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Learning the True Meaning of Becoming Bar Mitzvah at HAFTR’s Bar Mitzvah Workshop

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SKA Students Win Emunah Essay Contest

Achdus and Sweet Torah at Dirshu Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah

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Dear Readers, The week started off with a blast—a blast of frigid air with some snowflakes mixed in. My three-year-old daughter told me that she has to wear warm clothes because it’s the winter and I agreed; even though we are still in the fall season, it seems that winter is here. It almost seems right to have such frigid temperatures when Chanukah is only two weeks away. Just because Chanukah comes out early this year doesn’t mean we should be missing out on the cold in anticipation for the Festival of Lights. The situation in the Middle East is heating up and it seems that Israel stands to be the lone voice of reason. The rest of the world is happy to be seen making deals with the “devil”; they are eager to prove their willingness to sit down with a country that was treated like a pariah only a few years ago and make amends. Nowadays everyone wants to be viewed as liberal and open-minded. No one wants to be seen as the one who doesn’t want to negotiate or who stands “too firm” in certain situations. This is true for the political world but it’s also prevalent in society in general. The world is rapidly changing and the attitude is all about acceptance for new ideas and the new culture. But as Orthodox Jews we cannot be tolerant of some of these new norms. It may be hard to stand up for what’s right, but when you have a clear vision of how things should be it makes it easier to stand up for your principles. The Chashmonaim in the time of Chanukah did exactly that. They were the few against the many, but they knew that their convictions were real and that their beliefs were true. Together they conquered the mighty nation of Yavon and the small, bright lights of their faith still burn today. As always, we love hearing from our readers. Feel free to reach out to me at editor@fivetownsjewishhome.com. Wishing you a warm, wonderful week, Shoshana

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Dear Editor, In your news this week you wrote about roaches that are being given to children who can “remote control” them so they can make “scientific discoveries.” You then went on to say that PETA was angered by this “toy.” Well, guess what? I am not a card-carrying member of PETA but I was angered but what was written. Surely this is not something you should be putting in a family magazine—a “toy” that causes pain to Hashem’s creatures! No matter how small an animal is, each animal is given a life by Hashem and is a creation of Hashem. We should never cause them any pain or ridicule them in any way. I generally love your paper; I just wanted to point out this small lapse in judgment. Bracha Feitig West Hempstead, NY Dear Editor, Last week one of your readers wrote about keeping our children safe and having them wear reflective coats when

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they come home from school after dark. I’d like to add one thing: men—please be safe when walking home from shul on Friday night. Although there are not many cars out there in our neighborhoods on Shabbos, it’s important to be vigilant and not walk in the streets unless there is no sidewalk on the block. When I went to Dallas one year for Shabbos, our host gave us reflective belts to wear on Friday night. He told us that the neighborhood asked the frum Jews (who are generally wearing dark clothes to shul) to wear the reflective belts for safety reasons. I’m not suggesting that people in our community start wearing those belts, but a little bit of watchfulness is important and can save lives. All the best, Hadassah W. Dear Editor, I love reading Dr. Deb’s columns. I find she offers very wise and sound advice. This week, she wrote about the key to getting your children to do their homework—and it brought me back to my childhood! When we came home

from school, my mother had a snack waiting for us and we had to do our homework right away. There was no play time, no TV, no friends until homework was done. Now I am a mom and I am incorporating that same rule into my family’s routine. My son gets off the bus, heads to the fridge for a snack, and we sit down to do homework right away. There is no negotiation; he knows that he has to get it done first thing and then he can enjoy the rest of the night and have fun. Once again, I see that Dr. Deb’s wise words ring true! Sincerely, Adina Michaels

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Dear Editor, I found your article on Kristallnacht riveting. When we read about the horrifying events of those few days, we can become overwhelmed by our feelings. Because of the horror of the tragedy we can become numb and desensitized to the carnage and slaughter of our Jewish brothers and sisters. But an article like this made a person feel the true terror and horror. It shook me and took me back to a time when there was nowhere to turn; when friends became executioners and when happiness turned to hopelessness. I also want to reiterate that unfortunately there are not many survivors of that time alive today. If you are fortunate to have grandparents, make sure to spend time with them. Ask them about their younger years and learn more about the good times and bad. There is so much to learn from them and a connection from one generation to the next is invaluable. May our generation know of only simchas, Chaim Z. Piiks

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The story of the only neighborhood in Eretz Yisrael

Ramat Givat Zeev: The Neighborhood that Makes

Aliyah Happen The neighborhood of Ramat Givat Zeev, located in northern Jerusalem, has managed to generate a wave of quality American families moving to Israel, due to its many advantages as the first neighborhood in Israel designed for the needs of olim • The Community: offers an abundance of educational and communal institutions, all in keeping with the spirit and sensitivities of the community • The Location: Mountains of Jerusalem, only 15 minutes from the center of the city • Quality of Life: The neighborhood offers villas, beautifully designed apartments, and breathtaking views • Amenities: Sizeable investments have been made toward the development of parks and playgrounds to enhance the landscape of Ramat Givat Zeev • The Developer: Chish Nofei Israel, a company that specializes in building community-oriented neighborhoods There are not many residential projects in Israel which are considered to be changing people’s perceptions and giving rise to a wave of aliyah. But Ramat Givat Zeev, a project of the Chish Nofei Israel company, is doing just that. Thanks to this project, many quality families from the United States have chosen to finally fulfill their dreams and move to Eretz Yisrael, to live in a residential environment that meets their needs and offers a wide range of exclusive advantages. The Community: A Perfect Match The highlight of Ramat Givat Zeev is the fact that it was founded and built specifically for a community of olim. This is a unique initiative, that has been undertaken with a deep understanding of the needs of American olim. The leaders of this project have done everything

possible in order to provide exclusive advantages for olim seeking a complete absorption in their new home. There is an emphasis on the establishment of a homogeneous community,

which will include a large number of top-notch schools suited to the mentality of the residents. The neighborhood is not defined primarily by its buildings, but rather by the community institu-

tions, the spiritual guidance of the rabbanim, the employment opportunities, and the concern for every detail that has made it into an environment highly suited to families from abroad. A talmud Torah for boys and an elementary school for girls, along with other new schools, will soon be established in the neighborhood. This feature of the neighborhood will provide parents with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their children will be able to continue their studies in the same format to which they were accustomed in America. The vast majority of buyers in Ramat Givat Zeev are members of the Orthodox community of New York, from neighborhoods such as the Five Towns, Monsey, Teaneck, Passaic, and Queens, who have decided to make aliyah in view of the rare opportunity that Ramat Givat Zeev represents. As part of the establishment of a unique com-

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Ramat Givat Zeev aims to break the record for investment in the areas surrounding its homes. 100 million shekels will be invested in the development alone, an amount that is twice the cost of development in a regular project, making Ramat Givat Zeev the most upscale neighborhood ever to be built in the Jerusalem area for Jews from abroad. Feverish preparations have recently begun, with sophisticated machinery working in the area at a rapid pace. The work includes munity, the developers have signed an agreement with the well-known Yeshivas Ziv HaTorah, under the direction of Rav Shmuel Brazil shlita, for the yeshiva to relocate to a beautiful new location in the neighborhood. Rav Shmuel Brazil was formerly a rebbe in Shaar Yashuv. The Location: 15 Minutes from the Center of Town

its proximity to the center of Jerusalem create a winning combination. Quality of Life Nofei Israel launches the sales of the luxury buildings in the neighborhood. Each spacious, beautifully designed apartment offers a breathtaking view and an exceptional level of finish. Building residents will also benefit from a number of additional features, including an elegant lobby, glass elevators, well-tended green spaces, easy access to underground parking, and a variety of options for the apartment’s design, a large succah porch and parking space for each apartment.

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The Developers: Experts at Building Targeted Neighborhoods Ramat Givat Zeev is the flagship project of Chish Nofei Israel, a leader in the real estate market with a solid record of developing housing solutions for the Orthodox community in Israel. The company’s success has been attributed to its focus on building fully developed neighborhoods designed to meet the needs of their target populations. Thousands of happy families can attest to the quality of the homes and the communities offered by Chish Nofei Israel’s projects.

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Typhoon Wreaks Destruction in Philippines

One of the most powerful storms on record ravaged the Philippines this week and the death toll is climbing every day. Chief superintendent Elmer Soria, a regional police director, has said that most of the deaths appear to have been caused by surging seawater strewn with

debris and collapsed buildings. “We have an estimate given on the casualties, more or less 10,000 dead, according to this report, for the whole province of Leyte,” Soria said. The destruction is more apparent from the air than the ground. “From a helicopter, you can see the extent of devastation. From the shore and moving a kilometer inland, there are no structures standing. It was like a tsunami,” Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas told reporters. “I don’t know how to describe what I saw. It’s horrific.” The hardest-hit parts of the Philippines remained cut off late thanks to the huge amount of structural and road damage. Survivors were described as being in desperate need of clean drinking water and food as officials continue to survey the damage. “We need it now, we needed it 12 hours ago,” Jim Edds of the Weather Channel said. “They need to park a ship off the coast [with supplies].” Typhoon Haiyan packed sustained winds of 147 mph, with gusts up to 170 mph and heavy rains when it made landfall. By those measurements, Haiyan would be comparable to a strong Category 4 hurricane in the U.S., and nearly

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In News in the top category, a 5. Authorities said it flattened hundreds of homes and triggered mudslides, flash flooding and a storm surge with waves of up to 30 feet. Authorities said almost 800,000 people were evacuated to emergency shelters. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement that America “stands ready to help.” About 90 U.S. Marines and sailors have already landed in the Philippines in a first wave of promised military assistance for relief efforts. President Barack Obama said the United States was ready to provide additional aid.

dren were forced to watch the killings. According to local reports, relatives of those executed have been sent to prison camps. Simultaneous executions across the country could suggest an extreme measure by Mr. Kim’s regime to quell public unrest. The common theme of the persecution was crimes related to South Korea or corruption of public morals.

Afghanistan’s Last Remaining Jew

Jong-un Executions Begin As many as 80 people were publicly executed in North Korea this week. Their infractions included watching South Korean movies and possessing a Bible. These are the first known mass executions of the Kim Jong-un regime. People were executed in Wonsan, Chongjin, Sariwon and Pyongsong. About 10,000 men, women and chil-

Not much is known about the history of Jews in Afghanistan who some believe may have lived there for more than

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The Week 2,000 years. At the turn of the 20th century, the community was several thousand strong and spread across several cities. Years later, they left en masse; most of them headed to Israel. Now there is one remaining Jew in Afghanistan. Zabulon Simintov is the only Jew left in a country filled with Muslims. He makes sure to remove his kippah before entering his café which is housed in the

same building as the nation’s last synagogue. “Let me take off my cap, otherwise people will think something bad about me,” he told a reporter. He has become somewhat of a celebrated figure over the years and his rivalry between the next-to-last Jew who died in 2005 inspired a play. But despite his status being an open secret, Simintov is careful not to flaunt his religion. The food in his café is prepared by Muslims and

In News business for him is down—not because he is Jewish but because many in Kabul are frightened to eat out due to security fears. “Hotels used to order food for 400 to 500 people. Four or five stoves were busy from afternoon to evening,” he said. “I plan to close my restaurant next March and rent its space.” In the synagogue, Simintov shows a shofar to reporters. He also maintains the nearby cemetery, which is scattered

with broken pieces of stone. What will become of Simintov in the upcoming years? He is loyal to his country but admits, “If the situation in the country gets worse, I will escape.”

Iran’s Khamenei Controls $95 Billion

A special report by Reuters has revealed that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, controls a business empire worth around $95 billion. That massive sum exceeds the value of Iran’s current annual petroleum exports. If he were the actual owner of the business, Khamenei would be the richest man in the world. The six-month investigation revealed that Setad is one of the keys to the leader’s enduring power. The little-known organization holds stakes in nearly every sector of Iran’s business world, including finance, oil, telecommunication and ostrich farming. So how did this organization amass such huge holdings? It has built its empire on the systematic seizure of thousands of properties belonging to Iranians, including those of religious minorities, Shiite Muslims, business people and Iranians living abroad. In court, Setad has claimed, sometimes falsely, that these properties were abandoned. The organization now has a court-ordered monopoly on taking property in the name of Khamenei and then sells these properties at auction or seeks to extract payments from the original owners. At least 300 properties were identified by Reuters to have been put up for auction in just May alone—many worth millions of dollars. The organization’s full name in Persian is “Setad Ejraiye Farmane Hazrate Emam”—Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam. The name refers to an edict signed by the Islamic Republic’s first leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, shortly before his death in 1989. His order spawned an entity

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Egypt Worst Country for Women in the Arab World If you’re a woman in the Middle East, it’s best to stay out of Egypt. Because of the increase of violence, political upheaval, and rise of extremism

there, a recent report by The Independent has revealed that Egypt is the worst country for females in the Arab world. It was ranked 22nd—below Iraq and Saudi Arabia—out of 22 Arab states in the treatment of women.

attacks against Iranian military and provincial officials in recent weeks, Abadi’s killing appeared to be the first reported fatal shooting of a senior central government official in years. Iranian Sunni Islamists claimed responsibility for the killing of an Iranian prosecutor in Sistan Baluchistan province last week for revenge for the hanging of 16 prisoners.

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Interestingly, many hoped that Egypt’s Arab Spring would bring a renewal of women’s rights to the nation, but instead the upheaval has led to female representation in parliament falling from 12 percent to just 2 percent. During the Mubarak regime, there were quotas for women in parliament. Along with the revolution came the abolition of those quotas and female representation has plummeted. Harassment is also more commonplace now and no longer is seen as an outrage. For example, during last year’s Eid celebrations, there were records of more than 700 cases of harassment and violence against females across the country. The best place for women in the Arab world was revealed to be the island nation of Comoros, where women hold 20 percent of ministerial positions and women are able to hold land after divorce. Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar were also listed high on the list.

Iranian Senior Government Official Killed On Sunday, an Iranian deputy minister of industry was shot dead by an unidentified attacker in Tehran. This is the first reported killing of a senior central government official in years. According to police, the killing of Safdar Rahmat Abadi appeared to be personal as he was shot as he got into his car. “The likelihood is that the killing of Mr. Rahmat Abadi happened through a personal motive and talk of assassinations and political issues is not involved,” Colonel Alireza Mehrabi said. Although there has been a surge of

ezuela after being held for two days. Jim Wyss was reporting on the economic crisis that is plaguing the South American country. He was detained by the National Guard in in San Cristobal, a western city near the border with Colombia. Wyss, Herald’s Andean bureau chief, was released from a detention facility in Caracas on Saturday afternoon and handed over to U.S. Embassy officials. Herald executive editor Aminda Marques Gonzalez said, “Jim is safe and soon will be reunited with his loved ones.” The Herald’s World Editor, John Yearwood, flew to Caracas to accompany the reporter out of the country.

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intended to manage and sell properties abandoned in the chaotic years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Interestingly, the organization was only supposed to exist for two years and was created to help the nation’s poor and war veterans. But just a few years later, while Setad controls a charitable foundation, it’s not clear how much money goes to charity. What is clear is that under the Khamenei the organization has expanded and has dug its tentacles into dozens of Iranian companies—both public and private. Setad’s total worth is difficult to pinpoint because of the secrecy of its accounts. Reuters estimates it at around $95 billion, made up of about $52 billion in real estate and $43 billion in corporate holdings. Of course, growth of this size does not come without governmental consent. Over the years, edicts and judicial decisions have bolstered Setad. “No supervisory organization can question its property,” said Naghi Mahmoudi, an Iranian lawyer who left Iran in 2010 and now lives in Germany. In June, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Setad and some of its corporate holdings, calling the organization “a massive network of front companies hiding assets on behalf of ... Iran’s leadership.” The Iranian president’s office and the foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment. Iran’s embassy in the United Arab Emirates called Reuters’ findings “scattered and disparate” and said that “none has any basis” but did not elaborate. Setad’s director general of public relations, Hamid Vaezi, said that the information presented is “far from realities and is not correct.” There is no clear evidence that the Khamenei uses Setad to enrich himself. But whether or not the organization helps pad the supreme leader’s bank account, it definitely has empowered him. Because of the revenue stream, Khamenei has no need to ask bureaucrats for funds; he has financial independence that guarantees he rises above Iran’s messy infighting.

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Chassidic Woman Joins Montreal City Council

The first Chassidic representative has been elected to the Montreal city council. Mindy Pollak, 24, has become the first Jewish representative in Quebec at a time of high tension between the Orthodox Jews and local residents. The elections, which were held last week, selected Pollak to represent the Montreal borough of Outremon. The borough has seen conflict recently which allegedly started over

In News plans to extend a synagogue into public space. When the issue was brought to light, media coverage of the issue expanded the conflict into clashes of opinion between the locals and the Orthodox community. The Orthodox community has been criticized for keeping themselves separate from the wider Outremont community. Pollak, a Montreal native, has been working to bridge the gaps between the two communities for several years. Her efforts have included establishing the group Friends of Hutchinson, which aims to bring the communities together to discuss the issues in an open and relaxed environment.

Germany Covers Up Stolen Art It has recently come to light that the German government has concealed a stolen cache of artwork for nearly two years. A trove of artwork that was stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust was discovered and the government failed to report it. The collection was found in a

Munich apartment owned by Cornelius Gurlitt, the elderly son of a wartime art dealer, and contains works by Picasso and Matisse. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert confirmed the find and said experts were assessing its authenticity and value. The controversy surrounding confiscated property is enormous. The Nazi regime systematically plundered hundreds of thousands of artworks from museums and individuals across Europe It has been estimated that the works found could be worth well over $1.35 billion. Some speculate that Gurlitt’s father could have bought the works from German state museums. Others were seized or extorted from persecuted Jewish collectors. “This case shows the extent of organized art looting which occurred in museums and private collections,” said Ruediger Mahlo of the Conference on Jewish material claims against Germany, noting private collections were almost all Jewish. “We demand the paintings be returned to their original owners. It cannot be, as in this case, that what amounts morally to the con-

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Asia is in middle of a race to Mars and India is officially in the lead this week. Sriharikota, home to India’s spaceport, hosted the launce of an unmanned probe with the Red Planet as its destination. The 350-ton rocket carrying the probe lifted off to great applause and is now safely orbiting Earth. At the end of November, once enough velocity has been built up to break free from Earth’s gravitational pull, “the great, long, difficult voyage will start” to Mars, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan announced. “In September 2014, we expect this spacecraft to be around Mars and the challenge then is to precisely reduce the velocity and get it into an orbit,” he explained. The country has never before attempted inter-planetary travel, and more than half of all missions to Mars have ended in failure, including China’s in 2011 and Japan’s in 2003. Only the United States, Russia and the European Space Agency have been successful. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh revealed the Mars Orbiter Mission, known as “Mangalyaan” only 15 months ago, shortly after China’s attempt flopped. The timing and place of the announce-

ment, in an Independence Day speech, led to speculation that India was seeking to make a point to its militarily and economically superior neighbor, despite denials from ISRO. The gold-colored probe, the size of a small car, will aim to detect methane in the Martian atmosphere, which could provide evidence of some sort of life form on the fourth planet from the sun. President Pranab Mukherjee called Tuesday’s launch “a significant milestone,” while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent his best wishes “for the delicate next steps.” The cost of the project, at 4.5 billion rupees ($73 million), is less than a sixth of the $455 million earmarked for a Mars probe by NASA, which will launch later this month. “We didn’t believe they’d be able to launch this early,” project scientist for the NASA Mars probe, Joe Grebowsky, told AFP before blastoff. “If it’s successful, it’s fantastic.” He stressed that journeying to Mars, which has an elliptical orbit (meaning it is between 30-250 million miles from Earth) was a far more complex prospect than the moon, which India reached in 2008.

Japanese Hand Delivery Causes Uproar

Videos of the encounter have been repeatedly played on Japanese television for the past week. The footage shows the 79-year-old emperor calmly taking the letter, written on a folded “washi” paper with ink and brush, and briefly talking with Yamamoto. The chief steward, who was standing next to Akihito, grabbed the letter the instant the emperor turned to him. Yamamoto’s action drew criticism from both ends of the ideological spectrum and left many Japanese baffled by what they consider to be a major breach of protocol: reaching out to the emperor in an unscripted act. The controversy shows how the role of Japan’s emperor remains a sensitive issue nearly 70 years after Akihito’s father, Emperor Hirohito, renounced his divinity following Japan’s defeat in World War II and became a symbol of the state. Many conservatives still consider the emperor and his family divine and believe a commoner shouldn’t even talk to him. Decades ago, commoners were not even allowed to directly look at the emperor, but today Akihito does meet with ordinary people, including those in disaster-hit areas in northern Japan.

Upper house president Masaaki Yamazaki summoned Yamamoto on Friday and reprimanded him verbally. He also barred him from future palace events after a house committee determined the disciplinary steps earlier in the day. Yamamoto, an anti-nuclear activist, said he wanted to make an appeal to the emperor about the crisis in Fukushima and its possible health impact on residents and workers cleaning up the power plant, which suffered three meltdowns after it was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Restrictions Lifted In Egypt

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“How can you say, ‘We’re planning to build in the place that will eventually be Palestine?’” Kerry said. “It sends a message that somehow perhaps you’re not really serious.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by promising not to succumb to concessions to the Palestinians. He said, “No amount of pressure will make me or the government of Israel

compromise on the basic security and national interests of the State of Israel.” He also mentioned that he absolutely disagrees with the emerging nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, hinting to negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. “Iran got the deal of the century, and the international community got a bad deal,” he said. “This is a very bad deal and Israel utterly rejects it,” the prime minister said. Israeli media outlets claim that Netanyahu is in “shock” over the possible Iranian compromise. Netanyahu views Iran as an arch-enemy. He has vowed to do just about anything, including a military strike, to prevent Iran from reaching weapons capability. “If there were a synoptic map for diplomatic storms, the National Weather Service would be putting out a hurricane warning right now,” diplomatic correspondent Chemi Shalev wrote on the website of the newspaper Haaretz. “And given that the turbulence is being caused by an issue long deemed to be critical to Israel’s very existence, we may actually be facing a rare Category 5 flare up, a ‘superstorm’ of U.S.-Israeli relations.”

In News Arafat’s Widow Says He was Poisoned A recently published independent Swiss report found that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had “unexpected high activity” of polonium in his remains. In a phone interview with ABC News, Arafat’s widow says she is certain that her husband was intentionally murdered with the radioactive element. “The findings confirm what we always [believed] and what the Swiss lab always [believed],” Suha Arafat said. “It’s a very sad day; it’s a political crime.” Last November, the former Palestinian leader’s body was exhumed from its mausoleum in the West Bank city of Ramallah and tissue samples were taken. They were distributed to separate Swiss, Russian and French teams. The Swiss team released a report last Wednesday announcing that his remains did contain abnormal levels of polonium. “When you ask [the Swiss scientists] the question directly, they will tell you, ‘Of course it’s a murder,’” Suha Arafat went on to say. “There’s no other

explanation.” Of course, Palestinians have been accusing Israel of murder even before this supposed evidence was found but Suha Arfat remained politically correct and did not name a suspect. She only hinted at her suspicion by saying that it must have been “a nuclear country” behind the plot since it takes a nuclear reactor to produce this type of polonium. “I will not accuse anybody without having proof in my hands,” she said. “I don’t want to jump into any conclusions before all the inquiries are done correctly and professionally.” Israel has recurrently denied any involvement in Arafat’s death. In response to this new information, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said the rumor is “more soap opera than science; it is the latest episode in the soap in which Suha opposes Arafat’s successors.” Suha did mention that only a Palestinian in Arafat’s inner circle could have gotten to him at the time he fell ill since at the time his presidential compound was under siege by Israeli forces. “It has to be administered by somebody who is near, who can put it in his tea, a kind of

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Israeli Chess Champs Watch your back Russia. Israel may be taking over the world’s chess title. Russia’s national chess team is considered to be the strongest in the world, but members of the Israeli women’s chess team beat the Russian women in the European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw, Poland. Three games ended in a draw, and the dramatic and rare win was achieved by highly esteemed Israeli player Masha Klinova, who defeated Russian chess grandmaster Natalia Pogonina. The European Chess Union (ECU) congress is expected to convene next week. During the meeting, Israel will compete for the right to host the European Union Youth Chess Championship in Jerusalem.

Retired Mossad Spy and Author Speaks Out

In News After 12 years of surveillance and subterfuge, Ben-David stepped down but the Mossad still features heavily in his writing. How much is truth and how much is fiction? That’s a good question for the celebrated 61-year-old author. He admits, “There’s a good deal of fabrication” that goes into the writing and also says that he is “careful not to write anything that could disclose actual Mossad missions or tradecraft.” But the “portrayal of the kind of people who work there, their dilemmas” are accurate. When writing a book, an author needs to draw in his readers. Other authors have sensationalized their characters and created personas like James Bond or Superman. But Ben-David insists that his characters “are like real Mossad people…I would say that what Mossad really does is much more demanding, much more dangerous, and much more mind-bogglingly creative than what you get to read about.” The author also says that during his time with the Mossad when a situation presented itself that he felt would appeal to readers, he would write it down. Ultimately, these ideas made it into his storylines. Even now, when Ben-David is no longer working for the Mossad, he still maintains ties to the agency. In fact, by law, his books have to be vetted before publication. At one point, the agency didn’t like the make of a car in his novel. Another time, he was asked to change the location of te setting of his book since the area was considered to be politically sensitive.

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Mishka Ben-David is a celebrated author of fiction in Israel. The writer has a doctorate in Hebrew literature and published four books by the time the Mossad recruited him in 1987. Ben-David then spent years working for the Israeli spy agency and was even involved in the attempted assassination of Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Jordan in 1997.

Countries and organizations from around the world have begun sending relief to the devastated Philippine islands. As usual, Israel was one of the first countries to jump on the bandwagon. The storm was one of the strongest storms on record and left the central Philippine city of Tacloban ravaged. The death toll could reach 10,000. IsraAID, an Israeli-based humanitarian organization, sent a six-member team of medical experts to join forces with local NGOs and UN agencies on Sunday. “Our local counterparts in the most devastated areas of Leyte and SaContinued on page 27

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It may be found on the map in Washington State, but visitors to Leavenworth will think they’ve entered the tiny state of Bavaria, Germany, when they come to town. The tiny village is located in North Central Washington’s Cascade Mountains but now resembles a winter wonderland. Years ago, settlers flocked to the town to trade gold and furs. Then trade flourished as railroads made it into a

bustling logging town. When the railroad was rerouted in the 1920s, the town lost its source of trade and fell on hard times. In fact, according to the town’s website, Leavenworth was “on the brink of extinction.” But by the early 1960s, the town, inspired by the surrounding picturesque mountains, decided to reinvent itself, turning itself into a Bavarian village. The downtown buildings were renovated with decorative elements, such as a glockenspiel clock and plenty of flowers. The city council made changes in the building code to allow for authentic Bavarian roofs and balconies, including gingerbread trims, stucco exteriors, paint colors, mural work, and flower boxes. The town started hosting festivals such as Oktoberfest to bring in tourists. Amazingly, the transformation worked. After ten years, the entire town had “Bavarianized.” The shop owners also play their part, and dress up in lederhosen or dirndls, the traditional German clothing. Almost 2 million visitors descend on the town every year, which has a population of only 1,989. On Thanksgiving weekend, the town hosts a Ger-

man-themed outdoor craft fair called Christkindlmarket. Tourists love the atmosphere and some even dress up for the event.

USPS and Amazon to Offer Sunday Delivery

The United States Postal Service has been having financial woes for a while. Earlier this year, it attempted to end Saturday delivery. Now the postal carrier has announced that it will partner with Amazon.com to deliver goods on Sunday. The deal will begin on Sunday, right in time for the holiday shopping season. It will start in New York City,

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mar islands are reporting that over 90% of houses collapsed,” IsraAID Chairman Shachar Zahavi said. “IsraAID is aiming to send a team consisting of medical, trauma and relief professionals and will aim its initial focus in…Tacloban City in Leyte,” among other sites. The six-member advance team includes four people from the IDF Home Front Command and two from the Foreign Ministry. The group went immediately to help evaluate the situation and help determine what kind of assistance is needed before Israel sends a larger mission. IsraAID plans to deploy trauma professionals and child protection specialists as the severity of the situation is assessed. “We’ll wait to get a better understanding of the situation to decide just how many people to add,” Zahavi said. “But trauma and child protection are usually some of the most sensitive issues in...situations like this.” According to the organization’s website, they have responded to crises in 22 countries worldwide, reached over 1,000,000 people, and distributed over 1,000 tons of relief and medical supplies.

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Americans Moving Towards Their Dreams Years ago, Americans moved to places that guaranteed better work for them to help support their families. These days, people are moving around the country—but for a different reason.

Nowadays, the drive to move is motivated by a search for low taxes, cheap housing and like-minded citizens to connect with.

According to author Michael Barone whose new book, Shaping our Nation, describes this phenomenon, Americans have an enduring urge “to pursue dreams and escape nightmares.” The nightmare cities people are trying to escape include Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. The new “dream” towns offer low taxes and low housing costs and are fostering population growth and prosperity: Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Nashville, Atlanta and several “mini Atlantas” including Char-

In News lotte, Raleigh-Durham and Jacksonville. Barone also points out that Americans are moving to places that are “culturally congenial,” where they feel they fit in. Older, more conservative Americans are migrating to “well-churched” cities in Texas—where population growth is 53% since 1990, twice the national rate. “Texas has been a huge growth magnet over the last 20 years,” Barone concludes, “and not because it has pleasant weather.” Liberals, on the other hand, tend to head to the San Francisco Bay Area. “They wouldn’t leave for the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex if you tripled their salary,” Barone says. Cities and states that gain population generally enjoy greater political power as their representation in Washington increases. States would be smart to lower taxes and create a more business-friendly environment to lure employers, Barone points out.

Atlanta home suddenly stopped stocking them. Joe Yamali is the owner of the Pastrami King in Long Island and he says he normally sells about 2,000 knishes a month. “It brings you back to your childhood and they’re just so delicious,” Yamali enthused. “Gabila is square and fried. You bite into it and the potato oozes out. It’s very good.” Kenny Kohn, a chef at Katz’s Delicatessen, has a more “New Yorkish” attitude about the shortage. “Get over it! Get a life! It’s just a knish.” Thankfully, New Yorkers will be able to get their knish fill is just a few days. What a great Chanukah treat.

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Kvetching for Knishes, Oy!

There’s been a lot of kvetching since a fire at a factory for one of the world’s biggest maker of knishes has created a nationwide shortage of the Jewish treat. Lovers of the potato-filled pastries have been without their food for nearly six weeks since Gabila’s Knishes, which sells about 15 million knishes a year, stopped producing the nosh. Thankfully, the factory has promised to end the knish crunch by Thanksgiving and Chanukah. “Our customers ... are calling us saying they are literally searching supermarkets and stores and they’re all asking when we’ll be back,” Stacey Ziskin Gabay, one of the owners of the 92-year-old Gabila’s Knishes, says. The Copiague, New York, plant was damaged by fire on September 24 and the company’s best seller—The Original Coney Island Square Knish—was unable to be produced. “For the last month I haven’t had any knishes — my heart is broken,” said Carol Anfuso, a native New Yorker who has been without a knish to nosh since the BJ’s Wholesale store near her

In an attempt to cut $5 billion from the national budget, Congress has cut food stamps from many Americans. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program allocations built into President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill have expired. Benefit cuts kicked in on Friday, November 1. As the cut approached, Margaret Purvis, president of the Food Bank for New York City, said, “Our members are panicking. We’re telling everyone to make sure that you are prepared for longer lines.” She expects that these new cuts will send many people to organizations to seek assistance, organizations that already provide 400,000 meals a day. “This isn’t just a New York issue,” Purvis said. “In the world of hunger relief, food stamps are supposed to be the first line of defense.” Recipients are expected to incur an average loss of $36 a month from a $275.13 per household benefit. Food stamps help one in seven Americans provide food for their families. There are a near-record 47.6 million Americans, representing 23.1 million households, on the program. The cost of the program will hit $63.4 billion in 2013. Over the past few years, a bipartisan group of Democrats and Republicans have voted in favor of the cuts in ex-

change for increased education funding and school nutrition programs.

FDA May Ban Trans Fat

scooter. The winners were based on online polls but the final decision was made by the national selection committee comprised of 23 experts, including toy collectors, designers and psychologists.

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If your favorite recipe includes margarine, you may want to stock up on the hydrogenated oil ingredient. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last week that during its preliminary investigation partially hydrogenated oil was no longer recognized as safe for use in food. That announcement may prompt a ban or strict limitations on the fake fats, which are the primary source of artificial trans fats. A ban would affect fast food meals, microwave popcorn, many baking mixes and pie crusts. Artificial trans fats are formed when foodmakers turn liquid oils into solid fats in a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation increases the food’s shelf life, but upon consumption it pumps the body full of artery-clogging fat. Many food manufacturers have already taken action and began removing artificial trans fat from their recipes. Although the agency said that the average consumption of trans fats has declined from 4.6 grams per day in 2003 to about 1 gram per day in 2012, FDA commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg said in a statement that further reduction would prevent more than 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 new cases of coronary heart disease each year.

National Toy of Hall Gets Two New Members What do the rubber duck and the game of chess have in common? They were both inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year. The two classic toys beat out ten other finalists including bubbles, Clue, Fisher-Price Little People, green Army men, the Magic 8 Ball, My Little Pony, Nerf toys, the Pac-Man video game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the

“The two inductees ... are fantastic examples of the two extremes in the world of play,” said Christopher Bensch, vice president for collections at The Strong Museum, which houses the 15-year-old hall. “One is so strategic. It’s rule-driven. It’s something that adults play and puzzle over,” Bensch said, “and at the other extreme is a toy that’s pure fun. It has no rules. No one wins or loses. You squeeze it. You float it. It’s so silly, so fun.” So far, 53 toys have a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame, including alphabet blocks, the jump rope, playing cards, Scrabble, and the stick. Rubber ducky, you’re the one!

DOT Says to Watch Out for Female Drivers and Obama Care The North Carolina Department of Transportation routinely sends out alerts via email and Twitter to drivers regarding road accidents or work. Last Wednesday, the NCDOT sent out an alert which read: “A High severity incident has been added for I-40 Eastbound in Wake County in Raleigh,” before going on to list the incident as “Vehicle Accident: Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care.” The message then advised drivers: “Stay Home.” NCDOT officials later explained that the bizarre and offensive message was caused by a failed test of the system. According to the transportation officials, the systems were being analyzed at the time of the incident and messages were only intended to be sent internally. The IT contractor involved did not follow protocol, and the alerts were mistakenly sent to the public. “The individual violated procedures by failing to

There has been much speculation as to what is next for NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. The election of Bill de Blasio, who is a public critic of Kelly’s stop-andfrisk policy, has prompted the public to

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Kelly Being Considered for JPMorgan Security Position

believe that Kelly will step down after ten years as the Police Commissioner. The latest rumor is that Kelly is being seriously considered for a top security position at JPMorgan Chase. The firm’s senior security officer, Thomas Higgins, resigned about a month ago and has not yet been replaced. According to those familiar with the negotiations, the job would involve overseeing the company’s cyber-security. Kelly has a good relationship with JPMorgan’s senior leaders. In 2010, the firm donated $4.6 million to the New York City Police Foundation, the private fund-raising arm of the department, and Kelly sent a personal thank you note expressing his “profound gratitude.” Kelly also has previous experience in the banking market. He served as the managing director for corporate security at Bear Stearns from 2000 to 2001. Speculators reported that the position at JPMorgan would include a seven-figure salary plus many bonuses. JPMorgan officials did not comment on the report. There has been no official announcement as to who De Blasio will replace Kelly with.

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Let’s explore some of the nation’s cheapest markets for family homes. Family homes are defined as those that

In News are the size of four bedroom and two bathroom homes. They don’t necessarily have to have the bedrooms and baths; they have to be the right size for them. Cleveland, Ohio, is the city with the average most affordable family home at the price of $63,729. Garfield Heights, OH; Flint, MI; Saginaw, MI; and Jackson, MS, completed the top five slots for the average cheapest family homes in the nation. If you’re looking for neighborhoods closer to home, check out the three

cheapest areas in New York State: Buffalo, NY (number 9); Utica, NY (number 11); and Niagara Falls, NY (number 18) Of course, living in these places won’t get you a cup of coffee on Cedarhurst’s Central Avenue. But as they say in the real estate market, it’s all about location, location, location.

That’s Odd Rabbi Finds $98K in Desk and Returns to Owner

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Rabbi Noah Muroff made a national kiddush Hashem this week when it was revealed that he found $98K in a desk he bought on Craigslist and returned it to the proper owner. Sealy It seems that the NewPosturepedic Haven, ConGel inSeries necticut, ninth grade rebbe Yeshiva of New Haven bought the desk online but was unable to fit it through his office door. Out came the hammer and he dismantled the desk in order to fit it into the room. To his shock and surprise, Muroff found a shopping bag. But this was no ordinary shopping bag. “We open it up and it’s full of cash. We count it up and there’s $98,000 cash sitting in the bag…Right away my wife and I sort of you know looked at each other and said, ‘We can’t keep this money,’” he recalled The original owner, Patty, could not contain her surprise. She said she stored the money, her inheritance, in the desk but assumed it was somewhere else in the house. When she sold the desk, she never dreamed it would be in there. When Muroff returned the cash, Patty refunded the $150 purchase price of the desk to him and wrote him a note as a gesture of her gratitude. “I cannot thank you enough for your honesty and integrity. I do not think there are too many Continued on page 34

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Beware of the Baby Bankers

A recent tweet of a photo of a whiteboard in a Hong Kong pre-school has raised eyebrows and anxiety levels of parents worldwide. Yes, we know that China dominates in the education of their children, but a whiteboard with stock information for young children? Isn’t that a bit much? It’s hard to say if the children in the Hong Kong classroom are really learning stock tips at such a young age. Here in America, most children don’t learn about the stock market until they are at least eight-years-old. In any case, I would say that American businessmen don’t have too much to fear from these baby bankers. You know Wall Street doesn’t hand out jobs to those who don’t even know how to tie their own ties. Not yet, at least.

Lucky Find at the Game

A sportswriter usually covers what happens to other people but Newsday’s New York Jets writer Kimberley A. Martin was featured in a story this Sunday. For a change, she was the underdog and came out on top. Martin was at MetLife Stadium covering the Jets’ victory over the New Orleans Saints. During a trip to the bath-

In News room, Martin took off her engagement ring before washing her hands. She only realized after heading down to the locker room for interviews that she had forgotten the ring. Luckily for Martin, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson’s wife, Gayle, noticed the ring when she stepped into the bathroom. She took it and gave it to stadium security. Later, she had some advice for Martin. “Many blessings and always keep your ring on. Better to get soap on it than lose it.” Wise advice for married women around the world. Martin, who recently got engaged, was “incredibly grateful” for Benson’s kind act. “I am so touched that Mrs. Benson found the ring and was able to get it back to me,” Martin said. “You have no idea what it means to me to have it back.”

Funny Food Robberies

Some pretty interesting food items have been going missing lately. It’s hard to believe that hamburgers, chicken wings and cheese would be hijacked but some people will do anything for grub. In the past year, thieves made away with other large amounts of foodstuffs worth $20,000 to $400,000. California’s fourth-biggest agricultural export, walnuts, were the latest target of food thieves in Escalon, a city about 88 miles east of San Francisco. The thieves stole 140,000 pounds of walnuts worth $400,000 on November 3 from grower GoldenRiver Orchards. This may be the biggest heist of walnuts the state has seen so far. Last month, 12,000 pounds of walnuts worth $50,000 were stolen from a trailer north of Sacramento. What are they doing with all these nuts? Stocking up for the winter? In the case of the burger burglars in New Jersey, a “patty” thief stole a refrigerated trailer containing 3,000 cartons of hamburger patties from a shipping yard this week. Authorities were called to the scene when the shipping yard’s owner alerted them to the missing burger patties worth $100,000. This one is easier to understand. 11,000 pounds of Nutella were hijacked

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ing. Supposedly, the thieves were able to drive for hours without sleep while on the lam. (That last line was a joke!) This one was just in time for a Super Bowl party. Two men were arrested and charged with felony theft in connection with the $65,000 theft of chicken wings last January. The suspects worked at Nordic Distribution Center outside Atlanta, where the wings were reported stolen. The pair was allegedly seen

backing a rental truck up to the loading area at the center and loading 10 pallets of Tyson frozen chicken wings onto the truck.

has been sold at auction for $483,000 (357,000 euros). The French buyer chose to remain anonymous and planned to keep the will in a private collection.

Napoleon’s Will Sells for $483K The only known copy of the will of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

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The will is dated April 16, 1821. It offers extraordinary insights into Napoleon’s final moments before his death 19 days later at 51-years-old. The bedridden leader wrote in his will that he wanted his ashes spread over Paris’ Seine River. That wish was never granted; they were transferred to Paris’ Invalides monument nearly two decades later. The original, penned in Napoleon’s own illegible hand, is in France’s national archives. The copy was written by an adviser.

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One bride in Sri Lanka, Nisansala, has officially dominated the bridesmaids department. She and her husband, Nalin, broke the Guinness World Record for having the most bridesmaids in their November 8 wedding ceremony in Negombo, Sri Lanka. All of the 126 bridesmaids wore purple floor-length dresses, held white flowers, and wore their hair perfectly slicked back. Famous Sri Lankan bridal gown designer, Champi Siriwardana, helped plan the wedding and had the idea of beating out the previous record. While the groom didn’t have nearly as many groomsmen, there were 25 best men and 20 page boys. During the ceremony, the bride made her grand entrance down a long aisle strewn with flower petals sprinkled by 23 flower girls. The previous record for most bridesmaids was held by a Bangkok, Thailand, couple that had a measly 96 bridesmaids. Wonder if Nisansala will be keeping in touch with all of her “friends” after the wedding.

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Pretty People Get Preferential Treatment in Paris Café There’s a common stereotype that the French are snobby. We all know that stereotypes aren’t necessarily true, but a story out of Paris this week makes us wonder. Two popular Parisian restaurants

have been accused of seating guests according to how good-looking they are in order to raise the quality of their establishments. Former hostesses claim that owners Thierry and Gilbert Costes enforce this highly discriminatory selection procedure for guests of Le Georges in the Pompidou Centre and Café Marly, a café that overlooks the Louvre. The brothers also own hotels, cinemas, and other restaurants throughout Paris. “The good-looking ones are led to the good places, where they can be easily seen,” the hostesses told Le Canard Enchaîné, an investigative and sarcastic weekly that searches for these sorts of stories. “As for the non-good-looking ones, it is imperative that they be dispatched to the corners of the room.” What if the hostesses failed to obey the rules or had a momentary lapse of judgment? They would get reprimanded with remarks like, “What are these ugly mugs doing at this table? Everyone can see them when they come in. It’s very bad for our image.” Obviously, hostesses were chosen according to such standards. The criteria was that anyone short “without a

model’s physique and over 30 need not apply.” The one exception to the rule was celebrity guests. Anyone worth mentioning was to sit before the “vast panorama” of the Paris skyline whether they were “pretty or ugly, old or young.” In order to maintain these standards, telephone reservations never came along with promised seats. A member of the Georges restaurant “did not deny” the existence of such rules, according to Le Canard, merely saying, “It’s a little complicated to answer.” Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the snobbiest of them all?

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Despite changing his name, this man is not America’s superhero. In fact, he’s probably no one’s hero, as he is headed to jail and donning a prison jumpsuit instead of a cape and mask. Batman bin Suparman, which translates to ‘Batman son of Suparman,’ is an unemployed Singaporean who legally changed his name to a misspelled Caped Crusader/Man of Steel. Despite his delusions of grandeur, he is now headed to jail for theft, housebreaking and drug offenses. The not-so-smart thief became a media celebrity after his ID card was posted online. He has a fan club with over 11,000 followers.

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Community Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul) made a siyum on the Gemara Shekolim at Chosen Island Restaurant in Lawrence this week. Pictured here is Rabbi Elazer Kanner, magid shiur of the 6:45 AM Daf Yomi, and Matty Cohen, magid shiur of the 10:15 AM Daf Yomi.

Rabbi Orlofsky Comes to TMM Taking an inspiring message and making it applicable to daily life is a challenge for most people, and it is a challenge that Tichon Meir Moshe meets head on. Last weekend, Shabbos Parshas Toldos, was the TMM Shabbaton. It goes without saying that the ruach was incredible, the students’ presentations were inspirational and the guest speakers were thought-provoking. Post-Shabbaton, while the girls were still thinking about the concepts they imbibed over the weekend, the TMM administration arranged for the famed and phenomenal Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky to speak to the high school. Rabbi Orlofsky reinforced the Shabbaton theme of “Ta’amu u’reu ki tov Hashem” and made those lofty ideals even more practical and applica-

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ble to the girls’ lives. Rabbi Orlofsky’s Monday afternoon presentation was received with great enthusiasm. Students were milling about after his speech, delving into the ideas Rabbi Orlofsky discussed and peppering him with pertinent questions. To make the event even more relevant, TMM mothers were invited to attend as well. Each girl’s receptivity of Rabbi Orlofsky’s message was that much more significant when she had the ability to discuss the fundamental concepts with her mother. Rabbi Orlofsky was able to hook his audience in with his brilliant sense of humor. Then, he kept them fascinated with the meaningful content of his hourlong speech. It was a perfect conclusion to the spectacular TMM Shabbaton.

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Ateres Yaakov Blood Drive a Huge Success! Last Tuesday, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov once again hosted an incredibly successful blood drive on their premises. The drive, benefiting Bikur Cholim of Maimonides Hospital, was organized by seniors Elie Kornfeld, Avrohom Chaim Landau, and Yosef Neman, whose outstanding efforts to encourage donations really made the event a success. The drive drew in throngs of people from the community excited to donate and assist in this worthy cause. When the pints were finally tallied, the closing count was 113 pints. The Mesivta thanks its student organizers, Bikur Choim, and all those who participated. This blood drive brings the total blood contributed since last year to almost 500 pints! Yasher ko’ach!

A Little Leaf Can Mean a Lot See page 78 for Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz’s insights on fall

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HAFTR’s Bar Mitzvah Workshop Kicking off the bar mitzvah season Kupchik, our menahel, the young men for HAFTR’s seventh graders, fathers, heard from Rabbi Kupchik about the grandfathers and sons gathered together true meaning of becoming a bar mitzfor an evening of fun, food and informa- vah. They also heard from Aaron Mantion. Last Tuesday, del, current eighth his thanks to our commitgrader, about ted PTA presidents, meaningful chesed Mrs. Sheila Weiner project, a 5K run to and Mrs. Gail Lipton, raise funds for ALS awareness. The boys we held our Bar Mitzand their chavrutot vah workshop. The event was were then divided chaired by Mrs. Suinto three groups – zanne Gurvitch and shel rosh, shel yad Mrs. Deena Moskowand retzuos— and itz who coordinated through a round robthe decorations, food, in of mini workshops and entertainment. they learned all about Music was providthe mitzvah of tefillin Yaron Kornblum and his son, ed by Shelly Lang & from Rabbi Yisroel Benjamin, at the event Friends, with our own Moshe Seiff, they Rabbi Judah Hulkower on the drums. had a hands-on demonstration of how Each boy received a new siddur as a gift tefillin are written and constructed from from the PTA and will receive a photo Rabbi Akiva Oppen (Oppen Scrolls) and to commemorate the event (courtesy of learned the newest simcha dances from Jason Meyers of the Jerry Meyers Stu- dance motivator Benny Amar. dio). Thank you so much to our very Thank you also to Rabbi Glazer for generous sponsors: Mr. Robert and Mrs. getting in the spirit dancing with the Alisa Watman, Mr. Barry and Mrs. Su- boys and to everyone else from our limzanne Gurvitch, Mr. Todd and Mrs. udei kodesh staff (Rabbi BZ Kirsch, Ilene Levy, Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Dee- Rabbi Simcha Loiterman) who joined na Moskowitz and Mr. Danny and Mrs. the festivities. As one of the parents Leigh Waxman. e-mailed, “Rob and the boys said that After being greeted by Dr. Rochelle last night was terrific. Mazal Tov to all Brand, our principal, and Rabbi Dovid of our bar-mitzvah boys!”

AIM Queens is off to a Great Start AIM Queens is off to a great start! This past week, we had the privilege to hear from Rabbi Y.Y. Wenglin, “The Harvard Chossid,” a speaker from Aish Yerushalayim. Pizza from Benjy’s was enjoyed by all after an intense basketball game. The event was sponsored l’zchus l’refuah shleima Rivka Chana bas Sara Leah. We look forward to hosting Mrs.

Amit Yaghoubi, acclaimed speaker from Great Neck, for our second week (November 16th). The event will begin at 8 pm at Bnos Malka (7102 113th St in Forest Hills). It is open, free of charge, to all high school girls. Please contact aimqueens@gmail. com for more information or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities.

Refinancing a Mortgage: Catch a Falling Rate—and Lower Your Payment

Running the numbers The ability to refinance reflects the “heads I win, tails you lose” advantage enjoyed by folks with fixed-rate mortgages. If rates rise, borrowers can sit tight with their lower-cost mortgage. But if rates fall, they could refinance and thereby cut their monthly payments. How do you figure out if refinancing is a good idea? Start by finding out how much it will cost in fees to refinance. If you can recoup that cost through lower monthly mortgage payments within two or three years, it may be worth going ahead. Consider a simple example. For a $250,000, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a 6% interest rate, you would pay $1,499 a month in principal and interest. If you refinanced at 5% and took out another 30-year fixed-rate loan, your new monthly payment would be $1,342, or $157 a month less. Take the cost of refinancing, divide it by that $157 and you will have the number of months it will potentially take to reach “breakeven.” Assuming you stay in your home longer than that,

you should come out ahead. Sound straightforward? Here’s a trap to watch for: Imagine you have had your current 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for six years, so effectively you now have a 24-year loan. If you refinance with another 30-year mortgage, that will likely reduce your monthly amount simply because you are spreading the repayment of your current loan balance over an extra six years. The problem is, it also means you are signing up for six more years of mortgage payments. Instead, to get a better handle on the potential monthly savings, you might use an online calculator to compute the payments on a hypothetical 24-year loan using the lower rate you expect from the refinancing. Tailoring your strategy If you have a 30-year loan and refinancing seems like a smart move, consider whether you might take out a 15-year loan instead, so you pay off your mortgage more quickly. This might make particular sense if you are nearing retirement and want to get your home loan paid off by the time you quit the workforce. Some people may not be able to refinance because, following the collapse of the housing market, their homes are worth less—or barely more—than the outstanding mortgage. One answer for some people in this position is a “cash in” refinancing. Assuming you have the necessary savings, you might use some of your money to pay down part of the mortgage at the closing. This can make sense if, for example, you take cash from a money-market fund earning 1% and use it to reduce the principal on a mortgage that’s costing you 6%. There is risk involved. One danger: If you lose your job or you need more money than expected for an emergency, you will have fewer savings to fall back on.

In Citibank’s Cedarhurst, NY, branch, Nadav Lancry is a Citigold Relationship Manager and Steven Finkel is a Home Lending Specialist. The views expressed here aren’t necessarily those of Citi or its other employees.

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If you’re an income investor, today’s low interest rates can mean less investment income. But if you have a mortgage, there’s also a potential upside: You could take advantage of lower rates by refinancing your mortgage. The concept is simple enough: You take out a new mortgage at a lower interest rate and use the proceeds to pay off your current loan. The biggest reason to refinance is, of course, to reduce your monthly mortgage payments. But while you’re at it, you could achieve other goals. For instance, you might exchange an adjustable-rate loan for the certainty of a fixed-rate mortgage or you could consolidate a first and second mortgage into a single loan. You might also reduce the length of the loan, switching from a 30-year mortgage to, say, a 15year loan, so you are mortgage-free by retirement. You could even borrow a little extra to update your house or make some much-needed repairs, though you should be careful not to take on more debt than you can handle.

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By Hanna Schlager New York NCSY recently held its annual Jewish Unity Mentoring Program (JUMP) Conference at the Hilton Huntington Hotel in Melville, NY, which kicked off this school year’s JUMP Challenge. The JUMP Conference and Challenge has experienced unprecedented growth since its initial establishment just five years ago. The comprehensive two-day seminar hosted

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hundreds of Jewish high school students from across the United States, including 19 JUMP teams representing both yeshiva and public high schools, and offered them a wide array of intensive leadership workshops given by prominent and influential speakers. NCSY is the international Youth Movement of the Orthodox Union. “The students came to the conference ready to learn how to become leaders and were actively engaged in the workshops and discussions, asking thoughtful questions and giving insightful feedback,” said Carol Rhine, Director of JUMP and Chief Operating Officer of New York NCSY. “They displayed intense professionalism and truly exemplified the future leaders of our Jewish communities.” During the conference, the 20132014 JUMP Challenge was unveiled – each team was charged with the mission to successfully create and execute four events relating to Israel Advocacy, Jewish Values, Holocaust Remembrance and Bullying, as well as a fundraising event for their school and community. The JUMP Challenge is carefully designed to develop and build critical aspects of leadership that can be applied throughout life and more specifically, while serving the Jewish community. “The speakers and presentations at the JUMP Leadership Conference pre-

pared me and my teammates for the challenges ahead of us, not only in the JUMP Challenge, but also in life’s challenges,” said Yitz Milworm of Rambam Mesivta in Cedarhurst. The JUMP Challenge will culminate in March, in a Manhattan boardroom, where the best performing teams present executive summaries of their accomplishments to a panel of distinguished judges. In the past, JUMP judges have included Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Phil Rosen, Esq., David Friedman, Esq., Charlie Harary, Esq., and Rabbi Steven Weil. The winning JUMP team will receive a trophy to display in their school and an exclusive evening in Manhattan including dinner and a private excursion in the city. “I was incredibly impressed with the caliber of the kids this year,” noted Allen Fagin, Chair of NCSY Youth Commission and guest presenter at the JUMP Leadership Conference. “Their curiosity, their maturity, their inquisitiveness, how articulate and mature they were – I was really proud to be among them. There is a world out there of remarkably impressive kids, the future leaders of our people.” The participating JUMP schools and teams include: Central – Yeshiva University High School for Girls, NY; Columbus Torah Academy, OH; David Posnack Hebrew Day School, FL; Donna Klein Jewish Academy, FL; Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway, NY; Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, NY; Kohelet Yeshiva High School, PA; Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, MD; Oceanside High School NCSY JUMP, NY; Rambam Mesivta, NY; Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy, FL; Scheck Hillel Community Day School, FL; Shalhevet High School for Girls, NY; Seattle NCSY JUMP, WA; Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, NY; Syosset High School NCSY JUMP, NY; Upper West Side JUMP, NY; Weinbaum Yeshiva High School, FL; and Westchester Hebrew High School, NY.

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Life Giving Torah; Life Preserving Achdus at Dirshu Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah By Avrohom Pardes “Rav Pam once said, ‘Ah kleine mentch – a small person with a small heart that is full of emotion and feeling.’ That is how we all feel today,” said Rav Zev Smith, shlita, Maggid Shiur Daf HaYomi B’Halacha and Irgun Shiurei Torah, at the outset of the keynote session at the Dirshu Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah. Indeed, that was the overwhelming feeling throughout the Shabbos emanating from the hundreds of lomdei Dirshu and their wives who participated in a Shabbos at the DoubleTree Hotel in Somerset, NJ, a thundering proclamation of ahavas haTorah that simply defies description.

feet. There were pants tucked into socks and those that weren’t; white socks and black socks, pants or socks topped by bekeshes and those that weren’t, this kind of shoe, that kind of shoe… Diverse feet dancing in complete synchronization physically and emotionally

Ahavas HaTorah Leads to Ahavas Yisrael One of the least likely things to fill the kleine hartz of this writer with a torrent of emotion was something as seemingly mundane as hundreds of feet dancing. Yes, the sight of hundreds of feet dancing brought me to tears. It was Motzoei Shabbos, the atmosphere was permeated with simcha, true simcha, and I was wiping tears away. It was the

pointed to what was perhaps the most remarkable thing about the Shabbos, the achdus, the unification of a very diverse crowd. It wasn’t an artificial unity, but rather a deep unity of purpose, an achdus formed by Ahavas HaTorah that translated into Ahavas Yisrael on a profound, extremely rare level. Hundreds of lomdei Dirshu from various communities across the United States and Canada with differing min-

hagim and lifestyles had one thing in common, one thing that brought them together: they spend the most important part of their day learning the daily limud, reviewing with multiple chazaros and taking tests. Every one of those Dirshu learners

A DEEP UNITY OF PURPOSE, AN ACHDUS FORMED BY AHAVAS HATORAH THAT TRANSLATED INTO AHAVAS YISRAEL ON A PROFOUND, EXTREMELY RARE LEVEL.

enjoyed that common experience, the feeling that their learning defines their day more than anything else; the feeling that their learning while it is relentless, an ol, a yoke, a shibud, something to which one feels subservient, it is simultaneously an avdus, that comes with a tremendous simcha not only for the Dirshu participant but for their wives who equally sacrifice countless hours to afford their husbands the requisite time

and mental energy to forge ahead. When two lomdei Dirshu join, as was seen hundreds of times during the Shabbos, the yarmulke they are wearing, the hat, shtreimal or spodek all become insignificant; it is like old friends coming together. All natural barriers that we unfortunately see in so many segments of our society just fall away. During shalosh seudos one could see a Skverer Chassid animatedly conversing with a Sephardic ben Torah; a medical doctor in earnest discussion with a Litvish ben Torah from Lakewood, and a Satmar Chassid kibitzing with a Gerrer Chassid. Certainly the conversation started with Torah – a gemara, a difficult Shach in Yoreh Deah, but it continued far beyond. Friendships, bonds of true, authentic ahavas Yisrael were forged as a result of the ahavas Torah and the ol Torah that Dirshu embodies. Eyes Focused on Messages of Gedolei Yisrael in Attendance The beautiful mizrach, the front of the Shul and dais during the drashos was a microcosm of this genuine Torah

All eyes focused on them throughout Shabbos to hear divrei Torah and gain guidance in how to conduct our lives and achieve spiritual growth. In addition, Rav Borenstein brought a special message from the venerated Gedolei Eretz Yisrael for the august assemblage of bnei Torah. Shabbos Dirshu or Not, Learning Must Go On 6:30 a.m. Shabbos morning: not the typical time for a moment of emotion, yet how can one not become emotional upon seeing the special bais medrash set up for learning without an empty seat?! Lomdei Torah who had gone to sleep at 1 or 2 a.m. were toiling over their seforim. Not only were they occupying every available seat in the bais medrash

but they filled every chair in the lobby area and beyond, pushing sleep away, because Shabbos Dirshu or not, the daily learning and chazarah must go on! That encapsulates the secret of Dirshu, and that was the secret of the incredible atmosphere of Dirshu’s Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah – the fact that no matter what is going on in life, a Shabbos Dirshu, a simcha or chalilah a difficulty, the one thing that remains constant is total dedication to limud haTorah the Dirshu way. “Today we see that it is possible,” Rav Yeruchem Olshin said, “for one to have truly giant goals and to reach them. To know Shas, know entire, major areas of Shulchan Aruch. Dirshu has been machzir atarah l’yoshnah, returned the crown of Torah to its original glory!”

A Call to Join Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Another indelible impression was the call from Rav Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein in his name and in the name of Gedolei Eretz Yisrael to all of Klal Yisrael to incorporate the daily learning of halachah and mussar into one’s schedule through the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program. Especially in such a time of peril for acheinu bnei Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael where the Torah way of life is under assault, becoming cognizant of Hashem in every aspect of our daily lives through learning daily Mishnah Berura and mussar can certainly invoke Divine mercy for our brethren in Eretz Yisrael and for all of Klal Yisrael.

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achdus. There was the special guest, one of the most distinguished Roshei Yeshiva from Eretz Yisrael, HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Kiryas Melech; the distinguished Skverer Dayan from Boro Park, HaGaon Harav Nachman Yechiel Mechel Steinmetz, shlita; HaGaon Harav Yeruchem Olshin, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood; HaGaon HaRav Chaim Cohen, shlita, well known dayan and rav D’Chasidei Gur Flatbush; HaGaon Harav Reuven Feinstein, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Staten Island; HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Sorotzkin, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva Telshe and Mesivta of Lakewood; HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Zafrani, shlita, Sephardic Rosh Kollel, Khal Bnei Torah and so many others.

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The monthly Rosh Chodesh shiur for the Far Rockaway and the Five Towns community was held at Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst. The guest speaker was Rabbi Jeremy Kagan, principal of Midreshit Tehilah Seminary in Yerushalayim. His topic was “Connecting Heaven & Earth.” PHOTO CREDIT BY IVAN H NORMAN

MAY Fall Melava Malka (L to R) Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner, Lawrence Village Trustee Irving Langer, Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino, Lawrence Village Trustee Michael Fragin, Legislator Howard J. Kopel and Supervisor Kate Murray

The Incorporated Village of Law- Michael Fragin and Irving Langer, prerence and Mayor Martin Oliner reded- sented Murray, Santino and Kopel with icated the Lawrence Village Yacht & village citations and recognition for a County Club earlier this week. The facility re-opened for the first time since being damaged by Hurricane Sandy, as well as the storm’s tidal flooding and winds. Supervisor Kate Murray, Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino and Legislator Howard J. Kopel were on hand to celebrate the occasion with neighbors and village officials. At the same Supervisor Kate Murray, Senior Councilman Anthony J. time, Mayor Oliner and the Santino and Legislator Howard J. Kopel present Mayor Martin Oliner and the Village of Lawrence with honors Lawrence Village Board celebrated Supervisor Murray, Councilman job well done. Each three elected offiSantino and Legislator Kopel for their cials were integral in Lawrence’s – and continued commitment after Hurricane the entire Five Towns’ – recovery, from Sandy passed our shores at recovery and flooding, providing solar-powered lighthelping neighbors and businesses come ing and traffic control devices to the area back. as well as increasing police security to Mesivta Ateres Yaakov’s Fall MelaOliner, joined by Village Trustees keep neighbors and property safe. va Malka for parents and sons, held in the Mesivta’s spacious social hall this past Motzaei Shabbos, Parshas Vayeitzei, was a huge success. The event, organized by the Mesivta’s Mother’s Association and Rabbi Noach Haller, the Director of Development, was attended by over 150 people who enjoyed a fun evening of Torah, comedy, and social interaction. “The tremendous involvement and dedication of our Mother’s League was the key ingredient for the success of the evening,” commented Rabbi Haller. “It’s a testament to the dedication our parent body has towards their children’s chinuch.” The evening opened with divrei Torah from Chezky Friedman, a current 12th grader at the Mesivta. He compared the miracle of Hashem combining the contending stones together on which Yaakov Avinu rested his head to the Me-

sivta’s unique collage of students. He expressed his hakaras hatov to the administration, rebbeim, teachers and his own parents for guiding him through his formative years. Following the talmid’s d’var Torah, Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, Menahel of the Mesivta, addressed the crowd, introducing the evening which included a siyum on Mesechtas Shekalim. The main entertainment for the evening was a performance by the interactive improvisation experience Comedy Sportz which provided wholesome enjoyable entertainment for parents and sons alike. The participants enjoyed a lavish fleishig buffet and Viennese table and competed for various raffle prizes. The event was an opportunity for parents to meet their peers, to share a fun evening with their sons, and also an opportunity for all to enjoy an evening grounded in Torah.

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Annual DRS Shabbaton A Huge Success! history, music, and pop culture were put to the test. Following the game, everyone was treated to a lavish BBQ with all the “fixings.” But the night was still young, as the students entered the grand ballroom which was transformed into a full-out game room, replete with ping pong tables, basketball hoops, and 6 big screens which hosted the Madden X-Box tournament. On Friday morning, after Shacharis, and some divrei halacha, the students headed over to the beautiful grounds of Colonial Park

to partake in the annual Shabbaton Flag Football Tournament, where 15 games were played simultaneously. The Pre-Shabbos festivities came to an end as students returned to the hotel to prepare for the holiness of Shabbat. After an inspiring Kabbalat Shabbat, and moving zemirot during dinner, students were privileged to partake in two incredibly enjoyable educational programs. DRS hosted Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff, a noted entertaining and captivating speaker who spoke to the

boys about the Jewish perspective of pleasure. In another room, two DRS Rabbeim took to the stage in a mock debate that revolved around the heated issue of whether or not to draft chareidim to the Israeli Army. Both sessions were immensely engaging, and the students truly gained a lot from both. After an incredibly inspiring Shalosh Seudot program, and a lebedik Melava Malka, many students commented that this year’s Shabbaton was one of the most memorable in the school’s history.

Cedarhurst Winter Festivities in the Andrew J. Parise Park This winter season in the scenic Andrew J. Parise Park, the Mayor and the Board of trustees would like to invite you to participate in the Cedarhurst lighting of the Chanukah Menorah. “Our Park is the heart of our beautiful Village and it is fitting to invite the community there to commemorate and share their respective traditions…we have an opportunity to learn more about each other’s customs and beliefs,” said Mayor Andrew J. Parise. The celebration of the wonders of the Chanukah miracle begins on the first night, Wednesday, November 27th through Wednesday, December 4th. For each of the eight nights of the holiday, Rabbi Wolowik of the Five Towns Chabad Center is leading the Chanukah

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29th at 3:00 PM. For more information on this and other Cedarhurst events, call Cedar-

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It is likely the most anticipated event of the DRS school year: the Annual Schoolwide Shabbaton. This past Shabbos, DRS sophmores, juniors, and seniors, accompanied by their rabbeim and their families, spent the weekend at the Bridgewater Hotel in Somerset, New Jersey. The students arrived to the hotel on Thursday evening. Upon arrival, the students checked into their rooms, and then headed to the Shiur vs. Shiur Trivia Challenge, during which the students’ knowledge of Torah, DRS

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3rd Annual Pre-Kosherfest Media Dinner Honors Eight Kosher Industry Pioneers and Attracts Record Crowd On the night before Kosherfest, nearly 100 world-renowned kosher food personalities, cookbook authors, brands, and kosher foodies gathered to honor eight kosher food industry pioneers who have each achieved significant milestones in the kosher food industry. Those recognized include two James

dignitaries; pioneering restaurateurs, the founder of the world’s largest kosher food trade show: and the individual who changed the global perception and availability of kosher wine. The honorees included: Susie Fishbein, Laura Frankel, Norene Gilletz, David Herzog, Levana Kirschenbaum, Menachem Lubinsky, Gil Marks, and Joan Nathan. Each was presented a keepsake Rosle soup ladle, especially engraved for the occasion. This event was organized by Esti Berkowitz, founder of primetimeparenting.com, and Roberta Scher co-founder Levana Kirschenbaum and Roberta Scher and executive editor Beard award winners, bestselling cook- of KosherEye.com. Even as these piobook authors; innovative chefs who neers were being recognized for their have gained fame serving International contributions to the kosher food indus-

try, announcements of new projects were revealed. Gil Marks and Susie Fishbein will be collaborating for Zman Magazine a monthly column featuring a unique presentation of Jewish culinary history and culture with panache. Joan Nathan shared news that the milestone series Jewish Cooking in America, which was nominated for the James Beard Award for Best National Television Food Show, will soon be available on DVD. In addition to the Kosher Pioneers, there were surprises for those newer on the kosher scene. Several individuals were recognized for their vision, their entrepreneurial skills and their success in paving new paths in the kosher world. The 2013 Cutting Edge Kosher Awards went to Gloria Kobrin, developer of the KosherCookbook.com; Jesse Blonder, founder of the Kosher Culinary Institute, the first state-of-the art Culinary Institution especially for the kosher

minded chef, Jamie Geller of the Kosher Media Network, and Alex Rapaport of Masbia Soup Kitchen. Each was presented a specially selected chef’s knife provided by Shun of Japan. The Manischewitz Company was a premier sponsor of the event. The company, an icon in the kosher food industry, has recently launched the new Recipe & Holiday Guide Free App. A highlight of the evening included a wine tasting by Royal Wine, and Heering aperitifs presented by the Peter F. Heering Co. Additional sponsors and partners included Diversified Business Communications, Jack’s Gourmet, Lekue, Jelly Belly, Walkers, Matzolah, Char Crust, Melt, Rachel Willen, Swirl Whirl Yogurt Buffet, and The Jewish Daily Forward. A portion of the evening’s proceeds is being donated to The Met Council, a New York area organization focused on Jewish Poverty.

BYQ’s Newest 2013 Authors Celebrate Before you step into the third grade class of Bais Yaakov of Queens, you feel like you already know the girls. That’s because their published narratives decorate their bulletin boards and their rich, detailed stories let you get to know each one of them. Mrs. Baila Kramer worked with her students on creative, meaningful narratives. The students wrote, edited and illustrated their pieces. To celebrate with them, they invited Mrs. Sarah Bergman and Mrs. Karen Reisbaum, their principal and assistant principal. In

preparation, the girls decorated doughnuts cleverly, as each one represented what the author wrote. Upon arrival to the party, the principals were delighted with an added feature; each girl stood up and shared her story idea with her classmates. It was impressive to hear them share aloud, not an easy skill for anyone. Their poise in speaking, pride in their writing, and delicious treat was the perfect way to end the week.

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The Power of our Words We all are familiar with the prohibition of speaking loshon hara, but there is another prohibition that is no less important. It is the law of “lo sonu ish es amiso,” not to cause pain to one’s fellow. This law applies to money, but it also is applicable to speech, and unfortunately it is commonly transgressed. The Chazon Ish says that it is an issue of onaas devarim, causing pain with

words, even if the pain lasts for a short while and then the person gets distracted by something else. Although the name is onaas devarim and devarim means words, a person can transgress this by using the written word, or even by an action such as raising an eyebrow, snorting, etc., if these actions cause pain to another person. A person might think that it’s okay

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to say something hurtful if no one would usually take it in a hurtful manner, but Rav Chaim Shmulevitz says that even this is not okay. If a person is possibly able to take words spoken to heart and respond in a more sensitive way, then it is incumbent on the speaker to expect such a possibility and think ahead to examine if his words can cause pain. If he decides that the words can impact negatively, he must refrain from speaking. The Sha’arei Teshuva explains that onaas devarim is not necessarily words spoken in public. Even if said in private, between a man and his fellow, a parent to his child, or a husband to his wife, it can be onaas devarim and a person has to watch out and beware of what he says. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling comfortable with another person and using that as a license to say whatever is on our minds. To do so, though, is wrong, and can cause a lot of harm and pain. In fact, the pain that is caused with words is much worse when it’s coming from someone that one feels close to. It is easy to brush off the words of a stranger as nonsense, or misinformation but when it 

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Rambam Mesivta Rallies Against Last Known Nazi in the Tri-State Area

in public…and the world was silent. This year, students from Rambam Mesivta rallied outside the home of Nazi war criminal Jakiw Palij and chanted in unison… “We will not be silent!” Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman, Rosh Mesivta of Rambam Mesivta, explained to all assembled why Rambam Mesivta organized the rally. “It is outrageous that the killers of our people are able to live freely within a 30 minute drive or less of the Jewish community. Furthermore, tomorrow is Veterans Day, hundreds of thousands of veterans gave their lives fighting Nazis and were unable to come back to the shores to build homes and families and yet Nazis like Palij came to this country, collect Social Security, enjoy mail delivery and police protection and walk the same streets that we do— Palij has no right to be here!” declared Rabbi Friedman. His words were punctuated with chants such as “No SS in the US!”; “Kick him Out!”; “Your neighbor is a Nazi!”; and “His hands are drenched in blood!” Palij served as a Nazi camp guard and was involved in the murder of men, women, and children in a 24-hour period on November 3, 1943. According to the Justice Department, “During a single nightmarish day in November 1943, all of the more than 6,000 prisoners of the Nazi camp that Jakiw Palij had guarded were systematically butchered; by helping to prevent the escape of these prison-

ers, Palij played an indispensable role in ensuring that they met their tragic fate at the hands of the Nazis.” Letters of support by members of Congress where read at the rally. Sophomore Ellie Marcus read a letter from Congressman Joseph Crowley who wrote, “As the member of Congress representing Jackson Heights I will continue to work for justice for Holocaust victims. We must never forget the horrors

of the Nazis nor turn our backs on those seeking accountability. Please share my thanks for your efforts with the students at Rambam Mesivta.” Shai Yastrab, a senior at Rambam, read a letter from Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy who wrote, “On the 75th commemoration of Kristallnacht, the day the Holocaust began, the world is still feeling the Holocaust effects. We must remember these painful events in order to prevent another Holocaust from ever occurring again. Thank you for the work that you and your students are doing.” Evan Edelstein, a sophomore at Rambam, read a letter from Congressman Gregory Meeks who wrote about Palij, “He has been stripped of his US citizenship and ordered deported. If legal technicality prevents war criminals from being tried in the United States for crimes perpetrated in Europe, this is no reason why he should be allowed to act as if he is a citizen with all the benefits of citizenship—including the liberty to walk our streets or travel on highways and byways, perhaps even crossing the path of World War II veteran or a Holocaust survivor or descendent. I commend those who continue to shine the light of public awareness on Kristallnacht, on how the Holocaust is set in motion, and for their continuing commitment to never forget.” Assemblyman Dov Hikind joined the rally and spoke out forcefully against Palij and other Nazi war criminals living

freely in the United States. Palij, who happened to open the door just as the buses arrived, refused to answer the door when Rabbi Friedman and the assemblyman began to knock on his door. Students from Rambam began to chant, “Show your face!” and “What a coward!” when Palij refused to open the door and acknowledge his heinous past. Students were involved in planning and coordinating every aspect of the rally. They contacted Congress for letters of support, were involved in writing the press release and contacted members of the media. According to Assistant Principal Hillel Goldman, “Their involvement speaks volumes about their character and their commitment for Klal Yisrael. They understand that the message of ‘Zachor,’ to remember and never forget, is more than just a theoretical one—it propels them to act in concrete ways.”

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November 10, 2013 was the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. On that infamous night in 1938, the Nazis vandalized thousands of Jewish owned stores…and the world was silent. They destroyed and set fire to over 1000 synagogues…and the world was silent. They arrested 30,000 Jews and sent many of them to Dachau…and the world was silent. They murdered over 2,000 Jews, shooting many of them

Active involvement on behalf of the community has been a core educational value of Rambam Mesivta since its inception 22 years ago. The students once again demonstrated that they have learned that lesson well. Members of the media were out in force with print, web, radio and TV stations reporting on the only protest in the United States to take place on Kristallnacht outside the home of Nazi war criminal.

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Pittsburgher Rebbe Visits Long Beach For an Inspirational Shabbos The entire Long Beach community was spiritually uplifted by the visit of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer, the Pittsburgher Rebbe, on Shabbos Parshas VaYetzeh. The Rebbe currently resides in Ashdod, Israel. He is a descendent of Reb Mordechai Nadverno and the immediate heir of his saintly father, Reb Avrohom Abba Leifer zt”l who established a magnificent Torah center consisting of several mosdos in Kiryat Pittsburgh in Israel. The Rebbe and his entire entourage, consisting of over one hundred chassidim and friends of Mosdos Pittsburgh, spent Shabbos Parshas VaYetzeh, November 8-9 in the community. The Rebbe davened and conducted his tischen both Friday night and Shabbos afternoon at the Young Israel of Long Beach. This visit, which has become a bi-annual tradition, is especially significant to the Morah D’osrah of the community, Rabbi Chaim Wakslak, rav of the Young Israel. Rabbi Wakslak grew up in Newark, New Jersey, where the Rebbe’s father established a Bais Medrash prior to his move to Pittsburgh

following the p’tirah of his saintly father, Reb Yoseph Leifer which immediately preceded his relocation to Eretz Yisroel. Rabbi Wakslak was extremely close to the previous Rebbe and attributes much of his rabbinic vision and outlook to that very strong source of influence. As anticipated, the entire community participated in this unique opportunity to spend a Shabbos in the presence of a Chassidic Rebbe. Many guests and visitors came to Long Beach for Shabbos. A reception and opportunity for private consultation took place on Motzaei Shabbos at the home of Rabbi & Rebbetzin Chaim Wakslak.

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OHEL’s Project Hope Still Rebuilding Lives One Year after Hurricane Sandy as they planted trees and built sand dunes to protect their remaining homes. Project Hope at OHEL has also recently partnered with the Million Trees Initiative of the NYC Restoration Project and the JCCRP, and will provide public education workshops that address stress management at The West End Temple. Million Trees Initiative is giving away 100 trees in Neponsit to area residents who lost their trees in Sandy. At the end of October, Dr Norman Blumenthal, OHEL’s Director of Trauma, Bereavement, & Crisis, gave a special address in Staten Island on surviving and striving in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. OHEL’s Director of Project Hope,

Tzivy Reiter, said about Project Hope’s ongoing work, “The first anniversary, with its expected media coverage and visual images of the hurricane’s destruction, can be a trigger event for many people who suffered devastating losses. Many communities have chosen to commemorate the anniversary by acknowledging their losses while focusing on their collective strength in rebuilding and reclaiming their lives. This is an important step in helping people find meaning in their experiences and moving them forward in their recovery.” Project Hope at OHEL has been instrumental in helping the various neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy recover. They have helped nearly

15,000 people in group sessions, close to 5,000 participants in family crisis counseling, and they have been in direct contact with over 33,000 people to provide various types of support. While no one can erase the devastating losses people have sustained, OHEL’s Project Hope stands alongside them, and helps them find the inner strength to manage and move on. To find out more about all of the work and special projects OHEL’s Project Hope has been involved with, please contact Tzivy Reiter at 718.686.3294 projecthope@ohelfamily.org or visit www.ohelfamily.org

Be’er Hagolah’s Evening of Entertainment Starring Benny Friedman and MODi on Motzei Shabbos, November 23rd It began with a small group of young couples from the Five Towns who wanted to do something to benefit Be’er Hagolah. They were looking for a way to have a great night out with their friends while simultaneously raising much-needed funds for the yeshiva, with a special emphasis on purchasing tefillin for Bar Mitzvah boys. This year will mark the eighteenth year of this unique event which has taken fundraising events to the next level. The Evening of Entertainment boasts a magnificent ambiance with spectacular décor. Guests will enjoy a sumptuous dinner with family and friends at a lavish buffet replete with carving stations, a myriad of hot dishes, a sushi bar, salad bar, shwarma bar and dessert bar. Attendees are treated to award-winning shows with every great name on the entertainment scene. The last few years have seen Jewish singers Lipa, MBD, Avrohom Fried, Abie Rottenberg, and Boruch Levin, comedians and fabulous entertainers such as the Dunkin’ Devils acrobatic basketball team, and Fire and Ice pyrotechnic dance team just to name a few.. And of course, attendees may try their luck at winning one of many unique prizes at their gala Chinese Auction. This year’s Evening of Entertainment is an event you don’t want to miss. Join Be’er Hagolah Institutes on Motzei Shabbos, Novermber 23rd for a magnificent and entertaining evening with the comedy of Modi and the music of Benny Friedman, a sumptuous buffet

dinner and gorgeous Chinese auction. Win from a selection of prizes including an antique grand piano, a trip to Israel Artscroll Shas, a Tori wig, and more. The best part is that you can support a great cause—the pre-eminent kiruv yeshiva in existence for 34 years whose fo-

cus is to educate any Jewish child whose families cannot afford the tuitions at private yeshivas and would otherwise send their children to public school—while enjoying a great evening. Although one need not make a reservation to attend, it is a good idea to do so as it guarantees

up front seating and an advanced paid reservation will entitle you to three free raffle tickets to the Chinese auction. For more information, visit www. beerhagolah.org, call 718.642.6800, or see their ad in this week’s paper.

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Project Hope at OHEL has served thousands of individuals and families across all demographics and communities that were directly impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. In addition to individual, family, and group counseling sessions, Project Hope at OHEL has teamed up with various institutions in numerous neighborhoods and communities, to help rebuild what was lost by so many during Hurricane Sandy – a sense of emotional and personal stability. The Breezy Point community was one of the hardest hit locations, and to honor the resilience of the community, a team from Project Hope at OHEL spent the day in Roxbury alongside survivors

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Cheryl Mandel Inspires the Community with her Words of Strength and Courage On Monday night, November 11th, men and women at the Young Israel of Oceanside were greatly inspired by the words of Cheryl Mandel, a visiting guest speaker bought to the U.S. by One Family Fund Together. One Family Fund (www.onefamilyfundtogether.org) is Israel’s premier organization that supports and rehabilitates victims of terror and bereaved families in Israel. Cheryl’s son, Daniel, a 24-yearold Lieutenant in the IDF, was killed by Hamas terrorists while leading his troops into Shechem just 36 hours before Pesach. Cheryl has traveled the world speaking publicly about her beloved son and the significance of his life and death, inspiring communities around the globe. Cheryl presented a bird’s eye peek into the life of her beloved and brave soon, Lt. Daniel Mandel, whose motivation, smarts, love of Israel and great sense of humor propelled him to become a leader in the IDF. In speaking to her audience, Cheryl asked, “Is there anything in your life that means enough to you, that is important enough to you, that you are willing to fight for? Because for Daniel, and all the soldiers in the Israel Defense Force, the State of Israel means enough...And they are not doing it just for those of us, who either by accident of birth or by choice, are living in Israel today. They are doing it for Jews all over the world, including every single one living in America today,” she continued. “They are doing it because they know what happened when there wasn’t a Jewish State.” Cheryl stressed that Israel’s existence is essential and that strong and fortunate communities like those on Long Island have an obligation to sup-

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port those less fortunate in Israel. Cheryl’s positive attitude that “life is good” impressed her audience. A Zionistic and idealistic Anglo-Israeli mother, Cheryl has been speaking throughout the tristate area on behalf of One Family, the organization that currently provides assistance to 17,000 Israeli victims of terror. Cheryl came to Oceanside to speak in honor of Young Israel of Oceanside Sisterhood Co-President, Miriam Baum Benkoe. About eight years ago, Miriam, with the help of friend Shellie Schiff, produced United We Cook, The American Jewish Community Cooks for Israel, a collection of kosher recipes for use throughout the year and the sales of this book raised over $25,000 for One Family Fund. To order one, contact Miriam at miriambaumbenkoe@gmail.com or call her directly at 516-678-1585. One Family presented Miriam with a copy of newly published, Longing for a Hug: Personal Accounts of Living Life Without Their Loved Ones as Told by Child Victims of Terror in Israel (soon to be published in English).

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Community SKA Students Win Emunah Essay Contest

Congratulations to Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls eleventh grader Eliana Nachman who won first place and ninth grader Zahava Fertig who won third place in the Jossi Berger Holocaust Essay Contest run by Emunah of America. Congratulations also go to eleventh grader Racheli Moskowitz who received an Honorable Mention. On Tuesday, November 5, the winners were presented with their awards at a beautiful ceremony held at the 5th Ave-

nue Synagogue in Manhattan following a moving program in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Eliana Nachman and Zehava Fertig

Skates, Ball and Lots of Smiles for Shulamith Middle School Students On Tuesday, October 29th, the students of Shulamith Middle Division embarked on a thrilling team-building trip to the Aviator. The trip was originally scheduled for early October, but due to the government shutdown had

been indefinitely postponed. After three weeks of being reassured that we would, indeed, reschedule the trip just as soon as the government reopened, students arrived on Tuesday morning, brimming with excitement to join their friends and teachers for their long-awaited day of fun. After morning tefillah and their regular first period lessons, the girls hurried outside to the waiting buses. Accompanied by a full contingent of faculty members, everyone quickly boarded, and we were on our way. As the buses wended their way through the Rockaways and over the Marine Park bridge, the eager girls repeatedly asked, “When will be there?!”

They soon found out that the Aviator is just a short half hour ride away, and when we arrived, we split up into two groups. The fifth and sixth graders had the opportunity to engage in all sorts of gymnastics. They began with warm up exercises, and proceeded to swing off the high bars into a sea of foam squares, swim through them, run and jump across a bouncing floor, and then launch themselves off of a pommel horse back into the foamy sea. The girls also had the opportunity to run and tumble on the floor mats, and try their hands (and feet!) at the balance beam. Meanwhile, the seventh and eighth graders went to a different area where they had an exhilarating game of tug-a-war, played dodge ball, and participated in a zany game of “Steal the Salami Soccer.” The excitement continued as students and teachers formed teams for a variety of invigorating and competitive relay races. Next, the entire Middle Division reconvened in a large lunch area and enjoyed a pizza lunch. After a spirited benching, the girls then went downstairs and laced up their skates for an enjoyable hour of ice skating. By the time we returned to school at 2:30, students and teachers were happily exhausted and chattering contentedly about their memorable outing.

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Congratulations to the newly elected G.O. students at HANCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School. After the initial sixth grade primary vote, the final candidates on the ballot ran aggressive campaigns. Each candidate had numerous colorful campaign posters in English and Hebrew hanging throughout the school and encouraging students to vote for them. After hearing the candidates deliver their campaign speeches, students in 3rd-6th grade voted on Tuesday, Election Day,

for their favorite candidates. And the results are in! Tzivya Gross is the newly elected president, assisted by Ali Lenefsky as vice president, Ezra Friedman as treasurer and Olivia Peller as secretary. The cabinet will be comprised of Jonathan Yizhaky, Ikey Fuld, Josh Brafman, Eitan Auerbach and Adam Speiser. The GO Faculty Advisor is Mrs. Spitalnik. We wish the entire G.O. a successful year!

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Bnos Malka Salutes Jewish American Soldiers “Send a Salami to your Boy in the Army” was the brainchild of Louis the Waiter of the Sixth Avenue Deli during World War II. It has since become symbolic of civilian support of troops fight-

ing overseas. While the 4th grade girls of Bnos Malka are not in the meat business, they are busy writing Chanukah cards and letters to send to Jewish American

soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Mrs. Fruchter, the students’ teacher, explained the importance of showing gratitude to the soldiers for helping keep us safe. “Jewish Americans have served in all of the nation’s battles and continue to serve in remote parts of the world. Showing hakaras hatov is such a basic middah— one which we reinforce daily in the school. These cards are a small gesture on our part to recognize their sacrifice.” Mrs. Sara Fuerst, the co-founder of Kosher Troops, will forward the letters on to the soldiers. “Our mission is to send kosher food and holiday gift baskets to

the soldiers and service members stationed abroad. What began as a small campaign is now one that reaches several hundred troops.” Executive Director Michael Salzbank noted, “Growing up, everyone knew someone who fought in World War II, either a parent or grandparent. I loved to hear them reminisce with one another and how each would playfully argue whose unit was more heroic in battle. Their pride was tangible. It’s sad to see how poorly Veterans’ Day is observed – basically no alternate-side of the street parking and sales at Macy’s. It seems, though, that now there is a shift and that the veterans will receive the apprecia-

tion they so richly deserve. “ Mrs. Fruchter added, “We hope that the simple reminders from the girls will brighten their day and let them know how much we care and that we are thinking of them.”

Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund Brings Happiness on Chanukah For any child, childhood cancer presents a fight for life. The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund presents helps with that fight for life The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund works with Chaiyanu, an organization in Israel that supports families of children with cancer. We have no medical expertise, but we are experts at understanding what the critical illness of a child does to every member of the family. Everyone becomes a victim. And we acknowledge that by giving every sibling a Chanukah gift appropriate for his age. The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund was established as a living memorial for our beloved father, R’ Yosef ben Avraham Chaim Nuta a”h, whose greatest enjoyment in life was to bring pure joy into the lives each and every person he came in contact with, no matter if it was an adult or a child! In addition, his love for Eretz Yisrael was deep-seeded in his heart and soul, so what could be a better way to honor and memorialize our father than to have a Chanukah Toy Fund for children with cancer in Israel, to light up their lives with the fulfillment of their wish list and inject pure joy once again into their home?! The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Cha-

nukah Toy Fund provides every child the opportunity to give us a wish list of things they would like to receive for Chanukah. And we make a gigantic effort to fulfill their wishes because of your support. Some years ago, the card came back from a young boy. All choices said, “bike.” The mother was apologetic, but her son was determined. The family and we, as well, knew that he would never ride that bike, but bikes and boys are about more than riding. That Chanukah, The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund volunteers together with our partners Lev Leytzan delivered that bike in a sea of tears and smiles. The process is grueling. We need to raise the money with our partners around the world. We need to find and order the toys. They need to come in time. They need to be identified, sorted, and routed for delivery. We need a maximum number of volunteers. Our staff and volunteers are working 18 hours day and night, packing, driving, singing, dancing and celebrating the joy of a child who wants to be joyous. We prepare for Chanukah all year long at The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund. It gives us strength for all the days and times we

need it. Chanukah requires all the energy of a small staff and a large number of volunteers. We start early because our children need something special to look forward to. Their parents and siblings help with these difficult decisions. Together with Lev Leytzan, New York’s premiere medical clowning organization and its troupe of medical clowns, we transcend the delivery of the toys into a magical and joyous experience. “Lev Leytzan is proud to be associated with such wonderful, caring and devoted partners such as Chaiyanu and Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund,” noted Noach Gordon, Director of Development of Lev Leytzan. “We are a professional medical clown organization,” explains Dr. Goldberg, its founder, and a psychologist who lives and works in the Five Towns. Each year Lev Leyztan recruits area teens selected to be professionally trained as medical clowns who volunteer to interact with patients empowering them to help ease their pain and discomfort by offering doses of playful engagement. Now in its 10th year, the “Chanukah Mission” is purely funded by its volunteers and once on the ground in Israel, the toys, and the people, from the Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund routinely work 14-18 hours a day

delivering the child-like essence of Chanukah, and what is second, only to a complete refuah...a smile. Chanukah is all done with your donations. Without your donations and volunteering, it cannot happen. The fact that it does happen year after year is another miracle of a festival of miracles. There are no words to describe what we see, what we feel, what it feels like at that moment, to celebrate Chanukah in a child’s home late at night. Until the time when every child has a positive prognosis, our mission is clear. Support the family, and lend our strength to theirs. Our strength is your strength, passed on. Stand with us! This year’s Melava Malka for Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Chanukah Toy Fund will take place on Motzai Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach, November 16th, 2013 at 8:15 PM at the home of Robbie and Judy Schonfeld, 850 Broadway in Woodmere. A very special program is planned, including, of course, the famous Ossie’s Sushi Bar. This year we will also have a wine and cheese tasting. Please join us in making this Chanukah the best Chanukah ever, because where there is joy, there is hope! For more information, please call 516-791-2158 or email ossiestoyfund@ aol.com.

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Good Things Come in Small Packages Chanukah Toy Drive Well Underway By Raizy Goldberg days after her 4th Hebrew birthday. Her sweet and pleasant nature shone through all her deeds and actions, which she performed with excitement. Naama had a friendly, outgoing personality and was very sensitive to other people’s feelings, a truly special child who touched everyone she met and illuminated her surroundings every day. Hopefully the mitzvos created through this project, by young and old, will be a zchus and aliya for her neshama. Together, we can create a Chanukah of perfect simcha for those in need, both parents and children alike. Please join us in this extraordinary community-wide effort to light up Chanukah for countless families in our area. New, unwrapped gifts in their original packaging and/or donations can be dropped off at Brach’s Supermarket or at the JCC of the Greater Five Towns, 207 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst.

For more information, to volunteer, or to submit a name of a family who you believe would benefit from this project, please email jcctoydrive@jccrp.org or call 718-327-7755 and ask for Elisheva x6112 or Naamah x6124. Tizku l’mitzvos!

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The schach has yet to be rolled away, but as early as October eager young children are awaiting the glory of Chanukah and the promise of colorful and exciting gifts and toys. This autumn we are b”H enjoying beautiful weather, a rainbow of fall foliage and hopefully a wealth of nachas and good health. But last year was not the case, as Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc around us. Many of our friends and neighbors experienced devastation beyond words, yet an equal number of capable donors and volunteers heroically ensured that all children in need experienced a Chanukah of joy and light. In that spirit of giving, this year our community looks to spark the seeds of generosity once again, through the joint efforts of the JCCRP/JCC Rochel Baron a”h Toy Drive, l’zecher nishmas Aaron Tepfer a”h. With three weeks to Chanukah, the toy drive is in full swing. At the helm are Nathan Krasnovsky, executive director of JCCRP, in conjunction with Joel Block, executive director of the JCC of the Greater Five Towns, and Ettie Schoor, who spearheaded Nivneh and was recruited by Nathan Krasnovsky for this project. Together with the incredible JCCRP/JCC dedicated staff members, Elisheva Trachtenberg, Social Worker JCCRP, Naamah Adelman, Case Manager Met Council/JCCRP, and Stacey Feldman of JCC, there are 9 volunteer coordinators working on a daily basis, and over 50 additional volunteers already lined up for packaging. Much gratitude and appreciation goes to

a number of key volunteer coordinators who are working very hard to make this a successful endeavor: Bukie Cohen, Ilana David, Ester Feuer, Chaya Gibber, Chana Hoch, Fraidy Osina, Aviva Paneth, Rocky Stern and Miriam Vegh. Toys are pouring into Brach’s Supermarket, a primary drop off location in the neighborhood. There are beautiful signs posted in the store, a huge collection bin and anyone who brings in a toy can get a Chanukah treat from customer service. Since more space was needed because of the amount of toys expected, Mr. Brach approached Rabbi Neuman, who graciously agreed to provide space at Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam. Mr. Brach is installing special shelving in the rooms where the packaging will take place. Deliveries will be made to Bayswater, Far Rockaway, Five Towns, Oceanside, Long Beach and Belle Harbor. The toys will be organized by age and gender and packages will be color-coded by neighborhood to make the delivery process as streamlined and manageable as possible. In order to maximize privacy, the packaging committee will be receiving a sheet by neighborhood with no names. Each volunteer will get families to package for but will not have any access to who the family is. Everything is coded with a number to ensure maximum privacy for all. Community residents are so excited to participate and contribute toys to this very meaningful project. Amazingly, families who last year were on the receiving end of Hurricane Sandy relief are now so happy to be on the giving end. Families are going on Chanukah shopping sprees to buy gifts for others who are less fortunate. What a special feeling that is for the children who are lucky enough to get their own special Chanukah gifts year after year. ‎For those who can’t make it to the store, you can contribute online to the JCCRP website by clicking “donate to toy drive” and picking out gifts. There have been incredible, anonymous donors who have funded large segments of the project, as well as the Red Cross and the UJA-Federation of NY who are also contributing towards the drive. The center used to store the toys was graciously donated l’zecher nishmas Naama Chana Markovits a”h. Naama’s pure neshama was returned to Hashem upon her passing on June 23, 2010, two

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Playing with the Wolves A Look at the West’s Negotiations with Nuclear Iran

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egotiating with the devil” is how some put it when they learned world powers would be talking with Iran about a deal that would ease sanctions and slow down Iran’s progression toward nuclear weapons. After failing to reach an agreement at the Geneva Convention last week, the two sides have resumed talks again with lower level negotiations taking place. Britain and Russia are both optimistic a final deal will be reached that will be successful in halting Iran’s nuclear program. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen.

The New Round of Talks According to several news reports, it was France’s foreign minister who pulled the plug on the first round of talks, calling the deal a “fool’s game of one sided concessions.” U.S. lawmakers vowed to move ahead with plans to tighten sanctions this week in order to ensure Washington won’t give away too much in a deal with Tehran. Secretary of State John Kerry echoed these sentiments saying, “We are not blind and I don’t think we are stupid. I think we have a pretty strong sense of how to measure whether or not we are acting in our interest of the country and of the globe.” Word is that France wanted any agreement to include a shutdown of Iran’s Arak heavy-water reactor which could be used to make bomb-grade plu-

tonium as well as the removal of Iran’s stock of enriched uranium. Iranian diplomats couldn’t agree to that, and western powers couldn’t agree to Iran’s terms of the pace and extent to which the sanctions would be removed. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his approval that no deal was made at the convention, saying Israel would do whatever it could to prevent a “bad agreement.” However, Kerry has denied that France was the one who pulled the plug on the first round of talks with Iran, saying it was Iran who was not willing to agree to the terms set forth by the other negotiating parties. The fact that countries are negotiating with Iran in the first place is a pretty dramatic change of pace from not too long ago. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani can be credited with this change, as he has taken a much softer stance toward the world than his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had. Rouhani has done a great job making nice to world leaders, giving them hope that the nuclear issue can be resolved diplomatically. But this doesn’t mean Rouhani is any less of a hardliner than Ahmadinejad. In fact, seeking to make nice to some in the Iranian parliament, Rouhani made it clear to negotiators in Geneva that Iran has its own “red lines,” saying, “We will not answer to any threat, sanction, humiliation or discrimination.”

The “Moderate” Rouhani Whatever face Rouhani shows the Iranian parliament is certainly not the same face he shows the rest of the world, and all new policy shifts are credited to the so-called “moderate” Rouhani. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country’s previous president, sang a very different tune. President from 2005 till June of 2013, he was a hateful figurehead who earned a reputation for his heavy disgust for Israel and the West. During his terms, any sort of negotiations between the West and Iran were nothing short of a dream. Ahmadinejad felt the need to assert Iran’s power and claimed that the sanctions would not cause them to give up their “rights to nuclear proliferation.” Many believed his last election was rigged, and the Iranian people took to the streets to protest. Unfortunately, the protests were put down and the people quieted, as Ayatollah Khomeini stood behind his longtime friend, Ahmadinejad. When elections for a new president in Iran took place, Hassan Rouhani, known to have a more levelheaded disposition, won by a landslide. Khomeini was content with the selection of the new president, as he wanted to avoid any protests from the people and knew the new candidate well. Rouhani is an original revolutionary; he fled with Ayatollah Khomeini in 1977 and lived in exile with him until the revolution was over. He then began

his first of many high level government positions, beginning with the Secretary and Representative of the Supreme Defense Council from 1983-88, then the Commander of the Iranian Air Defenses from 1985-91. He then served as the Deputy Commander of Iran’s Armed Forces from 1988-89, National Security Advisor to the President from 1989-97 and then Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989-2005. It was during this last stint that Rouhani led the nuclear negotiations for Iran between them and the West, earning him the nickname “diplomatic sheikh.” Rouhani was a known critic of Ahmadinejad and resigned from his post when Ahmadinejad won the presidency in 2005. In June, Rouhani chose to make his way back into politics, eventually winning the presidency under the slogan “moderation and wisdom.” He received more than 50% of the vote, due to his promise of more connection to the outside world. He also claimed Iran’s economy will be a more important priority than nuclear programs under his rule. These are the priorities of the general public in Iran who believe they have a right to nuclear arms but are suffering from sanctions and believe it is more important right now to resolve their economic woes. Almost as soon as Rouhani was voted in as president of Iran, he began his tour touting the very characteris-

71 97 ed that Rouhani wants to reopen direct flights between Iran and the US. These are things that would have been impossible during the previous president’s term. Whether or not these changes will amount to any concrete agreements remains to be seen. Iran’s citizens may not be as optimistic as the rest of the world is, though. Al Jazeera reports that Rouhani’s landslide victory proved that his ability to calmly handle the media, his fluency in debates and his ability to understand the discontent of the Iranian people led the majority of Iran to cast their ballots for him. The problem, it seems, is Rouhani is divided between the public and Khomeini and his extremely conservative government. This is beginning to frustrate the Iranian people. “Indeed, the present strategy appears to be to maintain a conservative approach at home and reformist one abroad,” says Ali Ansari, a writer for the news agency. This is extremely upsetting to the Iranian people, who see Rouhani’s attempt at trying to please both the conservatives and the Iranian public as a backtrack on his promises. His approval rates are very slowly but consistently falling on his home front. In the world arena however, the opposite is happening with leaders falling for his charm.

Going Nuclear

The international atomic energy agency said on Monday that it has reached a roadmap agreement with Iran who has agreed to “resolve all outstanding issues” and that it would allow inspectors “managed access” to two of its nuclear facilities. “Managed access” refers to a term used by the agency that allows inspectors to collect the data they need while protecting information that the country deems secret, like military technology, for example. This may sound promising, but it omits access to one of the most important sites, the Parchin Military site, located southwest of Tehran. Although it is some progress toward a posNetanyahu promises Israel will defend itself sible agreement, “much more against its foe even if it has to stand on its own needs to be done,” according that give the international community to Yukiya Amano, the director general confidence that in fact they are meeting of the atomic energy agency. This is the their international obligations fully and first step toward an agreement in the that they are not in a position to have a last five years, but the plan has plenty nuclear weapon.” But in his relatively of holes in it. The agreement gives ofshort time as president, Rouhani has al- ficials access to a plant that produces ready opened up many doors that were heavily enriched plutonium, but not to closed during Ahmadinejad’s time as the nuclear reactor under construction president. A news agency in Iran report- there. The plan would also require Iran

to answer all past and present questions ency. But whether they are open or about its nuclear facilities, its goals and backhanded, they have a clear goal of a clear plan on how it would utilize the acquiring nuclear weapons and no one enriched uranium it is enriching at such is totally sure anything can stop them. high levels. Until now the agency’s ac- They also pose a clear danger to the cess has been severely limited, caus- world and to Israel, when on numerous ing alarm among world powers as to what Iran is planning with its nuclear program. This agency was the eyes to the outside world, and for a long time they have been shut. It is important to keep in mind that this is not an actual agreement, only an outline of what to base future negotiations on. If all this back and forth between Iran and Is Rouhani any more moderate than his predecessor? the Western world seem confusing, that’s probably because it is. occasions they have promised to wipe An outward change of direction does Israel off the map. not necessarily indicate an inward one. Whether the world powers will Western powers desire Iran to stop pro- stand firm and demand real concession gressing with its nuclear goals, and Iran from Iran or whether they will just look wishes for an ease and elimination of to sign a meaningless agreement to the crippling sanctions that have been show the world they are getting somehurting the country’s economy. Iran where is something only the future can may attempt to fool the world again tell. In the meantime, Iran moves closer into thinking it will adhere to these and closer to its nuclear goal, and the rules and have much more transpar- rest of the world is powerless to stop it.

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tics he promised to show the world. He made a speech at the UN General Assembly, insisting that Iran does not wish to harm the world and is not a threat. He also insisted Iran’s nuclear program was for energy purposes. He went so far as to tweet a message wishing the Jews around the world and especially in Iran a happy Rosh Hashanah. Netanyahu dismissed his wishes saying that his country has preached hatred and discrimination against Jews, and Rouhani’s attempt at an image makeover would not change those facts. As far as the rest of the world is concerned though, Rouhani has succeeded in changing Iran’s image slightly, with world powers agreeing to go into negotiations with Iran. Israel has gone on the defensive, with Netanyahu using any opportunity he has to warn the world that Iran’s priorities have not changed. Netanyahu said of Rouhani that he is a “sheep in wolf’s clothing, a wolf who thinks he can pull the eyes over the international community.” He went on to say that Rouhani “thinks he can have his yellowcake and eat it too,” hinting to his aim to ease sanctions while continuing toward nuclear weapon attainment. “We all want diplomacy with Iran to succeed,” Netanyahu said, “but when it comes to Iran, the greater the pressure, the great the chance.” Iran reacted to Netanyahu’s comments, calling them inflammatory and unfounded. The country insists it has a right to peaceful nuclear energy, claiming its intentions are and always have been for peaceful purposes. Obama weighed in on the verbal volley as well, saying, “It is absolutely clear that words are not sufficient, we have to have actions

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Parshas Vayishlach

Going Home – The Merit of Eretz Yisroel

Yaakov Avinu received word that his brother Eisav was coming to greet him. He understood fully well that this was not to be a warm family reunion. Eisav came accompanied by a band of four hundred armed men, bent on revenge. The Torah describes that Yaakov was “very frightened,” so he prepared for war. The Rishonim are bothered by why Yaakov would fear Eisav. After all, Hashem had promised to return him to his father’s house in peace. Throughout the many years, Hashem was right there protecting him, guarding him, keeping the promise. Why should he now fear a mere mortal? The Daas Zakainim answers that Yaakov was afraid of the “zchus of Eretz Yisrael.” For the past twenty years, Eisav had been living in Eretz Yisrael while Yaakov had not. Therefore, Yaakov was afraid that if he engaged in mortal combat with Eisav, that merit might win the day for him, and Yaakov might die in battle. This Daas Zakainim is difficult to understand on a number of levels. First, the reason that Yaakov wasn’t in Eretz Yisroel was not that he had abandoned the land, but because he fled from Eisav. He spent the first fourteen years in the yeshiva of Shem, and then he worked for Lavan. But even more pointedly, what possible merit could Eisav have from living in Eretz Yisrael? He wasn’t practicing Torah and mitzvos. Quite the opposite, he was a rasha. His entire existence was focused against holiness. Eretz Yisroel is a land that has an enormous amount of kedusha and cannot tolerate wickedness; it is highly sensitive to tumah. Eisav’s very presence in the land should have been intolerable. The land should have desired to throw him out. So what type of merit would he have from being in that land? It would seem the opposite. His many years of defiling that holy

land should work against him, not for him. The answer to this question can best be understood with a perspective on capitalism. The Contribution of the Private Sector If a man owns a successful small business, he might do a million dollars a year in sales. But that is the gross revenue, not the amount he takes home. As a rule in business, 15% of revenue is a reasonable profit margin.

as a person. He was well aware of the different lives they led. But Yaakov understood that Eisav had a tremendous zchus: he was responsible for building the land, and because of this Yaakov was afraid. In “times of danger,” a particular merit can stand up for a person, and that can change the outcome of a confrontation. We Don’t Belong Here This concept is very relevant in our lives. While we patiently wait for the imminent coming of Moshiach,

A JEW BELONGS IN HIS HOMELAND, IN ERETZ YISROEL.

So, if his mark-ups are strong and his expenses are in line, he might bring in a net profit of $150,000. 85% of the monies that he earns go to expenses. And this illustrates an interesting phenomenon. While his only motivation may have been to earn a living for himself, he is providing a substantial gain to those he does business with. In this scenario, $850,000 of his efforts are going to vendors, suppliers, and employees. And while it may not at all be his intention, he is making a substantial contribution to the economy as a whole. In the same sense, Eisav was engaged in the building of Eretz Yisroel. While his interests may have been strictly his own, he maintained sheep, owned fields, hired workmen and built fences. His efforts directly benefited the land. It was cultivated and improved because of him. And this was Eretz Yisroel, the land that Hashem chose as the site for the Jewish people to settle, the home of the eventual Bais HaMikdash. Its very ground is holy. While he may not have been a credit to the land, and may not even have felt an attachment to it, because of him, the land was built up – and that is a great merit. Yaakov did not in any sense think that Eisav had more merit than he did

one of the concepts that must be in the forefront of our minds is that we are in a foreign country. We don’t belong in chutz l’aaretz. It isn’t our home. While the United States is one of the most benevolent lands that has ever offered us residence, a Jew doesn’t belong in Brooklyn. When we build up this land, whether with palaces or impressive businesses, we are building other people’s land. We get back nothing for it. A Jew belongs in his homeland, in Eretz Yisroel. Hashem invested very different properties into the land of Is-

rael. The air there makes one wise. It is a land steeped in holiness, and when a Jew lives there, it is much easier to experience Hashem, much easier to reach perfection. We see from this Chazal another advantage of living there. By his very presence, a Jew has the merit of cultivating the Holy Land. When he rides the buses and frequents the shops, he is supporting the local economy. When he operates a business there, he isn’t only getting back the 15% of net profit, he is benefiting many others, and his $850,000 goes towards building up the infrastructure, giving jobs to others — he is part of the building process. Because it is the holy land, the mundane becomes sacred, and he is given reward because he is a builder of our sanctified land. While each individual and family must consult Torah guidance to determine whether living in Israel right now is best for them, one fact is clear: we belong there; it is our home. May Hashem quickly bring Moshiach, and may we all celebrate a new dawn in our most precious homeland.

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Yankel walks into a hotel and in broken English says to the clerk, “I’d like a room for tonight.” “I’m sorry, sir, but we have no vacant rooms,” the clerk answers. “Not even one room?” Yankel asks. “No, sir, we’re full tonight,” says the clerk. Yankel thinks for a moment and says, “Tell me, if the president of the United States came in and asked for a room, would you give him one?” The clerk answers, “Well, if the president of the United States asked for a room, I would find one for him!” Yankel replies, “Well, the president is not coming here tonight. So give me the room you’d give to him!”

After a bus driver came back with less money than he should have, his supervisor decided to figure out how many people had been on the bus from the beginning to the end of the route. Due to technology and record keeping, he knows that at the first stop six passengers got on. The bus then proceeded a few blocks and stopped. Two passengers got off and five got on. At the next stop, three people got off and seven came on. It continued for a few blocks and then stopped again. Four people got on and four people got off. It proceeded on its route and at the next stop, five people got on. At the next stop, 14 got on and no one got off. How many stops did the bus make? a. 21 b. 6 c. 23 d. 4

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4. The energy source used most in the U.S. to generate electricity is: a. Natural gas b. Coal c. Nuclear power d. Petroleum

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5. What does a transformer do to an electrical current? a. Changes its voltage b. Adds more watts c. Turns electricity into power d. Prevents it from catching fire

3. What did Thomas Edison do to demonstrate how his electricity was safer than his competitor’s electricity? a. He provided free fire insurance to any home that switched from his competitor’s electricity to his. b. He stuck a wet piece of metal in a 10,000 watt socket in the middle of Times Square c. He went to different towns and tried selling his competitor’s electricity. When potential customers would point out the safety flaws, he would respond, “That is why you should actually buy my product, not the inferior electricity that I have been talking about for the past hour.” d. He electrocuted an elephant.

6. Electrical currents are measured in “amps” which is an abbreviation for : a. Amplifier b. Ampiliospholisitismosis c. Amperes d. Ampidization Answers: 1. A-The first central power plant was built by Thomas Edison and began generating electricity on September 4, 1882. It had one generator, and it produced power for 800 electric light bulbs. Within 14 months, it had 508 subscribers and 12,732 bulbs. 2. D 3. D- Edison used his competitor’s alternative current system to publicly

execute an elephant, named Topsy, which belonged to Coney Island’s Luna Park. Topsy was deemed a threat to people after she killed three men in three years, the last a drunk trainer who had fed her a lit cigar. 4. B- Close to 50% of electricity in the U.S. comes from coal 5. A- Transformers change the highvoltage electricity that travels through transmission lines into the low-voltage electricity you want in your house. 6. C Wisdom Key: 5-6 correct: You are a thousand watts, my friend!! 3-4 correct: You are like a 60 watt light bulb—useful, good to have around but not very exciting. 0-2 correct: When your Momma told you, as a kid, not to stick your fingers in the socket, she meant it!

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The Observant Jew Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

Turning Over an Old Leaf

ne of the benefits of living in the suburbs is the ability to witness the wonders of nature as the leaves turn colors each autumn. Driving down the Palisades Parkway is like driving through a tunnel of reds and golds. Looking to the mountains, I see the luxurious blanket of fall colors adorning the horizon. As I left shul one morning and caught a glimpse of the blazing color glinting in the early morning sun, I paused to thank Hashem for the beauty of the natural world around us and for the opportunity to enjoy this majestic show. My mother a”h always loved the fall foliage and maybe I have her to thank for some of my appreciation thereof. But then I began thinking of something else I had heard about leaves. I don’t recall which lecturer it was who spoke about the topic but he mentioned something that should give us pause. When we see the colors in the leaves, it’s not because they are growing and gaining strength. On the contrary, they’re breaking down and dying! Photosynthesis halts as the shorter days no longer provide the necessary sunlight for the process of breaking down carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose. The green chlorophyll begins

to disappear and the colors emerge; not due to beautiful growth, but due to inevitable death. Now, this sounds depressing, but when you know how to look at it, it really isn’t. We can learn a valuable lesson from the leaves and when we do, we will be able to enjoy the beauty that much more. R’ Avigdor Miller z”l famously spoke about the brilliant color in an

orange which makes us want to eat it. “But,” he says, “look inside, and it’s white. Why? Because the Master of the World won’t waste color where it won’t be seen and is unnecessary.” If that’s so, the message of the autumn leaves must be very important to be put all over the world where the dramatic color it provides is admired by millions.

that provide a source of life for growing boys and girls. The joy we experience at the ingathering comes not from the death of the plant or animal, but from the realization that we have achieved what we set out to do. When we see the leaves changing colors, it is a sign that their work is complete. They have diligently turned

WHEN WE SEE THE LEAVES CHANGING COLORS, IT IS A SIGN THAT THEIR WORK IS COMPLETE

So what is the message? It’s interesting to note that many of the fruits and vegetables associated with autumn share those orange, gold, and deep purple colors which make the leaves so striking. Squashes, pumpkins and gourds make us think of fall, giving thanks, and the approaching cooler weather. Autumn is the time of harvest, when we gather in the fruits of our summer labors and enjoy what we’ve prepared as we approach the long winter ahead. That’s exactly what the trees are doing, utilizing whatever they’ve created while the long sunny days made it possible for them to be productive, and waiting for the opportunity once again to begin growing leaves and starting the cycle of being productive again. Sukkos comes at this time of the year and we focus on our joy. But if we think about it, all the produce that was growing until now is picked – plucked from its source of life – and now sits, dead, in our storerooms and pantries. Should we truly rejoice over these once-thriving life forms which no longer have the chance to grow? Of course the question is preposterous, since the whole purpose of planting food is to have it grow and provide sustenance for us once it is harvested. Even animals, which are raised for food, fulfill their purpose for being only when they are turned into nutritious victuals

an unbreathable gas, carbon dioxide, into fresh oxygen for humankind and animals alike. They have stored up enough food for their respective trees to provide sustenance through the winter ahead. At this time, they have reason to celebrate their success with a show of stunning color. But there’s more. If we reflect on what happens to the leaves, we see a parallel in mankind. The Torah commands us, “Mipnei saivah takum,” you shall rise in the presence of an old person, “V’hadarta p’nei zakein,” and you shall honor the presence of an elder. The Torah praises old age and calls it worthy of respect and honor. While the non-Torah world praises youth and beauty, we see the wisdom of life experience as a glowing crown upon those who have trod upon this earth for seventy years or more. This is similar to the leaves which, as they approach the end of their lives, exhibit a fiery presence which makes us take note. So many of our greatest people became more well-known as they approached the end of their lives. These gedolim flourish as they approach their final years, much as the leaves do. So what is the lesson that is so important to all of us? I would like to suggest that the common thread between the leaves, the harvested produce, and the elders is a reduced connection to the earthly plane. As the photosynthesis ceases, the green chlorophyll ebbs to reveal the beautiful hues that were really there the whole time. The natural process of work production was hiding the inherent beauty of the leaf. So too, the day-to-day matters of living tend to mask the greatness inside

each of us. Especially for us in America, the concept of everything holy being hidden by “the green” is quite understandable. However, as we age, we tend to become more detached from running after the dollar, less likely to chase excitement and avenues of pleasure or entertainment. We begin to introspect and find the beauty within ourselves and seek the connection to a higher power. That wisdom, the life-experience which helps us recognize what’s truly important and valuable, is what Judaism finds so praiseworthy. When we see an elder, we know they have spent their lives preparing for the winter ahead, when they will no longer be able to gather mitzvos and turn moments of life into fuel for Olam HaBa. The more they have done their job, the more glorious the showing. We are meant to reflect on this all our years, and Hashem gives us a stark reminder every autumn. The mabul began and ended in Cheshvan, which is usually the peak month for fall foliage color in much of the world. Not coincidentally, one of the promises Hashem made after the flood was that the seasons would never be suspended. Rather, we would always see the cycle of birth, prodigious growth, glorious ending, and the deathly quiet of winter. This is to remind us why we are here, and how we can turn the days of our life into sustenance for our future life in Olam Haba; the life which is our primary existence, but for which one must prepare now. Each year, the autumn leaves flash and gleam this message to us as they repose in splendid color, catching our eyes, and hopefully, our thoughts as well.

Jonathan Gewirtz is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications around the world. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. For more information, or to sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English, e-mail info@JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Publication Sponsorship or Subscribe in the subject. © 2010 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.

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his is George. candy man jumped up and began excitHe is a good little monkey, and edly motioning under the rabbi’s chair. he’s always curious. George knew he had to get out quick. One Shabbos morning, the man with As only a monkey could, George the yellow hat woke him up and said, climbed up the chain of the Ner Tamid “George I think we will go to shul to- and swung across the room. He then day!” leapt over to the door and bolted out of When they arrived at shul, davening the shul. had already started. The man with the By now, the candy yellow hat brought George to an empman was enraged. He ty seat next to Mr. Zaiy-shtill. “Now slammed the door open George, I am going to sit in the back and was about to begin of the shul so that I can schmooze his pursuit, when the with my friends. But I want gabbai stopped him. you to sit here quietly and “Look, it’s not George’s daven. I’ll be back fault. He’s only a monin a few minutes key. If you want to to check on speak to someone you. Don’t get about this mess, into any trouyou need to ble!” speak to the The man with the man with the yellow hat disappeared. At yellow hat. He first George davened whatever has to be responsible he knew. But after a short while for his monkey!” “Where is he?” he became restless. He began to watch demanded the candy man. The gabbai what was happening around him when replied sadly, “Just give him a few minhe noticed the candy man giving out lol- utes and he’ll be back from the Kiddush lipops. George wanted a lollipop. Could Club.” he get more than one without the man Meanwhile George ran downstairs seeing? George was curious. and waited in a corner. He felt sorry for He quietly slipped under the table what happened. and stuck his hand When davening into the candy man’s ended and everyone shtender from below. came downstairs for Just as he was about the coveted kiddush, GEORGE WANTED to grab three lollipops, they were dismayed to A LOLLIPOP. his hand got caught on find that someone had a nail. Crash! With a accidentally locked COULD HE GET big thud, the whole the door with the keys shtender fell to the inside. All the kugel, MORE THAN ONE floor. “Hey,” yelled cholent, schnapps, WITHOUT THE the candy man, “That and cake were waitmonkey is trying ing for them, but they MAN SEEING? to steal my candy! couldn’t get in. Stop him!” George George knew what was frightened. He he had to do. In a flash jumped up and ran towards the front of he climbed up to the ceiling tile, pushed the room and hid under the rabbi’s chair. it up and jumped over the top of the After a while George began getting door, and came down the other side. He bored again. When the rabbi sat down in then opened the door and everyone exhis chair some of the tzitzis from his tal- citedly rushed in. lis were hanging down under the chair. While George and the man with the George tied the tzitzis to the chair so yellow hat were enjoying a hot bowl of they wouldn’t touch the floor. cholent, the rabbi walked over to them A few minutes later, when the rabbi and smiled. “George, we all appreciate began saying Shema, he couldn’t figure what you did. And Mr. man with the yelout why his tzitzis wouldn’t budge. The low hat, I think we need to talk.”

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In the Kitchen

a taste of COOKING INSPIRED by Estee Kafra

Every year we go apple picking and schlepp home more apples than we know what to do with. We also always buy a small pumpkin for soup. This is what we made with last year’s pumpkin. It was so good that the kids have already threatened to bring home 2 pumpkins next year. Pumpkins may be daunting because of their size, but are really simple to work with if you follow this technique. Ingredients 1 Tbsp oil (or more) 1 large pumpkin (about 3 lbs) 1 Spanish onion, chopped 1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp dried thyme 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock (or 1 Tbsp chicken soup mix, msgfree, mixed with water) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Pesto: 2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley ¼ cup toasted sunflower seeds 1 very small clove garlic (or half of a big one) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil Roasted sunflower seeds, extra-salted, for garnishing

Pumpkin Soup with Parsley - Sunflower Pesto

Preparation Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cut the pumpkin in half and scrape out the seeds with a large spoon. Rub the inside of the pumpkin with the oil and place face-down on a cookie sheet. Bake for 35 minutes. The pumpkin will have softened considerably. Scrape out the flesh and transfer to a large saucepan. (If it’s too hard to scrape the filling out, return the pumpkin to the oven and bake longer.) Add all of the remaining ingredients to the saucepan. Pour in just enough stock to cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook over medium heat for 45 to 60 minutes or until the sweet potato is tender. Use an immersion blender or ladle batches into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal “S” blade and purée. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pesto: Separate the leaves and small stems of the parley from the main stem. Discard the main stem. Place the parsley, sunflower seeds and garlic into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal “S” blade. With the machine running, slowly pour the olive oil into the feed tub, combining the ingredients until the mixture is chopped and pasty. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Dollop the pesto on top of the soup and garnish with extra-salted roasted sunflower seeds.

Reprinted from: COOKING INSPIRED: Bringing Creativity and Passion Back into the Kitchen, By Estee Kafra. Distributed by Feldheim Publishers; September 2013

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In the Kitchen Naomi Nachman

Fall Samplings Thanksgiving and Chanukah collide all at once this year. There are so many websites that discuss this confluence, and the word “Thanksgivukah” has even been trademarked! This occurrence is once in a lifetime. According to the Chicago Tribune, the last time this occurred was in 1888. Another source I found online calculated that the next time this will be occur in the year 79811 (that over 70,000 years from now!).

I always have fun creating dishes for holidays and Thanksgivukah is no exception. Last week, I made pumpkin challah for Shabbat. All I did was cut back the oil from my regular recipe and add a 14 ounce can of pureed pumpkin into the liquid part of the mixture before adding in the flour. I also added in 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. My recipe for streusel topping follows the turkey recipe.

This turkey roast recipe is a great recipe for Thanksgiving, Chanukah or any night you just want a delicious succulent turkey. It’s a break from having yet another chicken dinner and healthier than eating red meat. Also, it is quicker than cooking a whole turkey and freezes so well because of the sauce.

Sweet and Sour Turkey Roast Ingredients 1 - 5 pound boneless turkey roast tied with string Garlic powder Onion powder Paprika Kosher salt Olive oil Sauce 2 onions, cut into rings 4 cloves garlic 1 cup ketchup ¾ cup brown sugar Pinch cinnamon to taste 1 can pineapple chunks with liquid 4 carrots sliced into rings

2 tablespoons corn starch 2 cups water, divided Preparation Rinse, and then pat the turkey dry. Season with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Heat pan, then add oil. Once oil is hot, add turkey and sear on all sides for a few minutes. Place turkey in a baking dish. In the same sauté pan, place onions and carrots until cook until soft. Add garlic and stir for 2 minutes. Add ketchup, pinch cinnamon, brown sugar, can of pineapple chunks plus the liquid, and ½ the water (1 cup). Bring the sauce to a boil then simmer for 5 minutes. In a separate bowl, combine the cornstarch and remaining water until water is dissolved and add to simmering sauce. Bring back to a boil until sauce thickens stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over turkey. Bake for 1-1/2 hours at 350°, making sure to not overcook it as turkey dries out fast. (Internal temperature reading for the turkey should be 165°.) Slice once cooled. Serve warm with sauce.

Marshmallow Streusel Topping for Pumpkin Challah Ingredients 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar ½ cup oil 1 cup mini marshmallows

Preparation Mix all ingredients together with a fork until crumbs forms. Place on a challah that has already been brushed with egg. The marshmallows caramelize and turn brown while baking.

Naomi Nachman, the owner of The Aussie Gourmet, caters weekly and Shabbat/ Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities, with a specialty in Pesach catering. Naomi is a contributing editor to this paper and also produces and hosts her own weekly radio show on the Nachum Segal Network stream called “A Table for Two with Naomi Nachman.” Naomi gives cooking presentations for organizations and private groups throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In addition, Naomi has been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has been featured in cookbooks, magazines as well as other media covering topics related to cuisine preparation and personal chefs. To obtain additional recipes, join The Aussie Gourmet on Facebook or visit Naomi’s blog. Naomi can be reached through her website,www.theaussiegourmet.com or at (516) 295-9669.

Avi Heiligman

Rudy Augarten Israel’s First Ace

Rudy in front of the Egyptian Spitfire that he shot down over Israel

into a formidable fighting force and after the war trained Israelis to defend their country from the air. One of these heroic pilots was Rudy Augarten. Before he volunteered for the IAF, Augarten had a hair-raising experience behind German lines during World War II. Rudy was an American fighter pilot and had flown about 100 missions against the Germans in the P-47 Thunderbolt. He was assigned to the 376th Fighter Group and flew missions out of England in support of the Normandy landings in June 1944. Flying over Caen, France, his tenth mission on June 10, his plane took a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire. Forced to bail out, his oxygen mask hit him in the face as his parachute opened. After a hard landing near a farmhouse, he asked the owner to hide him until he could find a way back to American lines. The farmer refused, and Rudy continued on his journey and finally found a farmer who would hide him. After three weeks, he felt that his presence endangered his hosts and left. Friendly Frenchmen pointed him towards a ditch where other Allied soldiers, British paratroopers who

were dropped off course, were hiding. They decided to make a run for it and while most headed for Spain, Rudy and one paratrooper chose to break through German lines and link up with the advancing Allies. In the dark, they passed for Frenchmen with their scant knowledge of French. However, in the morning, the Germans noticed them and a firefight broke out. They were forced to surrender and were taken as POWs to a farmhouse. Luckily for Rudy, the Germans weren’t SS (hardened Nazis) and didn’t care that his dog tags identified him as a Jew. Rudy was moved to a horse stable with other Allied prisoners and was placed with other officers in the same stall. One of the prisoners was a British paratrooper named Gerald Gordon. Gerald worked in the kitchen and gave the officers a knife. They began to plan an escape. Using the knife to cut a hole in the ceiling, six men climbed to the roof and lowered themselves to the ground with a makeshift rope. Careful to avoid the German guards, they dashed across the street in pairs. A sympathetic Frenchman gave them civilian clothes, and they began the trek towards the Allied lines. This time, two SS officers stopped them but they passed for Frenchmen as the SS did not know any French. They hid in another farmhouse for three weeks and left when the daughter told them that the Germans were becoming suspicious. They were directed to an area where troops from Senegal were hiding and planning a revenge attack on the Germans. A shot aimed at a German motorcyclist brought the fearful sound of approaching tanks. A soldier jumped into the ditch and screamed in English when someone stepped on his toes. Rudy asked in disbelief, “Are you Americans?” “Yes, who are you?” the voice replied. Rudy and Gerald were finally safe and were taken to Allied headquarters. The army wanted to send him home after all of the hardships he had been

through but Rudy refused. He wanted to continue fighting from the air. Given another P-47, he flew another 90 missions and shot down two Me109s, earning the Distinguished Service Cross. After the war, Rudy went to Harvard and was studying international relations when he heard about the creation of the State of Israel. He decided to do something after hearing a lecture from Israel’s first ambassador to the United Nations, Abba Eban. Inquiring some more, he went to New York to sign up and they were more than impressed with his war record. Israel was in dire need of experienced pilots, and Rudy was the answer to their prayers. They wanted him to go to Israel immediately but after his parents refused, he went back to Harvard. After a while of hearing so many reports and about the need for volunteers, Rudy decided to go against his parents’ wishes and traveled to Israel. Many pilots volunteering for Israel in 1948 were sent to Czechoslovakia to train in the Avia S-199, a plane that was upgraded from leftover stores of German Me109s. In an ironic twist of fate, they were to fight British-built Spitfires and Hurricanes that were given to the Arabs. On October 15, 1948, the Israelis launched Operation Yoav. Since the Israelis had more pilots than flyable fighter planes, it was always a race between the pilots to get into a plane when a mission was a go. Even though he was scheduled just for a reconnaissance flight, Rudy, attached to the 101st Squadron, was ready for anything. After flying south for a while, he spotted two planes in the distance. They were clearly Spitfires and based on his knowledge of Spitfires in the area (the IAF had a few but most were undergoing repairs), he figured they were enemy planes, probably Egyptian. As he brought his plane into position for a shot, his wingman came over to help but Rudy

was determined to add another kill to his record. A short burst was all that was needed to send the Spitfire into a tailspin and it fell towards the ground. Most pilots usually don’t get observe their handiwork but a few days later Rudy went to the frontlines to see the downed plane. A few days later, Rudy was flying in a Spitfire and along with his Canadian wingman Jack Doyle, they both tallied one Egyptian Spitfire each with two more damaged. Also during the operation, Rudy and two other pilots bombed an Egyptian runway and used hand signals when their radios failed. Rudy’s total for the Israeli War of Independence was four planes shot down and with the two he shot down during World War II, he was an ace— Israel’s first. He stayed in Israel for a few months after the war to help train young Israeli pilots. After his return to the U.S., he finished his degree at Harvard and came back to Israel to serve as the commander of the Ramat David Air Base. Two years later, he resigned

Rudy in his P-47 during WWII

with the position of lieutenant colonel and returned to the U.S. for good. Studying this time at Drexel, Rudy became a real estate agent in Seal Beach, California. Rudy Augarten died in 2000 at the age of 78 and will always be remembered as Israel’s first ace.

Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions.for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com.

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he Israeli Air Force (IAF) wasn’t always known for their superior training, excellent performance and daring pilots. In fact, in the beginning, their force was a non-factor as there we no Israelis qualified as combat pilots. Jewish, and in several cases non-Jewish, pilots worldwide with combat experience were called on to help their struggling brethren. Called Machalniks, they transformed the IAF

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“Say What?” I told him, I hope if anybody shot at him, they was as good a shot as he was, meaning of course that if they’d hit him and not me; he kind of laughed. And he said, “Oh nobody’s going to shoot at me.” - Former Dallas police Det. Jim Leavelle in an interview with NBC, regarding the discussion he had with Lee Harvey Oswald as he walked Oswald out of the Dallas police station, moments before Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in 1963

President Obama’s approval rating is down to 39 percent. And Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admitted to smoking crack cocaine, went up to 49 percent. How does this make Obama feel? He’d be better off smoking crack than passing Obamacare. - Jay Leno

Particularly since the shutdown, I’ve had a spate of emails and letters and phone calls saying, “Run for president again.” - Senator John McCain in an interview with the Arizona Republic

Rand Paul, the senator from Kentucky, keeps getting into trouble. They say he actually plagiarized an entire section of his 2012 book, “Government Bullies.” When asked for comment, Paul said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” - Jimmy Fallon

Some health experts believe being an NFL coach might be the most stressful job in America. The second most stressful job in America is being an NFL parole officer. - Conan O’Brien I think I’m being unfairly targeted by a bunch of hacks and haters. - Senator Rand Paul responding to plagiarism charges Unfortunately, the inconclusive negotiations have given an opening to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who excoriated the proposed agreement as the “deal of the century” for Iran before it is made public, to generate more hysterical opposition. -The New York Times, Sunday editorial Blockbuster announced that it will close all of its remaining stores in the U.S. by sometime early next year. Blockbuster’s going out of business. So it looks like I’m now the proud owner of a VHS copy of “True Lies.” - Jimmy Fallon

I say to United States that your time will come and we will bleed you to death and, inshallah [Allah willing], will raise the flag in the White House. - British Muslims fighting with the rebels in Syria, in an interview with Vice News

You lie because your premiums will be higher. – From a discreetly shot video by Project Veritas in which an Obamacare employee at a Dallas office advises a man to provide false information on his application to get more subsidies and a lower premium

Marvel Comics is introducing its first major superhero who is a female Muslim. The female Muslim superhero can fly, which comes in handy because she’s not allowed to drive. - Conan O’Brien

Miami Dolphins player Richie Incognito has been suspended as the NFL investigates claims of bullying another teammate. The NFL will not tolerate bullying — to which the Jacksonville Jaguars said, “Hey, we get bullied every Sunday!” - Jay Leno It is Veterans Day. A 107-year-old veteran met with President Obama this morning. It was good to see the president finally getting along so well with John McCain. - Conan O’Brien

Stand up, because I know you can. - President Obama honoring 107-year-old veteran Richard Overton, who survived Pearl Harbor and fought in Iwo Jima

As long as the aspirations of people are held down one way or another ... as long as there is this conflict and if the conflict frustrates once again so that people cannot find a solution, the possibilities of violence [increase]. - Secretary of State John Kerry warning of a possible intifada if Israel doesn’t make peace with the Palestinians

Political advice from people who ran the Romney campaign is probably something nobody should really give a darn about. What Governor Romney said when he spoke last week was that none of this ever caused him any pause at all. So I’ll take Mitt Romney’s interpretation of all this, rather than some paid political consultant who was trying to make himself famous in the book. – Governor Chris Christie on ABC responding to reports in Double Down that the Romney campaign found many red flags when vetting him as a vice president contender President Obama said he is sorry that some Americans have lost their existing health coverage due to Obamacare. I think he’s getting a little desperate. Today he said if you like your complete lack of coverage, you can keep your complete lack of coverage. - Jay Leno

You son of a gun. - Vice President Joe Biden congratulating the wrong Marty Walsh on Election Night. (The Marty Walsh who actually won the Boston mayoral race was not related to the one Biden called.)

Happy birthday to the Lamborghini automobile company. Lamborghini is now 50-years-old. You can tell Lamborghini is 50 because it bought itself a Porsche. - Conan O’Brien He’s obviously a big Republican. - Time’s Michael Duffy defending a cover calling Governor Chris Christie “the elephant in the room.” A lot of couples are planning on getting married tomorrow because the date will be 11/12/13. Couples say they like 11/12/13 because it’s a unique date that will never happen again. In a related story, that’s literally how EVERY date works. - Jimmy Fallon The “freedoms” most Americans think of when they hear the term are enshrined in constitutional and statutory law. They are in no way dependent on the size, scope or even the existence of the U.S. military. - From a Veteran’s Day article on the liberal website, Salon.com, titled, “Stop thanking the troops for me: No, they don’t ‘protect our freedoms’”

I put my health down to whisky and cigarettes. I only drink when I’m out but my doctor said I wouldn’t be alive without them. - Dorothy Howe of England, who celebrated her 100th birthday by going out drinking

A school in Tennessee is facing criticism for separating students with bad grades from students with good grades at lunch. That’s crazy! You don’t use grades to separate kids. Everyone knows that kids should be separated by clothes, looks, and how much money their parents make. - Jimmy Fallon This week’s climate change talks are taking place in Poland and they’re going to focus on China, the world’s biggest polluter. However, that discussion may get awkward on Wednesday when China buys Poland. - Conan O’Brien

A team of scientists from Cornell made news recently for creating a robot that can hold a knife. Or as robots will tell their grandkids, “That is when the revolution began.” - Jimmy Fallon

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was re-elected by a huge margin. He gave a great speech last night. He said he learned a lot in the last four years — for example, that lap band surgery doesn’t always work. - Jay Leno Chris Christie won by such a wide margin that pundits say this will give him the impetus he needs to run for president. And he’s got a new slogan: “Put the oval in the Oval Office.” - Ibid

I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me. We’ve got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them and we are going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves in a tough position as a consequence of this.” - President Obama on NBC in an interview regarding his false pledge that people won’t lose their health coverage under Obamacare I personally believe, even if it takes a change to the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got. - Former President Bill Clinton We do not see that as fixing the problem. We see that as throwing the baby out with the bathwater. - White House Spokesman Jay Carney responding to Bill Clinton’s suggestion

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A High severity incident has been added for I-40 Eastbound in Wake County in Raleigh…Vehicle accident: Women Drivers, Rain, Obama Care. Stay Home. - Message send out by North Carolina Department of Transportation and later explained to have been meant as an internal test of the system and not meant to be sent to thousands of people The White House announced that Joe Biden will travel to Asia to make up for President Obama’s trip that was canceled because of the government shutdown. Seriously? That’s like [a rock star] canceling a show and sending the banjo players from those Geico ads to take his place. - Jimmy Fallon

Congrats to the New York Giants, who got their third straight game after beating the Raiders. Which goes to show that if you work hard and really believe in yourself, eventually you’ll play a team that’s even worse than you. - Jimmy Fallon The Elephant in the Room. - Title of Time’s cover showing Governor Chris Christie’s silhouette If I’m bothered by jokes about my weight, it’s time for me to curl up into a fetal position and go home, okay. If they think that’s clever, great for them! – Governor Chris Christie on ABC, when asked about Time’s cover

Rand Paul has been accused of cheating in three separate instances. When asked about the charges, Paul said, “Four score and seven years ago ...” -Jay Leno

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e were all seated at large round tables enjoying a bar mitzvah celebration of a dear friend’s son. We guests went around the table introducing ourselves. A woman across the table stared at me after she announced her name. “You look familiar,” she said. I smiled at her. I knew very well how she knew me but I did not want to say. “When I look at you,” she continued, “I get this good feeling.” Her voice trailed off. I discreetly got up and went to the ladies room. Sure enough, she followed me. “You know, don’t you?” she said, looking at me, mystified. “Yes,” I told her, “You came to see me for therapy last year. And I’m glad you didn’t blurt that out at the table!” “Ohhhhh.” She replied, remembering. “I’m glad you had a good feeling,” I kidded. That wasn’t the first or only time there were awkward moments encountering clients in public situations. Generally, I pretend I don’t know the person at all if I am in front of others. Why do I do that? Every kind of therapist has to abide by a code of ethics. And we do. Or should. Don’t laugh: Most therapists actually take their code more seriously, I’m sad to say, than ordinary Yidden take the commandment not to speak loshon hara. So, for example, The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy has a Code of Ethics which reads, in part: “Principle II Confidentiality Marriage and family therapists have unique confidentiality concerns because the client in a therapeutic relationship may be more than one person. Therapists respect and guard the confidences of each individual client. 2.2 Written Authorization to Release Client Information. Marriage and family therapists do not disclose client confidences except by written authorization or waiver, or where mandated or permitted by law. Verbal authorization will not be sufficient except in emergency situations, unless prohibited by law. When providing couple, family or group treatment, the therapist does not disclose information outside the treatment context without a written authorization from each individual

Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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Privacy in Therapy competent to execute a waiver. In the context of couple, family or group treatment, the therapist may not reveal any individual’s confidences to others in the client unit without the prior written permission of that individual. 2.6 Confidentiality in Consultations. Marriage and family therapists, when consulting with colleagues or referral sources, do not share confidential information that could reasonably lead to the identification of a client, research participant, supervisee, or other person with whom they have a confidential relationship unless they have obtained the prior written consent of the client, research participant, supervisee, or other person with whom they have a confidential relationship. Information may

clearly concerned with such matters. 4.05 Disclosures (a) Psychologists may disclose confidential information with the appropriate consent of the organizational client, the individual client/patient or another legally authorized person on behalf of the client/patient unless prohibited by law. (b) Psychologists disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual only as mandated by law, or where permitted by law for a valid purpose such as to (1) provide needed professional services; (2) obtain appropriate professional consultations; (3) protect the client/patient, psychologist, or others from harm; or (4) obtain payment for services from a client/patient,

I CANNOT EVEN SAY, “HELLO” TO YOU IF THAT MEANS THAT SOMEONE WILL COME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE MY CLIENT! SO I DON’T.

be shared only to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of the consultation.” Did you notice, in paragraph 2.6, the words, “do not share confidential information that could reasonably lead to the identification of a client”? In other words, I cannot even say, “Hello” to you if that means that someone will come to believe that you are my client! So I don’t. Here is what the American Psychological Association has to say: “4.01 Maintaining Confidentiality Psychologists have a primary obligation and take reasonable precautions to protect confidential information obtained through or stored in any medium, recognizing that the extent and limits of confidentiality may be regulated by law or established by institutional rules or professional or scientific relationship. 4.04 Minimizing Intrusions on Privacy (a) Psychologists include in written and oral reports and consultations, only information germane to the purpose for which the communication is made. (b) Psychologists discuss confidential information obtained in their work only for appropriate scientific or professional purposes and only with persons

in which instance disclosure is limited to the minimum that is necessary to achieve the purpose. 4.07 Use of Confidential Information for Didactic or Other Purposes Psychologists do not disclose in their writings, lectures or other public media, confidential, personally identifiable information concerning their clients/patients, students, research participants, organizational clients or other recipients of their services that they obtained during the course of their work, unless (1) they take reasonable steps to disguise the person or organization, (2) the person or organization has consented in writing, or (3) there is legal authorization for doing so.” Finally, here are corresponding excerpts from the National Association of Social Workers. “1.07 Privacy and Confidentiality (a) Social workers should respect clients’ right to privacy. (b) Social workers may disclose confidential information when appropriate with valid consent from a client or a person legally authorized to consent on behalf of a client. (c) Social workers should protect the confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of professional

service, except for compelling professional reasons. The general expectation that social workers will keep information confidential does not apply when disclosure is necessary to prevent serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm to a client or other identifiable person. In all instances, social workers should disclose the least amount of confidential information necessary to achieve the desired purpose; only information that is directly relevant to the purpose for which the disclosure is made should be revealed.” So important is confidentiality to therapists that the Social Work credo even states: “(r) Social workers should protect the confidentiality of deceased clients consistent with the preceding standards.” You can read all this and more on each of the above organizations’ websites. So how do I write such detailed stories for this newspaper and for my talks? The answer is simple: I make them up. Or at least, I make up the stories about other people. The stories about me are true disclosure. For clients, I don’t merely “change identifying information.” All the information originates in my own head. Or, to give credit where due, I sit down at the computer and Hashem writes the stories. I don’t really know where they come from. The sad part that I never did figure out is: Why are therapists so very careful about rules for which they could lose a mere license but we Yidden are not so careful in our social interactions? Why is our olam haba not as important to us as licenses are to therapists? Although I can’t answer that question, I try to look at the bright side: At least you should be able to trust your therapist to complete confidentiality.

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Mornings with the Sensory Underresponsive Child I have a delightful 10-year-old daughter who was diagnosed with low tone as a toddler and received all the therapies while younger. She also received OT to treat some sensory issues. She no longer receives therapy but she still has sensory issues that concern me. I read several books on sensory integration so I have some working knowledge of the types of sensory disorders. “Dassie” (not her real name) has a very low arousal, she just does not respond to sensory input like you and me. It takes a lot to get her going. Just to give you an

idea: she is the type of girl that can spend an entire weekend indoors without any itchiness to go outside. She just doesn’t have that need when it comes to moving, not a laziness, more like sluggish. That is all OK with me; however, my concern is her mornings. It takes incredible effort to get her out of bed in the morning and be ready in time for carpool; it’s almost like she is in slow motion. Her teacher has mentioned to me that she appears completely unfocused during her morning classes. I was told she sits with her head propped

by her hand. When she is called on, she does not know the answer…even if it was something the teacher just said! Thankfully, by afternoon she is more herself, in tune and participates in class. So while she is doing well in her secular subjects in the afternoon, in Hebrew her grades are beginning to plummet. I’m pretty sure this is all sensory based; she sleeps well, getting around 11 hours of sleep a night and I have yet to see her get out of bed or hear her toss around at night. As an OT, do you have any suggestions to get her to

“wake up” and increase her alertness? Thanks in advance, I love your column and I look forward to your reply! The Therapist Responds: Thank you very much for your compliments. I am impressed with your interest, insight and sincere concerns you have for your daughter. There are many strategies available to increase your child’s alertness, especially in the morning. 1. Diet: Be sure your daughter is eating a nutritious breakfast. Some examples include yogurt, whole grains (oatmeal, cereals—check the ingredients and sugar content!), cottage cheese with fresh fruit, etc. Provide her with a water bottle to take to school for hydration. You should consult with your daughter’s pediatrician about her low arousal level. He/she may want to do some blood work to rule out low iron levels or deficiencies in other vitamins or nutrients. 2. Auditory input: Music can have a strong effect on one’s mood and state of arousal. Consider setting her alarm to a catchy upbeat tune instead of a buzzer. Listening to music while she gets dressed and/or on the way to school can serve as instant mood booster. 3. Movement: Movement provides blood circulation and increased body awareness. Encourage…or even better, together with your daughter engage in a short morning movement routine. I mention the word “short” since I’d like to set you up for success; I realize mornings are always hectic and parents are generally pressed for time. Here is a sample 3 minute, yes, just 3 minute, morning movement routine: Jumping jacks: 10x Reaches: Reach up to the sky on tippy toes then reach down to the ground—2x Wall pushes or push and pulls with a partner: 2 reps for a count of 15 or to the song, “Row, row your boat.” Jumps: Jump on/off small sturdy step stool or bottom step of staircase—5x Deep breath: inhale and exhale deeply—2x Repeat as needed throughout the day! To be continued next week, iy”H! Devorah (Gerber) Schmeltz, MS OTR/L is a 2003 alumnus of Downstate Medical Center’s OT Program. She worked as a senior occupational therapist at United Cerebral Palsy’s Brooklyn Children’s Program for 9 years. Currently, Devorah runs a private practice, Bumble & Tumble Occupational Therapy P.C in Far Rockaway. Your questions and comments are welcome. She can be reached at BumbleTumbleTherapy@gmail.com or 917-971-5327.

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t is a known fact that sleep deprivation tends to make people eat more and therefore gain weight. A new study suggests the reason this happens is the effect that sleep deprivation has on the brain. We used to attribute the weight gain to the fact that if one is up for the bulk of the 24 hours they require more energy and are hungrier so they turn to food. This study sheds a whole new light on the subject. The research shows that even one night of sleep deprivation can create significant changes in the way our brains respond to high calorie junk foods. Matthew P. Walker, an author of the study which was published in the journal Nature Communications and a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of California, explains that sleep loss results in a “double hit” in brain activity. A sleepy brain appears to not only respond more strongly to junk food, but also has less ability to rein that impulse in. In the study, 23 healthy men and women were recruited and assigned to two different regimes about a week apart. On one occasion, the subjects came into the lab and got a normal night of sleep, about 8 hours, before waking up to a small breakfast of toast and strawberry jam. The subjects were then asked to look at 80 pictures of a variety of foods and asked to rate how strongly they wanted them, all while an imaging machine measured brain activity. The subjects were told that after looking through the pictures they would receive one of the foods that they rated the highest. On the other occasion, the subjects followed the same routine, but this time, instead of sleeping, they stayed awake through the night. They were also given snacks, like apples and peanut butter crackers, to offset any extra calories they burned while staying awake. The research showed that when the subjects were sleep deprived, they strongly preferred the highest calo-

rie foods like desserts, chocolate, and potato chips. The sleepier they felt, the more they wanted the calorie-rich foods. In fact, the foods they requested when they were sleep deprived added up to about 600 calories more than the foods that they wanted when they were well rested. At the same time, brain scans showed significant changes in brain activity the morning after the subjects’ sleepless night. The area of the brain that regulates basic emotions and desires had an increase in activity, while the area that regulates decision-making, saw a reduction in activity. It appears that lack of sleep disrupts the brain’s response to food! Dr. Walker believes that one reason for this may be the role of adenosine in the body. Adenosine is a metabolic byproduct that disrupts neural function and promotes sleepiness as it accumulates in the brain. One way caffeine stimulates wakefulness is by blocking adenosine. Adenosine is cleared from the system when we sleep. Without enough rest, adenosine can build up and start to degrade communication between networks in the brain. When someone is up for more than 16 hours, the brain networks start to break down and become dysfunctional. Hence, the poor food choices and lack of control in a fatigued state. One of the most effective methods of weight control/loss is getting a good night’s sleep. It reboots the brain and is beneficial to every tissue in the body. Getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night is as crucial to your overall good health as diet and exercise and will result in a happier, and skinnier, you! 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 meals-to-go are available at Gourmet Glatt. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com.

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Stephen H. Weiner, Esq.

A “B’Dieved” Claim for the Value of Services Provided

The Attorney Responds: These days many people have been involved in providing services to startup businesses or are considering entering into new businesses with partners or joint venturers. Other people provide services to individuals. Unfortunately, when one provides services without a written agreement and the relationship goes wrong, a conflict often begins over the value of services provided. In this case, New York law provides a “Quantum Meruit,” claim, which is Latin for “what he deserved.” For example, I successfully represented a client in a case of a startup of a brokerage firm where he was supposed to be the compliance officer. He worked for ten months on founding the firm. However, once the firm was about to open its doors and make money, the other partners (who were not from our community) forced him out and refused to pay for his work. I was recently asked about a new Manhattan restaurant involving two partners who had just had a falling out. One partner brought a Quantum Meruit claim against the other partner. I advised about the value of the claim for purposes of a possible settlement. What is required to state a Quantum Meruit claim? To bring a Quantum Meruit claim for compensation, there must be no written agreement; the person bringing the claim must provide the services in good faith; the services were accepted by the person being sued; and there is an expectation of compensation. Can a Quantum Meruit claim be brought in every situation when there is no agreement? There are exceptions to the availability of this claim. A New York law known as the Statute of Frauds provides that certain agreements are not enforceable unless they are made in writing.

For example, an agreement that cannot be completed in less than a year must be in writing. Licensing laws impose other requirements. For example, an unlicensed plumber cannot recover money based on quantum meruit from the homeowner who discovers this once work is done, because the licensing law prohibits this. How is compensation for this claim calculated? The New York formula for calculating damages in these cases is the reasonable rate for the services in the community during the time the services were provided and multiplying that rate by the hours, weeks, or months that the services were provided. As in any lawsuit, the burden is on the party making the claim to provide evidence of the reasonable rate for the work performed in the community and the hours worked. In addition, someone considering bringing the claim should be aware that the party being sued may allege that the claimant cost the business money by doing poor work or causing other problems for the business. Why is this claim b’dieved? A Quantum Meruit claim is a “b’dieved” claim because business agreements should be in writing from the beginning and should be written clearly, including concerning compensation. There cannot be a Quantum Meruit claim in that case. Before embarking on any time consuming business commitment, it is important to remind oneself of this. No column is a substitute for competent legal advice. Please consult with the attorney of your choice concerning specific legal questions you may have. Stephen H. Weiner’s office is at 750 Third Avenue, Ninth Floor, New York, New York 10017. He has been an attorney since 1985 and is a member of the New York State Bar Association. If you have comments or questions about this article, he can be contacted at weiner@sweinerlaw.com.

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Life Coach Allan J. Rolnick CPA

Death and Taxes and Zombies

aw reviews are scholarly journals become a “decedent” for estate tax focusing on legal issues, usually purposes? Currently, the legal defiedited by students at a particular nition of “death” varies from state school. America’s law schools cur- to state, with some basing it on heart rently crank out hundreds of different function and others on brain function. reviews, which means there aren’t a This means that zombies may not aclot of topics that haven’t already been tually be “dead” in some states. Does covered. (Chief Justice John Roberts someone who dies stay legally dead once said, “Pick after being reanup a copy of any imated as a zomlaw review that bie? you see, and the • Could it DOES SOMEONE first article is likeever make sense to ly to be, you know, die for tax reasons, REMAIN MARRIED the influence of then come back Immanuel Kant when income or FOR TAX PURPOSES on evidentiary apassets will be taxed proaches in 18th at a lower rate? If IF THEY OR THEIR Century Bulgaria, so, would the IRS SPOUSE BECOME or something.”) attack those deaths But the Iowa Law as sham arrangeZOMBIFIED? Review has just ments? published a new • Does somearticle on a crucial one remain martax topic. We’re ried for tax purreferring to Arizona State professor poses if they or their spouse become Adam Chodorow’s groundbreaking zombified? new work, “Death and Taxes and • What about vampires? They’re Zombies.” typically wealthy and sophisticated, “The United States stands on the which makes estate planning a must. precipice of a financial disaster, and And they live for centuries, which Congress has done nothing but bick- makes tax-deferred vehicles like er. Of course, I refer to the coming IRAs and cash-value life insurance day when the undead walk the earth, even more valuable. feasting upon the living. A zombie • Finally, what about ghosts? Do apocalypse will create an urgent need phantoms owe tax on phantom infor significant government revenues come? to protect the living, while at the same As you can see, there’s a lot more time rendering a large portion of the to taxes and zombies than meets the taxpaying public dead or undead. The eye. Chodorow urges Congress to government’s failure to anticipate or create tax laws for them now, before plan for this eventuality could crip- members become zombies themple its ability to respond effectively, selves. putting us all at risk. This essay fills a December 31 may not bring a glaring gap in the academic literature zombie apocalypse, but it will drive a by examining how the estate and in- stake in the heart of some of your best come tax laws apply to the undead.” planning strategies. Make sure to plan Don’t laugh. This is 25 pages of ahead before it’s too late! lively prose, with 124 scholarly footnotes citing authoritative sources like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the noted gourmand Hannibal Lecter, and even “Slimer” from Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been Ghostbusters. Chodorow isn’t afraid in practice for over 30 years in Queens, to ask the scary questions that the rest NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at of us shy away from: • At what point does a zombie allanjrcpa@aol.com.

Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Who’s Minding the Wedding?

ow much more specific can we get? The answer cards are now longer than the invitations! Please Reply: - Are you coming to the buffet, ceremony and reception? - Are you coming to the buffet and the ceremony but not the reception? - Are you coming for the first dance? (Which is usually after the pictures so you might as well stay for the first course) - And if you’re staying for the first course and have stayed for the first dance you should already stay to see what they’re serving for the main dish. After all, the smorgasbord by now was over two hours ago. How long can four hotdogs, three slices of turkey and pastrami and brisket, six pieces of sushi, four stuffed cabbages, eight pieces of melon, four tacos, six wontons and a dish of rice, barley and kreplach keep you satisfied? - Of course it doesn’t pay to stay for the second dance. That’s just a total repeat of the first dance. Unless of course, you are like the bride’s or groom’s sister or brother. Then leaving might not go over all that well. But at this point every other guest can grab their hot chocolate chip cookie and “to go cup,” and head for home. Hopefully you haven’t made the lethal mistake of valet parking your car. Because then you might as well commit to running the sheva brochot ‘cause you aren’t escaping this wedding anytime soon. What I’d like to know is how all of this became so complicated. We used to say, “Are you coming to the wedding or not?” Now we need to know exactly which “four seconds” of someone’s life they are willing to commit to spending celebrating our simcha. It’s entirely possible that the people who are celebrating at the dinner will be a whole different crowd than the group who watched the actual ceremony. There is so much traffic coming and going. I would definitely keep an eye out to make sure the bride and groom find the person they married to leave with. Now it begins to make sense why there are so many witnesses (aidim), keeping an eye on the bride and groom at every stage of the night. Wait, let’s talk about the ceremony. I used to love watching the procession march down the aisle. Now, who has time to look up? They keep us soooo busy with the prayers they hand out – covering every possible contingency or circumstance of life – that I can’t look up for a minute. That’s not to say I’m not happy to pray—

just wouldn’t you agree, the timing is a bit inconvenient? I mean, these families have spent a lot of time and money trying to coordinate a beautiful trousseau for us to observe and enjoy and then there we are feeling too guilty to stop davening for everything and for everyone, long enough to take notice of the whole procession. And how about the bride and groom? They get up there under the chupah, and they are so busy reciting the 5,250 names of their single friends they want to get married, that they can’t even take notice of each other. Until suddenly a glass is crushed and we all yell “mazel tov” to startle them back into the reality of their moment. Wouldn’t it be a lot smarter for them to just fix up their friends directly with one another before the wedding? This could save them a lot of stress beseeching G-d to take note of their friends who need to go to meet a shadchan who lives in some way out neighborhood who happens to know a lot less people in their 20s than this couple has listed right there on their paper. Now let’s get back to the dance floor. Why are there people changing into and out of costumes every time you look around? I have a hard enough time dressing once for an affair; you couldn’t pay me to start climbing into another getup once I get there. There are so many people in an assortment of costumes there could be a whole spy network operating right out of the center of the dance floor and no one would be the wiser. It seems as long as they could juggle or eat fire they are welcome to be there! Bottom line I guess is: The important thing is not to get caught up in the details. Better to get caught up in the celebration. Especially if you’re the bride or groom! Whatever part of the wedding you join in for remember this: it is someone’s special night. So be positive and put out positive energy. Even if you only signed up for “four seconds” of attendance at the affair and … whether you: Got a place card or not Ate a knish or not Danced with the bride or not …once you’ve committed to give those moments in time to enhance someone’s simcha make sure to give them over with all your heart and soul. And if you’re truly committed to that short time frame, remember to self-park your car! Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@ rosenwalds.com.

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Lola's Story

Lola Lieber Schwartz

A World After This

A Memoir of Loss and Redemption Lola Lieber Schwartz is a world-renowned artist whose paintings have been exhibited in art galleries throughout the United States and are part of the Yad Vashem archives in Jerusalem. Most importantly, Lola is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to many. She has myriad friends and sees life in all its vibrancy and vitality. But life was not always easy. Lola was only sixteen-yearsold when Hitler ym”sh invaded Poland, and Lola was forced into hiding and spent years on the run with her husband, Mechel. Through six years of trying times, near

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etting to America was not easy. Immigration visas were hard to come by. American citizens had to sponsor you and assure the United States that they would support you. We were most fortunate that Moishe Lieber, Mechel’s cousin and my Uncle Yoshe’s nephew, Moishe Berger, were our sponsors. The responsibilities of sponsorship could be time-consuming and draining for those willing to help. An affidavit was only the beginning of the process. After that, your sponsors had to fill out an application for a visa and wait to see if it was accepted or rejected. If rejected, the sponsor had to wait six months to apply again. The United States immigration policy had quotas by country. Mechel and I did not have birth certificates, which made it more involved for our sponsors. Despite the cooperation of our relatives in America, Mechel remained dubious about our prospects. He thought that America did not want more immigrants, and especially not Jews from Eastern Europe. There was peace but there was also chaos. Bricha, the Zionist organization, was working to arrange the movement of as many people as possible to Palestine, which was under British blockade at the time. Their plan had people going to Romania, or later on into Italy, but they were soon overloaded with people. Bricha thought it best to redirect the flow of refugees toward the American occupied zones in Austria and Germany in the hope that if enough Jews clamored for admission to Palestine, the British would buckle under the pressure and remove the blockade. Mechel and I were not Zionists and so were not involved with the Bricha, but we knew that the best place for us at that time was probably the vile and blood-soaked land of Germany. It was

starvation and brutality, Lola and her husband held onto their faith and values. It was Mechel’s words of encouragement, “There will be a world after this,” that helped them cling to the hope that there will be a life of light and joy waiting for them at the end. This is the story of Lola’s life—from her grandparents’ “enchanted garden” to meeting Eichmann ym”sh to making the Pesach seder for the Bobover Rebbe during the war—her words will take you back to a different world.

THE VIENNA I SAW WAS NOT THE VIENNA OF CHILDHOOD STORIES. simply the best way to get into an American-controlled zone. After two months in Budapest, we moved west. By then it was late autumn 1945 and the fluidity of the borders had ended. We could no longer hop a railroad car and go where we wished but would have to sneak across the mountains into Austria. To me it seemed a depressing replay of the life we had lived under Hitler, and Mechel had to remind me that it was not the same at all. We joined a small group of people and hired a guide. We layered our clothes once again, but I had to admit it was quite different. The guide did not charge us much and we rode to the mountains in a jeep, not in the false bed of a coal truck. We did have to hike through treacherous mountain passes to cross the Austrian Alps, however, and I was by now six months pregnant. If we were caught, indeed we might go to a detention camp for a time, but we would not be killed. We were not unafraid during this border crossing, but we were nonetheless filled with exhilaration. Somehow we knew that it was going to be fine for us and for our baby. Naturally we prayed to Hashem to give us the strength to go forward in this last stage of our liberation. We left on the scheduled day and after about 100 miles the jeep stopped. We got out and followed our guide as we began our climb. It was a chilly Alpine evening but at least it was not raining. The ground was wet and muddy but it was far too early for snow. I was no longer a young mountain goat and I had trouble keeping up with the group because of the weight of the pregnancy. I kept pushing myself when I fell behind, but my excitement had turned into fatigue. I was the only pregnant woman, but I wasn’t the only one panting and

scrambling. We shuffled forward, one foot in front of the other. No thoughts were in my mind except to keep moving. I kept my head down to watch for any slippery patches on the trail. I walked into the person in front of me only to realize the group had stopped. We were finished with the climb; we were on level ground. Our guide pointed to something a short distance from where we standing. This time there were no Hussar border guards awaiting us and we needed no instructions on how to sneak through the crossing. There was not going to be a communal bootlicking ceremony this time before we passed into Austria. What was waiting for us was – a bus. A regular, nondescript bus! We were in Austria. Our guide took us to the bus and helped us climb aboard. We were told that we were only fifty miles from Vienna and would arrive there around midnight. We would be taken to the Rothschild Hospital where other Jewish refugees were staying. I remember the scene before my eyes when we arrived at the Rothschild Hospital. It was a movie, not my life. There were Jews – families and single people – everywhere you looked, and everyone there was determined to emigrate. I found a place to rest and fell asleep. Mechel was invigorated by the activity in the hospital and moved around, talking to everyone, learning where people were going and gleaning tips about how to achieve our goal. He came back to me and said, “Listen, Lola, things here are very well organized. The Bricha commanders are in charge and know what they’re doing. Tomorrow night we will go to Germany by train. Everyone here is headed either for Palestine or the United States.”

What he meant was that we all had a dream to end up in America or Palestine, though it seemed a distant vision to me at that moment. However, I was encouraged and bolstered by Mechel’s attitude. He no longer had the appearance of a trapped man. He was in his favorite mode of action – figuring out a plan and following it to a successful completion. His renewed self-confidence reassured me. I ventured to suggest something for myself. “I want to see Vienna, Mechel. For Munkachers, even the gentiles, Vienna is the city of culture. This is where Mammiko and Babbiko used to come to replenish their wardrobes. Don’t you think we could see a tiny bit of Vienna? We may never come back to Europe.” At first he may have thought my request frivolous. Go sightseeing when you are yet trying to shake the memory of the still-smoking ovens of Hitler’s Reich? But then he probably saw the old light coming back in my eyes, and he was reassured that the former Lola had returned. “Why not? Let’s do it, but we don’t have time to see much.” Off we went. We did see the Opera House and the Schoenberg Castle. We had no passports and had not obtained permission to leave the hospital but I wasn’t going to be in Vienna and see nothing of it. The Vienna I saw was not the Vienna of childhood stories. It had taken direct hits and had not yet been restored. The Opera House was a dangling wreck, half of it torn away by bombs. And the Schoenberg Castle was badly damaged as well. Vienna was sad. After a couple of hours I was more than ready to return to the hospital, seek the company of fellow refugees, and get ready to board the train for Munich. Continued next week Lola wrote this book with the help of Alida Brill. A World After This was published in 2010 by Devora Publishing.

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From My Private Art Collection Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg

Drawings as Works of Art & Developing Your Own Style

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rawing is a magical process. When your brain is weary of its verbal chatter, drawing is a way to quiet the chatter and to grasp a fleeting glimpse of transcendent reality” (Edwards, 1989, p. 222). As far as I am concerned, there is no competition when it comes to art. Each person can develop his or her own style, which is perfected with practice. As stated by Nathan Goldstein in The Art of Responsive Drawing, “One of the characteristics of great drawing is the artist’s wholehearted acceptance of his own style and character. It is as if the drawing says for the artist, ‘Here I am.’”(Edwards, 1989, p. 223). A person’s drawing will reveal many secrets about them to the outside world. Drawings present the inner feelings that one wishes to express on

paper. These same drawings reveal to the viewer the inner workings of the artist’s brain. They are also a means to solve problems for adults and children.

consider themselves lacking creativity and are critical of all their attempts. Learning how to draw provides an avenue to express reflections and insights.

DOODLE, DOODLE, AND DOODLE SOME MORE!

Many drawings tell stories that can be interpreted for the benefit of finding out what is bothering someone. Unfortunately, many adults never continue on a path of improvement and stop at a point where their drawing skills have not been perfected. Their drawings are often unsophisticated, because they have never continued to practice as they got older and grew into adulthood. These adults

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also becomes part of painting—the underpinning, so to speak—just as language skills become the underpinning of poetry and literature. So, drawing merges with painting and a new direction beckons. Your journey has only just begun” (Edwards, 1989, p. 219). It is important to research the work of old master artists. In this way, new avenues of creativity will open up. The idea is not to copy their styles but to learn from them the art of communication, which can be transmitted through your own unique style and ideas. As your style develops, take time out to observe the growth pattern, perfect it by fixing mistakes and asking for criticism. Step back for a day or two and then pick up your work again, and now, with a fresh view, new ideas will crop up. Review and practice is the key to success. Do not be afraid to throw out unwanted pieces and start all over again. Practice will make perfect.

The key is to try to sketch everything and anything that is available from everyday life. It could be a shoe, an apple, a person, a hat, etc. Doodle, doodle, and doodle some more! Drawing is just like all other sports. If you do not practice continually, you will lose your touch and have to start again from the beginning. Practice will sharpen your senses, and eventually help you develop your own style. An example of an accomplished artist who developed his unique style with a deep commitment in overcoming the fear of not being able to is the well-known artist, Vincent Van Gogh. He became an artist from the age of 27 and continued producing magnifWoman Mourning, by Vincent Van Gogh icent works of art until he died at the age of 37. He taught himself how to draw. In his famous drawing titled The Carpenter (1880), his proportions were not great. By 1882, he had perfected that skill, as noted in his drawing of Woman Mourning (1882). Important to remember is “Drawings stand on their own as works of art, and paintings stand on their own as works The Carpenter, by Vincent Van Gogh of art. But drawing

References Edwards, Betty. (1988). Drawing on the right side of the brain, 1989, Los Angeles, CA: The Putman Publishing Group 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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We thank Rabbi Yitzchak Goldberg, Principal; Rabbi Menachem Bornstein and Mr. Daniel Shuman, teachers; and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, debate moderator, for helping to bring out the best in our talmidim. Debaters: Yoel Rahmani, Yakov Jacobowitz, Avigdor Bess, Reuven Knobel, Zalman Goodman, Aron Barkany, Ariel Goodstein, Akiva Shuter, Pesach Goldberg, Moshe Isaacson, Ami Rosenfeld, Avrohom Yaakov Gorlin, Eliyahu Dachs, Yitzchak Isaac Ringo, Yitzchak Stern, Avrohom Yehuda Friedman, Kalman Yurman, Avi Steinberg, Menachem Zlotnick, Avi Schlam, Dovid Neuman, Shlomo Braun, Usher Polinsky, Yecheskel Feivelson. Mayoral Presentations: Rafi Drillman, Rafi Calderon, Pesach Weiss, Yaakov Ludmir, Boruch Gersten, Yitzchok Cohen, Yissochor Hauer, Eli Safier, Gavriel Kahn, Gavriel Singer, Ephraim Metz, Menachem Barkany, Yecheskel Selevan, Avrohom Perlstein, Eli Lichtenstein, Yonaton Vahab, Yochanan Gordon, Levy Klainberg, Shlomo Berg, Shmuel Krausz, Yitzchok Cohen Campaign Posters: Eli Gross, Menachem Ross, Avi Elefant, Avromi Eisenberger, Menachem Cohen, Yehoshua Reiss, Moishe Goldstein, Meir Moshe Lowinger, Pinchos Hekmati, Moshe Boim, Yehuda Reisman, Eli Biderman, Ahron Lauber, Shiah Leibowicz, Yehoshua Schick, Aron Solomon, Avi Wisnicki, Avi Tyberg, Daniel Weinstock, Hillel Selevan, Meshulem Paneth, Yehuda Ismach, Yehuda Stern, Shmuel Feldman, Mordechai Ungar, Yehuda Kalish, Boaz Hamer, Shmuel Dov. Borough Board: Chaim Feifer, Yerachmiel Braunstein, Dovid Ganz, Avrohom Goldgrab, Michoel Weiss, Yudi Gross, Yisroel Platschek, Shmuel Freud, Tzvi Griner, Alexander Gluck, Eliezer Walfish, Dovy Brick, Binyomin Peltz, Yitzy From, Shlomie Bleiberg, Isaac Kotkes, Avrohom Fogel, Shmueli Bloom, Nachi Katz, Shaya Pinchos Fried, Yosef Kaufman, Moshe Keilson, Shalom Kopelowitz, Moshe Rosenberg, Mordechai Oldak, Shmuel Altman, Avrohom Hersh Vershubsky, Dovy Bloom, Motty Stern, Mordechai Waldman Persuasive Essays: Ahron Lauber, Avromi Feldstein, Avraham Yehuda Friedman, Eli Litwin, Moshe Shimon Blumenkrantz, Yehuda Nusbaum, Yitzchak Cohen, Mutty Stern, Zalman Goodman, Shmuel Krausz, Sholom Noach Kopelowitz, Ushie Polinsky Editing: Yaakov Gross, Pinchas Gordon, Yehuda Nusbaum, Meir Simcha Kaufman, Moshe Nechemia Shiff, Shmaryahu Dembitzer, Moshe Blumenkrantz, Avromi Feldstein, Eli Litwin, Yonason Cohen, Nochum Klein, Zevy Bobker, Shlomo Pasik, Ahron Shollar, Shlomo Ribowsky, Tzvi Sandler, Shai Feintuch

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From Sea to Shining Sea: Wyoming

yoming is a state all about “c’s.” It’s called the Cowboy State, it leads the country in coal production, and it’s really cute. Actually, I made that last one up, but you get the idea. There are lots of mountains in Wyoming—in fact, its name comes from the Delaware Indian word, “mountains and valleys alternating.” And that’s what you’ll see when you visit the great, big state. The state is vast—it’s the ninth largest in the country—but it has the lowest population in all of the United States! When visiting Wyoming, you’ll be treated to the beauty of nature—most of Yellowstone National Park rests in the state. It’s also a great state to visit geographically; Wyoming touches the most states in the nation—six in all (count ‘em!). Wyoming would make for a great road trip. Lots of roads, beautiful scenery, and plenty of fauna to admire. Try to take your trip in the summer—the Wyoming winters can be pretty frigid! Oh, and while you’re taking those awesome pictures, keep in mind that there’s an official law on the books that prohibits people from taking pictures of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit. You don’t want to get into any “hare-y” situations while you’re there! Things You Won’t Want to Miss Yellowstone National Park The word “wonderland” is often used to describe Yellowstone National Park. There is plenty to see and do within Yellowstone’s 2.2 million acres, including the Old Faithful Geyser, Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, West Thumb Geyser Basin, and Lamar Valley. Abundant wildlife, fascinating visitor centers, and historic lodgings combine with these incredible and unique natural wonders to make Yellowstone Park not only the top place to visit in Wyoming, but among the top in the entire U.S. Devil’s Tower Located a bit off the beaten track in northeast Wyoming, this stately rock formation was made famous when it was featured in a movie. Tower Trail, a 1.3-mile paved trail, circles the tower and is a great walking trail during the warm months. In the spring, nearly 60 varieties of wildflowers bloom in the bright sun. Believe it or not, as long as you register with the park, intrepid climbers can attempt to climb the sheet of rock with its hundreds of columns and cracks.

Grand Teton National Park Just south of Yellowstone National Park and just north of the town of Jackson lies an ethereal mountain landscape with jagged peaks that tower over the Jackson Hole valley. Animals, including the American elk, bison and bear, fish, and 300 species of bird enjoy the beauty of the park every day. During the summer, wildflowers bloom in bright colors and lakes and streams rush with crystal clear waters. Visitors flock to the park for the hiking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, fishing and skiing; photographers can’t get enough of the awe-inspiring scenery. Hot Springs State Park Looking for a little vacation? The hot springs in Wyoming is sure to relax even the most tense travelers. The park is home to the world’s largest single mineral hot spring and even the animals seem to enjoy it; Wyoming’s central bison herd calls the park its home. Soak in 104-degree mineral waters and walk the trails past the famous flower garden.

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In Their Words… On Tue, 11/12/13 at 11:03 PM, Tiferes Levy tiferes@chabad.ph> wrote: Dear Yitz Shalom! It was so kind that you called and are so ready to help!! There are two families in need of assistance and at least 3-400 Jewish volunteers who need kosher food. Especially one family who the wife just had a baby this shabbos needs to come here and we will be take care of all their needs. They have no electricity or water hardly any food there. You may donate at this link:

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