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Contents >>Letter to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 >>Community Readers’ Poll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Community Happenings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Remembering Aaron Shalom Tepfer a”h . . . . . . . . 64 Synagogue Security for the High Holidays . . . . . . 66
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Dear Readers, On Shabbos, our community was saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Aaron Shalom Tepfer a”h. This young boy was filled with a zest and love for life. He was known for his goodness towards others and for his sensitivity to others. Hundreds attended his levaya to learn from his short but inspiring life. The feelings of grief and sadness were mixed with a feeling of inspiration and the yearning to grow. It is our fervent wish that Aaron Shalom’s family have a true nechama; may he be a meilitz yosher for all of klal Yisroel. Fifty years ago, the words “I have a dream” reverberated across the Washington Mall and the echoes of those words are still heard today. When Martin Luther King, Jr. roused the 200,000 people who gathered in Washington in support of the civil rights movement, he would never have known that just a few years later, his dream would come to fruition. Indeed, the organizers of the march were revolutionaries who saw a wrong and sought to correct it. Today, people of all races and ethnicities sit on the same buses, use the same water fountains and bathrooms, and patronize the same stores. What sparked the revolution fifty years – the fact that everyone regardless of color deserves the same rights – is something that we take for granted today. Truthfully, that is what occurs in every revolution throughout history. All it takes is one person or group of people to stand up for something they believe in. It takes courage to protest the norm but ultimately, their fight leads to a new norm for the next generation. This week is a busy week. Schools are just starting and Rosh Hashana is literally around the corner. The excitement of the first day of school, the anticipation of Rosh Hashana and the beginning of fall is foremost on people’s minds. I wish all our readers best of luck preparing for Rosh Hashana; look for our special Rosh Hashana issue in stores next week before yom tov. Have a wonderful week, Shoshana
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Letters to Dear Editor, Last night was the first time I have taken the Rockaway Ferry; but it won’t be the last! It was a fabulous ride! The sunset reflecting on the ocean, the NY skyline lighting up the night as the moon was rising; it was magical. My wife and I felt like we had taken a short cruise. And it only costs $2 per person each way! And parking at the Beach 108 St. terminal is free! We highly recommend the one-hour each way sail. Sadly, the city may take away this great and inexpensive pleasure. And that would be a shame. You see, most of the riders were commuters from the Rockaways. For those who live close to the terminal, it takes about an hour to get to Wall Street; about the same timeframe as the “A” train. The Rockaways suffer from a lack of transportation options to Manhattan, and since Sandy, when the “A” train was interrupted, the city has subsidized the Rockaway Ferry. Now they may end that subsidy and close the ferry for good. I urge all residents of the Rockaways and Five Towns to use the ferry while we still have it, either for the commute or just the wonderful ride, and please, contact the two elected officials,
State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and City Councilman Eric Ulrich, both of whom have been fighting for Rockaway Ferry to become permanent. Let them know they have your support. Boomie Pinter President West Lawrence Civic Association
Dear Editor, This Sunday, my family stopped by the White Shul and was treated to a wonderful day. The RCSP and the White Shul held a free carnival for the community. There were free rides, balloons, ices, games and tons of fun for the children. But it wasn’t just about fun; they had the police department on-hand, etching bikes and carriages to help deter and prevent theft. I was able to speak with some of the hardworking members of RCSP and was so impressed. These individuals work hard and train hard to keep our streets safe. They are constantly looking out for us and for our children and for that they deserve our utmost appreciation. Truthfully, we should be making a carnival for them and their families instead of them
the Editor giving our families free rides and tons of fun. A Grateful Far Rockaway Resident
Dear Editor, I read your article on stop-andfrisk with great interest but felt that it was extremely one-sided. Your writer seemed to lament the fact that the stopand-frisk policy will be winding down in New York. She seemed to gloat over the many who were stopped and then arrested or just questioned under this policy. But it’s very easy to feel secure in your safe neighborhood while living in the Five Towns. You are not being targeted by police officers who want nothing more than to arrest you so they can keep their numbers up. You are not being harassed by officers as you drag your weary body home at night after finishing your night classes in community college. And you are not forced
to watch your children being subjected to searches and questionings numerous times a month. Where are the rights of those innocent people who live in neighborhoods that are considered “high crime”? Just because they are poor or have a darker skin color does not mean they are criminals. These people are hardworking individuals who want most just to provide for their families. Ben Franklin once said, “He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.” Let’s take a lesson from one of our country’s Founding Fathers. Throughout the years many have claimed that it is essential to give up our rights for the sake of security and safety. But, as Franklin points out, by doing so, we are essentially giving up both our freedom and our safety. Minorities have rights and certainly Mayor Bloomberg has no right to take their freedom away from them. Gavin Roth
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Global Could This be the Future Mayor of Moscow?
In News His rise in politics came in 2008 when he started blogging about allegations of malpractice and corruption found in some of Russia’s big state-controlled corporations. He then started opposing the ruling party in Russia, which he dubbed the “party of crooks and thieves.” Interestingly, on July 18 of this year, Navalny was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement and fraud charges but he is free pending a ruling on his appeal.
Meet China’s Richest Man This man may be running for office in Russia, but he is foremost an anti-Semitic thug. Alexei Navalny is the so-called “defender of Russian democracy” and is known for his opposition to President Vladimir Putin. But just because he is opposing the Russian dictator, doesn’t mean he stands for justice. The 37-year-old is running for mayor of Moscow in the September 8 election and many are concerned for minorities if he does indeed win. In a party celebrating the anniversary of the newspaper The New Times, the Russian blogger suggested that they “make the first toast for the Holocaust,” he referred to religious Jews in his blog as “dandies in fox hats and rags” and stated that “whoever wants to live in Russia has to become Russian – in the full sense of the word.” But his virulent remarks are not just aimed at Jews; he is openly critical of other minorities. In a video distributed in Moscow, he identifies dark skinned Caucasians as cockroaches and states, “Although one can kill cockroaches with a shoe, when it comes to human beings, I recommend using a gun.” In the past he has declared: “This is our country, and it is our duty to eliminate all the crooks who suck our blood ... All immigrants are like dental caries, destroying the Russian public. There is no need to hit anybody – whoever is in our way will be deported by a strong hand. There is a need for full cleansing/ disinfection.” When accused of being a dangerous nationalist, Navalny stated, “Nationalism is dangerous only when it is in underground – when it is part of the government it becomes more moderate,” adding that “the mayor of Rome is also a neo - fascist and so far, there were no pogroms in the city.’’
Wang Jianlin is the owner of China’s biggest commercial land developer. Based on filings of Dalian Wanda Group and filings of his other non-real estate businesses, Jianlin is far more valuable than previously calculated, making him China’s richest man. Aside from his role as chairman of the closely held conglomerate, he also became the owner of the world’s biggest movie theater chain last year when he acquired AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. for $2.6 billion. The 58-year-old is the oldest of five brothers born to a military family in western China’s Sichuan province. After serving in the People’s Liberation army for 16 years, Wang took a job at an indebted residential developer in the Northern port city of Dalian and changed the company’s name to Dalian Wanda. He became the general manager in 1992. Since then, Wang has overseen the development of 72 shopping centers, called “Wanda Plazas.” It’s no secret that China’s retail industry is thriving and Wang plans to take advantage of that. “Chinese consumption, particularly high-end consumption, is booming,” Wang told reporters in Beijing in June. Supposedly, he plans to own 110 plazas by 2014. Wang owns 100% of Dalian Wanda directly and through holding company Dalian Hexing Investment Co. He owns 98% of Dalian Hexing and his son,
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The Week Wang Sicong, owns 2%. The billionaire owns 61.6% in his flagship Dalian Wanda Commercial Property Co. directly and through Dalian Wanda Group, according to the filings. Dalian Wanda had revenue of $26 billion in the 12 months ending June 30. Wang’s stake in Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. is valued at $7.4 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Wang has another tremendous asset: 100% stake in the Wanda Department Store Co. chain. The company is valued at $5.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg ranking. The company currently has 62 stores but plans to expand to 120 stores by 2015. Wang’s stake in AMC is worth $1.3 billion. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Wang Jianlin is worth $14.2 billion.
Pakistan Releases 337 Indian Prisoners On Saturday, Pakistan released 337 Indian prisoners, most of them fishermen, in the latest sign that its new gov-
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ernment wants to improve rocky ties between the nuclear-armed neighbors. The fishermen were detained over the past two years for straying into what Pakistan sees as its waters. But despite this gesture, there have been a series of clashes this month along the border dividing the disputed Kashmir region.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says better relations with India are key to restoring a flagging economy but it is Pakistan’s military that traditionally sets foreign and security policies, even during periods of civilian rule. “Pakistan and India were one country in past, they should compromise with each other and live peacefully like brothers,” said fisherman Kailash Nathu, 17, who was heading home after being arrested in January.
Another Indian fisherman, 30-yearold Shabbir Usman, said India should now release Pakistani prisoners. “Pakistan and India should sign a treaty for not arresting innocent fishermen. If they sign such treaty, it would help strengthen friendly relations,” he said. But despite Pakistan’s overture, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said New Delhi would not make a reciprocal gesture. “Release is only of those who have completed prison terms and have been identified as nationals. This is normal process and not a reciprocal one,” the Indian spokesman said. Many are skeptical whether the Indian government will be making any meaningful concessions with its neighbors before national elections next year. But many analysts doubt whether the Indian government, under pressure from the right-wing opposition, can commit to any meaningful concessions before national elections next year. Sharif is due to meet his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, at the United Nations in New York next month and Saturday’s prisoner release would appear to underline his determination to improve ties. Since 1947, India and
Pakistan have fought three wars since becoming independent from Britain, two of them over the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Iran Teaching Students to Disrupt Drones
According to an Iranian newspaper, Iran’s authoritative Revolutionary Guards paramilitary units plan to teach drone-hunting to school students. The media outlet quoted General Ali Fazli, acting commander of the Guard’s Basij militia, as saying the new program will be taught as part of a “defensive readiness” lesson in high schools starting in
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late September. Fazli did not give details on the curriculum but made it clear that students would be taught how to track and disrupt drone aircrafts by hacking computer systems. Iranian tyrants have been pushing for the country to include more military curricula and training in the education system. Currently, beginning in junior high, students take courses focusing on “civil defense.”
1,000 Escaping Arab Spring Head to Italy It was an incongruous sight on the beach in southern Italy: a fishing boat filled with passengers who leaped out to evade arrest. These were migrants who crossed the Mediterranean from North Africa to land in Italy searching for the peace that was elusive in their hometowns. In the last week alone, 1,000 of these migrants have shown up in Italy and there’s no sign of stopping. On Friday, over 140 Egyptians and Syrians arrived; on Saturday another 200 landed
onshore. The United Nations Refugee Agency says that the number of Egyptians arriving in Italy has doubled, from 836 in 2012, to 1,641 so far this year. The number of Syrians has increased ten-fold. “The increase in landings has been phenomenal,” said Carla Trommino, a lawyer who specializes in asylum cases with Italy’s Association for Legal Studies on Immigration (ASGI). “The route the migrants take has changed, because they used to land at the island of Lampedusa but now they prefer to come straight up to mainland Italy. Until two weeks ago we were sending them straight back. But two Egyptians have arrived since then, and they are going to be allowed to stay and seek asylum.” Last month, the UN said that some 7,800 migrants have arrived in the southern European nation this year – over double the figure for the first six months of 2012. Many sell all they have to pay traffickers to transport them, with a crossing costing around €1,000 – €1,500 depending on the distance. But the trip to safety is filled with hardship. Often, boats are crammed with 200 people. There is no water; they have to
In News fight off others to provide water for their thirsty children. Often, the Syrians are wealthier than the Egyptians who come to Italy. Pregnant women and those who gave birth only six months ago are generally entitled to remain in Italy, leading many expectant mothers to make the journey. “Italy should do more to help these people,” said Ivan Lazzarino, 36, whose family home is near the beach where the migrants landed in Calabria. “I feel desperate for them. They came here on a stormy night, babies as well, to look for a better life. But it’s not just an Italian problem; it’s a European problem. It just happens that we are one of the closest parts to Africa.” “What we see on the Italian coast is a consequence of the exodus of the desperate, because you see two phenomena: those fleeing war and those fleeing poverty,” said Emma Bonino, Italian foreign minister, earlier this month. “The borders to the south of Libya are difficult to control. Syrians go through Lebanon and then to Egypt, arriving in a country like ours or Spain. It is a very heavy burden to be endured. And for this there is no miracle solution.”
Mubarak Released from Prison
After Cairo’s Criminal Court cleared Hosni Mubarak, 85, on Monday of an outstanding corruption charge related to illegal gifts he received while in office, the former Egyptian President has been released from jail. According to Egypt’s interior ministry, the former leader was transferred out of Tora prison in Cairo by helicopter to a military hospital in Cairo. Once his health is restored, he will be put under house arrest at an undisclosed location. Mubarak has been imprisoned since April 2011.
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25,000 Fail Entrance Exam at University of Liberia Classrooms are empty in the University of Liberia and it’s not due to a
lack of applicants. Apparently, every one of the 25,000 students who applied to the university failed to pass the entrance exam, to the surprise of the country’s education minister. There will be no freshman turning up the class for the new term. Etmonia David-Tarpeh, who described the widespread failure as “like mass murder,” plans to meet with university officials after school-leavers paid a fee of $25 each to take the test, only to see their dreams dashed. She said, “I know there are a lot of weaknesses in the schools but for a whole group of people to take exams and every single one of them to fail, I have my doubts about that. I’d really like to see the results of the students.” A bloody civil war that ended a decade ago has left the education system in tatters, with many schools deprived of the simplest education resources and in dire need of qualified teachers. But a lack of enthusiasm and a basic grasp of English are behind the latest shocking statistic, a university spokesperson has said. Defending the university’s decision, spokesman Momodu Getaweh con-
In News firmed that it would not be changing its stance, arguing that the government must put the war behind them and act fast on students’ complete ignorance of the “mechanics” of English. When all students fail an exam, perhaps it’s time to look at the exam itself.
Israel Due to Breaches in Security Fence, Palestinians Sneaking into Israel
According to Shlomi Langer, the head of the municipal council of Oranit, Palestinians have been illegally entering the country daily due to an unfinished portion of the security barrier. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Langer said that he has complained to the army about the breach in security, but his pleas have fallen on deaf ears. There have even been cases where the town’s security forces have captured infiltrators and passed them onto the army, but those Palestinians have just been released later. Indeed, the Post witnessed Palestinians crossing in and out of Israel near Jewish settlements of Oranit, Sha’arei Tikva and Elkana, which are communities outside of the Green Line but inside the security barrier. Inside the Green Line as well is the Israeli Arab city of Kafr Kaim, where many of these Palestinians are welcomed once crossing the fence. Most of those entering Israel come to work, although some are involved in criminal activity. They are generally driven from Kafr Kasim to other parts of the country where they work. In the
evening, many workers cross back into Palestinian territory to go home. Some of them stay in Kfar Kasim instead of heading back home. Some in Israel have complained that buses from Tel Aviv are packed because of these Palestinian workers and Israel has not added more buses to the line to alleviate the overflow. Langer says that for the most part, relations with the nearby Arab communities of Kafr Kasim and Kafr Bara are good and that a joint project to build an extreme sports park in a nearby forest is in the planning stages.
Kerry: Chemical Weapons Were Used Last Week in Syria
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry declared that evidence showing chemical weapons were used in the deadly attack in Syria last week was “undeniable.” “What is before us today is real, and it is compelling,” Kerry said. Administration officials, signaling they might not wait until U.N. inspectors finalize their own investigation, now say that the international community must respond to the use of chemical weapons. The comments from top U.S. officials on Monday signaled a shift in tone, with military action looking more likely than it did just a day or two ago. Two administration officials said the U.S. was expected to make public a more formal determination of chemical weapons use on Tuesday, with an announcement of Obama’s response likely to follow quickly. The secretary of state addressed the allegations from State Department headquarters on Monday. He pointed a finger squarely at the Assad regime, sharply questioning any suggestion that the weapons could have been deployed by the opposition, or that the attack could have been staged. He called the strike a “moral obscenity” and accused the Syrian government of trying to de-
stroy the evidence. In Damascus on Tuesday, the staterun Syrian Arab News Agency issued a statement accusing Kerry of citing “fabricated” evidence and saying that the secretary of state insisted on “jumping over” the work of U.N. inspectors, showing that the U.S. intended to exploit events. On Monday, the investigators visited the site of the alleged chemical weapons attack – they were earlier fired upon by unidentified snipers. The attackers struck one of the vehicles; the Assad regime accuses rebels of being behind the attack, while the rebels say government allies were responsible. Kerry’s comments drew the United States one step closer to possible military action. Kerry reiterated that President Obama is weighing the situation and will make an “informed decision” on how to respond in the coming days. But the secretary said the world must stand up to make sure such an attack never happens again. The images from last week’s attack, he said, “should shock the conscience of the world.” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday that there was “very little doubt that the Assad regime used those weapons.” Carney added that the attack was a “clear violation of international norm,” but also said that Obama has not made a decision on possible military action. “There is not a military solution to this conflict,” Carney said. “Ultimately, Assad has to step aside.” At this stage, the U.S. is looking for international support from its allies before pursuing any particular course of action. Obama spoke over the weekend with the leaders of France and Great Britain. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, though, is facing pressure to win approval from Parliament before proceeding with any military plan.
Typing Error Makes Tel Aviv’s Stock Exchange to Drop In the age of modern technology, so much of our lives are dependent on computers. On Sunday, a typing error caused the value of one of the Israel’s largest companies to instantly drop over 99% in value, dragging the Tel Aviv stock exchange down several points before the problem was detected and corrected.
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Around noon, the Israel Corporation saw its value plummet 99.88% in just a matter of minutes. The TA-25 index was dragged down by 2.5%, triggering an automatic fail safe that shut down trading for a short time. So what caused this momentary break-down in the economy? It was triggered by a trader who wanted to sell shares in another company but accidently entered Israel Corp. shares instead. Luckily for the trader, the transaction was canceled, but trading was down to just 85% of the daily average. As of 2:45 p.m. the TASE-25 had made an almost complete recovery.
Al Jazeera Comes to U.S., Who’s Watching?
On Tuesday, Al Jazeera America launched in the U.S. with a flurry of live news and pre-taped segments. It went live at 3pm to the excitement of some and the dismay of others. Despite the anticipation the channel had for its American viewers, those who are Time Warner Cable customers were unable to see the channel and after AT&T dropped the channel on Monday in a last-minute decision, customers of AT&T were locked out of the channel as well. Al Jazeera America is now filing a lawsuit against AT&T. In January, Al Jazeera paid $500 million to buy Current TV, a struggling cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore. In 2010, Al Jazeera English drew criticism for broadcasting Osama bin Laden videos in hostility towards the Bush administration.
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Iran Won’t do Much Damage to Israel Last week, Strategic Affairs and Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said that even if Israel would perform a preemptive strike against the Islamic Re-
public, Iran’s response would be short and would not cause as much damage as others have predicted in the past.
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National NY Sues Trump Trump loves getting his name in the news, but this week, he may not be happy about his name making headlines. On Saturday, New York’s attorney general sued Donald Trump, saying he helped run a phony “Trump University” that pledged to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive seminars. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says many of the 5,000 students who paid up to $35,000 thought they would at least meet Trump but instead all they got was their picture taken in front of a life-size picture of real estate mogul. “Trump University engaged in deception at every stage of consumers’ advancement through costly programs and caused real financial harm,” Schneiderman said. “Trump University, with Donald Trump’s knowledge and participation, relied on Trump’s name recognition and celebrity status to take advantage of consumers who believed in the Trump brand.” The lawsuit says that many of the students weren’t even able to land one real estate deal and were left far worse off after the lessons, considering the fees they racked up for the seminar program.
Schneiderman is suing the program, Trump as the university chairman, and the former president of the university in a case to be handled in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. He accuses them of engaging in persistent fraud, illegal and deceptive conduct and violating federal consumer protection law. The $40 million he seeks is mostly to pay restitution to consumers. A Trump attorney had said Schneiderman sought campaign contributions while investigating the case, telling The New York Times it was “tantamount to extortion,” a claim denied by Schneiderman. Additionally, it has been noted Continued on page 22
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Opposition to 9/11 Koran Burning A group of residents from Mulberry, Florida, have joined together to publicly proclaim their disagreement with Dr.
Terry Jones, a public and self-proclaimed anti-Islamic. Recently, Dr. Jones announced that he will burn 2,998 Korans in Mulberry on September 11th of this year as a remembrance for each life lost during the 9/11 attacks. This is a practice he has been performing since 2010 on the anniversary of one of the most horrific days in modern American history. The group’s leader, Suzanne Carter-Moore, said, “Why would you come to little Mulberry, that is peaceful and diverse? We like it that way, and why come to our town and stir up the pot of hate and division?” Carter-Moore’s group calls themselves, “Not in Mulberry.” Its small group of members joined together to create a Facebook page called, “Not in Mulberry Dr. Terry Jones.” The anti-Koran burning group meets every week at Toppers Pizza in Mulberry. They plan to have a rally downtown at Highway 37 and Highway 60, with signs in opposition to Dr. Terry Jones on September 7th. Members of “Not in Mulberry” are upset that Dr. Jones chose their small town as the stage for burning the Korans. “We did not choose Mulberry, Mul-
In News berry chose us,” said Dr. Jones. “A supporter of mine, who lives in Mulberry, knew I needed a new spot to burn the books this year, because I sold my property in Gainesville where we had been burning the books the last couple years. He called me and offered his property for the burning to raise awareness.” “I think people get confused,” said Dr. Terry Jones. “We by no means, and never in any of the protests we have ever done, demonstrated any type of hate. And we definitely do not hate Muslims. We respect their right here in America to be here, to practice their religion under the First Amendment. It’s not about Muslims, it is about that violent core message that Islam has.”
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The former intelligence analyst was found guilty last month of 20 crimes, including six violations of the Espionage Act, as part of the Obama administration’s clampdown on media leaks. Fortunately for him, Manning was acquitted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy, which could have potentially earned him life in prison without parole. As military judge Col. Denise Lind announced his sentence last Wednesday without explanation during a brief hearing, Manning, 25, stood in his dress
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uniform surrounded by his lawyers and showing very little emotion. Technically, he could be out of prison in about 6 to 7 years with good behavior and credit for the three plus years he has already served, according to his defense attorney David Coombs. Coombs said at a press conference he will file, through the Army, a request that the president pardon the soldier “or at the very least commute” the sentence to time already served. “The time to end Brad’s suffering is now,” Coombs said. “The time for our president to focus on protecting whistleblowers instead of punishing them is now.” Is he saying we should give him a reward for his bad behavior?
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Brennan. “This isn’t a definitive solution to the problem,” he said. “We wanted to share what it was that we did and have other people in healthcare, including other pharmacies, look at what we did and discuss what some more comprehensive solutions might be.” CVS revealed the suspensions in a letter published on the website of the New England Journal of Medicine. The pharmacy chain identified the health care providers with excessive prescriptions after analyzing a database of nearly 1 million. To ensure that their conclusions were valid, CVS compared their prescription rates to other providers in the same specialty and geographic region, the ages of the patients and the number of patients paying with cash for the drugs. Initially, CVS identified 42 providers but six of them were able to give legitimate reasons for the high volume of prescriptions. For example, one doctor was a medical director at a hospice prescribing painkillers. Brennan added that an additional “handful” have been suspended as the company continues its analysis.
Was the Match Between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs Rigged? There are many people who unfortunately become addicted to prescription medicine. Their doctors often allow their dangerous habit to develop and continue. Abuse of opioid prescription pain-killers is the No. 2 cause of accidental death in the United States. In 2009, painkiller use was cited in more than 15,500 overdose deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In attempt to fight this growing epidemic, CVS Caremark Corp has taken a rare and daring step. After the company discovered 36 doctors and other healthcare providers prescribing powerful painkillers at an alarming rate, CVS Pharmacy cut them off. The company announced publicly that its stores and its mail-order pharmacy will no longer dispense controlled substances to these 36 providers. The drugstore chain, which was drawn into a government crackdown on prescription painkiller abuse last year, began revoking the dispensing privileges of certain providers in late 2012, said CVS Chief Medical Officer Troyen
It was an iconic match. Just 40 years ago this September, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in one of the most celebrated tennis matches of the year. Riggs, then-55 and a former tennis champ, challenged King, who was then 29 and coming off a victory at Wimbledon, to a “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match in the Houston Astrodome. To the winner would go $100,000 and of course, a victory for their gender across America. Most predicted Riggs would win. After all, he had beaten Margaret Court, the world’s number one female tennis player. “King money is scarce,” said gambling expert Jimmy the Greek. “It’s hard to find a bet on the girl.” But when all was “set and done,” anyone who did bet on “the girl” would have seen a huge payout—King beat
In News Riggs in straight sets: 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3. Everyone could see that King was superior as Riggs ran winded down the court. How did the best tennis player of the era get beaten by King in such a lopsided match? Well, it turns out that it wasn’t because of Riggs’ lack of practice. According to Hal Shaw, an assistant golf pro at Tampa’s Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club, several notable Mafia figures, including Santo Trafficante Jr. and Carlos Marcello, were overheard discussing how Riggs would throw the match in order to pay off more than $100,000 in gambling debts. Only now has Shaw decided to come forward. “It’s been 40 years, OK, and I’ve carried this with me for 40 years,” he said. “The fear is gone. … And I wanted to make sure, if possible, I could set the record straight — let the world know that this was not what it seemed to be.” Reportedly, early on Riggs would “stay in the barn,” allowing an opponent to gain false confidence in early parts of the game and gaining more betting action. But soon the tennis champ saw himself running with less-reputable
crowds. King was an easy target for Riggs—he was known for his chauvinistic remarks and she was a champion of women’s rights. Whether the Mafia connection is true or not, we’ll never know. Riggs died in 1995 and carried his secret to the grave.
Don’t Lose Your Job in These States
Although nationwide unemployment rates have fallen, there are still nearly 12 million active jobseekers who are unable to find work. By most accounts, unemployment is an unlucky situation but in certain states, jobseekers have
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weekly wage in an area. In six of the best states to be unemployed, this figure, known as the replacement rate, was more than 40%, with Hawaii leading the nation with unemployment benefits of 53% of the average weekly wage. Based on unemployment insurance benefits data and employment statistics
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1. Mississippi 2. Kentucky 3. Florida 4. Ohio 5. Indiana 6. Arizona 7. Alabama 8. Illinois 9. Louisiana 10. Tennessee The following are the best states to be unemployed: 1. Kansas 2. Utah 3. Washington 4. Vermont 5. Idaho 6. Minnesota 7. Iowa 8. North Dakota 9. Hawaii 10. Montana
Biggest Gun Bust in NYC
In a case that made national news last week, an undercover city police officer posing as a gun broker for criminal customers bought 254 weapons from men who smuggled the firearms into New York City on discount busses. The gunrunners hid the weapons in their luggage and boarded a discount bus, hoping this would strengthen their disguise. This was the biggest gun bust in city history. The alleged smugglers, Walter Walker and Earl Campbell, were arrested. Another 17 people were arrested in New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina as a result of the 10-month investigation. New York Police Department officials and prosecutors announced details of the case on Monday, citing it as another example of a persistent black market in which firearms from the South can sell for three times their original price in the city. New York has some of the nation’s strictest gun-control measures and Mayor Bloomberg is not slowing down now; he continues to fight for tougher
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Top 10 Richest Congressmen The Hill newspaper released its annual report on the wealth of members of Congress on Tuesday. The Hill is a congressional newspaper that publishes daily when Congress is in session. The list revealed the richest lawmakers on Capitol Hill; seven of the top ten are Democrats. A congressman’s annual salary is $174K plus benefits. Based on financial
In News disclosure forms for 2012, The Hill calculated each amount by subtracting each lawmaker’s liabilities from assets. However, congressional disclosure forms only require lawmakers to provide ranges instead of exact numbers, so the list is based on “conservation estimates.”
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So who are the ten congressmen with the most money in the bank? • California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa Estimated net worth: $355.4 million • Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul Estimated net worth: $101.7 million • Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner Estimated net worth: $88.5 million • West Virginia Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller Estimated net worth: $83.8 million • Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal Estimated net worth: $76.6 million • Maryland Democratic Rep. John Delaney Estimated net worth: $68.4 million • Colorado Democratic Rep. Jared Polis Estimated net worth: $60.2 million • California Democratic Rep. Scott Peters Estimated net worth: $44.7 million • California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein Estimated net worth: $41.6 million • Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Renacci Estimated net worth: $35.9 million It seems that making the laws of the nation helps with padding the bank account as well.
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The Week to keep Texas from carrying out a vote identification requirement enacted in 2011. The Justice Department said that Texas state lawmakers passed the requirement to deny racial minorities the right to vote and, unlike other states with similar laws, failed to take steps to prevent the law from being discriminatory. A federal court in Washington blocked the Texas law in August 2012,
but its ruling was undone in June when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. “We will not allow the Supreme Court’s recent decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. Voter ID laws – which require government-issued identification before voting – have become a political and
In News racial flashpoint across the country. Democrats generally oppose the measures and many Republicans back them. Its many supporters maintain that they are needed to deter those from illegally casting ballots; opponents feel that the requirements are preventing many of those in Democratic constituencies from acting on their right to vote. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a Republican, called the Justice
Department suit “gutter politics” and “offensive to the overwhelming majority of Texans of all races who support this ballot integrity measure.” He has said he will defend the state’s voter ID law and redistricting plans in court. The courts and the Justice Department have allowed voter ID laws in states that guaranteed that voters would face no additional costs as a result of the laws. Voting rights lawyers have said they expect the Justice Department to sue other jurisdictions, possibly North Carolina over its new voter ID law, as it looks for ways to protect minority voters. Without naming any states, Holder, an appointee of President Barack Obama, said that the Texas lawsuit “represents the department’s latest action to protect voting rights, but it will not be our last.”
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Did you know that the most expensive state to own a car is the state of … Georgia. Yes, believe it or not, isn’t not peaches ‘n cream for car owners in the Peach State. On the other hand, Oregon is the state where it’s the most affordable to own a vehicle. Including the cost of gas, insurance, repairs, taxes and fees, it costs auto owners a whopping $4,233 a year to operate a vehicle. California is the second-most expensive state for car owners, and Wyoming, Rhode Island, and Nevada round out the top five most expensive states in the nation. The majority of the most expensive states were big states and motorists there tend to drive a lot. There also seems to be a lack of mass transit alternatives for residents. Georgia has the most expensive automobile taxes and fees in the country. One thing is for sure: the cost of car ownership just keeps on getting more and more expensive. If you’re looking to save some money, head on over to these states, where the cost of own-
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That’s Odd Are Double Stuf Oreos Truly Double Stuffed? Are you hungry for math? Maybe take Dan Anderson’s math class next year.
Anderson, a high school teacher at an upstate New York high school, gave his students a task that was sure to attract their attention. In his “consumer math” course, he challenged his students to determine whether or not Double Stuf and Mega Stuf Oreos really are double and mega-stuffed. “This class is for students struggling with math so I’m always looking for hands-on activities,” Anderson,
In News who teaches in Queensbury, N.Y., said. “When the Mega Stuf Oreos came out, I decided to do it.” Anderson, 32, brought his class one package each of regular Oreos, Double Stuf and Mega Stuf as materials for their assignment. Students were divided into groups and assigned different tasks. Some measured the cookies’ height and others measured weight. “We weighed 10 of each – Double Stuf, Mega Stuf and regular,” Anderson said. “And we weighed five wafers alone to deduct from the total.” Using mathematical equations to determine the cream content of the cookies, Anderson’s students found that the bigger Oreos are not all that they are cracked up to be. The Double Stuf Ore-
os were 1.86 times the size of regular Oreos, while the Mega Oreos were 2.68 times the size of regular Oreos, according to students’ measurements. “They were surprised,” said Anderson. A spokeswoman for Nabisco, the company that makes Oreos, said the company’s Double Stuf Oreos are made to have double the “crème” filling as the original Oreos. “While I’m not familiar with what was done in the classroom setting, I can confirm for you that our recipe for the Oreo Double Stuf Cookie has double the Stuf, or creme filling, when compared with our base, or original Oreo cookie,” the spokeswoman said. Well, Nabisco, something doesn’t add up. Perhaps the students had a little to snack on when they were performing the measurements.
This Little Piggy Sometimes little pigs wander from home and need to be found. When police in Grand Rapids, MI, received a report of a lost pig, they thought that it was a joke. But this was no laughing matter. The little porker named Ramone slipped out of his house when his owner wasn’t looking and the frantic owner called the police. Apparently, the 6-month-old piggy is an essential part of the neighborhood.
A neighbor of Ramone said that the pig is “awesome” and adds to the “character of the neighborhood.” She was one of the people who helped search for Ramone. But the piglet was smart; to officers’ astonishment, she wandered over to their car and then went wee, wee, wee all the way home in the backseat of the cruiser.
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A trip down the cereal aisle usually offers a lot of visual stimulation with all the colors and pictures but that simple, yet classic, yellow box is the key to a healthy breakfast. Cereal has sugar; it’s a fact. Even cereals you may regard as healthy have an abundance of sugar. For example, one portion of Raisin Bran has 20 grams of sugar. “A cup of Cheerios is 100 calories and the first ingredient is whole-grain oats,” says registered dietitian Kim Kirchherr. One serving of the toasted
oats has only one gram of sugar and three grams of fiber. The primary ingredient is whole-grain oats, which help reduce the risk of type-two diabetes and heart disease. “Cereal is a vessel for a lot of other good stuff,” adds Jim White, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Fruit is a great way to increase fiber. It’ll keep you full longer. It can really get men jump-started for the day.” White suggests eating your Cheerios with organic skim milk. “It has protein to build muscles, calcium to help support strong bones, electrolytes to help replace after a hard workout, and water to help hydrate the body. It’s one of the perfect foods for men.” Seems like those little O’s are the best foods for babies—and their parents—alike!
Unborn Babies Hear Loud and Clear It’s important to talk to your children—and it’s never too early to start.
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Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland looked at 33 momsto-be and examined their babies after birth. While pregnant, 17 mothers listened at a loud volume to a CD with two, four minute sequences of made-up words (“tatata” or “tatota” said several different ways and with different pitches) from week 29 until birth. The moms
and babies heard the nonsense words about 50 to 71 times. Following birth, the researchers tested all 33 babies for normal hearing and then performed an EEG (electroencephalograph) brain scan to see if the newborns responded differently to the made-up words and different pitches. The babies who listened to the CD in utero recognized the made-up words and noticed the pitch changes, which the infants who did not hear the CD did not, the researchers found. “We have known that fetuses can learn certain sounds from their environment during pregnancy,” Eino Partanen, a doctoral student and lead author on the paper, wrote. “We can now very easily assess the effects of fetal learning on a very detailed level.” Babies can detect subtle changes and even process complex information. This paper does more than simply find that babies in utero can hear; it shows that babies can detect subtle changes and process complex information. It may be worthwhile to expose babies to more sounds before they are even born.
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The Museum of Bad Art If you like bad art, here’s a museum for you. The Museum of Bad Art, or MOBA, showcases the worst
In News art around. The Massachusetts museum proudly displays its works in three galleries in the state. Founded in 1994, the volunteer-run museum has since received attention from around the world, and critics from The New York Times to Harvard scholars have expounded on its influence. MOBA has even released two books, Museum of Bad Art: Art Too Bad to Be Ignored and Museum of Bad Art: Masterworks. The museum got started when antiques dealer Scott Wilson found the painting “Lucy in the Field with Flowers” in a pile of trash in 1994. Instead of leaving it in the dump, where it probably belonged, he showed it to his friend, who framed it. Wilson continued to show his friend, John Riley, pieces of bad art and Riley began to display it on the white walls of his basement. When the collection overgrew the basement, the pair took over the lower level of a community theater in Dedham, MA. Mark Frank, an early museum volunteer, was appointed Curator-in-Chief almost 10 years ago. “I can’t pass a yard sale or thrift store or interesting pile of trash without checking it out,” he said, admitting that’s part of what first attracted him to MOBA. “As soon as I learned about the museum I donated some pieces. I always had an eye out for pieces to donate.” The staff at MOBA feels that bad art takes just as much time and effort to produce as more respected works and that it deserves to be showcased in the same way as “good art.” That’s why they chose the guiding motto, “Art too bad to be ignored.” Frank, who says the museum receives up to 20 submissions a month, insists the work must be original and sincere to make it into the collection. “It has to be a piece of art that was an earnest attempt to make an artistic statement,” he explains, noting that bad art made on purpose won’t make the cut. “People submit things all the time that are cynical in an attempt to get publicity.” Once the art is deemed bad enough for the museum, Frank interprets each piece, giving it a title and attempting to analyze the inspirations behind the treasured piece of trash. “I like to say I ‘interpretated’ them,” he said. “People correct me and say that they don’t think that’s a word, and I explain that certain images are so vexing that merely interpreting them would be insufficient—they beg to be ‘interpretated.’” He continued, “We don’t demean anybody; we’re not mean spirited about what we do. We have fun at the expense of the intellectual art community.”
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White Shul Partners With RCSP Shomrim for Free Carnival and Safety Event Last Sunday, the White Shul, in conjunction with the Rockaway Citizens Safety Patrol, brought an element of safety to their annual carnival. It was an amazing day which included free rides and games and a raffle for a $250 gift certificate to South Shore Bikes. In addition to the carnival aspect of the event, the RCSP was on-hand to give free safety reflector vests to the community, and the NYPD was on hand to etch bikes. By the end of the day, the NYPD and RCSP etched hundreds of bikes. Bike etching is a major tool that the NYPD uses to recover and return stolen bikes throughout the city. Safety patrols in Flatbush, Boro Park, and Williams-
burg report that hundreds of bikes are returned to their rightful owners do to the
etching and partnership with the NYPD each year. Many people that came also signed up to volunteer for the RCSP Night Patrol. RCSP Night Patrol members patrol
the streets for three hours a month with an amber light and a radio. The Night Patrol has been very successful as a deterrent to crime in the early hours of the night. If they see suspicious activity, they radio into dispatch, and RCSP Rapid Response Team members are able to respond immediately to assess the situation. If you would like to volunteer for RCSP Night Patrol, email dispatch@ rockawaypatrol.org. The RCSP Rapid Response Team is
a group of highly trained dedicated individuals who serve as the eyes and ears of the NYPD and respond to calls 24 hours a day. Rapid Response Team members go to mandatory monthly training where they learn how to effectively observe and report suspicious activity throughout the neighborhood. The RCSP 24 hour Hotline is (917)-727-7306. Not only did the community get a chance to enjoy free rides and good times
at the White Shul Annual Carnival, they also got the chance to sign up for RCSP Security Alerts that enable people to get weekly updates of the safety and security of the Community. To sign up for free security alerts, email securityalerts@rockawaypatrol.org. The Community expresses gratitude to the members and their wives of the RCSP Shomrim for volunteering their time, and the White Shul staff, the CO of the 101 Precinct Deputy Inspector Kevin Molony, ESU Truck 9 and Crime Prevention Officer Matt Beigay for making the event a success.
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Community Assemblyman Dov Hikind and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson met with residents in Brooklyn on Friday on Avenue J.
Tuning Into Those Around Us It is often quoted that the Satan makes us so busy during the month of Elul in order to distract us from doing teshuva. The Jewish month of Elul coincides with end of summer. It is the beginning of the zman in the yeshiva calendar, the beginning of the new school year, and it is a time when the summer pace at work is left behind. During this busy time, there are numerous preparations to be done both for the upcoming holidays, as well as the secular season. Moreover, there are numerous expenses that come along with this time of year. There are myriad details that need to be attended to. Additionally, it’s a time of adjustment, both to the faster pace and long daily schedule of the “regular” year, to
the addition of selichos to davening, to new schedules, teachers, policies, transportation arrangements …. all of these factors: the sheer amount to be done, the extra expenses, the numerous details that need to be taken care of, and the adjustments, all play a part in Elul being a time that is potentially stressful. These areas of stress can affect either one or both spouse as they attempt to juggle their already busy life. Particularly at this time of year, it is important to practice “tuning into” the world around us. We need to stop for a moment and think about the practicalities of what this season entails for our spouse and try to tune in to what they are juggling and how they are feeling. This will help us
to both appreciate all that our spouse is doing and be sympathetic to the extra responsibilities that the season entails for him/her. “Tuning in” will also help us to be more understanding and patient as we gain an awareness of what our partner is experiencing. While obviously this is important to practice at this time of year, it is a technique that is important all year long. Each season brings with it its own challenges. Being in tune with the season and how it affects our spouse empowers us to act and react to our spouse with understanding. Obviously, relating to our spouse based on understanding can only affect our relationship for the positive. Let us all practice “tuning in” to the
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QJCC Bestows Its Lifetime Achievement Award to Queens Borough President Helen Marshall At its 17th Testimonial Dinner on August 13, 2013 in front of prestigious crowd of elected officials, rabbis and Jewish lay leaders, the Queens Jewish Community Council presented Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall with its Lifetime Achievement Award in gratitude for her steadfast support of the organization and the Jewish community as a whole. She has generously allocated yearly discretionary funding to sustain the organization and has issued capital funds to allow QJCC to have its own site. Queens Jewry is deeply grateful for
Ms. Marshall’s continued support of the State of Israel and a united Yerushalayim through QJCC’s joint Jerusalem Reunification Day programs. To highlight that special bond, her award depicted “Jerusalem of Gold.” Cynthia Zalisky, Executive Director of QJCC, stated, “Helen Marshall has been our guardian angel and we wanted to show our hakaras hatov to her before she completes her term of office.” QJCC President Warren S.Hecht commented, “No honor can do justice as to what Helen Marshall has meant to the Queens Jewish Community Council.” The Queens Jewish Community Council is a not-for-profit social service agency whose mission is to improve the economic, cultural and social well-being of the residents of Queens. An important aspect of its mission is to combat hunger through its Project Chaim initiative that feeds 1,500 households through its kosher food pantry monthly and Left to right: Warren S. Hecht, President QJCC; Borough President 130 advanced aged frail and homeHelen Marshall; Cynthia Zalisky, Executive Director of QJCC
Touro Dean Elected President of New York State Social Work Deans Association Dr. Steven Huberman, dean of the Graduate School of Social Work at Touro College in New York, has been elected president of the New York State Association of Deans of Schools of Social Work. The association is a coalition of deans of social work at both private and public institutions of higher education from across the state. As president, Dr. Huberman will promote the social work profession and advocate for expanded educational opportunities for social workers in New York State. Dr. Huberman has served as Touro’s dean of the Graduate School of Social Work since its founding in 2006. He has enjoyed a distinguished career in social work training, management of non-profit organizations and policy research. For over 30 years, he has coordinated staff development, participated in graduate school education and conducted groundbreaking research on human service delivery in the United States. He attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and received his Ph.D. from the Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in So-
cial Welfare at Brandeis University, and has produced more than 50 publications. Dr. Huberman’s research has focused on social work program evaluation, management and administration, growing old in America, the demography of the Jewish community, creating learning communities of excellence, the human after-effects of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and sexual abuse. He has taught at Boston University and UCLA graduate schools of social work. For over a decade, he also served as an executive director of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Los Angeles. The New York State Association of Deans of Schools of Social Work includes Adelphi University, Columbia University, Fordham University, CUNY-Hunter College, Nazareth-Brockport, CUNY-Lehman, Long Island University CW Post Campus, New York University, Roberts Wesleyan College, Syracuse, SUNY-University at Albany, SUNYBinghamton University, SUNY-University at Buffalo, SUNY-University at Stony Brook and Yeshiva University.
bound seniors with meals-on wheels weekly. For more information and assistance, please call QJCC at 718-544-9033. Those wishing to contribute can send a check to the Queens Jewish Community Council, 119-45 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, NY 11375 or donate by internet at www.qjcc.org.
OHEL’s Next Generation This summer, 4-year-old campers from Ruach Day Camp’s K’tonton program took part in OHEL’s camp chesed program, by participating in their very own bowl-a-thon! These small but mighty individuals set up plastic bowling pins in their bunks, and took turns trying to knock down as many pins as they could! The campers had a lot of fun going bowling for OHEL, and their excellent bowling skills helped raise money for Camp Kaylie scholarships. It was explained to the kids that this money will go to help children with disabilities enjoy the same fun summer camp experience that they get to enjoy. Camp Director Jill Smulevitz appreciated the opportunity to have her kids participate in this worthy cause, in a way that they were able to both enjoy and understand. She said about the program, “You are never too young to learn about tzedakah and create an avenue of fun to engage children and families in this tremendous mitzvah.” OHEL thanks Ruach and their many supporters for participating in this Camp chesed program, as OHEL could not continue the incredible work that they do without community partners and generous donors. For more information about creating your own event to benefit OHEL, contact Laurie Szenicer today at 718686-3316, Laurie_Szenicer@ohelfamily.org, or visit www.ohelfamily.org
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Guest Speaker Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan, symbolically stands behind the Israeli flag, as his father stood behind Israel during his presidency. He is flanked by CHAZAQ’s Israel Leadership Awardees, Dr. Joseph Frager and Dr. Paul Brody, standing next to his wife Drora. Drs. Frager and Brody have accompanied many notable personalities to Israel, effecting strong advocacy for the Jewish Homeland. Rabbi Ian Meirov, dynamic Director of CHAZAQ, and Yaniv Meirov, charismatic executive director and coordinator of CHAZAQ’s inaugural dinner, together with his wife Leora (not shown), held at Leonard’s of Great Neck, are to Dr. Frager’s right. At far right is noted philanthropist Eugene Gluck and the evening’s emcee, Nissan Yakubov is at far left. Mr. Reagan stressed that President Reagan stood firm against the demands of Mikhail Gorbachov of the USSR, and so too Israel must learn to say “nyet” to the outrageous demands being made of her. CHAZAQ’s motto, “Building a Stronger Future,” is impressively being accomplished with its numerous outreach programs, events and publications.
The Munkacser Rebbe to Visit Five Towns: Annual Breakfast and Name Dedication for Yeshiva Chaim V’Shalom – Zichron Tzvi It is with great anticipation that residents of the Five Towns look forward to the annual breakfast in benefit of the Munkacser Mosdos. As in years prior, the venerated Munkacser Rebbe shlita will be in attendance during this much-heralded event, delivering words of inspiration and chizuk to all who participate. Crowds are marking the calendar date of Sunday, Sept. 1, the first day of selichos, as the community once again prepares for the great honor of hosting this great Torah personage. Many cherish the chance to meet with the Rebbe, as he presides over this celebrated occasion in promotion of Mosdos Munkacs – Yeshiva and Kollel Chaim V’Shalom. As has become a tradition, the event will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Yussie Ostreicher at their home: 184 Wildacre Avenue, in Lawrence at 9:30 am. It will feature keynote guest speaker Harav Naftali Jaeger, Rosh Yeshiva of Sh’or Yoshuv. But what this particular banquet most notably portends for friends of this revered dynasty is a heightened sense of occasion – as it sets the stage for the momentous naming dedication of their beloved kollel and yeshiva, Chaim V’Shalom. The Ostreichers, who are graciously opening their home for the breakfast, are deeply rooted to Munkacs by generations of heartfelt devotion, stemming all the way back to the glory days of
pre-holocaust Europe. Yussie’s paternal grandfather, Reb Menachem Ostreicher a”h, served as one of the roshei kehillah in Munkacs and helped direct the community under the leadership of the previous Munkacser Rebbe, Rav Chaim Eluzar Spira zy”a, the revered Minchas Eluzar. That warmth and closeness continue to this day. Yussie and his family maintain a special relationship and a heartfelt connection with the Munkacser Rebbe shlita. Great sadness befell the Ostreicher family and the entire Munkacser community this year, with the passing of Yussie’s beloved father, R’ Hershel Ostreicher, a”h. His tireless commitment to his family, to his friends, to Munkacs and to all of Klal Yisroel was legendary. It is therefore in his memory that the Ostreicher family lovingly dedicates this great bastion of Torah in his name – Yeshiva Chaim V’Shalom Zichron Tzvi. This is not only a change in title, but a commemoration of R’ Hershel’s lifelong championship of Torah and chinuch. R’ Hershel’s devoted wife, Mrs. Helen Ostreicher, his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Yussie and Suzy Ostreicher and family, as well as his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and Agi Zitter and family, invite all to join in this monumental juncture and take an active part in the bolstering of this magnificent chassid-
ic legacy. The community’s generosity during this fundraising event will bring an aliyah for the neshama of R’ Hershel, and a solace for the family’s sorrowful loss. Today’s Munkacser Torah institutions worldwide are a continuation of the vast and elaborate network inaugurated by the previous Munkacser Rebbes. They are expanded and proliferated by today’s esteemed Munkacser Rebbe shlit”a, Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinowitz. The current Munkacser Rebbe is the worthy grandson of Rabbi Chaim Eluzar Spira, zt”l, renowned author of Minchas Eluzar. Yeshiva Chaim V’Shalom Munkacs, one of the jewels in the crown of Munkacs Torah Institutions worldwide, flourishes under the dynamic leadership of the Rebbe’s son-in-law, HaRav HaGaon Rav Yosef Horowitz shlit”a. The Rosh Yeshiva, following the guidance of his father-in-law, is completely devoted toward the spiritual success of his talmidim. This towering edifice of Torah and yiras shamayim has gained much admiration as an establishment that cultivates excellence in each of its students. On Sunday, September 1, readers of this article can choose to simply eat breakfast. Or they can choose to attend the Breakfast and help augment a treasured Torah institution, for all time.
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School Choice is Moving Forward As Klal Yisroel gears up for the Yomim Noraim and a new school year, Agudath Israel of America is continuing its efforts to move School Choice forward.
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in continuing to strengthen relationships between our representatives and community advocates. The first meeting was held last week in Far Rockaway with Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder at the home of Alon Goldberger, the secIn the Gelbtuch home in New Hempstead ond took place with Senator David Carlucci last week at the the group the opportunity to speak with home of Sha- Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz. lom Gelbtuch in The events, organized by Rabbi Shai New Hemstead, Markowitz, Director of the Lefkowitz with Senator Leadership Initiative, focused on variDavid Carlucci, ous school choice initiatives including and this week’s vouchers, funding for non-public schools Meeting with Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz meeting was and special education programs, busing School Choice, a movement which hosted by Yossie Newman and afforded and more. gives parents the ability to choose the school for their children and aims to ease the prohibitive tuition costs, is a high priority for our community. Our elected officials need to understand that this is an issue of deep concern to us and recognize that we appreciate their efforts on our behalf. In order to accomplish this, members of Agudath Israel’s Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, all young yeshiva parents, met with local elected officials in an ongoing series of meetings. These At the home of Alon Goldberger with Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder meetings have been a big step forward
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As if preparing for her bas mitzvah, finishing her summer homework, and getting ready for yom tov would not keep eleven-year-old Estee Ackerman of West Hempstead, NY, busy enough, she was invited to play tennis champion and twelve time grand slam winner Rafael Nadal in a ping pong match in New York City on Thursday, August 22. Many wondered if a top
player in a racquet sport could defeat a youngster who is a top ranked and trained player. Ackerman, who is ranked #6 in her age group in table tennis, is sponsored by the Killerspin table tennis company who put the match together in conjunction with Nike, which sponsored the event. A crowd of over five hundred, many from the entertainment and sports field, watched as Ackerman strategically
and tactfully moved the ball around the table in winning the majority of the points. Nadal was able to loop his forehand but unable to hit his patented two handed backhand. Ackerman had very spiny serves which he could not return. She got a loud round of applause when she smashed one ball that he could not return. Following the match, Ackerman wished Nadal good luck in the US OPEN, an event he won in 2010, which takes place at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY, these next two weeks. Ackerman, who defaulted the 2012 US Nationals when her next match was to take place on Shabbos, is a seventh grader at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.
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JEP-LI Yeshiva Scholarship Bake Sale By: T. Mayerfeld While driving a couple of Nageela campers home from our Tisha B’av event last summer, I was privy to the following unbelievable conversation. “Do you keep kosher?” Amanda* asked Sarah. To my surprise, Sarah answered, “Yup. Ever since last summer.” I mentally calculated how many summers Sarah had been in camp before taking on such a large commitment. I couldn’t believe it. This was only Sarah’s second
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like they’ve never seen before-and they can’t tear their eyes away. It is so beautiful to see the light in a camper’s eyes as he describes the first Shabbos he’s ever experienced. There’s fire, there’s excitement, there’s wonder. There is pure happiness. He wants such experiences to last forever. But what happens when camp ends? Like the girls in my car, many campers take on mitzvos to carry with them throughout the year—a small connection to their “Nageela high.” Some, though, go even further. They decide to switch from public school to yeshiva. But who will pay their tuition? For the past four years, the JEP-LI Yeshiva Scholarship Bake Sale has been a huge success due to the outpouring of support from the Five Towns/Far Rockaway community. The community has rallied together to help these campers achieve their dreams by supporting the bake sale. Mothers and daughters, and even some fathers and sons, have baked delicious, attractive treats; people spread the word through phone calls, texts, emails, and when passing each other in the supermarket. The past four bake sales have been marked by palpable excitement as buyers perused cakes, cookies, and challahs baked by their friends and neighbors. In an exhilarating show of teamwork, our community has raised over thirty-five thousand dollars to provide Jewish children with a yeshiva education and a Jewish future. This year, as we approach Rosh Hashana and the start of a new year, we once again have the opportunity to help bring Hashem’s children back to Him. These children are asking for the opportunity to learn and grow and to come closer to Him. With Hashem’s help, let us make this JEP-LI Yeshiva Scholarship Bake Sale the most resounding success yet. And let us help as many Jewish children as we can achieve their dream of attending Yeshiva-this year. Wishing you all a shana tova. The fifth annual Five Towns bake sale will be this coming to town this Monday, September 2nd, from 11am9pm and Tuesday, September 3rd, from 11am-9pm. It will held at the Biderman home, 130 Rand Place in Lawrence. Please contact Nava at (347)-683-0763 for more information or to volunteer your homemade goods. *Names have been changed to protect privacy.
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L-R: Yossi Newman, NYC Councilman and Borough President Candidate Peter Vallone Jr., and Nechemia Hoch
Tomchei Shabbos Sponsorship Opportunities On an ordinary day, our lives consist of actions from the mundane to the spiritual. Regardless of our age or position, we all share one activity— eating. Where does our food supply come from though? In today’s modern world, we buy food at grocery stores. And to attain food, we need money. When a recession, job cuts, or a hurricane hits, families have to worry about the means necessary to purchase their food. As Jews, we have higher expense rates. Weekly, we prepare nice food for Shabbos; alas, when funds are sparse, who is to provide? In the Five towns/Far Rockaway community, currently 275 families rely on Yad Yeshaya to deliver them food for each Shabbos and Yom Tov. As an organization with almost no overhead, which means your donations go directly to helping needy families, Yad Yeshaya relies on volunteers from the community to make everything happen. Every Thursday night, the packages are made by TAG girls and then delivered by men and sometimes their sons help as well. As the Yamim Noarim approach, these same families need and rely on Yad Yeshaya to help provide them with 20 meals in September alone. As an organization that only exists on contributions from our community we ask for whatever support you can provide. Each family has been checked accord-
ing to their situation and the utmost of discretion is used to spare any embarrassment. To continue to provide the comfort, ease, and worry-free chessed to our neighbors and families in our community, we need the financial backing from our community. Each of us has the opportunity to sponsor items placed into the packages such as challahs for Shabbos for $1,000 or the entire Shabbos delivery itself for eight thousand dollars. Please look below. Each and every donation is appreciated. We invite you to partner with Tomchei Shabbos and help make Shabbos and Yom Tov for the families in need in our community. ■ Sponsor a family for 1 week.........$50 ■ Sponsor a family for 1 month.....$200 ■ Sponsor Grape Juice for 1 week (250 packages) ...........................$600 ■ Sponsor Challahs for 1 week (250 packages) .........................$1,000 ■ Sponsor Chickens for 1 week..$3,000 ■ Sponsor meat for Yom Tov.......$5,000 ■ Sponsor 1 Shabbos...................$8,000 ■ Sponsor Yom Tov ..................$12,000 All contributions can be mailed to 634 Oak Drive, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 or go to yadyeshaya.org. Thank you and a kesiva v’chasima tova from the Tomchei family!
L-R: Sal Cimato, Joe Cimato, and John Curra of Santa Marina Society; Ida and Ron Marciano of Burnside Collision; Frank Mistrero of Inwood –N. Atlantic Beach Republican Committee; Mayor Andrew J. Parise; Midge and Goldie Occhiuzzo of Goldies Restaurant; Chet Cafasso and Robin Cristo of Mezzanote Restaurant, Trustee Ronald Lanzilotta; Trustes Ari Brown; Village Administrator Sal Evola; and Deputy Mayor, Benjamin Weinstock.
A savory smell of pasta filled the air at Andrew J. Parise Park for its annual Italian night concert in Cedarhurst. “Magic at its Best” Pat Darienzo opened our concert event with his unique blend of comedy, magic, and illusions. Mr. Darienzo dazzled the audience with his hypnotizing ability that brought us back to the 60’s. When awoken from his trance, The New York Rat Pack and Rinaldo Toglia were getting ready to perform an outstanding show. While everyone was looking for Dean Martin at the local bars, singer Mary Naccarato from The Ladies Sons of Italy sang the Italian National Anthem and Michael Harper sang The American National Anthem. With their amazing voice echoing throughout the park, Mezzanote Restaurant was serving their authentic Italian cuisine. Once the anthem was done and the aroma filled the air, Dean Martin and the rest of his pack came stumbling into the park to perform a show that we will never forget. The New York Rat Pack & Friends resembles the singing and swinging styles of Frank, Sammy, Dean & Marilyn causing critics to proclaim that Swingin’ with the New York Rat Pack is as close as any person can get to hanging out in the front row of The Copa. Mayor, Andrew J. Parise and the Board of Trustees personally want to
thank our great sponsors for making this concert something to remember. ***TD Bank, ***Five Towns Mason Materials Inc, *Law Offices of Lenore S. Davis P.C, *NC Legislature Howard J Kopel, *Town of Hempstead Senior Councilman Anthony J Santino, Burnside Collision / Ron & Ida Marciano, Italian National Club of Nassau, Inwood–N. Lawrence Atlantic Beach Republican Committee, La Terrazza Resturant/ Rino’s Place, A. Montilli Plumbing & Heating Corp., Mother Kelly’s Restaurant, Gino’s Pizza, Tamburino’s Deli, Mezzanote Restaurant, Dr Julio Novello, DDS, Leonardo DaVinci Lodge #2385, Goldies Restaurant, Santa Marina Society of Inwood, and JKJ Computer Services. Without these great sponsors we would not be able to put on these unforgettable events. With only one more concert left The Tercel’s will be performing on August 27th at 8pm with a pre-show at 7pm. We also invite you to come and enjoy our playground and water park. You will be happy you did! For more information please call 516-295-5770, or go to cedarhurst.gov. Also follow us on twitter twitter.com/ ourcedarhurst and on Facebook facebook.com/ourcedarhurst.
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he silence was deafening. Thousands of people sitting in the Diamond Bais Medrash and waiting for the aron to be brought in. Nobody spoke. No phones chirped. Everyone sat in silence. The only comparison I could think of was the moments before mussaf on Yom Kippur, when the chazzan silently says “hineni heani” and the tzibbur waits in silence. The only difference is that in those moments of silence on Yom Kippur we are thinking about the possibilities of the year ahead and how we will daven for the things we want and, more importantly, for the things we don’t want over the coming year. But last Sunday morning, we sat in the dreadful silence, realizing that what we most don’t want, took place— a pure child was torn from our midst in the prime of his youth. The timely words of selichos “ma nomar, ma nidaber” seemed to hang in the air. But, what differentiates klal Yisroel from the rest of the world is that for us tragedy doesn’t equal hopelessness; it leads to introspection and growth. In those moments as we waited for the aron to be brought in, there was a feeling of teshuva in the air. It felt as if everyone realized that the ultimate Yom Hadin was taking place right then and there. I didn’t know Aaron Shalom, but based on what I heard at the levaya, despite his short life, we could all learn so much from him. In his short years, he lived fully. He was passionate about life. He loved to learn, and he loved to play. He loved to sing, and he loved to shmooze. He loved his siblings and parents, and he appreciated the way they loved him. Aaron Shalom seemed to recognize and appreciate all the good in his life and he loved to share that. It is no wonder that other children gravitated towards him. Yes, he was fun, but they also must have sensed that he was good-natured and uplifting. As one of his rabbeim said at the levaya, “When the class needed a boost of energy to continue learning, I would turn to Aaron Shalom.” He was a giving person. Another rebbe recalled that one time he was giving out prizes and knew that one of the boys in the class really wanted a specific prize. When it was Aaron Shalom’s turn to pick a prize, he picked the prize that the boy wanted and promptly turned and gave it to the boy. His father recalled how as a good pitcher, towards the end of an important little league game, Aaron Shalom asked to be
replaced by another boy who was not as good of a pitcher. When his surprised father asked why in the world he would do that on such a big game, Aaron Shalom responded, “I know how important it is for him to pitch.” He had a keen perspective coupled with a desire to share, resulting in beautiful examples of bein adam lechaveiro. Many times when we attend levayas for elderly and renowned people, we walk away slightly dejected and we wonder, “How could I ever achieve what this person achieved?” “How can I dedicate the time to Torah that he dedicated?” “How can I perform chessed like he did?” But we could all be like Aaron Shalom. He was ten-yearsold. He simply lived life to the fullest and—like many pure children—allowed his neshama to dictate his actions. Granted, most of us, after decades of habit-forming behaviors, no longer have the innocence to simply tap into our natural neshamadiker state, but we can strive to recapture the childhood-like joy that our neshamos want us to have from Yiddishkeit and the world around us. We can’t get there overnight, but we can get there. It’s the little things we do that add up to a fuller, more meaningful life. As Rabbi Altusky shlita said, “Spend an extra five minutes a day learning or doing a mitzvah or doing chessed.” He suggested that we should learn mussar, because that will lead to our realizing the true meaning of life and help us tap into our neshamos, which never gets old. Throughout life we read numerous books, most of which have lots of wisdom and many chapters. But for most people, the books they remember most are the ones they read as little kids. Those books are very simple and small; they don’t have multiple chapters and they don’t impart great amounts of knowledge. But they are etched in our memories because they left us with positive, warm feelings. It’s not necessarily the size of the book that matters, but the effect the book has on the reader. Aaron Shalom’s book will forever be a small but beautiful one. There aren’t numerous chapters but the impact of his life will live on. He may have been here for just a short time, but the time he spent in this world was powerful and inspiring. His mark on this world will not only be remembered but will be emulated. May his family have a true nechama. May he be a mailitz yosher for his family and the entire community, and may we merit the geula bimhaora biyamenu.
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bought myself an iPad.” I told him I didn’t think he was crazy at all. He said, “But knowing my personality, I’ll probably stop after a few days.” I told him it didn’t matter. “If you had bought an iPad for Angry Birds, I’d have said you were nuts. But now every dollar you spent was for a mitzvah, even if you don’t keep up the learning! (Though I’m sure you can do it.)” The point here is that when we assign value to things by virtue of their physical nature, we probably overspend. When we value them by their spiritual worth, we’re usually getting a bargain. The Mishna Berura (170:45) says that when you eat, you should not eat simply because you enjoy the food.
Instead, you should have in mind that you are keeping yourself healthy to serve Hashem. In that way, he says, every meal you eat is a seudas mitzvah (though I don’t quite think he would allow you to eat a steak during the Nine Days just because you want to keep your iron level high). I was in a supermarket buying ap-
Torah study, so I can have patience for my spouse and my children,” your entire sleep is considered hours of tefila, Torah, and middos tovos! You can also use this trick to make difficult chores more palatable. If your parent or spouse ask you to do something you’re not thrilled about, you can tell yourself that you’re involved in a
When we value things by their spiritual worth, we’re usually getting a bargain.
ple juice. I had a choice of the store brand for $1.99 or a Jewish brand for $2.19. I figured that for the extra twenty cents, I could encourage the grocers to continue stocking the Jewish brand. That meant the salesman who sold the juice would keep his job, and the company which employed many Jewish workers and does a lot for the community would continue getting business. Seems a pretty big return on my investment. Not only that, but now my entire purchase was a mitzvah. Say your husband likes a particular type of food which is a patschka to make. My wife has a recipe for sweet and sour chicken, for example, that we call six-hour chicken, because that’s about how long it takes to make with all the various steps. When she makes it because she knows I like it, that’s six hours of shalom bayis, six hours of caring for others, and six hours that will live on for eternity, not just seem like an eternity at the time. We are all always looking for opportunities to do more mitzvos; now we know it’s all in your mind. Not that they’re imaginary, but that the chance lies in how you look at things. You can turn ordinary actions into extraordinary actions with a simple thought. Let’s say that before you go to sleep, you say, “Ribono Shel Olam, I want to sleep and be rested so I can daven well tomorrow, so I can concentrate on my
mitzvah, even if it’s as simple as making someone else happy. Of course, if your wife tells you to skip shul and just relax in bed because you look tired, that’s more likely an opportunity to grow by resisting that urge than a mitz-
vah, but hopefully that doesn’t happen too often. When she asks you to take out the garbage, though, this idea is a winner. Not only does it make you feel better, but you can remind yourself that that smell is the scent of Gan Eden. Truly, in life, it’s the thought that counts.
Jonathan Gewirtz is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications around the world. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. For more information, or to sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English, e-mail info@JewishSpeech Writer.com and put Publication Sponsorship or Subscribe in the subject. © 2013 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.
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ith the start of the high holidays just days away, security advisories are customarily issued to synagogues about the need to exercise vigilance against potential threats. But how does one go about being vigilant in a manner that enhances the safety and security of a synagogue without succumbing to fear and paranoia? Firstly, vigilance entails having a heightened sense of awareness. The key is to understand how to properly recognize suspicious and potentially threatening behavior. The best way to detecting such behavior is to take note of anyone – or anything – that appears unusual or out of the ordinary. However, to do so effectively, it is important to avoid stereotyping what an attacker may look like since would-be attackers will often attempt to fit in with the general population to evade detection. Trying to Blend In Terrorists, in particular, have proven to be resourceful with blending in. For example, David Headley, who was instrumental in planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks, posed as a Jew to scout out the Nariman Chabad House. Headley, who had lived in Chicago, also legally changed his name from Daood Sayed Gi-
How to Detect Suspicious Behavior Would-be attackers will often attempt to fit in with the general population to evade detection. lani so that he could travel about under less scrutiny. At the time of his arrest in 2009, Headley was involved in planning a terrorist attack against a synagogue in Denmark. And when arrested, Headley was found to have a book in his possession titled, To Pray as a Jew. In the 2011 thwarted bomb plot against a Manhattan synagogue, Ahmed Ferhani, a Queens resident, planned to attend a synagogue dressed as a Jewish worshipper and leave behind a bag containing an explosive device. In carrying out the 1990 assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane at the Marriott Hotel in Manhattan, El Sayyid Nosair calmly sat among the Jewish audience wearing a yarmulke before drawing his firearm. According to a New York Times article, audience members merely assumed Nosair was a Sephardic Jew and were thus not alarmed by his presence. Another example of blending in is the Hezbollah-linked bomber who last summer blew up a passenger bus filled with
Israeli tourists outside an airport in Bulgaria. The bomber had posed as a tourist by wearing Bermuda shorts, a baseball cap, and shoulder-length hair. And, of course, we all recall the two Boston bombers who took steps to blend in with the throngs of spectators at the Boston Marathon. They both wore clothing typical of college students, including baseball-style caps. The younger brother even wore his cap backwards as teenagers often do. Suspicious Behavior Thus, the focus of vigilance should be on a person’s behavior. It is precisely for this reason that El Al security personnel routinely question passengers looking not only for inconsistent verbal responses but also for behavioral responses that reveal signs of deception, such as nervousness and limited eye contact. The U.S. Secret Service will scrutinize guests at a function or event
by focusing on unusual behavior, such as someone whose hands appear oddly preoccupied at a moment when the audience is applauding the president. In retrospect, the Boston bombers’ behavior could now be seen as having been out of the ordinary as they intently moved among the crowd with their backpacks, totally indifferent to the runners. This was in clear contrast to the spectators cheering and applauding the runners as they raced towards the finish line. Now let’s consider a scenario of possible threatening behavior directed
against a shul. Suppose you notice an individual seated alone in a parked car, with its hood up, across the street from your shul. Naturally, your first thought would be that the car is disabled and that the occupant is merely waiting for assistance. However, it could also possibly be a ruse to enable someone to easily surveil your shul. The key, again, is to focus on what may appear unusual considering the circumstances. In this case, you should ask yourself, is the car leaking any fluid? Is there any smoke coming from the engine? Are any of the tires flat? Also, pay attention to what the occupant is doing. Is his attention directed towards his disabled car as would normally be the case or it directed towards the shul? Simply put – look for what may be out of the ordinary. Best wishes for a happy and safe New Year. Neil Cohen is president of the Mogen Safety Council, a non-profit organization specializing in improving the safety and security of schools and houses of worship. Mr. Cohen is a federal law enforcement officer, a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), and a designated emergency responder. Mr. Cohen can be reached at MogenSafetyCouncil@ yahoo.com. For more information about the Mogen Safety Council and the services they offer, including workshops, grant writing and security assessments, please go to www. MogenSafetyCouncil.org.
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Fifty Years Since the March on Washington
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he March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. Attended by some 200,000 people, it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation’s capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage. The march is often credited with saving the Civil Rights movement and leading to the passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Images of the march are now iconic and nearly every American knows portions of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. But, in the lead up to the march, most of those involved were uncertain about how it would turn out. In fact, many were apprehensive that it would be a cataclysmic failure which would cause massive unrest and actually set back the Civil Rights Movement.
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Planning Every Detail Every detail of the march was planned for before the event. Chief organizer Bayard Rustin insisted that every speech and song be kept brief so the crowd could be ushered out of town before sundown. The march “will be orderly, but not subservient,” organizers announced. “It will be non-violent, but not timid.” The night before the march, drafts of John Lewis’s speech were circulated by members of SNCC, which hoped to generate buzz for the youngest of the day’s official speakers. But his prepared remarks almost caused a rift among organizers. In those remarks Lewis threatened to “march through the South, through the heart of Dixie, the way Sherman did — nonviolently” and also criticized Kennedy’s civil rights bill as being too weak. Washington’s Archbishop Patrick O’Boyle, who was to give the invocation at the march, said he would not speak if Lewis’s speech was not altered. Lewis chafed at O’Boyle’s interference. “I didn’t know him from Adam’s house cat, and he probably didn’t know me,” Lewis says. The fear seemed to be based on how the militant notes in the speech would fall on white ears. One of the white leaders, Walter P. Reuther, head of the United Automobile Workers, told Lewis he shouldn’t speak ill of the White House civil rights bill. The NAACP’s Roy Wilkins sided with Reuther, and he and Lewis ended up wagging their fingers in each other’s faces. “We were all so uptight about giving the appearance of [the] commitment and civility and strength of the nonviolent movement,” recalls Berl Bernhard, Kennedy’s staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, who spoke often with Wilkins. “It was like, ‘Don’t light this incendiary situation because it could get out of control.’” The aging Randolph stopped the infighting by asking Lewis and the other young people to bow to the wishes of their elders and pare back the rhetoric. Lewis modified his speech.
The march, which was to be a nonviolent show of force, was a brainchild of the six men who led the nation’s largest civil rights groups. The men, who called themselves “the Big Six,” consisted of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins, the National Urban League’s Whitney Young, the SNCC’s (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) John Lewis, the Congress of Racial Equality’s James Farmer, and 74-year-old black union leader A. Philip Randolph, the march chairman who had brought them all together. With less than eight weeks before the big day, the march leaders realized that in order for the march to have the intended effect, they would need white people to participate as well. Randolph and the others decided that they would add four more leaders to their roster: Four white men. It was now the “Big 10” – the six black men plus a rabbi, a Catholic leader, a Protestant minister, and a labor boss. President Kennedy’s Concerns “Somehow, some way, we worked well together. The six of us, plus the four. In the weeks before the march, the Kennedy administration, which at first disWe became like brothers,” Lewis remembers. “When we would have disagreements, Randolph, in his deep baritone, would say things like, ‘Brothers, let’s stay liked the idea of a march, put pressure on organizers to reconsider. President John F. Kennedy was worried that a black-dominated demtogether.’” onstration would crush the chances for the civil rights Jonathan Prinz — whose father, Rabbi Joachim bill to pass in Congress. Throughout preparations, the Prinz, was one of the four white leaders of the march As black marchers Kennedy White House kept track of the march plans – recalls how his German immigrant father’s perspecdescended on Washington, through alliances and political connections. tive of Jewish history related to the theme of the march. At a meeting in his office on August 16, 1963, At“His general objective was to change the dynamic of they were met by busloads, torney General Robert F. Kennedy said he feared that American life and to remind people they couldn’t just planeloads and railroad-caran unruly demonstration could set back efforts to desit back and watch this,” Prinz recalls. “You can’t be segregate Southern schools. The president’s civil rights silent and onlookers. He had said the same thing in Nazi loads of whites. legislation was already in terminal trouble in Congress, Germany.”
But despite Malcolm’s X’s conviction that the march would be powerless and diluted, thousands came in droves to the capital and listened to the powerful, iconic words of Rev. Martin Luther King.
March Goes Off Without a Hitch
More than 200,000 people arrived by foot, car, bus and train. They walked from the Washington Monument along the Lincoln The leaders of the movement Memorial Reflecting Pool to hear inside the Lincoln Memorial before the march speeches from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In the early morning hours of August 28, as black marchers descended on Washington, they were met by busloads, planeloads and railroad-car-loads of whites. Among them were workingWashington D.C. on High Alert class auto machinists and other union members, young In Washington D.C., a city that was majority-black university intellectuals, socially conscious Catholics, “I stood there thinking: Why but firmly controlled by white authorities, the prosJews and Protestants, and the stray, curious government can’t the whole world be like pect of a march by hundreds of thousands of blacks worker who wandered onto the National Mall to check was cause for official caution and popular anxiety. out the scene. this? Why can’t everyone be “The general feeling is that the Vandals are coming Despite the apprehension of many about the event, it about nonviolence and love?” quickly became clear that the demonstrators meant what to sack Rome,” declared the Washington Daily News. they said—they would protest for equality in a non-viFor the first time since Prohibition, the city banned olent and serious fashion. Police reported only two arthe sale of alcoholic beverages for August 28th. Hosrests among the crowd of 200,000: a Nazi charged with pitals stockpiled plasma and canceled elective surgeries. The District of Columbia firemen’s union didn’t like it, but the city had ordered making a speech without a permit and an Arlington man fined $10 for smashing up 350 of its members to switch roles and take on police duty on the day of the march. a demonstrator’s sign. Washington police officers were banned from taking vacation; other forces received I Have a Dream riot control training. Thirty Army helicopters patrolled the skies, swooping low Ken Collins was a patrol officer in Washington assigned that day to the Lincoln over the Reflecting Pool. Four thousand troops stood ready in the Washington subMemorial. He was assigned to accompany one of the speakers to the lectern. The urbs, and 15,000 paratroopers were placed on stand-by in North Carolina. The District’s chief judge directed colleagues to be available for all-night bond officer waited for the speaker, walked up to him, “and our eyes met, and I could hearings in case of mass arrests. President John F. Kennedy pre-signed executive see what kind of person he was — understanding, serious. It set my mind straight.” orders authorizing military intervention if riots developed. Collins and King did not speak to each other. But the officer, who had heard of At the Capitol, House and Senate members instructed their secretaries to stay King but knew little of his work, was swept up by the soaring words and determined home and lock their hope of the address that would move the nation. “I stood there thinking: Why can’t doors. On NBC’s the whole world be like this?” Collins remembers. “Why can’t everyone be about “Meet the Press,” nonviolence and love?” host Lawrence SpiA year later, he was on vacation in Florida with his wife and two sisters and their vak, in his first ques- husbands. Collins liked to fall asleep with the TV on, and he woke in the middle of tion to NAACP lead- the night to see an anniversary program about the March on Washington: “I said, er Roy Wilkins and ‘Wow,’ because there I King, asked how they was, on TV, right over could justify holding Dr. King’s left shoulder.” such a large demThe now famous onstration when the stanza repeated several authorities “believe it times in the closing minwould be impossible utes of Dr. Martin Luther Inside the White House with President Kennedy after the march to bring more than King’s remarks was not 100,000 militant Negroes into Washington without incidents and possibly rioting.” part of his prepared reOn the morning of the march, FBI agents, under orders from Director J. Edgar marks. He used the line Hoover, phoned celebrities in town for the march and warned them to stay indoors several months earlier in because there was likely to be violence, according to FBI documents cited in “Part- several speeches, but it did not evoke the emoing the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63,” by Taylor Branch. tional reaction which it evoked this time. After the march, King told an associate later that year that he had “just all of a Malcolm X Boycotts the March All along, there was racial sensitivity about who was in control of the march. sudden” decided to use the line. He may have been persuaded by gospel singer MaMalcolm X held press conferences in the lobby of the Capital Hilton, telling any halia Jackson who shouted to him, “Tell them about the dream, Martin! Tell them reporter who would listen that the March on Washington had become the “Farce on about the dream!” — a passage she had heard from him previously. Washington,” with black leaders kowtowing to white interests. “Talk about ‘inteKing’s speech was a dramatic end to a day filled with dramatic hope for change. grated!’ It was like salt and pepper,” he said afterward. After it ended, the crowd departed, and as reported in the next morning’s edition of “The white man” put his handpicked black leaders in charge of the march, Mal- The New York Times: At 9 P.M. the city was as calm as the waters of the Reflecting colm X told supporters later. “They took it over. And they invited a priest, a rabbi, Pool between the two memorials. and an old white preacher. Yes, an old white preacher. It’s just like when you’ve But the unseen ripples created a tidal wave which changed America forever. got some coffee that’s too black, which means it’s too strong. What you do? You integrate it with cream; you make it weak.” Washington Post/Bloomberg contributed to this article.
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he said, and the march — especially if violence erupted — would kill what little hope remained for action. President Kennedy also had Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Assistant Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach work with march organizers to recruit whites to attend the event to assure that images of the event were both peaceful and biracial. “Somebody from the White House is calling somebody every day and telling them, ‘You don’t want to march’” recalled one of the organizers. Even members of Congress who supported the Civil Rights Movement tried to prevent the rally from taking place. From a body of white men in Congress came a string of letters that became known around the march’s headquarters as the “latrine letters.” Had they thought about where 100,000 people would use the restroom, the senators wanted to know. Rustin and his team responded by renting sufficient numbers of portable toilets. Anxious about the possibility that violence might break out on the day of the march, the Kennedy administration had pressed organizers to permit only preapproved signs and to tamp down attendance by holding the event on a weekday rather than a Saturday.
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Operation Biting
the third unit Lord Louis from an atMountbatten, tack inland. for approval. The third unit After carewas to head to ful examinathe radar site, tion of the site dismantle it and surroundand head toing areas, wards the sea Mountbatten for evacuation. decided that They would using seaborne have about 30 commandos Paratroopers training for Operation Biting minutes to carwas too risky. ry out the opParatroopers erations before would be used major German instead and forces would would utilize assemble for the advantages an attack. An of speed and intense trainsurprise to keep ing period folthe casualty lowed, and by number low. late February This would be 1942, the paraone of the first troopers were times that airready. borne troops Bruneval RADAR unit and villa where the operators lived F o u l would be used weather postby the British, poned the opand it was a eration, codeturning point named Biting, for special opuntil the posterations. dusk hours on The assignFebruary 27, ment was hand1942. The 120 ed to Company men boarded C of the 2nd Parachute Battwelve Whittalion led by ley transport Major John planes while Frost. Attached bagpipers were Würzburg Radar to the parastanding neartroops were by playing seven Royal Scottish music. Engineers and Two of planes a RAF radio were driven operator. Aloff course by together, 120 incoming anmen made ti-aircraft fire the jump into and dropped France for the off the twenty operation. The men inside two plan was to miles off target. drop inland and The other men Paratroopers on one of the landing craft split up into landed where on their way back home. Major Frost stands three groups they were supon the bridge, second from the left before heading to the target. One unit posed to and quickly went about their was to move towards the beach and business. Very little opposition was met secure it for evacuation and prevent as they neared their target. As they were German reinforcements from coming about to enter the villa, a German guard by the sea. A second unit was to protect opened fire, and he was promptly killed
by Frost’s men. Other Germans heard the firefight and shot at the British, killing one paratrooper. While this was happening, the engineers went to work dismantling the radar system. The order to be delicate with system went out the window when they discovered that doing so would be time consuming. After sawing off the aerial part of the unit, the engineers used crowbars to rip out the rest of the system. Frost decided it was time to pack up and move to the beach after he heard vehicles off in the distance. As they moved towards the beach, a machine gun pinned down the paratroopers who were caught in a bad position. Fortunately, the twenty men who were dropped far from the drop zone finally appeared on scene and silenced the gun. At 2:15 AM, the paratroopers reached the beach and sent signals out for the navy to come. Receiving no confirmation combined with the increase of enemy fire, Frost began to set up defensive positions. Another trooper was killed in this firefight until mercifully the boats were heard approaching. Finally, they were on their way home with their precious cargo stored on the landing craft. The raid was a complete success as the captured radar proved vital in developing countermeasures. One of the two Germans who were captured was a radar operator who told his interrogators that his wife predicted the airborne raid. He thought that she tipped off the British and was a traitor! Besides the two dead paratroopers, six were wounded and another six were taken prisoner by the Germans. In order to prevent further raids, the Germans installed barbed wire around radar sites which only helped Allied bomb crews identify them for destruction. The overall effect on the British public was a morale booster. In dark times, they finally had a successful operation that brought dividends of hope to the English people until Germany finally surrendered in May of 1945. Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions.for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@ gmail.com.
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Bob arrives at the football game after the first quarter. “Why are you so late?” his friend, Mike asks. “Well,” replied Bob, “you see, my cousin is getting married tonight and I was really supposed to go to the wedding.” “So what are you doing here?” asks Mike. Bob replies, “Well, I just really wanted to see this football game more than anything in the world. I didn’t know what to do: should I go to the wedding or come to the game. After making myself crazy about what to do, I decided to toss a coin. It was heads, which is why I’m here!” “But why are you so late?” asks Mike. Bob answers, “Well, I had to toss the coin 17 times.”
Riddle! Giants’ coach Tom Coughlin is known for keeping his team to a tight schedule in practice. Like all NFL coaches, he meets with each unit of the team separately. He has a set schedule that he follows each day. • Defensive linemen meet fifteen minutes after the running backs. • Offensive linemen meet after the receivers. • Quarterbacks meet before the receivers but after the running backs. • The different times that the meetings are held are: 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, 7:15, and 7:30AM. Based on the clues above, what’s the schedule?
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Which one of the following people never played in the NFL? E Tshimanga Biakabutuka
E Peerless Price
E Richie Incognito
E Captain Munnerlyn
E Cory Lekkerkerker
E Lousaka Polite
E Chris Fuamatu-Ma’Afala
E Junior Glymph
E Bronko Nagurski
E Ras-I Dowling
E Le-Lo L. Lang
E Rex Hadnot
E C.J. Ah You
E Isaako Aaitui
E Yourhighness Morgan
E Ikechuku Ndukwe
E Kirby Dar Dar
E Nnamdi Asomugha
E Lofa Tatupu
E Babatunde Oshinowo
E Vaka Manupuna
E Ebenezer Ekuban
E Adimchinobe Echemandu
E Syndric Steptoe
E Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
E Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbaja-Biamila
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2. A receiver makes a leaping dive over the defender and makes a gorgeous 35-yard catch. To celebrate, he gestures like he is the “Incredible Hulk” or does a little dance. What should the referee do? a. Laugh it off and say, “Come on, let’s go...clock is rolling,” or something like that b. Give him a delay of game warning c. Give his team a 5-yard penalty d. Give his team a 15-yard penalty 3. The Giants start the game by kicking off from the 30-yard line to the Jets. The Giants’ kicker kicks the ball out of bounds at the Jets’ 32-yard line. The official throws his flag, indicating an illegal procedure. Where is the ball spotted? a. At the Jets’ 40-yard line. b. At the Jets’ 32-yard line. c. At the Giants’ 25-yard line. d. At the Jets’ 20-yard line. 4. What is the penalty for encroachment? a. Automatic 1st down b. 5-yards c. 10-yards d. 15-yards
Answer to riddle: 6:30 AM - Running backs 6:45 AM - Defensive linemen 7:00 AM - Quarterbacks 7:15 AM - Receivers 7:30 AM - Offensive linemen
5. Tom Brady tries to elude a defender. He throws the football, only to have it batted back to him. He catches the ball and then, after finally shaking his pursuer, throws the ball again, completing a spectacular 37-yard pass to his tight end. Does this play count? a. Sure, classic Brady play! b. Nope 6. On 1st and 10 from the Cowboys 8-yard line, Dallas is called for holding. Where does the referee spot the football? a. Dallas 4-yard line b. Dallas 1 yard line c. Stays at the 8-yard line and Dallas loses a down d. Dallas 3 yard-line Answers 1. D-The home club is required to provide 36 balls for outdoor games. Twelve of those footballs must be sealed in a special box and shipped by the manufacturer, to be opened in the officials’ locker room two hours prior to the starting time of the game. These balls are to be specially marked with the letter “K” and used exclusively for the kicking game. (This is done because kickers used to tamper with the balls to make them have more flight when kicked.) 2. The NFL announced that this season it will enforce the rule that a team will get a 15-yard penalty if a player commits these acts: “sack dances; home run swing; incredible hulk; spiking the ball; spinning the ball; throwing or shoving the ball; pointing; pointing the ball; verbal taunting; military salute; standing over an op-
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ponent (prolonged and with provocation); or dancing.” 3. A- If a kickoff goes out of bounds, the ball is spotted no farther than 30 yards from the spot of the kick. In this case, the Jets would get the ball at their own 40-yard line. If the kick had gone out of bounds before travelling 30 yards, the receiving team would get the ball at that spot. 4. B- Encroachment is when a defensive player crosses the line of scrimmage and makes contact with an opponent before the ball is snapped. The penalty is 5-yards. 5. B-Only one forward pass may be attempted per down. The quarterback catching the ball is considered a self-pass, meaning that he could run with the ball or lateral it, but he cannot throw it again. The Patriots would lose five yards from the spot of this illegal forward pass. 6. C-Holding is a 10-yard penalty that is enforced from the spot of the ball. However, since Dallas has the ball at their own 8-yard line, the ball is moved back half the distance to the Cowboy’s goal line, which would be their 4-yard line.
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The Business of Money
Jay Spok
What Are They Doing? Understanding Brand’s Strategies Blackberry: It’s Time
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t’s time for Blackberry to go away. Over two years ago, I walked into a cellphone store to purchase a new phone. As someone involved in business, I naturally asked the store clerk to show me the latest Blackberrys. At that time, Blackberry just came out the first Blackberry with a touchscreen that didn’t need to slide open for the key board. The associate pulled out the Blackberry, and I started to explore. While I was chatting with him, I saw that he had this big Tablet and he kept on playing with it. When I asked him what phone it was, he replied that it was the HTC evo 3d, an Android all-touch phone. And then he said, “Between me and you, get this phone.” I started playing with it and it was really cool— but to get an Android? A full-touch big phone? I’m a businessman; I can’t be using a phone that looks like I’m a teenager who’s playing games on his phone all day. Additionally, isn’t an Android only for those who can’t afford a normal phone? The store clerk replied and told me that you can probably run an entire business on that phone. He said that it’s like a computer. After much speculation and convincing from the store assistant, I decided to go with the HTC evo 3d. The next day I showed up at work and right away, I become the butt of all jokes: “Hey, look who has this phone—do you need
to borrow my Gameboy?” “Should I set up a play date with my teenage children so you can compete with them on your games?” It was hard defending myself. After all, I don’t mind doing things dif-
The reason that Android exploded and continues to dominate the market is because Google has a very simple and highly effective business plan that I believe will lead the future: Give things
Blackberry is from the Stone Age, and the iPhone is for people who still think Apple is cool.
ferently, but there is only so much abuse that one handle. Back then, I still had my Android and my Blackberry, which I used for business. A serious business individual would have needed a Blackberry in addition to an iPhone that they may have wanted to use for personal use. I still remember that a few years ago, Ivanka Trump, the multi-billionaire heiress and businesswoman, tweeted that she was scared because she was finally switching from a Blackberry to an iPhone. Fast forward two+ years and now Android is the most popular mobile operating system. Blackberry is from the Stone Age, and the iPhone is for people who still think Apple is cool. So how did this dynamic shift happen and why is Blackberry failing?
for free. Make it the best on the market and never stop improving them. Google wants market share. After they have you in their grasp, they’ll figure out a way to make money from you. (We’ll discuss this in another article.) Blackberry is trying to use this model as well with their z10 and q10 launches, but even those are failing. And their big campaign is all about “It’s time,” which I don’t particularly get. It’s certainly not effective because, like I’ve mentioned over and over in this column, the future doesn’t belong to those with the best message but with the best product/ service. If I walk into a Mercedes dealer to purchase a vehicle, the top salesman in the world won’t be able to convince me to consider a Bugatti; I simply don’t have the money for it. It’s not that Bugatti has worse advertising than Mercedes. It’s just that that’s what I want and there’s only room for a certain amount of maneuvering. But a really good salesman, better reviews or an amazing ad campaign may make me consider a Jaguar or Audi. This dynamic is the same by any other product or service as the world evolves. The product first has to be a good product and then there’s room for its message to have impact. So far, Google has a better search, better email, and better mobile operating system so if Blackberry would like to reintroduce itself, it’s too late and it’s irrelevant. Its recent campaign of
“It’s Time” is a series of print, radio, TV and online videos with a voice over of “It’s time to have this feature or this type of ease etc.” But the only thing the multimillion dollar campaign tells me is that it’s time for Blackberry to go away. They should stop making useless campaigns and useless phones. What I would suggest to Google is what Microsoft is now considering after its dismal exploration into hardware (surface) Tablets and phones: they should focus on a unique device, which was always their strong point, and then offer their customers to either use their operating system or an Android operating system. And that way folks in the business world who want a classy phone can choose the Blackberry. Microsoft and Apple should follow suit. I know it is difficult at this late hour where Google is just so far beyond their competitors and produces updates more frequently than these folks have meetings. They should either join forces or admit defeat. And hope that in five years they’ll be able to catch up. Jay Spok is the founder and creative director of Spok Global, a business development firm with offices in New York and Chicago, IL. Connect with Jay on Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. His office can be reached at 718427-2202 or at tiffany@spokglobal.com.
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ith Rosh Hashana just around the corner, I try to prepare for my family a beautiful simanim platter reflecting the variety of yehi ratzons that we make on Rosh Hashana evening. Each family may have their own minhag of what they use. The platters make the table look elegant and the kids can also get involved by making beautiful centerpieces with multi-colored apples and jars of funky honeys. We like the honey bear, but I also get honey straws.
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To enhance the presentation, I buy multi-section platters or plates, and I place each of the simanim dishes in each compartment, so that each siman is highlighted. I serve it with a mini-fork, and I serve the soup in a shot glass. Here are some recipes for a simanim platter. If you would like to hear more about the simanim and other interesting shechiyanu fruits, you can listen to my radio show archives at www.nachumsegal.com, and listen to the 8/23/13 episode with Paghit Ralbag and Chaia Frishman. We also discuss some interesting recipes and in-depth explanations for each yehi ratzon.
Pomegranate – Rimon
Pomegranate Salad
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The first siman is the most well-known: the apple dipped into honey. There are so many delicious apples. Choose your family’s favorite type of apple. Here are some suggestions for apples to bake with: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Cortland and Macintosh. For fresh apples (i.e., apples to be eaten fresh), you might want to try: Grapples, Honey Crisp, and Fuji Gala.
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Date Muffins Adapted from epicurious.com Ingredients Crumb topping 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1/8 cup desiccated coconut (optional) ½ cup canola oil Muffins 2 cups whole dates, pitted ¾ cup boiling water 2 cups flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt
Ingredients Dressing (can be made days in advance): ¼ cup apple cider vinegar (optional if you don’t eat vinegar during Tishrei) 1 tsp salt ¼ cup pomegranate juice 1 tsp dry mustard ½ cup sugar ½ red onion, finely diced ½ cup olive oil Salad 1 head romaine lettuce 1 pomegranate, seeded 1 jicama, peeled & cubed 1 avocado, peeled & cubed 1 mango, peeled & cubed
Preparation To make the dressing: place onion in a food processor and finely chop. Add in all ingredients except oil and pulse. Then, while machine is running, slowly add oil in one steady stream. Pour dressing ingredients into a jar and store until using. To make the salad: wash and dry lettuce leaves. Carefully (pomegranate juice stains) remove seeds from the pomegranate. Combine lettuce, avocado, pomegranate seeds and jicama in a salad bowl. Just before serving, sprinkle some of the dressing on the salad and toss.
½ cup canola oil ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Preparation To make the crumb topping: In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and coconut. Using a fork, stir oil until well combined and mixture begins to hold together but is crumbly. To make the muffins: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin. Place the dates in a shallow bowl (in a single layer if possible), pour the boiling water over them, and soak for 15 minutes. Transfer the dates and soaking liquid to a food processor and puree until almost smooth but a few pea-sized fruit pieces remain. Set aside to cool slightly. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix together the oil and brown sugar. With the motor running, mix in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla. Add half of the
flour mixture and mix until moistened. Follow with the date puree, and when thoroughly combined, mix in remainder of the flour mixture. Scrape down the sides and give a final stir with a spatula to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Top with the streusel and press down gently to adhere. Bake for 30 minutes. Continued on page 84
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Green Beans with Mushrooms
Ingredients 4 cups trimmed and cut (1 inch long) green beans 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 cup sliced mushrooms (I use a variety of cremini and shitake) 1/4 cup finely chopped white or yellow onion 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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Potato Leek Soup
Ingredients 2 tablespoon canola oil 10 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into large pieces 6 leeks (whites only), thoroughly washed and sliced 1 Tbsp flour 6 cups vegetable stock, approx. (I use Trade Joe’s soup stock in the box) Salt and freshly ground pepper Preparation In an 8 quart stock pot, sauté leeks until soft. (Watch for burning.) Add flour and mix continuously for 2 minutes on low flame. This will help thicken the soup. Add the potatoes and the stock to the pot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Boil until the potatoes are soft, 15 to 20 minutes. When potatoes are soft, use an immersion blender to blend until the soup is smooth and simmer until the soup has thickened, about 20 minutes. Note: when you add the stock, make sure you fill it only to the top of the potatoes or it will be too watery.
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Preparation In a pan with a steamer insert, steam the green beans until fork-tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a skillet over medium-high heat, heat vegetable oil until it starts to shimmer. Add mushroom slices and sauté until they lose their moisture, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly so they don’t burn. Reduce heat to medium, and add the onion, olive oil, stir and cook until onions begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the drained green beans until they are evenly coated with oil and cook until warm. Sprinkle fresh basil over
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Beet Hummus Recipe from Simplyrecipes.com
Ingredients ½ pound beets (about 4 medium sized beets), scrubbed clean, cooked, peeled, and cubed 2 Tbsp tahini sesame seed paste 5 Tbsp lemon juice 1 small clove garlic, chopped 1 Tbsp ground cumin
beans and mushrooms, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
1 Tbsp lemon zest (zest from approx. 2 lemons) Generous pinch of sea salt or kosher salt Fresh ground pepper to taste Preparation To cook the beets, cut off any tops, scrub the roots clean, put them in a covered dish with about 1/4-inch of water in a 375°F oven, and cook until easily penetrated with a knife or fork. Alternatively, cover with water in a saucepan and simmer until tender, about ½ hour. Peel once they have cooled. Place all ingredients in a food processor (or blender) and pulse until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings and ingredients as desired. Chill and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage.
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Roasted Pumpkin Ingredients 1 small pumpkin, peeled and cubed (l buy mine peeled and cubed from the supermarket) 1 tablespoon olive oil Sea salt Ground clove Ground cinnamon Ground nutmeg 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar Preparation Heat oven to 400°F. Using a large metal spoon, scoop out the seeds and insides of the pumpkin. Use a sharp chef’s knife to cube the pumpkin, about 1-inch pieces. Place pumpkin slices on baking sheet. Drizzle with
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olive oil and rub on both sides of pumpkin. Season with salt, spices and brown sugar. Roast for 20-25 minutes, depending on thickness of pumpkin slices.
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This one is a little tricky. My family and I are a little queasy, so we don’t put an actual fish head on the table. Instead, I buy JuJu gummy fish candy and cut the heads off. However, when I was growing up, my parents always had a fish head on the table. It was cleaned out by my grandmother and then she took the homemade gefilte fish mixture and she stuffed it inside a salmon head and boiled it for 2 hours. Apparently, it was delicious. (I wouldn’t know!)
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Helping Your Child in the Classroom Dear Devorah, My daughter has a sensory processing disorder, and she was recently approved for SEIT for the coming school year. I will give you a little background information. She was diagnosed with a sensory processing disorder when she was 2 ½. She is the type of child that just never seems to tire. She loves or rather craves movement—all types of movement, running, spinning, crashing, you name it. Her world is a playground, and it’s no surprise that she was my earliest walker. She has some other sensory type needs but what I described above is what I feel needs to be worked on the most. She’s always on the move and has a hard time sitting still. She has received OT under early intervention but she aged out this month and will be attending school (nursery) this month. Looking back, I realize I should have asked more questions at her meeting with the district but I’m hoping you can fill in the gap here. I’m confused, I thought sensory was what OTs worked on, but here my
A sensory diet is a personalized activity plan based on the unique sensory needs of the individual. clearly sensory-type daughter will also be receiving SEIT service; what can the SEIT bring to the table? She did receive an educational evaluation while in EI but never qualified, so I know she is bright. I’m not sure if this relevant but she will receive both services in school: OT for a total of 1 hour a week (same as her EI mandate) and SEIT for 5 hours a week. Looking forward for your quick response—she starts school soon! Thank you! Devorah Responds: Terrific question! Yes, OTs are unique that they are trained (some OTs have advanced training) in sensory integration and are able to assess and
diagnose an individual with a sensory processing disorder. (The diagnosis has not yet made it to the DSM V, but that is for another discussion.) To help better understand the role of a SEIT, I invited Ariella Notis who provides SEIT service to provide some insight and information on what a SEIT may work on with a child such as your daughter based on the information you provided. Ariella responds: A SEIT stands for Special Education Itinerant Teacher. A SEIT has a masters degree and in special education. A preschool age child who is in a mainstream setting may receive SEIT service if they show delays in some, but not necessarily all, areas of daily living (self-help skills such as dressing, eating etc.), social/emotional, behavioral and cognitive skills. The demands in a classroom setting may have been a strong contributing factor why she qualified for SEIT in school (versus her non-qualifying status for special instruction under EI). Considering her need to be “on the go,” she may have difficulty in the classroom. This may include sitting during circle time, following classroom routines and social issues which may arise stemming from her sensory behaviors such as holding/hugging her peers too tight, bumping into her peers, etc. Devorah: Your daughter would benefit the most when the OT, SEIT and teacher work as a team with strong communication between the professionals. The teacher and SEIT may provide the OT with scenarios or time of day which pose a challenge. The OT will then contribute with her suggestions, and together they may form a behavioral management plan with a strong sensory component or sensory diet. A sensory diet is simply a personalized activity plan based on the unique sensory needs of the individual. The SEIT may be the staff member who will help your daughter carry out her sensory diet. One example of an activity that may be part of sensory diet is having the student engage
in a heavy work-type of activity before circle time. Activities may be moving the chairs into a circle, schlepping a wagon of heavy books from the class to the office or propelling oneself on a prone scooter across the hallway. Ariella: A SEIT may also be working with the child during free play time or at the playground. Children who crave movement are typically very excited at the playground, so much so they may forget the rules of turn taking. Here, the SEIT’s role is to help the child play and interact with her peers while respecting rules such as turn taking and personal space. Devorah: Certainly, another very important member of the team is you, the parent. Communication books are a great resource. Not only can the OT, teacher and SEIT jot down their suggestions, comments, etc. you can listen in on the conversation being exchanged between disciplines and contribute as
well. Carrying over the activities and language used by all team members creates consistency. I highly recommend you make it a point to seek out and speak to your child’s SEIT and OT at the beginning of the school year so you may discuss with them the concerns you may have and construct a plan on how you will communicate with them throughout the year. Wishing your daughter much hatzlacha! Devorah (Gerber) Schmeltz, MS OTR/L is a 2003 alumnus of Downstate Medical Center’s OT Program. She worked as a senior occupational therapist at United Cerebral Palsy’s Brooklyn Children’s Program for 9 years. Currently, Devorah runs a private practice, Bumble & Tumble Occupational Therapy P.C in Far Rockaway. Your questions and comments are welcome. She can be reached at BumbleTumbleTherapy@gmail. com or 917-971-5327.
Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.
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Is it Sick or Evil? to give a false accusation. It invalidates your very identity. You knew yourself to be one thing and all of a sudden, it appears you have been labeled as something else. It’s one of the “al cheits” recited on Yom Kippur while we beat our chests – and for good reason. According to the gemara (Bava Metzia 58b cited in the chapter Onas Devorim by Rabbi Top in Rabbi Dovid
Let’s maximize instead of minimizing our evaluation of our bad deeds. If teshuva will not be permitted in the Next World for certain behaviors then it seems imperative that people do teshuva in this one. But the paradox is that those who need it don’t see it, don’t believe it, won’t question a rav about it, and don’t take kindly to outsiders telling them that they must attend to it.
Perhaps that is the growing insensitivity that is part of modern society: seeing great wrong as not-so-bad. Weinberger’s book, Step by Step: A Weekly Program for Self Improvement), a person who “merely” makes up a nickname for someone will lose his chance to do teshuva after he dies. Imagine! Something we think of as so innocent and mild is such a great sin that it receives the Ultimate Punishment. What does that say about lying, name-calling, and bearing false witness, other items on this list? If Torah is our standard of practice, and if this behavior deprives one of the right to repent after death, then such behavior has crossed the line from sick to evil. I encountered that behavior recently, and it felt really yucky to be on the receiving end of it. It seems such a small thing when you are the one who dishes it out; it’s so large when you receive it. The individual in question picked something from the list above and pinned it on me. The person was not a client and I did not expect it; it was part of a business transaction. I was not only taken by surprise, but greatly saddened to see a fellow Jew acting that way. I wondered about his personal relationships – whether he honors and respects his family and G-d. Somehow, I’m thinking he probably doesn’t. Again, you may be thinking I’m making something big out of something small, but if the gemara thinks it’s big, then who am I to disagree? Perhaps that is the growing insensitivity that is part of modern society: seeing great wrong as not-so-bad. To save our souls, it would be wise to turn around our tendencies:
Can family members bring back such people? Maybe they can. I think the time has come to open up the closet doors and let the light of day shine on people who look good in public but may be evil behind closed doors. It’s not enough for loved ones to cry and plead with them. This never works because when such people sense weakness, they become emboldened. It may be time to label the behavior as evil, point out that those who engage in it may completely lose their olam haba, and state firmly that you do not want such behavior in your life any more. To the comeback, “Then divorce me!” the correct response may be, “You are taking the easy way out and that is
not acceptable. Only completely giving up this bad behavior is acceptable.” From my experience, if you tell a person who behaves this way that he will lose his olam haba, he will just laugh. He wears a kippah, goes to shul, even davens (between goofing with friends during davening), but he doesn’t really believe any of it. However, you just might be correct and he will lose his chance in the Next World. If you believe that, then you have more power than you realize. Telling him what is and is not okay with you in firm tones and a no-nonsense air may be your first foray into assertiveness – and it’s good for both of you. This takes strength, courage, and clarity of thinking but it may be the only option. Our compassion will not effect changes but a bit of leverage just might do the job. It’s absolutely critical for such people to look inside themselves, see the truth that everything is not all right, and do teshuva – while they still have a chance. Dr. Deb Hirschhorn, a Marriage & Family Therapist and best-selling author of The Healing Is Mutual--Marriage Empowerment Tools to Rebuild Trust and Respect--Together, is proud to announce that readers of The Jewish Home will receive a $50 discount on every visit to her Woodmere office. For more information, call 646-54-DRDEB or check out her website at drdeb.com.
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“Say What?” Recently, in one of the New York City subway cars, they found a dead shark. Other passengers just thought he was sleeping so they didn’t say anything. The Transit authority suspects foul play. - David Letterman We’re using a very strong four-letter word to describe this winter, which is C-O-L-D. It’s going to be very cold. - Sandi Duncan, managing editor of The Farmers’ Almanac, making a similar prediction to the one they made for the past 197 years
Doctors told President George W. Bush to avoid any heavy exertion, so that means no reading. He had a little touch of coronary artery disease. One of his arteries was clogged with old Al Gore ballots. - David Letterman
You will need a large bottle of Advil. - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano at her goodbye party, imparting advice to her yet-to-be-named successor
I love Hillary. I told her a while back that she should cut her hair. She said she couldn’t do it then because when she arrived in a foreign country and asked for a hairdresser, Homeland Security would have to check the person out. - Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta
For a lot of people, [Obamacare]it will be cheaper than your cell phone bill. - President Obama during a radio interview
So you have your regular Oreos and they have Double Stuf Oreos. Somebody measured the things, and it turns out there is not twice the amount of stuff as in the regular Oreos. No double ammonium bicarbonate, no double thiamine mononitrate, no double calcium phosphate. - David Letterman
They went Negative First using NY Post as there SURRAGATE attack DOG. That’s why our guys pushed into this Ads. - Exact text, form and spelling of an email blast sent by Republican mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis against his opponent
Now if you are at home measuring stuff in an Oreo, you should take a long, hard look at your life. I’ll tell you something else right now: we wouldn’t have to worry about stuff like this if New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was president. - David Letterman
What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality. Let me be clear: the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. By any standard it is inexcusable, and despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable. - Secretary of State John Kerry We are ready to go, like that, the options are there, the United States Department of Defense is ready to carry out those options. - Secretary of Defense Hagel discussing a possible attack on Syria Would any state use chemicals or any other weapons of mass destruction in a place where its own forces are concentrated? That would go against elementary logic. Failure awaits the United States as in all previous wars it has unleashed, starting with Vietnam and up to the present day. - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an interview with a Russian newspaper No military attack will be waged against Syria. Yet, if such an incident takes place, which is impossible, the Zionist regime will be the first victim of a military attack on Syria. - Hossein Sheikholeslam, the director general of the Iranian parliament’s International Affairs bureau The West behaves in the Islamic world like a monkey with a grenade. - Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s deputy prime minister
I started off by saying, “Mr. President, I voted for you before, but how will things be different four years from now? You haven’t passed a budget. Even Democrats aren’t supporting you much. And why didn’t you support Simpson-Bowles?” The audience was a bit shocked. … [Obama] said, “I came up with a much better program than Simpson-Bowles.” I answered, “Mr. President, with all due respect, your solution may be a better one, but no one is supporting it.” “Well, in a matter of time, I can get this done,” he said. “The first thing I’m going to do is let the Bush tax cuts expire on the wealthy, and that will make a big difference in the deficit.” I told him, “A nonpartisan committee has estimated the total amount of money saved by letting those cuts expire will add up to only $40 billion a year. It costs $10 billion a day to run this country, so that money will last only four days.” At this point, someone came over and touched my arm and said, “I think that’s enough.” - Motivational speaker Tony Robbins, discussing an encounter with President Obama
If I would’ve put an “I love Obam”’ mural up there, I would probably have every ACLU lawyer from here to San Francisco in a circle up there holding hands in front of my sign. - Brent Kovac, claiming that his First Amendment right was violated when his landlord painted over the large “Impeach Obama” sign he posted outside his rental office space
This is what happens when you get to be 52-years-old. - President Obama after being corrected by a crowd in Buffalo when he mixed up the names of Buffalo’s mayor and congressman
At some point, the government will run out of money, which means more and more costs are being loaded onto students and their families. - President Obama at State University of New York in Buffalo on August 22nd The deficit has gone down. It’s now dropped at the fastest rate in 60 years. The deficit has been cut in half since 2009 and is on a downward trajectory...We don’t have an urgent deficit crisis. The only crisis we have is one that’s manufactured in Washington. - Ibid., on August 23rd at State University of New York in Binghamton
I wouldn’t want to get ahead of the legal process here. - White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, responding to the senseless killing of Christopher Lane, taking a different stand than what the White House took after the Trayvon Martin shooting Does President Obama have another imaginary son who maybe would look like Christopher Lane? - Conservative radio host Dana Loesch
I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get Congress — and Republicans in Congress in particular — to think less about politics and party and think more about what’s good for the country...I’ve made this argument to my Republican friends privately, and, by the way, sometimes they say to me privately, “I agree with you, but I’m worried about a primary from, you know, somebody in the tea party back in my district” or, “I’m worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on radio.” - President Obama on CNN
The people of Germany believed Hitler’s foolishness that led to the Holocaust. They believed that stuff. People will tend to believe what they hear through the media. Most of these people are not media people; they are bloggers, and they are bloggers for the extreme right-wing. - Rep. James Clyburn (D-Md.) discussing conservative media, in a radio interview
The New York State Attorney General is now suing Donald Trump for $40 million dollars, saying that Trump University is a total fraud. And Trump Barber College? Being sued for $5 billion dollars. - Jay Leno
I don’t have the legal background to know if that rises to high crimes and misdemeanor but I think they’re getting perilously close. - Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (ROK) in a speech at a local civic center, discussing the Obama administration’s violations of the Constitution and possible impeachment
Warfare is eminent, and in order for black people to survive the 21st century, we are going to have to kill a lot of whites – more than our Christian hearts can possibly count. - A blog post by Ayo Kimathi who works for the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for procurement of guns and ammunition for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Once his hateful blog was exposed he was placed on paid leave.)
The coffee shop was so noisy, my tape recorder didn’t pick up everything. I thought I had that one quote from her in my notes, but I garbled the end with a bit from her previous sentence...I’ve apologized to the DeBlasio and Quinn campaigns and I am going to buy some kind of noise-cancelling microphone for my recorder. - New Y ork Times columnist Maureen Dowd, whose misquoted Bill DeBlasio’s wife talking about Christine Quinn
They say it tastes like vomit. - Harlan County, Kentucky, public school board member Myra Mosley at a contentious board meeting last week after the school lunch program started conforming to the new USDA meal regulations touted by Michelle Obama
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He’s the one who started to sound like something of an idiot Monday, and not just because Mehta is one of ours. Who knows, maybe there is a stronger bond than we knew of between Christie and Ryan because they both have undergone lap-band surgery the past couple of years, maybe it’s some kind of “Lap-Band of Brothers” deal. - New York Daily News in response, referring to the fact that both Christie and Ryan both underwent lap-band surgeries
The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it’s mentioned. It’s like a family with an alcoholic father who flies into a rage every time a subject is mentioned and so everybody avoids the elephant in the room to keep the peace. But the political climate is changing... And as I said, many Republicans who’re still timid on the issue are now openly embarrassed about the extreme deniers. The deniers are being hit politically. They’re being subjected to ridicule, which stings...The ability of the raging deniers to stop progress is waning every single day. When that conversation is won, you’ll see more measures at the local and state level and less resistance to what the EPA is doing. And slowly it will become popular to propose steps that go further. - Al Gore in an interview with The Washington Post. (His mansion’s carbon footprint is the equivalent of the carbon footprint of 20 homes.)
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Ask the Attorney Gavriel Pilevsky, Esq.
Will I Lose My House if I File for Bankruptcy? My husband and I have amassed a great deal of credit card debt and medical bills over the years which we have no way of paying back as our income is barely enough to pay ongoing expenses. We contemplated filing for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy which we hope would allow us to move forward with our financial life instead of always looking backward. However, we have raised our children in our house for the past 12 years and cannot bear the thought of losing our home in a bankruptcy case. Can we file for bankruptcy without losing our home? The Attorney Responds: Your inquiry is one that is usually at the forefront of people’s minds and has caused many to hesitate before filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Bankruptcy exemptions are a critical component of the bankruptcy system. Based on your question, it appears that you do not earn enough to qualify for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy which focuses on a reorganization plan that provides the debtor with a blueprint to repay pre-petition debts over the course of 3-5 years. Accordingly, we will focus on a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing which essentially is
a liquidation plan in which the debtor seeks to have most of their debt discharged. In the context of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, exemptions determine what property you may retain and cover a wide range of property such as your home, car, pension, jewelry and personal belongings, to name a few. If property is exempt, you may keep it during and after bankruptcy. The rationale is that the Bankruptcy Code rec-
ognizes one’s need to hold onto certain essential assets in order to “start over” after bankruptcy. When you file for your bankruptcy, you must include a list of all your assets which you want to claim as exempt. On the other hand, if property is nonexempt, the trustee appointed to your case is entitled to liquidate it in an effort to pay your unsecured creditors. Since you are considering bankruptcy, it is important to
York State residents is known as the homestead exemption. The homestead exemption protects a debtor’s primary residence from a prospective liquidation by a bankruptcy trustee. If you live in one of the five boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester or Putnam County, New York allows you to claim a $150,000 exemption per title owner in your primary residence. This exemption is calculated after deduct-
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing essentially is a liquidation plan in which the debtor seeks to have most of their debt discharged.
understand how exemptions work and learn what property is exempt. Section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code provides a long list of the federal bankruptcy exemptions that are available to debtors to protect their assets from being recovered and liquidated on behalf of the bankruptcy estate and its creditors. Besides the federal exemptions afforded to debtors, each state has a set of exemptions that apply in bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Code allows each state to “opt out” of the federal exemptions and instead apply its own state exemptions. In 2011, New York changed its statutes to allow debtors filing for bankruptcy protection to choose either the federal exemptions or the New York State exemptions. Careful thought must be employed when deciding between the two as each system may have benefits or detriments to that particular debtor. One cannot mix and match by selecting certain federal exemptions while using some New York State exemptions. It’s all or nothing. Moreover, a married couple filing jointly may double their available exemptions.I will start by addressing the exemption that appears to be closest to your heart. A significant exemption afforded to New
ing the amount due and owing on any mortgages secured to your house. By way of illustration, let’s take the example of a married couple who jointly own their house in Nassau County with a fair market value of $500,000 and an unpaid principal mortgage balance of $300,000. In this scenario, if the couple selected the New York State homestead exemption then they would be entitled to a total homestead exemption of $300,000 (they each get $150,000) and the house would be fully protected since the equity is only $200,000. Even if only one spouse filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the equity in the house would be exempt since the trustee can only seek to liquidate the ownership interest of the debtor, which in this case would be one-half the equity, or $100,000. However, if the equity in the house exceeds the mortgage balance and the homestead exemption the trustee may seek to sell the house. If the trustee elects to liquidate the house, he/she would have to pay off the mortgage, pay the value of the homestead exemption to the debtor(s) and take the remaining balance to pay off creditors of the estate. If there is no equity in the house beyond the mortgage balance (or the debtor(s) rent instead of own) then one may chose not to use a homestead exemption under the New York State statute but rather a $5,000 per debtor exemption to protect liquid cash or tax
refunds. As an added bonus there is a “wild card” allowed in New York of $1,000 that can be applied to any personal property if one does not take the homestead exemption. In stark contrast, the federal homestead exemption is approximately $21,000 per debtor. If one elects not to use, or fully use, the federal homestead exemption then there is a wild card exemption of $1,225 per debtor plus the unused portion of the homestead exemption, not to exceed $11,500 that can be used to protect other assets. So to answer your question – yes, you can file for bankruptcy and save your house. However, before filing for bankruptcy and choosing between the federal and state exemptions, you first need to assess the extent of equity in your house, or lack thereof, and the universe of other assets you may desire to protect. There are various other exemptions afforded under both the federal and New York statutes to varying degrees which a debtor may benefit from such as household goods, jewelry, motor vehicles and protecting damages received as a result of personal injury. One may research Sections 5205 and 5206 of the New York CPLR and Section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code to learn more about such exemptions. Careful scrutiny and guidance from an attorney must be exercised in advance of selecting such exemptions in order to adequately protect your assets. No column is a substitute for competent legal advice. Please consult with the attorney of your choice concerning specific legal questions you may have.
Gavriel (Jordan) Pilevsky, Esq. currently practices bankruptcy law, foreclosure defense and business law at a boutique firm on Long Island, where he has extensive experience in representing a diversity of interests in bankruptcy and insolvency related matters. He has represented corporate and consumer debtors, secured and unsecured creditors and Chapter 7 panel-trustees in a wide variety of cases. He can be contacted at LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP, 516-826-6500 x221, jp@lhmlawfirm.com.
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tudents spend most of their waking hours in school. Classrooms should therefore provide them with an atmosphere that is both comforting and inviting. Teachers spend endless hours trying to come up with innovative ideas that will create an atmosphere, which is both welcoming and ply replace the words with their work. By informative for everyone. The walls of changing the information regularly, the the classroom speak volumes! students will not get bored looking at the I have been approached numerous same bulletin board all year. times by concerned teachers on how * Must color be introduced in the to set up their assigned classrooms in a classroom, or can I use black and white? way that is both exciting and academic. Black and white can be used as a Included are a list of frequently asked theme, but in order for it not to be boring, questions and answers. My hope is that make sure to use interesting combinations teachers will gain from these useful tips. of materials and designs. * Are there any special types of papers * Are there any benefits to color? that can be applied to a bulletin board, Color is important. Color acts as a other than the ordinary commercial bul- stimulus and provides an atmosphere that letin board paper, which will enhance the is inviting and enjoyable to live in. room, making it more * Do classrooms exciting for the stualways require so much color? dents? The walls of the Line the bulletin No. Sometimes too board with regular much color is confusclassroom speak bulletin board paper, ing. There needs to be of any color. On top of a balance. Try and devolumes! the paper, place mock velop a theme that is frames that will coneasy to live with. Too trast with the bulletin much color can make board paper. These frames are made from you dizzy. cardboard mats purchased from catalogs * How is this accomplished? or art supply stores. Thumbtack or staple Choose only a few colors and repeat the mats onto the bulletin board. Each them in different places in the room. With frame will serve as a display enhancer, each new lesson, introduce new colors. framing individual pieces of chosen in*Should the decorations in a classformation. The words posted should rep- room be confined to the walls only? resent what is being taught, and serve as Absolutely not! Hang mobiles from a constant reminder of the lessons. the ceilings. Windows should be decorat* What is accomplished by using ed with stick-on papers and decals, which frames? represent the learning in the classroom. By placing frames around the words, Hatzlacha rabbah! the words will be easier to see and process. * Should the frames be displayed in Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg is a professional art educator, artist and designer. Among assorted colors or one color? I prefer using one color. It is easier her known artwork is a floral sculpture preto absorb the information when there are sented to Tipper Gore, Blair House, Washfewer colors. The information is what ington, D.C. Presently she is the Director of Operations at Shulamith School for Girls. should pop and not the color. * Could these frames be used to dis- Please feel free to email nherzberg@optonplay students work? line.net with questions and suggestions for Yes, of course. When there are special future columns. projects being done by the students, sim-
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continued Chapter 19 Mechel’s ‘Madness’ I knew nothing of what had been going on with Mechel. The night he was transferred to the ghetto hospital I went to sleep, as I did each night, with prayers and with tears streaming down my face. In the middle of the night I had a nightmare. This was not unusual; I had them most nights. This nightmare was extremely peculiar because I heard Mechel talking to me. His voice was so distinct and clear that I was sure he had gotten out of jail and come to our room. I jumped out of bed and searched for him, but he was not there. I looked out the window. Perhaps he was outside calling to me? Again, there was no sign of him. I went back to sleep. Within a short period I was awakened again by Mechel’s voice, and this time his words were specific. When I was fully conscious I remembered that his words were the same in both dreams: “Lolishe, come to the ghetto!” I shook Rosie out of a sound sleep and told her that I had to go to the ghetto immediately at daybreak. I asked her if she would wake me. I did not want to oversleep. I told her I had business inside the ghetto. Rosie sat up in bed, rubbing her eyes. “Lola, what is the matter with you? We are not going into the ghetto. There isn’t anyone in the ghetto for us to worry about now. No one we know is in the ghetto. You’ve had some bad dreams again. Go back to sleep.” I wouldn’t let her go to sleep without promising me she would wake me up at dawn. “What is wrong with you? Tell me, what are you thinking?” I knew better than to confess that Mechel had spoken to me in my sleep, so I said, “I need to go to a restaurant that is still in the ghetto... I have to meet someone there.” “Yes, yes, fine, I’ll wake you in the morning, but there are no restaurants in the ghetto now where you can meet peo-
ple. You are just not fully awake, Lola, it’s part of some dream you had. There’s nothing and nobody for us in the ghetto.” “No, you are wrong. I know I have to go to the ghetto. There is either a letter or some sort of message about Mechel waiting for me there.” “Lola, stop it. You are blithering now. Do you think for one minute I am going to let you go into the ghetto now? It’s a trap. You will be caught, with or without papers, Jewish or gentile. The ghetto means death and I will not permit you to go there. Stop this and get back to sleep. You are overwrought and overtired.” So I knew Rosie would not assist
starvation and brutality, Lola and her husband held onto their faith and values. It was Mechel’s words of encouragement, “There will be a world after this,” that helped them cling to the hope that there will be a life of light and joy waiting for them at the end. This is the story of Lola’s life—from her grandparents’ “enchanted garden” to meeting Eichmann ym”sh to making the Pesach seder for the Bobover Rebbe during the war—her words will take you back to a different world. just another residence with families that hadn’t yet been deported. The ghetto was wrapped in a ghostly silence even though it was still early morning. It was too quiet. It felt as if the noose was tightening around the communal neck of the entire Budapest Ghetto. I stood in front of the building that had once housed a restaurant on the ground floor. I did not know what to do next. From a few feet away, I heard a woman calling my name. She rushed to my side. “Are you Janka Nowakowska? We have been looking for you. We had no idea where you were.” She was a stranger to me. She was
I was still in a state of disbelief. Maybe I was looking at an apparition I had made up and it wasn’t really my husband. me. It was the only time she had ever refused to help me, but I understood her reasoning. However I knew that I was right. Mechel had spoken to me. I stayed awake the rest of the night and slipped out of the room before the sun had fully risen. We had not been near the ghetto since we left after our disagreeable encounters with Kasztner. I walked through the gates at an illegal hour without anyone seeing me. I affixed my yellow star to my clothing. There were no police watching me and I walked around without being noticed. Admittance hours were now very strictly enforced. If you were caught coming into the ghetto at the wrong time, the Jewish policemen who were still there were now all collaborators and would turn you in to the Nazis to earn favors or perhaps money. For some compelling reason, I made up my mind to act out my own fib about the restaurant and went to the place where a restaurant had been before the Nazis clamped down totally. There was no restaurant in the ghetto any longer; the building was
a young Jewish woman who seemed to know me, but I had no recollection of ever meeting her. “You are looking for me?” I did not tell her I had come looking for anyone or anything. “I have a letter from your husband.” At that, she handed me an envelope and disappeared before I could thank her or ask for her name. It was a letter from Mechel and it read: “Lolishe, come to me now. I am inside the ghetto hospital. Please, hurry, get me out of here.” I ran to the hospital. It was all but deserted of patients and there were no doctors or nurses making the rounds yet. There was Mechel, lying on a cot alone in a room. He had the blanket pulled up to his neck to hide his prison outfit. He looked terrible – pale, thin, and gray. I had no time for reunion kisses or questions. “How did you get here?” I whispered. “I did what you told me to do in the clues you sent. I was an entirely credible crazy man.”
I told him that I had to get Rosie and some clothing and he must not let anyone discover him in jail clothes. The trolley ride back to our room felt like it would never end. Rosie was relieved to see me, having figured out I had gone on a fool’s errand into the ghetto. If she had not been so afraid for herself and Micheline she might well have come to find me. Thank God she did not. Instantly, she sprang into action with me. We knew time was not with us. The Jewish police could send Mechel back to the prison immediately if they discovered him. We threw some of Mechel’s clothing into a plain bag and hurried to the ghetto. The hospital was open for visiting hours now and I was worried we would come into an empty room. But Mechel was waiting for us, still covered up to his chin. We gave him the clothes, and he went into a bathroom, changed, and stuffed his prison uniform into the pillowcase. We put the pillowcase behind a door. He told me when he had written the letter to me. It was almost exactly the hour in the night that I’d heard his voice telling me to come to the ghetto. Fortunately the doctors and nurses had not begun their rounds. He had not yet been registered officially and therefore there was no chart or name tag hanging on the foot of his bed. We walked out of the hospital building, pretending we had been visiting someone. Again, I employed my Hungarian and kept a steady stream of conversation about our dear elderly woman friend who seemed so ill, so emaciated. I continued to say it would appear she would be an invalid for life now and would never walk again. Rosie and Mechel just nodded, and I finished with a flourish. “We must come back during the afternoon or evening hours and see how she is doing.” We walked through the ghetto gate again without attracting notice or questions and ran to catch the trolley. The conductor had already started the car but, amazingly, stopped it, possibly because he saw Rosie struggling with Micheline Continued on page 102
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Lola Lieber Schwartz is a world-renowned artist whose paintings have been exhibited in art galleries throughout the United States and are part of the Yad Vashem archives in Jerusalem. Most importantly, Lola is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to many. She has myriad friends and sees life in all its vibrancy and vitality. But life was not always easy. Lola was only sixteen-yearsold when Hitler ym”sh invaded Poland, and Lola was forced into hiding and spent years on the run with her husband, Mechel. Through six years of trying times, near
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to board the car. Mechel’s hat was pulled down to cover most of his face, and his scarf was wrapped around his neck and up to his lips. He was so obviously pale and worn from prison that he would have been picked up for that alone, if not because his features always announced his Jewish identity. He was therefore in double jeopardy of being stopped and taken away. By concealing his face, he hoped he would not be noticed as either a fugitive from prison or as a Jew. Our next hurdle was to get past our landlady. Sneaking Blanka past landlords was hard enough, but how would we accomplish this with a grown man in a hat and coat and scarf? I looked at what we had accomplished together –
there was the living presence of Mechel, holding Micheline’s hand as we got off the trolley. The rest was going to be easy! Rosie and Micheline went into the building first and Rosie asked the landlady if she could talk to her privately. They went into the kitchen where Rosie made up a problem of some sort that she claimed concerned her. While Rosie and Micheline were in the kitchen talking to the landlady, Mechel and I walked past quietly and entered our room. We were together. I didn’t touch Mechel. I was still in a state of disbelief. Maybe I was looking at an apparition I had made up and it wasn’t really my husband. Then Mechel smiled and opened wide his arms, and I was whole again. Rosie and I wanted to cry for joy,
and to celebrate, but we had work still to do. Mechel slept the entire day. It was probably for the best that we did not learn everything he had gone through. I had to obtain new clothing for him, which was not too difficult. The big issue was the matter of his documents and there was no question that was going to be tricky. Michael Nowakowski, the Polish Catholic intellectual conscientious objector, needed to disappear without a trace. I made my way to the shoemaker’s shop, my unofficial “headquarters,” once again to seek their help. As I turned the corner and was a few feet from the door two men approached me. They were Jewish policeman from the ghetto. My heart stopped. Someone had betrayed us! Here were the traitorous informers who had come to torture me until I told them where Mechel was hiding. “Aren’t you Janka Nowakowska?” one of them asked me. “Yes, that is my name, and why do you ask?” “Do you have a husband who is in the hospital?” “No, I have a husband in jail.” “No, you do not. Eclipse You are a liar. You have a husband in the hospital in the ghetto and he is looking for you.” “No, I am sorry, but my husband is most definitely in prison.” “He is in the hospital and misses you. He wants to see you. Come with us and we will escort you there.” “He’s not in jail? Wonderful! Of course I’ll go with you, but first, allow me to stop in this shop. I have something to pick up.” “Yes, but we must accompany you.” I reached the door to the shoemaker’s shop a few steps ahead of them and ran inside and said in Polish, “Ratuj cze mie. Ratuj cze mie! – Save me, save me!” The Polish men in 126 Cedarhurst Ave. the shop confronted the Cedarhurst, New York | 516.792.1191 Jewish police. “What 5211 New Utrecht Ave. do you want with her? Brooklyn, New York | 718.438.3933 Leave her alone.” “Her husband wants w w w. s l e e p t i g h t b e d d i n g . c o m I N T E R N AT I O N A L
her. He is asking for her.” “That is not your business,” said one of the Polish men who knew me fairly well. “Why are you bothering her?” These Jewish policemen were not expecting resistance, and they began to argue among themselves. Two of the men in the shoemaker’s shop surrounded me and got me to the door. “Run. Run,” they screamed at me as I raced down the street. The policemen ran after me. One of them blew his whistle and another reached me and grabbed me. The men from the shoemaker’s shop were in hot pursuit and they caught up with the policemen and started an all-out brawl. I ran frantically. I jumped onto a moving trolley, clutching onto the back railing of the car as it went down the tracks. While the streetcar took me away from the skirmish, the fight continued. I could hear the echoes of the Polish men screaming, “Leave that young woman alone!” I returned to my room exhausted and unable to speak. I could not catch my breath. We had come once again too close to the razor’s edge of extinction. I finally told Rosie and Mechel what had happened. Mechel said, “My papers will wait for another day. Hashem has given me back my life, and saved you just now. With or without new documents, our life can resume.” It took some days before I had the will to venture out again. When I did I learned something of great importance about goodness in a time of rampant evil. My friends inside the Jewish underground had learned the details of Mechel’s release from prison. The German doctor had approved his transfer based on a confirmed case of incurable insanity. However, the Nazi instructions were that he be taken to the prison hospital. The Hungarian doctor “accidentally” ordered the guards to take him to the ghetto hospital. Returning to the prison, the guards were asked where they had been. When they told the authorities what they had done with Mechel they were ordered to go back to the ghetto and bring the prisoner back to the prison hospital. The Germans said they would hold the ghetto hospital responsible for his return; that is why the Jewish policemen pursued me. I do not know the reason why the Hungarian doctor was willing to take such a chance, but his decision saved my husband. In those times, individual acts of bravery and disobedience saved lives. These actions are not recorded in a systematic way. Many of the names of these heroes are lost to us, but those of us who were rescued will never forget those personal triumphs of courage and morality. Continued next week
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From Sea to Shining Sea: South Carolina
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outh Carolina is not just about Myrtle Beach, juicy peaches and tobacco farms. There’s a lot to see and enjoy in this glorious state. For one, the Palmetto State has the largest gingko farm in the world, located in Sumter. The Upper Whitewater Falls is the highest cascade in eastern America; it descends for nearly 411 feet. And, at times, “monsters” are seen in the town of Irmo, where residents sometimes say they see the Loch Ness Monster’s cousin swimming in Lake Murray. But don’t stay away from Lake Murray because you’re scared of some mythical creature. Bomb Island on Lake Murray is home to thousands of Purple Martins who fly home to roost every spring and summer. Visitors flock here (pun intended) to see the birds return every day around sunset. So make sure to spend some time there on your next vacation. Speaking of things to see in the spring, Summerville is known as the Flower Town in the Pines, and tourists come there religiously in the early spring to enjoy the millions of spring blossoms that dot the town’s private and public gardens. Orangeburg is also a town with strong floral scents. The “Garden City” is home to the Edisto Memorial Gardens and displays past and current award-winning roses from the All-American Rose Selections. But visitors be warned: if you stay long enough in South Carolina, you may not want to leave. There’s an old saying in Marion that anyone who drinks water from Catfish Creek becomes infatuated with the area and wishes to stay there. Make sure to carry enough Poland Spring for you and your family or you may end up settling in the Palmetto State. Things You Won’t Want to Miss Myrtle Beach Boardwalk One of the state’s most popular destinations is Myrtle Beach. Its boardwalk stretches a mile long, and day or night, it draws visitors of all ages and places. Walking along the boardwalk, make sure to check out the SkyWheel, the largest Ferris wheel on the East Coast, and the zip line at the Adrenaline Adventure Zip line. During the summer months, concerts, fireworks and carnivals abound as hundreds join in the fun.
Grand Ol’ Charleston Charleston is the oldest city in South Carolina and its history and age-old homes are something to marvel at. Here, visitors can visit Magnolia Plantation, the 17th century estate that features America’s oldest gardens which bloom year-round. Fort Sumter tours can take tourists to the Fort Sumter National Monument, where the Civil War began, and then to the harbor, where they will be privy to the picturesque harbors of Charleston. The Boone Hall Plantation, Drayton Hall and Middleton Place will bring visitors back to the past. South Carolina Apple Festival If you’re visiting South Carolina now, you’re in for a real treat. The annual apple festival begins the day after Labor Day and runs through the following weekend. Thousands of visitors have been visiting Westminster since the festival started in 1961. Whitewater rafting, shopping for crafts, browsing the antique stores and enjoying the kiddie rides are great activities for everyone in the family. The Apple Festival Parade, a highlight of the festival, is held on Friday afternoon—make sure to stay for the festivities! For the Young and Young at Heart Edventure Children’s Museum is the perfect place to explore with both the young and old on your trip. More than 90,000 square feet of space is set aside for climbing, exploring, painting and building—it’s all hands-on fun! The centerpiece of the museum is the 40-foot statue of Eddie that can be climbed on. Check out the Body Detectives exhibit and the Wags & Whiskers room. Your little firefighter or newscaster will love the costumes and love pretending to be acting out the weather.
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Rabbi Yehoshua Robinson
studied in Eretz Yisroel for two years, after which he learned under the tutelage of HaRav Zelig Epstein, zt”l, in Yeshivas Sha’ar HaTorah and became a close talmid of HaRav Kalman Epstein, shlit”a. He continued his learning in Bais Medrash Gevoha (Lakewood Yeshiva) where he ultimately received his s’micha. He then spent five years in the Toronto Community Kollel, learning with and giving shiurim to community members and high school students. Most recently, Rabbi Robinson directed the Mekor Boruch Program at Yeshivas Zichron Aryeh in Far Rockaway. He will be joining the Mesivta as an 11th grade Rebbe.
Rabbi Avi Schulman
learned for several years in Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim prior to his having served as a valued Rebbe in Yeshivas Ohr Eliyahu in Los Angeles. Complementing his erudition and experience, Rabbi Schulman's dynamism and complete dedication to his talmidim is well known. Rabbi Schulman holds a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. He will be joining the Mesivta as a 9th grade Rebbe.
Rabbi Yonasan Sprung
studied at Yeshivas Sha’alvim for two years and then attended Yeshiva University, where he graduated as Valedictorian of his class with a B.A. in Economics. Rabbi Sprung returned to Eretz Yisroel and studied at Yeshivas Derech HaTalmud for six years and then under the famous Musar personality, Rav Naftali Kaplan, at Yeshivas Chevron, Geula. Rabbi Sprung taught for three years at Yeshivas Derech HaTalmud where he also directed the Bekius program and, subsequently, joined Yeshivas Ohr Yerushalayim, where his unique talents have identified him as a star mechanech. He will be joining the Mesivta as an 11th grade Rebbe
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