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er to his words. I have read the other articles published by Mr. Bobker in this paper and have always felt that I gained a lot after reading his editorials. He manages to cram so much information into just a few pages; I am in awe of his breadth of knowledge. Sadly, as Mr. Bobker points out, the nations of the world have systematically tried to persecute and kill us throughout the many generations. And “they knew what they were doing.” Even today, Israel is vulnerable and under constant attack from its enemies—that are both overtly and covertly vying for its demise. Those who rain rockets from the south and those who try to demonize us from the pulpit of the UN are just as anxious to conquer our land. And yes, “they know what they are doing.” Chaya Stern

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Global Jet Crashes in Iran; 39 Killed

On Sunday, a plane crashed while taking off from Tehran’s Mehrabad airport. 39 people were killed, and nine others were injured in the disaster. According to state TV, the IrAn-140 operated by domestic carrier Sepahan Air crashed when the plane’s tail struck the cables of an electricity tower before it hit the ground and burst into flames. The official IRNA news agency said the plane suffered an engine failure before it went down. Eyewitness Hassan Molla said he heard a roaring sound as the plane came in low overhead, one wing tilting. “There was no smoke or anything. It was absolutely sound and in good condition” before the crash and what appeared to be multiple explosions, he reported. The IrAn-140 is a twin-engine turboprop plane based on Ukrainian technology that is assembled under license in Iran. It is a version of the Antonov An-140 regional plane and can carry up to 52 passengers. A similar plane crashed during a training flight in the city of Isfahan in February 2009, killing five onboard. Some of those who were killed in Sunday’s crash were so badly burned that there will have to be DNA testing to confirm their deaths.. Lawmaker Mehrdad Lahouti suggested on Sunday that the earlier accident should have been a wake-up call. “Lawmakers visited the production site of the plane and expressed concern about its [safety],” IRNA quoted him as saying. “This company should have not been allowed to operate the plane to avoid such a bitter incident.” Iran has suffered a series of airplane crashes, blamed on its aging aircraft and poor maintenance. Iranian airlines, including those run by the state, are chronically strapped for cash, and maintenance has suffered, experts say. U.S. sanctions prevent Iran from updating its

American aircraft and make it difficult to get European spare parts or planes. The country has come to rely on Russian aircraft, many of which are Soviet-era planes that are harder to get parts for since the Soviet Union’s fall. In March of this year, a small plane belonging to the State Aviation Organization crashed while on a test flight near

In News the tourist resort of Kish Island, killing all four crew members. The last major airliner crash in Iran happened in January 2011, when an Iran Air Boeing 727 broke to pieces on impact while trying an emergency landing in a snowstorm in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people.

Egypt Dissolves Muslim Brotherhood Last year, the Egyptian government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, accusing it of orchestrating a wave of violence to destabilize

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come as a huge surprise to most people. The court decision is part of a wider crackdown against the group and its members that landed thousands in jail, including many sentenced to death on charges of inciting violence. The group has consistently denied any charges against them.

Law Proposed to Donate Food in France

The decision against the Freedom and Justice Party came after a recommendation by the court’s advisory panel that noted the party’s leaders had already been accused, and in some cases convicted, of murder and inciting violence. The recommendation added that the police investigation revealed the party headquarters and offices were used to store weapons. Saturday’s announcement didn’t

A group of French Parliament members have drafted a bill to make it required for supermarkets to hand over all unsold food still fit for consumption

In News to charity. Many supermarket chains in France already donate unsold produce to charities, but 63 MPs are pushing to make it illegal not to do so. Belgium became the first European country to introduce a similar law in May. The move followed proposals by the European Union to scrap obligatory “best before” labels on coffee, rice, dry pasta, hard cheeses, jams and pickles to help reduce the estimated 100 million tons of food wasted across Europe each year. In France alone, each supermarket produces 200 tons of waste per year. The French MPs believe that despite a “national pact against food wastage” launched last year in France, measures preventing still-edible food being thrown away are “insufficient.” They cited a World Food Organization estimate that a third of food products on the planet that are still fit for human consumption are currently “lost or wasted.” The MPs said they were targeting larger food chains as their “logistics and important stock” made it easier for them to organize such donations than smaller shops. Gaëtan Lassale, the head of the French federation of food banks, welcomed the proposal, pointing out, “Do-

nations already work very well in France thanks to tax break incentives, but this text is a good thing as it will enable us to gather even more unsold produce.”

China: U.S. Harboring Chinese Economic Fugitives

Chinese state media reported on Monday that more than 150 economic fugitives of the Red State—many of whom are corrupt officials or suspected of economic corruption—are at large in the United States. It “has become the

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The Week top destination for Chinese fugitives fleeing the law,” the China Daily newspaper said, citing Liao Jinrong, director general of the ministry’s International Cooperation Bureau. Chinese President Xi Jinping has made fighting pervasive graft a central theme and has warned, like others before him, that corruption threatens the Communist Party’s survival. China is not new to corruption. Beijing has long grappled with the issue of so-called “naked officials” – government workers whose husbands, wives or children are all overseas – who use foreign family connections to illegally shift assets out of China. Unbelievably, some have estimated that more than 1 million Chinese officials and family members moved assets offshore in the past five years. Last month, China launched what it called a “fox hunt” for corrupt officials, saying it will track down fugitives around the world and punish them. “This is a new message that the current administration is sending to the public,” said Zhu Jiangnan, an assistant politics professor at the University of Hong Kong who specializes in corruption in China. “In past years, the government didn’t say very explicitly they will get corrupt officials back to China.” Despite the announcement by state media that these corrupt individuals are hiding out in the U.S., bringing them back home will not be easy—and in some cases, it may even prove to be impossible. There is no extradition treaty between China and the United States, and foreign governments have expressed reluctance to hand over Chinese suspects as they could face the death penalty in China. “We face practical difficulties in getting fugitives who fled to the United States back to face trial due to the lack of an extradition treaty and the complex and lengthy procedures,” the China Daily cited Liao as saying. Because of the difficulties, China’s Public Security Ministry is trying to set up an annual high-level meeting with U.S. judicial authorities, including the Department of Homeland Security, the China Daily said, citing Wang Gang, a senior official at the International Cooperation Bureau. A case highlighting the problems of extradition features Lai Changxing, once China’s most-wanted fugitive, who fled to Canada with his family in 1999 and claimed refugee status saying allegations that he ran a multibillion-dollar

In News smuggling operation in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen were politically motivated. His case triggered tensions between Beijing and Ottawa. Canada eventually deported Lai in 2011, and he was jailed for life the following year. Only two people have been brought home from the United States to China to stand trial in the past decade. It’s difficult for China to apprehend fugitives because U.S. judicial authorities “misunderstand the Chinese judicial system and procedures,” the newspaper said, citing experts. “They always think Chinese judicial organs violate suspects’ human rights,” it quoted Wang as saying. Only 320 suspects in corruption cases have been brought back to China from other countries around the world this year. In March, China’s top prosecutor, Cao Jianming, said more than 10 billion yuan ($1.65 billion) in “dirty money” and property was recovered and 762 corruption suspects were captured at home or abroad last year. Since the mid-1990s, an estimated 16,000-18,000 party officials, businessmen and other individuals have “disappeared” from China, according to a People’s Bank of China report prepared in 2008 – taking with them an estimated 800 billion yuan. (1 U.S. dollar is estimated to be worth 6.1528 Chinese yuan.)

Anti-Semitic Taunts Hurled at Australian Schoolchildren

A gang of teenagers that stormed a Sydney school bus and hurled racial abuse and threats traumatized dozens of Jewish schoolchildren. New South Wales state police said five juveniles were arrested last week over the incident. They were questioned at a police station but were later released without charge into the custody of their parents pending further investigations, a police statement said. Those on the bus carrying about 30

children ages 5 to 12 years from three Jewish schools were subjected to “physical and racial threats” by a group of eight male teenagers, ages 15 to 17, who boarded at a bus stop in the wealthy eastern suburb of Randwick. No one was injured. Jackie Blackburn said her three daughters, 8, 10 and 12, need counseling after their terrifying bus ride. She told a reporter that her eldest daughter had phoned her from the bus pleading for help, saying, “There are eight very dangerous, drunk men on this bus. They’re chanting ‘Palestine’ and they’re going crazy about Palestine — ‘must kill the Jews’ and ‘heil Hitler,’” Blackburn said. “It was just very anti-Semitic and very scary for all the kids,” she added. “My little daughter said she’s just really scared of everything now.” State Communities Minister Victor Dominello condemned the attack, saying, “Public abuse and intimidation on the grounds of race or religion is deplorable. The people of New South Wales will never excuse it and those who are alleged to have subjected school children as young as 5 to this anti-Semitic attack should face the full force of the law.”

Syria Continues to Arbitrarily Kill Civilians

packed with explosives and scraps of metal that are pushed out of helicopters — cannot be precisely targeted. They have caused widespread civilian casualties as they hit homes, schools and open markets. The New York-based group says it has documented over 650 strikes on rebel-held neighborhoods in the northern city of Aleppo since the resolution’s adoption. It noted in the report that opposition fighters also carry out indiscriminate attacks, including mortar strikes and car bombings. Barrel bombs on Aleppo have killed more than 2,000 people this year, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists inside the war-torn country. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled Aleppo since the pace of the barrel bombings accelerated in December. Over 170,000 people have been killed in Syria in more than three years of fighting, activists say.

Prisoners Flee After Rocket Slams Ukrainian Prison

In News “Extremely dangerous prisoners are now free. It is hard to know the extent of threat this poses to the city, which is flooded with weapons,” Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said about Monday’s blast. One of the prisoners who had returned to the prison after calm was restored told The Associated Press that inmates were forced to flee to avoid incoming rockets, but were apprehended in a nearby neighborhood. Not all of the prisoners have been returned to prison. Both Ukrainian government forces and the pro-Russian rebels who want independence for their eastern region have deployed heavy and often imprecise weapons in the battle that began in April. Apartments and other civilian buildings have frequently been hit, adding to the mounting death toll among civilians. On Monday, Rovinsky said at least 10 homes, shops and garages were hit by overnight rockets. He added that 20,000 people had no electricity in Donetsk and an estimated 400,000 have fled the city, which had a pre-war population of 1 million. Many shops have closed and supplies are dwindling at the few still open.

Local authorities have attempted to continue providing basic services, such as trash removal and a skeleton bus service, but the quality of life is almost nil. In an effort to retake the region, the Ukrainian army’s strategy has focused on encircling Donetsk and nearby rebel towns and breaking off road links with other separatist towns and villages further east, closer to the Russian border. Many of those in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine distrust the new central government in Kiev, which came to power after the February ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych, whose power base was in eastern Ukraine. Fighting began a month after Russia annexed Ukraine’s peninsula of Crimea in March.

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tember 2013. The Duke of Cambridge served as a fully operational pilot on the Sea King Helicopter, flying over 1300 hours, first as Flight Lieutenant Wales and then Captain in June 2012. During his time at RAF Valley, William flew more than 150 search and rescue operations.

Khmer Rouge Leaders Sentenced Prince William will begin a fivemonth training period for his Air Transport Pilot’s license in September, the Palace said. The process consists of 14 exams and a flight test. As a pilot with the nonprofit East Anglian Air Ambulance, William will join a crew “called to an average of four incidents per day,” including “life threatening situations such as road traffic accidents and medical emergencies,” according to the unit’s website. The job will build on the operational experience William gained in the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue force, which he served from 2009 until Sep-

Cambodia’s notorious Khmer Rouge, the fanatical Communist movement behind a 1970s reign of terror that transformed the entire Southeast Asian nation into a cruel slave state, has finally received justice. During the regime, cities were emptied of their occupants, religion and schools were banned, and anyone deemed a threat was executed.

In News By time the group was toppled in 1979, close to 2 million people were dead— about a quarter of Cambodia’s population at the time. On Thursday, a U.N.-backed tribunal convicted the two sadistic leaders who ruled during that era of crimes against humanity. Survivors of the devastating time saluted the decision to impose life sentences against Khieu Samphan, an 83-year-old former head of state, and Nuon Chea, the movement’s 88-yearold chief ideologue. However, they all agreed that justice has come far too late and is patently insufficient. “Nothing can compare to the immense suffering they imposed, no sentence can be enough. They belong in [purgatory], not an air-conditioned jail cell,” said Youk Chhang, who heads the Documentation Center of Cambodia, which has collected more than a million documents related to the Khmer Rouge terror. “But this gives us hope that we can learn from the past ... that we can try to prevent this from ever happening again,” he added. The case, which lasted about two years, focused on just one of many mass killing sites and the forced exodus of

millions of people from Cambodia’s cities and towns, where even hospitals were emptied of patients. Most of those who died succumbed to starvation, medical neglect and overwork. Khieu Samphan acknowledged mass killings took place. But during the trial he claimed he was just a figurehead with no real authority. He called allegations that he ordered executions a “fairy tale.” Neither of the accused showed much of a reaction when the decision was announced. Nuon Chea, wearing dark sunglasses, didn’t even stand up from his wheelchair. Despite the verdicts, defense lawyers insisted the case was not over and vowed to appeal within 30 days.

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The Week “changing the weather” and commanding his army. But what really goes on in North Korea? Now, people on the other side of the Demilitarized Zone can see what life is like on the inside. J. T. Singh and videographer Rob Whitworth have created a three-minute journey through North Korea’s capital city. Their video, entitled “Enter Pyongyang,” shows

commuters at a bustling train station, taxis, bikers, tourists, women pushing strollers, and kids smiling as they whip around a skate park. “Images of Pyongyang are usually presented through government-issued photos or occasional holiday snaps,” the Guardian’s Maeve Shearlaw points out, “but a new tourism film offers a very

In News different view.” According to Singh, the pair was given relatively free reign—although they were shadowed by two guides from the country’s National Tourism Administration office at all times and were prohibited from shooting “any construction sites, undeveloped locations or military personnel.”

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“‘Enter Pyongyang’ is an observational film,” Singh wrote in a post introducing the video. “At no point did Koryo Tours or we have to pretend to be supporters of the DPRK Government or their philosophy in order to be granted permission to shoot this film. Amazingly, we were given complete editorial control in the making of this piece.”

The video is done masterfully, but when watching the clip, one begins to wonder where all the people are. The city of Pyongyang looks ideal—clean and beatific, with rows of trees, mothers with baby carriages—but the throngs that one would expect in a capital city are not there. Once again, North Korea has demonstrated that they are willing to spend to create the illusion of a bustling, prosperous economy, even though it is meant for the very few elite in the nation.

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The U.S. launched airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq this week. Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, said two F/A-18 fighters flying off the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush in the Persian Gulf dropped two laser-guided 500-pound bombs on an Islamic State artillery piece and the truck towing it. He said it wasn’t clear how many militants might have been hit or killed in the strike. The militants were using the artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending Irbil, the Pentagon said. In contrast to Washington’s decision to invade Iraq more than a decade ago, both the airdrop

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The Week and the authorization of military action against the Islamic State group were widely welcomed by Iraqi and Kurdish officials fearful of the militants’ lightning advance across the country. “We thank Barack Obama,” said Khalid Jamal Alber from the Religious Affairs Ministry in the semi-autonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq. A day after President Obama authorized the airstrikes and humanitarian aid in northern Iraq, the military said it has the assets and resources in place to launch strikes by manned and unmanned aircraft based in the region. Asked if the Islamic State group could successfully hide among civilians to evade strikes, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said if the Islamic State moves against Irbil, Baghdad or the thousands of refugees, “it’s pretty clear who they are, and they would be pretty identifiable where our airstrikes could be effective.” According to a U.S. official, the military will use F-16 and F/A 18 fighter jets based in the region for strikes, and cargo aircraft based in Kuwait for any additional humanitarian aid drops. In addition, the aircraft carrier USS George

HW Bush – which carries F/A-18s – is in the Persian Gulf, and Apache helicopters are based in Baghdad.

114th Long Lost Grandchild Found A very special and emotional meeting took place this week between an Argentinian grandmother and her grandson. The reason it was such an extraordinary get-together was that they have not seen each other in thirty-six years.

Estela Carlotto, the 83-year-old head of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights group, learned that her grandson, Ignacio Hurban, had finally been found thanks to DNA testing. The

In News grandson, 36, was taken from his mother Laura shortly after she gave birth to him in a detention facility during the dictatorship’s “dirty war” and given to a couple in the countryside. Ignacio’s uncle, Guido Carlotto, the human rights secretary of Buenos Aires province, said the meeting brought back memories of his sister, Laura, who was imprisoned in 1977. “After a whole afternoon with Guido [the grandson], I feel that I’ve recovered a large part of what I lost 37 years ago. Today I saw Laura and the 30,000 [people who disappeared during the dictatorship],” he wrote. Estela recounted that “many details of the story” were still being investigated, but that it appeared her grandson had been taken by an agent of the regime and given to a couple in the countryside to raise. The story has revived deep emotions in Argentina, where some 500 children were taken from political prisoners during the 1976-1983 military regimes. Many children taken from political prisoners during the dictatorship were raised by military and police officials. Others were even taken in by their par-

ents’ killers. In 2012, former dictators Jorge Videla, who has since died, and Reynaldo Bignone were sentenced to 50 years and 15 years in prison, respectively, over the regime’s theft of babies. An estimated 30,000 people were killed or abducted and presumed killed during the dictatorship. Carlotto, whose grandson became the 114th stolen child to be found, said she would keep working to locate the nearly 400 others who are still missing. “It doesn’t end here. I will keep up the struggle. I’m going to keep working... to find all the others who are missing,” she said.

Who to Save in the Ebola Scare? In times of need and crisis, questions of ethics arise amidst the chaos. This week, Spain announced it had obtained a scarce U.S.-made experimental Ebola drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest infected with the killer virus. So far, the experimental drug ZMapp has

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The Week been used to treat two infected Americans. Unfortunately, no Africans have obtained the life-saving serum to combat the hemorrhagic disease that has been ravaging West Africa for months and has killed about 50 percent of those it infects. On Tuesday, though, it was reported that Father Miguel Pajares, 75, died. It was not made clear if he took the drug before his death.

There is no known cure or licensed treatment for Ebola, which has killed 1,013 people in the current outbreak in West Africa. The World Health Organization has called the Ebola outbreak

— which emerged in Guinea in March and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and possibly Nigeria — an international health emergency and urged nations worldwide to battle the disease. Authorities have recorded 1,848 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of the killer virus Despite the raging outbreak of Ebola, the drug’s maker, Mapp Pharmaceutical Inc. of San Diego, says on its website that “very little of the drug is currently available” and that it is cooperating with government agencies to increase production as quickly as possible. Nigerian officials say they had asked U.S. health authorities about getting the Ebola drug last week. “It certainly looks bad that only three Westerners have gotten the drug while most of the people with Ebola are African,” said Art Caplan, director of bioethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. He said the drug maker must make its policy for distributing its treatment clear. “I don’t think this scarce resource should just be given to whoever is best connected.” Despite the apparent disparity over who is receiving the life-saving drug,

In News Caplan points out that there might be a reasonable explanation for why only Westerners were given the drug, including the need for a sophisticated medical center to administer it and monitor the patient carefully since the drug hasn’t been tested in humans. But some Africans said giving the experimental drug only to Westerners is patently unfair. “There’s no reason to try this medicine on sick white people and to ignore blacks,” said Marcel Guilavogui, a pharmacist in Conakry, Guinea. “We understand that it’s a drug that’s being tested for the first time and that could have negative side effects. But we have to try it in blacks too.” In Nigeria, which says it has 10 confirmed cases of Ebola, some people began demanding the serum on Twitter. The World Health Organization has not yet confirmed the Nigerian cases. In a statement, the Spanish Health Ministry said the ZMapp drug was obtained in Geneva this weekend with permission from the company and brought to Madrid to treat Miguel Pajares. The 75-year-old priest was evacuated from Liberia and placed in isolation Thursday at Madrid’s Carlos III Hospital. Two Americans diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia and evacuated back to the United States have been treated with the drug. One of them, Dr. Kent Brantly, said last week that his condition was improving and the husband of the aid worker being treated with Brantly said the same thing. The drug has not been tested on humans; scientists insist there’s no way to tell if a real difference has been made in their condition due to the drug. As of Monday, a Catholic humanitarian group based in Spain said that another religious worker and colleague of the infected Spanish priest had died in from Ebola in Liberia. Nigerian health authorities confirmed another Ebola case on Monday, a nurse who had treated Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who flew into Nigeria and died last month. That brings the locally confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria to 10, including the two who have died, Sawyer and another nurse. Nigerian authorities now have 177 of people who were in contact with Sawyer under surveillance. Liberia has announced that protective gear from China was arriving to the country on Monday. The shortage of full-body suits and even clean gloves has prevented health workers from treating patients without being exposed to the virus.

Where are They Happy to See You? Most vacationers can agree that a cheerful hello from locals and some practical tips and suggestions are always welcome and can even make a visit all the more enjoyable. But not every city is happy to welcome tourists or at least not very good at showing it. Each year, Condé Nast Traveler readers choose the friendliest and unfriendliest cities around the world based on their experiences. If you’re planning a vacation in the upcoming year, you should check out this list before packing your bags.

So where are the locals the happiest to see your American dollars? The friendliest cities in the world are located down under: Auckland and Melbourne both tied for first place. Victoria, Canada; Charleston, South Carolina; Dublin, Ireland; and Sydney, Australia, made up the top five places with the smiling-est people. Where should you probably not visit in the upcoming year if you’re looking for people to be happy to see you? In these cities, the locals have been labeled the unfriendliest in the world. Believe it or not, Johannesburg, South Africa, came in as the city with people who are least happy to see your face. Cannes, France; Moscow, Russia; Paris, France; and Marseille, France, all came in as the most unfriendliest cities around the globe.

Putin Bans Western Imports Last week, Russia banned most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. But the ban may negatively affect Russians more than Westerners. It has been criticized as a move that will not only cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to empty shelves in Russian cities. The decision shows that President Vladimir Putin has no intention of bow-

ing to Western pressure over Ukraine and will instead try to strike back at the West. It also demonstrated that the Kremlin doesn’t mind inflicting damage on its citizens in its attempt to strike out at its opposition.

The ban comes on the heels of the U.S. and the EU imposing asset freezes and loan bans on a score of Russian individuals and companies. They accuse Russia, which annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March, of provoking tensions in eastern Ukraine by supplying arms and expertise to a pro-Moscow insurgency. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a televised Cabinet meeting that Russia’s retaliatory ban covers all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway. It will last for one year. Russia depends heavily on imported foodstuffs, particularly in the largest and most prosperous cities such as Moscow. In 2013, the EU’s agricultural exports to Russia totaled 11.8 billion euros ($15.8 billion), while the U.S. Department of Agriculture says food and agricultural imports from the U.S. amounted to $1.3 billion. Experts said that local producers would find it hard to fill the gap left by the ban, as the nation’s agricultural sector has continued to suffer from poor efficiency and shortage of funds. The damage to consumers inflicted by the ban will be felt particularly hard in big cities like Moscow, where imported food fills an estimated 60-70 percent of the market. Russians should expect to see inflation on foodstuffs and even food shortages as the ban comes into effect.

Al Qaeda’s ‘Fundraising’ Technique According to a recent report, al Qaeda has been financing its operations recently with other governments’ money. Terrorist leaders admit that kidnapping innocent people and holding them for

ransom has provided al Qaeda with over half its operating budget. Since 2008, at least $125 million in ransom has been paid, largely by European governments. In 2013 alone, the payments totaled $66 million. While wealthy donors first funded al Qaeda’s network, “kidnapping for ransom has become today’s most significant source of terrorist financing,” said David S. Cohen, the Treasury Department’s under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, in a 2012 speech. “Each transaction encourages another transaction.”

In News States has been willing to negotiate in some cases, demonstrated by the recent trade of five senior Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo in exchange for captured US soldier Bowe Bergdahl. “The Europeans have a lot to answer for,” says Vicki Huddleston, the former United States deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, who was the ambassador to Mali in 2003 when Germany paid the first ransom. “They pay ransoms and then deny any was paid,” arguing the policy “makes all of our citizens vulnerable.” G8 leaders last year signed a deal to “unequivocally reject the payment of ransoms to terrorists” but did not impose a formal ban.

Snowden Asylum Extended Al Qaeda leaders are not shy about revealing their fundraising strategies. The organization has openly acknowledged the windfall. “Kidnapping hostages is an easy spoil,” wrote Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, “which I may describe as a profitable trade and a precious treasure.” Al-Wuhayshi said ransom money has reached around $10 million per hostage in recent cases More than $90 million is listed as having been paid to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb since 2008 by a Switzerland, Spain, Austria, and state-controlled French company and two payments from undetermined sources. Somalia’s Shebab insurgents received $5.1 million from Spain, while al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula received nearly $30 million in two payments, one from Qatar and Oman, the other of undetermined origin. Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland have denied ever paying ransoms for hostages. French nuclear company Areva also denied paying ransom. However, despite the denials, a former senior French intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity last year, said, “Governments and companies pay in almost every case. There is always a ransom or an exchange of some sort: money, the release of prisoners, arms deliveries.” The United States and Britain have notably refused to pay to free kidnapped nationals, with the result that just a few have been rescued in military raids or have escaped. However, the United

It’s official. Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the U.S. for leaking details about once-secret surveillance programs, is welcome to stay in Russia for another three years. After being granted one year of tempo-

rary asylum, Snowden now has three more years of beets and borsht to look forward to.

His lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, said the 31-year-old analyst has yet to petition for political asylum, but noted he could apply for full Russian citizenship in five years. “He will be able to travel freely within the country and go abroad,” Kucherena told reporters. “He’ll be able to stay abroad for not longer than three months.” That status, which would allow him to stay in Russia permanently, must be decided by a separate procedure, Kucherena said, without specifying if Snowden is seeking it. He faces espionage charges in the U.S. that carry a sentence of up to 30 years, but Russia has no extradition treaty with Washington.

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The Week Snowden was stranded in a Moscow airport last year en route from Hong Kong to Cuba shortly after he released extensive documentation about National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. He reportedly spent a month in the airport before receiving the temporary asylum, but was seen only at one tightly restricted meeting with human rights representatives. Russian President Putin has said Snowden is welcome to stay in his country as long as he stops “harming” the United States. “If he wants to go somewhere and somebody will host him – no problem,” Putin said in televised remarks during a news conference in Moscow last year. “If he wants to stay here, there is one condition: He must stop his work aimed at harming our American partners.”

porters have unveiled a font for typing in “El Comandante’s” handwriting style to help his supporters keep his memory alive.

The distinctive “ChavezPro” font was launched by a group of young “anti-imperialists” to coincide with nationwide commemorations of the 60th anniversary of his birth. Chavez’s bold scrawl became famous to Venezuelans as he used to spend hours on national TV writing and drawing on boards and papers to explain policies, develop ideas and sign deals. His signature, in red to symbolize the socialist party, already adorns T-shirts, baseball caps, and the walls of

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In News buildings around the nation. In order to replicate the handwriting accurately, letters written by Chavez while he was in jail for a failed 1992 coup attempt were used to digitalize his handwriting. Government opponents roll their eyes at the deification of Chavez and his ubiquitous presence in public life. They see it as a cover for the failings of his successor, Nicolas Maduro, who was elected after Chavez died of cancer last year. Maduro, who was widely mocked last year for claiming to have seen Chavez’s spirit in a bird, said he had received another apparition recently on the Chavez’s birthday. “A little bird approached me again,” he told relatives of Chavez and officials at an event, imitating a bird whistle. “The little bird said ‘El Comandante’ was happy, full of the love and loyalty of his people. He must be proud, happy.” That must explain why the new font looks like chicken scratches.

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On Monday, the United Nations named experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by both sides during Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. In a response to the announcement, Israel dismissed the inquiry as a U.N. Human Rights Council “kangaroo court.” William Schabas, a Canadian professor of international law, will head the panel whose other members include Doudou Diene, a Senegalese veteran U.N. human rights expert. The U.N. statement said the independent team will investigate “all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law ... in the context of the military operations conducted since 13 June 2014.” The panel is to report by March 2015 to the

U.N. Human Rights Council. Israel has long accused the 47-member state forum of bias against it. Navi Pillay, the top U.N. human rights official, said on July 31 she believed Israel was deliberately defying international law in its military offensive in Gaza and that world powers should hold it accountable for possible war crimes. The former U.N. war crimes judge is not quiet about her disdain for the Jewish country. According to Pillay, Israel has attacked homes, schools, hospitals, Gaza’s only power plant and U.N. premises in apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions. She added that Hamas militants in Gaza have violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets indiscriminately into Israel. During the month of war, with rockets raining down from Gaza, 1,938 Palestinians were killed. 67 Israelis lost their lives. In a statement, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor issued a statement dismissing the inquiry. He cited Israel’s view that “the Human Rights Council had long ago turned into the ‘terrorist rights council’ and a kangaroo court, whose ‘investigations’ are pre-determined.” Hamas Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri in Gaza said, “Hamas welcomes the decision to form an investigation committee into the war crimes committed by the occupation [Israel] against Gaza and it urges that it begin work as soon as possible.” It seems that the Hamas leader is confident in the outcome of the investigation. Israel is still smarting from a U.N. inquiry into the December 2008-January 2009 Israeli war against Gaza, headed by South African jurist Richard Goldstone. That report said both Israel and Hamas appeared to have committed war crimes, though it was tougher on Israel. Both Israel and Washington have said that the report was distorted and biased against Israel.

Is Honest Reporting from Gaza even a Possibility? The international media has been accused of dishonest reporting from inside Gaza. Anti-defamation leagues have been quick to label it anti-Semitism but perhaps it’s more than that. Recently, reporters have come forward claiming that Hamas has been controlling the footage

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The Week from the frontlines. It has been claimed that Hamas has been threatening and intimidating media crews.

Christian Stephen, who reported out of Gaza, revealed, “Any journalist who professes to observe without bias, feeling or fear is a liar.” Stephen is the founder of “Freelance Society,” a media company specializing in hostile environments and conflict zones. The journalist is originally from London, but splits his time between his hometown, Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York. Last week, The Jerusalem Post attempted to reach out to ten journalists who recently reported from Gaza. Only

a few responded and of those few, most declined to be interviewed, even on condition of anonymity, as they plan to return to Gaza to report. Stephen agreed to talk about his experience reporting from Gaza because he is in Israel and is heading to Iraq in nine days. “Hamas can’t get me there,” he quipped In his interview with The Jerusalem Post via email from the Israel-Lebanon border, Stephen exposed Hamas’s propaganda. He spent the last month based out of Gaza City, Erez, Jerusalem, Sderot, Netivot and Ashdod. He exposed shelling and rocket attacks from both sides and spent time with IDF soldiers and Hamas fighters. Stephen said he had no photographs of rocket launchers despite seeing it with his own eyes. He admitted that he saw few Hamas fighters in the streets and called them “more or less ghosts in living rooms.” Stephen wouldn’t necessarily call himself “pro-Israel” but he seems to say without actually saying it that he is “anti-Hamas.” “The situation on the ground is a humanitarian apocalypse consisting of buildings becoming time bombs,

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Israeli Math Team Wins it All

For the first time ever, an Israeli mathematics team has won first prize in the International Mathematics Competition, held this year in Bulgaria. The team, consisting of four Tel Aviv University and two Technion math bachelor’s degree students, beat out 72 other teams from around the globe. They received 355 points in the competition – 38 more than the second place group, Eötvös Loránd of Budapest. The high-level competition has been held annually for the last 20 years. The Israeli team consisted of Amotz Oppenheim, Omri Solan, Tom Calvary and Yoav Krauz and Nitzan Tur and Guy Raveh of Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The team trainer was mathematician Lev Radzivilovsky .

What the Terror Tunnels Really Mean for Israel The IDF uncovered at least 32 terror tunnels that cross the Israel-Gaza border. There are many factors about these tunnels that evoke fear in every Israeli. First off, it is bewildering that Hamas has been building these underground networks right under the nose of one of the strongest armies in the world. In the aftermath, some residents of Southern

Israel are claiming to have heard digging noises and voices in recent months. Secondly, if the terrorist group was able to do it once and were provided with the financing from world leaders, what will stop them from recreating a similar situation?

The thought of the magnitude of devastation and tragedy these tunnels could have caused our people is chilling. The only way to cope is to believe that there is a Divine power that intervenes when the strongest and smartest men can no longer protect us. Yes, the tunnels have been demolished but the problem is still hanging like a dark cloud over our promised land. Internet videos posted by the IDF showed “masked militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades crawling out of holes in the ground.” One supposedly showed a mosque in the Gaza Strip “where two tunnel shafts, digging tools and several weapons were allegedly being protected by Hamas militants.” Some are claiming that the tunnels, dubbed “lower Gaza,” were not intended for terror use but rather that they are simply a network for transporting goods. “To many Palestinians in Gaza,” Anna Therese Day wrote on Mashable. com, “the primary objective of the tunnels, some of which are miles long, is less about military assaults and more about a connection to the outside world — a conduit through which groceries and other goods can enter the besieged Gaza Strip.” Most don’t agree that these tunnels were intended to be innocuous. They understand that the tunnels were intended to inflict harm on the Israeli population. It was revealed that a mass attack on Rosh Hashana, one of the Jews’ holiest days of the year, was planned for next month. And these tunnels have already caused harm; at least three attacks have been carried out against Israeli soldiers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel will not pull ground forces out of Gaza until all tunnels into Israel have been destroyed “with or without a cease-fire.”

Top Hamas Official Killed by Hamas

Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha was found dead this week and his cause of death seems to be unclear. While initial reports stated that he had been killed during an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian daily Al-Quds reported that he was executed by a Hamas firing squad earlier this week for maintaining contact with intelligence services in Arab countries, specifically in Egypt. According to Al-Quds, Taha was shot several times in the head and chest. His body was later transferred to the Shifa hospital. Hamas initially barred the incident from publication until three days later when the information was released. In February, Taha was arrested and later investigated by Hamas for suspected corruption charges. According to Arab news sources, Taha had allegedly bought villas in Gaza with embezzled money. He was subsequently held in a Gaza Strip detention facility for months. Hamas had stressed that the arrest was over “financial issues,” adding that the detention was purely an internal matter, and was not related to security issues concerning “enemies.” Taha, who was held in Israeli prisons from 2003 to 2006, assumed the Hamas spokesman position after the group’s violent takeover of the Strip in 2007. He later became the coordinator between the Hamas leadership in Gaza and the group’s leadership abroad. In 2009, Egyptian security personnel detained Taha after he attempted to smuggle $11 million across the Rafah border crossing and into the Gaza Strip.

South Africans in IDF May Face Charges According to South African authorities, citizens of South Africa who serve in the IDF can expect to be prosecuted. The warning announced last week came after a pro-Palestinian advocacy group opened a case against Dean Goodson of Cape Town, who reportedly is serving in

the Israeli Defense Forces. South Africa’s Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act regulates the involvement of South Africans in armed conflicts beyond the country’s borders. Those found guilty could be sentenced to jail time. The country’s defense minister, on the recommendation of the National Conventional Arms Control committee, can grant permission to serve in conflicts abroad.

South Africa’s Defense Department said that it has not granted permission to any South African to participate in the current Gaza conflict. The department said it was aware that some citizens might be serving in the IDF without clearance. Action Forum in Support of Palestine reported that it plans to open cases against at least four other South Africans that the group believes are serving in the IDF. The warning by South African officials also covered those serving in militaries in Afghanistan and West Africa.

Soldiers Report that Hamas is Stronger than Before

Israeli soldiers back from fighting in Gaza have brought reports of a stronger, better-trained Hamas. Hamas gunmen, according to personal accounts, whom IDF combat soldiers once largely dismissed, have become a force to be reckoned with. “They’ve improved a great deal – in their equipment, their soldiering, the way they use explosives. They made a big leap and are already halfway to being an army,” “Sergeant Yoav” said, just a couple of hours after returning to Tel Aviv from 17 days in the Gaza Strip. A

In News fighter in a commando unit of the Paratroop Brigade, he spent a little over two weeks fighting in and around Khan Yunis during Operation Protective Edge, searching for infiltration tunnels and seeking out Hamas gunmen to engage. Like “Yoav,” who is not using his real name, Hadar Shapira – a 25-yearold lieutenant from Holon – spoke of Hamas’s battlefield improvements, saying its operatives looked much more like fighters, with serious gear. He added that they were always learning from IDF methods “and finding out how to hurt us each time in a new way.” He cited the dismantlement of the attack tunnels as a success, but felt that deterrence against Hamas had been restored only tactically, not strategically.

Hamas PR Plays Numbers Game with Lives Lost An Israeli intelligence center has released a report showing how in the current conflict in the Gaza Strip, even the

count of the unfortunate innocent victims caught in the crossfire has become a political matter, altered for the sake of a radical agenda. While every innocent casualty is an unfathomably sad loss, it is important not to believe every “fact” being printed by media outlets across the globe. Reuven Erlich is the director of the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Erlich explained to reporters that the numbers of civilians being killed and harmed are “based mostly on Palestinian sources in Gaza, who have a vested interest in showing that we’re killing many civilians.” His center, he said, thoroughly researches the casualties. In order to ascertain an accurate identity of the dead, the center’s staff researches the person’s background on Palestinian websites and searches for information about their funerals and for other hints that could shed light on the person’s existence. Furthermore, the authorities in Gaza generally count every young man who did not wear a uniform as a Continued on page 34

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quoted as fact. According to the Meir Amit Intelligence and Information Center, as of July 23rd, 775 people had been killed in Gaza, of whom 229 were militants or terrorists (135 Hamas, 60 Islamic Jihad, 34 from other terror organizations); 267 were civilians; and 279 could not yet be classified.

In News National Mississippi’s on the Take When you think of corruption in a country, you’re probably picturing the

country of Somalia, which was recently crowned the most corrupt nation out of 176 countries in the world. But America, land of the free, home of the brave, is not the squeakiest-clean country around. It came in at 19 on the index; there are 18 other countries—including Japan, Barbados, Iceland and Singapore—that are less shady than the good U.S. of A. So where is the corruption found in the United States?

A recent report provides an answer. An academic at the University of Hong Kong and another at Indiana University set out to rank the states by level of corruption, combing arrest and conviction records for public officials. Interestingly, states with greater public spending have more corruption—it seems that dishonesty follows the money—particularly in areas like bribery for construction, police and highway projects. “People think corruption doesn’t happen here,” said Chicago lawyer Sergio Acosta, who used to work in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. He’s a member of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Ethics Reforms Task Force, which aims to codify appropriate behavior for city employees. “That’s the real value of this report.” Interestingly, New York and New Jersey were not included in the ten most corrupt states in the U.S. In the 1970s, corruption was so widespread in New York that the 1970 Knapp Commission found that almost every cop patrolled his beat with one hand on his gun and the other out, expecting a crisp Benjamin. It turns out that Florida came in as the tenth most corrupt state in the nation. The Sunshine State is known for bogus speed traps and building inspectors on the take. Kentucky, South Dakota, Alaska, Alabama and Pennsylvania came in at the next few slots. Illinois, a state whose officials regularly make the headlines in handcuffs, came in at number four. In Tennessee, number three on the list, officials are singing the blues for being caught on the take. And Louisiana, the second

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most corrupt state in the nation, recently featured New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin bemoaning his conviction for taking bribes. Where are officials being slipped cash under the table at the most frequent rate in the nation? Turns out it’s the poorest state in the nation—Mississippi, where corruption approaches levels in a third world country. Gives a whole other meaning to Mississippi Mud Pie.

Minority Students Overtake Whites in Nation’s Schools

For the first time ever, it is expected that minority students will comprise the majority of the students enrolled in U.S. public schools this fall. This shift is primarily attributed to the growth in the number of Hispanic children. Even so, non-Hispanic white students are still expected to be the largest racial group in the public schools this year at 49.8 percent. But the National Center for Education Statistics says minority students, when added together, will now make up the majority. About one-quarter of the minority students are Hispanic, 15 percent are black and 5 percent are Asian and Pacific Islanders. Biracial students and Native Americans make up a smaller share of the minority student population. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called the changing population a seminal moment in education. “We can’t talk about other people’s children. These are our children,” he said. The shift creates new academic realities, such as the need for more English language instruction, and cultural ones, meaning changes in school lunch menus to reflect students’ tastes. And the shift may also create interesting challenges, highlighted by an agreement in Louisiana last month, when Jefferson Parish public school administrators agreed with the federal government to end an investigation into discrimination against

English language learners. Amazingly, it may now be the white Americans who will be facing slight discrimination in our schools. In Jane Cornell’s summer school classroom in Pennsylvania’s wealthiest county, signs welcoming students read “Welcome” and “Bienvenidos” in bright letters. Most students come from homes

In News where Spanish is the primary language. Superintendent Barry Tomasetti admitted that some parents in the Kennett Consolidated School District have opted to send their children to private schools across the border in Delaware. But others, he said, seek out the diversity found in the classrooms in his district “because they realize it’s not a homogenous world

out there.” “We like our diversity,” Tomasetti said, even as he acknowledged the cost. He has had to hire English language instructors and translators for parent-teacher conferences. He has cobbled together money to provide summer school for many young English language learners who need extra reading

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The Week and math support. “Our expectation is all of our kids succeed,” he said. The change is not only found in the public schools in the U.S. Private schools nationally are changing as well, seeing a smaller number of white students and a greater number of Hispanic students in their decreasing pool of children. Changes in the population of the country’s schools only highlight the population in the nation at large. The Census Bureau estimates that the country’s population will have more minorities than whites for the first time in 2043, a change due in part to higher birth rates among Hispanics and a stagnating or declining birth rate among blacks, whites and Asians. Today, slightly more than 1 in 5 kids speaks a language other than English at home. But even as the population becomes more diverse, schools are becoming more racially segregated, reflecting U.S. housing patterns. The disparities are evident even in the youngest of black, Hispanic and Native American children, who on average enter kindergarten academically behind their white and Asian

peers. They are more likely to attend failing schools and face harsher school discipline. Roughly one-quarter of Hispanics and African-Americans live below the poverty line — meaning a family of four has nearly $24,000 in annual income — and some of the poorest of Hispanic children are dealing with the instability of being in the country illegally or with a parent who is. Today, fewer than 1 in 5 of the public schools teachers is a minority. “It is an ongoing challenge to try and make our teacher population reflect our student population,” said Steve Saunders, spokesman for the Adams County, Colorado, school district outside Denver that has seen a large shift toward having Hispanic students. But just because teachers come from the same background as their students doesn’t mean that they are a good match. “Just because you speak Spanish doesn’t mean you speak the same Spanish your students are speaking and communicating with,” Andrea Giunta, a senior policy analyst at the National Education Association who focuses on teacher recruiting, retention and diversity, said.

In News This year, Superintendent Tomasetti is especially proud of one recent graduate, Christian Cordova-Pedroza, who will be attending Harvard University this fall. The future Ivy Leaguer is the son of a mushroom farmer from Mexico. He attests that his parents’ encouragement and access to educational opportunities helped paved his way to Harvard. It seems that our educational system is working for many of our nation’s students—regardless of race or culture.

Mesa is Conservatives’ King Which cities love Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity? A recent study tracked major cities across the U.S. to determine how conservative they were as compared to other cities in America. The study, titled “Representation in Municipal Government,” examined the average policy preferences of cities in 51 major U.S. cities. “The policies enacted by cities across a range of policy areas correspond with the liberal-conservative positions of their citizens on national policy issues,” Chris Tausanovitch and Christopher Warshaw, political science professors at UCLA and MIT, respectively, authors of the study, wrote.

Turns out that Mesa, Arizona, is the most conservative city in the nation. Unsurprisingly, San Francisco came out as the least conservative—the most liberal—city in the U.S. Democrats, rejoice. Only 11 cities in the study were found to be conservative-leaning, two were neutral, and the rest were liberal. Mesa, a Phoenix-area suburb with a population of about 468,000, easily grabbed the top spot for most conservative city in the country. Oklahoma City and Virginia Beach, Va., followed as the next most right-leaning. San Francisco held the distinction as the nation’s most liberal city, followed by Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oakland. New York also occupied a spot on the “least conservative” list.

Actor Robin Williams Dies at 63

On Monday, it was reported that Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died. He was 63. The actor dazzled audiences in wide-ranging dramatic and comedic roles, taking on the personas of an alien, nanny, therapist, professor, doctor and cartoon genie, to name just a few of his famous roles. Despite his jolly, outward appearance, the actor was depressed as of late. “This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings,” Williams’ wife Susan Schneider said. “I am utterly heartbroken…As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin’s death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions.” Williams’ breakthrough role came in the late 1970s as the alien for the hit TV show “Mork and Mindy,” with his famous words, “Nanoo, nanoo.” Fans remember him for his rants and good-natured shouts on “Good Morning, Vietnam.” In “Mrs. Doubtfire,” viewers roared with laughter as he portrayed a nanny, and as the genie in “Aladdin,” he kept audiences in stitches with his quick wit. Interestingly, despite his myriad comedic roles, Williams won his Academy Award in a more dramatic role as a teacher in the 1997 film “Good Will Hunting.” He also won three Golden Globes, for “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “The Fisher King.” His more dramatic roles included “Awakenings,” “Dead Poets Society” and “What Dreams May Come,” something that led New York Times critic Stephen Holden to once say he dreaded seeing the actor’s “Humpty Dumpty grin and crinkly moist eyes.” Williams was born in Chicago in 1951 and he would recall that he was a shy child who got some early laughs from his mother—by mimicking his grandmother. His acting career grew in high school when he joined the drama

club, and he then went to Juilliard Academy, taking classes with fellow actor Christopher Reeve. “You look at the world and see how scary it can be sometimes and still try to deal with the fear,” Williams said in 1989. “Comedy can deal with the fear and still not paralyze you or tell you that it’s going away. You say, OK, you got certain choices here, you can laugh at them and then once you’ve laughed at them and you have expunged the demon, now you can deal with them. That’s what I do when I do my act.”

Orthodox Rabbi Killed in N. Miami Beach

This weekend, Rabbi Yosef Raksin of Crown Heights was visiting relatives in North Miami Beach. On Shabbos, as he made his way to shul, the 60-yearold rabbi was shot to death in the quiet morning. A resident, Jean Louis Denis, ran to his window to see Raksin on the ground. “I saw a man dressed in black on the ground so I went out I asked my son-in-law to call emergency services and we went over there and tried to help the man,” said Denis. “As I came to the man, I saw a shell on the ground so I realized he was shot.” “He was coming in and out of consciousness and I talked a little bit to him. He gave me his name, that he was from New York and he told me two males were the people that did this,” added Denis. “I told him my name. I told him to stay quiet and that everything was going to be fine, and unfortunately, it was different.” The shooters were able to get away. Sadly, Raksin was airlifted to the hospital, but succumbed to his injuries. The shooting has shaken the neighborhood, as anti-Semitic incidents occurred just a few weeks ago, when a swastika was painted on a synagogue wall. Police are insisting that the killing was not an anti-Semitic attack, but residents feel differently and are sure that this was a hate crime. Two symbols

of hate were also discovered scrawled on a sport-utility vehicle owned by the wife of a South Florida rabbi. The couple found a swastika and a German iron cross scratched into their vehicle when they returned home after attending a service for Rabbi Raksin on Sunday night. For Rabbi Druin, the crime is too close to home. “This is something out of the ordinary and that’s why the concern is growing here... This is a very scary situation.” “Whether or not a person is an Orthodox Jew, a Christian or a Muslim, the fact that they’re going to pray, they’re going for a peaceful nature… the fact that somebody can come out and for whatever reason not worth anything will just kill them in cold blood just speaks in a totally negative direction in itself,” Dr. Reynold Stein added. Hundreds attended the funeral for Rabbi Raksin in Crown Heights on Monday. “He was an amazing person, a gentle soul, very quiet, very respectful,” Rabbi Raksin’s former neighbor, Shulamit Steagman, recalled.

Attack Kills Highest Ranked Officer Since 1970

An American general was killed and 15 other soldiers were wounded in an attack at a military academy in Afghanistan last Tuesday. Major General Harold J. Greene is the highest-ranked U.S. officer to be slain in combat since 1970, in the Vietnam War. The 34year U.S. Army veteran was the highest-ranked American officer killed in combat in the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. About half of the wounded in the attack at Marshal Fahim National Defense University were Americans, several of them reported to be in serious condition. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on Americans and Afghans at Camp

In News Qargha, a military academy 11 miles west of Kabul. The camp was recently renamed the Marshal Fahim National Defense University for the country’s deceased vice president. Hundreds of Afghan forces are trained at the camp. This was a so-called “green-onblue” attack in Afghanistan, in which members of the Afghan forces attack U.S. and coalition forces. There have been more than 85 green-on-blue attacks during the war. Recently, they have become less frequent as fewer U.S. troops have been on the ground in Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack and noted that both Afghan and foreign soldiers were hurt. “The soldiers were visiting the military academy to help with the buildup of Afghan security forces,” Karzai said. He blamed the attack on “enemies who don’t want to see Afghanistan have strong institutions.” “We are in the process of assessing the situation,” the ISAF Joint Command said in a statement. “More information will be released as we sort out the facts.”

Counterfeiters Elude Authorities for More than a Decade— Until Now

It was one of the most elusive counterfeiting rings in nation; for more than a decade its makers were a mystery to the U.S. Secret Service. Finally, authorities have traced the bogus greenbacks, and last week 13 Israelis and Americans were arrested for running one of the most successful counterfeiting operations in U.S. history. The fake bills first popped up in Isra-

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The Week el in the late 1990s. But authorities were at a loss as to who was producing the green goods. In May 17, 2012, Secret Service agent Adam Gaab came across four fake $100s and got his lucky break. He knew he could trace the bills back to the person who passed it. “It was the No. 1 note,” said Ed Lowery, special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s criminal investigation division. “You aggressively run out leads on the No. 1 note.” Generally, investigators were only able to find these notes once they were passed onto banks or institutions, essentially losing the money trail The investigation evolved into a two-year international odyssey that culminated in the indictment last week of 13 people. Hundreds of agents were involved by the time they executed raids and arrest warrants in five states in May and June that resulted in the capture of the 13 suspects and the seizure of $2.5 million in fake bills and a printing plant in a Cherry Hill, New Jersey, warehouse, according to federal authorities. According to U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson, the counterfeiting ring was responsible for producing at least $77 million in fake bills, mostly $100s. “This has been a painful note for us,” Pierson said in an interview. When a bill’s so good that it’s not discovered until it’s in the banking system, that “separates the passing of the note to its detection. It allows these people to operate more anonymously.” One sign of the ring’s sophistication, the agents said, was that the counterfeiters appeared close to mimicking the latest currency security features, including 3D ribbons. In the fiscal year that ended September 30, the service recovered $157 million in fake bills in the U.S. The home-computer variety is often easy to spot. Those produced on sophisticated printing presses – mostly overseas – are harder to identify. Some are so good that they become legendary within law enforcement, such as the “SuperNote” that has been produced in North Korea for decades. Though famous, the North Korean note wasn’t the most widely passed and seized of fraudulent greenbacks cataloged by the Secret Service. That honor belonged to what they called the “Russian-Israeli Note,” which agent Gaab held in his hands after he went to the Loan Max in Woodbridge, Virginia, in 2012. Over the years, the Secret Service’s forensic analysis linked 17 different versions of the fake $100 to the same source. The Secret Service was able to break the ring after Gaab tracked down the

man who passed the four $100 bills at the Loan Max. A year later, Gaab and local police raided the suspect’s home in Dale City, Virginia, and persuaded him to become an informant. Just like a story out of a spy novel, the man and another informant helped the Secret Service identify his supplier, and soon agents were using wiretaps, tracking mobile phones and conducting time-consuming surveillance on suspects that led them to Israel, where the bills were being manufactured. Agents identified the ringleaders as two Russian-speaking Israelis: Itzhak Loz, 46, and Ronin Fakiro, 45. Loz and Fakiro, who have been in custody since their arrests in May in New York, made hefty profits on the sale of their bills for 20 percent to 50 percent of their face value, according to the agents and court papers. Early this year, the ring moved its center of operations to New Jersey, an attempt to keep costs down. “It’s much easier to distribute counterfeit once it’s here, rather than overseas,” said Lowery. “Getting it into the country is the hard part.” Agents conducting surveillance of a New Jersey warehouse in February watched in shock as a tractor trailer pulled up and unloaded at least one large printing press that they would determine had been shipped from Israel. Within weeks of the delivery, the ring was churning out fake bills. “It’s rare to see that here in the United States,” Lowery said. “I mean, you hear about it in training. We see them overseas. But not here.”

Killing of Black Teen Ignites Riots

The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown on Saturday in a St. Louis suburb ignited age-old tensions between the police and locals who are demanding an investigation into the killing of the teen. On Monday, Brown was to have started technical college. Instead, his parents and friends are mourning the boy. Authorities say that Brown had

In News attacked an officer and tried to take his gun when they approached him. The community insists that the African-American teenager was surrendering, with his hands in the air to show he was unarmed. Brown was walking home with his friend, Dorian Johnson, when a police officer told them to walk on the sidewalk. Johnson said that they ignored the officer, who then confronted them. According to Johnson, they then both ran away. It was then that the officer shot Brown. “He shot again, and once my friend felt that shot, he turned around and put his hands in the air and he started to get down,” Johnson recalled. “But the officer still approached with his weapon drawn and fired several more shots.” “We wasn’t causing harm to nobody. We had no weapons on us at all,” Johnson told a television station. According to police, an officer encountered Brown and another man outside an apartment complex. One of the men pushed the officer into his squad car and there was a struggle before the shooting began. Brown’s parents and their lawyer say they don’t believe the police account of what happened. They describe Brown as someone who steered clear of violence. “He was funny, silly. He would make you laugh. Any problems that were going on or any situation, there wasn’t nothing he couldn’t solve. He’d bring people back together,” his father, Michael Brown Sr., told reporters. A friend of Bwrown’s, Hershel Johnson, recalled that Brown was relieved when he graduated in May, happy that he made it through high school. “He said he wasn’t going to end up like some people on the streets. He was going to get an education…He was going to make his life a whole lot better.” On Monday, the FBI announced it was opening an investigation in the shooting. Following a candlelight vigil on Sunday night, 32 people have been arrested, as crowds looted and burned stores, vehicles and taunted officers who tried to block access to parts of the city. Some climbed atop police cars as the officers with riot shields and batons stood stoically nearby, trying to restrict access to the most seriously affected areas. Two officers were treated for minor injuries. Earlier on Sunday, a few hundred protesters gathered outside Ferguson Police headquarters. Some marched into an adjacent police building chanting “Don’t shoot me” while holding their

hands in the air. Officers stood at the top of a staircase, but didn’t use force; the crowd eventually left. A similar protest that attracted about 250 people was held on Monday morning. Sunday’s killing drew criticism from some civil rights leaders, who referred to the 2012 racially charged shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a Florida neighborhood watch organizer who was acquitted of murder charges. Ferguson’s population of about 21,000 people is almost 70 percent black. The race of the officer has not been disclosed. He has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Double Decker Busses Collide in Times Square The bright lights, the throngs of people, the oversized billboards, the steady traffic, the gigantic skyscrapers…it’s almost impossible not to be distracted in Times Square. Each year over 50 million tourists visit the Big Apple. This August, a group of tourists got a little more of a wild ride than they signed up for. Last Tuesday, a double-decker bus, a must-do for tourists hoping to score the full Big Apple experience, collided with another bus carrying tourists.

The driver of the bus, William Dalabert, 58, of Irvington, New Jersey, was initially accused of driving while intoxicated and questioned by police. However, preliminary tests showed no sign of alcohol or drugs in his system. For now, prosecutors are holding off on charging the driver until the full results of the investigation are revealed. About 13 people were injured when the two buses collided on Seventh Avenue at 47th street at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The collision caused the bus Dalabert was driving to go up on the sidewalk and it struck a traffic light, which fell. Luckily, most pedestrians at the scene were able to avoid injuries, except for one man whose head narrowly escaped the crashing pole. His leg was hit in the crash.

It was 4:40 am on November 2 when Theodore Wafer heard pounding at his front door. He rushed to the door armed, and when he couldn’t make out the figure, instead of calling 911, he swiftly shot and killed the person standing on his front porch. He later learned that the person he killed was an unarmed 19-year-old girl, Renisha McBride, who was looking for help after she crashed her car while intoxicated about a half a mile away from Wafer’s home. The Detroit jury that deliberated on Wafer’s case, consisting of seven men and five women, began deliberations on Wednesday after nine days of testimony. They revealed their verdict on the second day: Wafer, 55, was guilty of murdering Renisha McBride. He was charged with second degree murder and manslaughter for shooting and killing McBride. According to Wafer’s account, he was awakened to “unbelievable” banging at his front door. The man who lived alone claimed he was scared for his life when he shot the young girl. Under a 2006 Michigan self-defense law, a homeowner has the right to use force during a break-in. However, a person must prove his or her life was in danger in order to justify killing. Prosecutor Patrick Muscat told jurors, “What he did had to be immediately necessary and it wasn’t. It was reckless. It was negligent. I don’t know how to describe it. It was horrific.” As the verdict was read, Wafer showed little emotion and was then led back to the Wayne County Jail. He could face a maximum of life in prison with parole; sentencing will be on August 21. The parents of the victim, Monica McBride and Walter Simmons, said they were satisfied with the verdict. “He’s where he needs to be,” Monica told reporters following the verdict as the slain teen’s father solemnly nodded beside her. “He had nine months and we suffered. … If you would have called 911 we would never have been

Supremacist Sentenced David “Joey” Pedersen, 34, can be classified as a serial killer. In 2011, he went on a killing spree, killing four people in three different states along with the help of his friend, Holly Ann Grigsby, 27. The heartless supremacist suppos-

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bers of prominent Jewish organizations. Pedersen researched the names and addresses of Jewish organizations in Seattle, Portland and Sacramento to identify potential targets for elimination but was thankfully apprehended before having the opportunity to carry out his plans. Capital punishment is legal in Oregon and Washington but is currently considered unconstitutional in California.

Pederson and Grigsby were arrested in October 2011 after their month-long killing spree that spanned California, Washington and Oregon. Grigsby reportedly told police that they were en route to “kill more Jews” in Sacramento, California, when they were apprehended. The criminal couple funded their violent rampage by robbing their victims, using their cars to get away, and killing them to eliminate any possible witnesses. The 24-page indictment charged that Pedersen and Grigsby were members of a criminal enterprise that aimed to promote a white supremacist movement. The enterprise, according to the indictment, targeted Jewish leaders and mem-

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It wasn’t just his conscience that Aaron Rush wanted to appeal to. He also tried to pump some fear into the bike bandit. “Hi there! You stole my bike last night.” Rush then informed the burglar

that the bike has a GPS tracking device and that the thief’s face can be seen on surveillance videos found at the train station. “Admittedly I was kind of ticked off about this, but less so when I realized that you left your face on camera at the station,” Rush wrote. “And also you may not have realized but this is not the first bike I’ve had stolen, so I put a tracer inside the bike frame. So unfortunately for you, I know where you live.” “Please, dear bike thief,” Rush’s note continues, “don’t take this as a threat. I’m sure you had your reasons, I just want my bike back. All I am asking is if you return the bike before the end of this week, that will be the end of it. If not: You’ll be getting a visit by our majesty’s finest.” Sardonically, Rush added, “In case you’ve taken more than one bike, mine was the grey Giant.” The letter was signed, “Sincerely, the poor student with no money but a working printer.” Despite his polite pleas, Rush has still not gotten his bike back. Indeed, the tracer he wrote about is not working… if it was, I’m guessing the 23-year-old wouldn’t have had to resort to such wordy tactics. Rush told the media that this was the only way he could be in touch with the thief who stole his bike. “I didn’t have any other way of contacting the thief so I left a note on the bike rack. I did this to get some immediate response and hope the thief would have a change of heart.” Considering the amount of attention his note received on the world stage, it’s possible that the thief will return the stolen goods. Of course, Rush isn’t the first bike theft victim to leave a clever message for their alleged thief. Last year, a Toronto man whose bike was stolen stole it back — and taught the thief a lesson in the process. The bike was reportedly stolen from outside the victim’s apartment. After a friend spotted it locked up on a city street, the pair returned, cut away the lock and left a cardboard cutout in its place. A note on the cutout read: “Dear Bike Thief, You rascal! You took my bike earlier this week but forgot to tell me where you’d leave it! It took a stroke of great luck that my friend, who’s also my bike mechanic, happened to spot it right here! Isn’t that crazy? Anyway, I kinda need my bike so I’m taking it back. Please accept this substitute until you can afford your own. Cheers!” Let’s hope that Rush gets his bike back…unless the thief realizes that he’s just full of hot air.

Million Dollar Sport

Talk about a homerun. When you’re cleaning out your attic or your basement, make sure to look twice before taking out the trash. On Saturday, the PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” announced that it appraised a collection of 1870s Boston baseball memorabilia at a whopping $1 million. The treasure includes a trove of signatures and rare baseball cards from Boston Red Stockings players. It’s the largest sports memorabilia in the history of the traveling show, which helps Americans appraise their heirlooms and treasures. The owner of the valuable sports keepsakes inherited them from her great-great-grandmother, who ran a Boston boarding house where the team lived in 1871-72, PBS said. The “crown jewel” of the collection is a May 1871 letter to the Boston landlady that includes notes from three future Hall of Fame members: Albert Spalding, the future sporting good magnate, and brothers Harry and George Wright. The letter included the players’ appreciation for their host’s cooking. Sounds like she hit it out of the park.

Sketchy Neighborhood? Confirmed.

When a news team went to report about a new app that alerts users about sketchy neighborhoods, they didn’t realize that they’d become the subject of

the segment. Recently, a Washington, D.C, news team went to the up-and-coming neighborhood of Petworth to film a clip about the new app. But after filming their segment and coming back to their van, they realized that they’d become the victims of a robbery. The lock on their van was jimmied and a good amount of their expensive gear was missing. Fortunately, one crew member’s phone was still in her purse, and she was able to help locate the missing objects. The crew used a phone tracking feature to trace their stuff to an even sketchier neighborhood (“We gave it the eyeball test; you don’t always need the app”) where some of the stuff had been tossed in a dumpster. They still lost thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment. Word to the wise: if the app says the area’s unsafe, it’s best to stay home.

Dancing in the Streets

When Officer James Krebs joined the police force in Kansas City, he knew he wanted to reach out to the community. He viewed his job as more than just a member of law enforcement; connecting to the community in a positive way was important to him too. This week, a video of the 26-year-old has made the news and has thousands of viewers laughing at his antics. On Sunday, Krebs challenged young citizens to a “dance-off” in the street. The officer “got jiggy with it,” performing a toe-tapping routine and spinning his arms. The children enjoyed the officer’s attempts at dancing and performed their moves as well. In response to the positive media attention, Kansas City police joked on its Facebook page: “Maybe we’ll start including dancing as a course at the academy, because it sure looks like we could use it.” At one point, Krebs flails his arms

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Napping His Way Back to Jail Talk about stealing a nap. A Connecticut man was so tired from his recent stint in a Boston Police Department station house that he just had to take a snooze—even if it meant breaking into a police car to steal some zzz’s.

Shortly after being arrested on charges of stealing a car and released on bail, 33-year-old Nicholas Cunliffe of Stratford, Connecticut, was found asleep in the front seat of an empty police car outside the police station where he had been booked. “After officers were able to rouse Cunliffe from his nap, he told officers he was just looking for a place to rest,” police said in a statement, adding that they were not sure how he had gotten into the cruiser. Surprisingly, napping in other people’s cars is becoming all the rage. This was the second time this month that Boston police had arrested someone for breaking into someone else’s car for a nap. Last Wednesday, a woman found two people asleep in her car Continued on page 46

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Cops Color Me Pretty Did Detective Stuart Littlefield think his 50th birthday would go unnoticed by his fellow officers? The 20-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department is a serial prankster and his cop friends decided to have a little fun at his expense. When Littlefield looked for his car in the parking lot last week, he almost didn’t recognize it. The Ford Taurus was covered with 4,000 Post-it notes—a veritable “paint by number” piece of art. With smiley faces, a peace sign and the number 50, the little car was covered with fun. And inside the auto artwork was a bunch of purple balloons—pop, pop, pop!

Despite the surprise, Littlefield took it all in stride. “Yup, they got me good this time. This was supposed to be a lowkey birthday. When you’re 50, you don’t want anyone to know about it. That kind of blew up in my face,” said Littlefield. “I can’t tell you exactly what I said, but the gist is, ‘Golly, they got me.’“ The prankster admired the handiwork that went into his multihued present. “‘Creative’ is a word. I can think of another word I can’t say on camera since we’re talking to the public.” So far, no one has confessed to the prank, but I’m sure Littlefield will use his detective skills to find the culprits— and maybe decorate their desks with… paper clips?!

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Time to get iced. Want to hear of a really cool new fundraiser? It’s “snow” joke. Take a bucket of ice water, dump it over your head, record it and post the video on social media. Believe it or not, “ice bucket challenges” are catching on like, well, a cold in the winter. The fundraising phenomenon asks those willing to douse themselves to challenge others to do the same within 24 hours. If they don’t, they must make a donation to a certain charity. Each person who participates nominates more friends, who nominate more friends, who nominate still more friends, which explains why the trend has exploded. Popular figures like Martha Stewart (who some see as a cold fish anyway) and Matt Lauer have been doused. The months-old movement has taken the Boston area by storm over the last 10 days, since friends and family of former Boston College baseball player Pete Frates used it to raise awareness about Lou Gehrig’s disease. Frates was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, also known as ALS, in 2012. Frates, 29, is now paralyzed, eats through a feeding tube and cannot talk. “Who knew all it would take was a bag of ice and a bucket?” John Frates asked the crowd of 200 who joined together in Boston’s Copley Square, just before participants simultaneously poured 9-quart buckets of ice water over their heads. Similar challenges have attracted athletes, politicians, doctors, accountants and construction workers. There can be dangers, though. Authorities in Camden Township, Minnesota, said 16-year-old Davis Colley drowned in May when he jumped in a lake as part of a challenge, and in some states, police warned parents and kids to avoid jumping into frigid or fast-moving waters. Even so, it’s really nice to get iced for good.

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Around the Community There’s No Stopping the Fun at Orah Day Camp Av in Adar?? Purim in August?? What’s going on at Orah Day Camp? Even though it was a short week because of Tisha B’Av, it was still packed with a lot of wonderful things. On Monday we had our annual Nine Days cantata and all the girls who participated did an outstanding job. Yasher koach to Bunk 5B who put on a meaningful play about Moshiach and what it will be like when he comes (hopefully very soon). The girls in the Upper Division who took part in the choir sounded spectacular as they sang songs they had learned with our music morah, Morah Shira Gittelman. The songs were appropriate for the somber time period of the Nine Days. Finally, we had a special presentation by our staff lead by our head counselor, Atara Friedman. It was a choir with a medley of songs and beautiful harmonies. We ended our cantata with the whole camp singing. It was a lovely display of achdus before Tisha B’av. When we came back to camp on Wednesday, we had a countdown to chatzos and then with joyous dancing we listened to music again and were able to cool off in our beautiful pool. Our pre-school was the first to resume going on trips, with nursery and kindergarten going to the Firefighter’s Museum and the Pre-1As and first grades going to the Long Island Children’s Museum. We had decorations all over the building of drama masks and Megillas Eicha that we were able to turn around into comedy masks and Megillas Esther because overnight- V’nahafochu—it became Adar and what better way to start off the second half of our week than with our highly anticipated CARNIVAL! Our carnival is one of the highlights of the summer with games of skill and dexterity, yummy food to eat, and of course, prizes! Some of the booths the girls enjoyed were the pickle race booth, the dart game booth, finding the pennies in the flour and face paint. There was also a skee-ball game, ring toss, puck shoot, and lasso ball for everyone to try their hand at and see how many prize tickets they could win. Every camper and staff member received a cool and refreshing snow cone and a can of soda. The entire front yard of Orah Day Camp was taken over by the carnival and everyone had a magnificent time. There was only one way to end a

week like this and that would be with another dress up day! This time all the campers dusted off their Purim costumes and wore them one more time. You should have seen the superheroes, princesses and characters of every kind that came to camp. Our wonderful staff got into the whole costume thing as well, and we had Bugs Bunny and a Pez dispenser walking around. Kudos to Bunk 4B who decided to come in all dressed the same—even the Morah and the counselors; they looked adorable. Just when you thought this week couldn’t get any better, we had a live concert by Ari Goldwag in our very own Simcha Hall! Did you hear the cheer of the campers as he sang “Am Echad”? I think all of Far Rockaway did. The campers and staff members clapped and sang along as each song was sung. We even had the unique opportunity to be the first to hear Ari Goldwag’s new song called “Simcha” and it was real crowd pleaser. This week promises to be just as fun-filled because we have more trips, more late nights, and another seventh grade overnight planned. Our 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders are going on an adventure to Adventurers—an amusement park—and the girls will have the place to themselves! The 5th and 6th graders will be going to Luna Park and we hope the weather holds out, and of course it’s going to be cool even if the weather is hot because here at Orah Day Camp, there is no opposite of fun.

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Community Tisha B’Av Program Inspires Hundreds An immense crowd of men, women and children gathered at Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway on Tisha B’Av for a special Kinos program produced by the Yeshiva in conjunction with the Achiezer Community Resource Center. The program included the recitation of the traditional Kinos interspersed with inspirational addresses from talmidei chachomim and speakers of international renown. Sitting on the floor and mourning the destruction of the Beis Hamikash nearly two thousand years ago, the assembled were treated to thought-provoking messages of self-improvement and understanding the current challenges facing the Jewish people in the larger context of the bitter golus. The speakers were, in order of their appearance: Rabbi Shlomo Avigdor Altusky, Rosh Yeshiva of Darchei Torah’s Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid; Rabbi Noach Orlowek, Mashgiach Ruchani of Yeshiva Torah Ore, Jerusalem; Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, acclaimed author and lecturer; Rabbi Zevi Trenk, Menahel of Darchei Torah’s Mesivta Chaim Shlomo; and Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, Rav of Khal Bnai Yitzchak in Brooklyn, New York.

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For audio of the speeches, please send an email to eweiss@achiezer.org.

Achdus at Camps’ Tehillim Gathering Campers from five different camps assembled at the White Shul last week to say Tehillim for the situation in Eretz Yisroel. They received chizuk from Rabbi Morechai Stern, Mara D’Asra of Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid of Lawrence, and Rabbi Aaron Brafman, Menahel of Yeshiva of Far Rockaway. In a further display of achdus,

the camp directors of the local boys’ camps joined together at the event as well, highlighting the unity in our community. In the photo below, from left: R’ Eliezer Ament of Machane Hakayitz, R’ Shimon Dachs of Simcha Day Camp, R’ Yanki Hirsch of Camp Areivim, R’ Moish Shonik of Camp Matov, and R’ Ben Jacobi of Machane Yisroel.

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The Fun Never Stops at Camp Areivim! In Camp Areivim’s Senior Division, the boys don’t stop moving! In just one week, the seniors enjoyed leagues, learning, Sushi Day, Clementon Splash World, a waffle breakfast, an Erev Tisha B’Av schmooze from Rav Nosson Greenberg, shlit”a, Wild Water Fun, the Amazing Sam Jacobs, the Masmidei Areivim Learning Contest and so much more!

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HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, Addresses Dirshu Gathering for Bachurim Entering Yeshiva Gedolah By Chaim Gold It was one of those evenings that is not forgotten. It was an evening when more than 1,500 bachurim set to enter Yeshiva Gedolah received guidance from leading Gedolei Yisrael in what may well be a prime contributor to their success in the coming years. The Sixth Annual Dirshu Kinnus for bachurim going to Yeshiva Gedolah featured a massive crowd representing communities from across Eretz Yisrael sitting at the edge of their seats listening to comprehensive guidance from HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, senior Rosh Yeshiva at the Ponovezh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, and HaGaon HaRav Uri Weissblum, shlita, Mashgiach of Yeshiva Nachlas Haleveyim and a talmid muvhak of the famed Mashgiach, HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Wolbe, zt”l. The asifa on the Sunday before Tisha B’Av offered advice from the gedolim on how to properly transition from Yeshiva Ketanah to Yeshiva Gedolah and on how to maximize the Yeshiva Gedolah years. The Importance of Preparing for a New Reality Rav Edelstein, the nonagenarian Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh who has taught and guided many thousands of bachurim in his over 60 years as a maggid shiur and Rosh Yeshiva, addressed the bachurim with the ne’eimus, the sweetness, of a grandfather who has lived through the varied experiences of life and is giving guidance to his grandchild. He said, “One of the most difficult aspects of the transition between Yeshiva Ketanah (high school age) and Yeshiva Gedolah (beis medrash, post-high school age) is the fact that in a sense a bachur is on his own in Yeshiva Gedolah. Whereas in Yeshiva Ketanah there are rebbeim and mashgichim accompanying you every step of the way, the more mature Yeshiva Gedolah bachur is expected to achieve much more on his own. To compound this new reality, the new bachur is thrown into a much larger yeshiva with very few familiar faces. He is therefore facing a new situation, on both the academic and social fronts. It is a difficult transition, especially if one is not ready for it. That is why it is so important to understand the new reality, thereby empowering the bachur to be prepared and not become depressed when things initially seem difficult.”

Yeshiva Gedolah, the Foundation for a Life of Torah Indeed, Harav Yehoshua Aluf, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Mishkenos Haraim, who chaired the evening, echoed this idea. He explained that in keeping with Dirshu’s mission as a great facilitator of Torah learning in our generation, Dirshu invested considerable effort to arrange such an evening of guidance for young bachurim beginning this new stage of life so that they can maximize these most crucial years. For these crucial years are the years when a bachur is transformed from a young man with great hope into a young talmid chacham ready to build a new Torah home in Klal Yisrael. Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, emotionally told the bachurim that as they enter this new era in their lives, they must understand that now is the time to invest every fiber of their being into their learning. “The primary success of any kollel yungerman stems from his years in Yeshiva Gedolah,” Rav Hirsch said. “If he utilizes them well and learns at a high level, he will continue that ascent during his kollel years. If he does not, then his kollel years will reflect that as well… “It is in these years that he must accept upon himself to fully and totally immerse in Torah learning and to develop real, authentic yiras shamayim. He must also make up his mind to wholly dedicate himself to cultivating good middos, to be humble, to listen to a sevara that his friend conveys instead of immediately rejecting it… Humility is the key to all other middos tovos.” The Nuts and Bolts of Success The speakers did not suffice with general guidelines. Rather, in many instances they gave very specific advice that could spell the difference between success and failure. Rav Gershon Edelstein, in his comprehensive address, gave a tremendous amount of practical guidance, illustrating the nuts and bolts of how to succeed in Yeshiva Gedolah. “The foundation of success in Yeshiva Gedolah,” Rav Gershon explained, “is truly understanding the shiurim, understanding what was said in the shiur and how it fits in with the Gemara. Towards that goal it is critical that a bachur prepare the Gemara with the meforshim on the sugya that the shiur will cover before he goes into shiur.

HaRav Hirsch greeting HaRav Edelstein, HaRav Weissblum (center)

Learning the Gemara once is not enough! One must learn it once and the next day learn it again. If he comes in doubly prepared, he has a far better chance of understanding the shiur. In addition, after the shiur one must review the shiur at least once on the day that it has been given and preferably even a second time on that same day. In this way, a bachur will understand both the shiur and the Gemara upon which it is based.” Rav Gershon cautioned, “Many bachurim feel the need to be mechadesh their own chiddushim but now is not the time to say one’s own chiddushim. In Yeshiva Gedolah a bachur must try to understand the chiddushim of the maggid shiur. If one does that well, there will be plenty of time later in life to be mechadesh and the chiddushim will be much better.” Bein Adam L’Chaveiro and How it Affects One’s Bein Adam L’Makom Looking at the bachurim with deep love, Rav Gershon went on to say how equally important bein adam l’chaveiro is in yeshiva. A person who cares about his fellow bachur, a person who shows real kavod and deference to the maggid shiur and Rosh Yeshiva, will be successful in yeshiva. Yes, it is sometimes appealing to make a snide remark or a good joke, but if it is at the expense of another it is a tremendous aveirah and can severely affect one’s shteiging. It is important to have friends, to have with whom to talk. It raises a person’s morale. At the same time, however, one should act in a noble manner, listening to what the other has to say, not making light of the sevarah or words of one’s fellow talmid. The Many Differences Rav Uri Weissblum, Mashgiach of Yeshiva Nachlas Haleveyim, also spoke about many of the new things that a ba-

chur confronts in Yeshiva Gedolah. The schedule is different, the way halacha is learned is different and of course, the fact that in Yeshiva Gedolah one sleeps in the dormitory is a huge difference that demands mental preparation. Acclimating to a dorm and cultivating the personal discipline to go to sleep on time and get up on time is new and requires thought and effort. This new, uncharted territory becomes much easier to navigate when a bachur enters Yeshiva Gedolah aware of what he will face, Rav Weisblum stressed. The primary point stressed by all of the luminaries was that the more a person is prepared for the new reality the more successful he will be. “Bein Hazemanim is not Hefker Time!” As the gathering was held right before bein hazemanim, Rav Gershon Edelstein took a few minutes to address how bein hazemanim should be spent. Certainly, it is important that every bachur rest, have more time for himself to gather strength for the coming zman. That being said, Rav Gershon reminded, bein hazemanim is not hefker time. Every bachur should make a schedule and stick to it. Part of that schedule is davening every day at the same time in the same place. Another part should be scheduling a set time to learn either with or without a chavrusah in the same place every day. One can learn easier limudim, or Gemara with Rashi. The main thing is that even “time off” should not be hefker. Dirshu’s annual gathering for bachurim entering Yeshiva Gedolos was a huge success. One look at the smiling faces of the bachurim exiting the gathering made it clear how glad they were to have heard practical guidance from the Gedolei Hador on what may be the most important period of growth in their lives.

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JCCRP Camp Scholarship Helps Local Campers With the summer coming to an end, local children (and their parents) enjoyed the many benefits of summer camp. Between the interactive games, promising night activities, social skill building, and continuation of Torah learning, summer camp can play a strong, positive role in the formative years of a child’s life. Unfortunately, not all families are financially capable to make this a reality Chairman of the board Richard Altabe with Rabbi Shalom Becker, JCCRP Treasurer, and Richard Altabe, Shalom Becker, JCCRP Treasurer, and Richard Altabe, for their children. Brafman of Camp Matov JCCRP Chairman, with R’ Yanki Hirsch JCCRP Chairman, with R’ Shimon Dachs of The need for financial of Camp Areivim Simcha Day Camp assistance has been high, and thanks to the UJA-Fedarship recipients to 26 camps this sumeration, the Rabbi Michael Scholar mer. Camp Scholarship Fund has been able Alex Roth-Kahn, Managing Directo assist 120 children in going to camp tor, Caring Commission, commented: this summer. “As part of its commitment to addressThe Rabbi Michael Scholar Me- ing the needs of the most vulnerable morial Fund was started to help those Jewish New Yorkers, UJA-Federaparents who cannot afford to send their tion of New York is proud to provide children to day camp. The fund, named funding for day camp scholarships for after a former president of the JCCRP, Jewish children in communities where provides scholarships to make it pos- Jewish poverty is most pressing. Day sible for Jewish children from needy camp scholarships funded by UJA-Fedfamilies to attend Jewish summer day eration aim to help needy Jewish famicamps. The fund sponsors Jewish chil- lies by enabling parents to maintain or dren from needy backgrounds; those work toward economic stability, while who attend yeshivas and those who their children are able to thrive in an Richard Altabe and Shalom Becker handing a scholarship fund check to Leah Mond and Shonie Schwartz, directors of Camp Atara attend public schools, those who are enriching Jewish camp environment.” American born, and those who are RusThe JCCRP is proud of its affiliasian immigrants. The purpose of the tion with Met Council and UJA Feder- as the staff of the Jewish Community our services include: Kosher Food Panfund is to make sure that these children ation of NY, who are in the forefront Council of the Rockaway Peninsula, try, Food Stamp Enrollment, Medical spend the summer in an environment of providing relief in this time of need. who worked with us to select deserving Insurance Enrollment, Housing and that will enhance what they learned in “Our social service programs are families.” Landlord/Tenant Mediation, Legal Asschool and strengthen—or even cre- designed to aid, sustain and empowIn appreciation to all those who so sistance, Crisis Intervention, Mental ate—their love for Judaism. The fund er poor and near-poor New Yorkers,” generously donated to the fund, the JC- Health Counseling, Career Counseling, ensures that these children are involved said CEO and Executive Director of CRP wishes everyone a safe and enjoy- and Hurricane Sandy Recovery Assisin activities that draw them close to an Met Council, David M. Frankel. “This able rest of the summer. It is our hope tance. enriched Judaism to hopefully foster year’s camp scholarship fund will aid that those who were helped by the fund Jewish pride, and passion for serving families to send their children to par- will greatly benefit from the impacting Please contact us for further inforG-d during the summer and year round. ticipate in a transformative summer experience that is summer camp. mation: JCCRP – 1525 Central Avenue, Due to the outstanding support of experience, sustain the families’ digFor any clients who need assistance Far Rockaway, NY, 11691, entrance on the UJA-Federation of NY, the Rabbi nity, and empower the children to gain with social services or resource direct- Foam Place; (718) 327-7755; or visit Michael Scholar Memorial Fund has confidence. We thank our generous ing within the community, the JCCRP us on the web at www.jccrp.org . had the privilege of sending its schol- donor who made this possible, as well provides a range of services. Some of

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Five Towns Marriage Initiative: Focusing on the Good in our Spouses The Noam Elimelech zt”l wrote a beautiful tefillah that some people say before davening. One famous line of the prayer is a request to give us the ability to see the strengths of our friends and not their faults. This prayer contains a fundamental rule of good relationships: to view your friends’ strengths and not their weaknesses. Although it may sound like one thought, this is actually two separate pieces of advice. The first is to focus on a person’s strengths and the second is not even to notice their weaknesses. While this is good advice for any relationship, it is great advice for marriage. When a couple gets engaged, they often subconsciously follow this rule of focusing on the positive and not even noticing the negative. This is classic “chosson/kallah” behavior and is typical of the engagement period. However, after the wedding, as life progresses the couple become more comfortable with each other and more aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. At this stage, this behavior pattern often gets forgotten and it requires hard

work to develop it anew. When implementing this behavior at this later stage of the relationship a conscious decision is required to overlook one’s spouse’s imperfections. The Mishmere Hashalom organization presented an initiative for families to implement to work on improving our efforts to look for one another’s strengths. The suggestion is based a personal resolution of Rebbetzin Zisa Chazzan z”tl, a woman who worked to spread the concepts of shmiras halashon. The resolution reads: “I will not offer a word of criticism to family members (or guests) for the first fifteen minutes after they walk into the house…” Many times we can’t even manage fifteen seconds before we let the criticism flow. It does not require much creative thinking to imagine how implementing this “fifteen minute rule” can change the entire atmosphere of the home. Instead of greeting one’s partner with a list of complaints or accusations, your partner will come home to a smile and fifteen minutes of menuchas hanefesh and positivity.

There is actually an even higher level that is referenced in the prayer mentioned above. That is to not only not criticize for the first fifteen minutes after your spouse walks in, but to actually go out of your way during that time to notice your partner’s strengths and comment/compliment them. In the merit of our implementing this beautiful idea into our marriage and our home

may we have beautiful shalom bayis. Five Towns Marriage Initiative provides educational programs, workshops and referrals to top marriage therapists. FTMI will help offset counseling costs when necessary and also runs an anonymous shalom bayis hotline for the entire community on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 9:30-11p.m. For the hotline or more information, call 516430-5280 or email dsgarry@msn.com.

#ShareyourStory and #WinyourWish with Chaverim Five Towns! Can you think of something you would want if only you had the funds? Now is your chance! Chaverim Five Towns is thrilled to announce a $250 Amazon gift card giveaway. Participants in the giveaway must submit a story of how Chaverim Five Towns helped them and post it to Chaverim Five Town’s Facebook wall. Chaverim will re-post it. The author of the entry that gets the most “likes” on our wall will win a free $250 Amazon gift card! The contest runs from now until August 31st, so get your sub-

mission in today. Chaverim is the volunteer community-based organization that helps out motorists in need with flat-tires, lock-outs, and other services. There are a variety of ways to contact Chaverim. For a service call, call the helpline at 718-337-1800. Visit www.chaverim5t. org for more information about Chaverim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. For specific inquiries, comments, or to volunteer for Chaverim, email info@ Chaverim.org or call 516-331-1460.

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By Michael Salzbank Ruach Day Camp designed a special chesed program for their younger campus (campers going into first grade and under). The campers had the opportunity to participate in a track-a-thon during the Nine Days. Campers scooted, ran the track and

When my mother, Claire Salzbank, a”h passed away 12 years ago, I told a story that centered around, of all things, her chocolate chip cookies. It was far more than a delicious treat (she didn’t skimp on the chips). It was an expression of her love for her family and friends. They were ever present and marked every occasion and transition in our lives. At camp or learning in Israel, cookies would arrive as care packages; before my brothers went off to college they went armed with

a bag of cookies. I couldn’t leave the house without taking a fresh batch for the grandchildren. I have tried my best to continue her legacy with our family and friends. I, like so many, was touched by the video clips from Eretz Yisroel that showed how children were racing off to bomb shelters as the sirens blared. It is hard for us to imagine that instant feeling of panic and fear. Those poor children – frightened and scared, sitting until the all-clear signal before resuming their daily routine. I thought, wouldn’t it be so nice if there was a tin of my mom’s cookies waiting there for them as they rushed in? Perhaps it would ever so slightly ease the trauma for those dear children. I began making preparations in the Bnos Malka school kitchen (I am the executive director at the school); I had begun soliciting volunteers from the parent body to help me bake; I contacted my sister-in-law in Efrat who put me in touch with the Pina Chama in the Gush. The Pina Chama (the cozy corner) is a wonderful place where soldiers can stop for a bit of rest, for a drink, something to eat or just a kind word on the way to their bases. It is located at the Gush Etzion Junction and is managed and operated by volunteers from the area. It looked as if this little idea might happen. Unfortunately, the realities of actually transporting the cookies to Eretz Yisroel proved to be too difficult to overcome. Sending a

small box of cookies with people traveling seemed too much of a bother for too little accomplished. I was a bit dejected until the woman from the Gush Etzion Foundation and the Pina Chama suggested we may want to try rally the school to help raise money to help the families of wounded soldiers. That gave rise (pun intended) to the project: “Bnos Malka Feels the ‘Knead’ Bake Sale”. Since so many people had offered to help, we decided to bake challahs and chocolate chip cookies here in

the school and to sell them and raise money for the Gush Etzion Foundation. The truly remarkable gesture is how many of our students are willing to sacrifice the last days of their summer vacation to return to the school to bake and package challahs and cookies. We are hopeful that some corporate sponsors might help with some of the supplies so that ALL of the proceeds can be sent to Israel. In any event, we are moving forward with this Bake Sale and the legacy of my mother and caring through cooking will continue. We will begin taking pre-orders ($10/challah, $18/Lechem Mishne and $5 a package for the chocolate chip cookies) immediately and will have a pick up dates of Thursday, August 21st and Friday August 22nd. We will even arrange for a special pick up in Kew Gardens Hills. For more information or orders, call (347) 470-8680.

crawled like soldiers to raise money to benefit the soldiers in Israel. Monies collected went to the FIDF and campers received presents for their efforts. The older campus participated in the Chai Lifeline Swimathon. We are so proud of all of our campers! Tizku l’mitzvot!

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Annual Ner Israel Breakfast to be Held on Labor Day On Labor Day, September 1, the Bob- five weeks, we were made to walk over the ker family will host the annual breakfast Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania for the Ner Israel Rabbinical College of to the train tracks on the other side of the mountain. We arrived at Birkenau Baltimore. Rabbi Tzvi on the 26th of Iyar; I was about Berkowitz, Rosh Yeshiva, will be the guest speaker. 16. My father and I were chosen The Bobker family invites by Mengele to work and the rest of the community to this imthe family went to the other side. portant event, beginning My father and I were in various at 9:30 at their home , 189 camps until we were sent to Dora Wildacre Avenue in Lawto dig tunnels for the Werner Von rence. Braun’s V2 rocket program. It is Reb Yitzchok Aryeh Stern To understand the impact of the ye- inconceivable how we weak and starving shiva on Klal Yisrael, we share a story of inmates dug a tunnel of 125 kilometers by historical importance. hand, but I survived. I was a stubborn boy. Since its founding in 1933, Ner Israel I was in a number of camps. Towards the has opened its doors to students from all end of the war, we were evacuated to Berover the world. In 1946, a group of Ho- gen Belsen, from which I was liberated. locaust survivors arrived on student visas After the war, Sweden was taking in from the yeshiva to rebuild their lives. One sick survivors and since I weighed 75 of them is retired Baltimore shochet, Reb pounds, I qualified. We spent a year and a Yitzchok Stern. We share with you his half in Sweden. A group of 350 of us asked recollections of that tumultuous period. the Swedes for a kosher kitchen and they agreed. When we explained that we need“I Arrived In Auschwitz 70 Years Ago”: ed two sets of dishes, they thought we were A Conversation With out of our minds, but they accommodated us. Then Pesach came, and we told them Reb Yitzchok Aryeh Stern In 1939, my hometown in Romania that we needed another two sets of dishes was transferred to Hungary. Until 1944, I and they gave it to us also. There was a was able to study in a yeshiva under Rab- rabbi who helped the survivors, Rabbi bi Mendel Hagar of the Vishnitz dynasty. Wolf Jacobson, and he encouraged us to In 1944, the Nazis came into Hungary resume learning Torah. Rabbi Jacobson and we were put into a ghetto. After about had a son in Ner Israel and he asked us

if we would like to also attend the yeshiva in Baltimore. He wrote to Rabbi Herman Neuberger who responded by sending us 30 affidavits. Thus began the new chapter in our lives. We arrived in New York on December 16, 1946 On December 16, 1946, these Holocaust survivors arrived on student visas from Ner Israel. They rebuilt their lives and raised wonderful families. Many have remained and proceeded to devoted to the yeshiva to this day. Reb Yitzchok Stern is 3rd from the left in the second row. Baltimore. We had never seen a yeshiva in Europe like Ner survivors found a home with them. They Israel. First of all, the boys were different, understood us and helped us to overcome they were Americans and not all of them what we had experienced. While in the even spoke Yiddish well. Secondly the ye- yeshiva, I studied shechita. I was married shiva was “golden” to us; who ever heard in 1948 and have lived in Baltimore ever of a yeshiva that provides breakfast, lunch since. Boruch Hashem, we have three and dinner and a dormitory? We were daughters, nine grandchildren and many overwhelmed. Not only did the yeshiva great grandchildren. Those of us who take care of all of our needs, but they gave came to the yeshiva on that ship from Euus $5 a week pocket money. The whole ye- rope will always feel a strong bond to Ner shiva in those days numbered maybe 130 Israel, which opened its arms to us and boys, and we were welcomed and made to helped us build new lives of Torah and feel a part of the family. yiras Shamayim. As kind as the yeshiva was to us, I Descendents of these students live in would be remiss if I did not mention the the Five Towns and all over.We look forwarmth and care that was showered on ward to greeting you at the annual Ner us by Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech and Rebbetz- Israel Breakfast at the Bobker home on in Nachama Shifra Herzberg. All of the Labor Day.

After Camp Program: Girls Nights Out! for High School Girls hosted by Madraigos For the third consecutive year, Madraigos hosted an “AFTER CAMP” Program geared for high school girls who might spend their days working in local day camps. “AFTER CAMP” or GNO (Girls Nights Out) provides a fun and growth-oriented experience two nights a week where girls can socialize, relax and take advantage of stimulating projects and activities. GNO met Monday and Wednesday evenings in July from 6-9 PM at the beautifully renovated Madraigos Lounge in Woodmere as well as a

variety of off-site venues throughout the community. Madraigos continually is looking for new opportunities and ways to provide appropriate services for our community. This season Madraigos added a new component which was comprised of teaming up with a Junior High School Division. GnightEd was previously run by Ms. Shevy Young. Ms. Young joined our staff to formulate a more comprehensive and inclusive girls’ summer evening program. “This idea was developed as part of our new initiatives that bring meaningful prevention based programming to our community,” notes Rabbi Josh Zern, Executive Director of Madraigos. It is a means for girls to have exciting activities with which to en-

hance their long summer nights. The last two years have been a huge success, with many thrilled participants. This year, the program was spearheaded by Ms. Eliana Kadish who brought a refreshing energy and unique blend of personality along with professionalism to the camp. Madraigos has expanded the program to include many new activities for an even better summer experience than what was had in the past. Girls Nights Out offered laser tag, boating, swimming, chessed projects, workshops, BBQs, motivational speakers, and much more to the campers. Ms. Kadish comments, “Teenage girls are home for the summer and we want to give them a nice way to develop their talents and interests while having a great time with friends. I’m not surprised that the feedback from the girls has been terrific. We can’t wait for next year.” For more information regarding any prevention or intervention programs at Madraigos, please contact 516-371-3250 ext.2

or visit us at www.madraigos.org. Madraigos, a 501c-3 not-for-profit organization, offers a wide array of innovative services and programs geared towards helping teens and young adults overcome life’s everyday challenges one step at a time Our goal is to provide all of our members with the necessary tools and skills to empower them to live a healthy lifestyle and become the leaders of tomorrow.

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The Vaad of Harabonim of Queens and CenterLight Health System held a special reception to honor Congresswoman Grace Meng in recognition of her work in protecting sacred cemeteries throughout the world. Some of those pictured here include Karen Koslowitz, City Councilwoman—Queens; Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President; Congresswoman Grace Meng; Rabbi Daniel Pollack, Special Community Liaison; Rory Lancman, City Councilman—Queens

OHEL “Future Leaders” Golf Event

On Friday, August 1st, HALB’s Avnet Country Day School—the Woodmere Campus—joined with OHEL Children’s Home & Family Services at the Lawrence Yacht and Golf Club for the first “Future Leaders” OHEL golf event. The money raised from the golf event will go to OHEL’s Simcha Fund, which provides funding to help OHEL foster children and children with disabilities to have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah like everyone else in the community. An immediate need is for an OHEL foster child who is having his Bar Mitzvah, and requires a new pair of tefillin. The support will also help his parents buy him a new suit, and it will enable them to make a kiddush. Avnet’s Woodmere Campus was looking for a unique and different chesed program to engage their boys this summer, and under the leadership of Director Jack Tarzik, Associate Director Rabbi Jeremy Fine, and OHEL’s Laurie Szenicer, the OHEL “Future Leaders”

golf event was created. The golf event included various contests, including a chipping, driving and closest to the pin competition, with great prizes and delicious food being served throughout the event. Michelle Sulzberger, Golf Co-Chair of the OHEL OMNI Golf Tournament, attended as well, to present the awards to the “future” OHEL golf committee.

“It’s great to see the campers of Avnet Country Day School so eager to support the children and families of OHEL,” said Laurie Szenicer, OHEL’s Senior Development Associate. She continued, “OHEL’s ‘Future Leaders’ golf event is a great way to introduce children to the amazing work that OHEL does.” Avnet’s Director, Jack Tarzik, seemed to sum up everyone’s sentiments when he

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said, “We hope our future leaders will always lead with causes such as OHEL in mind.” For more information about how to set up your own OHEL camp event or create your own event, please contact Laurie at Laurie_Szenicer@ohelfamily. org or 718-686-3316 or visit www.ohelfamily.org.

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Hundreds Turn Out for Our Place Flatbush Fundraiser The weather was picture perfect, the food was plentiful and the atmosphere was warm and congenial at the Our Place Deluxe Dairy Extravaganza, held recently outside the home of Avrumi Lieberman in Flatbush. Over 200 people enjoyed a lavish dairy spread, learned about the many services offered by Our Place and took part in exciting raffles with prizes including baseball tickets, dinners at T-Fusion, Mike’s Bistro and Pizza Time, a Mountain Fruit shopping spree and a luxury car rental for a day. “Our goal was to attract an even larger group of community members and get them involved in Our Place,” said Yossi Yurowitz, long time administrator and senior counselor at Our Place. “Many of them were shocked to know all the services we provide, all the places we have. The average balabus in Flatbush may not be aware of everything that Our

Place does and our goal was to re-educate this group and let them know what we do.” As Our Place continues to grow and add more programs, the number of teens served continues to rise annually and a group of Our Place board members circulated among the crowd, sharing Our Place’s many success stories. The evening began with the recitation of Tehillim for Israel, led by Our Place board member Shimon Lefkowit,z and a ten minute video, titled Our Kids Speak, featured interviews with several Our Place teens who shared their stories. “For the longest time people had their heads in the sand, hoping that this problem would go away but today it is just one degree of separation – everyone has either a close friend or a relative who is now in this parsha,” explained Yurowitz. “This problem is here to stay and

As Frumster.com Transitions to JWed.com, Derek Saker Rejoins Managing Team With over four weddings each week and nearly 2,500 married, the most successful Jewish dating for marriage service continues to grow. Recently there has been a very significant shidduch at JWed. Derek Saker, co-partner from the early years, is back on board with Ben Rabizadeh, CEO of JWed.com That Derek is back at this time of re-branding from Frumster.com to JWed.com is of course no coincidence. As Ben Rabizadeh says, “JWed seeks to both meet the diverse needs of our core observant membership base, while at the same time help thousands of less affiliated Jewish singles who while not necessarily observant meet Jewish singles with an eye towards marriage. Derek is deeply entrenched and engaged in Jewish communities far and wide, and as such, we are grateful to have him again onboard.” While the name may have changed, the online service and experience is exactly the same – and only getting better. Derek Saker adds, “For our obser-

vant members the service has only improved with more controls and filters ensuring better dates and more marriages. In addition, now that we have non-observant categories, the pool of observant members is now even more genuine and sincere.” At the same time, the fresh new banding and positioning as a dating service Exclusively Jewish and Exclusively for Marriage is yielding a record number of new daily members of all observant outlooks from Modern Orthodox to Hassidic as well as non-observant halachically Jewish singles looking for marriage. When Frumster.com first launched, sceptics questioned its impact but today, JWed.com is close to seeing 2,500 members matched and married. To mark this significant milestone, JWed will be hosting a celebration – together with singles, and matched members – and of course, the many young children from so many shidduchim!

is the nisayon of this dor. It isn’t going away, so let’s step up and address it.” In recent months, yet another danger has cropped up on the Brooklyn landscape with the opening of a missionary center on the 1900 block of Coney Island Avenue, putting troubled teens in even greater jeopardy. “If we don’t give them these kids the services, the therapy, the pool tables and the trips, then the missionaries will,” explained Yurowitz. “We are aligning ourselves with BJX and engaging in community awareness, making people aware that our at risk kids are more vulnerable now than they ever were.” This was the first Our Place formal event in Flatbush in the last two years. “This was really more of a friend-raiser than fundraiser,” observed Rabbi Aryeh Young, director of Our Place. “It is amazing how Moshe Binik’s small dream sixteen years ago has blossomed

into Our Place, with four different programs and multiple facilities throughout the community.” The event was emceed by Yurowitz and Zvi Gluck, director of crisis intervention at Our Place, with food catered by Upper Crust of the Five Towns and sushi donated by Eden Wok of New Rochelle, which sponsors weekly dinner at both the boys’ and girls’ Our Place locations. “It was great to see how many people came out to learn more about Our Place,” said Yurowitz. “As the night went on, they just kept on coming and the community support that we received is very much appreciated.” To find out more about Our Place, visit them online at www.ourplaceny.org or call 516-512-4494.

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to solidify the wax! The final products were stunning! We had our very own winery here at Camp Areivim! The boys took grapes and stepped on them (inside bags) until they squeezed out all the juice. They then enjoyed drinking their “campmade” grape juice. We also made our own play dough with flour, oil, salt and water. We used food coloring to make it look like challah dough. Then the boys shaped it into challahs and packaged it up beautifully for Shabbos Kodesh! We made napkin rings to enhance our Shabbos tables. We finished off the week with a grand Shabbos party! We can’t forget to mention the amazi ng trips we went on this week. The kindergarten and Pre-1A bunks went to Bounce U! in Oceanside for 1 ½ hours o f bouncing fun. The nursery bunks went to Cedarhurst Park. The fun never stops at Camp Areivim Freshies!!

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An Inside Look at Camp Atara

TJH Chats with Leah Mond & Shonie Schwartz, Directors of Camp Atara

TS: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me. Can you give me a general overview of Camp Atara? It’s a girls camp located at TAG and caters to 3 year olds through 8th graders. The day runs from 8:45 am until 4:00 pm. Who are the directors? Leah: I’m Leah Mond. I grew up in Woodmere and live there with my husband and children. I am a Pre-1A teacher at TAG during the year. My daughter goes to Camp Atara. Shonie: My name is Shonie Schwartz. I grew up in Westchester, teach special education during the year, and live in Woodmere with my husband and kids. My daughter also goes to Camp Atara. We both started out as division heads about seven years ago, then we were counselors, and this is our third year being directors. How do you split up the responsibilities? We are co-directors and pretty much work as a team on everything. When and how did the camp start? About 15 years ago, Rabbi Moshe Weitman felt there was a community need for another girls’ camp in the neighborhood. He was the driving force behind it. Now we have three divisions – preschool, upper, and Atara Adventures – that total over 550 girls. Why is it called Camp Atara? No specific reason other than it’s a girly name for a girl’s camp. The tagline used to be “The royal crown of all summer day camps” and each division had jewel names. Can you tell us about Atara Adventures? It’s a unique division made up of girls going into sixth, seventh, and eighth grades that goes on a different trip everyday, except for Fridays, when they join the camp for challah baking. Sounds exciting! Where are some of the places they go? Kayaking, boating, amusement parks, overnights, late nights, local indoor play centers, boat rides, archery, biking, go-carting, rock climbing, paintballing…the sky’s the limit! So, tell me about the daily program for the preschool and upper divisions.

We have a VERY packed day of fun activities. A normal day includes 40-minute stations of aerobics, art, baking, ballet, ceramics, creative crafts, dance, drama, gymnastics, kickboxing, sports, water park, instructional swim, and open swim. We also include random surprise activities just to add to the excitement. One day we closed off the street and filled it with blow-up activities. Other days we did a carnival, a tea party…we had western day, Hawaiian day, square dancing, and a visit Directors from the ice cream truck. Our goal is to Shonie Schwartz (left) keep everybody excited, happy, and havand Leah Mond ing a good time. Even our staff is having a great time. As for trips, the upper division, made up of second graders through fifth graders, goes on a trip once a week to places like BounceU, Active Kids, Luna Park, Adventure Land, and ice skating. Our preschool division, three-year-olds through first graders, goes to places like FitWize, White Post Farms, Jewish Children’s Museum, and Long Island Children’s museum. There’s really never a dull moment at our camp. The kids are having fun and engaged literally every minute of the day. Camp Atara is such a safe and enjoyable place to be – we make that our priority. You mentioned that your staff is having a great time on the job. Is that something you actively work on? Absolutely! We have almost 200 staff members and they are essential to the running of our camp. Every single thing is organized by someone specific. We even have someone just for organizing transportation for trips. It’s really important to us that our staff members are enjoying themselves. We come up with creative things to do all the time. This week, we had a staff appreciation night with dinner and rollerblading. They work hard, and we recognize it! What makes your camp unique from others? OHEL sends us two of their social workers to do leadership and teambuilding activities for our upper division. It’s always done in a fun way, and they learn valuable lessons about how to work together and communicate with one another. For example, one time they partnered up the girls and one

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With over 550 kids, how do you do that? That’s what we spend our day doing! We follow up with girls, we go to the lunchroom, we cheer with them; we are all over the place. We’re greeting them in the morning, in the hallways, in their rooms. We’re always popping our heads in and out of their activities. We’re there to see them off at the end of each day, and we run the oneg every Friday and try to get every single camper involved. What’s the oneg? It’s a different camp-wide game or activity we do every Friday. It brings all the bunks together and helps solidify the feeling that Camp Atara is one big happy family. How far ahead do you two start getting together to plan the summer camp calendar? It’s without a doubt a whole-year project. We work on the camp all year long to ensure a successful summer. In fact, we have a full-time office manager who is available to speak to parents year-round. We even go to camp shows to keep improving things. We live and breathe camp. What is the hardest thing about being camp director? Leah: Worrying about the safety of the children and making sure everything goes smoothly. Shonie: Figuring out how to make dinner and Shabbos for my family! How would the campers describe you? Fun, excited, goofy, lively, funny, and happy! If you were campers in your own camp, which activities would be your favorite? Leah: Definitely swimming in the pool. Shonie: I love them all.

Which hot lunch is your favorite? Leah: Pizza. Shonie:Chicken and rice. What is the most often repeated question you are asked by campers? “Can we have lanyard?” We always have some available for them. Sounds like the two of you work together really well. Have you always been friends? No, we met on the job, but we’ve become best friends. What’s the best part of working together? Being goofy and spending so much time working together. We have so much fun that it doesn’t feel like work. We’re always laughing. What have you learned while being director? Leah: I’ve learned that everyone is different in nature, and we need to be patient with people who aren’t similar to us. Shonie: I’ve learned the importance of including everybody, taking into account others’ feelings, and seeing other perspectives. Both the campers and staff members have to work well together in order to be the big happy family we envision. Everyone brings so much to the table that my gut reaction about something may not be the same after hearing someone else’s perspective. What do you think each other’s strengths are? Leah: Shonie can do it all! She can take on the entire world and is always smiling about it. Shonie: Leah, who is a preschool teacher all year, deals with all kids with such patience. She cares about the campers as if they are her own. You both are so busy. How do manage to juggle your role as director while also having a family? Hashem helps us! Our families chip in, our husbands are supportive, and our kids enjoy it. Our husbands have become good friends, and our daughters are so close. They think they’re eventually going to take over Camp Atara. They have good role models for that. Thanks for speaking with us. Keep enjoying yourselves, and have a successful summer.

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partner was blindfolded, the other had her hands tied behind her back, and together they had to build a gingerbread house. Another example is when they had to paddle from one end of the room to the other on a makeshift boat that relied on everyone’s participation. Those types of activities really bring the girls together and force them to rely on each other. It helps build friendships. Also, we are over-the-top organized, and we, the directors, absolutely love to be here. We enjoy what we do and don’t drag ourselves to work. That feeling spills over onto the kids. We try to make sure every single kid is happy.

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Riddle! A young peasant wanted to marry the king’s daughter. The king didn’t like the idea of his daughter marrying a peasant, but he wanted to appear fair in front of his subjects. The king said that he would put two pieces of paper into a hat, one reading EXILE and the other reading MARRIAGE. The one which the peasant would pick would determine his future. Later that day, the peasant overheard the king saying that both pieces of paper would read EXILE, thus ensuring that the peasant would be out of his way for good. Even so, the poor man remained undaunted and, as arranged, arrived at the king’s court where a large crowd gathered for the big event. The peasant then did something that assured him the hand of the king’s daughter. What did he do? Answer on next page

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The new UPS man delivering a registered package needs a signature so he rings the doorbell. Chana sticks her head out of the second floor window and says, “Nu, what is it?” “I have a registered parcel for Mrs. Goldberg,” he replies. “Is it wrapped in fancy gift paper or just plain brown paper?” Chana asks. “Ordinary brown paper, ma’am,” replies the UPS man. “So who is it from?” Chana asks. “It’s from Macy’s department store, ma’am,” he replies. “Does it say which store?” Chana asks. “Yes, ma’am,” he replies, “It says that it’s from the Union Square store.” “Does it say what’s in it?” Chana asks. “It says it’s from their jewelry department,” he replies. “Will you now come down and sign for it, please?” “Sorry,” Chana replies, “I can’t do that.” “Why not?” asks the UPS man. “Because,” Chana replies, “I’m Chana Cohen. Mrs. Goldberg lives next door.”

Nixon...In His Own Words •

“People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” - At a November 17, 1973 news conference

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“I would have made a good Pope.”

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“When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.” In a 1977 interview with David Frost

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“I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.” - Reflecting on the Watergate scandal in 1978

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“I urge the Congress to join me in mounting a major new effort to replace the discredited president.” - During his 1974 State of the Union address at the height of the Watergate scandal, fumbling a line in which he meant to say “replace the discredited welfare system”

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“This is a great day for France!” - At the funeral of French President Charles de Gaulle in 1970, while speaking in French

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“I want to make sure he is a ruthless son of a [gun], do what he’s told, that every income tax I want to see I see, that he will go after our enemies and not our friends. Now it’s as simple as that. If he doesn’t, he doesn’t get the job.” - Discussing appointing a new IRS commissioner

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1. What was the Watergate? a. A water pollution facility b. A hotel/office complex c. A government building d. A data mining company 2. The five men arrested in connection with the Watergate break-in all belonged to which organization? a. Campaign to Re-Elect the President (CREEP) b. Republican Party c. Democratic Party d. Republican Campaign Committee 3. The Watergate break-in took place before the 1972 election, when Nixon’s team was trying to get an edge on their opponent, George McGovern. Which portion of the total 537 electoral votes did each candidate get? a. Nixon, 270 / McGovern, 267 b. Nixon, 320 / McGovern, 217 c. Nixon, 425 / McGovern, 112 d. Nixon, 520 / McGovern, 17

4. Why did Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resign during the Watergate investigation? a. Because he orchestrated the break-in b. Because he did not want to be part of a corrupt administration c. Because he was charged with bribery and tax evasion d. Because he wanted to forever be part of Watergate trivia 5. On what basis did President Nixon argue that he shouldn’t have to hand over the White House tapes? a. The Right to Privacy b. Executive Privilege c. Due Process d. National Security Concerns 6. How was the burglary on the Democratic National Committee’s office uncovered? a. Nixon’s campaign started using information that only the DNC had, which led to an investigation which uncovered the burglary b. One of the burglars told his friend and the friend went to the press c. The burglars were seen on videotapes, which were present in various parts of the DNC’s offices d. The burglars used tape to hold open the latches on door locks and a sharp-eyed security guard saw some tape which was left there and called the police

the history.” That aide was: a. Alexander Haig b. Henry Kissinger c. John Dean d. Gordon Liddy Answers 1. B-The Democrats’ campaign headquarters were located in the Watergate, which was a hotel/office complex. 2. A 3. D 4. C- Spiro Agnew’s crimes were unrelated to Watergate and the charges were the result of an investigation into actions he took while still governor of Maryland. 5. C 6. C 7. B Wisdom Key 6-7 correct: Are you Bob Woodward by any chance? 3-5 correct: Not bad—you know a modest amount about the biggest presidential scandal in history. (Now go back to your iPhone and play Candy Crush.) 0-2 correct: I hear you are deeply entangled in your own scandal: NotRealBright-gate

7. In his last hours in office, President Nixon was consoled by an aide who told him history would judge him more kindly than his contemporaries had; Nixon replied, “That depends on who’s writing

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Answer to riddle: The peasant picked one of the pieces of paper and burned it. He then asked the king to show him the other piece of paper which, of course, said EXILE. The king, not wishing to appear fraudulent in front of his subjects, granted that the piece of paper the peasant had picked must have said MARRIAGE. And the kingdom cheered for their new prince.

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The Shmuz

R’ Ben Tzion Shafier

Parshas Eikev

Earning a Living: The Great Life Test “Who feeds you manna in the wilderness, which your forefathers knew not, in order to afflict you and in order to test you to do good for you in the end?” – Devarim 8:16 For forty years living in the midbar, the Jewish people ate maan. The Torah explains that one of the reasons that the maan was given to the Klal Yisroel was in order to test them. The Siforno explains the test: “Will you do His will when He gives you your sustenance easily without pain?” It seems that the Siforno is telling us that the fact that the Jewish nation didn’t have to work was one of the great trials that they faced. This Siforno is very difficult to understand. We know that Hashem metes out many life tests. But where have we seen that not having to struggle is a challenge? How could the fact that it was easy to make a living be a nisayon? This question can be answered by focusing on why Hashem wants man to work. The ox was created to plow, the donkey to haul loads, the beaver to dam streams. But man was created for a very different purpose. Man was not created to be a beast of burden. So, why does Hashem want man to work for a living? One of the reasons can be best understood with a moshol. Imagine that a man recognizes that his eight-year-old son has difficulty getting along with 

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his peers. The little boy is constantly getting into fights, and in general seems to miss social cues. The school psychologist tells him that his son has social integration issues. He just

couldn’t help but notice that some of the money that belongs in the bank somehow ended up in your pocket. Could you explain this to me?” “Sure,” Moishe answers. “You see,

WOULD THEY STILL COME TO RECOGNIZE THEIR DEPENDENCE UPON HASHEM IF THEY DIDN’T NEED TO STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE?

doesn’t understand the rules of social conduct. The father takes it upon himself to help his little Moishe become a mensch. As part of the plan, he takes time off from work and invites Moishe and his friends to a play date. There they are on the floor playing Monopoly. At a certain point during the game, an ambulance passes, siren blasting, and as all the boys look to the window, the father notices Moishe reach into “the bank” and take out a five hundred dollar bill. The father doesn’t say anything. A few moments later, the door bell rings. Again, all the boys look up, and Moishe meanwhile reaches into the box and takes out two thousand dollars. When this happens again a few moments later, the father asks Moishe to join him in the kitchen. “Moishe,” says the father, “I

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last night I heard you and Mommy talking about how you need a lot of money. So here, I took this for you!” While the sincerity of the little fellow might be touching, he is missing the point. The only reason the father was involved in this activity was to teach him how to be a mensch. The father doesn’t need the money, and certainly isn’t taking time off of his busy day to earn “Monopoly m o n e y. ” But Moishe in his naiveté missed the entire point of the exercise. This is an apt moshol to man working. Hashem doesn’t need man to work to earn a living. Hashem has lots and lots of money. Hashem created the situation that man has to work to allow him to have to earn his daily bread. Now man is dependent. Now man is without, and now man can go through one of the greatest of life’s tests: how will he go about this activity called earning a living? Will he be honest? Will he be ethical? When he has difficulty in earning a living, will he learn to trust in Hashem, or will he make that ultimate mistake thinking it is the sweat of his brow and the strength of his hand that earns him his bread? Man Needs Needs This seems to be the answer to the Siforno. The generation of the midbar was on a lofty plain. They had received the Torah from Hashem

and were living in a virtual yeshiva. While the maan took care of their daily needs, it was also as a great social experiment: would they attain the same closeness to Hashem without having to earn a living? Would they still reach out to Hashem if they didn’t lack? Would they still come to recognize their dependence upon Hashem if they didn’t need to struggle to survive? The maan was a test to see if they could reach greatness without the normal life settings – without needs. This concept has great relevance in our times when we are seeing tests of faith all around us. And we see many fall. Many fall prey to materialism; m a n y fall prey to the great race to acquire more; and even more fall to the understanding that it is my efforts that earn me my daily bread. One of the results of this fallacious thinking is the questionable ethics that we see being practiced. The sad reality is that lying, cheating, and stealing amount not only a lack of morality; it’s a waste of the great opportunity of life. Hashem doesn’t need our money. Hashem hand-crafted situations that allow a person to grow — to become a mensch. If he engages in dishonesty in the marketplace, it is ultimately himself that he is robbing because the entire scenario was only created to allow him to become great. When I stop to understand that Hashem doesn’t need me to work but has put me in this very situation to allow me to grow, that changes the way that I deal with the entire concept of working for a living and greatly impacts the methods I employ in doing so.

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73 Rabbi Berel Wein

ashi, in commenting on the first word of this week’s parsha, employs an interpretation of the word eikev, which in the context of the verse itself means “since” or “because.” It usually denotes a cause and effect relationship – because you will observe G-d’s commandments, then blessings and physical rewards will descend upon you. Rashi, however, based on midrash, expands the meaning of the word eikev and uses an alternative meaning of the word, meaning “foot” or “heel.” He comments that there are commandments and values in Jewish Torah life that the Jews somehow take lightly. They grind them into the dust of everyday life by stepping upon them with their foot and/or heel. It is these, so to speak, “neglected” commandments and values that are the true key for spiritual success and a good life. Rashi emphasizes to us that the choice of the word eikev, in the beginning verse of the parsha, is not merely a literary issue

Parshas Eikev of vocabulary. Rather, in the choice of that word, the Torah is teaching us the valuable lesson of life that there really are no small things or inconsequential acts. The rabbis in Avot taught us to be careful with “light” commandments just as we are careful with more stringent

It is difficult for us to measure differing values and the weight and worth of any of the commandments of the Torah. In cases of conflicting values and contradictory instructions, the halachic process resolves for us what our behavior and action should be. Yet, on an intellectual and spiritual plane, we are

THE TORAH TEACHES US TO WATCH OUR STEP AND ACTIONS LEST OUR HEEL UNINTENTIONALLY TREADS UPON A HOLY COMMANDMENT. and weighty commandments. The rabbis emphasize that one does not know the true effect of the observance of these “light” commandments in the reward and punishment scheme of the judgment of Heaven. So the Torah in effect teaches us to watch our step and actions lest our heel unintentionally treads upon a holy commandment and/or value.

always faced with decisions regarding our priorities of behavior and action. I am attempting to muster some semblance of intent and devotion in my recitation of the prayers when a poor man shoves his hands in front of my face demanding that I give him some money. What shall I do? Shall I ignore the poor man and attempt somehow to

regain my devotional intent in prayer or shall I abandon the prayer and grant a coin to the beggar? Which value shall I tread upon with my heel? We are faced with such a type of dilemma on a regular daily basis. Somehow if we can balance our priorities and not subject any of them to be ground under our heels, great things can be accomplished. And even if we are unable to actualize such a balance, the recognition of the potentially conflicting values and actions – the realization that one is not ever to judge G-d’s commandments as being light and heavy, important and less important – is itself a great step toward true spirituality and an understanding of Judaism. In the American Revolutionary War there was a famous colonial flag that proclaimed: “Don’t Tread on Me!” In effect, this is the message of the Torah regarding observance of commandments and our attitude towards Torah and tradition. Shabbat shalom.

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Torah Thought

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The Observant Jew Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

What Can I Do?

ith all the tragedies, horror stories, and sad news that’s been surrounding us lately, it can become overwhelming. Sometimes I believe we need to tune it out so we don’t become depressed as that would be a terrible tool in the Yetzer Hara’s tool belt. We must remain upbeat, confident in Hashem’s constant watchfulness and salvation, and aware that He is in control of the situation. Of course, it’s still up to us to make efforts to bring about the redemption through our actions. We are to daven, learn Torah, and do mitzvos to increase the merits of our people. But sometimes that feels like it’s not enough. One morning I said to myself, “What can I do to make a difference?” I don’t think protesting is the answer, nor writing blogs or sharing videos of Hamas or of those featuring other acts of anti-Semitism. If those things motivate us to reach out to our Father in Heaven, then they have value. If they just scare us or make us angry, then I think we’d be better off without them. To me, though, it wasn’t the answer I was looking for. R’ Elyashiv z”l lived to a very ripe old age, and in his later years, he had a serious surgery. Jews from around the world prayed on his behalf and he had a good recovery. Afterwards, he re-

marked to someone, “I know that my recuperation came because of the prayers of Klal Yisrael. What can I do to pay them back?” He then answered his own question, “I can learn more Torah because that is something that benefits everyone.” The more Torah is learned, the better it is for the Jewish People, and in this way the sage felt he could properly express his appreciation. In a similar vein, I asked myself what I could do to help myself, my family, and Jews all over the world. What could I do to make a difference? Like R’ Elyashiv z”l, I answered my own question. “I can do what I am supposed to at each moment,” I told myself. That is what Hashem wants from each of us. In each situation, He wants us to know what we’re supposed to do and do it. He wants us to be in the moment: focusing on prayer when we’re praying, Torah when we’re studying, and on others when we’re with them. I had an amazing experience with this on Shabbos morning. At shul, a fellow walked in late. Really late. We started at 9 but he came in around 10:30. He looked on the shelves for something and I surmised it was a siddur. As the shul was being rearranged, they were on a different shelf and I brought him one wordlessly, smiled, then went back

to my own prayers. He, in turn, smiled broadly and turned to begin himself. Someone came over to me and said, “You know, if a guy comes in so late, he doesn’t deserve to get a siddur. Come on time!” I contemplated that but did not respond. In my mind, at that moment, the fellow wanted a siddur. It was not up to me to decide whether he “deserved it” or not. Why was he late? I have no idea nor does it matter to me. When Hashem saved Yishmael, even though his descendants would be vicious murderers, causing untold amounts of pain to the Jewish People, He looked at Yishmael, “Ba’asher hu sham,” as he was at that place, in that moment. At that moment he was righteous and he was treated as such. I don’t think I got that deeply reflective at the moment; I just saw something that I could do right then, giving the prayer book to a stranger, and did it. The surprise that came later, though, blew my mind. After shul, I said Shalom Aleichem

to the late-coming fellow. He thanked me for the siddur and explained: “I am a guest at someone’s home for Shabbos and I overslept. I recently learned the Mishna Berura that says if you are unable to daven together with the tzibbur, you should still daven in a shul, a place of prayer. It was embarrassing, but I came to fulfill what I learned and do the right thing.” Here was a fellow who could have stayed home and none of us would have known the difference. His host would have understood, but he felt that when he woke up late, though he couldn’t change the past, he could do what he was supposed to do now. I think the lesson I got that morning reinforced the answer I gave to my question. “What can I do to make a difference in the world? Whatever is the right thing at that moment.” Each of us can make that difference, simply by living in the moment, and not giving excuses for why we can’t or won’t. That, like R’ Elyashiv’s special study session, are good for everyone in our Jewish nation, and for all Mankind. Now in bookstores, The Observant Jew, a compilation of some of Rabbi Gewirtz’s best articles from years past, is receiving critical acclaim. With short, funny, insightful selections, this book is the perfect summertime companion. Look for it in your favorite Jewish Book Store or visit Feldheim.com. Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker whose work has appeared in publications around the world. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail info@ JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Subscribe in the subject. © 2014 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.

75 Rabbi Naphtali Hoff

Achieving a Measure of Certainty in an Uncertain World

ur nation has just witnessed (we hope) the conclusion one of the most troubling periods in recent history. Not only were we forced to endure collective uncertainty following the boys’ abduction and subsequent struggle with Hamas, but Jews throughout the world were subjected to a public demonstration of anti-Semitic virulence and fervor, in the streets and in the court of public opinion, that has been unparalleled in recent decades. While we all look forward to a return to more normative conditions moving forward, I doubt that any of us can make the assumption that all is right in the world. Besides for continued worry about Hamas’ next move and the state of Jews the world over, particularly in Western Europe, there are other developments that should be cause for serious alarm, including the refugee crises in Ukraine and Iraq (as well as other victims of the “Islamic State.”) We also have to figure out what to make of our president and State Department that implicitly (if not explicitly) supported our enemies throughout the recent struggle and continue to turn a blind eye towards terrorist activity. Uncertainty, of course, is a characteristic that our nation has been grappling with since time immemorial. We see numerous examples of national uncertainty in the Torah, even while witnessing direct Divine oversight, sustenance and protection. At the end of parshas Ve’eschanan, Moshe promised Bnei Yisrael that they will enter the Holy Land under Hashem’s stewardship and easily dispose of all opposition, to the point of achieving complete annihilation. When the L-rd your G-d shall bring you into the land which you are entering to possess, and He will thrust away many nations before you… and… deliver them before you; you shall strike them, and completely destroy them. (Devarim 7:1-2) Yet, at the beginning of parshas Eikev, we find that Bnei Yisrael are mired in agonizing doubt. “When (ki) you shall say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out?’” (Ibid 17 – This explanation follows that of Seforno. Yet

even according to Rashi, who translates the word ki to mean “if” rather than “when,” the very fact that Bnei Yisrael could be suspected of considering such a thought implied a shallowness in their

(Ibid, 8:11-17) At first glance, it is quite difficult to grasp why Bnei Yisrael should struggle so much with regards to their basic emunah and spiritual focus, especially

collective trust.) To that, Moshe felt the need to admonish his people “not (to) fear them” and recall that which Hashem had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Furthermore, despite four decades of continuous provisions (“the way which the L-rd your G-d led you these forty years in the wilderness… and (He) fed you with manna… that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that

in the context of all that Hashem had repeatedly done for them. Perhaps we can glean an understanding from Mesilas Yesharim. It is obvious that a person does not concern himself with what does not occupy a place in his mind… For sentiments of saintliness, fear and love of Hashem, and purity of heart are not so deeply rooted within a person… In this respect they differ from natural states such as sleep, hunger… and all other

WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE “UNSPOKEN HERO” IN THIS MOMENTOUS STRUGGLE.

proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord does man live. (Ibid, 8:2-3)), they still needed to be warned not to attribute future prosperity to their own successes, thereby “forgetting” Hashem in the process. Look out for yourself lest you forget Hashem, your G-d, to not guard His commandments, His laws, and His statutes that I am commanding you today. Lest you… build good houses and… everything you own multiplies. And your pride increases, and you forget Hashem, your G-d… And you think, “My strength and the power of my hand have acquired this wealth for me.”

reactions which are stamped into one’s nature… There is no lack of deterrents which keep saintliness at a distance from a person. The willingness to achieve spiritual growth or to persevere in resolving doubt is an attitude and a commitment, something that exists in constant competition with our physical wants. The young Hebrew nation had benefitted for years from immeasurable divine support and protection. Yet, they were about to embark on a new stage in their journey, one in which national protection and sustenance would be tested in a novel manner. The warnings that were issued time and again pertaining to future faith

and attitudes were needed simply because they were not “stamped into their nature” and required reinforcement and continued focus. One of the things that jumped out at me over the past many weeks (as I studied the conflict from the vantage point of social media – my first such experience) was an obsessive focus on the words of political leaders and pundits throughout the world. We anxiously awaited tough talk from Prime Minister Netanyahu and clarifying opinion from news outlets and commentators that would put the slanted, anti-Semitic views of the New York Times, CNN and others in its proper place. We hoped to win the war much the same way that any other nation would, by channeling all of our physical, material and intellectual capital in that direction and to provide moral clarity, once and for all, to the UN and its band of anti-Israel propagandists. I am not suggesting that these were not necessary or important considerations. However, I do believe that we cannot lose sight of what may have been the “unspoken hero” in this momentous struggle: our collective, restored faith and spirituality as well as our newfound ability to develop deep, sincere brotherliness and kindness despite preexisting factionalism that so often divides us. That, at the end, will do more to sway public opinion and our own self-doubt than anything. Observe therefore and do (mitzvos) for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the peoples, that when they hear all these statutes, shall say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ (Devarim 4:6) Let us aspire, particularly in this highly unsettling time, to properly focus our energies on the one constant, everlasting aspect of our lives, namely our spiritual development and trust in our Creator. In so doing, we will gain the necessary strength and clarity to overcome even the deepest periods of pain and uncertainty. Rabbi Naphtali Hoff is an executive coach and President of Impactful Coaching and Consulting. He can be reached at 212.470.6139 or at president@ impactfulcoaching.com.

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CENTRAL AVENUE MEETS MAIN STREET How the Sleepy Town of Woodbourne Roars to Life During the Summer Months by Baila Rosenbaum

he first time I visited the town of Woodbourne, NY, it was a clear November morning. The town was abandoned; shut down and boarded up. I half expected to see a tumbleweed roll down the middle of the road, followed by a cowboy on a mangy horse. “This street is packed on a Saturday night!” my soon-to-be-husband and experienced Woodbourne storeowner assured me. I was doubtful. Fast forward almost thirty years later and Main Street in Woodbourne is, indeed, still packed on summer Saturday nights. The crowd is totally different than it was a decade ago and it’s alive and thriving; there’s barely room for a harmless tumbleweed to roam. The Catskills have grown and the dynamics may have changed with the times, but Woodbourne has kept up the pace, providing the food, entertainment and supplies that the vacationing Jewish consumer demands. Main Street is the size of one city block and includes fourteen shops that staff the employees, maintain the hours and do the volume of many year-round establishments. And it all happens in ten weeks. Woodbourne is a compressed version of any busy Jewish community. It offers a choice of two pizza shops and two fleishig eateries. For those who prefer supper at home, there is a grocery, fruit store, bakery and meat market. Dessert is always available at the frozen yogurt store and dairy café. Two children’s clothes outlets, a shoe outlet and a variety store showcasing

jewelry and hair accessories are a draw for the needy shopper. Finally, what would a Jew do without a seforim store and a minyan factory, complete with its own accompanying parking woes? You can frequent any of these establishments starting from ten in the morning until 1:00 or 2:00 AM. On Saturday night, the action doesn’t wind down until 3:00 or 4:00 AM. The Five Towns presence runs high on Main Street where Dovid Karmeli owns A Shoe Inn, sister to his children’s shoe store on Central Avenue. The Woodbourne Supermarket is run efficiently and well by Zelig Goldstein, owner of Kosher World Supermarket of Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway. Lending their special cache to Woodbourne is the Krohn family, owners of Cafe Chocolat.

oodbourne is a favorite destination for camps, camp staffers on their day off, couples and families. “There’s no one type of customer at Hakol B’Sefer Judaica,” says Moshe Rosenbaum, owner. “The crowd changes throughout the week. Sundays are family days. Weekdays bring mothers, campers and camp staff on their days off. Sometimes three or four camp buses will roll into town and all the stores are hopping. We get busy selling yarmulkas and tzitzis, CD’s and videos, and gifts. Our large selection of discount books and seforim make sure there’s something for everyone. At the end of the summer, we feature our legendary ‘Better-You-Schlepp-It-Than-Us’ clearance sale which has become an annual

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family destination for many.” Hakol B’Sefer Statistic: “We get customers coming from 35 to 50 states and over 15 countries. It’s great meeting so many Jews from so many places.” Across the street, Dougie’s is always busy offering not only great barbeque but sharing space with Sushi Tokyo, one of the two places in Woodbourne where you can get great sushi. On Saturday night, lines into Dougie’s ordering are often out the door. Dougie’s Statistic: Orders come in all week from campers and counselors, to be delivered straight to camp to assuage their starvation. Most popular order? The Junior Combo Platter. If you’ve done something good this week, Café Chocolat is the place to go to reward yourself. Heavy on ambience, this café is a chocolate lover’s paradise. The aroma alone makes you want to move right in. Café Chocolat Statistic: Biggest sellers? Belgium waffles and ‘Heaven in a Cup,’ a vanilla milkshake infused with expresso and chocolate fudge. Need we say more? If you’re in town with the kids, pizza is the ideal way to go. Yehuda Nakar takes care of you coming and going, as owner of Jerusalem II, and its neighbor Mr. Schnitzel, home to amazing schnitzel subs. Jerusalem II is one of the two pizza places in town; a second being the legendary Kosher Inn which makes the best calzones in the country. Jerusalem II offers sushi, pizza, ice cream and a salad bar. If it’s too crowded, you can take the kids down to the end of the block where the Neversink River runs through town. The pastoral spot is a good place to picnic and enjoy the amendable flock of geese that have been stopping in there for years. In a show of cooperation and good will, the geese feed on the copious contributions of bread, pizza crusts and old rolls thrown to them by hundreds of happy children throughout the summer. Before going down to the river it might pay to stop over at A Shoe Inn, but try for early in the day. Michoel, manager of the store, says that after day camp hours, the store is jam packed. “I’m always surprised at how people start shopping at the end of July and early August for their school shoes. The summer’s not over yet by far! They should still be relaxing! But we’ve got top brands, sold at discount and

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many close-outs. Most of our customers walk out happy and with a good deal. I guess they want to get it in early and get back to the pool.” Another import from the Five Towns is the Woodbourne Supermarket, another thriving grocery owned by Zelig Goldstein of Kosher World of Far Rockaway. Chaim, manager of Woodbourne Supermarket, tells me that the policy of the store is 100% customer satisfaction. No customer waits in line for more than three minutes and deliveries make it out to their destinations even if it means a midnight run for him. “This summer, Shabbos Nachamu coincided with camp visiting day, and it was very, very busy. But I’m proud to say that we stuck with our three minute goal. We try to cut down on the stress.” If you’re finished shopping and eating (and eating some more) you might want to catch a minyan before you travel on. If you join Rav Mordechai Zev Jungreis of Nikolsberg in the Nikolsberg Shul in Woodbourne you might not even have to go inside. Built over one hundred years ago, the shul has been revamped and offers round-the-clock minyanim. If the two floors of the shul are full, you can just take a chair outside and daven alfresco. Chairs and tables are set up a few feet from the road and everyone is welcome. Another amenity that Rabbi Jungreis provides is a well-stocked array of cake, nosh, and drinks set out at all times. Thursday night’s menu includes parve chulent and kugel to all takers. Warm and ever welcoming, Rabbi Jungreis sets the rules for his widely diversified congregation very loosely. A sign outside the shul states: “Rules for the Baal Tefillah: Please daven loudly. Please no schlepping.”

ummer vacation in the Catskills means fun, family and relaxation. There’s plenty to do for couples, teens and kids. A trip through Woodbourne appeals to everyone and serves both body and soul. And for those Five Towners who make the trek, whether it’s chocolate, groceries or shoes, there’s more than enough on Main Street to make you feel at home.

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Notable

Quotes

Compiled by Nate Davis

“Say What?” I say to America that the Islamic Caliphate has been established. Don’t be cowards and attack us with drones. Instead send your soldiers, the ones we humiliated in Iraq. We will humiliate them everywhere, G-d willing, and we will raise the flag of Allah in the White House. – A spokesman for the terror group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

A new iPhone app gives advice to people going through a divorce. So if you’re someone who relies on an app for advice during difficult times, well maybe that’s why you’re getting a divorce.

Here’s what I’ve never understood. Why do leakers expose national security information? Why not leak stuff like the Colonel’s fried chicken recipe? I would like to have that. – Jimmy Kimmel

We were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that, he got a timeout and was sent away with his parents. - Edwin Donovan, spokesman for the Secret Service, after a toddler managed to squeeze through the White House fence

According to a new survey, 50 percent of people believe that robots will actually create more jobs in the long run. When they heard this, robots said, “Oh, good, they’re buying it. They will serve us soon, those fools.” -Conan O’Brien

Also, a rocket attack was conducted from the “backyard” of the hospital at 2 o’clock in the morning. It, in fact, happened somewhere close by because the noise right here at the hospital area was really loud. Indeed, these rockets launched here from the Gazan side [of the border] are headed into Israel. - A correspondent covering the Gaza conflict for a Finnish media outlet reporting on Hamas firing rockets from a hospital Don’t use me as your propaganda weapon. - Ibid, after the Israeli media pointed out her report

On Friday, a truck on an Indianapolis highway spilled over 45,000 pounds of butter onto the road. The governor called for a clean-up, while Paula Deen called for a national day of mourning. – Seth Myers

Wikipedia is now accepting donations using the online currency Bitcoin. So now you can support information you’re not sure is true with currency you’re not sure is money. – Seth Myers

In New Jersey a woman dressed like a clown walked away with minor injuries after she crashed her car into a utility pole. Unfortunately, the other 300 people in the car weren’t so lucky. – Jimmy Fallon

Facebook is not a Law Enforcement issue, please don’t call us about it being down, we don’t know when FB will be back up! - Tweet sent out by the police department of La Crescenta, CA, after they received multiple calls about Facebook being down

– Jimmy Fallon

[Hamas doesn’t] care about their own lives. They consider dying for the sake of their ideology, a way of worship... Hamas is not seeking coexistence and compromise. Hamas is seeking conquest and the taking over of Israel. - Mosab Hassan Yousef, the estranged son of one of Hamas’ leaders, in an interview with CNN

There is no reason the nation of Africa cannot, and should not, join the ranks of the world’s most prosperous nations. - Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, referring to the continent of Africa as a nation Home Depot is now selling 3D printers. You know, so you can print out an employee to help you find stuff at Home Depot. - Jimmy Fallon

We are, it seems, endlessly told to live for others. Endlessly told taxes are patriotic. We’re told to apologize for our own existence. The pursuit of happiness has been replaced by the mandate of selfsacrifice. This is not freedom. They can now feed off one another. I quit. - Syndicated conservative talk show host Jason Lewis who suddenly quit radio while live on the air

We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush. - Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on the House floor criticizing Republicans for making “veiled attempt at impeachment” and claiming that Democrats who controlled the House during the Bush presidency had never impeached Bush for behavior they disagreed with. (She cosponsored a bill to impeach President Bush in 2008)

If we had access to them, we would be photographing them. I never saw a single device for launching the rockets to Israel. It’s as if they don’t exist. Sometimes people assume that you can have access to everything, that you can see everything. But the fighters are virtually invisible to us. What we do as photographers is document what we can to show that side of the war. There are funerals, there are people being rushed to the hospital, but you can’t differentiate the fighters from the civilians. They are not wearing uniforms. If there is someone coming into the hospital injured, you can’t tell if that’s just a shopkeeper or if this is someone who just fired a rocket towards Israel. It’s impossible to know who’s who. We tried to cover this as objectively as possible. - New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks, explaining in a blog why he didn’t take images of Hamas fighters

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told reporters that despite her age she does not plan on retiring and is likely to remain on the court for a while — after which she was immediately traded to the New York Knicks. - Seth Myers

Welcome to those who are visiting LA. We’re going to have a good time in beautiful Los Angeles, which has just been named the 16th coolest city in America by Forbes magazine….I like that Forbes magazine is deciding which city is the coolest. That’s like Good Housekeeping naming the snowboarder of the year. – Jimmy Kimmel

Great nations need organizing principles, and “Don’t do stupid stuff” is not an organizing principle. - Hillary Clinton, in an interview in The Atlantic, criticizing the Obama administration’s foreign policy philosophy

North Korea has opened a summer camp where kids from around the world can swim, play volleyball, and learn about the country’s culture. It’s the first camp in history where kids tell ghost stories to feel safer. – Jimmy Fallon

I read that PETA is now saying they’ll pay off people’s water bills if they agree to go vegan for 30 days. Or in other words, you can get PETA to pay off your water bill if you can lie for 30 days. - Jimmy Fallon

I spent a week as a homeless person, looking for work. The ‘California Comeback’ has a long way to go…On the morning of July 21 I took a Greyhound bus from Los Angeles to Fresno. With only $40 in my pocket (and no credit cards), a backpack, a change of clothes and a toothbrush, I planned to find a job and earn enough money to get by. I am an able-bodied 41-year-old. Surely I could find some work. Over the next seven days, I walked mile after mile in 100-degree heat searching for a job. I offered to do anything: wash dishes, sweep floors, pack boxes, cook meals, anything. I went to dozens of businesses in search of work but wasn’t able to get any. In seven days, I didn’t see a single ‘Help Wanted’ sign, but I did see plenty of signs that fast-food outlets now accept food stamps. - Neel Kashkari, GOP candidate for governor in California, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed about his week posing as a homeless person

Yeah, the fact that he’s from Kenya, and that fact that when he was elected there were expectations from the African continent that he would do great things for them. - NBC White House Correspondent Chris Jansing in a report on President Obama at the U.S.-African Leaders Summit A new study says that Republicans are more religious than Democrats. But I don’t think that includes President Obama praying every day for his term to end. – David Letterman

LinkedIn has agreed to pay a $6 million settlement to employees. Unfortunately, the employees haven’t heard about it because like everyone else they automatically delete all emails from LinkedIn - Conan O’Brien

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is facing criticism for accidentally showing the phone numbers of his supporters in a new campaign commercial. In response, people said, “No biggie — I gave him a fake number, anyway.” - Jimmy Fallon

Dunkin’ Donuts announced they have created their first-ever coffee-flavored doughnut. First ever? Your name is Dunkin’ Donuts. They’re all coffee flavored! Your name is a recipe for coffee-flavored doughnuts. – Seth Myers

Scrabble is adding more than 5,000 words to its dictionary, including “buzzkill.” As in, “Anyone who reads the dictionary for Scrabble is a total buzzkill.” – Jimmy Fallon

Robin Williams, who died this week, in a recent interview on German TV: German Interviewer:

Mr. Williams, why do you think there’s not so much comedy in Germany? Robin Williams:

Did you ever think you killed all the funny people?

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This is a war fought largely behind the scenes. Hamas fighters are not able to expose themselves. If they were to even step a foot on the street they would be spotted by an Israeli drone and immediately blown up. We don’t see those fighters. They are operating out of buildings and homes and at night. They are moving around very carefully. You don’t see any signs of authority on the streets. If you can imagine every police officer, every person of authority in America gone, this is what that would look like.

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Jewish History

Larry Domnitch

August 1, 2014: The Centennial of World War I How Jews Faced the Great World War

o one could have imagined the carnage that came about through World War I. Even so, there were those who predicted the devastation the world would see when the warring countries would finally lay down their weapons. The British Foreign Secretary Lord Edward Grey of Fallodon observed upon the outbreak of the First World War, “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our time.” Jewish historian Simon Dubnov commented on the outbreak of Great World War, “My head is spinning at the horror of the coming slaughter of peoples, the self destruction of Europe.” The Jewish people were caught in the middle of the conflagration. The First World War officially began on August 1, 1914, when Germany declared war on France and Russia. That day was Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av which commemorates the destruction of the Temples of Jerusalem and the long history of Jewish suffering. Just days before the official declaration of war between Germany and France, the London Jewish Chronicle poignantly noted the approaching day of Tisha B’Av with a foreboding tone, “Politically, Dr. Ludwig Frank was one of the the Jew is today still first Jews to sign up for combat. suffering in his own He died in battle in 1914 condition, the consequences of the overthrow of 2,000 years ago. The homelessness which then began still continues, with all the manifold disabilities and tragedies that spring inevitably from it. Religiously, again, the loss of home has meant and still means, exposure to an increasingly hostile environment. “ At that time, there were about fourteen million Jews in the world. The total number of combatants in World War I was 65 million. Nearly 1.5 million Jews fought in the war, comprising 2% of the total. Among the

42,000,000 fighting men for the Allies, 2.5% were Jews; of the 23,000,000 troops in the Central Powers, 450,000 or 2%, were Jews. Of the 8.5 million men killed in combat, the number of Jews who fell in action was 170,825—of that number, 116,825 were in the Allied armies, otherwise known as the

“Never is our hatred going to abate. Hatred on the sea, hatred on the land. Hatred of the head, hatred on the hand.” The Kaiser himself bestowed a medal on Lissauer. An appeal to German Jewry by the Imperial Association of German Jews expressed the sentiments

“For us, every war is a disaster, no one in this room can be sure of his survival.” Entente, and 54,000 were killed in forces for the Central Powers. Over 400,000 were wounded in action. The proportion of Jews who died on the battlefields approximated their percentage in the armies. The hope for acceptance, of ending age-old anti-Semitic stereotypes, was a driving force for many Jews adding impetus to their patriotism. Change in attitudes towards the Jews seemed to be forthcoming given the pronouncements of some world leaders who called for acceptance of minorities, which included the Jews. However, antiSemitism would increase and the Jew would be further isolated in a far more precarious world by the end of the war. Just days into the war, the German Kaiser expressed his support for all Germans including Jews at the Berlin Palace before Reichstag deputies, stating, “I know of no parties, I only know Germans.” Ludwig Frank, a prominent Jewish member of the Reichstag (German Parliament), volunteered for combat in August and was among the first casualties. He spoke of his devotion and gave a glimpse of the future. “We trust in the final valid victory of German arms and in the glorious peace which we are helping to attain by fighting… We are sure that after such soulful experiences that after this storm … the flame of the old hatred will not blaze up again.” At the beginning of the war, German Jewish poet Ernst Lissauer composed a popular “Hymn of Hatred” against Great Britain. One stanza states,

of patriotism of the era. German Jews, in this fateful hour ,it is once again time to show that, proud of our lineage, we Jews are among the best sons of our fatherland. The noblest of our millennia Old history obliges. We expect our young to hasten to the colors voluntarily and with high hearts. German Jews! We appeal to you, in the spirit of the old Jewish rule of duty, to dedicate yourselves to the service of your fatherland with all your heart, all your soul, and all your abilities.

By October 11, 1916, as the war was taking a significant toll upon Germany, manifestations of anti-Semitism were apparent with the German War

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Conducting a Jewish service in Austria in World War I

stroyed on Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938. Across the English Channel, the London Jewish Chronicle displayed a banner outside its offices, which represented the view of British Jewry at large, stating, “England Has Been All She Could Be to the Jews, Jews Will Be All They Can Be to England.” A letter published by a soldier in the London Jewish Chronicle on June 4, 1915 expressed the views of so many fellow countrymen, “We must remember that in no part of the world is a Jew treated so freely as in England, and it is up to us to do our precious duty to our gracious King and country.” While the issuing of the Balfour Declaration on November 2, 1917 by the British government, offering Jewish statehood in the Land of Israel, seemed to show some measure of appreciation for the loyalty of British Jewry (along with the belief by British leaders that this was the proper course of action), it soon became apparent during the days of the British military administration in Palestine immediately following the war that fulfillment of those British commitments were in serious doubt. This does not mean that support for the war was unanimous. There were German Jewish intellectuals

in opposition such as the physicist Albert Einstein. In Great Britain, many recent Jewish immigrants were reluctant to join the fight as an ally of Russia—the very empire whose anti-Semitic policies they had escaped. Among the massive community of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in New York City and other U.S. metropolitan centers, initially there was support for the German cause as Russia and its anti-Semitic policies were likewise disdained, until the United States officially entered the war in April 1917. Then, American Jewry was well represented on the battlefields of France. But by 1924, the doors of America were virtually shut to Eastern European Jewry due to congressional acts imposing immigration restrictions, largely the result of anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic vitriol in America. In Paris, over two thousand Jews took part in a patriotic demonstration. The crowd consisted mostly of Jewish immigrants who carried French, English, Russian, and Belgian flags, as well as banners with French and Yiddish inscriptions appealing to the Jews to come to the assistance of France. The demonstrators marched through the streets singing the French national anthem and shouting “A Berlin” (to Berlin). Christians everywhere greeted the Jewish procession with great enthusiasm. Naturally, behind the public expressions of support, there was doubt and concern over the war’s outcome and how it would impact the lives of the young recruits. When the war broke out, the Russian Czar Nicholas II, allegedly appealed for support from the Jewish community, entitled, “My dear Jews” which offered long awaited promises of equality. The Jews responded enthusiastically. Jewish communities sent funds to the war effort and established hospitals. Jews in Russia enlisted in large numbers before drafts were enacted and participated in patriotic rallies throughout the empire. One such event occurred in the city of Tiflis (Kavkas), after morning services, where Jews marched in a body to the governor-general’s palace and indulged in a patriotic demonstration. A prayer for the Russian czar found in a siddur, Otzar HaTefillot, in Vilna 1914, read, “May nations surrender under his feat, and may his enemies fall before him, and wherever he turns, may he find success.” Many Russian Jews hoped their hour of freedom was forthcoming. Yet, despite all manifestations of patriotism by Russian Jews, as in Germany, Jews would be blamed for failures in the war. Russian Jewry would also be the target of widely publicized accusations

German Jewish soldiers celebrate Chanukah in Poland in 1916

of treason and spying for the Germans, despite their vehement denials and displays of patriotism. By the middle of 1917, over 60,000 Jews were decorated for heroism and 26,000 were promoted to higher ranks. For Jews living under the yoke of the Russian empire, pogroms, and forced evacuations would devastate much of Polish and Russian Jewry. And when the Czar was forced to abdicate in the wake of the Russian Revolution in March 1917, the initial euphoria expressed in the secular Jewish media would be replaced with dread with the rise of the Bolsheviks in November of that year. The horrors that awaited humanity under the rule of Communist dictatorships were unimaginable. Russian Jewry, as well, faced a new dark chapter in its history. In a small Galitzian town over the Russian border within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, news of the war was received not much differently from the small towns of the Pale Settlement within the rival Russian empire. War brings upheaval and trouble; its outcome is unpredictable. An author, Manes Sperber, wrote to his father, “For us this war is a terrible disaster.” “Why a disaster?” someone asked. “Our Kaiser will be victorious and the Czar will be defeated and will never oppress his subjects again.” He replied, “For us, every war is a disaster, no one in this room can be sure of his survival.” It was a war of unprecedented horrors, in a century were many more would follow. For Jewry, it was a time of immense suffering. In 1913, the following poem penned by the writer Zalman Schneur entitled, “The Middle Ages Draw Near,” foresaw the modern day catastrophe emerging from the new post “enlightenment” world in which hatred and anti-Semitism was on the rise. Zalman Shneur foresaw the horrors which awaited Jewry in Europe during this ill-fated era, and exhorted his fellow Jews to awaken and see the imminent dangers. Mighty is the approaching winter for summer tarried in the land. The middle ages draw near! Like a cloud in the distance Open wide your eyes and ears, ancient people! The wheel is…the turning wheel: TJH And a wild wind before it. 

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Department, which called for a “Jewish census” after claiming to receive numerous complaints that Jews shirked military service, despite the considerable losses suffered by Jews on the battlefields. By October 1917, the Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith newspaper ominously noted, “We Jews are in for a war after the war.” After the war, plaques to German Jews who fell on battlefields graced synagogues of each town. Memorial services were held annually by Jewish organizations. Even after the Nazi rise to power in January 1933, there were still attempts to hold memorials. Most of the memorial plaques were de-

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Forgotten Heroes

Avi Heiligman

Documenting History: The Photographers of the 19th Century

hotography has been the passion of many since its invention in the first half of the 19th century. Photojournalists are always looking for new opportunities to show the world what they saw or experienced. Photos of battles during and after they took place One of the photos Alexander Gardner provide a unique took of President Lincoln on April 9, way for people to 1865--just days before Lincoln was assassinated see war without having to experience the fighting. At times, the battles can be grotesque, and other times pictures can show the glory of a victorious nation and the miserable defeat of the enemy. From the three wars that took place in1848 to battles raging in Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan and other hotspot photographers put their skills to the test. Josh McCosh is officially recognized as the world’s first war photographer. Taking pictures using steel coated copper plates called daguerreotype; he captured images during the Second Sikh War. Since daguerreotypes took a long to capture a scene his pictures mainly show officers posing and before and after stills of the battlefields. Action photos and pictures used for reconnaissance purposes were years away. The Crimean War was from 1848-1856 and was a struggle between the Russians and several European powers. The British sent Gilbert Elliot to takes pictures of Russian fortifications. This was the first attempt to set up an official photography unit. Roger Fenton was sent in 1855 as the first official war photographer. His pictures were to be sent back to the British public that wasn’t fond of the war. Since the pictures took a long time to take most of his pictures show posing men, group formations and stills of the battlefield. After Fenton left the battlefield two other photographers took his place and took pictures showing the destruction. Most of these pictures survive today and many are on display. The American Civil War ushered in a new type of photojournalism. One of the most recognizable photographers is Mathew Brady who led a group to photo the battles and men. Brady was known for photographing 18 presidents from John Q. Adams to William McKinley. He also created portraits of many of the top commanders on both sides including Generals Grant, George Meade, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson to name a few. He first gained the public’s attention after his pictures of the First Battle of Bull Run became available for viewing. After the Battle of Antietam on September 19, 1862, the bloodiest day on American soil, he sent two of his photographers (one was Alexander Gardner- more on him later) to document the carnage and take pictures of the devastation. Brady displayed the pictures and these

are still some of the most well known photographs of the war. One of the most studied photographs in the collection is the one of Lincoln right after he gave the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln spoke for only about two minutes and Brady (or one of assistants) wasn’t able to set Mathew Brady took this photo of up in time. After the President Lincoln on January 8, 1864 war, the public bein Brady's studio came disinterested in his photographs and Brady faded into obscurity. Brady had several assistants that became prominent photographers in their own right. This group included a Scot named Alexander Gardner whose many photos have been misattributed credited to Brady. Gardner owned Glasgow’s second most popular newspaper when he became familiar with Brady’s work that was on display in 1851. At that time he became interested in photography and in 1856 moved to New York to become Brady’s assistant. As Brady’s eyesight declined, Gardner’s responsibilities increased. By the time the Civil War broke out in 1861 Gardner was sent to the front lines and became one of the top photographers in the field. He was made an honorary captain and placed on the staff of Union commander General George McClellan. This put him in a great position to take pictures of the Battle of Antietam. 70 of his pictures were placed in Brady’s collection but Gardner didn’t get any credit for his work until much later. He also took pictures of the Battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and the Siege of Petersburg as well as the last known photograph of Lincoln just five days before his assassination. He photo documented the funeral and was the only photographer allowed at the hanging of the conspirators, most notably John Wilkes Booth. There was a Confederate photographer, George Cook, who took the first know combat pictures. After the Civil War there was a lull in major war photography until WWI- at least by American photographers, although in 1878 James Burke travelled with the British to photograph their wars. By WWI film had been invented and photography took on a whole new life. During WWII there were two Jewish photographers whose pictures graced the covers of many newspapers and magazines. Several other photographers gained prominence on 20th Century battlefields including one that was awarded the Medal of Honor. The stories of Robert Capa, Joe Rosenthal and other brave men will be the subjects of our next article. 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.

A very early photograph of an American general during the Mexican American War

Roger Fenton's photograph of the 57th Regiment

Alexander Gardner took this photo of Abraham Lincoln, John McClernand and Allan Pinkerton in 1862

Gardner and his portable darkroom

Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

TJH Staff

But Do I Love Him?

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e is very nice,” said Chumi. “But, what I don’t know is, do I love him?” Most therapists—and parents—of girls in the dating parsha have heard this before, many times, in fact. Recently, someone on the Orthodox therapist’s group posted a question along these lines. How can you know how you really feel when you’re young and inexperienced? So let’s separate out all the variables at play here for girls: 1. Pressure There is a fear in our circles that a girl who does not marry early will be left with “no choices” because “all the good boys will be taken.” With the best of intentions, mothers therefore push girls to start dating before they’ve even turned 20. At that age, many girls have not figured out who they are, let alone who the other person is. The biggest problem with pressure like this is that the stress it generates obscures clarity. So, ironically, the one thing you need when you are making the biggest decision of your life—clarity—is missing. 2. Forbidden Territory For girls, more than for boys, the area of love and feelings toward the opposite gender is a journey into dangerous waters. While it is true that boys have also been told since childhood that they are not allowed to fraternize with girls, they are capable of putting that aside more easily than girls when they start dating. Because boys’ hormones work differently than girls,’ girls have more trouble flipping that switch to suddenly be able to have feelings for boys. The notion that those feelings are wrong has been so strongly inculcated in them that a considerable amount of effort may be needed to overcome that. In a way, this is good. Without feelings getting in the way, the girl, theoretically, can be free to be quite rational in her selection. She can size up all the middos that she was looking for and see if a particular young man measures up. The other side of the coin, however, is that without those special feelings of attraction, the girl may not really know just how much she likes or doesn’t like a particular boy. In other words, she may not feel anything and conclude – incorrectly – that this is not the right

person for her. Her feelings were turned off in childhood and there they remain, not able to serve as a compass to her destination. 3. Learning or Earning? Another area of difficulty is economics. An ideal person should live a life imbued with Torah values. Girls are educated to believe that if boys learn, they are more likely to bring those special values into their marriages. Nevertheless, there is a pull towards having a parnassa in the house, too. Many girls will forgo the parnassa because they want that learner so badly. However, learning is not a guarantee that the boy will have the middos that should go with it. Is it correct to assume that, even so, the learner is more likely to have the menschlichkeit that one would want in a spouse? Not necessarily. Boys, too, have pressure, and one of their pressures has been to learn regardless of other interests or proclivities. If their hearts are not fully engaged, they may “look” like the type of boy girls want, but they may not actually be. Not only is the divorce rate soaring in our day but it is disturbingly high among recently-married Orthodox couples. What’s the solution? How do girls think clearly when they’re under pressure? How do girls figure out who they are attracted to when attraction has been verboten? How do they decide whether to go with their hearts or their practicality on the learning? I have some thoughts on this. Middos is almost everything As a Marriage & Family Therapist, I have seen an extraordinary amount of pain in couples. But with good middos, people can bridge so many, many gaps. The most important middah is being respect worthy. The person you are with should be someone you respect more and more as you get to know him. Kindliness, patience, responsibility, and trustworthiness are musts. Other important qualities may include sensitivity, perceptiveness, humility, intelligence, and humor. Being fun, outgoing, and warm are lovely middos. A boy does not need all of these. For

some girls, an outgoing boy is too radically different from who she is for her to be comfortable. The items in this part of the list depend on personal choice. When you are assessing these things, please note my tip-of-the-iceberg rule: If you come across a bad behavior one time, it could be the tip of the iceberg in something big and awful; don’t dismiss it as uncharacteristic. For example, a young woman was dating a boy for a solid three months and they were discussing getting serious. The young man went away on a family trip but in chatting on the phone with his soon-to-be kallah, she mentioned that she was invited to a Shabbos lunch with a group of other single people and this boy immediately accused her of not being seriously interested in him. She was shocked. She didn’t know who would be there and only went for some Shabbos companionship. Jumping to conclusions and leveling accusations is very dangerous in relationships. If this girl asked for my opinion, I would say to stay away from that boy. Educate yourself about how feelings work There is a lot of literature available on the subject of the feelings connected with romance – and their low prevalence among Orthodox girls. Read and learn so as to put your own experience into proper perspective. Don’t use the absence of feelings as an indicator of anything. That said, it might be time to unlearn the teachings that were given over with the best of intentions which call physical romantic feelings “bad.” They are not only not bad, they are a wonderful and beautiful gift from Hashem. Appearance counts, too There is something to be said for being attracted to how someone else looks. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging that the boy who eats with his fingers in his food is unappealing, or that the boy who makes time to exercise is attractive to you. What is really happening is that what you like and don’t like is how this

person respects and appreciates the gift of his physicality. After all, we are not bodiless spiritual entities. Hashem gave us our physicality to use to do His work. We must therefore appreciate it and take care of it. For some reason, boys get a bit stuck on this particular point. They have an idea in mind of what the girl of their dreams should look like and then reject ahead of time anyone who doesn’t match. But that is not the way to go about it. No one knows ahead of time what his or her beloved will look like so making up requirements in advance just doesn’t make sense. How many people have I met had a list, only to marry someone who was the complete opposite – and are still very happy. The bottom line is that you are allowed to rule out something if it would really bother you, but you shouldn’t make up a picture in your mind ahead of time of what you want and write off everyone because they didn’t conform to it. Endurance test Finally, if a person’s middos are topnotch, you’ve educated yourself about your feelings and are not concerned about that and the boy is reasonably attractive in your eyes, the most important questions are: Do you look forward to being together? Do you thoroughly enjoy – and value – this person’s company? Does it seem like you could be with him for a lifetime? The truth is that you don’t know the future, but you can certainly sense how you feel now. If this boy bores you, then he is not for you. If he inspires you, that’s amazing. If you just feel happy to be in his company, that’s a nice possibility. Sparks don’t have to fly but there should be a tad bit of electricity.

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Social issues and anxiety by Rachel Rosenholtz, LCSW

Teaching Your Child to be a Good Friend

ara stares blankly out the wind-driven rain-covered window as her mother stares at her, grappling with how to help her child. Sara comes home every day complaining about not having friends, wistfully recounting how all the other girls walk together arm in arm, sharing snacks and chatting away during recess. Mrs. Levi wants to know what is being done by the school to ensure that her daughter is being included at recess. Mrs. Klein, Sara’s teacher, assures her that the girls are being encouraged to include others and advises her to send Sara to school with something special that will interest her peers. Mrs. Levi follows through with this but it doesn’t seem to alleviate the problem. Something seems to be holding Sara back from making and keeping friends.

At First Glance

The natural reaction for parents and educators alike is to figure out how to encourage other children to be more accepting and include the child that is being left out. This leads to an effort to engage in social engineering by identifying who can be encouraged to include the friend-less child and implementing group activities to ensure the socially isolated child is being included. The hope is that by employing these interventions, other kids will develop relationships with this child and through this process become integrated into his peer group. But what about if this does not work? What if this child doesn’t end up “fitting in” and the other kids decide they would rather play with “their friends”? Will this child always be at the mercy of the kindness of his peers? Is the socially isolated child always going to be in need of outside

intervention to ensure that he or she is included? This approach is of dubious effectiveness and generally includes several aspects which impact negatively on all parties involved. • The kids who are encouraged to include others often grow resentful of the disruption of their social experience and their forced “friend.” Childhood years are crucial for the social development of all children and it is natural for kids to gravitate socially to specific children and develop natural friendships with them. While the goal may be to teach children how to be sensitive to the needs of others, because children are naturally focused on his or her own social development, he or she may quickly forget that another child is supposed to be included. Being forced or even encouraged to include someone socially on a constant basis is not natural. All children are working on developing their own sense of self and who a child chooses as a friend is a big part of that process. These children cannot be blamed for a lack of caring or sensitivity, and this lead to another problem: • The children who are supposed to be helped by this are in reality hurt by having to accept artificial “friends.” When he or she is inten-

Genuine friendships need to develop naturally. tionally left out, because the other child is frustrated about having her natural relationships interrupted, or unintentionally left out because the other child loses focus, the socially isolated child then experiences rejection. She becomes confused about relationships because other kids were friends with her one minute and the next minute were not and she loses the ability to trust. In turn, the child becomes more insecure and this leads to further isolation and impairment. Genuine friendships need to develop

Self-like is key to all social relationships—specifically self-like as opposed to self-love. Most people love themselves to some degree; just they don’t actually like themselves. Think about a person you don’t like who happens to grate on your nerves for one reason or another. Even if it is a loved one. Now imagine having to constantly be with that person. You will quickly feel very uncomfortable. That’s how this child feels when he is with himself. Before a child or even an adult can meaningfully interact with others,

Before other children can start liking your child, your child has to start liking herself.

A Second Look

On the basis of this rationale, I am suggesting that kids not be forced or even strongly encouraged to include others. Adults are putting way too big of a responsibility on developing children and this is unfair to all parties involved.

he has to first be able to interact with himself. Often the socially isolated child does not believe in himself. He believes that he is incapable of making friends, but he wants to have friends. At the encouragement of an adult, he makes an attempt at socializing but is doubtful. Self doubt leads to anxiety. A person finds he is confronted by a situation that he does not believe he can handle and becomes fearful of failure. A boy who tries to join his peers in a ball game may make mistakes more easily because he does not believe in himself and is afraid of what others will think. Subsequently, failing in these activities may make a child less liked by his peers. When a child experiences anxiety, her mind freezes up and she enters a fight or flight situation. She will often not know what to say or how to react in a given situation. This sabotages social interactions since the child experiencing this will be unable to respond to social interactions in a natural, uninhibited way. This will usually lead to unsatisfying and unproductive social experiences which will in turn generate more separation from her peer group. She will also distance herself from further social interactions as a way of protecting herself from continued emotional hurt. The child can become preoccupied with her own feelings and lose focus on understanding the feelings and needs of others. This makes the child seem self-centered, which alienates her even more. A child who likes himself, is confident in his ability and accepts that although he will make mistakes they don’t define him is a person, will be able to excel in any social situation. He will be able to be a better friend and a better person.

What can be done?

Why is the child really lacking in social skills?

As a parent of a child who is struggling socially, the first question you should ask yourself is: why doesn’t my child have friends like everyone else? What is going on with my child that is preventing her from making friends? The change really needs to come from within the socially isolated child and not from the outside. It involves thoroughly understanding what is holding a child back from making friends in the first place. The first step is to talk with your child about how he or she is feeling when he is in a social situation and listen to what he or she has to say. The second step is to validate what your child is saying. Validate his or her feelings and reflect back. If a child says nobody likes me, resist the urge to jump in and try to reassure their child that they are a great kid whom people like. Whether or not this is true (or the fact that as a parent you will always like your child), it is your child’s reality and there is no way they will change the way they view things just because you try to convince them differently. What may really be going on is that the child does not like herself. Often a child who struggles socially is a child who is not comfortable in her own skin and is unhappy. People have a difficult time relating to someone who is unhappy and not comfortable with themselves. Before other children can start liking your child, your child has to start liking herself.

A caring adult can help a child understand what makes him or her uncomfortable in a social situation. That adult can challenge distorted beliefs and help the child focus on what makes her truly unique and special. When other kids see that she is confident in her own skin, they will want to be her friend. At this point, social skills training may be beneficial, as there is now a solid foundation to build upon. Another crucial ability to develop is the ability to feel comfortable playing alone. This ability goes together with a child feeling secure with herself. Being comfortable with being alone ensures a child will never have to be reliant on other people or on being included to feel good about herself. If these changes cannot be accomplished and the child is still struggling, profession intervention may be required. Instead of spending time and energy trying to arrange social interactions for a child, focus on the child himself. Free the child socially and emotionally to the point where he no longer needs to rely on the kindness and acceptance of others. Help the child make the necessary changes and watch as the child achieves mastery over social navigation. TJH On her own.  Rachel Rosenholtz, LCSW is a Clinical Social Worker with a private practice located in Woodmere, NY. She can be reached at 347-673-1953 and Rachel@InvestInTherapy.com. To find out more, visit her website, www.InvestInTherapy.com.

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naturally and not from superficial interactions. It is important that kids be able to navigate their own social interactions without the outside influence of adults. This, of course, does not pertain to children who purposefully leave others out as a form of bullying. That behavior should never be tolerated under any circumstances. If an adult wants to help children become more sensitive to the needs of others, the appropriate environment to encourage “forced” interactions is the classroom in the form of group activities. In the classroom, a teacher has more control over how children interact. The structure of the classroom environment easily lends itself to children learning to interact in a meaningful way with kids with whom they would otherwise not interact. Another well-known intervention is social skills training – teaching the child how to interact with others. Social skills training is an important and powerful tool, however it too has drawbacks since the socialization is scripted and isn’t coming from natural spontaneous interaction. This can be a challenge to navigate when things don’t go as per the script. There is also a significant risk of failure since the root of his or her social ineptness is not being directly addressed.

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an your diet make you smarter? Yes, according to Cynthia Green, PhD, founder and director of the Memory Enhancement Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and author of Brainpower Game Plan. According to research, the right foods may stave off Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. The following is a list of foods that are good for your brain and should be incorporated into your diet in order to maintain a healthier and sharper mind.

Fatty Fish: Seafood like salmon, albacore tuna, and sardines are packed with omega-3 fatty acids. About 40% of the fatty acids in the brain are DHA, one of the main omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil. Experts believe DHA is probably necessary for transmitting signals between brain cells. Researchers at Tufts University found that people who ate fish three times a week and had the highest levels of DHA in their blood and reduced their risk of Alzheimer’s by 39%.

Leafy Green Veggies: Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, and other leafy green vegetables are filled with antioxidants, such as vitamin C and carotenoids, which help protect the brain by disarming the free radicals, the waste products your body makes that can do damage.

Avocado and nuts: They contain another important antioxidant, vitamin E. All nuts, with the exception of peanuts and cashews, are high in vitamin E, which is essential for protecting the brain from age-related damage.

Studies from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have shown that nuts improve learning and memory in older rats, and studies in humans show possible prevention of brain diseases like Parkinson’s.

C h o c olate: D a r k chocolate (at least 70% cocoa) contains flavonoids, another class of antioxidants that protect against neurologic damage and promote blood flow to the brain. A little will go a long way; about .5-1 ounce is enough to reap the rewards without adding too many calories. Yum!

Curry: This potent spice is known to fight inflammation. Animal studies have shown that the active ingredient in curry, curcumin, actually clears away Alzheimer’s-causing proteins in the brain called amyloid plaques. Research has shown that individuals who only occasionally consume curry, less than once per month, still performed better on a standardized test than those who reported rarely or never eating curry.

Berries: These are antioxidant powerhouses! Some scientists believe they help to build healthy connections between brain cells. They are also rich in anthocyanins, which increase sharpness and speed of processing in areas of our brain function that are the first to go as we get older.

Whole Grains: Fiber-rich oatmeal, oat bran, brown rice, and other whole

grains help stabilize blood glucose levels. Since glucose is the brain’s main source of fuel, it’s important to keep levels steady.

Water: About ¾ of your brain is water. One study found that people who were well-hydrated scored significantly better on tests of brain power, compared with those who were not drinking enough. Aim to drink about 8 cups of water per day.

Coffee: Caffeine is a substance where the dosage is crucial. In excess, it can cause brain fog, but in moderate amounts, caffeine improves attention span, reaction time, and other brain skills. Coffee is also high in antioxidants. Keep to the recommended amount of no more than 3 cups a day. All of these natural brain foods will help boost your concentration and performance, while helping to prevent neurological diseases. In addition to these foods, I have two more tips for brain power: Don’t skip breakfast! Hunger hinders concentration. Last, but not least, get enough sleep. No amount of food can help if you’re not getting enough rest. Get a good night’s sleep, and when you wake up, select foods that stimulate your brain and not just your taste buds!

Aliza Beer is a registered dietician with a Master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show. Aliza’s new line of prepared, healthy mealsto-go are available at Gourmet Glatt. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com.

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hearing in front of a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge. On the rare occasions where the carrier voluntarily pays an injured worker before a hearing, the carrier frequently pays the claimant much less than they are entitled to. Therefore, even if the carrier is voluntarily paying, it is highly recommended for an attorney to be consulted to see how much more money you could be entitled to. Since you used sick or vacation time while out of work for a workers’ compensation injury, that time should also be restored at a hearing. If you are out of work for an extended time, you may likewise be entitled to Social Security disability. You should also contact your employer to see if you have coverage for any short term or long term disability. Additionally, should your condition become permanent, (i.e. treatment is not helping you anymore) even if you return to work, you may be entitled to a lump sum payment. Workers’ Compensation Law is a very specialized field as there are many

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very man is familiar with this scenario: you arrive at a destination for a wedding, meeting or weekend getaway ready to impress. When you pull out your suit jacket from your suitcase, however, it looks like it just went through the spin cycle on your washing machine. You quickly hang it up in the bathroom and run the shower to steam out the wrinkles but it hardly helps. To add insult to injury, the jacket is still wrinkled but now puckered at the seams, too. First impressions are the most important and this is a Knowing the secret to properly folding your jacket before you travel – and traveling with the right suit – can save you a lot of headaches when you arrive. Lay your jacket face-down on a bed, table or clean floor. The key is to use a space where the jacket can be laid out completely flat. Unfold the collar and lapel so that they are also flush against the surface. Fold each shoulder back toward the seam running down the back of the jacket. Stick your hand in the folds behind the shoulders to smooth out the fabric hidden inside. Gently pull out any visible creases around the jacket to straighten the fabric. It won’t be perfect but the fewer creases, the better. Fold each sleeve back upon itself so the end of the cuff is about even with the top of the shoulder. Be sure that the shoulder and sleeve don’t cross over the seam down the back or you will have creases to deal with later. You can also gen-

tly smooth the fold on the sleeve to ensure that it lays flat. Next, hold the edges of one side of the jacket and fold it over the sleeve to the center seam. Repeat on the other side. Now carefully fold the jacket in half vertically and then horizontally. With just a bit of practice, you can achieve a perfectly folded jacket. This folding method also solves the problem of flattened, creased lapels. When you arrive at your destination, shake the jacket out, hang it up for a half-hour and it should be good as new.

nother key way to ensure a boardroomready jacket when traveling is paying attention to the fabric type when buying a suit. An ultra-fine Super 180s may feel like a million dollars in your closet, but it will not travel as well as a more basic, sturdier fabric. The finest suit in the world is worthless if the suit does not make the right impression the first time someone sees you wearing it. An excellent choice would be investing in a travel ready suit or “blazer suit” – a suit in a basic navy or grey that can be worn as a complete suit or split into a separate blazer and a pair of odd slacks that can be matched with other pieces when traveling. This type of suit will let you pack lighter and, with the right fabric, look your best as soon as you step off the plane. For summer, I suggest a durable Fresco fabric, and for the

cooler months, a heavier worsted wool. Although Italian fabrics are currently more popular, traditional English fabrics are more crease-resistant and durable for long-term wear. Today, this type of fabric can range as high as Super 150s, so the discerning gentleman can have a durable fabric and a luxurious hand feel in the same garment. Fresco fabric, mentioned earlier, is an exclusive summer fabric with an open weave and a high twist. This means that it breathes extremely well in hot weather and springs right back into shape instead of creasing. It was created in England about one hundred years ago to help Londoners deal with hot, humid weather and is enjoyed to this day by those “in the know.” Note that unless you travel with a dedicated garment bag, there is no way to be absolutely wrinkle-free immediately upon arrival. However, traveling prepared with the right suit, correctly folded and packed, can make things far more simple and enjoyable. You will be able to have a good time at your destination without worrying about making a poor first impression. Schedule an appointment today with Andrew Lock to make a suit that is perfect for your lifestyle. Call 516-619-6264 to schedule a fitting in his Cedarhurst shop or in the comfort of your home. Andrew is now taking orders to be ready for Rosh Hashana.

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In the Kitchen Naomi Nachman

n Jewish communities across the globe, we have

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been busy helping the people of Israel during

responded with words of support and encouragement,

their time of need. A lot of amazing fundraisers are

donations, as well as offers to bake for this worthy

being conducted to help all kinds of people in Israel

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who need assistance, such as children in S’derot,

I plan to make a delicious Blueberry Cinnamon Pie

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Blueberry Cinnamon Pie Ingredients 2 cups blueberries ½ tablespoon cinnamon ½ tablespoon sugar 3 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ cups oil 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups flour Extra cinnamon and sugar mixture for sprinkling on top Preparation Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix all the sugar and cinnamon together. Divide in half and use one half to sprinkle over berries. The other half set aside. Place berries covered in sugar/cinnamon mixture in a 9-inch round deep pan. Make a batter by beating the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the oil and vanilla and beat well, then stir in the flour. Spoon the batter on top of the berry mixture and gently mix, then sprinkle a little more cinnamon sugar on top of the batter. Bake for 1 hour until a skewer comes out clean.

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From My Private Art Collection Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg

The Art of Salvador Dali

The Meditative Rose by Salvador Dali

n my column of the last issue, I mentioned how artists like to use unusual objects in their pictures which may not really belong together. A picture shown in the article as an example of such artwork was “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali. Artists will surprise the viewer. As stated by Dali, “The true painter must be able, with the most unusual things, to have the most unusual ideas.” Dali was born in Spain in 1904. He lived in the town of Figueres, located in Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 21, his talent became noticed. He set up a one man show and his unusual creative sense and talents as an artist became known. He captured images in unusual ways and called his work “hand painted dream photographs.” These were really Surrealist paintings. He was a member of what was known as the Paris Surrealist movement.

Dali loved to play with optical illusions

Salvador Dali was married to a woman named Gala. They were fortunate to have left Europe right before the beginning of World War II. They lived in the United States of America from 1940 until 1948 and then went back to Europe. Between the years of 1940 and 1948, he changed his style of art to include Classic art which had themes which were scientific and historical. He was known to have created a large amount of oil paintings over a period of twenty two years. Dali loved working with all different kinds of media. Included among his most choice media were oil paints, watercolor paints, jewelry, graphics and drawing. He loved to work with cubism, optical illusions, negative space, exciting themes, interesting objects and visual effects. The Museum of Modern Art displays many of his works of art. In 1982, Dali’s wife Gala died and he kept himself in seclusion most days and nights after her death. His own health also began to gradually fail. He died in 1989 at the age of 84. This well-known painting “The Persistence of Memory” is one of his prize paintings. It depicts memories of his hometown, the Catalonia landscape and scenes from there. It also represents his feelings about time. He had a wonderful imagination which shows in this painting. There are melted watches which represent his feelings about time having very little significance to him and referring to time as “the irrevelance of time.” This painting is an excellent example of what Surrealist paintings are all about (Harcourt Brace and Company, 1988).

Dali's The Persistence of Memory was painted in 1931

The paragraph below which I found written about Salvador Dali expresses it so clearly: “Dali employed extensive symbolism in his work. For instance, the hallmark ‘melting watches’ that first appear in “The Persistence of Memory”

“The true painter must be able, with the most unusual things, to have the most unusual ideas.” suggest Einstein’s theory that time is relative and not fixed. The idea for clocks functioning symbolically in this way came to Dali when he was staring at a runny piece of Camembert cheese on a hot August day” (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia). Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg is a professional art educator, artist and designer. Among her known artwork is a floral sculpture presented to Tipper Gore, Blair House, Washington, D.C. Presently she is the Director of Operations at Shulamith School for Girls. Please feel free to email nherzberg@optonline.net with questions and suggestions for future columns.

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The Road to Morocco

ou may be asking yourself what’s a nice girl like me doing in Morocco? Well, I was asking myself the very same thing! And the answer is as deep and mysterious as this—our friends were going, so we hopped aboard. The experience was truly enlightening. It seems we Jews have found ourselves everywhere. And interestingly, wherever we found ourselves, they discovered us. Many of the most famous cities have the same exact structure. A walled-in city with an impressively large doorway to enter. And inside, a continuous, contiguous row of homes with shuk-like stores below. Nearby, there sits an almost equally large walled-in city with a very impressive doorway; yet, this holds mainly one home, the king’s palace—the rest of the square footage was probably simply necessary to house his ego. Yes, it sure is great to be king, as they say! Now, where did we Jews fit in? It seems early on the king realized something worthwhile about us and put us right in his protective shadow. So, there is a third walled-in city. What else? Walls were the rage! So set right near the king’s palace is the city called the Meleh = Melech. One would think that this was because we were near the melech/the king. However, the main industry in Morocco was called Melech, from the word used for the red salt used as a phosphate, and we, somehow, were appointed to aid the king with his marketing and accounting of it. Thus the name Meleh for our section of town. And yes, we had an impressively large door to get into as well. But now, some doors are much more impressive than others....

WHATEVER YOU SPEND TO FLY HERE, YOU GET BACK WITH HIS BRILLIANT BARGAINING.

When looking for a postcard— do you remember those?! Kind of a memory souvenir or memento – pre-selfies – to remind one of their trip. Well, we bought one, and the picture we got was – what else – a giant door. That seemed to be a major theme of the trip. Those who have done any home renovation will appreciate this story. Giant doors, with crafted and painted wood, beautifully carved plaster, and gorgeous detailed mosaics presented a constant photo-op and topic for discussion. One beautiful entrance to a king’s walled city was done by a brilliant craftsman. After the man finished, the king asked him if anyone else could achieve his brilliant work. The gentleman proudly answered no. Now, stop and think of a contractor today with that talent. He’d get word-of-mouth recommendations like crazy. Business would really take off. Well, this king understood that possibility and therefore called a few of his closest buddies and made a recommendation and in no time, this man’s head, not his business, took off. Not everyone

likes to share! The other interesting fact about the doors is they have a multiplicity of details in their structure. Doors to houses are like 10 feet high. And we know no Jewish boy grows that tall! Except maybe to his mother. The doors are also double deep with little doorways cut into them. So why are the doors so high and thick? Well, you know how we have storm doors or a new invention called AC or heating.....Well, they did a lot of it with doors back then. The large doors got opened in the summer to let in air. The small door—you guessed it—was used in the winter to keep out cold. And then there’s a medium door one can open to bring in packages by mule. Kind

of like a drive-in garage. No remote, though, just a special knocker to distinguish the sound so someone inside knows if the knocker is a man or mule. The trip taught us about the history of a country where Jews fled after the destruction of the Second Temple and during the Spanish Inquisition. Most of the Jews have left and gone to Israel or Europe. But the country still has many relics of a land that was home to 350,000 Jews at one time. And there is one man who has made it his mission to preserve this history. His name is Raphy Elmaleh. And not only does he share the history and charm of the country but he shares his own fascinating history and charm, all with tons of humor and personality. And best of all, he bargains for you as well on every purchase. So whatever you spend to fly here, you get back with his brilliant bargaining. Trust me, I know— we own half of the shuk now! So first I want to thank my friends Joey and Jenny for letting us join in on their second honeymoon. And second I want to say that wherever you find yourself in this big world, remember that some Jew probably schlepped here before you. It’s all part of our heritage so try and embrace and learn from it. It is all part of our journey back home. So though I spent time lost in Morocco weaving through ancient walls and doors and am soon returning to my own home, I know just as the major Jewish population of Morocco did: that all roads ultimately lead us back to our homeland. From door to door and dor to dor, it is our destiny to stay connected to one another and our homeland. Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com

Allan J. Rolnick, CPA

Unnecessary Roughness

ootball fans can rejoice — the NFL is finally back! Last Sunday night, the New York Giants defeated their cross-state rivals from Buffalo, 17-13, in a meaningless pre-season contest. On September 4, the Packers and Rams kick off a regular season sure to be filled with beer commercials, discount double checks, and brain-numbing concussions. It all leads up to Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 in Phoenix — somewhere on cable television, the pregame show has already begun. The NFL is no stranger to controversy, and this year’s first dustup came early. Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was caught on video dragging his unconscious fiancée out of an elevator in Atlantic City. The league suspended Rice for two games and fined him $58,823 for conduct detrimental to the NFL in violation of the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. Now, two games is less than the league has suspended players for drug violations and even for driving without a license following a DUI. So Rice’s lenient punishment has sparked outrage, including calls for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s resignation. You probably don’t think a football player’s off-the-field misbehavior has anything to do with taxes. But you might be surprised at some of the subtle consequences of Rice’s actions — so let’s take a look. The two-game suspension means Rice will miss the Ravens’ season opener against Cincinnati on September 7 and a nationally-televised Thursday night game against Pittsburgh September 11. And that will cost him big-time in salary — $470,588, to be exact. Is that loss deductible? Well, no. Rice won’t pay tax on it, but that’s only because he won’t get it. You can’t take a deduction for income you never get in the first place. Still, our friends at the IRS probably won’t be quite as happy as if Rice had earned the two games’ salary and paid tax on it himself. That’s because whatever doesn’t get taxed at 39.6% on Rice’s return will wind up on Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti’s return. Assuming the Ravens are an “S corpora-

tion,” which passes income through to its owners, Bisciotti will pay the same 39.6% income tax rate that Rice would have paid. However, Bisciotti would avoid the 3.8% Medicare tax that Rice would have paid. That might not sound like a lot — but 3.8% of $470,588 still works out to $17,882 that would have gone to the U.S. Treasury. The $58,823 penalty, based on one game’s salary under last year’s contract, is a tougher call. Fines and penalties are usually nondeductible, unless they’re considered an “ordinary and necessary” expense in a taxpayer’s trade or business. (Criminal fines are never deductible.) Rice could argue that paying the fine is “necessary” to continue his employment with the Ravens. But from a PR standpoint, that would likely be a fumble. Whether Rice attempts to deduct it or not, the actual money winds up in the League’s treasury — and since the league is a not-for-profit organization, it will escape taxation entirely. Rice himself has chosen not to fight criminal assault charges or appeal the league’s punishment. But he’s taken a rougher knock to his reputation than any hit he’s taken on the field, and recovering won’t be easy — if it’s possible at all. We shouldn’t be surprised to see him making some visible donations to women’s shelters or other organizations opposing domestic violence. But those should qualify as charitable contributions and lower Rice’s taxes as well. There’s really not much of a “planning” angle here, per se. But there is a valuable lesson, and it’s that every financial activity has at least some tax consequence. Sometimes it’s easy to see; and sometimes it’s hidden. But it’s always there, and it’s always our job to help you make the best of it. So call us before you act, for a valuable peek at the IRS playbook. And remember, we’re here for your teammates, too! Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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