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umility is such a scarce trait in our generation that we can sometimes fail to recognize it when we

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Upon meeting HaRav David Feinstein, zt”l, one could have mistakenly thought that he was just a nice man, a sweet person, a kind and thinking rav. His simple suit and hat, warm smile, and eternal patience could have been merely endearing to an uninformed observer. But his unassuming trappings were cloaking the gadlus within.

Reb David’s humility enabled all types of people to connect with him. Whether it was the young man who wanted to show him his photographs or the husband who had a life-and-death question that had to be answered, it was Reb David to whom they turned and Reb David who made time for them. He made them feel comfortable; he made them feel important; he made them feel loved.

Reb David was approachable. His warm heart connected with the younger generation and his smile showed them that Torah is full of sweetness and goodness. People weren’t hesitant to ask him their shailos.

He listened intently and gave them his full attention, his Torah brilliance apparent in many of his answers.

My uncle is the nephew of Reb David and his wife, Rebbetzin Malka, and so, Reb David and his rebbetzin would join the family at many of my cousins’ simchos.

They would travel from the Lower East Side and would unobtrusively enter the simcha hall without any fanfare, without an entourage. And while they were there, it was easy to forget that one was in the presence of gadlus. Reb David would listen to the speeches and eat his meal, staying the whole time because he knew it brought simcha to the family.

Our generation tends to gravitate to the loudest voice in the room, the person with the sharpest barbs or the wittiest retorts.

We are used to the cacophony of phoniness that surrounds us and think that that hollowness should be what we aspire to. But when Reb David walked into the room, we paused. We took a deep breath and centered ourselves. We reminded ourselves about what was real and what was eternal.

It was a reminder that simplicity is never outdated.

He was a mussar lesson for us all.

May he be a meilitz yosher for our generation.

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Community Happenings

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Strength Beyond Her Years: Yehudis Heimlich, a”h

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It’s Not Me by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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HaRav David Feinstein, zt”l by Baila Rosenbaum

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Civil War Jewish Servicemembers by Avi Heiligman

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Dear Editor, I am very upset. As a super-big Trump supporter, I feel (at the time of this writing) that he has lost the election, which greatly saddens me.

While the article last week written by the die-hard Trump supporter gave me a little solace, I was about to bury my sorrow in the pages of the quotes and comics section of the paper.

To my absolute horror, I discovered that there were no quotes in last week’s paper!! This is a travesty!

A suppression of the press! One of my few outlets to unwind and relax were taken from me last week in the most disturbing way – doesn’t The Jewish Home know the quotes are the most popular part of the paper?

Does anyone read anything except the quotes? I know I don’t.

I hope this oversight will never happen again, and I expect some explanati A Reader Dear Editor, Thank you to the voters of the South Shore for overwhelmingly re-electing me to the State Senate.

This election cycle saw record turnout all across Long Island, and the whole country, and it is an honor to have the opportunity to continue representing our communities.

We’ve taken on many challenges

since I came into office. Since I’ve been entrusted with serving our community, we’ve taken on corruption in Albany, stopped tax hikes, banned guns from our classrooms, funded our towns and schools, and passed New York’s ambitious blueprint to tackle climate change.

There is still so much work to get done, especially in the midst of the ongoing pandemic and economic recovery. I look forward to getting to work on behalf of all voters to achieve more prosperous communities, honest government, and a cleaner environment.

The road ahead will be tough, but we’ll get through it together.

Now is a time to come together, to heal divisions, and to do the hard work to make real change for our communities and families.

Todd Kaminsky Senator, 9th District Dear Editor, For the last few years, I get and check many Jewish American papers the week that includes November 11. Every year, and again this year, much of the Jewish press left out an important remembrance.

During World War II, there was a group of Jews I believe the Nazis hated more than any other Jewish Continued on page 12

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Decisions, Decisions by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS 111 HUMOR

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group. So much hatred that they wanted this group of Jews killed before they entered the camps.

While on the tracks leading to the gas chambers and work camps, the Nazis dreaded the arrival of these Jews. Why? These Jews wore kippahs made of steel. Their prayer shawls around their shoulders contained hundreds of bullets. The tracks they were on were not train tracks but tank tracks. They were the Jews with the Army of the United States.

This being an American Jewish paper, why the lack of writing about American Jewish Veterans?

Many of the Holocaust survivors were younger than those who liberated them. There will be Holocaust survivors long after the American Jewish liberators are gone. It is now the time to honor and thank those who crossed an ocean to free those oppressed. Now is the time to hear their stories and thank them before they are gone.

Veterans Day and Memorial Day should be included in the thoughts of the American Jewish community

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and Jewish press every year.

Without the liberators succeeding, this paper probably would not exist.

Sincerely, The Son of a Jewish Veteran and also a Veteran Larry Klass Freeport, NY Dear Editor, What a wonderful country the U.S.A. is.

Simply by voting we ousted a con-man and demagogue. If only, if only, in other times and other places, people would have been able to do rid themselves of demagogues similarly.

Let us heave a collective sigh of relief, and enjoy the moment.

Yours, Charles Tal Fresh Meadows, NY Dear Editor, I could not disagree more with letter-writer Jay Brick, who wrote in this week’s paper in response to the editor’s letter to readers.

Our freedoms are definitely at stake. We have – or should have – freedom of assembly in the United States. We have – or should have –

freedom of religion. We have – or should have – freedom of the press.

I could go on, but I don’t think it’s necessary.

Are we freely allow to assemble at this point in time? No. Even if we agree to assemble in a “safe” manner, our shuls and closed had been closed.

Did you see what went on in Times Square last week? Truthfully, I don’t have any problem with those types of events. I believe that we should be allowed to assemble. But to allow events like the one in Times Square but then to not allow shuls to open and people to daven six feet apart is hypocrisy at its best and dictatorship at its worse.

I could go on, but my point to just to speak up. The United States was formed because we didn’t want to be under the thumb of the King of England. When “King Cuomo” gets to decide who gets to open their businesses, send their kids to schools, go to camp, eat in restaurants, spend time with friends, travel to other states…well, it’s beginning to feel a bit more like a dictatorship and not like the democracy we all thought we were living in.

Sincerely, Gary Wadler

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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the UK, died suddenly over the weekend after battling cancer. He was 72.

Rabbi Sacks’ death was announced by his family on his Twitter account immediately after Shabbat ended. “Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet,” wrote his family. “It with the deepest sadness that we regret to inform you that Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (HaRav Ya’akov Zvi ben David Arieh z”l) passed away early this morning, Saturday 7th November 2020 (Shabbat Kodesh 20th MarCheshvan 5781).”

The rabbi had announced in October that he was fighting cancer, his third bout with the disease. At the time, his office refused to disclose what type of cancer he was battling and his prognosis, saying simply that he “remains positive and upbeat and will now spend a period of time focused on the treatment he is receiving from his excellent medical team.”

Rabbi Sacks’ sudden passing ended a career that saw the London native with no formal Jewish education become one of the world’s most celebrated Jewish thinkers.

Born in 1948 to a family of Jewish wine merchants, Rabbi Sacks attended non-Jewish primary schools, and went on to obtain a degree from the elite Cambridge University.

His life would soon be set on a different course after meeting Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, zt”l, in 1972. During the chance meeting in Crown Heights, the Lubavitcher Rebbe urged him to enter the rabbinate,

stating that Rabbi Sacks’ command of philosophy and academic background made him an asset to the Jewish people.

The encounter led Rabbi Sacks to jettison his plans of becoming a professor, and instead enrolled in London’s Etz Chaim Yeshiva, where he received rabbinical ordination in 1980.

He then began serving as rabbi for London’s Golders Green synagogue, followed by the prestigious Western Marble Arch Synagogue in Central London.

In 1991, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was selected to be England’s chief rabbi. With intermarriage skyrocketing and religious observance declining among English Jewry, Rabbi Sacks called for a Decade of Renewal to “revitalize British Jewry’s great powers of creativity.” The effort was based on promoting a “love of every Jew, love of learning, love of G-d, a profound contribution to British society and an unequivocal attachment to Israel.”

Rabbi Sacks’ efforts soon bore fruit, with enrollment in Jewish schools across England surging within his first five years on the job. His prominent post, sparkling oratory, and grasp of both Jewish and secular philosophy also catapulted Rabbi Jonathan Sacks into becoming one of the world’s most recognizable rabbis.

By the time he retired in 2013, Sacks had become a bestselling author, publishing 25 books including the award-winning “The Dignity of Difference” and “A Letter in the Scroll.” He was knighted in 2005 for his work and was a tireless advocate for religious tolerance.

Following his passing, Rabbi Lord Sacks was eulogized worldwide as a pioneer in Jewish thought who never stopped fighting anti-Semitism. Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef called him “a unique voice that will be sorely missed,” while Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau remembered the rabbi as “a man of spirit who championed the word of Torah-keeping Judaism and was a staunch guardian of tradition from generation to generation.”

Warming Ties between Iran, Venezuela A recent visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Venezuela highlights the growing

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cooperation between the two rogue states.

Iran has long been a prominent ally of Venezuelan Communist President Nicolas Maduro, who, like Tehran, is subject to crippling U.S. sanctions. Over the past year, Iran has voted with Venezuela at international forums and sent five tankers of oil to the poverty-wracked South American nation.

But Zarif’s three day visit to Caracas last week showed just how strong the bilateral relations between Iran and Venezuela have become. Treated to a full honor guard, Zarif huddled with top Venezuelan officials, including Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and President Nicolás Maduro.

Describing the sanctions that both countries are under as “American imperialism,” Zarif called on de-

veloping nations worldwide to unite against the United States “which can no longer control what is going on in the world.” Vowing that the U.S. would not succeed in forcing its will on Iran and Venezuela, Zarif said that the two countries would expand their collaboration in areas such science, industry, technology, trade and defense.

“The government of the United States has a long history of intervention in countries solely for its own benefit,” Zarif said. “We hope that the United States government will change its attitude.” On Thursday, Zarif appeared together with Foreign Minister Arreaza at an event titled “Iran and Venezuela in Defense of the World to Come,” where the foreign ministers delivered feisty speeches in which they predicted America’s imminent collapse.

“Today, the United States and its allies can’t control what’s happening in the world. They’ve lost control,” Zarif said alongside a nodding Arreaza. His Venezuelan counterpart, meanwhile, said that his country’s ties with the Islamic Republic had reached a “climax” and hinted that Caracas may soon begin buying weapons from Iran.

China Expands into South America

Beijing’s quest for influence in South America received a major boost when two Chinese companies began constructing a train line in the Colombian capital of Bogota.

Bogota has been attempting to build the metro for over 80 years in order to alleviate the dense capital’s chronic traffic problem. But a series of budgetary and legal problems has left Bogota the only South American capital to be without an underground rail line of its own.

That changed, however, after the Chinese government-owned China Harbour Engineering Company and Xi’an Rail Transit Group won the tender to build the metro’s First Line.

The largest infrastructure project in Colombian history, the line will extend 15 miles and cost $4 billion.

The successful bid to build Bogota’s metro is a major feat for China, which has attempted to expand its influence in Colombia with little success to show for itself. Cultural and economic differences between China and Colombia had resulted in widespread anti-Beijing sentiment, with the Chinese ambassador heckled by passersby while shopping Bogota in 2016.

The negative reception received by the envoy was the result of local anger at Chinese importers for undercutting the local market. Colombia’s strict restrictions on immigration from Asian nations has also been a point of contention in the past between the two countries, along with opposition to Beijing’s communist regime.

Last week’s inaugural ceremony for the Bogota metro suggests that the tense history between China and Colombia may now be a thing of the past. Present as the event’s guest of honor was Lan Hu, China’s ambassador to Colombia, who was later introduced by Bogota Mayor Claudia López to a round of applause.

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Ghlam is ineligible for parole for the first 22 years of his sentence.

Jean-Hubert Portejoie, who represented Ghlam, said that he would appeal the decision. He blamed the “rash” sentence on a judge who “ruled on a rush of emotion” and succumbed to “the pressure of public opinion.”

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“May this be the first Chinatown in Bogotá,” López said. “Every cosmopolitan city needs a Chinatown, and Bogotá is no exception. Our relationship with this great nation, the People’s Republic of China, is just beginning, and with their help, we’re going to complete this and probably many other projects in Bogotá and Colombia.”

The project is part of China’s decade-long effort to tilt South America away from the United States by fi-

nancing large infrastructure efforts.

Chinese corporations have offered bids in virtually every large construction project on the continent over the past five years, in places such as Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.

Currently, Chinese companies are building a major highway between San Jose in Costa Rico and the Caribbean port of Limón. In Panama, a Beijing-owned consortium is constructing a new port along with a bridge over the Panama Canal.

Life Sentence for Algerian Terrorist A Paris court sentenced an Algerian Islamist to life behind bars for killing a woman and attempting to blow up a church in 2015.

The decision came after a jury found Sidi Ahmed Ghlam guilty of murder and attempted murder along with Abdelnasser Benyoucef and

The United Arab Emirates has relaxed some of its more draconian religious laws, including loosening the ban on alcohol and prohibiting honor killings.

The UAE’s official WAM news agency reported that UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a number of special decrees amending the Federal Personal Status Law, the Federal Civil Transactions Law, the Federal Penal Code, and the Federal Criminal Procedure Law.

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The most prominent of the new changes is the amendment allowing the public consumption of alcohol.

Until now, both Emiratis and foreign tourists needed to purchase a special license in order to store alcohol in their homes.

Honor killings will also be banned for the first time, ending the grisly practice that results in the deaths of thousands of Muslim women across the Middle East over religious infractions. The legal loopholes for “honor crimes” commonly enabled male relatives to escape punishment for murdering female relatives.

Attempted suicide was decriminalized, and Muslims will also now be afforded the right to choose non-Islamic inheritance. The aforementioned restriction had long rankled women, who are now allowed to inherit their husbands and fathers under Shariah law.

A statement by the UAE’s government confirmed that Emirati citizens can now “choose the laws that apply to their actions in matters of inheritance and inheritance, in order to achieve stability in the financial interests of foreign investors in the country” and “to strengthen the guarantee of personal freedoms and

support the community security system without prejudice to the principles and societal gains.”

The relaxation of the onerous religious legislation comes as the UAE attempts to rebrand itself as a western business hub. Emiratis celebrated the news on social media after it was announced on Friday, with the newfound ability to drink alcohol being especially popular.

“The UAE has finally moved out of the 12th century into the 13th Century. Keep going, boys,” tweeted one Emirati journalist.

“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s welcome the UAE to the 21st century please by raising your glasses and drinking to that!” wrote another.

Peru Pres. Ousted On Monday, Peru’s Congress ousted President Martín Vizcarra in an impeachment vote over corruption allegations.

Vizcarra accepted the decision without argument.

“Today I am leaving the presidential palace. Today I am going home,” Vizcarra said during a speech late on

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Monday, surrounded by his cabinet in the courtyard of the presidential residence in downtown Lima.

among mink farm populations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.

Head of Congress, Manuel Merino, an agronomist and businessman from the minority Popular Action, is expected to assume the presidency on Tuesday and will remain in office until the end of July 2021, when Vizcarra’s term was due to expire.

This was the second time lawmakers attempted to remove Vizcarra from office. This time around, Congress had the necessary votes to oust him over accusations that as a governor he accepted bribes from companies that won public works contracts. 105 members voted for his removal; Congress only needs 87 votes to oust a president.

Vizcarra, 57, lacked a party in the fragmented Congress and had a tense relationship with lawmakers, with whom he frequently locked horns over his anti-graft agenda. He dissolved Congress last year after a long-running standoff, a move that prompted criticism by right-wing lawmakers.

Vizcarra’s removal from office plunges the world’s No. 2 copper producer into political turmoil as it looks to recover from an economic recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lawmakers sympathetic to Vizcarra rejected his ouster and warned that the decision would heighten instability in the Andean country.

“This is a coup in disguise. We need calm, but also a lot of citizen surveillance,” George Forsyth, a mayor and one of the early front-runners for the 2021 election, said.

The concern over mink population infections arises from the recent discovery of mutations in the virus among farmed mink in Denmark.

The “cluster 5” variant, as the WHO labels it, has a combination of mutations that have not been previously observed. The “cluster 5” variant has thus far shown to be less inhibited by antibodies than the normal virus is, which authorities fear may threaten the efficacy of vaccines in development across the globe.

Denmark recently announced plans to kill up to 17 million farmed mink after discovering that 12 humans had caught the mutated form of the virus.

“We have a great responsibility toward our own population, but with the mutation that has now been found, we have an even greater responsibility for the rest of the world as well,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

Frederiksen said the slaughter would happen as soon as possible and would involve the armed forces.

By as early as April, Dutch officials noted the presence of COVID-19 among at least two mink farms. Spain discovered more cases on mink farms in July, leading to a cull of around 100,000 in that instance.

Overall, the Spanish and Dutch governments culled around 1 million mink at farms across both countries.

The United States discovered infected mink populations in August on two farms in Utah.

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At least six countries have reported that farmed mink have contracted coronavirus.

Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the U.S. join Denmark in noting the presence of the virus

On Sunday, Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, was formally sworn in as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

The ceremony for the 54-year-old

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crown prince, better known as Prince Akishino, concludes a series of imperial succession rituals that began in May last year when Naruhito ascended to the throne after their 86-yearold father Akihito abdicated.

Inside the palace’s most prestigious Pine Room, Naruhito, 60, declared that his younger brother is now officially the crown prince who is first in line to succeed the throne of the world’s oldest monarchy.

“I hereby declare in and outside of the country that Prince Fumihito is now the Crown Prince,” said Naruhito, in his robe and a head-

dress. Fumihito, in an orange robe and accompanied by his wife, Crown Princess Kiko, pledged in response: “I deeply acknowledge my responsibilities as crown prince and carry out my duties.”

The approximately 15-minute ceremony, initially scheduled for April 19, was postponed after Japan’s government issued a state of emergency earlier that month due to the pandemic.

In a separate, closed ceremony later that day, Fumihito inherited an imperial sword symbolizing his status as crown prince.

War Crime Charges for Kosovo Ex-Pres Kosovo’s former President Hashim Thaci was arrested last week after the International Criminal Court in The Hague charged him with war crimes.

Thaci, a general-turned-politician, resigned on November 5 after learning that the Kosovo Tribunal

would charge him later in the day.

He was taken into custody shortly after and brought to the International Criminal Court’s detention center where he currently remains.

Thaci faces 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. According to prosecutors, the now-former president oversaw the systematic execution of over 100 unarmed civilians while commanding the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in 1998-1999.

Allegedly, Thaci and three other generals ran a black prison which they used to kidnap and torture their opponents. Often, the prisoners were killed and their bodies disposed of quietly without the victims’ loved ones ever learning of their fate.

Thaci denies the charges but said in a press conference last Friday that

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he stepped down “to protect the integrity of the state.”

Thaci, 52, is a beloved war hero who was elected to be Kosovo’s first prime minister after the Balkan state declared independence in 2008. He was elected president in 2016. His long tenure has been credited with restoring the war-battered nation’s political stability.

U.S. Selling UAVs to UAE

After already approving a sale of 50 F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the White House now wants to give the Gulf State advanced drones.

According to Reuters, the Trump administration gave the go-ahead for the UAE to purchase $2.9 billion worth of advanced attack drones. The

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arms deal marks the first time that the Trump administration approved unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sales since “reinterpreting a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations to allow U.S. defense contractors to sell more drones to allies.”

First signed in 1987, the Missile Technology Control Regime banned member states from selling UAVs to other countries. However, the Trump administration has dismissed the deal as a Cold War relic, arguing that it is not legally binding and is merely an informal agreement.

The UAV deal comes after the White House notified Congress in October that it would be selling the UAE 50 F-35 fighters, instantly transforming the Emirati air force into one of the most advanced in the world. The approval by the Trump administration followed a decision

by Israel not to oppose the F-35 sale, despite its reservations over an Arab neighbor possessing such advanced arms.

A significant motivation for Abu Dhabi to establish full diplomatic relations with the Jewish State had been the prospect of receiving advanced U.S. weapons, which had

hitherto been restricted. Reportedly, the UAE threatened to scrap its normalization with Israel entirely should Jerusalem block the F-35 deal from going through.

The advanced arms that Washington is expected to give the UAE, along with requests from Qatar and the UAE to purchase an F-35 fleet of their own, has raised concerns that Israel’s military advantage would be eroded. The U.S. is legally obligated to the Qualitative Military Edge (QME) Israel enjoys over its neighbors and to consult with it prior to embarking on large weapons sales to Arab nations.

The Jewish State has since asked the U.S. Defense Department to approve sales of the advanced F-22 Raptor along with “bunker buster” bombs and refueling planes to the Jewish State to offset the military hardware its neighbors are getting.

Other potential weapons platforms Jerusalem wants include the V-22 Osprey and attack helicopters.

Meanwhile, House Democrats have condemned the White House’s willingness to send advanced weaponry to the Middle East. In a statement last Friday, House Foreign

Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said that no amount of new weapons purchases by Israel would offset the damage to its security that a fleet of Emirati F-35s could cause.

“This technology would significantly change the military balance in the Gulf and affect Israel’s military edge. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a game-changing stealth platform boasting advanced strike capability and unique sensor technology,” said Engel. “The export of this aircraft requires very careful consideration and Congress must analyze all of the ramifications.”

Lockdown Concerns

Dr. Yoram Maaravi is concerned about the elderly. The physician says that lockdown may be speeding up the aging process of Israel’s seniors.

He opines that the long-term harm to pensioners may outweigh the risks of a more lenient coronavirus policy.

“Lockdown has actually been reducing the physical and cognitive functioning of many elderly people, speeding up the process of decline in an unusual and worrying way,” Dr. Yoram Maaravi told The Times of Israel. “It’s concerning because in geriatric medicine, when patients have cognitive problems, we see more deterioration and faster deterioration in their general health.”

While lockdown can impact the wellbeing of all ages, it has a particu-

larly strong impact on the elderly. For them, staying active and maintaining social interactions are key to avoiding deterioration.

Dr. Maaravi adds, “Everyone is talking about protecting people from the coronavirus but there isn’t enough talk about the harm of isolating people, especially the elderly.

“The so-called protection we see can even cause deterioration that can kill them, as the effect of isolation has such an impact on general health. It affects many systems in the body, not only the mind. We need balance. You can’t assess risks during the pandemic without getting the whole picture.”

Israel has been in a state of lockdown since mid-September, and began to relax its rules in mid-October.

Last week, President Reuven Rivlin stressed that the health impact of the current crisis extends far beyond virus cases. Visiting a mental health non-profit, he said, “Alongside the coronavirus pandemic, a pandemic of loneliness and isolation is developing and we must treat it.”

Maaravi, chief physician at Hadassah Medical Center’s geriatric rehabilitation department and head of home rehabilitation in Jerusalem for the Clalit health fund, said that the most intense period of Israel’s lockdown, which ended October 18, hit elderly people the hardest.

But even now that lockdown rules have been relaxed, the government has been encouraging the elderly to limit interactions and for younger people to largely keep their distance.

Maaravi notes that the second lockdown may have caused more suffering than the first.

“I see it all the time now,” he said.

“Elderly people who have declined quickly – cognitively, in a functional sense, and psychologically.”

He added: “It’s often people who were completely healthy and independent, who now complain of losing memory and impaired cognitive functioning. It’s people who aren’t at particularly high risk from the coronavirus but are at high risk from the impact of isolation.”

Interestingly, these effects have been noticeable in those who live with spouses and with those who live alone.

To combat these effects, Maaravi is working with the Federation of Local Authorities to develop a format for “safe space” outdoor meetings where elderly people can go for music and physical activity. They are taking place in some locales, but he wants to see more initiatives elsewhere.

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A slew of senior Palestinian leaders openly celebrated Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump, viewing it as a way to improve ruptured ties with the United States.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated Joe Biden soon after the major television networks called the race, saying that he hoped the victory would “strengthen” relations with the Palestinian Authority. In a statement Abbas released on Sunday, the PA congratulated Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on ousting Donald Trump from the White House.

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would work “to establish freedom, independence, justice and respect for the Palestinian people.”

Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Hussam Zomlot also hailed Biden’s victory, calling the election “historic & inspiring elections” in a Sunday morning tweet. “I sense the excitement of those who aspire to a just and lasting peace in Palestine. Engagement based on mutual respect, freedom, justice and equality must be the way forward,” Zomlot wrote.

PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh declared that he was ready for “immediate engagement” with the United States if his people’s plight was added to the “the list of priorities” for the upcoming administration.

“We look forward to constructive bilateral U.S.-Palestinian relations towards achieving a just and lasting peace within the frame of two states and ending the Israeli occupation,” Shtayyeh tweeted. “President Mahmoud Abbas is ready for immediate engagement when there is a partner and a serious process with clear terms of reference.”

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Washington, D.C., ceased funding the Palestinian Authority, and brokered normalization deals between Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan.

As such, the Palestinian Authority is working to make inroads with the Biden transition team in the hope of regaining their once-high status in Washington. Speaking with the Israeli newspaper Globes, an Abbas associate said that the PA has already contacted the Biden team and expressed their willingness to begin dialogue if the president-elect would return the U.S. Embassy to Tel Aviv.

He added that the Palestinians expect that the U.S. will renew the $1 billion in aid it traditionally awarded UNRWA but scrapped due to the Trump’s administration’s displeasure with Abbas.

Bibi, Rivlin Slow to Congratulate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin waited more than 12 hours to formally congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on winning the White House.

In a statement released on Sunday morning, Netanyahu noticeably refrained from calling Biden the “president elect.”

“Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Joe, we’ve had a long & warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu tweeted.

Netanyahu later thanked Trump “for the friendship you have shown the state of Israel and me personally, for recognizing Jerusalem and the Golan, for standing up to Iran, for the historic peace accords and for bringing the American-Israeli alliance to unprecedented heights.”

Rivlin released a statement of his own a few minutes after Netanyahu that mentioned Biden’s victory over Trump.

“I send the blessings of the Israeli people and of the State of Israel, to our friend Joe Biden on your election as the 46th President of the United States of America. I also send congratulations and best wishes for your

success, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris,” Rivlin said.

The twin statements came at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, more than 12 hours after the major television networks called the presidential race in Biden’s favor. Netanyahu and Rivlin’s decision to refrain from weighing in for such an extensive period was reportedly the result of fears of angering Trump, who still insists that he is the victim of widespread voter fraud.

Netanyahu, Rivlin, and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi are said to have made the decision to hold off on issuing formal congratulations during an emergency meeting they held on Saturday evening regarding how to handle the delicate situation. Complicating matters is the warm relationship Netanyahu and Trump enjoyed, something that was likely not viewed favorably by the incoming Biden administration.

Speaking with Army Radio on Monday, former Israeli Consul to New York, Danny Dayan, said that Jerusalem would “need to speak to the Democratic Party” if it wanted to save the American-Israel relationship.

“For every Shabbat there is a Motzei Shabbat, and for every Trump there is Biden,” said Dayan. “We need to realize that Biden is not an enemy of Israel. It’s time to repair the rupture with the Democrats.”

Saeb PA Negotiator Dies

The Palestinians’ chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, died on Tuesday from complications of coronavirus at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.

He was 65.

Erekat first came into prominence in 1991, when he was appointed deputy head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference. He was one of the few local Palestinian leaders who had never spent a day in an Israeli prison.

Born in 1955 in Abu Dis, south of Jerusalem, Erekat later played an active role in the peace talks with Israel in 1992 and 1993, when Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords.

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tinian Authority in 1994, former PLO leader Yasser Arafat appointed Erekat as head of the Palestinian negotiating team with Israel.

Unlike most of the PLO leaders, Erekat grew up and lived all his life in the West Bank. His appointment to the senior position surprised several PLO officials who returned to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with Arafat after the Oslo Accords were signed; those officials did not understand why Arafat chose a “local” Palestinian official for such an important and influential job.

Before 1991, Erekat had been working as a political science professor at An-Najah University in Nablus.

He was also a columnist in an east Jerusalem newspaper.

In 1996, he became known as chief Palestinian negotiator and in the same year, he was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in the first Palestinian parliamentary election.

Erekat was considered one of Arafat’s most trusted advisers. He accompanied him to almost all meetings he had with world leaders and participated in the failed Camp David Summit in 2000 with then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

After Arafat’s death in November 2004, Erekat became one of PA Pres-

ident Mahmoud Abbas’s closest confidants and advisers. In February 2005, he was appointed as head of the PLO Negotiating Department.

Over the past decade, Erekat became a senior member of the PLO Executive Committee and the Fatah Central Council – two key decision-making Palestinian institutions.

In 2011, he quit as the head of the PLO Negotiations Department after documents were leaked from his office to the Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera network. The documents showed that Erekat was prepared to make far-reaching concessions to Israel on sensitive issues such as Jerusalem and the status of the Temple Mount, or al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Erekat denied the allegations and later withdrew his resignation.

In 2015, he replaced Yasser Abed Rabbo as secretary-general of the PLO. He held that position until his death.

Erekat was one of the staunch critics of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, especially its perceived “bias” in favor of Israel.

He also spearheaded the Palestinian campaign to foil Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan, also known as the “Deal of the Century.”

Recently, he criticized the normal-

ization agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain but he urged Palestinians not to “harm” symbols and leaders of Arab countries by burning their flags and pictures.

Terrorist Ends Hunger Strike

Jailed Palestinian terrorist Maher Al-Akhras said he would end his 103day hunger strike this week after Israel agreed to release him by the end of the month.

“Maher al-Akhras has announced that his hunger strike has ended on its 103rd day due to a commitment that he will be freed on November 26 and his administrative detention will not be renewed,” said Arab-Israeli Knesset member Ahmad Tibi.

An Israeli security official confirmed that a deal had been reached and said that Al-Akhras would be re-

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leased on November 26. He will also not be rearrested by Israeli forces in the near future and will be transferred to a Palestinian hospital in Ramallah. The detainee has been in Rehovot’s Kaplan Hospital ever since his condition deteriorated in late October.

In his first statement to the press since breaking his extended fast, AlAkhras called the agreement “a victory for all the Palestinian people, not just for me.”

Al-Akhras, 49, is a member of the West Bank village of Silat Al Dhaher and is a longtime member of the Islamic Jihad terror group. He was arrested by the Shin Bet internal security service in June and placed in administrative detention following reports that he was planning an imminent terror attack.

A remnant of the British Mandate, administrative detention allows the Shin Bet to imprison suspected terrorists, including Israeli citizens, without a court order. In August, AlAkhras embarked on a hunger strike in protest of his extended confinement, which he called “arbitrary and undemocratic.”

Noting that he had never appeared before a judge, Al-Akhras claimed that he had renounced all terror activity and demanded that he either be

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charged or released. His plight would turn him into a cause célèbre amongst the various Palestinian factions, with the Arabic-language media offering hourly updates on his condition and the Israeli-Arab Joint List party adopting Al-Akhras’ plight as their own.

In October, the Islamic Jihad threatened to fire a barrage of missiles from the Gaza Strip if Al-Akhras passed away. The rival Hamas terror group also pushed for Al-Akhras’ release and called the agreement on Sunday “a great victory for al-Akhras and for the prisoners’ movement, as well as for all of our Palestinian people.”

IDF Destroys Illegal Bedouin Home The IDF demolished 12 Bedouin homes last week that were illegally constructed in a West Bank firing zone.

Photos and videos of the village of Khirbet Hamsa showed dozens of solar panels, water tanks, and tanks strewn on the ground. Livestock and

tractors belonging to the town’s residents were confiscated by IDF soldiers.

The military said in a statement that the structures were destroyed as part of Israel’s policy of removing communities that were built without a permit.

“An enforcement activity was carried out by the Supervision Unit of the Civil Administration against 7 tents and 8 pens which were illegally constructed in a firing range located in the Jordan Valley,” said the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

“We will note that the enforcement was carried out in accordance with the authorities and procedures, and subject to operational considerations.”

Khirbet Hamsa was located in Area C, an area of the West Bank run exclusively by Israel as per the 1993 Oslo Accords. The village was illegally

constructed on land designated by the IDF as a training zone back in 1972.

The military had fought a legal battle over its demolition for years.

In 2019, Israel’s High Court of Justice ordered Khirbet Hamsa demolished, ruling that the residents had no legal right to remain. However, the Israeli government had refrained from destroying it due to international sensitivity.

The demolition was condemned by a slew of European countries and human rights organizations, who alleged that the demolition violated international law. The European Union also slammed the demolition, calling it “an illegal act” that hurt efforts to establish a Palestinian state.

“Such developments constitute an impediment towards the two-state solution,” said the European Union.

“The EU reiterates its call on Israel to halt all such demolitions, including of EU-funded structures, in particular in light of the humanitarian impact of the current coronavirus pandemic.”

Yvonne Helle, a senior UN Development Programme official, maintained that the Bedouins were forced to live illegally on state land as authorities refused to grant them building permits.

“The lack of Israeli-issued building

permits is typically cited as a reason, even though, due to the restrictive and discriminatory planning regime, Palestinians can almost never obtain such permits,” said Helle. “Demolitions are a key means of creating an environment designed to coerce Palestinians to leave their homes.”

Trump Fires SecDef Esper

On Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted that he let Secretary of Defense Mark Esper go.

Trump announced the move in a tweet, writing that the position will

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be filled by Christopher C. Miller, who currently directs the National Counterterrorism Center, as Esper had been “terminated.”

“Chris will do a GREAT job,” Trump touted. “Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.”

Esper had served as Defense Secretary after the firing of his predecessor, James Mattis, who left over Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Esper’s dismissal was expected, with America’s top defense official preparing a resignation letter even before the results on election day were released.

Esper had clashed with Trump on a number of significant issues over the past year and the two are said to personally dislike each other.

While never friends, their relationship soured after Trump requested that the Pentagon deploy troops to put down the rampant rioting that rocked the United States after the death of George Floyd.

Esper had done everything in his power to dissuade the president from carrying through, even requesting that Attorney General William Barr talk Trump out of it. Esper also promoted a plan to rename U.S. military bases named after Confederate gen-

erals despite the president’s displeasure.

Another issue the two disagreed on was NATO, with Esper viewing the alliance as crucial for America’s place in the world while Trump has reportedly mulled scrapping it altogether.

In an interview Esper granted to Military Times, the now-fired official highlighted the numerous times he stood up to the president. “My frustration is I sit here and say, ‘Hm, 18 cabinet members. Who’s pushed back more than anybody?’ Name another cabinet secretary that’s pushed back,” Esper said. “Have you seen me on a stage saying, ‘Under the exceptional leadership of blah-blah-blah, we have blah-blah-blah-blah’?”

passed with 52.9 percent of the vote last week. The smallest of all 50 states will now be called the “State of Rhode Island.”

Until now, Rhode Island was officially known as the “State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,” dating back to when Puritans first settled the territory in the 17th century. The word “plantation” had aroused the ire of civil rights activists who argued that this raised connotations of slavery.

Rhode Island’s New Name

In early 2020, activists circulated a petition calling on Rhode Island officials to drop the offending word from its name. Pointing to the state’s history as a hub for slave traders, the petition argued that the term “plantation” “holds the memory of an economic foundation built on slavery and only keeps us connected to a shameful past.”

The petition received more than

Voters in Rhode Island ratified a constitutional amendment that removes references to “plantations” from its official name.

With 100% of the votes counted, the amendment renaming “Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”

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11,000 signatures, leading Gov. Gina Raimondo to issue an Executive Order in June asking voters to approve the name change. The order also changed Rhode Island’s name on all official correspondence, including its website, stationary, pay stubs, and driver’s licenses.

Many opposed the theory that the word “plantation” conjures evil wrongdoings in the past. Speaking with CNN, Rhode Island’s official historian called claims to the contrary “historically inaccurate” and maintained that scrapping the name would not heal racial division.

“My opposition is purely historical,” said Patrick Conley. “What does that accomplish? Does that advance race relations in America? In the world?” Conley queried. “It is what it is. History is what it is. You don’t whitewash history. That is an act of, frankly, stupidity.”

“Nobody is trying to eradicate the history that has been in play,” said Democratic state Rep. Anastasia Williams of Providence. “But we need to present the true and accurate history of it entirely, as opposed to just bits and pieces.

“If you don’t believe that that word has a life, a real dark painful life, then you’re seriously mistaken,”

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she added. A previous attempt to remove “plantation” from the state’s official name had been soundly defeated in 2010.

Steve Bannon Suspended Permanently

social media giants in his offending podcast, calling for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to be arrested for deleting six of Trump’s 16 tweets on election night.

“They’re taking down the president of the United States,” said Bannon.

“If the president of the United States does not call Bill Barr now, today, this moment – what is it? Section 232 of the Defense Act – and send U.S. marshals out to San Francisco and arrest Jack Dorsey today.”

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Steve Bannon, a prominent former Trump administration official, was banned for life from Twitter after urging the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

In an episode of his “War Room” podcast, Bannon had called for fomenting violence against Fauci and Wray. “Second term kicks off with firing Wray, firing Fauci …no, I actually want to go a step farther but the president is a kind-hearted man and a good man,” Bannon said.

“I’d actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England. I’d put their heads on pikes, right, I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats: you either get with the program or you’re gone.”

Bannon’s remarks were posted on his Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. The right-wing strategist was summarily booted off Twitter for life; Facebook removed the video 10 hours later after it was viewed over 200,000 times. YouTube also removed the video, citing its policy banning material that “incites violence.”

Bannon’s lifetime ban is only the latest twist in an all-out push by social media giants to limit posts they say question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.

Last Thursday, Facebook shuttered a group titled “Stop the Steal” that sought to call attention to multiple irregularities in how ballots were counted. The group has amassed almost 400,000 subscribers before Facebook stepped in. In addition, both Facebook and Twitter have been deleting posts by Trump and other prominent Republicans who allege that the president is the victim of massive voter fraud.

Bannon himself had ripped the

He was America’s favorite game show host.

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Who was Alex Trebek?

Trebek, the longtime host of the “Jeopardy!” game show, passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born 1944 in Ontario, Trebek dreamed of becoming a journalist and studied communications in university. Beginning his career as a reporter for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, he later switched to hosting game shows, starting with “Reach for the Top” and “Jackpot” and continuing with “The Magnificent Marble Machine” and “To Say the Least.”

However, his career took off after being hired in 1984 to helm “Jeopardy!,” a popular television show that forces contestants to supply questions to answers already given. Trebek’s sharp wit and warm manner catapulted the once-obscure program to a household name and turned him into a widely recognizable celebrity.

Overall, Trebek hosted 8,200 episodes of Jeopardy!, setting the Guinness World Record in 2013 for “most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter.” He signed his final contract extension in 2018 and was set to retire in 2022 but was soon diagnosed with the deadly disease.

“He loved that ‘Jeopardy!’ popularized intelligence and it was important for him,” said Jeopardy! producer Mike Richards. “I think he really became synonymous with the show, in that he really was that smart. It’s just

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who he was – he craved knowledge,” Richards added. “And it showed.”

The game show host announced in March 2019 that he was fighting stage 4 pancreatic cancer but promised to continue hosting Jeopardy! while he underwent chemotherapy. In January, Trebek released a statement acknowledging that the treatment wasn’t showing results, only to say in July that his condition had improved markedly.

Ballot Sweeps

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the United States Postal Service (USPS) to conduct twice-daily sweeps of its facilities to ensure that all ballots cast in last week’s presidential race are counted.

The order was issued by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Friday after USPS officials admitted that thousands of ballots had not been processed on time. While the missing ballots are not expected to sway the presidential race, they affect each state’s final vote tally.

On Thursday, postal inspectors reported that they had located 40,000 ballots, including 2,432 in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Both states had remained too close to call and have outsized influence over the final results of the hard-fought presidential race.

All ballots found within nine days after Election Day are valid, while Pennsylvania’s deadline for mail-in voting was last Friday if they were postmarked by 5 p.m. on November 3. USPS data shows that 300,000 ballots were not delivered in time for election day despite herculean efforts to find them before the deadline.

A day earlier, Sullivan slammed the USPS for ignoring an order he issued on Monday that mandated the USPS to locate ballots remaining in its facilities. Sullivan had ordered the USPS to deliver all mail-in ballots before the deadline after the USPS reported a low delivery rate.

Rejecting arguments by the USPS that it would be “impractical” for officials to “personally scour” thousands of warehouses across the country,

Sullivan told inspectors to run checks to “ensure that no ballots have been held up and that any identified ballots are immediately sent out for delivery.”

Government lawyers said that it would be impossible to find all of the missing votes without seriously harming the remainder of its operations.

Despite Sullivan’s earlier court order mandating the USPS to find every last ballot, the USPS said that it simply did not have enough manpower to carry out the search.

SanFran’s Overpaid Executive Tax

San Francisco residents overwhelmingly approved a new tax targeting CEOs who earn as much as 100 times the amount the average employee takes home.

Measure L, or the Overpaid Executive Tax, slaps an 0.1% tax on companies whose top executives are paid more than 100 times its average employee makes. The surcharge increases according to the disparity, with the tax rising to 0.2% if a CEO makes 200 times more than the average employee and so on.

The Measure was approved by voters on Election Day by over 65%, making San Francisco the first city in the United States to tax private businesses according to the size of its wealth gap. While Portland also approved a tax on employee wealth gaps in 2012, it only applies to publicly held companies.

The Overpaid Executive Tax will take effect in January and will affect some of the largest corporations in the U.S. headquartered in the West Coast tech hub, including Salesforce, Hubspot, and Visa. San Francisco is expected to earn an estimated $60 million to $140 million annually from the surcharge.

The measure aims to shrink rising wealth gaps at tech companies that often see senior management earn millions each year while the average employee has difficulty making ends meet. It received broad support in the

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“The results show that San Franciscans are concerned about growing economic inequality,” said San Francisco Supervisor and bill sponsor Matt Haney. “The very wealthy are gaining more and more. They’ve gotten much richer during the pandemic, while everyone else has remained stagnant.

“We need the wealth that has been generated in the city to be shared more broadly with workers and residents.”

Vaccine on the Horizon?

Hopes soared that the worldwide coronavirus pandemic may soon be over after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced this week that it completed development on a new experimental vaccine.

In the announcement made on Monday, the drugmaker said that the vaccine performed even better than expected in clinical trials, recording a 90% success rate. The vaccine is being developed together with BioNtech in Germany and is based on molecular instructions that cause human cells to produce the coronavirus’ spike protein.

As part of clinical trials, 43,000 adults were given either the vaccine or a placebo. They were then purposely exposed to the coronavirus in order to examine whether those given the vaccine had a lower infection rate than those receiving the placebo.

In total, 90% of the participants who received the vaccine did not contract the coronavirus as opposed to 10% who received a placebo. The success rate is far higher than the minimum 50% efficacy required by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“Today is a great day for science and humanity,” said Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla, noting that the breakthrough comes with “infection rates setting new records, hospitals nearing over-capacity, and economies struggling to reopen.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the results “extraordinarily good news.”

Pfizer has recruited 43,538 participants to-date for stage 3 trials, 38,955 of whom have received a second dose of the vaccine.

The study will also evaluate the potential for the vaccine to provide protection against COVID-19 in those who have had prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2, as well as vaccine prevention against severe COVID-19 disease.

Pfizer said that it expects to produce 50 million doses by January should the FDA give the vaccine final approval, and another 1.3 billion in 2021. The vaccine will be given to Americans free of charge, with Pfizer receiving $1.95 billion from the federal government to manufacture a billion doses for U.S. citizens by the end of the year.

Experts hailed the news but said that more data needed to be available before deciding whether the drug is safe.

“The Pfizer team has demonstrated an amazing level of efficiency,” said John Bell, a professor of medicine at Oxford University, adding that the vaccine has the ability to bring the world back to normal within months.

Hoarding Mail

A New York postal carrier was arrested last week after attempting to cross the border into Canada while carrying 800 undelivered pieces of mail, including at least three absentee ballots.

According to authorities, 27-yearold Brandon Wilson was taken into custody after Customs and Border Protection found a box filled with undelivered mail in his trunk near Lake Erie’s Peace Bridge. Wilson first said that the contents belonged to him and his mother but was unable to explain why the mail was addressed to other people.

Wilson later changed his story, telling investigators that had mistakenly placed a load of mail in his vehicle in September. He would return a small amount to the USPS facility

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each morning in order to cover his tracks prior to his shift.

Wilson denied stealing cash and gift cards and said that he was unaware that he was carrying absentee ballots. He faces charges of destroying or delaying mail and faces five years behind bars if convicted.

By law, postal carriers are forbidden from keeping mail in their personal vehicles or at home. Wilson has since been put on unpaid leave while the investigation continues.

“Beginning in September 2020, Wilson estimated he placed mail from his delivery routes into the trunk of his vehicle on more than four but less than 10 instances after returning to the post office from his assigned route,” wrote special agent Brendan M. Boone.

“Wilson intended to whittle down the amount of mail in the trunk of his vehicle by placing a small amount of the mail into USPS mis-sort containers in the morning before his shift began. Wilson last reintroduced mailings into the mail stream in this fashion approximately three weeks prior [to] the date of the interview.”

Overall, the mail confiscated from the postal carrier’s vehicle included three absentee ballots, 106 political flyers, 220 first-class mailings, and 484 standard mailings.

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Travelers from all but four states will now be required to present a negative COVID-19 test before being allowed to enter Washington, D.C. The new testing requirements do not apply to those arriving from Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii, and Vermont.

Essential workers and those waiting for the results of a second COVID-19 test are also exempt.

The new restrictions were unveiled last Thursday by Mayor Muriel Bowser and came into effect on Monday. Washington, D.C., now joins Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey in implementing draconian travel restrictions in an effort to stem skyrocketing COVID-19 infections.

Unlike the aforementioned states, the nation’s capital will not mandate that travelers quarantine for 14 days after arrival.

“We want people to be safe and smart if they do travel,” said Bowser.

“Obviously, if they get a positive test they should not come to the district.”

Despite the new regulations, the mayor admits that the city does not have the ability to enforce it. Policemen and inspectors will not be deployed at airports, and Washington,

D.C., does not have any plans to erect checkpoints at the main traffic arteries leading into the city.

Instead, the city will lean on universities, hospitals, and other large companies in the district that employ out-of-state workers to request that they present negative COVID-19 tests before admitting them.

As of Monday, Washington, D.C., had 18,656 coronavirus cases with 655 deaths.

Spiderpocalypse People in Iowa are waking up to swaths of their lawns blanketed in spiderwebs.

Although “Spiderpocalypse” is a strange and creepy phenomenon, it’s not uncommon when the weather is unseasonably warm.

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the colder months by mating and laying their eggs in late summer and early fall, for them to hatch in spring.

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freezing temperatures in October, followed by a sharp rise this month.

Temperatures in the first week of November consistently exceeded 70 degrees Fahrenheit, but have since fallen again.

These fluctuations have caused millions of spider eggs to hatch months earlier than they were supposed to.

Each spider egg sac can contain hundreds of eggs. When the baby spiders hatch, they crawl out of these nests and spin silk threads, which are designed to catch the wind and trans-

port them elsewhere, a phenomenon known as “ballooning.”

However, the winds in Iowa haven’t been strong enough to carry the spiderlings away, leaving them stranded, with millions of ballooning threads now visible on grass and trees across the state.

“These spiders are not dangerous and this outdoor spider phenomenon will not affect your health or wellbeing,” Iowa State University entomology professor Donald Lewis said. “Enjoy the show before the cold.”

Top Dog

The town of Rabbit Hash in Kentucky has a new mayor and it’s the four-legged kind.

Last week, Wilbur Beast, a French bulldog, won the position handily. The canine managed to bring in 13,143 votes out of a whopping 22,985 votes – the highest total for a Rabbit Hash election.

While it isn’t technically a real election, the winner of the popular fundraising event will be crowned mayor of the beloved river hamlet.

“Thank you for the vote of confidence from local supporters and people from all over the world! It’s an exciting adventure and a deeply meaningful cause to preserve the river Hamlet town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky,” Wilbur’s campaign said.

The last mayor, Brynn, a pit bull, held office for four years.

Two of the runners-up – Jack Rabbit, a beagle, and Poppy, a golden retriever – will become official Rabbit Hash Ambassadors, joining Ambassador Lady Stone, a border collie who earned her title after the 2016 election.

Over the past 22 years, the election has been the biggest fundraiser for the Rabbit Hash Historical Society, the nonprofit that ensures the preservation and upkeep of the historic town.

Organizers claim to run the “only honest election in the country.”

Politics has definitely gone to the dogs.

“Fowl” Play Kimberly George Ragsdale desperately needed her chicken dinner.

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Georgia told restaurant workers that she was an FBI agent and should get her food for free.

After employees at Chick-fil-A weren’t convinced, they called police. When officers arrived, Ragsdale continued to insist that she was a federal agent and that she needed free food. She told them that her credentials were only electronic and that she didn’t carry any identification with her. When officers took her into custody, she whispered into a pretend radio in her shirt about what was happening.

This is not the first time Ragsdale attempted to get her dinner free of charge and arrest employees if they don’t give her dishes.

Hey, we all sometimes pretend to be something we’re not if free food is involved.

wide range of cooking skill levels.

Consider recipes like green pancakes, green eggs and ham, salsas, barbecue sauces, Mountain Dew-infused pickles, jalapeno poppers and Mountain Dew slushies.

Some recipes use other sodas from the Mountain Dew family, like Code Red brisket and Livewire-brined turkey. There’s also a mozzarella bites recipe that uses both Mountain Dew and fellow PepsiCo brand Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crumbs.

Nicole Portwood, Mountain Dew’s vice president of marketing, called the book “the long-overdue love letter” to fans of the soda and creations they’ve made with Mountain Dew. “The relationship between MTN DEW and our fandom is the most exciting partnership, and we’ve continued to draw inspiration from these amazing people and to try to pay back the love they show us every single day,” Portwood said. “Our fans have been creating delicious, outrageous and genuinely mind-blowing recipes with MTN DEW for years.”

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Mountain Dew Meals

Sometimes you should not do the Dew. Mountain Dew is about to release the “Big Bold Book of MTN DEW Recipes,” a collection of about 40 recipes either made by fans, inspired by fans, or just enjoyed by fans. It’s a celebration of Mountain Dew just ahead of the brand’s 80th anniversary.

Tip for husbands out there: do not buy this cookbook for your wife for Chanukah.

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for their easy-to-peel skin and meltin-your-mouth texture.

Accoring to Shin Asai, from JA Nishiuwa’s sales department, “Hinomaru mikan [mandarin oranges] are produced in a limited area on the coast of Yawatahama city in Ehime prefecture. It’s a mikan that is grown with so-called three suns: the actual sun, the reflected light from the sea, and the reflected light from the stone walls of the terraced fields.”

Typically, high-end mandarin oranges of this type go for around $75 for 10 kilograms.

Japan has been known for producing sweet and expensive fruits for years. Last year, 24 bunches of ruby red grapes were auctioned for 1.2 million yen ($11,000).

Fruits are treated differently in Asian cultures and society. Many times, it’s considered a luxury item and different rituals are attached to it.

And I’m begging my kids to eat their fruit for snack.

Some fruit is worth more than gold.

That’s what one fruit-loving buyer realized when he purchased 100 Japanese mandarin oranges for a whopping one million yen (around $9,600) at auction last week.

A single, 20-kilogram crate of 100 of the golden fruits hit the auction block on Thursday at Tokyo’s central wholesale Ota Market.

It was the year’s first auction of satsuma mandarin oranges, a famous citrus species from Ehime prefecture, on the island of Shikoku in southern Japan.

Only around 100 farmers produce Nishiuwa mandarins known

A British couple was perplexed when their neighbor left them a garage full of garage bags filled with dolls and toy spacecraft. The neighbor had spent decades collecting the items and bequeathed them to his neighbors.

Thankfully, instead of chucking the memorabilia, the couple got in touch with an auctioneer, who sifted through the items and found a treasure trove of Star Wars memorabilia including action figures still pristine in their sealed packaging.

“A lot of them were a bit damp because of how they’ve been stored but generally it’s the best Star Wars collection I’ve ever seen,” Chris Aston of Aston’s Auctioneers said.

After auctioning off the items, the couple came away with a whopping $525,000. One item, a Star Destroyer Commander, one of only two known examples still to be in its original packaging, fetched for

around $42,000.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Toy Hall of Fame

Watch out Barbie and Lego, here come the new kids in town.

Last week, the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York announced this year’s inductees. Who will be joining toy classics like Play-Doh, marbles, and Monopoly?

Baby Nancy, sidewalk chalk, and the game Jenga made the cut this year.

They beat out other contestants including bingo, Lite-Brite, My Little Pony, Risk, Sorry!, Tamagotchi and Yahtzee.

Baby Nancy was created by Shindana Toys in 1968 and became the bestselling black doll in Los Angeles by the end of the year, when it was distributed nationwide. The doll made history the following year by being the first doll with an Afro hairstyle.

Sidewalk chalk was chosen in part due to being one of the earliest known examples of an artistic toy.

“There are few limits to what kids can do with chalk. Every sidewalk square, patio, and driveway holds the potential for a work of art, a winning game of strategy and cleverness, or a demonstration of physical agility, poise, and balance,” chief curator Christopher Bensch noted.

Jenga, a block-stacking game invented by Englishwoman Leslie Scott, based on wooden block toys from her childhood in Africa, calls on players to build the tower higher without knocking it down.

Brings back childhood memories.

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The Bostoner Bais Medrash of Lawrence temporarily relocated its famous Father & Son Motzei Shabbos Learning program to the White Shul for its 28th year in order to maintain proper social distancing. Thank you to the White Shul Youth Dept administration. Learning, raffles, prizes and pizza...every Motzei Shabbos!

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espite the pandemic and the need for social distancing, SKA’s Open House was a demonstration of blended learning at its best.

As the SKA band played on, student ambassadors greeted prospective parents and eighth grade students from many metropolitan elementary schools at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls’ Open House held on Sunday, November 8. Cars filled with applicants drove around the impressive grounds at 291 Meadowview

Avenue in Hewlett at their appointed morning time slot to speak with faculty members happy to share their enthusiasm for their students and their school, to view and hear the academic and extracurricular displays and audio, and to pick up materials for the Open House premiere event later that day. Even through the windows, the visitors were able to see the passion and dedication of the teachers, students, and alumnae.

The Open House program began at 7:30 that evening with an all en-

compassing virtual interactive tour.

Incoming eighth graders and their parents had the opportunity to navigate 360 degrees to view the imposing school building, the state-of-the art STEM lab, new science lab and remodeled graphic design room as well as the sought-after Art Academy studio. The visitors were introduced to the excellent limudei kodesh and secular academic programs at SKA and the outstanding extracurricular and chessed experiences that are offered.

At the touch of a button, they were

able to listen to faculty members and students share their excitement about the many outstanding opportunities for growth that SKA offers.

The last part of the evening presented three perspectives in question and answer Round Robin sessions in a more personal exchange with SKA principals, parents and students, and faculty members.

For further information, please go to halb.org/ska/admissions. To view the Open House website, please visit skaopenhouse2020.com.

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HAFTR’s Bright Stars Practice Hachnasat Orchim

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he HAFTR Early Childhood children walked into class last Monday and couldn’t believe their eyes! In honor of Parshat Vayeira, in the middle of their classrooms stood a four sided “tent.” They “dwelled” in Avraham Avinu’s tent for many activities and even held their maagal in the tent throughout the week. They davened, had meetings, learned the parsha, listened to stories, played with toys, and ate lunches and snacks in the tent! The classes walked around the HAFTR campus and scouted out the various tents and counted how many sides each tent had open.

Although this year may feel a bit different, the students learned about welcoming guests into our homes. The morot led interactive discussions on “How We Can Be a Good Host/ Hostess” and “How We Can Be a Good Guest.” The yeladim created lists of ideas for each category and charted the results. We are sure that Avraham Avinu and Sara Imeinu would be very prpud of their great answers. They would also be proud that the children internalized the lessons of the Parsha, inviting a guest of their own into their tents,

HAFTR Early Childhood director, Morah Cyndy Goldberg! Morah Cyndy joined some of the Early Childhood classes on Wednesday. They practiced their hachnasat orchim, welcomed her warmly, offered her the most comfortable seat in the classroom, and offered her a snack and a drink. Morah Cyndy was such a wonderful guest! She brought snacks to share and read the children two books. The visits ended with the children telling Morah Cyndy, “We hope you come back again!”

The teachers did not pass up the opportunity to impress upon the children that Avraham’s mitzvah of Hachnasat orchim teaches us that each of us is one of Hashem’s bright “stars” and one of His strong grains of “sand”. This message carried through to a conversation that being Jewish also means being part of a group. We belong to our family, our class, our shul, our neighborhood, and Klal Yisrael. Hachnasat prchim teaches us one of the principal middot of HAFTR – to be a caring People.

Hinay matov u’manayim, shevet achim gam yachad!

very year, HANC Plainview Elementary School celebrates The Shabbat Project as a grandparent and special-someone engagement program. Though Covid-19 prevented visitors to the campus this year, that did not stop us from celebrating remotely!

The theme of this year’s event was “A Taste of a HANC Plainview Shabbat.” On Wednesday night, there was a Grandparent - Parent - Child Shabbat Dessert Bake via Zoom and had over 65 participants making cinnamon-chocolate chip mandelbread together, led by the Director of Admissions and founder of the HANC Plainview Culinary Club, Francie Goldberg. Those who were fortunate to have grandparents in their homes baked together, while many students were surprised to see their grandparents logging on from all over the country.

The second half of the program continued on Friday morning, where over 125 participants gathered on Zoom to watch a video presentation of all the students in kindergarten through sixth grade sharing what

their favorite part of the Shabbat meal is. Those presentations were placed between montages of the students cooking, cleaning, setting the table, and getting their homes ready for Shabbat. Set to a great soundtrack, the students really enjoyed watching themselves, and the grandparents and special someones got a “taste” of what our classrooms are looking like this year. The most significant part of the program was the end, when we spotlighted each grandparent or special someone to wish their grandchildren a Shabbat Shalom and say a special bracha or something personal. Students were so happy to see their grandparents and relatives they haven’t seen in months, and it was a truly beautiful and emotional morning. Each class was given a special Shabbat treat, black and white cookies from the local bakery Zuckerbakers.

It was a small taste of HANC Plainview, but left a big impression.

Each grandparent and special someone will be gifted “A Taste of HANC Plainview - The Cookbook” as a gift for attending the program.

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HAFTR High School Hosts Virtual Debate Tournament

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AFTR’s Speech and Debate Team continues in full swing, thanks to our wonderful coach, Mr. Alex Libkind.

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, HAFTR High School hosted a second speech and debate tournament, all conducted virtually on Tabroom. Holding these debates virtually opens the door for students to join the tournament who had been unable to participate in the past due to travel time restrictions. As such, we are excited to report that we had 11 schools participate (including two from New Jersey), and 80 students in total participating. Some of the schools participating included Chaminade, DRS, HANC, Lynbrook, Ezra, HAFTR, Kellenberg, Maayanot, Frisch, and Rambam.

We had six events in total: Extemp Debate, Novice Lincoln-Douglas, JV Lincoln-Douglas, Novice Public Forum, JV Public Forum, and Biblical Speaking (Drasha Tourna-

ment). Most notably, the Exempt debate dealt with an election day topic, electing our legislatures via a lottery system, a topic inspired by a Revisionist History podcast. In addition, we were thrilled to have the Biblical Speaking event with honored guest rabbinical judges, Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, Rabbi Yehuda Septimus,

Rabbi Azriel Chesit and Yoetzet Lisa Septimus. We hope they join us again for the next Biblical Speaking debate.

HAFTR students made an impressive showing at the debates. I am pleased to report that the HAFTR team rose up to the challenge and had great success. HAFTR’s

Lincoln-Douglas team of junior Rachel Sharon and freshmen Kaitlin Pollack and Michal Mari went 2-0, and our Public Forum team of sophomores Kyra Seidel and Mia Freund also went 2-0.

In Extemp debate, seniors Jordana Mastour and Rachel Bondarsky tied for first place with a DRS team that had a 4-0 record, and seniors Daniel Singer and Matthew Mizrahi took second place with 3-1 record. In Biblical Speaking, senior Kailey Mermelstein took 2nd place and junior Devorah Gottesman took 3rd place. They competed with girls from Maayanot and Frisch.

Excelling in school debate opens many academic doors and is valued for training students in public speaking and critical thinking.

These skills were on display bigtime last Wednesday. HAFTR students did a wonderful job, and their competitive success highlights their hard work. Thanks to all the students who participated and to all our volunteer judges.

Club Fair at Shulamith High School

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here are many reasons positive energy is palpable in Shulamith High School.

One reason is because the teachers and administration take Einstein’s quote, “Creativity is intelligence having fun,” and breathe life into it. Student clubs, which all grades participate in, are off and running.

Clubs allow students to explore their interests during the school day. At the club fair last week, students had an opportunity to visit booths, chat with their cohort, and discuss options with teachers before signing up for their final choice. Basketball, Board Games, Fun with Food, College Bowl, Current Events, Yoga, Israel Activism, Paper Cutting Art,

Creative Writing, Track, Art, Baking, Graphic Design, Environment Awareness, Glee, Sewing, Danishes

and Discussions, and Sushi Making made choosing a club very difficult for many students.

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Students were treated to Rita’s ices as they mulled over their decision. In addition to SHS Clubs, this week Shulamith High School students also had a chance to participate in a political debate. Seniors representing the Republican Party and the Democratic Party set up campaigns, while students volunteered to help and submitted questions for the debate scheduled for November 3. The debate was heated with Lily Eisenberg, Leora Goldstein, Esti Mandel, and Leora Walfish passionately arguing over many issues such as climate change, COVID-19, tax plans, and policies in regard to Israel. Fellow seniors Chaya Gelbstein and Chaya Warren moderated the debate, engaging the audience and keeping decorum. The audience, meanwhile, also played debate bingo and cheered on their preferred party.

SHS is grateful to faculty and administration for their dedication and hard work in creating and executing the club fair, clubs, and the debate.

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YOSS Mechina students engaged in the democratic process last week. Students in Rabbi Kramer’s and Rabbi Escovitz’s history classes represented various districts and congressional candidates in their mock campaign presentations.

Central’s Senior Erev Shabb-A-Ton

Israeli Hospital Creates Unique Program to Keep Schools Open Amid COVID-19

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ust because Shabbatonim can’t happen this semester does not mean Erev Shabb-ATonim can’t! The seniors were the first grade to experience this new program, which began Thursday afternoon with “Kickball Kickoff” in Cunningham Park! After that, they returned to school for Pre-Shabbat Ruach, a session about decision making, and Shabbat-O-Gram writing.

The fun continued even after school!

On Thursday evening, seniors were invited to the home of Mrs. Aliza Gewirtz, Dean of Students, for mishmar, featuring homemade kugel (by Mrs. Gewirtz), homemade cholent (by senior Grade Dean, Mrs. Rivka Alter), and a little learning with Rabbi Joshua Goller, Mashgiach Ruchani. The students went home to catch some sleep but were back in the building the next day for Part 2!

Friday morning opened with a grade breakfast, featuring a senior skit. The seniors then headed over to the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates where they were treated to a senior tradition: Senior Panel. They had an

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opportunity to ask life questions to some of their beloved teachers. Gabriella Steinberg also shared words of Torah, and when the seniors returned to school, they had “Shabbat Lunch” together, as Shabbat-OGrams were distributed.

It was the best Shabbaton to date that did not take place on Shabbat!

Thank you to Programming Directors, Mrs. Hadassah Frankel and Mrs. Rebecca Teper, for all of their efforts in putting together this exciting new initiative!

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heba Medical Center, the largest hospital in Israel, which has created numerous technological innovations to combat COVID-19, has launched a novel pilot “rapid corona” testing program., designed to keep schools open amidst the challenges of the pandemic.

The director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at Sheba, Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, launched Live Safe – Studying Alongside the Coronavirus, at the Herzliya Gymnasia high school in Tel Aviv on Sunday, November 8.

According to Regev-Yochay, the pilot is intended to keep schools open by making them into COVIDfree “protective bubbles,” thereby easing the toll the pandemic has had on the student population and their parents, as well as the teaching staff.

The first step of the program involves screening students and staff with a serological test, which will show if they have ever had the coronavirus and are immune to contracting the disease, at least temporarily, explained Dr. Regev-Yochay.

Those who are not immune will undergo rapid antigen testing at their

school once every two days to identify those who are asymptomatic but in the early stages of the disease.

The rapid antigen testing provides results within 15 minutes.

Testing will be carried out by the school nurse and other school staff as well as Magen David Adom volunteers and senior students at the school, under the supervision of Dr. Regev-Yochay and her team.

Anyone who tests positive will undergo a regular PCR test as well.

Students or teachers who test positive will need to enter isolation, and the other members of their capsule will likewise need to be quarantined. All quarantined and isolated individuals will undergo a daily drive-in covid test at the school.

The project will be implemented later this week at the Bikurim Youth village in the Eshkol region.

“We must think out of the box and come up with creative, innovative solutions to enable us to maintain our routines, especially when it comes to education our children,” said Dr. Itai Pessach, director of the Safra Children’s Hospital at Sheba Medical Center. “We hope that this pilot will prove itself so that we can take it to all other schools and sectors.”

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Casting Their Ballots

Ice Cream and Social Skills

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n Election Day, Shulamith Middle Division students had a chance to vote in a mock presidential election. The voting booths were designed and manned by eighth graders who provided each voter with a paper ballot.

After each state (class) left the polling site, the eighth grade poll workers emptied the ballot boxes and carefully counted the ballots. (No fraud was reported, though there may have been some illegal electioneering within 100 feet of the polls.)

The results of the election were

announced on Wednesday at a special assembly run by Mrs. Devorah Avrukin, who explained the election process in detail. Students came away from the assembly with a greater understanding of the Electoral College, which, they agreed, isn’t really that complicated after all. They also recognized what a privilege it is to live in this great country that allows its citizens to head to the polls every four years to elect a president.

And the winner, by a landslide, of the Shulamith Middle Division mock election was...Donald Trump!

hat’s the connection between ice cream and social Skills? Ask the students at IVDU LI who learned how to make homemade ice cream by working together as a group, following a group plan, and taking a role in the ice cream making process.

Weekly social skills groups at IVDU LI this year are based on the Social Thinking Curriculum by Michelle Garcia-Winner. The method is known for its social-cognitive approach, which teaches a lot more than the typical eye contact and turn-taking skills that make up other social skills programs. Our students are learning to think like social detectives, to notice what others may be thinking and feeling, and to understand how their actions affect those around them. While learning to notice “the group plan,” our groups, led by social work interns Sashi Hoschander and Sophia Blumenthal, read books that emphasized these lessons and did collaborative activities like ice cream making to practice these essential social skills, in-vivo.

At IVDU LI, social skills teaching

is embedded throughout the school day, and all staff are trained to maximize real-life teaching moments with the hopes of shaping the next generation of social thinkers.

World Renowned Magician David Blaine Headlines Chai Lifeline Global Gala

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hai Lifeline invites you to take part in its first-ever Global Gala on Tuesday, December 8. The pre-Chanukah virtual event will support the children and families of Chai Lifeline, the Jewish community’s leading children’s health support network. World-renowned magician and endurance artist David Blaine will headline the exciting program, which will include inspirational videos and a special musical performance.

Natalie and Danny Hiller of Lawrence will be honored with the Children’s Champions Award.

“We are fortunate to have witnessed the life-changing and transformative powers of Chai Lifeline up close,” said the Hillers, who have both volunteered for the Five Towns

i-Shine since 2015. “We are grateful to be able to do whatever we can to help local families confronting difficult and challenging times.”

Malkie Hirsch of Woodmere will establish The Greater New York School Crisis Intervention Initiative in memory of her husband Moshe, z”l.

“After Moshe’s sudden death, Chai Lifeline was there to offer us support at every step of the way,” said Malkie. “Their Project Chai crisis intervention team helped me navigate my own grief and helped my children process the traumatic loss of their father. Whether it be was children participating in Chai Lifeline’s afterschool i-Shine program or the ongoing support of Project Chai, Chai Lifeline was there for me during the

most challenging of times.”

The Global Gala will also honor Rabbi Yehiel and Shulamis Kalish, Community Leadership Award; Janine and Max Klein, Young Builders Award; Sarette and Bryan McIntosh, Champions of Hope Award; and pay tribute to Founding Director of Chai Lifeline Southeast Ellen Weiss for her 32 years of dedicated service.

“Every day, Chai Lifeline provides critical programs and services to more than 5,900 children and families around the world,” said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Chai Lifeline Chief Executive Officer. “The Global Gala is an opportunity for all of us to come together, no matter where we are located, to celebrate and support our commitment to the most vulnerable in our community.”

Chai Lifeline’s year-round programs and services include professional case management and counseling; transportation to medical appointments; nourishing meals delivered to hospitals and homes; emergency financial assistance through the Evan Levy z”l Fund; Project Chai crisis intervention, trauma and bereavement support; i-Shine afterschool programming; insurance and medical advocacy; a medically-supervised summer experience at Camp Simcha, Camp Simcha Special, and the newly-launched Camp Simcha Without Borders; and so much more.

To register for The Global Gala, place a journal ad or make a donation, visit www.theglobalgala.com.

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Election Day at HALB’s Lev Chana

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hile the world wondered about the far-reaching consequences of Election Day, the children of Lev Chana spent the day enjoying learning about what a president does and what they would like to do if they were president. Flights on Air Force 1, making speeches, helping the poor, passing laws, and being fair were just a few of the ideas they came up with. The most important lesson the children came away with was that the choices

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U they make can impact what the outcome will be. Their vote has significance.

They voted last Tuesday, just like their parents, but they voted on more important and relevant matters than the leader of the United States! They voted on what cereal to eat for snack, what games to play, and what book to hear first, all results teaching them that they have a choice and that their voice matters.

nder the direction of teacher Shoshana Ayzin, the CAHAL 4-5 grade class at Yeshiva of South Shore learned all about engineering. They discussed how engineers must create a plan, build prototypes, test them out, and then make improvements before they get their final successful outcome. The students used this knowledge to build a container that would keep an egg safe when dropped from different heights. The boys really enjoyed the project while learning important engineering concepts.

CAHAL, the community program for children with learning challeng-

es, is now in its 29th year, providing smaller, more individualized classes in 11 local yeshivas. All the students attend mainstream activities daily, including lunch, recess, specials, assemblies, trips and more. When ready, children attend mainstream academic classes as well, with support from CAHAL to ensure success.

The experienced and caring CAHAL teachers make it all happen.

For more information about the CAHAL program and to donate to this great community organization, contact CAHAL at cahal@cahal.org or call (516) 295-3666.

and since the recent normalization of relations, we are seeing a greater interest from Jewish and Israeli travelers, and we want to be able to provide kosher food for those who prefer this option. We chose to partner with OU Kosher because they are the leading certification agency in the world and we sought their expertise in helping us navigate the needs of the kosher traveler,” said Ritz Carlton, Bahrain General Manager Bernard de Villèle.

OU Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency, certi-

fies more than 1 million ingredients in 10,000 plants in more than 100 countries. The agency certifies twothirds of all kosher-certified foods in the United States. For more information, visit: https://oukosher.org/.

The Ritz Carlton Manama is a five-star luxury resort located in the exclusive Al Seef district in Manama, Bahrain. For additional information, visit: https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/middle-east/ bahrain.

Keeping Kosher in Bahrain

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eginning later this month, the luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain will become the first hotel in the kingdom to offer kosher certified food through the help of Orthodox Union (OU) Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency.

Following the signing of the Abraham Accords, there has been a surge in interest from Jewish business and leisure travelers from Israel, North America and Europe in visiting the Kingdom.

OU Kosher is consulting with the

hotel on establishing a new kosher kitchen which will be overseen by OU Kosher certifiers. Additionally, OU Kosher is helping the hotel identify a kosher culinary team member who will serve as a mashgiach, or kosher supervisor, when kosher meals are prepared on the premises.

“The Ritz Carlton, Bahrain prides itself on providing an elevated luxury experience for our guests at every touchpoint during their stay; in particular their dining experience.

Bahrain is unique as it already has an indigenous Jewish population,

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Families of the Oceanside and North Woodmere communities showed their appreciation of local law enforcement at the Fourth Precinct in Hewlett, NY, this week.

Officers Gabrielli and Mayrose welcomed the visitors and thanked them for all the “goodies” they brought for the officers of the Fourth Precinct. The children also brought signs with thank you messages for the officers.

Ruach at Shevach Soars

MTA Takes on Top Golf

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n Wednesday, November 4, at Shevach High School, the excitement in the air was palpable as the Ruach committee introduced their theme of the year: “Colors.” The Ruach heads, Leyam Badalov, Neshama Fedowitz, Shaina Huzarsky, and Rivka Lavian, under the direction of Shevach Educational Administrator Mrs. Devorah Kovitz, performed an original song and dance for the girls that had all the girls up and dancing.

After enjoying the singing, every girl received a red or blue mask necklace imprinted with Ruach’s logo. The feeling enjoyed by all was “we can’t wait to see what’s in store!”

In the words of the Ruach heads,

“We are REaDy to have fun with Ruach 5781.”

True to everyone’s high expectations, the very next day, on Thursday, November 5, the Shevach students were treated to a gala, interactive concert featuring renowned singer Bracha Jaffe. The atmosphere was electric as songs filled the room, and the girls sang and danced in tandem with Ms. Jaffe. The first songs were familiar and popular songs which only increased the momentum. But then Ms. Jaffe introduced new songs which she taught the girls, bringing the excitement level to a new high.

A great time was clearly had by all!

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There are two national flags with guns on them: Mozambique and Guatemala

TA’s Student Activities Department is excited to resume grade-wide trips.

On Tuesday, November 3, the sophomores had a blast with their friends and rebbeim on their trip to Top Golf.

“It is amazing to watch our talmidim learning together and enjoying shiur and classes every day,” shared Director of Student Activities Rabbi Danny Konigsberg. “The happiness of our talmidim is so important to us and we are excited to enhance their MTA experience with fun trips and activities, while adhering to the appropriate guidelines to ensure their health and safety. Grade-wide trips like this are the perfect opportunity for talmidim to hang out with friends who they may not share classes with and spend quality time bonding with their rebbeim outside the classroom.”

Sophomores had the best day golfing, enjoying the beautiful weather, and having a great time with their friends and rebbeim. The grade-wide achdus and energy were

incredible. MTA looks forward to more great trips!

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Shulamith Early Childhood students in Avraham’s tent

Gesher’s nursery class drew water from their well to feed their camels just like Rivka Imenu

The girls of the Ganger Early Childhood at TAG can now not only see the Aleph Bais, they can feel it as well. The preschool hallway is decorated with two sensory aleph Bais bulletin boards. The letters each have their own unique texture, inviting the girls to touch and interact, enhancing their learning

New Mesivta Brings New Heights of Learning to Our Community

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f you are the parent of a seventh or eighth grade boy, you are probably well aware of the local Mesivta options for your son’s future. Those options just expanded with the new Yeshiva Kol Torah which is set to open its doors for the 2021 school year.

Kol Torah is unique in its chinuch philosophy and its approach to learning. Its Roshei Yeshiva, Rabbi Boruch Wasser and Rabbi Dovid Opoczynski, have set a clear mission for the yeshiva and the talmidim which it will serve. Firstly, the yeshiva is geared to the motivated and serious talmid who has the drive to grow in learning and ruchniyus.

With the guidance of experienced rebbeim, talmidim are introduced to the next level of Gemara B’iyun and clear havana. During the course

of their years in Mesivta, boys will advance to high level learning with crucial emphasis on solid skills and clear understanding, ultimately gaining a strong ahavas haTorah.

Complementing the Gemara learning, a full range of shiurim in halacha, bekiyus, and advanced Chumash will round out the Limudei Kodesh curriculum. Much of this learning will focus on practical, real-life applications of the material being learned.

A unique trademark of Yeshiva Kol Torah will be its strong emphasis on mussar. Following in the footsteps of the great mussar yeshivas of the past, the Yeshiva will impart in its talmidim an appreciation for mussar and the tools to grow in middos through self-awareness and development of one’s character. In-

deed, it is anticipated that a Kol Torah talmid will be characterized by his fine middos and mentchlechkeit as befits a young ben Torah.

The role of a ben Torah is further developed during the afternoon classes in general studies.

That is why the yeshiva has chosen Mr. Shmuel Rada as principal of the general studies department and to provide a solid and serious educational experience. Mr. Rada builds on 15 years of experience in education at yeshivos in the area and is well-known for his highly engaging personality and highly motivating methods.

Of course, yeshiva doesn’t end when class is finished. A full range of extra-curricular activities will add an extra dimension of ruach and camaraderie among talmidim.

In-Shabbosim, Melava Malkas, mesibos, Shabbaton, oneg, trips, guest speakers, and more will be highlights of the year and help build a beautiful seviva of aliya in the yeshiva.

In the few weeks since the yeshiva’s opening has been announced, the feedback has been phenomenal.

Many parents have expressed their excitement for this new option for their sons and are looking forward to the upcoming Open House on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30pm at Bais Tefillah of Inwood. The event will be open for in-person attendees as well as Zoom participants.

For more information about Yeshiva Kol Torah, call 718-669-0220 or email: Info@YeshivaKolTorah.org.

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Fourth graders at HALB started a recycling program with proceeds going to tzedakah

To Build Them an Assisted Living: Their Own

By Faigie Horowitz

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ou are concerned about your parents’ safety. You want peace of mind, for them and for yourself. Dignity is paramount.

They are used to a way of life with the opportunity to enjoy culture, outings, community and conversation.

Supportive independence and comfortable surroundings with amenities are still within reach. With Caring Professionals’ new concierge private pay division, the luxurious environment that your parents are used to can be developed into a private assisted living facility. With an extensive menu of care options and boutique services for his comfort, they will have the best of both worlds: a familiar safe home surrounded by beloved furnishings and mementos of a life well lived plus all the services of a five-star facility.

Want five-star dinners of their choice delivered every night? We’ve got it for them! Want a trainer to improve balance and fitness? We’ve got it! Want the cleaning dropped off?

The treats picked up from a favorite eatery? A birthday gift delivered to the granddaughter? We have errand services available. Need a manicurist? A haircut? No problem.

Making arrangements for your parents as they age is about more than concierge services. It’s about what’s best for him or her. As you know, seniors prefer to stay at home.

It’s optimal for their mental and physical health, all studies show. So how can you make it happen easily?

Caring Professionals will do the work for you. We have the professionals to make it happen and the staffing choices support them at home.

Our certified aging-in-place specialist will work with a contractor to make home modifications for your parent’s present and future comfort.

She can recommend and implement changes in the kitchen, bathrooms, entrances, hallways, and beyond to improve access and safety. She will assist in keeping an elegant residence a long-term option for comfort and care.

We have a qualified geriatric care manager on staff who can coordinate all the emotional, cognitive, safety, social and practical needs to maximize quality of life for your seniors.

She can navigate household management and access to local senior services as well as schedule medical appointments and manage coverage.

She is a trained social worker who will not only take responsibility for the technical aspects, but she can navigate relationships so that family members are relieved of the stresses of decision processes about care.

This skilled professional will soon become the rock on whom all family members rely for advice, information, activities, and handling matters large and small. We offer a free first consultation for concierge service

participants.

Extra therapy beyond what coverage permits allows a senior to actually recover from mishaps and episodes, medical experts say. Availability of seasoned OT’s, PT’s, and speech therapists with the specialties that are needed are another one of our services. So is 24-hour live medical support with telehealth access. Mental health needs frequently become a challenge as the senior ages; we have behavioral therapists and professionals who can diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication as needed.

Enjoying each day to the maximum depends on engaging, compassionate caregiving. Whether your parent wants a companion or an escort at home, for local outings, or for travel, we can provide it. If he or she needs an aide to assist with activities of daily living such as bathing, cooking, and transitions, we have experienced pleasant professional caregivers who will treat them with sensitivity and compassion. If there are more complex medical needs that require a higher level of care at home or in another environment, we can arrange the staffing.

Our veteran aides, personal care assistants, and others will care for your loved one like family and will become part of your family. They will be under the regular supervision of a nurse who devises a customized care plan. Caring Professionals offers comprehensive home care solutions

whatever the scheduling and cultural needs to ensure a great fit.

Concierge services with Caring Professionals includes transparent, regular billing. Rabbi Ashie Schreier, our private pay specialist, will work with long term care insurance and other coverage. We offer assistance with financing and complimentary Medicaid application assistance.

For over twenty-five years, Caring Professionals has served the community’s home care needs with heart and efficiency. It is a family-owned licensed home care agency that has earned its place as the premier agency for ongoing prompt support of patients and their families. Home care is its exclusive service and it does it superbly.

The company’s expansion from Medicare- and Medicaid-funded home care to boutique services at home for the discriminating private individual is a new opportunity for families in the community. For those who prefer assisted living in the comfort of their own residence, concierge care with Caring Professionals is the best choice.

Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, MS, of Congregation Agudas Achim of Lawrence is part of the concierge care team at Caring Professionals, Inc. as is Rabbi Ashie Schreier, MBA, of the Young Israel of Forest Hills, and Ariela Bortz-Feder, LMSW, Geriatric Care Manager.

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The middle school age boys at Siach Yitzchok had an asifa l’ilui nishmas the posek hador HaRav Dovid Feinstein, zt”l. The Sgan menahel Rabbi Gruenstein, whose father was very close with Reb Dovid and his father, Reb Moshe, zt”l, spoke to the boys about the tremendous middah of anava that Reb Dovid lived with, a middah we can all learn from.

Important Changes Regarding Medicaid

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here has been an important change to a new rule regarding Medicaid. If you or someone you know is affected by this change, it is crucial that you learn about this and know your options.

You may not know this, but in New York, there are two types of long-term-care Medicaid programs.

There is nursing home Medicaid and Community Medicaid.

Nursing home Medicaid can cover the cost of a patient in a nursing home. Community Medicaid can pay for the expenses of a home health aide. In order to qualify for either program, a person needs to be medically and financially eligible. Some people need Medicaid to pay for these expenses, while others intentionally plan for the possibility of needing Medicaid in the future. This latter type of planning is designed to give them options, to avoid spending everything they own, and to protect themselves and their loved ones financially.

To meet the financial eligibility criteria for Nursing Home Medicaid, all financial transactions, dating back five (5) years from the date of an application (this five year period is called a “look-back-period), are

reviewed by Medicaid for qualification purposes.

For Community Medicaid, however, in the past, there has not been a look-back-period. Recently, though, New York State decided to institute a 30-month look-back-period and that was scheduled to begin October 1, 2020.

The good news is that, now, the October 1, 2020 date has been postponed, and the new deadline for Community Medicaid applications has been pushed off until March 1, 2021. So, what that means practically is, for those who are looking to shelter their assets, plan for the possibility of needing Community Medicaid in the distant future, or wanting to be able to apply for Community Medicaid sooner than later, you have until March 1, 2021, to transfer your assets to trusts, or perhaps others, and then complete the application before March 1, 2021.

If you, or your parent, may be eligible for a nursing home, or home health aides, Medicaid has specific financial limitations. The Medicaid agency realizes that the thought of having the government pay for your long-term-care can be a much more attractive proposition, compared to draining all of your assets so you have barely anything left, in

order qualify for Medicaid. To prevent people from giving their money away, or transferring it into trusts, to qualify for these Medicaid coverages, the government instituted a look-back-period. This established look-back-period of time is used for reviewing all financial transactions and transfers made during that period. If Medicaid views the activity as a violation of their rules, a penalty will be assessed, based on the value of assets in question. Then, the applicant would not be qualified to receive Medicaid benefits. Benefits could be denied for months, or even years. So, the applicant would need to spend their own funds to pay for their cost of care during that period of denial.

Currently, there are some exceptions for an applicant who transfers their assets. For instance, if a husband is an applicant, and transfers all of his money to his wife, that would not trigger the dreaded penalty period. However, here in New York, this year (2020), because spouses are legally obligated to support each other, the wife would only be allowed to keep up to $128,640 of the couple’s assets. This is known as the Community Spouse’s Resource Allowance. The wife would then have to spend the excess funds, in

certain ways, until the applicant spouse qualifies. And, for those who are single, this year, that single person would not be allowed to maintain more than a combined total amount of $15,750. You can see, to qualify for Medicaid, you need to be financially impoverished.

Considering the high cost of longterm-care, it is important to proactively plan, often years in advance, so you have options. With the right planning, you can avoid these financial constraints. There are different estate planning strategies we utilize which can include irrevocable trust planning before the look-back-period begins which are beneficial for many people.

If you are in need of Community Medicaid or are looking to prepare for the possibility of needing Community Medicaid, please reach out to us to discuss your asset protection and Community Medicaid options at 718.514.7575 or emailing monet@ mbinderlaw.com.

The information in this article is intended solely for your information.

It does not constitute legal advice, and it should not be relied on without a discussion of your specific situation with an attorney.

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The Gural JCC Remembers Kristallnacht

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his year marks the 82nd anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom against the Jews of Germany and Austria. Why was this terrible event so significant?

On November 4, the Marion and Aaron Gural JCC invited Holocaust educator and Yad Vashem guide Liz Elsby to be our guest lecturer at an exclusive Gural JCC Zoom event, Remembering Kristallnacht. Ms. Elsby, speaking from her home in Jerusalem, explored the history of Kristallnacht and its aftermath, as well as the human story sensitively told through Jewish art, poetry and photographs. Through a moving and compelling PowerPoint presentation featuring photographs and artwork created by artists living through the nightmare, Ms. Elsby spoke eloquently, building the painful story of the events leading up to that terrible night and day in November 1938. The presentation was followed by a question and answer period.

This marks the second occasion when Ms. Elsby graciously spoke to our community members on Zoom through a Gural JCC event. Earlier this year, her lecture, Art in the Shoah, drew great attention. In December, we plan to host Sheryl Ochayon, Program Director, Echoes & Reflection at Yad Vashem, as she speaks about the remarkable Fierce Females of the Holocaust.

The Marion and Aaron Gural JCC has long been at the forefront of Holocaust-related programming, perhaps best known for its wonderful, weekly Thursday gathering of Holocaust survivors, a beautiful program in effect for 18 years, and, amazingly still going on during the pandemic, now on Zoom. Holocaust survivors and their families have been turning to the Gural JCC for services and support for over two and a half decades. Our project-driven Second Generation group meets monthly, and we have recently begun printing and circulating survivor biographies in our SHEMA (Studies in Holocaust Education - Memories and Awareness) initiative.

Lectures, webinars, classes, films and groups on a myriad of interests are all part of the vital programming the JCC offers to our community and beyond, which smoothly transitioned to Zoom events during Covid. The JCC has also partnered with numerous JCCs across the United States as well as other institutions, making available to our community members an exciting and broad scope of additional virtual programming.

Ludwig Meidner in Memory of our Destroyed Synagogues in Germany, 1939, Yad Vashem art collection

To view a calendar of JCC programs visit our website www.guraljcc.org and click on Virtual Calendar. For more information about our Cultural Arts programs, contact Rachayle Deutsch

(516)569-6733 ext. 222, rachayle.deutsch@guraljcc.org.

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Around the Community Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion held their sixth grade Hatchalat Gemara Celebration this past Sunday. The talmidim were presented with their very first Gemarot by their principals and rebbeim. The boys and their families were treated with divrei bracha, dancing, and a tasty dinner at Beth Gavriel of Valley Stream. The guest speaker was Rabbi Aharon Kahn, rav of Knesseth Bais Avigdor.

Mrs. Rena Zerykier, menahelet, and Rabbi Avraham Fridman, principal, receiving brachot, guidance, and the haskamah of HaRav Hagaon Yitzhak Israeli, chief rabbi of the Bucharian communities of the United States and Canada, as the new Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion High School for Girls officially launches

Fantastic Finish for Flag Football

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hat a season for the 5 Towns Flag Football League! Under the leadership of Rabbi Eli Brazil and Larry Gross, the league has just finished its ninth season. Congratulations to the champions in each division. The season and playoffs were beyond amazing as many of the games were decided in the final seconds/overtime. The league, which is open to first-eighth grade boys in the Five Towns and surrounding areas, had five divisions with over 30 teams. The ability to play competitive flag football in a structured and safe environment makes this league such a great success. Boys play with middot and respect for every player. Plans are underway for next season, which will hopefully begin in the beginning of March.

Shabbat at HANC

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t was a busy, fun and enlightening week in HANC’s Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding’s Elementary School in West Hempstead. In honor of the world-wide Shabbos Project, a myriad of events was scheduled to enhance each child’s family celebration of Shabbat. In conjunction with Election Day, the students in kindergarten through second grade voted for their favorite challah toppings. Choosing from crumble topping, everything (seeds) or chocolate, the overwhelming winner was, of course, the chocolate topping.

On Wednesday evening, a challah baking demonstration was given by Mrs. Kayla Kaye, a parent of two children in HANC Elementary School.

With her children’s assistance, she demonstrated how to make the dough and how to perform the mitzvah of hafrashas challah, she showed

the audience different methods of braiding the challah, and she then added the topping. Each child received a copy of the challah recipe so that they could replicate the challah in their own homes.

On Thursday during school hours, Rabbi Moshe Mindick sang Shabbat songs on Zoom and shared a Shabbat story with the younger students. In grades three through six, Rabbi Paysach Krohn shared three powerful stories that stressed the importance of keeping Shabbat.

Later that evening, Morah Michal Wasser appeared on Zoom and, with the assistance of her three children, all of whom are HANC students, she showed the children how to prepare a potato kugel for Shabbat. She demonstrated how to grate the potatoes, mix all of the ingredients, and even gave extra tips on how to make the kugel crispier.

What would a Shabbat meal be without dessert? Rabbi Michael Merrill, HANC’s Assistant Principal Judaic Studies, invited his daughter, Ariella, from A & M Desserts, to show the students how to make a cupcake that illustrated the Parsha.

Using pretzels and crushed Oreos, Ariella created an upside-down cupcake with trees and “dirt” showing that Sodom was turned upside down.

The children were amazed at the creativity that was utilized to prepare this special parsha treat.

In anticipation of Shabbat’s rapid approach, the PTA provided a piece of potato kugel for every child to taste and presented a full potato kugel to each staff member in appreciation for all that they are doing to educate and take care of the children so that they can stay safely in school.

It was a delicious way to end

an exciting week of Shabbat preparation.

While the community was not able to celebrate Shabbat together as they have in the past, right after the conclusion of Shabbat, the HANC family came together on Zoom for a special Persian Nusach Havdalah lead by Rabbi Yaakov Sadigh, Head of HANC’s West Hempstead campuses, and accompanied by his family members. After singing Shabbat songs to the delight of the many children and their families who were listening and singing along on Zoom, the families were

then entertained by the comic performer, Ned Gelfars. Performing numerous juggling acts, magic tricks, disappearing acts and even riding on a unicycle, the children ended their week with fun and laughter.

It was a tremendous week and HANC wishes to express their gratitude to all those who lead workshops, sing-alongs, cooking demonstrations and entertainment.

Special thanks to the HANC PTA for their generosity which enabled all of these special programs to take place.

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Strength Beyond Her Years

Yehudis Heimlich, a”h

by Shlomo Kacholsky

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his past Wednesday, on the 17th of MarCheshvan, the weather turned sunny and milder, a brief respite from the biting cold days of earlier in the week, as if a nod from Above to those gathered: please go do your holy work.

Those who gathered were actually gathering in Far Rockaway to pay their kavod acharon to Yehudis Baila bas R’ Yeshaya Dovid, Heimlich, a”h.

Her 23 years of life sadly and abruptly ended as if a rug had been pulled out from those gathered on it. The jolting reality of the beautiful Yehudis no longer being with her family and friends is as startling as it is sobering.

The rabbanim who spoke about Yehudis, a”h, did so with a tangible reverence for “this tzaddeikes” calling her a “holy neshama” several times.

Rabbi Eytan Feiner spoke about Yehudis, a”h, by reading a letter that his wife, Rebbetzin Feiner, who knew Yehudis, a”h, from her time at her seminary, penned. The warmth, the ever-contagious giggle, the uncanny ability to connect with new people and establish friendships quickly and meaningfully were but a few of the recollections that the Rebbetzin mentioned.

Rabbi Shmuel Hiller spoke emotionally about his many years of personal interactions with Yehudis, a”h, at BBY. He tearfully recounted how immensely strong she was in general, but more specifically even during tough times and challenging days over her years. He recalled the numerous times that he, along with Rabbi and Mrs. Heimlich, worked behind the scenes to make her curriculum challenging enough, yet accommodating for her struggles. He fondly spoke of Yehudis’s successes, both academically as well as socially,

and her strength to persevere even with her difficult health challenges.

Rabbi Yossi Heimlich, Yehudis’s oldest brother, yb”lch, noted the death of Sarah Imeinu and the commentary of the first Rashi in Parshas Chayei Sarah, which says that all her years were “good.” How could they be good with all the trials and tribulations that Sarah Imeinu went through? He quoted the meforshim that explain “good” is what is made of challenging times. We might not understand the Ways of Hashem, but believing and knowing that all He does is for the good helps us accept His Ways, much like this challenging loss of Yehudis, a”h. His reverence for his beloved sister and her strength to achieve amazing things was echoed by all his siblings.

It was always Yehudis, a”h, who got all the extended family together.

To her, family wasn’t something that was a side dish in life, rather it was the meat-and-potatoes. She cherished and loved her family like no other.

Perhaps she knew that she would never be zocheh to have children of her own. More than anyone though, she had a unique mother-daughter relationship that transcended the norm. Inseparable, connected at the hip, right hand …all were descriptions used to describe the bond that was as strong as it was loving.

Yehudis’s mother, yb”lch, Mrs. Faigie Heimlich, was maspid her “right hand” for those gathered in the bais olam. She recalled the countless times that Yehudis, a”h, needed medical attention, as recently as 4 months ago with her final diagnosis and battle.

“She was always strong, unwavering, unquestioning of Hashem, and brave beyond her years. She was

5-going-on-20 when she underwent a bone marrow transplant.”

During her recent illness, while hospitalized during COVID, she would not accept the medical staff’s directives that her father or mother couldn’t accompany her into a room or an exam. “If they don’t come, then I don’t go,” she told them with the conviction of a seasoned businesswomen throwing her weight around.

Her physical strength may have been unremarkable, but her spiritual strength was truly of immense proportions. While she was an assistant playgroup morah for several years, she decided this summer to open her own playgroup. With all her challenges, with illness and more, she achieved what seasoned veterans probably couldn’t and indeed opened her very own playgroup.

Her care and concern for her many nephews and nieces was astonishing. They all felt her love so tangibly, whether when she bought them things or took them places, she did so with such devotion and care. Mrs. Heimlich urged those looking at the freshly covered kever of their beloved Yehudis to go on with life, but momentarily questioned how she would.

“I don’t know how, but we will,” she whispered as she choked back her tears. A true testament to the genuine feelings of her deeply painful loss.

Yehudis’s father, yb”lch, Rabbi Shaya Heimlich, recalled the earliest days of her life after having learned of her diagnosis with a degree of confusion. His joy was immense with the birth, but yet he pondered to himself, This is what I’m thankful for?

“I named her Yehudis to reflect ‘hapa’am odeh es Hashem’ the eternal statement uttered thousands of years ago by Leah Imeinu after con-

ceiving Yehuda. But truth be told,” he said in his hesped, “I didn’t feel all that grateful. She needed to have a surgery within 24 hours of her birth.

She needed to have a bone narrow transplant by age 5. This is what I’m thankful for?” sobbed Rabbi Heimlich aloud to those gathered. But he continued, “It is only now, now that I have seen what she accomplished in her short 23 years on this world, now after I see how strong and full of emunah she was, now that she is gone from my life, can I truly be so thankful for the gift that I, and my family, were zocheh to.”

Yehudis’s grandmother, yb”lch, Mrs. Heidy Heimlich, lamented her dearest grandchild and the loss she felt. She recalled the many times they spent together, how special she was and how much she would miss her. Even when playing a simple game of Rummikub, Yehudis, a”h, would “somehow” manage to always lose knowing how happy it made her grandmother feel to “win.” Her sensitivity, maturity, and interest to make others happy were something to cherish and, more importantly, be inspired from.

Rabbi Heimlich’s concluding and heart-wrenching words of his hesped for his precious daughter were, “I want to take you home with me right now, Yehudis, but we are leaving you behind… We are leaving you behind, Yehudis.”

Ultimately, it was said at the shivah house that she was not left behind at all, rather she left us behind.

Her short journey to a better place, enjoying a lichtigeh Gan Eiden with her many ancestors who welcome and shelter her, adjacent to the Kisay Hakovod, is truly the Real Destination.

Zichronah livrachah.

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Bush v. Gore Just 20 years ago, such an innocent time, when both presidential candidates were funny even when they weren’t trying to be……

Al Gore sayings c I am Al Gore. I used to be the next president of the United States of America. c It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system. c My attitude is you win some and you lose some.

Then there’s that little known third category.

You Gotta be Kidding Me! A politician dies and goes to heaven. He is greeted by an angel who says, “Welcome to Heaven. Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”

“No problem, just let me in,” says the politician.

“Well, I’d like to,” the angel says, “but I have orders from higher up. What we’ll do is have you spend one day in in heaven and one day on the other side.

Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”

c Put yourselves in my position: I flew on Airforce 2 for eight years and now I have to take off my shoes to get on an airplane.

“Really, I’ve made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,” says the politician.

c I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

c They misunderestimated me.

And with that, the angel takes the politician to see both places. He is taken to the bad place first.

He is greeted by another angel who shows him around. Much to his surprise, it looks great. He is in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a club and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is happy and looks great.

c Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?

The politician is then brought to heaven and it’s nice too, but not as nice as the other place.

c For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three nonfatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It’s just unacceptable. And we’re going to do something about it.

The next morning, it’s time to make his choice, and he decides to go to you-know-where.

c I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.

George W. Bush sayings

c More and more of our imports come from overseas. c Our enemies never stop thinking of ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. c You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.

“I’m sorry but we have our rules.”

Well, much to his surprise, when he returns there, it is nothing like it was before. It is a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags.

The politician runs over to the angel and screams, “What happened?”

The angel replies, “Yesterday we were campaigning. Today you voted for us!”

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2000 Election Recount Trivia 1. In 2000, George W. Bush won the presidential election after the “2000 Florida recount” sage. Who was the Democratic presidential nominee that ultimately lost that election? a. Bill Clinton b. Al Gore c. Michael Dukakis d. John Kerry 2. How many days did the recount go on for? a. 13 b. 23 c. 36 d. 49 3. According to a study conducted by a number of news organizations after the 2000 election, it was concluded that Bush was the rightful winner. As the AP noted, “A vote-by-vote review of untallied ballots in the 2000 Florida presidential election indicates George W. Bush would have narrowly prevailed in the partial recounts sought by Al Gore.” How many more votes –of the more than 6 million cast in Florida – did Bush have over Gore when the official counting was done? a. 537 b. 1,323 c. 12,916 d. 24,376 4. The term “hanging chad” became part of the news vernacular during

the recount. What did that refer to? a. There was a third-party presidential candidate in some areas of Florida by the name of Chad Cosmo Kramer. The Democrats argued that his presence on the ballot violated federal law (because he did not meet the statewide threshold), as such, people who were given such ballots would get to cast a new vote. b. At one voting precinct, in a heavily Democrat area, there was a vagrant named Chad who was blocking the entrance to the precinct and many people did not get to vote before the polls closed. The Democrats argued that those people should have been allowed to cast their votes after the polls officially closed. c. Some ballots were punch-card ballots in which voters were supposed to detach a portion of the perforated paper in order to indicate who they were voting for. When the perforated paper wasn’t fully detached, election officials had to determine whether the hanging chad ballot was clear enough to indicate who the voter intended to select. d. Chad was an acronym for how officials who hung up each ballot on a board were supposed to proceed. C-Check; H-Hand the ballot to a superior; A-Ask for advice; E-Evaluate honestly 5. What caused the 2000 Florida recount to come to an end? a. Al Gore conceded the election because he didn’t want to tear the country apart. b. The Supreme Court ruled that the recount must end. Since Bush was ahead, he won.

c. A full hand-recount was completed and Bush won. d. The Florida legislature enacted a law that whoever was ahead on election day wins. Since Bush was ahead on election day, he was automatically declared to be the winner.

6. In Palm Beach County, due to “butterfly ballots” – which were a confusing type of ballot it seems – one 3rd party candidate received 3,400 votes. The argument made by the Democrats is that there are a lot of elderly Jewish women in Palm Beach County who certainly did not intend to vote for this 3rd party candidate. Who was the 3rd party candidate? a. Jesse Jackson b. Pat Buchanan c. Al Sharpton d. David Duke

Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. B Ballot Card 5-6 correct: Al Gore, is this what has become of you… reading TJH Centerfolds?

2-4 correct: Well, well, well, this is right in the middle. OK, we need a team of election officials to review where you stand.

0-1 correct: Chad! It’s you again!

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Torah Thought

Parshas Chayei Sarah

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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ewish tradition teaches us that the house of our mother Sarah had unique qualities. I have written about this often but add the following nuance to my previous writings.

We are taught that, in the tent of Sarah, there were three outstanding qualities: the blessing of bountiful bread that is the quality of hospitality, the cloud of spirituality that always hovered over her home, and the fact that the candle lit for the Sabbath burned throughout the entire week until the entrance of the next Sabbath.

This idea of that candle contains within it the great message that every day of the week is only a prelude to the great day of the Sabbath. We say so in our prayers when we count our days according to the upcoming Sabbath. This is the Jewish soul that constantly yearns for the Sabbath throughout the mundane activities of the weekday world. The Jew cannot believe that somehow the troubles, travails, distractions, and challenges of ordinary life which are omnipres-

ent are really the basic issues of our existence and define our purpose in life.

Those who think that way are hardly removed from the rest of the animal kingdom that exists only in the moment, for the present, with-

the Sabbath. The criterion for Jewish legitimacy always was that one was a Sabbath observer. Jews took the Sabbath and made it their given name and, later in history, even their surname. They always wanted to be identified with the Sabbath, because they

As long as the Sabbath lives within the Jewish world, our mother Sarah is with us, to comfort and guide us.

out any great vision as to what life should be and what one’s purpose in existence is. It is only the Sabbath day that puts the whole week into perspective and enables us to see the greatness that the Creator intended for all of us.

Throughout the ages, Jews always defined themselves in terms of

realized that the candle of life burns from one Sabbath to the next, and is never extinguished, thereby giving one the glimpse and goal of eternity in an otherwise finite world.

There have been many great works written about the Sabbath: halachic, philosophical, fanciful, inspirational, and psychological. All of

them deal with special facets of the Sabbath, which is like a diamond that sheds light in all directions, no matter which way it is turned. The Sabbath became the object of love and endearment, and not only of identity and Jewish pride. Jews understood that the destruction of the Sabbath, G-d forbid, would mean the eventual destruction of the nation and its purpose as being a holy people.

This is the treasure that our mother Sarah bequeathed to us: a flame from a lonely candle that lights our way through an often dark and dangerous weekday world. We are witness to the tragedy that engulfs individuals and entire sections of the Jewish people who are devoid of the Sabbath and do not possess that candle of light that only the Sabbath can provide. That is why this week’s Torah reading is entitled “The Life of Sarah” – because as long as the Sabbath lives within the Jewish world, our mother Sarah is with us, to comfort and guide us, and to help raise us to eternal greatness.

Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire Parshas Chayei Sarah

It’s Not Me!

By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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hen Avraham wants to find a wife for his son Yitzchak, he sends his servant Eliezer to accomplish this great task in the following way (Bereishis 24:3): “I will cause you to swear in the name of Hashem, the G-d of heaven and earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of Canaan among whom I dwell.”

There are several difficulties with this pasuk. The first is that we must understand why Avraham is so insistent that Yitzchak marry a woman from Charan, Avraham’s hometown, but not from Canaan. The people in both places worshiped idols and were reshaim, wicked. In addition, later on in the Torah, when Yaakov is leaving home, Yitzchak gives him the same warning, that he must marry a woman from Charan, and not Canaan. Considering that they are all idol worshipers, what is the great difference between the women in these two places?

In the fifth drasha of the Drashos Haran, the Ran offers an amazing principle to help us understand Avraham’s insistence that the mother of the Jewish nation be from Charan rather than Canaan. He explains

that techunos ra’os, bad character traits, like cruelty and nastiness, are passed on from generation to generation. A nation with a bad character can change its nature, but only with great effort. Dai’os ra’os, false ideologies, however, are not passed down from generation to generation. The environment can have a significant influence on ideology, but each person must make his own decisions and think through various issues for himself. Dai’os ra’os, false ideologies are, relative to character traits, a matter of bechira, individual free choice.

Based on this principle, the Ran explains that Avraham knew that in finding a wife for Yitzchak he was building the Jewish nation. He therefore wanted to ensure that Yitzchak’s wife came from a nation, even if it was a nation of idol worshipers, which had good middos. The people in Canaan were not only ideologically bad. They were also cruel and nasty people. The citizens of Charan, however, where Avraham grew up, were at least kindhearted. They had good character traits. Avraham, and later Yitzchak, were therefore very careful that their children marry women who, even if they came from idola-

trous backgrounds, had a lev tov, a good heart, so that the Jewish nation would be built on a foundation of good character traits, which are passed on throughout the generations.

Why was it so important that Yitzchak marry a woman with a lev tov, a good heart? The Mishna in Avos (2:13) says the following: “[Rav Yochanan ben Zakai] said to [his students]: ‘Go and see which is the best path to which a person should cling.’

Rabi Eliezer says, ‘A good eye.’ Rabi Yehoshua says, ‘A good friend.’ Rabi Yosi says, ‘A good neighbor.’ Rabi Shimon says, ‘One who sees the future.’ Rabi Elazar [ben Aroch] says, ‘A good heart.’ He said to them, ‘To me, the words of Rabi Elazar ben Aroch are more correct than your words, because your words are included in his.’”

According to Rav Yochanan ben Zakai, the most important good middah is a lev tov because it is the root and source for all of the other good character traits, techunos tovos. This trait of having a lev tov was therefore the trait Avraham sought for Yitzchak’s future wife.

But what is the source of a lev tov?

How does one acquire a good heart?

According to the Ramchal, the Ramak, the Chovos Halevavos, and other seforim, the source of a good heart is the trait of anavah, humility. When one is humble, and nullifies his “I,” his anochi, his ego, he can look out for others and their needs. If a person has humility, he sees beyond his own daled amos, his own personal space, and focuses on others and things greater than himself. This is the root of the lev tov.

Reb Simcha Bunim of Peshischa and other tzaddikim explain Yaakov’s statement (Bereishis 28:16), “Indeed Hashem is in this place and I did not know it” in the following way: “Hashem is within me, but I did not know it because the anochi, my ego, caused me not to know it.” A person who is arrogant, who has an exaggerated sense of self, cannot see G-d in his life. As the Gemara in Sota 5a says, “Hashem says, with regard to every arrogant person, ‘Both he and I cannot live together in the same world.’”

Avraham, in contrast, had no sense of ego. He said (Bereishis 18:27), “V’anochi afar v’aifer,” my sense of ego, my anochi, is nothing but dust and ashes. He knew that humility is the foundation of a lev tov. That is

why he sought out a wife for Yitzchak with a kindhearted nature. Eliezer also internalized this message. When he came to Lavan and Besuel, he said (Bereishis 24:24), “I am the servant of Avraham.” In other words, Eliezer was saying: “Before we begin, let me tell you the perspective from which this marriage is going to begin. I am not coming here for myself. My ‘I’ is merely a servant of Avraham, who himself is “dust and ashes.”

The Chasam Sofer asks why Avraham makes it a point to say that Yitzchak may not marry a woman from the Canaanim, “asher anochi yosheiv b’kirbo, among whom I dwell.” Didn’t Eliezer already know that he and Avraham both lived in Canaan and therefore that they live among the Canaanim? Why was it necessary for Avraham to say something so obvious? The Chasam Sofer offers one explanation, but according to what we have said, and the way the Drashos Haran explains Avraham’s intent, we can understand that

Avraham was actually explaining to Eliezer why he was insistent that Yitzchak not marry a woman from Canaan. He was explaining that the problem with Canaan is that anochi, egotism, a sense of “I,” dwells with-

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on the Baal Hatanya’s door. When he asked who it was, his grandson said, “It’s me,” rather than “It’s Mendeleh” or the like. The Baal Hatanya felt that, on his grandson’s level, there was too much “I” in the way his grandson

A person who is arrogant, who has an exaggerated sense of self, cannot see G-d in his life.

in the people of Canaan. That is why they lack kindness and why a woman from such a place is unfit to become the mother of the future Jewish nation.

There is a well-known story about the Baal Hatanya and his grandson, the Tzemach Tzedek. At one point, the young Tzemach Tzedek knocked

said, “It’s me.” He therefore sent him away to a certain place.

There, no one knew him and he was not given the recognition of the son of a great Rebbe. He had nowhere to go, so he stayed with the other shleppers and poor people. At one point during the night, someone realized that his watch was stolen.

Because the young Tzemach Tzedek was the only stranger there, he was accused of stealing the watch, and the other beggars started beating him up.

As they did so, he screamed out again and again, “It’s not me! It’s not me!”

When he returned home later, his grandfather asked him, “Nu, Mendeleh, is it still you?” At that point, he answered, “No, no, it’s not me.”

As the pasuk in Devarim 5:5 says, “Anochi omeid bein Hashem u’beineichem,” the anochi, the ego, is the main impediment that stands between a Jew and Hashem. Only a nation who nullifies its sense of anochiyus, its sense “I,” is it fit to receive the first of the Aseres Hadibros, the Ten Commandments, which begins, “Anochi Hashem Elokecha, I am the L-rd your G-d.”

Rav Moshe Weinberger, shlita, is the founding Morah d’Asrah of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY, and serves as leader of the new mechina Emek HaMelech.

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Parsha Ponderings Parshas Chayei Sarah

An Old Message

By Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky

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arshas Chayei Sarah tells the story of Avraham’s loyal servant Eliezer’s search for a wife for Yitzchok. After travelling to Aram Naharayim, he meets Rivka’s father Besuel, and brother Lavan.

In his conversation, he tells them, “Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master, after she got old.”

(24:36) If seems that, when speaking with them, Eliezer said more than he needed to. Additionally, surely, he did not mean to speak derogatorily about Sarah. Why then did he mention now that she bore a son “after she got old”?

was he smiling, but he did not seem nervous at all. In a weak voice, he told them, “Don’t listen to the doctors. I’ll be fine. You’ll see, I will recover fully!”

His children were afraid he was hallucinating and asked him

please step off my tallis?’”

The old man in the hospital said, “I have a guarantee from the Vilna Gaon that I will live to one hundred – and I still have a few more years.

The doctor’s verdict means nothing!”

He turned to me and calmly said, “My sweet child, you should live until one hundred years old! But can you please step off my tallis?”

◊ ◊ ◊ This story is written in a sefer about the life of the Vilna Gaon: A man in his nineties lay ill in a hospital in the late nineteenth century. His family gathered around him and listened solemnly to the report. The doctors conveyed the ever-so-obvious news that their father and grandfather was simply too weak to fight off the infection he contracted. His aged body was worn, and it was only a matter of days before his time passed. There was nothing left to do.

One can only imagine the shock of the family a few moments later to see the patient smiling! Not only

if he heard the doctor’s report. He responded again by guaranteeing them that he will be fine.

“Let me tell you what happened almost eighty years ago, when I was a child,” he explained. “On Simchas Torah, I davened in the same shul as the Vilna Gaon, and during dancing, I accidently stood on the Gaon’s tallis. As the tzaddik moved, it to start to slip off his shoulder. He turned to me and calmly said, ‘My sweet child, you should live until one hundred years old! But can you

Sure enough, the man had a miraculous recovery and lived, just as the Vilna Gaon predicted. ◊ ◊ ◊ My grandfather, Rav Binyamin Kamenetzky, zt”l, quoted Rav Yitzchok Zev Soloveichik, zt”l, the “Brisker Rav,” who shares an insight into the story of Eliezer. Eliezer understood that Besuel was a materialistic person. He saw the world through a shallow natural lens and

believed that he had control over the outcome. In his mind, it was up to him. If he wished, he could forbid his daughter from returning with Eliezer to Avraham’s home.

Eliezer sensed this, and he spoke directly to Besuel. In the house of Abraham, Eliezer explained, there are no laws of nature. Yitzchok himself was a miracle. He was born to an old mother, in a supernatural phenomenon. Neither natural occurrences nor the plans of man can affect the future of Yitzchok. Just as Yitzchok defied the laws of nature in his existence, so too he will defy you, and he will marry the girl who is destined for him.

This message is age-old. Even so, we sometimes need a renewed “old message” to strengthen our belief that Hashem’s Hand guides every move in this world.

Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky is the Director of Advancement at Yeshiva of South Shore – Yeshiva Toras Chaim Beis Binyamin. He is currently compiling the Torah thoughts from his grandfather, Rav Binyamin Kamenetzky, zt”l, into print, in Hebrew and English. If you have any stories or divrei Torah to share from his grandfather, or to subscribe to receive a weekly dvar Torah from Rav Binyamin Kamenetzky’s teachings, you can email him at skamenetzky@yoss.org.

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The Wandering

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A Tale of Three Cities and a Hurricane Part II

By Hershel Lieber

The town of Rcakeve, Hungary

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just arrived in Vienna after a Shabbos in Warsaw where I participated in Limmud Polska. My original plans of returning home to New York were aborted by Hurricane Sandy. I was being held hostage in Europe by the forces of a devastating storm that caused so much destruction, and even the loss of lives, on the Northeastern coast of the United States.

It was Monday, October 29, 2012, and the earliest date that I was able to rebook my flight was the following Monday, November 5. I had plans to travel to Budapest on Wednesday for a Shabbaton organized by Rav Dovid Keleti for Hungarian Jews of all ages and to return to Vienna after Shabbos. In the meantime, I would spend the next forty hours in the Austrian capital.

My cousin Debby and her husband Zwicky picked me up from the airport. This was not my first time in Vienna, nor my last. Just the previous year, Pesi and I came to take part in Zwicky and Debby’s chasunah, and now I was going to meet

With Zwicky, Debby and Yonatan in Vienna

their newborn baby, Jonatan.

I dropped off my luggage at the Hotel Stefanie in the zweiter Bezirk, the Jewish district, and we headed for a new milchig restaurant. We had a lovely fish dinner with soup as a starter. I invited

Michoel Yosef, a young man from Poland, to join us for dessert. Michal, as he was called in Polish, was one the teenagers whom I brought over to America and placed in a yeshiva. He was now attending the Lauder Business School in Vienna. Unfortunately, we could not have a meaningful conversation about his future, as we were not alone.

After dinner, I went back to the hotel and spent hours on CNN watching the unfolding saga of horror that Hurricane Sandy was wrecking back home.

I spoke to Pesi many times during this period and was glad that she and our children were relatively safe.

The next day, after Shacharis at the Ohel Moshe Shul, I had breakfast at the hotel. The Stefanie has arrangements with the kosher bake shop to provide their Jewish guests with breakfasts. This, plus the hotel’s location, is why I always stay there. Then I called to finalize my Monday return flight and made train reservations for the next day to Budapest. I was now free to do what I love: sightseeing.

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With Michoel Yosef in Vienna

I went over to Debby and, together with Jonatan, we went to the Hofburg, the former imperial palace of the Hapsburg dynasty. We walked around the impressive buildings and toured the famed library.

When Jonatan started getting cranky, Debby took him home, and I continued alone touring the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Silver Collection. After returning to the hotel and going to daven, I took out my cousins to Alef Alef Restaurant, which has first class dining and is next door to the Leopoldstadt Synagogue, the main Orthodox shul. I truly enjoyed the ambiance and the food, but even more so, I delighted in being together with my family.

The next day I finally did what I wanted to for a long time. The Lipizzaner Stallions are a world-famous breed of horses, and I went to see a practice session which prepared the horses and their riders

Lipzianer Stallions

Shabbos and headed straight to the town of Rackeve less than an hour from Budapest. We stayed at the newly-built Kek Duna Wellness Hotel and settled into our rooms. We came down after unpacking, and I spent a good two hours talking with Rav Mordechai and his wife. The guests for the weekend had not yet arrived, so we had a relaxing yet engaging evening. Then we ate some turkey sandwiches and called it a night.

During the next two days, I had a very light schedule. I took walks into the small Hungarian village of Rackeve and took some photos, though it was not really so picturesque. I spent time speaking to the staff members and to Rabbi Neugroschel, and I prepared for the shiurim that I would be giving.

The guests started to arrive late Thursday afternoon, and Rabbi Keleti introduced many of them to

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Arriving in Budapest with Rabbi Dovid Keleti

With Chief Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau

The enthusiastic davening, the lively singing of zemiros, and the dancing added a mystical dimension to the seudos.

With Rabbi Neugroschel, right, and Rabbi Keleti, left

for an upcoming performance. The skills of these majestic horses are controlled by their qualified equestrians, and the pageantry and costumes are a marvelous feast for the eyes. I was glad to have the time to take this in.

After the show, I rushed back to the hotel, took my luggage, and made my way to the Bahnhof at Meidling Station. The two-hour wait for the next train (I had just missed one) was in an unheated waiting room, where I was shivering from the cold.

The train, baruch Hashem, was warm and comfortable, and just under three hours later, in the early evening, I arrived at the Keleti Station in Budapest.

Rav Dovid Keleti was waiting there for me. After a warm greeting and a hug, I teased him about having a train station named after him, and he agreed that it was an unusual coincidence, however, the word keleti in Hungarian means “east.� We went to his apartment, where I met Rabbi Mordechai Neugroschel and his wife. Rabbi Neugroschel, who is a world-renowned educator, thinker and speaker, was the main lecturer for the upcoming Shabbaton. All four of us went together to pick up fish for

me. I knew Rabbi Szoltan Balla, who was the rabbi in Leipzig, Germany. We had met a few years earlier when I spent a week at the Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin where he was studying for semicha. We even studied together at the time. I also met and spent a lot of time with Tibor and Zita Miklosz, who were there with their three children. They were an observant family, and he was a banker by profession. They were looking to leave Hungary and move to a religious community. They even visited us in Brooklyn on one occasion. The last thing I heard was that they did finally leave and are living in Canada. I met Leora and her daughter, and she told me of the difficulties she faces in her life. There was a teenager from Bucharest whom I befriended, and we spent time talking. Then there was Reb Bentzy, who was the right hand of Rav Duvid in making all the arrangements for all of his kiruv projects.

I was constantly reaching out to people, but there were quite a few that could not speak English and my Hungarian was and still is limited to under ten words. All in all, I was relaxing and at the same time connecting with the participants in a meaningful way.

With Rabbi Szoltan Balla of Leipzig

Tibor and Zita Miklosz and their chidren

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Meeting and engaging the guests on Shabbos was similar, except that the enthusiastic davening, the lively singing of zemiros, and the dancing added a mystical dimension to the seudos. I gave a speech during the seudah about the ten tests of Avraham and the importance of making a commitment to grow spiritually. I went to some of the lectures of Rabbi Mordechai Neugroschel and recognized the originality of his thoughts and insights and the talent that he had as a teacher and speaker.

On Motzei Shabbos, there was a Gala Farewell Melave Malka with live music which went on way past midnight. We enjoyed the famous Hungarian dishes of goulash, stuffed peppers and rakott krumpli, and for dessert we were treated to strudel and cremesch. I attempted to dance the czardas, but I have two left feet which kept on kicking everyone in the circle! All in all, it was a wonderful experience, thanks to Rav Dovid Keleti and Hurricane Sandy.

On Sunday, I returned by train to Vienna. By the time I checked into the Stefanie Hotel, I was too tired to do much of anything, and so I took a nap. Michal came over, and we talked a lot about his future. He was still young and not settled, but I

felt I should not push him in order to keep an ongoing connection. His story is remarkably interesting, and I will write about it in the future.

In the early evening, Zwicky and Debby picked me up, and we went to eat at Alef Alef again. The highlight of this day was yet to come. In the evening, I went with Zwicky to the Mizrachi Shul of Rabbi Pardes, for the special services commemorating Kristallnacht. The guest speaker was the former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau. I heard him speak before on two or three occasions, and he is an excellent orator in a number of languages. The contents of his speeches are especially meaningful, and his mode of delivery is very emotional. He did not disappoint the audience that gathered at this solemn affair. After the event, I had the honor to speak with him for a few minutes. The evening ended, although it left me tense, with feelings of sorrow.

The next day, I was finally able to fly back home.

I was greeted by Pesi with whom I shared my experiences of the past ten days. She, in turn, shared her encounters with the tenth worst hurricane of all times. She and my family were in relative safety but were surrounded by the devastating events. Even

I was able to see the aftereffects of that destruction in the form of uprooted trees, electric outages, flooded subways, and an extreme shortage of gasoline. My personal benefit from Hurricane Sandy will always remain an anomaly in relation to those who suffered so much during that tragic time.

Hershel Lieber has been involved in kiruv activities for over 30 years. As a founding member of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel he has traveled with his wife, Pesi, to the Soviet Union during the harsh years of the Communist regimes to advance Yiddishkeit. He has spearheaded a yeshiva in the city of Kishinev that had 12 successful years with many students making Torah their way of life. In Poland, he lectured in the summers at the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation camp for nearly 30 years. He still travels to Warsaw every year – since 1979 – to be the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for the Jews there. Together with Pesi, he organized and led trips to Europe on behalf of Gateways and Aish Hatorah for college students finding their paths to Jewish identity. His passion for travel has taken them to many interesting places and afforded them unique experiences. Their open home gave them opportunities to meet and develop relationships with a variety of people. Hershel’s column will appear in The Jewish Home on a bi-weekly basis.

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Saving Lives – Wherever We Are

By Raphael Poch

Gavy Friedson in the center of Jerusalem after the rescue

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avy Friedson started volunteering as a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT in 2006, when he was just 17 years old. Receiving one of the organization’s first ambucycles, Gavy was passionate about jumping on his vehicle at a moment’s notice and arriving at the scene of a medical emergency to save a life. Since then, Gavy has moved to the United States and now works as a fundraiser to support the lifesaving work of United Hatzalah in the organization’s U.S. office.

Gavy lives and works right outside of Washington. In addition to his fundraising activities, Gavy also acts as the Director of International Emergency Management and the Global Ambassador of United Hatzalah of Israel. Every year, Gavy makes sure to return to Israel for a visit, so he can still volunteer on the field and do what he loves most – save lives.

Recently, Gavy had just finished his two-week quarantine period after coming back to Israel to visit his family for the holidays. On the day that he finished his mandated quarantine he decided to take a walk in downtown Jerusalem. Enjoying the fresh air and relatively vacant street of Ben

Yehuda, he noticed a group of people gathered together and surrounding a man who was lying on the ground.

The experienced EMT headed to the crowd to see what had happened and if he could help. When he arrived, one of the gathered passersby explained

and soon stopped breathing and lost his pulse as well.

Gavy immediately began chest compressions for about two minutes until the first volunteer riding an ambucycle arrived at the scene. The team connected a defibrillator and

“In these challenging times, we are always on the frontlines”

that the elderly man had collapsed and fainted just a minute before his arrival.

Gavy identified himself as a United Hatzalah EMT and began checking the 80-year-old’s vital signs. The man had a pulse and was breathing.

Gavy quickly noticed the man had suffered a head injury when he fell, so he used a shirt to staunch the bleeding while he notified United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center, requesting backup and an ambulance.

As Gavy checked the man’s vital signs again, the man lost consciousness

continued CPR until, several minutes later, the man’s pulse and breathing returned. When the ambulance arrived, the fallen man was semi-conscious and was quickly transported to the hospital for further care and assessment..

“When I saw the collapsed man, it made me realize how important our work is,” Gavy said. “Despite the fact that I was not wearing my United Hatzalah vest and I was not on a shift, I was able to save the man’s life.

“I’m so grateful to be a part of a lifesaving organization. I have per-

formed CPR many times in Jerusalem over the course of the past 15 years that I have been a volunteer. Each time I respond to such an emergency it reminds of just how important our work is. Knowing that I helped save this man’s life gives me a sensation of fulfillment. Doing it on the day I leave isolation and am back on the streets of my hometown really puts into perspective for me that these emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. They haven’t stopped just because there is a pandemic occurring and neither can we.”

He added, “The global coronavirus pandemic has put significant pressure on people, their lives, their health and their businesses. It has put an incredible strain on first response organizations the world over as well.

It is for this reason that I know that I need to work harder and help make certain that United Hatzalah will always be well equipped and ready to respond to any and every medical emergency, whether it is corona-related or otherwise.

“In these challenging times, we are always on the frontlines. No matter where we are, we can always help another person in need.”

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HaRav David Feinstein, zt”l Tower of Torah, Humble in Spirit

BY BAILA ROSENBAUM

The Jewish world was impoverished this week with the loss of a very great man.

HaRav Hagaon Rav David Feinstein, zt”l, was the leading halachic authority in the United States, dean of Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem, an incomparable talmid chacham and a brilliant posek. The Rosh HaYeshiva was world renowned as an unsurpassed yoetz (advisor), a paragon of chessed, and a warm and loving family man. He passed away this week at the age of 91, far sooner than his family, students and fellow Jews were ready to take leave of him.

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Thousands joined in the levaya this week in New York and in Israel

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David Feinstein, zt”l, was born in 1929 in Lyuban, in the former USSR, in what is today called Belarus. Rav David was named after his paternal grandfather, who was the rabbi of Uzdan and was a great-grandson of the Vilna Gaon’s brother.

His paternal grandmother was a descendant of Talmudist Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, the Shlah HaKadosh, and Rashi. Rav David’s father was the gadol hador Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l, who, before the family’s immigration to the United States, served as the rabbi of Lyuban for sixteen years.

By 1937, life under the Soviet regime had become increasingly difficult, and the family, Rav Moshe, his wife Shima, and their surviving children, Fay Gittel, Shifra, and Rav David, were fortunate to attain visas, allowing them to escape the USSR’s crushing anti-Semitism and ultimately, the 1941 Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.

The family settled in the Lower East Side of Manhattan where Rav Moshe accepted a position as the Rosh HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva Tifereth Jerusalem, a growing yeshiva founded in 1923. Rav Moshe’s son, Rav Reuven Feinstein, shlita, presently the Rosh HaYeshiva of the Staten Island branch of the yeshiva, was born on American shores. Rav Moshe led the yeshiva for over sixty years until his death in 1986, serving the community and the world and gifting us with his clarity, scholarship, and a voluminous collection of his halachic decisions.

With his father’s death, Rav David Feinstein was catapulted into the limelight and took over the leadership of the yeshiva and Kollel L’Torah V’Horaah, as well as many of Rav Moshe’s, zt”l, responsibilities. Rav David became a prominent chaver of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudas Yisrael of America; a member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshivah of Torah Umesorah; and was involved in Chinuch Atzmai, Agudas Harabbonim, and many other communal organizations.

Most recently, Rav David worked extensively with Chinuch Atzmai to address the needs of thousands of French immigrants to Israel, providing them with a religious education that was culturally appropriate and targeted to their needs.

WHO

was Rav David? His personality seemed quiet and retiring and may even have appeared mild to those who did not know him, but though he eschewed publicity, the Rosh HaYeshiva assumed leadership when he felt it was necessary and important.

The Rosh HaYeshiva was indomitable in his transmission of hala-

cha and confronted challenging halachic shailos. Rav David became the world’s primary address for complex halachic questions relating to business, education, and family. Most impactful were his piskei halacha relating to life and death medical issues. He responded to shailos on medical ethics that few rabbanim dared to approach, including questions regarding end-of-life issues, brain death, cancer treatment options, and termination of pregnancy. A kind and warm person, Rav David always bore the burden of other Jews’ grief in full. He felt their pain, answered their intricate health questions, and prayed for their recovery.

Rav David’s humility was unparalleled. He was unpretentious and never assumed rabbinical garb, dressing like any average religious man, and publicly conducting himself the same way. At the most recent Siyum HaShas, before HaGaon HaRav Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlita, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva of Philadelphia, began the Hadran that would conclude the last cycle of the Daf Yomi, he paused to thank the Rosh HaYeshiva. Rav David had been asked to recite the Hadran but had demurred and did not accept the honor. Rav David asked instead that his long-time friend Rav Shmuel stand in his place.

Despite Rav David’s simple veneer and unassuming ways, Rav David’s Yeshiva office and home was rarely quiet, with phones ringing constantly with needy petitioners from around the globe. No local or national political candidate failed to make a stop at Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem before an election. Those that sought his advice made up a varied and broad assembly. One could come into the Bais Medrash for Mincha on any given day and join a real estate mogul, judge or even the Chief of Police of Israel. To each visitor, he would respond patiently, firmly, and with bell-like clarity. Rav David was never wordy. He always answered what you asked and if you were done – and only when you were done – would he move on.

Rav David’s distinctive personality and the impact that his humility and chessed had on his family was uniquely evident at his funeral. At most funerals, the maspidim ask the deceased for mechila for having hurt or slighted them in any way. At the Rosh HaYeshiva’s funeral, his son Rabbi Mordechai Feinstein, shlita, and his grandson, R’ Shlomo Fishelis, asked forgiveness if at any time they accidentally did not treat others with the respect and compassion that their father and grandfather expected of them. Whereas at most funerals, the eulogizers ask for forgiveness, in a unique reversal, Rabbi Mordechai Feinstein expressed how he had the impression from some of his father’s words that Rav David would want to apologize to the

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proached the Rosh HaYeshiva in the Bais Medrash and asked for a bracha.

“Rebbe, I want to win the jackpot at my weekly Bingo game. It’s forty dollars. Can you give me a bracha?”

At the same time, Rav David’s son, Rav Berel, approached holding a phone. Someone was calling from a Los Angeles hospital with a halachic health issue. Rav David signaled to his son to wait a moment and briefly continued his conversation. He wished the man not only a jackpot win, but a double jackpot! The man thanked the Rosh HaYeshiva and left happily. Without missing a beat, the Rosh HaYeshiva pivoted, picked up the phone, and addressed a complicated medical issue.

To those learning in the Yeshiva who had witnessed similar scenarios, it was no surprise. Rav David could be all things to all people.

His heart was big enough to carry any Jew, and his scholarship never flagged. The love his family, students, neighbors, and community felt for him was reciprocated in full, and it in no way impinged on the time he needed for learning Torah.

Rav David’s ability to hone in on a person’s needs and supply the audience for any hurt he may have caused them, and he did so on appropriate encouragement surpassed that of any mental health prohis father’s behalf. fessional. A teenage boy was once brought to Rav David for chizuk.

He had experienced many serious challenges in his young life and a person who had so many demands on his time, and was drifting from the religious path upon which he had been brought who valued his time so preciously, Rav David constantly up. He told the Rosh HaYeshiva that his life was horrible. He was indulged in the ultimate chessed of lending a listening ear. In earconstantly gaining and losing ground, always ending up at square one lier days, before the problems of Klal Yisrael became weightier and – a dangerous and unhappy place where he didn’t want to be. Now his burden greater, it was well-known that anyone could walk into this teenager is a successful adult and recalls the Rosh HaYeshiva’s Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem and speak with the Rosh HaYeshiva. He succinct advice. “He said that this was all a part of didn’t slot appointments or have any handlers superwhere I had to go. And that Hakadosh Baruch Hu vising his schedule. Rav David admired his father Rav David doesn’t play ball with people. Hashem doesn’t just Rav Moshe’s ability never to waste a moment and randomly throw people up and then throw them yet to have all the time in the world for anyone who admired his father down. It’s all part of a process and it would all be needed him, and he exemplified this attribute as well. good – and it was.”

Rav David Feinstein had an uncanny talent for Rav Moshe’s In a similar scenario, a young teenager was introunderstanding a person and recognizing what he ability never to duced to Rav David and told him that he felt like he needed, no matter what kind of person he was. His had reached the lowest point a human being could son-in-law, Rabbi Shmuel Fishelis, eulogized Rav waste a moment reach. Rav David sprang up from his chair and told David and described him as an “Ish asher ruach bo” (Bamidbar, 27:18), which Rashi explains to mean a and yet to have him, “I’m mekaneh (jealous of) you! You are at the lowest point? That means the only place for you to person who could deal with the spirit of each indiall the time in the go is upwards.” vidual. Rav David knew how to give encouragement, The Rosh HaYeshiva’s thinking was so clear and advice, and empathy to all types of people. And Rav world for anyone forthright that, when he issued a psak, it almost David was always on the mark. Somehow, no matter how faulty your delivery of how unlikely the situation who needed him. looked easy. Rav David would break down a problem into parts and could make complicated issues clear seemed, Rav David always “got it.” and concise. It was all about adherence to halacha A very shy young man was beginning to blossom and serving Hashem. by developing a hobby in photography. He would During his most recent illness, Rav David was come to the Yeshiva on Chol Hamoed when he was unable to daven in a minyan or to fast on Yom Kippur. Unlike many off and take pictures of the Rosh HaYeshiva. There were a few regwho might have been disturbed at these limitations, Rav David was ular mispallelim that didn’t take kindly to the young man’s hobby content. If it was not the will of Hashem for him to pray communally and gave him somewhat of a hard time, though the Rosh HaYeshior halachically permitted for him to fast on Yom Kippur, it presented va consistently welcomed him and was not offended by his camera no problem for him. He was in full acceptance that this was the way work. One Chol Hamoed, the boy came into Yeshiva and presented he was obligated to serve, and his focus was always on doing the Rav David with a laminated poster featuring a collage of the many ratzon Hashem. On the first night of Sukkos, late in the evening, photographs he had taken of him. The Rosh HaYeshiva responded Rav David felt well enough to go downstairs to the sukkah and did with genuine pleasure, that, in turn, gave pleasure to the new phoso with great pleasure and joy. tographer. He especially enjoyed one picture of himself learning and A rabbi tells a story of how he approached Rav David with a shaila enthused, “This is my favorite! I have to show it to the Rebbetzin!” he did not feel qualified to answer on his own. A woman was diagOnce, after the regular Mishnayos shiur, a sincere person ap-

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Joe and Ari Soshtein with the Rosh HaYeshiva

nosed with leukemia while pregnant. Her doctors accelerated the birth of her baby so that she could begin treatments immediately. The infant, a little boy, was born prematurely and there was a lengthy delay before his bris was halachically permissible. When the infant was finally slated to have his bris milah, the mother was still hospitalized – but was scheduled to be released the very next day!

Any warm-hearted individual would empathize with this emotional shaila and recognize the mother’s yearning to see her son enter Bris Yisroel. Delay the bris by one more day so that the mother could attend or not? Rav David’s psak was straightforward. The halacha directs that a bris take place on its assigned day. He gave a warm bracha to the mother that her mesiras nefesh for the mitzvah of bris milah (abnegation for the sake of the good deed) should serve as a merit for her complete recovery and for the health and wellbeing of her new son. Uncompromising adherence to halacha. Uncompromising love for his fellow Jew.

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“uh,” as in “amazing”), and Rav David considered it the proper representation of his name.

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the death of Rav David Feinstein, the Jewish people face an irreplaceable void. More than 100,000 people participated in his funeral, both virtually and in person, and many thousands more gathered at the Shamgar funeral home in Jerusalem on the following day to take part in the funeral procession to Har Hamenuchos.

In describing our communal loss, Rav David’s brother Rav Reuven Feinstein, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva Staten Island, explained how chachomim are called the einei ha’eidah — the eyes of the congregation. They have the ability to foresee the consequences of what takes place in the present. Rav David lived through turbulent times (in Russia) and times of rebuilding (in America) and witnessed the troubles of our present era. He acquired a vast wisdom over time.

“We need him so much now, to analyze events and guide us,” Rav Reuven lamented. “If we do not understand our loss, then we should David was a prolific and scholarly author, publishing cry for that lack of understanding alone.” his works through Artscroll Publishers/Mesorah PubA Rav with a halachic shaila, a boy in trouble, a shy youth in lications. Rav David was the rebbi of Artscroll’s deceased founder need of encouragement, a man who wants a simple and first president, Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, z”l, and bracha. Rav David had time for them all. Yet whenthey became lifelong friends. Rav David assisted Rav David could ever you approached him, he was sitting at his desk Artscroll financially during a difficult time in the involved in Torah learning, making notes in company’s growth and recognized, as his father be all things to all deeply the notebook at his side. What will the world be like Rav Moshe had before him, the dramatic impact without the Torah, chessed and leadership of a Rav Artscroll books would have on the English-language people.

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Jewish public. Among others, we have Rav David to The venerable Hagaon HaRav Rav Shmuel thank for that impact. The Rosh HaYeshiva showed Kamenetsky, shlita, Rosh HaYeshivah of Yeshiva of continued commitment to disseminate Torah in the Philadelphia, eulogized Rav David in an unusually English language by joining the Board of Trustees of brief speech that took just under three-minutes. The reason for the the Mesorah Heritage Foundation. brevity, he explained, was that no one can accurately or adequately The Rosh HaYeshiva authored many books and seforim on haladescribe Rav David Feinstein, zt”l. cha, Torah, and the Jewish calendar, as well as several well-received “He was a min b’fnei atzmo, a completely unique individual and Pesach Haggadahs. The title Rav David used for his series of publia particularly special man.” cations, “Kol Dodi,” originated in the 1970’s when Rav David’s father Rav Kamenetsky described Rav David as a chaver, yedid, kulo Rav Moshe Feinstein was still alive. In deference to Rav Moshe, Rav tov and kulo geshmak (a friend, an intimate friend, all good and David would not allow his own name to appear on the cover of his altogether pleasing). “He was a person who understood everybody, seforim. The first three letters of “Dodi” are the same as the letters understood what they wanted and was always ready to help anyone. in David. “Dodi” means “my Beloved,” which refers to Hashem.

That was his metzius.”

To those who may wonder why Rav David always spelled his May the Rosh HaYeshiva be a meilitz yosher for the Jewish naname with an A (“David” not ‘Dovid’) it was because this spelling has tion. more phonetic integrity (the phonetic “schwa” sound is pronounced

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RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS, z”l

A Personal Reflection

BY RABBI SIMON TAYLOR

“In the world of Jewish publishing, if you sell two thousand copies, you’re a success; if you sell five thousand, you’re a resounding success; and if you sell more than ten thousand, you’re Rabbi Sacks.”

- Gila Fine, Editor in Chief, Maggid Books

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rowing up as a Modern Orthodox teenager in London, I vividly remember listening to our Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, with immense pride as he would regularly deliver uplifting and inspiring addresses. I remember feeling comforted that we had a Chief Rabbi who was an outstanding ambassador for our faith as well as someone who had the answers to the complexities of Judaism in the modern world.

Part of the magic of Rabbi Sacks was that he genuinely loved Judaism, Torah learning, secular academia and people. Above all, he had a very spiritual soul; he loved an energetic oneg with lively singing. While attending a Bnei Akiva Shabbaton in Wales, I remember watching him join in the singing and festivities by standing on his chair together with the local policeman.

It was only after I came to live in the United States that I gained a deeper understanding of Rabbi Sacks’ unparalleled intellect and leadership. He had become an international icon, a best-

selling author, master orator, and renowned philosopher.

When traveling abroad, I would receive compliments about Rabbi Sacks as if he were my relative. Even this week, people in the Five Towns whom I’ve never met offered condolences simply because I am a British Jew and therefore must be deeply affected by his loss.

Many people like to ask us Brits if we know the Queen.

As an English Jew, I can honestly say that the Jews I’ve met around the world were more interested to know if I had met Rabbi Sacks and if I had any insights to share.

In fact, I was blessed to have a personal relationship with Rabbi Sacks as well as the opportunity to work with him for the last few years of his tenure as Chief Rabbi.

One of the secrets to his extraordinary success was the first class team he built around him. Rabbi Sacks recognized his own strengths and weaknesses; he knew that in order to make the greatest possible impact, he had to concentrate more on his unique talents. The role I played helps to understand a

little-known aspect of his global influence.

Thousands of people from around the world would write to Rabbi Sacks with questions each year. His was the address for the world to turn if they had a question on faith, Judaism, and more. It would have been impossible for Rabbi Sacks to respond personally to each query. I was attached to his office to

help draft responses so that each one was answered. I crafted many responses to the inquiries that came in from people across the globe, from Olympians to politicians, PhD students to high school teens.

Rabbi Sacks did not see himself as a posek. This is hard for Americans to understand but this was not his role as Chief Rabbi nor was

being a posek a position that he sought. There is a division of functions in England between the office of the Chief Rabbi and the London Beth Din, which is known as the Court of the Chief Rabbi. He gave the poskim tremendous respect and supported them by following their psak. I only have one memory of Rabbi Sacks reluctantly but clearly giving a psak when I

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was attending a Shabbaton in Israel for yeshiva and seminary students. After Rabbi Sacks had delivered several uplifting addresses, Shabbat ended, and we all gathered for a lively havdala. During the havdala ceremony, half the crowd began to “nai nai” in the middle of the brachot while others tried to shush them. The shushers had been taught or had decided that the “nai nais” were a hefsek (break) in the brachot. I was standing right next to Rabbi Sacks when someone asked him if the “nai nais” were considered to be a hefsek, and he responded that they were not. He answered that this is something we have a precedent for during Birkat Kohanim, and the “nai nais” are there in order to enhance the bracha. Knowing Rabbi Sacks, it is entirely possible that he gave this answer off the top of his head in order not to embarrass the person who led the havdala.

Rabbi Sacks was always a mensch and would constantly consider the feelings of those around him. His menschlichkeit began at home; he always had his wife Elaine by his side and would credit her in all his speeches.

He structured his entire life to make time for everything that was important to him, starting with his family. Each summer, he would take two

and individuals in times of need and simcha. When he heard that my brother, sister, and I were engaged at the same time, he extended an invitation to our family to join him at his home for a celebratory tea. We shared a memorable evening at his home, and I recall how much effort went in to share in our simcha.

My late grandmother, Judge Myrella Cohen QC, was a well-known Family Court and Criminal Judge in England and fought tirelessly together with Rabbi Sacks to enable legislation to be passed to support agunot.

Rabbi Sacks, who cared deeply about the plight of agunot, was ecstatic when the Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 was passed after a ten year long campaign. Just two months later, he gave a hesped at my grandmother’s levaya, and 18 years to the day, they share the same yahrtzeit, 20 Cheshvan.

Rabbi Sacks would never speak badly about others despite occasionally coming under public criticism. On one occasion, my brother Saul felt that Rabbi Sacks had been unfairly written about in the Jerusalem Post and wrote in a response that was published the following week.

In the middle of a work day, Rabbi Sacks called Saul at his work in a bank to thank him

With all the fame, accolades. and prestigious awards he received, Rabbi Sacks remained humble. months off from his duties as Chief Rabbi to work on his books. He also made time to be there for the community

for writing in his defense.

During the call, many of Saul’s non-Jewish colleagues clamored to hear the voice of

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the renowned religious leader. Rabbi Sacks always chose the path of peace and would never rise to the bait when provoked.

He surrounded himself with a talented team whom he trusted to manage his calendar. If I wanted to book Rabbi Sacks for an event, a meeting, or even to receive a personalized greeting, I knew I needed to contact his staff.

They were incredible gatekeepers who enabled him to maximize his time and strengths.

With all the fame, accolades. and prestigious awards he received, Rabbi Sacks remained humble. After a year in the States, I decided to invite Rabbi Sacks to deliver the keynote address at

the NCSY staff conference in 2015. For me, there was one stand-out line in his speech: “I write books, YOU change lives.” Although he knew the power of his books, he also understood that you need educators on the ground to nurture real change.

One of Rabbi Sacks’ biggest achievements, which he would proudly constantly share, was the percentage of Jewish students attending Jewish schools in England.

Building on the work of his predecessor Lord Jacobovitz, the numbers grew to in excess of 70% during his tenure as Chief Rabbi!

Rabbi Sacks shouldered the huge responsibility of the entire Jewish people and, in particular, the crisis of rising

assimilation. He dedicated a lot of his time to inspiring teens, college students, rabbis and outreach workers about their responsibilities to their fellow Jews. He himself was inspired as a teen by the Lubavitcher Rebbe and always felt he needed to do more to bring back unaffiliated Jews.

At the NCSY staff conference, a philanthropist asked, “Why don’t more philanthropists support outreach? What can we do to change their minds?” Rabbi Sacks looked to the ground in contemplation for a few moments. He then looked up and answered, “You find the philanthropist, and I’ll come with you to convince them!”

He truly felt that it was his

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responsibility to reach every Jew and if he had any possible means of achieving this through his writings, radio broadcasts, talks or even by soliciting funds, he felt that he had to do it.

Rabbi Sacks made time for people and respected everyone of all religions and races, from the highest in the land to the humblest. He was a personal friend of Prince Charles, who spoke so warmly at Rabbi Sacks’ retirement dinner. He was also personal friends with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the UK Catholic Church.

As a member of the House of Lords, the British upper chamber in the legislature, he was a steadfast and reliable voice on humanity, issues of morality, antisemitism, and the defense of Israel. However, at the same time, he ensured that he was accessible to those who did not hold

Tea at the Sacks residence in celebration of the family engagements

such high office.

My father had the honor of being a member of Rabbi Sacks’ executive committee for a number of years, and he recalls being with Rabbi Sacks when he would carry out his regular walkabouts to meet the backroom staff of his office. On one occasion, on the day before Rosh Ha-

shana, he decided to visit the backroom staff of his finance department. Sitting at his desk was a young black man who had only recently started at the office. Rabbi Sacks asked him his name, and the young man replied that it was Lincoln. Rabbi Sacks complimented the young man on his wonderful name; young

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Rabbi Sacks, Elaine, and I at the NCSY staff conference in 2015

Lincoln stood tall and proud when Lord Sacks excitedly told him how honored he was to meet a young man on his staff whose name was linked to the Gettysburg Address. In his discussion with Lincoln, Lord Sacks observed that the Gettysburg Address was very short but its message was eternal.

As we remember Lord Sacks, we stand in awe of the eternal impact of his message to Jewry and the world.

May his memory be for a blessing.

Rabbi Simon Taylor is the Regional Director of New York NCSY. He lives in the Five Towns with his wife and children.

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Dating Dialogue

What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

A friend of mine who is divorced and recently started dating again asked me how he will know when she is the “right” one. I was hoping that you

could help provide some clarity to him and other singles, especially, to those who are hesitant to make another “wrong” choice that may end in another divorce. Are there some good general guidelines for how to know what to look for in a spouse besides the obvious good middos and no red flags? Sometimes, you meet a nice, good person who just isn’t right for you. How do you determine if that person is the right one or not?

Thanks for advice.

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.

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The Panel

The Rebbetzin

The Shadchan

Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S.

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lot of divorced people don’t trust themselves when it comes to committing to marriage a second time. Their logic is as you describe it: I didn’t choose well last time. How do I know that I am better at making an appropriate choice of a spouse the second time around?

To give a general answer to you is shortchanging your friend and the readers of this column. Your friend has recently been divorced. He may not have yet done enough processing of why the marriage ended and his individual growth from the whole experience may not yet have been processed. I would encourage your friend to go into post-divorce counseling and that you respond to the question as a rhetorical one.

It’s easy to ask a complex question in a simple way. There are so many layers to gauging this, and there are so many layers to the individual person. There may be more than one “right person” with whom one can build a life. If one is self-aware, growth-oriented, and willing to offer one’s strengths and other strengths that will develop in a relationship, a person could successfully mate with several people. Mr. or Mrs. Right depends on who is looking and how much they want to work at making it right.

Do not box yourself into the position of being omniscient. Encourage your friend to embark on the journey of growth and vulnerability with a competent professional. With the help of a skilled counselor, a person can not only learn about himself but also learn about the other person and whether you can each support each other in the way that you need (remember the five love languages).

Be a good friend and be supportive but don’t get into the position of answering this question.

would like to start by saying that there is an inherent flaw in your friend’s question. He would like to know how to make the right choice because he has made the wrong choice in the past. Most people who make the wrong decision do not mean to do it, but that does not mean it was not meant to happen. If he stood under the chuppah before, then that was an ordained marriage, even if it ended in divorce. It was a stepping stone for him to be able to learn things about himself and others to be able to be zocheh to find his zivug.

His main problem is that he does not trust himself. Your friend blames himself for getting into a previously failing marriage and has not gotten over that. He must learn to trust himself, build up his self-confidence, and go forward with the knowledge that everything happens for a reason – even wrong marriages. With this newfound confidence, he can iy”H trust his own judgment in the dating world this second time and learn from his past to create a more perfect future.

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’m sorry to hear about your friend’s situation. Shidduchim is difficult the first time, and I cannot imagine the emotions and hardships surrounding round 2 with a divorce.

Rightfully so, your friend would be more cautious the second time around.

You are asking the multi-million dollar question. How do you determine if that person is the right one or not? We are all constantly trying

to grasp some sort of concrete answer to this question. I may not have an answer, but I can share some of the tidbits I’ve learned along the way.

First of all, make sure that person has your three non-negotiables or the core of what you need in a spouse.

This comes with understanding yourself and your needs. Next, accept and validate all of your emotions and feelings as real and valid. Dating comes with a lot of conflicting emotions that ebb and flow. It gets hard to think clearly. That’s okay. Give each emotion its proper time and space to be felt.

Listen to your gut. You may not want to hear it, but ignoring that feeling deep down in your stomach is never good. It’s trying to tell you something important. Acknowledge any and all red flags for what they are. Even if you think it’s a microscopic insignificant red flag, give it the respect and time it deserves.

Have a trusted rav, mentor, or parent for guidance who has dealt with shidduchim in the past. Friends and newbie mentors to shidduchim should be avoided. Those more removed are not blinded and can hold you accountable for all aspects of the relationship, even the parts you sweep under the rug.

Talk it out with Hashem. Daven that He gives you crystal clear clarity to see what is truly in front of you and that He guides you to make the right decisions. It’s fascinating how much clarity comes during the silence of Shemoneh Esrei when it’s just you, Hashem, and a tear-stained siddur.

I must add that they – whoever they are – claim that when it’s right, you just know. I’m not entirely sure what that means because I have never been there. But that’s what “they” say.

Lastly, as badly as you might want to get married, make sure you’re marrying the right person. Take the short-term loss now of singlehood pains for a little longer than the longterm loss of a lifetime of marriage with the wrong person.

Everything worth anything in life comes with a risk.

Your friend should speak to a trustworthy and healthy individual who was divorced and remarried.

Unfortunately, there is no shortage of people out there who had broken engagements or got divorced and went back out into the dating scene.

Experience always trumps opinion.

I have a lot of hope for your friend because he demonstrated that he’s capable of developing a real connection with another person and taking that leap to marriage. If he did it once, he can do it again with the right person.

As always, all feedback, thoughts, and ideas are welcome: renafriedman2@gmail.com.

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here are two separate issues here.

What makes a suitable marriage partner?

For the most part, the factors that are the usual predictors of a successful marriage should be pretty much the same whether it’s a first or a second marriage. Beyond the obvious need to check middos, middos, middos: You need to feel a very real, physical, chemical attraction and enjoy each other’s company.

You need to have compatible short-term and long-term goals and aspirations.

You need to forestall serious conflicts about work, religion, children, finances, and housing.

You need to spend lots of time

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with, and be comfortable with, each other’s families.

You should each be capable of bringing out the very best in each other.

Are there special issues pertaining to second marriages?

Obviously, a divorced person should be sure to understand, and avoid repeating, what went wrong the first time around. Take things very, very slowly, and: Avoid jumping into a second mar-

“Nice” does not a marriage make.

riage out of a sense of desperation or loneliness.

Avoid marrying on the rebound, merely in order to spite the first spouse.

If there are children involved, make sure there will be a commitment to, acceptance of, and affection toward

the children.

Here’s hoping your friend has better success the second time around.

else, that typically does not bode wel l.

Perh ap s most important is truly enjoying each other’s company.

Feeling like best friends.

Feeling like you have a partner in life. Someone who supports you.

Someone who sees you; warts and all...and doesn’t love you despite your “flaws,” but thinks your “flaws” are beautiful. To be with someone who accepts you exactly as you are. To be with someone who you can have fun with; share laughter with; who you can have conversations with. To be with someone who you would like to sit and have coffee with (or whatever you enjoy) forever. To be with someone with whom you share similar values and life goals.

There are thousands of “nice” people dating right now. “Nice” is how I would describe an interaction at an establishment. The waiter was “nice.”

The ambiance was “nice.” The cashier was “nice” to me at checkout. My neighbor is “nice.” “Nice” does not a marriage make. “Nice” is not enough.

Many divorced people will tell you that they did not listen to their intuition before they got married.

They were perhaps encouraged by well-meaning mentors, parents, friends or rebbeim to get married with the hope that the feelings would grow. Many will tell you that they were not mature enough to marry or did not know themselves or what they wanted for their lives at that point in time. And many will tell you (sometimes truthfully and sometimes not) that they were completely blindsided in some way or another by their for-

mer spouses. And this person did a complete 180. As a general guideline, please trust your intuition.

I hope that everyone who is dating has close friends and family whom they can bring their partner around.

If you trust your friends and family, please ask for their feedback. If someone you love presents a significant concern, do not “poo poo” it.

Second-timers need to date for a long time. (Please consult with your rabbinic authority as to the halachic ramifications of the process I suggest.

I cannot and do not speak to that as it is entirely out of the scope of my practice.) Second-timers should ide-ally date for at least a year. See this person in lots of different settings, at a restaurant, with your family and children, with her family and children, with her friends etc.

It is also important for your friend and all divorcees to assess what his new partner has learned about herself from her previous marriage. Even if there is appropriate and valid “finger pointing,” has she evolved from that life experience? Look for his/her takeaway. People with zero “takeaway” and complete finger pointing are sometimes (if not very often) absolutely not ready to embark on a new relationship. It is as if they pack up their valise and simply unpack all the same dirty laundry from the first marriage, completely unaware that they are repeating the exact same cycle or something similar in nature.

When there are children involved, as is most often the case in Orthodox divorces, it is imperative that the families work together (often with the help of a therapist) to blend properly.

If a child senses something off with-

Pulling It All Together The Navidaters Dating and Relationship Coaches and Therapists

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his is an excellent question that is relevant to so many divorcees, who are also singles.

Most of our questions are about firsttime singles and marriages. I’m so glad you wrote in. Thank you!

The advice I have to offer will be general and may not pertain to your friend. Every marriage, including those marriages that ended in divorce, is unique. I would encourage your friend and all divorcees to begin therapy, if they haven’t already done so. When a long-term, and even a short-term, marriage ends, there is always so much to process. Some divorced people will begin recovering from abuse or neglect, a spouse’s addiction or a personal one, a death of a relationship, mental illness of one’s own or one’s former spouse. Some spouses are left quite out of the blue, having thought they had a beautiful relationship. Regardless of the circumstances, when two people are married, they form an attachment; creating one life together. Divorce is a death. And while for some it is a welcome one, for most it is a devastating process as wanted or as unwanted as it was. To make matters worse, there is no mourning period that is honored by the community. There is no shul committee rallying around divorced people sending meals or acknowledging the loss in any way.

Many well-meaning friends and family do not acknowledge the divorce at all because they simply don’t know what to say. Divorced people are

sometimes not included in their previous married social circles anymore and must go through feelings of loneliness and isolation, all while worrying about their children and how the divorce will impact them.

Many are dealing with a new, scary financial reality. And then, at some point, the desire to connect to a new life partner begins to take root.

Many divorced people are left wondering the very same thing your friend is. How will I know when she is the right one? There is typically a lot of valid fear surrounding the prospect of dating and marriage, round 2. Having experienced the excruciating pain of divorce, worst of all watching the children suffer, who wouldn’t think twice (and three and four and a hundred times) before walking down the aisle...again? So, secondly, please offer your friend validation, which will likely serve to calm his nerves. People who walk out of divorces pointing the finger and eager to jump into their next relationship present much greater concern in my mind than those with some healthy reservation and concern.

What makes a healthy relationship? Having physical attraction, a chemistry, a strong desire to be around this person. Respect. Admiration. Zero instinct or desire to change this other person in any way, shape or form. When people enter a marriage hoping to change someone

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in the new girlfriend/boyfriend, it is important to listen to the concerns of the child and take his/her concerns to heart. While grownups are entitled to find happiness and love with a new partner, we must hold space for the children who have been through the trauma of divorce and the new family dynamics that ensue. We must be certain that the new partner will be a wonderful addition to the child’s life instead of, G-d forbid, an inappropriate or unloving person who will only bring more pain.

Ultimately, for honest and selfaware people facing the prospect of dating the second time around, I believe it boils down to trusting oneself again. Sometimes people start dating seriously way too soon after divorce, and they are so unhealed that it is

impossible to be healthy in a new relationship. They will keep attracting the same “kind of person,” or tolerating the same behaviors or behaving in their old ways. (And sometimes people healed ten years before the divorce and are truly ready to date!)

I hope your friend feels ready after having done his work on himself, whatever that may be.

Even though I’m not the “rebbetzin” on this wonderful panel and I am clear in my role as the “therapist,” on a personal note, I truly believe that there is so much that is out of our control. It is my personal belief that every marriage is ordained by Hashem – even the ones that ended in divorce. There is a greater picture that we cannot possibly understand.

Perhaps a soul journey that your ne-

shama needed to be on, for reasons that you may or may not understand.

Divorcees are often left beating themselves up. How could I have allowed this to happen? I am a failure. I’m a loser. I should have known better. Did I miss the signs? How did I continue on in a bad marriage for so many years? I’ve wasted so many years of my life. The thoughts are endless. As your friend gains his confidence and redefines himself in his new life, I feel hopeful that he will begin to trust himself and his ability to choose a true life partner. He may want to speak to some “second timers” who have successful marriages for inspiration and guidance.

Ultimately, let’s face it, folks: everything worth anything in life comes with a risk. There is no guarantee

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that anything will work out or won’t work out. To some extent, no matter how we feel, or how much research we have done, we are taking a risk.

Not taking calculated, well thought out “risks” is far scarier than taking them. Because that is a life unlived.

And we must live.

Sincerely, Jennifer

P.S. An absolute no brainer, in my opinion, is for your friend and the woman he becomes serious with to seek pre premarital counseling.

Effective communication is paramount. The space to lay all cards out on the table with a third, neutral party is imperative.

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516-224-7779, ext. 2. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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Dr. Deb

April’s Inner Critic

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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e all seem to have an inner critic. Where did it come from? And even more important, why in the world do we need it?

Well, to answer the second question first, we don’t. But once upon a time, we did. Every “bad” voice in our heads exists because we needed it once, or we thought we would need it. How can that be? Who in the world would think we need an inner critic?

How about a six-year old?

Have you seen little kids scolding their dolls? Where did they get that from? Well, obviously, they were imitating the adults in their lives. And they did that simply because they thought that’s what grownups are supposed to do.

Okay, why do children imitate adults in the first place? The answer is that if adults have all the power, then of course children want that power too. So if adults scold, then that must be a good thing. And if they can scold themselves, then maybe it will shape themselves up fast before the grownups get started.

We gave birth to our inner critics probably around age six.

As adults, we realize that inner critics aren’t at all helpful and we make the mistake of trying to shut them up. But that never works. The reason: the inner critic is way too much a part of us, having been with us for so long, to just stop.

We end up getting mad at ourselves, frustrated, and miserable.

But none of that changes anything.

Really, how could it? How can getting angry at yourself ever fix anything? It certainly gives more ammunition to our inner critics.

So how do we fix this?

Step One is to realize that our inner critics came into existence when we were children. So it’s a child! A child trying its best to imitate adults in order to help us. It’s a part of us; it’s been with us a long, long time.

So this realization needs to lead to appreciation for its efforts on our behalf.

But more than that is needed. We all have a soul, a Self. Our Self has the following wonderful qualities:

• Compassion • Clarity • Courage • Confidence • Connection • Creativity • Calm • Curiosity To the degree that we can feel any of these things as we are engaging with life, we are operating from ourselves. When we get angry, critical, judgmental, and so on, we are being taken over by a part of us, a part that was needed once upon a time and still comes up to help us.

So Step Two is noticing when we are in Self and when we are taken over by old parts. Just noticing is huge because it means we don’t have to feel as though “we” are angry or snide or cold; just a part of us is. And the Self underneath all that is still there, perhaps not trying hard enough to get out, or perhaps not realizing that it can get out.

The more Self can lead you with wisdom and kindness in making decisions, the less your inner critic will

feel compelled to jump in. So Step Three is nurturing Self more. Let’s take a look at April, whom we introduced last week and her husband, Josh (characters I made up).

April is 50 years old. She is married and has three children. Her inner critic will not leave her alone. Josh doesn’t help either because he is an outer critic in the family! When he gets angry at her and tells her what she “should have” done differently, she has already heard all that from deep inside. It’s awfully hard for her to handle two critics.

Josh isn’t happy being her critic, either. He wishes she were a teammate instead. That is, he wishes he didn’t “have” to criticize her in the first place. Perhaps it would be some small consolation to April to know that Josh is harder on himself than he is on her; his own inner critic is busy putting out fires.

Therefore, with an attitude of curiosity and interest, rather than resentment and anger, April closed her eyes and asked her inner critic part why it was so demanding. “That’s

easy,” came the quick response that welled up inside of her: “To beat your father to it!”

April remembered being six and getting her first report card. Her father was not happy with it and told her that, point blank. Why was she daydreaming in class? Didn’t she understand that school was for learning? She should listen to the teacher!

That’s what she was there for!

Her father went on for quite some time, it seemed. And April remembers freezing up at that moment, all the little-girl joy draining out of her.

No, she didn’t realize all that. But she had better, she thought. She did not like it when her father, who was generally warm and loving, felt to her like he disapproved. That distance between them was painful.

That was the birth of her inner critic.

Of course, there were more parts to her; none of us is one-dimensional. Opposite the critic was the peacemaker who didn’t like to hear negative

things. You would almost think the peacemaking part was her Self, but it isn’t. A Self doesn’t have an agenda; the peacemaker did.

Generally, when polar opposite parts vie with one another it leaves a person feeling confused, drained,

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ship role in her inner world required her first to heal the hurt six-year old within who put up with her father’s criticism. This is actually the easiest step of the process. The important aspect of it is that the young child feels heard and understood by the Self. (It

Who really does listen to us?

When do we feel truly heard?

and further away from who they really are. Conversely, when the Self is in charge, coming from a place of calm and confidence, the troublesome parts, like children whose bickering finally gets under your skin, melt into the background, not interested in shaking things up.

Putting April’s Self into a leader-

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is quite sad how many people do not feel their parents understood their pain as they grew up.)

Interestingly, even though it is one and the same person, somehow, when it feels as though the child is speaking, it is a great relief to people.

It feels to them as if the child herself were present to express her feelings

the way she would have back when she was really still a child. The person must then ask the child what else they need and rescue them from the place they’ve been stuck in for these many years.

Think about this: Who really does listen to us? When do we feel truly heard? Validated? The only person on earth who can do an excellent job of it is oneself. Once the Self hears that inner child and removes him or her from the memory of the place where the pain took place, the Self is ready to take more leadership in her life.

If this all sounds a bit over the top, read on next week for the neural correlate of what’s happening. This will clearly ground you in science.

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn is a Marriage and Family Therapist. If you want help with your marriage, begin by signing up to watch her Masterclass at https://drdeb. com/myw-masterclass.

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Health & F tness

Brain Boosters Part II Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

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n our last column, we emphasized the importance of brain health and reviewed many foods that attribute to brain health. Below are some more foods that, when eaten on a regular basis, can help our brain function at its best.

The first food on the brain-boosting list is beets. Recent attention has been drawn to the high nitrate content of beets. Beets are high in antioxidants and nitrates. Research suggests that the nitrates found in beets

are converted to nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps relax and dilate blood vessels, improving blood flow and thus lowering blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure is not only vital for our hearts, but for our brains as well. High blood pressure can cause a stroke.

Beets can be eaten cooked, roasted, canned or juiced. Drinking beet juice may help to lower blood pressure in a matter of hours. One study found that drinking one glass of beet

juice lowered blood pressure by an average of 4-5 points. Just one cup of cooked beets is an excellent source of vitamins A and K. Vitamin K also prevents calcium from building up in our tissues, which can also lead to a stroke. It has also been shown that vitamin K helps people who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Beets are also thought to help the brain to think clearly and increase attention span.

The next super food which specifically promotes brain health is the avocado. Avocados are notable for their high monounsaturated fats content. A medium size avocado contains approximately 30 grams of fat. But they don’t just contain any fat – the majority of the fat in avocado is oleic acid. Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid believed to be responsible for heart and brain health. Oleic acid has been linked to reduced inflammation and is also shown to be cancer preventing. These healthy fats are essential for brain development and health. Furthermore, avocados are rich in folate and vitamin K, which improve cognitive brain functions such as concentration and memory (and help prevent a stroke by preventing calcium buildup, as mentioned above).

This delicious fruit can be added to smoothies for a creamy texture but is also delicious on its own, in a salad, spread on toast, or as the main ingredient in guacamole.

The next brain booster is a chocolate lover’s favorite to learn about:

dark chocolate. Research has found that eating up to 100g of chocolate each day is linked to lower risks of heart disease and strokes. Experts believe that flavonoid antioxidants are responsible for preventing obesity and diabetes, which, in turn, prevents heart disease and stroke. Dark chocolate also increases blood flow to the brain, which improves all-around cognitive function. A study published in February 2016 found that eating chocolate at least once a week boosts cognitive function. The researchers believe that cocoa contains flavanols that improve blood flow to the brain. Chocolate also contains small amounts of caffeine, which can boost alertness and thus cognitive function.

To reap all the benefits of chocolate, opt for varieties that are at least 70% cocoa. Milk chocolate and white chocolate are too high in refined sugars and other highly processed ingredients to provide the same health benefits as dark chocolate.

Another favorite brain booster is red wine. Low to moderate red wine consumption has been linked to brain health. Resveratrol is a key ingredient in red wine that is thought to prevent damage to red blood vessels by reducing the “bad” cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) and preventing blood clots, thus protecting the heart and the brain. Resveratrol is also high in omega 3 fatty acids, which are believed to protect against heart disease and promote brain health as well. Resveratrol helps protect the

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brain by strengthening the bloodbrain barrier, thus reducing the ability of certain byproducts to infiltrate the brain and cause disease.

Resveratrol is also thought to inhibit the growth and invasion of brain tumor cells.

Moving away from actual foods, turmeric is a brain-boosting spice that can be added to many foods: soups, salad, rice, poultry, meat, Suzie Fishbein’s famous Popcorn Cauliflower – I even spice my cholent with turmeric. It’s famous for its yellow color and strong healing and anti-inflammatory properties. Turmeric increases oxygen intake in the brain, which increases alertness and focus.

Coconut oil is a diverse super-food which can be used for most forms of cooking or baking. It has powerful anti-inflammatory properties and can boost memory and cognitive function. While coconut oil is high in certain saturated fats, they are considered healthy fatty acids. These fatty acids promote fat

burning, which then provide energy to your brain and body. These fatty acids get transported to the liver and get converted to ketones, which is also a treatment for seizures and epilepsy.

Last but not certainly not least, something most people rely on daily: coffee. Fortunately for us, not only does coffee provide a quick energy jolt, but it also has a positive effect on cognition. Caffeine has the ability to block adenosine, a natural central nervous system depressant. By blocking the adenosine, attention and alertness is increased and the mood is boosted as well.

Studies show that two cups of caffeinated coffee a day can strengthen your long- and short-term memory, as well as reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease, however, studies show that coffee drinkers have up to a 65% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. After Alzheimer’s

disease, Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. As with Alzheimer’s, there is no known cure for Parkinson’s disease, which makes it all the more important to focus on prevention. A study reported by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that drinking up to three cups of caffeinated coffee daily is linked to a 25% lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Depression is another serious mental disorder that causes a significantly reduced quality of life, affecting approximately 4% of people in the U.S. According to a study in 2011, women who drank four cups of coffee daily were 15% less likely to develop depression.

There are many different ways to take care of your brain. There are many foods that promote brain health, but you need to prepare your food in the right way as well in order to reap the benefits.

First and foremost, portion size is key, and not all of the above men-

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tioned foods have to be ingested daily (other than coffee, of course!). Rather, incorporate these food items into your routine and menus on a weekly basis. Make them a staple in your diet. Use olive oil, avocado oil and coconut oil in your cooking (in appropriate portions) for optimal heart and brain health. Sprinkle turmeric generously on just about anything.

Oh, and don’t forget to treat yourself at night to a piece of dark chocolate with a glass of red wine while doing a crossword puzzle!

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist.

She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@ gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram @ EatBetterandFeelBetter.

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Parenting Pearls

Reading

By Sara Rayvych, MSEd

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reader requested a more indepth look at reading for one of my columns. It’s such an important subject that it deserves the extra discussion.

I’ve seen students at all stages of the reading process during my professional work but I’ve been fortunate to watch my children at every step as a homeschooler. When parents call me regarding homeschooling, reading often comes up and for good reason. It’s crucial but also a very difficult subject to learn. While children spend the first years learning to read, they then spend the next years reading to learn. If they don’t have strong reading skills, it can affect other subjects, as well.

This article is not meant to replace your child’s teacher/therapist who is the best person to consult regarding your child. This is simply to guide you as you practice with your child at home and assist them in their learning.

Disclaimer: While teaching reading is, of course, covered in my general and special education degree, I do not have the additional reading specialist certification.

Setting the stage for success Material should be presented in clear, large print and a simple font, not one that distorts the letters. The item to be read should be isolated unless

it’s meant to be read within a word or sentence. Some struggling readers may find it helpful if you isolate the word by blocking off the surrounding words, even if they will be reading it within the sentence. An index card or blank piece of paper with a rectangle cut out of the center can be used to cover the other parts of the page while exposing only the target word.

Sessions should be timed based on your child. Some children do better with longer, uninterrupted sessions, while other children need shorter sessions with breaks. Some children benefit from moving or being active during breaks. While some children will learn best sitting at a table, other children may prefer sitting on the couch, cuddling, standing or moving.

Some children will benefit from having something in their hand, while other children will find that distracting.

Pick the time of day you read with your child based on their needs. Some children may be fresher earlier in the day, while others may prefer relaxing to a story together at night. Know your child, and go based on what they need to succeed.

Some children find it easier if their parent/adult alternates reading with them, taking turns after each page or paragraph. Don’t be afraid to help them with a word if you know the word

is above their reading level. Discussing the picture before reading the page not only interests them in the upcoming passage but it also helps by providing context clues they can use when reading. For example, “mouse” is a hard word but if there is a mouse in the picture, they may recognize the word just from the beginning sounds.

Depending on the sibling dynamic, new readers can read with older siblings instead of, or in addition to, a parent. Also, reading to younger siblings is a great way for a beginning reader to get practice. Younger children enjoy being read to, and they are less concerned with the accuracy or time it takes the reader. Obviously, this may not work if their younger sibling is at the age when they turn pages quicker than the reader can read or if they have a very short attention span.

Choosing reading material When possible, choose reading material that interests your child. They’ll be much more interested in reading and comprehending a story or subject that interests them. There are books, even books for beginners, that cover a wide range of topics. Not only do children enjoy reading about topics that interest them but they can learn more about those topics. We have books on everything from baseball (and the sci-

ence behind pitching and batting) to extreme weather. Children, especially younger ones, often enjoy books that are funny or silly. Books with rhyming or word repetition are also great for encouraging the newest readers to join in. The P.J Pepperjay series is hilarious and a great read for children that are up to that level or want to read with a parent.

Older, struggling readers don’t want to read baby books but the books for their age category are often above their reading level. There are books that are specifically geared to older children that are still struggling with reading.

These books provide age appropriate material for an older child while still controlling the reading level. You can search online for “high interest readers” or “high interest books.”

There are books geared to every reading level. The Bob Books Series starts at the earliest of reading levels. There are so many graded readers (readers that are set according to reading levels) but to help you in your search here are some that our family has enjoyed: National Geographic Readers, I Can Read, DK Readers, Ready to Read and Step Into Reading.

Please note that each series or program has its own breakdown for reading levels. In other words, your child may be “level 2” in one series but “level

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4’’ in a different one. Each series will usually have a quick guide to picking out the right level and reader for your child. It always helps when you read an actual page or two of the book before purchasing to ensure it’ll meet your child’s needs. You can often see sample pages online, if you’re not purchasing in-person.

I was frustrated that so many wonderful Jewish books are on the market but they’re mostly written for a parent to read to a child or for an experienced reader to read to themselves.

In my humble opinion, there weren’t many books for children to read by themselves when they were at the beginning stages. I’ve been excited to see that over the past few years the Jewish publishing companies have come out with some wonderful, beginner readers and early chapter books for Jewish

Respect their journey It’s not uncommon for children to have difficulty with reading nor is it uncommon for children to need extra help. Don’t be afraid to reach out to their teacher if you see your child is struggling. There is no shame in needing extra help, and many children can become devoted readers after some professional assistance. There are a variety of barriers to learning, and a professional can help discover and remove those barriers.

Children naturally resist work that is hard for them. It’s easier when you know to expect it and you can sympathize with the challenges they’re facing. Knowing how hard it is can help a parent find that extra patience and give that extra hug that their child needs. It always helps to daven for your child’s success.

Reading to younger siblings is a great way for a beginning reader to get practice.

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children. Some of the Jewish series my children have enjoyed are My Dog series (by David A. Adler), The Children’s Learning Series (by Menucha Fuchs), and Jelly Eli Z. series (by David A. Adler). There are many more, and it’s worth your time to spend a few quiet minutes looking around your local Jewish bookstore to see what they have in stock. Many sites will have sample pages online if you’re unable to shop in-person.

The more children read, the better they’ll read, and the better they read, the more they’ll enjoy it. Once they enjoy reading, your child is on their way to a lifetime of learning. I personally try to make sure my kids have plenty of interesting reading material to encourage reading practice and enjoyment. Reading is an excellent way for children to spend their time, and you’ll be amazed by how much your child can learn from the books they read in their spare time.

Books don’t need to be expensive to be wonderful and second-hand books are another way to build your child’s library.

Reading is such an important skill but it’s so hard to acquire. Additionally, English is potentially one of the hardest languages to learn to read (and to speak). There are often more exceptions to the rules than words that follow the rules. Have a little compassion on your new readers; they have a big and challenging but rewarding journey to literacy.

Children are naturally curious and enjoy learning. Many children particularly enjoy reading time. Reading to your children is one of the best steps you can take to create a desire to read.

Your child is never too young for you to read to them. Let your children see you read and see you value reading; your kids will naturally follow your lead. Let your child associate reading as a time to relax, bond with you, and learn something new.

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In The K

tchen

Turkey Corn Quiche

By Naomi Nachman

I absolutely love Thanksgiving! I arrived in America on Thanksgiving. I met my

husband a year later on Thanksgiving, and I love the festivities that surround this national holiday.

For most of the years since we got

married, I made a big Thanksgiving feast � turkey and all. I try to buy a big turkey so there is always leftover turkey. A good chef wastes nothing! I use the bones to go in my Shabbos chicken soup and

any leftover meat goes into a corn quiche, salad or wrap.

Ingredients

Preparation

b1 (14.75 oz) can creamed corn b1 (11 oz) can corn b2 cups leftover Empire Kosher® turkey, cubed b¼ cup canola oil b2 eggs b½ cup flour b2 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped b½ teaspoon baking powder b1 teaspoon kosher salt b1 frozen 9-inch deep dish pie shell

1.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Mix all ingredients (except pie shell) together in a bowl.

3. Spoon mixture into pie shell.

4.

Bake uncovered for 1 hour.

Photo by Melinda Strauss

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

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

Singing or chanting are strongly encouraged to do so quietly (at or below the volume of a normal speaking voice) - From the California Department of Public Health entitled “Mandatory Requirements for All Gatherings,” dictating how people should act in their homes

Donald Trump is not an Adolf Hitler. At least Hitler improved the daily life of his followers, had discipline, and required more of himself to gain the respect of his followers. Even with the same pathology, there are varying degrees of competence.

In a lot of ways, unfortunately, what happened last night could not have been worse for this country, for our children, our grandchildren, our future. The outcome of our presidential election was seized from the hands of voters, where, of course, it rightly belongs, and now resides in the control of lawyers and courts and highly partisan, clearly corrupt, big-city bureaucrats. So, no matter what happens next, that is a tragedy. Many Americans will never again accept the results of a presidential election.

- Tucker Carlson, Fox News, the day after Election Day

– Tweet by Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a professor at the Yale School of Medicine and frequent CNN guest

A nation united. A nation strengthened.

A nation healed. The United States of America.

I anticipate closing the deal in the next 10 days, and then it’s off and running. I would love to hear your ideas to make YOUR Mets experience better.

– Tweet by Joe Biden

- Tweet by new Mets owner Steve Cohen

Written like a man who’s been in his basement for a year.

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I’m all for absentee voting, but you’ve got to say votes have to be in by a certain time.

In this case, they opened it up. They made it so easy to do by a process that doesn’t set deadlines on when ballots have to be received. So the day after election, you need 10,000 votes? Okay, all of a sudden now we’ve got 10,500 votes.

- Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), national chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition, in an interview with Breitbart’s Joel Pollack

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast – Emily Harrington’s mantra as she free-climbed a 3,000foot granite wall known as El Capitan

I’m beyond thrilled that my friend Joe Biden and our first Black and IndianAmerican woman Vice President, Kamala Harris, are headed to restore some dignity, competence, and heart at the White House.

Let’s remember that tens of millions of people voted for the status quo, even when it meant supporting lies, hate, chaos, and division. We’ve got a lot of work to do to reach out to these folks in the years ahead and connect with them on what unites us.

– Twisted tweet by Michelle Obama

That is the president of the United States.

That is the most powerful person in the world. And we see him like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over, but he just hasn’t accepted it and he wants to take everybody down with him, including this country.

- CNN’s Anderson Cooper, after a President Trump press conference in which he discussed election fraud

Even if he has lost, a President who trampled the rule of law for four years was on pace to collect millions more votes this time than last. And though they braced for a bloodbath, the congressional Republicans who enabled him instead notched unexpected gains.

The GOP appeared likely to retain the majority in the Senate and cut into the Democratic House majority, defying the polls and fundraising deficits. Republicans held onto states such as Florida, South Carolina, Ohio and Iowa that Democrats had hoped to flip.

They cut into Democrats’ margins with nonwhite voters, made gains with Latinos in South Florida and the Rio Grande Valley, and racked up huge turnout among non-college-educated white people, while halting what many conservatives feared was an inexorable slide in the suburbs.

– From Time Magazine’s post-mortem titled, “Even If Joe Biden Wins, He Will Govern in Donald Trump’s America”

I am a person with Down syndrome who will complete the Ironman. I am going to make history by crushing it.

- Chris Nikic, age 21, from Maitland, Florida, talking to the TODAY show before becoming the first person with Down Syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon

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There are people who are calling for investigations of the pollsters who had Joe Biden winning by 10 points, 12 points. The biggest one of all is The Washington Post poll that had – as we’re watching Wisconsin a one-point lead, The Washington Post poll just a few days ago had Joe Biden winning by 17 points. That’s not a mistake. That’s not an error. That’s polling malpractice.

- Pollster Frank Luntz, after Election Day

If you got it wrong this time, you got it wrong twice in a row, you shouldn’t be working in the business. There are other things you can do. You can sell real estate.

You can sell stocks. Stop selling polls.

- Ibid.

The political polling profession is done.

- Ibid.

I don’t even know if I want to be in politics.

You know, for real, in the first six months of my term, I didn’t even know if I was going to run for re-election this year. It’s the incoming. It’s the stress. It’s the violence. It’s the lack of support from your own party. It’s your own party thinking you’re the enemy.

But I’m serious when I tell people the odds of me running for higher office and the odds of me just going off trying to start a homestead somewhere — they’re probably the same.

- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), talking to the New York Times after an Election Day in which the only clear outcome seems to show that progressive ideas did not help the Democrat party

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Let’s not have any lectures, no lectures, about how the president should immediately, cheerfully accept preliminary election results from the same characters who just spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the last election and who insinuated that this one would be illegitimate too if they lost again — only if they lost.

- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a speech from the Senate floor responding to calls by Democrats for Pres. Trump to simply accept the election outcome rather than pursue legal methods to assure the correct result is reached

For every Shabbat, there is a Motzei Shabbat, and for every Trump, there is Biden. We need to realize that Biden is not an enemy of Israel. It’s time to repair the rupture with the Democrats.

- Former Israeli Consul to New York, Danny Dayan, speaking with Army Radio in Israel

It was a wonderful birthday present for Hillary Clinton to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Monday night on her birthday. Oh, I’m sure she was so grateful, so grateful.

- Sen. Majority Mitch McConnell, after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court

They ran de Blasio’s picture all over the state! [saying], “They will turn New York State into New York City, looting and crime and homelessness, law and order!”

-Gov. Cuomo blaming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for the state’s Democratic Party’s down-ballot losses on Election Day, in a radio interview on WAMC

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The Art of the Steal

BY NATE DAVIS

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t took three-and-a-half years, a special prosecutor and a team of twelve deputies, twenty-eight million dollars, and thousands of hours of hearings to conclude that Trump did not steal the 2016 election. Actually, I said that wrong. As the Democrats said after the Mueller probe, “There was not enough evidence that [Trump] stole the 2016 election; that does not mean that he, in fact, did not steal it.”

So with that timeframe in mind – three-anda-half years – we still have some time to reach a conclusion about whether or not the Democrats stole the 2020 election.

If it’s your job to figure it out, here’s the answer: They stole it. Now go enjoy a beach vacation for the next three years, five months and 23 days. (Wasn’t that easier than the whole Mueller thing?)

In all seriousness, I always wondered how I would see things if the shoe was on the other foot –if I was a Hillary supporter. Would I have believed the Russia hoax? Would I have believed that Trump stole the election in 2016? Would I have ran around screaming, “Not my pwwweetthhhiiidddeennnnt!!” Well, I’m not on psychotropics, so I wouldn’t have done that, but you get the point.

Well, now the shoe is on the other foot. And I’m actually enjoying the experience of looking through the other side of the looking glass.

I start with the premise that what happened last Tuesday was really strange.

Obviously, the pollsters got it all wrong heading into Election Day. They had Biden up by double

digits throughout most of the race and all but declared that there was going to be a “blue wave.”

They were obviously dead wrong – even if Biden did win legitimately, he won by a razor thin margin. The Electoral College map swung to Biden by a total of less than 100,000 votes. But what is even more puzzling is these little data nuggets from Election Day, any of which would have caused an honest pollster to forecast a Trump victory: Trump crushed it with Latino voters…

He won the white vote overwhelmingly…

He actually did well with women…

He even got 30% of the Jewish vote (slow clap)…

He brought out the most voters in history from rural areas…

He even outperformed 2016 with black voters…

He got the highest percentage of the New York vote since 1988 for a Republican candidate…

He won Florida by a very healthy 3+% even though Democrats poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the Sunshine State, believing that the entire race would come down to who won there…

He won Ohio by more than 8% (even though the pre-election polls had him down there), and as the saying goes, “As goes Ohio, so goes the nation!” Strangely the massive Trump sentiment in Ohio didn’t rub off on its Midwest neighbors (MI, WI, MN)…

He carried the down-ballot races leading to Republican gains in state races throughout the country…

Republicans had to defend ten Senate seats and

succeeded at defending almost every one (the ones that they didn’t win are questionable) …

Going into Election Day, the Democrats had an early ballot lead, but everyone was saying that if there is a big Election Day turnout, Trump will easily overcome that lead. There was a huge Election Day turnout…. Biggest ever…

Then there is the cute anecdotal stuff. I’m not talking about a cookie poll in Pennsylvania which had Trump leading 6-1. I’m talking about the bellwether counties, meaning counties that historically vote for the candidate that ends up winning the presidential election.

Valencia County, New Mexico, is the crème de la crème of bellwether counties. Since 1952, whoever got the majority of the vote in this county won the presidential election every time. Well, their streak is now broken. Trump got 56.2% of Valencia County’s vote, Biden got 41.4%. Ottawa County, Ohio, has a pretty good track-record too.

Since 1948, they were wrong once (in 1960). How did they vote this year? Trump – 60.8%, Biden – 37.7%.

Now let’s look at what actually happened on election night, because that is where things get really whacky.

Trump got the first big win of the night with a decisive victory in Florida. Then he got the Mother of All Bomb wins when he crushed it in Ohio. You may recall that the betting odds flipped in Trump’s favor at around 10 p.m., and the Chinese yen crashed (because it looked like China’s

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nemesis was going to prevail once again). Something strange developed in Arizona when Fox News called it very quickly for Biden. But even so, Trump was still holding onto every other state that he carried in 2016. He had a very wide path to 270 electoral votes. Until around 4 a.m., Trump had a healthy lead in Wisconsin and Michigan, aside for having a lead in Georgia and North Carolina.

That would have put him above 270 electoral votes.

Then Wisconsin and Michigan announced that there would be no additional vote tally updates until the morning.

Now, if you went through a county-by-county tally of Wisconsin and Michigan at that time, you would have seen that Democrat strongholds like Detroit and Milwaukee were fully reported. And Trump was ahead by tens of thousands of votes in Michigan and Wisconsin. (This is according to all major networks’ interactive maps). So Trump was still pretty much cruising to victory.

Then, puff! Trump’s leads in Wisconsin and Michigan suddenly evaporated at around 6 a.m. when Detroit and Milwaukee each reported tens of thousands of new ballots. All for Biden.

Huh? Where did those come from? Why did every network’s map have Detroit and Milwaukee as having been 100% counted until now? What changed?

What’s even crazier is that in the week since the election, the numbers out of Michigan and Wisconsin make no sense. I will not get into the weeds with the numbers, but just to illustrate: The Federalist points out that Biden outperformed Barack Obama in Milwaukee, even though Obama was the first black president, campaigned heavily in Milwaukee (unlike Biden), and there was higher turnout in Milwaukee in 2016. On top of that, Milwaukee today has almost 30,000 less registered voters than when Obama ran. Scot Hounsell at RedState ran the data on Michigan and points out the oddity that Biden beat Obama’s numbers by double digits in Detroit and other blue areas of Michigan, even though Biden did not beat Obama’s numbers in any other county in non-swing states.

Oh, and Georgia, forget about it. Georgia was supposedly 100% reported but the race was not called because of some possible outstanding votes in Atlanta. Sure enough, literally 48 hours later, the Democrat Atlanta election clerk “found 20,000 ballots” at 3 p.m. on Thursday night, giving Biden the lead there by a couple of thousand votes. Where were those ballots before Thursday night? In a broom closet? In her trunk?

(I won’t even discuss Pennsylvania because the Democrat leadership in that state pretty much declared even before Election Day that they would do whatever they have to do for Biden to win.)

Despite the strange election night, it’s a pretty big claim to make, that a party stole a presidential election. Or is it?

If I told you that John F. Kennedy stole the elec-

tion from Richard Nixon in 1960, would you call me a conspiracy theorist?

Yes, I know that Kennedy was eventually assassinated, and Nixon was eventually implicated in Watergate. But before those events, they had a very tight presidential race in 1960.

In his award winning, #1 New York Times Bestselling tome on Lyndon Johnson titled The Passage of Power, noted historian Robert A. Caro documents some of the shenanigans that took place in that race. Kennedy had chosen Lyndon B. Johnson to be his running mate because in order to win the race he needed to carry LBJ’s home state of Texas. Caro, whose book was described as “Brilliant…Important…Remarkable” by Bill Clinton, documents how the Texas Democratic Party machine went to work to essentially steal Texas for Kennedy.

Kennedy ended up winning Texas by 46,233 votes out of over 6 million votes cast. Despite the race being very tight across Texas, in Democrat-controlled counties, Kennedy won by whopping margins. In one precinct, Kennedy got 1,144

Where were those ballots before Thursday night?

In a broom closet?

In her trunk? votes to Nixon’s 45 votes. In another Democrat-ran precinct, Kennedy received 4,051 votes and Nixon earned 284 votes.

Caro describes election night 1960 in Texas as follows: “By the evening of Election Day, several hours after polls had closed, veteran reporters had noticed what one called the ‘slow motion count of votes’ in Duval [County] – they knew what it meant; that the [clerk] was holding back a final tally until he saw whether the race was close, so that if it was, he could give his allies the votes they needed.”

Sounds familiar?

Trump is up in Michigan and Wisconsin and then the powers that be (the Democrats who control those states from the top down) announce that there will be no more updates. A few hours later, Biden is up by a razor thin margin. As perhaps-President-Elect Joe Biden would say, “C’mon,

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Taking a step back, the 2020 election was ripe for fraud “from jump,” due to rampant mail-in-ballots in Democrat-run states.

Yes, in every election there are a small minority of voters that use mail-in-ballots, but it usually makes up a tiny percentage of the electorate so it is hard to effectuate a fraud through them.

Secondly, usually mail-in-ballots are a threestep process: i) the voter fills out an application requesting a mail-in ballot and signs that application; ii) a ballot is mailed to the address listed in the application; and iii) the signature on the ballot is matched with the signature on the application.

But in Democrat-ran states this year, they didn’t require a mail-in-ballot application so there was no way to verify whether the person who was sent the ballot actually still lived at the location, and there was no way to verify the signature on the ballot with the signature on the application.

But that is only part of the problem with mailin ballots. In August, the New York Post interviewed a Democratic operative who disclosed that there are numerous ways that operatives cheat with mail-in ballots when they are used in local races. He said that he and his colleagues oftentimes printed counterfeit ballots and filled them out, as there are no real security features on mailin ballots. He also disclosed that they, at times, paid off postal workers to throw out ballots from Republican-leaning areas.

Trump had been screaming about this for many months, claiming that it would result in massive fraud. But the goal of ridding America of the evil orange man obviously comes before having a free and fair election with integrity.

So, I don’t think that it is so conspiracy theory-ish to think that there were some shenanigans with the absentee ballots going on. That, coupled with the strange events on election night and the post-election day data, cause me believe that this election was probably stolen from Trump.

I say “probably stolen” because, as of now, there has not yet been any hard proof presented to the public that it was stolen. It would likely take months, and maybe years, to put together such proof anyway.

I personally think that Trump should offer real money to people to come forward and disclose what really happened. You can be certain that if a group of people were filing out ballots in some office in the middle of the night in Detroit, a $10 million reward would get at least one of those people talking.

Either way, it’s not going to happen before Joe Biden takes office.

That is what makes it a good steal.

Trump may have written the Art of the Deal.

The Democrats could have written the Art of the Steal.

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Political Crossfire

The Media is the Big Loser of the 2020 Election

By Marc A. Thiessen

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lmost every major media survey forecast an overwhelming popular-vote and electoral college win for Joe Biden and a Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate.

But the predicted blue wave seems not to have materialized.

In Florida, polls gave Biden on average a lead of one point; the New York Times poll showed Biden beating President Donald Trump by three points, and Reuters showed him winning by four points. Instead, Trump won the state by more than three. In Pennsylvania, Biden led by more than a point on average in pre-election polls; the NBC News/Marist survey predicted a five-point Biden victory; instead, the race is down to the wire.

In Wisconsin, pre-election polls showed the former vice president up almost seven points. The Washington Post/ABC News poll projected a 17-point Biden thrashing, while the Times predicted an 11-point Biden victory. Trump appears to have lost by just 21,000 votes.

The same is true of the Senate. In Maine, not a single poll showed Sen. Susan Collins, R, winning reelection, and some showed her losing by six, seven and even 12 points. Instead, she crushed her opponent by more than seven points. In North Carolina, with the exception of the GOP Trafalgar Group, not a single poll in the past month showed Sen. Thom Tillis, R, winning his race; he leads by nearly two points. In Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst,

R, was supposed to be endangered, but won by nearly seven points. In Montana, Sen. Steve Daines, R, was supposed to be in a nail-biter, but won by 10. Far from taking back the Senate, as of this writing Democrats have gained a grand total of one net seat. And defying expectations, Republicans won almost every toss-up in the House – picking up at least six seats and leaving Democrats with the slimmest House majority in 20 years.

essential role as a neutral arbiter of fact, lies in tatters. A recent study from Gallup and the Knight Foundation found that 86% of Americans say the news media is biased, and 73% say the bias in the reporting of news that is supposed to be objective is “a major problem.” The bias is seen as ideological. Almost three-fourths of Republicans and 52% of independents have a “very” or “somewhat” unfavorable view of the news media,

Trust in the media, and its essential role as a neutral arbiter of fact, lies in tatters.

Many in the media bought the polls because they could not imagine that half the country was not as disgusted by Trump and his Republican “enablers” as they were. After four years of branding Trump a bigot, they had trouble understanding how the president succeeded in actually expanding his Black and Latino support in 2020, which helped give him his margin of victory in Florida.

Given this failure to correctly predict the election, is it any wonder that a lot of Americans don’t trust the media to call the election? Or that they buy Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of fraud? Trust in the media, and its

compared with 22% of Democrats.

Indeed, many Republicans see the polling errors all going in one direction – in the Democrats’ favor – and begin to wonder if all those lopsided polls amplified by the media affected the outcome of the election by dispiriting and suppressing Republican turnout.

Of course, the pollsters were not trying to get it wrong. But some in the media intentionally deceived voters. Just before Election Day, we learned the identity of “Anonymous,” the supposedly senior Trump official who had penned a New York Times op-ed claiming to be part of a “resis-

tance” inside the administration. Two years ago, the column roiled Washington, fueling speculation over who had written it. Some even suggested it was Vice President Mike Pence because the author used the word “lodestar” – a favorite Pence term.

It turned out to be Miles Taylor, an unknown mid-level staffer at the Department of Homeland Security. The Times justified identifying Taylor as a “senior official in the Trump administration” because it said he was chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. But when the Times ran the op-ed on Sept. 5, 2018, Taylor wasn’t chief of staff; he was a mere deputy chief of staff. If the Times had put his name on that op-ed, no one would have cared. “Anonymous” was a hoax, plain and simple. Many Americans understandably look at the Times’s deception and ask: If the paper blatantly mischaracterized Taylor as a “senior official,” how many other anonymously sourced news stories attacking Trump have they falsely attributed to “senior officials”?

The Gallup/Knight study found large majorities of Americans say that the media is critical to our democracy and want journalists to provide fair news reports and hold leaders accountable. But news organizations cannot do so if they do not have the people’s trust – and among a majority of Republicans and independents at least, they have lost that trust. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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o all those celebrating the end of the Trump era, a word of caution: The Trump era may not be over. In 1888, President Grover Cleveland lost the presidency to Benjamin Harrison after a single term but came back to retake the White House four years later, becoming both the 22nd and 24th president. If his legal challenges fail, Trump could very well do the same – becoming both the 45th and 47th president.

Anyone who looks at how close the 2020 election was can’t discount the possibility. Far from damaging his party at the polls, Trump staved off the promised “blue wave.” Republicans kept the Senate (for now) and gained seats in the House. And Trump lost the presidency by a small number of votes in a handful of states.

At this writing, he is behind by about 14,700 votes in Arizona, 47,000 votes in Pennsylvania and 12,000 votes in Georgia. A flip of just some 73,700 votes in those three states and Trump would be making plans for a second term – and we would all be talking about a “red wave.”

That means the 2024 Republican nomination is Trump’s if he wants it. He has the most loyal base of any president in modern history and an army of 71 million voters. No sane Republican would challenge him. But if Trump wants to make another run at the White House, how he handles the next few months will be decisive.

First, he needs to handle the presidential transition smartly. As former president George W. Bush said this week, “President Trump has the right to request recounts and pursue legal challenges, and any unresolved issues will be properly adjudicated.”

Given how close the election was, Americans will grant Trump some

time to do this. Was there voter fraud, as Trump claims? According to his book “Rumsfeld’s Rules,” one of former Bush-era defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s “rules” for intelligence is that “absence of evidence

dented national experiment in mailin voting.

But even if Trump’s legal team turns up evidence of cheating, it almost certainly won’t be enough to overcome Joe Biden’s margin of vic-

He has the most loyal base of any president in modern history and an army of 71 million voters.

is not evidence of absence.” The lack of evidence that North Koreans were building a nuclear weapon was not evidence they were not building one.

The same applies to voter fraud. Given the Trump campaign’s allegations that Democrats blocked GOP poll watchers from closely observing in key places, it is understandable that Republicans are suspicious. Even if it does not change the election result, we should all want to know whether some took advantage of our unprece-

tory in three states. That means that after exhausting the legal remedies, Trump needs to graciously concede.

Still, he is not likely to ever accept the vote was fair. Indeed, Trump’s claims of fraud may be less about changing the results of this election than winning the next one – creating a narrative that the presidency was stolen and setting up a campaign to “reclaim” it in four years. Democrats can hardly complain about this approach, considering they questioned

the legitimacy of his election based on a now-discredited Russia collusion conspiracy theory.

But Trump does have to preside over a smooth transition. Once the vote is officially certified, he needs to invite Biden to the White House, cooperate with his transition team, and attend Biden’s inauguration. No one likes a sore loser. If Trump leaves a sour impression on swing voters by the way he leaves the White House, he may do himself permanent damage.

Second, before leaving the White House, he has one last job to do: He must save the Republican Senate majority. If Democrats win the two Georgia Senate runoffs on January 5, they will take control of the chamber.

They can then get rid of the filibuster and pass whatever radical legislation they like. They will also have the power to reverse Trump’s judicial legacy by packing the courts, and lock in their majority by making the District of Columbia a state, giving them two safe seats.

The only way to prevent this is to turn out Trump’s loyal base. And the only person who can do that is Trump. He needs to hold rallies for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and campaign for them like he did in the final days of the November election. He also needs to make the election about the future and stopping the radical left from imposing its agenda on the American people, not about the November vote.

If Democrats win in Georgia, it will be seen as a final repudiation of Trumpism. But if Trump can lead the effort to hold the Senate in Georgia, he will leave office with a major victory – and perhaps launch the first salvo of his 2024 campaign. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Jews Serving During the Civil War

By Avi Heiligman

Jewish soldiers during the Civil War

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he American Jewish population during the Civil War was around 150,000. About 10,000 Jews served in the war on both sides, with several being recognized for their service. Some units, like the New York 54th Infantry Regiment, had many Jews in its ranks.

There were other Jews who served in all branches and occupations in the military. Records in the military during the 19th century weren’t as meticulously kept as there were in the 20th century for a variety of reasons.

Here are some of the Jewish servicemembers who served during the Civil War who have stories that have been preserved and are known to historians today.

Many Jewish immigrants had come to the U.S. from Europe in the years prior to the Civil War, and New York was one of the biggest areas for Jewish settlement. The 54th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized in 1861 with many Jews in its ranks. Known as the “Schwarze Yaeger” or “Hiram Barney Rifles,” the regiment fought with the Army of the Potomac. They participated in many battles including the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Gettysburg.

The regiment actively recruited Jewish men living in New York City

into its ranks. Records show that Private Herman Scheideberg was born in 1839 and served with Company E in the 54th during the war. During the Battle of Bull Run in August 1862, he was attached to the artillery and was wounded. He survived the war, but Private Henry Hottheimer was killed in battle.

Of particular note in the New York 54th was Captain Edwin Wertheimer.

His record during the Battle of Bull Run (also called Battle of Manassas) and the Battle of Chancellorsville

A monument to the 54th New York Infantry at Gettysburg

Chancellorsville, the captain rescued the state’s flag in the midst of a hail of enemy bullets. He was wounded and stayed on post waving the flag. At a certain point, he was no longer able to defend the flag and position and gave it to another officer.

Several Jewish sailors joined the Confederate Navy, and there were many others that served in the ranks of the Union Navy. Records show Seaman Daniel Harris as having served in the Union Navy and was the last living Jewish Civil War veteran when

Word soon got out that a Jew was acting as a chaplain in the army, and Allen was forced to resign. were mentioned in dispatches due to his heroic actions. Civil War battles were very loud, and bugle calls were not always heard over the din of artillery. Therefore, men looked for their unit’s flag and gathered there to fight as a unit. While the Confederates were pouring rifle fire into the Union lines at Bull Run, Wertheimer took a flag and led troops on the advance. At

he passed away in 1945. He enlisted in 1864 and served on several ships including the USS Saratoga and the USS Vermont. Harris was also part of a landing force that was sent to meet General Sherman’s army when they reached the Georgia coastline.

William Durst was a coal heaver on the ironclad USS Monitor during its famous fight with the CSS Merri-

mac. He was an Austrian-born Jew and moved to the States in late 1861.

Durst enlisted in the navy, served on three other ships, and was noted as a “brave, fearless and patriotic man.”

Officers were promoted to higher ranks during war more quickly than in peacetime. Frederick Salomon entered the 5th Missouri Regiment as a captain. After three months, he was appointed colonel of the 9th Wisconsin and joined the Indian Expedition into Indian lands in Oklahoma. In June 1862, he was promoted brigadier general and at the end of the war was brevetted major general. He fought in the western theater and commanded the forces in Helena, Arkansas.

Lieutenant Colonel Israel Moses was a surgeon with the 72nd New York Regiment (another outfit with a lot of Jewish soldiers in its ranks).

Moses had enlisted in the army in 1846 during the Mexican-American War and served at Vera Cruz and Toluca. He stayed with the army until 1855 but rejoined in 1861 when the Civil War broke out. In 1862, he was appointed surgeon of the U.S. volunteers in the Army of the Potomac and later joined an army that headed out west. Moses was cited for “faithful and meritorious services during the war.”

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A depiction of the Battle of Bull Run

Regiment was another unit that had many Jews serving in its ranks. Also called the Cameron Dragoons, the first regimental commander was Colonel Max Friedman. Born in Bavaria, Germany, he had been a major in the Pennsylvania Militia before the war.

He was wounded at Vienna, Virgin-

ia, in March 1862 and command was given to another officer.

Perhaps the most interesting story of all the Jewish soldiers to serve in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry was that of Chaplain Michael Meir Allen. He was born in Philadelphia in 1830 to a Sephardic family and earned the title

of chaver. He was a melamed and was a chazzan in a Philadelphia shul. After the attack on Fort Sumter, he joined the regiment. Colonel Freidman made him the chaplain of the regiment but the appointment was unofficial because only Christians could be chaplains in the army. Allen ran services and started teaching English to many of the immigrant soldiers that came from Europe.

However, word soon got out that a Jew was acting as a chaplain in the army, and Allen was forced to resign.

With the help of an Ohio congressman, Colonel Freidman picked another Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Ar-

nold Fiscel from New York. This appointment was denied by the secretary of war but he served anyway. In the meantime, Fiscel reached out to President Lincoln who in turn asked Congress to repeal the prohibition of Jews serving as chaplains. Congress finally amended the bill to allow Jewish military chaplains.

Millions of soldiers and sailors served in the military during the bloodiest conflict on American soil.

Digging through history books and other sources are great ways to uncover stories that have been forgotten through the years.

Jewish servicemen served with distinction, and their stories are history worth remembering.

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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By Allan Rolnick, CPA

C

ross-border tax questions present some of the thorniest issues in tax. For example: when an American company like Apple takes components from 43 different countries, assembles them into an iPhone in China, and sells it in London or Paris, who gets the income tax on that profit? The day-to-day work of answering that question is about as exciting as watching paint dry. International tax attorneys may not spend their days giving dramatic court arguments like Atticus Finch. But when they pack up for the day, they drive expensive cars home to expensive houses in expensive neighborhoods.

Now, though, the international tax bar is on the cusp of generational opportunity. The Space Port Japan Association has unveiled plans for Spaceport City, a solar-powered base for space-related research and commercial flight. The site will offer a hotel, a 4D movie theater, and a farm shop selling “astronaut food” made from algae and insects. They hope to open the station within 10 years to work with companies like Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX. This is no mere fantasy — Bank of America expects space to become a trillion-dollar-peryear industry by 2030.

Naturally, that got us wondering what will taxes look like for the astronauts, business travelers, and plain old tourists hopping commercial space shuttles for work or play.

We’re not just talking about customs duties or sales taxes on moon rocks.

The companies launching flights

on foreign assignment. And citizens who pay tax to foreign jurisdictions can claim a credit for those taxes on their U.S. returns. Significantly, those rules all assume the income is subject to tax somewhere else.

Sadly, none of those breaks apply in space because there’s no tax.

If we discover extraterrestrials with a tax system that looks anything like ours, can we truly say we’ve found “intelligent” life in space?

from Spaceport City are looking to make bank. How will those taxes work?

Here in the U.S, the IRS taxes citizens on all income wherever they earn it. There’s a “foreign earned income exclusion” that lets them avoid tax on up to $107,600 of income earned abroad. There’s a foreign housing exclusion for up to $17,206 your employer reimburses you for housing while

In 2008, the Tax Court ruled that a married couple couldn’t claim the foreign earned income credit for wages they earned at the McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica. Why? Because Antarctica isn’t a “country” under the sovereignty of a government other than the U.S. or its territories.

And since there’s no government, there’s no tax. That same precedent applies to astronauts earning wages

in near-earth orbit, or even the moon.

(Fun fact: civilian astronauts typically make between $66,167 and $161,141.)

Having said that, at some point, someone is going to pay an extraterrestrial tax. Maybe bases on the moon or Mars slap a tax on residents. Maybe Spaceman Spiff gets clipped for withholding on Planet Anhooie-4. We can’t imagine that whoever becomes the Neil Armstrong of tax is going to be happy with that particular honor.

(While we’re on the topic, we can’t help but wonder: if we discover extraterrestrials with a tax system that looks anything like ours, can we truly say we’ve found “intelligent” life in space? Or not?)

The good news is, it’s going to be a decade or more before we all have to worry about taxes in space. The bad news is, that doesn’t mean they aren’t going to hurt. (You think Ellen Ripley from all those Alien movies doesn’t think she deserves a break?) So fix your gaze on the stars, and count on us to help with a soft landing!

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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Life C ach

Decisions, Decisions!

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o I want pizza, French fries, and ice cream? Or do I want, lettuce, cucumbers, salad?

Does this even sound like an equal choice to have to make?! Are they the same in any real way?

The same amount of delicious?

The same amount of fun? The same amount of anything?!

Pizza just seems MORE of everything. There’s only one “more” that defines pizza, though, that makes it less of a choice, and we all know what that is! Yup, calories! We see it on our waistlines and on our thighs. And it helps us, time and again, try to opt for the salad.

When we have to pick one or the other, these are the kind of choices we like. More similar.

Amusement park or water park?

Skiing or tubing?

Hiking or biking?

This hotel or that hotel?

And then again, some choices are just plain easy: For instance, there are those vacationers who declare: “Our family likes warm weather!” Done. Decided. No dilemma.

While others need more figuring out. Like those who say, “We are at

a stalemate. Three of us want the beach and three want Colorado.”

Some choices are monumental.

Like marry him or break up.

While others are merely instrumental. Like breaking up in person or breaking up over the phone.

While others are detrimental.

Like breaking up via text! just breakup in a text!

While others are sentimental.

And then send flowers?!

question five minutes earlier, and it’s still a win-win.

Some decisions are strangely tough. Not because they are so dissimilar in result but because they are so similar. For instance, a beauty pageant. Everyone is so closely aligned in attributes.

Others are tough because they are so far apart: Shlep to the wedding in Canada or stay home and have a relaxing weekend.

The other guy’s trying to call a TKO but you’re looking for the knockout.

Some choices are not really a choice at all. Like: “Do you want to go to bed now or in five minutes?”

Though, the good news is these choices are the win-win type. It feels like a choice to one side, and makes the other side look like a hero. That’s the kind of choice we’ll take any day!

Unless of course you’re running on a tight schedule. But, then just ask the

And then there’s the toughest ones! Those that seem big to you and no big deal to everyone else. “What’s the difference?” “No big deal.” “Just pick something already.” Oh, sure!

Easy for the other guy to say. When it’s not their dilemma, they’ve got the quiet mind, while yours is racing.

From the outside, though, you both look the same. But inside that head of

yours, you’ve got like 400 seasoned boxers, duking it out, in a tightly packed ring, with none of them going down easily. The other guy’s trying to call a TKO but you’re looking for the knockout. You are trying to take out each and every plaguing opponent till one stands a clear winner in the center.

These are torturous moments.

Because many decisions come in gray! If we want to have a quiet mind, we’ve got to color them black or white.

The decision in the end often is not about the decision. Rather, it’s how we decide to see the decision.

So, if you opt for the pizza, don’t beat yourself up. See it as a good decision for that mood, that moment, that day. If it wasn’t good for your waistline, your stomach, your skin, it could be great for your mind, your tastebuds, your overall mood. It’s kind of up to you!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach.

She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.

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