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Readers’ Poll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Community Happenings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

NEWS Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 National. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Odd-but-True Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Fall of the Wall: 25 Years Since the Crumbling of the Berlin Wall. . . . . . . . 83

ISRAEL Israel News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

PEOPLE L’ Zecher Nishmas Lola Lieber Schwartz, a”h by Sarah Schwartz Soroka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Goldie Steinberg - Going Strong at 114 Years Young by Tammy Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Appreciating and Honoring our WWII Veterans by Avi Heiligman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

PARSHA Rabbi Wein on the Parsha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 The Shmuz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

JEWISH THOUGHT By All Appearances by Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz . . . . . . 79 Leading by Relating by Rabbi Naphtali Hoff. . . . . . . . . . 80

HEALTH When Parents Deal with Hard Subjects by Deb Hirschhorn, PhD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 How to Quench Your Thirst for Health by Aliza Beer, MS RD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

FOOD & LEISURE Recipes: The Aussie Gourmet: Pumpkin Challah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Recipes: Apples to Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

LIFESTYLES The Studio: Chairs with Flair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Ask the Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Your Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 What’s a Miracle? by Rivki Rosenwald, Esq., CLC. . . . . . 116

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Dear Readers, For over a year, many of our readers followed Lola Lieber Schwartz’s life as she and her husband managed to elude the Nazis and escape capture during the Holocaust. Her words were immortalized on these pages as reprinted excerpts from her book, A World After This, and many readers related to me that Lola’s story was the first feature that they would read every week. Friday, November 7th For me, Lola Lieber Schwartz’s story Parshas Vayeira was not just a story. Tante Lola married my grandfather when I was just three years Candle Lighting: 4:26 old, and it was then that I gained another Shabbos Ends: 5:27 “grandmother” to love me and care for me. Rabbeinu Tam: 5:56 When she would visit with my grandfather, our home was enlivened with her presence. An ever-giving person, Tante Lola couldn’t come to visit without myriad gifts; I remember the trinkets that she pressed into our hands. On yom tov at our house, she would insist on whipping up egg whites for lushken, and the snow she made was frothy and light. We would sit with her on the couch, inhaling her perfume, enthralled with her stories that seemed to never end and merge with one another as she recounted snippets of her life that seemed marvelous and unbelievable at the same time. We were captivated by the amazing encounters she had and the many friends and acquaintances she made along the way. On Rosh Hashana, when I would visit her in the Bertcher shteeble in Boro Park, she would introduce me to all her friends, insisting on telling them of my accomplishments. It was hard to leave the shul; she had so many friends that it took a while just to get to them all. The truth is, Tante Lola had so many friends because to know her was to love her. She possessed an infinite amount of positivity and energy. It seemed as if she never tired and was always moving forward. One day she was organizing an art exhibit for her paintings, another day she was arranging a game of cards for her friends. She was setting up a shidduch, she was caring for a lonely person. And there were so many who she took under her wing. She was not afraid to tend to those in need. In fact, many times the person who Tante Lola was helping was entirely unaware that she was the one helping them. My uncle, Duvid, a”h, who never married and was unwell, was one of those such people. She would care for him like a mother, buying him socks and sweaters, taking him on errands. She made him feel useful, asking him to sit in her studio on Sunday afternoons to give him something productive to do. I will never forget the genuine care and concern she had towards my uncle, just one of the many who were blessed to know her. This Motzei Shabbos, when Tante Lola’s neshama left this world, she left behind a legacy of chessed and optimism, of inspiration and of survival. May Hashem bring her family a true nechama. Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

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ART From My Private Art Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

POLITICAL CROSSFIRE Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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morning; it is believed to have been stolen at night and the culprit would have had to climb over another gate to reach it. The gate, measuring 190 by 95 centimeters (75 by 37 inches), is set into a larger iron gate, which is missing. More than 200,000 prisoners were held in Dachau, located near Munich, and over 40,000 prisoners were murdered there before it was liberated by U.S. forces on April 29, 1945. The camp is now a memorial to the horrors of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed by Hitler ymâ&#x20AC;?sh and his willing executioners. Memorial director Gabriele Hammermann condemned the theft of the gate, which she described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the central symbol for the prisonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ordeal.â&#x20AC;? Hammermann said a private security service supervises the site but officials had decided against surveillance of the former camp with video cameras because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to turn it into a â&#x20AC;&#x153;maximum-security unit.â&#x20AC;? That decision may now have to be reviewed, she added. Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial condemned the theft, writing in a statement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we do not know who

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Ashkenazi and Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second richest man is Mikhail Fridman who has a net worth is $17.6 billion. Jewish Ashkenazis represent 21% of all the billionaires in Russia, even though they comprise only 0.11% of the population. The Ashkenazi billionaires include Viktor Vekselberg (net worth of $17.2 billion), Leonid Michelson (net worth of $15.6 billion), German Khan (net worth of $11.3 billion), Mikhail Prokhorov (net worth of $10.9 billion), and Roman Abramovich (net worth of $9.1 billion). Six Kavkazi Jews appear on the list, with a combined net worth of $10.6 billion, and an average individual net worth of $1.8 billion. The richest Kavkazi Jew has a net worth of $3.6 billion, and the least wealthy is valued at $500 million. According to the Russian Bureau of Statistics, there are 762 Russian citizens classified as Kavkazi Jews and they represent 0.00035% percent of the population. Compared to the overall population, the Kavkazi Jews of Russia are the wealthiest ethnic group in the entire country. The net worth of the remaining people on the list stands at $165 billion. The list is comprised of 24 Ukrainians, 8 Tatars, 7 Armenians, 3 of local origin, 3 from Ingushetia, 2 Uzbeks, and a handful of other nationalities.

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on Monday. A ship carrying migrants, including 12 children, sank, leaving 24 dead and seven injured, the Turkish Coastguard Command said. The boat, carrying about 42 illegal migrants, capsized while heading for another country; it was believed to be headed for Bulgaria or Romania. According to shipping agents, the boat had been heading for the Romanian port of Constanta when it sank around 5 a.m. It is not uncommon for ships packed with refugees to sink. Each year, thousands of migrants from Africa, the Middle East, and other under-privileged countries crowd onto boats that are often unsafe or overloaded in hope of reaching a better life. The people onboard were mostly Afghans and each had supposedly paid around 7,000 euros ($8,750) to smugglers for a seat on the small cruiser. The tiny boat was carrying approximately 40 people, over four times its maximum capacity. The majority of the migration to Europe transpires via the Mediterranean Sea. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said last week that an

estimated 3,200 migrants had died attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year. Approximately 150,000 migrants have arrived safely in Europe in the past 10 months. “Many of them [are] victims of ruthless criminal gangs seeking to profit from the misery of men, women and children fleeing conflict and oppression,” the IOM pointed out.

Ebola Patient Zero Identified

International health care workers have discovered the starting point of the recent Ebola outbreak. The first known

victim was 2-year-old Emile Ouamouno, who lived in a village in Guinea with his parents and three sisters, including 4-year-old Philomene. According to the World Health Organization, the boy fell sick last December with a mysterious illness that caused fever, black stools and vomiting. About a week after his death, Philomene got sick and died. The children’s pregnant mother and grandmother both succumbed to the virus shortly after. It would be months before WHO and other international health officials identified little Emile as West Africa’s “patient zero” in a deadly outbreak that continues to double in size every few weeks. So far, Ebola has been blamed for the deaths of nearly 5,000 people among more than 10,000 cases, the vast majority in West Africa. “Emile loved to dance and Philomene liked to carry little babies on her back and pretend she was a mom,” said Suzanne Beukes of UNICEF, who spoke with their father, Etienne, during her trip earlier this month to Meliandou, a village without any health facility more than a two-hour drive from the capital, Conakry. Etienne burned the clothing and blankets of his two children killed by Ebola, but kept the small red radio that Emile often asked him to switch on so he could dance to the music. Beukes said Ebola has killed at least 14 people in the settlement of about 500, though health officials say the actual case count is probably two to four times higher. Visiting Meliandou with colleagues as part of a project to assess Ebola’s impact on children and the region, Beukes saw that the village was dotted with graves of Ebola victims. People initially buried the dead next to their homes so they could be close to the deceased. Like other farmers in the village, Beukes said Etienne now struggles to sell his produce since outsiders fear they could be contaminated with Ebola. Others in the village attest that they are poorer now than they were before Ebola struck.

Zambian President Dies

Zambian President Michael Sata died last week at the age of 77 after a long illness. With his demise, Vice President Guy Scott, a white Zambian of Scottish descent, became the country’s acting president. Scott’s promotion makes him the first white leader in continental sub-Saharan Africa since 1994

when South Africa moved to majority rule. Sata died at London’s King Edward VII hospital with his wife, Christine Kaseba-Sata, and his son, Mulenga Sata, at his side.

Sata, dubbed “King Cobra” for his sharp-tongued remarks, had largely dropped out of public view months ago as his health deteriorated. The government did not divulge details of his condition, but some Zambian media outlets said he suffered multiple organ failure. Rumors that Sata was deathly ill had long gripped Zambia, and opposition groups had questioned whether he was fit to lead. The country of 15 million people has recently enjoyed robust economic growth but still suffers from widespread poverty. He had served as president since 2011. Under the constitution, Scott, a 70-year-old former agriculture minister who also worked in Zambia’s finance ministry, cannot run for president because his parents were not Zambians by birth or descent. “Elections for the office of president will take place within 90 days. In the interim, I am the acting president,” Scott said in a radio address. “The period of national mourning started today. We will miss our beloved president and commander.”

Sistine Chapel gets Pristine Overhaul

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On Wednesday, a Palestinian man rammed a white minivan into a crowded train stop in east Jerusalem and then attacked people with an iron bar, killing a

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Druze Border Police officer and injuring 13 before he was shot dead by police. Hamas immediately took responsibility for the attack—the second such attack in east Jerusalem in the past two weeks. Authorities say Ibrahim al-Akari, 48, slammed his vehicle into the train stop first, backed out and proceeded to drive off, hitting several cars along the way. He then got out of the car and attacked a group of civilians and police officers on the side of the road with a metal bar before he was shot and killed. He had recently been released from prison after serving time for security offenses. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said al-Akari, “whose blood watered the land of the occupied holy city of Jerusalem, preferred but to retaliate for the blood of his people and the sacredness of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem.” Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum praised the “glorious operation” and called for more such attacks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack, placing blame on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who has called on Palestinians to guard sensitive holy sites from visiting Jews. The attack was almost identical to one two weeks ago, also committed by a Palestinian from east Jerusalem who rammed his car into a crowded train station, killing a 3-month-old Israeli-American girl and a woman from Ecuador — not far from the scene of Wednesday’s attack. The officer who was killed in this week’s attack was Jedan Assad, 38, from Beit Jann. Assad was a father to a three-year-old boy; his wife is five months pregnant.

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igible to make Aliyah. Through Israel’s Law of Return policy, any person with Jewish ancestry is eligible for Israeli citizenship despite not being considered Jewish according to Jewish law. Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Lau is determined to amend that law. He recently told Israeli media, “We must change the Law of Return immediately so it will include only those who are Jewish according to the halacha. Israel can decide to be the third world’s welfare state, but as long as that decision has not been taken – it needs to stop allowing non-Jews to make Aliyah.” Citing an example of many who came to Israel due to this loophole, Rabbi Lau shared, “Because of one Jewish grandfather who is buried in Moscow, over 73 people [his children and grandchildren] moved to Israel through the Law of Return.” The primary concern of many is that these situations are likely to lead to intermarriages. According to a study by Prof. Sergio DellaPergola from the Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University, as of the beginning of 2014, the number of Jews—people born to Jewish mothers—stands at 14,212,800 (a 0.66 percent increase in comparison to 2013). If you take into account those born to Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers, the number rises to 17,236,850. The number jumps to 22,921,500 when you take into account people who can trace Jewish ancestry three generations back, the maximum allowed by the Law of Return.

Tensions over Temple Mount

Currently, Jews are forbidden from praying on Temple Mount despite it be-

ing considered our holiest site, and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for “responsibility and restraint” in responding to unrest in Jerusalem, and requested his cabinet’s help in maintaining order.

Netanyahu’s request for calm came shortly after Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel told a rally in Jerusalem that the current situation on the Mount would change. Right-wing MK activists have been insisting that Jews be allowed to pray there. One significant activist, Yehudah Glick, was shot four times and badly injured in an assassination attempt by an alleged Palestinian gunman last Wednesday. His condition is stable but serious; he is expected to undergo surgery this week. The terrorist on a motorcycle attacked Glick as he exited a meeting at Jerusalem’s Menachem Begin Heritage Center. The shooter escaped, but was identified by police as Mu’taz Hijazi, an employee at the center’s cafeteria. Security forces killed Hijazi on Thursday morning in Jerusalem’s Abu Tor neighborhood, saying he opened fire when they came to arrest him. Police said on Friday they arrested another man, who also worked at the cafeteria and is suspected of assisting the shooter. “What is necessary now is to calm

Sweden Recognizes Palestinian State

Last week, Sweden became the largest Western European country to recognize a Palestinian state. This announcement prompted a strong protest from Israel, which swiftly withdrew its ambassador from Stockholm. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told parliament in his inaugural address in October that his Social the situation and to act with responsibility and restraint,” Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. “I think that what is necessary now is to show restraint and to work together to calm the situation… I also ask that private initiatives be avoided as well as unbridled statements.” “I have ordered massive reinforcements to be brought in and additional means to be used in order to ensure law and order in Israel’s capital,” said Netanyahu. “It could be that we are in a lengthy struggle; however, we are determined to succeed. We will certainly oppose all systematic and continuing attempts by Islamic extremist elements to stir up unrest. They would like to set a religious fire in Jerusalem and thereby ignite the entire Middle East. The place they are most determined on is the Temple Mount.” Presently, non-Muslims are allowed to ascend to the site but prayer is reserved exclusively for Muslims. Netanyahu was sure to mention the importance of the site. “Since the time of our patriarch Abraham, the Temple Mount has been the holiest site for our people. The Temple Mount is the most sensitive kilometer on earth. Alongside a strong insistence on our rights, we are determined to maintain the status quo…. These messages have been passed along as clearly as possible to Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas], as well as to all elements in the area and among us.” Resisting Netanyahu’s plea, Likud

Democrat government would deliver on a manifesto promise to recognize a Palestinian state, drawing ire from Israel and the United States. “Today’s recognition is a contribution to a better future for a region that has for too long been characterized by frozen negotiations, destruction and frustration,” Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom wrote. Palestinians seek statehood in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with east Jerusalem as their capital. They have sought to sidestep stalled peace talks by lobbying foreign powers to recognize their sovereignty claim. Wallstrom said Sweden’s move is aimed at supporting moderate Palestinians and giving hope to young people on both sides. The UN General Assembly approved the de facto recognition of the state of Palestine in 2012, but the European Union and most EU countries have yet to give official recognition. MK Moshe Feiglin visited the Temple Mount on Sunday. Abbas responded to Netanyahu’s commitment to maintaining the regulations at Temple Mount with unusual praise. In a statement issued by Abbas’s office, the PA president said Netanyahu was right to call for preserving the status quo, and termed his comments a “step in the right direction.” Abbas warned of the consequences of the “violation and provocations by the extremists that would lead to serious results in the entire region and ignite the instability in Palestine and the region.” Abbas added on Sunday that the continuing “right-wing incitement” may lead to “dangerous consequences that will affect the entire region.”

Turkey Hates Israel (and Everyone Else)

Not surprisingly, only 2 percent of Turkish citizens see Israel in a favorable light. The citizens of Turkey were recently polled to ascertain whether they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of a selection of countries, including the United States, China, Brazil, Russia, Iran, and Israel. Israel was found to be the most disliked country of the offered options, with 86 percent of responders saying they have an unfavorable opinion of the state.

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A diplomatic rift was opened between the two countries during the 2008-9 Operation Cast Lead. At the height of the still-ongoing conflict was the Israeli commando raid of the Turkish “Mavi Marmara” ship that was attempting to break the blockade on Gaza. The incident left 10 Turkish citizens dead. Additionally, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan often attacks Is-

rael, publicly accusing it of “genocide” of the Palestinians. Still, it’s interesting to learn just how much the Turkish public dislikes others. Other than having a favorable opinion of their own country (78 percent, according to a 2012 poll), the Turks don’t think highly of any of the countries or entities they were asked about. The Turks have a low opinion of the European Union (66

percent unfavorable opinion, 25 percent favorable), China (68 percent negative views, 21 percent positive), the United States (73 percent negative views and 19 percent positive), Russia (73 percent negative, 16 positive), Brazil (65 percent negative, 20 percent positive) and Iran (75 percent negative, 14 percent positive). Seems like Turkey’s citizens are truly warm and welcoming. Saudi Arabia, however, another Sunni state, is the most liked of the countries asked about, but even then, only 26 percent of Turks have a favorable opinion of it, while 53 percent have an unfavorable opinion of it. Thankfully, Turks don’t just dislike established countries. They also have a very negative view of terror organizations, including al Qaeda (85 percent negative), Hezbollah (85 percent) and Hamas (80 percent).

New Law Prevents Prisoner Exchange

The Knesset has taken steps this week to prevent prisoner exchanges for prisoners serving life sentences. Final approval was given to a new bill that effectively removes the option to use prisoners as bargaining chips with the Palestinians. The bill was heavily supported; thirty-five Knesset members voted in favor of the bill, with 15 MKs opposing. The measure dictates that courts will henceforth be allowed to convict murderers under “aggravating circumstances,” in which case discussion of sentence commutation shall not occur before 15 years of imprisonment, and at any rate, sentences will not be reduced to less than 40 years. The law only applies to prisoners convicted from this point onwards, however, and not to those already incarcerated for their crimes.

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Another Hamas Relative Hospitalized in Israel

A couple weeks ago, we reported on a senior Hamas official’s daughter being treated in an Israeli hospital. Well, the trend now continues this week, as another senior Hamas member’s sister is in the cancer ward at a major hospital in Israel. The hospitalization of the sister of Abu Marzouk is the latest case of a relative of a member of the terror group

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Despite the GOP’s win, it may be only possible for the Republican Party to hold onto its lead for just two years. They lost in many swing states which will be a lot less favorable for Republicans next time around. 23 of the 33 seats up for election in 2016 will be Republicans at stake. Six will be in states where Obama won in 2008 and 2012, two will be in states that voted for Obama in 2008, and two are held by senators who may be running for president, which

means they can’t run for re-election (Marco Rubio in Florida and Rand Paul in Kentucky). So for every Senate seat the GOP gained in 2014, there’s one— or more—that will likely flip back to the Democrats in 2016. Republicans have two years to prove to America that they’re the party of the masses and will usher in the right change of course for the country.

Vet Released From Mexican Jail

This was a bad turn that a U.S. Marine veteran could not take back. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi has just come home after serving eight months in a Mexican prison. He was serving time for crossing the border with loaded guns after getting in the wrong lane and ending up at the Mexican border.

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billionaire Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, has been the front-runner in the fledgling race to send large numbers of paying civilians beyond the atmosphere to give them the feeling of weightlessness and a spectacular view of Earth below. Branson tweeted that he was flying to Mojave immediately after the explosion.

Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two Explodes

After a period of development that lasted far longer than hundreds of prospective passengers had expected, the accident occurred just as it seemed space flights were near. SpaceShipTwo, which is typically flown by two pilots, was designed to provide a suborbital thrill ride into space before it returns to Earth as a glider. Officials said they didn’t know what caused Friday’s accident and had not noticed anything wrong beforehand. “I detected nothing that appeared abnormal,” said Stuart Witt, CEO of the Mojave Air and Space Port. Friday’s flight marked

Commercial space tourism suffered a huge setback recently when a prototype passenger rocket exploded during a test flight. The crash killed one pilot, seriously injuring the other, and scattered debris all over the Mojave Desert. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo blew apart after being released from a carrier aircraft at high altitude. British

FBI Pressuring Muslims to Spy for Them

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that the FBI is pressuring some Islamic members and religious leaders to spy on fellow Muslims as part of a government effort to combat extremist recruiting in the U.S.

The campaign has intensified in recent weeks, with mosques in California, Texas, Minnesota, Ohio, Florida and other states reporting unannounced visits by FBI agents, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. In a nationwide alert, the group urged mosque and community leaders to seek the advice of an attorney if they are approached by the FBI for questioning. They are concerned that the civil rights of numerous imams were being violated as the religious leaders were asked to meet with FBI agents, who then pressed them to inform on members of their congregations. If they decline, Muslim leaders fear they may be the target of government investigations. “It’s happening all over the country,” said Ibrahim Hooper, a Washington-based spokesman for CAIR. “The agents are approaching these community leaders at mosques with basic questions that quickly turn into something different: pressure to become informants.” The FBI would not comment on the CAIR alert, but spokesman Paul Bresso said in an email that the agency respected the rights of all citizens and “we value our

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On Monday, the doors of 1 World Trade Center reopened for the first time in more than a decade. It’s been 13 years since the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks, and now the World Trade Center has reopened for business— bigger and better than ever. “The New York City skyline is whole again,” Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, declared. The awesome building stands 104 stories high and is the focal point of the 16 acre site. It was an eight year $3.9

the 55th for the spaceship, which was intended to be the first of a line of craft. At 60 feet long, SpaceShipTwo features two large windows for each of up to six passengers, one on the side and one overhead. Debris from the aircraft was found 35 miles away from the initial crash site. Although investigators don’t know the actual cause of the crash, it is thought that the pilot, Michael Tyner Alsbury, who was killed in the disaster, moved an unlocking device earlier than he should have. Officials say there may have been a problem with the vessel’s “feathering,” a process used to slow down the spacecraft upon its descent to Earth. In order for feathering to start, the feathering system has to be unlocked and then someone has to activate the system with a different handle. Alsbury unlocked the device too early, although experts don’t yet know why the feathering process commenced if someone did not yet activate the system with the other handle. Virgin Galactic sells seats on each prospective journey for $250,000, with full payment due at the time of booking. The company says that “future astronauts,” as it calls customers, have visited Branson’s Caribbean home, Necker Island, and have gone through G-force training. Virgin Galactic reports taking deposits totaling more than $80 million from about 700 people.

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billion project that has finally come to fruition. The tower symbolically stands 1,776 feet high but otherwise does not resemble the Twin Towers. One of the tenants, Conde Nast, a publishing company, expects to host about 3,400 staffers one day. “This is a terrific day for Lower Manhattan, a wonderful day for New York City, and a great day for Condé Nast,” the company’s chief executive Chuck Townsend said. “One World Trade Center serves as a symbol of the resilience of the people of New York,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said. “Today, as we open its doors for the first time, we remember that strength and courage will always conquer weakness and cowardice, and that the American spirit, defended by proud New Yorkers, will not be defeated.” “It’s incredible that it’s back in business,” said Ilene Danuff, 55, of Chelsea. “We brush ourselves off and move on. It shows that it’s a resilient city with resilient people, and I’m happy to be in New York.”

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partnerships with the Arab, Muslim and Sikh communities as they are partners in our efforts to stem crime, violence and civil rights violations.” Federal officials are calling for new ways to fight what they see as the nation’s latest national security threat: people indoctrinated by extremists returning to plan terrorist acts here. The Justice Department recently unveiled a pilot program in Los Angeles, Boston and Minneapolis that enlists social and mental health workers, religious leaders and police to thwart Islamist group recruiters. In Florida, tips from the Muslim community led to the arrest of Sami Osmakac, later convicted of planning a terrorist attack at a Tampa-area nightclub. Osmakac was found guilty in June of attempted possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

Small Town, USA

They say good things come in small packages. Well, just because these American towns have an extremely low population doesn’t mean they are boring. In fact, these small towns may be some

of the most exciting places to visit on your next road trip across the nation.

Monowi, Nebraska, has a population of 1—no typo here. The tiny village is over a three hour drive from Omaha and is currently home to a single resident, Elise Eiler. This town reached its peak in the 1930s with 150 residents but slowly residents started leaving to bigger cities in search of work. Despite the migration of her neighbors, Elise and her husband remained there. Mr. Eiler died in 2004 and Ms. Eiler has refused to move. Why would she want to give up her many roles in this small town? She’s the town’s mayor, librarian and restaurateur. Of course, she’s also the town’s only customer. Bonanza, Colorado, had just 16

lucky residents, or unlucky, depending on how you look at it. There is no cell phone service in this region and there’s no post office. In 1937, most of the town burned down, but prior to that, it was a thriving mining town with 40 saloons, 19 mills, four hotels, two schools, and a theater. Bonanza means a rich mineral deposit in Spanish. Residents of this town may just still be enjoying the life of the rich; not one resident is living below the poverty line. Centralia, Pennsylvania, has a mere 10 occupants. This coal-mining town was home to almost 3,000 people at one point in time. But in 1962, workers set some garbage on fire in an abandoned mine, and the coal accidentally caught fire. Many attempts were made to distinguish the fire but it continued to burn for decades. In 1981, the ground began to crumble, causing the state to condemn the area and remove the residents. A few have stood strong, and they gladly welcome tourists to come see the smoke rising from the ground as the fire continues to burn beneath the surface. It’s not that far from Harrisburg, Hershey, or Philadelphia in case you want a peak. Next up on your road trip is Freeport, Kansas, with a population of five. Founded in 1885, Freeport was the smallest incorporated town to have a U.S. bank until 2009 when it closed. Don’t speed by these other towns while you’re cruising down the roads of the U.S. Buford, Wyoming, has just one resident; Gross, Nebraska, only boasts 2 people in town; the four residents of Lost Springs, Wyoming, don’t have any trouble getting lost in the small town; and Tortilla Flat, Arizona, has more than just a fun name—there are six people who call the hot city their home.

Americans Renouncing Citizenship in Droves

Some Americans are not that proud to be American after all, at least when

it comes to paying overseas taxes. Many U.S. citizens residing in other countries are so frustrated by the regulations of the Internal Revenue Service that they’ve decided to renounce their citizenship. In the last three months (ending in September), 776 Americans renounced their citizenship, according to new Treasury Department data. In the year 2014 so far, there have been a total of 2,353 renunciations. The forecast seems to imply that this year’s number will surpass last year’s record number of 2,999 renouncers. In the last few years there have been new tax regulations put into place making it extremely difficult for citizens abroad to conduct basic financial transactions. For example, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) passed by Congress in 2010 and in effect since July 2014 requires all foreign banks to report all Americans with accounts over $50,000 or face a 30 percent surcharge on the accounts. As a result, many foreign banks avoid relationships with Americans in order dodge the hassle and headache. Marylouise Serrato, the executive director of American Citizens Abroad, an advocacy group, cited a 2014 poll conducted by the group Democrats Abroad that found an average of 12.7 percent of applicants for various foreign financial services were denied by their banks. “The problem is not paying taxes or not wanting to pay taxes, the problem is that they’re having an inability to find financial providers and people who are still willing to deal with them as American citizens,” Serrato pointed out. Recent estimates say there are about 6.32 million Americans living out of the country. Even so-called “accidental Americans” have to deal with the annoyance; someone who was born in the United States but lives in another country for majority of their life is still considered American for tax purposes. Tax law mandates that all citizens pay U.S. taxes regardless of the country in which they reside or amount of time. Even if you decide to renounce your citizenship, the State Department won’t just let you go for free; before they say sayonara, they want some of your money. Previously, there was price tag of $450 but now there is a onetime fee of $2,350 to renounce citizenship in order to cover the cost of processing a renunciation. A State Department spokesperson said the fee was increased to reflect the real, unsubsidized cost of providing the service. “In addition to the work done at the embassy or consulate, the case comes

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firearms were found in the hangar but Frein was carrying no weapons. Police have said the suspect, an expert marksman whose hobbies included dressing like a Serbian soldier in a war reenactment group, held a longstanding grudge against law enforcement and was not targeting any individual officer.

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A massive, seven-week long manhunt has come to a close with the capture of Eric Frein. Frein is accused of the first degree murder of a Pennsylvania trooper, among other charges. The 31-year-old survivalist, who prosecutors say will face the death penalty if convicted, was caught after a methodical search using a grid system and hundreds of law enforcement officers. A group of U.S. marshals found Frein outside an abandoned airplane hangar in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, about 100 miles north of Philadelphia, and near the heart of the area where authorities focused their 48-day search. Frein arrived at the Pike County Courthouse in a police cruiser and handcuffs used by Corporal Bryon Dickson, 38, whom he killed in a sniper attack on September 12. Frein is also charged with wounding Trooper Alex Douglass, 31, in the brutal shooting. The heavy police presence and the aggressive tactics employed during the manhunt rattled many residents of the normally peaceful area of northeastern Pennsylvania, even as the shootings appalled the community. His arrest brought a palpable sense of relief to the picturesque area. State Police Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens estimated a cost of $10 million for the manhunt, which involved hundreds of officers from state, local and federal agencies, using helicopters, armored vehicles and sophisticated tracking technology. Frein, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, surrendered without incident when he was finally found. Two

Turns out our tax dollars are being spent on Frappuccinos and pumpkin spice lattes. An investigation has been opened which focuses on so-called “purchase cards” on which federal personnel are allowed to spend up to $3,000 — known as “micropurchases” — that do not have to be disclosed publicly. A House Oversight subcommittee held a Congressional hearing earlier this month on misuses of the government credit card, asking why federal employees were swiping the card for seemingly personal things like haircuts, gym memberships and movie tickets. According to one investigative journalist, Department of Homeland Security employees collectively put $30,000 worth of Starbucks on the cards in 2013. Agency employees spent about $12,000 at one Starbucks in Alameda, California, and several of those purchases were for just under the $3,000 “micropurchase” threshold, which means they can avoid scrutiny. “I don’t know the agency’s needs or contingencies, but going to Starbucks seems like a really hard sell,” said former Inspector General for the U.S. General Services Administration Brian Miller. Anne Richards, assistant inspector general for audits at the Homeland

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the Starbucks as a “micropurchase” means that office avoided having to go through any kind of bidding process that might have turned up cheaper coffee options. In 2008, a report found that cardholders had used their purchase cards on Internet dating sites, iPods, and

expensive dinners. In 2012, Congress passed a law to implement stricter rules for the cards, but they are still difficult to contain. Government agencies overall spent $20 billion this year on “micropurchases” that do not require public disclosure.

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Despite the cold temperatures and blustery winds on Sunday, tens of thousands of people ran through New York City’s five boroughs in the 44th annual New York City Marathon. Each runner who made it the 26.2 miles was indeed a winner, but two Kenyans took first prize in this year’s race: Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany. Thirty-two-year-old Kipsang won the men’s race — his first appearance at the New York City Marathon — in two hours, ten minutes, and 59 seconds. His timing was the slowest winning time since 1995, possibly due to the high winds. Keitany, also 32, won the women’s contest with a time of two hours, 25 minutes, and seven seconds — just 2.3 seconds faster than second-placer Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, making her win one of the closest in New York City history. Kipsang said that he entered the marathon as a challenge for himself to run on a hilly course without a pacemaker. The race was especially challenging on Sunday, as winds reached more than 30 mph. Runners had to cautiously stick to a slower pace. Keitany tried a very different tactic in her previous NYC Marathon, surging ahead to a huge early lead in 2011. She was caught that day and had to settle for her second straight third-place finish. This time, Keitany held back and had one last burst left, winning by just 3 seconds. A record 50,881 runners started the 44th edition of the NYC Marathon, which had the millionth finisher in its history on Sunday. It was so windy that the wheelchair race started at the 3-mile mark because it was too dangerous to roll across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The first New York City Marathon was held in 1970, with 127 competitors running several loops around Central Park. Fred Lebow, one of the race’s directors, donated the $300 to establish the marathon. Lebow, who was born Fis-

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Volcano Continues to Erupt in Hawaii

Last week, Philip Banks III, NYPD’s highest ranking African-American cop, abruptly resigned. Banks decided to quit his position instead of accepting a promotion that would make him first deputy chief.

In response to his resignation, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton admitted that he was very disappointed with Banks’ decision. He said Banks’ resignation was a “setback” to his crime-fighting agenda. Banks is “somebody that I worked very closely with over the last ten months. So I’m disappointed that I won’t have the opportunity to work with him in the Number 2 position,” Bratton said in an interview. Even so, Bratton said this unexpected obstacle will not stop him from pushing his agenda and that the department will go ahead with other planned promotions. Banks, 51, is a 28-year veteran of the department. Former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly appointed him chief of department in March 2013. It is unclear what prompted Banks to resign and decline the promotion, although many are speculating that he felt the job would not turn out to be what he expected it to be. Mr. Bratton said he planned for the position to take on “more significance” with Mr. Banks. He said Banks would have more expanded responsibilities including a focus on “personnel, development and training at the academy” and rebuilding relationships with the minority communities. According to a source, Banks also wanted all department chiefs to answer directly to him and he wanted control over the Internal Affairs Bureau. When Bratton declined to offer Banks those

Lava from an erupting volcano in Hawaii has been streaming down the volcano’s flank toward the northeast since June. Last weekend, it crossed a country road, destroying part of a cemetery, toppling trees and burning a shed, tires and grass. But scientists say that the lava stopped just before hitting the town’s main road. Darryl Oliveira, director of Hawaii County civil defense, said, “At this point, there’s very little activity taking place that’s posing any increased threat to the residents or the community,” Oliveira said. Despite the lack of immediate danger, on Monday, President Obama signed a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance to help the small Hawaiian

in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaii, and, perhaps the most active volcano on earth. Diverting lava flows is viewed in traditional Hawaiian culture as disrespecting the volcano goddess Pele. “The lava flow is very unpredictable, but Hawaiians have always lived with volcanoes,” Johnson pointed out.

No Rest on Gray Thursday

Hope you’ve got your sleeping bags and tents ready because Black Friday is just weeks away. Supposedly it is the day of the year when the cheapest prices are available on merchandise, creating a holiday shopping frenzy. The day after Thanksgiving, many stores open their doors at the crack of dawn, some even at midnight, and shoppers scramble in, hoping to score a good deal. This year, major retailers like Macy’s, Walmart, Kohl’s, and Target are staying open for business on Thanksgiving Day, a move many are dubbing “Gray Thursday.” Gray will be the faces of their employees, who will be forced to work on their holiday. In defense, Macy’s, which plans to open on Thanksgiving evening at 6pm, informed their staff that most of the shifts were filled voluntarily with those who are okay with

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town cope with the lava flow. The flow from Kilauea Volcano stalled about 480 feet from the main road in and out of Pahoa, a town of about 1,000 residents. Authorities have warned about 50 households in Pahoa they should be ready to evacuate immediately if necessary. Small fires that were sparked by the lava were generating light to moderate amounts of smoke on Saturday. Trade winds have been pushing the smoke toward the south and southwest. “We can definitely see a bit of a glow, smell the smoke and the burning vegetation,” said Eric Johnson, a teacher at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science (HAAS), located one road down. “On occasions, I’ve heard loud booms, like shotgun blasts, when methane pockets in the ground explode.” Oliveira warned residents of opportunists posing as officials. Someone posing as a government inspector approached a resident living within a blocked-off zone on Friday and asked for access to a private property. No government official is going door-to-door to conduct damage assessments, Oliveria said. He advised residents to ask for identification if they are suspicious and to call police if they notice any suspicious behavior. The Kīlauea volcano is a hyperactive shield volcano currently erupting

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chl Lebowitz in Romania to an Orthodox Jewish family in 1932, was a main champion of New York’s major race. In 1976, to celebrate our nation’s bicentennial, the marathon’s course traversed all five boroughs. What was intended as a one-time course became an annual event, to be held on the first Sunday in November.

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working on Thanksgiving so that their Black Friday calendars are clear. But some stores are not onboard with opening on the national holiday. Retailers that will not be open on Thursday of Thanksgiving include Costco, Barnes & Noble, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Nordstrom, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, DSW, Pier 1 Imports, Burlington Coat Factory, Petco, Radioshack, GameStop, Patago-

nia, REI, Dillard’s, and American Girl. Businesses in Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts will be closed for business due to laws dating back to the 17th century that make it illegal for retailers to open on Thanksgiving but there’s always time to stuff your shopping bags online after you’re stuffed from too much stuffing.

THAT’S ODD Flying High with a Marriage in the Sky Dottie Coven and Keith Stewart were in the clouds when they got mar-

ried…literally. They got hitched at an altitude of 32,000 feet onboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dallas. No, this is not a story of two drunken people on a plane deciding to be spontaneous. Dottie and Keith have been planning this event for 2 years. They both have jobs which require lots of travel so they decided that for a change they would “fly for fun.” The onboard wedding was planned in advance with Southwest Airlines.

The couple, who had accumulated over a million Rapid Rewards points on Southwest, used those points to secure 30 seats for family and friends, while the 111 other guests at the sky-high reception were complete strangers. When the plane was at cruising altitude, packets of peanuts were dished out as wedding confetti. The music was then cued, and Dottie danced down the aisle in her white wedding dress and veil towards a beaming Keith. The marriage officiant told attendees to “push their flight attendant call button now” if they knew of any reason why the couple should not be wed. Well, nobody pushed the button and the marriage was made official. The party lasted until the plane landed in Dallas. Which airport in Dallas? Love Field Airport, of course. As for how they will celebrate when they have a child…I guess that’s up in the air for now.

Walking High in the Sky

Talking about risky propositions up in the air… Last week, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda certainly pushed the envelope in Chicago by performing a twopart death defying walk. The first wire was suspended between two skyscrapers more than 500 feet above the Chicago River at a 19-de-

A Million Dollar Present

Deisi Ocampo woke on October 6, excited to open her birthday present, but she had no idea how amazing her gift would be. “I rarely play the lottery,” Ocampo, 19, of Chicago, related. “My dad buys tickets once in a while and thought it would fun to get me two tickets for my birthday.” Well, it was more than fun when Deisi scratched off the second ticket. “I began to shake and sweat out of nervousness,” she said. “I just couldn’t believe it was real.”

birthday she’s ever had, Deisi simply replied, “Definitely!” She certainly has a million reasons to remember this birthday forever.

Being Paid to Exercise The birthday girl had won $4 million. Her dad also couldn’t believe her amazing luck. He thought she was teasing him when he heard the news. “When I told him I had won, he asked if it was $500, and I said, ‘No, $4 million!’” Despite being a millionaire while still a teen, Deisi plans on keeping things simple. She wants to continue working at a clothing store because her family “is humble and believes in a strong work ethic.” Of course, the happy birthday girl is sharing her newfound wealth. “I will share with my dad so he can buy a new home for my mom, dad and sister,” she said. “I plan to use a portion to pay for college since I want to become a nurse and take care of babies.” When asked if this was the best

Heading to the gym may be tough, but what if you were paid to work out? Employees at Clif Bar and Company are given 2.5 hours a week to work out during company time; essentially, these workers are being paid to hit the gym.

Sounds great, right? Well, this perk is something that CEO Kevin Cleary models. The father of three young sons is extremely active. “We have a great

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was getting on that cable, even though 220 plus countries around the world are watching live, and said, ‘You know what? I don’t want you doing it,’ I wouldn’t do it.” His family obviously didn’t object to his taking on this challenge, which means that either his family is really confident in his endeavors or they really just don’t like him.

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gree incline. After completing that walk in close to seven minutes, he donned a blindfold and completed another walk between Chicago’s famous Marina City towers. The second walk took a bit more than one minute. Both walks set new Guinness World Records: the first for highest tightrope walk at an incline, the second for highest blindfolded tightrope walk. The events were broadcast by the Discovery Channel on a ten seconds delay, just in case Nik, who was not harnessed, would fall. In addition, more than 50,000 people took to the streets and surrounding buildings to watch the amazing feat. Nik, 35, is not simply some crazy daredevil—he’s a seventh-generation tightrope walker. But that doesn’t mean that he is guaranteed success. In fact, his great-grandfather plummeted to his death at age 73 during a tightrope walking stunt which was being broadcasted on live TV in Puerto Rico. As to what the key to Nik’s success is, he says it is having the support of his family. “If I didn’t have my mom and dad’s support and my wife’s support, I wouldn’t be able to make that walk. If they came up to me moments before I

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gym,” Cleary shared. “We encourage everyone to get out and exercise.” The CEO himself runs 20 miles a week and his workout times are not haphazard. “I sit down on Sundays and I map out my week,” Cleary said. “This sounds ridiculous, but I look at my week from Monday to Sunday and I carve out the time: when can I get rides in, when can I get runs in, then I plan it right then. I’ve got them on Excel spreadsheets since 1999.” Sometimes, his workouts take place during the day. And Cleary feels that his exercise regimen encourages his employees to get fit as well. “It’s a good example for me to set for people at the company,” he said. “There’s a lot of times I’ll go out for a run then I’ll walk back through the company; and I’m going to a meeting and I’m still sweating, because I’m squeezing the workout in.” Sometimes, Cleary uses his commute time to exercise, when he bikes to work. “I try to do this once or twice a week where I leave the house around 7 and I commute. It’s about 25 miles to work on bike. Then at the end of the day, I’m back on my bike, getting back home. It’s a great way to just think about things,

think about business, think about my life. It’s my time,” Cleary said. “It takes about 1 hour, 20 minutes each way.” Cleary really has his priorities straight. “I don’t send out emails at night,” he told ABC. “I don’t send them out on the weekend. I may do work, but I won’t send out an email,” Cleary said. “I don’t want to set the expectation that people should be working at 7 or 8 at night. I get home at 6:30. I put the phone in my home office. I leave it there, then I’m just dedicated to my kids. Once a week, I cut out of work early and I’m coaching my twins – they are 6 – their soccer team, and I coach their baseball team. It’s important for people to see me doing that and see it’s okay.” Hmmm, getting paid to exercise and no emails on weekends. Sounds like a job that I’d jump over a cliff to get.

Japan’s Whisky Takes over the World

Want the best Scotch in the world? Head to Japan. This week, a Japanese

whisky was named the “best in the world,” upstaging traditionally favored Scottish brands—which unbelievably didn’t make it to the top five. The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 was awarded the title of best Scotch whisky by whisky connoisseur Jim Murray, whose 2015 edition of the Whisky Bible will be published next week. Yamazaki is Japan’s first and oldest distillery, established in 1923 by Suntory’s founder Shinjiro Torii. Described as “near incredible genius” for its “nose of exquisite boldness” and finish of “light, teasing spice,” Murray gave the drink 97.5 marks out of 100. For the first time, no Scottish distillery was ranked in the top five. Varieties of Scotch whisky have been crowned best in the world in two of the last three years – Old Pulteney’s 21 year-old single malt in 2012 and Glenmorangie Ealanta in 2014. Julien Nicolay, general manager at La Maison du Whisky, a Singapore-based whisky retailer and distributor, says appetite for Japanese whiskies has grown significantly over the past three years.

“There’s been massive demand,” Nicolay said. “This can be attributed to strong marketing campaigns and the quality of the whisky; the Japanese are very good at making a product desirable, and of course making it good,” he related. Despite the accolades, Scotch whisky is still in high demand. “There’s a misunderstanding of what it means for Scottish whiskies. While there’s a massive rise in demand for Japanese whiskies, the same can be said for Scottish whiskies,” Nicolay said, noting that demand for Glendronach is “going through the roof.” I’ll drink to that.

Ronald the Robot “Hel-lo, how may I help you?” Ever call a business just to connect with a robot answering the phones? Well, a New York City Health Department worker on the computer help desk recently decided

that he wanted to head to the age of the Jetsons, when robots rule the world. The worker answered the phones at least five times using a “robot voice” even after his boss requested that he start talking like a human. He has now been suspended for 20 days. The suspension decision, issued by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, states that Ronald Dillon spoke to a customer in a “slow, monotone and over-enunciated manner” and said, “You have reached the Help Desk. This is Mr. Dillon. How may I help you?” At least one caller complained about “the robot” and asked to speak to a human, according to the report. For his part, Dillon told the judge he was not a “people person” and was only trying to please his boss. “They objected to the tone of my voice so I made it atonal,” he related. Now, the faux robot has gotten the boot.

Jetting out for a Cold One

“Honey, I’m taking the plane. I’ll be back in a few minutes.” An Australian man decided to head to the local pub in style. The 37-year-old taxied his wingless two-seater aircraft down the main street in the rural mining town of Newman, Western Australia, last week. He then clambered out of the small plane when he reached his favorite bar and ordered a beer at the Purple Pub. Over 200 locals gawked at the plane and took photos as they dubbed the pilot a “legend” for his actions. Police, though, were less than impressed. “It was a pretty stupid thing to do,” Sgt. Mark McKenzie said of the man, who did not have a pilot’s license. “Kids were coming home from school. It could have been very ugly,” the officer said. “All he needed was one gust of wind … because without the wings it’s not stable.” Despite the beer he downed at the pub, the pilot passed a Breathalyzer test.

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Goldfeder Unites Elected Officials and Community to Stop Homeless Shelter in Far Rockaway Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Far Rockaway), together with Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Rockaway), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Senator Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), is proud to announce that proposed plans to place a homeless shelter on Beach 8th Street in Far Rockaway have been terminated. “A homeless shelter at this site, near our schools and parks, was misguided,” said Assemblyman Goldfeder. “I commend Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Homeless Services for listening to our concerns and halting pro-

posed plans.” Last week, elected officials were informed by DHS Commissioner Gilbert Taylor of his agency’s intent to open a new homeless shelter located at the old Rockaway Manor Home for Adults at 145 Beach 8th Street. Commissioner Taylor added that the site, which was closed following Superstorm Sandy, would house 120 single men. Goldfeder strenuously opposed the plan and expressed many concerns, including the close proximity to local schools and thousands of children, as well as placing a new vulnerable pop-

ulation in a Sandy-devastated flood zone. In response, an emergency meeting of local school, community and rabbinic leaders was immediately convened to discuss the proposal and collaborate on an appropriate response. “A new homeless shelter in Far Rockaway would have put our families in danger,” said Rabbi Baruch Rothman, Director of Institutional Advancement at Yeshiva Darchei Torah. “The entire community is thankful for the tireless leadership and advocacy of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, who united our political and communal leaders and was

successful in saving our community.” “It is wonderful news that Mayor DeBlasio has decided not to pursue his plan to place a shelter for homeless men in the heart of the Far Rockaway community, literally steps away from six schools that welcome over three thousand children daily,” said Shmuel Reisbaum, Executive Director at Torah Academy for Girls. “We realize that his decision is due, in no small part, to the immediate action taken by Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and must thank profusely for the leadership role he took in literally saving our community.” At a meeting held at City Hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Goldfeder led a delegation of elected officials who each reiterated their strenuous opposition to the proposal. They were informed directly by the mayor that plans would be halted immediately. “I commend my great friend Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder for taking the lead and uniting the elected officials and community in opposition to a new homeless shelter,” said Congressman Greg Meeks. “Far Rockaway is finally starting recover from the devastation caused by Sandy and I will continue to do whatever it takes to keep the community strong.” “Together with my colleagues, we sent a strong message that a men’s shelter neighboring several schools is purely u nacceptable,” said Borough President Melinda Katz. “I am thankful our concerns were heard and am truly relieved M ayor De Blasio has decided to withdraw plans to place a homeless shelter on Beach 8th Street in Far Rockaway.” “ When community residents from a ll faiths work with their elected officials, progress can be made to protect a c ommunity. The mayor heard the concerns of our constituents and for a mom ent understood what Rockaway has gone through since Sandy and the positive direction the peninsula is heading in towards its recovery. When the mayor decided not to place a homeless shelter o n Beach 8th Street, it was a victory f or Rockaway and its residents,” said State Senator Joseph Addabbo. “This was a team effort and a huge victory for our community,” concluded Assemblyman Goldfeder. “We will stay v igilant and continue to do everything we can to protect our families, keep our community strong and allow our neighb orhood to recover from Sandy and grow even stronger.”

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The HANC Classroom Compact Fifth grade students in Mrs. Spitalnik’s social studies class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School brought American history to life when they signed their very own “Classroom Compact.” While learning about the Mayflower Compact in social studies, the students crafted and each signed a Classroom Compact in front of their teacher, Mrs.

Spitalnik, and their peers. As part of the compact the students promised “obedience in class” and that they would come up with rules for their classroom that were “just and equal.” As part of the lesson the students discussed that while Americans today take for granted that everyone will be treated equally, the idea was a new concept in the Americas, when the Pilgrims

first signed the Mayflower Compact, because in Europe, friends of the king were treated better than the average person. The students also discussed that even today people continue to come to America in search of a better life with greater opportunities and fair and equal treatment of all people.

HAFTR Early Childhood students visited the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department this week to learn about fire safety

Harav Chanoch Friedman, dayan from Yerushalayim, discussing Choshen Mishpat shailos with bachurim in Yeshiva Nishmas Hatorah

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Hurricane Sandy Commemoration at the JCCRP This past Wednesday, October 30, the JCCRP hosted a special food distribution with NYC commissioners commemorating the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years and that the after-effects are still affecting hundreds of people on a daily basis. The JCCRP staff was joined by the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC)’s Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora and several of DDC’s devoted volunteers. In addition, we were joined by the NYC Department of Transportation’s Queens Borough Commissioner Dalila Hall and several volunteers from the DOT. Among the attendees was Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder who pointed out, “It isn’t only physical damage, but tremendous emotional struggles that these people are facing. It’s easy to look at a broken building and see what needs to be fixed, but dealing with the emotional trauma isn’t as simple. During the past two years, however, we have seen an unbelievable amount of resiliency,

and although there’s work to be done, the extent to which people have been able to rebuild their lives is truly admirable.” During the food distribution, the commissioners and the assemblyman worked hands-on doing whatever was needed for the JCCRP’s clients, from packaging vegetables to walking them through the food pantry, helping them select food and other items in a sensitive, down to earth manner. The commissioners’ work and the assemblyman’s comments reflect the attitude that we need to have toward rebuilding after the hurricane; we need to follow their example and continue to work to rebuild in a pragmatic manner, while working individually with our clients in a compassionate and hopeful way.

NYC Dept. of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Queens Borough Commissioner Dalila Hall, JCCRP Executive Director Nathan Krasnovsky, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, and a volunteer from the DOT Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and NYC Dept. of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora

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Remember those Italian ices cups that you spent hours of your youth scraping that little wooden stick over, and the red and blue teeth that followed? Remember how mommy used to buy only the lemon flavor so your clothes shouldn’t get tie-dyed? Some habits are hard to kick, but grownups shouldn’t deny themselves the delights of their youths. Okay, so skip the wooden stick part. Certain boundaries do come along with growing up. But the charming flavor of the Italian ices you grew up with is yours

Mesivta Football League Kicks off its Third Season This past Sunday, the Mesivta Football League (MFL) kicked off its third season of competitive yeshiva high school football. This year, two new yeshivos joined the League, bringing the number of participating schools to sev-

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en. Mesivta Ateres Yaakov (MAY), Yeshiva Sha’arei Torah, DRS High School, Rambam Mesivta and Yeshiva Darchei Eretz were joined by the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns & Rockaway (HAFTR) and Mesivta Yam HaTorah. Flag football has become an increasingly popular sport, specifically among yeshivos. In Eretz Yisrael, the AFI Football League, played at Kraft Stadium, is widely popular, and draws out over 60 teams from a wide variety of yeshivos and other post high school institutions

in two separate divisions. The majority of post high school yeshivos, which many local graduates attend, field teams in the Kraft League. The MFL is the brainchild of Mr. Richard Altabe, General Studies Princi-

sher outlet for high school boys, while maintaining the competitiveness, intensity and professionalism of an official league. The League is being established with a Torah hashkafa about sports. With that being the case, it goes without

Yam Hatorah Quarterback, Rafi Friedman, The HAFTR Hawks scrambles against MAY defensive lineman Benji Terebelo.

pal at Yeshivat Sha’arei Torah, and Rabbi Yossi Bennett, Assistant Menahel/ Assistant Principal at MAY, who serve as administrators of the League. Rabbi Bennett commented, “The addition of the two new schools demonstrates that the League has become established in the high school athletic arena. We welcome HAFTR and Yam HaTorah and wish them luck in the season!” The goal of this groundbreaking program is to provide a healthy, ko-

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saying that proper sportsmanship and menchlechkeit is a top priority. Head coverings must be worn during games and no female fans are permitted at the games to ensure the focus on a healthy athletic outlet. This past Sunday, in Game 1, MAY took on Yam HaTorah and “welcomed” them to the League with a whopping 28-0 victory. In Game 2, HAFTR made its presence known by defeating Rambam 19-6 in a very close match. The League has brought back Eliezer

“Zezy” Fuld, Youth Director of the White Shul and Senior Division Head at Simcha Day Camp, to serve once again as the League’s commissioner. Fields have been leased for the length of the season at the Aviator Sports and Events

HAFTR running the ball against Rambam.

Center at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn and at the Lawrence High School. “I am looking forward to an exciting, competitive and enjoyable season,” commented Mr. Fuld. “We’ve rented out excellent fields, hired professional referees, purchased new equipment and, with the addition of the two new schools, expect a tremendous season up ahead.”

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Five Towns Marriage Initiative Our Words are Powerful The greatest distance in the world is the space between the heart and the head. One of the ways that a person can bridge that distance is through speech. Speech is referred to by Onkelus as “ruach memallelah,” a power from above, because speech is viewed as something that sets us apart as human beings and makes us unique. The power to communicate in the way that humans can was not given to the animal and plant world. When we speak about ideals and values we slowly help bridge the gap between our intellect and our emotions. The metaphor that is given to explain the power of speech is a spoonful of ice cream. Many people would be excited to take a lick, but if it falls in the mud most would have second thoughts. So it is with speech; when we let our speech “fall in the mud” we wreak havoc with the powerful tool we’ve been granted. It’s been said in the name of the Chofetz Chaim that when calamities befall the Jewish nation it’s not necessarily because the Jewish people are not praying and

reciting Tehillim adequately. Rather, it’s because of their lashon hara, evil speech, which prevents their prayers from ascending on high and having their full impact. From the example of the ice cream and the point made by the Chofetz Chaim, we see how our speech can go either way. Let us use the gift of speech that we have been given for what it was designed for, to bring joy to our spouse, to bring happiness to those around us, to express feelings of closeness and caring, and to consistently use our speech for good purposes. Five Towns Marriage Initiative provides educational programs, workshops and referrals to top marriage therapists. FTMI will help offset counseling costs when necessary and also runs an anonymous shalom bayis hotline for the entire community Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 9:30-11p.m. For the hotline or more information, call 516-430-5280 or email dsgarry@msn.com.

Rambam Remembers Classmate Whose Legacy Lives On October 26/2 Cheshvan 5775 marked the occasion of the first yahrtzeit of the passing of a beloved talmid, brother and son, Uri Weinberg. Uri, who tragically passed away last year, was an individual who was beloved and respected by all who knew him. Accordingly, family and classmates gathered for a special commemoration held at Rambam Mesivta. Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman, Rambam’s Rosh Mesivta, gave a shiur on “V’halachta b’drachav,” a theme that he said “exemplified everything that Uri a”h was about: avodas Hashem, integrity and exemplary middos.” The Maareh Meekomos— source sheets for the shiur—are based on the Rambam’s Hilchos Deos, Book of Knowledge, where he outlines the defining characteristics of human perfection. “The Rambam teaches us that humility is an ideal that we should strive for as much as we can. Arrogance, haughtiness and self-centeredness are the very opposites of what a Torah Jew is all about.

“Uri by nature was a very humble, reserved person, despite his tremendous potential, abilities and accomplishments. He truly inspired all that knew him, serving as a role model of humility by example,” said Rabbi Friedman. Other characteristics enumerated by the Rambam and discussed at the shiur were Uri’s dedication to chessed and the fact that he was not known to get angry or ever lose his even-temperedness. “Uri was an amazing young man from who we all can learn so much about how to live like a true ben Torah and a mensch. His smile will remain emblazoned in our memory and he is truly missed by all,” shared Rabbi Friedman Approximately 30 of Uri’s classmates joined for this special commemoration. At the conclusion of the program, classmate Avi Hershman announced that a special scholarship was being assembled dedicated to the memory of our beloved Uri a”h. May his neshama have an aliyah.

MAY Publishes Creative Writing Journal The College Board’s National Commission on Writing surveyed 120 major American corporations, employing nearly 8 million people, and concluded that writing is the “threshold skill” for hiring and promotion among professional employees. The economy continues to become ever more competitive, and students need to be properly equipped to succeed. Mesivta Ateres Yaakov prides itself on preparing its talmidim for the challenges of life, in both limudei kodesh and limudei chol. With this in mind, last year the Mesivta began compiling material from students for publication in a student creative writing journal. Submissions came from MAY writing competitions, and also from students who submitted entries specifically for the journal. After professional editing, proofreading and layout, the Mesivta is proud to introduce the first issue of Vision: The Student Journal of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov. The stories contained in the Journal range from whimsical satires to morbid dystopias and cover the entire literary

spectrum. They include a two-part story about an anthropomorphic talking football, several dystopian stories, a dead man who attends his own funeral, and a horror novel about a crawlspace. Rabbi Sam Rudanky, General Studies Principal, commented, “Albert Einstein once stated, ‘Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.’ The Student Journal is the collective, literary creativity and ingenuity of Ateres Yaakov’s students. We’re very proud of the students who contributed their works, and appreciative of the enormous amount of time our faculty advisors invested in making the journal a professional product. I believe you will find it to be an enjoyable and edifying read.” The Mesivta thanks Rabbi Yossi Bennett, Assistant Menahel/Assistant Principal, and Mr. Chaim Homnick, English Language Arts Instructor, faculty advisors and general editors for the Journal for spearheading this project and seeing it through to fruition. The Journal can be purchased on lulu.com using the keywords Vision Mesivta Ateres Yaakov.

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A Surprise at Bais Yaakov Petting Zoo Experience Like every year in honor of Parshas Noach, the preschool children at Bais Yaakov of Queens enjoy hands-on learning about animals when the petting zoo comes to visit. As always, the children had the opportunity to touch, feel and feed the animals. This year, however, we were in for a surprise! As the children were excitedly feeding bread and cucumbers to the chickens, one of the chickens suddenly flew up to the top of the pen and began to squawk. Desiree, the animal keeper, said, “Oh look, Sue the chicken is telling us that it is time for her to lay an egg.” The children asked if she was going to lay it right then and there.

Desiree explained that Sue will only lay an egg in privacy and showed the children a special chicken coop she had for that purpose. The children were thrilled to watch Sue the chicken smooth out her nest in the coop and sit down to lay her egg. They tried not to disturb her but couldn’t resist taking an occasional peek. They had so many questions about the chicken and the egg.

A fascinating piece of information that the children (and the teachers) learned was that every chicken has a color behind its ears that matches the

color of the eggs it lays. Guess what color egg Sue laid? Sky blue!

Warm Welcome at DRS Open House This past Sunday, the DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys was filled to capacity at the school’s annual Open House. DRS hosted over 160 prospective students and their parents at their annual Open House. The Open House, which takes place in DRS’s beautiful state of the art building, provides its attendees with an informative, exciting, and enjoyable program which allows those interested in the school to get a real sense of what DRS is all about. Upon entering the building, every attendee was warmly greeted by DRS Menahel Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky, faculty members, and current DRS students. The program moved to DRS’s

spacious Beit Medrash during which Rabbi Kaminetsky and DRS General Studies Principal Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum addressed the enormous crowd, enlightening them about DRS’s strong and challenging curriculum in both limudei kodesh and limudei chol. Rabbi Kaminetsky stressed that the hallmark of the school is the “personal care, warmth, and attention provided for each individual student.” More importantly, DRS prides itself on the “achdut” between classmates, who come to DRS from 16 different elementary schools, and several different neighborhoods, including Queens, Brooklyn, West Hempstead, and Great Neck.

Following Rabbi Kaminetsky’s remarks, students and parents headed off to the extra-curricular student fair in DRS’s incredible gymnasium, where they received a taste of all the extra-curricular programs that DRS has to offer, including a presentation from the cooking and karate club, College Bowl competition, sports teams, Shabbatonim and trips, and much more. At the same time, parents got a chance to hear from DRS faculty members in the science, math, English, and social studies departments regarding the incredible range of courses offered at DRS. DRS boasts a large curriculum including over 15 AP courses, and the opportunity to be involved

in several research opportunities in both Science, and Social Studies. DRS Associate Principal Rabbi Elly Storch informed the parents of the school’s wide limudei kodesh curriculum which includes Gemara, mussar, Chumash, halacha, Navi, Jewish history, and machshava studies. Parents also got a chance to ask questions to a panel of five DRS students in order to get their view of how incredible DRS is. DRS thanks all those who came to visit the Open House, and look forward to meeting them again in the future!

Fire Safety at Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department On Sunday, the Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department opened their doors and hosted over 1,500 men, woman, and children for a special fire safety day. Everyone received a great deal of fire prevention tips and techniques, and were able to meet “Sparky,” the fire dog, for a lesson on calling 9-1-1 for an emergency and how to stop, drop and roll if your clothing catches on fire. Nassau County Fire Marshal Joe Whittiker and his K-9 partner Umi, who is an

accelerant detection specialist, visited as well. A live activity teaching both young and old how to extinguish fires with a fire extinguisher and a fun ride

in a real fire truck delighted young participants. The Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department is an innovative and diverse

department, comprised 100% of volunteers, with 75 active members. We are very fortunate to have some of the most talented individuals in the fire service working here. We value the history and tradition of The Woodmere Fire Department and are always looking for new members. Call 516821-3600 or visit www. woodmerefd.com for more information.

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Veteran’s Day at Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst ica great.” Village Mayor and Post Member Andy Parise added, “They will never be forgotten and these bricks, small tokens of esteem, will live on.” Please come out to help us celebrate this day which honors all who served so we can live in freedom. For more information, please call 1-516-295-0670. Light refreshments will be served, rain or shine.

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American Legion Post 339 will commemorate Veterans Day 2014 at the Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 11. At the Post 339 section, bricks will be laid to honor past members of the Post and their names will be read. Post Commander Syd Mandelbaum said, “They served their country with honor and devotion for the ideals which make Amer-

Joe Lieberman Reflects on His Career & the Future of Jewish Politics Former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman may have retired from politics, but his eye hasn’t strayed far from the political scene. On October 28, at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus, Lieberman addressed hundreds of YU students, faculty and staff in a lecture titled “Judaism and Public Service.” The lecture, the first of a three-part series, inaugurated Lieberman’s role as the Joseph Lieberman Chair in Public Policy and Public Service at YU, a position made possible through a gift from University Benefactors Ira and Ingeborg Rennert. In his introductory remarks, YU President Richard M. Joel called Lieberman’s appointment, along with the recent addition of other prominent visiting professors such as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Ambassador Danny Ayalon, “the icing on the cake of a fabulous faculty.” Lieberman credited his Judaism with drawing him to politics. “In many ways, I would say Judaism called me into public service,” he said, expressing his belief that human beings are “G-d’s partners in improving and hopefully one day perfecting all that God created.” He recounted his influences and role models: the examples of extraordinary biblical leaders such as Moses, Abraham, Esther and Jonah; the lessons of Torah Judaism learned from his parents and rabbis; and political figures such as former Connecticut Senator Abraham Ribicoff, and the early leaders of the State of Israel, whom he described as a generation willing to “act and change history.” Lieberman also connected his Jewish values to his work following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, after which he played an instrumental role in creating a new Department of Homeland

Security. “[It] had a lot to do with the

in the American dream,” he said. “They

view in the Torah that there is good and evil in the world,” he said. “And if good nations lack the means...to defend themselves, evil will triumph.” Lieberman said he never feared that

taught me and my sisters that, in America, you don’t have to change who you are and what you believe to be successful… and they were right.” Lieberman represented Connecticut

his Jewish identity would hold him back in his career. “My parents really believed

in the U.S. Senate from 1989 to 2013 after serving in the Connecticut State Sen-

ate for 10 years and as attorney general of Connecticut for six years. He was the first Orthodox Jew to serve in the Senate and—despite unnecessary “anxiety” among some segments of American Jewry about possible anti-Semitic backlash— became the first Jewish American to be named to a major political party ticket when Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore selected him as his running mate in 2000. Lieberman also told several anecdotes illustrating the respect colleagues and voters accorded his (occasionally high-profile) Sabbath observance. “We’re blessed to live in a truly open country where anyone can go wherever their G-d-given talents will take them,” he said. However, when asked about creeping anti-Semitism in America and its potentially adverse political consequences, Lieberman acknowledged the question as “unsettling.” “I do have faith in America, and in the whole constitutional premise of this country,” Lieberman stated, with the disclaimer that he could not say the same “with confidence” about countries other than the United States or Israel. However, he expressed concern about rising anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses and uncertainty about the Jewish political situation 30 years or so from now. “This [openness] is not going to [continue to] be this way unless we fight to make it so,” he said. Lieberman will be teaching one course at YU in the spring. His next public lecture, “The Emerging Law of Cybersecurity,” is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18 at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Celebrated at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe On Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, Rabbi Ahron Bookson, Assistant Menahel at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe, gathered all the boys from first, second, and third grade in the newly renovated dining room for the first mesiba of the year. The mesiba started with the ch-

odesh melody about all the Jewish months of the year. The boys were then told a story about a new boy in school who seemed “different” and “strange.” After getting to know the new boy better, it became clear that this boy was having difficulty adjusting to his new

home and situation. The Tiferes Moshe students learned the importance of being dan l’kaf zechus. Following the story, the monthly Nachas Gram raffle was drawn. Mazel Tov to this month’s winners: Shmuel Yitzy Tendler, Aviel Kohain,

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Shulamith School for Girls is excited to announce that it has purchased a new campus in Inwood. The new home will house an entire N-12 school. In order to accommodate exponential growth, award winning Nassau County school architecture firm BBS has designed a state of the art campus. Highlights of the design include a performing arts center that seats over 400, gymnasiums, library/media centers, lecture laboratories for the sciences, small group instruction rooms for academic support, and early childhood classrooms that surround a two-story indoor playground. The campus is being designed in tandem with educational technology experts to enable cutting edge integration of technology in education. Founded in 1930, Shulamith is the oldest Orthodox girls school in North America. In 2000, Shulamith opened a location in Woodmere which, 4 years ago, became an independent entity. Today, 546 students study in the Early Childhood, Lower and Middle Divisions of Shulamith at three different facilities in the Five Towns. Shulamith is opening a high school in the fall of 2015. The addition of a high school completes Shulamith’s nursery through 12th grade educational experience. For more information about Shulamith, please contact Executive Director Rabbi Perry Tirschwell.

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Bnot Yaakov’s “Tevat Noach Scouts” Zoo Trip! Bnot Yaakov went to the Queens Zoo with a special mission in mind… they were “Tevat Noach Scouts”! All students went to the zoo with the purpose of finding out about the animals they saw so they could “report” back

to Noach and let him know how to best care for the animals in question. The girls had to find out about each animal’s habitat and food. Students eagerly asked zoo guides all their animal “questions” and took special interest in the elk in particular as they learned all about their antlers and the real wood branches that

were a part of their diet. Our “scouts” kept track of their findings on charts that they took with them throughout the zoo as they viewed the animal exhibits. “I loved watching the sea lions eat their fish!” exclaimed Sipporah Kahen, first grader. When asked to tell about the sea lion’s habitat, students explained that it wasn’t just a water habitat – but a cold water habitat! Everyone enjoyed a snack of animal crackers and apple juice. The Tevat Noach Scouts ended their investigation with a stop at the petting zoo where the girls got a chance to interact, pet and feed the animals themselves. Upon their arrival back at school, general studies teachers did writing activities with them based on their Tevat Noach scouting investigation. Mrs. Alon’s fifth graders wrote first person narrative animal stories that explained to Nocah all of their “housing and habitat requests” from the animals’ point of view! Mrs. Kashi’s fourth grade worked on their informational writing skills and Mrs. Jaffe’s third graders wrote poems. Although Bnot Yaakov could have opted to have the students visit the zoo simply as “students,” having the girls go as “scouts” made their journey so much more purposeful. Their “investigative” angle integrated lemudei kodesh with science as well as providing lots of great “animal” writing material upon students’ return to the classroom.

Rabbi Fischel Schachter mesmerized the Learn & Live audience last week with

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Ezra Academy Joins in the Shabbos Project As the worldwide excitement of the Shabbos Project starts to fade away, one special “Project” will never be forgotten. Although not officially on the “Shabbaton calendar,” as Parshas Noach crept closer and closer the buzz in the teachers’ room was unanimous. How can a school geared solely towards kiruv not be involved in this historical event? And with that, along with last minute phone calls and late night emails, Ezra Academy was able to round up approximately 50 students and many dedicated staff members to make their way to the Belzer kehilla of upstate Monsey, New York That’s correct: the Belzer Chassidim took in our school with open arms and unmatched hospitability. The background behind this story is quite simple. Ezra Academy has developed a very strong bond with the famed Traveling Chassidim of Monsey, and on this Shabbos was not only invited to share in their singing and dancing, but also to join them in their homes for a unique Shabbos experience. Friday night featured a joyous davening with the chassidim, followed by a special visit from the Nikolsburg Rebbe. The Rebbe promised that the same way we trust our mothers when they tell us to taste something good, so too if we trust Hashem to taste Shabbos we will only want more. However, the true highlight of the night was a different moment, when one young man publicly proclaimed that he will now try to keep

Shabbos every week. We spent Shabbos day spending time with our hosts, as we learned that physical differences do not change the achdus between different segments of Klal Yisroel. Many of our students were utterly shocked when they realized how many similarities they really had with their Chassidic hosts. One girl noted af-

ter Shabbos that besides all the lessons she learned about Shabbos itself, the true message she took out was that you don’t need fancy cars or fancy houses or the most high tech computers to be happy. Family and friends override bank accounts, and true simcha comes when all of Klal Yisroel join together. The havdala concert was an amazing way to end Shabbos, as sounds of “Am Yisroel chai” shook the walls of Yeshiva Ohr Sameach. One could sum up our Shabbos Project experience with a quote from Dean Rabbi Eli Freilich, as he addressed the crowd Friday night. “When one speaks of the coming of Moshiach, the description details all sects of the Jewish people gathered together. Here in front of our eyes do we not have such a group? From Sephardic teenagers with gold chains to modern-Orthodox all the way to Belzer Chassidim, we have all united together for this Shabbos of Unity. Now that we have fulfilled our parts, we can only wait for the speedy redemption of our people.”

life, from her struggle not only for her own survival but the survival of her family members to her arrival on the shores of America and her drive to rebuild a world of Torah. The message was clear that through bad times and good, her unwavering focus and determination molded the family’s desire and destiny help those in need and to build Torah institutions. The video was followed by beautiful words of hakaras hatov by Rivka Leah Winder, a Machon Sarah senior who spoke on behalf of all current and future Machon Sarah students. Mrs. Aliza Fuchs, TAG parent and granddaughter of Mrs. Serena Fuchs, then took the podium and shared some of her memories with the audience. The speeches concluded with Mr. Berish Fuchs speaking from the heart

Mr. Berish Fuchs speaking with Rabbi Weitman in the background

about the family’s matriarch and his reasons for choosing TAG to carry his mother’s name. He stated that it wasn’t just because he has granddaughters attending TAG. He pointed out that his mother, who unfortunately never had the opportunity to benefit from a Bais Yaakov education, was a beacon of chessed and therefore it is appropriate that TAG, a school renowned for its chinuch habanos and far-reaching chessed program, should be associated with her name. The ceremony concluded with the Machon Sarah High School Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Evalee Gross, singing Mrs. Serena Fuchs’ favorite song, “A Place Where I Belong” by Abie Rotenberg. Of course,

there was a twist in that a completely new version of the lyrics which captured the essence of the life of Mrs. Fuchs, written by Mrs. Gross, moved many in the audience to tears. At the same time, the men, who had adjourned to another room, were treated to a CD version of the same song with the new lyrics recorded by Mr. Rotenberg himself especially for the occasion. Exactly one week later, Machon Sarah High School of Torah Academy for Girls held its first open house to a record attendance.

The Fuchs family

Mercy Medical Center and Molloy College Partner on the Field Mercy Medical Center has entered into an agreement to provide medical services for Molloy College’s Athletic Department. Experienced sports medicine physicians and orthopedists from Mercy are now serving as their team physicians for all male and female teams. “We are happy to partner with Molloy,” said Aaron E. Glatt, MD, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Mercy Medical Center. “Bringing Mercy’s key physicians to assist athletes and, hopefully, prevent injuries will help the athletes’ performance.” Mercy’s Director of Orthopedics Eric Freeman, MD (South Island Orthopaedic Group), Michael Moskowitz,

DO (Bellmore Family Practice), and Jennifer Khachadurian, DO (Dr. Robert Curran PLLC), are managing the care of Molloy’s student athletes. As Molloy’s team physicians, they will perform annual athlete physicals, attend Molloy home games, and provide weekly onsite medical services. “The Department of Athletics is excited to team with Mercy Medical Center to provide medical services for more than 300 student-athletes,” Susan Cassidy-Lyke, director of athletics for Molloy College. “Our goal is to offer them the best care available and we are confident that our partnership with Mercy achieves this objective. The proximity of the Molloy College campus to the Mercy makes this agreement logistical-

ly beneficial as well.” Mercy provides other medical services, such as a travel medicine clinic that offers Molloy’s student and faculty who plan to travel, consultations and vaccinations for safe and enjoyable journeys. In 2013, it was ranked a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures™ by The Joint Commission, based on 2012 data. Also, Mercy was named one of the 100 Great Community Hospitals by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2013 and has earned the Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses

Credentialing Center. Mercy earned the 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, and was designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.

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On a beautiful, sunny Tuesday morning, the Torah Academy for Girls family gathered at the Diamond High School Campus for a very special and momentous occasion. It was time to officially dedicate TAG High School as Machon Sarah High School, appropriately named for Mrs. Serena Fuchs, a”h. The auditorium was filled to capacity by members and friends of the Fuchs family, members of TAG’s Board of Directors, administrators, faculty and, of course, over three hundred high school students. They were all greeted by the new signage on the exterior of the building as well as a commemorative plaque mounted in the outer lobby. The ceremony began with greetings from Rabbi Meyer Weitman, dean of Torah Academy for Girls, who spoke eloquently about Mrs. Fuchs, her family and their welldeserved reputation as baalei chessed. He also thanked Reb Berish Fuchs and his eishes chayil, Hannah, for making this most meaningful dedication. Rabbi Weitman then presented a moving video which took the audience through Mrs. Fuchs’

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Worldwide Participation in Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha L’Bachurim Inspires Limud Halacha By Chaim Gold Sukkos Bein Hazemanim of 5775 (2014) may go down in history as a turning point in limud halacha in our time. Over the course of bein hazemanim, some 14,000 worldwide, devoted time to learning the halachos of “yeshivas sukkah” in the Mishnah Berurah through Dirshu’s popular Daf HaYomi B’Halacha L’Bachurim program. The bein hazemanim program culminated with multiple testing sites across North America and Eretz Yisrael with thousands taking Dirshu tests on what they had learned during bein hazemanim. The tests were similar to the monthly tests taken by the thousands of Dirshu Daf HaYomi B’Halacha participants. “The feedback from bachurim who participated in the program was phenomenal,” said Dirshu’s North American Director, Rabbi Ahron Gobioff. “One bachur told me, ‘For some reason I was never able to find a geshmak and develop a cheishek to learn halacha properly. This time, my bein hazemanim learning through the daily Dirshu Mishnah Berurah program with the special copy of Dirshu’s Mishnah Berurah on hilchos ‘yeshivas sukkah’ made such a difference! In addition to learning Mishnah Berurah, the Biurim U’Musafim section featured so many common she’ilos. Both me and my chavrusah – a friend from my yeshiva – found such chiyus in learning all of the common scenarios and their halachic conclusions!” Pinchos B., another bachur who took part in the North American program for bochurim, related, “The fact that Dirshu published a special chazarah booklet for us, a booklet that featured all of the practical piskei halacha derived from the material, was a tremendous aid in chazarah. In addition, learning towards being tested created a sense of urgency and propelled us to spend our last week of bein hazemanim chazering everything we had learned. I can’t describe the tremendous sense of accomplishment that I felt when I handed in my test!” Pinchos concluded. Dual Mission Accomplished! When the idea to make a special Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Bein Hazemanim program was proposed, the hanhala of Dirshu in consultation with prominent roshei yeshiva and magidei shiur set two primary goals. First and foremost, to offer bachurim a framework for learning during bein hazemanim that would simultaneously be enjoyable and practical while providing a structure to bein hazemanim so that all the gains made during Elul z’man would not chalilah be lost during bein hazemanim. The second goal was to familiarize bachurim with the world of practical limud halacha and especially

with the learning of Mishnah Berurah, the sefer that has been accepted as the final authority on chelek Orach Chaim. “The Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program had its beginnings in the home of HaGaon HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zt”l,” said Dirshu’s Director of Public Affairs Rabbi Shlomo Rozenstein. “Before the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program started, Rav Elyashiv released an enthusiastic appro-

Far Rockaway, and HaGaon HaRav Asher Dovid May, shlita, Rosh Kollel of the Passaic Yeshiva Kollel. “I was amazed to see how my talmidim who participated in the program connected with learning halacha,” exclaimed a prominent post mesivta maggid shiur. “I hope this experience will lead them to establish a daily Mishnah Berurah learning session for themselves such as Dir-

bation, hailing the program and its daily schedule of learning practical halacha. HaGaon Harav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz, zt”l, and yblc”h, HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz, shlita, added their own signatures to Rav Elyashiv’s letter, urging the learning of Mishnah Berurah, which the Chazon Ish called, ‘The poseik acharon for our times.’” Halacha During Bein Hazemanim: Building a Foundation for Life! In addition to the obvious goal of learning the practical halachos of Sukkos, familiarizing bachurim with learning Mishnah Berurah was also an important goal. The bachurim who participated will likely continue to learn halacha thereby bringing practical halacha into their lives and eventually into the families that they will establish. Rabbi Rozenstein points out that the bachurim program in Eretz Yisrael entitled Kinyan Sukkah had many thousands of participants while the program in North America had an additional 2,000. In America, the program started the day after Yom Kippur with pesicha shiurim delivered in more than 15 communities. Some of the prominent gedolei Yisrael who delivered shiurim were HaGaon HaRav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, HaGaon Harav Yochanan Wosner, shlita, Av Beis Din of Shikun Skver and Rav of the Skverer community in Montreal, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Bender, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah of

shu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha when they are older. After all, how can a person go through every day of life without realizing that virtually everything he does is dictated and defined by halacha? When a person lives with the Mishnah Berurah, he lives with the cognizance of Hashem’s presence in his life, every second!” concluded the maggid shiur. Reaping the Benefits of Time Well Spent The Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program has reached the final stretch towards the upcoming first siyum on the entire Mishnah Berurah since its establishment some six years ago. Over the past year, enrollment in the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha has increased tremendously as more and more people are recognizing the value of investing thirty to forty-five minutes into learning Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. Yes, learning Daf HaYomi B’Halacha requires an investment of half to three quarters of an hour each day but it is time well spent because the person who learns Daf HaYomi B’Halacha day after day will know what he is obligated to do every minute of every day – morning through night, weekday, Shabbos and yom tov. As the program proceeds full speed ahead to completion, the number of participants is steadily rising. More and more people wish to join a true Klal Yisrael movement that wants nothing other than that as many Jews as possible should learn and observe halacha without compromise.

The first siyum will be held at the end of March 2015 with large siyum celebrations all over the world. A special Dirshu Shabbos for North American participants will be held to mark the siyum with a similar Shabbos in England as well. Major siyumim will also be held in France and South Africa. The biggest celebration will be the massive gala first siyum of the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha at the Nokia Yad Eliyahu Stadium in Tel Aviv, where more than 12,000 people are expected to gather in festivity. Getting in on the Ground Floor as First Siyum of Mishnah Berurah Approaches Recently, at a gathering of prominent Dirshu members held at the Prima Palace Hall in Yerushalayim, Dirshu’s Nasi, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, addressed the magnitude of the milestone represented by the first Daf HaYomi B”Halacha Siyum of Mishnah Berurah. “I have always wondered if, ninety years ago, at the first Knessiah Gedolah when the Daf HaYomi of Bavli was first introduced, everyone immediately grabbed the opportunity. My guess is that there were many skeptics scoffing, “Who said it will succeed? People will start but eventually they will lose interest and it will be forgotten.” And then there were those who were not deterred by the naysayers and the skeptics…and they were the ones who succeeded in making the Daf HaYomi into the worldwide success and overwhelming facilitator of limud haTorah on the grandest of scales that it has become! “Similarly, at the initiation of Daf HaYomi B’Halacha there were naysayers too, but over the past six years thousands have joined and there is still room for thousands more!” exclaimed Rav Hofstedter emotionally. “Let us think for a second. If you would have asked someone ninety years ago, ‘Do you want to get in on the ground floor of the Daf HaYomi, in a way that all the hundreds of thousands of future learners will build their accomplishments in daily limud Gemara on your foundation?!’” The time to join the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha is now! Joining this relatively new Daf HaYomi as the current participants embark on Chelek Vav is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor; it is an opportunity to join a program that will illuminate Klal Yisrael for generations to come and enrich them by bringing Hashem into their daily lives through observance of halacha. Join now, before the siyum!

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Riddle! Two spies want to get in an enemy’s military base. In order to get in they have to give the correct countersign to the guard at the gate after he gives them the sign. So they wait hidden nearby the gate so that they will overhear the countersign from another soldier. One soldier comes and the guard gives the sign: “6.” The soldier answers “3.” The guard lets him pass. Another soldier comes. The guard says “1,2” and the soldier gives the answer “6.” The guard lets him pass. So, the first spy goes at the gate and the guard asks says “10.” The spy, sure that he knows the answer, says “5.” Immediately, the guard shoots him dead. Then the other spy, who saw that the other spy was killed when he gave the countersign, had now understood what the right answer would be, whatever the guard’s sign was. So, he walks to the gate and the guard says “8.” The spy gives the correct answer and the guard lets him in. What was the answer that the spy gave? Answer on next page

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Kidding!

A guy is driving down a residential street and sees a sign, “Talking Dog for Sale.” He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard. He goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever. “You talk?” he asks. “Yep,” the Lab replies. After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says “So, what’s your story?” The Lab looks up and says, “Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA and they had me sworn into the toughest branch of the armed services, the United States Marine Corps. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.” The man is amazed at what he is seeing and hearing. The dog continues, “I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running, but the jetting around really tired me out and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger. So, I decided to settle down. I retired from the Corps and signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security wandering near suspicious characters and listening in.” The man is speechless as the dog continues talking. “I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retiring.” The man has never seen anything like this in his life and asks the dog owner how much he is selling the dog for. “Fifteen dollars,” replies the owner. “Fifteen dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?” asks the man. The owner responds, “Because he’s a liar! He never did any of that stuff. He was in the Navy!”

Rules Of The Armed Forces U.S. Marine Corps Rules: 1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a “4.” (That just shows good sense.) 7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.) 9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.

U.S. Army Rangers Rules: 1. Walk 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving. 2. Locate individuals requiring killing. 3. Request permission via radio from “Higher” to perform killing. 4. Bicker bitterly when mission is aborted. 5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.

Navy SEALS Rules: 1. Look very cool in sunglasses. 2. Kill every living thing within view. 3. Check hair in mirror.

U.S. Navy Rules: 1. Go to sea. 2. Drink coffee. 3. Deploy the Marines.

U.S. Army Rules: 1. Select a new beret to wear. 2. Sew patches on right shoulder. 3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear. U.S. Air Force Rules: 1. Have a cocktail. 2. Adjust temperature on airconditioner. 3. See what’s on TV. 4. Ask, “What’s a gunfight?” 5. Request more funding from Congress with a “killer” PowerPoint presentation. 6. Wine & dine key congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives. 7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets. 8. Declare the assets “strategic” and never deploy them operationally. 9. Hurry to make 17:45 teetime.

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1. Who created the NYC marathon? a. Fiorello LaGuardia b. Nelson Rockefeller c. Hugh Carey d. Fischel Lebowitz

c. Sheldon Karlin d. Mebrahtom Keflezighi

2. What did the winner of the first NYC marathon get? a. A key to New York City and a parade (which 47 people attended) b. A recycled bowling trophy c. A pair of running shoes d. $25,000 3. In 2005, Paul Tergat won the 26.2 mile race by beating second place finisher Hendrick Ramaala by how much time? a. 1 second b. 12 seconds c. 36 seconds d. 1 minute and 12 seconds 4. In 2009, the U.S. ended its dry-spell when for the first time since 1982 a U.S. citizen won the NYC marathon. What was the winner’s name? a. Bill Rodgers b. Tom Fleming

5. Which of the five boroughs does the NYC Marathon go through? a. Staten Island b. Brooklyn c. Queens d. Bronx e. Manhattan Answers: 1. D- Fischel Lebowitz was a Hungarian Jew who survived the Holocaust. After coming to America he changed his name to Fred Lebow and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. He became known as “king of knock-offs,” an expert in making cheaper versions of expensive clothes. In 1970, he put up $300 and created the NYC marathon. 2. B 3. A 4. D- The “Mebster,” Mebrahtom Keflezighi, was born in Kansas…just kidding. He was born in Eritrea (next week’s trivia: where is Eritrea?) and moved with his family to the U.S. when he was 12.

5. The NYC marathon goes through all five boroughs…duh! Scorecard: 4-5 correct: You are a marathon champ! Congratulations, Mr. Zombizzido Mumbagabmbzgzzido! 2-3 correct: You made it through the marathon…but it took you a while (now walk around the city for the next 16 hours in your sweaty marathon clothing so that everyone knows you ran it). 0-1 correct: Hey, you got one answer right and that qualifies you to run in the marathon. Please show up real early next Sunday on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge. If you don’t see anyone else there, don’t worry—we want to make sure you have enough space to run freely, so we scheduled everyone else for a later start time.

MOTTO-TARY

Match the motto with the corresponding military branch: A. This we’ll defend

2. Army

B. Honor, courage, commitment

3. Navy

C. Integrity first

4. U.S Air Force

D. Semper fidelis (Always faithful)

ANSWERS 1-D; 2-A; 3- B; 4-C

1. Marine Corps

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Comm Let the ission er dec Send your s tuff

Answer to riddle: 5. The countersign is the amount of letters the number has. The word “eight” has five letters in it.

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Remembering Lola Lieber Schwartz, aâ&#x20AC;?h

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Lola with Mechel on their wedding day in 1941

With her children at her 90th birthday party. Pictured with Lola L-R: Idii & Yossi Lieber, Heshy & Pesi Lieber, Mati & Gedalya Jacobovits

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Goldie Steinberg

Going Strong at 114 Years Young

photo credit Roy Renna-BMR Breaking News

BY TAMMY MARK

Festivities

at Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Long Beach were in full swing last Thursday as the crowd eagerly awaited the arrival of the guest of honor. Photographers and reporters vied for the best angle while attendants rolled out the white carpet. Goldie Steinberg took it all in as she came down the aisle. Flanked on both sides by smiling students from local schools, Goldie was serenaded and showered with rose petals. With a little assistance, the 114 year-old birthday girl took her place in the spotlight surrounded by family, friends and adoring fans. While she is on the short list of “supercentenarians,” the title given to those having attained the age of 110, Goldie is regarded as the oldest Jewish person alive. Goldie and her birthday bashes are becoming legendary. Goldie’s family members clamored to greet her as the photographers snapped away. The pink and purple floral arrangements, the birthday cake adorned with her portrait, and the lavish buffet were complemented by the palpable energy in the room. The team at Grandell had prepared another memorable event to

celebrate this remarkable woman. Regally perched on her upholstered white throne, her hair elegantly coiffed for the occasion, Goldie greeted her well-wishers with a sweet smile. Several local politicians were in attendance, while others sent proclamations to honor her. Student representatives were sent from Yeshiva Ketana, Shulamith School, Yeshiva University High School for Girls, and neighboring Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, whose students visit regularly. The students came up to greet Goldie, some presenting her with cards or plaques, others with songs. The group from Yeshiva University High School for Girls represented a student club called “Music Vs.” Led by Marnie Weingarten and her sister Michelle, Music Vs uses music and art to facilitate inter-generational conversation and forge relationships with the elderly and ill. Originally founded by their brother Mark in 2011, there are branches in over 30 universities and high schools around the world, uniting students to make acts of kindness a daily part of their schedules. Grandell representatives spoke to Goldie, wishing her well and incorporating a quote from poet Stani-

slaw Jerzy Lec, “Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” They took turns at the podium describing her as a lively lady, happy to help anyone at any time, citing an instance when she climbed out of bed during the night to hand her coughing roommate a cough drop. When it was Goldie’s turn to address the crowd, she thanked them all for coming and wished everyone “health, a good family, and G-d’s blessings.”

Born

in 1900 in Kishinev in Eastern Europe, Goldie Gurfel was one of eight children. She came to the United States in 1923 with her sisters, Rose and Sarah, brought over by a wealthy uncle. Goldie met her husband, Phillip Steinberg, also from Kishinev, in New York and they lived together in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, with her extended family. After Phillip’s passing in 1967, Goldie resided in that same apartment until 2004, when she decided it was time to relocate. At the age of 104, not wanting to be a bother to her children, she moved into Grandell’s rehabilitation center and has remained there ever since. She has no

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A group of girls from TAG came to share in Goldie’s celebration

With her daughter, Anne Teicher, 72

In this photo, taken when Goldie was 27, she is wearing a dress she made for herself

intention of transferring to the nursing side of the residence, declaring that “it’s for old people.” She enjoys seeing the life around her from the younger visitors to rehab. Goldie’s two children, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren make every effort to celebrate

and truly weathered the storm, even being evacuated from the hotel and relocated to Nassau Coliseum by the Red Cross. Along with her four boys ages 12-22, she anticipates the yearly family reunion and enjoys spending precious time with the beloved matriarch, watching her become a local celebrity. With her mind still sharp, Goldie greets each great-grandchild by name, inquiring about school and other life events. Goldie recalls details and reminisces about babysitting Schneeweis’ eldest son, Robert, back when she was 93. She is anticipating great-grandson Tyler’s bar mitzvah, already requesting a picture of him in a tallit for her wall. Schneeweis values Goldie’s sage advice on always appreciating all the little things like chores. Admiring how Goldie has so much energy, even throughout all of her recent media interviews, Schneeweis notes, “She asks pertinent questions, cares about everyone. She wants to know more about other people rather than talk about herself and is always concerned about others.” Living through the Kishinev pogrom of 1903 as a child and later losing much of her family in the Ho-

“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” each milestone year. Her son, Donald, 79, lives in Virginia while daughter, Anne Teicher, 72, lives nearby in Hewlett. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren come in from around the country whenever possible. Granddaughter Ellen Schneeweis is determined to make the yearly trip to New York from Colorado, come rain or shine. In 2012, Schneeweis packed up her kids in advance of the impending Hurricane Sandy,

locaust, Goldie has always kept a positive attitude that she maintains until this day. “What is the use of complaining? Use the energy for something positive,” Goldie advises. “She is the happiest and most positive person I know, a true role model,” says Schneeweis. What are some of Goldie’s secrets? She credits her longevity to the desire to stay healthy for her family. She also keeps busy. Goldie is a New York Yankees fan who used to know all the players. She still knits and crochets in her room, creating gifts for family and friends. Goldie always led a very active life, working until her eighties and walking everywhere when she lived in Brooklyn. What’s the secret in looking young, even at the wonderful age of 114? Goldie’s beauty tips have always been simple; wash your face with soap and water and never sit in the sun. Spending time together with Goldie before the flight home, Schneeweis admired her grandmother’s beautiful skin, admitting that she wished for skin as clear. As Goldie gazed into her granddaughter’s eyes she added one more bit of advice, “Only use a little bit of lipstick and rouge…. don’t use anything else!” TJH

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Torah Thought Torah Thought Parshas Vayeira

Parshas Vayera

gel who stands before them in their tent. The midrash explains and reinforces this idea of hearing G-d through one’s own soul and spirit. When Moshe was

Sarah, on the other hand, who did not spiritually “hear” these tidings beforehand, casts doubt and wonderment at the words of the stranger/angel. Avra-

WE HEAR G-D, SO TO SPEAK, THROUGH FAMILIAR VOICES THAT REVERBERATE WITHIN OUR SOUL AND HEART.

sent on his mission to redeem Israel from Egypt and to teach them Torah, he heard that call emanate from Heaven in the voice of his father Amram. We hear G-d, so to speak, through familiar voices that reverberate within our soul and heart. First, Avraham himself believes that he will have a son with Sarah and later he has no doubts when that message is communicated to him by the stranger/angel.

ham is made aware of this and explains to Sarah the source of her consternation. I feel that many times in our lives we sense within ourselves a divine message and voice. It is this combination of soul and intellect that drives all human hopes forward. But, since we are not at the level of constant communication with our soul and our Creator, we do not always hearken to that voice nor do we attribute it to its correct source.

Jewish tradition teaches us that somehow the prophet Elijah appears regularly and constantly to human beings. He comes in different guises, forms and costumes. The truly righteous are able to identify him when he appears, while we ordinary human beings are mostly unaware of his presence even as he stands before us. Avraham, in his righteousness and faith, is constantly prepared for such encounters with G-d. Ordinary human beings, to whom G-d is at best an abstract idea, certainly are unable to truly sense His presence. That is what the great rebbe of Kotzk meant when he said that when G-d said, “Go forth from your land and home and family,” any human being had the potential to hear that message, not just Avraham. But unless one is attuned to “hear” G-d regularly through one’s own inner soul, all heavenly messages will fall on deaf ears. Shabbat shalom.

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or the Jewish people, one of the hallmarks of our great founding parents was their ability to maintain communication with their Creator. G-d, so to speak, was a constant living presence in their lives, thoughts and actions. And they were able to hear G-d’s voice, though G-d has no voice, and to visualize G-d even though G-d has no physical appearance. G-d spoke to them through the inner voice of their own souls which was always longing to reunite with the source of life from which it came. When the stranger/angel guest informs Avraham and Sarah about the forthcoming birth of their son, this serves to confirm to Avraham the promise that he heard from G-d earlier regarding the same event. Previously Avraham heard it through his own inner voice of faith and attachment to G-d and now he and Sarah hear it in a literal sense, from the lips of the stranger/an-

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An Act that EchoesAn Through Time Act that Echoes Through Time “And Avrohom awoke in the morning, hitched his donkey, and took his two lads, and Yitzchak with him. He split wood for the sacrifice and went to the place that Hashem had commanded him to.” Bereishis 22:3 Avrohom Avinu was commanded with a supreme test, and one of the greatest challenges ever presented to man: “Take your son, your only son, the son that you love…” One has the right to ask, “What was so great about this act?” Even today we witness people who are willing to slaughter themselves – or their children – in the name of their beliefs, and we certainly don’t consider them great! Why is this act considered one of the ultimate accomplishments of man? The answer to this question lies in understanding not so much what Avrohom did, but how he did it.

the moment that he came to understanding, he went in the ways of his father. Avrohom had many students, but there was only one who was truly devoted to knowing and understand-

and honored individual. He had hundreds of loyal students, and many, many slaves. Hitching up his donkey was not something that he normally did. It was done for him by a servant.

WHY IS THIS ACT CONSIDERED ONE OF THE ULTIMATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MAN?

The Father of the Jewish People Avrohom lived to serve Hashem. His every waking moment was devoted to spreading Hashem’s name and bringing others to recognize their Creator. However, he knew that only through a distinct and separate people could the name of Hashem be brought to its glory. His destiny and ultimate aspiration was to be the father of the Jewish nation. Yet for many, many years that dream didn’t come true. Avrohom was 100 years old when he had Yitzchak. He waited month after month, year after year, begging, beseeching, and imploring Hashem for this son – but to no avail. Finally, in a most miraculous manner, at an age when both he and his wife couldn’t possibly parent a child, the malachim told him the news: “Your greatest single ambition, to be the father of the Klal Yisroel, will come true through this child Yitzchak.”

ing the ways of his teacher. That was Yitzchak. The bond of love and devotion that Avrohom felt towards his “only” son is hard to imagine. The nature of a tzaddik is to be kindly, compassionate, and giving. When a tzaddik connects to an almost equally perfect tzaddik, the bond of love and devotion between them is extremely powerful. For years, this relationship grew. It wasn’t until Yitzchak was 37 years old, in the prime of his life, that Hashem tested Avrohom. Avrohom wasn’t asked to kill his child; he was asked to bring him as an olah, to perform all of the details that are done to a sacrifice in the Bais Hamikdash. Many a person has difficulty learning the particulars of bringing a korbon when it is done to a sheep or a goat, but this wasn’t an animal. This was his son. This refined, caring, loving tzaddik was asked to slaughter and then prepare his most beloved child and talmid as a sacrifice – not to sit by and allow it, not to witness it, but to do it with his own hands. You would imagine that if such a person could actually muster the self-mastery to do this, it would be with a bitter and heavy heart. Yet that isn’t how the Torah describes the events.

Avrohom’s Relationship with his Son From the moment that Yitzchak was born, he was the perfect child. Not only was he nearly identical to Avrohom in look and in nature, from

“And Avrohom got up early in the morning, hitched up his donkey,” and set off on his journey. Rashi quotes the Medrash that explains that this was out of character. Avrohom was an extremely wealthy

Yet this time was different because “love blinds.” Avrohom was so enraptured with this great act, so caught up in the moment, that he got carried away and did something that he never would have done himself. He hitched up his own donkey. The Crescendo With a calm demeanor and joy in his heart, Avrohom set out on a threeday expedition to accomplish this great mitzvah. Along the way, Yitzchak discovered that he was to be the sacrifice. He said to his father, “Please bind me so that I don’t twitch and spoil the sacrifice.” A korbon must be slaughtered in a particular manner. Any deviation and the sacrifice is invalid. Yitzchak was afraid that he might inadvertently move and spoil the process. Therefore he said, “Please bind me.” (Hence, the

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term “Akeidas Yitzchak,” the binding of Yitzchak.) Avrohom did just that. He tied Yitzchak’s arms and legs behind him, put him on the mizbeach, and raised up the knife to kill his son. The Medrash tells us that Avrohom stood over Yitzchak, “With tears in his eyes and great joy in his heart.” The tears in his eyes were the tears of a father parting with his most beloved son, but there was joy in his heart because of the fantastic opportunity to show Hashem that nothing, not even his most beloved son, was more precious to him than serving his Creator. And now the question becomes: how is it possible for a man to make the ultimate sacrifice in a manner that seems to transcend every emotional limitation? Akeidas Yitzchak was a singular event that actualized the years and years of extraordinary perfection that represented Avraham Avinu’s life. Because he lived in this world, he felt real love for his child, but even that love was something he harnessed to show his greater love of Hashem – the perfect balance of a man in complete control.

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ne day, as I entered BJ’s Wholesale Club, I fished in my wallet for my membership card. I smiled at the greeter, showed him my card, and then, due my inquisitive nature and somewhat contrary opinion on the matter, I asked him, “By the way, why do you require us to show our membership cards on the way in? We clearly can’t check out without one.” His answer threw me for a loop. “We don’t ask to see your card,” he replied. “That’s Costco.” Sheepishly, I excused myself and walked on into the store. I had made a common faux pas, ascribing some action or behavior, plus some perceived negativity, to an entity that didn’t deserve it merely because it “looked” like another entity that did what I questioned. There I was, ready to get annoyed at him, someone who was only doing his job, because of a practice I felt was objectionable, and it was I who had done something wrong! How often have we sized people up based on how they look? We see a fellow in a certain type of clothing and assume certain things, both good and bad, about him. I remember one day at shul when some fellows were discussing a Ramban on the parsha. I passed by, joined in the discussion, and gave some of my insights into the matter. Glancing at my striped shirt, and reflecting on my rather Chassidishe insight into the pasuk, one man said to me, “I can’t figure you out!” I know he meant no ill will, so I replied, “I guess you just have to get to know me. I may not fit into any particular box you can think of.” How often do we make the same mistake as I did with the Big Discount Club Store and assume that someone believes something simply because of

how he or she looks? How many times do we get the wrong impression about an entire group simply because of how one person who dresses like that did something objectionable? Does it mean that everyone in that group agrees? Does it even mean that they condone the action? Maybe they’re

“The truth is, he’s wearing a yarmulke, but his shoes [he was wearing work boots] are goyish.” They couldn’t decide whether he was a Jew or not because the shoes he wore weren’t the ones their father in kollel wore. Who taught them to look at people that way? Is it not most likely that the

HOW OFTEN HAVE WE SIZED PEOPLE UP BASED ON HOW THEY LOOK?

just as bothered as you, and you missed it because you got stuck on appearances. I heard a story that I hope is apocryphal. A woman saw a Chassidic woman buying baby food, but not one with a hechsher. Gently, she went over and said, “Here, this is the one with [name of national kosher organization].” The other woman nearly spat at her and said, “Feh! That hashgacha is treif! I buy the one without the [national certification.]” It had been so drilled into her that she could not trust the certification that she had unwittingly served her child actual treif, so as to avoid the one that was not “kosher enough.” Like I said, I hope it didn’t really happen, and if it did, that it never does again. A friend of mine is a skilled worker. He had gone to a home to fix something and he heard the children conversing in Yiddish, assuming that he would not understand. (He’s a rather learned fellow, with a deep connection to HaKadosh Baruch Hu, and they vastly underestimated him). He heard the boy say to his sister,

adults in their lives judge people on appearance the same way? But as I’ve shown you today, appearances are far from conclusive. My suggestion? Look at everyone in the best possible light, give them the benefit of the doubt, and assume you

don’t know them. Your preconceived notions may just dis-“appear.”

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Leading by RelatingLeading by Relating

he concept of strong relationships sits at the center of a most unusual exchange that occurred during one of the seminal moments in Jewish history. Avraham had just been instructed to take Yitzchak, the son for whom he had waited decades and in whom he had placed all of his future hopes and dreams, and elevate him as an olah. Avraham dutifully followed Hashem’s command, but was hesitant to tell it explicitly to his beloved Yitzchak. During the first phase of their journey towards Mount Moriah, no words were exchanged between the venerable patriarch and his son. Yitzchak noticed all of the conventional sacrificial props with the exception of one, the sacrifice. He started to wonder about his father’s true intentions. To gauge the situation, he uttered one word, “Avi” (“my father”), to which Avraham responded, “Hineni b’ni” (behold, here I am, my son”) and the conversation moves on to the obvious absence of an animal for sacrifice. Kli Yakar (Bereishis 22:7) suggests that this initial (and sole) exchange reveals volumes about Avraham the father. After he had noticed the animal’s absence, Yitzchak began to worry. He noticed that his father was more tense (or at least less forthcoming) than normal. He suspected that Avraham had less than positive intentions, possibly as the result of his advanced age. In addressing Avraham by the term “father,” Yitzchak sought to measure his father’s “paternalistic index,” to determine where the status of the love and emotional connectivity that he felt towards his son. By responding in the affirmative, Avraham showed that he was still the same loving, caring father that he had always been. That response restored Yitzchak’s trust and the two “walked together,” figuratively as well as in literal terms. By demonstrating continued care and concern for his son, now and in the prior 37 years, Avraham was able to weather even the greatest storm, a challenge that threatened to tear apart his family in every sense of the term. Because he had amassed equity with his son, he received a pass at the most crucial moment, and was able to demonstrate that Hashem would ultimately determine as to what would serve as the sacrificial offering. Equity building is a crucial process in any relationship, whether in the workplace, in a voluntary context or at home. By investing in the needs of others, you

not only can expect better results, but you can also trust that when times are tough and the chips are down, you will get the benefit of the doubt, if not a helping hand. One great way by which to build equity is through listening. Here are some strategies that can help us all to become better listeners. 1. See eye to eye – Make strong eye contact. By fixing your eyes on the speaker you will avoid becoming distracted while also demanding genuine attention. Eye contact is an

takes a few moments to formulate what to say and how to say it. Never interrupt or finish a sentence for someone. Patient listening demonstrates that you respect others, which is the first step in building trust and rapport. Remember, if you desire to be listened to, give others the courtesy of listening to them first. I remember once attending a talk on communication. The speaker, who we’ll call Mr. S., is a life coach and communication expert. Mr. S. recalled his early years when he was a program coordinator for a large educational organization

BY DEMONSTRATING CONTINUED CARE AND CONCERN FOR HIS SON, AVRAHAM WAS ABLE TO WEATHER EVEN THE GREATEST STORM. important element of all face-to-face communications, even if you know the speaker well. Visibly put away possible distractors such as your phone. This communicates that there is nothing more important to you right now than this conversation. 2. Use receptive body language – Without saying a word, our bodies communicate much about attitudes and feelings. We need to be aware of this in any conversation that we have. If seated, lean slightly forward to communicate attention. Nod or use other gestures or words that will encourage the speaker to continue. Always be careful to maintain an appropriate distance between you and the speaker. Being too close may communicate pushiness or lack of respect. If you remain distant, you may be seen as cold or disinterested. Body postures matter too in most cultures. The crossing of one’s arms or legs, for example, often conveys closemindedness. 3. Stop talking and start listening – This is a most basic listening principle and oftentimes the hardest to abide by. When somebody else is talking it can be very tempting to jump in with a question or comment. This is particularly true when we seek to sound informed, insightful or if we start to feel defensive due to the speaker’s criticisms. Be mindful that a pause, even a long one, does not necessarily mean that the speaker has finished. Let the speaker continue in their own time; sometimes it

that required that he meet often with principals to sell his programs. Mr. S. met with two men in short succession. One gentleman was gracious and well-meaning. He allowed for a lengthy appointment but allowed himself to be interrupted by phone calls and other matters. Though they spent an hour together, the meeting felt short and unproductive. In the next school, he had to wait for a while and was given but a few minutes with the principal. The man apologized for his lateness and brevity, but made sure that during their time together Mr. S’s agenda was fully heard and responded to. It goes without saying that Mr. S. felt significantly more validated by the second man, despite the wait and their short time together. 4. Humbly take on their point of view – Approach each conversation from the vantage point of the speaker. Seek to empathize and to objectively consider their position, regardless of their rank. Be humble enough to listen carefully, even if you disagree with what is being said. Remember that those who confront and challenge you are ultimately the ones who help you stretch and develop most. True wisdom doesn’t see opposition, only opportunity. 5. Summarize and clarify – When the other person has finished talking, take a moment to restate and clarify what you have heard. Use language like, “So, to summarize, you said…” End by asking whether you heard correctly, which will encourage immediate feedback. Not only

will this ensure the clearest takeaway on your end, but it will help the speaker feel genuinely heard and valued. A strategically placed pause at some point in the feedback can be used to signal that you are carefully considering the message that was just shared. 6. Leave the door open – Keep open the possibility of additional communication after this conversation has ended. You never know when new insights or concerns may emerge. 7. Thank them for approaching you – Do not take any conversation for granted. For many employees, requesting a meeting requires that they summon much courage and rehearse their message time and again. Moreover, you probably learned something useful and meaningful during your talk, information or ideas that may help you as the leader. Few things go as far in building good will as genuinely expressing appreciation. 8. Create a listening culture – While all of the above strategies can help us make the most of listening opportunities, we also need to take steps to create a broader culture in which listening (and therefore communicating) is valued and desired. Cultures typically do not evolve. They are the product of conscious decisions and behaviors that over time become part of the fabric of communal and organizational life. Leaders who actively encourage others to speak at meetings, by setting up oneto-one meetings, etc. will not only be more likely to really know what people are thinking but will improve morale and increase worker motivation in the process. The following adage refers to a teacher-student relationship but can easily apply to any interpersonal dynamic: “I don’t care about how much you know until I know how much you care.” When others sense that you are operating out of a position of true love, when they recognize that you care about them personally and deeply, then they remain more trusting in you and your decisions, even when they appear to be confusing or outright counterproductive.

Rabbi Naphtali Hoff is an executive coach and president of Impactful Coaching and Consulting (ImpactfulCoaching.com). He can be reached at 212.470.6139 or at president@impactfulcoaching.com.

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The Fall of the Wall BY SUSAN SCHWAMM

ON JUNE 12, 1987, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN STOOD AT BRANDENBURG GATE NEAR THE BERLIN WALL AND DEMANDED, “MR. GORBACHEV, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!”—A CHALLENGE TO THE SOVIET UNION LEADER, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV. THESE WORDS WERE UTTERED DURING A CEREMONY COMMEMORATING THE 750TH ANNIVERSARY OF BERLIN, A CITY THAT WAS DIVIDED BY EASTERN AND WESTERN POWERS AT THE TIME. TWO YEARS LATER, ON NOVEMBER 9, 1989, THE BERLIN WALL STARTED TO CRUMBLE AND THE PEOPLE OF BERLIN WERE ONCE AGAIN REUNITED. IT’S BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, A SYMBOL OF THE CRUMBLING OF THE IRON CURTAIN. SEEING THE WALL TORN DOWN—NOT BY TANKS OR WITH GUNFIRE, BUT BY PEOPLE—WAS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC IMAGES OF THAT GENERATION. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY FINALLY EMERGED VICTORIOUS OVER DICTATORSHIP AND TYRANNY.

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Potsdam Agreement between the United Kingdom, the United States and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics after World War II was the agreement between these three Allied nations for the military occupation and reconstruction of Germany. It also included plans for Germany’s demilitarization, reparations and prosecution of war criminals. Germany was divided into four occupation zones, each one controlled by the United States, the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union. The capital of Berlin was similarly divided among the four powers, even though it was located within the Soviet zone. But within a few years, it became difficult to deal with the Soviets. The Communist country refused to agree to reconstruction plans to make Germany selfsufficient and to a detailed accounting of the industrial plants, goods and infrastructure already removed by the Soviets. Eventually, Britain, France and the United

States moved to combine the non-Soviet zones of the country into one zone for reconstruction. Joseph Stalin did not keep his desire for a united Soviet-controlled bloc in Europe a secret after World War II. As early as 1945, Stalin revealed to German Communist leaders that he expected to slowly undermine the British position within the British occupation zone, that the United States would withdraw within a year or two, and that nothing would then stand in the way of a united Communist Germany within the bloc. Eventually, property and industry was nationalized in the East German zone. Speaking against the state was prohibited and punishable with imprisonment, torture and even death. Schools were forced to teach students the Marxist philosophy and a political police force kept the population under close surveillance. Professors and students looking for freedom of expression and ideas fled to the West. By 1948, the Western powers began to see Stalin’s

vision. Stalin instituted the Berlin Blockade, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War, preventing food, materials, and supplies from arriving in West Berlin. The United States, Britain, France, Canada, Australia and New Zealand responded with a massive airlift, providing West Berlin with muchneed food and supplies. Along with the blockade, the Soviets mounted a public relations campaign against the West. Communists attempted to disrupt the 1948 elections; 300,000 Berliners demonstrated for the international airlift to continue. By May 1949, Stalin lifted the blockade, allowing the Western powers to ship supplies into Berlin. On October 7, 1949, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) of East Germany was declared. By secret treaty, the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs accorded the East German state administrative authority, but not autonomy. In essence, it was a Communist state; the Soviets penetrated East German administrative, military and secret police structures and had full control. That day marked the demarcation between East Germany and West Germany. West Germany eventually developed into a Western, capitalistic country with a social market economy and a democratic, parliamentary government. Economic growth flourished, fueled by a 20 year “economic miracle.” Those on the other side of the capital gazed longingly at the opportunities afforded to those living in the West. Many East Germans flocked to the West. In 1950, 187,000 people made the move. In 1953, 331,000 people from the East fled to West Germany, spurred on by Stalin’s increasingly paranoid actions. On April 1, 1952, East German leaders met with Stalin in Moscow. During the meeting, foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotvo proposed instituting a system of passes for visits of West Berlin residents to East Berlin to stop the “free movement of Western agents” into the GDR. The Communist leader agreed and advised East Germans to build up their defense borders.

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“The demarcation line between East and West Germany should be considered a border—and not just any border, but a dangerous one ... The Germans will guard the line of defense with their lives,” he thundered. At that point, the inner German border between the two German states was closed; a barbed wire fence was erected to prevent migration. But the border between the Western and Eastern blocs of Berlin remained open, although traffic was restricted. Berlin become a magnet for East Germans desperate to escape life under Communist rule.

serve the deadly enemy of the German people, the imperialist and militarists.” For years, East German leader Walter Ulbricht was quietly working on closing down the border between East and West Berlin. Surprisingly, it was the Soviets that were stalling. They feared that sealing the border

1956, it was obvious that immigration was clearly going in the direction of West Berlin, and travel to the West was practically halted. In a candid moment, Soviet East German ambassador Mikhail Pervukhin observed, “The presence in Berlin of an open and essentially uncontrolled border between the socialist and capitalist worlds unwittingly prompts the population to make a comparison between both parts of the city, which unfortunately, does not always turn out in favor of the Democratic [East] Berlin.” Some say that the gateway between East and West Berlin was left open for so long because much of the railway traffic in East Germany had to go through West Berlin. Construction of a new railway, bypassing West Berlin, commenced in 1951 and was completed in 1961. At that time, 3.5 million residents of East Germany had already left the country, approximately 20% of the entire East German population. Many of those who fled the country were young and well-educated, resulting in a catastrophic brain drain in East Germany. Engineers, technicians, physicians, teachers, lawyers and skilled workers ran away from the Communist dream. In 1958, Yuri Andropov, director of Relations with Communist and Workers Parties of Socialist Countries, pointed out, “The flight of the intelligentsia has reached a particularly critical phase.” A propaganda booklet published in 1955 highlighted the brain drain trend. “Is it not despicable when for the sake of a few alluring job offers or other false promises about a ‘guaranteed future’ one leaves a country in which the seed for a new and more beautiful life is sprouting and is already showing the first fruits?...Workers throughout Germany will demand punishment for those who today leave the Democratic Republic, the strong bastion of the fight for peace, to

West Berliners chipping away at the Wall in 1989

would make the regime look brutal in the eyes of the world and they also sensed that it would be impossible. But after eight years, it was thought that Kremlin leader Nikita Khrushchev would agree with their belief in sealing the border between East and West Berlin. Ulbricht and other leaders began to stockpile barbed wire and cement posts and formed a top-secret working group to plan for closing streets, railroads and subways. On June 15, Ulbricht declared at an international press conference, “No one has the intention of erecting a wall!” It was the first time the word “mauer,” wall, was used in this context. Obviously, Ulbricht had this particular structure on his mind.

a hot summer day in August, when more than 1,000 East Germans were leaving every day via West Berlin, Khrushchev gave Ulbricht the go-ahead to seal the border. He was surprised to learn how prepared Ulbricht was to act quickly. The East German leader swiftly signed the order to close the border and erect a wall. That night of August 12, at the stroke of midnight, the police and units of the East German army began to close the border, and by Sunday morning, August 13,

the border with West Berlin was closed. East German troops and workers began to tear up streets running alongside the border to make them impassable to most vehicles and to install barbed wire entanglements and fences along the border around the three western sectors and the border that divided West and East Berlin. The first concrete blocks were laid on August 17. Members of the army stood guard, shooting anyone who chose to defect. East Germany was now closed off from the world and families remained divided, separated by a concrete fence. Although it was known as the Berlin Wall, the wall was, in fact, two walls separated by up to 160 yards. The walls were topped with a round, tube-like structure to prevent people from being able to gain a handhold. Between the two walls was a “death strip,” an empty zone with dogs, guard towers, floodlights, tripwires and soldiers ready to shoot and kill anyone attempting an escape. There were 116 watchtowers on the wall, and they were manned 24 hours a day by armed guards. It took a force of 10,000 guards to maintain the watch. The wall was painted white so escapees would be noticed. On the West side of the wall, West Germans painted the walls in colorful graffiti. East Germans were being kept hostage from the rest of the world. But despite the almost impossibility of survival, it is estimated that more than 5,000 people managed to escape. Some hid in secret compartments in cars, a few flew over the wall in hot air balloons, some swam through canals or rivers, and others escaped through a tunnel that West Berliners dug under the wall. Those who weren’t lucky were killed attempting to escape or were captured and imprisoned. Peter Fechter, 18, attempted to escape on August 17, 1962, but he was shot before he managed to get to the West and lay bleeding in the death strip, in full view of the Western media. For fear of triggering enemy fire, no one came to Peter’s aid and he bled to death just a few hundred feet from freedom and survival. His death created an international outcry which led Eastern leaders to place restrictions on shooting in public places and providing medical aid to “would-be escapers.”

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West Berliners were building up their economy, heading to productive jobs and enjoying Western culture, their brothers on the other side of the wall were living in fear. The dreaded Stasi, or the state secret police, pervaded every element of life; no one knew who was their true friend and who would report them to the police. Communications were monitored, and large reports and files were amassed on individuals. Life in East Germany was all about waiting on line. Perhaps it was for flour one day, maybe it was for oranges another day. Regardless of what was being sold that day, residents would queue for hours on end for what was offered. Later, they would be able to barter what they bought that day. Of course, good connections were more important than currency in East Berlin. Interestingly, rents for apartments were not expensive but materials to fix up homes were almost always unavailable. People would live in apartments without bathtubs or with coal heaters because there was no way to renovate them. Having children was encouraged and the government offered a monetary reward system for a growing family. Women were given their jobs back after a few years at home to raise their family. Free kindergartens and medical care was available for residents. Educa-

Conrad Schumann was the first East German border guard to defect to the West by jumping over the barbed wire on August 15, 1961

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wall did not fall in one day. Mikhail Gorbachev, who took over control of the Soviet Union in 1985, instituted several, stimulating economic policies. One reform, glasnost, allowed Soviets to voice their discontent with their government. This was the first crack in the impenetrable barrier separating East and West. The Sinatra Doctrine, named for singer Frank Sinatra’s song “My Way,” allowed Eastern bloc governments to mostly make their own decisions, leading to Hungary opening its border. Previously, the Hungarian government shared a sealed border with its western neighbor, Austria. In August of 1989, Hungary opened its border and more than 13,000 East Germans crossed into Hungary via Czechoslovakia and then to Austria and West Germany. East Germans didn’t just protest with their feet. Many demonstrated against the ruling party over the faking of the results of local government elections in the spring. In churches throughout East Germany, small groups gathered to discuss their opposition to the Soviet regime. Small protests grew until almost every city in East Germany was thronged with tens of thousands of peaceful protesters. East Germany was ready for democracy and the Cold War was starting to thaw. The official fall of the Berlin Wall came about

because of a misunderstanding. Because of the rumblings on the streets, East German leaders decided to waive old visa rules and allow for quick granting of visas for those wishing to leave the country. On November 9, 1989, a Communist Party official, Guenter Schabowski, came unprepared for a news conference and announced that East Germans would be allowed “permanent departure” or travel abroad. He said they could get passports or exit visas freely. When asked by reporters when the new law would take effect, he responded, “Immediately, without delay,” referring to the application of visas. But things weren’t clear and the German media picked up that East Germans would now be able to travel freely. Within hours, thousands of East Berliners showed up at the wall, waiting at the gates, pushing forward as the crowd grew. The guards, with no official command, eventually allowed the crowd to surge forward to prevent riots or further injury. For the first time in almost 30 years, thousands of East Germans crossed over to West Berlin freely. What followed was people taking freedom into their own hands—literally. Citizens smashed out stone and cement from the Berlin Wall with hammers and chisels, tearing it down piece by piece. Thousands and thousands of hammers rained down on the symbol of oppression and separation until finally Germany was reunited. It took almost two years to remove all of the border fortifications around Berlin, and four years to dismantle them along the German border. Despite the excitement of the crumbling of Communism, there were many problems to overcome in merging the two Germanys. The West had to reabsorb the East’s financial and economic woes; its nearly worthless currency had to be converted into West German marks. Even today, unemployment is still higher in the East, incomes are higher in the West, and there is slight animosity between the two halves. Today, sections of the Berlin Wall still exist, brought out occasionally as art exhibits or museum pieces. The small shack used by American soldiers to guard Checkpoint Charlie stands as the only memorial to that border crossing, while the neoclassical columns of the Brandenburg Gate no longer stand within a barbed wire “death zone.” This year, on November 9, 8,000 illuminated balloons will form a “border of light” along the wall’s former path in Berlin. They will be released into the night sky as strains of “Ode to Joy” will be heard by the thousands of citizens united below. TJH

President Ronald Reagan speaking at Brandenburg Gate, “Tear down this wall!” Tearing down the wall

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August 9. Although the president was upset about the lack of advance warning, he was relieved that there was no action taken against West Berlin’s access to the West. He expressed his ire against the wall, whose construction only worsened the already strained relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. 22 months later, on June 26, 1963, Kennedy visited West Berlin and stood on the steps of Rathaus Schöneberg to an enraptured crowd of 450,000, lending his support for West Germany and the people of West Berlin. “Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis romanus sum [I am a Roman citizen]. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’… All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’” His words symbolized the strength of democracy and bolstered West Berliners, who were living under fear of possible East German occupation. The Cold War was just getting colder.

tion, rampant with propaganda, was free to members of the Communist party, although members of the FDJ, Freie Deutsche Jugend, were given priority. The FDJ was a social club, a type of boys’ scout association with members wearing blue uniforms, reminiscent of the Hitler Youth. Once proven to be a good member of FDJ, members were assured of a privileged future. Despite the barrier between East and West, East Germans were aware of the oppression they were living under and the freedoms those in the West enjoyed. On July 19, 1988, 16 months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, East German leaders invited Bruce Springsteen and his band to perform a live concert in East Berlin in the hopes of endearing themselves to the younger generation. 300,000 people attended the concert at which Springsteen spoke to the crowd in German, “I’m not here for or against any government. I’ve come to play rock ‘n’ roll for you in the hope that one day all the barriers will be torn down.” His concert did little to quell their desire to join in the liberties afforded to those living in the West.

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When Parents Deal with Hard Subjects hat do you mean this design is no good?” Avi said to his boss. He was absolutely dumbfounded. He’d worked hard on it and tested it every which way. It was strong, reliable, easy to manufacture. Why was his work passed over? The question just hung in the air. The drive home was difficult. Avi was so distracted he almost went through a red light. Someone cut him off and there was a near collision. When he walked in the door of his home, he should have taken delight in just laying eyes on his children. Theoretically. But Mordy was pounding Shimmy and there’s nothing delightful in that. “Whatsa matter with you?” he blasted Mordy instead of saying, “Hello.” In fact, to demonstrate how bad physical violence was, he grabbed Mordy’s arm roughly and tugged him away from his brother. At that moment, Shevie, his wife, walked into the room. She sized things up quickly and knew better than to say anything. Having worked all day, she, too, was tired and ready for some shalom. She went to the fridge where the main course was left overnight and popped it in the oven. Avi dutifully went over to the fridge and took out the lettuce and tomatoes for salad. Quietly, he started chopping. The repetitive, meditative action brought him a sense of calm. When the food was hot, he called the kids to the table. They all sat down. Then it was time for Avi to do the hardest thing: apologize. Avi looked over at Mordy, saying gently, “Mordy.” His son looked at him with downcast eyes. “Whatever you were doing, Mordy, however wrong it might have been,” Avi started, “I was wrong, too. Violence should not lead to violence. I’m sorry I was rough with you. You want to tell me what happened?” Mordy looked sternly at Shimmy. But Avi had changed the tone and tenor of the house. “I’m sorry I hit you, Shim,” Mordy mumbled, “even though you were not nice to me.” Now it was Shimmy’s turn to take a deep breath and half whisper, “I’m sorry I ripped up your drawing.” Oddly enough, Avi was not told – directly – what happened but now he knew. Quietly, again, Avi looked at

Shimmy. “So why did you rip Mordy’s drawing?” Why does one child aggress against another? When each person feels satisfied with whom he is, he doesn’t need to cut another one down. But school-age children don’t usually know their inner workings. He shrugged and looked down at his plate. Shevie decided to take a different tack. She appreciated the gadlos (greatness) of her husband for admitting his error. Clearly, it paid off. But she wondered about her usually-goodhearted younger son. “So, tell us, boys, what was the best thing that happened today at school?” Both boys brightened up and called out simultaneously. Mordy said, “Recess!” and Shimmy said, “Lunch!” Shevie smiled. Nonchalantly, she asked, “And what was the worst?” She was met with blistering silence and then Avi answered. “Well, I will tell you the worst part of my day,” he volunteered. The boys looked up at him expectantly. “In fact, it is the reason I came in the door in a bad mood,” he continued. “My boss did not like my design.” “The one you spent all day Sunday on so we couldn’t go with you to the game?” Mordy wanted to know. “Yes, that one,” Avi sighed. “Why?” Mordy asked. “I don’t know why, Mordy. I did a very careful job. I did my best. I thought it came out quite well,” Avi answered. The beauty of parenting is that so very often you don’t have to explain to children what to do. All you have to do is do it – and children follow. “You must have felt bad,” Shimmy said. Clearly, that book they had bought for the children about feelings last year gave a good return on the few dollars it cost. “Yes, I did,” Avi said simply. “The same thing happened to me!” Shimmy burst out. “I was not picked for

the play.” At this point, he started to cry. He ran upstairs to his room and slammed the door. Avi and Shevie exchanged a look. Avi decided to go up after him. So would you say it was a good thing or a bad thing that the source of pain was exposed? Wouldn’t it have been better to let Shimmy just forget it and let it go? Doesn’t thinking about it make it worse? And doesn’t the parent’s attention to it make it worse, too? In his shiur this week, Rabbi David Fohrman suggested that birchas kohanim (Blessing of the Priests) offers a template for parents in how to raise their children. After all, we are supposed to emulate G-d and He is our Father. The first of the three verses asks that Hashem “bless” us and “guard” us. Blessings are the spiritual gifts that nourish us and enable us to do our work here on Earth. Guarding us means keeping us safe. Parents certainly must do both for their children and it seems to me that in this scenario, they were doing just that. While it is true that Shimmy felt his pain more forcefully when he expressed what happened at school, by putting the topic on the table and crying, he was telling his parents to help him with his pain. Isn’t this better than stuffing it inside and assuming there is no way to get any help? Avi went upstairs and gently opened his son’s door. Shimmy was on the bed, the tears gone, but silently grieving over his lost part. Avi rubbed Shimmy’s back gently. In the quiet of the room, Avi’s touch let Shimmy know they shared something – and that Avi understood. Bereshis 38:20, in describing Yehuda’s search for a strange woman that he did not know was Tamar, notes that Yehuda sent Chirah re’eihu (Chirah, his friend) looking for her. This had to be a really awkward position for Yehuda to be in. Yet, he must have felt comfortable to describe the situation to Chirah. Rav Shimon Schwab, zt”l, notes that this is

the first time the Torah uses the word re’ah (friend). A friend is someone to whom you can tell your most painful struggles. This point was raised by Rav Schwab, zt”l, in an article called “On Being a Friend to Your Child.” Just as Yehuda could tell this embarrassing story to Chirah, so too a child should feel safe – a return to Rabbi Fohrman’s application of birchas kohanim to parenting – to confide his pain to his parents. The Yehuda story indicates that sharing a troubling secret is the job of a friend and Rav Schwab’s comment indicates that that is also the role of a parent. Research bears this out. A field of study called “Attachment Theory” begun by John Bowlby is based on the idea that “children have a basic instinct to seek out parents for care and protection” – Rabbi Fohrman’s point, again. Furthermore, this need is fulfilled by “supportive and emotionally attuned parenting. . . If parents are consistently available and responsive, children develop confident expectations that parents will provide safety and comfort, and they are more likely to turn to parents for help when they feel threatened or scared.” (From the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, October 2014) Researchers have applied these principles to helping parents to be more like Avi in our story. In a recent article, training parents in this manner turned around the suicidal feelings of a 13 year old girl. Both research and Torah tell us that we need to listen to, understand, and support our children. And sometimes, we have to apologize for not having done so. It’s our job.

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“Say What?” Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Don’t forget to change the clocks in your house on Sunday, and the one in your car sometime in the next six to eight weeks. - Jimmy Kimmel

Queen Elizabeth recently sent her first tweet. Prince Charles commented, “Call me when she sends her LAST tweet.” - Jimmy Fallon

With anger, we have received the news of the vicious assassination crime committed by the terrorists of the Israeli occupation army against [your] son Mu’taz Ibrahim Khalil Hijazi, who will go to heaven as a martyr defending the rights of our people and its holy places. This act won’t intimidate our people, but would increase its steadfastness in its homeland. - From a letter sent by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the family of the terrorist who was killed after shooting Yehuda Glick

I think that a good victory for Democrats on Tuesday, you know, should be rewarded with some fried chicken. – First Lady Michelle Obama on Roland Martin’s radio show

If anyone can show just cause why they might not lawfully be joined together, let them push their flight attendant call button now. – The marriage officiant presiding over the marriage of Dottie Coven and Keith Stewart which took place onboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Dallas’ Love Field Airport

Over the weekend another guy jumped the fence at the White House. This time he was tackled by three security guards. They released him and then later in the day he was signed by the Jets. - David Letterman

During a campaign event, former presidential nominee Bob Dole told the crowd that Mitt Romney should run for president in 2016. If there’s anyone who knows that the third time is a charm, it’s a guy who lost three times. - Jimmy Fallon

Next month, Joe Biden is scheduled to make stops in Turkey, Ukraine, and Morocco to discuss foreign policy issues — while his advisers are learning how to say “We’re sorry” in all three languages. - Jimmy Fallon

I came to the conclusion that what is the difference between playing in front of three people instead of 300? - 97-year-old Emily Kessler, a Holocaust survivor, when asked whether she is nervous about her upcoming debut performance at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall where she will play the mandolin

A man in a President Obama mask robbed a store recently… After[wards]… someone in a Hillary Clinton mask came in and promised to clean up the mess he left behind. - Craig Ferguson

Sources are saying Russia may have hacked into the White House Internet system. The problem was discovered this morning when suddenly Obama’s screen saver was a shirtless Vladimir Putin. – Conan O’Brien

The Swedish government must understand that relations in the Middle East are a lot more complex than the self-assembly furniture of IKEA and that they have to act with responsibility and sensitivity. - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman after Sweden voted to recognize a Palestinian state on the West Bank

Are you Taliban? Just kidding. - Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey during a speech at Syracuse University last Friday morning when a bearded Muslim man named Yusuf Soule stood up to ask a question Google is working on a pill that will detect cancer and other diseases in the human body. It contains tiny magnetic particles that would travel through your bloodstream to search for malignant cells. We spent years searching Google, and now they are going to search us. - Jimmy Kimmel A pill like this would give Google access to very sensitive personal information, but Google says they have no intention of using that information for commercial purposes — and that promise is good enough for me. - Ibid.

There’s no time for fear; I have to stay focused on what I’m doing. If I let fear enter into my body that’s when an accident can happen. I try to remain very positive and very focused. - Nik Wallenda explaining how he completed two death-defying high-wire walks between skyscrapers in Chicago last weekend

And then we have this guy [Greg Abbott} who just kinda rolls around thinking that he can get tort reform for himself but take it away from everybody else in the state of Texas. - Texas State Representative Dawna Dukes (D-TX) while giving a stump speech on behalf of Democrat gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, mocking Davis’s Republican opponent Greg Abbott, a wheelchairbound paraplegic

While Mitt Romney was in Nebraska at a campaign rally to support a local Senate candidate this week, the crowd started chanting, “Run, Mitt, run.” And now, nobody can find Mitt Romney. - Seth Myers

There is no reason to give in to U.S. pressure. After all, not even a chicken is scared of a lame duck. - Zev Chafets responding to an anonymous Obama official using a curse word and the word “chicken” to refer to PM Netanyahu, while talking to Jeffery Goldberg of the Atlantic Obama and/or his administration never called Qaddafi or Putin or Assad or Mashaal or Sisi or Morsi or the leader of the Islamic State a [curse word], but the Jew in charge of the Jewish state – he’s a [curse word] - Pamela Geller on Breitbart, responding to the anonymous Obama official’s comments When Israel is pressured to make concessions on its security it is very easy to give in. There are ovations and ceremonies on lawns and afterwards come the missiles and the tunnels. As prime minister I am responsible for Israel’s security. I care about the lives of every civilian and soldier. I have been on the battlefield many times. I have risked my life for the country, and I am not prepared to make concessions that will endanger our state. It must be understood that our supreme interests with security and the unity of Jerusalem first and foremost are not among the top concerns of those anonymous elements that are attacking us and me personally, because the attack on me comes only because I am defending the State of Israel. - Prime Minister Netanyahu responding to the anonymous Obama official’s comments Last night, daredevil Nik Wallenda successfully completed a tightrope walk of 500 feet between two Chicago skyscrapers. And then he took part in an even more dangerous stunt — walking through Chicago on the ground. – Jimmy Fallon Last night, daredevil Nik Wallenda walked blindfolded between two Chicago skyscrapers. The Discovery Channel used a 10-second delay so producers would have time to cut away if anything went wrong — thereby depriving viewers of the reason they were tuning in. – Jimmy Kimmel Today is the day I wait for. It’s National Cat Day. It’s the one day of the year we can ignore the fact that if cats were any bigger, they would kill us all. - Craig Ferguson

The city of Detroit says it has come up with a plan that could finally get it out of bankruptcy. The plan involves Detroit getting on a bus and moving back with its parents in Ohio. - Conan O’Brien

We will raze Lebanon to the ground! We will return it to the Stone Age and bury [Nasrallah] under the rocks. - Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz responding to a threat by Hezbollah’s leader that they will start sending rockets into Israel and will cause Ben Gurion Airport to close down

I’m going to run like this until I am 120 and drop dead. I feel like I am 28. I’m never going to age. - Dennis Marsella, 63, who ran in his 29th New York City Marathon last Sunday while dressed in a coat and tie and holding a mock drink-topped waiter’s tray Mayor de Blasio said New Yorkers will not get Ebola from riding the subway. He said, “Let’s focus on actual things you might catch on the subway. There’s the SARS virus, bird flu, rat flu, West Nile, East Nile — plenty to choose from. Ebola’s way down the list.” - Jimmy Fallon I resent you calling me a denier, that is a word meant to put me down; I am a skeptic about climate change, not a denier… CNN has taken a very strong position on global warming, [saying] that it is a consensus. Well, there is no consensus in science. Science isn’t a vote. Science is about facts… [Man-made climate change] has been become a big political point of the Democratic Party and part of their platform, but the science is on my side. -John Coleman, founder of the Weather Channel, on CNN, after he was introduced as a climatechange denier He thought I was teasing him. When I told him I had won, he asked if it was $500, and I said, “No, $4 million!” - Deisi Ocampo of Chicago recounting the conversation she had with her father after the scratch-off lottery ticket he bought her for her birthday last month was a $4 million winner

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One week, Wisconsin. One week. One week from today you get to choose a new governor. And because early voting runs through this Friday, you don’t have to wait until Election Day. You can vote all week…I mean you can only vote once, this isn’t Chicago now…I’m teasing Chicago, I’m messing with you. That was a long time ago. - President Obama while campaigning in Wisconsin last week

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How toHow Quench to Quench Thirst for Health YourYour Thirst for Health leukemia in lab animals. 4. Weight Gain: The high sugar content of sodas will cause increased weight gain. Although diet sodas lack calories, the sweet taste of the diet sodas will keep you craving sweets and inhibit any attempt at weight loss. Recent studies have shown that artificial sweeteners can mimic sugar in the body and elicit a similar insulin response. They can also alter the bacteria in the gut, leading to a host of gastrointestinal issues. 5. You Will Drink Less Water: The more soda you drink, the lower your water intake. Why is it important to drink water? • Water maintains blood volume and reduces risk of heart diseases like high blood pressure and heart attack. • Flushes out the toxins and prevents UTIs and kidney stones. • Reduces risk of cancer; it minimizes the chances of colon cancer by 45%, breast cancer by 75%, and bladder cancer by 50%! • Weight loss. Drinking a glass of water before each meal will help make you feel full and you will eat less. • Digestive health. Water prevents and eases stomach distress and constipation. • Water improves skin texture. Your skin will be smoother with less breakouts. There are some healthy beverage alternatives to water that can be incorporated into a nutritious diet such as seltzer, flavored seltzer, tea, and decaffeinated coffee. The occasional diet soda is not a calamity, but the bulk of your beverage consumption should be from good oldfashioned water; tap or bottled is your choice. Drink up to good health!

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 can be reached at alizabeer@ gmail.com.

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o you know our body weight is comprised of nearly 60 to 70 percent water and that sufficient intake of water can help us stave off many health problems? Despite the seemingly sublime importance of water consumption, most people tend to choose sodas as their beverage of choice. There are many reasons why one should avoid drinking diet sodas and other soft drink beverages, but I have narrowed it down to the top five. 1. Caffeinated Beverages: Caffeine is an addictive drug and stimulates the brain similarly to mechanisms used by amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin, albeit with milder effects. If you cannot function without your coffee in the morning, then you are addicted to caffeine. Consumption of caffeine in large amounts, especially over extended periods of time, can lead to a condition called caffeinism. Caffeinism encompasses a wide range of physical and mental symptoms that include nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, and heart palpitations. 2. Will Harm Your Teeth: The flavoring agents used in soft drinks make the beverage more acidic and could erode tooth enamel. Coke and Pepsi are very acidic. I read an article about a fifth grader whose science fair project consisted of placing her baby teeth in vials of Coke. Over the course of a few days, they disappeared! Her project, “Rot your Teeth,” won an Honorable Mention at the fair. 3. The Cancer Connection: The Center for Science in the Public Interest has recently petitioned the FDA to ban ingredients known as “caramel coloring” that are found in many soft drinks and snacks. These chemicals have been shown to cause several different types of cancers, including lung, liver, thyroid, and

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Appreciating and Honoring

our WWII Veterans BY AVI HEILIGMAN

Every year, on November 11, America pauses to remember and honor the veterans who served our country. Freedom is not free and millions of Americans have served on the frontlines to preserve American values. While the number of Jewish service members to serve in the American military is unknown, at least hundreds of thousands have served since the creation of the United States. Many have been decorated and at least twenty have earned the Medal of Honor. It is important to remember these men and woman who have dedicated so much for our freedom.

t has been said that if there is one employer land and bases in the Mediterranean to Germany’s who hires anyone regardless of his or her industrial areas and back, were the workhorse of the background, it’s the military that fits the bill. Army Air Corps. Many of the raids included hundreds Mechanics, truck drivers, physicists, doctors, accoun- of bombers and a few were called “thousand bombers tants, lawyers, chaplains and people with no work raids.” However, fighter planes didn’t have the same experience have all served within the Armed forces. range so the bombers were vulnerable to enemy planes Some of these people have become frontline soldiers and anti-aircraft fire called flak. Many of the planes like snipers or Special Forces operators while the vast failed to return, making flying in a heavy bomber, usumajority worked behind the lines. The following are ally manned by a crew of ten airmen, possibly more some of the many Jews who have served our country dangerous than a front line soldier. An officer from during WWII. Rochester named Milton New York native WilStern was the navigator bert Goldsmith was just of a B-17 Flying Fortress 19 years old when the that was flying missions Japanese bombed Pearl from Ridgewell Air Base Harbor on December 7, in England. On March 1941. He enlisted in the 8, 1944, on a bombing army the next day and mission to Berlin, the plane was hit by flak. It was assigned to the 9th fell out of formation and Infantry Division. In the was attacked by two FW first offensive against the 190 fighters and manGermans, the 9th landed aged to shoot down one in North Africa in NoThe stamp that commemorated the selfless four chaplains of the fighters with guns vember 1942. Goldsmith mounted on the Fortress. was among the first wave of troops to come ashore in Algiers and fought off five However, the second FW 190 hit them and the Fortress Germans with just a bayonet affixed to his rifle. He crashed in the Netherlands. Fortunately, the crew was was one of only two Jews in his unit but gained the able to bail out before the crash. Stern was hidden by respect of his fellow soldiers and was put in charge Dutch partisans for ten weeks before being captured of a machine gun section. The 9th saw fighting during by the Germans. He survived the war and even though the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, and it there he was Jewish, he wasn’t sent to a concentration camp that he was taken as a POW. Goldsmith escaped three like many other Jewish POWs. Since the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, Jewmonths later and reached Allied lines. During WWII, the American military employed ish chaplains have been a part of the military. The first millions of men and women to fly the hundreds of Jewish chaplain was Rabbi Jacob Frankel from Philathousands of planes to fight the fascists. Heavy bomb- delphia. During WWII, the number of Jewish chaplains ers, four engine planes with the range to fly from Eng- increased with several well-known rabbanim serving Continued on page 98

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in uniform. Rabbi Herschel Schacter zt”l (not to be from hyperthermia and exposure. For his actions that confused with the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University) night, Rabbi Goode was awarded the Distinguished from Brownsville was a talmud of Rav Yosha Ber So- Service Cross, and in 1948 was the subject of a postage loveitchik and enlisted in the army in 1942. He served stamp along with the other three chaplains. as the chaplain of the VIII Corps in Patton’s Third The American military has their own way of workArmy. When the Third Army liberated Buchenwald, ing and one may think that all Yiddish-speaking soldiers Rabbi Schacter went to see what and anyone Jewish should fight in he could do for the survivors. He the European Theater of Operations stayed for a few months and was the against the Germans. However, the support for the ones who survived military doesn’t work that way and the horrific horrors of the Holocaust. many soldiers were sent to fight the [Ed’s note: An article about Rabbi Japanese in the Pacific Theater of Schachter was previously published Operations. That was the case with in TJH. If you’d like to learn more Sergeant Charles Feureisen who was about Rabbi Schachter, please email in the 511th Parachute Infantry RegiAvi for a copy of the article.] ment. The 511th was the parachute Being a chaplain can be dangerelement of the 11th Airborne Divious as several lost their lives during sion which also included two gliderWWII. A famous story of the four borne regiments. The 11th was the chaplains aboard the transport ship only airborne unit in the Pacific and Dorchester showed true sacrifice on the men were itching for a combat the part of a Jewish chaplain. Rabbi jump. In late 1944, they were sent Wilbert Goldsmith enlisted in the army the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks Alexander Goode was among the by ship to Leyte in the Philippines presence of three Christian chapwhere a major campaign had started lains and 900 soldiers that had set out from New York two months earlier. bound for England. On February 3, 1943, the DorchesFeureisen, the son of a Jewish grocer in New York, ter was torpedoed by the submarine U-233 and sank in and his unit were in the middle of hard fighting when about twenty minutes. In those twenty minutes, panic they discovered a map on a dead Japanese soldier. ensued on the ship as the electric system was hit, and The contents of the map showed invasion plans for it was impossible to see below the decks. The chap- California. While that scenario was highly unlikely lains moved to calm the men and helped load men onto at that point of the war, the commander sent Feureilifeboats. The men who didn’t fit onto the boats were sen and Private Ralph Merisiecki to deliver the map given life jackets. However, there weren’t enough to to General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters. After go around and the chaplains handed theirs to other delivering the map to division headquarters, Feureisen men. All four drowned with the ship but it was highly suggested that they stop by MacArthur’s office. Meunlikely that would have survived even if they had the risiecki thought it was presumptuous to try to meet the life jackets as many men who did have one perished commander himself but tagged along anyway. After

finding his headquarters, they met with MacArthur’s doctor and soon he led them to General MacArthur. The general shook their hands with a smile and talked to them about the 11th Airborne. They asked when they would be making a combat jump and the theater commander told them that it would be soon. The two soldiers left very pleased with themselves. “Soon” turned out to be February 3 as they jumped into the Battle of Manila. On April 6, Feureisen led a patrol to find the enemy but stepped into a minefield. The lead man was killed and Feureisen was shot by a sniper. Paralyzed for nine months, he returned to the U.S. to recover. He was awarded several medals including the Silver Star for bravery.

any WWII veterans also served in the Korean War and the Israeli War of Independence—especially as pilots. Most readers know someone who served in the military, a grandfather, neighbor, or a person in shul, and it’s important to understand the significance of their service. A few years ago, I spoke with a person in my shul who was one of the brave souls who invaded Normandy. Another member of my shul told me that he crossed the Rhine River on a pontoon bridge into Germany on erev Pesach 69 years ago. Mayor Andrew J. Parise of Cedarhurst is a World War II veteran as well and was one of the liberators of the concentration camps. It is our duty to remember and appreciate the sacrifices our veterans made for us in the name of our freedom and democracy. 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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was visiting California last year with my husband and we spent Shabbat in San Diego. We stayed at a friend of a friend and she made the most incredible Shabbat dinner for us. She was a wonderful cook and baker. After dinner, we discussed all the different kinds of challahs she made – including a pumpkin challah. I became obsessed with the idea of making my own recipe for pumpkin challah and the results were a big hit. I first served it for Thanksgivukah weekend last year. Since that was my debut weekend for this type of challah, I wanted a funky topping – so I added in mini- marshmallows into the streusel topping (the topping is optional). It was a big hit and I’d like to share it with you.

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Apples to Apples Apple Pecan Salad Ingredients 2 cups mixed lettuce greens 1 apple, chopped ½ cup crumbled feta cheese ½ cup pecans, roughly chopped red onion, thinly sliced (optional) Dressing ½ cup olive oil ½ cup balsamic vinegar 1 TBS Dijon mustard 1 tsp brown sugar 1 garlic clove, minced ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper

Preparation Place greens onto a large plate or into a wide salad bowl. Top with apples, feta, and pecans. Garnish with red onion on the side, if using. Whisk together dressing ingredients in a cruet or jar. Drizzle over salad right before serving.

Stuffed with Goodness Baked Apples Ingredients 8 apples 4 TBS butter or margarine ⅓ cup brown sugar ½ tsp cinnamon Crumble topping ½ cup flour ¼ cup oats ⅓ cup brown sugar ¼ cup sugar ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp cinnamon 4 TBS butter or margarine, chilled and cut into cubes Preparation Preheat oven to 400°. Prepare crumble topping: In a medium bowl,

whisk together flour, oats, brown sugar, sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter or margarine and mix with your hands or a fork until crumbly. Set aside. Peel and chop 4 of the apples. Add chopped apples, butter or margarine, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a medium saucepan and sauté over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from heat. Chop the tops off of the remaining 4 apples and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, keeping the apple insides for another use. These will be your “bowls.” Fill scooped-out apples with apple filling from the saucepan. Top with a generous amount of crumble topping. Place stuffed apples on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes until crumble topping is crispy. Serve warm and top with ice cream if desired.

Warm Apple Cobbler

Preparation Preheat oven to 350°. Place sliced apples in ungreased 9x13 pan. Combine ¾ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in bowl; sprinkle over apples. Combine remaining cinnamon, flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder and salt in bowl; beat at medium speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apples. Pour melted butter over topping. Bake 45-55 minutes or until lightly browned and apples are tender. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

Maple Glazed Apple Muffins Ingredients 1-1/3 cups flour 1 cup quick-cooking oats 2/3 cup sugar 1 TBS baking powder 1½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ cup milk or soymilk 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted ¼ cup maple syrup 1 large egg, slightly beaten 2 cups chopped, peeled Granny Smith apples 12 pecan halves Glaze 1/3 cup powdered sugar 2 TBS maple syrup Preparation Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 12cup muffin tin with nonstick spray or line with paper liners. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (through cinnamon). In a small bowl, mix milk, butter or margarine, syrup and egg; stir into dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Fold in apples. Fill prepared muffin cups three-quarters full. Top each with a pecan half. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. For glaze, mix sugar and syrup; drizzle over cooled muffins.

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The Emergency Doctrine One cloudy day this summer, the sun came out at the very worst moment – just as I turned the corner in my SUV. I was blinded. It was a miracle that in a split second I saw another car on my right which was backing out of a driveway. I swerved around it, but then hit another, innocently approaching car on the opposite side of the road. There was a lot of damage, but no one was seriously injured. However, even though this happened since I was blinded by the sun, my insurance company said it is my fault and my lawyer said they are probably right, but just shrugged his shoulders when I asked why. Can you please explain?

(305 A.D.2d 460), a car driver was exonerated for causing an impact when he saw another vehicle crossing into his opposite lane of traffic. In each of these situations, the driver was faced with a sudden and unexpected circumstance not of his or her own making, which left the driver

The Attorney Responds: You are raising a good point and a strong argument, one that could possibly exonerate you. In legalese, the argument that you are making, that the sun glare was unexpected, is referred to as the emergency doctrine. The doctrine provides that when a driver is faced with a sudden and unexpected circumstance not of his or her own making, which leaves little or no time for thought or deliberation... the driver will not be found responsible if the actions that were taken were reasonable and prudent under the circumstances. (See Lifson v. City of Syracuse, 17 N.Y.3d 492.) In plain English, that means that an innocent driver who is surprised by a dangerous, unanticipated circumstance will not be faulted for responding to that circumstance, even if the response turns out to be wrong. In the case of Bello v. New York City Transit Authority (12 A.D.3d 58), an example of such a situation included an accident after a bus stopped suddenly when passengers told the driver that there was a bomb on the bus; the driver did not have to stop so short, but doing so was reasonable and prudent under the circumstances. In another case, Tarnavska v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Tr. Operating Auth., (106 A.D.3d 1079) the doctrine applied when a bus changed lanes abruptly in order to avoid another vehicle entering its lane without signaling, although the lane change caused another accident. In a similar case, Huggins v. Figueroa

little or no time for thought or deliberation and the response of each driver was reasonable and prudent under the circumstances, although the response of each driver caused another accident. The case of Lifson v. City of Syracuse is similar to yours. In that case, a driver had stopped at a stop sign and properly looked in all directions before proceeding. However, during the

driver in Lifson from fault. However, your situation is different than Lifson. You had sun glare on a cloudy day, which could be argued to be a material difference in the two situations. In fact, the Court of Appeals in Lifson admitted: “This is not to say that sun glare can never generate an emergency situation, but, under the circumstances presented, there is no reasonable view of the evidence

middle of his turn, he was suddenly blinded by the sun. When he was able to see, he saw the plaintiff walking across the street. Although he applied the brakes hard, he could not avoid hitting the plaintiff, and she was seriously injured. In Lifson, the trial court said that the emergency doctrine could exonerate the driver. That ruling was appealed and the Appellate Division affirmed (“agreed with”) the trial court decision. That decision was again appealed to the highest court in New York State, the Court of Appeals. There, the lower court decisions were both reversed. In rendering its deci-

under which sun glare constitutes a qualifying emergency.” It therefore seems that your insurance company was relying on the ultimate decision in Lifson that the emergency doctrine should not apply. Nonetheless, your insurance company likely also determined that your situation was not compelling enough to rely on the Court’s comments in Lifson that the emergency doctrine could apply in other situations involving sun glare. Finally, in my practice, the emergency doctrine issue has come up multiple times. The most notable case occurred when my client was upstate on I-87. She was innocently and safely

sion, the Court of Appeals indicated that it is well known that the sun can interfere with a person’s vision as it nears the horizon at sunset, particularly when heading west, and that the sun glare could not be considered sudden and unexpected. Therefore, the emergency doctrine did not protect the

IN EACH OF THESE SITUATIONS, THE DRIVER WAS FACED WITH A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCE NOT OF HIS OR HER OWN MAKING.

driving behind a tractor-trailer truck which was hauling a shipping container that was unlawfully too high for the road. As they proceeded at the speed limit, the container slammed into a low overpass. The impact resulted in an immediate explosion of smoke and debris, and my client swerved to avoid it. Unfortunately, she swerved right into the path of another approaching tractor-trailer truck. Her vehicle was then heavily impacted on the passenger’s side, sadly killing her front seat passenger. My client was sued and was being blamed for swerving into the path of the approaching tractortrailer truck. The case also involved numerous defendants, including domestic and international corporations, most of whom were associated with the tractor trailer trucks and the container, among others. Regardless, after years of litigation and much to my client’s satisfaction, I was able to completely exonerate my client from fault on the basis of the emergency doctrine. After all, she was a driver faced with a sudden and unexpected circumstance not of her own making, which left little or no time for thought or deliberation and her actions were reasonable and prudent under the circumstances (although, sadly, swerving was the wrong thing to do). In fact, my client was particularly satisfied with the result; that case went on against the remaining defendants to result in a verdict of the highest dollar amount in the history of Orange County. (See Hoogland v. Transport, Index No. 8741/04.) No column is a substitute for competent legal advice. Any additional or different facts could change or affect any legal analysis. Please consult with your legal professional of choice regarding any legal question you may have.

Sol Z. Sokel, Esq. (a/k/a Shlomo) is associated with the AV rated law firm, Kelly, Rode & Kelly, LLP based out of Mineola and Riverhead. He lives in Cedarhurst with his wife and their five children. He can be reached at szsokel@krklaw.com and at (516) 739-0400.

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For Sale: Cedarhurst $600’s Double Lot: Nestled on a park-like corner property, this private oasis awaits you. Step into the splendor of the spacious rooms of this all brick Tudor/Colonial with many custom details: high ceilings, crown moldings, cozy fireplace, to name but a few. Steps from Ced Park, transportation, shopping, numerous shuls, and everything and everyone. Low taxes and endless possibilities make this a truly rare find. Call/text C Slansky, broker, 516-655-3636 1444 Beacon Pl. (off Mott Av.) Bayswater Amazing Private home 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, dining room, living room, den, gorgeous kitchen car garage nice large back yard quiet dead end water view block no sandy damage Call for a private showing 212-470-3856 WinZone Re

Across street from playground, pools, and shuls overlooking the beautiful lake and gazebo.- Two story 7-9 bedroom,5 baths , 2 kitchens, enclosed porch, enclosed storage room, large deck with custom canopy, fully furnished, 2 zone ac plus split units, base board heating, fireplace, pellet stove, new paint, new roof, totally move in condition also just completed block garden MUST SEE FOR INFO and APPOINTMENT PLEASE CALL: 917-7444681 House in Far Rockaway For Sale by Owner Beautiful 4 bedroom 3.5 baths. Hardwood floors throughout, large rooms, lots of closet space, granite counters, skylights And much more. Call 917-593-1922 to set up an appt.

Commercial Real Estate www.pugatch.com Commercial Property In Cedarhurst: 1,500+/- SF Retail Space With Parking, Great Visibility, Busy Location On Active Strip, Former Take Out Restaurant, For Lease Call for Details (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com

www.pugatch.com Commercial Property In Lynbrook: 2,300+/- SF Office Space, New Construction, Excellent Parking, Build To Suit, For Lease Call for Details (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com

www.pugatch.com Commercial Property In Woodmere: 3,600+/- SF In The Key Food Shopping Center, Join Key Food & Chase Bank, Great Play, Close To JFK Airport & All Major Transportation, For Lease Call for Details (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com Inwood Office Space for Rent/Swap We need to get out of our current office space and our landlord is requiring us to find a tenant to take our place. Office is located in Inwood a corner of Sheridan Blvd and Donahue. Has a conference room with kitchen and one office space. For details or if you know anyone interested please email homeinwood@yahoo.com 10,000 SQFT Warehouse and office space available for rent in West Hempstead. Includes three loading docks and parking. Asking $12 per SQFT (negotiable) Call Michael at 516-582-4247 to setup a showing. 19,600 SQFT Warehouse and office space available for rent in West Hempstead. Includes three loading docks and parking. Asking $12 per SQFT (negotiable) Call Michael at 516-582-4247 to setup a showing.

Real Estate for Rent Far Rockaway Co-Op for Rent: 833 Central Ave. Luxurious 24 hour Doorman Building, Spacious 2 Bedroom, Renovated Bathroom, Spacious Kosher Kitchen, Spectacular View, centrally located near LIRR and all shuls. Call 516-633-5564. Bayswater apt for rent three bedrooms two bathrooms eat in kosher kitchen dining room living room first floor apartment call 212-470-3856 WinZone Re

Job Available Secretary/admin asst/office manager to help with a number of daily business tasks. Busy travel agency looking for an administrative assistant/office manger Hours: Part Time to start 9-1 Tasks: Handling the phone, following up with missed calls, handling pre and post flight interactions with clients. Email admin@getpeyd.com

Amazing Job Opportunities In Cedarhurst Shomer Shabos Office. Flexible hours for working moms! Part time and full time jobs available. Seminary girls welcome. Seeking capable, efficient individuals to join a fast-paced growing office. Excellent communication skills and strong organizational skills required. Basic Computer Skills necessary. Ability to multitask and detail-oriented. Email resume to FTSadresponse@gmail.com Torah Academy for Girls in Far Rockaway is seeking teacher assistants, half or full day in both Limudei Kodesh and General Studies. Please fax resume to 718-868-4612 or email Tfeldman@tagschools.org

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Misc. Found: Men’s Wedding Band on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah in front of Cedarhurst Court across from Cedarhurst Park. To claim please cal 516-641-0408 Looking for donation of car or minivan in good running condition. Tax exempt receipt available for full market value. Please call 347-342-8196 Volunteer tutors desperately needed for Zichron Etel A tutoring gemach that provides free tutoring to those who cannot afford it. Help needed in Brooklyn & the Five Towns. Please contact Nina@ 516-791-6676 or zichronetel@aol.com.

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Museums and Art

useums can be both fun and educational at the same time. Museum educators are wonderful assets. They often run special events and interesting art workshops for both children and adults. An introduction into the wonderful world of art through use of an array of art materials will whet your appetite once attending such a museum workshop. Museums offer special events where you will be introduced into the life of a particular artist before viewing their work. The materials they might have used, a particular time in history, and the artist’s level of professionalism are all explained at these lectures. Art restorers are employed by the museums to maintain the works of art collected and displayed at a museum. This is an important job, as many of the artworks are extremely valuable. It is also important to continually clean and do repairs on the works. This must be done only by an expert in the field of

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aspects of the museum and is busy writing grants for the museum, balancing the budget, and distributing the funds as required. Museums are big on public

relations and have research specialists on staff. Art historians are constantly busy researching all the artworks at the museum and elsewhere. There are many museum “coffee table” art books for

sale at museum bookstores, but these are definitely costly. They can also be borrowed from a public library. Visits to art museums and comparing the works of a large selection of artworks will help develop an appreciation for art in general. It will help you decide which area of art you appreciate, and it will give you many different ideas to expand your creativity. There is much to be gained by visiting an art museum. So, the next time you find yourself with some free time, look up an art museum and take a tour. 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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Your Money Your Money Allan J. Rolnick, CPA

Allan J. Rolnick, CPA

IllegalIllegal Deduction Deduction in the Backfield in the Backfield

he 1985 Chicago Bears were one of the greatest teams in NFL history — in fact, ESPN ranked them the greatest ever. Quarterback Jim McMahon, Hall-of-Fame running back Walter Payton, defensive tackle William “Refrigerator” Perry, and the rest of the team captured America’s heart as they sent nine players to the Pro Bowl and shuffled their way to victory in Super Bowl XX. Hard to believe that was just 29 short years ago. Today’s “Monsters of the Midway” are 3-5 after going into hibernation against the New England Patriots this week. They’ve lost to the Bills, the Packers, the Panthers, and the Dolphins. They’re even losing to the Cook County Revenue Department! And that contest illustrates the sort of hair-splitting that seems to define so much of tax law. In 2003, the Chicago Park District renovated the team’s home at Soldier Field. The new venue includes 8,000 “club seats” on the Lake Michigan side of the field that come with all sorts of extra goodies like access to the heated “Club Lounge,” parking, and game day programs. There are also 133 luxury suites that rent for up to $300,000 per year and include private seating, private bathrooms, food and drinks, and even individual temperature controls. (If you’ve ever shivered through a December game at “the Eyesore on the Lake Shore,” you’ll realize that heat may be the most valuable perk of all!) Cook County, where the stadium sits, levies an amusement tax equal to “three percent of the admission fee or other charges paid for the privilege to enter, to witness or to view such amusement.” (We’re not sure how “amusing” it is to watch Da Bears fall to the lowly Carolina Panthers, but that’s a topic for a different day.) However, that tax specifically excludes “any separately stated charges for non-amusement services or sales of tangible personal property.” And that’s where it starts getting

tricky. How much of the premium ticket price should be subject to that tax and how much should be exempt? The team broke out a separate “club privilege fee” from the price of the club seats and argued that it shouldn’t be taxable because it’s separate from the right to enter the stadium and watch the game. As for the luxury suites however, they did not break out a separate fee for the extras, but assigned those seats a flat $104 value and paid the tax on that amount. In 2007, the county threw a penalty flag, holding that it’s impossible to separate the extra perks from the price of a seat, and sacked the team for $4.1 million in extra taxes. Naturally, the Bears challenged the ruling on the field. They took it to an administrative law judge, who sided with the county. If this had been an on-field call, the Bears would have been allowed just one challenge — and they would have been charged with a timeout too, for losing it! But that’s not how it works with taxes. So the team appealed to the replay judges at the Cook County Circuit Court, and won. But now the county had possession. They advanced the ball to the First District Appellate Court, which re-affirmed the tax. (Don’t rule out a Hail Mary to the Illinois Supreme Court. And you thought football games have gotten too long!) Coach Mike Ditka would never have led his ‘85 Bears to the field without a game plan to minimize his opponents’ strengths and take advantage of their weaknesses. It works the same way with your taxes. Make sure you’re ready with your own plan. And do it fast! December 31 is closer than you think, and the clock is about to run out on some of the most valuable strategies!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Illegal Deduction in the Backfield

he 1985 Chicago Bears were one of the greatest teams in NFL history â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in fact, ESPN ranked them the greatest ever. Quarterback Jim McMahon, Hall-of-Fame running back Walter Payton, defensive tackle William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Refrigeratorâ&#x20AC;? Perry, and the rest of the team captured Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart as they sent nine players to the Pro Bowl and shuffled their way to victory in Super Bowl XX. Hard to believe that was just 29 short years ago. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monsters of the Midwayâ&#x20AC;? are 3-5 after going into hibernation against the New England Patriots this week. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost to the Bills, the Packers, the Panthers, and the Dolphins. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re even losing to the Cook County Revenue Department! And that contest illustrates the sort of hair-splitting that seems to define so much of tax law. In 2003, the Chicago Park District renovated the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home at Soldier Field. The new venue includes 8,000 â&#x20AC;&#x153;club seatsâ&#x20AC;? on the Lake Michigan side of the field that come with all sorts of extra goodies like access to the heated â&#x20AC;&#x153;Club Lounge,â&#x20AC;? parking, and game day programs. There are also 133 luxury suites that rent for up to $300,000 per year and include private seating, private bathrooms, food and drinks, and even individual temperature controls. (If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever shivered through a December game at â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Eyesore on the Lake Shore,â&#x20AC;? youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll realize that heat may be the most valuable perk of all!) Cook County, where the stadium sits, levies an amusement tax equal to â&#x20AC;&#x153;three percent of the admission fee or other charges paid for the privilege to enter, to witness or to view such amusement.â&#x20AC;? (Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sure how â&#x20AC;&#x153;amusingâ&#x20AC;? it is to watch Da Bears fall to the lowly Carolina Panthers, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a topic for a different day.) However, that tax specifically excludes â&#x20AC;&#x153;any separately stated charges for non-amusement services or sales of tangible personal property.â&#x20AC;? And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where it starts getting

tricky. How much of the premium ticket price should be subject to that tax and how much should be exempt? The team broke out a separate â&#x20AC;&#x153;club privilege feeâ&#x20AC;? from the price of the club seats and argued that it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be taxable because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s separate from the right to enter the stadium and watch the game. As for the luxury suites however, they did not break out a separate fee for the extras, but assigned those seats a flat $104 value and paid the tax on that amount. In 2007, the county threw a penalty flag, holding that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to separate the extra perks from the price of a seat, and sacked the team for $4.1 million in extra taxes. Naturally, the Bears challenged the ruling on the field. They took it to an administrative law judge, who sided with the county. If this had been an on-field call, the Bears would have been allowed just one challenge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and they would have been charged with a timeout too, for losing it! But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not how it works with taxes. So the team appealed to the replay judges at the Cook County Circuit Court, and won. But now the county had possession. They advanced the ball to the First District Appellate Court, which re-affirmed the tax. (Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rule out a Hail Mary to the Illinois Supreme Court. And you thought football games have gotten too long!) Coach Mike Ditka would never have led his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;85 Bears to the field without a game plan to minimize his opponentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strengths and take advantage of their weaknesses. It works the same way with your taxes. Make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready with your own plan. And do it fast! December 31 is closer than you think, and the clock is about to run out on some of the most valuable strategies!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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15oz

5.99

2/$3

3/$5

2/$3

Liebers

Landau

Taanug

Glicks

Devash

Lakewood

Crispy Goodies

.79

Square Rice Cakes

Vegetable Oil Cooking Spray

4.6oz

1oz

Except Buckwheat & Spelt

4/$1

Chick Peas

Milk

Orange Juice

½ Gal

16oz

59oz

6oz

2/$3

1.79

.89

2/$5

Super Special

Meat Dept. All of our meats are beis yosef only All Frozen Meat

Skinless

Chicken Legs

50% Off

Chicken Cutlets

2.99Lb

4.99Lb

Fruits & Veg. Small

Oranges

Red Peppers

Liebers

Lemons

.99Lb

3.49

Deli Dept.

Bakery

Grape Tomatoes $

Mangos

Chicken Dinner

Beigels

Pinwheels

For 4 Only $24.99!

Chocolate & Cinnamon

1.99

3.99

Beigels

Rainbow Cookies 12oz

4/ 1 $

Includes : • 1 Quart Of Soup • Main (See Store For Details) just From Mon. • 1lb Side • 1lb Salad Special 11/10 Till Wed. 11/12

Thursday Special Cholent & 1 Piece of Kugel $

.89

32oz

9.99Lb

14oz

4/$1

Cherry Nibs

Spare Ribs

Family Pack

3.99

2/$5

5.00

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Sale valid 11/06/14 -11/12/14. Cash & Carry only. We reserve the right to limit quanitities on sale items. Not responsible for typographical errors. While supplies last. No rain checks.

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