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U.S. Supreme Court Fails to Recognize Jerusalem as Part of Israel

Presidential Hopeful Mike Huckabee Visits the Five Towns 66

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Community Comes out in Support for Madraigos’ Annual Five Towns Breakfast

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Helping Each Bachur Soar at the Breakfast to Benefit Ateres Yaakov Yeshiva Gedolah and Kollel

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has refused. It’s up to the president to recognize if a territory is part of a country and as of yet, the executive branch won’t admit that Jerusalem is part of Israel, they ruled. It seems that even though we all know where the capital of Israel truly is we just can’t admit it. As with all politics, nothing is simple. Menachem Zivotofsky seems like a strong boy. He has become the face of this fight and perhaps some see him as waging a war on behalf of the Jewish State for the United States to recognize their right to the land they heroically reunified in 1967. He’s not a fighter, his lawyer says, it’s not about major political games. He just wants to have Israel listed on his passport—nothing more than that. Despite this week’s ruling, which made international headlines, we all know that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. We know that because when we visit Israel we feel the energy coming from Jerusalem and know that the heartbeat of the country emanates from its center. We spend our days shedding tears, walking its streets, speaking with its people. Yerushalayim is our capital—regardless what six justices have to say. Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

must remain undivided.” But within 24 hours, he started backtracking. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accidentally talked about being “here in Israel” while visiting Jerusalem, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice slipped, tweeting, “Great to be back in Israel” when she was in Jerusalem. Yes, we know that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel but we just can’t admit to that. Frida Ghitis, a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, wrote this week, “Diplomacy sometimes creates moments of delusion, when learned men and women seem to lose touch with reality and speak in confusing sentences. That fact is on clear display when it comes to the issue of Israel’s capital. Let’s be clear here: In every reasonable, logical way, the capital of Israel is Jerusalem.” She’s right. The seat of the Israeli government resides there, the heart and soul of the land lives in the City of Gold. But according to this week’s Supreme Court decision, we just can’t admit that. For 12 years, the Zivotofsky family has been fighting with the courts to allow their son—who is born in Jerusalem—to list Israel as his place of birth on his passport. But the United States’ highest court

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Dear Readers, Sometimes you know that something is true, but you just can’t admit it. It happens to all of us. It could be that we’re too stubborn or it’s too hard to admit that we were wrong all along. It happens to presidents as well. In 2013, when President Barack Obama traveled to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointedly welcomed him. “It’s a profound honor to host you in our ancient capital.” Gulp, thought Obama. “I’m here but I’m really not here.” And he spent his time there tiptoeing around semantics to make sure to never refer to Jerusalem as part of Israel. Although Congress has time and time again lobbied to have the United States recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it has been the president’s official stance to not recognize the city as part of any nation. Let the two sides work it out on their own, they say. Interestingly, this policy is not just Mr. Obama’s. George W. Bush insisted on this position as well during his presidency. When Obama was campaigning back in 2008, he realized that voters would appreciate a different view from the Oval Office and declared, “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s announcement that “10,000 ISIS fighters have been killed by American airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in the past nine months” left me skeptical. Without boots on the ground, who and how were these numbers confirmed? Do our drones and satellites have the technical capability to do this? It seems like only yesterday that Blinken’s predecessors during the Vietnam War made similar pronouncements on the number of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. Like many in the Obama administration, they would claim we are turning the corner and winning the war was within our grasp. Secretary of State John Kerry, who served in Vietnam, knows better. Both he and I, along with millions of Americans, remember the outcome of that war, the loss of 55,000 lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. History has a habit of repeating itself. We have already lost several thousand lives and spent almost two trillion dollars over twenty years between Afghanistan and Iraq in unsuccessful attempts at nation building. Let us not make the same mistakes again. President Obama proudly proclaims

we have a multi-national coalition in place to fight ISIS. Where are they? We provide billions in military and non-military assistance to members of the United Nations, NATO and most Arab nations. How many soldiers on the ground and aircraft have they provided to date? If the United Nations, our European allies, NATO and neighboring Arab nations will not step up to the plate, why should we continue sending them billions? These dollars may be better spent reducing our $18 trillion long term debt and solving our own problems at home. Sincerely, Larry Penner Great Neck Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the article this week on maaris ayis. I found many of the halachos there applicable to my daily life as I travel a lot and many times need to go into a restaurant for a quick drink or to use the restroom. I look forward to reading other such articles in your paper that can help readers keep important halachos in their day-to-day life. All the best, L. Davis

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such money, but there is still support for Torah that is funded by the state. This support continues in the face of the unwillingness by many chareidim to embrace their responsibility to work for a living, thereby undermining the very economy that feeds them. And it is this very government that militarily defends those who sit and learn (many of whom should be part of that defense, yet choose not to be). Indeed, even Satmar, whose radical anti-Zionism is on record, owes a deep (still unacknowledged) debt of gratitude to the Zionists who saved the Satmar Rav from death in the Holocaust. While it is true that there were, in the past, isolated efforts to uproot Judaism, especially among Sephardic youth, by no means should these efforts be ascribed to some overarching Zionist campaign. Moreover, when pressed to provide religious instructors so that recent Sephardic immigrants could be taught Torah, religious groups were slow to respond. My recently deceased father, Arthur Goldstein, z”l, worked with Sephardic youths and told me that this lack of response contributed to the loss of an entire generation to Yiddishkeit. There is, therefore, enough blame to go around. One does not have to believe (as I do) that the State of Israel is part and parcel of the redemption to appreciate the good in the state. Let us focus on that good, while not ignoring spheres that demand improvement. Let us appreciate the amazing country that is ours. Avi Goldstein Far Rockaway, NY

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Dear Editor, I have very high regard for Rafi Metz, whom I know as a serious, studious young man with a broad range of academic interests. It is specifically because of this regard that I am consternated by his vitriol concerning the State of Israel (Letters, May 28). According to Rafi, Israel is primarily governed by haters of Judaism whose goal is (and always has been) to destroy Yiddishkeit. He finds no redeeming values in Zionism. I find this perspective off-putting. Rafi seems ill-informed about the variegated history of the modern Zionist movement. For one thing, there were, and are, many fully observant Jews who are political Zionists. Yet even non-observant Zionist leaders, both past and present, run the religious gamut. Many, including formative leaders such as Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin, and Pinchas Sapir, are or have been very close to, and respectful of, Yiddishkeit. Further, Rafi is markedly off base when he declaims that a majority of Israel’s government is comprised of “self-hating Jews and anti-Semites.” I believe that Rafi owes an apology to the dedicated Knesset members who work, in the face of an often hostile world, to protect the Jewish state’s citizens, including those in the chareidi world. Rafi writes: “The continued existence … of yeshivos in Israel is a result of frum Yidden and especially Gedolei Yisrael who fought the Israeli government.” This sentiment betrays a remarkable lack of hakaras hatov. Government after government has supported Torah study in Israel; today there may be less

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At least 4 million U.S. federal workers have had their personal information stolen by what are believed to be China-based hackers. This week, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that data from the Office of Personnel Management and the Interior Department had been compromised. “The FBI is conducting an investigation to identify how and why this occurred,” the statement said. The hackers were believed to be based in China, said Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican. Collins, a member of the Senate intelligence committee, said the breach was “yet another indication of a foreign power probing successfully and focusing on what appears to be data that would identify people with security clearances.” A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington called such accusations “not responsible and counterproductive.” “Cyberattacks conducted across countries are hard to track and therefore the source of attacks is difficult to identify,” spokesman Zhu Haiquan said. He added that hacking can “only be addressed by international cooperation based on mutual trust and mutual respect.” “This is an attack against the nation,” pointed out Ken Ammon, chief strategy officer of Xceedium, who said the attack fit the pattern of those carried out by nation states for the purpose of espionage. The information stolen could be used to impersonate or blackmail federal employees with access to sensitive information, he added. The Office of Personnel Management is the human resources department for the federal government, and it conducts background checks for security clearances. The OPM conducts more than 90 percent of federal background investigations. In November, a former DHS contractor disclosed another cyber-breach

In a potentially major escalation of the months-long war, Yemeni rebels have fired a Scud missile into Saudi Arabia. The attack suggests that despite more than two months of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, Yemen’s Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, still have the military firepower to threaten cities inside Saudi Arabia. According to the official Saudi Press Agency, two missiles launched from a Patriot missile battery shot down the Scud. The agency did not report any casualties in the attack, the first use of a Cold War-era Scud by the rebels since Saudi-led airstrikes targeting the Houthis began in late March. The Yemeni military was widely believed to possess around 300 Scud missiles, most of which fell into the hands of the rebels. In April, the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Saudi Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri, implied that the Scud arsenal in Yemen had been seriously degraded as a result of the airstrikes. “As coalition forces, we confirm that all Houthi capabilities were targeted, foremost their ballistic missiles,” Asiri said at the time. This week, Asiri told the Saudi-owned Al-Hadath news channel that coalition forces have destroyed “most of” Yemen’s Scuds. Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, a professor of political science at United Arab Emirates University, said the attack was a way for the Houthis and their allies to signal that they still have fight left despite months of airstrikes. The Emirates is a member of the Saudi-led coalition. “It is an escalation,” Abdullah assert-

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that compromised the private files of more than 25,000 DHS workers and thousands of other federal employees. Cyber-security experts also noted that the OPM was targeted a year ago in a cyber-attack that was suspected of also originating in China. In that case, authorities reported no personal information was stolen.

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The Week In News ed. “It is clear now there has not been a knockout and a complete demolition of Houthi firepower.” The Saudis and Western powers accuse the Houthis of receiving military support from Shiite power Iran as part of a larger proxy war between the Sunni kingdom and the Islamic Republic

across the Mideast. Tehran and the rebels deny the allegations, though Iran has acknowledged sending humanitarian aid to the Houthis. Saudi Arabia leads a coalition targeting the rebels in airstrikes in support of Yemen’s exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Those strikes have

targeted arms caches and Scud missile sites around the country. The coalition responded to Saturday’s attack by targeting and damaging the Scud launcher, which was located south of the Houthi stronghold city of Saada. The Houthis began their advance in September, sweeping down from the

north and capturing the capital, Sanaa. They held top officials, including Hadi, under house arrest until Hadi fled, first to the southern port city of Aden, then to Saudi Arabia as the rebels closed in. According to the U.N. Secretary-General, the Saudi-led air campaign and ground fighting have killed more than 1,000 civilians and displaced more than 1 million people since mid-March.

Fatah and Syria to Renew Ties

A Fatah official has announced that the Fatah movement plans to re-establish official relations with the Syrian regime after 32 years. Abbas Zaki, a Fatah central committee member, told news outlets that a recent visit by a Fatah delegation to Syria was “successful,” adding that Fatah offices will be opened in Syria soon. Palestinian Arab officials visited Syria last month to discuss efforts to protect the Yarmouk neighborhood of Damascus and its residents from the conflict. A delegation led by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official Zakaria al-Agha met with Syria’s deputy foreign minister Faisal Muqdad and social affairs minister Kinda Shamat. Yarmouk, which is referred to by the Western media as a “Palestinian refugee camp,” had been besieged by government forces since 2013 and is estimated to be home to 18,000 people. In recent weeks it was stormed by the Islamic State jihadist group. According to Zaki, two thirds of Yarmouk was still under ISIS control, with the rest being under the control of a local armed group, the People’s Army, and allied factions. He added that an agreement was reached to facilitate the entry of food and medical supplies to the neighborhood. It is not yet clear what effect, if any, Fatah’s strengthening of ties with the Syrian regime will have on the relations between Hamas and the Syrian regime. A rift between Hamas and the Bashar Al-Assad regime began forming when the Syrian civil war started.

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G-7 Summit Convenes Without Putin

On Sunday, the G-7 summit convened in Germany. In attendance was President Barack Obama and noticeably absent was Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin. This year was the second consecutive year that leaders from the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan assembled without Putin. After Russia annexed Crimea, the world powers kicked Russia out of what was the exclusive Group of Eight. This was a stark move intended to show Putin that they strongly opposed his provocative actions. The hot topics for this year’s summit were the escalating threat of the Islamic

State, pending U.S. trade deals, and the ongoing Russian aggression. Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spent a lot of the meeting discussing the need for the allies to “show unity in confronting Russia over actions in Ukraine.” However, despite Russia’s absence, the country is still a key player in many current topics. For one, Russia is a partner of the U.S. and other nations in nuclear talks with Iran. They are also very relevant when it comes to discussions on resolving the civil war in Syria, given Russia’s status as President Bashar Assad’s biggest benefactor.

Erdogan’s Party Loses Big in Elections Turkey’s 13 year old government has deep Islamic roots and since winning power in 2003 it has had the majority of the country’s full support. However, on Monday, it lost its absolute parliament majority, a huge election setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

to topple him and which he cited in launching a purge of the judiciary. Erdogan had been hoping that the AKP would garner a crushing majority to create a presidential system with him at the top. However, after AKP’s defeat—with not even winning a simple majority—the country will face weeks of political uncertainty and many have even speculated if early elections were the best option. The precarious outcome may stir concern in Western capitals that see NATO member Turkey as an important island of political stability bordering Syria, Iraq and Iran. Nearly two million Syrian refugees now live in Turkish camps, Islamic State militants stand on the country’s borders and the United States keeps an air base at Incirlik, in southeast Turkey Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told reporters the AKP would try to form a coalition government as its first option and was optimistic that it would be able to do so, but added that an early election could be in the cards if it failed. A coalition without the AKP, he added, was impossible. The parties have 45 days to form a government.

Israel Poll: Saudis Support Peace with Israel

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the biggest portion of the vote in Sunday’s legislative polls but came well short of a majority in seats due to a breakthrough showing by the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP). Official results put the AKP at 41 percent, followed by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) with 25 percent, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) at 16.5 percent and the HDP in fourth place with 13 percent. Overall turnout was 86.5 percent. According to official projections, the AKP will have 258 seats in the 550-seat parliament, the CHP 132, and the MHP and HDP 80 apiece. Some voters may have been disillusioned by Erdogan’s increasingly bellicose tone, others wary of his plans to amass further power or alarmed by recent graft scandals around the government that Erdogan ascribed to attempts

Contrary to what many would have thought, a new report shows that most members of the Saudi public believe that Iran, not Israel, is their true foe. An Israeli college reported this conclusion after conducting an opinion poll in Saudi Arabia. The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya (IDC) found that the Saudi public is far more concerned about the threats of Iran and the Islamic State group than Israel. It also concluded that the vast majority of Saudis support a decade-old peace offer to the Jewish state. The poll found that 53 percent of Saudis named Iran as their main adversary, while 22 percent said it is the Is-

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The death toll from a huge gas station explosion and flooding in Ghana’s

criticism of the government’s failure to improve the country’s infrastructure. Though the downpours this week have been especially bad, heavy rains in June are not unusual — yet drainage systems in Accra remain inadequate. The area where the blast occurred is a heavily trafficked section of central Accra with several banks and other offices in addition to residences. Multiple bus terminals connect the area to the rest of the city. Throughout Accra, drivers caught in the flooding abandoned their cars on the road. The Education Ministry instructed all children who weren’t already at school to stay home. The city is also grappling with an energy crisis resulting in blackouts lasting for as long as 48 hours in recent years, sparking large-scale demonstrations that have drawn hundreds in protest.

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capital of Accra has been calculated at 150 people so far, President Jon Dramani Mahama said in a national address. The explosion caught dozens of people off guard as they sought shelter at the gas station and in nearby shops in central Accra to escape the region’s recent torrential rains. Flooding swept fuel being stored at the station into a nearby fire, triggering the explosion that also set ablaze neighboring buildings. The West African nation will observe three days of mourning with flags flying at half-staff, and the government will allocate about $12 million for relief operations and to repair damaged infrastructure. Before Mahama’s announcement, the death toll stood at 73. The president didn’t give a breakdown, but the new figure appears to include people killed in the explosion, others who drowned at the blast site trying to escape the flames and still more who drowned elsewhere in the city. Floodwaters around the site hampered rescue and recovery efforts. Mahama visited the blast site, calling the death toll “catastrophic” and offering condolences to families of the victims. “Steps will be taken to ensure that disastrous floods and their attendant deaths do not occur again,” he assured. The deaths are likely to intensify

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As the rift deepened, reports surfaced that Hamas was moving its headquarters from Damascus to Egypt and the terror group is strengthening itself in the Sinai and in Qatar. It was also reported at one time that Hamas was training the rebel Free Syrian Army in eastern Damascus, but the terror group vehemently denied any link to the rebels.

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The Week In News lamic State group and only 18 percent said Israel. A majority of the Saudis polled think their country should seek nuclear weapons if Iran acquires an atomic bomb. A whopping 85 percent also support the Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative, which calls for peace with Israel in return for a full Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders. The results of the poll are interesting given the shared concerns by both Gulf states and Israel over the impending nuclear deal with Iran. Saudi Arabia is one among several Arab governments that have repeatedly expressed their concern about the terms of a potential nuclear deal, warning that a final agreement could allow Iran to keep the technologies needed to produce nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia’s former Foreign Minister recently said that Iran should not be given “deals it does not deserve.” The concern in Saudi Arabia over the deal is so great that a columnist in a Saudi-controlled government newspaper recently expressed support for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s warnings against a deal with Iran. Last month, Prince Turki al-Faisal told the BBC that if a deal goes through

with Iran Saudi Arabia would then seek the same right, as would other nations. “I’ve always said whatever comes out of these talks, we will want the same,” said the prince, Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief. “So if Iran has the ability to enrich uranium to whatever level, it’s not just Saudi Arabia that’s going to ask for that. The whole world will be an open door to go that route without any inhibition.” Regarding the recent poll, Alex Mintz, who heads the IDC’s Institute for Policy and Strategy and oversaw the survey, related. “What we think here in Israel about the Saudis is not exactly what they are. There is a great identity of interests and threats and agendas ... some would even like to join forces with Israel.” Saudi Arabia was the driving force behind the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, offering Israel a comprehensive peace with dozens of Arab and Muslim countries in exchange for a withdrawal from all the areas it liberated in the 1967 Six Day War and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Iran has continuously accused Saudi Arabia of working with Israel to sabotage its nuclear program.

A Handshake for a Common Enemy

In a similar vein to the story related above, an extremely unusual public meeting of high-ranking Israeli and Saudi officials took place in Washington last week, when the incoming director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry shared a stage — and shook hands — with a retired Saudi general who is a former top adviser to the Saudi government. In their back-to-back addresses to the Washington-based Council on Foreign Relations think tank, Dore Gold and Anwar Eshki both espoused Israeli-Saudi peace and identified Iran as the chief threat to regional stability.

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Targets in the northern Gaza Strip were hit by the IDF Air Force this week in a retaliatory attack hours after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in southern Israel. The army said it would close the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings into the Strip. “The defense minister has instructed that the two crossings be closed,” the IDF said in its statement. “A decision to reopen the crossings will be made based on a situation assessment and in accordance with security considerations.” On Saturday night, at least one rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open area near Ashkelon, where residents reported hearing at least one explosion. There were no reports of injuries or damage. A Salafist terror group that has been at odds with Gaza’s Hamas government took responsibility for the rocket fired at southern Israel on Saturday. The past week has seen an uptick in tit-for-tat exchanges in Gaza, with Palestinians firing and Israeli aircraft attacking installations belonging to Hamas hours later. Two days after three rockets were launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip, the IDF deployed at least two Iron Dome anti-missile batteries in southern Israel Military sources said they were concerned about the Salafist group, which is affiliated with Islamic State and has been brazenly firing at Israel — in violation of a truce that has been in place since last summer’s brutal war — apparently with the intention of triggering Israeli retaliatory strikes against the Gaza rulers.

Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett has reopened a long-forgotten front in Israel’s campaign for international legitimization. This week he called on the world to officially recognize the Golan, captured from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967, as Israeli territory. “I want to challenge the entire world,” said Bennett at the 15th annual Herzliya Conference of the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) at IDC Herzliya. “I want to give the international community an opportunity to demon-

strate their ethics. Recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.” Bennett continued to call for the expansion of Jewish presence in the area to 100,000 in the next five years. Some 20,000 Jews reside in the Golan Heights today. “In 1981 the Golan Heights law was passed, applying Israeli law in the area,” said Bennett. “The world in that time shouted and sharply criticized Israel, and no country has recognized the Golan as part of the State of Israel up to this day, but that didn’t stop Begin who understood that the Golan Heights is ours and that we can’t give land to our enemies.” The Bayit Yehudi leader then compared the Golan Heights to the West Bank where he said he “understood” the disagreements between Israel and the rest of the world. “I understand that we agree to disagree there. It’s obvious to me that there is a disagreement there. [...]Who do they want us to give the Golan to? To Assad? Today, it’s clear that if we listened to the world we would give up the Golan and ISIS would be swimming in the Sea of Galilee. Enough with the hypocrisy.”

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Orange CEO: We are Staying in Israel

The chairman of Orange told the press this week that he “sincerely” regretted a “controversy” over the French telecom group’s relations with Israel, insisting that the Orange Group “is in Israel to stay.” Stephane Richard denied that the company’s decision to end its brand-licensing agreement with Partner, Israel’s second largest mobile operator, “as soon as possible from a contractual point of view,” in any way implied that Orange was seeking to withdraw from the Jewish state. Partner responded to Richard’s repeated apologies with sharp criticism for the CEO’s “smoke cloud” which Partner said was only an attempt to turn public opinion back in his favor. “His offensive statements, apologies, vague wording and evasiveness continue to cause enormous damage to the Orange brand in Israel and harm Israeli citizens,” said the Israeli company. Richard’s new comments came just two days after Orange announced its intentions to end its deal with Partner, stating that the company no longer wishes to allow the use of its brand in countries where it doesn’t provide direct service. Orange told reporters later that Orange is involved in other capacities in Israel. “We have people in Israel; we are very happy to be in Israel. We have a lot of links and relationships of any kind

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policy experts, they expressed hope that their states could find common ground in the face of regional challenges. “Our standing today on this stage does not mean we have resolved all the differences that our countries have shared over the years,” Gold said. “But our hope is we will be able to address them fully in the years ahead.” While stopping short of fully endorsing the Arab Peace Initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that he welcomed the general idea behind it — a regional agreement between Israel and the moderate Arab states.

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The Week In News Potential Profit in Israel-Palestinian Peace

According to a new study released on Monday by the RAND Corp., a U.S.based nonprofit research organization, peace in the Middle East would garner billions in revenue for both the Israelis and Palestinians. The study interviewed some 200 officials from the region and elsewhere during more than two years of research into the costs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its main finding was that following a peace agreement, Israelis stood to gain $120 billion over the course of a decade if peace is maintained. The Palestinians would gain $50 billion, mark-

ing a 36-percent rise in their average per-capita income, the report said. Conversely, the Israeli economy would lose some $250 billion in foregone economic opportunities in a return to violence, and the Palestinians would see their per-capita gross domestic product fall by as much as 46 percent, the report said. “We hope our analysis and tools can help Israelis, Palestinians and the international community understand more clearly how present trends are evolving and recognize the costs and benefits of alternatives to the current destructive cycle of action, reaction and inaction,” said C. Ross Anthony, co-leader of the study and director of RAND’s Israeli-Palestinian Initiative. The study considered five different scenarios: a two-state solution, a coordinated unilateral withdrawal, an uncoordinated unilateral withdrawal, nonviolent resistance and a violent uprising. RAND spokesman Jeffrey Hiday said copies of the study had been sent to officials on both sides of the conflict, including the Israeli prime minister’s office and Foreign Ministry and the Palestinian Finance Ministry. The study reveals the financial gains

in achieving peace. It didn’t consider, obviously, the other costs associated with “peace” between Israel and the Palestinians.

Obama Threatens to Allow U.N. to Vote on Palestinian Statehood

In an interview released on Tuesday U. S. President Barack Obama confirmed recent sentiments when he said that the U.S. will allow a United Nations vote on issues related to the Palestinians if the two sides make no meaningful movement toward peace. In an interview with an Israeli television station, Obama mentioned that his administration has “up until this

point” suppressed such efforts at the U.N. while insisting that the Israelis and Palestinians must negotiate a resolution between themselves. But he said it is a challenge for the U.S. to continue to demand that the Palestinians negotiate in good faith if no one trusts that the Israelis are doing the same. “How do we move off what appears right now to be a hopeless situation and move it back towards a hopeful situation?” Obama asked in the interview. “That will require more than just words. That will require some actions. And that’s going to be hard work, though, because right now I think there’s not a lot of confidence in the process.” Most see this stance as Obama’s last bid to maintain his credibility in the world as a powerful and respectful leader. “If, in fact, there’s no prospect of an actual peace process, if nobody believes there’s a peace process, then it becomes more difficult to argue with those who are concerned about settlement construction, those who are concerned about the current situation,” Obama said. “It’s more difficult for me to say Continued on page 24

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The Week In News to them, ‘Be patient and wait because we have a process here’ because all they need to do is to point to the statements that have been made saying there is no process.” Obama had a critical tone toward Netanyahu, describing him as someone who is “predisposed” to “think perhaps that peace is naïve.” The American president’s indirect threat regarding Palestinian statehood seems pretty strategic. It comes just when the U.S. and other world powers are in high-stakes negotiations with Iranian officials to limit their country’s nuclear program. Israel strongly opposes the deal, saying it will boost Iran’s nuclear efforts and its economy and increase its aggression in the Middle East; some of Iran’s leaders have said Israel does not have the right to exist. The deadline for a deal, a major foreign-policy priority for Obama, is at the end of the month. Congress has demanded a chance to review the agreement, a point Obama has ceded, but the deep opposition from Israel could complicate his attempts to gain approval from U.S. lawmakers who ardently support Israel.

Adelson and Saban Headline Anti-BDS Conference

Last week, Las Vegas hosted over 50 major Jewish and pro-Israel organizations to discuss the growing international boycott efforts against Israel. The first-time conference’s billionaire organizers – Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban – told Israel’s Channel 2 they were determined to turn the tide on those seeking to challenge Israel’s legitimacy. “The BDS [movement], and anti-Israel and anti-Semitic organizations similar to it, are making a lot of noise in [university] campuses in the United States, in addition to creating headlines on important topics such as industry and so on,” Adelson pointed out. “My vision for this conference is based on the idea that it is on us to act first, in coordination, against the attempts to delegitimize Israel.” “This challenge has brought different Jewish groups to come together,” he added.

Saban is partial owner of Partner Communications, which has been popping up in headlines recently regarding the controversy regarding its licensing agreement with Orange. Saban was asked if he believes the “regret” voiced by Orange France’s CEO over talk the company would be “boycotting” Israel. Orange CEO Stephane Richard claimed on Saturday that he “sincerely regrets” the commotion he ignited last week when he said that Orange would end its brand-licensing agreement with Partner, Israel’s second largest mobile operator, and stated as well that he would “dump” Israel “tomorrow” if he could. Richard asserted that the decision to end the licensing agreement had zero to do with politics, however his comments make that hard to believe. “This is why we should consider all options available to us. One thing is for sure: this is not over,” vowed Saban, who has threatened to sue Orange as a result. He vowed to use Orange as an example to harshly warn other would-be boycotters to “think twice.” “Trust me, this is only the beginning,” he added. Bdsmovement.net, the BDS website, makes it clear that BDS acts as a subsidiary of the Palestine Liberation Organization, working under the aegis of the Arab League boycott of Israel, an economic war waged against Israel ever since it came into being in 1948. The Arab League confirms that all data from the Arab League boycott and Arab League blacklist has now been transferred to BDS, which works under the control of PLO legations in more than 100 countries that coordinate their activities with the central offices of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and in Jerusalem. BDS activists, from campuses around the world, now make visits to the PA offices there, where cash is allocated for an untold number of activists for BDS activities. One of the goals of the anti-BDS movement is to close off that spigot of cash flowing to universities worldwide. Once you close the funding, the BDS movement has much less potency. Aside from working things on a financial end, the anti-BDS movement can try to weaken the BDS muscle on the legal end. The PLO embassy in Washington, D.C., which coordinates BDS activity in the U.S., was opened in May 1996 with the permission of the U.S. government on the proviso that the PLO would cancel its charter to destroy Israel. The PLO charter remains unchanged. Anti-BDS activists can be expected to invoke the non-cancellation of the PLO charter to choke off the PLO office in D.C., the

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Proposal to Forgive NIS 10B in Loans

A newly proposed debt-relief legislation would grant debt forgiveness to thousands of Israelis who have “limited means.” Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked put the bill forth on Sunday. The draft requires Knesset authorization, but if passed, the Enforcement

and Collection Authority will erase an estimated NIS 10 billion ($2.59 billion) in liabilities owed by 30,000-40,000 Israelis with an average debt of NIS 250,000 ($64,740) each. According to the bill, those of “limited means” are classified as debtors who hold no assets other than their salaries and for whom collection proceedings are unlikely to churn up meaningful benefit to creditors. Such debtors are generally prohibited from leaving the country, using a credit card, opening a bank account and more, and are usually locked in a cycle of repaying hefty interest rates and associated expenses in lieu of the debt itself. Those defined as debtors of “limited means” in the last five years own no assets, missed no repayments in the last three years and owe less than NIS 800,000 ($207,150) in total would have their debts expunged. In a statement, Shaked said she hoped the bill would provide relief for thousands of Israelis who are “unable to live their lives” due to outstanding debts that linger beyond their financial means. “For years, these people [were only able] to cover outstanding interest pay-

ments [rather than] their debt, so in fact, they will never be able to repay their liabilities, and creditors will never be eligible to receive their money,” Shaked said. “They’re steeped deeply, as of today, in a dark cycle of poverty from which there is no escape. This revolutionary new bill will remove their debts and allow them to open a new chapter in their lives,” she said.

National American Pharoah Crowned

victory in the Kentucky Derby. American Pharoah’s name now moves into the history books alongside equine greats like Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Citation and War Admiral. The last horse to win all three of North America’s biggest races was Affirmed in 1978. Since then, 13 horses have come to this historic track having won the first two legs of the Crown. All had failed, raising doubts whether the quest was still attainable for the modern thoroughbred. But this weekend, in front of a roaring crowd of 90,000 spectators, American Pharoah eradicated those doubts, beating second-place finisher Frosted by 5½ lengths.

One of sports’ rarest titles was won this week by colt American Pharoah. For the first time in 37 years—and just the 12th time ever—American Pharoah won the coveted Triple Crown. The heavily favored horse completed the quest by running away from seven rivals in the Belmont Stakes, three weeks after Pharoah didn’t break well from the a rain-soaked dash in the Preakness and gate, but it didn’t matter. Jockey Vicfive weeks after a gritty, stretch-duel tor Espinoza steered him to the lead,

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The Week In News which he never relinquished. Now he is a racing immortal with the other Triple Crown winners: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed. The result gave closure to 62-yearold trainer Bob Baffert’s 18-year quest to win the Triple Crown. Three times previously, he had won the Derby and Preakness only to encounter Belmont heartbreak. In 1997, his Silver Charm was passed in deep stretch. In ‘98, Real Quiet was nipped at the wire. And in 2002, front-running War Emblem stumbled leaving the gate and was never a factor. It also marked a breakthrough for the 43-year-old Espinoza in his third stab at winning the Triple Crown. Espinoza had been the rider on War Emblem, and on California Chrome last year. He is the first native of Mexico to win the Triple Crown. On Thursday, Espinoza visited the gravesite of Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. He opened a prayer book, recited Psalms and wrote out his own message. “I always ask for

the most important, [which] is health,” Espinoza said. “Without health, we cannot do anything.” Although Espinoza is not Jewish, he received a blessing from a rabbi at the Preakness last month. “So much energy right here,” he said. “It would kind of build you up right here. It’s like good energy drinks.” American Pharoah’s owners also answer to a higher authority. Ahmed Zayat is an Egyptian-born Orthodox Jew who now lives in Teaneck, NJ. “We have a value system in our life, and that is a priority in our family,” said Zayat. “G-d comes first. [Then] family, country and all the others.” He grew up in a wealthy suburb of Cairo, where his father was Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s doctor. After graduating from Yeshiva University, Zayat worked for real estate developer Zev Wolfson. When he returned to Egypt in 1995, he made his money in a beverage business which he sold to Heineken in 2002 for $280 million. Zayat currently owns 144 horses. He also breeds and sells horses, and nearly sold American Pharoah last year, but bought him back at auction for $300,000 because the bidding was not going as high as he thought it would. That was a

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move that will serve him well now that Pharoah won the Crown. It’s interesting to note that American Pharoah’s name is actually a typo. The correct spelling of the word pharaoh has an “a” before the “o.” According to the Boston Globe, an Arkansas woman suggested the name and spelled it wrong. Zayat’s son, Justin, who acts as a manager at Zayat Stables in Hackensack, New Jersey, didn’t notice the typo at the time. However you want to spell it, he’s a real winner.

U.S. is Obligated to Defend 67 Nations

In an unsettling finding by a Tufts University professor, a complicated mesh of treaties and other deals put in place since the end of World War II has the United States obligated to defend 67 nations — comprising about a quarter of the world’s population — in the event of war. The data comes from Tufts political scientist Michael Beckley, who recently published a study entitled, “The Myth of Entangling Alliances.” Some of the countries on the list are obvious (Israel and France, for example), while others, like Cuba, may come as a surprise. Of course, legal obligation does not necessarily translate to military action, particularly if our ally is not attacked within its own borders. As Beckley notes, for the first 165 years of American history, the U.S. had just one mutual defense agreement, and founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson warned against entangling alliances. But Beckley concludes that today American wars are due less to these treaties and more to “the tendency of U.S. leaders to define national interests expansively, to exaggerate the magnitude of foreign threats, and to underestimate the costs of military intervention.”

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Boston man who was shot to death by terrorism investigators, has said that they were shocked by allegations that he planned to kill police officers. The family attorney, Ronald Sullivan, said that Rahim’s family considered him “an energetic young man trying to make his way in this world” and saw no behavior or changes in demeanor that would lead them to suspect he would espouse violence. Rahim, 26, was fatally shot last week after investigators said he refused to drop a military-style knife as they sought to question him about “terrorist-related information.” Police have said a video of the incident shows officers backing up and Rahim moving toward them before they fired. Sullivan said Rahim’s brother, Ibrahim Rahim, a well-known imam in Boston, regrets posting a Facebook message based on incorrect, third-hand information claiming that his brother had been shot three times in the back. Police Commissioner William Evans said Rahim had talked about beheading blogger Pamela Geller before deciding to target police officers. “There was some mention of that name,” said Evans, who dismissed the idea as “wishful thinking.” Geller is a personality not cowed into being silent about certain issues. She came out swinging against a campaign to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site in New York, has sponsored advertisements some see as inflammatory and recently organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas in which two Muslims tried to kill attendees. “They want to make an example out of me to frighten the rest of the U.S. into silence and submission,” Geller wrote in an e-mail. “This is not about me. This is about whether the U.S. will stand for freedom or submit and cower before violent intimidation.”

The Great Escape On Saturday, officials discovered that two prisoners escaped from a New York prison in a getaway that seemed right out of a blockbuster video. David Sweat, 34, was serving a sentence of life without parole for the 2002 killing of a sheriff’s deputy. Richard Matt, 48, had been sentenced to 25 years to life for kidnapping, killing and dismembering his former boss in 1997. Authorities believe that the sophisticated escape must have taken days to carry out. The two men were held in adjoining cells and had to cut through

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Before you rush to stock up on Forever stamps, read this. The U.S. Postal Service will have to roll back a portion of its largest rate increase in 11 years after a federal court ruled that the higher postage prices introduced in January 2014 can’t remain permanent. Postal regulators had agreed to a 3-cent emergency postage hike for firstclass letters, to 49 cents from 46 cents, after the Postal Service said it needed to recoup billions of dollars it lost during the recession. The 4.3 percent increase came on top of the customary 1.7 percent postage prices have risen to adjust for inflation. However, regulators set a cap on the amount of revenue USPS could recoup with the higher prices— that premium is expected to be reached this summer. The USPS and the industry representing bulk mailers filed legal challenges as soon as the price increase took effect, arguing that the increase should be permanent. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the emergency rates should not become permanent. The aftereffects

ers and independent contractors. Independent workers can bring fresh ideas to a company without the long-term commitment of pensions and other benefits. To support this growing work marketplace, websites have been launched as a matchmaker for workers and people who need their services. Upwork. com and Freelancer.com allow workers to connect with potential temporary employers. Now there are also companies that are willing to share rented office space such as the start-up company WeWork. In 2013, 23 million people were self-employed, according the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s up 1.2 percent from the year before and up about 24 percent from 2003. “This isn’t going away,” Brooke Borgen, co-owner of Canopy Advisory Group, a hiring company for freelancers in Denver, asserted. “More and more people want to have ownership over their career,” she added.

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For some workers in search of work, the idea of working independently has become more and more attractive. Many people are shying away from the tradition 9 to 5 job and opting to work on their own. There has been a spike in freelance workers and independent contractors since Obamacare was introduced. It used to be that affordable health insurance plans tied down many people to traditional jobs. But due to the Affordable Care Act that has become an easily solvable problem. Additionally, many businesses and companies are recognizing this important demographic and are hiring freelanc-

After looking at your paycheck at the end of the year, you may want to take off a few thousand dollars—you’re not really making all that much if as much as $2,600 is going to your commuting costs. The average American travels 45 minutes commuting to and from work and spends about $10 to do so every day, according to the Citi ThankYou Premier Commuter Index. The index is based on data collected by Wakefield Research from a nationally representative sample of 3,500 consumers between the ages of 35 to 54 in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Miami. The survey asked them, not all of whom are full-time employees, about their commutes, which was defined as “your trip from work, school or daily activities.” Most people drive to work (77%), so fuel is unsurprisingly the most common commuter cost — 79% of people who

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USPS Ordered to Return Stamp Fees to Lower Fare

of the recession have become “the new normal,” the ruling said — and the Postal Service must adjust to that reality, just like the rest of America. “The Commission sensibly concluded that the statutory exception allowing higher rates when needed to respond to extraordinary financial circumstances should only continue as long as those circumstances, in fact, remained extraordinary,” Circuit Judge Patricia Ann Millet wrote on behalf of the appeals court. “The Commission permissibly reasoned that just because some of the effects of exigent circumstances may continue for the foreseeable future that does not mean that those circumstances remain ‘extraordinary’ or ‘exceptional’ for just as long.” “The continuation of the exigent pricing surcharge is critical to the Postal Service’s financial health,” Katina Fields, a USPS spokeswoman, countered in a statement. The mailing industry claimed victory. “We are happy that the court rejected the Postal Service attempt to make a temporary surcharge last forever,” Stephen Kearney, executive director of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, said in a statement. “Maintaining the affordability of mail will help ensure that our nation’s postal system remains healthy for years to come. Stamps should be forever, but not surcharges.” The lower adjusted rates have not been disclosed nor has the date in which they will go into effect.

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“These are killers. They are murderers,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said. “There’s never been a question about the crimes they committed. They are now on the loose, and our first order of business is apprehending them.” How they avoided being detected while they escaped is unclear, although it is certain that they had help from the inside. Prison officials found the inmates’ beds inside the 150-year-old Clinton Correctional Facility stuffed with clothes on Saturday morning in an apparent attempt to fool guards making their rounds. Immediately, authorities set up roadblocks and brought in bloodhounds and helicopters. Hundreds of law enforcement officers fanned out around the prison, about 20 miles south of the Canadian border, following up on dozens of tips. “They’re going through garages, sheds, homes, stores,” said Dannemora local historian Peter Light, who worked at the prison as a correction officer for 31 years and now runs the prison museum inside the facility. The prison, called “Little Siberia” by locals, houses nearly 3,000 inmates and is guarded by about 1,400 correction officers. Surrounded by farmland and forests, it’s only about a 45-minute drive by car to Montreal. Perhaps the most chilling is the manner in which the escapees escaped. They seemed to have little fear and used humor in their escape. On a cut steam pipe, the prisoners left a taunting note containing a crude Asian caricature of a smiling face and the words, “Have a nice day.”

Saturday’s breakout was the first escape from the maximum-security portion of the prison, which opened in 1845. Investigators say that it must have taken months to plan their escape and it’s no doubt that they must have had help on the inside as well. The tools they acquired probably were obtained by contractors working at the prison. A prison employee is being questioned to determine if she gave the murderers a cellphone, money or tools to aid in their escape. Where are they now? “They had such a head start, [I believe] they’ve had so much help,” said Tom Fuentes, a CNN analyst and former FBI assistant director. “They could be in Canada. They could be in Mexico by now. They could be anywhere in the United States.”

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steel walls and pipes and break through bricks. Authorities are investigating how the inmates obtained the power tools they used in the “Shawshank Redemption”-style breakout. Officials said the inmates cut through the steel wall at the back of their cell, crawled down a catwalk, broke through a brick wall, cut their way into and out of a steam pipe, and then sliced through the chain and lock on a manhole cover outside the prison. All this was done without prison officials noticing or hearing the noise.

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The Week In News incur out-of-pocket expenses for their commute said most of their commuting budget goes toward buying gas, while 14% said they spend the most on public transportation, 3% spent the most on tolls and 2% spent the most on taxis or car services. As far as commutes in big cities go (at least, the ones included in this sur-

vey), L.A. commuters spend the most per day ($16 on average), which makes sense, because it’s a car-dominated city, and fuel is a top cost-driver. New Yorkers spend the most time commuting, with an average round-trip commute taking an hour and 13 minutes — 44% of respondents said their daily commute takes longer than an hour. I guess it depends on

delays on the LIRR—yet again. Miami workers have the shortest commute time of the cities—49 minutes—more time to bask in the sun, and Chicago and San Francisco were the cheapest ($11 a day). 17% of people don’t have daily commute expenses—they must work from home, walk or bike to work.

Officer Indicted in Shooting of Man in South Carolina On Monday, a grand jury indicted Police Officer Michael Slager, 33, on a murder charge for shooting Walter Scott, 50, in the back as the man attempted to flee. He was pulled over for a broken taillight in South Carolina on April 4. The primary evidence in the case was a video taken by a bystander on his cellphone that captured the shooting which then went viral. The video and incident added fuel to the already flaming fire of public outcry over police treatment of African-Americans in the nation. The video evidence does not guarantee the prosecution a conviction in the case, said Scarlett Wilson, solicitor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. “Just because you have video in this case, it doesn’t mean it’s the be-all and end-all,” she said at a news conference in Charleston. “The issue is the people who were there who were involved, who saw or heard anything, who can demonstrate what they saw and heard.” If convicted of murder, Slager would face between 30 years and life in prison without the possibility of parole. No trial date has been set yet.

That’s Odd His Brother on his Back

On Sunday, Hunter Gandee reached the University of Michigan. He was not alone. For three days and 57 miles, the 15-year-old trekked across the state with his little brother, Braden, on his back. Braden, 8, has cerebral palsy and Hunter walked the many miles to raise awareness for the debilitating condition. During the Cerebral Palsy Swagger, as they dubbed the journey, Hunter rallied support and raised $200,000 toward the construction of a handicap accessible playground at Braden’s school which will include rubber flooring, ramps instead of stairs and other accommoda-

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Next time you step into a restaurant, perhaps you should ask for their water menu. Yes, patrons at Ray’s and Stark Bar in Los Angeles have a 46-page water menu to peruse while they’re dining. The menu is Martin Riese’s brainchild and when he introduced it two years ago, many were skeptical. “Some of them said, ‘Only in LA’ and their eyes were rolling and everything,” the 38-year-old German citizen recalls. But now, that’s water under the bridge. Business at the bar has jumped 500% and his water menu has expanded to two other locations, including the Hollywood Bowl. His $50 per person water tasting class has sold out each session since it began this year. “[Customers] are going into the water menu, looking for different springs, saying, ‘I like this, this has so much sodium, this has so much magnesium,’”

huge impact on other beverages, wine, on your health, your body and on food.” To me, well, it’s just plain water.

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Many surgeons like to listen to music while performing surgery. Some listen to classical music, some listen to opera, and others prefer rock ‘n’ roll. These surgeons, though, enjoyed the musical accompaniment of the patient himself. Anthony Kulkamp Dias, a Brazilian musician, realized that something was wrong when he started stuttering and forgetting familiar names. Doctors discovered a brain tumor and needed to operate. During the nine hour operation, in order

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Riese says. “You have so many interested Americans who are so amazed and concerned about what they are doing to their body.” Riese’s fascination with water began when he was just 4 years old, scoping out different springs during family trips. “I realized that water tasted differently in every single city,” he said. “This was the most interesting thing for me when I was on vacation.” That curiosity led to a fulltime obsession with water. Riese created his first water menu at the First Floor restaurant in Berlin, and went on to write the book “The World of Water” in 2008. A few years later, the Patina Restaurant Group, which owns Ray’s and Stark Bar, recruited Riese to come to the U.S. But making a water menu takes a lot of time. “I didn’t know that in America it’s very difficult to get the spring water to have on my water menu,” Riese said. “Most of the water you find on your grocery store shelves is purified water, which means it’s actually nothing more than tap water.” Riese’s extensive menu features spring water from Fiji to Denmark. The most expensive water, priced at $20 for a 750 ml bottle, comes from a 15,000 yearold Canadian glacier. Riese says demand for Berg Water has been so high it is temporarily out of stock. Water served at Ray’s is classified into one of four different palettes: sweet, salty, smooth and complex. The menu lists the amount of total dissolved solids, or mineral content, in each liquid. Total dissolved solids create the flavor of the water, says Riese. “When you have a higher magnesium for example, it gets a little bitter,” he said. “Calcium is slightly bitter and salty.” And Riese pairs that sweet or salty water with different cheeses or cured meats to bring out the flavor, just like wine. For example, he says, Danish water Iskilde, which has “earthy notes,” pairs well with mushrooms or grilled cheese. On the other hand, the saltiness of Spanish water Vichy Catalan is a perfect match for salami. Riese used his extensive palette to craft his own water, the 90H2O, a cocktail of spring water from Northern California, infused with sodium, magnesium and calcium. He also offers tasting courses at Patina Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. At $50 per person, guests are given samples of six different waters with varying TDS levels. Every course has sold out. “Everybody from a 2-year-old to the 99-year-old grandmother is now tasting these waters,” Riese said. “Water has a

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to help them monitor his speech centers, memory and motor control, the doctors had him play Beatles songs on the guitar along with some of his own works and Brazilian folk songs. “The doctors asked me to repeat one of the country songs so I even had an encore,” Dias related. Dias was put under local anesthesia so he wasn’t in pain during the operation. Now, with the tumor 90% removed, the doctors have considered the surgery a success and have discharged Dias. I’m sure he’s playing better than ever. This is not the first time surgeons were serenaded by their patient. Last year, Roger Frisch had a specially constructed violin made that allowed him to play through his brain surgery. This enabled the surgeons to tell when they had placed electrodes at the right point to control the tremors that were interfering with his playing. Frisch’s circumstance was unique, but it is common for surgeons to conduct awake brain surgery to get constant feedback when removing brain tumors in order to ensure they’re not cutting into something important. That’s music to my ears.

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tions to make it easier for children like his brother to enjoy recess. “I wanted to show people the struggles that Braden has to go through daily. I wanted to go out and show people we can make the world a better place for people with cerebral palsy,” Hunter said. Hunter and Braden had rest stops set up every 3 miles, where physical therapists would check on the duo and stretch out their tight muscles. Hunter said he rotated between three different harnesses that helped disperse Braden’s 60-pound body. While the harness helped with the physical discomfort, Hunter said the encouragement of supporters helped even more. “If it weren’t for everyone cheering and walking with us, I wouldn’t have been able to do it,” he said. “I collapsed at the end of the second day because I was so tired. My legs were so sore but my friends picked me up and I made it through the third day.” This is not the first walk for the dynamic duo. Last year, they walked to Ann Arbor, Michigan, from their home in Temperance—a distance of 40 miles. “We had such a great success last summer when I carried Braden 40 miles that I wanted to try it again and make it even further,” Hunter related. In fact, all four of the Gandee children have taken part in the effort to raise awareness for cerebral palsy. The boys’ mother, Danielle Gandee, proudly said, “Extremely proud of them as well as their sister Kerragan and little brother Kellen and even more so of their group of friends who have walked this entire journey to show support. Love these kids!”

For Lillian Weber’s 100th birthday, she wasn’t interested in a big cake. Instead, she was working on giving back to others. At 100-years-old, Lillian finished sewing her 1,051st dress. The dress wasn’t meant for her, though. She has been sending hundreds of dresses to little girls across the ocean in Africa to enjoy. Last year, Lillian said that she wished to sew her 1,000th dress by her 100th birthday. She’s way surpassed that goal and every dress she sends to the organization that distributes them is embellished with special details. The centenarian has been sewing for 92 years. What’s her advice for being so spry at her age? It’s simple: “Go to bed early, get up late, and as for eating it’s whatever you enjoy,” she says, adding that if cookies and cake is what you like, then life is too short to not enjoy them. Her family joined her on her birthday last month. One great-granddaughter, 13-year-old Hope Weiss, says her great-grandmother has been an inspiration for her. “I love her, I hope she makes it even farther. I hope she makes even more dresses,” said Weiss. One stitch at a time.

A Smashing Success

It was always his dream: to smash through a garage door. And now he finally knows how it feels. Last week, Walter Thomas of Woodstock, Illinois, had his family help him

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The Pizza Seals the Deal

In a real estate market where buyers are furiously trying to outbid the other, sometimes it’s a gooey, cheesy slice of pizza that will seal the deal. Donna DiNicola, owner of DiNicola’s Italian Restaurant in southeast Portland, encouraged her two sons to start

looking for homes when she saw the housing market heating up. Her offer for a 900-square-foot house for her 23-yearold son was snatched up when she added free pizza every month for life to sweeten the deal. “It was really a joke,” she said. “I swear to you I did not know that made it into the paperwork.” DiNicola, who has been in the pizza business for 38 years, recalled, “I thought, well, time is ticking and we’ve got to get into this market,” she said, adding the house was perfect even though it was at the top of their price range after offering $275,000 and two months of free rent for the sellers. The pizza really made the deal, though. “The pizza part was just hilarious. It just goes to show they really did something to stand out among the offers,” Holly Marsh, the seller, said. She has a 5-month-old baby and a son who just turned four. Pizza is perfect for their family. The house, though, is perfect for DiNicola’s son. “We just went ‘wow,’” she said, adding that she is thrilled to share her pizza with Marsh and her family. “They can have whatever they want.” Seems like this sale is as nice as a slice of pie.

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How much would you spend to share a private lunch with Warren Buffett? $1,000? Maybe $2,000? Maybe way out of your budget? Most probably. This year’s auction on eBay to lunch with the billionaire to benefit the Glide Foundation saw a record bid. Zhu Ye, chairman of Beijing-based Dalian Zeus Entertainment Co., submitted the highest of 76 bids— $2,345,678. His bid, though, wasn’t the biggest the auction saw in its 16 year history. In 2012, the winner paid $3,456,789. Seems like somebody likes consecutive numbers. Ye can invite up to seven friends to eat with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Manhattan. The 84-year-old is open to chat about anything—although not about what he’s buying and selling. Some past winners chose to eat with Buffett at a steakhouse in Omaha, Nebraska, where he has run Berkshire Hathaway Inc for 50 years. I wonder which place serves better fare. Sometimes it’s not just the lunch that the winner enjoys. One past winner, Ted Weschler, ended up working for Buffett as a Berkshire portfolio manager after paying $5.25 million to win the 2010 and 2011 auctions. Buffett is worth $69.2 billion, ranking fourth worldwide, according to Forbes magazine. He is donating nearly all his wealth to charity and is known to love hamburgers, Cherry Cokes, steaks and hash browns, topped off with a root beer float. But no vegetables for him. In The Snowball, he tells biographer Alice Schroeder, “Broccoli, asparagus, and Brussels sprouts look to me like Chinese food crawling around on a plate. Cauliflower almost makes me sick. I eat carrots reluctantly. I don’t like sweet potatoes. I don’t even want to be close to a rhubarb, it makes me retch.” I’d love to hear his tips on the market. In terms of nutrition, though, I think I’ll go somewhere else.

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It’s the American dream—after hard work and perseverance to receive an acceptance to an Ivy League school. But Fernando Rojas didn’t get accepted to an Ivy League university—he got into all eight. Yes, the 17-year-old son of Mexican immigrants whose schooling stopped in the eighth grade made a surprising clean sweep this year. “I didn’t think I would get into any,” Rojas related. “When I got all eight, it was a blessing and a curse because I had to choose. I was excited and scared and everything at the same time.” The first call came from Yale University in February. Within weeks he got the OK from Dartmouth College, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Princeton University. And that’s not all. He was also accepted to Stanford University and two nearby schools, the University of California, Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton. The lucky student is one of four children of Raul Rojas, 59, and wife, Maria, 56, who moved to Fullerton from Jalisco, Mexico, in the early 1980s. Raul is a machine operator, and Maria is a seamstress. “His biggest motivation was his parents to know that their hard work meant something,” Sal Tinajero, Rojas’ speech and debate coach, related. With Fernando Rojas translating, his mother said she didn’t initially realize the magnitude of her son’s accomplishment. But once the media outlets started calling, she knew it was a big deal. So where will the Ivy Leaguer be heading? Seems like New Haven will be home for him next year. Yale costs $64,000 a year with room and board; he’ll only be responsible for $6,000. Before starting, though, Rojas will be taking it easy—hanging out with cousins, having movie nights and sleepovers. “Nothing too crazy,” he said. The hard work will start in the fall. 

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Rabbi Meir Braunstein, Rabbi Yaakov Reisman, and Rabbi Dovid Fordsham

build and mold every bachur and help them soar to lofty heights.” The Rosh Yeshiva concluded by thanking Rabbi Rodkin, Rabbi Gold, Rabbi Edelstein, Rabbi Hartman, and Rabbi Willig for their tireless devotion on behalf of the talmidim. “The Rabbeim of Ateres Yaakov are dedicated to each bachur and each avreich. Whether its understanding p’shat in the Gemara or in a Rabbi Akiva Eiger, whether it’s navigating through a shidduch, whether it’s getting married, or any other of the myriad of challenges that life has to offer, the Rabbeim are always there to direct, help, and guide.” The yeshiva breakfast was enhanced by the presence of many prom-

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The Rosh Yeshiva is a person who the bachurim can emulate, and someone who the bachurim could connect to, and they are so fortunate for that. I had the zechus to learn with the Rosh Yeshiva in the Mir, and it is a zechus for our family to host this breakfast.” Mr. Aber introduced the Rosh Yeshiva and declared that the community is fortunate to have such a wonderful makom Torah in its midst. Following this warm introduction, Rabbi Braunstein spoke from the heart thanking the hosts for opening up their home for the breakfast and pointing out that they learned this middah of ahavas chessed from their illustrious parents, Mr. & Mrs. Nochum Aber. The Rosh Yeshiva thanked Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe shlita, the Menahel and head of the Ateres Yaakov’s leadership, for his tremendous devotion to both the yeshiva and for his wise guidance. Rabbi Braunstein spoke about the yeshiva’s mission to guide each talmid in the derech that they need to go in order to fulfill their tafkid and attain simchas hachaim. The Rosh Yeshiva stated: “We live in a community near the airport and we see planes overhead going in different directions to reach their destinations. Similarly, the Rabbeim of Ateres Yaakov have the unique ability to

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A Celebrated Siyum Mazal tov to the fifth grade girls in Morah Jacob’s class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School in West Hempstead on completing Parshat Va’era in Chumash! The students have been hard at work all year, building their Chumash reading, translating and analytical thinking skills. The students also enjoyed learning the many Chumash songs Morah Jacobs taught them. As part of their siyum, the students were divided into groups and given cakes and decorating materials, including frosting and candy. Each group was asked to use the cake decorating materials to decorate their cake with a design that depicted a group of pesukim from Parshat Va’era. Creativity abounded as the girls brainstormed together and created true masterpieces in accordance with the pesukim of the Chumash! Some examples include using blue licorice for the water in the Nile River before the plagues and red licorice for the water in

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Over the past month, CHAZAQ inspired and entertained hundreds of community members via their numerous programs throughout the Queens community. The month of May began with a special CHAZAQ event in conjunction with the Beth Gavriel Center featuring world renowned lecturer Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky who entertained the audience with his sense of humor and offered words of inspiration on how the Torah can influence our everyday lives. The event also featured opening remarks from members of the Renewal organization, who have been leading the way in promoting kidney donations to help those in critical need. On May 4, CHAZAQ held its first teens basketball championship game, featuring a high profile match between the CHAZAQ Great Neck team and the CHAZAQ Forest Hills team. Prior to the game, CHAZAQ Director Rabbi Ilan Meirov gave a short shmuz to the players from both sides and then introduced Councilman Rory Lancman who expressed his excitement at CHAZAQ’s new initiative of providing professional sports leagues for the youth of the community. On Wednesday night, May 6, CHAZAQ hosted a Lag Ba’Omer celebration for the men of the community. A delicious gourmet meal was served alongside words of inspiration and lively dancing. The following night, CHAZAQ joined up with Congregation TOV in KGH for a post Lag Ba’omer shiur with renowned

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lecturer Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser. On Saturday night, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, CHAZAQ helped the men of the community dress up in style, holding a mega suit sale at the YCQ auditorium in Flushing. Hundreds of men came home with classy suits for only $150. Proceeds of the sale are allocated towards CHAZAQ’s new afterschool review program for yeshiva students. On Sunday evening May 17th, CHAZAQ hosted Rabbi Yossi Mizrachi at the Beth Gavriel Center who kept hundreds glued to their seats in his 2 hour presentation on living our purpose in this world. Then on Wednesday evening, May 20, the women of the community were treated to an exciting night out at the Young Israel of Kew Garden Hills, as CHAZAQ hosted a flower arrangement class in honor of Shavuot. Prior to the event, the women were treated to a delicious dairy buffet and yummy desserts (cheesecakes!). In addition to the special monthly women’s gatherings, CHAZAQ also holds weekly classes for women on Monday nights. Currently a taharat hamishpacha (family purity) review course is being given by Rebetzin Tzivia Khiayev at Congregation Ohr Torah in KGH. In addition, the CHAZAQ girls’ teens division gets together twice a week in Forest Hills, featuring delicious meals and group sessions. They too got together prior to Shavuot and decorated beautiful vases and flowers in honor of the yom tov.

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Third Grade Soaring High with Jet Blue If you have you ever looked up and thought about the huge airplanes soaring through the sky at 500+ MPH, you understand how fascinating it is to know just how this is accomplished.

Yeshiva Ketana sits in the shadow of one of the major airports in the aerospace community, JFK International Airport, and last week one of our third grade classes enjoyed a fantastic tour at Jet Blue. Our students’ journey began when they were invited by one of our parents, Mr. Asher Halpert, for a

behind the scenes tour of Jet Blue – right into the restricted areas. The roar of the airplanes and the huge number of details that go into flying a plane safely took our class to new worlds! After submitting student information well in advance for security clearance, our students started their tour standing in line to “check-in” and “clear security” to receive their “boarding pass” to begin this amazing tour. Their trip started when they boarded the aircraft – right into the cockpit for the chance to sit in the pilot’s chair and see the instruments used to fly the plane safely. Where better to get a bird’s eye view than a tour of the Air Traffic Control tower? Of course, since air traffic controllers direct planes over the radio, our students had to stick close together within the small space and stay silent so as not to distract them from this life-protecting work. The view was so remarkable, and the level of precision and machines so mind-bogglingly interest-

ing, that the boys were quiet and in awe of what they were lucky enough to see. Another huge highlight was talking to the flight attendants and pilots who fly the planes. The students had plenty of questions. How does a pilot fly if his GPS doesn’t work? What happens if there is a fire on the plane? This tour’s success was greatly due to the careful organization, fastidious planning and super execution that Jet Blue put into such a spectacular tour. Our students were wonderful and enjoyed this trip greatly. It was really more than a les-

son on aerodynamics but also teamwork. It was obvious to all that the plane is being flown by the pilots with the amazing support staff working down below to plan and control the aircraft. Seeing this math and the technology at work allowed the students to see the lessons they learn in the classroom come to life. As YKLI students, they also learned another lesson on this remarkable trip that we on earth with incredible siyata d’shmaya are able to navigate our path, work as a team to control our actions, and fly high.

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The beautiful home of Dov and Allyson Perkal was filled Sunday morning, June 7 with friends and supporters of Madraigos for the Annual Five Towns Breakfast. With the theme of the morning – One Goal, One Community, One Step At A Time – the community banded together for teens and young adults who are serviced by Madraigos throughout the year. Through their innovative programs and support services, Madraigos helps community youth and their families cope with the everyday challenges of life. In the powerful style befitting his reputation, Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, Founder/Dean of Darchei Noam of Monsey and Founder/Director of Project YES, shared words of chizuk and inspiration. He reflected on his personal experience when he attended a Madraigos Rosh Hashana Retreat, describing the warm atmosphere and unconditional acceptance of the youth who participated. Rabbi Horowitz stressed the importance of having a place in the community for young people to turn to for guidance and support and praised Madraigos for its efforts in meeting these needs. He gave the organization a heartfelt bracha for even greater siyata dishmaya and continued hatzlocha. Rabbi Dov Silver, Founder and Executive V.P. of Madraigos, extended warm words of praise and appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Perkal for their gracious hospitality in making this year’s event enjoyable, meaningful, and successful in every way. Rabbi Silver remarked, “The existence and growth of Madraigos is a result of sincere, committed friends like the Perkals. I am touched by their genuine sensitivity to the special needs of our teens and young adults and I am deeply humbled by their warmth and dedication.”

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, Rabbi Josh Zern, and Rabbi Dov Silver

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To the credit of Mr. and Mrs. Perkal and the devoted members of the event committee, Madraigos was introduced to many new friends, from both the Five Towns and surrounding communities. Attendees were moved by an enlightening video, where they learned about the scope of Madraigos’ services including “The Lounge,” the after-school recreation center on separate nights for boys and girls, School Based Services Program, and Parenting Workshops offered

to families in our community. “It was my goal to spread awareness and raise funds for Madraigos, a dynamic organization,” said Mr. Perkal. “My support and enthusiasm for its work is predicated not only on its unbelievable growth and development as an organization, but on its remarkable success in achieving its unique mission.” “We are thrilled with the wonderful turnout from local supporters and Rabbonim,” said Rabbi Josh Zern, Execu-

tive Director of Madraigos. “We hope to build upon these relationships as we grow even stronger in our ability to effectively meet the needs of the youth in our community.” For more information about Madraigos, please see www.madraigos.org or call the office at 516-371-3250. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Rabbi Josh Zern at 516-371-3250 ext. 5.

Ezra Academy – End of the Year Inspiration As another school year comes to a close, the administration at Ezra always feels the necessity to give its students a couple of extra doses of inspiration to take along with them in the summer. The school enjoyed another wonderful weekend at its annual retreat in Camp Moshava in Honesdale, PA. Beginning on Thursday, the students were busy on the field at their Klass Kombat competitions, and later in the evening at their sunset barbeque and kumsitz. The night ended with a good time had by all at the local bowling alley. Friday gave everyone a chance to relax on the

campgrounds, where a choice of sports, swimming, boating and even challah baking was available. However, as much as everyone enjoyed their physical activities approaching Shabbos, the best was yet to come. For the past five years Ezra shared its Shabbos experience with the famous Traveling Chassidim, where each and every moment of Shabbos was enhanced by their singing and dancing. This year, the girls division was happily surprised to see a group of local girls from Hasheveinu join in their davening as well. This added spirit, combined

with stories and divrei Torah, gave the girls a Shabbos like they’ve never had before. The excitement and inspiration from everyone was palpable throughout the entire Shabbos and culminated with a havdalah concert by the Chassidim. After a short break, everyone returned for Melava Malka, followed by a final kumsitz with everyone singing and sharing Ezra experiences together. This past week as the school year came to a close, Ezra was privileged to hear divrei chizuk by Rabbi Zev Trenk of Yeshiva Darchei Torah. Every year Ezra tries to instill in its students the im-

portance of tzedakah by running a campaign to raise money for Yad Eliezer, an organization which pays for wedding expenses of those less fortunate in Eretz Yisroel. This year Rabbi Trenk received over ten thousand dollars, which he hand-delivered to Yad Eliezer later that day. Rabbi Trenk spoke about how the hard work that goes into mitzvos is really for our benefit since it makes us stronger in our service of Hashem. Everyone enjoyed Rabbi Trenk’s charisma and enthusiasm, as well as this very important message to take with them over the summer.

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Around The Community DRS Awardees DRS Yeshiva High School would like to take this opportunity to wish a hearty mazel tov to this year’s Class of 2015 Valedicatorian Daniel Aharon, Salutatorian Yoni Goldberg, and Keter Shem Tov Awardee Yehuda Inslicht. Daniel Aharon is a gifted student who has achieved amazing academic success throughout his four years at DRS. Daniel was designated as AP Scholar with Honors and chosen as a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist. As editor of the DRS Newsletter, the DRS Address and Associate Editor for DRS’s weekly Torah publication, Daniel constantly gives of his time to the school’s weekly student-run publications. Daniel has also served as coordinator for the Kulanu/ DRS learning program which mentors boys with special needs, growing the program to record number participants. A

member of the Debate, Torah Bowl, College Bowl and Model Congress teams,

Valedicatorian Daniel Aharon

impeccable academic record, gaining entrance to Princeton, while also being cap-

Salutatorian Yoni Goldberg

Daniel is a vital member of the DRS student body. Daniel will be studying in Yeshivat Sha’alvim next year. Yoni Goldberg is an extraordinarily talented student. He has achieved an

Keter Shem Tov Awardee Yehuda Inslicht

tain of debate and basketball teams and a staple in the DRS Beis Medrash. Perhaps his most incredible attribute is his stellar character and middot tovot, all the while maintaining an incredibly humble de-

meanor. Yoni will be studying in Yeshivat Sha’alvim next year. Yehuda Inslicht truly finds favor in the eyes of all who know him. Yehuda has constantly demonstrated exceptional middot and as such is beloved and respected amongst his peers. The Keter Shem Tov award is unique in DRS as the honoree is selected by the members of the senior grade. Yehuda has grown tremendously in his learning, and his commitment to Medinat Yisrael is illustrated by his efforts in singlehandedly launching the DRS Israel Action Committee running various drives to benefit the IDF. Despite all his accomplishments, Yehuda never draws attention to himself, always doing what should be done because it is the right thing to do. Yehuda will be studying in Yeshiva Kerem B’Yavneh next year.

Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s “Invention Convention” Showcases Science and Innovation PHOTO CREDIT: MOSHE BENOLIEL/YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH

By Chaia Frishman On a recent Sunday, the sixth grade students of Yeshiva Darchei Torah welcomed parents, friends and family to a

culmination of a yearlong study in the concepts of physical science for the entire grade and featured a display of 45 of the most amazing and practical solutions

Daniel Pasternak with his father, Ely Pasternak, and his invention

room full of solutions. The Invention Convention project was implemented three years ago by YDT’s Middle School Principal, Dr. Yitzchak Goldberg, in an effort to introduce an added dynamic to the existing STEM curriculum at Yeshiva Darchei Torah. (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.) This project was rich in content and practice and crossed disciplines. Additionally, it meets the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that seek to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. This annual event represented the

to everyday problems, along with some amazing innovations! The students worked in teams or alone. Projects included not one, but two green solutions to the grocery bag dilemma experienced by every family. Another innovative team solved the problem of how to create the perfect pancake with their aptly named Batter-Up that met the challenge of creating perfectly proportioned pancakes every time. Some projects addressed the needs of the disabled, while others sought to ease the chore of taking out the garbage. “I witnessed a true sense of pride evolve in the boys as they progressed

through the stages of development in their inventions,” said Mrs. Elisheva Pinsky, science teacher and program coordinator of the Invention Convention. “I could not be more proud of the ownership they expressed for their ideas, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of their inventions become marketable items in the future.” The curriculum covered in class focused on realizing that most inventors made their discovery by solving a problem in their own lives. Following the steps of the design process, the students began by observing their own life throughout the day to discover what challenges or problems of their own might need solutions. Whether they are minor or major, there are always ways to improve quality of life. Once they found a problem or two, they needed to choose one they felt they could address and then brainstorm to find a solution to that problem. During the design stage, the students

Tzviki Lieberman makes a presentation about his invention

began to develop their solution ideas into inventions. A prototype was then created using a variety of materials. These prototypes were tested, data was collected, and the prototype was redesigned and tested again until its performance solved the original problem. The cycle was repeated until a solution was found. Communicating both the problem and solution was a key objective in the program. Using Tri-boards to “sell” their product’s benefits, students were held to a very high standard of grammatical correctness, symmetry and content. Parents and family members shared in their sons’ success at creating such practical and innovative ideas. Visibly proud of her students’ work, Mrs. Pinsky muses, “In future years, it may be necessary to add patent applications to the curriculum.”

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Squads of emergency responders from United Hatzalah and ZAKA work in tandem in a drill, practicing how they might respond to mass casualities following a missile attack

National Emergency Authority and the Home Front Command. The spectators attended to learn from United Hatzalah’s extensive experience in community-based emergency medical first response. “I am always very impressed whenever I look at exercises like this, because it is just to ensure that the community is protected,” said Wong Mum Thong, chief consultant of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs Crisis Pre-

like car accidents, heart attacks, strokes and children downing, should know how to deal with any type of emergency including multi-causality incidents. When something like a missile attack happens, the first who will actually save and help are the neighbors and the people around the neighborhood. These are United Hatzalah volunteers who are spread all around the country in every neighborhood in every street so we train them to be ready for these

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paredness Directorate. “What I can see here today is that the players know exactly what to do and I love the [Mobile] Command Control. The Command Control gives very clear visibility in terms of the assets that you deploy and I think that is the most important thing; tracking the resources that you deploy so that you could be able to redeploy these resources. If you don’t have that visibility, you have a problem.” The United Hatzalah Mobile Command and Control Center is a man-portable self-contained power and communication unit that deploys LifeCompass technology capable of mapping incidents and dispatching responders from any location and under any circumstances. Eli Beer, president and CEO of United Hatzalah, said, “Anytime, at any moment, these disasters can happen. Unfortunately in Israel we are so used to every once in a while having a war or a missile attack so we want to make sure that our volunteers, who are professionally trained to treat incidents

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By Daniela Berkowitz What would happen if missiles struck a school in central Israel? Eighty doctors, paramedics and EMTs from United Hatzalah simulated this catastrophe on June 2, testing how volunteers might react and developing best practices if such a situation was to occur. Joined by volunteers from ZAKA, the responders worked under blasts of fireworks, smoke grenades and flocks of screaming children to treat and evacuate 500 children. Not only did they employ medical equipment, triage strategies and a cutting edge Mobile Command and Control Center in the training exercise, but they were joined by international observers wanting to learn how to implement effective emergency responses. Delegates from Singapore’s national emergency services, International Committee of the Red Cross, USAID and other agencies watched the exercise, which was one of many tests as part of Israel’s five-day Turning Point 15 civil defense drill operated by the

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United Hatzalah IT Manager David Krispil monitors the team of responders during the emergency drill using the United Hatzalah Mobile Command and Control Center.

disasters.” “I always look at community-based first response as being the most important,” added Thong. “We need to bear in mind that the emergency response team that comes to the incident site could be delayed for various reasons – it could be delayed by traffic, by many other reasons – so the first person to be on the scene will be the one that comes from the community, and they are the people who will be in the best position to render first responses.” United Hatzalah operates a free network of 2,500 volunteer trained medics and emergency responders serving communities across Israel around the

clock. In recent months, the organization has gained international recognition for its relief efforts in disasters worldwide, including most recently in Nepal, and for developing the advanced LifeCompass platform, which integrates mapping, GPS technology, photos and video to improve emergency response worldwide. Community-based response groups in the U.S, South America, Europe and Asia now are deploying these methods, developed in Israel, locally.

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In Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island we promote many programs and incentives to help create an environment that is conducive to learning and growth in middos tovos. To this end we recently celebrated our seventh “Scroll of Recognition.” This is a program which solely recognizes the boys’ derech eretz in the afternoon classes. Spearheaded by Rabbi Friedler, who monitors the boys’ behavior on a daily basis, there was a tremendous amount of boys who qualified and received their much anticipated “special treat” at the end of the month. Thank you to the entire English faculty for making this program the success that it has become.

Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island is privileged to count among its many faculty members Rabbi Yoel Burke. Rabbi Burke teaches weekly “Lamed Tes Melachos” classes to many of the grades which spans over the course of a few years. There are study sheets as well as many reviews. Recently, the eighth grade classes of Rabbi Greenspan and Rabbi Radner completed this limud and celebrated with a much anticipated pizza siyum. The boys all have tremendous knowledge of the many halachos of Shabbos due to the hard work of Rabbi Burke.

Rambam Students Meet Nobel Prize Winner and Malcolm Gladwell Students of Rambam Mesivta’s Meet the Author Book Club went to hear the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers and were able to interview renowned Behavioral Economist Richard Thaler at the 92nd Street Y. What they didn’t realize is that Thaler’s colleague and mentor, Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahnenman, was in the audience seated six seats away from the boys. Kahnenman, the author of Thinking Fast and Slow, was there to hear Professor Thaler discuss his new work, Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics. Meet the Author Book Club members immediately recognized Professor Kahnenman as they went to meet him at a lecture held at the 92Y just a few months ago! Malcolm Gladwell, whose name has become synonymous with outside the box thinking, has seen his books become staples at major corporations and marketing firms as well as an integral part of the educational curriculum.

Nobel Prize winner Professor Kahnenman

The interview led to Professor Thaler discussing his work at General Motors as well as his short stint working as a consultant for the NFL’s Washington Redskins. When asked by Mr. Gladwell how it turned out, Professor Thaler responded, “We ended up firing them,” since they never took any Students of Rambam Mesivta’s Meet the Author Book Club wih Richard Thaler of his recommendations. Thaler has analytics in nearly every field. been one of the pillars of the Behavioral Following the event, the Club reEconomics movement which has gained united with Professor Kahnenman who tremendous prestige over the last few claimed to remember the group from decades. He noted,“Now, every NFL earlier in the year, and connected with team has a behavioral economist on Mr. Gladwell, before having their books staff,” and that the field has contributed signed by Professor Thaler. greatly to the proliferation of the use of This was the final trip for this year’s

Rambam students with Malcolm Gladwell

Meet The Author Book Club, a year that had them meet Professor Kahnenman; Edwin Black, author of Financing the Flames; Jon Frascella, author of the Red Sox book, Theo-logy; Booker Prize Winner, Kazuo Ishiguro, author The Remains of the Day; and of course, Malcolm Gladwell and Richard Thaler.

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mental health professionals, to help them minimize their risk exposure. Thus, due to Madraigos’ greater goal of improving and maintaining good mental health among the teenage population, it was natural that Shalhevet High School invited Mrs. Delman of Madraigos to deliver a presentation on this topic. The Shalhevet student body was very receptive to Mrs. Delman’s presentation and asked numerous questions, illustrating that they enjoyed this educational experience. Following the presentation, the students were given the opportunity to participate in an internet/cellphone dependency survey. The questions they were asked during the survey included queries about their frequency of checking and charging their phones as well as their e-mail and social media habits. The students were shown the value of taking time for being “unconnected,” putting their phones in designated “off” areas and using the “downtime” for participating in and developing traditional social interactions skills. Students also were instructed about dependency on the internet, social media and cellphones. Internet dependence is a term for excessive use of the above technology to the detriment of one’s physical, psychological, social, or vocational wellbeing. Mrs. Delman advised the students to look for signs that they were developing dependency. People who demonstrate this type of dependency feel restless or irritable when they are not online or on their phones. They are usually preoccupied with internet activities and their next online session. Spending too much time connected can have deleterious effects on the health of one’s social interactions, school work, employment work and family dynamics. It can also prevent a person from getting

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The students at Midreshet Shalhevet High School were fortunate to receive guidance from Mrs. Chanie Delman, LCSW, Clinical Director at Madraigos, who presented a workshop on Social Media/Internet Safety on Wednesday, May 20. Teenagers are becoming more and more connected through technology. Approximately 75% all American teens have a profile on a social networking site and many of them visit social networking sites every day, some of them multiple times each day. For this generation of youngsters, social networking sites have replaced the shopping mall as the preferred place to meet up. While there are some distinct benefits of the easy availability of being connected, there are also many disadvantages and risks associated with this activity. The teenage population in particular has an especially high vulnerability to these risks. The higher levels of impulsivity among teenagers as compared to the adult population lead the teens to post thoughts, stories and/or pictures before giving a chance to consider the potential consequences and negative repercussions on them. Teenagers’ urge to meet and connect with people also puts them at greater danger of posting or sending personal information through social media/internet that at minimum can cause consternation from the impact of the posts on friends and family. At worst, teenagers’ desire for expression and acceptance can lead them to share too much information that play into the nefarious designs of potential on-line predators and cyber bullies. Therefore, realizing the reality that teens will continue to be connected through the internet, social media and cell phones, it is of utmost necessity that they receive helpful guidance and safeguards from educators, parents and

in touch with one’s feelings, as being connected can enable a person to escape one’s own feelings. In addition to being advised about possible risks of being overly connected, students were given specific guidance for safety measures to take while engaging with social media and internet. Included in this were instructions never to give out personal information, photos or physical location to people/users they were not familiar with. The importance of taking time to consider the impact of sharing information before hitting the “SEND” button was stressed. Students were reminded once the information leaves one’s private domain, it becomes totally and permanently public within seconds; shared information or photographs can never be retrieved. Furthermore, shared information can come back to haunt a person years later. Students were informed that people use fake profiles, sometimes posing as other people, to spread harmful information or to extract information that can be harmful if you shared it with them. Mrs. Delman also advised the students on the potential risks posed by cyber-criminals and predators perusing popular social networking sites. Lastly, students were reminded never to meet in person anyone that they “met” on social media/internet.

The social media/internet safety workshop is just one service offered through Madraigos’ School-Based Services Program. In this program, Madraigos team of professionals and social work interns assist local yeshivas and high school staff in meeting the social and emotional needs of their students. The Madraigos staff builds relationships with students and facilitate building vital skill sets such as positive peer relations, effective decision making, healthy eating and living, time management, study skills and more. Additional services that Madraigos provides include the after-school “Lounge” program, year-round events, in-school programs, as well as parent and community education. For teenagers struggling with substance abuse, Madraigos provides a myriad of life-saving clinical intervention services that ensure that the young adults and their families receive caring and comprehensive support and guidance during their most difficult times. Since its founding in 2003 with multiple expansion projects thereafter, Madraigos’ goal has remained consistent: To provide all of its members with the necessary tools and skills to empower them to live a healthy and productive lifestyle and become the leaders of tomorrow.

a proper way it can bring comfort and closeness into our marriage. We know that music is powerful because it was chosen to grace the Beis Hamikdash. We can bring music into our mini mikdash, our home, and use it to enhance the home environment. Pleasant appropriate music that has a Jewish flavor can bring about an atmosphere of joy, of yearning to do what’s right, and can set a wonderful tone for the whole family. We should merit to constantly use all the tools at our disposal to build and strengthen a harmonious marriage and a

happy home.

Five Towns Marriage Initiative The Music of a Happy Home The Leviim had the mitzvah of making music in the Beis Hamikdash. The music was made in two ways, through instruments and by mouth. The Gemara asks, which way was more important? The Rambam paskens that the most important music was that made by singing. It’s interesting because it does not say anything explicitly in the written Torah about the Leviim having a mitzvah to sing in the Beis Hamikdash. Yet R’ Schwab points out that the mitzvah which is done b’peh, with the mouth, is found in Torah sh’baal peh, the oral Torah. The best way

to understand R’ Schwab’s answer is that singing has as much value as a person ascribes to it. There are certain forces in the world that Hashem created, seven sciences that are recognized as wisdom, of which one of them is song. This song, this music, has a power that can be harnessed to bring one closer to Hashem but it’s really all about what you make of it and how far you let it take you. We can use the strength of music to solidify our marriage and draw us closer as a couple. When music is used in

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The Kollel Chatzos Wedding Sponsorship – The Ultimate Gift By Shoshana Bernstein Shavuos heralded the end of sefira and ushered in the wedding season. Now Klal Yisroel is boruch Hashem busy going to simchos. This is the season when chasunah follows chasunah; where the joy and bracha of a wedding takes front and center in so many people’s lives. The Kollel Chatzos Wedding Sponsorship Program gives you the opportunity to maximize the bracha of the simcha with a unique, meaningful and eternal gift. The Kollel, which has locations in the United States and Eretz Yisroel, features exemplary talmidei chachomim who gather every evening at chatzos halailah to learn Torah throughout the night. Rabbi Herschel Leiner, the renowned President of H. Leiner and Co., married off his youngest son exactly one year ago. As he was driving up to the hall on the day of the chasunah, he received a phone call from Kollel Chatzos asking if he would like to sponsor learning that night in honor of the wedding. They explained that this special sponsorship option includes the kollel in Eretz Yisroel as well as Monsey, which results in Torah learning taking place, as a zechus for the chosson and kallah, from the beginning to the end of the wedding. “I was extremely moved by the idea. After having done everything to make the chasuna as meaningful and possible for our family, sponsoring Kollel Chatzos sounded like such a beautiful way to complete our simcha! It was the first thing I told

the chosson and kallah at the end of the chasunah – that in their zechus Torah had been learned throughout the night. Six months later, Kollel Chatzos contacted me for assistance in broadening their message to a wider demographic; they didn’t need to explain what they’re all about. I was already extremely impressed!” The eternal zechus which is generated by gifting a night of learning makes the Kollel Chatzos Wedding Sponsorship Program different from all others; a gift that lasts a lifetime. Marrying off our children is the culmination of the years of Torah chinuch we have endeavored to instill within them. As the young couple prepares to build a home based on Torah, which for many begins with full time learning, it is especially auspicious to gift them with the bracha of Torah learning on their behalf and a beautiful way to start their marriage. The wedding sponsorship package includes a beautiful plaque, embossed with the chosson and kallah’s name and date of their wedding and the special hadlakas neiros tefilla. It completes this unique gift by providing a tangible momentum of the eternal zechus with which their married life began. Give this one-of-a-kind wedding gift, and elevate the simcha of a chosson and kallah. Call now to sponsor a Kollel Chatzos Wedding package and bring the bracha of Torah to your loved one’s simcha. 1-855-CHATZOS (242-8967), www.1855CHATZOS.ORG

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At the groundbreaking for the Mikveh on Grove Street this week

Things are Speeding Up at Camp Dora Golding this Summer East Stroudsburg, PA… Campers, start your engines! Camp Dora Golding is feeling the need for speed this summer with their new state-of-the-art, super fast, extra-wide, concrete go-kart track. The first of its kind, CDG aims to give campers the summer of a lifetime by bringing the amusement park to the campgrounds. So not only can campers test their driving skills and race their friends, they can do it time and time again throughout the entire summer. The CDG Speedway track is over

15,000 square feet of intense racing tarmac with multiple challenging turns, extra wide lanes, and an off-track covered pit area. Their top of the range go-karts feature 9.5HP Honda engines, dual hydraulic disc brakes, tight handling steering and one hundred percent adrenaline pumping speed! Ensuring the highest level of safety, the CDG Speedway includes a track operator for remote shut-off and a slow-down system, an advanced rail system surrounding the entire track, and racecar-style 4-point

harness seat belts. In addition to the Speedway, campers at Camp Dora Golding and its sister camp for girls, Camp Dina, will enjoy awesome, out-of-this-world activities such as zip lining, archery, boating, and more, as well as trips to Hershey Park, Dorney Park, and Camel Beach. From sports to learning, water activities to concerts, CDG and Camp Dina have you covered! They also boast unbelievable facilities resembling a worldclass resort, with air-conditioned bunks,

beautiful pools with water slides, and professional sports fields and courts. Celebrating their 90th year of providing campers with action-packed, magic-filled, life-changing summer experiences, Camp Dora Golding is definitely “THE PLACE TO BE” this summer. For more information about the camp visit www.campdoragolding.com and to find out about their girls camp, Camp Dina visit www.campdina.com.

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Rav Avrohom Bender with his second grade talmidim. Visible are some of the creative posters about the 39 Melachos made by the boys

This past Sunday at Yeshiva Darchei Torah, hundreds were witness to a very special event. The second grade classes held their annual grand 39 Melachos Siyum presentation. The 39 Melachos Program of Yeshiva Darchei Torah has been a remarkable success ever since its inception. The awareness of the melachos that it has brought to the talmidim,

parents and rebbeim is truly a remarkable achievement. The boys were taught four classic Shabbos niggunim, which they sang beautifully in front of a crowd of parents and grandparents. In addition, each talmid was assigned a particular melacha to illustrate. They did this in full color on posterboards, which were then

Rav Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva; and Rav Shmuel Strickman, Menahel (right); present each second grade talmid with a book

proudly displayed in the hallway around the Diamond Beis Medrash. Their creativity was clearly evident. The highlight of the presentation was a breathtaking video of all the boys acting out and explaining each of the 39 Melachos. Each boy had a chance on the video to help demonstrate a melacha. At the end of the presentation, every

boy received a special sefer on the halachos of Shabbos. Hundreds of parents and grandparents were visibly moved by this presentation. The remarkable video is available from the Yeshiva. Email news@darchei. org or call 718.406.8360

The second grade of Yeshiva Darchei Torah made an beautiful presentation on the 39 Melachos of Shabbos

Life Lessons for HANC High School’s Graduating Class: Senior Seminars and Internships a Huge Success Each year, HANC High School seniors are given the opportunity to choose between a professional internship and a week of dynamic seminars to culminate their high school experience. This year, there were a record number of seniors who completed internships, spear-headed by the College Guidance Department. The other students participated in a week-long series of seminars consisting of innovative programming and speakers which addressed issues on anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses, life and career planning, college safety, and health issues. Students who chose to intern did

so in a variety of interesting settings. Several students worked with young entrepreneurs who run internet-based retail businesses, while others shadowed lawyers of all kinds. A handful of seniors worked in schools and early childhood centers, and some were learning the ropes in medical offices. A few students even secured coveted spots in the fashion industry! At the conclusion of the internship students submitted an essay detailing their experiences and the impact it will have on their future. Students who chose to attend senior seminars participated in three exciting

programs each day on a variety of topics. All of the seminars were designed to help students with the transition from high school to college, Israel, and beyond. They included: College Cuisine, a demonstration by noted chef Naomi Nachman; College Round-Robin, a representative from Adelphi University’s career center; The Digital Citizen by Dr. Eli Shapiro; Finance Tips & Resume Building by Rabbi Mordechai Kruger and representatives from the JCRC and the ORA Organization. There were also Torah-based sessions which included Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz

on the Top Ten, Rabbi Josh Maroof on Engaging Checked-Out Seniors and noted artist Mr. Stan Lebovic, who described his journey of becoming an observant Jew through his art display Black is Color. During each seminar, seniors were also given the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about issues that truly resonated with them. Senior internships and senior seminars were a rousing success this year. HANC wishes a mazal tov to the class of 2016 and look forward to celebrating with them at graduation on June 16th.

Around The Community Dr. Robert Goldschmidt, Vice President and Dean of Students at Lander College of Arts and Sciences, was presented with the first Touro College Gold Medal of Achievement at the 41st Commencement Exercises of the Undergraduate Schools of Touro College on May 31 at Lincoln Center. In making the presentation, Board Chairman Mark Hasten cited Vice President Goldschmidt’s exemplary leadership of the College’s re-accreditation Self-Study in 2014-2015, which resulted in what Hasten described as “an A+ report from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education Team.”

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Left to right: Board Chairman Mark Hasten, President and CEO Alan Kadish, Vice President Robert Goldschmidt, Vice President Stanley Boylan, and Executive Vice President Moshe Krupka.

OHEL embraced the “Imagine” theme of the Celebrate Israel Parade with “Imagine A Community Without Stigma”

Rambam Students Join Dignitaries at the UN The call came in, the invitation was extended, the response was immediate and affirmative. Edwin Black, internationally acclaimed and best-selling investigative author, invited students from Rambam to join him in launching International Farhud Day at the United Nations. While everyone is aware of the Holocaust that targeted European Jewry, few were aware that Nazi collaborators in Iraq massacred the Jewish population of Baghdad in their desire to eliminate the Jewish presence in that country. Students from Rambam, who are well-known for their activism in general and concern for commemorating the Holocaust in particular, made the trek to the city to participate in this historic event. Organizers and speakers at the event included Alyza Lewin of the international Association of Jewish lawyers and jurists; Rabbi Elie Abadie of Justice for Jews from Arab countries; Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice President of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organization; and Israeli Representative to the UN David Roet. Speakers pointed out that the Jewish community in Baghdad lived in relative peace for over 2,500 years. They flourished in Arab lands till the fateful day of June 1, 1941—Chag HaShavuos—when Arab mobs, inspired by Nazi ideology, massacred hundreds, injured thousands, and destroyed countless synagogues and Jewish businesses. Ms. Lewin, who along with her illustrious father, Nathan, is at the forefront of representing high profile cases

Rambam students at International Farhud Day with Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie, Professor Nat Lewin, Esq. and award-winning author Edwin Black

that represent Judaism and Jewish ideals, spoke passionately about the need to publicize the flight of the oppressed Sephardic community who were forcibly exiled from Arab countries in 1948. She mentioned that approximately 850,000 Jews were forced to leave everything behind and run for their lives. Amazingly, she said, “The Jewish refugees did not dwell in victimhood,” rather they went to Israel, built the country and led productive lives. Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie spoke from the perspective of personal family history. He explained how hundreds of thousands of Jews were expelled and found themselves stateless and penniless, leaving with nothing more than “the shirts on their backs.” Despite this, Jews were resilient and determined to build a better life. Consequently, since they came integrated into various societies, they no longer had “refugee status” in sharp contrast to the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who remained in refugee camps

and gain the sympathy of the world for their self-induced plight. Edwin Black, the keynote speaker, traced back the history of Jews in Arab lands to provide perspective. He said that in the year 627, Medina was a city that hosted “a large and significant Jewish population.” Muslims soon demanded that all Jews convert or be killed. Many, in fact, were beheaded publicly in the year 630. According to the Pact of Umar 929, Jews and Christians were labeled as Dimhi—lower class citizens—forced to pay tax and subjected to public degradation and humiliation. Even when Jews were encouraged to come to Muslim countries to help foster economic prosperity they were still treated as Dimhis. Jews had to know their place, had to wear special clothing, and were restricted to riding donkeys and not horses. Malcolm Hoenlein began his remarks by asking, “Why did it take the United Nations 74 years to recognize this massacre?” He recounted the con-

tributions of Jews to their host countries and said that Jews contributed in “limitless ways.” He informed those assembled that modern day Anbar was Pumpadisa and Faluja was Naharia— two cities which were the centers of outstanding Jewish scholarship. Representative Roet spoke about the constant challenge faced by Israel in the United Nations and the historicity of the event that, for the first time ever, the plight of Sephardic Jewry and the forced exile from Arab lands was being recognized. It was mentioned that out of the hundreds of resolutions that the United Nations has passed about the worldwide refugee problem--not one ever dealt with Jewish refugees from Arab lands! Students from Rambam were given front-row seats and were the largest contingent of any high school present. At the conclusion of the program, speakers and the students assembled for a picture to mark an important and unique day in Jewish history.

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Pre-1A boys at Yeshiva Darchei Torah receiving their first siddur

Bnos Bais Yaakov’s Junior High School’s Culmination of Holocaust Studies As we previously reported, Bnos Bais Yaakov has embarked on a Holocaust Program for our junior high school students. At this point, we are extremely proud to say that the program has been an outstanding success – in more ways than we ever imagined. Learning about the Holocaust is a mandate from our gedolim and, as such, we followed their guidelines as set forth by the Zechor Yemos Olam Holocaust Training Program, under the guidance of Torah Umesorah. Over the course of the year, under the direction of Mrs. Surela Koenig (General Studies Principal – grades 5-8) and in accordance with the curriculum developed by Dr. Golda Gross, (General Studies Curriculum Coordinator), the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were taught about the events that took place in Europe prior to and during the Holocaust – but sparing them the details too horrific for children to properly process. As

important as the facts themselves is the hashkafa surrounding those facts. An integral part of the course was to teach the events in a way that ascribed no reasons, but rather places the events in a healthy Torah perspective. Mrs. Devorah Wolf, the J.H.S. Social Studies teacher, along with Mrs. Aviva Jonas and Mrs. Lainy Weinstein, our J.H.S. English Language Arts teachers, taught the course using stories, Meeting Hate with Humanity workbooks, class lessons, and discussions. To further enhance the curriculum, the eighth graders were taken on a trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. The goal, which was made clear to every teacher, was not to inundate but rather to ignite a spark for further inquiry into this crucial piece of our history. And that goal was clearly met. At the visit to the museum, the girls were focused and attentive, and a number of the students requested a sec-

ond visitation. Girls have also asked for a list of recommended reading for further study on their own. Using different methods of written expression – journals, poetry, biographical essays, and survivor interviews – the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were able to bring this portion of Jewish life into tighter focus for themselves. Nothing exhibited their commitment to the course and its teachings like the culmination of the year long studies, the “Our Link: Holocaust Memorial” presentation, held on June 3. The Memorial was set up in the Ateres Nechama Liba Simcha Hall to give visiting grandparents, parents, and students ample space to view the incredible depictions wrought by the girls. Fashioned out of a variety of materials, with attention paid to the most minute of details, the exhibits depicted different aspects of the Holocaust. The exhibits included a shtetl, Kristallnacht, a ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, a

scrapbook of a survivor, and a scene of renewal in America, among others. A collection of poignant poems written by Morah Sari Borchardt’s 6th grade students was displayed for reader perusal. Central to the Memorial was a documentary created by Perri Goldberg and Ayala Klein. These girls spent untold hours compiling interviews conducted by their classmates into a moving tribute to the survivors. Perhaps the most significant lesson learned over this course was evident at the “Our Link: Holocaust Memorial.” In a direct response to Mrs. Wolf’s exhortations to make the Memorial an aliyah for the neshamos of the victims of the Holocaust, the girls behaved with admirable maturity, consideration, thoughtfulness, and kindness. There was a palpable spirit of camaraderie and inclusiveness that undoubtedly provided that very aliyah. Yehi zichrom baruch.

Around The Community Assemblyman Goldfeder to Students: Ready, Set, Read!

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Performers at this week’s Drama for Life! performance of the Snow Queen. Directed by Rina C. Hirsch & Ariana Wolfson with Hadassah Fertig and Eliana Hirsch, the players performed flawlessly and held the audience spellbound with their wonderful presentation.

With summer just around the corner and students eagerly awaiting the end of the school year, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D – Rockaway Beach) is calling on area schoolchildren to take on his 2015 New York State Assembly Summer Reading Challenge. This year, the Assemblyman delivered reading pamphlets to local schools across southern Queens and Rockaway in an effort to encourage reading and help keep the young minds sharp during the long summer days. “As a father of two young children, I know firsthand how reading can shape young minds and improve learning,” said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. “I’m excited to bring my Summer Reading Challenge to schools and encourage our children’s passion for books. This will help make reading a priority for students over summer break and better prepare them for the following school year.” The Assemblyman’s 2015 Summer Reading Challenge encourages students to read at least 15 minutes each day on at least 40 days during the months of July and August. Students are given special pamphlets with a calendar to mark their progress. Once finished, students can return pamphlets to their school or mail them in to the assemblyman’s office. This year, Goldfeder delivered a record 20,000 pamphlets to over 40 schools throughout southern Queens and Rockaway. Schools were also provided with special commemorative Summer Reading bookmarks for students, as well as posters advertising the challenge. Students who complete the challenge receive a signed Certificate of

Merit from the assemblyman the following fall. Every year, Goldfeder makes a point to visit each participating school and personally present students with their certificates. As a result, schools have begun to hold large ceremonies for students and their parents, with many seeing hundreds of students honored by the assemblyman. For schools, this personal touch adds a special dimension to the popular program. The challenge is organized by the New York State Assembly in cooperation with Summer Reading at New York Libraries, the annual program designed to bring children and families into local public libraries for reading and activities. This year’s theme is “Every hero has a story” and the pamphlets distributed by the assemblyman’s office include inspirational hero-themed reading for all ages, ranging from early readers to middle school students and tweens. Seizing on the theme, Goldfeder pointed out how reading can help open new worlds and experiences to students. “When you read, you can go anywhere or be anything,” concluded Goldfeder.

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The annual parlor meeting for Yeshiva and Kollel Nachlat Naftali was held at the home Mr. & Mrs. Martin Oliner in Lawrence this week.

The first-ever conference for leaders of i-Shine, the after-school program for children living with illness or loss in their homes, was more than a meeting of the minds (and hearts) of the lay leaders and professionals who care for more than 500 elementary school-age children during the academic year. The ideas were flowing at such a fast rate during the daylong meeting that partakers laughingly complained of writer’s cramp as they took notes. The meeting was convened by Chai Lifeline, i-Shine’s parent group. “I-Shine is one of our most innovative programs. Since every community adapts the ideas to fit its own dynamics, strengths, and capabilities, we wanted to give its leaders an opportunity to share their experiences,” said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Chai Lifeline’s executive vice president. Additionally, the day allowed the professionals and volunteers to further advance the identity of the successful program. According to Andy Lauber, LMSW, the program’s director, i-Shine was conceived to offer support to siblings of sick children, children living with an ill parent, and those living with untimely loss in their homes. “Our founders, three educated, aware, and dynamic mothers from the Five Towns, understood how these circumstances were adversely affecting children and created an incredible program to address their emotional, social, and educational challenges. In the eight

i-Shine leaders and professionals convened in Chai Lifeline’s office to share ideas and plan for future growth of the popular after-school program. Standing left to right: Michal Zahtz and Gila Weinstein, i-Shine Teaneck; Malki Kohn, Miriam Isenberg MY Kids (i-Shine Midwest); Ellen Weiss, MSW, director, Chai Lifeline Southeast; Randi Grossman, MPH, Chai Lifeline West Coast director; Helena Usdan, i-Shine LA; Annette Kaufman, i-Shine Five Towns/Rockaway; Andy Lauber, LMSW, director, i-Shine; Rabbi Mordechai Gobioff, Chai Lifeline’s director of client services; Abba Florans, social work intern. Seated left to right: Hershey Katz, Achim B’Yachad director; Rabbi Shlomo Crandall, director, Chai Lifeline Midwest; Stacey Zrihen and Sherri Hammer, i-Shine Five Towns/Rockaway; Rabbi Simcha Scholar, executive vice president, Chai Lifeline. Not pictured are Rochel Mendlowitz and Chaya Rivka Fischl, i-Shine NJ; Ronit Zahler and Dina Benayon, i-Shine Toronto (who participated via Skype); and Zaza Finkelstein, i-Shine Antwerp.

years since it started, parents, educators, and the volunteers who interact weekly with the kids have seen the positive difference it makes.” Talking About the Nuts and Bolts Lets the Imagination Run Wild Though the daylong conference focused on concrete issues ranging from recruitment to programming to dealing with behavioral patterns among children experiencing dysfunction in their homes, the real benefit to participants was the free-wheeling discussions that stirred

their thoughts and ideas. “I learned so much from everyone here,” commented Ellen Weiss, MSW, director of Chai Lifeline’s southeast region. “We got so much from each other,” agreed Stacey Zrihen, who founded i-Shine’s original program in the Five Towns/Far Rockaway with her friend Annette Kaufman eight years ago. “They learn from us and learned from them.” For all, the day ended much too soon. As they said goodbye, participants were

already planning for the next time they could get together. i-Shine, a program of Chai Lifeline, currently operates programs in the Five Towns/Far Rockaway, Brooklyn, and Rockland County in New York; Teaneck and Lakewood in New Jersey; Lincolnwood, IL; Toronto, Ont, CA; Los Angeles, CA; and Antwerp, Belgium. Chai Lifeline’s Southeast region, which already runs successful Sunday and summer programs, will begin a new branch in the south Florida area in September.

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Pictured here is Rabbi Shaya Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh and guest speaker; Mr. Martin Oliner, mayor of Lawrence, who was the host of the event; Rabbi Shlomo Avigdor Faivelson, Rosh Hayeshiva; and Rabbi Aryeh Faivelson.

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Around The Community Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway, PC Earns National Recognition for Patient-Centered Care Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway, PC (TFC) has been awarded NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Level 3 for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships. This milestone was announced by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and Dr. Hylton Lightman, TFC president. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a care delivery model whereby the primary care physician coordinates treatment to ensure patients receive the necessary care when and where they need it, in a manner they understand. PCMH fosters continuity of care through ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians; this is instead of approaching care as the sum of episodic office visits. Each patient’s care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the health care system. Research demonstrates that patient-centered medical homes increase patients’ satisfaction with delivery of care

and their overall health while lowering costs. “NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Recognition shows that Total Family Care has the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.” To earn recognition, which is valid for three years, Dr. Lightman and the TFC team demonstrated the ability to meet the program’s key elements, embodying characteristics of the medical home. NCQA standards aligned with the joint principles of the PCMH established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association. “PCMH recognition means that we are assuring that TFC patients receive the best health care combined with the best patient experience,” says Dr. Lightman.

“Drs. Joseph Kaplovitz and Joy Nagelberg and the TFC team, including the outstanding specialists to whom we refer, make sure that every TFC patient is put first.” Dr. Lightman and his associates have been pro- Dr. Hylton Lightman (center) with Dr. Joseph Kaplovitz (right) and Dr. Joy viding pediatric, adolescent Nagelberg and listen to the thoughts and concerns of and family care in the Five Towns, Far Rockaway and Long Island’s each child, as well as the parent or careSouth Shore since 1987. The practice is giver. The TFC team stays the course, known for delivering outstanding health- providing continuity of care, compassioncare and for their ability to diagnosis ac- ate care and coordinating care. PCMH curately and determine the most effective enhances this.” NCQA accredits and certifies a wide treatments. Their unique knowledge has been shaped by years on the frontline of range of health care organizations. It also pediatrics combined with outstanding ed- recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthucation and training. “Because we are responsible for the care Effectiveness Data and Information life of every child who walks into our Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used office, we address the spectrum of each performance measurement tool in health patient’s needs – physical, psychosocial, care. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) condevelopmental, educational, and emotion- tains information to help consumers, emal,” says Dr. Lightman. “We value each ployers and others make more informed human life, and get to know every patient healthcare choices.

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Yedid Hatorah Award This year’s Yedid Hatorah Award is appropriately being given this year to someone who truly represents the name of the award. Ken (“Kenny”) Fliegelman is someone who embodies a love and thirst for Torah learning. His early morning chavrusa at the Yeshiva, followed by his participation in its early morning minyan, are indicative of his dedication to learning and davening. He is very often the last one to finish davening and inspires those around him. Ken and his wife, Debra, have a strong appreciation for the Yeshiva’s role in their lives and in our community. They often, as a family, make the walk to the Yeshiva on Shabbos or Yom Tov for davening, learning, events and other occasions. Ken and his son Shmuel are regulars at the Yeshiva’s Avos U’Banim Program. Ken was raised on Staten Island. After high school he studied at Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim in Eretz Yisrael; at Yeshivat Torah Mitzion in Great Neck;

and at Yeshivat B’nei Torah in Far Rockaway. Today he works for the Raynor Group, a furniture manufacturer in West Hempstead, New York. Debra grew up in Lawrence, attended Stern College for Women, and later graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Pediatric Occupational Therapy. Today the couple lives in Cedarhurst where they are active members of Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi, whose Mora D’asra is Rav Yaakov Feitman, shlita. In addition to being the Fliegelmans’ rav, Rav Feitman was also Ken’s menahel in elementary school, at Yeshivas Rabbi Jacob Joseph on Staten Island. They are known by friends and family to be amongst the most generous and selfless people, always looking to do for and help others. They truly represent a love for Torah and its values. Ken’s close connection and active participation makes him a well-deserving recipient of this award. We are grateful that he has agreed to let us recognize his connection to the Yeshiva. Amud HaTorah Award To receive an award as a pillar of Torah, one has to represent the very foundations of what Torah means. Yakov Lowinger is just that, a paradigm of Torah learning and example of the effect Torah should have on those who learn it and cling to it. His time for learning, especially his seder with Rav Moshe Miller, shlita, is an integral part of his day. He has indeed made use of the new building and provided his own contribution to the kol Torah that emanates from it daily.

Yakov moved to the Five Towns area with his family in 2009 after completing several years of involvement in both chinuch (mainly his own) and secular education all over the world. He immediately set out to find a makom Torah that would suit his desire for learning b’iyun, limited attention span, and very random schedule. He decided to settle for one out of three and b”H the other two have (mostly) worked out. Apart from learning with Rav Miller shlita and benefitting from his incredible hislamdus, and having previously attended the shiurim of Rav Goodman shlita, he is the founder of e-commerce platform Cartonomy and a former professor at Yeshiva University. He is married to Rachel who is a licensed clinical psychologist in the community (but not, never, under any circumstances at home) and lives in Lawrence where is a member of Congregation Heichal Dovid and various mailing lists. He accepted the Amud HaTorah award thinking he was getting a free shtender but graciously agreed to be honored once the concept of metaphor was explained to him. He now realizes that he is like a shtender and hopes to live up to that by spending more time in the beis medrash. Event Details It is our hope to greet you personally at the upcoming breakfast on June 21 at 9:15 so we can collectively show our appreciation for the efforts of the Yeshiva and the Roshei Yeshiva for implanting this makom Torah in our lives as well as our admiration for the accomplishments and admiration of this special slate of honorees.

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Ateres Zekainim Award While he is young at heart, Chazan Yitzchol Friedman is someone we can all learn from. He is a shining example of perseverance and steadfast belief in Hashem. A survivor of the Holocaust, Chazan Friedman grew up in Studena, Czechoslovakia, and is the only surviving member of 7 children. He moved to America after being liberated in 1949. Upon moving here, he obtained a job

as a spot remover for a silk company, but quit after being mandated to work on Shabbos. Using his powerful voice, he was able to get a position as a Chazan at the Fox Street Shul in the Bronx. From there, he moved to several different shuls, where he inspired many with his beautiful tefillos. Other jobs were hard to come by as he refused to work on Shabbos, under any circumstances. Regardless, he managed to put all of his children through Yeshiva, raising a beautiful, frum family. After two of his children moved to Woodmere, he followed them almost 15 years ago. Over the past few years, he has been spending an increasing amount of time in Israel, with children, grandchildren and great children, as well as in Florida. He met his current wife, Esther, in the Poconos 10 years ago, and you can often see them taking walks. He still receives constant inspiration from his father, who comes to him in dreams to ask if he davened that day. As it pertains specifically to the Yeshiva, Chazan Friedman has inspired all of us with his countless tefillos for the amud as well as his smile and warm demeanor. His very presence is meaningful to all who daven with us. His grandson, Yehoshua Arvele, was one of the original talmidim of the Yeshiva. He has since moved to Eretz Yisroel to raise his beautiful family. It goes without saying that we are delighted to be able to recognize this amazing individual at this year’s breakfast.

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On Sunday, June 21st at 9:15, Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns will be hosting its 13th Annual Breakfast recognizing some of its dearest friends. Chazan Yitzchak Friedman will be receiving the Ateres Zekainim Award, Ken Fliegelman will be awarded the Yedid Hatorah Award, and Yakov Lowinger will be recognized with the Amud Hatorah Award. After years of hospitality from the Young Israel of Woodmere, the Yeshiva is now able to host this important even in its own facility, for the second consecutive year. Having been in our new home now more than a year, the breakfast will provide a momentary pause to consider what the Yeshiva’s powerful influence means to our community. The spiritual peaks attained on a Shavuos night, learning b’chavrusa in the expansive beis medrash, or at a Yomim Noraim tefillah, punctuated by the kol tefillah, can only be achieved due to the consistent, unwavering support the community has invested in its yeshiva and the yeshiva has reciprocated to the community. When the Yeshiva Gedolah opened the doors of its humble beis medrash to less than 20 bochurim thirteen years ago, the objectives of its chashuve Roshei Yeshiva, Rav Yitzchak Knobel, shlita, and Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, shlita, were rather grand. Plant an institution which can serve as an example of Torah, yiras shamayim and midos tovos to take root in the heart of the Five Towns community. And, as the community has flourished around it, the Yeshiva has blossomed into a model for the entire olam haTorah to admire. But the story is not complete. Indeed, the Yeshiva continues to grow and expand its role in the lives of the bochurim, kollel yungerleit and baal habatim who choose to seek spiritual nourishment from it. The Yeshiva realizes this critical, ongoing responsibility requires the continued time and investment from the community. It is in that spirit that the Yeshiva requests your presence in recognizing its special honorees and the Yeshiva itself at this upcoming event.

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Names Not Numbers at HAFTR As the culminating event of the yearlong Names Not Numbers Holocaust Memorial Project, the HAFTR community and Lawrence Middle School community gathered on June 2 to view the documentary created by the eighth grade students of HAFTR Middle School and Lawrence Middle School. Through joint participation throughout the school year, select students from both schools studied the history Ariana Wolfson, HAFTR coordinator of the Holocaust, visited the Museum of Tolerance, and their interviews with Holocaust survithe Museum of Jewish Heritage. The vors, Ivan Gluck, Lisa Bernstein, Eva students learned interviewing techniques Rosner, Toby Levy, Judy Mandel, Jofrom seasoned newsman Jeff Bessin and seph Hecht, Blanche Hecht and Helene honed their videography skills through Wolfson, and wove the footage into a Sandra Stakic. The students recorded moving memorial to those who perished and a tribute to the heroes that survived. Over three hundred guests filled the auditorium at HAFTR High School. The program included reflections by students Emilzy Zrihen (HAFTR) and Jacqueline Blyudoy (LMS). Principal Willis Perry and Dr. Rochelle Brand both spoke about the importance of this project as a means of educating future generations to appreciate cultural diversity and promote tolerance. Faculty Adviser Ariana Wolfson, in conjunction with Brian Donaghy, LMS Guidance counselor, guided the students throughout the year to see this project to fruition. This project was conceived by educator Tova Fish Rosenberg. Tova Fish Rosenberg

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OHEL’s OXC – A New Trailblazing Success!

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Welcome to OXC – OHEL’s Xtreme Challenge, a first once again in the Jewish community! The vision of the OXC Committee Members Ben Englander, Aryeh Jacobson, Mordy Schwartz and Etan Kestenbaum, the OHEL Xtreme Challenge is a 5 mile and 1.5 mile obstacle course competition that took place this past Sunday, June 7 at the beautiful Camp Kaylie grounds in Wurtsboro, New York. Nearly 250 participants ranging

from 6 years to 65 years old – from the five boroughs, the Five Towns and New Jersey – ran, climbed, jumped, clawed and muscled their way through this year’s first-ever OXC. Most importantly, OXC saw numerous individuals and families from residential and OHEL Bais Ezra’s many other programs and services participate in this one-of-a-kind obstacle race. As David Mandel, CEO of OHEL and successful participant, conveyed, “OXC in many ways embodies the underling mission of OHEL – to overcome challenges in life, and realize the potential in us all.” Winners in the female section were in 1st place Esther Cohen, 2nd place Sandra Tejada and in 3rd place Kyra Englander. In the men’s section 1st place went to Shilo Zylberberg, 2nd place to Harris Leitner and 3rd place to Steven Hartstein. The day did not of course go without the good and plentiful food associated with any OHEL event – from a hearty, full breakfast to a delicious BBQ. Together with an all-day festival including water slides and food vendors of ice cream and candy floss, it was a fun day for all ages – whether as participants or encouraging spectators. Ben Englander, OHEL Board member and OXC Committee Member, commented, “The turnout was fantastic and exceeded our expectations, and we are certain that with the incredible word of mouth that will follow – that

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What could possibly follow OHEL’s Over the Edge – the groundbreaking fundraising event that saw nearly 100 participants rappel down a 20-story building?

we will see double the number next year!” OHEL built OXC with the belief that it can set a new precedent in fundraising. Robert Katz, OHEL’s Chief Development Officer, explains, “We certainly had our reservations – community receptivity, possible injury, costs. But we built OXC – and they came! I am proud of OHEL and my team for proving that we can hold a spectacular event and provide options for participants of all ability levels.” OHEL thanks its main sponsors: Investors Bank, ABC Communications, Saxony Title, Dependable Abstract, Poland Springs Brand 100% Natural Water, Cliff Bars, and others as well as our many participants who helped raise money to make this event possi-

ble. OHEL additionally thanks Toby Schwartz Design for her creative design and branding work for OXC. Participants left not only with a tremendous feeling of personal and communal accomplishment but with OXC’s many swag giveaways, T-shirts, towels etc. Their only question: the date for next years’ OXC! Since 1969, OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services has served as a dependable haven of individual and family support, helping people of all ages effectively manage disability, surmount everyday challenges, heal from trauma, and manage with strength and dignity during times of crisis

Bais Yaakov of Queens First Grades Celebrate Authors Day Last week, Bais Yaakov of Queens’ first grade students celebrated their becoming authors. The guests arrived, packing the classrooms with excited anticipation. The students, led by their teachers, Mrs. Ellen Cohen, Mrs. Masha Ginian, Mrs. Peri Schonfeld, Miss Hindy Schwartz and Miss Tovie Zakutinsky, performed magnificently! Their repertoire included the many ways they learn phonetics, spelling, and so much more. The beautiful smiles on the girls’ faces were reflected in the faces of their guests, as well as Mrs. Sarah Bergman and Mrs. Karen Reisbaum, principal and assistant principal. Mrs. Bergman defined the first grade experience at Bais Yaakov as “a magical age of wonder and exploration. Our outstanding team of first grade teachers focuses on nurturing the creativity and independence of each child in an atmosphere

of enthusiasm and encouragement and that is what you are seeing today.” After their performances, everyone had the opportunity to experience “centers” which is one of the many learning techniques at BYQ. Working together, the children and parents spent time side by side. They had the opportunity to share the overstuffed portfolios that had samples of the work the girls completed throughout the year. Reading their work, one could not help but marvel at their progress and development. The best part, was of course, when the girls shared the books they authored and illustrated. The books—actual bound books—were filled with authentic stories, colorful illustrations, and all about the author! Girls were beaming as they read their work to their guests! The celebration continued when everyone went down to the cafeteria. The

room, thanks to Mrs. Finkey Levine, was awash in color. There were walls displaying pictures of the girls, video monitors playing the authors at work, and huge cakes that displayed the number of books the first graders completed, more than 6,000! Everyone there, Rabbi Mordechai Gewirtz, dean, the

principals, teachers, guests and students were filled with pride. One young lady summed it up with, “The best part of first grade was learning how to become a real author! I love to read, but I also love to write just like the authors we studied!”

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Around The Community Acheinu’s Inspiring Events Embody Quantifiable Successful Kiruv By Yosef Sosnow It could have been the wedding of one’s best friend! That is how enthusiastic and joyous the dancing was at the Acheinu Yeshiva Hakedosha in Yerushalayim at a unique event that illustrated the deep bond existing between Acheinu talmidim and alumni with the yeshiva and their Rosh Yeshiva. The event was a moving reunion of both past and present talmidim of Acheinu Yeshiva Hakedosha who came together to celebrate the publishing of the groundbreaking sefer written by their Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Zev Hofstedter. The Sefer “Hilchos Basar V’Chalav” on the practical halachos of basar b’chalav and the halachos of kashrus, has been making waves in the Torah world. In Acheinu’s Yeshiva Hakedosha, however, it was much more than that, it was a family sim-

cha. It felt like intimate family members were celebrating with joy and pride the simcha of their Rosh Yeshiva. The event was graced by prominent leading Roshei Yeshiva and the father of the sefer’s author, the Nasi of Dirshu, Rav Dovid Hofstedter. Rav Ariel Elbaz, R”M at the yeshiva, chaired the event. One highlight was when one of the Acheinu alumni made a siyum haShas! The Rebbeim and Rosh Yeshiva were filled with tremendous nachas at his accomplishments and the Torah accomplishments of so many other past and present talmidim. Rav Zev Hofstedter gave a powerful speech. One of the poignant moments of the evening was when the yeshiva presented a beautiful silver and leather-bound copy of Rav Zev’s sefer to his father, Rav Dovid Hofstedter. In his remarks, Rav Dovid mentioned what a zechus it was for the whole family and the extended Acheinu family to have this event graced by his in-laws, Reb Avrohom and Mrs. Chava Bleeman. He said that years ago, when they suffered unspeakable horrors in Hitler’s ghettos and concentration camps, they could never have dreamed that 70

years after liberation they would be in Yerushalayim celebrating the release of a masterful sefer written by their grandson! The enthusiastic rekida that followed defies description. The gusto with which the boys danced, combined with the simcha, suffused the room with palpable joy – it was an awe-inspiring feeling. A ‘Tailor-Made’ Yeshiva Acheinu’s Yeshiva Hakedosha, where the event was held, is an absolutely unique yeshiva that plays a prominent role in the overall success of Acheinu. How was the Yeshiva Hakedosha conceived? Acheinu’s pe’eylim, all bnei Torah who learn at least half a day, work with teens from non-religious homes. As these teens drew closer to Yiddishkeit, ultimately making the life-altering decision that they wanted to attend yeshiva, they were faced with a problem. On the one hand, they were not yet at the level, neither academically nor socially, to join a regular yeshiva. On the other hand, there was no proper framework al taharas hakodesh that they could join. Acheinu therefore decided to open up its own yeshiva headed by the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Zev Hofstedter. Acheinu’s Yeshiva Hakedosha is tailor-made to serve as a bridge to a regular yeshiva. All of the talmidim are eventually mainstreamed to regular yeshivos throughout Eretz Yisrael. The Acheinu Yeshiva Hakedosha is but one component of the massive Acheinu kiruv network, one of the forces instrumental in changing the face of kiruv in Eretz Yisrael. Three Major Departments, One Address for Success Acheinu places more than 1,000 children in yeshivos annually. This is done through Acheinu’s distinct departments. Each of the departments are run with a proven method of accountability and follow up, to ensure that kids do not slip through the cracks once they have embarked on their journey to kirvas Hashem. The first department is kiruv rechokim for secular youth. Acheinu features ten battei chizuk, similar to community dropin centers, in strategic locations across the country. These battei chizuk are warm, welcoming, unthreatening environments

where young, secular Jews are exposed to the basics of Judaism. Acheinu’s second department is kiruv for kids from traditional (but not secular) backgrounds. That department focuses on children who attend Chinuch Atzmai or Shas Schools but otherwise attend local high schools rather than progress to yeshivas or Bais Yaakovs for their post elementary school years. If they remain at a local high school it is almost certain that they will not be able to sustain what they have been taught in elementary school. Their third department, which can be described as kiruv kerovim, offers assistance to yeshiva bachurim from regular Chareidi backgrounds who are slipping through the cracks or for various reasons not succeeding in yeshiva. Follow Up the Key to Acheinu’s 93% Success Rate Acheinu has a whopping 93% success rate because they employ over 100 pe’eylim, Acheinu kiruv activists throughout Eretz Yisrael. The pe’eylim reach out to these kids and imbue them with warmth and understanding of the importance of going to yeshiva. They have close connections with over 100 yeshivos throughout the country and are thus able to find an optimum yeshiva for each bachur. In addition, another important division of Acheinu is setting up yeshivos. Because of their vast experience, Acheinu’s pe’eylim offer advice, technical and practical, as to how to set up yeshivos, especially those that cater to baalei teshuva or youth from traditional backgrounds. Thus far Acheinu has facilitated the establishment of 7 yeshivos. 1,500 Calls Per Month on Acheinu’s Bachurim Hotline Acheinu also has a very popular hotline for bachurim who are experiencing any sort of difficulties. It is a confidential hotline where bachurim from across the country can call and get advice on some of the most knotty, vexing issues. Acheinu’s activists, who are especially trained for this task, field more than 1,500 calls per month! The listening ear, the caring and advice that is given has helped save thousands of neshamos! To augment all of their programs, Acheinu hosts a very popular website offering all kinds of shiurim, kiruv as-

sistance and inspiration. It receives more than 50,000 “hits” per month with an untold number of requests coming in through the website that are handled by Acheinu kiruv experts. The Crown Jewel As stated above, Acheinu works with many yeshivos, nevertheless, the crown jewel of Acheinu’s kiruv efforts are the yeshivos that it runs independently, such as the Yeshiva Hakedosha in Yerushalayim and the Acheinu Yeshiva L’Tze’erim, a yeshiva for high schoolaged children located in Kiryat Sefer. Rav Michoel Berlin, Rosh Yeshiva of the Acheinu Yeshiva in Kiryat Sefer, said, “Nine years ago, HaGaon HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, shlita, asked Acheinu to open the yeshiva, stating that there was a dire need for such a yeshiva and it would save hundreds of boys from traditional homes from attending regular, non-yeshiva high schools.” Just after Shavuos, the Yeshiva L’Tze’erim held a special “Yom Yeshiva” for the parents of its talmidim, where the parents came to see the yeshiva and learn one-on-one with their sons. The day began with a special seuda with powerful derashos given by HaGaon HaRav Yehuda Yosefi and Rav Chaim Presser. The fathers then went with their sons to the beis medrash to learn. At the end of the spirited learning session, Rav Zev Hofstedter invited his father, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, to address the assemblage. Rav Dovid spoke about the unique spiritual hurdles that today’s yeshiva bachurim face and praised the bachurim for accepting upon themselves the yoke of Torah and overcoming the “glitter” of false happiness to instead experience the true joy of a Torah life. He also remembered HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l, who was so close with Dirshu and Acheinu. “Rav Wosner himself had to overcome personal nisyonos in his quest for Torah greatness,” said Rav Dovid. “Rav Wosner was so dedicated to learning that he did not leave the Lublin Yeshiva for a year and half. You too can reach greatness!” Rav Michoel Berlin, Rosh Yeshiva of the Acheinu Yeshiva L’Tz’erim, said, “When we opened the yeshiva we never dreamed of the size, scope and success that the yeshiva would enjoy. Today, elite yeshiva gedolos are asking for our bachurim. That is the Acheinu revolution!”

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measures ensure that all hard drives and data are accounted for and their destruction is securely monitored according to industry standards. Large pallets of used computers, printers, copiers and other electronic equipment arrive at the facility daily where they are catalogued and earmarked for disassembly. The technicians dismantle the particular item and place each component part into a designated bin. There are bins for plastic material, wires, mother boards and metal parts. When these large bins are at capacity they are trucked to the recycling plant where they are appropriately recycled. All magnetic media can be degaussed, sanitized or shredded, with all data reliably destroyed in a secure NSA (National Security Agency) compliant manner. Because the e-cycling Center is staffed with an integrated workforce under the auspices of HASC Center, it is able to provide initial assessment and skills training in conjunction with on-going instruction and guidance during the course of employment to ensure that disabled workers are given every opportunity to succeed. The e-cycling Center provides a needed service for the community, providing recycling services to both the private sector and business community, using the highest industry standards in safety and security, and providing “green tech” jobs for the disabled. By State law, as of January 1, 2015 it is illegal to throw almost all electronics in the trash. Sani-

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Do you have an old computer, printer, copier or other electronic office equipment sitting around your house or office collecting dust? Come by the Village Hall, at 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, in Cedarhurst, on June 14 between 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM and the HASC Center e-cycling Program will properly recycle your electronics. Individuals and businesses will be able to drop off the equipment at no cost. In response to an ever-increasing consensus that employment is crucial for improving the quality of life for people with disabilities, HASC Center established a Recycling Program in 2009 to help individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities make life choices, exercise independence and become productive members of the community. In 2014 HASC Center converted the Recycling Program to an e-cycling Enterprise. The business allows individuals with developmental disabilities to work side-byside with non-disabled individuals. The worker-technicians are paid a respectable wage to perform the disassembly services that assist the business world and local communities to recycle their retired electronic equipment safely and securely. Known as e-cycle at HASC Center, the company’s recycling center is located at 5601 First Avenue in Brooklyn. Supplied with specialized equipment and reliable security systems, the center tracks each piece of electronic equipment that enters the facility until it is disassembled into its component parts. The security

tation workers will not pick up broken or used electronic equipment anymore. This means New Yorkers are now required to recycle those unwanted electronic devices. Non-compliance could result in a summons for leaving electronic garbage at the curb. For the e-cycling venture to grow and properly serve the needs of the private and business community it needs individuals, mid-size businesses, and large corporations to create a steady flow of their unwanted electronic equipment to the e-cycling Center. The Five Towns business community is encouraged to take advantage of e-cycle at HASC Center’s services and call the company to come and pick up its electronic equipment today. There are three important advantages for those who avail themselves of this e-cycling service for their “retired”

equipment. First, this is an effortless and simple option for discarding aging equipment that complies with State Law. Second, companies and individuals know that their “retired” equipment is being discarded in an eco-friendly manner, helping the environment and not contributing to the waste stream. Third, e-cycling helps to support the employment of people with disabilities which will facilitate their growth and contribute to their establishing productive and meaningful lives. From every perspective, recycling with HASC Center is a win-win experience For more information about e-cycle at HASC Center and for the location of the truck please call the Center at 718535-2013 or send an e-mail to ecycle@ hasccenter.org

Frum Woman, Business Woman…Not an Oxymoron! The Emma Beckmann Women’s Association is the latest subdivision of BFG. One of the most renowned and successful insurance and financial services firms, BFG is a member of the Guardian Network. A female insurance group, the Emma Beckmann Women’s Association has been formed to meet the needs of the frum Jewish sector in an all-female, all-tzinius environment. What’s more, in a fabulous and unique, unprecedented move, the Emma Beckmann Women Association is recruiting in groups. Usually a grueling and somewhat lone process, the Emma Beckmann Women Association’s approach is a novel methodology that is being heralded as historic and brilliant by those in the know. On May 12, the inaugural meeting of the Emma Beckmann Women

Association took place. Over an elaborate brunch catered by the popular Bagels N Greens, the group got to know each other while understanding the process involved for getting licensed – the first step to realizing their dreams as a financial representative. Each woman received a beautifully embossed maroon pad folio with a matching sleek pen. Women, naturally empathetic with an instinctive desire to problem solve, make for an ideal candidate as a Financial Representative. Coupled with ideal mentoring, infinite guidance and unchartered peer support, it’s no wonder everyone is talking about the Emma Beckmann Association. In fact, so popular has the idea taken, that the Elite 10 became an Elite 12 – chosen from a painstaking selection of over 60 suit-

able applicants! Many women, fueled by a genuine desire to effect real change, to make a difference in people’s lives, keep calling the Emma Beckmann Women Association. Delighted with the enthusiastic response, the Emma Beckmann Women Association has decided to extend its program to include an additional group. They have started to field candidates from the constant deluge of phone calls for a second round of entrants and are still taking calls. “It is encouraging to see so many frum businesswomen interested in being part of the financial services arena without sacrificing one iota of the core Jewish woman as a bas melech,” Says Naomi, team leader of the Emma Beckmann Women Association. It is encouraging indeed, inspiring

really. May Hashem wish all the new associates lots of hatzlacha and mazel in their new and crucial endeavor. Please contact us, at 718-302-8790.

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Around The Community On Sunday evening, HAFTR Players performed an incredible show to a sold-out crowd. HAFTR High School Musical was a phenomenal performance consisting of both HAFTR Middle School and High School players as well as cast members from the Kulanu program. Directed by Mrs. Jennifer Winkler, the play wowed crowds of all ages.

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Yeshiva University Students Mobilize Houston Flood Relief Efforts When catastrophic floods slammed Houston last week, they left a trail of devastation in their wake, and the city’s Jewish community in the southwestern neighborhood of Willow Meadows was

hit hard. But within hours of the storms, Yeshiva University students began working with local community leaders to organize a relief mission to the area—including local residents Gavriel Sturm, Aryeh Laufer and Judah Isaacs, all of Lawrence, New York. With generous support from the Orthodox Union, Neal’s Fund, Harry Ballan, Virginia Bayer and Rabbi Robert Hirt, and in partnership with NECHAMA, a group of 20 students flew to Houston to pitch in any way they can during the grueling clean-up process. So far, that has included everything from bleaching floors and chairs contaminated by the toxic floodwaters to tearing down rotting walls and removing affected furniture from flooded houses. The students are also helping families sanitize and pack away any of their belongings that are salvageable and meeting with local community leadership, including Rabbi Barry Gelman of United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston—whose shul sustained over $1 million in damage—and Suzanne Jacobson of the Houston Federation to hear their stories and learn more about how

they can help. “They are engaged in a mission of saving lives in two ways—both literally, because if the wet Sheetrock and insulation and furniture isn’t taken out of the house quickly, it begins to grow mold, which is dangerous and a risk to people’s health, and emotionally, because this is an overwhelming, devastating event for people,” said Rabbi Gelman. “It’s a tremendous amount of stress to pack up your belongings and get them into storage. It’s very time consuming and emotionally difficult. The students are calming those emotions down, which is very important.” Rabbi Gelman added, “I’m sure they’re going to come away from this experience very different, and that they’ll grow from it—they’re doing a great job.” For Aryeh Laufer, a Yeshiva College sophomore, providing emotional support was one of the most meaningful aspects of the students’ work. “We have a responsibility to others as a community when disaster happens in the world, especially the Jewish community,” he said. “Some people I’ve met here have been so inspirational, with a positive outlook that looks toward the future, which is amazing. I think a lot of what we do is smiling and being there on an emotional level.” According to Rabbi Kenneth Brander, vice president of university and community life at YU, the students’ motivation and drive to be on the ground and helping out as soon as possible embody the values of Yeshiva University: “We teach that the study of Torah and being observant Jews requires one to act when called upon. Our students’ immediate response to engage in Houston flood relief demonstrates how special and inspiring they really are.”

Presidential hopeful former Governor Mike Huckabee visited the Five Towns last week for a fundraiser held at Mayor of Lawrence Martin Oliner’s home. Yanky Brach is pictured here with Governor Huckabee and Mayor Oliner.

JWE Five Towns/Far Rockaway Event The Jewish Women’s Entrepreneur (JWE) Five Towns/Far Rockaway (FTFR) Chapter hosted a “Get Creative To Build Your Business” event on June 2 at the Machon Basya Rochel Seminary in Lawrence. Over forty dynamic Jewish women entrepreneurs attended the program, presented by business coach Deborah Gallant, CEO of Bold Business Works. Her inspirational talk gave participants ideas to find new paths to revenues, marketing channels and creative branding to boost their income. Lively round table networking was followed by refreshments sponsored by

Gourmet Glatt. The event was also sponsored by JBlasts. The FTFR city leaders Rivka Lock, Liora Lurie, Judy Naamat, and Henya Storch coordinated the evening with Melissa Stein, the JWE National Program Director. Women felt inspired, after exchanging business ideas and information. Plans are underway to continue meetings on a regular basis.

From Left to Right: Judy Naamat, Henya Storch, Melissa Stein, National Program Director, and Rivka Lock

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National Orthodox Union Leaders Meet with U.S. Leaders in DC

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(L to R): Martin Nachimson, Yehuda Neuberger, Sen. Schumer, Nathan Diament, Allen Fagin, Howard Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Orthodox Union, and Sam Sutton

With less than a month remaining until the June 30 deadline for a deal between the U.S. and its allies and the Iranian regime, U.S. senators and representatives as well as White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough insisted—throughout Wednesday’s Orthodox Union Leadership Mission in Washington, D.C.—that any deal with Iran must be verifiable and prevent the regime from developing nuclear weapons. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America—through its OU Advocacy Center—brought 120 national and congregational leaders to Washington to advocate for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which helps nonprofits, such as synagogues and day schools, make their buildings more secure; the proposed Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act, which will help nonprofits make their buildings more energy efficient and lower their operating costs; and the advancement of Israel’s security. Ambassador Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., opened the program with a briefing on Iran. “There is only one true existential threat to Israel— the Iranian regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons,” he said. Ambassador Dermer explained that Israel’s concern about the deal is not that the Iranian regime will violate the terms of the deal, but that they will comply with the deal while continuing to develop ballistic missiles. In a decade, they’ll have a stockpile of ballistic

Presenting an award of recognition to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Pictured (l to r): Yehuda Neuberger, Chair of OU Advocacy; Rabbi Shaul Rappeport of Lido Beach Synagogue; Nathan Diament; Avi Schick; Martin Nachimson; Sen. Gillibrand; and Allen Fagin

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missiles, and “no constraints” on their nuclear weapons program. The delegates—who represented nine states—met in small groups with 30 Members of Congress, including Steny Hoyer, the Democratic Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. At a luncheon in the Senate, the Orthodox Union delegation was joined by many Senators, including Cory Booker (D-NJ), James Lankford (R-OK), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Rob Portman (R-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chris Coons (D-DE), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The Orthodox leaders then travelled to the White House where they met with Chief of Staff McDonough and focused primarily on the Iran negotiations. They also met with Dept. of Homeland Security Undersecretary Frank Taylor to discuss

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough addressing the OU Advocacy Leadership Mission

U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin meeting with members of the NY delegation (l to r): Rabbi Gedalyah Berger of Fleetwood Synagogue in Mount Vernon and Chaim Leibtag of Far Rockaway

(L to R): Nathan Diament, Executive Director, OU Advocacy; Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. Ron Dermer; Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher; Martin Nachimson, President of the OU; Allen Fagin, OU Executive Vice President and CEO

homeland security issues of concern to the Jewish community. The Orthodox Union closed its productive day of meetings with a focus on the resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe, with a meeting with French Ambassador to the U.S. Gerard Araud. France is implementing new tools to fight anti-Semitism, particularly working with Internet providers to remove anti-Semitic content. “The Internet is changing the way hate is spread,” said Amb. Araud. “Anti-Semitism is not a French problem, nor a European problem. It‘s a global problem that requires a global strategy,” he said. “Today was the most spectacular advocacy mission the Orthodox Union has

had,” said Allen Fagin, CEO of the Orthodox Union, noting the number of legislators who met with delegates today and the impact the group’s presence in Washington can have on the issues. Just as he opened the day, Nathan Diament, the Orthodox Union’s Executive Director for Public Policy, reminded the group at the close of the day that the relationships they developed today with legislators are just the beginning of their important advocacy work. “The conversations must continue outside of today,” he said. “Our legislators need to hear from us—their constituents—about the issues that are important to us as a community on an ongoing basis.”

Around The Community Mesivta Ateres Yaakov Wins JV Softball Championship

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This past Friday, the Ateres Yaakov Eagles took home the Junior Varsity division (9th and 10th grades) championship in the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Softball League. The championship concluded an intense nine game season, culminating with a 15-5 victory over the HAFTR Hawks. Expertly coached by local alumni Zack and Gabi Kessler, the team proved to be a “force to be reckoned with” throughout the entire season. Af-

ter a playoff win in a hometown rivalry against the DRS Wildcats, the Eagles were confident that they would finally break the no-championship streak for the JV team. The Eagles came out strong early in the game and took a commanding 6 run lead. Sophomore Moshe Goodstein provided two of those runs with a tworun homer to left field. Stellar pitching by Freshman Yosef Rudansky kept the Hawks in check allowing only unearned

runs throughout the first 4 innings. But the bottom of the 4th would finish the game for the Eagles. Scoring 9 runs in one half of an inning, the Eagles were able to invoke the mercy rule and went on to win the game 15-5. Assistant Menahel and Athletic Director Rabbi Yossi Bennett remarked, “We are so proud of our talmidim, both for the incredible commitment and dedication they demonstrated to their team, but more so, for the menschlech and

classy manner in which they conducted themselves.” Congratulations to Freshman Yehuda Levine on being awarded the MVP of the game. Mesivta Ateres Yaakov would like to thank Coach Zack Kessler and Assistant Coach Gabi Kessler for their tremendous dedication to their team. MAY also thanks Seth Gordon, Commissioner, and the other administrators of the League.

Learn & Live Carnival At this week’s Learn & Live Carnival, the boys experienced wonderful booths that incorporated this past year’s lessons on the melachos on Shabbos that they learned. For example, the first booth was “tzad” (trapping) where each contestant had to “trap fish” using a fishing rod. For “mafshait” (skinning), the boys raced to skin (shave) the balloon by removing the shaving cream. For “boneh” and “soser” (building and demolishing) it was a race to see who can build a tower of cups and who could demolish it first. There were many booths to represent all the melachos. For muktzah, the concession stand sold drinks and cookies to the boys. A fun time was had by all. Thank you to R’ Groner and Yeshiva Aters Shimon and thank you to R’ Russ for all your help. Thank you to R’ N. Dinowitz for all you technical help. Thank you to J. Horowitz for all the pictures, Bentzi Waldman for keyboard playing, and to all the boys who ran booths plus some mothers for the wonderful face painting.

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Parshas Shlach the depth of fear and hesitation that lay within the Jewish people regarding the Land of Israel. This fear and hesitation was evident throughout the narrative of the wanderings of the Jewish people in the desert of Sinai. It resonates throughout the centuries of later Jewish history, even unto our day and in our current situation. In a strange and almost irrational manner, the Jewish people favored being under foreign rule and its “protection” over true national independence and reliance upon their own abilities and G-d’s protective hand, so to speak. Egypt was no picnic for the Jews, but it allowed them the luxury of not having to make hard choices and not having to become self-reliant. Even the sojourn in the desert of Sinai appealed to them for they were free from the everyday challenges of toil, tilling the land, building communities and constantly defending them-

selves from the enemies that would always surround them. To a great extent it was this deep fear of independence and all of the challenges that independence would bring with it that motivated the Jewish people to accept the negative report that the ten spies presented and to long for foreign domination over personal and national independence. Much of the ambivalence that is present today in the Jewish world regarding the State of Israel stems from this fear of independence and longing to belong to a foreign nation that will somehow alleviate our problems and make us less special. The millennia of Jewish history reflect this inner psychological struggle, which exists within us. As is often the case in human affairs, it is the minority report of Calev and Yehoshua that proves to be correct and beneficial. Shabbat shalom.

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Moshe, the great leader, prophet and visionary of the Jewish people, is confident that the spies will confirm his positive view of the Land of Israel and thus dispel any remaining hesitation or doubts that the Jewish people may have regarding their old-new homeland. Once the spies returned and issue their glowing report, Moshe is convinced that he will no longer hear the nagging refrain of “let us return to Egypt.” He is therefore personally crushed by the betrayal of the ten spies, who not only do not issue a positive report but rather proclaim to the people that a Jewish homeland and national entity in the Land of Israel is an impossibility. And in a final statement of heresy, these ten spies state that even G-d Almighty cannot overcome the difficulties of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. Moshe apparently miscalculated

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oshe, at the behest and request of the Jewish people, chooses twelve outstanding leaders and orders them to embark on a mission of spying regarding the Land of Israel and its current Canaanite population. Moshe is confident that this mission will reinforce the enthusiasm and commitment of the Jewish people to settle and build their national homeland, promised to them by G-d through their ancestors. G-d Himself, so to speak, appears to be almost aloof and passive about this spying mission. In the words of Rashi in this week’s commentary to the parsha, the L-rd leaves the choice of executing such a mission solely in the hands of Moshe. It is his option to proceed with the mission or to declare to the people that G-d’s promises regarding the Holy Land are in themselves sufficient and need no human confirmation or empirical proof.

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friend, Pierre Bernard, was born in Paris to his American parents. Le petit Pierre has an American passport and when we went traveling together, I noticed that his place of birth was listed as France. Hmm, that wasn’t a surprise. But when Menachem Zivotofsky, born in Jerusalem to American parents, will go traveling, his passport won’t have Israel stamped under the words “place of birth.” 12-year-old Zivotofsky’s parents have been fighting U.S. courts practically since his birth. And now, this week, the Supreme Court of the United States definitely determined that those born in Jerusalem cannot list Israel as their place of birth on their passports. The matter is complicated, as different branches of government disagree on whether Jerusalem can be considered the capital of Israel. After the Six Day War, Israel formally annexed the eastern part of Jerusalem— which is officially in the West Bank. Most countries, unsurprisingly, don’t recognize that annexation. What is surprising, though, is that our ally, the United States, also officially doesn’t recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; the U.S. Embassy is located in Tel Aviv instead. U.S. policy officially doesn’t recognize any nation’s sovereignty over Jerusalem and has held that the city’s

status should be resolved through negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians—who both lay claim to the city. Congress, though, has for years tried to push administrations of both parties to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In 2002, a U.S. law, called the Foreign Rela-

the bill into law, but said that he would not comply with the provision. The U.S. has never enforced the law. The basis of the policy, prescribed by both Republican and Democrat presidents, has been to avoid taking sides in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict over the status of Jerusalem, including the various competing claims – this despite the reunification of the city 67 years ago. When Bush ignored Congress’ directive, he claimed it interfered with his powers to direct foreign policy on the issue of recognizing foreign countries’ claim to land. President Barack Obama has followed a similar approach. It’s a struggle between two branches of government: does the executive or the legislative branch have the power to recognize a foreign country’s claim to land? Eugene Kontorovich, a professor at Northwestern University School of Law and an expert on constitutional and international law, writes in the Washington Post that this struggle between branches is a conflict with real consequences. “Say Congress passes a set of tariffs, or immigration quotas, for India, and specifies that by this they mean Kashmir also. Can the president refuse to apply them to Kashcontinued on page 74

“Jerusalem was and will always be the capital of Israel – but more than that, it’s the heart and soul of the Jewish nation.” tions Authorization Act, included a provision that for any U.S. citizen who was born in Jerusalem the secretary of state “shall, upon the request of the citizen or the citizen’s legal guardian, record the place of birth as Israel.” President George W. Bush signed

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mir? Or to turn it around, could the president apply Pakistani tariffs and immigration quotas to Kashmir when Congress says to apply Indian ones, on the grounds that it interferes with his power of recognition?” he posits. In terms of Israel, he writes, “Assume Congress wants to make a law relating to Israel – immigration quotas, or customs duties. That law now would presumably not apply to Jerusalem, a fairly striking development. The president’s power to avoid laws through (non)recognition becomes even greater when, as with Israel, he can selectively recognize – that is, treat the territory as part of a country for some purposes, but not for others.”

law, “irreversible damage” could be caused to America’s power to influence the region’s peace process, and an uproar could be provoked throughout the region. The Solicitor-General, who represents the president, contended that U.S. citizens born in other places where sovereignty has not been established, including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, are similarly prevented from stating a country of birth on their passports. But Alyza Lewin, attorney for “I am an Israeli and I want people to know that I am glad that I am an Israeli” the Zivotofsky family and daughter of famed attorney Nate Lewin, enZivotofsky was deavored to frame the case in a different light. This is But Scalia, in dissent, took the majority to task, born in 2002. His not about recognition for a territory. This is simply a saying its interpretation that putting the word Jerumother, Naomi, made such a request for her son, case for how an American can be identified on his or salem on individual passport documents was tantawho was born in Jerusalem—for his passport to list her passport. “We do not claim this is recognition,” mount to recognition of Israeli claims over the city Israel as his place of birth. But the state department, she said at oral arguments. was a “leap worthy of the Mad Hatter.” He cited the in accord with Bush’s directive, refused her request. Liberal justices Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, Stephen example of the U.S. allowing people from Northern Israel cannot be listed on his Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor Ireland to put Belfast on their passports instead of passport. Jerusalem will be and Elena Kagan combined the United Kingdom. Clearly this does not mean the written instead. with swing justice Antho- U.S. rejects British sovereignty over Northern IreThe Zivotofsky’s filed ny Kennedy and generally land, rather it allows for individual identity decisions suit in U.S federal court. highly conservative justice on passports. The law at issue “merely requires the The case, Zivotofsky Clarence Thomas for the State Department to list a citizen’s birthplace as Isvs. Kerry, has been winding majority against justices rael” and does not require the president to make “any through the U.S. courts for John Roberts, Antonin Scal- other kind of legal commitment,” he read from the years. The Zivotofsky famia, and Samuel Alito in Mon- bench. ily and a coalition of supday’s decision. Chief Justice Roberts, in voicing his dissention, porters have pushed the case Kennedy’s majority joined with Alito, and said, “Today’s decision is a through the courts to try to opinion was based mainly first: Never before has this Court accepted a Presiforce the president’s hand to on the idea that only the dent’s direct defiance of an Act of Congress in the comply with the congressiopresident has the power to field of foreign affairs.” He added, echoing Scalia’s nal law. recognize claims regarding argument, “The statue at issue does not implicate In 2011, the District of sovereignty, and that the recognition” but “simply gives an American citizen Columbia Appeals Court passport issue falls within born in Jerusalem the option to designate his place declined to even give a pothe presidential prerogative. of birth as Israel for the purposes of passports and sition on the dispute, citing “Over the last 100 years, other documents.” that it had to defer to the there has been scarcely any executive branch at the outdebate over the President’s set since the issue involved decision ends a 12-year power to recognize foreign foreign policy, which courts battle for the Zivotofstates,” Kennedy wrote, Reuniting Jerusalem in 1967 endeavor to avoid. adding that it was “clear” sky family. Menachem’s passport will still be missBut then the Supreme that in the statute at issue in ing the word Israel, although the young boy knows Court intervened and ordered the appeals court to the case, “Congress wanted to express its displeasure that the Jewish State will always be in his heart. revisit the issue. In 2013, the same appeals court with the President’s policy, by among other things, “I am an Israeli and I want people to know that I declared the 2002 law unconstitutional, taking the commanding the Executive to contradict his own, am glad that I am an Israeli, and that I am not embarpresident’s side that Congress had overreached into early stated position on Jerusalem. This Congress rassed by the fact that I am an Israeli,” Menachem foreign policy areas controlled by the executive cannot do.” proudly told reporters after the verdict came down. branch. “Just as WashThe President has ington is the capital The case went even higher. In April 2014, the Su- the exclusive power to of the U.S., London preme Court agreed to hear the Zivotofsky family’s grant formal recogniis the capital of Engappeal of the appellate court’s second rejection of its tion to a foreign soverland, and Paris is the case. Monday the decision came down with a final eign, Kennedy said, and capital of France, Jerejection of that final appeal: The executive branch the law infringes on the rusalem was and will is in the right, Congress overstepped by writing this Executive’s “consisalways be the capital section of law, Jerusalem it is and Jerusalem it will tent” decision to withof Israel – but more be – not Israel. hold recognition with than that, it’s the respect to Jerusalem. heart and soul of the He asserted, “Rec6-3 ruling bolstered the Obama admin- ognition is an act with Jewish nation,” Jeistration, which said the law unlawfully immediate and powerrusalem Mayor Nir The 6-3 decision highlights a struggle between the president and Congress: who gets to recognize foreign countries’ claim to land? Barkat asserted. encroached on the president’s power to set foreign ful significance for inRegardless of policy and would, if enforced, undermine the U.S. ternational relations, government’s claim to be a neutral peacemaker in so the President’s position must be clear. Congress what’s stamped on our passports, Jerusalem of Gold, the Middle East. The State Department had argued cannot require him to contradict his own statement our holiest city, is forever stamped on our hearts as the capital of the Holy Land.  that if the court ruled for Congress and upheld the regarding a determination of formal recognition.”

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Parshas Shlach Peer Pressure

ne of most tragic events in the history of our people was the sin of meraglim (spies). When we left Mitzrayim we were exalted and untouchable, feared by all the nations, respected by the world. Forty-nine days later we gathered at the foot of Har Sinai to accept the Torah. The plan was for the Chosen People to then march right into Eretz Yisrael. Had the events transpired as planned, the conquest would have taken root so deeply that we never would have been thrown out --– to this day, we would still be in our land. But all of this was to change. The course of our nation’s history, as well as that of humanity’s, was altered by the report of the spies. “The land of Israel is occupied by giants. There are powerful nations living in fortified cities.” In the minds of the spies, if the Jewish nation were to attack we would have been slaughtered wholesale—man, woman and child. For that reason they attempted to turn the nation against the idea. They came back with fruit from the land to show that just as the produce is gigantic so too are the people. If we attack, we will be lost. Their goal was to launch a rebellion. Not simply a rebellion against Moshe as the leader—a revolution against Hashem Himself. The accusation was quite simple—Hashem is good, but not good enough. Rashi explains that Kalev was aware of the deceit of the group, and there-

fore, he alone went to Chevron and laid down on the graves of the Avos begging for mercy. “Hashem please protect me from being dragged into their scheme.” This Rashi is quite difficult to understand. Kalev knew that the mergalim

those words. This was the town that housed one of the most famous mussar Yeshivas in pre-WWII Europe, yet they needed such a sign. And, so much like we now have signs that read, “It is forbidden to speak during davening,” they

“Please don’t let their views influence me. Please don’t let me lose this clarity of thought.” were wrong. He understood that they were rebelling against Hashem. Why did he need to beg for mercy; he recognized their error? Imagine that you were to walk into a shul and see a sign, prominently placed, that read, “It is forbidden to punch your friend with your fist.” You would be shocked. What type of barbarians are these people? And so, you walk over to the gabbai and ask him, “Why in the world do you need to have such a sign?” He answers you, “Well, sometimes things get a bit heated, and it isn’t that uncommon for a man to punch his friend. So we felt the sign would help, sometimes.” At which point you say to yourself, why type of people is it that needs a public warning about something so basic to human decency? In Slabodka, Poland, in one of the central shuls in town hung a sign with

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had a sign that read, “It is forbidden to punch your friend.” The reason was because the Jews in Slabodka lived amongst the gentiles of Poland. In a typical Polish house if the woman burnt the potatoes, the man of the house would promptly smack her right across her face. That was normal, expected behavior. While the Jews certainly were different, the surrounding culture affected them, it changed the way that they treated their own wives, and it changed the way they acted towards each other. The Effects of Peer Pressure We are much aware of the effects of peer pressure on children. Often more potent than the teaching of the home, and more impacting than the lessons taught in Yeshiva, a child’s peer group will have a profound influence on him. Amongst children, peer pressure can exert an almost magnetic, irresistible force. If the group is doing “it,” then the child will be pulled towards doing it, even if he doesn’t want to and even if he recognizes it as wrong. The need to belong, the desire to be accepted, can be so strong that it can pull him in, almost against his will. In adults, peer pressure functions differently. It is rare to have a situation where the pull is that strong that a person knows something is wrong but does it anyway. Typically the influence of my friends changes the way that I view things. If the group that I identify with accepts this type of behavior, it becomes OK, this is what we do. I’m not saying

it is right, I’m not saying that you will go to the front row of Gan Eden for it— it is just something that we do. Choose your Friends Wisely This seems to be the answer to this Rashi. Kalev knew the meraglim were wrong—he was certain of it. But he was also afraid. These were great men, men very strong in their opinions. They had reasons to believe in their position and Kalev was afraid that they would influence him and he would begin to hear their position. For that reason he begged for mercy. Hashem, I see things clearly, now. I understand them. Please don’t let their views influence me. Please don’t let me lose this clarity of thought. Even a man as great as Kalev, dealing with an issue that served as a national rebellion against Hashem, was afraid of the influence that his peer group would have upon him and so he davened for help. This concept is very relevant to us. The society we live in, the neighborhood we choose, the shul we daven in, and the friends that we choose affect us. They won’t make us do something that we know is wrong but they will influence us to view things differently. The change in attitude isn’t immediate, but if you meet a friend from the old days twenty years later and you took different paths in life, he moved to Eretz Yisrael and you to Brooklyn, while you still share many memories and attitudes, there are real differences in your priorities, attitudes and expectations— that which is normal has changed, that which is acceptable has changed, you have been influenced for the good or the bad by the friends that you chose. The Shmuz - Marriage Seminar, a 12 part, comprehensive guide to a successful Marriage is available FREE of charge at www. TheShmuz.com. It is also on the Shmuz App available at the App store, or on Google play, or you may listen on Kol Halashon by calling 718- 906 6400, then options 1, 4, 3

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I’d like to share that e-mail with you, but I can’t – because she never wrote it. I’m not upset that she didn’t. I don’t begrudge her that because she’s young, excited about being with her friends on a new adventure, and she was busy doing whatever her class was doing. I did get a few text messages from her. One or two were pictures of where they went but mostly the messages were about something she needed or that someone had said something mean to her. She didn’t come to me to share her joy; just her frustrations and wants. But that’s OK. I’m her father and that’s what I’m here for. Sure, I would have liked to be part of the moment, with her telling me about her day, and it would have been nice to hear that praise. However, it seemed that the only time she felt the need to communicate with me was when she needed something. And that’s when a lightbulb went on in my head and I realized that I’m the same way. I often say that Hashem is called our

close call but You saved me.” If it was your child you’d want it, so why should Hashem, our Father in Heaven, desire anything less? When you give a gift you like to hear the person enjoyed it. When you

We get so wrapped up in the excitement of life that we may forget to radio back to base and write home to Papa. Earth. He signs the waivers, prepares our bags, drops us off, and slips us a little extra from time to time to help keep us happy and comfortable. He worries about us and if anything will happen to us along the way. He wants us to have a good time and enjoy ourselves. As we set off on this expedition with Hashem as our corporate sponsor, we begin our exploration and we know quite well to whom we owe it all. We know that if not for Hashem nothing would be possible. But we get so wrapped up in the excitement of life that we may forget to radio back to base and write home to Papa. Then things don’t go as smoothly as we’d like. Things take an unexpected turn, or we’re just unsure of what to do, so we pray. We say, “Hashem, I need this.” We say, “Please help me with this difficulty,” and we might mention, “So-and-so was bothering me.” Like a child, we’re so focused on getting through our trip and doing all there is to do that we get busy and don’t focus on saying thank you as much as we should. When something good happens, we don’t always jump to say, “Wow, G-d, You were so amazing to do that for me.” We’re not sending those letters home as often as we might nor are we sharing the joy of our lives with Hashem “simply because we know He wants to hear it.” We need to get in the habit of saying, “Baruch Hashem!” when things go well, and actually articulating our appreciation. “Thank you Hashem for being able to walk, talk, breathe, see, hear, etc.” “Baruch Hashem, that was a

teach someone you enjoy knowing that it meant something to him. We are givers yet we like to receive feedback. That’s because it lets us know our gift is appreciated. Hashem is the ultimate giver and it’s safe to assume that He would enjoy positive feedback. Yes, He “knows” that we are enjoying, but He wants us

to realize how much we should appreciate it and write those thank you notes home. He wants to hear us say, “Thank you, I love you Daddy.” So, as you live your life, don’t forget to write often and let Him know how you feel. After all, He is the greatest Father in the Universe. Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker whose work has appeared in publications around the world. You can find him at www.facebook.com/RabbiGewirtz and follow him on Twitter @RabbiJGewirtz. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail info@JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Subscribe in the subject. © 2015 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.

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Dear Daddy, I am having an amazing time on this trip. We’ve been to the Capitol, the White House, and the Washington Monument. We’ve visited the Smithsonian, the FBI museum, and the Holocaust museum. At Arlington cemetery, we saw JFK’s grave as well as some Jewish soldiers’ graves. Oh, we went for a boat ride on the Potomac River and had a blast! I just wanted to drop you a line to say thanks for making this trip possible. I know it wasn’t cheap and you made sure I had extra food and cash for ‘just in case’ occasions. I really appreciate you doing this for me. You are the best father in the entire universe. I love you!

father so that when we have experiences as parents, we can relate to Him better. Now, I as a father was having this experience, and it made me think of it from Hashem’s perspective. He sends each of us on a trip to visit

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There was once a servant with his own farm. This servant grew a delicious crop of apples. One day he decided to take some to the king. The king’s castle was surrounded by 7 layers of walls and each wall had a guard. Each guard stood by a gate. The servant reached the first gate and said, “May I go through to show the king my wonderful apples?” The guard replied, “You may, if you give me half of your apples.” The servant then said, “Fine, but you have to give me back one apple.” The guard agreed. The servant did this to the rest of the guards and finally got to the king. The servant still had the same amount of apples that he had started with. How is this possible? See answer on next page

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Yankel had great success as a businessman and spoke a perfect English. He had great compassion for his friend, Moishe, who was still struggling and could never blend into American society. “Moishele,” said Yankel, “I am going on a business conference at a fancy spa and I’d love for you to come. But they don’t really love Jews there and if they find out you are Jewish we will both be thrown out. So, when we are there, you are to keep quiet and not say a word.” Moishele eagerly agreed and was ready to see how the high society lives. The first day at the spa Yankel takes Moishele to the pool and shows him all of the highfalutin businessman who conducted business pool-side. Moishele smiles at everyone but keeps silent as Yankel goes about his business. Finally, Moishele decides to go for a swim. He jumps into the pool and is greeted by the frigid water. “Oy gevald!” he screams. As the businessmen sneer at him suspiciously, he smiles and says, “Votevver dat meenz.”

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Can you guess which one of the following is the only one which is not the name of a known racehorse?  Onoitsmymothernlaw

 Slumpbuster

 In Front

 Mookie’s Runnin

 Comply Or Die

 Curse Reversed

 Sotally Tober

 Ha Ha Ha

 Notacatbutallama

 Whatamichoppedliver

 Nosoupforyou

 Where’s the Beef

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 Wear The Fox Hat

 Red Hot Filly Pepper

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 Full of Skittles

 Iwinyougetnothing

 Great Stallion See answer on next page

I guess mom didn’t want him to be mistaken for something else (If you don’t get it, try to read what word is spelled on this “horse”)

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NBA FINALS TRIVIA

5. Which all-time great holds the record for the most points in a finals game? a. Elgin Baylor b. Kareem Abdul Jabbar c. Michael Jordan d. Kobe Bryant 6. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant teamed up to win how many championships for the LA Lakers? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 7. What team is the only #8 seed to make it to the NBA Finals? a. 1994 Denver Nuggets b. 1999 NY Knicks c. 1988 Washington Bullets

10. Which of the following players won the most NBA championships? a. Kareem Abdul Jabbar b. Jerry West c. Bill Russell d. Michael Jordan 11. Which of the following players did not record 8 blocks in a Finals game? a. Bill Walton b. Patrick Ewing c. David Robinson d. Shaquille O’Neal 12. Michael Jordan is 6 for 6 in the NBA Finals. What is LeBron James’ record in the NBA Finals (not including 2015)? a. 1 and 4 b. 2 and 3 c. 3-4 d. 4 for 4

Scorecard: 9-12 correct: Steph Curry from downtoooown...Yes! 5-8 correct: Not bad. You are in the middle of the pack. Could always be worse---imagine if you played for the Knicks! 0-4 correct: It’s OK, you probably know a lot about world soccer… So, what does FIFA stand for? Answer: Who cares?

Answers: 1. C—Jordan won 6 NBA titles and was the MVP of each 2. B 3. A 4. A

ANSWER TO THE NAME SAYS IT ALL: Great Stallion

4. Who scored 48 points in his first ever NBA Finals game in 2001? a. Allen Iverson b. Kobe Bryant c. Tim Duncan d. Shaq

9. The Miami Heat defeated which team to win the 2012 NBA championship? a. Mavericks b. Spurs c. Lakers d. Thunder

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3. Who won the first NBA Finals MVP in 1969? a. Jerry West b. Kareem Abdul Jabbar c. Willis Reed d. Elgin Baylor

8. The Chicago Bulls won 3 straight NBA championships twice during the 1990’s. Which team interrupted the Bulls championship streak by winning back-toback titles themselves? a. San Antonio Spurs b. Houston Rockets c. Detroit Pistons d. LA Lakers

5. A—Though the Celtics won the 1961-62 Championship, those Finals will be remembered forever because game 5 was the stage for Elgin Baylor’s best performance: he scored 61 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in a 126121 Lakers’ victory at the Boston Garden. 6. C—After tag teaming for 3 NBA Championships, the two had a feud about who could win without the other. Shaq left LA and Kobe went on to win two more NBA championships, giving him a total of five championships to date. Shaq won one more with the Heat in 2006, giving him a total of four championships to date. Kobe claims that they patched up their relationship, but says that whenever he sees Shaq, he says, “What’s up Four?” 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. C—Bill Russell won 11 Championships with the Celtics between the years of 1957 and 1969. 11. C 12. B

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2. What is Phil Jackson’s record in the NBA Finals? a. 10-2 b. 11-2 c. 12-0 d. 11-1

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The Rocky Rant

Rocky Zweig

Has Anyone Seen my Marbles?

r my keys? Or my wallet? Or my cerebral cortex? Before we get started on my marbles or lack thereof, let me fill all you young whippersnappers out there in on something: you think you know what the high point of your life will ultimately be? Your bar mitzvah? Nope. Your wedding day? Hardly. Your graduation from cosmetology school? Not even close! You see, all those monumental events pale in comparison to the momentous occasion of receiving your AARP letter. One day you’re walking around, minding your own business, and the next day, on or around your fiftieth birthday, you are officially oiver und buttle. I have no idea how they find you. Some say they have moles in the DMV. Whatever. When you open that letter, officially welcoming you to your Golden Years (actually more like rust), the most common reaction is running to the nearest full length mirror, gasping in horror and shrieking, “Oh my G-d…when did that happen?!” Then, just to add insult to injury, you forget where you put the letter. My letter came fourteen years ago. That means by statute, I am required to move to Florida within the next year or

face fine, imprisonment, or both. I’ve been to Florida on a few occasions. I’ve been there during August once or twice, which is like standing on the surface of the sun, only more humid. I don’t own any polyester pants, and I don’t golf; I’d rather watch paint dry. Also, one of my exes (#3) lives there. Do they have cable in prison?

ut I digress. If I remember correctly, I wanted to discuss my memory and its shortcomings. Here’s an example: The other day I wanted to make a tuna sandwich for lunch. I opened the tuna and smashed it up in a bowl, then started rummaging around in the fridge for the mayo. I knew I had mayo, and it wasn’t there. I had just gone shopping the day before and the fridge was a little crowded, so I started pushing stuff around, shifting stuff from shelf to shining shelf, even putting some of it on the floor. No mayo. I did the refrigerator shuffle a few more times. Still no mayo. That’s when it finally occurred to me to look on the counter. There, sitting happily next to the bowl of tuna was the mayo. With its lid off. I had taken it out before the tuna and forgotten all about it in the

space of a minute or two. Scary, huh? Guy walks into a doctor’s office and says, “Doc, I can’t remember anything from one minute to the next.” “How long has this been going on,” asks the doctor. “How long has what been going on?” It’s an old joke, but I actually had a similar conversation with my friend/ neurologist Irving, with whom I went to elementary school. I am calling him Irving (his real name), so that those of you who know who I’m talking about will know who I’m talking about and those of you who don’t know who I’m talking about won’t know who I’m talking about, and that might just be the most inane sentence I’ve ever written and that’s saying an awful lot. Irving is a brilliant guy who’s also a tzaddik who sees patients at home after office hours and doesn’t charge people who can’t afford it and please don’t tell him I wrote this because he doesn’t like anyone to know about it. Anyway, I asked Irving why my gray matter had turned to guacamole of late. And while he assured me that some of my symptoms were indeed age appropriate, he also informed me that there was a distinct possibility that my

brain might have been somewhat oxygen deprived while I was on a respirator for ten days or so back in 2010. Oh, really? How reassuring! What did you say your name was again?

live in a three room apartment, and I hardly ever walk into one of them (don’t ask). One would think it would be easy to keep track of where stuff is, n’est pas? Well, one would be wrong. Things disappear around here with alarming regularity. Just this week I lost a peeler that I bought for my daughter on the Lower East Side who has nowhere to buy or toivel one (or so she says), and one of my beloved turtle baseball caps. I was able to recover the baseball cap because I got a text a guy whom I had been with that looked like this:

(for those of you from Rio Linda, that meant he found my turtle hat). Never did find the peeler; Boruch Gewirtzman will probably find it next year when he cleans my car before Pesach, unless we’re all in Yerushalayim, or he’s engaged, or both. I tell you, if Reb Meir Baal Haness were alive today, he could live quite comfortably on what I’ve stuffed into his pushke over the years! There have been times when I’ll reach for a pen to write down a thought or idea, and by the time the pen is out of my pocket, I’ve forgotten what the thought was. So I’ve developed this elaborate little system of using my cellphone’s memo pad or voice recorder to leave myself little notes. Only problem with that is more often than not, I’ll forget to check the memo pad or listen to the voice recorder. Calling my answering machine at home and leaving myself a message usually works better, and it has the added advantage of creating the illusion that someone actually

Rocky Zweig has been writing since he was sixteen and was the Editor-in-Chief of the late and decidedly unlamented Modieinu, the mimeographed (remember mimeographs?) newspaper of the Tenth Avenue Pirchei of Boro Park, where he wrote

everything from stories to news articles to hashkafa articles to...yes (now it can be told!)...letters to the editor. Rocky was sixteen a very long time ago. He is the proud father of three marginally neurotic children. He has been married three — count ‘em — three times and has finally determined that he’s probably not very good at matrimonial bliss. He lives in his Fortress of Solitude in Flatbush with a small menagerie: Clarice, a European Starling; Rabbi Horatio LeZard, a Bearded Dragon; an aquarium filled with Lake Malawi African Cichlids; and a ten gallon tank that functions as a Home for Unwanted Goldfish, or H.U.G., collected over the years by his grandkids and great nieces and nephews at myriad street fairs and carnivals (rather than face the unpleasant task of flushing these unfortunate piscine creatures when they are eventually, inevitably ignored by their own obnoxious progeny, the parents simply call Uncle Rocky who then feeds them and cares for them until their ultimate natural demise three or four or even ten years down the pike). So apparently Rocky seems to get along better with animals than with his fellow homo sapiens. Or sapienses. Or whatever. Rocky’s column will be appearing every other week in The Jewish Home. Rocky can be reached at anidaati@aol.com.

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as my tenth grade rebbi. I walked over and said good Shabbos. He had no idea who I was (he probably spent the last few decades trying to forget me!), but he confirmed that I was right. I was in the tenth grade forty-nine years ago! But despite my mental shortcomings, boruch Hashem I’m still here enjoying my kids and eineklach, b’li ayin harah, whatever their names are (just kidding). When I got so deathly ill five years ago and spent five weeks in Columbia Presbyterian and another five weeks in pulmonary rehab, I was convinced I would never see daylight again. So if I forget stuff occasionally, I try to focus on the three grandkids who were born since my recovery and suddenly where I left my keys doesn’t seem quite so urgent anymore. Anyway, I’ve always loved writing, so I sure am glad I found a forum where I can express myself. And especially in such a fantastic publication. Yup, I really love the...um…The…The… Until next time!

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ting something and having to go back in, a la Lieutenant Columbo. Obviously I don’t need my keys to leave the first time, but I need them to go back in, so half the time I’ll leave them in the lock. Good thing there’s nothing to steal in my place! And of course there’s the matter of my car. Every morning I have to remember where I parked the night before, so I got this cool little app called Find My Car. You enter your location when you park and the GPS remembers where you are, and next morning, all you have to do is follow the arrow

to your car! Simple, right? Only half the time I forget to use it, so I wind up going to the spot I was parked in two nights ago. Or sometimes three. Maybe if they could implant a chip directly into my head… And my inability to remember stuff affects other things, too. Since I don’t trust my memory, here’s an example of how I handle everyday tasks: 1. I’ll start doing Thing A. 2. I’ll remember Thing B. 3. I’ll interrupt doing Thing A to do Thing B, so I don’t forget Thing B. 4. I’ll go from doing Thing B to doing thing C. 5. I’ll find Thing A half done the following Tuesday. And you know what’s really weird? I can remember virtually every lyric of every song I’ve ever written, and that includes color war stuff that dates back to the mid ‘60s. I’ll meet people I haven’t seen in thirty or forty years and recognize them and remember their names, often leaving them astounded. I was davening at Rav Hillel David’s shul here in Flatbush a few months ago when a stranger walked in Friday night. I recognized him immediately

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“Say What?” According to an email from his staff, Donald Trump is set to announce on June 16 whether he will run for president. Seriously? At this point, Donald Trump announcing whether he’s running for president is like soccer’s World Cup — it happens every four years and no one in America cares. - Jimmy Fallon If elected, Lindsey Graham would be the first bachelor elected president in 130 years. And he’d also be the first candidate to choose his running mate in an elaborate rose ceremony. – Seth Myers

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If, in fact, there’s no prospect of an actual peace process, if nobody believes there’s a peace process, then it becomes more difficult to argue with those who are concerned about settlement construction, those who are concerned about the current situation. It’s more difficult for me to say to them, “Be patient and wait because we have a process here,” because all they need to do is to point to the statements that have been made saying there is no process. - President Obama in an interview with Israel’s Channel 2 last week, making a thinly veiled threat that he may no longer protect Israel from a UN vote on Palestinian statehood

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It’s impossible to forget “Oops.” - University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato on Rick Perry’s big 2011 faux pas as an obstacle in this year’s campaign

Yesterday New Jersey got four inches of rain. In Newark there were fish in the street. Some people came out to catch them and eat them. Officials had to issue a warning not to eat the fish. If you have to be reminded not to eat fish that washed up on the street in Newark, I think we’d be OK without you. – Jimmy Kimmel

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The pearls are to cover the wrinkles, which they no longer do. You can’t wear pearls all over your face. - Former First Lady Barbara Bush, who just turned 90, explaining why she always wears pearls, in an interview on The Today Show

Lincoln Chafee, former governor of Rhode Island, announced he’s running for president. Before he announced he’s running, his wife went on Facebook and asked his staff if they remembered his password. Because if a Facebook password is too hard to remember, the launch codes for the nukes should be a piece of cake. – Jimmy Fallon

Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee announced his run for president yesterday. And he said he wants the U.S. to switch to the metric system. OK, you know what? I will start — Lincoln Chafee won’t get within a kilometer of the White House. He’s several hectares away. – Seth Myers

It’s interesting for the president, the guy who called ISIS the “JV squad” and Yemen a success story, somehow suggesting someone else should bone up on foreign policy. - 2016 Republican candidate Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), responding to criticism from President Obama regarding his foreign policy positions

In an interview yesterday, Lindsey Graham discussed his foreign policy and said if people are worn out by war, quote, “Don’t vote for me.” Graham’s supporters appreciate his honesty, while his opponents appreciate the sound bite they can use in their attack ads. – Jimmy Fallon

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In the world of soccer, after the arrest of numerous other officials, FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation this afternoon. Sepp Blatter doesn’t sound like the name of a guy who’s stepping down. It sounds like the reason. – Seth Myers

Never compromise your principles unless, of course, your principles are Adolf Hitler’s, in which case you would be well-advised to compromise them as much as you can. - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia during a commencement address Millions of noisy and rare cicadas have emerged from the ground in central Kansas after spending 17 years underground. Said one cicada, “Bush versus Clinton, oh [shucks], you guys, we haven’t slept at all. We came out too early.” – Seth Myers

California is suffering from a terrible drought. But scientists have come up with a plan to convert toilet water into drinking water by a rigorous three-step purification process. That’s all it takes to convert sewage into the water that I then drink? I wish they hadn’t even told me how many steps they use. Just lie to us, OK? Tell me the toilet water is filtered 3,000 times. – James Corden Have you seen Kim Jong Un lately? There are photos of him and he has put on pounds. According to sources, Kim Jong Un has been emotionally eating since Dennis Rodman was spotted on a date with another dictator. – Jimmy Kimmel

Hillary Clinton announced that she will officially kick off her presidential campaign on June 13 in New York City. The good news is it’s free to get in. Which sounds great until you find out it’s $100,000 to get out. - Jimmy Fallon

Expectations now are definitely going to shoot straight through the roof. - Texas Rangers rookie Joey Gallo after going 3 for 4 with 4 RBI in his big league debut Last weekend, 92-year-old Harriette Thompson became the oldest woman ever to complete a marathon. While the guy who finished after her made history by being the first person not to brag about running a marathon. – Jimmy Fallon

Delta Air Lines is experimenting with preloading carry-on bags to speed up the boarding process. And if there’s any phrase that fills me with terror, it’s “Delta Air Lines is experimenting.” – Seth Myers

The TSA is under fire for major security lapses. The TSA has let through pipe bombs, knives, and the last three Nicolas Cage movies. – Conan O’Brien

It has been a crazy week in the news. Let me just tell you how weird it’s gotten. It turns out the names Lincoln Chafee and Sepp Blatter are actual people and not horses running in the Belmont Stakes. – Jimmy Fallon

I’m the most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far. Nobody’s ever been more successful than me. I’m the most successful person ever to run. Ross Perot isn’t successful like me. Romney — I have a Gucci store that’s worth more than Romney. – Donald Trump in a recent interview with The Des Moines Register, one of Iowa’s major newspapers On the Republican side, today former Texas Governor Rick Perry announced he is running for president. While growing up he wanted to be a veterinarian, but his grades weren’t good enough. Luckily for us, now he wants to be in charge of people. – Jimmy Fallon

Former governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee is challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. During his announcement, he said, “I realize I’m not that well known, don’t have a ton of support, I’m limited on funds, and . . . why am I doing this again?” – Jimmy Fallon During his announcement, Chafee said it would help our economy if we embraced the metric system, finally answering the question: What is the world’s worst campaign slogan? - Ibid

IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, pledged over $1 billion earlier today to help slow climate change. But knowing IKEA, it’s probably going to take forever to put the money together. – Seth Myers

I went into high school knowing what I was supposed to do. - Fernando Rojas, who is the son of Mexican immigrants whose schooling stopped in the eighth grade, explaining what helped him to get into all eight Ivy League schools

People tell me, “Don’t go near colleges. They’re so PC.” - Jerry Seinfeld in an interview on ESPN, explaining why he doesn’t perform at colleges

Senator Ted Cruz said he thinks John F. Kennedy would be a Republican if he were alive today. Well, of course he would be Republican. He’d be 98-years-old. – Seth Myers

Hillary Clinton is headed to L.A. this month to attend a fundraiser hosted by “Spider Man” star Tobey Maguire. Hillary is a big fan of Spider Man because he proves that Americans still love sequels. – Jimmy Fallon

Political Crossfire

Rand the Reckless

Paul’s wink-and-nod primary strategy – winking toward his father’s libertarian base, nodding toward establishment foreign policy thinking – has collapsed. good fundraising report away from a narrative of resurgence. But there is little question that the initial, ineffable appeal of the Paul campaign has faded. In March 2013, when Paul filibustered against the government’s possible use of Hellfire missiles to murder civilians in San Francisco cafes and Houston restaurants – this seemed to make sense to some people at the time – many conservatives were swept away. “His voice, once lonely,” wrote Noah Rothman, “grew in stature. ... It was poetic. It was romantic.” Compare this to Paul’s recent filibuster of the Patriot Act. The Senate gallery was staged with supporters wearing “Stand With Rand” T-shirts. Paul’s online campaign store offered a “filibuster starting pack” for $30, including a “spy blocker” for your computer’s video camera and a shirt reading, “The NSA knows I bought this Rand Paul T-shirt.” Paul’s Senate colleagues found themselves dragged into the middle of an infomercial, and many were not pleased. Once it was Mr. Smith goes to Washington. Now it is Mr. Smith uses Senate procedure to conduct a fundraising campaign on a national security issue that he distorts to serve his political interests. The romance is gone. The bitterness and conspiratorial hints remain. Paul recently blamed the rise of the Islamic State on Republican

floor. “Some of them I think secretly want there to be an attack on the United States so they can blame it on me.” Paul likes to present himself as a voice of reason and outreach. But he is prone to rhetorical recklessness. Which of Paul’s rivals, in this case, would be secretly pleased about the killing of Americans if it helped justify a political argument? Any names? Paul, by his account, is not only facing opponents but monsters. According to Paul, it is “hawks” and “neocons” who “glory for war,” who “really think war’s always the answer.” Some, as we’ve seen, “secretly want there to be an attack on the United States.” Sen. John McCain wants “15 wars more.” Paul has accused former Vice President Dick Cheney of supporting the Iraq War in order to benefit his former employer, Halliburton. Paul’s charges are often nasty, often ad hominem, often involve the questioning of motives. In democratic discourse, this type of argument is a conversation stopper. How can you find agreement with scheming warmongers? Paul sometimes apologizes, at least partially, for his sweeping hyperbole. But he falls into this habit frequently, and almost always on foreign policy matters. This reveals much about Paul’s sense of political calling. He presents himself as someone engaged in a quest against

sinister forces – a quest to dismantle the national security state, in both commitments abroad and surveillance at home. And the main obstacles to this goal are not Democrats (Paul often shares foreign policy views with President Obama), they are pro-military Republicans. Paul’s wink-and-nod primary strategy –- winking toward his father’s libertarian base, nodding toward establishment foreign policy thinking – has collapsed. Paul was always more comfortable on the Snowden side of the national security ramparts. During the Patriot Act debate, by strategy or ideological compulsion, this showed. Limiting the reach and authority of American intelligence services – at a time of Chinese cyber-aggression and

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“hawks.” Under pressure, Paul conceded, “I could have stated it better.” But this was a gaffe of excessive clarity. Paul’s foreign policy libertarianism is founded on the belief that an aggressively fought war against terrorism actually produces terrorism – that America has somehow earned the enmity it faces. And Paul’s accusation goes further. “People here in town [Washington, D.C.] think I’m making a huge mistake,” he said on the Senate

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online Islamist radicalization – would be a core mission of a Paul presidency. Yet Paul succeeded, in part. Republican leaders in the House and Senate could not muster the votes to defend the Patriot Act in its original form and had to accept a system that further restricts access to bulk data. The cost for Paul was to abandon the pretense of ideological moderation and to embrace a rhetorically, and  substantively, reckless course. (c) 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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ince the earliest known battles, commanders in the rear have been passing messages to the

age of signal intelligence. But sometimes the best way was to send a runner or horseman as the messenger. These messages could be intercepted by the enemy so codes were used to confuse the enemy. During WWII, the Japanese had a code that the Americans had broken at the start of the war which provided intelligence on the enemy’s plans. The Germans thought they had a code that could only be read if the recipient had a special, complicated machine. Allied intelligence services needed this maGerman soldiers using an Enigma machine in the field chine called Enigma because these messages contained high fighting soldiers on the front. The inlevel German communication. British vention of the telegraph brought the

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codebreakers called the plan Ultra and German submarines called U-boats hatched several ideas to capture one in- were devastating Allied shipping in the tact with its codebooks. Atlantic. One reason for their success There was actually a commercially was the signals they were getting from available Enigma machine which was bases in Europe that contained the poon the market as late as 1929. How- sitions of convoys. These signals were ever, the military version was much sent using Enigma and all U-boats had more complex. It looked like a type- one along with codebooks to decipher writer which used an interchangeable the messages. The U-boat Enigma mawheel that was changed every day. This chines had an added wheel making the wheel changed the letter typed into the possible number of codes one with 22 machine and lit up another letter which following zeroes. The Germans told the was located on top of it. The key to U-boat captains to destroy the machine breaking the code was to know which and codebooks if they were in danger wheel was to be used for that particular of being captured but weren’t actually day. Polish intelligence had their crypt- expecting the situation to do so to arise. analysts look at machine when they intercepted a package intended for the German legation in Warsaw. The Poles he U-110 was commissioned in were able to read German messages as November 1940 and was sent early as 1933. However, the machine out to sink Allied shipping. grew more complex as war became On her first patrol, she damaged two more evident in Europe and the Poles merchant ships and sustained damage needed help. Ultimately, the Poles, from a torpedo that failed to explode. French and British agreed to work to- After cutting the patrol short to repair gether and many codebreakers went damage she set out for a second patrol to London. The British team tasked 300 miles off the coast of Ireland. Capto break Enigma tained by Julius was stationed at Lemp, who had Bletchley Park, started off the war and they needed by sinking the pasa modern Enigma senger ship Athemachine to read nia, causing interthe messages. Alan national outrage. Turing was one of The U-110 sunk the most brilliant three merchant vessels before beminds working ing hunted down on the project and by the British the team of 10,000 Navy. On May 9, worked around the 1941 she was badclock. ly damaged which Each branch of prompted Lemp the German milto order the ship itary and intellito surface. All the gence services had Codebreaker Alan Turing valves were open their own Enigma and the crew was machine. Most were broken in the first year or so of ordered to abandon ship. Believing the war but the navy code was the most that the ship would sink in a matter of complex. Germany’s main effort on the minutes, Lemp did not order the Enigoceans was placed in submarines under ma machine and the codebooks to be Admiral Karl Doenitz. He felt that all destroyed. Two destroyers were bearing down subs needed to have a machine with the most complex system available. on the U-110, the HMS Bulldog and Originally, they used an eight wheeled the HMS Broadway, with the intention system but later added another wheel of ramming the submarine. The hope which cast the code breakers at Bletch- was to force the crew to surrender and when they saw the destroyers, the crew ley Park in the dark.

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This intelligence coup was vital in the breaking of the Enigma machine as the contents were sent to Bletchley

depth charge attack from a destroyer escort forced the U-boat to surface and was immediately attacked by surface weapons. The submarine captain, believing his ship was sunk, ordered the crew to abandon ship without scuttling the ship. The Enigma machine and codebooks remained intact for the American boarding party to capture. The ship was towed to the navy base at Bermuda and now is on permanent display in Chicago. It was the first time since the War of 1812 that the U.S. Navy captured a ship intact during war. The information captured provided vital intelligence for the team at Bletchley Park. Late in the war the Germans starting using another code using a ten rotor machine nicknamed Fish. The cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park decided that instead of capturing one they should try reproducing it from information they had. What resulted was a machine called Colossus. It was the world’s first programmable computer. The Germans never realized that their unbreakable code was actually broken in the first two years of the war.

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Park. The U-570 was also captured but before being picked up by the British the crew had destroyed the Enigma machine and codebooks. In February 1942, the German Navy, called the Kriegsmarine, added another wheel to their Enigma machines and in March sank 273 ships, which was their highest total of the war. The Allies were soon able to crack this code with the help of the Enigma machine that the British Navy captured before the U-559 sank on October 30, 1942. They were able to read the U-boat messages again. There were other times that Allied ships captured Enigma machines perhaps none better known than the capture of U-505 by the American Navy. On June 4, 1944, two days before the landings on the Normandy beach, a hunter-killer group consisting of the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal and five destroyer escorts located the U-505. She was on her twelfth patrol and was off the coast of Spain when three planes from the Guadalcanal spotted her. A

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capitulated. Then Lemp’s worst fears were realized when he saw the U-110 was not sinking. He made an attempt to swim back towards the stricken submarine but to no avail. A boarding party from the Bulldog led by Sub-lieutenant David Balme found the Enigma machine and the codebooks untouched and turned them over to British intelligence. The U-110 sank the next day as the navy attempted to tow her back to Scapa Flow.

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shortened the war by several years and saved countless lives with the information it passed on to the Allied high command. 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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Rafi Sackville

One of Us?

t the age of 20 Ruth left Israel for England where she lived for almost 30 years. She has four children from two marriages. Her eldest two from her first husband live in London with their spouses. Ruth returned home with her two youngest children last year and lives in Nahariya by the sea. She decided she wanted to give them the same educational opportunity she had enjoyed living on a kibbutz as a child and enthusiastically enrolled them at the kibbutz school in Eyn Mifratz in Haifa’s outskirts. We take a course together every Tuesday. I usually arrive by train, but the northern sector of Israel Rail was closed for a week while they readying the new line to Beit She’an. Ruthi collected us at the train station. Her son, Sakidila, was sitting next to her. He didn’t look happy. After she dropped him off she explained how getting him to go to school is a daily challenge. She has enough stories to fill a school psychologist’s calendar. Saki is called names. He is constantly picked on. The children in his grade are relentless and brutal. They never give him a day’s rest. Saki is a bright child who carries an indelible disadvantage in an unforgiving society. He is black. Ruth isn’t, but her former husband is. Ruth calls him Saki for short. His name means “Thank you G-d” in Nzambi. Ruth’s daughter, Dikumbi, (Zion in Nzambi), had a similar intro

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duction into Israeli school life. She was constantly harangued after their arrival. A pretty girl with Rastafarian locks, she didn’t hesitate to complain to the school authorities. Luckily for her they quickly put an end to the harassment. Sakidila tried the same route as his sister. What worked for her didn’t with him. It’s not that his teachers and administration regularly ignore him. Sometimes they do. Most often they pay lip service to the abuse, looking at it in isolation without joining the dots that lead to a widespread problem in Israeli society. On any given day Saki is called “stinking black,” “black samba,” “ugly hair,” “monkey,” and has been told that his is a “filthy color” and he should “stop eating chocolate.” Ruth sees the analogy to anti-Semitism. She points out that most of the words hurled in Saki’s direction are not understood by those who abuse him. She says they come from the adults in these children’s lives. “’Black Samba’? Do you think these children know what that means?” she rhetorically asks. “Of course not.”

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Sakidila’s week has a familiar fluency to it. He is abused on Sundays, complains on Mondays, is given letters of apology on Tuesdays, before his classmates go back to abusing him on Wednesdays. Ruth gave an ironic laugh when she described the growing pile of apology notes she has collected in a large binder at home. She says it would be a worthwhile publishing one day as a true reflection of a society that simply won’t accept differences in others. “Saying sorry means nothing if it’s not backed up with actions,” she explains. At one point Ruth believed nothing would ever come of her complaints to the school. It was around this time that Saki took matters into his own hands. He returned home one day having beaten up one of his abusive classmates. The school did not take lightly to his actions and severely punished him. Nowadays, he prefers to sit outside the teachers’ lounge during recess rather than face the racism. The only place he feels comfortable is on the football pitch where he excels. Apparently, football supersedes race. He begs Ruth to take him back to England where being black is accepted. She has yet to make up her mind, although she does not exclude the option. The continuing breakdown in relationship between the Ethiopian community and the authorities here in Israel has reached depressing proportions. A soldier is beaten, there are running battles in the streets, young Ethiopians go on a march to recreate the difficulties their parents had trying to reach Israel. In a recent article in Ha’aretz, Gato, a young second generation Ethiopian woman, voiced her frustration when she said about her family, “I’m the most Israeli, but some people hold the view that I can never be Israeli, because

they’re white.” There is a classic comedy sketch from the early 1970s in which the late Arik Einstein and Uri Zohar play new immigrants from different periods in Israeli history. The Russians from the 1880s poke fun at the Poles who they claim bring nothing but gefilte fish and sugar to the country. The Poles poke fun at the Yeminites, who scorn the Yekkes, who in turn disparage the Moroccans, who are disgusted by the Georgians. Each disgruntled immigrant cries, “Shame on you!” to the new arrivals. “Where were you in 1914, 1928, 1932, 1947, 1948, 1967?” And so it goes until the next wave of Aliyah. And yet somewhere during each consecutive wave of immigration the disgruntlement has acquired a more a sinister and discriminatory bias against people of color regardless of their country of origin. It’s discrimination based on ignorance. It is crass and cruel. It is analogous to the persistent and growing wave of anti-Semitism sweeping Europe. How ironic then that it is to this Europe that Sakidila wants to return. A final word: Ethiopians sing a song that goes something like this: Dear White friend. Here are a few things you need to know. When I was born I was black. When I grow up I am black. When I walk in the sun I am black. When I’m cold I’m black. When I’m afraid I’m black. When I’m sick I’m black. When I die I’m black. And you dear White friend: When you’re born you’re pink. When you grow up you’re white. When you walk in the sun you’re red. When you’re cold you’re blue. When you’re afraid you’re yellow. When you’re sick you’re green. When you die you’re grey. And you still have the chutzpah to call me colored!

Rafi Sackville, formerly of Cedarhurst, lives in Ma’alot in Western Galil. He teaches in the local high school.

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Learning What Can’t Be Taught Related to your work and especially not related. Your brain needs to visit places and people that you can’t. While there it absorbs language, organized thinking, creative processes, leadership, courage, and lots of stuff that is just plain interesting. If I could suggest one thing that everyone should do to get on the road to success it would be to read at least five books by Barbara Tuchman. Anyone who’s not fascinated should be checked for a pulse. History not for you? Try biography, sports—you name it. And find others to talk to about it. Can’t imagine sitting at a bar mitzvah talking about 14th century France (The Distant Mirror by Tuchman—fantastic)? If you see it as a step towards occupying the corner office it makes a lot of sense. I am quite aware that there are people who see reading secular subjects as a religious issue. And some people don’t want to read, period. All I can say to them is that we live in a world in which ten people want the same job you do, and ten companies are competing for your customers. Six out of ten of the skills that

make the difference in getting the job and in succeeding in the job can be built by reading. If you feel you need rabbinic guidance on this then go ask your rabbi. Whether you decide on professional or general interest books, the most important thing is to sit down and read. For current events and well-considered opinion without a lot of the extraneous fluff, the Wall Street Journal has a lot to offer. There are a few (very few) magazines that still publish intelligent, worthwhile articles. But nothing has replaced books written by serious and thoughtful masters of the English language. No matter how long it has been since you read a good book, starting a reading habit today will make a real and important difference in your working life. A difference that lasts a lifetime. Rabbi Mordechai Kruger is the Director of Pathways to Parnassa, an organization dedicated to educating our community in all aspects of career choice and job search. Individual coaching is available. He can be reached at myparnassa@gmail.com.

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introduced herself. “He’s your husband? You were so lucky to marry a man like that!” “To be honest, when I married him, he wasn’t like that.” “Then why did you marry him?” Answered Mrs. R, “I saw potential!” Fast forward to a wedding that Mrs. R attended several months later where suddenly, a vaguely familiar young woman calls out to her from across the room. As the young woman approaches, her face lights up with a huge smile as she raises her left hand, showing a beautiful sparkling ring. “Look Mrs. R, potential!” I haven’t decided to become a shadchan. This is about your career. We all know successful people working in all kinds of fields. And we all know that they have become successful because they have talents and skills that we don’t have. Every new person they meet quickly becomes a friend, and every friend they meet hopes they’ll be sitting together at the next simcha. Every organization asks them to take a leadership role, and every project they take on succeeds. We see them at the front of the room and the top of the stationary. But they weren’t always like that. They started with potential. We can, too. Most job seekers are not thinking about whether they have the potential to enthrall large audiences across America. So let’s look at a narrower, focused type of potential—the potential to succeed on the job. That’s what employers are looking for, and although they don’t have any kind of magical potential-meter, there are several things they look for because they feel they are indicative of great potential for success. Here is a list of the top

10, borrowed from a posting at Forbes. com, November 12, 2014, entitled, “The 10 Skills Employers Most Want in 2015 Graduates.” (Many other researchers have developed similar lists.) Here are the 10 skills employers say they seek, in order of importance. 1. Ability to work in a team structure 2. Ability to make decisions and solve problems (tie) 3. Ability to communicate verbally with people inside and outside an organization 4. Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work 5. Ability to obtain and process information 6. Ability to analyze quantitative data 7. Technical knowledge related to the job 8. Proficiency with computer software programs 9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports 10. Ability to sell and influence others Job-related technical knowledge, computer proficiency and data analysis are taught in classes and often can be learned on the job. Which leaves 7 out of 10 that are not taught and are often assumed to be “innate”—either you’re born that way, or you’re not. But if you’ve been reading this column, you know that I believe that people can develop those important skills that they need to succeed, and I’m going to reveal a secret weapon that can turbo-charge at least six of them. (Not sure about teamwork, but 6 out of 7 isn’t bad.) And I can promise you that you have this secret weapon in your hands right now. This “weapon” is universally recognized as important, although almost no one realizes how powerful it is. We should all be using it much more often. I guarantee it will have an immediate impact on important transferrable skills and will continue to do so as it is pursued for a lifetime. It contributes to improved communication, improved “people” skills, creativity, insight, empathy, organized thought, decision making, leadership, all of these and more—skills that can’t be taught in a class but can be learned. This incredibly powerful thing that everyone can and should do is to read. Really read. As in “Books.” Serious books. About anything you want to read about.

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SALMON CONFIT

WITH GAZPACHO RELISH AND DILL OIL by Chef Jeff Nathan, Abigael’s on Broadway (NYC, NY) Ingredients DILL OIL ½ cup packed fresh dill, stalks and fronds ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil

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6 6 oz. salmon fillets 3 cups extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed 6 whole black peppercorns 2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed under a heavy knife 1 bay leaf

GAZPACHO RELISH ½ cup yellow grapefruit sections ½ cup (¼-inch dice) red plum tomatoes ½ cup (¼-inch dice) yellow tomatoes, or more plum tomatoes ¼ cup (¼-inch dice) seedless English cucumber ¼ cup (¼-inch dice) green bell pepper ¼ cup (¼-inch dice) red bell pepper ¼ cup (¼-inch dice) yellow bell pepper ¼ cup (¼-inch dice) red onion 2 teaspoons seeded and minced jalapeño pepper 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 8 oz mixed baby lettuces washed, dried

Preparation To make the dill oil, bring a quart of lightly salted water to a boil in a large saucepan. Plunge the entire bunch of dill into the boiling water and cook for 5 seconds, just to set the color. Drain and rinse under cold water. Blot the dill dry with paper towels. Process the dill and oil in a blender until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container. The oil can be made up to 5 days ahead, covered and refrigerated. Return to room temperature before using. To make the confit, combine the oil, peppercorns, garlic, and bay leaf in a 12- to 14-inch skillet. Place the salmon in the oil, being sure the fillets are barely covered with the oil; add more oil as needed. Turn the heat to medium. As soon as the oil begins to bubble around the edges of the salmon and the surface of the salmon turns opaque, remove the skillet from the heat. Cool the salmon in the oil, where it will continue to cook. Using a slotted spatula, transfer the salmon to a platter and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 1 day. To make the relish, combine the grapefruit pieces, red and yellow tomatoes, cucumbers, green, red and yellow peppers, onion, and jalapeño in a medium bowl. Toss with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours. To serve, place a mound of greens in the centers of each of 6 plates. Top each with a salmon fillet. Place spoon about 1/3 cup of the gazpacho relish on each fillet, allowing some to drip down the sides of the dish. Drizzle the salmon and greens, as well as the plate, with a tablespoon or two of dill oil. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

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well as learning new techniques. I will be attending the Center for Kosher Culinary Arts (CKCA). During the summer months, CKCA, which calls Flatbush its home, will open a second location at Ramaz on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I look forward to learning the subtleties of deboning chicken and lamb, making French sauces, and creating new and fabulous desserts. This Manhattan location will also have a dairy kitchen – which the Brooklyn location doesn’t yet have – so I am thrilled to also have the opportunity to learn authentic dairy cooking (all butter, no margarine!). As practice for the class, I decided to buy a whole chicken and debone it myself, but I am still thrilled to have Gourmet Glatt do most of my butchering and deboning on a weekly basis. As I had all this de-boned chicken, I had I decided to make my own dark meat chicken cutlets (aka pargiyot). I made it two different ways: one batch in the oven and the other batch on the grill. The results were delicious (for both).

Ingredients 2-3 pounds dark meat chicken cutlets (pargiyot) Marinade ½ cup teriyaki sauce ½ cup honey ½ cup olive oil 6 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon kosher salt Preparation In a medium bowl, mix all the marinade ingredients together and then add in the chicken. Let the chicken sit in the marinade for at least an hour or up to 8 hours in the fridge. When ready to cook, bring the chicken to room temperature. Make sure before the chicken goes on the grill or oven the marinade is drained off the chicken. Technique one: Place chicken on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 25 minutes at 400°F. Technique two: Turn on your outdoor BBQ grill to high. When the BBQ has heated up, grill the cutlets a few minutes on each side. The chicken cooks quickly, and make sure the sugars in the honey don’t caramelize too much giving it a burnt look.

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erate he raised his voice. They immediately stood at attention like soldiers. Because it was the first time they heard him yell it had an immediate effect.

teaching, while we remain calm and compassionate. (More about this in a future article iy”H.) The mere decision to begin working

We then allow the consequences to do the teaching, while we remain calm and compassionate.

The problem is that with time if a child is exposed to repeated yelling it no longer has the effect it once did. That effect continues to decrease with added exposure. It’s like anything else which

seems scary at first but becomes less daunting with more exposure. When yelling becomes our modus operandi we ensure that we will have to keep yelling, because they will not hear us when we ask nicely. Even when we yell they will probably not listen until they see that we are angry, and even then… A powerful technique suggested for teachers in a classroom setting is that instead of raising their voice, they should lower their voice. When students see that the teacher is saying something sternly but they cannot hear what is being said they will quiet down to hear how what is being said by the teacher will affect them. On a more general level, we need to emphatically state what we want our children to do and then allow them to make the mistake of not doing it. We then allow the consequences to do the

on not yelling is itself commendable and the first step towards getting there. Remind yourself that you are not losing complete control even if the moment is tense and even if at that moment

you don’t have all the control you would like, such as immediate compliance. When you feel your stress level rising, choose your battles wisely. Perhaps

a child needs a time out or if feasible you take a time out. Perhaps you will have to take a baby or toddler with you, but if it’s safe and doable you can tell your other children, “I’m sorry but I don’t want to listen to all of this arguing” or “I’m sorry but I cannot give dessert when the supper table has not been cleared, so I will be going to my room for a few minutes and then I’ll come back and see if things are better.” The fact that you needed a time out could itself be a consequence or it might be necessary to foster another consequence. On a more practical level, ba’alei mussar suggest that a person obligate himself to give up something, such as paying a certain amount of money to tzedakah, every time you fail in what you are working on—in this case yelling. You can also pledge a specific reward for yourself for being successful. Change is difficult, but with persistence and effort it can be done, and you can indeed have the serenity in your home you wish for. Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the Rabbi of Kehillat New Hempstead. He is also fifth grade Rebbe and Guidance Counselor in ASHAR in Monsey, and Principal of Mesivta Ohr Naftoli of New Windsor, NY. Rabbi Staum offers parenting classes based on the acclaimed Love & Logic Program. He can be reached at stamtorah@gmail.com. His website is www.stamtorah.info.

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s a mother, I never thought I’d be a screamer. Yet now I realize that I have become just that. Every afternoon before I come home I tell myself that tonight I am not going to scream. Yet by the end of the night I end up yelling. The problem is that my children only hear me when I scream. I speak to them nicely and calmly the first few times. But after a while of not being heard at all I lose my patience and end up screaming. Once I scream I become even more upset that I had to scream and end up screaming even more. I’d love some ideas to end the scream-fest and restore calmness to my home. Rabbi Staum Responds: What is the last thought that crosses a parent’s (or teacher’s) mind before they lose their cool? Invariably, it’s “I’m losing control!” A parent begins to feel that he/she cannot control his children and a teacher feels he/she cannot control the class. A sense of panic sets in as a barrage of thoughts swirl through their mind. In a heightened state of panic those thoughts usually escalate and become grossly exaggerated. A mother may begin to think that she will never be able to control her child and she will continue dictating to her what she wants and things will only continue to spiral. Similarly, a teacher may start to feel that she is not cut out for teaching, and what if the principal or a parent walks by right now… When we feel that we are losing control our instinctive reaction is to raise our voice. The rationale for raising our voice is that the sudden change of volume will shock the child into listening to what we are saying. The truth is that although they may hear what we are saying, they still may not listen to what we are saying. Although raising your voice can be effective, that’s only if it’s a rarity. A friend of mine related that one summer when he was a counselor he committed himself to not raising his voice at his campers. For a full week he maintained his pledge. Then they were on their way to the pool and they were being rowdy and disorderly. After asking nicely a few times for them to coop-

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do. How can you not be depressed in such a situation? But the key to efficacy is doing. When you do something – I mean really do it! – then you’ve invested some of yourself in the project so the end result matters. I remember when Sandy hit our region. Those who started doing things to go towards a goal felt better than

It’s the effort involved combined with the good result that gives a person a good feeling. that gives a person a good feeling. So let’s take Mordechai who works in a bank. He finds the atmosphere somewhat stifling; it’s not what he wanted to do in life. He was planning on other things but he simply could not get another job. The economy was against him and he was glad to have landed something. But this is not his dream job and he is depressed. He doesn’t care for the inordinate amount of paperwork he

those who didn’t. Taking steps gives a sense of control, even if that control is actually illusory. And that feels better. So let’s say that Mordechai gets this point. He then realizes that the problem with his work is that he already made up his mind he didn’t like it. He decided that like it or not, he would do it well. What would maximum results look like? Mordechai gave this lots of thought and decided that if each week

must do and he doesn’t feel that he gets a real chance to connect with people; they sit at his desk for a short while and they open their account or whatever, and then they’re done. How could this efficacy concept help him? Clearly, people are happiest doing what they are talented in doing. On the other hand, I distinctly remember the days when the Iron Curtain opened and people stormed out of Russia to Eretz Yisroel. At that time, medical doctors would have to become janitors and housecleaners. Sometimes, as they say, you gotta do what you gotta

he could sign up three more people for a new account than the week before, that would be a way of feeling like he was really contributing to the organization. He would feel like he mattered, and although banking was never going to become his first choice, the job would at least be well done. With this in mind, he hung around near the door with a big smile for customers who walked in. “Good morning!” he would say cheerfully. “Can I be of help?” In that way, he snagged people as soon as they walked in the door. Those who did want to discuss an

account were pleasantly ushered into his office and offered a cup of coffee. His interactions were very pleasant and even his co-workers enjoyed stopping by his desk to crack a joke or just say, “Hi.” All this does not mean that he didn’t keep his eye on the classifieds and didn’t spend another hour on LinkedIn every night. After all, of his four or five areas to maximize efficacy in, a job search was on that list, too. Now, let’s bring this point into homes and families. Sometimes we may feel that we don’t get our voice heard there; we lack efficacy. In fact, many people who are quite successful at their work can feel as though their bubble burst the minute they walk in their door. Whatever it is they are trying to accomplish goes nowhere, and it’s not for want of trying. If you think about this in terms of efficacy, all that is necessary is to change the goal. That is, if a person does not succeed – cannot succeed – at one goal, then to get a feeling of efficacy, perhaps he needs a different goal. So if, say, a person has been unsuccessfully trying to get a husband who just won’t sit down and talk to do so, perhaps the new goal would be to make outside friends. If a person wishes his wife would cook tastier meals and she won’t make the effort, perhaps a new goal would be for him to learn to cook. From this perspective, efficacy is about doing more than one did before and perhaps in a novel way in order to feel like he accomplished something. How can you be depressed when you have done that?

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn, a Marriage & Family Therapist and best-selling author of The Healing Is Mutual: Marriage Empowerment Tools to Rebuild Trust and Respect—Together, is proud to announce that readers of The Jewish Home will receive a $50 discount on every visit to her Woodmere office. Attend the Food For Thought lectures at Traditions Restaurant in Lawrence on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM. (There is a lovely optional lunch menu for $12 cash.) Any questions, call 646-54-DRDEB or check out her website at http://drdeb.com. All stories in Dr. Deb’s articles are fabricated.

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did not want to start my big online project. Since I was looking for ways to avoid it, I went on my email. There, I checked over the Nefesh messages; they’re interesting and fun and a great diversion when there’s work to do. One person told the story of a clearly depressed person and was curious how other therapists would approach the situation. (Nefesh is the international network of frum therapists. I was a presenter when I was still a graduate student in the ‘90s and Nefesh was just getting off the ground. Now it is huge and quite a lively group.) I jumped in with my two cents and that is what inspired me to write today’s article. Dictionary.com defines efficacy as the capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness. Efficacy is about doing, and changing what you do lies in the area of behavior modification. This is not a method I write about often, but it certainly has validity in affecting our feelings. If you ask a depressed person how they feel, aside from saying “depressed,” they might say that they don’t feel good about themselves. Some people might be so mean to themselves as to call themselves terrible names like “loser.” A person who feels the opposite of that must have efficacy. Think about it: A person who can effectively accomplish a goal, getting the desired result, would not be able to call himself a loser. He would find it hard to be depressed if everyone is cheering for his wonderful result. So here is a tool that you can put to the test in your own life should you ever be depressed: • Come up with four or five areas in which you need to have results and figure out how to get the maximum results. • Clearly define what maximum results would look like. • Before doing anything, talk to people who are talented in that area to get the best advice as to what to do to tackle these five situations best and make a plan for each one. • Then do them. Do them well. • Notice how you feel about yourself.

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emorial Day marks the official start of summer, with many of us firing up the grill. Barbecues can be healthy and delicious or catastrophically caloric and fattening. You can easily indulge in some barbecue favorites without wrecking your diet simply by adhering to the following guidelines. Burger Patty: A moderately-sized 5 oz. all-beef patty can pack more than 400 calories and 15 grams of saturated fat—and that’s before the bun and toppings. Making the switch to extra lean beef (at least 93% lean) will drop those stats to 135 calories and 2.3 grams of saturated fat. Bison, ground turkey or chicken burgers are also excellent alternatives to beef and are much lower in fat and cholesterol. Chicken: It’s the best protein option at any barbecue and should be your first choice, if available. Boneless, skinless chicken is ideal, but if it was grilled with the skin, please take it off before eating! Steak: Look for lean cuts, and trim off any visible fats. Keep track of your red meats throughout the week; try to keep it to a twice a week limit. Bun: Switching to a whole grain bun will boost the fiber content, but calorically it will be about the same as white buns. Try whole grain sandwich thins, they are about 100 calories, are usually parve, and round like a bun. I love the idea of nixing the bun altogether and just having the patty with salad or veggies, or using Portobello mushroom caps instead of a bun. Avoid the Dogs: A hot dog is one of the worst foods you could ever put into your body. Putting aside the cancer-causing nitrates, they are about 242

calories and 14.5 grams of fat each! Nitrate-free turkey or chicken dogs are better options, but are usually still high in sodium. Sauces and Spreads: Mustard is low in calories, but ketchup may contain a lot of sugar, so look for lower sugar or sugar-free brands and use them minimally. Same for any barbecue sauces; use as little as possible. Veggies: Fill up on salad and grilled veggies and avoid the corn and potatoes. Think roasted peppers, or grilled onions, or zucchini. Coleslaw (drained) is a much better option than potato or corn salad. Downsize: Too much of a good thing is not good either. Watch your portion sizes, consider making 2 oz. sliders instead of burgers, and eat slowly. The longer it takes you to eat that meal, the less you will eat in the long run. Barbecues can be a fun and nutritious way of celebrating the summer months, but have led many down the wrong path of high fat, high calories, and very high sodium eating. When hosting a barbecue make sure you have healthy options available for yourself and your guests, and when you are a guest at someone else’s, choose the best option. Having a hot dog a couple of times a year is not tragic, but having one at every barbecue this season can problematic on so many levels. Enjoy and have a great summer! Aliza Beer is a registered dietician with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@ gmail.com.

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ne of my great-grandmothers was a native of Paris, France, a fact which lends to my fascination with the Ashkenazic Jews of France and, of course, with my even greater fascination with traditional French cuisine and French Jewish fare. Stepping off of the busy, urban streets of Brooklyn, I was delighted to find a kosher Parisian bistro that allowed me to indulge my imagination and experience authentic kosher French fare at its finest—as if I were actually in Paris. Chagall Bistro is a charming French bistro located on the corner of 5th Ave and 5th St in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn—owned and operated by Parisian natives, Dan and Sonia Halimi. Dan and Sonia moved to New York from La Ville Lumière (The City of Lights) three years ago and quickly fell in love with the lively Park Slope community, making it their home. Deciding to share some of their Jewish-Parisian culture with the residents of Park Slope,

the Halimis purchased an authentic non-kosher French bistro, known as Belleville, and re-invented it as the amazing, authentic kosher bistro now known as Chagall Bistro. The process was a gradual one and involved renovations, menu changes, and a search for a seasoned, authentic French chef who would take on the daunting task of creating authentic French cuisine under strict kosher dietary laws. Not being able to use cream and butter in authentic French classics is no easy task, and one that not all traditional French chefs are willing to accept. Their search brought them to JeanClaude Teulade, a Toulouse native who was intrigued by the chance to create a kosher French menu, and as they say: the rest is history. Since then people have been flocking to Park Slope for a chance to experience the authentic flavors of France. When in France, eat like the French: My experience at Chagall Bistro started with imported Russian Tzar caviar served over guacamole

with country bread toasts. The caviar, crafted from salmon and mackerel, was kosher molecular gastronomy at its finest and an amazing start to my experience at Chagall. The “pop” of the caviar was gently complemented by the creaminess of the avocado, creating a tease for the palate. Its taste you can feel. I also had the opportunity to try the chicken liver mousse, which was extremely rich and creamy-smooth and infused with Périgord black truffles, accentuating the delicate flavor of the mousse. I was excited to sample an item from their lunch charcuterie board: duck prosciutto. With the perfect balance of bold smokiness and subtle saltiness, the flavors of this “prosciutto” melt in your mouth for an ultimate gastronomical experience. I thoroughly enjoyed the exotic flavors of the vegetable pastilla, a cilantroscented feuille de brick roll, seasoned with saffron and almond and drizzled with a sweet and sour apricot coulis, which delivered the perfect “kick” of

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was some of the best chicken I have ever had. But it was their bold, complex, and burgundy-rich coq au vin that blew me away. Other amazing main course options include the tarragon veal blanquette risotto— which is a traditional French dish scented with tarragon and braised in a rich cream sauce, as well as the duo of duckling—a dish that is French through and through. The duo of duck pair together parsleycrusted duck breast and leg confit in a balsamic reduction, which words can’t even begin to describe. The grilled Colorado lamb chop— served over a bed of French string beans, peas, and asparagus—was tender, succulent, and had just the right hint of fat with the flavors of the zucchini-lamb reduction lending itself to create a symphony of euphoric flavors. All of the desserts are outstanding. Offerings include a duo of French custards: coconut-vanilla crème Brulee and caramel flan, Parisian millefeulille (napoleon), strawberry and white chocolate vacherin, rum scented apple tatin, the most decadent hot dark chocolate cake, and an assortment of macarons, meringues, and warm mad-

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flavor. I will admit that this was my first time both trying sweetbreads and beef tartare (how often does a kosher Observant fellow living in Atlanta, GA, get the opportunity to try these delicacies?) and instantly became a fan of both. The crispy sweetbread salad, one of Chagall Bistro’s signature dishes, is a combination of both an appetizer and salad—and packs a tremendous flavor. The flavor of the lightly fried sweetbreads meld together with the balsamic ginger and citrus dressing tossed with baby arugula and are highlighted by the presence of crunchy pine nuts to create an ultimate savory-sweet flavor experience. The steak tartare is prepared from prime beef blended with cornichons, capers, shallots, and mustard and crowned with fresh chopped chives and an egg yolkin shell and accented with crispy waffle-cut potato chips. It goes without saying that the entrées are the true stars of the dinner menu. The roasted organic chicken breast charred in a blacktruffle crust served over a bed of green peas, leeks, and French string beans with a black truffle reduction

eleine cookies. The bistro boasts an extensive wine list, including a variety of exquisite French wines. Hidden away in the back of the bistro is a Parisian lounge that can sit up to 40 (60 standing) perfect for private events and special occasions – a great setting for fun, lively birthday parties, sheva brachos, or any other excuse you could think of to reserve the lounge.

Chagall Bistro is under the supervision of the OK and is located at 330 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. (718) 832 9777.

Alex Idov is a kosher food writer and food blogger at thekosherologist.com. Find him on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

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olor is both scientific and aesthetic. It influences us in many ways. The different color hues affect the way we feel, think and behave as soon as they are observed by the eyes and processed by the brain. The importance of the connection to color, creativity, imagination and knowledge are highlighted by the following quotes: 1. “Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.” (Paul Klee) 2. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” (Albert Einstein) With the invent of computers and technology, color plays many new, significant roles: 1. Color separation—The colors used in a computer monitor (red, green and blue are converted to cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) to enable a printer to reproduce them. 2. A number of interactive color wheel applications are available both on the Internet and as desktop applications. These programs are used by artists and designers for picking colors for a design. Color sends a message which provokes our emotions, either by irritating and causing a negative feeling or by a sense of relaxation causing a positive feeling. Our eyes are extremely sensitive to the rays of color. In order to understand how colors are used in artwork I will explain some basic facts. 1. The color wheel contains colors which are warm. They consist of yellows, oranges and reds. 2. The color wheel contains colors which are cool. They consist of blues, greens and purples. 3. To create a painting with feelings it requires use of both sets of colors. A) The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. B) The secondary colors are green, purple and orange—created by mixing two primary colors together (red and yellow form orange), (yellow and blue form green), and (blue and red form purple).

C) The tertiary colors are the combinations of the primary and secondary colors such as yellow-orange or blue-purple, etc. D) The colors opposite each other on the color wheel are the complementary colors which when used in a painting speak volumes thereby creating contrast and stability. E) We refer to the colors as analogous colors when three colors lying next to each other are displayed on a 12 color wheel such as yellow-green, yellow and yellow orange. F) Dyes, inks, pigments, or toners can all be used to produce colors. G) Combinations of colors created contribute to color harmony, which is important when creating a painting. H) The perception of color changes as the light inside or outside changes. I) The use of a specific color in packaging and advertisements helps sell products. In 1666 Sir Isaac Newton developed what we refer to as the circular color wheel. Since then, there are many types of color wheels which have been recognized over the years. In 1776 Harris developed a color wheel and in 1810 Goethe developed a different color wheel. They are all correctly designed with hues which are logically arranged. Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg is a professional art educator, artist and designer. Among her known artwork is a floral sculpture presented to Tipper Gore, Blair House, Washington, D.C. Presently she is the Director of Operations at Shulamith School for Girls. Please feel free to email nherzberg@ optonline.net with questions and suggestions for future columns.

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icture a greedy cabal of shameless officials lording over a famously corrupt international cartel. Add suitcases full of cash bribes and multimillion-dollar payoffs coursing through a shadowy network of shell companies and offshore accounts. Throw in a loud, colorful “mole” celebrating a life of private jets, Michelin-starred restaurants, and vintage wines. Now stir in an ongoing investigation, secret indictments, and a pre-dawn stakeout leading to a series of arrests at a luxury hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. It sounds like the plot from the latest Jason Bourne movie, right? The only thing missing is the car chase. But it’s no big-screen thriller. It’s the real-life tale of 20 years of bribery and corruption inside FIFA, international soccer’s governing body. Last week, the Justice Department indicted 14 targets on 47 charges of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering. And would it surprise you to hear that the goalkeepers at the IRS helped blow the whistle on the fouls? Chuck Blazer — the “mole” at the heart of the story — began his unlikely journey as a suburban “soccer dad” coaching his 6-year-old son outside New York City. He worked his way up through the soccer hierarchy to general secretary of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), becoming the only American ever to serve on FIFA’s executive committee. Blazer used his position to extract bribes from countries hoping to host tournaments and broadcasters hoping to cover the proceedings. Blazer and his FIFA henchmen used the proceeds from those bribes to live like kings. He charged $29 million on his expense account credit cards and pocketed another $20 million more. He grew, literally, to 450 pounds — he got so big he needed a collection of motorized scooters to navigate his homes in Miami, the Bahamas, and New York’s Trump Tower, where he kept not one but two apartments: an $18,000/month three-bedroom unit for himself, and a $6,000/month one-bedroom unit, right next door, for his cats. (Apparently, crime really does pay. Until it doesn’t.)

Blazer even kept a blog bragging about his travels and his life. Apparently, however, he was too busy partying to pay taxes on the profit he made from selling his organization’s integrity. In 2011, agents from the IRS and FBI stopped him while he was riding his scooter on Fifth Avenue. And right there, they presented him with a stark

choice: “We can take you away in handcuffs now — or you can cooperate.” Turns out they wanted more than just a few million in back taxes. They wanted to “flip” him, to secretly record conversations with crooked soccer officials from across the world. Those tapes, which he recorded using a specially-modified key chain, helped lead to last week’s arrests. IRS Criminal Investigation head Richard Weber made the obvious pun after the arrests, announcing, “This is the World Cup of fraud, and today we are issuing FIFA a red card.” But really, the headlines just write themselves. How about “Corrupt soccer officials just couldn’t keep their hands off the cash”? Maybe “Co-conspirators headed to jail for terms up to 20 years”? How about “Prosecutors score a GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL against corruption”? (Sometimes we crack ourselves up.) Most Americans don’t get fired up about soccer. But they do get excited about tax savings. So make sure to guard the net against IRS. Who knows . . . you might even save enough to afford an apartment for your cats, too! Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Is your air-conditioner on and you are still sweating? Licensed HVAC technician who specializes in the repair and installation of central air conditioners – all makes and models. Great prices on installation of split systems – heating and cooling Raphy 516-668-2832 Alternative Solutions Geriatric Care Management staff will assist you with: * Obtaining Medicaid and Pooled Income Trust * In-home Assessments, Individual and Family Counseling * Securing reliable home care assistance * Case and Care Management services Dr. S. Sasson, DSW, LCSW (718) 544- 0870 or (646) 284-6242 Piano lessons for all ages and stages in the 5T Learn to play piano and have fun doing it! Call or text Miriam 347-530-6269

DO YOU NEED CLEANING, BABYSITTING OR CARE GIVERS? Cheap rates Call 718-304-4348 Hair Course Learn how to wash and style hair and wigs Hair and wig cutting, wedding styling Private lessons or in a group Call Chaya 718-715-9009 The Children’s Clothing Gemach in Cedarhurst Is fully stocked for boys/girls in sizes newborn-teen To make an appointment please call/text 516-712-7735

Psychotherapist

Depression, anxiety, marriage, low self-esteem, Adults/Children Professional/Confidential Kenneth J. Levin, LCSW Insurance Accepted (516) 546-9170 VIOLIN LESSON- IN YOUR HOME 5 Town area Beginners to advanced Call Eric 516 359 3801

BUBBY BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Newborns and up. Excellent references. TLC. Long hours avail. Summer hours avail. Far Rockaway Phone #718-327-1932 Keep Calm and Get Organized! Organizer. home. closet. playroom. kitchen. garage. Call today to get started - Special Low Rates Call Miriam 347-684-0338 Photos 4 your Simcha Professional Photography and Video We love what we do and it shows in our work! Competitively priced! Check out our website & specials. www.photos4yoursimcha.com or call Yaakov 718-868-1800

Struggling with Shalom Bayis? The Shalom Bayis Hotline 732-523-1112 Caring rabbanim answering your questions for free. So far very positive results BS’D!

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Woodmere, NY 11598 www.pugatch.com

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Commercial Property FOR SALE

HEWLETT: JUST LISTED!!! Spacious & Bright 1BR Co-Op, Eik, LR/DR, High Ceilings, Elevator, Parking Available, Close To All...$129K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com NORTH WOODMERE: Spectacular Exp-Split, 4BR, 3.5 Baths, Lr W/ Cathedral Ceiling, Formal DR, Eik W/Sliders To Deck, Den, Finished Basement, Lovely Yard With Deck & Patio, Close To All...$649K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com NORTH WOODMERE: Price Reduced!!! Spacious & Bright 4BR Brookfield Split, 3 Full Baths, Eik, Formal DR, Lower Level Den W/Brick Mantle & Fplc, Lg Bedrooms All On One Floor, SD#15…$659K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com WOODMERE: 2 Family House In Prime Location, 5BR, 3 Full Baths, Den, Hardwood Floors Throughout, New Roof & More, Near All, SD#14…$625K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com

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Very Spacious Exp-Split, 5 Flrs Of Living Apt In House, Totally Renov 2BR, 1.5BA, Space, 4BR, 3.5BA, Eik, Bsmt…$599K Use Of Basement, SD#14...$2,500/mo

3,000 +/- SF Co-Op Turn Key Office Handicap Ramp C e n t r a l A / C  2 B a t h r o o m s

Ideal For Any Professional Use Extra Amenities  Fantastic Location  Close To Hospitals Call Randy For Details!!!

If You Are Interested In Buying, Selling Or Leasing Call The Local Commercial EXPERTS 516-295-3000

Lovely Colonial, 4BR All On One Flr, Lovely 4BR Exp-Ranch On O/S Property, 2.5BA, Fin Bsmt, Lox Taxes...$749K Eik, LR, FDR, Many Updates…$499K

CALL ME FOR A FREE M A R K E T A N A LY S I S F O R YOUR HOME!!!

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WOODMERE: Stately 3BR, 2.5 Baths “Old Woodmere” C/H Colonial, Eik, Formal DR, Den + Sunroom, Finished Basement, Master BR Suite, SD#14…$649K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com

WOODMERE: Spectacular All Renovated 6BR, 3 Bath CH Colonial, Custom Granite Eik, FDR, 2 Dens, Fireplace, Luxury MBR Suite, Rear Patio, SD#14...$1.1M Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com

NORTH WOODMERE SD #15 Large 3,752 SF High Ranch on a quiet Cul-deSac. 5+ BR, 3 baths, renovated kitchen, windows, c/a/c, roof, & more. 2 car garage. 799K Open House 6/14 11-2PM 464 Golf Court 516 841-6482

INVESTMENT PROPERTY FOR SALE INWOOD Commercial mixed use building + Lot. Private parking, corner property, high traffic area 1st floor offices, 2nd floor: 2 Apts. Asking 849k. Call 212-470-3856 Yochi @ WinZone Re

NORTH WOODMERE Largest split made 5 BR 2 1/2 Bath. Walk to all Renovated throughout. 2 car Garage with built in work station. New AC, paint & rugs. Tons of room and storage, finished basement with AC. Custom fire place. Move in condition 799k (917) 749-8266 owner

CEDARHURST: 500-3000 +/- SF Professional Office Space Available In the Heart of Cedarhurst, For Lease... Call for More Details (516) 295-3000 Commercial Property in Cedarhurst: 400 +/- SF Professional Space, Beautifully Redone In Heart of Cedarhurst, For Lease $1,200/Mo...Call Randy for More Details (516) 295-3000

COMING SOON! NEW! Residential Oﬃce on Central Avenue across from Seasons!

Looking to hire agents for our NEW oﬃce!

WOODMERE $699,000. RE Taxes with Basic Star = $11,987 Walk Numerous Shuls. Step into the splendor of this captivating 5 bedroom, 4 full bath jewel. All redone, inside and outside. Upgraded, Updated, Upsized and Awaiting your Indulgence. SS, Granite, EIK. Perfect for the Discerning Homeowner. Call or text today for private showing, C. Slansky, Broker: 516-655-3636

OPEN HOUSE 6/7 12PM-2PM

Felter Avenue, Hewlett Charming, updated home on oversized lot. Granite EIK, SS appl, hrdwd rs, n. bsmnt w/ wine cellar. Lrg shop/oﬃce permitted on premises. Many possibilities. Call Sherri 516-297-7995 $545K

APARTMENT RENTALS

Plainview, Far Rockaway Young, legal, 2 family semi-detached, 3 over 4 bdrms. 5 full bths. 1st r is a duplex w/ a huge eat in kitchen w/ radiant heat. Large mstr bdrm with bath. W/D hookup in both apts. Call Sherri 516-297-7995 $699K

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FAR ROCKAWAY

4 Houses. Brnd New Construction. 4 rs. 5BR, 3 full bths + 2 half bths. EIK, LR/DR, den area oﬀ kit. Lndry on 2nd r. Full bsmnt w/ half bath. 4th oor has prvte brs and bth. Prvte drvwy. Call Chaya Moller for a showing. 516-506-3347 $625K

FSBO WOODMERE Beautiful 4BR, 2.5Bath, colonial, move-in ready. EIK, LR, DR, Den, basement. Best block, SD15, low-taxes, NOflood-zone, walk to Cedarhurst/ Woodmere Shuls, LIRR. $799k. 516-724-1175

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FREEPORT: Professional Building with 2 Suites Available!!! Great Location, For Lease... Call Lori for More Details (516) 295-3000 VALLEY STREAM: 700 +/- SF & Up to an Entire Floor of Professional Space On East Hawthorne Ave, Various Sizes Available, For Lease... Call Alan for More Details (516) 295-3000

WOODMERE: 4,600 +/- SF New Construction Professional Building with Parking, Great Location, For Sale/ Lease... Call Ian for More Details - (516) 295-3000 WOODMERE: Follow The Leader To Woodmere, Now Is The Time To Act!!! No Metered Parking, Various Spaces Available, For Sale/Lease... Call for More Details - (516) 295-3000

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT 2 & 3 bedroom. Newly renovated, Washer and dryer hook up Granite countertops On Seagirt Avenue More info call or text 917-602-2914 FAR ROCKAWAY Near BBY (top location) 2 bedroom on 2nd floor Ideal for a couple or 2-3 Shomer Shabbos girls Please call 516 225 4558 Email: higreg770@gmail.com

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TJH Classifieds INWOOD 2 Bedroom Apt. for rent Sheridan blvd /Solomon Av. with private parking. Call for info 212-470-3856 Yochi @ WinZone Realty

HELP WANTED QUEENS YESHIVA SEEKS WARM, ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHERS FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES. Mon-Thurs. 1:30-4:30. 718-969-1000 ext 105 or 917-742-8909 or rlswia@aol.com. Bais Yaakov in Far Rockaway seeking preschool and elementary teachers and assistant teachers for the coming school year Please send resume to bsdresumes@gmail.com Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA’s) & Occupational Therapists Assistants (COTA’s) For 200+ bed Nursing Home in Queens Must have Hospital or Nursing Home experience Please email resume to promrehab@aol.com NURSING SECRETARY FULL TIME For 200+ bed Nursing Home in Queens. Must have prior Hospital or Nursing Home as well as bookkeeping experience Please email resume to promrehab@aol.com 5Towns Boys Elementary School seeking TEACHERS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA TEACHER Competitive pay and excellent working environment Send resume to yeshivalooking@gmail.com.

Due to demand, Torah Academy for Girls is seeking a warm, experienced Pre-School teacher for its newly opened nursery class for the September 2015 school term. Please fax resume to 718-868-4612 or email mweitman@tagschools.org NURSING SECRETARY FULL TIME For 200+ bed Nursing Home in Queens. Must have prior Hospital or Nursing Home as well as Bookkeeping experience. Please email resume to promrehab@aol.com Salaried Sales Position 3 positions available. Base salary $1000 per week (based on exper) + unlimited commissions Call Fidelity Payment @516-262-3134 for more info or apply online: www.fidelitypayment.com/salescareer

DELIVERY POSITION AVAILABLE

GREAT PAY ~ 1 DAY A WEEK ~ MUST HAVE OWN VAN PLEASE CALL 5167340858 EXT. 2 DUE TO EXPANSION, TORAH ACADEMY FOR GIRLS IN FAR ROCKAWAY IS SEEKING TO FILL HE FOLLOWING POSITIONS.

Pre-School: Qualified, experienced teacher for newly opened nursery class. Assistant positions also available Elementary: Limudei Kodesh- qualified, experienced moros Elementary: General Studies- qualified, experienced teachers for first and fifth grade Junior High: Limudei Kodesh- qualified, experienced moros, grades 6-8 Junior High: General Studies- 6th grades all subjects, 7th grade math and Language Arts. Please fax resume to 718-868-4612 or email mweitman@tagschools.org Growing Sephardic Brooklyn Girls Elementary School Seeks for the upcoming school year: • A dynamic and creative grade 5 Limudei Kodesh Morah For an Ivrit b’Ivrit class • General Studies teachers who are Certified for Pre-1A, Grades 2 and 5 • Minimum 2 years experience required • Excellent Salary, Benefits Email resume: rperlow@ydeschool.org Due to demand, The Ganger Early Childhood Center of Torah Academy for Girls is seeking a warm, experienced Pre-School Teacher for its newly opened nursery class for the September 2015 school term. Please fax resume to 718-868-4612 or email mweitman@tagschools.org. Professional Shaitel Macher in Far Rockaway looking for part time / full time help. Please call or text 347 409 6907 Seeking a warm, capable Preschool Teacher for Preschool in Port Washington (near Great Neck) Good pay, beautiful facility and atmosphere. Please email your resume sara@chabadpw.org GENERAL STUDIES JH MATH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR SEPT. ‘15. M-Th afternoons. 5 Towns area boys’ school Email candidateteacher@gmail.com CATAPULT LEARNING Teachers for Title I in Boro Park and Williamsburg Chassidic boys schools *College/Yeshiva Degree Required *Strong desire to help children learn *Excellent organizational skills *Small group instruction*Competitive salary Email resume: nyteachers@catapultlearning.com Fax# (718) 381-3493 FULL TIME RESIDENCE MANAGER to work in a residence with men with developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include supervising all aspects of client care, programming, staffing, and facilities management. Bachelor’s and experience working in this field required. Contact OHEL Bais Ezra 718-686-3102 or email your resume to resumes@ohelfamily.org to apply

LOOKING FOR A REGISTERED NURSE to work part time (3 hrs/wk) with adults who have developmental disabilities. Strong health assessment skills needed. Current NYS RN license and a minimum of 2 years of post graduate hospital experience required Contact OHEL Bais Ezra 718-686-3102 or email resume to resumes@ohelfamily.org to apply.

MISC. Discounted tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park And Safari Valid for any operating day for only $40 Contact Yehoshua @ 917- 923-0011 Looking for donation of car or minivan in good running condition. Tax exempt receipt available for full market value. Please call 347-342-8196 YNM/5towns Sheital Gemach is in desperate need of wig donations. Anyone who has wigs/falls they no longer need- There are many women who you can make very happy. Tizku l’mitzvos! Please contact 347-408-8354 for details.

Do you know of any gemachs in our area? Include them in our TJH gemach list! Email: FR5TGemachs@gmail.com

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Cedarhurst Apartment Share Available for Frum Female 2 bedroom apartment in lovely area, 2nd floor of house. Shomer Shabbat, kosher & pet friendly. $800 monthly + security Please call: (917) 330-5470

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Life Coach

Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Joining Me on the Boardwalk?

o you ever walk on the boardwalk? What’s the appeal? The endless interesting sites? The sand, the ocean, the sand, the ocean, the sand, the ocean! Maybe the design of the planks? Diagonal, diagonal, diagonal! Yet droves of people are pulled daily to take a walk on the boardwalk. Oh, yes, it’s the breeze. Whoops, for-

got about that. That makes it all worth the trek to the waterfront! And did you ever notice the rituals there? Like you get no credit for walking the full length of the boardwalk if you don’t touch the railing at each end. Forget that your Fitbit said you walked 10 miles; if you didn’t tap the railing it doesn’t count! Walking has become a feat you get

major recognition for. It is no longer what we do when we place one foot ahead of the other. It is something we get credit for, just like attending the gym or working out with a personal trainer. It used to be merely how you got around but now if you put the words, “Let’s go

Men and Women Invited to Attend

walking or “I’m going walking” before initiating this natural action it becomes a full-on aerobic workout. It does make sense to take advantage of this inborn gift. After all, most other exercising involves a lot more expense and equipment. Let me give you this analogy. My son famously used to share the advantages of thumb sucking, as he refused to give it up. And after hearing his dissertation I actually was tempted to take it up. He said there’s no better piece of equipment to deal with nerves or to aid with relaxation or with difficulty in falling asleep. First, he said, it’s always with you. You can never leave it at home or be locked out of access to it. It’s the right price—it costs nothing. It’s calorie-free. It travels free and it adds no weight. And it’s always available 24/7 at your beck and call. Can you argue with any of that?! Now think about feet for walking— they kind of provide almost the same services and advantages. Don’t take this lightly. Respect your feet. Take care of them well. Get them a pair of new shoes once in a while or treat them to a good, soothing massage. You certainly don’t want them walking out on you! Listen, you: Bike and you need a vehicle. Hike and you need some gear. Gym and you pay a hefty fee. Slim and your trainers not free. Run and your knees take a pounding. Sun and you’re passively astounding. So just walk – it’s got all of the benefits and none of the pitfalls. See you at the boardwalk?! Where life’s a breeze!

Onsite babysitting will be available for those in need throughout the program

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or at rivki@rosenwalds.com

In Conjunction with — Present —

Dr. David Pelcovitz Morris Smith

Noted Author, Educator and Chair in Psychology and Jewish Education at the Graduate School of Yeshiva University

Former Manager of Fidelity Magellan Fund Member mesila international advisory board

Resolving Family Financial Challenges Investing in Marital Bonds • Keynote session begins at 9:30am • Focused workshops beginning at 10:30am • Learn tools to manage, plan and grow with existing resources • Learn to rise to financial challenges working together with your spouse • Combined Q&A Session following workshops (Program ends 12:30pm)

Sunday, June 21st (4th of Tammuz, 5775)

Young Israel of Wavecrest & Bayswater - 2716 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway • Weekly Parsha-based newsletters to promote Shalom Bayis • Sun/T/Th Shalom Bayis Hotline for therapy referrals and basic Q&A 9:30-11pm • Dial-in Shalom Bayis Inspiration Line with new message daily • Community-wide programming • Financial assistance for those in need requiring therapy

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organization dedicated to promoting the financial health of Jewish families, businesses, and communities through education and counseling. For more information, go to www.mesila.org or write to info@mesila.org.

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