changed over the years. Inmates can have cable TV in their cells now.”

A Sing Sing museum could eventually attract 250,000 people a year, supporters say. Hornblower, the company that sends boats to Alcatraz and the Statue of Liberty, is involved in the Sing Sing planning. The state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said in a statement that it supports “any initiative that grows jobs, the economy and tourism, and especially when it helps showcase the history of one of our correctional facilities.”

Auschwitz Guard Arrested at 89

crimes.

Johann Breyer was born in Czechoslovakia to an American mother. He admits that as a teenager of 17 he joined the Waffen SS. He denies serving as a guard at Auschwitz concentration camp, a crime he has been accused of. Breyer claims he was only in a field artillery unit of the Waffen SS and deserted weeks later after serving in the area of Auschwitz, but never served as a prison guard.

After World War II, Breyer emigrated to the U.S., got married, and started a normal family, putting the past behind him.

In 2012, German authorities initiated an inquiry against him on suspicion that he served as a guard at one of the worst concentration camps in German-occupied Poland where hundreds of thousands of Jews were murdered.

Court documents say that Breyer has been charged on 158 counts of aiding and abetting Nazi atrocities. His lawyer, Dennis Boyle, told AFP that Breyer faces an extradition hearing on August 21 and was denied bail due to the severity of the charges. According to Boyle, his client spent time at a Russian prisoner-of-war camp at the end of WWII. “He denies any involvement in any war crimes whatsoever. He was never a Nazi. He was as much a victim of the Nazis as anyone else. He did not volunteer to be in the SS, he did not want to be in the SS, he deserted from the SS,” Boyle said.

Boyle said his client is not in good health and appeared frail and disheveled in court after spending his first night in prison. He has a long medical history including strokes and heart problems; he also suffers from dementia.

The decision of whether or not Breyer will be extradited to Germany lies in the hands of Secretary of State John Kerry.

That’s Odd

In News journey on his trusty steeds, Frenchie, Bruiser and Dude. Leite was inspired by his father’s tales of Aime Tschiffelly, a Brazilian hero who rode from Buenos Aires to New York City.

On the way, Leite rode 14,000 km, through 10 countries, six pairs of boots, and 240 horseshoes. He battled grizzlies, earthquakes, snow and heat. He faced off against crooked border agents and Mexican drug cartels.

“I have learned that I am stronger than I ever imagined. This trip has required so much mental strength,” Leite said. “There have been moments where everything around you is falling apart, but you can’t break down because your animals depend on you. We faced many challenges that may have driven people to quit.” He credits his journey to the resolve of his horses. “Frenchie, Bruiser and Dude are warriors and the true heroes of this journey,” Leite said (if they only could understand…).

“I hope my journey inspires others to follow their dreams,” Leite said.

“As a journalist, I also jumped into the saddle to show how kind humanity can be. Whether I was in Canada, Mexico, Guatemala or Peru, people took me in like a family member and helped me so much.”

I think for the way home, he should take a plane.

The High Life Way up High

Heading to the World Cup on Horseback The horrors of the Holocaust will never be forgotten and the world will continue to seek justice for those who perished. Although it’s little late, an 89-year-old man was arrested in Philadelphia last Tuesday for alleged war

Is it even possible to be more fanatical about soccer than the average soccer fan? Filipo Masetti Leite, a Canadian journalism major who moved there from Brazil at age ten, just spent the last two years of his life making the trek down to Brazil to watch the World Cup. No, he didn’t hitch; he spent his

As if only the president gets his own jumbojet. The latest trend for the super

rich is to no longer have to fly around like packed sardines in a measly private Gulfstream; it’s Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s for these guys these days.

A study commissioned by Airbus taught the company that billionaires are interested in flying with family and friends and seek a larger jet to fly in.

Boeing and Airbus have seen a spike in private sales to individuals recently.

Many of the super rich Chinese, Russian and Arab buyers enjoy queensized bedrooms with wood paneling, luxury jet showers and grand sitting rooms. All while sailing the skies.

The price tag for a flying Taj Mahal? Estimates range from $80 million to $300 million on the high end. Don’t forget to tip the pilot!

New York’s Terror Taxi

They say that New Yorkers are rude and this story just adds to the stereotype.

On Friday, a 75-year-old Russian businessman was literally taken for a ride when a bogus cabbie charged him $149 for a 75-foot trip between two terminals at JFK Airport. But the terror ride didn’t end at the terminal. The cabbie, Wayne Walker, then kidnapped and beat Vladimir Zahkarov when he balked at the outrageous fee.

The New York nightmare began when the cabbie offered to drive Zakharov, who needed to board his flight to Moscow, to his terminal for $20. “Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are right next to each other,” a police offer pointed out. “There is actually a sidewalk that connects the two terminals.”

So when the cabbie drove in a loop around JFK’s terminals and then announced that the short trip would cost Zakharov massive bucks, the passenger refused to pay. The outraged cabbie locked the doors, refusing to let him out of the car.

Zakharov then grabbed the steering wheel and the car swerved on the roadway. Walker fought Zakharov over control of the car, hitting the senior in the

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Once blood was spilt, however, Walker reduced his fee — he would set Zakharov free for $50. But then the agile passenger pulled the keys out of the ignition and barreled out of the car.

“Help! Police!” he screamed.

Security guards were alerted and the two men went their separate ways: Zakharov to Moscow and Walker to a holding cell.

You know what they say about New York: If I can make it here, I’ll make it anywhere…

Plagiarizing Principal Note to self: in the event of plagiarizing, make sure you change at least some personal details. The principal of Roosevelt High School in Long Island was easily busted for committing academia’s capital offense after publishing a message to readers that he ripped off another school’s principal without even changing the name of the original school.

Soul Train

For some commuters on a dreary Saturday morning, a ten minute subway delay turned into a car full of soul.

After a train was held up for track repair, a trio of singing panhandlers in the back of the car took some time to practice some soulful ballads. Suddenly, the conductor door swung open and out walked the conductor, Mike Conklin, aka Motown Mike. “I heard these guys singing and I opened the door and said, ‘Hey do you know any Sam Cooke?’ and started singing,” Conklin, 53, recalled. “And then one guy said, ‘Wow, this guy sings,’ and another guy came out of the train and he had his mouth open like, ‘I can’t believe this guy is singing like that.’”

A commuting lawyer, Ari Bayme, filmed the impromptu concert, and the video went viral. “I got a call from a friend who was like, ‘Mike, check the news. You went viral,’” Conklin said.

“And I was like, ‘Viral? What is he talking about?’ I’m a little prehistoric with things like that.”

“My mother used to take me to the Apollo when I was a little kid and I grew up listening to Sam Cooke and James Brown and Aretha Franklin,” Conklin said. “I was in a little group in the ‘90s and I sang at the Apollo in 1998.”

Maybe he can now quit his day job….

Dr. Steven Strachan of Roosevelt High School wrote in the graduating class’s yearbook that they are a class of “great leaders, articulate orators, brilliant scientists, breathtaking athletes and extraordinary artists.” Too bad he wasn’t referring to his students;

In News he signed off, “Congratulations to the Albany High School Class of 2013,” the original recipients of the message in 2013.

Strachan claims to have had permission from the original author, Dr. Ted Barone, to use his blessings. Barone claims that he only gave permission to be quoted. “There’s part of me that thinks it’s funny,” Barone said.

“There’s obviously part of me that finds it quite sad.”

Strachan released an apology through his PR firm, stating: “I sincerely apologize to the Roosevelt community and to the class of 2014 for the inadvertent clerical error causing mistakes to be printed in the 2014 yearbook. An unedited draft of my remarks was accidentally published rather than the final version, and I take full responsibility for the oversight.”

Roosevelt junior Hannah BrownFoxx says the principal’s plagiarism is unfair, saying, “It’s wrong because if we was supposed to do something like that it would have been ten times worse, rather than a principal doing that.” With grammar usage like that, you can bet she didn’t plagiarize “nothing”!

Shoplifters’ Paradise Kleptomaniacs rejoice! A Japanese store now lets customers put on three articles of clothing and walk out the door with them. GU, a division of Uniqlo, allows customers to test out its clothes “in the wild” before deciding if they want to buy them. This is a hopeful alternative to the buy, come home, go back, and return cycle we are all loathe to practice.

Online retailers have been practicing a version of the policy for a while already. Warby Parker, an eyeglasses company, sends customers five pairs of frames to try out before purchasing any.

GU limits the amount of “shoplifted” articles to thirty per day and hopes to save time and money because of less returns.

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$10 for a Trip to the Moon

Spirit flies to Florida for 9 bucks, but a nonprofit startup is looking to take you to outer space for only ten dollars.

Urgency Network, founded by Donald Eley and Brandon Deroche, wants people to donate ten dollars to charity and it’ll enter the giver into a raffle that can blast you to the moon on an XCOR flight, a company that’ll be hitting zero gravity in 2015. Donors can also earn tickets by volunteering to do certain tasks.

“It’s one of the most exciting op-

portunities of our time. We’re hoping to revive public interest in space and science-related topics,” Deroche said.

“There are about 45 nonprofits that are a part of the campaign. We see it as a bridge to get people to take action.”

A typical XCOR flight to 330,000 feet above Earth has a price tag of $100,000. Deroche wants to purchase another seat on the shuttle for every $1 million raised. “Space is going to be in the headlines a lot more once the commercial flights start,” Deroche said. “We wanted to be at the forefront of that conversation.”

I can think of a lot of people I’d love to ship off to space.

In News likely the inspiration for the trams that circle amusement parks today. The locomotive, called Carolwood Pacific, was built by the animator himself in a red barn he referred to as his “happy place.”

While Lillian was none too happy about having a train on her tony grounds, Walt eventually won out. “Things came to such a pass that I went to my lawyer and had him draw up a right-of-way agreement giving me permission to operate the railroad on the property. My wife signed it, and my daughters witnessed the agreement. I compromised by building a tunnel 90 feet long and covering it with dirt.”

aroon and champagne flavored scent from Paris to New York. The smells are transferred via a “pipe smelling station” on a new smartphone platform, the oPhone.

You can take a photo and tag it with a variety of scents from a 3,000 sniff catalog. After your friend receives his smelly message, he can click on a link that will allow his oPhone hardware to emit your personalized odor.

$74M for Walt Disney’s Former Property In 1949, Walt and Lillian Disney built for themselves what may be considered the first Disneyland in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles. The 5 acre estate featured a 5,500-square-foot, 17 room split level house. It also was encircled by a railroad, whose s-shaped curves were

The oPhone hardware is currently $149 on Indiegogo. I heard it really stinks.

After Gabriel Brener bought the house after Mrs. Disney’s death in 1998 for $8.5 million, he was dismayed to discover that the estate was far from a Disneyland. “Brener discovered to his disappointment that the house wasn’t suitable to live in due to lead pipes, asbestos, and other issues common to construction in the early 1950s,” a Disney newsletter reported. “He was compelled to raze the house.” Only a few Disney relics do remain, including the 90 foot railroad tunnel.

A new house which was built by Brener was just placed on the market for $90 million, and was sold for $74 million. “This is a true, true definition of a trophy property,” Mauricio Umansky, chief executive of L.A.’s luxury realty The Agency, told Forbes last year. Jay Harris, a real estate broker in the area, said, “When people buy into L.A. real estate, especially on this magnitude, it’s nice to have a tie to Hollywood, and this area of Holmby Hills was and still is the who’s who of Hollywood.”

The lucky new owner gets a chance to live in a personal Neverland. Wonder if he’ll charge for admission.

The Olfactory Knows the oPhone Bye bye, smell ya latuh! Harvard geeks have recently created an app that can send smells via a smartphone. Recently, they sent a passion fruit mac-

High Life Escapees

Two weeks ago, TJH reported on three high-flying prisoners who escaped a Quebec jail via helicopter. Well, these three convicts really liked living the high life. When police found them on Sunday of this week, the escapees were living life on the lam in an upscale Montreal condominium.

The men, who were facing murder and gangsterism charges before the jailbreak, were found in a posh 10th-floor condo with a stunning view of the city in a ritzy new development in Old Montreal, just steps from the historic waterfront.

Yves Denis, 35, Denis Lefebvre, 53, and Serge Pomerleau, 49, were arrested after police busted open the door to enter the residence around 1:30 a.m. They are due in court in Quebec City on Monday to face fresh charges, but police did not spell out what the new accusations would be.

Police are still looking into how the

three escaped. They were originally arrested as part of Operation Crayfish in 2010, which dismantled a network of drug traffickers. Back in March, the judge on the case allowed the three convicts to use a secured computer to help them with their trial preparation.

She also stated they didn’t have to wear handcuffs during proceedings and would be allowed to go into the prison yard on weekday evenings, prison staff permitting.

After living the high life, when they go back to prison, they better get used to the “heightened” security.

lage of St. Gervais. When they asked the frightened the 12-year-old why he was hiding, the boy told them how he was abducted by a stranger and only just managed to escape. The police launched a full investigation into what happened and came to realize that…this boy just didn’t want to go to the dentist.

$750K for Video Games

There’s a real couch potato out there that just forked over $750,000 for some video games.

Michael Thomasson began collecting video games in 1998, when he began a resale website and managed a store.

Over the course of the next 15 years, he managed to collect over 11,000 unique games and the Guinness Record for biggest loser, er, I mean, most video games.

This week, his collection was sold on an eBay auction for $750,000.

The winner, “peeps_10091970,” is unknown and has no previous eBay history, which raises red flags. If Mr. Peeps is indeed legitimate, he is now the proud owner of all those games, a lifetime subscription to Retro magazine and a Guinness certificate.

This is Thomasson’s third collection that he has sold so far.

A Fang Fake Out Don’t like going to the dentist?

Well, whatever you may have done to get out of going to your bi-annual visits, this story takes the cake…I mean, the candy.

Last May, police came across a young boy hiding in the French vil-

Despite have very unclean teeth, the 12-year-old had a great mind for details.

He was able to tell authorities how tall his abductor was and what he was wearing. He even “knew” what car he was driving. He told police that he was on the way to the dentist when he was kidnapped.

Amazingly, it took police an entire month investigating the boy’s story before realizing that the story just didn’t make sense. Finally, when pressed, the boy admitted that he made up the whole tale.

After pulling the police’s leg, this cheeky lad definitely deserves to have a few teeth pulled. And make sure at least one of them is an incisor.

I Do, I Do, I Do, and So Do You One Utah family made up their own wedding takanos when all four siblings got married at the same ceremony.

Daughters Grace, Meagan, and Jessica and son Marcus Fortney decided to share the love with each other after they got engaged to their respective spouses at the same time.

So how easy was it to get married Costco-style? For one, mom Marie Fortney had the difficult task of making sure everyone felt included. “We took the girls individually and picked out their wedding dresses,” Fortney explains.

“We did not know any of our children’s in-laws very well, so we called each of them right off and took them out to dinner and got acquainted with them and explained that we wanted each family to have the wedding for their son or daughter that they wanted. We wanted to make it a happy time for everyone involved.”

Each couple got some personal time

In News during their own half hour marriage ceremony, but then all 1,000 guests assembled for the massive reception buffet. The Fortneys got some help from a family member florist who took care of the flora, and a friend who donated her photography skills.

With such a massive affair, the story seems to be the talk of the town. “I went into a store yesterday and a lady said, ‘Are you the woman with the brides?

I saw it on TV this morning!’” Marie says.

For the guests, that’s one expensive wedding present!

young grad. “I’m not old yet. I’m still a young lady,” she told a TV station at her 111th birthday party in May. Maybe in a few more years she’ll walk down the aisle at her college graduation.

Stamps Sells for $9.5M

Graduating at 111

Some people wait weeks to receive their high school diploma. Lela Burden waited 96 years. The 111 year old Virginian finally wheeled up to the podium at Booker T. Washington High School this week to receive her graduation certificate after leaving school in 1918 because of a flu pandemic that kept students home.

Lela left school at age 15 after it closed down and started working two jobs shortly thereafter. Despite her lack of formal education she remained sharp all these years by reading the newspaper daily. Even today, Lela feels like a

Talk about a great return on your investment! An 1856 one cent British Guiana Magenta stamp just sold at auction in Sotheby’s London for $9.5 million.

The stamp, which was part of the estate of John du Pont, a du Pont heir who died in prison while serving a murder sentence, is the most expensive stamp to be sold at auction. It is also the most expensive article in the world, based on size and weight.

“Every time it has come up for auction and sold, it has brought the highest price ever paid for a stamp,” said David Redden, the worldwide chairman of books and manuscripts at Sotheby’s. “It has always been the world’s most-famous stamp. It is one of these objects around which a huge mystique has grown up over the years,” he said.

In 1996, Treskilling Yellow, a Swedish stamp that is a misprint of an 1855 shilling stamp in the wrong color, set the previous record for $2.2 million.

And I thought UPS overnight was too expensive!

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Inaugural Reception for Yeshivas Iyun Halacha Held in the Five Towns On Sunday evening, dozens of Five Towns residents – including several local rabbonim as well as former and prospective talmidim of Harav Aharon Schenkolewski, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivas Iyun Halacha – crowded into Dr. and Mrs. Joe Rozenbaum’s spacious Woodmere backyard to greet the Rosh Yeshiva on the New York leg of his East Coast visit to the United States and to learn more about Iyun Halacha, an email-based halacha learning initiative spearheaded

by Rav Schenkolewski . He was joined

by Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz, Dean of the Yeshiva, who, in addition to his duties with the yeshiva, is much sought after internationally as a speaker and scholar-in-residence, and by R’ Dovid Engel, a longtime supporter and chaver of Rav Aharon who currently serves as menahel of the yeshiva. The ambience was enhanced by the delightful background music lovingly performed by Kuti Roberg.

After a spirited mincha, R’ Dovid Engel greeted the crowd and introduced the guest speaker. In his talk entitled “Subversive or Superstar? Harnessing the Korach in each of us,” Rabbi Simenowitz delivered a bold and original

analysis of Korach in his unique and playful style. He considered the imperative to learn halacha as an existential gauntlet thrown down by Korach whose challenges to Moshe were specifically couched in halachic terms. For example, the Midrash has Korach inquiring as to whether a “bayis malei seforim,” a house full of Jewish books still requires a mezuzah. He explained that the term, “house full of books,” suggests complacency and lethargy as in having “shelves of unused books lined up like chiropractic patients waiting silently for their spines to be cracked,” whereas the mezu-

zah represents a certain dynamism – the comings and goings of a Jewish family, the father going to shul or a shiur, the mother perhaps bringing a “bekel” of chicken to an elderly neighbor, the children going to yeshiva, etc.

He explained that halacha was not so much a set of rules but rather a range of spiritual opportunities for growth. He compared it to a yardstick by which one could measure the progress between the two poles of what one can do and what one should do.

He concluded with several anecdotes involving his own experiences learn-

ing over the phone each night for years with his chavrusa (from the Five Towns) while he lived on a maple syrup farm in rural Vermont and the positive effects that the learning had on him and his family. He concluded with a passionate challenge of his own: “We are already living halachic lives; why not really try to nail it?”

He then introduced the Rosh Yeshiva who thanked his hosts, Dr. Joe and Dina Rozenbaum, for graciously opening up their hearts and their home and for the lovely and lavish barbecue buffet to which the participants were treated.

Moreover, he acknowledged the community at large for its enthusiastic display of support and dedication both to the yeshiva but more importantly to the study of halacha. He explained that the Yeshiva’s slogan is “bringing the beis hamedrash home” – whether one is online at the bank, waiting for a plane or just wants to get the most that of a few minutes of downtime, shiurim are always at your fingertips.

For further information about Yeshivas Iyun Halacha, please visit their website at www.iyunhalacha.org.

Woodbourne’s “Klal Yisroel Shul” Proudly Reopens

By Dov Levy The doors of the iconic shul at 457 Route 52 in Woodbourne will open wide to embrace the public once again beginning this Thursday, June 26. Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis shlit”a of Woodbourne’s Congregation Bnai Israel reassures the public that minyanim will begin on schedule regardless of whether the final stages of the building’s reconstruction have been completed.

Last summer saw a record 80,000 people pass through the doors of the Woodbourne shul. Since its reopening in 2010 under the auspices of Rabbi Jungreis shlit”a, Niklesburg Rebbe, the shul has become a central gathering place for travelers and Catskill vacationers looking to catch a minyan, to refresh themselves or for a brachah and words of encouragement from the legendary Rebbe.

But the steadily increasing flow of traffic took its toll on the historic 95-year-old building which was never intended to handle even a fraction of the crowds it now sees. Last summer, the floor began sinking and other signs of

serious deterioration became apparent.

As a result, Rabbi Jungreis was forced to undertake a major overhaul of the building, laying out tens of thousands of dollars that he was forced to borrow to ensure the shul would be able to serve the public this summer.

During the winter months, while all of us forgot completely about the shul and its important summertime role, Rabbi Jungreis traveled regularly to Woodbourne to oversee the progress of the renovations. Every effort was made to conclude the work in time for the summer vacation season.

Now the work is winding down so the building can again host dozens of minyanim daily. Rabbi Jungreis is proud to announce that, regardless of the state of the construction work, minyanim will resume there this Thursday afternoon.

He will be there as always to greet visitors and offer the free refreshments and cold drinks. And, of course, he will be ready with the traditional steaming bowls of Thursday evening chulent.

The sign in front of the shul pro-

claims “EVERYONE IS WELCOME,” and that is the Rebbe’s motto. Jews of all stripes feel at home and the blending of all walks of life is a salient feature of this unique congregation. The Rebbe greets each and every person who enters, regardless of their appearance and background, with characteristic warmth.

His bubbly congeniality is contagious and filters down to everyone there.

When the shul was first incorporated, the Rebbe was asked whether he would name it after one of his saintly ancestors. The Rebbe looked up at the sign on which the shul’s former name was written, Congregation Bnai Israel, and announced that this name was good enough for him. To him it has always been “Klal Yisroel’s shul.” It is a shul for Klal Yisroel, by Klal Yisroel, and he sees himself as serving merely a custodial role in maintaining the premises and overseeing its services.

Minyanim for Shacharis begin at 8 AM (7 AM on Mondays only) and continue throughout the morning. Minchah begins at 1:30 on Sundays and 6 PM on

other days, segueing into Maariv minyanim, which are held until 2 AM. In addition, the kollel that meets in the shul is also scheduled to resume.

The high cost of the renovations must be covered and more work is still needed. Anyone who can help is urgently requested to contact Rabbi Jungreis directly at: 646-256-4049. Donations are tax deductible.

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Inwood Community Kollel’s Evening of Inspiration Draws Hundreds

By Tamar Sullivan

Shlomo Salamon, Rav Shlomo Cohen & HaRav Feivel Cohen

With approximately 300 people in attendance, the Inwood Community Kollel, a relatively new and burgeoning night kollel led by Rosh HaKollel Rav Shlomo Cohen, shlita, proudly celebrat-

HaRav Feivel Cohen & Rav Pinchus Weinberger

ed its 3rd annual Evening of Inspiration last week. The outdoor kumzitz overlooked the Jamaica Bay and featured the legendary Yehuda Green and his ensemble. The dazzling view, the setting sun, and the evocative music created a relaxing, poignant, and delightful atmosphere.

Before the stirring music began, a laidback barbeque dinner buffet was served, and appropriate words of divrei bracha and thanks were heard. Rabbi Pinchos Weinberger, Rav of Bais Tefila

Moshe Reisman, Rav Shlomo Cohen & HaRav Feivel Cohen

of Inwood, aptly spoke about what the Inwood night kollel affords the community: the ability to have she’ifus, spiritual aspirations, that know no limits thanks to Rav Cohen’s adept leadership at making the kollel comfortable, convenient, and deep and meaningful to all levels.

Rav Cohen then took the stage to formally thank the two campaign chairmen, R’ Shlomo Salamon and Moshe Reisman; each received a set of seforim written by Rav Cohen’s father, one of the country’s most renowned poskim, Harav Feivel Cohen, shlita. The seforim symbolize the responsibility the chairmen took upon themselves – both to give of their own funds and to work hard to raise community resources – to ensure that the strong limud ha’laila at the Inwood Community Kollel continues unhindered.

The whole idea of a night kollel, Rav Cohen explained, comes from a noble need: the average young married work-

ing man is involved all day in secular pursuits, but he who considers himself a baal bayis ben Torah doesn’t want to get swallowed up in those everyday pursuits of mili d’alma. The night kollel

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Yehuda Green & HaRav Feivel Cohen

provides him with the opportunity to be kovea itim and recreate the ruach of his yeshiva years on a nightly basis. Furthermore, the Rav elaborated, the Rambam writes that learning at night when

YKLI, who is also the president of the kollel, R’ Ari Bergmann.

The kollel also thanks J. Synergy Energy Solutions and Seasons Express in Inwood for their sponsorships. And

Shlomo Salamon & Avi Feldman

Rav Pinchus Weinberger & Rav Shlomo Cohen, Rosh Kollel

other secular or mundane activities are tempting, is a deliberate investment in one’s relationship with Hashem, which has a compounding effect on the Torah he learns specifically at night. And thus, the Rambam asserts that the majority of one’s Torah is learned at night even if, in linear number of hours, one may be learning more at other times.

The kollel has about 40 regular attendees – some are in kollel all day and come to continue learning at night, while others come straight after a full day of work to learn under Roshei Chaburas R’ Binyomin Ganz and R’ Shlomo Salamon and Rosh Kollel Rav Shlomo Cohen. They have the great zechus to learn from HaRav Feivel Cohen, shlita, twice a month. All are welcome to join the kollel, which meets weekday nights from 8:15 pm-9:50 pm at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island, thanks to the YKLI hanhala, the board of directors, and the original founder of

a very heartfelt and sincere thank you to Gourmet Glatt and Yoeli Steinberg

Yehuda Green & his Ensemble

for being the evening’s main corporate sponsor and supplier of much of the food.

The delightful and memorable evening ended with Yehuda Green’s electrifying music, a lot of passionate dancing, and a palpable pride in the accomplishments of the Inwood kollel’s baalei batim bnei Torah.

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Overflowing Crowd at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night of Unity and Prayerâ&#x20AC;? in Queens On Saturday night, June 21st, hundreds of members of the Queens community joined together at Yeshiva Ohr Hachaim for a night of unity and prayer on behalf of the three teenagers kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Israel.

The Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Doniel Lander shlita, opened the evening with the call of the Gedolei Yisroel to dedicate an hour of Torah learning on Erev Shabbos and for the women to accept Shabbos earlier with tefillah to the Ribbono Shel Olam.

Tehillim was then read in unison as the overflowing crowd poured out their hearts in prayer that the boys return home speedily and in good health.

The event was organized by the renowned CHAZAQ organization that is known for their numerous programs in inspiring members throughout the Queens community. Together with the help of several community activists, CHAZAQ succeeded in gathering all segments of the community in this night of tremendous unity.

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Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Doniel Lander speaking

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along nachal Prat First stop, Michmash, the modern community near the Israelite battle site, then cookies, drinks and an incredible desert view at hip Khan Inbalim near Neve Erez A cool dip at Ein Mabua, part of Wadi Kelt.

Cafe Cafe in the Jordan Valley for a delicious mehadrin dairy lunch A foot dip where Am Yisrael entered the Land with Joshua at Kasr al Yahud.

The spices are back! The Afarsimon Farm with its rare and resurrected plants from Temple times.

And exclusive to One Israel Fund - meet MK Tzipi Hotovely in her hometown of Alon.

Cost: $70 adults / $60 children 12 and under ALL TRIPS DEPART FROM THE LIBERTY BELL PARKING LOT PROMPTLY AT 8:30AM AND RETURN APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM.

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Capitals of Shomron Then and Now With special IDF escort we will tour Sebastia, the ancient Israelite capital of Ahab and Omri. (Rare opportunity not to be missed.) Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy where Navot's Vineyards once grew.

Then off to the modern capital of the Shomron, Ariel and its very modern ice cream place. The University is developing a cutting age wine research center - we will meet the team and continue the story of the area and its grapes.

SUMMER DAY TRIPS 2014

Cost: $60 adults / $50 children 12 and under

WITH EVE HAROW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

FOR RESERVATIONS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT

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EMAIL DAYTRIPS@ONEISRAELFUND.ORG OR CONTACT: RUTHIE KOHN 516.239.9202 X10

Sussya: the Har Sinai Sheep and Honey Farm, with Dahlia and her inspirational story.

Then Benny, his lambs and goats at Meshek Chalav Haaretz, including tastes of delicious yogurts and puddings.

Since we're already there, we'll explore the ancient city of Sussya and its underground escape tunnel. A light dairy lunch included.

Pnei Chever and Holy Cacao for (milk and pareve) gourmet bean to bar chocolate.

Bring cookies! We can leave them for our sweet soldiers at the Pina Chama.

Quaff down some Lone Tree Breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boutique beer, silan and others, to end our day in the hills of Gush Etzion.

Cost:

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A Great Family Day!

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Har Bracha Vineyards on Har Gerizim; the grape harvest, shemitah thoughts and the Har Bracha Winery Tura Winery in Rachelim - so much more than just wine... honey, apple cider and olive oil, too Gvaot Winery in Givat Harel for a gourmet meat lunch with...wine Gush Shilo, view of the Jordan Valley and experimental vineyards Avodat Ivrit Achiya Oil Press in Shilo for award winning olive oil The unique Tanya Winery in Ofra for Happy Hour Cost Per Person $130 / $250 per couple Price includes lunch and all tastings. Purchasing available at all sites.

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As September 2013 came around, students all over New York settled into another year of goals, aspirations and individual growth. But one junior high school class in Torah Academy for Girls began their year with a strong focus on supporting the education of other children as well as their own. The students, attending the 6-7 Grade CAHAL class in TAG, were introduced to the Tikvah Layeled Foundation, an educational and therapeutic center in Israel, which provides individually tailored therapy for children and young adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP.) The goal of Tikvah Layeled is to improve the quality of life of children with CP so that they are independent and active and can participate in everyday life to the best of their ability.

Tikvah Layeled has been improving childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives for over 30 years and has recently embarked on a mission to build a magnificent new campus in Jerusalem to better serve the children in their care.

The TAG girls, together with their teacher, Morah Rachel Schwartz, pledged to raise money throughout their school year to help Tikvah Layeled reach that goal.

After a heart-warming, introductory session, in which the girls learned the theme song for Tikvah Layeled, they began planning for their first fundraising event. They decided on making a Strawberry Smoothie Sale for the rest of the TAG Junior High. The students advertised the sale in the junior high hallway, donated most of the ingredients, made the smoothies in class and then sold them for $1 per cup during lunch. Their first sale raised over $50!

In November/December, the girls decided to collect coins. They filled a large glass bottle with all the loose change they could collect. At the end of the month, they counted it and found they had collected almost $30!

The most successful fundraising event began in February/March when the girls voted on making a raffle to raise more money. They chose a $25 gift card

to the local Carlos and Gabbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant and advertised the raffle to their families, in the junior high hallways and in their neighborhoods. By the time they drew the raffle, they had raised over $100! The winner was Chaya Zakai, one of their very own classmates, which shows that sometimes the rewards for chessed may be immediate!

The girls repeated the strawberry smoothie sale in May with even more successful results! They raised over $70 by donating most of the ingredients and selling the smoothies during lunchtime. The sale was a hit and the girls had fun setting up the smoothie stand, while knowing that they were contributing to something extraordinary. At the end of the year, they had succeeded at raising $274.69.

Here are some of the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thoughts on raising money for Tikvah LaYeled: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best part of raising money for the children of Tikvah Layeled was showing how much you should care for those children. The message I want to tell others is you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hide in the darkness. You should come out and show that you can make a difference.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raising money for Tikvah Layeled changed me because when you help others, you become a better person and then you help more and more people!â&#x20AC;?

CAHAL is the Special Education Program for children with various learning disabilities in our community yeshivas. For 22 years CAHAL has successfully educated and mainstreamed hundreds of local children. For more information or to consider placement of your child, contact CAHAL at 516-295-3666 or visit our website, www.cahal.org.

What did one flag say to the other?

See Centerfold for the patriotic answer on page 72

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The Colorful Story of Klein’s Country Comes to Life For close to sixty years, Klein’s Kosher Ice Cream has been a part of your summer fun! No matter the time or occasion, it’s always the right time for a cold, yummy Klein’s treat.

Klein’s extensive line of products – from the classics that have been part of the country experience for decades, to the newest additions which are freshly occupying freezer shelves everywhere – have been part and parcel of a kosher

summer for as long as anyone can remember. In fact, “It’s just not country without Klein’s” is more than just a slogan, it’s an undeniably delicious fact.

From way back in the 1960’s when many of today’s Zaidys and Bubbys were themselves young kids looking forward to a summer filled with fun and relaxation, Klein’s was right there with them to ensure that the fun times would indeed be yummy and memorable!

Thousands of families who made the trip, year after year, decade after decade, to recharge their batteries in various camps, bungalow colonies or other country destinations, all relied on Klein’s to complete their country experience. To put it simply: The “country” and “Klein’s” are one and the same!

One without the other would simply be unimaginable!

Klein’s continues to be committed to the needs of kosher summertime consumers and is constantly working to improve and expand the selection and varieties to ensure that every single kid (and kid at heart) maximizes their summer fun with the perfect colors, flavors and textures!

To tha that end, Klein’s has just released a fun and exciting coloring/activity book for children to highlight the history, the flavors and the fun that Klein’s represents th throughout th the summe mer –and year year-round – for kosher consumers everywhere! eve Even those who don’t go to the country can pick up a Klein’s frozen treat and the country will come to them!

Pick up a copy of the fun, new coloring/activity book and find something fun to do, no matter your age. Even adults will find the fun in it by reminiscing about their Klein’s Country childhood!

Be sure to look for the exciting contests in the book as well. Submit your ideas on how Klein’s should commemorate their fast approaching 60th birthday and other fun contests and you may win fabulous prizes.

Look out for the book at Sunflower Café at 357 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York 11559, 516-569-4522, or at your local Klein’s Ice Cream House location, or get it from any Klein’s Ice Cream truck driver.

In a dramatic extra inning game, Shaaray Team “D,” coached by Jeff Zoldan, Zvi Gewirtz and Justin Hirmes, walked off as First Grade Little League Champions, winning by a score of 16-14. Congratulations to all the players, on all teams, for a job well done!

The Shaaray Tefilah 5/6th Grade Little League wins their sixth straight championship! Coach Baruch Chiya Aryeh led the excited boys to victory. Yehuda Aryeh, Shmaya Aryeh, Ahron Fox, Tzvi Boaz Friedman, Meir Greenblatt, Eliyahu Leibowitz, Dovie Olshen, Shmuel Pluchenik, Yisroel Wolf, and Shmuel Rubin all played their way to a great season!

Want to know which country is the most peaceful in the world?

Make sure to read this week’s news, starting on page 12.

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The marriage of Faige Bachon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Bachon, and Yisroel Pollack, son of Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Pollack, took place on Thursday June 19 at Kings Terrace. Pictured here are Mrs. Shirley Rutta of Oceanside, NY, the great grandmother; Mrs. Mona Norman of Far Rockaway, the grandmother; Faige Bachon, the kallah; and her mother, Mrs. Leah Bachon of Bayswater.

Mazal tov to Shoshana Rockoff, who received the award of Valedictorian at Shulamith School for Girls this past week.

May her family continue to see much nachas from her!

PHOTO CREDIT: IVAN H NORMAN

Dalia Bobker, a graduate from TAG High School, with her parents, Eli and Hadassah Bobker. Dalia is taking courses at Touro College until leaving for Bnos Chava in Jerusalem this year. Congratulations to her family and all of the TAG graduates.

YU Students Visit Germany and Connect with Local Jewish Community As the spring semester drew to a close, a group of 16 Yeshiva University students traveled to Germany on May 25-June 2 as part of “Germany Close Up,” a week-long program organized by YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) for participants to learn about Germany’s contemporary Jewish community and the effects of the Holocaust on its growth.

Accompanied by Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, associate dean of the CJF, and Aliza Abrams, director of the CJF’s Department of Jewish Service Learning, students enjoyed a unique multi-dimensional experience that allowed them to reflect on their own Jewish identity on an intellectual and emotional level, while connecting to the local Jewish community as well.

“Traveling to Germany is an emotionally charged experience,” said Abrams. “As a Jew you are confronted with many questions and think about every step you take in Germany and every person you interact with. Our group had very meaningful interactions with both the Jewish community and members of the non-Jewish community who are committed to sharing their country’s history in an effort to ensure that a Holocaust will never happen again.”

Panel discussions with local politicians touched on topics relating to history and anti-Semitism and gave students a chance to explore a multitude of thought-provoking issues in an effort to understand how German society confronts its history.

“The students questioned, challenged and dialogued with these leaders with thoughtfulness, passion and great insight,” said Rabbi Glasser.

Visits to the Jewish Museum of Ber-

lin, the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and several Jewish memorials also created poignant moments of deep reflection and opportunities to connect to the broader narrative of the Jewish people. The highlight of the trip was a memorable Shabbat spent in Leipzig, where students connected with the small but dedicated Jewish community, infusing energy and enthusiasm into the davening, which took place in the city’s only remaining shul; 18 others were de-

nity’s Shabbat brings more joy to you than it does to the people living in the community, and we all felt that joy,” said Ely Kaplan. “The trip was eye-opening and inspiring.”

Kaplan had previously traveled to Poland with his yeshiva in Israel and expected the Germany trip to be similar, but he was mistaken.

“I am so happy that I went because it gave me a completely different perspective on the Germany of today, which I

stroyed in the Holocaust.

“A city which was once home to 14,000 Jews now has just a minyan, but by far one of the most lively minyanim I have ever davened with,” said Abrams.

“I will never forget the YU students grabbing the hands of the devoted congregants in Leipzig and leading them in dance throughout their shul on Friday night,” added Rabbi Glasser.

Students were equally inspired by the meaningful Shabbat experience.

“Feeling like you are making a difference and enhancing a whole commu-

will hopefully use to educate my friends and family who haven’t had such experiences,” he said. “The trip was not solely focused on Germany’s dark past, but rather was meant to show us everything Germany has done and continues to do, in whatever way possible, to amend the broken situation they caused.”

The trip also gave participants a newfound sense of gratitude for the Jewish lives they are able to lead.

“The students developed a deep appreciation for the heroic efforts of the educators and rabbis in Germany who

work tirelessly to inspire a new generation of German Jews in their dedication to Torah and mitzvot,” said Rabbi Glasser. “There were many hours of reflective conversation regarding the level of self-sacrifice to which one could strive for ensuring the continuity of the Jewish people. The students also recognized the immense religious infrastructure in the developed Jewish communities of North America that they often take for granted.”

Other programs recently organized by the CJF include the Aaron and Blanche Schreiber Torah Tours, where 150 students traveled to 28 communities for Shavuot, giving inspiring shiurim, running innovative youth programs and enhancing the holiday celebrations for Jewish communities all across the country.

Small groups of students are also spending the month of June interning in communities across the United States. They traveled to South Bend, Indiana; Houston, Texas; and Kansas City, Kansas; to intern in a variety of fields, including medicine, IT and engineering, while also running Shabbat and nightly learning programs for the local Jewish communities.

“These experiences expand the scope and depth with which our students think about and engage the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, vice president of university and community life and the David Mitzner dean of the CJF. “They cultivate a deep sense of responsibility for the continuity of our people, and train our future leaders in how to engage the broader world.”

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Mehadrin: The Ice Cream Brand of Your Choice It’s that time of year again; you’re either busy packing up for a summer in the Catskills or griping about the fact that you’re u’re staying behind. Howevver, it’s ice cream season son all over, no matter where ere you’ll be spending this his summer. Ice cream fans are actively exploring ring Mehadrin’s delightfull selection of ice creamss and ices.

The summer is full of ice cream moments. There’s shalash seudos and melave malka, ordinary days and special ortunity calls for occasions. Every opportunity its special choice of ice cream, and Mehadrin carries it all. Rich, creamy, and full of flavor, every bar, ice pop, and scoop carries Mehadrin’s trademark of high-standard kashrus and quality.

Fleishigs? Dieting? No problem.

Mehadrin carries an exclusive line of both dairy-free and sugar-free ice ensuring that nobody will feel creams, ensuri the good stuff this season. deprived of th The taste is so authentic; you’ll find running to check the label to yourself runni sure you didn’t make a mismake sur take.

Mehadrin has a reputation Me superior tasting chalav Yisfor su roel el pproducts. The cheeses, yogurt gurts, and frozen meals that Meha Mehadrin provides are recogni ognized and enjoyed by the Jewi Jewish consumer worldwide.

Co Constantly on the lookout to bring new products to the mark market, Mehadrin has greatly expanded its ice cream selection this year.

It’s always an ice cream moment.

Choose the ice cream or ices that best fits your mood, and may the upcoming summer be exceptionally sweet for all.

Lobos wins the Yeshiva Flag Football League Championship!

Mesivta Yam HaTorah Holds 12th Grade Graduation with Annual Dinner On Monday evening, June 16th, Mesivta Yam HaTorah celebrated its fourth annual dinner. Tucked inside the modest Young Israel of Bayswater, this fully accredited, humble high school is home to wonderful teenage boys who are serious about their learning, their English studies and of course as all boys at this age, about having fun. Mesivta Yam HaTorah does more than satisfy these needs, it excels.

Lorey Friedman, a resident of Kew Gardens Hills, and mother of ninth grader Rafi Friedman, says, “Yam HaTorah is a mainstream high school for boys who are looking for a smaller high school.” She feels it is the Five Towns and Queens best kept secret.

Mrs. Friedman continues, “MYHT offer the boys all that the other local high schools do but, in fact, provides more.

The individual attention and concern that the rebbeim and teachers have for their talmidim is unique. Their goal is to bring out the best in each boy.

Talmidim are made to feel good about themselves and they learn because they want to, not because they have to. The staff and students are like one big family and as a result amazing friendships

Rabbi Pollak and Rabbi Zoldan

are formed between the students and between students and rebbeim. These are just some of the advantages that a smaller yeshiva like MYHT can provide.” Her son’s ninth grade class began in September with eight boys and has now doubled in size for the upcoming year. “People are starting to recognize Mesivta Yam HaTorah and its ‘outof town’ benefits and qualities that lie right here in our own backyard,” says Mrs. Friedman.

Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Schonfeld of Queens received the Parents of the Year Award. Their dedication to the yeshiva extends far back and their willingness

to help whenever called upon was not The second example that MYHT uses only recognized but genuinely appreci- as its barometer of success occurred ated by MYHT. when Rabbi Zoldan spent Shabbos in Graduation of the Class of 2014 another neighborhood. His students also took place at the Dinner. Warm heard about him coming and immefeelings of mutual appreciation and na- diately called him to see if they could chas were overflowing in the room. Se- set up to learn with him while he was nior Yossie Scheff thanked the rebbeim in their vicinity. Students calling their and teachers for always rebbe to learn with them being there for him and is a clear, vivid sign that for instilling in him a posMesivta Yam HaTorah itive attitude at all times. is achieving its goal of Other speakers informing a lifelong keshcluded Rabbi Eli Zoldan, er with its students.

Menahel of Mesivta Yam Whether it is their HaTorah, who prides the dedicated basketball yeshiva on the relationteam, or their newly ships that the boys have forming flag football with their rebbeim. He team, their accredited told two stories which are English department with a good measure of the memany teachers from othYossi Scheff at his graduation sivta’s success. One was er local yeshivas, their how on a motzei Shabbos, AP classes, their excitafter a group of MYHT ing trips and excursions boys spent Shabbos together, they or their wonderful dedicated Rebbeim, called their rebbe to join them at a local Mesivta Yam HaTorah prides itself in ice cream store. When high school boys academic excellence. The annual dinwant to spend time with their rebbe ner was a beautiful setting to celebrate outside of yeshiva then no doubt a very Mesivta Yam HaTorah and all that it has unique and special relationship exists. to offer.

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Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns Holds its 12th Annual Breakfast in its Recently Completed Building PHOTO CREDITS: NAFTOLI GOLDGRAB PHOTOGRAPHY

Baruch Moskowitz, Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, Dani Lilker – Yedid Hatorah Awardee, Rav Yitzchok Knobel

The joyous festivities of the Chanukas Habayis for the Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns are still fresh in everyone’s memory. This past Sunday was a wonderful occasion to return to the new home of the Yeshiva Gedolah to participate in its 12th Annual Breakfast. The ceremonies were opened by Mr. Baruch Moskowitz, Executive Director of the Yeshiva, noting that this was the first time the breakfast was being held at the Yeshiva’s own premises. He took the opportunity to thank the Young Israel of Woodmere for hosting the breakfasts for the Yeshiva for the past eleven years. Mr. Moskowitz pointed out that, in the past, there had been a focus on the building project and its anticipated completion.

This year, the focus was on the numerous shiurim offered by the Yeshiva and how it was now able to accommodate the growing thirst for Torah in our community. He invited everyone to explore the new Yeshiva building, and to join and avail themselves in learning and davening in the beautiful and spacious new Beis Hamedrash.

Rav Yitzchak Knobel, shlita, the Rosh Kollel, presented the Kesser Torah Award to Mr. David Aidelson. In his introduction, Rabbi Knobel pointed out David’s mesiras nefesh in spending late hours every night in the Yeshiva’s Beis Hamedrash, engaged in intense learning with Rabbi Shalom Jakubowitz. The Rosh Kollel likened his dedication to the expression of Chazal in this week’s parsha, where the pasuk of “Zos haTorah, adam ki yamus ba’ohel” is interpreted

Baruch Moskowitz, Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, Meir Resnick – Amud Hatorah Awardee, Rav Yitzchok Knobel

by Chazal to instruct us to apply oneself to learning so intensely, as if one were figuratively to die in the tents of Torah.

Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva, presented the Amud Hatorah Award to Mr. Meir Resnick and the Yedid Hatorah Award to Mr. Dani Lilker. Rabbi Katzenstein noted that all three honorees are great masmidim, but each in their own way. He also mentioned that the Yeshiva is not only honoring the husbands who learn in the Yeshiva, but also the families too, who represent the Torah standards the Yeshiva tried to embody. He described the zeal, energy and enthusiasm of the Resnicks for Torah and for mitzvos, and compared it to the almonds that sprout on Aharon’s staff that represented the zeal of the Kohanim.

The Rosh Yeshiva also described the deep connection with the Lilker family.

Dani Lilker’s father, Bruce, was the engineer for the new building, leaving his fingerprints on its physical structure. His son’s kvius itim l’Torah in the Yeshiva leaves a spiritual imprint as well.

The honorees provided three different perspectives on how they and their families relate to the Yeshiva. David Aidelson quoted Rav Kook, zt”l, who explained the need for every individual to devote significant effort to Torah study, comparable to their commitment in other areas or endeavors. Meir Resnick focused on the importance of the relationship he and his wife developed with Rav and Rebbetzin Katzenstein, as well as with Rabbi Shalom Jakubowitz and his family over the years he has been

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Baruch Moskowitz, Rav Yitzchok Knobel, David Aidelson – Kesser Torah Awardee, and Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein

involved with the Yeshiva. Dani Lilker mentioned that he was motivated to accept the Yedid Hatorah Award in order to present him the opportunity to publicly thank the Rosh Kollel, the Rosh Yeshiva, and his chavrusa, Rabbi Meir Yehuda Kotowitz.

The large turnout and the positive atmosphere at the event was a testament to the communities’ continued support for the Yeshiva Gedolah. There was clearly

an excitement about the new opportunities that the Yeshiva now has to serve the growing number of bochurim and Kollel members learning in the Yeshiva, as well as the community at large.

For more information about shiurim offered in the Yeshiva or to get a chavrusa, please call the Yeshiva office at 516295-8900 x4.

Rabbi Goldberg of Kids Kicking Cancer to Present at Young Israel of Woodmere Kids Kicking Cancer is an innovative program that uses the techniques of the martial arts to empower children with life threatening illnesses to heal physically, spiritually, and emotionally.

Weekly classes at hospitals, clinics, and even the children’s homes teach traditional karate moves along with techniques of meditation, breathing, relaxation, and visualization to dramatically lower pain levels.

Kids Kicking Cancer was created fifteen years ago by a black belt rabbi and clinical assistant professor of pediatrics.

Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg is also a father who lost his first child to leukemia.

This program, which began with a handful of children at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, now teaches over two thousand boys and girls in four countries including the Vatican’s pediatric hospital, Bambino Gesu, in Rome.

The most unique and powerful element of the model is that each child becomes a teacher to others. Kids Kicking Cancer’s mantra is “Power Peace Purpose.” When asked what is your purpose? The children yell out, “To teach the world.” Kids Kicking Cancer also

has a “black-belt” program for patients who are not responding to treatments.

This end of life care program provides ongoing meditation and family focus in a palliative format that culminates in the child receiving a black-belt in a public ceremony, usually a few days before he or she dies. Embroidered on the blackbelt are the words “Master Teacher” because that child is truly teaching the world how to use the power of light to break through darkness.

This Shabbat, Rabbi Goldberg will be the scholar in residence at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He will be speaking in the main synagogue in the morning and having an informal gathering of people interested in helping get the program started at the Long Island Jewish Hospital in the evening at the shul at 7:00 pm. The rabbi will be teaching his trademarked Breath Brake techniques for adults to use to fight the stressors that affect their lives at 10:00pm on Saturday night also at the Young Israel of Woodmere. This series of presentations is being sponsored by the Dan and Roberta Gettinger family in loving memory of Dan’s parents.

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Five Towns Marriage Initiative Keeping Your Grass Green It says in Pirkei Avos (٤:۲۸), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hakinah, vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hatavah, vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hakavod motzein es haâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;adam min haolam,â&#x20AC;? Jealousy, desire and honor remove a person from the world. Many commentators offer insights about what is meant by the words to â&#x20AC;&#x153;remove a person from the world.â&#x20AC;? Rav Wolbe explains that a jealous person is removed from his own world. When a person views his life through a lens of jealousy, he is unable to see the good that he has.

These feelings of jealousy and dissatisfaction with his life cause him to lose out on â&#x20AC;&#x153;his world,â&#x20AC;? on the life he has been given. Our Sages teach us that focusing on our blessings is a way to counter jealousy.

This is a particularly powerful idea when related to marriage. Comparison of one marriage to another can be a terrible poison with incredibly destructive power. When a person

starts comparing his marriage to the way he views his friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/ siblingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marriage it can awaken insecurities, raise feelings of inadequacies, and create non-realistic expectations. In marriage, it is essential to keep an â&#x20AC;&#x153;inner focusâ&#x20AC;? and focus on oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own marriage and not look at other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marriages.

There are some ideas that can be helpful in combatting the urge to compare oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spouse and marriage to the neighbor next door, and all other marriages. One idea to keep in mind is that we never really know how a marriage is succeeding by the neighbor next door. What we are seeing (even as a close friend/sibling) is just a part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;real picture.â&#x20AC;? Maybe she gets more vacations and jewelry than you do but she wishes her husband would pay more attention to her on a day to day basis? Maybe he comes

home to gourmet suppers and a clean house but the home is full of tension?

There exist situations in which there really isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anything else going on, and the couple really does have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfect marriage.â&#x20AC;? In situations like this itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to remember that each person is different. Maybe her spouse is â&#x20AC;&#x153;really perfectâ&#x20AC;? but he is â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfectâ&#x20AC;? for her, and your spouse is perfect for you. Focus on the positive qualities that your spouse has. Focus on the blessings that you share together â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look at other couplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; marriages.

There is a famous secular saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The grass is always greener on the other sideâ&#x20AC;? but in truth, the grass is always greener â&#x20AC;&#x153;where you water it.â&#x20AC;?

Putting more effort into your marriage and into appreciating the spouse you have and the life you have been blessed with is the best way to combat feel-

ings of jealousy of another coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marriage, as well as to make your marriage more â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfect.â&#x20AC;? May we all be zocheh to appreciate and value the spouse and marriage Hashem gave us. May we be able to achieve the inner focus in our marriage that is necessary for true shalom bayis and building a bayis neeman bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Yisroel.

Five Towns Marriage Initiative provides educational programs, workshops and referrals to top marriage therapists. FTMI will help offset counseling costs when necessary and also runs an anonymous shalom bayis hotline for the entire community Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 9:30-11p.m. For the hotline or more information, call 516-430-5280 or email dsgarry@msn.com.

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Nicki Feerst of Long Beach Awarded Touro Scholarship as an NCSY Graduate Seven outstanding high school graduates from across the nation were selected to receive the prestigious Sarah Rivkah and Dr. Bernard Lander zt”l Scholarship given jointly by Touro College and NCSY. The recipients are: Emma O’Quin of Tacoma, Wash.; Caitlyn Franks of Baltimore, Md.; Jamie Epstein of Memphis, Tenn.; Mariah Barber of Eugene, Ore.; Nicki Feerst of Long Beach, N.Y., Sara Lederer of Bergenfield, N.J. and Natasha Zucker of Minneapolis, Minn.

Touro College, which has long enjoyed a close working relationship with the Orthodox Union, offers scholarships to outstanding NCSY graduates who choose to attend one of Touro’s Lander Colleges in New York City.. NCSY is the international youth arm of the Orthodox Union.

The scholarships, in memory of Touro’s Founding President Dr. Bernard Lander zt”l and his wife, Sarah Rivkah, were announced by Touro President and CEO Dr. Alan Kadish and Orthodox Union President Martin Nachimson.

“Dr. Lander always insisted that Touro offer scholarship opportunities to outstanding NCSY leaders,” Dr. Kadish said. “We have presented over $2 million in such scholarships over the years, and it is only appropriate that these scholarships bear Dr. Lander’s name and the name of his beloved wife, Sarah Rivkah.”

Mr. Nachimson added, “These scholarships represent yet another significant link between the Orthodox Union and Touro College,” noting that NCSY also offers scholarship assistance that enable

these exceptional future leaders to attend school in Israel prior to enrolling in one of the Lander Colleges.

Marion Stoltz-Loike, Dean of LCW the Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School, commented on the meaningful bond that exists between OU’s NCSY and Touro College. “Year after year, it is hardly a surprise that a large portion of our student leadership comes from the ranks of NCSY. This well reflects the unmatched emphasis that NCSY places on empowering and inspiring the next generation of Jewish communal leadership.”

NCSY International Director Rabbi Micah Greenland said that each scholarship recipient’s “commitment to continued personal growth and pursuit of academic excellence is reflected in her welcomed decision to attend Touro’s Lander College for Women.”

Dr. Bernard Lander served as president of Touro for almost 40 years, until his passing on February 8, 2010 at the age of 94. He built Touro from a fledgling institution with only 35 students in 1971 to an educational powerhouse with more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students across the United States and in Israel, Germany, France and Russia, making Touro the largest not-forprofit independent institution of higher and professional education under Jewish auspices. Touro and its affiliates offer superior yeshiva and other Torah educational opportunities, along with myriad of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs for the general population.

Graduations Galore Graduation was the name of the game this past week at Bnos Malka Academy. The kindergarten and pre-1A classes concluded the school year with their exceptional graduations. The stu-

dents proudly said their parts and sang songs that displayed a sampling of the vast amount they learned this year. Parents and grandparents were clapping and singing along, and it was clear that everyone was shepping much nachas from the adorable entertainers! The teaching staff of Morah Chait, Morah Eileen, Morah Zisi, Mrs. Cohen, Morah Penina, Morah Leah, Morah Ayelet, and Morah Shulamit, along with the talented music teacher, Morah Rena Greenberg, produced delightful programs. What a wonderful way to end a spectacularly successful year of learning.

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Summer Safety Event at the Jewish Children’s Museum The Jewish Children’s Museum will be hosting a safety event for kids during July and August of 2014, giving children the opportunity to learn valuable safety skills in a program that is both fun and educational.

The museum will feature a number of temporary exhibits including a sun smart challenge and hydration activities as well as providing the opportunity for children to meet and be photographed with “community heroes/safety personnel” including policemen, fire fighters, paramedics and military servicemen.

The main highlight will be a child sized mini-city road course complete with traffic lights, pedestrian crosswalks and typical high street attractions along the “road.” Children will have to practice safe street behaviors both as

drivers on pedal go-carts and as pedestrians, in order to be awarded a “Safety City” license.

This is the second annual summer safety event being hosted at the Jewish Children’s Museum, with new program components promising to build on the success of last year’s event with exhibits and activities for all ages and backgrounds.

Museum General Admission is $13, ages 2+. General Admission includes all exhibits and activities. Program varies by day.

Tickets can be purchased at www.

JCM.museum, or at 718.907.8833.

The Jewish Children’s Museum is located at 792 Eastern Parkway in the heart of Brooklyn.

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Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to David Mandel David Mandel (right), CEO of OHEL and Founding Chairman of the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, was honored by the school with its Lifetime of Community Service Award, presented by Dean Steven Huberman (left) and Touro College Chancellor Doniel Lander (center) during the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work Award Recognition Program on June 10, 2014.

Fried Silver, a Sterling Establishment in Every Way Most of us have at least a few of them: sterling silver pieces we long ago relegated to a closed cabinet or the lowest shelf of the display curio. Every now and then, we may think about trading them in for a different silver piece, perhaps, or even cold, hard cash – but the process seems a bit daunting. How do we know if it’s a good time to sell precious metals? How can we be sure we’re getting the best possible price for our items or a good deal on a trade-in?

Bumi Fried, proprietor of Fried Silver on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, is accustomed to addressing these concerns.

“It’s impossible to predict with any certainty if and when silver and gold will drop or increase in price,” he says.

“So if you have reason to sell your silver or jewelry, it makes sense to just go ahead and do it. The important thing is to choose a dealer who’s known for always paying top dollar and giving clients the full value of their item in a sale or tradein.”

In the relatively short time Fried Silver has been in business—the store opened in 2013—the establishment has, indeed, built a reputation for impeccable integrity and reliability. “In real estate, the mantra is location, location, location; in the precious metal trade, it’s honesty, honesty, honesty,” says Bumi. He credits his late father, who ran a business on 47th street for over 45 years, for passing

down high ethical standards along with his knowledge of jewelry.

Fried Silver has also become wellknown for its unique, yet amazingly well-priced selection of sterling silver and jewelry pieces. “Because every item in our inventory has been purchased at a fair price from a private seller – we never buy from wholesalers – I’m able to turn around and sell to the next person for a very small profit. My goal is to generate quick merchandise turnover; I’d rather sell quickly at a great price than hold on to merchandise indefinitely, as most retail vendors will do.”

The differences between Fried Silver and a typical retailer don’t end there.

“The price a retail store will offer for pre-owned silver or jewelry is generally based on weight only,” Bumi observes.

“But when I offer a price, I always take the details and workmanship of a particular piece into account. And since most of the silver and gold I buy is in perfect condition, buyers know they’re getting huge discounts on pieces that are actually worth a lot more.”

In a way, says Bumi, he’s a little like a shadchan.

“I keep lists of specific pieces clients are looking for – a six branch leichter, an Italian becher, an eternity band, a topof- the-line watch, anything with filigree … and so on. When a piece on a client’s wish list comes in, I pick up the phone and let them know.”

Like any good shadchan, Bumi values and protects his clients’ privacy.

“People often sell or trade in silver and jewelry simply because they want to update or streamline their collections.

But there are many other reasons for selling. A woman going through a divorce may decide she no longer wants certain jewelry pieces, for example. Or adult children may decide to split the cash value of their parents’ estate. And, of course, there are always those people who sell because they really need the money.

“Whatever the reason for the transaction, clients – even those who just want to make a purchase – are entitled to their privacy. And because we do business by appointment only, they know that at Fried Silver they’ll get it. We even make house calls.”

To accommodate clients’ work schedules, Fried Silver offers early morning and evening appointments. “I do what it takes to accommodate a customer’s needs,” says Bumi.

That policy extends beyond store hours. “Sometimes clients will bring in pieces to which they clearly have sentimental attachments. I always tell them that unless they really need the money, they should just hold on to them.”

That was the advice Bumi gave a woman who recently came in to sell candlesticks that had been passed down to her from her late grandmother. “She seemed unsure about her decision—so

I recommended she keep them. ‘Maybe you’ll pass it on to your daughter one day,’ I told her.

Now whenever I meet her, she thanks me for encouraging her to hang on to those candlesticks.

“I may have lost a deal, but I definitely gained a customer.”

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Yeshiva Ketana Fifth Grader Makes Siyum on Entire Mishnayos Pinny Balsam, a fifth grade student at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island, inspired his family, friends, and the greater community by making a siyum on the entire Mishnayos. This tremendous accomplishment was celebrated with much joy and kavod haTorah at a festive barbeque where all of the attendees marveled at Pinny’s determination and dedication.

Rabbi Yechiel Perr, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Far Rockaway, delivered

opening remarks, impressing upon Pinny and his family the significance of his accomplishments and how this undertaking was indicative of the youngster’s incredible middos. Rabbi Bajnon, Rosh Yeshiva, and Rabbi Krigsman, Menahel, movingly spoke of Pinny’s focus and commitment.

Pinny’s rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Hirsch, presented Pinny with a gift of a shas and gave his precious talmid the beautiful bracha that he should iy”H invite

his rebbe to a siyum hashas in the future. The dancing and singing was

intensely leibidig, and everyone was thrilled to share in the nachas.

Rambam’s 22nd Graduation Celebrates Excellence On June 18, 2014/20 Sivan 5774, Rambam Mesivta graduated its 19th class in a talmid-hosted evening that honored Torah, middos and excellence in kodesh and secular studies. A new addition to the graduation was when following the Arista Award Ceremony, in which Mr. Ira J. Schildkraut awarded Sam Cohen, Jacob Eiferman, Josh Elkouby, Zachariah Hartman, Akiva Hochbaum, Aaron Koppel, Hillel Lerner, and Binyamin Wallin Arista certificates; Rabbi Avrum Haar then called up members of Rambam Mesivta’s Masmidim Program. Rabbi Haar was proud to present Sam Cohen, Mendy Duftler, Menachem Freedman, Akiva Hochbaum, Asher Katz, Tzvi Strauss, and Shai Yastrab with Masmidim certificates recognizing them for their accomplishments in learning “extra” at night and during lunch throughout the school year.

Before renditions of “Hatikvah” and “The Star Spangled Banner” by senior Tani Martin, captain of the Rambam Choir, The Harmonides, the night began on a solemn note when Rabbi Yotav Eliach, Rambam’s principal, addressed the gathering on the topic of the three kidnapped Israeli high school students. Tehillim was then recited as well as a prayer for the kidnapped boys’ safe return.

The night’s Masters of Ceremonies, seniors Shmuel Rosenthal and Dovid Sokolov, heads of the Rambam Standup Comedy Club, had the audience of hundreds of Rebbeim, teachers, and

family, in howls of laughter with loving humor about the graduating class and the Rambam faculty. They then introduced the Rosh Mesivta, Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman. Rabbi Friedman also discussed the three kidnapped boys as well as the subject of Korach and the importance of taking leadership roles in the future only if one has the desire to truly help others and not oneself.

The Senior Council, headed by Keter Shem Tov winner Akiva Hochbaum, along with Class President Josh Elkouby and council members Sam Cohen and Tzvi Strauss, presented the school with two gifts: a yad for the main minyan and an inspiring painting to grace the walls of the Bais Medrash.

One of the night’s salutatorians, Hillel Lerner, then addressed the graduates after thanking his teachers and family. He urged them to appreciate the “little moments in life” as more often than not, “these little moments are the big ones.”

After Hillel’s address, Rabbi Friedman, Principal Rabbi Yotav Eliach, Assistant Principal Rabbi Haar, Assistant Principal Hillel Goldman, and Director of College Guidance, Mr. Ira J. Schildkraut then distributed merit-based awards to individuals in the class. The breadth of awards shows that Rambam, in keeping with its belief system, truly has “a team for every talent, a club for every curiosity and a place for every person.”

Following the Senior Awards Ceremony, Jacob Eiferman, also a salutato-

rian, was awarded his certificate and received a tremendous round of applause for his hard work and diligence over the years.

Since virtually all of the boys from the senior class will be studying in Israel next year, additional words of advice were then shared by Rabbi Eliach who outlined a list of things that must be experienced in Israel next year by the boys who would be learning there.

Rabbi Eliach also placed the graduates’ accomplishments in context: for the first time in almost 2,000 years, the graduates are living with a Jewish State and have the freedom and opportunity to learn in Israel, daven at the Kotel, and be in a State for Jews, run by Jews.

The valedictorian, Zachariah Hartman, a winner of the New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award, a National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist, and Horatio Alger Scholarship Certificate winner, spoke about the importance of achdus. He concluded his oration by thanking his rebbeim, teachers, friends and family for contributing to his success.

Diplomas were then given out as Rabbi Friedman and Rabbi Eliach highlighted the interests and accomplishments of each and every graduate as he approached the stage to receive his diploma.

Mr. Goldman concluded the night’s festivities by discussing the overall achievements of the graduating members of the grade and stressing the importance of the grade continuing to

see others before themselves. He then commenced “The Graduation Mezinka Tradition,” now in its fourth year, before handing it off to Rabbi Friedman.

This award allows the school the opportunity to recognize parents who had sent all of their sons to Rambam and were now graduating their youngest son. Mr. & Mrs. Yaacov Gross and Mr. & Mrs. Anatoly Abramov were called up to receive plaques that read: “This award acknowledges your continued commitment to the Rambam Mesivta and your confidence in us that each of your sons, each in his own way, would receive the unique education and warmth he deserves. Several sons, but one home and one family devoted to one school.” The “mezinka” music was then played as the appreciative parents accepted their awards.

The Masters of Ceremonies announced that the official graduation was over and everyone proceeded to Maariv and an adjacent room for refreshments, dancing and yearbook signing. Every student had his own cake which allowed for each family to share in a little private nachas before the music started and dancing broke out.

The Class of 2014/5774 will always be seen as a class of innovators and leaders. The legacy they leave behind of activism and tremendous, understated middos tovos will continue to inspire future classes of Rambam Mesivta for years to come.

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Huckabee in the Holy Land

By Daniel Perez and Beit Wittenberg, an apartment once owned by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as an assertion of the right of Jews to settle anywhere in Israel’s capital. The Wittenberg House, it has recently been discovered, is also the site of the 19th century Mediterranean Hotel, where Mark Twain stayed on his famed sojourn to the Holy Land.

Following their whirlwind tour of the Muslim Quarter, the Huckabee delegation had private audiences with Israel’s Ashkenazi and Sephardi rabbis, Rabbi David Lau and Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. Looking quite at home in a yarmulke decked out with Israeli and American flags, Gov. Huckabee discussed the recent abductions with Chief Rabbi Lau, and the lack of a response from the American public: “I think it’s very tragic that there hasn’t been more attention, but as people do [learn] about it, it’s touching a nerve.

“It’s one thing,” said Huckabee, “if people hear that three Israeli soldiers have been kidnapped or captured. That gets our attention, but this hits our hearts very differently. When a person who is American hears this story, they don’t react as an American, they don’t react as a Zionist. I’m both, [but] I react as a father.”

Both chief rabbis offered words of blessing and encouragement, Showing solidarity with the families of the recently abducted Israeli and American teens. R to L: Israeli Chief (Ashkenazi) Rabbi David Lau; Israel activist Yisroel thanking Huckabee Stefansky; Fox News commentator Mike Huckabee; Dr. Paul Brody; Mayor Martin for his efforts at Oliner, Lawrence, NY. The buttons read: “BRING OUR BOYS HOME” bringing knowledge East Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, as of the present crisis to the American well as the threat of anti-Israel delegiti- public. mization efforts such as the BDS moveThe meeting with Israel’s top rabment. bis was brief, and followed immediateOn Monday morning (June 26), ly by a special caucus in the country’s Huckabee and his delegation—assem- parliament on the topic of combating bled largely through the efforts of Amer- the delegitimization of the Jewish state. ican activists Dr. Joseph Frager, Dr. Paul The dignitaries in attendance are too Brody, and Mrs. Odelya Jacobs—toured numerous to recount here, but included the Old Jewish Quarter (better known as Knesset Members such as R’ Nissim the Muslim Quarter) of Jerusalem’s Old Ze’ev (of Shas, who was also present City. While there, the delegation stopped for the audience with the chief rabbis), at two recent Ateret Cohanim acquisi- Rabbi Dov Lippman (Yesh Atid), Moshe tions: Beit Zion (a mechina, or prepara- Feiglin (Likud), Ayelet Shaked (Jewish tory academy for Religious Zionist high Home), and Speaker of the Knesset Yuli school grads prior to their army service), Edelstein, as well as numerous cabinet In the realm of U.S.-Israeli relations, where comforting platitudes are a dime a dozen, rare is the leader who will go beyond mere lip service and actually act on his convictions. Mike Huckabee, it seems, is one such leader. The former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate is also a lifelong friend of the Jewish state, having visited dozens of times over the last four decades. Guided by his faith (Huckabee is an ordained Southern Baptist minister), the governor has been unwavering in his support of the Jewish claim to the entire Land of Israel, despite the ever-shifting winds of popular opinion.

This week’s visit to Israel came with a particular sense of urgency, with his first stop being the home of Israeli-American teenage abductee Naftali Frenkel, where Gov. Huckabee offered words of hope and encouragement to the boy’s beleaguered family. The rest of Huckabee’s fact-finding tour, under the aegis of Ateret Cohanim, is being focused on the challenges facing Jews in

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A private audience with Israeli Chief (Sephardic) Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak. From L to R: Dr. Joe Frager, Mr. Daryl Hagler, Chief Rabbi Yosef, Dr. Alan Berger (partially obscured), Gov. Mike Huckabee, Mr. Yisroel Stefansky, MK R’ Nissim Ze’ev, Dr. Paul Brody, Mr. Daniel Luria, Mr. Mati Dan (founder of Ateret Cohanim)

At the Knesset’s Special Caucus to Combat Delegitimization of Israel as a Jewish State, June 23, 2014. L to R: (Front Row) MK R’ Nissim Ze’ev; Gov. Mike Huckabee; Dr. Joe Frager, Executive Council Chairman - American Friends of Ateret Cohanim; Morton Klein, President - Zionist Organization of America; (Back Row) GOP activist Dr. Alan Berger; Mrs. Odelya Jacobs (media coordinator for the Huckabee delegation); Dr. Paul Brody, Executive Council Member - American Friends of Ateret Cohanim; Martin Oliner, Mayor of Lawrence, NY, and chairman - Religious Zionists of America; Doug Altabef, executive council member - Im Tirtzu; Yonah Lloyd, president of SodaStream; Rabbi Sholom Dov-Ber Wolpo, Director - Gush Katif Museum.

members such as Minister of Strategic and Intelligence Affairs Yuval Steinitz, Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel, and Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon. Also present was Yonah Lloyd, president of SodaStream, whose company was thrust into the BDS limelight when celebrity Scarlett Johansson refused to be intimidated by anti-Israel activists into dropping a spokesmanship deal with the company, even leaving her position as global ambassador for Oxfam over the matter. Other speakers at the event included ZOA President Mort Klein, Lawrence, NY, Mayor (and RZA Chairman) Martin Oliner, and Ken Abramowitz of NGN Capital and Chairman of American Friends of Likud.

Representing the American Friends of Ateret Cohanim, Dr. Joseph Frager lauded Mike Huckabee as Israel’s “best friend in America.” He went on to de-

scribe America’s non-Jewish friends of Israel as an important source of chizuk (strength).

Speaking about the threat posed by a nuclear Iran, Frager declared that it would ultimately fall upon Israel to act.

Addressing the Israeli delegation, he said, “I wish I could say that the president of the United States would be there for you and make it easy. I think he’ll come around, but first you’ve got to jump into the ‘Yam Suf,’ and then the waters will part.”

MK Feiglin also expressed the notion that the State of Israel must take responsibility for its own well-being, and not rely on the largesse of others.

Feiglin spoke of the common ground he shared with Huckabee, stating simply: “I believe in G-d.” He went on to explain that there is no legitimacy to Israel without G-d as a key factor. Taking

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perhaps the most radical position among his colleagues in one respect, Feiglin called for an end to U.S. aid (military and monetary) to Israel. “We don’t need it,” declared Feiglin. Instead, said the Israeli lawmaker, the relationship between Israel and the United States should be based on shared values, e.g. freedom and respect for human rights.

Dovetailing quite naturally with Feiglin’s address, Gov. Huckabee explained his principled support for Israel. In his usual down-to-earth style, Huckabee spoke of his experience waiting in line as he passed through Israeli Customs, relating it to his relationship with Israel in general. “It is typical,” said Huckabee, “that when I get in a line, I look for the short one, but it always takes longer.

When people always ask me, ‘Why are

front of that line.”

The governor regaled the Israeli dignitaries with the story of his visit this year to Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting, “I went there at my own expense because I believed that it was going to be an extraordinary opportunity to show solidarity, as a number of members of the Knesset went to Poland that day, to stand in victory on the very grounds that had been intended for their defeat...

“There are those who wish harm upon Israel,” Huckabee continued, “that’s undeniable. There are those who would love for Israel to not exist. And some of the most vicious, some of the most violent acts in human history, have been targeted towards Israel and a nation and the Jewish people as a whole.

“Some of the acts are irrational.

How else can one describe the BDS movement, other than that it’s irrational? To punish Israel because it is a democracy? Because it does allow women the opportunity to have equal rights?

Because it does give equal wages and benefits Chief Rabbi David Lau shares a personal story with media personality and former in companies like presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who has donned a patriotic kippah for the SodaStream … and occasion; June 23, 2014. they’re actually creyou so supportive of Israel?’ Well … it ating jobs for people, it doesn’t matter seems like there are always very long who they are? If that’s something that lines of people who are ready to con- the world thinks that it needs to divest demn Israel, who are ready to criticize from, then we have a crazy world. But Israel, even annihilate Israel. The line to we do, and we have some very crazy stand with this unique country—whose people who are launching these initiaonly explanation for existence in the tives.” modern world is God’s providence—the “It’s important that we get the truth,” line to stand with Israel is a very short declared Huckabee. “Truth is the best one; and since I always like to get in the friend that Israel has.” short line, I don’t mind being at the very The Fox News commentator went on to lament the abundance of falsehood generated by Israel’s enemies in their efforts to take legitimacy away from the Jewish state. He denounced the so-called “Two-State Solution” as unworkable insofar as it assumes that both parties are acting in good faith, when the Palestinian leadership clearly is not. Huckabee concluded by recounting his time with the Frenkels, expressing admiration for their strength and courage, and reiterating his previous statements that whoever is behind these horrendous acts, if the teens are not returned immediately and unharmed, will “have hell to pay.”

The Knesset caucus was followed by a dinner reception at the Leonardo Plaza

Please continue to daven for the safe recovery of Yaakov Naftali ben Rachel Devorah, Gilad Michael ben Bat Galim, and Eyal ben Iris Tesura.

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Visiting Beit Zion, a mechina (IDF prep academy for Religious Zionists) in East Jerusalem. From L to R: Dr. Joe Frager (Executive Council Chairman - American Friends of Ateret Cohanim), Daniel Luria (Executive Director of Ateret Cohanim), Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ruth Lieberman (CEO, Jaffe Strategies), GOP activist Dr. Alan Berger, Dr. Paul Brody (Executive Council Member - American Friends of Ateret Cohanim), Morton Klein (ZOA President)

Hotel, which included many dignitaries from the day’s proceedings, as well as Chagai Ben-Artzi (brother-in-law of Prime Minister Netanyahu), noted expert on US-Israeli relations Amb. (ret.)

Yoram Ettinger, former MK Dr. Aryeh Eldad, Women in Green co-chair Nadia Matar, Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi, and Ateret Cohanim executive council member Robert Kopell, who introduced Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Ze’ev Elkin.

As of this writing, the Huckabee delegation is scheduled to visit the SodaStream factory in “Occupied West Bank,” and several other sites of Jewish interest on both sides of the Green Line.

Daniel Perez is a freelance writer and media consultant based in New York City. He can be reached at Daniel@PerezConsulting.org, and you can follow him on Twitter: @PerezFreelance.

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Keeping our Children Safe This Summer TJH Speaks with Dr. David Pelcovitz, PhD

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very child looks forward to their summer away in camp. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a time to relax, learn new things, make new friends and enjoy new experiences. Parents, too, look forward to this time of year when they know their children are getting the most out of their summer.

When sending our children to camp, we all trust that they will be safe. We know that camps employ the best lifeguards and train their counselors to be cautious and concerned. But as parents it is our job to ensure that our children have a safe summer. And it is in our hands to help our children prepare for a summer that is fun and safe in every way.

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hile facts concerning molestation in the Orthodox Jewish world are scant at best, one thing remains certain: our community is not immune to abuse.

Sadly, molestation exists among all groups of people, regardless of age, ethnicity, culture, religion, and socioeconomic level. Reliable statistics are largely unavailable because so many incidents remain unreported. According to Stop It Now!, a

sexual abuse prevention organization, in as many as 93 percent of cases, the child knows the person who commits the abuse.

Unacceptable touching can be defined as anything they find uncomfortable or violating to their personal space.

With the start of summer day camps and sleep away camps one week away, a frank conversation with children about personal safety is imperative.

How should we bring up the topic with our kids?

What should we say? I turned to Dr. David Pelcovitz for answers.

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about approaching authorities at camp. Dr. Pelcovitz mentions that children should know without a doubt that their parents would be proud of them for disclosing information if something violating happened to them or someone they know.

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three categories for your children, explained Dr. Pelcovitz. There is a good touch, such as a hug from someone you love; a bad touch, such as a punch or a pinch; and an â&#x20AC;&#x153;uh-oh, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know touchâ&#x20AC;? that causes feelings of uneasiness. The most obvious areas of personal boundary violations are oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private parts, but in many cases of abuse, there is a grooming process that can begin with inappropriate roughhousing or tickling that goes too far. Speak about examples like these. Describe possible scenarios to your kids. Children should be told that nobody â&#x20AC;&#x201C; IULHQG UHODWLYH FRXQVHORU RU DXWKRULW\ ÂżJXUH RI DQ\ kind â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has the right to make them feel uncomfortable, even jokingly.

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These tactics are often foreboding and manipulative; reiterate to your child that they should tell no matter what and that you will be so proud of them for speaking with you.

If your child attends a day camp, you or your spouse might be that trusted adult, but if your child LV DW D VOHHS DZD\ FDPS KHOS GHÂżQH VDIH DGXOWV IRU them. According to Dr. Pelcovitz, most, if not all, camps these days should have some type of training and education for its staff regarding abuse. If your child approaches a staff member, he or she is much more likely than in the past to be taken seriously. However, there should be a way for kids to reach their parents, especially if they feel uneasy

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While Dr. Pelcovitz has seen all types of cases, his experience has shown that it is more common for older kids to target younger kids. Nevertheless, it is certainly possible for a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peer to be an offender.

Dr. Pelcovitz advises that if you need to inquire about an incident, speak to the staff at your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp immediately. In case the camp does not respond to the matter quickly, seriously, and appropriately, consider whether you need to pull your child out and certainly approach authorities higher up the chain of command until your concern is given the attention it deserves. Most camps have a governing or funding board to which you can bring your complaints should all else fail.

If your suspected abuser is someone local, it is essential to protect your child from being in an un-

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supervised environment with him or her. You might consider approaching his or her parents non-accusatorily and sensitively to describe what you think, heard, or saw happen. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very hard to generalize about a proper blanket response to every incident or suspicion, says Dr. Pelcovitz. The general guideline is that if there is a reasonable suspicion of abuse, the parents should work with the camp staff to ensure that appropriate law enforcement authorities are contacted since they are best equipped to conduct an investigation.

But, Dr. Pelcovitz stresses, it is crucial that no matter what you see or hear from your child, you do not panic. Gently talk to your child, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t force a conversation or barrage him or her with questions. Let your child know how virtuous it would be for him or her to divulge any information that could protect others from harm. If you see something very sudden and concerning in your child, however, you should take it seriously, urges Dr. Pelcovitz. In such a case, if your child is not forthcoming with information, consider having him or her see an expert.

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n the face of a staggering statistic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that at least 1 in 5 sexual abuse cases is never revealed and that the majority of all others are not relayed until adulthood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the best safety measures are abuse education and a healthy relationship with your child.

If kids know that you are reliable, that nothing would lead to the loss of your love, and that it is safe to FRQÂżGH LQ \RX WKH\ DUH PXFK PRUH OLNHO\ WR NHHS DQ open line of communication. In fact, in a particular case study from a few decades ago of an entire preschool class that had been educated regarding abuse, not one preschooler told his or her parents that they were, in fact, being abused regularly. The main reason they did not disclose? â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents would kill PH ´ 3HUKDSV LW ZDV D UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQ RI D GLIIHUHQW JHQeration of parenting, and perhaps there are other factors that made this case unique, but their fear of â&#x20AC;&#x153;tellingâ&#x20AC;? is certainly telling. We should make sure our children know that we are always there for them and that we love and want the best for them all the time.

A child who is secure with their relationship with their parents will hopefully feel secure telling them about what they felt was an inappropriate touch.

With all of the above in mind, it is important to remember that there is a level of physical play and curiosity that is age-appropriate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t panic when you see it. When the behavior is normal, adults should be able set limits that the children then follow.

If you have not yet spoken to your child about personal safety, there are numerous books available IRU \RXQJ NLGV WKDW FDQ KHOS VSDUN WKH ÂżUVW FRQYHUVDWLRQ 6RPH DGXOWV ÂżQG WKDW EDWK WLPH FDQ EH D JRRG occasional segue to review the doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ts of body safety with little kids.

Interestingly, when I asked Dr. Pelcovitz, who deals with numerous aspects of parenting from a mental health perspective, whether the notions of halacha and tziniut should be invoked as part of the conversation with our children, he answered that there is no simple answer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It probably depends on the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hashkafa and the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feelings about tziniut, etc. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lend itself easily to a general guideline, since at times such an approach can serve as a helpful framework for presenting the informa-

HELPFUL TIPS TO HAVE IN MIND

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e spoke with Debbie Fox, LCSW, to learn what parents can do to ensure their kids a safer summer camp experience. Mrs. Fox is well known for her active involvement in promoting child safety all year round. Her most recent development, Project SafeCamp, is a comprehensive counselor training program aimed specifically at promoting safety in summer camps.

Mrs. Fox suggests a three-prong approach for parents to follow, aimed at keeping kids safe and parents worry-free.

1. Ask Questions before Choosing a Camp Knowledge is power. It pays to get an early start in researching camps and their policies. Ask specific questions and, if it helps you remember, write down the answers. Asking questions lets the camp know that safety is important to you and that you expect a certain level of standards. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll breathe more easily after resolving your doubts and shedding a light on the unknown.

Some important questions to ask: t How are disciplinary and behavioral problems handled? t What kind of training do counselors receive before camp? Does the training include personal safety such as unwanted or inappropriate touch? t At what point would a parent be notified about an issue with a camper? t To whom can the campers turn to if they feel uncomfortable or at risk, and is that clearly communicated to the campers themselves?

2. Talk to Your Kids The best education starts at home. Initiating discussions with your children in a comfortable way about their personal safety and protecting their bodies during camp gives your children the clear message that you are interested and available to discuss these sensitive issues with them. Children will be more likely to confide in parents who open and welcome these discussions.

tion effectively, but in some cases can put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; inâ&#x20AC;Śthe way of effectively communicating the core message.â&#x20AC;?

Whichever way you decide to present it to your kids, remember to keep it relaxed and factual. Give examples. Describe scenarios. Let them ask ques-

Talking Points to Prepare your Child for a Safer Camp Experience: t Choose friends and activities consistent with your home standards and values (open up a conversation about what your home standards and values are) t Remain in public areas of the camp â&#x20AC;&#x201C; never separate yourself by being alone in an area that cannot be seen by others, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with an adult or even a friend. t Your body belongs to youâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; unwanted or uncomfortable touch is never okay (except by the camp doctor or nurse for medical reasons, where someone else will be with you).

3. Be on the Lookout for Warning Signs While most of our children return from camp with only the best of memories and experiences, Mrs. Fox urges parents to take visual and emotional inventory and note any significant differences in their child.

Some examples of changed behavior may include: t suddenly exhibiting a newfound knowledge/ interest in inappropriate topics, jokes, pictures or websites. t becoming secretive (that might mean minimizing the computer screen every time you walk in the room). t harboring a deep relationship or dependency with an adult or significantly older person (especially if there are secrets or gifts involved). t significant differences in mood or behavior, i.e. depressed, hostile, or isolating him/herself since returning from camp.

If you have reason to be concerned about an inappropriate relationship or incident that may have transpired in camp, it is most important to remain calm and express your support. If your child chose to confide in you, praise him for it and keep him informed about ways you are going to get him help. Although it may not be outwardly expressed, your child will welcome the unconditional love and support as only a parent can give.

tions. Imagine yourself fortifying your child with WKH FODULW\ DQG FRQÂżGHQFH WKDW FRXOG SUHYHQW D GHYastating personal or communal tragedy. If we all do our part to educate our children, we increase the odds that this summer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and every summer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; passes TJH by with nothing but the occasional sunburn. Q

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JCCRP Annual Free Concert & Fair The Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP) held its annual free concert and fair on Tuesday, June 24th on Reads Lane in Far Rockaway. Performing was the one and only Uncle Moishy! The children were also treated to free rides and many giveaways. Warren Levi Martial Arts & Fit-

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder with his family at the fair

ness was on hand to dazzle the children and to teach them valuable techniques.

Warren emphasized basic life skills, such as manners, listening and focusing their attention.

Warren and his friendly instructors helped instill self-esteem to the young children, and the older Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender, Uncle Moishy and Nathan Pesach Osina, Deputy Inspector William P. Wynne, JCCRP children learned Krasnovsky Executive Director Nathan Krasnovsky traditional karate in attendance. skills.

The JCCRP would like to extend We would also many thanks to the event’s sponsors: like to thank Brach’s Supermarket, Cross River Bank, Assemblyman Far Rockaway Kosher Pizza, The Jewish Phil Goldfeder Home, The 5 Towns Jewish Times, Gour- for stopping met Glatt Emporium, Judaica Plus, PIP by and for his Printing, Russo’s Pharmacy, Seasons, continued support for our Traditions Eatery, and Yali’s Wigs.

The JCCRP would like to thank community.

The JCCity Councilman Donovan Richards for sponsoring this event. It was truly a CRP extends apprecipleasure to have Councilman Richards its Nathan Krasnovsky with Councilman Donovan Richards ation to the NYPD’s 101 street closures may have created some Precinct and the FDNY for all that they minor problems for our neighbors; we do in keep us safe on a daily basis and appreciate your cooperation and are sorfor participating, the children truly enry for any inconvenience this may have joyed their presence. A special thanks to caused.

Yoni Dembitzer, the community’s Police Reminder: The JCCRP is still colLiaison, and Pesach Osina from NYC lecting donations for our Camp ScholarComptroller Scott M. Stringer’s office ship Fund! for helping to arrange the concert.

The JCCRP is a beneficiary agency We would like to express our apof UJA-Federation of New York and an preciation to the Parks Department for affiliate of Metropolitan Council on Jewtheir support, Rockaway Citizens Safety ish Poverty. We thank UJA-Federation Patrol (RCSP) for their attendance and for their constant support and for all that participation, and to Grow NYC for their they do to help alleviate Jewish poverty special participation. worldwide.

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The Five Towns Chapter of EMUNAH Shabbat Tea Recognizes Women Volunteers for Community’s Chevra Kadishah On June 14, a crowd of 175 women attended the Five Towns Chapter Annual Shabbat Tea at the home of Beth and Yehuda Honig in Lawrence. This year, the event recognized the tremendous work of the Chevra Kadishahs in the community – at the Bais Medrash of Cedarhurst, Congregation Beth Sholom, the White Shul, Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, and Young Israel of Woodmere, and to applaud the amazing women who volun-

teer for them: Renah Bell, Amy Borgen, Rachayle Deutsch, Gittie Neufeld, and Sylvia Teplitsky. Those present spoke from the heart, moving the audience with their commitment and poignant personal experiences as volunteers. The women, who are as full of chesed as they are of humility, accepted the recognition only to increase exposure of their respective Chevra Kadishahs and elicit awareness of the acute need to support their work

How Far Would You Go For A Friend?

Parents of children with special Cedarhurst are no strangers to helping needs can often feel like they’re running people both in their professional lives on empty. Besides the and as volunteers in added responsibilities the community. of raising children Chaim is a who may not function well-respected therin expected ways, apist and Tovah is a they find themselves pharmacist at Merambassadors for their cy Medical Center. children, explaining They dedicated the to the world why their bikur cholim suite children have specific at Mercy so family needs, or behaviors. members stuck at the The founders of hospital can always the Friendship Cirhave access to kosher Marathon runners cle intuitively unfood and sefarim.

Tovah and Chaim Brill derstood that along Though these with all the legal empty nesters run accommodations, on a regular basis, special education running a 5K is a programs and therbit of a stretch. But apists, what these just as the circle of children really need friendship and kindare friends—people ness goes round, to “hang with,” play they are choosing to dates to look forward run around the city to, teens to engage of San Francisco to them in a non-clinical benefit this unique way and never judge organization which them. The circle goes benefits so many. around to also benefit the teens, who, unlike Help the Team others their age who Brill reach their goal. may care more about Visit http://sf.teamsales at the mall, apps friendship.org/Team/ on their smartphones, Vi e w / 3 4 9 5 / b r i l l . and movies at the theater, learn how the Your donation will help our local greatest joy comes from sharing mem- Friendship Circle chapter, and you will ories with friends, and giving back to have a chance to be a part of improvthe community. ing the lives of those with special needs With this in mind, hundreds are and those who love them. flocking to San Francisco to raise monThe Friendship Circle is run by the ey for Friendship Circle on the July 27 Jean Fischman Chabad Center of the marathon. Representing the Five Towns Five Towns. For more information, go chapter is Chaim and Tovah Brill of to www.fc5towns.com.

on behalf of the community.

The guest speaker, Rebbetzin Sori Teitelbaum of the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, addressed the guests on the topic, “Till Death Do Us Part: What is our part?” Her articulate speech was enlightening and appreciated by all the guests at the Tea. Lisa Reich, a resident of Lawrence, and daughter-in-law of past EMUNAH National President, Dr. Rosalie Reich, spoke passionately

about EMUNAH and its life-changing work for children and families throughout Israel, a cause so close to her heart and part of her family for generations.

The success of the event is due to the hard work of the board members: Cindy Parnes, Leslie Wanderer, Ava Cushner, Bini Dachs and Tamar Sicklick, and a long list of committee members, with the help of Linda Koegel and National President Fran Hirmes.

Founding Meeting of the Jewish Media Coalition

Leaders of the newly formed Jewish Media Coalition (JMC) gathered recently at its founding meeting. The coalition was formed as a united effort to further develop and expand the horizons of orthodox Jewish media throughout the United States, and to confront industry challenges as one united coalition.

Founding media members of the Jewish Media Coalition include:

Binah, BP Weekly, Der Blatt, Der Yid, Five Towns Jewish Home, Five Towns Jewish Times, Flatbush Jewish Journal, Hamodia, Jewish Press, KJ Bulletin, KJ Weekly, Lakewood Shopper, Mishpacha, News Report, Torah Times, Voice of Lakewood, Weekly Link, and Zman.

Delegates of some of the group’s founding members are seen in the photo.

SKA’s End of the Year Extravaganza The last day of classes at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls was a blast! The expansive grounds of the school on Thursday, May 29, resembled a state fair; there were rides, blow-ups, rock climbing walls, tie dying, sand bottles, and of course, refreshments! Staff members brought their children to share in the fun and everyone had a terrific time before the advent of finals and regents.

Special thanks to Rabbi Yosef Zakutinsky, Director of Student Activities, and Mrs. Yafa Storch, Ms. Nomi Bensoussan and Ms. Jorge Bienenfeld for organizing the day and to the SKA Parent Council and Mrs. Simi Nachman

and Mrs. Elaine Steinmetz, co-presidents, for sponsoring this wonderful event.

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Riddle!

Kidding!

What happened as a result of the Stamp Act? The Americans licked the British!

Hoops, Tiny, and Ron are the guard, center, and forward of their three-man basketball team, although not necessarily in that order. In the championship game, the guard, an only child, scored the fewest points. Ron, who is married to Hoops’ sister, scored more than the center.

What position does each player play?

What’s red, white, black and blue? Uncle Sam falling down the stairs.

What kind of tea did the American colonists want? Liberty.

What does the Statue of Liberty stand for? It can’t sit down.

What’s the difference between a duck and George Washington?

One has a bill on his face, and the other has his face on a bill What would you get if you crossed George Washington with cattle feed? The Fodder of Our Country!

Answer on next page

What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved.

How It All Began X-word Puzzle

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1. First ten constitutional amendments.

2. Colonists who rebelled against the British (and a good NFL team).

3. Principal author of Declaration of Independence.

5. Sponsor of our yearly fireworks show.

6. He signed and he signed big.

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12. “We hold these truths to be __________________.”

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4th of July Trivia 1. In what year did the United States declare its independence from Britain? a. 1796 b. 1492 c. 1776 d. 1837 2. Why do we celebrate July 4th? a. America won the Revolutionary War on that day b. The Constitution of the United States was signed on that day c. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on that day d. George Washington became president on that day 3. What is the chronological order of the following four presidents? a. James Madison b. John Adams c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson

Answers 1. c: 1776 2. c: Actually on July 2, the Resolution of Independence was approved in a closed session of Congress. John Adams, in his writings, even noted that July 2 would be remembered in the annals of American history and would be marked with fireworks and celebrations.

The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4 but wasn’t actually signed until August 2. (To all you lawyers out there, you are not the only ones who pre-date documents!)

3. c, b, d, a 4. b and d: Both John Adams (2nd president of the United States) and Thomas Jefferson (3rd president of the United States) signed the Declaration of Independence. George Washington did not sign the Declaration of Independence because he was in New York preparing for battle with the British Army.

4. Which one (or more) of the following presidents signed the Declaration of Independence? a. James Madison b. John Adams c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson 5. Which two of the following presidents were bitter political rivals? a. Thomas Jefferson b. Abraham Lincoln c. John Adams d. Barack Obama 6. Which one (or more) of the following presidents died on July 4? a. James Madison b. John Adams c. James Monroe d. George Washington e. e. Thomas Jefferson 7. In which other country is there a July 4th? a. France b. Britain c. Australia d. Canada

5. a and c: Although they had worked together in the cause for independence, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became truly bitter enemies when political parties began to form around each of them. When Washington left the presidency, the battle for a successor was bitterly fought between Vice President Adams and Secretary Jefferson. Adams defeated Jefferson by a 3 vote margin (71-68 electoral votes), becoming our second president. That bitter campaign was renewed in 1800 when Jefferson defeated Adams to become our third president. John Adams often proclaimed, “I will outlive Jefferson.” However, after they ended their political careers, they reconciled their differences and became close friends.

6. b, c, e: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day—July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the birth of our nation! Thomas Jefferson died several hours before him on

the same day, July 4, 1826, hence fulfilling John Adams’ promise that he will outlive Jefferson.

The third president to die on Independence Day was James Monroe (5th president of USA), who died on July 4, 1831.

7. Want to think about that question for a little longer?

Your Score: 6-7 Correct: You could become president one day!

3-5 Correct: American exceptionalism has a place for mediocrity as well.

0-2 Correct: Sure, you can become a citizen.

Why not?!

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Answer to riddle: Tiny is the guard, Ron is the forward, and Hoops is the center.

Ron can’t be the guard because he did not score the least. Likewise, Hoops is not the guard because he is not an only child; thus the guard must be Tiny. Likewise, Ron scored more that the center, which must make him the forward while Hoops fills out the center spot.

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The Observant Jew Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

Good for Nothing

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fter the publication of my book, I gave a copy to R’ Paysach Krohn, who was kind enough to discuss it with me during the planning stages.

In return, he gave me a CD of one of his talks. It wasn’t necessary, but out of appreciation for his gift, I listened to it right away.

In it, he shared a fascinating thought that resonated with me. He quoted Rebbetzin Kanievsky, zichrona l’vracha, who said this in the name of her fatherin-law, the Steipler Gaon zt”l. The idea is that a person has a certain amount of suffering, aggravation, and grief in this life. When he shares someone else’s burden, feeling pained for what his friend is going through, that qualifies as his own suffering. This means that being empathetic can greatly improve our own lives and save us from troubles and travails.

I was amazed by how kind and benevolent the Al-mighty is, but when I shared this with some friends, one person responded in what I felt was a very negative way. His response was that it was “stupid.” Now that we know this, instead of feeling bad when someone else suffers, we’ll rejoice because we’re saving ourselves from pain. We’re defeating the purpose, according to his logic, and making the recipient even more beleaguered than before because nobody will truly “care.”

He made the case that we should be empathetic simply because it’s the right thing to do, essentially stating that if we are rewarded by having our own suffer

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ing reduced we lose the mitzvah. I tried to counter that of course we are discussing someone truly sharing the other person’s burden, and that the benefit is solely in the background. As I thought more about it, though, I wasn’t sure it had to be that way at all.

There’s a story about a boy who

b’shvil she’tis’asher, tithe, so that you shall become rich.” Not only that, we are encouraged to test Hashem’s promise of material blessing by caring for others. Shouldn’t we instead be more altruistic like my friend suggested? Apparently not.

You see, the point of being altruis-

HOW DO YOU LEARN TO BE CHARITABLE IF YOU DON’T GIVE CHARITY?

went to church. He saw the priest there and asked his father who paid him. His father responded that nobody paid him.

He lived at the church and helped people simply because he wanted to help.

The little boy responded, “So you mean the priest is good for nothing?”

While a gadol ha’dor, the leader of a generation like Moshe or Shmuel, had to lead without being paid, the rest of us do not have to live on that level. In fact, we are not encouraged to live on that level. Yes, we do want to do mitzvos and learn Torah l’shma, simply for the sake of the mitzvah, but when it comes to other people, we prefer that the kindness be done with ulterior motives than not be done at all.

R’ Yochanan famously explained to his nephew the posuk “Aser ta’aser, you shall surely tithe,” to mean, “Aser

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tic and caring about another is so that we emulate Hashem Who is completely a giver. However, if we don’t care for others until we are completely selfless, it will never happen. How do you learn to be charitable if you don’t give charity? The way to get ourselves in the habit is to do it, and we give ourselves the incentive to do so by recognizing how it benefits us.

Tzedaka saves one from death, doing business with a talmid chacham is a segulah for getting a good shidduch, spending money on nice food for Shabbos and Yom Tov has that money returned to you, and empathizing with another saves you suffering because Hashem wants us to do those things.

There’s an old parable about a town whose water was muddy and after tasting a cup of tea they offered him, the local noble spit it out and told them they must filter and boil the water before they use it. When there was a fire, the town burned down because they were first cleaning the water. He cried, “I meant you should clean it before you make a cup of tea, but when there’s a fire, you use whatever you have on hand!”

So, too, when people are in trouble and need us to lend a hand or simply an ear, if knowing we get some benefit will make us quicker to do it, then by all means, it’s worth it. Hashem has no problem rewarding us to do good, and much of our beliefs are based on

that. If we were to hold off on taking action until we were purely motivated, we would find ourselves helping much less, rationalizing that we can’t help because it will detract from our own needs in some way.

That’s why Hashem gives us so many chances to do good and enjoy benefits at the same time. The intent is that we help others, not merely sanitize ourselves until we can help them without a thought to our own desires. Even were we to reach that point, it would likely be only short lived because our natural instincts would kick in and one can only keep that behavior up for so long.

In essence then, despite what my friend suggested, if we don’t act right away when others need help, we’re simply good for nothing.

Now in bookstores, The Observant Jew, a compilation of some of Rabbi

Gewirtz’s best articles, is receiving critical acclaim. With short, inspirational, and funny selections, this book is the perfect summertime companion. Look for it in your favorite Jewish Book Store or visit Feldheim.com.

Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker 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.

Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail info@ JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Subscribe in the subject. © 2014 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.

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oshe is finally done in by the requests of the Jewish people in the desert – this time again for their water supply. In his exasperation about their constant litany of complaints and grumblings, he transgresses over G-d’s commandment to speak to the rock and instead he strikes the rock with his staff. His punishment for this act is swift and dramatic. He will not step into the Land of Israel but will only be able to glimpse it from afar.

There are many questions and difficulties raised regarding the narrative of this incident in the Torah. Firstly, complaints about the lack of water are certainly legitimate complaints. Human beings cannot survive without water and now that the miraculous well of Miriam disappeared with her passing, the pressing need for a replacement water supply was obvious.

So, why does Moshe become so angry with them and describe them as a rebellious mob? And another perhaps

greater and more difficult question is why this sin is the one that seals Moshe’s fate? Does the punishment really seem to be commensurate with the crime? All

this week’s parsha as the concluding part of a continuing and cumulative pattern of behavior, both on the part of the people of Israel in the desert and of

MIRACULOUS WATER BINDS THEM TO A COMMITMENT TO G-D AND HIS TORAH.

of the commentators to Torah over the ages have dealt with these two questions and have advanced a wide variety of insights and explanations regarding the issues raised. It is apparent that the Torah somehow wished these issues to be further explored and studied and therefore it left its own description of the matter somewhat vague and mysterious – hiding in the narrative more than it was willing to reveal.

Maimonides and other scholars throughout the ages see the events of

Moshe as well. Moshe realizes, as do the people, that they require water to sustain them. But this request and the manner that it is presented to Moshe is part of their long- running, nagging behavior pattern in the desert.

For the Jewish people, there is still a vestige of resentment against G-d for redeeming them from Egypt. There they had water in abundance, and it was natural, not miraculous water. Miraculous water binds them to a commitment to G-d and His Torah – a commitment

that a portion of the people is always attempting to wriggle out from.

With their seemingly reasonable request for water, Moshe senses all of this background music. They really want to opt out of the entire mission of Sinai, which results in Moshe’s extreme display of displeasure. And Moshe’s anger again undoes him. There is an entire literature of rabbinic study about the moments and causes of Moshe’s anger that appear throughout the Torah.

For Moshe, the greatest of all human beings, it is agreed that this is his one failing. And, therefore, Moshe unwittingly becomes the model and example of the dangers involved in falling into the pit of emotional anger. The incidents of his anger – past and present – were now cumulatively judged

by Heaven and the punishment is not for this one incident alone. Anger is a character trait to be avoided at almost all cost.

Shabbat shalom.

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20 Years since the Rebbeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Passing

TJH Speaks with Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Chabad Shliach of the Five Towns

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At a farbrengen with the Rebbe in 1968

NH: It’s been 20 years since the Rebbe’s passing. Can you believe that it’s been that long?

RZW: I feel it every day.

What do you mean?

You see, as Chabad chassidim, the Rebbe is everything. It’s not that we have our own life and then there’s also a Rebbe that we go to his tish, let’s say. To us, the Rebbe is everything. My oldest son—who is named after the Rebbe—and his friends not only know all of the Rebbe’s Torah, but they also know every detail about the Rebbe’s life; it is dear to them. You would think they were there in the 1950s.

Do you think they know the Rebbe the same way you knew the Rebbe?

They crave to know. When they meet anybody my age, they are like, “Tell us what it was like.”

What do you think of the three new biographies that just came out?

Each one covers another angle and they are very good.

I like Rabbi Steinsaltz’s biography because he looks at it from the Torah prospective. I also like Chaim Miller’s biography because he took the Gutnick Chumash—he made it—and he made the Rebbe’s Torah available to others.

But, you learn the most about the Rebbe through his Torah.

From what I understand, when reading Rav Nachman of Breslov’s Torah, one really gets a very intimate picture of what Rav Nachman’s life and personality was like. Is the Rebbe’s Torah like that?

I haven’t learned Rav Nachman’s Torah enough to have an opinion. But I could tell you a little bit about the Rebbe’s Torah.

The Rebbe took Torah very seriously, every detail of it. Therefore, every neshama was taken seriously because that’s what the Torah says. From a human prospective, the Rebbe created a world of Torah through shlichus. There’s a misconception—that you come to a Chabad House on some island and the guy is there to serve you coffee and some chicken soup. They don’t realize that 99.9% of the shluchim could have been the greatest roshei yeshivos and in every spare moment they are learning Torah. But the Rebbe influenced us in a way that there was no other way but to go out and help another Yid. The illustration the Rebbe used was, “When my child is drowning, everything stops to save that child.” And to the Rebbe, every Yid was that child.

Was there an aspect of the Torah that the Rebbe was very focused on?

The Rebbe in Torah was all encompassing. There wasn’t an aspect that the Rebbe didn’t know or didn’t take it seriously.

The terminology “limud haTorah” was the most used terminology by the Rebbe, because that was the Rebbe’s life. The Rebbe talked about conquering the Jewish world “through Torah.” And that’s the only way—if you want to conquer a neshama, you do it through Torah. No matter what it is, the alef beis, daf yomi, or the deepest aspects of Torah.

A shliach once took a flight with a politician to the Rebbe. When they got there, the Rebbe turned to the shliach and asked him what Torah he taught the politician on the plane.

There were years when the Rebbe said, “If you want to come to me for a private audience as a chassid, if I don’t have your daily shiurim schedule as part of that note, don’t bother coming in.”

Meeting with a young Benjamin Netanyahu

What was the Rebbe’s relationship with shluchim like?

There was a unique love that the Rebbe gave to the shluchim because they could have been living in their own comfort zone and they gave it away for a greater cause.

In 1992, the Rebbe suffered his first stroke on the 27th of Adar Rishon.

(Interestingly, his second stroke in 1994 was also on the 27th of Adar.) That whole winter, the Rebbe cleared out his office, constantly clearing out seforim from his study to the library. The day that he had the stroke there was one thing on his desk: the four volume album of pictures of shluchim and their families around the world.

When the Rebbe’s wife passed away, the Rebbe turned to his secretary and said, “Tell the children, I mean the shluchim.”

The Rebbe influenced us in a way that there was no other way but to go out and help another Yid. It must be so hard not to have the Rebbe here.

At times you wish that b’gashmius the Rebbe was here. I can’t imagine all the shluchim today by a farbrengen with the Rebbe. The shluchim going out today never saw or heard the Rebbe but they hear his calling every day.

We crave the Rebbe; the void is tremendous. Before my bar mitzvah, I went into the Rebbe’s study and there was an awe. The Rebbe’s eyes penetrated you. Then I got a letter from the Rebbe for my bar mitzvah, which I keep in my safety deposit box. Then you had an aliyah by the Rebbe. I remember like today how I stood near the Rebbe when I got sheini and he got shlishi. I will cherish that memory for the rest of my life.

Do the videos help?

Absolutely. There is a group called JEM (Jewish Education Media); their whole purpose is to document anything that ever took place by the Rebbe.

There’s another group whose whole mission is to gather anything that was ever said by the Rebbe.

Did the Rebbe know where this was going; did he realize how big this was going to get?

Yes. The Rebbe saw right through situations. The clarity was unbelievable.

A few years ago, by the shluchim convention, a senior shliach saw the massive picture of the shluchim gathered in front of 770 and started crying. He recalled how in the late 1950s there were five bochurim who went out to shuls to say over Torah on Simchas Torah. Before they left, the Rebbe addressed them and declared, “We have to conquer the world!” The shliach paused and then said: “It’s not a legacy, it’s a vision.”

It is mindboggling on every level that today before a person sends his kid to college they ask, “Where’s Chabad?” When someone goes on vacation they ask, “Where’s Chabad?” To some, it’s about ahavas Yisroel. But for others, Chabad doesn’t allow people to sin. It’s a very simple thing— a person is away from home and they need a place to call home. I know a shliach who told me that he had an individual who he recognized came for the wrong reasons. The

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shliach took the guy in his car, drove him to the airport, and said, “Go back home to your wife and kids.”

The Rebbe believed the world will be conquered. The Rebbe taught us that if there is a city with 1,000 Jews and we only touched 999, we have not accomplished our mission. The Rebbe lived it and breathed it.

The Rebbe was very educated. Did he value secular education?

There is a world of successful shluchim; do you know that the vast majority—including myself—never spent a minute on a formal secular education? The Rebbe requested on Simchas Torah in 1955 that the outreach schools should continue having secular studies but for the Chabad yeshivas, there is no secular education.

Not even science and math?

You can’t learn math and run a Chabad House—the numbers never match!

The day that he had the stroke there was one thing on his desk: the four volume album of pictures of shluchim and their families around the world.

That is interesting because the Rebbe himself attended university, didn’t he?

The Rebbe went to University of Berlin. But, Rabbi Soloveitchik was there and he recalled that “the Rebbe was there but he wasn’t there.” The Rebbe was there physically but he wasn’t there.

He appreciated Torah intellectualism. He loved to connect science to Torah. There was a science professor who had tremendous correspondence with the Rebbe about science and Torah.

The Rebbe was also a tremendous mathematician. The day before the Rebbe had his stroke, a professor who was in the line for dollars showed the Rebbe a replica of the beis hamikdash. The Rebbe looked at it and instantly pointed out to the professor that the mizbeiach in his model was three millimeters off.

In Israel, in the 1950s, they had ships that transported people to Israel that would travel on Shabbos. They claimed that the engine could be idle for 25 hours without doing anything, so there was no chillul Shabbos. The Rebbe fought against it and said, “You could convince that to someone who is not an engineer by trade. But I’m an engineer. I studied it.” The Rebbe went on to describe in great detail how a ship engine works.

What was the concept of the Rebbe giving out dollars?

One of the things the Rebbe encouraged tremendously was the idea of giving tzedaka. You could say based on the Rambam that the idea of tzedaka brings the geula closer—everything about the Rebbe was the geula. When a reporter asked him what his message to the world is, he said, “We should add in goodness and kindness to bring redemption.” The whole concept that we are still in golus didn’t sit well with the Rebbe.

What was the Rebbe’s view of the role of women in Chabad?

The Rebbe was revolutionary in expressing the importance of the role of

women. The Rebbe had conventions twice a year specifically for women, and he would address them in 770. The Rebbe understood that in the world of shlichus, the women play a larger role than the men do. They cook, they teach, they take care of the children, they develop programs, etc.

Did the Rebbe ever give mussar?

There wasn’t a concept of mussar; the Rebbe was a father. Someone once asked the Rebbe why the chassidim have pictures of him on every wall. The Rebbe said, “I love them very much, and it seems they love me, too. Just like you have multiple family pictures on the wall, it seems like that’s the way the chassidim want to have it.” There was a love between the Rebbe and us.

What is the whole idea of putting notes in the Rebbe’s seforim to get answers to questions?

I don’t know. People do it. I never heard it from the Rebbe. But people say it works. I’ll tell you a story: A kid once walked into my office and said, “Rabbi, translate these pages.” I started translating it for him. In the middle, he said, “Stop, I got my answer.”

He said, “You just read a letter that the Rebbe wrote to someone who was not in a Chabad yeshiva and the Rebbe wrote that he should switch to a Chabad yeshiva, especially since his father went to that yeshiva.”

The boy continued, “The issue that I came here to resolve is that I am contemplating whether to continue in my non-Chabad yeshiva or to go to a Chabad yeshiva. The Chabad yeshiva I want to go to is in Los Angeles, where my father went as a bochur.”

He said, “I got my answer.” And the Rebbe writes in that letter to inspire others to do the same—to go to Chabad yeshivos. So I never heard of the concept from the Rebbe, but it seems to work.

Since the Rebbe’s passing—I know that there is no replacement—but is there one person who is seen as the unified leader?

Someone once asked the author of the book, The Rebbe’s Army, whether there will ever be another leader. The author, who is secular I believe, said, “One thing I can say with certainty—as long as there is one person who is alive who saw the Rebbe, there will never be another Rebbe.” It’s like, when someone loses a parent, can you replace that parent?

Someone once came to Rav Landau in Bnei Brak and asked him, “Is the Rebbe alive?” Naturally, the Rebbe passed away. But, Rav Landau asked the man, “If your living gadol told you to pick up and move to China for life would you do it?” The man responded, “Definitely not.” Rav Landau then said to him, “There’s a family from Bnei Brak today who lives in China for life. And they volunteered to do it knowing that this is their Rebbe’s will.” Rav Landau turned to the man and said, “So whose gadol is more alive? Whose Rebbe has more influence on the people?”

Is there one thing in Yiddishkeit that the Rebbe focused on more than anything else? For example, in Slabodka it was mussar, in Brisk, it was meticulousness in mitzvos, and in Breslov, it was simcha?

By the Rebbe it was everything. But the overall goal was to do anything and everything to bring the geula closer. Everything was how do we hasten the coming of Moshiach.

To the Rebbe, a Yid was tangible, a neshama was tangible, Moshiach was tangible.

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The Rebbe with his father-in-law, then-Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, in Austria in 1935

Did the Rebbe ever say why he never went to Eretz Yisroel?

There were a few times that people asked him. First of all, he said there’s a halachic question if you are allowed to return, once you go to Eretz Yisroel.

Then the Rebbe said that when a ship is sinking the captain is the last one to get off. And once the Rebbe told someone, “My shver [father-in-law] is buried here, how can I abandon him?” That person later said, “That’s a true chassid.

He won’t leave his Rebbe even for a day!”

But the Rebbe loved Eretz Yisroel and cried for Eretz Yisroel. He cried when land was given away. I remember at farbrengens the Rebbe cried about how many karbanos there will be for what they call “peace.” But the Rebbe’s dream was to go with Moshiach. That was his dream and he never let us go for a moment without making it a tangible reality that Moshiach is real. And, if I can say, the Rebbe reintroduced the concept of Moshiach to the world. Until then it was not even a topic of discussion. If at all, until then, people would say it’s a Christian concept.

Why did the Rebbe reintroduce it? Because it is part of Torah. It is the ultimate part of Torah, which is all “lehavi l’mos haMoshiach [to bring to the days of Moshiach].”

There are many stories of miracles involving the Rebbe. Have you ever experienced any such events?

When we first got here we had a storefront on Willow Avenue. I was sitting near the window—I was the showcase. A girl walks in, and she is crying and crying. When she calms down, she says that she has been dating a Jordanian diplomat’s son for almost 5 years. Her parents live in North Woodmere and are devout members of Temple Hillel, and they don’t want to let her marry him.

She says, “I know Chabad is liberal, and I want you to talk to my parents.” I agreed to talk to her parents.

When she left my office, I called her mother, and said, “Look, your daughter is prepared for me to help her—I’m going to help her break up.” We tried a bunch of things, but the girl was still adamant that she wanted to marry the guy. Finally, I took her to the ohel to daven. As we are driving, she told me that when she told her parents that she is going to the Rebbe’s ohel, they informed her for the first time that her two older siblings are adopted and that she is their first biological child. They told her that after not having kids for ten years, they went to the Rebbe for a bracha and she was born nine months later. I knew right then that the Rebbe’s “bracha” will not marry a goy.

But nothing changed and one day she said she is going to Texas to be with her boyfriend and they were going to travel to Jordan to get married. I said to her, “The Rebbe’s ‘bracha’ will not marry a goy.”

The next night at 2:00am, I got a call from the girl’s mother and she said to me, “Rabbi, I have bittersweet news—my daughter is stuck on the side of the highway in Texas. How can we get Chabad to pick her up?” I said, “What happened?” She said, “She got into an argument with her boyfriend about how she was driving, and he had her pull over to the side of the road; he dragged her out of the car and drove off!”

It’s pashut— the Rebbe’s “bracha” wouldn’t marry a goy.

I recall another story. When we first came here, there was a girl, Daniella, who had just been diagnosed with cancer. Her father came to me and asked what they could do. So I took her to the ohel to daven. I told her that in order for a bracha to work, she should take on a mitzvah. So I suggested that she light Shabbos candles. She started lighting Shabbos candles. When she went back

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for X-rays, they found nothing. The cancer was gone.

Later on, this girl moved in with a goy. The first Friday night she lit Shabbos candles and the guy said, “I don’t want this” and threw her out. This happened with three goyim—it came Friday night, she lit Shabbos candles and they threw her out!

Is the reverence for the Rebbe universal in Chabad?

Yes. For example, in 1991, I went to Russia for Chanukah. There was an old, Russian Jew. I noticed from a few of the things that he did that he must have come from chassidim. So we started talking and he opened up about his life as a child in Lubavitch. When I was about to leave, I said to him, “Reb Yosef, I am going back to the Rebbe, and I am going to send him a report, why don’t you write a letter to the Rebbe?” He got very serious and started crying and said, “Look, chassidim never write a letter to their Rebbe without preparing their souls first and for that you need time and energy. I am too old for it.”

But he said, “Do me a favor, mention my name to the Rebbe.”

I heard an amazing story from Irving Stone, who I met. He told me that in the early 1960s the shliach from Ohio brought him to New York to meet the Rebbe. He was a world renowned entrepreneur at that time. He told me that he went into the Rebbe and had an hour and a half audience with the Rebbe and he said to the Rebbe something that every fundraiser would want to hear: “Rebbe,

I knew that the Rebbe’s “bracha” wouldn’t marry a goy.

I am all yours, what can I do for you?” He expected “a million dollar answer.”

For him, a million dollars was easy.

The Rebbe said, “You’ll give me anything?” and Irving Stone said, “Yes.” The Rebbe then said, “I would appreciate if you put on tefillin every day and if you wear tzitzis.” The Rebbe gave him tzitzis as a gift. After telling me this story, Irving Stone turned to me and said, “Our Rebbe was a smart man—the check I would have forgotten about, but 30 years later, I am still wearing tzitzis.”

The work ethic that shluchim have, does that come from the Rebbe?

The Rebbe taught us to put our heart and soul into what we do. I know a businessman who said that he loves hiring children of shluchim because they put their heart and soul into what they do. If you look at it from a gashmius perspective, the Rebbe was one of the greatest employers in the world. Look at this Chabad House. I’m a little guy and there are 51 people who work here!

And most of them are not even Chabad, they are just Jews who have a job.

Many Chabad Houses have schools, which employ teachers, staff, etc. The Rebbe created a massive network.

Think about it like this: many shluchim have ten kids, they don’t have college educations, yet all of their kids end up having jobs—as shluchim! The Rebbe’s employees operate in 70 countries. Who else has that? Coca Cola doesn’t even have that.

The Rebbe taught us that the world is an orchard that can grow fruit. He taught us that as a living example. We feel that message every day and are TJH driven by it. 

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Rabbi's Musings [& Amusings] Rabbi Dani Staum

Shopping for Patience

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s we all know, our children are our greatest gifts and every child is priceless. What wouldn’t we do or give for our children! But, we also all know that like anything of value, our children require nurturance, time, and, above-all, tremendous patience.

Parents are always seeking worthy techniques to help guide their super-

not cooperating or is misbehaving, the parent says to the child that the child’s misbehavior is causing them to have a “brain drain.” This causes the parent to become “tired” and unavailable to participate in the child’s leisurely activities until the child figures out a way to restore the parent’s energy by behaving nicely and perhaps doing extra chores to compensate. A brain drain may impede the parent from taking I DARESAY THAT MY WIFE HAS MORE the child somewhere the child wants to go PATIENCE WITH OUR CHILDREN or from enjoying a THAN I DO FOR SHOPPING. privilege around the house.

In our home, my wife has recently been telling our chillative efforts to educate and discipline dren that she has “a bottle of patience.” their children: what do we do when our If the bottle of patience is used up she children don’t listen to us, and how can won’t have extra patience for the things we foster compliance? they want her to do, until they somehow The Love-and-Logic program profigure out a way to help her bottle bemotes the use of a technique called come refilled. “brain drain.” If a child (children) is

When I heard about the bottle of patience, I liked the idea, and asked her where she got it from.

“From you,” she replied.

“Me?” “Yes, you. Whenever we go shopping you tell me that you only have a certain amount of patience for shopping, after which you become restless (to say the least!). So I just applied your shopping creed to our home management.”

I daresay that my wife has more patience with our children than I do for shopping (thankfully).

Although we must have endless patience with our children, our children must know that their actions have consequences and when their behavior is subpar there is a price tag attached to their actions. After all, that’s the way life is in the grown up world as well.

I am not sure if there are other connections between childrearing and shopping (definitely not the way I shop)

but one thing is for sure, our children are never for sale.

Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the Rabbi of Kehillat New Hempstead, and Guidance Counselor/Rebbe at Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch & Ashar in Monsey, NY. He is the author of Stam Torah and can be reached at stamtorah@gmail.com. His website is www. stamtorah.info.

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Living a Life of Design

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t is well-known that chukim, such as para aduma, are mitzvos for which no comprehensible rationale is known. We are instructed to fulfill them despite the absence of such knowledge and the potential mockery that we will be subjected to at the hands of the gentile nations, simply because Hashem has instructed us to do so. (See Rashi to Bamidbar 19:2, quoting Yoma 67b) Such selflessness is as old as klal Yisrael itself. Shortly after initiating his advocacy on behalf of the people of S’dom, Avraham Avinu humbly inserted that he was but “dust and ashes” (Bereishis 18:27), and thereby not truly deserving of any favorable response.

The Midrash (Bamidbar Rabbah 9:15) tells us that as a reward for his having expressed himself so humbly, Avraham was rewarded that his children would be able to achieve purity through the mitzvah of para adumah, a chok that is based on the concept of selfless acceptance.

What was it about Avraham’s reaction that justified such a reward? The answer, I believe, can be found the following apparently paradoxical passage pertaining to chukim.

And now, O Israel, hearken to the statutes (chukim) and to the ordinances (mishpatim) which I teach you, to do them... You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it…

Observe therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the peoples, that when they hear all these statutes, shall say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ (Devarim 4:1–2, 6) What is fascinating about these pesukim is the ironic association between the observance of chukim in particular and the idea that such observance will bring other peoples to appreciate “(our) wisdom and (our) understanding.” As noted above, chukim are identified as those mitzvos for which no satisfactory reason or rationale is known. Yet, somehow these same chukim, the mitzvos for which the nations will mock us, will lead the nations to proclaim that we are a “wise and understanding people”!

Judaism is more than a series of laws and values established to regulate human conduct. It is an experience, a way of life, an expression of Hashem’s

essence. By fulfilling its dictates in their totality, we do much more than simply adhere to Hashem’s will. We connect directly to Him. Nothing underscores this idea more than chukim. When we fulfill every as-

weigh loyalty and fidelity against our need for self-actualization.)

This is where a coach can be particularly helpful. The role of a coach is to help others achieve clarity of vision and purpose, with the goal of realizing a

JUDAISM IS MORE THAN A SERIES OF LAWS AND VALUES ESTABLISHED TO REGULATE HUMAN CONDUCT.

pect of the Torah, regardless of our ability to fully understand their rationale and motive, then our actions become indicators that we are motivated simply out of a true desire to fulfill Hashem’s will. When the nations see our complete devotion, they come to esteem us, despite their inability to state what it is about us that is truly deserving of respect.

H o w e v e r, when we are selective in our adherence to Hashem’s will, based on our own ability to comprehend, then we are isolating the actions from their divine source. No longer are we deserving of that special respect given to His emissaries; instead we are subject to external mockery, as individuals who choose to behave irrationally and mindlessly.

To consistently demonstrate deep, unfailing commitment, or to live up to any other value that we hold dear, is easier said than done. Not only do we struggle to dependably meet the high standards that we have set for ourselves, but we can often become confused about how our values may apply in particular situations, such as when two values seem to operate in direct conflict with each other. (One example of a values conflict is our desire to provide for our families while also spend meaningful time with them. Another illustration is when a better paying job than the one that we presently have opens up in a different company. In such cases we must

sense of deep contentment. (This is not to suggest that a coach can or should replace a rav in the area of providing hashkafic views or halachic rulings.

Rather, the coach works with the client to articulate and direct their existing goals and values, helping him to live a life of design rather than default.)

One tool that coaches use is a “values list.” Such lists contain countless ideals and principles, such as care, decisiveness, family-orientedness, financial success, loyalty, openness, service, and thoroughness. The idea is for clients to narrow down the list to a handful of values that they hold most dear and to use these guiding principles when

faced with questions about work-home balance, career decisions and the like.

A good way of starting to identify your core values and drives is to identify when in the past you felt really good and confident that you were making good choices. Find examples from both your career and personal life. What were you doing? Were you with other people? What other factors contributed to your happiness? If you were particularly proud of something, think about why you were proud.

The same holds true for feelings of satisfaction and contentment. Try to label your thoughts as you reflect with particular values (if you were proud to earn a degree or attend a child’s graduation, which values do those speak to?).

Then, aim to prioritize your values list (not an easy task, I might add) in order to identify a short list that can guide you at a time of confusion and decision making.

To create such a list may not seem like an exciting process. Nor is it necessarily easy to achieve. After all, who doesn’t want to say that they value everything that is virtuous? That said, by achieving increased clarity in what really drives us, we can start to live a life of clear design and deep fulfillment.

Rabbi Naphtali Hoff, President of Impactful Coaching and Consulting, served for fifteen years in the field of chinuch as a teacher, administrator and adjunct professor before becoming an executive coach. He can be reached at Info@ImpactfulCoaching.com.

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Notable

Quotes

Compiled by Nate Davis

“Say What?”

Congrats to the U.S. soccer team for beating Ghana in the opening round of the World Cup. Yeah, they did the impossible — getting Americans to watch soccer.

– Jimmy Fallon

I just walked over to Chipotle for lunch. I caused a lot of havoc, as you might expect.

It had been a while since I had the burrito bowl, and it was good.

– President Obama upon returning to the White House after picking up lunch during a Summit on Working Families

President Obama’s approval rating in the U.S. is at its lowest point ever—41 percent. After hearing this, the president said, “When did I become less popular in this country than soccer?

How did that happen?”

– Conan O’Brien

#BRINGBACK OUR HUMVEE. - ISIS jihadists, who captured hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military equipment, making fun of the First Lady’s famous tweet last month

This morning the Pentagon announced that the United States has captured a leader responsible for the Benghazi attacks. Republicans were ecstatic and said, “So, they finally got Hillary?”

– Conan O’Brien

It’s hot outside. It’s 88 with no end in sight. Kind of like Barbara Walters.

– David Letterman President Obama is sending a couple of hundred troops to Iraq. We spent six years trying to figure a way to get out of Iraq. And now we’re back. But this time there is an exit strategy. Barack Obama has an exit strategy. In 2016, he’s gone.

– David Letterman

A bill has been introduced that would reduce the speed limit in New York City to 25 miles per hour, while cab drivers are just being asked to keep all four wheels on the ground.

– Seth Myers

Scientists in North Carolina say they are developing a new peanut that is safe for people with peanut allergies.

All you have to do is never mix up your safe peanut with your identical-looking deadly peanut.

– Jimmy Fallon

I don’t own a single stock or bond. I have no savings accounts.

But I got a great pension and I got a good salary.

- Joe Biden at a White House Summit on Working Families, in an effort to endear himself to the middle class The U.S. vs. Ghana World Cup game drew a record 15.9 million American viewers.

This breaks the old record of Americans watching soccer by 15.8 million viewers.

– Conan O’Brien

In a new interview, Hillary Clinton said the Bible is the most influential book she’s ever read. Some people think she might be pandering to Southern Christian voters.

Then Hillary said, “Oh, come on y’all — little ol’ me?”

– Jimmy Fallon

Over the weekend, Afghanistan held its presidential election run-off.

The way it works is everyone runs off, and whoever’s the slowest has to be president of Afghanistan.

– Seth Myers

Our president doesn’t seem to. Iraq is at risk of falling to a radical Islamic terror group and Mr. Obama is talking climate change. Terrorists take control of more territory and resources than ever before in history, and he goes golfing. He seems blithely unaware, or indifferent, to the fact that a resurgent al Qaeda presents a clear and present danger to the United States of America.

- Dick Cheney, Wall Street Journal Op-ed If we spend our time debating what happened eleven or twelve years ago, we’re going to miss the threat that is growing and that we do face.

- Dick Cheney discussing the Iraq situation on ABC News

A new report shows that Brooklyn is now one of the country’s most popular baby names. Still the least popular baby name: “Staten Island.”

– Seth Myers

A Virginia woman on Tuesday graduated high school at the age of 111. She’s the first person to graduate high school and have her whole life behind her.

– Seth Myers I’ve tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents.

I was curious if I could care about money on some fundamental level, and I couldn’t.

- Chelsea Clinton—who recently purchased a $10 million apartment— in an interview with UK Telegraph

Amazon introduced its own smartphone.

You can tell it’s from Amazon because after you hang up with someone, Amazon suggests other people you might want to call.

– Conan O’Brien The American Medical Association says that cheerleading should be classified as a sport because of the skill and training that goes into it. Then LeBron’s teammates said, “See? We ARE athletes.”

- Jimmy Fallon You know where it’s bad now? Iraq. It was bad and now it’s getting worse. Today President Obama said he might have to send in Dennis Rodman.

– David Letterman

Soccer is one of those things that the rest of the world cares more about than we do — you know, like healthcare, education, gun control.

– David Letterman

The FDA is approving a device that tells you when you had enough to eat—the device is called a belt.

– Conan O’Brien A messaging app that is capable of sending and receiving only the word “Yo” raised $1 million from investors. It’s too bad they couldn’t see the whole message, which was, “Yo, this is a bad investment.”

– Seth Myers

1 Minute Parking - An official parking sign on San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood, California, which was supposed to say 1 hour parking (the sign still remains up) The new White House Press Secretary is Josh Earnest.

What a name for a press secretary. Josh Earnest. His name literally means, “Just kidding, but seriously.”

- Steven Colbert

A new survey found that 27 percent of airline passengers don’t like making small talk with the person sitting next to them. While the other 73 percent of airline passengers can’t take a hint.

– Jimmy Fallon

A new study says Facebook users can be affected by the mood of their friends.

For example, if your friend is depressed on Facebook, you’ll be depressed. And if they’re really happy on Facebook, you’ll be even more depressed.

– Jimmy Fallon

I haven’t prayed for six years. Since the bar mitzvah of my son I haven’t been in a synagogue. When the story of your sons broke, I looked through the entire house searching for my grandfather’s siddur. I sat and prayed.

– Israel’s Finance Minister Yair Lapid, while visiting Gilad Sha’ar’s mother

If you love soccer, you have to wait four years for a World Cup. It’s like making an appointment with a VA doctor.

It’s Icelandic Independence Day. Happy Independence Day, Iceland, or as it will be known in 50 years — Waterland.

- Craig Ferguson

As Bill Clinton went on about his managerial experience, Obama began playing with his Blackberry under the table, making it plain that he wasn’t paying attention to anything Clinton had to say.

– Excerpt about the White House dinner meeting between the Clintons and the Obamas in Edward Klein’s new book, Blood Feud, which focuses on the jealous relationship between the Clintons and the Obamas The Pentagon investigated Bergdahl’s disappearance back in 2010 and concluded that he had walked away from his unit of his own free will. This guy did everything but fill out one of those “change of address” postcards redirecting his mail to the local Taliban post office.

– Ann Coulter

– David Letterman Yesterday, the Iranian president tweeted a picture of himself all alone watching a World Cup game on television. Yeah, then he watched his favorite show — “It’s Always Sunni in Philadelphia.”

– Conan O’Brien

I replied you left a few things at my house last night, how can I get them back to you.

- James Wood, on what he posted to a burglar who burglarized his home and logged onto Facebook from Wood’s computer and forgot to log off (the dumb criminal has since been apprehended)

Now, the way I hear it, the Iraqi army had some trouble with the insurgents and they just dropped their guns, took off their uniforms, and went home — just like the Miami Heat.

- David Letterman

Google introduced a new smartphone alarm that can wake users up on the subway so they don’t miss their stop.

As opposed to the alarm they use now: getting elbowed by the stranger they’re drooling on.

– Jimmy Fallon

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I’m not old yet. I’m still a young lady.

- Lela Burden, 111, who just graduated high school

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Forgotten Heroes

Avi Heiligman

Spying from the Skies

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The History of Aerial Reconnaissance

hen an army goes out to battle it is vital for the commanders to know everything possible about the enemy, terrain and climate.

Sometimes spies produce this information but it could be delayed in getting back to base, negating its usefulness.

Information that comes back right away from front line troops is paramount, therefore, armies are always looking for new ways to scout the enemy. Air recon has been around for a century and half and now the U.S. employs unmanned planes to scout the enemy. The Civil War saw the use of hot air balloons, and during WWI, the airplane was in action for the first time.

eled further south than expected, and he landed in Unionville, South Carolina, where he was promptly arrested for being a Union spy. He was released, and he went to Washington to tell them that he actually saw enemy troop movements. Finally, Lowe was granted an opportunity to demonstrate the balloon to the president and sent a telegraph message from the balloon to the ground which said: To President United States: This point of observation commands an area nearly fifty miles in diameter.

The city with its girdle of encampments presents a superb scene. I have pleasure in sending you this first dispatch ever telegraphed from he first type of military scouts an aerial station and in acknowlfrom the air was from the Ameredging indebtedness to your enican Civil War in the 1860s. The couragement for the opportunity of hot air balloon was invented in 1783 by demonstrating the availability of the two French brothers. American inventor science of aeronautics in the service and founding father Benjamin Franklin of the country. T.S.C. Lowe soon wrote how the balloon can be used This convinced Lincoln and Lowe for military purwas allowed to poses, and ten create the Milyears later, the itary AeronauFrench created tics Corp for the a balloon corps.

Union Army.

It was first used Lowe was for reconnaistasked to head sance purposes the unit and two in the Napolebrothers, James onic Wars, and and Ezra Allen, in 1849, Austria who were balused them for loon pioneers, aerial bombardwere helping ment. That backhim. Civilians Thaddeus Lowe started the country’s fired for the Ausnot in uniform “Balloon Corps” trians when the rounded out the wind blew the explosive-laden balloons team. They were tasked with finding back to their frontlines. as much information as they could on There were many balloon enthusi- the Confederates. On a good day, the asts in America but they were all civil- group could see 30 miles with the help ians. Since the Mexican-American War of a telescope and could give a good (1846-1848), “the Father of American estimate of enemy troop numbers and Aeronautics,” John Wise, had tried un- concentrations back to command. Lowe successfully to get the War Department was given the title of “the most shot at to create an air unit for recon. It would man of the war” as the South tried to do take a mistake and an influential civil- everything in their power to shoot down ian to convince the department of the the balloons. advantages.

However, the Balloon Corps fell out Thaddeus Lowe had tried in vain to of favor with Union generals and by the become the first man to fly across the fall of 1863, they ceased to exist. ConAtlantic and in 1861 attempted to fly federate leaders were surprised that the from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C. to Union didn’t keep the Balloon Corps convince Abraham Lincoln of the ad- because it created problems to conceal vantages of the balloon. In this event, their movements from being observed. his balloon, called the Enterprise, trav- The South did make attempts at using

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he Wright brothers invented the first successful airplane in 1903. Shortly thereafter, armies picked up the idea and began adding an The British started taking pictures of the enemy from planes in WWI air corps to their respective militaries. Biplanes were slow and unsteady in those early that there was no need to develop a new days of flight so putting them in the line plane and used British and French deof fire wasn’t a popular idea. Cameras signs. were handheld as the plane buzzed over The advantages of the scout planes the enemy formations. This was needed were immeasurable. For one, the plane as trench warfare hid the soldiers and could send back coordinates to artillery their positions. Planes, along with the units for direct fire missions. The eneinvention of tanks, broke this stalemate. my could no longer hide in their trenchAmerica entered WWI in es without detection. Some scout planes 1917 when the war was three years old. put a machine gun on the nose to rattle Britain and Germany were the first to the enemy as well as report their activiput an observer in the plane in addition ties to headquarters. to the pilot, and England estimated When World War II broke out in that it took a half a million photos 1939, all major powers had big air during the war. But planes had to fly forces and realized the advantages of straight and low enough to capture a aerial reconnaissance. Radar-equipped good picture. They were sitting ducks planes, some piloted by female pilots, for the infantry and anti-aircraft guns scouted the enemy and no one knew for that came into existence to fight them sure whether their defenses had been off. Additionally, flights behind enemy compromised. During the Cold War, lines lasted hours, and many pilots got long-range high-altitude planes, like the U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird, took to lost. Aerial direction-finding mirrored the skies. With these planes and the invention of satellite photography, the Russian airfields were in plain sight for American intelligence units. UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are now employed by most countries and their use takes out the risk factor for pilots as well as makes these planes smaller to avoid detection. They During the Cold War, planes like the U-2 took to the skies have longer range and can carry weapons, if necessary. naval navigation since the invention of Aerial reconnaissance is now an intethe plane predated radar by some thirty gral part of the American defense strateyears. gy and keeps the enemy aware that they Since both powers realized that the are being watched constantly. other side was using the same tactics, guns were mounted and the concept of aerial dog-fighting came into existence. Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The German fighter ace, Manfred Von Rich- Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments tofen, aka the Red Baron, shot down 80 and suggestions for future columns and can planes—more than half of which were be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com observation and scouts. When the U.S. or visit his blog at www.pastheroes. finally entered the war, they discovered blogspot.com

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story is told of a therapist, we’ll call him Dr. Mayvin, who heard for quite some months from a man, we’ll call him Joe, about how awful his wife was. The therapist was an individual counselor and very good at what he did except that he started to wonder what Joe’s battle-axe wife was really like. He wanted to invite her in, we’ll call her Efrat, so as to let her know how destructive her constant attacks on her husband were.

On the appointed day, Efrat came in and immediately started to cry. “Thank you so much for seeing me, Doctor,” she said. “It’s been so difficult to get through these past few months. In fact, my husband’s behavior has really gotten worse.”

Dr. Mayvin was taken aback. He certainly didn’t expect this! Welcome to the world of there-are-two-sides-toevery story. Welcome to the world of couples counseling.

What Dr. Mavyin did not understand is that even the best and nicest people can bring out the worst in each other if they don’t handle their emotions well.

And under relentless attack, who handles their emotions well?

But now you’re going to tell me that it was Joe who was getting attacked so what excuse does Efrat have? I wish it were so simple. To begin with, we don’t know that Joe was getting attacked and we don’t know that Efrat was either. We only know that they each felt that they were. Why would that be?

1. Sometimes people play victim.

They are not being attacked but they were indeed attacked as children so they expect the same treatment from their spouse. They then interpret innocent things as attacks – and retaliate.

2. Sometimes people are, indeed, attacked and they attack back to a far larger degree than the instigator dished out. That’s called escalation.

3. Sometimes people unintentionally hurt their spouse and the spouse takes it as an intentional hurt because they can’t see any other interpretation.

That’s a failure of dan l’chaf zchus.

There are other possibilities but this gets us started.

Without understanding the interactions between these people, Dr. Mavyin will not understand what is really going on.

Just to show you how a presumed professional can miss the boat, one time a couple came to me in Florida after meeting with their rabbi. They had a

He must also have a toolbox of things people can do to heal and handle one another better.

Wise man that he was, Dr. Mavin realized he was in over his head and he referred Joe and Efrat to a couples specialist, we’ll call her Dr. Friendly. What did she do differently?

“YOU KNOW VERY WELL HOW UPSET I AM ABOUT LOSING MY JOB. HOW COULD YOU RUB IT IN?!”

history of constant conflict. They shared with me that their rabbi told them what nice people they were and they smiled pleasantly. “Then why can’t you just be nice to each other?” he queried. If only they knew. That’s why they went to him for help!

The same problem comes up when you go to your family and friends.

They will surely take sides – either for you or against you, depending on the old scripts that they are still following.

And neither one is at all helpful, even the “for” position. After all, you just might benefit from someone telling you how you could improve your handling of things, right?

Research shows that the best position Dr. Mayvin needs to take is as a good listener who reaches out to both parties with respect and acceptance. He needs to understand the role of trauma (see last week’s TJH) because if there is verbal or emotional abuse in the marriage or there was abuse growing up, then this couple might be experiencing trauma now. Then, of course, he needs to know how to treat it. And most importantly, he needs to know what to say to either or both people when their behavior needs improvement: He must have a strong connection to them beforehand or the message will be lost.

1. First of all, unlike Dr. Mayvin, she did not prejudge who is “at fault.”

She was going to let the story unfold in her office. In fact, she doesn’t think in terms of fault. Rather relationships are a dynamic interaction, sort of like dancing with a partner. Not only wouldn’t she judge but she wouldn’t pathologize either; pinning labels on people doesn’t get at the essence of the problem – or the solution.

2. Second, Dr. Friendly wanted to make this couple feel comfortable and cared for; she reached out to each of them with warmth.

3. Third, when she met with Joe and Efrat, she created a space for both of them to tell their story.

4. Fourth, she took pains to determine if each person was a “good person” – which most people are.

5. Fifth, if it turned out that one or both were being mean in their speech, she would have to tell them – but in a way they could swallow. The rapport she created earlier would serve her well.

This plan only works because Dr. Friendly likes people and doesn’t judge them for acting badly; helping them overcome it is her challenge and she enjoys it.

What might Dr. Friendly’s first visit with Joe and Efrat be like? Let’s take a small slice in the middle of it….

Joe: Yes, she really gets me mad.

You know very well [he turns to Efrat] how upset I am about losing my job.

How could you rub it in?!! [shouting] Efrat [flinching]: [to Dr. Friendly] Do you see?

Dr. Friendly [to Joe]: The goal of therapy is to learn new ways of handling your emotions. Being upset and knowing you are upset requires that you first calm yourself before reacting.

When we are upset, our cerebral cortex, the thinking part of our brain, becomes disconnected. We move into flight, flight or freeze mode. That is not the best place to try to communicate from.

Please take a minute to calm yourself, breathe nicely a few times, collect your thoughts and try it again.

Joe does take a minute to try to calm himself.

Joe: Efrat, you know it upsets me to have it rubbed in that I lost my job. How could you rub it in some more?

Efrat [taking a deep breath herself]: Our economics are something we need to talk about. I wish I were bringing in enough money to pay all the bills, but I am not. How would you like me to bring up the subject? I thought I was being very gentle and respectful each time I tried.

Now, you, dear readers, can see what really happened? Joe got triggered by the words “job,” “money,” “bills,” and so on. Efrat was not trying to harass him or rub salt in his wounds after all.

Good thing they were in a safe space to iron all this out in Dr. Friendly’s office.

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Ten Really Dumb Mistakes that Smart Couples Make Mistake #3: I Could Have Done Better

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“I could have done better.”

Interestingly, they may be right.

It could be that if they had pursued “that person,” they might have married him or her. Hashem doesn’t take away a person’s free will. The question, though, is this: if they had, in fact, married that other person, would they now be happier? To answer this, let’s use a parable.

Imagine you have a wedding coming up. It’s a big deal affair, and you want to look your best. So you go shopping and you find the perfect outfit. It’s affordable, it looks great — it’s even modest. Fantastic. You buy it. There’s only one thing missing: the right pair of shoes. “Not a problem,” you say to yourself. “It’s two weeks till the wed-

fter a while, most people come to the realization that their spouse isn’t perfect. A man may notice that there are women more personable than his wife. A woman might see that there are men who make more money than her husband. Or it might be a particular behavior that becomes the issue.

“Why can’t my wife be as organized as that person?” “Why can’t my husband be as responsible as that man?”

And sometimes a husband or a wife will think back to when they were single. “So-and-so was so neat and organized.” “That person I went out with was so much kinder.” And the doubts start to surface. “Did I choose the right one? “Maybe I just settled?” And at times they may reach the conclusion:

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ding, plenty of time.” And you start looking. This store, that store, but you just can’t find the right pair. You shop and you shop. Nothing. Your try Marshalls, TJ Maxx, DSW. Nordstrom’s, Bloomingdales, Saks. Nothing. You start to get desperate. Finally, the day before the wedding, you stop into Macy’s, and in the clearance section you see the most gorgeous pair of shoes.

“Oh, my goodness, they’re perfect! The leather is exquisite.

The workmanship is outstanding. And the best part — it’s on clearance. 50% off.

Wow!” There’s only one problem — the shoes are two sizes too small. “But look, I can’t just leave them. They’re stunning!” So, you buy them, take them home, and wear them to the wedding. After the wedding (and two hours of dancing), you come home, take them off, and you realize that your feet are killing you! The leather can be great, and the workmanship fantastic, but if the shoe doesn’t fit, it’s going to hurt.

This is analogous to marriage. Before you were born, Hashem chose the perfect counterpart for you – with his strengths balancing against your weaknesses, and your strengths balancing against his. But you don’t know if he’s tall or short, fat or skinny. You don’t know if he’s introverted or extroverted.

He might have a great sense of humor or be just sort of bland. There’s only one thing that you know: that he is the one that Hashem chose as the right fit for you. When you were going out and found someone smarter or taller, kinder or richer, if you had said to yourself, “Why should I settle? I don’t need second best. Look how good this other one is,” you might well have succeeded in marrying that other person. But you would have suffered. Because the best qualities in the world all put together into one person doesn’t mean that he’s a fit for you. And as the shoe has to fit for it to be comfortable, for you to have

a happy marriage, you have to find the one that is the right fit.

A marriage is a complex weave of needs, emotions, and temperaments.

Some personalities mesh; some clash.

To find the right match of two individuals who come from different homes and have vastly different natures and dispositions requires the wisdom of . . . well, the wisdom of our Creator.

And that’s the point. Hashem chose the

right one for you. You fit together like a hand in a glove. And while he may not be the best bochur in Lakewood, he is the best one for you. Could you have done better? Maybe — but better doesn’t mean a better marriage, and better doesn’t mean that you would be happy together.

And this is the Third Really Dumb Mistake that Very Smart Couples Make.

They look around and say, “I could have done better,” and they might be right.

They might have been able to snare the person with more objectively positive qualities. But what they are missing is the realization that Hashem has hand-chosen the ideal match for them.

Part of creating a happy marriage is knowing that Hashem knows better than you do regarding what you need and trusting that He brought you to the right person for you. Now you have to do the work to make your marriage as wonderful as it was meant to be.

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rowing up in Sydney, Australia, we didn’t have too

much choice about which restaurants to eat at. Of course, we had a few falafel joints, Australian cuisine (which is meat pies), and even a traditional fish and chips shop. No pizza shops—can you imagine?! So if you wanted Chinese, you made your own. If you wanted Mexican, you made your own.

I love international cuisine.

Fish Quesadillas Ingredients 1 pkg flour or corn tortilla 1 jar salsa 1 pkg shredded mozzarella cheese 2 lbs. flounder Cumin powder, to taste Garlic powder, to taste Salt Pepper Butter Preparation Season flounder with garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper, and sear on a well-oiled grill pan for a few minutes on each side until cooked through. Fish may break apart, but that is okay. Once it’s cooked, set aside.

On one tortilla, spread salsa to cover the whole surface.

Take a handful of cheese and spread over the salsa. Place fish over the cheese then cover with another plain tortilla, making a sandwich.

On medium heat, melt some butter on a 9-inch sauté pan. Once butter has melted, place tortilla on it and cook for a few minutes on each side until the cheese has melted and the outside is slightly brown.

Slice into wedges like a pizza. Serve with guacamole, sour cream or salsa.

Mexican is my favorite. Fish is always a challenge to get children to eat it. But this recipe makes that job so much easier! It takes the fun of eating Mexican food and makes it a bit healthier.

Note: If you want to use Pam instead of butter, you can do the switch easily.

My Favorite Mexican Guacamole Ingredients 3 avocados – peeled, pitted, and mashed 1 lime, juiced 1 tsp, salt ½ cup diced onion 3 TBS chopped fresh cilantro 2 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper, optional Preparation In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, lime juice, and salt. Mix in onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and garlic. Stir in cayenne pepper. Refrigerate 1 hour for best flavor, or serve immediately.

Naomi Nachman, the owner of The Aussie Gourmet, caters weekly and Shabbat/ Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities, with a specialty in Pesach catering. Naomi is a contributing editor to this paper and also produces and hosts her own weekly radio show on the Nachum Segal Network stream called “A Table for Two with Naomi Nachman.” Naomi gives cooking presentations for organizations and private groups throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In addition, Naomi has been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has been featured in cookbooks, magazines as well as other media covering topics related to cuisine preparation and personal chefs. To obtain additional recipes, join The Aussie Gourmet on Facebook or visit Naomi’s blog. Naomi can be reached through her website,www.theaussiegourmet.com or at (516) 295-9669.

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by Susan Schwamm

If your children are heading to camp, you probably have five duffel bags lining your living room that are overflowing with odd ‘n ends. Here is a helpful list of what they may just need so you can close the zipper on their suitcases and send them off to camp with hugs and kisses. Keep in mind: if they forget something there’s always visiting day and Walmart!  Band-Aids

 Clip on fan

 iPod

 Sleeping bag

 Baseball cap

 List of addresses and phone numbers of relatives

 Slippers

 Bathing cap

 Contact lenses/lens solutions

 Bathing suits, 2

 Cup

 Knapsack

 Sock bag

 Batteries and chargers

 Deodorant

 Jacket

 Socks, 8 pairs

 Blow dryer

 Envelopes and stamps

 Laundry bag

 Books

 Flashlight

 Brush

 Flip flops

 Linen including pillow and blanket

 Sports equipment, camp permitting

 Camera

 Floss

 Mirror

 Sunscreen

 Cellphone/charger (if camp permits)

 Goggles

 Nail clipper

 Sweatshirt

 Hair accessories

 Nosh—lots and lots

 Tefillin

 Chapstick

 Hand sanitizer

 Notepad

 Tissues

 Hand towels, 2

 Outfits for Shabbos

 Insect repellant

 Pants, shorts or skirts, 5-6  Pajamas, 3

 Toiletries—soap, shampoo, conditioner plus bag or container

 Pens

 Toothbrush/toothpaste

 Photos of the family

 Towels, 2

 Q-tips  Quarters

 Sneakers

 Sunglasses

 Tzitzis, 3  Umbrella

 Raincoat

 Underwear, 10 pairs

 Robe

 Undershirts, 10 pairs

 Safety pins

 Water bottles

 Sewing kit

 Yarmulka, 2

 Seforim

 Ziploc bags

 Shaver, shaving cream  Shirts and t-shirts, 7  Siddur

**Remember to label everything!

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idowed clients have asked me from time to time to make their adult children co-owners of cooperative shares or a home. Typically this involves a gift. In deciding if this is a good estate planning method, it is important to weigh the advantages against the disadvantages, uncertainties and expenses involved.

What are the advantages to transferring ownership this way?

One reason to transfer the ownership during life is to have certainty that the adult child has acquired it without having to depend on a court to probate a will or on using a trust to make the transfer.

People whose main asset is their home are inclined to do this.

Are there disadvantages in transferring ownership this way?

There are disadvantages to transferring ownership during lifetime. The first involves the capital gains tax, which now

What are the uncertainties and exis about 23.8 percent of the difference between the basis (the cost with adjust- penses in transferring cooperative ownments) and sale price. There is a step up ership?

In the case of the coin basis for inherited operative, the cooperative property to the fair market value at the THE DISADVANTAGES board has to give permission before the ownerdate of death. Thus, OF TRANSFERRING ship of the cooperative when property is apartment can be transsold, the capital gains COOPERATIVE OR ferred. This involves unis based on the difHOME OWNERSHIP certainty because the coference between that operative board demands stepped up basis and AS AN ESTATE financial information and the sale price. On the PLANNING METHOD interviews the adult child other hand, by making to see if he or she is suitthe heir a co-owner, GENERALLY able to be an owner and the heir gets the parOUTWEIGH THE a resident. Generally, the ent’s cost, called “carcooperative requires that ryover basis.” Where ADVANTAGES. a fee be paid for the transthe value of the cofer and that legal expensoperative or the home has been increasing, this means a bigger es be paid to the cooperative’s attorney.

Usually, the cooperative requires the parcapital gains tax.

A second disadvantage is to delay el- ent’s attorney to prepare a state tax form igibility for Medicaid if this gift is made that must be filed even when the transfer within five years of the Medicaid appli- is made as a gift. In my experience, there can be a lengthy period between the apcation.

plication for approval and the cooperative’s decision.

In my opinion, the disadvantages of transferring cooperative or home ownership as an estate planning method generally outweigh the advantages.

No column is a substitute for competent legal advice. Any additional or different facts could change or affect any legal analysis. Please consult with your legal professional of choice regarding any legal question you may have.

Stephen H. Weiner has practiced law for twenty-nine years. His office is at 750 Third Avenue, Ninth Floor, New York, NY 10017.

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f you’re a golfer, you’ve surely heard of “Long John” Daly, renowned for his distance off the tee.

In 1991, he roared onto the scene by winning the PGA Championship as the ninth alternate. In 1997, he became the first PGA player to average more than 300 yards per drive over a full season. Daly can probably hit the ball farther with a shovel or a rake than we can hit it with Callaway’s newest and highest-tech driver. He hasn’t won a tournament since 2004, but his legion of fans still love him for his bad-boy, “non-country club” appearance and attitude. And who knows how he might “grip it and rip it” when he becomes eligible for the Senior Tour in 2016?

Daly is a man of many appetites. He’s designed golf courses, licensed his own “Loud Mouth” line of clothing, owned a winery, and even recorded an album of his own songs. He’s a legendary boozer with seven trips to rehab under his belt — in fact, he’s even got a drink named after him.

(Take a classic “Arnold Palmer” mix of iced tea and lemonade, add liquor of your choice, and voila, you’ve got a John Daly.) But his greatest vice may be his gambling. And that’s where our friends at the IRS come in.

Daly loves, loves, loves to gamble. He told the gossip site TMZ that it was more about the adrenaline than the money . . . he really just loved the action. He would take out million-dollar markers to hit the blackjack tables, then play seven hands at a time for $15,000 each. In 2006, he lost a playoff to Tiger Woods, drove straight from the tournament in San Francisco to Las Vegas, and dropped $1.65 million in five hours on a $5,000 slot machine. (Hey, we’ve all been there, right? No?) The news wasn’t all bad. Daly kept detailed records so that when it came time to file his taxes, he could deduct his losses from his wins. So how did he do? Well, according to Daly, he won $35 million from 1991 through 2007. That’s pretty good, considering his lifetime tour winnings total just $10,116,306.

There’s just one problem. Over that same period, he lost $90 million.

Ninety million dollars. For those of you who dropped math as soon as you could, that’s a $55 million hole! It took him 10 years to pay off gambling debts, with sponsorship income, hustling appearance money, and “running myself ragged doing corporate outings instead of spending time with my family and working on my game.”

And how did Daly come up with those figures? Combing through his tax records, of course! Gambling losses are deductible, sure — but only up to your amount of gambling winnings.

That means if you go home a winner, Uncle Sam will be happy to take a cut — but if you’ve lost, you’re on your

own. (That’s an even better deal than being the casino!)

Daly still loves the action and adrenaline. But, he says, “Now if I gamble, I play the $25 slots. If I hit something, I might move up to $100.

But I don’t do what I used to do anymore.”

You probably won’t ever need to check your tax returns to count how much you’ve lost at the casino. But your tax return is a great source of information on your overall financial health. And penalties for signing an incorrect tax return are lot greater than signing an incorrect scorecard! That’s why you can’t just file your taxes every year and call it a day. You need a plan to make the most of all your available deductions, credits, and strategies. So call us — we’ll keep your taxes out of the rough, and help you avoid those tax bogeys that cost you thousands!

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Life Coach Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

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ou may not believe this, but they But they had to have been impressay, Perfect is the enemy of good! sive. A bunch of grapes needed a plaWhat do you think? toon, eight men supposedly, to carry Even look back on a recent parsha. them. It sounds like an old “Polish” The spies found joke, “How many figs so gezunte, men do you need that it took a full to carry a grape?” grown man to carThese fruits THE WORLD RARELY ry just one. And a were so big, beauSEEMS PERFECT TO US, bunch of grapes tiful, and pungent. were the size of an Yet the spies felt YET IMPERFECT MAY elephant. It took something wasn’t eight men to carperfect enough.

BE THE REAL PERFECT. Maybe they were ry it. Now that is impressive fruit— too intimidated by definitely Woodthe giants living mere Farms’ standards. Yet, were they next to them. Like they say…it’s always something. satisfying for the spies?

The world rarely seems perfect to No, they didn’t want any threat to attaining these fruits. They were un- us, yet imperfect may be the real perhappy with the lack of perfection, or fect. After all, it’s G-d’s plan.

So why do they say perfect is the else they were committed carnivores— unimpressed with the size of the citrus. enemy of good?

Very often the quest for perfection doesn’t let a person recognize the good they have. For instance, you work hard to perform well on a test. And you do pretty well. Yet, all the right answers don’t make you feel good but the wrong answers make you feel sad.

You date a person who has some wonderful qualities, but you get stuck

on the less important ones.

It’s true we should strive to find and do our best, but G-d said during Creation, “And he saw it was good” and G-d went with it! It seems there is not supposed to be perfect!

Find the good in you, in others, in whatever you can. And leave the perfect up to the non-realists.

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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Arrowhead Mills

Arrowhead Mills

6oz

6oz

Puffed Corn

Levs

Liebers

Assorted

12oz

Sour Sticks

Puffed Rice

2\$3

$

Frescorti

Natural & Kosher

Kedem

Assorted

2lb

Shredded Mozerella

26oz

.79

Tea Biscuits

2/$5

$

11.99

2/$1

Hunts

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Honey Nut Cheerios

Bbq Sauce 18oz

12.25oz

12.2oz

.99

$

2.99

2.99

$

Gefen

Gefen

Tofutti

Mustard

26oz

Salt

Yellow 16oz

1.99

Cream Cheese

2/$3

2/$1

$

1.99

Glicks

Cheerios

Devash

Liebers

Mehadrin

Aleph Beis & ABC Cookies

Greek Yogurts 6oz

12oz

2/$3

$

Gefen

Gefen

Box Drinks

22oz

Apple Juice

1.29

Chocolate Syrup

2/$3

$

Kleenex

Glicks

Tissues 240ct

1.99

Potato Chips Assorted

1.99

$

5/$1

Everyday Low Price

Milk

18oz

2.99

$

8oz

Mandarin Oranges

Shredded Pizza Cheese

$

4pk

$

Limit 3 Per Customer

Haolam

8oz

2\$3 Marinara Sauce

Vanilla Sugar

½ Gal

11oz

Herrs

Potato Chips

.89

3.99

$

2/$5

$

Fruits & Veg. Eggplant

Small

Oranges

$

.79LB

3/ 1

Blueberries

Green Peppers

1.99

$

$

Assorted

4/$1

Meat Dept.

Specials Will Be In Store

.79LB

$

Bakery Beigels

Sponge Cake & Marble Cake 15oz

$

3.99

Sale valid 6/26/14-7/02/14. Cash & Carry only. We reserve the right to limit quanitities on sale items. Not responsible for typographical errors. While supplies last. No rain checks.

ORDERS CAN BE EMAILED, FAXED, OR CALLED IN 1913 Cornaga Ave. • Far Rockaway • T. 718.471.7555 • F. 718.471.9102 • E. Kosherworldorders@yahoo.com

FREE PARKING • FREE DELIVERY • FRIENDLY SERVICE • CURB SIDE SERVICE Store hours: Sun 8-8 • Mon. - Tue. 7-8 • Wed. 7-10 • Thu. 7-12 • Fri. 7-1 1/2 Hours Before Shabbos

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Both programs include:

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Three gourmet meals daily directed by

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165* 179* $ $

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36 Month Lease 10,000 Miles Per Year Damage Waiver Included

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2014 Honda CR-V LX AWD

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