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Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns’ Chanukas HaBayis Brings Inspiration and Simcha to the Community PAGE 59

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COMPTROLLER SCOTT STRINGER A Sell Out Crowd Comes Together at the Annual White Shul Dinner

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Dear Readers, With Pesach less than two weeks away, it’s time to take out those all-important lists. Truthfully, the time to have taken them out was probably a few weeks ago to help with Pesach organization and planning, but, as I like to say, better now than later. Most women have their Pesach “lists” that they keep from year to year. How many boxes of matzah did we consume last Pesach? Was the Raspberry Chocolate Meringue a success? Did the Pineapple-Coconut-Orange-Lemon Kugel flop with the family? Don’t buy this, do buy that. Make sure to do the freezer/bedroom/ closets first…or maybe last. Every household has their own system in bringing in the Pesach yom tov with the least amount of stress possible. However you and your family work on preparing for Pesach, I hope you can do it this year without any unnecessary anxiety. A month ago, most people never heard of Crimea. The small region was a blip on the global map and unless one was really into geography or history, there was never reason to think too much about it or even know about its existence. But a few weeks ago, when Russian President Vladimir Putin brazenly invaded the region, Crimea was thrust into the spotlight. There are very few Jews in Crimea today. Interestingly, in the 1920’s, a small group of determined chalutzim set out to build a settlement in the Crimean peninsula. But determination does not always equal success, and the settlers were forced to endure harsh winters and near-starvation circumstances and eventually they were disbanded by the Soviets. This week, Nachum Soroka writes about their bitter tale and about the hardships they had to endure. Even though they were ultimately not successful, I could not help but be impressed with those in the group, who left their homes to resettle in a region unknown to them. This week, our community celebrated a spectacular event that not only inspired those involved, but brought inspiration to many outside of our community. When the train left the LIRR station in Far Rockaway this past Monday morning at 7:49, the last car was filled with anticipation. And as the train moved from station to station, it became packed with people who were eager to join in the long-awaited siyum haShas. For 23 years, members of our community have been joining together in learning every morning on their way to work. Their commitment to learning and their joy in being able to learn “ba’derech” has inspired many along the way. Indeed, their group has made national and international headlines, as media outlets around the world have highlighted their unique learning session—on the tracks, at 70 miles per hour. Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

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Letters to Dear Editor, I am sure that other readers noticed this in your magazine this week. Although your “featured story” emphasized the importance of children working and helping clean for Pesach and Dr. Deb wrote about how children can help out to alleviate the burdens of running a household, your “readers’ poll” said that we as a community have a lot of learn. Only 32% of respondents said that their children help them clean for Pesach. Wow—it’s going to take a lot more than one article to change that attitude. I believe that it’s the parents who need to change. Children can be trained to help and it starts at a young age. But don’t think that if your children are older they still can’t be expected to help. It may be harder to implement, but it is vital to teach our children responsibility. If we don’t teach them, they’ll be in for a rude awakening when they enter adulthood. Sincerely, Sara Weiner Dear Editor, Last week, a reader wrote about why

Walmart opening nearby would ruin our community. I would like to respond to two of his/her points. The writer pointed out that a Walmart would shut down many of our local businesses. Our community has many large stores in our neighborhood and yet we still are able to support smaller, local businesses. For example, Lowes opened up a few years ago on Rockaway Turnpike and we still frequent our local hardware stores and have come to rely on them for many of our needs. Secondly, the writer wrote about purchasing toys from China that may contain products that are unsafe. Please note that unfortunately, even though there are many laws in place, one can find dangerous products almost anywhere and it is up to concerned parents to make sure that what ends up in their children’s mouths are safe. Sincerely, Yonatan R.

Dear Editor, I would like to please reach out to your readers to keep safety first when cleaning for Pesach. Some people, in

the Editor their zest for cleaning, use products to clean their stoves and ovens that are toxic and dangerous and can cause second-degree burns. Our children and family are more important than a sparkling stove. Please keep these products out of reach or don’t let them into your homes. Shaina Reisman Dear Editor, I am writing this after hearing about the referendum that passed yesterday regarding the Number 6 School being sold to HALB. Although I am not a parent or a graduate of HALB, I am gratified that the community came out in support for HALB yesterday. I voted and I felt that

it was important to vote because I feel that every school in our community offers value to its students and parent body. HALB has been guiding our children for years; it has instilled in them the proper values for the next generation and for that we should all be grateful— regardless of the school you feel allegiance and send our children to. The vote also highlighted that although we are a diverse community, with many people calling the Five Towns their home, we are still united. We are unified in our efforts to provide a wonderful environment for our children and we advocate for each other in times of need. Thank you, Shalom Greenberg

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claims her four beloved daughters are being held in the royal palace. AlFayez has been living in London since her divorce was finalized in 2003. Her requests preceded Obama’s scheduled visit to the kingdom, during which U.S. lawmakers have urged him to address rights violations in Saudi Arabia. “Since 13 years, my daughters, Sahar, Maha, Hala and Jawaher, are being held captive,” AlFayez told AFP. “They need to be saved and released immediately.” “Mr. Obama should take this opportunity to address these grave violations committed against my daughters,” she added. This will be Obama’s second visit to the region since taking office in 2009. Many members of Congress have insisted Obama bring up the sensitive subject of human rights in Saudi Arabia. AlFayez married the Saudi king when she was only 15 by arranged marriage. Supposedly, the royal women are confined to palace headquarters aside from a bi-monthly allowance to buy food, water, and medicine for themselves and their pets. AlFayez claims even those trips have been prohibited

lately. Sahar, 42, the eldest daughter has complained about her situation on the social media website Twitter. “We have no passports or ID, we are under house arrest, with little food left for ourselves and pets,” she told AFP in an email. She did not mention how she had access to the Internet. She also accused the royal family and members of the household of “unlawfully detaining” them and of “physically and psychologically abusing us for years.” “On their orders, they have been literally starving us since last Wednesday. We are now living on one meal a day, leaving the little remaining meat for our pets and sipping little water in this heat, to save up. Our energy is quite low and we are trying our best to survive.” Diplomats in Saudi Arabia say the princesses are being held in Jeddah and are allowed to travel around the city with bodyguards. Roland Dumas, the lawyer for Alanoud AlFayez and a former French foreign minister, said they had applied to the UN High Commission for Human Rights in Geneva in October regarding the case but had received no response.

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Who runs the world? Fortune Magazine took the time to find out. In its recent issue, the magazine published a list of the world’s 50 best leaders. The list featured a broad range of leaders including heads of state, CEOs, nonprofit leaders, and sports personalities. So who is running the world? According to Fortune, the top five leaders are Pope Francis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally, investor Warren Buffett, and former President Bill Clinton. Obviously, a list of this kind is abstract and subjective and cannot be composed based on statistical data. It is therefore open to debate. Leadership experts and Fortune reporters suggested candidates for the list and then the ideas were analyzed by people in each industry. Other U.S. politicians who made the list include former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords while President Barack Obama was very obviously absent from the rankings. Interestingly, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the only athlete on the list. He is listed in the eleventh spot, just two spots lower than the Dalai Lama. Fortune defends his spot on the list by saying, “As he begins his 20th and final season in pinstripes, Jeter remains the type of role-model player that even a Red Sox fan must grudgingly respect. It’s not the five World Series rings he’s won or his team record for career hits. In a steroid-tainted, reality-TV era, Jeter, the son of two Army veterans, continues to stand out because of his old-school approach: Never offer excuses or give less than maximum effort.” We can understand how he knows how to help run an American baseball team really well, but running the world? That’s a stretch.

After Vladimir Putin brazenly invaded Ukraine and took control of Crimea, there was a period – lasting several weeks – during which it was uncertain how America would respond to the potential new Cold War. Well, now it has been made clear what America’s diplomatic solution is: Take a selfie for Ukraine. The campaign kicked off last Thursday when U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki posted a photo of herself on Twitter holding a sign that read #UnitedForUkraine @StateDeptSpox. In a sign that there is still some sanity in the world, Ms. Psaski was quickly mocked –via Twitter (there goes the sanity)—for the photo. But she defended her selfie. “The people of Ukraine are fighting to have their voices heard and the benefit of communicating over social media is it sends a direct message to the people that we are with them, we support their fight, their voice and their future,” she said. No word yet on whether Putin will respond with his own selfie, or whether he will just position nuclear missiles in Cuba.

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On Monday, Guinness World Records announced that Moaffak Makhoul and his team had set the record for the world’s largest mural made of recycled materials. The effort is impressive but it is more inspiring to note that the Syrian artist has created a work of beauty as an expression of hope for his countrymen. “The largest mural from recycled material measures 720 square meters (7,749.98 square feet),” Guinness announced on its Facebook page. Makhoul completed the work of art in Damascus in January, just two months shy of the anniversary of three years of

fighting in Syria. The mural was created from recycled materials in Mazzeh, an upscale neighborhood, and the wall Makhoul worked on runs along a key motorway through the center of the capital. The team of seven used a multi-colored hodge-podge of scrap from cars, bicycles wheels, cooking utensils, pipes and soft drink cans, mirrors and ceramics to create the mural. “We began the work in October because I felt the need, in this climate of ours, to give something to my country, to make the Syrian people be known for their love of beauty, life and nature,” Makhoul said. Their neighbors pitched in, as housewives gave the artists a helping hand, supplying them with bits and pieces of domestic waste. “Many people came from war zones to give us their house keys or other personal objects,” Rajaa Wabi, who worked on the mural, said. The multi-hued mural has proved to be inspirational for many. “All sorts of people have come to see it. The mural has reunited” Syrians, Wabi noted. “The mural gives us hope again. Damascus is wounded and sad... and cre-

In News ating something beautiful from rubbish means that we can rebuild despite the destruction,” Souheil Amayri, a professor, said about the city, where the war has killed around 146,000 people and forced millions to flee. There’s hope in the future, someday soon.

Crimea Update: Kiev Calls Soldiers Home

Marines trained by and serving Ukraine piled onto buses last week as they packed out of Crimea. Their departure came as Ukraine’s defense minister stepped down after harsh criticism for authorities’ often-hesitant reaction to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, which was formalized following a hastily organized referendum.

As of Monday, 131 marines have left Crimea, the defense ministry said. They are going to be stationed temporarily at a military barracks in the town of Genichesk in Ukraine’s southern Kherson province, but their final destination is still unclear. In an address to parliament, Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh denied that he had failed to issue clear instructions to troops but said he reserved the right to resign. The order for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Crimea was issued one week after many bases had already been stormed and seized by pro-Russian forces. Lawmakers initially refused Tenyukh’s resignation, but later accepted it and voted to appoint Col. Gen. Mykhailo Koval as his replacement. About 4,300 Ukrainian servicemen and 2,200 of their relatives have asked to leave Crimea, Tenyukh. That means about two-thirds of the 18,800 military personnel and relatives that Tenyukh said were stationed on the Black Sea peninsula were so far taking their chances in Crimea. It was not clear how many of those troops had joined the Russian army or had simply demobilized. Continued on page 16

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The Week Ukraine’s new government is struggling to consolidate control in Kiev. Much of the struggle is due to signals of discontent from Right Sector, a radical nationalist movement that played a key role in anti-government demonstrations that prompted President Viktor Yanukovych to flee to Russia in February. Still, many in Ukraine downplay Right Sector’s importance and the group officially has no posts in the new government. Officials in Moscow, meanwhile, warned Kiev that the country’s new government might have to pay more for Russian gas, the main bulk of Ukraine’s energy supplies. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said a gas discount that Russia had previously given Ukraine was linked to Russian Black Sea fleet’s lease deal in Crimea. Now that Crimea is part of Russia there’s “no reason for the discount,” Peskov said. The U.S. and the EU have placed sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea, and NATO member Norway has suspended joint activities with Russia’s military. But Russia has so far shrugged off the sanctions, including

being tossed out of the elite, two-decade-old coalition known as the Group of Eight developed nations.

Delhi, India: The City of the Apes?

When Americans want to see monkeys up close, they visit their nearest zoo. But residents of Delhi, India, don’t need to travel far to see the apes. “They’re everywhere,” one angry neighborhood resident explains. “My kids can’t even play outside because there’s so many of them.”

In News There are no official numbers, but estimates suggest there are tens of thousands of monkeys roaming Delhi’s streets. The city’s large tree canopy and forests offer the perfect natural habitat for the monkeys to live. But in several areas, particularly certain upscale neighborhoods, there are more monkeys than people. Generally, the monkeys are harmless and don’t interact with humans, but in large numbers, they’re now causing serious problems. In Delhi, most houses store drinking water in rooftop water tanks. The monkeys, who climb walls and traverse from rooftop to rooftop with ease, have learned how to open the tanks. When they drink from the water, it contaminates the entire supply. Other monkeys have grown more bold. Some are entering houses, stealing food and clothing, breaking windows, and terrorizing residents. “They watch us and see what we [humans] do,” one resident explains. “Then they copy it. So if they see us going into a fridge for food, they’ll try to do the same thing.” Monkey see, monkey do. Some have even learned when humans take their lunch break, routinely

following them at specific times of the day to the local market or roti shop, knowing that food will be available. To fight the growing monkey menace, the city has hired what they call professional “Monkey Men.” They are paid to patrol the streets and scare off the monkeys by mimicking the sounds of langurs – bigger, more dangerous monkeys that are natural predators for the smaller monkeys more common in residential areas. They go from neighborhood to neighborhood, grunting and throwing sticks to scare the monkeys off. Despite their efforts, they are not always successful at combatting the monkey problem. “If there’s just one of them, anyone can take a stick and just ‘shoo’ them away,” one of Delhi’s Monkey Men said. “But when they’re in a group, they’ll attack.” And when the Monkey Men don’t work, the city calls in its real hired guns – langurs themselves. Secured on a leash with their handlers nearby, the langurs are dispatched after residents call with complaints of monkeys gone wild. With large teeth and roughly twice the size of the smaller monkeys, the mere

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The Week presence of the langurs keeps the monkeys away. When the smaller monkeys don’t disperse, the langurs are trained to attack – slapping, hitting, and biting the monkeys until they leave. The langurs, of course, aren’t a permanent solution. The smaller monkeys come back, they always do. In the past, residents had resorted to leaving poison-laced bananas on rooftops, but the monkeys have learned to smell the poison and will no longer touch the bananas. There’s also a city bylaw that prevents residents from physically harming the monkeys. So for now, Delhi’s army of Monkey Men and langurs are effectively the only line of defense.

In News ing reports over the haircut mandate, with the NK News website reporting that recent visitors to Pyongyang did not notice a change in hairstyles. I wonder if Dennis Rodman will have to change his haircut when he next visits North Korea.

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North Korea: Land of the Bad Hair Day, Every Day

North Koreans are subjected to many laws and regulations. And now, the government has informed citizens that they no longer have a say in their hairstyle. It has been reported that university students will have to have the same haircut as their wonderful leader, Kim Jong Un. It seems that haircuts have been state-approved in North Korea for some time – until now people were reportedly only allowed to choose from 18 styles for women and 10 for men. Earlier, North Korea’s state TV launched a campaign against long hair, called, “Let us trim our hair in accordance with the Socialist lifestyle.” Not everybody is happy with the new regulation. “Our leader’s haircut is very particular, if you will,” one source tells Radio Free Asia. “It doesn’t always go with everyone since everyone has different face and head shapes.” Meanwhile, a North Korean now living in China says the look is actually unpopular at home because people think it resembles Chinese smugglers. “Until the mid-2000s, we called it the ‘Chinese smuggler haircut’,” the Korea Times reports. Despite the news that has been circulating the internet, there are conflict-

This week it was announced that a Christian man has been sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, following an incident last year that prompted a Muslim mob to torch hundreds of homes. It is the latest in a string of convictions prompting calls from religious minorities for the law to be reformed. Attorney Naeem Shakir said his client, Sawan Masih, was convicted during a hearing held in jail for fear of violent protests. Masih, a cleaner, was accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed during a conversation with a Muslim friend in the eastern city of Lahore. Within hours, about 3000 protesters had set light to Christian homes and churches in an area known as Joseph Colony. But Masih’s supporters have claimed the incident was fabricated as part of a plot to seize land. “They hatched a conspiracy to push out the residents of the colony,” said Masih in a statement after sentence was passed. “They contrived a case and got it filed by a person who was close to me. I am innocent,” he declared. At the time, police said Masih had been drinking with his friend and the pair got into a heated exchange. Although Pakistan has not carried out capital punishment for blasphemy, violent mobs and extremists have. At least one judge has been murdered for appearing to be too lenient in such cases. Xavier William, president of the Christian pressure group Life for All Pakistan, said the episode marked a clear example of intolerance and misuse of the laws. “In Pakistan even being accused of blasphemy is equivalent to being sentenced,” he said. “The blasphemy laws in Pakistan are used to settle

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On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the streets around Taiwan’s Parliament to voice their opposition to a trade pact with China, part of a nearly 2-week-old protest that is challenging the president’s policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China. The numbers of those who were involved are unclear. Lin Fei-fan, a protest organizer, estimated that 500,000 people had turned out in the biggest demonstration since the movement started. An Associated Press estimate put the number at more than 200,000, and a police estimate at more than 100,000. Crowds dressed in black sat on one blocked boulevard, many carrying plastic or real sunflowers, the symbol of the protest movement, and wearing yellow ribbons that read “Fight for democracy, retract the service trade pact.”

This is not the first protest of its kind. Several hundred protesters— mainly students—have been occupying Taiwan’s legislature since March 18, supported by thousands outside the building. They are protesting President Ma Ying-jeou’s intention to enact a trade deal that would allow Taiwanese and Chinese service sector companies in businesses ranging from banking to beauty parlors to open up branches or shops in the other’s territory. The action was sparked by the decision by a lawmaker from Ma’s ruling Nationalist Party to renege on a promised clause-by-clause review of the trade deal, which was signed by both sides last year but is awaiting ratification by Taiwan’s Parliament. On Saturday, Ma gave into students’ demands to increase scrutiny of future pacts signed with China, but refused to withdraw the pact in question, saying it would deeply harm Taiwan’s interests. “I’m not against free trade, but the government should come up with policies to protect local industries before they open the door,” said a protester, Philip Lihan, 30, a graphic designer in Taipei originally from Chiayi in southern Taiwan. “I’ve been sitting-in near the legislature every day after work until midnight,” said Lihan, who added that he had been working with other artists to create murals in support of the protest. “I just came back from Hong Kong. Everything is getting so expensive there. I’m afraid Taiwan will become like Hong Kong,” one protester admitted. Opponents of the pact say it would cost Taiwan tens of thousands of jobs because small businesses on the island will be unable to compete with cashrich, mostly state-run Chinese companies intent on investing in Taiwan. They also say it would give a big boost to China’s efforts to bring the island, which split from the mainland 65 years ago, under its control. China’s chief negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Deming, told a forum in Guangzhou on Sunday that he would be “deeply regretful” if the trade pact failed, and that it could boost Taiwan’s economy.

Saudis Arrest 3 for YouTube Video Protests On Saturday, Saudi authorities arrested three citizens who posted YouTube videos urging the oil-rich kingdom

to improve their living standards and criticizing “corruption.” Interestingly, the arrests were made the day U.S. President Barack Obama flew home from Saudi Arabia under fire for not having done more to raise human rights concerns during talks with King Abdullah.

In one video, a young man identifying himself as Abdulaziz Mohammed al-Dosari addressed King Abdullah saying he has to survive on a low income, and does not own a house or a car. “We are fed up, and you still blame those who carry out bombings,” the man says, urging the king to give Saudis money to improve their lives. “Give us our money...we do not want to beg... You and your children are playing with this money,” he said about

Saudi’s oil wealth in the 30-second video during which he held up his identification card. In another video, a man identifying himself as Abdullah bin Othman charged that “corruption is widespread” in Saudi Arabia while “people are hungry and oppressed.” Othman urged other Saudis to go online and post their comments “so that our voices could reach the king.” In a third video, a man calling himself Saud al-Harbi said many of his compatriots are in need of “housing” and a “decent life.” “Please listen to us. We want housing, we want a decent life,” he said, apparently addressing Saudi authorities. He added: “Do not force people to take to the streets.” Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy where protests are banned. In February, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said that Gulf monarchies, fearful of Arab Spring-inspired unrest, have stepped up efforts to monitor and control the media, particularly online. Saudi Arabia, which is on the group’s “Enemies of the Internet” list, has been particularly aggressive in policing the Internet, including arresting

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In News who he would support in 2016, Gov. Christie may have been pushed to the back of the line due to a comment he made. While speaking about a trip that he and his family took to Israel, Christie said, “I took a helicopter ride from the occupied territories across and just felt personally how extraordinary that was to understand, the military risk that Israel faces every day.” Politico reported that there was an audible murmur from the crowd when Christie referred to the West Bank as “occupied territories.” Most importantly, Adeslon was offended. Politico reported that Christie then held a private meeting with Adelson, during which he apologized and “clarified in the strongest terms possible” that his remarks “were not meant to be a statement of policy.”

Israel Delays Prisoner Release

It seems the Israeli government has decided not to release a fourth batch of 26 Palestinian security prisoners as was stipulated under the framework deal that led to the renewal of negotiations with Palestinians last July by the deadline previously stated. The five-minister committee chaired by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that is empowered to choose which convicted terrorists will be released missed the deadline last Saturday. The names must be made public prior to the prisoners going free in order to allow appeals to the High Court of Justice against the move. No date for convening the committee was publicized. Under the terms of the U.S.-brokered deal that got the sides back to the negotiation table in July, Israel was to release 104 terrorists convicted of crimes before the 1993 Oslo Accords, and the Palestinians were going to delay diplomatic moves in various international organizations to gain statehood status. On Sunday, speaking at a meeting of Likud ministers, Netanyahu said that Israel would not make a deal to free the prisoners “without a clear benefit for Israel in return.” He acknowledged that negotiations to come to an agreement

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li prisons. “The prisoners have decided to launch protests if the fourth batch is not freed. Also, we will hold mass rallies in support of the prisoners, and their families will wait for them outside Ofer Prison [near Ramallah],” Qaraqi said, speaking at a Ramallah rally in support of the prisoners’ release.

Will Pollard Finally Go Free?

As of Tuesday, it was reported that imprisoned Israeli Jonathan Pollard could go free as part of a deal that would

In News extend the U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations into 2015 and extract various concessions from the Jewish state. Yedioth Ahronoth, citing an Israeli source familiar with the ongoing negotiations, reported that Pollard would be freed before Passover. Israel National News reported that a Pollard deal had “crystallized,” and Haaretz cited a senior Israeli official as saying, “Things are not sealed yet but we are not far from it.” According to the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz, the deal includes five elements: Pollard’s freedom before Passover; extending the peace talks into 2015, with the Palestinians committing not to make unilateral moves at the U.N.; Israel proceeding with the fourth release of 26 Palestinian terrorists prisoners; Israel releasing another 400 Palestinian prisoners “without blood on their hands,” including women and minors; and an Israeli settlement construction freeze. “It won’t be a complete [settlement] freeze,” a source told Israel National News. “Tenders and projects already being built will continue, as well as government and public buildings in Jerusalem.” Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel told Army Radio that people close to Pollard have told him that Pollard opposes a “shameful deal” to secure his freedom in exchange for the release of terrorists. Pollard, currently in his 29th year in prison, is the only person in U.S. history to receive a life sentence for spying for an American ally. We hope that Jonathan Pollard will be able to celebrate zman cheiruseinu in freedom this year.

Adelson to Buy Maariv and Makov Rishon Newspapers for NIS 17M

Although it is still subject to the approval of government anti-trust authorities, Sheldon Adelson’s Israel Ha-

yom Company, which publishes Israel’s most widely read daily newspaper, Israel Hayom, which is distributed for free, is expected to buy both Makor Rishon and NRG, its website. As part of the deal, Israel Hayom will employ 95% of Makor Rishon and NRG workers for at least a year. The price that Adelson has proposed is a whopping NIS 17 million—$4.85 million—and was approved by the Jerusalem District Court on Sunday. Makor Rishon and NRG are currently owned by Israeli businessman Shlomo Ben Tzvi and his family. The Makor Rishon Company, which owns Maariv and the Makor Rishon newspaper, is said to owe creditors, including freelancers and employees, some NIS 3.5 million ($1 million) due to Maariv’s lackluster performance. Earlier this month, Ben Tzvi stated that Maariv owed NIS 50 million ($14.3 million). Ben Tzvi has told courts that his company cannot currently pay its debts. He had reportedly invested some NIS 90 million in the daily over the past year and a half. Several hours before the proposal was authorized, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett attacked the bid, comparing Adelson’s Israel Hayom to Kremlin mouthpiece Pravda and accusing the paper of unfairly siding with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on most issues. “Israel Hayom is Pravda, it’s the mouthpiece of one man – the prime minister,” Bennett said. “At every point where there was a contradiction between the national interest and the prime minister, the paper always preferred the prime minister: on the declaration of a Palestinian state, on the Bar-Ilan speech [in which Netanyahu expressed support for a two-state solution], on the [settlement] freeze, and in the battles against [far-right Likud MK Moshe] Feiglin and against me.” Bennett said he feared that Makor Rishon would leave its conservative Zionist and national-religious values and begin toeing the Netanyahu line along with Israel Hayom. Israel Hayom is a relative newcomer to the Israeli media scene. It was first published in 2007, and now has the highest daily circulation in Israel. Adelson is a staunch supporter of Netanyahu and of American conservative politicians. He has donated heavily to the Republican Party in the US, spending over $92 million helping mostly losing Republican candidates in the 2012 elections. Continued on page 30

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It seems that America is our only ally; it was the sole country to vote against five anti-Israel resolutions the UNHRC approved on Friday afternoon as it met in Geneva at the close of its 25th session. Four of the five resolutions attacked Israel’s treatment of Palestinians over the pre-1967 lines and were approved 46 to 1. The fifth resolution that dealt with Israel’s continued presence on the Golan Heights, and its treatment of the Syrian

In News population that lives there, passed with the approval of 33 nations. There were 13 abstentions and one vote against it. The U.S. took particular issue with the council’s Agenda Item 7, which mandates that Israel must be debated at every UNHRC session. Israel is the only country with such a standing agenda item. “We are deeply troubled once again to be presented with a slate of one-sided resolutions that undermine efforts to

make progress in the negotiations,” said Paula Schriefer, who heads the U.S. Delegation to the UNHRC.

She noted in particular that the U.S. remains “deeply troubled by the council’s stand-alone agenda item directed against Israel and by the many repetitive and one sided resolutions under this agenda item.” She continued, “None of the world’s worst human rights violators, some of whom are the objects of resolutions at this session, have their own stand-alone agenda item at this council.” “Only Israel, a vibrant and open democracy, received such treatment,” Schriefer pointed out. “Especially disturbing is this council complacency with the repeated introduction of a resolution focusing on the Golan Heights,” said Schriefer. “To consider such a resolution while the Syrian regime continues to slaughter its own citizens exemplified the absurdity of this agenda item and each of the other resolutions on Agenda item 7.” She explained that the United States supported the Palestinians’ right to self-determination but that it did not believe these resolutions helped advance a two state solution or the peaceful resolution of the conflict.

Iconic Israeli Architect Dies at 86

On Friday, Israeli architect and Israel Prize laureate Prof. Avraham Yaski died in Tel Aviv at the age of 86. He was born in Moldova on April 14, 1927 and made aliya with his family in 1935. As an architect, Yaski left a promi-

National Taxpayers Sponsor MultimillionDollar Vacation It’s costing a lot of money to fly the First Family around on vacation these

days. U.S. taxpayers spent nearly $16 million to fly the Obamas to, from and around Hawaii and Africa, Air Force records obtained by Judicial Watch show. “The Obama family 2013-2014 vacation to Honolulu cost $210,877 per hour for travel alone; at 36.9 total hours, the cost to taxpayers for the vacation’s flight expense was $7,781,361.30,” Judicial Watch said in a statement, noting an increase of $3,695,006.10 for flight ex-

penses for the Obamas’ 2012-13 Hawaii December holiday vacation. Michelle Obama extended her winter Hawaiian vacation, traveling separately back to Washington after spending time with family friend Oprah Winfrey in Maui. President Obama said the trip to Maui was a gift for his wife in advance of her 50th birthday. Judicial Watch also obtained the cost of the Obamas’ trip – June 27 to July

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In News Abu Ghaith will be sentenced on September 8th and could face life in prison. The Kuwaiti citizen is the highest-ranking al Qaeda figure to face trial on U.S. soil since the attacks.

Well, maybe. An internal investigation commissioned by Govenor Christie’s office found no evidence that the New Jersey governor knew about the plan to shut down several toll lanes at the George Washington Bridge as political retribution. The report was written by former federal prosecutor Randy Mastro, a lawyer with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. The cost of the report was $1 million, which was paid by taxpayers. New Jersey Democrats dismissed the credibility of the report since it was ordered by the governor himself. They also pointed out that David Wildstein, a Christie political appointee to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Kelly, a deputy chief of staff in the governor’s office, were not interviewed. These individuals were the key players in the scandal and Mr. Mastro placed the blame upon them. After the report came out, Governor Christie indicated that he had a new “bounce in his step” when he held a press conference and reverted to his old boisterous tone, which was not present during the Bridgegate scandal. He announced that David Samson, the controversial chairman of the New York-New Jersey Port Authority, had resigned in the wake of an investigation into the lane closure plan. During the press conference, Mr. Christie at times became testy and combative, saying he wouldn’t answer questions based on “assumptions,” calling another question “ridiculous,” and telling a reporter in the middle of asking a question, “Can you get to it already?” In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Mr. Christie acknowledged that since the scandal broke things have been difficult. “It’s been a very, very tough time professionally,” he added, “You don’t sleep, you don’t eat...you struggle. You struggle.” Wait, no eating? Now we know he is not being truthful.

After five hours of jury deliberation, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, former al Qaeda spokesman and Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, was found guilty in a New York City courtroom of conspiring to kill Americans. Ghaith, 48, was also convicted of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and providing support to terrorists. In the months after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Abu Ghaith encouraged young Muslims to kill Americans in several video and audio broadcasts, which were played repeatedly throughout the trial. In his own testimony, he denied being a member of al Qaeda, but also testified that Bin Laden had asked him to be the group’s spokesman on the night of the 9/11 attacks. He said that Bin Laden met him in a cave and asked him: “Did you learn what happened? We are the ones who did it.” Videos showing Abu Ghaith threatening America with no end to the “storm of airplanes’’ were shown to jurors, but he argued his role was a purely religious one. During closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Cronan said Abu Ghaith was an important figure in post9/11 al Qaeda. “Going to that man was the very first thing Osama Bin Laden did on September 11 after the terror attacks,” he said. “The defendant committed himself to al Qaeda’s conspiracy to kill Americans, and he worked to drive other people to that conspiracy.” Abu Ghaith’s defense lawyers argued there was “zero evidence” that he knew about any conspiracies and that the prosecution case was based purely on “ugly words and bad associations.” Abu Ghaith was captured in Jordan last year and brought to the U.S., where he was tried in a federal civilian court. The trial took only three weeks and is seen by some as proof that civilian trials are a more efficient means of bringing terrorists to justice than military trials.

Ralph Wilson died on Tuesday at the age of 95. Wilson was the owner of the Buffalo Bills and the last surviving member of the original American Football League owners, a group of eight innovators known as “The Foolish Club.” Wilson purchased the Bills in 1959 for $25,000. He owned them for 54 years. In 2009, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In an

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obituary, Buffalo News reporter Mark Gaughan wrote that Wilson was the most influential sports figure in Western New York history. “No one loved the game of football more than Ralph Wilson,” Bills president Russ Brandon said, according to the Buffalo News. Interestingly, fans memorialized the legend in an unusual way. On Sunday, fans gathered at a gameday-like tailgate party organized in Wilson’s honor. “It’s therapeutic,” Bills President Russ Brandon said, standing in the middle of a mob of fans simultaneously coordinating “Shout!” sing-a-longs throughout the afternoon. “Mr. Wilson, he would love this.” The ceremony was organized by the Bills Mafia fan club and members say that the founder and longtime owner often frequented pre-game festivities in his younger days. Fans donned Bills gear, sipped from red Solo cups and danced to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” creating an atmosphere so festive that it seemed strange there was no football game to follow. All in the memory of a great legend.

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The Week Can a 14-Year-Old Save Our Government Millions?

It’s not age or experience that can save our government from its burgeoning debt. It’s a 14-year-old student with a great idea that can save the United States $400 million a year. Suvir Mirchandani was searching for a way to reduce the amount of ink his school uses. After all, he said, “Ink is two times more expensive than French perfume by volume.” That would become the focus of his science fair proj-

ect — and it turned out to be more successful than he probably imagined. First, the intrepid student charted how often each character was used in four different typefaces: Garamond, Times New Roman, Century Gothic and Comic Sans. Then he measured how much ink was used for each letter, using a commercial tool called APFill® Ink Coverage Software. Next Suvir enlarged the letters, printed them and cut them out on cardstock paper to weigh them to verify his findings. He did three trials for each letter, graphing the ink usage for each font. From this analysis, Suvir figured out that by using Garamond with its thinner strokes, his school district could reduce its ink consumption by 24%, and in turn save as much as $21,000 annually. The teenager ended up sending his findings to the Journal for Emerging Investigators (JEI) on the advice from his teacher. JEI co-founder Sarah Fankhauser said Suvir’s project really stood out from other submissions. Because they saw the potential in his work, JEI then asked him to calculate his findings on a larger scale to determine if the federal

In News government could experience similar savings. So he did — and he got very similar results. “Using the General Services Administration’s estimated annual cost of ink — $467 million — Suvir concluded that if the federal government used Garamond exclusively it could save nearly 30% — or $136 million per year,” the report adds. “An additional $234 million could be saved annually if state governments also jumped on board, he reported. That’s a total savings of $370 million. Though Gary Somerset of the Government Printing Office admits the teen’s work is “remarkable,” he told CNN his office is currently more focused on switching to digital. Anything to help with spending, Mr. Somerset. Let’s just see you make it happen.

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service in his hometown, where he won his first City Council seat in 1993. City Council members said Cannon’s arrest came as “a complete surprise.” Authorities say that the FBI agents were following a tip and began investigating back in August 2010. The agents posed as commercial real estate developers and investors interested in doing business in Charlotte. Prosecutors allege that Cannon accepted bribes on five occasions in exchange for the use of his official position, most recently in February, when they said he accepted $20,000 in cash in the mayor’s office. Between January 2013 and February 2014, prosecutors said, Cannon accepted more than $48,000 in cash, airline tickets, a hotel room during an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas and use of a luxury apartment in Charlotte. In a recorded telephone conversation with undercover agents, Cannon attempted to differentiate himself from officials in other cities with a history of public corruption. “I’m not one of those Chicago or Detroit types ... That’s not how I flow,” Cannon said. In another conversation, he made a joke that he looked better in an orange tie than an orange suit, a reference to prison uniforms.

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Patrick Cannon, 47, served as mayor of North Carolina’s biggest city, Charlotte. But the politician resigned on Wednesday after being arrested on federal public corruption charges. Supposedly, he accepted more than $48,000 in bribes from individuals who were really undercover FBI agents. He is also accused of theft, wire fraud, and extortion. Cannon sent a resignation letter to City Manager Ron Carlee and City Attorney Bob Hagemann. In the letter, he explained, “These charges will create too much of a distraction for the business of the city to go forward smoothly and without interruption.” According to the prosecutor’s office for the Western District of North Carolina, Cannon’s charges can land him in jail for up to 50 years. After his initial court appearance, the former mayor was released on bond. Cannon, a Democrat, won his first term as mayor in November. The Charlotte native has a long record of public

Sick and tired of Alaska? Sign this online petition and you’ll never again have to see The Last Frontier on a U.S. map. A petition on WhiteHouse.gov is seeking to give Alaska back to Russia. 30,000 people have lent their virtual signatures to the petition. Rules dictate that petitions with 100,000 or more signatures get an official response from the White House. The creators of this one have until April 20 to make that happen. The timing of the petition coincides with Russia’s annexation of Crimea, a move that was rejected by the United Nations. The petition’s language is difficult to follow, but a kind of Russian

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The Week patriotism seems to shine through. This is the text from WhiteHouse.gov: “Groups Siberian Russians crossed the Isthmus 16-10 thousand years ago. Russian began to settle on the Arctic coast, Aleuts inhabited the Aleutian Archipelago. First visited Alaska August 21, 1732, members of the team boat St. Gabriel under the surveyor Gvozdev and assistant navigator I. Fedorov during the expedition Shestakov and DI Pavlutski 1729-1735 years Vote for secession of Alaska from the United States and joining Russia.” Wow. That’s a mouthful. Is that in English or Cyrillic? While Alaska has been part of the United States for some time, it was, long ago, part of Russia. In 1867, Secretary of State William Seward purchased the land from Russia for about $7.2 million. It didn’t become a state until 1959. It also happens to be rich with natural resources, from oil to timber to gold. I wonder who started the petition? Is it possible his last name rhymes with “Brutin”? Make sure he knows that he’s up against some formidable foes, namely a Ms. Sara Palin who just loves to call Alaska her home.

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Fastest Growing Cities in America There are many reasons why people may choose to relocate. A new or better job, a high quality education, and family are just some of the many factors people consider when they decide where to live. Some cities attract the masses while others are only attractive to a small population.

According to data from the Census Bureau, Americans have been flocking to the following cities since July 2012 and July 2013. Texas has really been gaining in popularity. In fact, Austin, TX, was the fastest growing city in America with 47,941 new residents moving in. Houston, TX, came in as a close second, with a 2.2% gain in population growth. Raleigh, North Carolina, gained more than 26,000 residents and Orlando, FL, grew 2%. Could people really be loving Mickey so much? Last but not least, another Texas state, San Antonio, grew by 1.9% – the fifthto-highest population growth in the nation. Seems like The Lone Star State isn’t so lonely.

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Airport; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Las Vegas-McCarren International Airport; Dallas/ Fort Worth International Airport and New York-LaGuardia Airport; Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, and Seattle-Tacoma International airports; Orlando International Airport; Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport; Washington Dulles International Airport; Detroit Metro Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport; Boston-Logan International, Denver International and San Diego International airports; Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Next time you travel, make sure to keep your valuables with you in your carry-on and be sure to keep your carry-on bag close by at all times. If you fall asleep, place your bag on your lap or your valuables in your pocket. Avoid taking cash or jewelry if possible. Buying traveler’s insurance is always a good idea; it covers the value of your possessions in case they get stolen. Some credit cards already have this benefit simply by being a customer so check with your credit card compa-

In News ny before purchasing a separate policy. Another good idea is to take a quick picture of your bag once it’s all packed and ready to go before you zip it. This can later serve as proof of missing valuables. Bon voyage!

Texting and Driving: A Deadly Mix

number involved texting specifically. This is a 1% increase since last year. Amazingly, 1 in every 4 accidents can be prevented if we would all just ignore our phones when we drive. Safety advocates are lobbying now for a total ban on driver phone use, even with a hands-free device. Their justifications for this measure include studies that prove that headsets and the like do not reduce drive distraction. So remember, be safe. Don’t text and drive!

Most Counterfeit Items in the U.S. The numbers are startling yet you still see people texting while driving. Believe it or not, texting and driving is just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. A new survey conducted by the National Safety Council revealed that 26% of motor vehicle accidents are related to phone usage. About five percent of that

According to estimates from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), counterfeit products cost the global economy up to $250 billion each year. Millions of those counterfeit products enter the U.S. but only a fraction of the fake goods are caught before being sold. While government agencies do their best to crack down on counterfeit goods, they only manage to catch a fraction of

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Based on the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of the authentic versions of the counterfeit goods, some of the most valuable imitations were of handbags and wallets, watches and jewelry, and consumer electronics. Many of the fake products come from China. The country’s extensive range of authentic products, along with its intellectual property rights framework, may contribute to the country’s high levels of counterfeiting. About $1.2 billion of the $1.7 billion worth of imitations picked up by U.S. law enforcement agencies originated in mainland China. More than $400 million worth of seized goods came from Hong Kong specifically. So what are Americans looking to get, despite them being fake? It seems that computers and accessories are valued commodities in the black market. Footwear and pharmaceuticals are also coveted items. Obviously, clothing and accessories also sell big in the U.S. Fake Fendi scarves, anyone? Electronics, watches and jewelry come up high on the list. And which counterfeit product was the most trafficked last year in the U.S.? Handbags and wallets, of course. Just take a walk down Broadway in Manhattan, and you’ll see why.

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Back in 2011, Manning missed the season after undergoing neck surgery. At the time he wasn’t sure how his body would respond to the career-threatening procedure. Despite the uncertainty, many teams vied for Manning and he finally selected Denver as his chosen one. Condon says Manning could have demanded $25 million a year but he didn’t. Instead, he inquired about how much Tom Brady makes ($18 million) and said, “I don’t want to make a penny more than that.” Still, the Broncos offered him $19.4 million. When Condon returned with what he thought would be welcomed news, Manning responded, “I told you I didn’t want to make more than Brady!” Condon apologized and insisted on speaking with Manning’s wife, who eventually persuaded him into accepting the deal. Despite the staggering figure, some see it as pay cut since Manning earned $26.4 million with the Colts in his first year. The star player is well worth his $19.4 salary. He took his team to the Super Bowl in 2014 and was named NFL MVP for the 2013 season after setting the single-season record for most touchdown passes with 55. Classy and humble: a winning combo!

Manning Refuses Bigger Anti-Gun Senator Salary than Brady Arrested on Gun Charges For Peyton Manning, football isn’t simply a fantasy; it’s a reality, although his paycheck is quite dreamy. Manning receives one of the largest salaries in sports but surprisingly, he didn’t demand the high paycheck; he had to be convinced to accept it. Ini-

In an interesting twist, a California state senator who has a legislative record of fighting for stronger gun control laws was busted on arms trafficking and corruption charges in an FBI sweep last week. Behind the scenes, Leland Yee, 65,

offered to connect an undercover FBI agent with an international arms trafficker – all in exchange for campaign donations, according to a federal complaint.

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. For the last six years, Gallup and Healthways have compiled a list ranking the country’s happiest cities according to a Well-Being Index. Although when it snows on March 31st in New York one may think that happiness is weather-related, this top ten list challenges that theory. The two states that dominated the list are Colorado and California, states with extremely different climates.

Where should Americans go to find the city of happiness? It seems that Provo-Orem, Utah, has miles of smiles. It was the happiest city in America last year. Boulder, Colorado, came in second and was followed closely by its neighbor, Fort Collins, Loveland, Colorado. The San Jose-Sunnydale-Santa Clara area in California came in fourth, and Honolulu, Hawaii, danced into the fifth

spot. Aloha! Ann Arbor, Michigan; Naples-Marco Island, Florida; San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California; and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California, came in next on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska, rounded out the top ten. I wonder if Abraham Lincoln was happy in his log cabin there.

That’s Odd Are Rocket Launchers the Next Burglar Alarms?

Most neighborhood watch groups are hoping to intimidate any prowlers with a flashlight or maybe an air-horn. But not Terry Ulmer. Burglars will be moving on from the small town called Alpine in San Diego County when they

spot a neighborhood watch sign that is an actual U.S. Navy surface-to-air guided missile launcher. “You go into [most] neighborhoods and see a little sign that says ‘Neighborhood Watch.’ Well, this is how we roll out here in Alpine,” Ulmer said in an interview. He was half-joking, because the launcher, as ominous as it might appear, does not carry live ammo. And although the Mark 10 Twin-Arm Guided Missile Launcher probably is a crime deterrent, it’s mostly part of a vast monument to the men and women who served in the Navy during World War II. Ulmer also built a replica pilothouse of a 1943 Navy destroyer. The pilothouse, complete with an open bridge and original artifacts, was completed in eight months with the help of 15 friends. Ulmer collected many of the parts while working for the Navy. The tribute, he explained, is mostly for veterans of the attack on Pearl Harbor. “I really feel they are the greatest generation,” he said. “I just wanted to do something for them.” But the missile launcher is what catches the eye of passersby and neighbors, and not all of the neighbors are appreciative of the extreme nature of his warning sign. “They got a little nervous over there at that one house you can see from here,” Ulmer says pointing off in the distance. “She says, ‘Gee, Terry, do you have to be pointing it my way?’”

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During the investigation, the undercover agent mentioned his desire to spend as much as $2.5 million on automatic “shoulder-fired” weapons and missiles. After several months of planning, a meeting with a trafficker was facilitated earlier this month in San Francisco, in which the group discussed their plan for getting the weapons from the Philippines. “Once things start to move, it’s going to attract attention. We just got to be extra-extra careful,” Yee cautioned his “customer,” who was really an undercover agent. One month after the Sandy Hook massacre, Yee helped introduce what was seen as one of the toughest pieces of gun control legislation in the country to ban the “bullet button.” The device allows for quick-change magazines on military-style assault weapons and is legal under California’s assault weapons ban. Yee’s legislation was eventually folded into a package of proposals that were vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2013. After the veto, Yee said he was “recommitted” to passing his legislation and said it would “protect the public while keeping an appropriately narrow scope.” “If these allegations are true, Sen. Yee is easily the biggest hypocrite on gun control to walk the halls of the capitol in Sacramento, if not the entire United States,” Alan Gottlieb, chairman for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, said in a statement. Among the other 25 defendants caught in the sting were Yee’s campaign aide, Keith Jackson, and Raymond Chow, a onetime gang leader known as “Shrimp Boy.” Yee, a former San Francisco mayoral candidate, is running to be the next California secretary of state.

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Burn Money Burn Many Americans think their neighbors in Canada are strange… and that’s without even reading this story!

A popular radio station in Canada is under fire for reducing $5,000 in cash to a pile of ashes as part of a publicity stunt. The contest, “Bank It or Burn It” run by 90.3 AMP Radio in Calgary, asked listeners to weigh in through social media on whether the stacks of bills should go to a lucky listener or be set on fire. Morning cohosts Katie Summers and Ryan Lindsay say they

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donated the cash anyway had they won it. The contest continues this week for a second and final round, this time with $10,000 on the line. But if the outcry so far is any indication, the vote this time around could go much differently. The station has been called “selfish” and “disgraceful” on many social media outlets. Still, Lindsay notes that the outcome here — publicity — has been achieved, and that the station-provided $5,000 was a drop in the bucket compared with what other stations spend on marketing.

As for those who have called the station out for breaking the law, a spokesperson from the nation’s central bank, the Bank of Canada, says that the DJs are in the clear. “It is not illegal to write or make other markings on bank notes because neither the Bank of Canada Act nor the Criminal Code deals with mutilation or defacement of bank notes,” he says in an email. He adds, though, that the bank discourages such activities, as banknotes “are a symbol of our country and a source of national pride.” Canadians sure have a funny sense of humor.

Expensive Micro-pad for Sale

While this tiny micro-apartment may not actually be the world’s smallest, it is certainly one of the most expensive. It’s been called a “Swiss army knife” of a dwelling for its compact efficiency and foldable nature. Internet entrepreneur and TreeHugger founder Graham Hill

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Ostriches Rule the Road in South Africa

The one-time kit costs around $5, and if you don’t have one the fine is a paltry $15—but the law is seldom enforced. Ever think that Russians are sticklers for cleanliness? If your car is dirty enough to create art on a dusty hood in Moscow it’s liable for a fine of 2000 rubles (about $55). Although enacted in part to prevent muddied and obscured license plates, it’s up to officers to make the call. Worse yet, it’s illegal to wash your car by hand on public property for ecological reasons—forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities. How do you say Mr. Clean in Russian? In South Africa, shepherds have the right of way. Although you most probably wouldn’t play chicken with an ostrich crossing anyway, the law explicitly states that “the driver of a vehicle on a public road shall stop such vehicle at the request or on the signal of a person leading or driving any bovine animal, horse, ass, mule, sheep, goat, pig or ostrich on such road.” Fines can get as high as $500. The animals rule the rules of the road. Although some countries like Italy restrict driving access to certain zones, Manila, Philippines, takes the cake for the most convoluted traffic law. You can’t drive in some of the busiest districts of Manila depending on the day of the week and the last digit on your license plate. For example, if your plate ends with 1 or 2, you can be fined if caught driving between 7am and 7pm on a Monday. Word to the wise: it might be best to take out your trusty bicycle in some of these places.

How a Bet Has Made Millions for Spielberg Looking in the rearview and wearing a seatbelt are very standard driving rules in countries worldwide. Here a few of the less obvious driving rules to be found around the globe. Fasten your seatbelts, folks; it’s going to be a wild ride. Let’s talk about booze—something that definitely shouldn’t mix with driving. In Costa Rica, it’s legal to drink and drive, so long as your blood alcohol level is lower than 0.05% The country also prohibits blasting loud music near churches, hospitals and schools. On the other end of extreme, France requires its drivers to carry a portable Breathalyzer at all times when driving a car.

It was a long time ago, but this deal has continued to reap rewards for filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The subject? A new film called “Star Wars.” In the mid-1970’s science fiction films weren’t too popular. 1968’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” led the way for the genre but made just $56 million at the

In News box office. So when a young director named George Lucas was trying to sell a script called “The Star Wars,” not many studios were eager to make it. Yoda? Jedi Knights? A character called Darth Vader? That definitely wouldn’t appeal to American audiences. Finally, Lucas took his script to 20th Century Fox and received backing — but even then it was more because of the success of a previous film that Lucas directed. The challenges didn’t stop there. A delayed, over-budget production caused the troubled director to visit a friend shooting his own sci-fi film in Mobile, Ala. That friend was Steven Spielberg and the film was his 1977 classic, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.“ interview with According to an Spielberg for Turner Classics Movies, Lucas came to the set of “Close Encounters” out of sorts after problems with his passion project. Needing to recharge, Lucas spent a couple of days on set. He believed that his new film would completely bomb. “George came back from ‘Star Wars’ a nervous wreck,” Spielberg said. “He didn’t feel ‘Star Wars’ came up to the vision he initially had. He felt he had just made this little kids’ movie.” Even more disheartening for the director was his realization that Spielberg’s “Close Encounters” was going to be so much more successful than “Star Wars.” So much more that he felt like making a bet with Spielberg. Spielberg later recalled: “He said, ‘Oh my G-d, your movie is going to be so much more successful than ‘Star Wars’! This is gonna be the biggest hit of all time. I can’t believe this set. I can’t believe what you’re getting.’ He said, ‘All right, I’ll tell you what. I’ll trade some points with you. You want to trade some points? I’ll give you 2.5 percent of ‘Star Wars’ if you give me 2.5 percent of ‘Close Encounters.’ So I said, ‘Sure, I’ll gamble with that. Great.’” One of the greatest gambles in the film industry? For Spielberg, yes. “Close Encounters” would indeed be a hit, making $303 million at the box office. However, “Star Wars” would go on to become one of the biggest box-office hits of all time. Spielberg stills receives money from the bet to this very day. Released May 25, 1977, on a budget of $11 million, “Star Wars” — later retitled “Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope” — went on to make $460 million in the U.S. alone. Adjusted for inflation, the film has made $1.48 billion at the box office, making it the second-biggest box-office hit of all time — only be-

hind “Gone with the Wind.” Essentially, Spielberg’s 2.5 percent could have made him nearly $40 million. “‘Close Encounters’ was just a meager success story. ‘Star Wars’ was a phenomenon,” Spielberg said a few years ago. “Of course I was the happy beneficiary of a couple of net points from that movie, which I am still seeing money on today.” Seems like the Force was really with him years ago.

Father Protests against Child’s Homework Jeff Severt is an educated man. He cruised his way through college math, but when it came to helping his son complete his math homework he ended up very frustrated.

Recently, Severt’s son came home with a worksheet insisting the student use the elaborate Common Core (CC) formula for solving a math problem. The instructions demanded that the student explain why a fictional kid named “Jack” should be using Common Core strategies to solve the problem: “Jack used the number line below to solve 427 - 316. Find his error. Then write a letter to Jack telling him what he did right, and what he should do to fix his mistake.” Severt used that sheet of paper to vent… Severt’s encouraging words to his son read, “Dear Jack, Don’t feel bad. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering, which included extensive study in differential equations and other higher math applications. Even I cannot explain the Common Core mathematics approach, nor get the answer correct. In the real

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dergarten through 12th grade should know in arts, language, and math. The Common Core’s website states that the program focuses on “developing the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills students will need to be successful.” The program has been adopted by 45 states but more than 200 bills were introduced in 2014 to slow or stop its implementation. Apparently, common sense is not so common among government officials when it comes to the Common Core.

Walking to the Oldies at Age 100 Like to walk? Bet you don’t love it as much as Sarah Stenberg. The 100-year-old women walks three to four hours every day in her senior housing complex. As the weather gets warmer, she’ll be walking outdoors. “This is what I do every day,” she explained…and even more, she does it without any breaks.

The senior giggled when talking about her walking strategy, “Everybody sleeps about this time of day. They’re great nappers.” But Stenberg still tries to encourage her fellow residents to get moving, extolling the benefits of stronger muscles and lessening of aches and pains. “I enjoy very much doing it and I know it’s for my own benefit,” Stenberg said. Walking is just one way to land a three-digit age. Fellow centenarians have shared their words of wisdom about how they made it to the 100-year mark. 116-year-old Misao Okawa of Japan is Guinness World Records’ oldest

living woman. She recently celebrated her 116th birthday at her nursing home commenting about her age, “It’s quite a long time.” A nursing home employee told the press, “She always says the secret to living a long time is to eat a good meal and relax.” 103-year-old Evelyn Kottman recently got a tattoo. When asked about her secret to a long life, Ms. Kottman answered, “I have no secrets. Some people joke that it must be the pickles because I eat so many of them. But my family does a lot to keep me vital.” She also said, “I have no idea how I’ve lived this long…I think I got lucky.” 102-year-old San Mateo, California, whippersnapper, Dr. Ephraim Engleman, who still sees patients said, “You got to be happy and you got to be lucky. And you got to keep young, that’s important. And the way to do that, take my word for it, you just got to keep breathing. That is critical to longevity.” That’s a good idea. Breathe in, breathe out.

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Latest Shwartz Innovation Proves To Be Worth Its Salt Every once in a while, a product comes along that revolutionizes the market. Shwartz is set to introduce just such a product. Indeed, the new Shwartz innovation is brilliant in its simplicity and sure to be an instant hit

by virtue of the easy and convenient way in which it solves a common problem in the kosher kitchen. The new easily distinguishable color-coded salt dispensers were manufactured specifically to enable easy

coordination for meat and dairy usage. Keeping separate salt dispensers is not just a matter of convenience or an excessive stringency, it is actually halachically mandated. (See Rama Yoreh Deah Siman 98 where it states that this

has been the age-old custom amongst Klal Yisroel and should not be changed.( No longer will you have to rely on messy methods to label your own salt dispensers and no longer will you have to deal with kashrus questions that invariably arise due to inadvertent use of the wrong salt during cooking. The bright blue colored dispenser for dairy use and the bold red dispenser for meat use makes use of the universal coloring system used in kosher kitchens the world over to ensure the proper separation of foods, utensils and other items used in the preparation of strictly kosher food. Adding the color-coded salt dispensers to the mix is every baalbustaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream. Of course, being that the product is manufactured by Shwartz, you can be confident that not only are you getting an innovative label, you are also getting the highest quality table salt backed by the supreme quality assurance that kosher consumers have come to rely on with every Shwartz product. As you do your shopping, make sure to ask for it by name: Shwartz color-coded salts!

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Bais Yaakov eighth graders were finally able to gather together for a ruach-filled Shabbaton on Shabbos, Parshas Vayikra. Although it was postponed several times due to weather delays, and yes, we mean snow, the girls had a wonderful and meaningful Shabbos. In the week’s preparation for Shabbaton, the girls’ excitement and exuberance were quite palpable. The students and teachers planned, organized and arranged every aspect of Shabbos. It was gratifying to share in the

students’ unique talents! Menus were planned, games organized, housing finalized, dances choreographed, and skits humorously created. In addition, the entire lunchroom was artistically decorated with the palatial and royal theme, from thrones to a royal carpet! The centerpieces, magnificent palaces, added to the splendor of the room. The collaboration afforded a special opportunity for meaningful bonding between students and teachers. The theme of the Shabbaton, cho-

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Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns’ Chanukas HaBayis Brings Inspiration and Simcha to the Community

hala in a massive demonstration of support and kavod hatorah. The euphoria reached a crescendo as the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, shlita, lead the assembled crowd with the blessing of “hatov v’hameitiv” – calling attention to the incredible chessed Hashem bestowed upon the Yeshiva. Indeed, a major theme of the entire weekend’s events was recognition of the divine providence that guided every step of the Yeshiva’s journey. The Rosh Kollel, Rav Yitzchak Knobel, shlita, spoke passionately about the ability of the lomdei Torah to infuse life into the bricks and mortar of the new building, in the same way their kol Torah penetrated the walls of the prior, more humble location. Shabbos morning followed with another standing room only assemblage of mispallelim who joined the Rosh

Kollel in his heartfelt blessing of Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Many in the crowd marveled at the beauty, yet understated simplicity of the Yeshiva building. It was, after all, the explicit wishes of the Roshei Yeshiva that the materialism of the building be constrained so that the dignity of the Torah within can shine through. The Yeshiva was also quite fortunate to hear divrei Torah, machsahva and mussar from Rav Elya Brudny, shlita, Maggid Shiur of the Mir in Brooklyn, and Rav Reuven Leuchter, shlita, a talmid of Rav Shlomo Volbe, zt”l. Both rabbanim beautifully elucidated and contrasted the role of a bochur in a yeshiva and the role of a yeshiva in a community. For the boy engrossed in limud haTorah, the surroundings and environment are largely immaterial. For those on the outside, however, the prominence of the yeshiva is of paramount importance. Finally, on Sunday morning, the crowning moment arrived, as hundreds of men, women and children gathered at the old yeshiva storefront, to dance the sifrei Torah to their new home. With a cool mist in the air, joyous music and singing filled the streets of Woodmere. For nearly 60 minutes, the bochurim danced around their Roshei Yeshiva and maggidei shiruim, and many local rabbonim, who held the sifrei Torah with a firm embrace. Elated spectators lined the sidewalk, encouraging the yeshiva as it made its final path to its beautiful new surroundings. At the entrance of the new building, Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva from Philadelphia, was awaiting along with his brother Rav Binyomin Kamenetsky, shlita, who laid the foundation for Torah in Woodmere

over a half century ago, triggering one last dance in recognition of the Gedolei Torah’s presence. While the children were entertained in an adjacent location, over 600 people packed into the main beis medrash including dozens of local Roshei Yeshiva and rabbanim chashuvim. Adam Goller, the president of the Board, shared words of deep hakaros hatov to the innumerable people who played a role in achieving this milestone. Due to the grassroots nature of the fundraising initiative and the central function of the community in the project, it was difficult to ensure everyone was appropriately thanked but Adam’s sincerity left all in attendance assured their contributions were recognized. Special appreciation was shared for Rav Moshe Weinberger shlita and his kehilla, Aish Kodesh, who generously assisted Yeshiva Gedolah throughout all of its stages of growth. Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlita, provided meaningful divrei bracha to the Yeshiva and explained that although both a beis knesses and beis medrash are of critical functions, the beis medrash, where divrei Torah are studied, is held in the highest regard. Rav Knobel and Rav Katzenstein

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On a dreary, rain-soaked weekend, Woodmere was glowing with a shining radiance, as the Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns entered its majestic new home and celebrated its long anticipated Chanukas Habayis. Late Erev Shabbos, streams of people poured into the towering edifice on the corner of Mosher Ave and North Central Ave, eager to experience the first tefillos in this new mikdash me’at. The prepared seating was no match for the more than 300 mispallelim who overwhelmed the beis medrash and the han-

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were overcome with emotion and gratitude to see the incredible fruits of their many years of joint labor. The Roshei Yeshiva echoed the themes they had been inculcating in their yeshiva for the last decade including focusing on one’s personal avodah, recognizing the siyata dishmaya in everything, and passing along the mesorah from the prior generations. The final hakaros hatov was reserved for Burry Moskowitz. As the executive director of Yeshiva Gedolah, Burry micromanaged every last detail of the Yeshiva design to ensure it would be in good taste and befitting of a makom Torah. His tireless efforts down to the late hours of the last night prior to the Chanukas Habayis were largely responsible that the building and event were so successful. May Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns, along with the entire community, be zoche to bring out greater kavod Shamayim in the community, l’hagdil Torah u’lehadira.

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Speeding Towards Completion Celebrating a Siyum Hashas on the Long Island Railroad By Eliezer Cohen March 31 was not a typical day for the7:49 train from Far Rockaway. The conductor was in shock as the train pulled into Inwood and was met by an unusually large crowd of people of all

ages. This scene was repeated at the various stations along the Five Towns route with packed platforms. Anashim,

nashim, v’taf. Men, women and children of all ages gathered for this historic ride into NYC. It is not often that one gets to celebrate a Siyum Hashas. This siyum was a personification of “u’v’lechtacha baderech.” There are many people who learn or recite Tehillim on their daily commute. But there are not many daf yomi shiurim that are given in this type of venue. The first rule for this shiur is “You must be on time.” Due to the train schedule, participants and the maggidei shiur do not have the luxury of coming a few minutes late. Through the efforts of Yossie Klein, Sholom Fried and Eliezer Cohen, the current maggidei shiur, the event was organized. We had no idea how many people would elect to participate. Much to our surprise, the train quickly filled at Inwood and Lawrence. By provided by Gourmet Glatt were waitthe time the train reached Cedarhurst, ing, the train was standing-room only. where the refreshments generously Along with the maggid shiur of the next

for their years of support and made a presentation to them as a token of gratitude for hosting the shiur for the past

AS JEWS WE MUST ALWAYS MAKE TORAH THE IKAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TRAVELING TO WORK WHERE WE NEED SIYATA D’ISHMAYA TO SUCCEED.

train, Menachem Adler, and the members of his LIRR shiur, the celebration was joined by former maggidei shiur Rabbi Pesach Lerner and Rabbi Shmuel Bloom, founder Aryeh Markovich, original members Elliot Krischer and Mendy Weissman. The siyum was dedicated in memory of Elliot’s parents who were both niftar in the past two years. As hashgacha pratis would have it, original members of the shiur just happened to be in town and were on the train. Rabbi Pesach Lerner, the original maggid shiur, thanked the LIRR

23 years. The plaque was presented to Matthew L. Kessler, MTA PCAC – 1st Vice Chairman. After Sholom Fried finished the mesechta, Rabbi Adler said the hadran, and Elliot Krischer said the kaddish, the car erupted in singing as shouts of mazal tov were exchanged. Having attended several siyumim in Madison Square Garden and the siyum at MetLife stadium I must say that the “amen yehei shmei rabba” response during the Kaddish was earth-shattering. The feeling of emotion, joy, gratitude to the Ribbo-

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no Shel Olam that ran through me and the other participants was like a jolt of electricity. As my 12-year-old grandson Shmuel Yaakov Cohen said, “The echo of those words was so loud it was like a Yom Kippur davening.” The presence of the wide spectrum of klal Yisroel at the siyum shows how important limud HaTorah is in our community. People changed their schedules, took children to the city and incurred the expense of riding the LIRR simply to be enveloped in the

aura of kavod HaTorah. They were not disappointed. When the goal is to honor Torah and learners of Torah for no reason other than the accomplishment of having set aside time to learn, even if you were traveling to work anyway, you have demonstrated to yourself and the next generation what is the ikar, primary pursuit of a Jew, and what is the tofel, secondary. As Jews we must always make Torah the ikar, especially when we are traveling to work where we need siyata d’ishmaya to succeed. If you don’t look for providence, hashgacha pratis, you will not see it. But if you look, you will see it everywhere. Many in the Far Rockaway-Five Towns community must travel to the city for work. Most use the LIRR. So if you have a shiur available where you can start your day with a seder or an extra limud, why not make the most of what is available? There are two shiurim daily in the last car of the 7:49 and 8:10. Hope to see you. It should be noted that the daily daf shiur has given birth to many examples of hashgacha since its inception in 1991. There have been kiruv oppor-

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tunities, shidduchim, families making aliyah or people being choezr l’teshuva due to the exposure to the daf. We have had many rabbanim join us for the ride. The shiur, which is one of the most famous in the world, has been featured on BBC, French & Italian TV, in documentaries and in print media across the globe. One participant that we have longed to greet but have not had the zechus is Jonathan Pollard. Our learning continues on his behalf and we hope that one day, very soon, Rabbi

Lerner will be able to bring him as he makes his way to Eretz Yisroel. Sholom Fried summarized his impressions of the siyum and I believe the impression of all those who were present as follows: “It was exceptional; not having been at the previous siyumim, I didn’t know what to expect, and was wondering if could manage to fill half the car. What a kiddush Hashem!”

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Around the Community Reflections on Adar at Shulamith Adar Sheni was truly a month filled with simcha here in Shulamith Middle Division. To begin our month of festivities, we were treated on Rosh Chodesh, March 3rd to a performance by the inimitable Bracha Jaffe. Ms. Jaffe inspired us with her spirited and heartfelt singing. She told stories and encouraged us with her inspirational ideas and insights. Her beautiful music had everyone singing along and dancing in the aisles. Just three days later, on Thursday, March 6th, the girls of the Middle Division were thrilled by the break out of one of the most-anticipated events of the year: Color War! The timing came as a surprise to the students, especially since Color War is normally held sometime around Lag B’Omer. The theme of this year’s event was mitzvot Purim. The three teams were Mishloach Manot (chesed), Matanot L’evyonim (tzedaka), and Mikrah Megilah (Torah). It was wonderful to watch each team participate fully. The teams created side-splitting comedy skits, inspiring divrei Torah, artistic banners, meaningful theme songs, and spirited team cheers. In addition, this year each team created a Power Point presentation to illustrate ideas connected to their team names. Kudos to the general of Team Mishloach Manot, Shira Baum, and captains Ilana Katz and Devorah Golombeck; the general of Team Matanot L’evyonim, Rosie Zilberberg, and captains Avigayil Maryles and Shayna Lieberman; and general of Team Mikrah Megillah, Neshama Herman, and captains Ella Kurtz and Michal Zelmanovitz. The involvement of each student, creativity, and achdut of the student body brought nachat to the administration and faculty members. On Wednesday, March 12th, the eighth graders ran the annual Purim Carnival for Grades 1-7. Led by Neshama Herman, Daniella Gelbstein, and Ariella Seidemann, the eighth graders created a variety of fun-filled booths for students’ enjoyment. Booths ranged from “Fluff

‘n Chips” to face painting and from “The Bean Booth” to balloon popping, and many more. To add to the joy of the day, the eighth graders chose “Blue” as their theme and wore a variety of blue costumes. The carnival was a huge success and enjoyed by everyone who attended, including our guests from Kulanu. We thank Mr. Nenner for once again allowing us to rent the Moon Bounce, cotton candy, and popcorn machines, and for being in attendance to ensure that the equipment worked well throughout the day. With the carnival completed and Purim on the way, could there possibly be more to enjoy in Adar? Yes! Thanks to our G.O. Presidents Rivka Fruchter and Shoshana Reichman, and Vice Presidents, Sari Dubin and Zahava Graff, students and teachers enjoyed three dress-up days in Adar: Mismatched Day, Student/Teacher Dress Up Day, and Twin Day. Each of these days added to the ruach and simcha of Adar throughout the school. A final event in honor of Adar was held on Shushan Purim, Monday, March 17th. Each class had the opportunity to perform for the rest of the school. Under the guidance of the school’s capable and caring mechanchot, each class created enjoyable and creative performances, ranging from a lovely fifth grade choir, to a variety of dance presentations by grades six and seven, and comedy skits performed by each eighth grade class. From beginning to end, the simcha and smiles in Shulamith during Chodesh Adar were sensational!

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Bais Yaakov of Queens Early Childhood Center Prepares for Pesach and symbolism of these special foods. It all began when “Berel” and “Shmerel” transformed the BYQ lunchroom into a matzah bakery. Each child was given a baker’s hat and apron along with a stalk of wheat to thresh, in order to remove the kernels from the chaff. The children’s kernels were collected and placed in a hand grinder. They watched in amazement as their wheat kernels were ground into flour right before their eyes. Then one child poured the flour into a bowl and another child poured in the mayim shelanu. “Berel” quickly kneaded the dough and distributed it to the children. Our eager young matzah bakers had a wonderful time rolling out circles and punching holes. They carried their completed

Shalom Task Force Receives International Attention In a recent meeting at the National headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C., Dr. Earl Johnson, Office of Family Assistance Director, praised Shalom Task Force (STF) for the flurry of positive international attention they are now receiving for its shalom bayis-promoting programs. Dr. Johnson, upon hearing that STF’s Shalom Workshop for couples (www.ShalomWorkshop.org) received queries from Israel, Brazil, South Africa, England, Mexico, Belgium, Canada and Australia, summoned his executive staff to hear the information directly from Dr. Alan Singer, STF Executive Director, and Dr. Sara Chana Silverman, STF Director of Program Development and Evaluation. Joining Dr. Johnson

was Rosalind Ginyard, Family Assistance Program Specialist, and Charisse Johnson, Branch Chief. When Dr. Singer stated, “Worldwide Jewish communities are taking note of the Shalom Workshop, which gives engaged and married couples the practical tools to achieve their relationship potential, and communities are looking to the United States for ideas and methodology.” Dr. Johnson responded, “The founding women of the STF Board are just extraordinary in their unrelenting pursuit of Peace in the Home, and their passion is incredible!” For more information on the programs of Shalom Task Force, please visit www.ShalomTaskForce.org or call 212-742-1478, ext. 1.

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As Pesach approaches, the teachers at the Bais Yaakov Early Childhood Center are using the same research-based approach that they have used all year round, even though this holiday is different from all other days of the year. The children are busy touching, peeling, smelling, tasting, dipping and baking the various Pesach foods. This provides the children with hands-on experiences as they learn the importance

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matzah on their rolling pins to the special matzah oven. When the matzah was ready, each child received a matzah to take home. The matzah bakery visit deepened the children’s understanding of the process from “wheat to matzah we eat.” Each preschool child in BYQ makes a unique haggadah. The kindergarten children enjoy dressing up as members of their families and acting out each part of the seder. Photographs of these scenes serve as the basis for a haggadah that is meaningful to four-year-old children. Since Pre-1A children are developmentally ready for symbolic representation they have the opportunity to choose from a variety of mediums to create their personalize haggados. No two are alike. In addition, the moros seamlessly

integrate literacy, writing, math, science, art and dramatic play into the yom tov curriculum. Our kindergarteners are building literacy skills as they read “News of the Day” related to their Pesach activities. Daily Pesach baking and cooking activities reinforce reading and math skills and scientific concepts in a meaningful and authentic way. Our Pre-1A children are thinking critically by using charts and Venn diagrams to record their ideas about their Pesach observations. Some of their questions include: what is different about challah and matzah; what is same about challah and matzah; how are flour and potato starch different and how are they the same? Pre-1A children are taking Pesach polls independently and tallying their classmates’ responses to their Pesach-related questions.

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Tribute was paid to the illustrious Class of 1964 of the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) as it was honored at the Yeshiva’s 73rd Annual Scholarship Dinner held at the Sands Atlantic Beach on Sunday, March 30, upon celebrating its 50th class reunion. According to reunion chairperson, Dr. Paul Brody, who conceived the reunion idea, more than one third of the class, most of whom have not seen each other for 50 years,

was in attendance or contributed to the YCQ Scholarship Fund. Rabbi Dr. Arthur Laifer, YCQ’s Assistant Principal back in the ‘60’s, honored the class by attending the reunion. Popular faculty members Rabbi Jerome Acker, Rabbi Shlomo Kovitz as well as Mrs. Shoshana Glatzer also attended. In his address at YCQ’s Gala Dinner, Dr. Brody compared the respect and admiration that the Class of 1964 had for its Principals,

Rabbi Boruch Charney zt’l, Mrs. Min Suskowitz z’l, Mrs. Miriam Ginsberg z’l, and tibadel L’chaim, Rabbi Dr. Laifer, with his first-hand observations of the impact that the current inspiring principal, Rabbi Mark Landsman, has had on his son Joey, who is in the graduating class of 2014, and on each of his classmates. The current students also show great appreciation for the Assistant Principals,

Rabbi Moshe Hamel, Mrs. Lauren Golubtchik, Mr. Larry Cohen, who received the Leadership in Education Award, and Rabbi Steven Eisenberg. The YCQ Class of 1964, in honor of its 50th year since graduation, raised $30,000, over the past two years towards the YCQ Scholarship Fund to help needy students.

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Pesach is a Pleasure with Pesach in Lake George “Pesach in Lake George” is not just a break from cooking and cleaning, it is also a spectacular family vacation. For those looking for fun and adventure, Pesach in Lake George offers a wide variety of activities such as horseback riding, mountain hiking, balloon rides, Great Escape Indoor Water Park, snow tubing, Fun Spot family fun center, shopping outlets, and more. There is also a NY State Capitol tour scheduled to Albany, NY. “Every aspect of the program is designed to bring you the ultimate pleasure physically, intellectually and spiritually,” says retreat director Nechama Laber. “We hope to greet you at Pesach in Lake George, where Pesach is a pleasure!” Located at the Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, NY, families will enjoy an unforgettable time together while being treated to the finest kosher cuisine. Chaim Richter of Richter’s

Caterers heads a team of expert Pesach chefs to prepare culinary delights to please every palette under the supervision of Head Mashgiach, Rabbi Yitzchok Dubov. A variety of top notch speakers such as Rabbi Shais Taub, Rabbi Asher and Sara Esther Crispe, Rus Devorah Wallen, Alon Anava, and Dr. Davidson will enhance the program with fresh inspiring Torah insights for spiritual nourishment. A full schedule of Torah classes and interesting topics for men and women are arranged for the guests. Choni Goldman will provide live music and a grand concert with other professional musicians from New York City. There will also be entertainment by illusionist Anthony Salazar and also a fire juggler and acrobat show, and a concert for women and girls with Rivkah Leah Cylich. Naomi Nachman, The Aussie Gourmet Kosher Chef, will also present a cooking demo on chol

hamoed. One of the guests and presenters will be Dmitriy Salita, the first “ranked boxer” in the world who keeps kosher, attends synagogue, refuses to fight on the Sabbath, and puts on tefillin daily. Guests will enjoy watching the movie about his life’s journey, “Orthodox Stance.” He will offer boxing classes and give a talk on yom tov. Dmitriy Salita’s family moved from Odessa, Ukraine (USSR) to New York City in 1991. “We came to America because Jews were discriminated against,” says Salita. “My parents wanted my brother and me to grow up with the opportunity to be the best we could be.” Today, Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita fights to be the best that he can be in and outside the boxing ring. Dmitri will share the story of his journey and will teach methods to help everyone break through their own perceived physical and spiritual limita-

tions to reach a state of freedom, which is one of the central themes of Pesach. “Fighting hard to reach goals is certainly something we can all use inspiration for, so I think everyone will appreciate Dmitri,” said Rabbi Avraham Laber of Chabad of Southern Rensselaer County and Director of Pesach in Lake George. Sarah Kupfer and Mindel Chaya Aharonoff, directors of the day camp for children and teens, is planning a large array of activities, including pony rides, a petting zoo, carnival games, juggling and acrobat show and crafts. Children attending the camp will be busy all day. All proceeds from Pesach in Lake George will benefit the Jewish Girls Retreat Building Campaign. For more information and reservations, visit www.pesachinlakegeorge. com.

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Providers & Caregivers Gained Valuable Info at Special Dementia Symposium at CenterLight’s Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center There wasn’t an empty seat in Margaret Tietz’s Main Floor Recreation Room and Dining Room on Wednesday morning, March 19th, as a crowd of providers and caregivers of individuals with dementia gathered for an eye-opening symposium by experts in the field. “Dementia: Research, Treatment and Caregiver Support,” presented by Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in conjunction with Samuel Field YM/YWHA and the Queensboro Council for Social Welfare, was a vital community event that provided attendees with the latest facts, studies, programs and resources. While the crowd enjoyed a delicious breakfast spread, Yoel Lichstein, Executive Director at Margaret Tietz, opened the program and introduced the first speaker – Jed A. Levine, MA, Executive Vice President and Director of Programs & Services of the Alzheimer’s Association. The rapt audience attentively took notes as Jed outlined the hard hitting numbers, current research, and the assistance and

support provided by the NYC chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. With one American developing Alzheimers’s every 67 seconds, this is one of the largest health crises facing our nation. Also, he encouraged everyone to sign up as an advocate to help make Alzheimer’s research and support a national priority. Jane C. Bardavid, LCSW, Director of the Community Advisory Program for Elderly (CAPE) at Samuel Field YM & YWHA, focused on caregiver stress and the coping skills needed to shoulder this lonely and overwhelming burden. She poignantly described the grieving process one undergoes as one mourns a relationship that once was. To combat the tremendous risk of anxiety, depression and social isolation that caregivers face, she delineated various ways to develop resilience and manage stress. In addition, Jane shared the Y’s expanded programs and resources, noting how important it is to implement routines that are extremely soothing to those with dementia. Executive Director of the Queens-

boro Council on Social Welfare, Joan Serrano Laufer, LMSW, concluded with underlining the importance of caretakers taking care of themselves, and that even though it’s hard, one should never refrain from asking for help. She enPictured left to right at the Dementia Symposium: Joan Serrano Laufer, couraged everyone to Linda Spiegel, Jane C. Bardavid, Jed A. Levine and Yoel Lichstein “keep fighting, keep advocating . . . Comwith the Alzheimer’s Association on fuing together as we did today is part of ture projects and setting up a caregiver the solution.” The program wrapped up support group. This vital symposium with the panel taking questions from the spearheads Margaret Tietz’s new Health audience. Education Initiative, a program featurWith more and more baby boom- ing quarterly seminars to educate and ers entering the age of greatest risk inform the community about best health for dementia every day, the challeng- practices. For more information about es nursing facilities and families face the Health Education Initiative, or to keep growing. To enhance the many view the complete symposium online, programs already in place to support visit www.tietzjewish.org. Margaret residents with dementia and their loved Tietz is a member of the CenterLight ones, Margaret Tietz will be partnering Health System.

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Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’ Halacha Presents Pre-Pesach Shiurim By Chaim Gold pants and the wider body of Klal Yisrael. Thus, shiurim by prominent poskim preceding a Yom Tov and featuring so many different, complex halachic scenarios is a natural outgrowth of Dirshu’s mission. In fact, in the daily e-mail that Dirshu sends to tens of thousands of participants that outlines that day’s learning and gives a quick chazarah on the previous day’s learning along with a brief preview of the next day’s learning, Dirshu has been adding a special section of pertinent halachos of Pesach. In that way, important highlights of hilchos Pesach complement the regular learning schedule of hilchos Tisha B’Av. A special section on hilchos Pesach has also been incorporated into Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha’s captivating, glossy monthly bulletin distributed world over that highlights interesting halachos that arose from the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha daily learning program. This truly enables the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha learner to focus on the timely, relevant halachos of Pesach as well as the halachos of Tisha B’Av.

HaGaon Rav Reuven Feinstein, Shlita, Inspires Baltimore HaRav Reuven Feinstein at the 2013 pre-Pesach Daf HaYomi B’Halacha shiur In the United States, Rav Reuven HaRav Yechiel Michel Steinmetz, shlita, Skverer Dayan of Boro Park; and HaGa- Feinstein, is slated to deliver an enthrallon HaRav Zev Smith, shlita, dynamic ing shiur on the halachos of Pesach on 2 Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Maggid shiur Nissan/April 2, at Bais Medrash Darchei and Maggid Shiur for Irgun Shiurei To- Tzedek in Baltimore. The shiur, encapsulating both halacha and aggadah, will rah. Among the luminaries in Eretz Yis- include fascinating stories about the rael giving pre-Pesach shiurim in strate- hanhagos, the conduct of his own fagic locations across the country will be ther, the Posek Hador, HaGaon HaRav HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Yaakov Boren- Moshe Feinstein, zt”l, that he witnessed stein, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva throughout his youth. In addition, Rav Kiryas Melech; HaGaon HaRav Moshe Feinstein will focus on gaining a better Shaul Klein, shlita, a rov in Bnei Brak; understanding of the final geulah which a talmid muvhak of the venerated, senior we are so awaiting through analyzing posek, HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Wosner, the Haggadah Shel Pesach. Rav Reuven shlita; and a senior member of Rav Wos- will also discuss numerous remarkable ner’s Bais Din, HaGaon Harav Chaim halachic rulings from his father. HaGaon Harav Yechiel Michel Tzvi Shapira, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of the Steinmetz, Shlita, Answers Belzer Yeshiva in Tel Aviv and Dayan of Fascinating Contemporary Shailos the Belzer Community in Bnei Brak. At Bais Hamedrash Birkas Avrohom Although the Dirshu Daf HaYomi th B’Halacha program is now in Chelek on 50 Street in Boro Park, the shiur will Vav, the final chelek of Mishna Berurah be given by the Skverer Dayan, Rav Yeand presently learning the halachos of chiel Michel Steinmetz. Rav Steinmetz Tisha B’Av, Dirshu continues to focus on always attracts a tremendous following. adding new enhancements for its partici- His wide-ranging depth and knowledge

of the entire corpus of halacha combined with his ability to break down the most complex she’eilos into easy-to-understand, practical halacha is legendary. This year, Rav Steinmetz will intertwine many of the common halachos of Pesach with various riveting new contemporary halachic scenarios. In Lakewood, home to one of the largest, most popular Daf HaYomi B’Halacha daily shiurim, the pre-Pesach shiur will be given at Beth Medrash Govoha’s Ateres Bracha Beis Medrash by Rav Zev Smith. Rav Smith’s shiur, which always attracts a huge following, discusses areas of halacha that are very pertinent but often not discussed as frequently in the run up to Pesach. For example, is electronic writing permitted on Chol Hamoed? May one write on a computer, use an ATM machine, or take pictures with a digital camera on Chol Hamoed? What about using hot tap water on Yom Tov? Can you buy chometz from a store or company that sold their chometz but continued to sell chometz on Pesach? HaGaonim HaRav Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein, Shlita, and HaRav Moshe Shaul Klein, Shlita, Attract Huge Crowds in Eretz Yisrael In Eretz Yisrael, shiurim are being held across the country by leading Roshei Yeshiva and Poskim. One of the fascinating shiurim is being given by Rav Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Kiryas Melech. Rav Borenstein’s shiur will be given at Beis Medrash Maasas Mordechai in Beit Shemesh and features both contemporary halacha and lomdus on Pesach. In Ashdod, Rav Moshe Shaul Klein, a sought after posek is giving a shiur where he outlines hundreds of practical halachos that Rabbanim rule upon before Pesach along with numerous, unpublished piskei halacha on Pesach from his Rebbi, Rav Shmuel Wosner. The shiur, being held in one of the central mekomos haTorah in Ashdod, the Beis Medrash of Rav Bunim Schreiber, begins with divrei Torah on Pesach delivered by the Nasi of Dirshu, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita. Another Dirshu shiur on hilchos Pesach is being delivered in Bnei Brak by HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Mordechai Rubin, shlita, co-author of the renowned sefer, Orchos Shabbos. That shiur will be delivered at the Beis Medrash of the

well-known posek, HaGaon Harav Yitzchok Zilberstein, shlita, in the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood. In Haifa the shiur will be delivered by the Belzer Dayan and Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Chaim Tzvi Shapira and in Beitar by HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Stern, shlita, a senior posek on the Beis Din of Rav Shmuel Wosner. Series of Three European Shiurim Covering Hilchos Pesach and Yom Tov Dirshu is also sponsoring a European Shiur held in London. Harav Shraga Kallus, shlita, an exceptionally popular maggid shiur, is delivering a series of three shiurim on areas of Pesach and hilchos Yom Tov. The first shiur focuses on the halachos of kashrus, what needs a hechsher and what does not? The second is an extremely important shiur outlining the foundations of the often little understood halachos of Yom Tov and the third will highlight the halachos of the seder. The shiurim are taking place in Beis Medrash Bais Shmuel, the central Bais Medrash in the Golders Green section of London. Pesach and Tisha B’Av: The Connection Perhaps it is no coincidence that Dirshu’s HaYomi B’Halacha is currently learning the laws of Tisha B’Av simultaneous with bringing world-wide shiurim to the public on hilchos Pesach. The seforim teach us a fascinating connection between Tisha B’Av and Pesach. In the Jewish calendar, the seder night and the night of Tisha B’Av that year always come out on the same night of the week. That is one of reasons the Mishna Berurah writes that the minhag is to eat an egg on the seder night, to remind ourselves – even on the most joyous night of geulah – that the Beis Hamikdash has not yet been built and to inject within us a deep longing for the geulah sheleimah. In this way, despite the length of the golus, we will be imbued with the hope that this year will be the year when Moshiach will finally arrive and Tisha B’Av will become a Yom Tov. Certainly, the zechus of learning daily halacha, the zechus of learning both hilchos Pesach and hilchos Tisha B’av in the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program, will add to that moment of hisorerus so that this year we will merit to eat from the Korban Pesach together with Moshiach. Amein ken yehi ratzon!

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“The phenomenal pre-Pesach shiurim transpiring in the United States, Eretz Yisrael and Europe form an integral component in the mission of Dirshu’s Daf HaYomi B’Halacha program. Daf HaYomi B’Halacha is all about bringing awareness of halacha into the daily lives of all Jews, wherever they may be,” said Rav Aharon Gobioff, Dirshu’s American Director. “This is why Dirshu has once again been providing timely shiurim in advance of Pesach on hilchos Pesach to enhance the halachic observance and the ‘geshmak,’ the enjoyment of Yom Tov, that comes with knowledge of the pertinent halachos,” concluded Rabbi Gobioff. In different communities in the United States shiurim are being given by such halachic luminaries as HaGaon HaRav Reuven Feinstein, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Staten Island; HaGaon

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Yeshiva Har Torah Wins Yeshiva League Hockey Championship

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In an exciting and nail-biting game, YHT held on to defeat HANC 3-2 in the hockey championship this past Thursday evening. The game was held at DRS with a capacity crowd in attendance. It was down to the last minute of play as HANC pulled their goalie and scored a goal to bring the score to 3-2, however Har Torah hung on behind their goalie, Jakie Friedman, to win their first ever championship! Congratulations to the

coaches, Rabbi Tuvia Fried and Elliot Weiselberg.

Bnos Malka Girls Return to their Roots This past week, the fifth grade classes of Bnos Malka Academy went on a trip back in time. They visited the Lower East Side of Manhattan and the tenements. The children experienced a “Day in the Life of an Immigrant Child” by learning about the time that families had to pass through Ellis Island to move to this country. Walking the famed streets of Lower Manhattan and seeing the tenement buildings, the girls were amazed to hear how many families lived and shared space in the late 1800’s. With

a little imagination, they were able to envision how their great-grandparents lived in these very same buildings. The girls also had an opportunity to visit the Bialystoker Synagogue, one of the oldest shuls in New York, and discovered its magnificent history. The class was so excited to learn that it also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad! One of the biggest highlights for the girls was a free pickle from the “Pickle Man.”

On May 20th, OHEL Children’s Home & Family Services will be the first Jewish organization to hold an exhilarating “Over the Edge” event. Friends and supporters of OHEL have the chance to display their commitment and dedication to OHEL, and display some courage too, by raising money to rappel more than 20 stories down the side of a building. Those who go Over the Edge at the Heritage Capital Group building in Newark, New Jersey, will enjoy a beautiful 360 degree view of the Manhattan skyline from the roof before rappelling down the building from the top to the ground. All proceeds will support the children and families of OHEL, and will help OHEL children with disabilities, OHEL foster care children and children in OHEL’s Domestic Violence Shelters. “So many organizations do the ‘thons,’” said Robert Katz, OHEL’s Chief Development Officer. “We do as well, through our terrific TEAM OHEL events. But OHEL wanted to get ahead of the curve, and create an event that no other Jewish organization had done before. We learned about Over The Edge from organizations like Make-A-Wish and Special Olympics, and decided to literally reach for the sky.” It will be a day full of excitement, giveaways, and food, and it is sure to

be an invigorating event for all participants, regardless of whether they decide to rappel over the building or not—just watching fellow thrill-seekers go over the edge will be a heart-stopping adrenaline rush! OHEL is offering a special “Chicken” Fee to just stand and watch, if that’s all you can take. OHEL corporate sponsors include The Heritage Capital Group, Century 21 Department Stores, and Newark’s Robert Treat Hotel. For more information or to register, visit www. oheldoyoudare.org or contact Laurie at Laurie_Szenicer@ohelfamily.org or at 718-686-3316.

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Shulamith Seventh Graders Tour Ben Franklin’s Hometown The seventh graders of Shulamith Middle Division traveled to Philadelphia last week for a day of touring in the City of Brotherly Love. Bustling with excitement, the girls boarded the coach buses at 7 a.m. and begin their journey. The ride was blessedly uneventful, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the first stop of their whirlwind tour: the Franklin Institute. From the human heart, to electricity, to principles of gravity, the girls had the opportunity to learn about science in a whole new way. They also enjoyed an IMAX movie about The Forces of Nature, and were “blown away” by the up-close view of Hashem’s koach and gevurah that was displayed on the big screen. Another

highlight of the museum was a special presentation called “Liquid Air” which demonstrated the properties of solids, liquids and gases, and ended with a BANG! After spending a couple of enlightening hours in this world-renowned science museum, the girls ate lunch together in the cafeteria and headed to the next stop on their itinerary. At the Mikveh Israel Synagogue, the second oldest active Orthodox congregation in America, the girls were privileged to sit in the sanctuary and view the shul’s beautiful interior. They marveled at the array of sifrei Torah in the Aron Kodesh, and enjoyed looking at the intricate carvings on the bimah and the finely crafted ner tamid. After joining

in the recitation of a perek of Tehillim, the girls left the building and walked to their next series of destinations: Ben Franklin’s printing shop, Independence Hall, the old Congress Hall, the Liberty Bell pavilion, and the all-new Benjamin Franklin museum. Each stop on the tour provided the students with a wide array of information about the history of our great nation, bringing to life lessons they had learned in the classroom. At each stop, as Park Service volunteers asked question of the group, the girls impressed others with their knowledge. Even more significant was the lovely behavior of our students and the kiddush Hashem they made throughout the day. The final stop of the day was The

Bourse, a charming historic building filled with specialty shops. The girls enjoyed a delicious dinner of pizza and French fries, and shopped for souvenirs. As they boarded the buses for the ride home, the girls agreed that the day had been both exhilarating and exhausting. Much thanks to their chaperones: Associate Principal of the Middle Division, Dr. Evelyn Gross; teachers Miss Gold, Mrs. Goldberg, and Mrs. Steiner; and parent volunteers Mrs. Biderman and Mrs. Siegel. Much appreciation also to Mrs. Sheila Schwebel of Tourific Travel for coordinating the trip and ensuring a successful adventure for all of us!

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Precious Moments with a Gadol and offered effusive divrei chizuk.

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When Rav Yitzchok Scheiner, rosh yeshiva of Kamenitz in Yerushalayim, made a brief stopover in Kennedy Airport on his way to Cleveland, a group of talmidim from Mesivta Chaim Shlomo of Yeshiva Darchei Torah traveled from Far Rockaway to be on-hand to greet him and to provide a minyan for Mincha. Rav Scheiner was very impressed with the bachurim

Rav Yitzchok Scheiner in conversation with Mesivta Chaim Shlomo talmidim at the shul in Kennedy Airport

NCSY’s Chol Hamoed Trip to Six Flags Supports Ongoing Jewish Connectivity Programming Over the last six decades, NCSY, the Orthodox Union’s consortium of trailblazing Jewish leadership and identity building programs for high school youth, has provided more than 250,000 Jewish teens with opportunities to explore their heritage and connect with Jewish life in a warm and welcoming environment. NCSY’s highly lauded Jewish connectivity programming includes ‘Latte and Learning,’ Shabbatons, regional conventions, Jewish Student Union clubs and a host of summer programs around the world. An international operation celebrating its milestone 60th anniversary, NCSY runs 200 chapters across three continents and develops programming for two separate but equally important groups: unconnected public school students and teens within the Jewish school system. Through innovative social and recreational programs, NCSY helps both groups develop positive Jewish identities and become passionately committed to serving their Jewish communities. Through the years, NCSY has ar-

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ranged annual Chol Hamoed trips to Six Flags Great Adventure for teens and their families. In addition to providing some excellent family bonding time, this event is also structured as a fundraiser. Over the last 30 years, NCSY has raised thousands of dollars to support programs such as Shabbatons and summer programs. Once again, NCSY invites the greater community to be part of this annual tradition. This year we are proud to announce Yaakov Shwekey will be performing live on Chol Hamoed Pesach, April 17, 2014. By joining NCSY at Six Flags Great Adventure you can help launch the adventure of Jewish discovery for hundreds of Jewish teens across the country and around the world. The road to becoming passionate Jews and committed leaders of the Jewish community begins with a single NCSY experience.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website at www.ncsygreatadventure.com or call us at 201-862-0250.

Rav Yitzchok Scheiner with Rav Yisroel Feder (left) and Rav Shloma Steg, rabbeim in Mesivta Chaim Shlomo, and bachurim

Shalhevet Graduate to be Published in Mathematical Journal Throughout high school there are many new and exciting opportunities and experiences that become available. For Tamar Lichter, a freshman at Macaulay Honors at Queens College, it was her senior internship at Midreshet Shalhevet that opened many doors. During her senior year at Shalhevet, Tamar started a math internship with Professor Elie Feder who does research in graph theory. Since then, she has continued doing research with Dr. Feder and his team. Recently, Tamar partic-

ipated in the Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing in Boca Raton, FL. Tamar and several other members of her team presented their findings which will be published in the mathematical journal Congressus Numerantium. Tamar was thrilled to be part of this conference and credits Shalhevet’s internship program for giving her the extra push to find this opportunity.

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Yeshiva Darchei Torah Alumni to Reunite This Sunday This Sunday, hundreds of alumni of Yeshiva Darchei Torah are expected to attend its “Event of the Year,” an opportunity for them to reconnect with their rabbeim and their fellow alumni in the yeshiva’s beautiful new building. The event will include a buffet dinner and an inspiring program. Since its establishment in 2008, the Yeshiva Darchei Torah Alumni Association has succeeded in launching a variety of initiatives and events that have provided tangible, mutual benefit to the alumni and to the yeshiva, including: • The Alumni Partnership, where alumni sign up for monthly contributions to the Yeshiva and earn a share in the Yeshiva’s sacred avodah; • Regularly scheduled shiurim in Brooklyn and the Five Towns from roshei yeshiva and rabbeim, on topics ranging from halacha & aggadah to parenting and shalom bayis; • Weekly Emails featuring divrei Torah, alumni mazel tovs and news and

photos from the Yeshiva; • The weekly mailing of CDs of shmuessin and vaadim to alumni around the world; • The YDT Alumni Chesed Fund, which provides financial help to alumni in need; • A nightly chaburah of working alumni who learn together at the Yeshiva; • Night Kollelim in Yerushalayim and Lakewood; • Live teleconferences with divrei chizuk from rabbeim; • Reunions in Yerushalayim, Lakewood and Far Rockaway; • The successful Alumni Classroom Campaign, which collectively dedicate a classroom in the Yeshiva’s new complex; • The Alumni Shadchan Network, an intensive effort to help single alumni find their bashert. Each of these initiatives, developed by the Office of Alumni Affairs and an

The Yeshiva Darchei Torah Alumni Melave Malka in Eretz Yisrael this winter

Some of the alumni who collectively dedicated a classroom in the new building of the yeshiva

active Alumni Committee, has enabled the alumni to retain and strengthen their connections to their rabbeim long after graduation and to continue to gain from their wisdom, hadracha and advice as they progress in life. In addition, as many alumni have built families and entered the workforce, they have taken their rightful place among the ranks of supporters of their illustrious and be-

loved makom Torah, Yeshiva Darchei Torah. When they gather with their friends and rabbeim on Sunday, the alumni are sure to gain an extra infusion of chizuk and camaraderie that will help carry them forward into Pesach and beyond. For more information please call 718.868.2300 ext. 317 or email alumni@darchei.org.

Rav Yaakov Bender delivering a shiur to alumni on parenting and shalom bayis

Mehadrin’s Famous Cheese Snack Back on the Shelves After being sorely missed by scores of dairy enthusiasts, Mehadrin’s Cheese Snack is finally back on the refrigerator shelves this month, much to the delight of kosher consumers all over. While it is certainly true that “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” Mehadrin’s cheese snack has been a favorite for many people ever since. Rich and creamy in texture with a balanced sweetness in flavor, the cheese snack was the ultimate treat for both adults and children. The perfectly-sized

single serving of buttery goodness was equally enjoyed Pesach and all year. “We’ve had countless phone calls and requests regarding our cheese snacks,” says a spokesperson from Mehadrin Dairy. “People were constantly asking for the return of what was obviously a very popular product.” Always on the

lookout to please the kosher dairy customer, Mehadrin is therefore delighted to announce that the new round of cheese snack production is complete and store shelves will be restocked shortly. Mehadrin was founded in 1950, providing chalav Yisroel dairy products to a fast-growing heimishe market, Me-

hadrin is the number one supplier of premier kosher dairy products in the USA. But this ever-growing popularity never diminished the original goal of creating and maintaining a perfect product line. From frozen foods to yogurts and cheeses, every single Mehadrin product uses only the freshest ingredients, ensuring perfect taste and quality every single time. With over three hundred different products, Mehadrin has become a household name in every Jewish community. And with good reason.

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Creating a Pesach Top Ten Together as a Couple Pesach is a holiday that has a particularly strong feelings attached to it. It is possible these strong feelings are due to the many different customs regarding this particular holiday, from the severity of chometz to the feelings that stem from Pesach being a holiday with specific significance for children to be at their parents’ table. It is a wise idea for a couple to discuss in advance their vision for the upcoming holiday. Due to the fact that Pesach is a holiday that requires significantly more preparation than others, aside for a couple working out what their “dream Pesach” is, it is also necessary to work out a basic “vision” for the weeks leading up to Pesach. In the course of these discussions it is

worthwhile to discuss what each spouse feels are priorities. A very effective technique for doing this is known as “The Top Ten.” Together the couple comes up with a list of ten topics that they feel are important issues regarding Pesach. Any item mentioned by either spouse should be written down such as where to spend the holiday, when to “turn over,” which foods to serve at the meals, chol hamoed trips, the appropriate level of cleaning, the amount of new wardrobe items to purchase, special holiday gifts, type of divrei Torah/discussions at the meals and the amount of outside help needed to get to the holiday. Each spouse then takes that list and puts the list in order of priority for themselves, making sure to be extremely honest about what is im-

portant for them. The couple then goes over both lists together. This activity can be eye-opening and thought-provoking for a couple. It can reveal how things one thought were so important to one’s spouse aren’t and things one thought one’s spouse didn’t care about at all are actually very important to him or to her. The couple then needs to work together to come up with the closest thing to a priority list that takes both their interests into account. This exercise can add a special sense of closeness and positive energy as the couple works as a team to “create” a holiday that reflects their combined interests. This week make it a point to sit down with your spouse and go over your “Top

Ten” for Pesach! May Hashem give each couple the strength to work together to prepare, plan and create a beautiful holiday. May we all merit a holiday that is even more special and beautiful and peaceful than we hoped for and may we merit to experience the ultimate redemption speedily and in our days. Five Towns Marriage Initiative provides educational programs, workshops and referrals to top marriage therapists. FTMI will help offset counseling costs when necessary and also runs an anonymous shalom bayis hotline for the entire community Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 10:00-11:00 p.m. For the hotline or more information, call 516430-5280 or email dsgarry@msn.com.

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The winners of Yeshiva of South Shore’s annual Multiplication Bee with their principal, Rabbi Fridman

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Last week, UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran) research director Matan Shamir, who has been tracking U.S. sanctions of Iran for months, spoke to HANC High School juniors and seniors about the non-forprofit advocacy group’s efforts to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to obtain nuclear weapons. Mr. Shamir mentioned that the threat of nuclear Iran is greater than ever. He raised the students’ awareness of the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran’s role as a state sponsor of global terrorism and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad. Mr. Shamir stressed the importance of the public utilizing media outreach and persuading our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran. Overall, the program was very in-

formative and put the issue of a nuclear Iran in perspective for students, pressing and inspiring many of them to take action via lobbying to strengthen sanctions and take on preventative measures. This is one of the many programs that HANC High School brings to the forefront to engage students in conversation on important world matters

French Fries Meet Nutrition

This past Thursday, the seventh grade boys of Yeshiva Har Torah accompanied by Rabbis Silverman, Rosenthal and Singer visited the historic Lower East Side of NYC for their annual Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Chasadim trip. This was the sixth consecutive year that Rabbi Rosenthal has arranged the Gmach trip. It was a beautiful sunny day as the seventh graders arrived at the world-famous and historic Streits Matzah factory where Rabbi Kirschner, the kosher supervisor, gave the class a personal tour of the facility and explained its significance to the neighborhood. The boys were amazed at the process of matzah

baking and the antique machines that date back to over 100 years. From there, the boys visited the historic and beautifully restored Bialystock Shul where they saw a hidden door which, as legend has it, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War era. The next stop was meeting Dovi Jacobs, the Hatzalah coordinator for the LES, for another personal tour of the Hatzalah trucks. Hearing the story about the destroyed Hatzalah truck from 9-11 was especially moving. To close the day, the class went for good, old-fashioned New York City pizza followed by a delicious NYC sour pickle! It was a special day together!

French fried potatoes have been a favorite with kids ever since French street vendors invented them in 1789. But while these golden strips of goodness may be packed with flavor, they certainly are not bursting with nutrients. Deep-fried carbs served with a side of ketchup are not what you would call a wholesome meal or snack. Small wonder then that mothers around the globe find them a poor choice of accompaniment to an otherwise healthy dinner. But Gefen, who has long since been bringing the kosher consumer fresh, healthy and quality food products, has found a way to please both parent and child. Gefen’s Sweet Potato Fries are super sweet, crunchy and full of flavor. Ready to bake and easy to serve, they make an excellent addition to any meal, Chol Hamoed and all year. The flavor will delight children of all ages and the nutrition facts will please

parents everywhere. The sweet potato has been considered for years the “indispensable vegetable” for its nutrient-rich contents. With considerably less carbs than regular potatoes, sweet potatoes have a glycemic load of only 17 compared to 29 of a white potato, and lots of dietary fiber. The sweet potato brings both color and flavor to the dinner plate. Beta-carotene, an important nutrient, gives the sweet potato its deep orange shade. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant which converts to Vitamin A in the body; one serving of sweet potatoes can provide you with as much as 700% of the US RDA for Vitamin A. So this Pesach take a break from all that potato latkes, French fries and other calorie-laden snacks and sides. Try Gefen Sweet Potato fries, with or without Gefen’s ketchup, and discover a new favorite.

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Around the Community Gesher: Quality Chinuch and Much More The commitment of the Gesher Early Childhood Center to provide its students with the absolute best learning environment possible has far-reaching effects. The central goal is to properly educate the child. In order to accomplish that task, Gesher creates an all encompassing plan that benefits the children, their parents, and even the staff. The educational model employed at Gesher takes individualization to a new level. While the high quality yeshiva preschool curriculum generates the overall classroom success, the driving energy of the faculty is to meet the specific needs of each child: educationally, socially and emotionally. In recent communication with the parent body and with associated professionals, Gesher was delighted to hear that its resources have been valuable and appreciated on so many levels. Advocating: At a parent meeting,

many parents shared their stories of frustration and desperation regarding their original efforts to apply for support from the school district. “I had no idea if my child should qualify for services, and no way of knowing how to prepare for my meeting. Morah Chava (director of Gesher) was my lifeline. She explained the process and held my hand all the way through.” “It is clear that the district representatives respect Gesher’s assessment of a child’s needs and are confident in the implementation of services at Gesher.” Building Confidence: Some of

the children in Gesher came in having had a previously difficult learning experience. A key component of the Gesher model is to ensure that the child feels appreciated and loved. “My son feels like he is the most special boy to his morah.” “The morahs look at the children as if they are their own children; there is nothing that they wouldn’t do for them, and the kids feel it.” “My daughter feels loved every minute of the day, and it is just amazing.” “I cannot say enough about the warmth that emanates from his morah. One can see that she really loves each and every one of her students.” Collaboration: The success of the Gesher model is built on constant communication and a feeling of real teamwork between the parents, administration, faculty, and related service providers. Strategies and suggestions are shared freely and implemented multi-dimensionally. “Sometimes I feel that the staff at Gesher knows my child better than I do! They make me feel like my child is the only student in the class.” “They do not overlook any detail. Nothing is too small to warrant a phone call or text.” “The teachers work hand in hand with the therapists and are constantly implementing my child’s goals into the lessons.” Home Environment The Gesher staff is trained to identify the origin of the various struggles that a child may experience. That analysis is often invaluable for the parent whose child’s challenges in school carryover into the home environment. “I don’t know if I ever would have really recognized which aspect was causing him the difficulty. I can’t thank you enough for helping me to understand and appreciate my child.”

“Building Bridges,” the Gesher Founders Event, will take place this Sunday, April 6th at 7:30 PM at the home of Menachem and Talia Ostreicher, 198 Harborview South

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The Big CHAZAQ Event Bringing Inspiration, Connection and Energy to the Queens Community By Shira Diamond

R’ Zecharia Wallerstein emphasized the importance of hakaras hatov

ith over one thousand people in attendance at the Big CHAZAQ Event held in Forest Hills High School on March 30th, the crowds were not only inspired, amazed and moved but were sitting on the edge of their seats riveted by the incredible world renowned speakers and entertainers. This was a night for CHAZAQ to show the world how vital their work is, and how much they need the community’s support in order to succeed even more at bringing Jewish kids back to their heritage. The professionalism with which the event was carried out was evident in the amount of staff present to assist people in finding their seats and with any questions they had, to the meticulously packed totes that were placed on each seat containing a beautiful playbill as well as delicious snacks and a bottle of water. Every detail was taken care of, down to the professional videographer and photographer, as well as the talented DJ who took the stage. All the audience had to do was sit back and relax and wait for the show to begin. The night began with Yaniv Meirov addressing the overflowing crowd. With his signature humor and wit, he thanked the politicians who came to show their support. Among the attendees were Queensboro president Melinda Katz who addressed the crowd and presented Yaniv and Rabbi Ilan Meirov, CHAZAQ’s founders, with a proclamation declaring March 30th CHAZAQ day. Also in attendance were Congresswoman Grace Meng, Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, City Council member Rory Lancman and

R’ Paysach Krohn recalled the shoes of those in the Holocaust

even Knesset member R’ Nissim Ze’ev of Shas. Next in the star lineup was Rabbi Yitzchak Oelbaum, son of Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum shlita. He gave an inspiring dvar Torah and introduced Charlie Harary, a dynamic and inspirational speaker. The energy was palpable in the air when Mr. Harary began to speak, and you could hear a pin drop in the auditorium. He spoke about how this is the season of freedom, and each of us in our own lives are waiting for freedom from one thing or another. Whether it’s shalom bayis or children or parnassah, everyone has something in their lives that we need to feel free from. We feel trapped, but we want to feel strong. We so badly want to be a good Jew but we feel stuck inside. How do we get there? Pesach is the time when Hashem shows us exactly what to do. Mr. Harary went on to explain how Pesach is not a commemorative holiday. In fact, none of the yomim tovim are. On yom tov, Hashem “turns up the voltage” so to speak, and the ability to connect to Hashem is so much stronger than on an average day. Rav Dessler says that festivals are not anniversaries; they are actual spiritual opportunities. Every one of us is living in our own Mitzrayim, which comes from the word maytzar, meaning restraint. It’s holding us back. This is the month that Hashem shows us how to get out. Mr. Harary then asks a very interesting question. When was the first seder? He speculates that it was probably the first year after the Jews left Egypt. But in fact, it was really the night before the Jews left Egypt. How could

they commemorate leaving before they actually left? Because when we want something to come to reality, we have to act it out first. Hashem says, so to speak, “You sit down in the middle of slavery and you act free, that’s the beginning of becoming free.” The way to get there is to start with your head. It’s a conscious choice. The main food on Pesach is matzah. We have to get rid of every piece of chometz. The difference between matzah and chometz is time. Hashem said we’re leaving Egypt and there was no time to let the dough rise. When we want to be someone, don’t let time pass. Do it right away like there is no time. We always think we have more time to do something and we procrastinate. But Pesach teaches us, if you want to be someone, act that way right away and it will become you. With his signature style, Mr. Harary enraptured the crowd with stories about a football player pushed beyond his limits, and of him and his wife stuck on a cruise ship with no kosher food. The audience laughed, cried and smiled throughout the beautiful lecture. Next in the lineup was Rabbi Paysach Krohn, and his son was called up to introduce his father. His son spoke glowingly about Rabbi Krohn, noting that he treats everyone he meets as a friend and truly cares about his fellow Jews. When Rabbi Krohn began to speak, he talked about his tours of Europe and all the different places he travels with groups to. He spoke about the time when he traveled to Budapest and was planning to go to the Danube River, as many Jews were killed there and he wanted to daven at the

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Yaniv Meirov, operations manager of CHAZAQ and emcee of the Event

Knesset member Rabbi Nissim Ne’ev and Chazaq Director Rabbi Ilan Meirov

Charlie Harary speaking

site. His machatanim showed him a memorial that was erected to remember the victims and Rabbi Krohn was stunned. It was just empty shoes strewn across the riverbank. Men’s shoes and women’s shoes and even little children’s shoes. It was heartbreaking to see the shoes without the people who had filled them, and to think about those lives that were cut short by the cruel monsters known as the Nazis. The image of those shoes stayed with him vividly. On Rosh Hashanah when the kohanim went up to the front of the shul to recite the priestly blessing, Rabbi Krohn was looking down so as not to look directly at the kohanim, which is forbidden. Instead he caught sight of their empty shoes. Big shoes and smaller shoes, those of adults and those of bar mitzvah boys, and he couldn’t look anymore. Those shoes had people to fill them baruch Hashem, but the shoes by the Danube would never be filled. Rabbi Krohn went on to say that baruch Hashem there are people to fill the shoes that need to be filled in regards to the students in Forest Hills High School who are so disconnected from Yiddishkeit. There are 1,000 Jewish kids in Forest Hills High School who are not frum, and many of them come to CHAZAQ’s weekly sessions in the school. Kiruv is so vitally important, he explained, and he urged everyone to help CHAZAQ in doing their important kiruv work. Rabbi Krohn spoke with incredible energy and enthusiasm, even breaking down in tears. The emotion was palpable in the audience. Next up was an entertaining treat with the illusionist

Marc Garfinkel. From card tricks to mind reading, the crowd was wowed by the talent of this young man. He even utilized Rabbi Krohn to help assist him in a trick, and Rabbi Krohn was visibly amazed at this young man’s abilities. Community member R’ Baruch Singer came onto the stage to read a beautiful letter written by Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum to the audience in regards to CHAZAQ, followed by an uplifting video montage of all the incredible work that CHAZAQ does, as well as their success with their Sefer Torah campaign. And finally, it was Rabbi Wallerstein’s turn to take the stage. Rabbi Wallerstein spoke about hakaras hatov and showing gratitude. You have to act right away when you want to do something good or thank someone. You can’t sleep on it, he said, rather you need to grab the bull by its horns. “Why are Purim and Pesach next to each other?” he asked. He then told a story about a governor who accused his wife of adultery, and she was sentenced to be killed by lethal injection. Everyone pleaded with the governor to have mercy on his wife but he refused. She was strapped to the gurney awaiting the injection when she mouthed to the governor that she loves him, will always love him and will watch over him from heaven. At that moment, the governor realized that she did really love him and she would never be unfaithful to him. He tried to bang on the glass but it was soundproof. He ran to the room with only a minute left and fell on top of her, to save her from the injection. On Purim, Hashem signed our death sentence. We were all going to die. But we still said, “We love you, Hashem,

and we will always love you, no matter what happens to us.” Hashem grabbed us and brought us to Pesach and Nissan, which signifies our freedom. We were on the 49th level of tumah in Mitzrayim, the lowest of the low, but Hashem grabbed us out at the last second before it was too late, and we proclaimed our love for Him. Why did we have to rush out of Egypt so fast? Because Hashem grabbed us from the lowest levels of tumah, a minute before it was too late for us, we didn’t have time to wait. The matzah therefore heals us and represents how the “no time” saved us. After Rabbi Wallerstein concluded his inspirational and riveting speech, the night was then concluded by a raging concert by the Chevrah and Eli Gerstner, which had people jumping to their feet and dancing. The energy in the air was tangible and as they clapped their hands with smiling faces. The huge success of the Big CHAZAQ Event was just a glimpse into the amount of incredible work that this organization does. The amount of high school children attending, religious and not yet religious, showed how strongly they feel about this organization. It was a night for CHAZAQ to show the community its myriad programs and its wonderful successes, and ask the community to partner with them in helping even more children find Hashem. The night was a huge success, and we wish CHAZAQ continued hatzlacha in its vital community work. To learn more about CHAZAQ or to join in their kiruv work, visit CHAZAQ.org or call 917-617-3636.

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Rebbe Yanni exclaimed, “All of my life I’ve read that posuk, but I never appreciated how simple it was until this peddler revealed it to me!” — VaYikrah Rabba 16:2 What Did the Peddler Reveal to Rebbe Yanni? It seems that Rebbe Yanni learned a great lesson from this peddler, something so powerful that it impacted on both his outlook and his actions. The difficulty with this Medrash is that it doesn’t seem that Rebbe Yanni learned anything new. He clearly knew the posuk before the peddler said it. He’d probably reviewed those words hundreds of times before. As he was a Tanna, he had mastered the entire Torah and understood the meaning, depth, and implications of those words. What new concept did Rebbe Yanni learn from the peddler? The answer to this can be best understood with a mashal. Imagine that a mother and father are looking for the right yeshiva for their son. After much investigation, they hit upon the perfect solution. It’s got the right type of environment, the right type of boys, just the right blend – a perfect fit. But then they hear the news. The boys in that yeshiva smoke! “Oh my goodness!” they both exclaim. “Now what? It may be a great yeshiva, and our son might flourish there, but everyone knows that smoking kills. It’s a habit that’s very difficult to break. It’s just not worth it.”

So they decide not to send their son to that yeshiva. While you and I may debate whether they made the right choice, no one would argue that they have a very valid concern. After all, bad habits really are difficult to change, and smoking does have serious health consequences. Now let’s play out the same scenario with just one little adjustment: same young man, same yeshiva, same perfect fit. However, instead of the parents finding out that the boys smoke, they find out that the boys in that yeshiva speak lashon harah. What would we anticipate the parents’ reaction to be? “Oh my goodness! The Torah warns us against lashon harah! With one conversation, a person can violate dozens of prohibitions. And worse, it can easily become a lifelong habit. Lashon harah kills… It may be a

ing-related complications. So smoking— which might kill— they fear, yet lashon harah—which they know definitely kills—they aren’t that concerned about. How are we to understand this anomaly? The answer is that when medical science tells us something, we accept it as truth. These are the facts; this is reality. Unfortunately, when the Torah tells us something, it just isn’t real. “You need a lot of emunah to really accept that. I don’t know if I am on that level.” And so, in the parents’ minds: “Lashon harah. . . well, I mean, a mitzvah it’s not, but it

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great yeshiva, but forget it. We can’t take the chance!” Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that that would be the reaction. More likely, their attitude would be, “Listen, it’s not something we are happy to hear, but it isn’t a reason to disqualify a good yeshiva.” Let’s analyze the difference in their reactions. Assuming that these are well-educated people, they know that the Torah specifically, clearly, and definitively tells us that speaking lashon harah kills, and that guarding one’s tongue is the Torah’s guarantee to long life. They have heard many shmuessen discussing the severity of this issue, and they don’t question it. On the other hand, they are aware that while smoking has a high correlation to various diseases, at the end of the day it is only a small percentage of people who actually die from smok-

surely isn’t as dangerous as smoking. Smoking really kills!” This seems to be the answer to Rebbe Yanni. As great as he was, and as much as he accepted every word of the Torah as completely true, on some level it wasn’t 100% real to him. The peddler revealed to Rabbi Yanni that the Torah teaches us that “lashon harah kills” in its most simple, direct meaning. It then became real to him. The Greatest Distance on Earth There are two great lessons for us in this. One is simply to understand the gravity of the words that we utter — their effects on others and on ourselves. The second lesson is much more broad-based and affects all areas of our growth. We humans are motivated by that which we consider valuable. If we live in a culture that uses money and material possessions

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A man walks into a bar with a dog. The bartender says, “Sorry pal, no pets are allowed here.” “You don’t understand,” says the man. “This is no regular dog; he can talk.” “Listen, pal,” says the bartender. “If that dog can talk, it can stay and you can drink everything for free!” The man puts the dog on a stool, and asks him, “What’s on top of a house?” “Roof!” “Right. And what’s on the outside of a tree?” “Bark!” “And who’s the greatest baseball player of all time?” “Ruth!” “I guess you’ve heard enough,” says the man. “I’ll take the dry martini for a starter.” The bartender is furious. “Listen, liar,” he says, “get out of here before I smack you!” As soon as they’re on the street, the dog turns to the man and says, “Do you think I should have said ‘DiMaggio’?”

Riddle! David, Joe, Sara, Mimi and Mike are playing in a baseball game with some other people. Each friend plays a different position (First base, Pitcher, Shortstop, Catcher, Right field) and gets a different number of hits (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5). From the clues can you figure out who did what? 1) David, the furthest from home base, had exactly twice as many hits as the pitcher. 2) The shortstop was tired after getting her fifth hit. 3) Mike had more hits than all the other infielders except for Sara. 4) Joe wears a mask.

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The Weirder Side of Baseball In 1944, brothers Bob Garbank (who played for the Athletics) and Mike (who played for the Yankees) both ended the season with a .261 batting average.

and sent him to right field in the sixth inning as a defensive replacement for Jerry White. He came up in the seventh and hit a single.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Clarence Blethen had false teeth and used to tuck his false teeth in his back pocket during games, thinking his toothless face would intimidate batters. During a game in 1923, Blethen forgot that he’d stowed his dentures and, when sliding into second base, bit himself on the backside, causing an injury.

In his very first at bat as a 28-year-old rookie pitcher, Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm hit a homerun. His career lasted for 21 more years and 493 plate appearances, but he never hit another homerun.

Towards the end of the 1957 season, the Dodgers and Cubs minor league teams each needed a shake-up. So their front offices made a trade—the whole team. That’s right; they exchanged their entire 25-man rosters. Joel Youngblood recorded a hit for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. On August 4, 1982, Youngblood hit a two-run single for the Mets during a game in Wrigley Field. Before the game ended, manager George Bamberger took him out, told him he was traded to the Expos, and Youngblood set off for Philadelphia, where the Expos were playing that night. He arrived at Veterans Stadium during the sixth inning of the game. His new uniform was there waiting for him, with “Youngblood” already stitched onto the back. Expos manager Jim Fanning met his new player in the dugout,

Talking to reporters about pitcher Gaylord Perry’s inability to hit, San Francisco Giants manager Alvin Dark joked, “They’ll put a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run.” On July 20, 1969, Perry hit the first homerun of his career. Twenty minutes earlier, a more significant national event took place: Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. During World War II, the U.S. military designed a grenade to be the size and weight of a baseball, since “any young American man should be able to properly throw it.” In 1999, Mets manager Bobby Valentine was ejected in the 12th inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays for arguing a catcher’s interference call. Instead of watching the rest of the game from the clubhouse, Valentine returned to the dugout with a fake mustache, sunglasses and Mets t-shirt on. The Mets won 4-3, but he was suspended three games by MLB and fined $5,000.

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1. Where on a batter’s body is the bottom of the strike zone? a. Just above the knee b. Mid-thigh c. Mid-shin d. Beneath the kneecap 2. What is the call when two runners end up on the same base? a. The lead runner must try to advance to the next base. b. The play is dead and the trailing run is permitted to return to the previous base. c. The lead runner is entitled to the base; the trailing runner must try to go back to the previous base. d. Both are automatically out. 3. A batter who is hit by a pitch without making an effort to get out of the way will not be awarded first base. a. True b. False 4. If in trying to make a catch in front of the outfield wall, the ball bounces off the fielder’s glove over the wall, it is a home run. a. True b. False 5. There is a runner on first when the batter hits the ball deep to right field and it is not caught. The runner who was on first falls down. May the batter, who is now rounding first, assist the runner ahead of him around the bases? a. Yes

Slam, the player did not have to touch the base). c. The hitting team is awarded two runs (for those that scored before the player did not touch second) and the inning is over. d. The hitting team is not awarded any runs and the inning is over.

b. No 6. There is a runner on first and second when the batter bunts the ball 15 feet in the air. Instead of catching the ball, the pitcher drops it and starts a 1-5-4-3 triple play (if you don’t know what that is, you obviously don’t know much about…soccer). What call should the umpire make? a. Intentional grounding b. Umpire should not make any call c. Infield fly rule d. Double play 7. A team has runners on first and third bases with one out when the batter hits a fly ball near the stands along the third-base line. The third baseman makes a leaping catch and falls into the stands, holding onto the ball. What happens next? a. It is live play and the runners may proceed. The third baseman can try to throw them out. b. Batter is out and runners do not advance bases. c. Automatically the runner on third scores and the runner on first goes to second. d. Ball is considered a foul. 8. With the bases loaded and two outs, the batter hits a grand slam. The runner on first base misses second base as he circles the bases. What happens? a. The hitting team scores three runs and the inning is over b. The hitting team is granted 4 runs and the inning continues (because it was a Grand

Answer to riddle: From clue 1 we know that David is the right fielder and that he got 4 hits and the pitcher got 2 hits. From clue 2 we know that the shortstop is a woman (Mimi or Sara) and that she got 5 hits. From clue 3 we know that Mike had 3 hits and Sara had 5. This means that Sara is the shortstop (see clue 2). From clue 4 we know that Joe is the catcher. Since we already know that Mike had 3 hits and the pitcher had 2, Mike cannot be the

Answers: 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A- A runner can assist another runner as long as he did not score yet or was not yet ruled out. 6. B 7. C- When a fielder carries the ball into dead ball territory and controls the ball, he is credited with the catch but all runners are awarded one base on the play. 8. D- No runs can score when an inning ends in a forceout. Scorecard: 6-8 correct: You belong behind the plate wearing an umpire’s mask. (Time to start rounding off that belly of yours.) 4-5 correct: You are good, but prone to mistakes. Good thing we now have instant replay. 0-3 correct: Let’s try this: how many outs in an inning? Ooh, sorry, there are 6, not 3 (there are three in a half inning). But good try!

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Rabbi’s Musings [& Amusings]

Rabbi Dani Staum

Springing into Pesach

fter a long, cold winter the warm weeks, I was thinking about why cerspring sun has been particularly tain branches were able to withstand delightful. But Old Man Winter the brutal winter, while others could didn’t leave quietly. Only after be- not. Sometimes large parts of trees coling battered by massive snowfall and lapsed, while the other half remained many days of frigid temperatures did fully intact. the spring sun emerge. I concluded that for a branch to Even now, have survived the effects are the storm it needstill visible. The ed to have two weight of the qualities: vitality THE SEASON OF snow, together and flexibility. It with the relentneeded to have a REBIRTH AND less wind and good connection rain was too with the tree so REDEMPTION much for many that it could draw PURPOSELY of the branches, its nourishment and even whole through osmoCOINCIDES WITH trees. Although sis, and it had to THE SEASON OF by now the snow be able to bend has completely in the wind. Any PHYSICAL REBIRTH melted and the branch that did rain has been abnot contain those AND REGENERATION. sorbed into the two qualities earth, a tremenended up on the dous amount of ground. winter’s after-efIn addition, fects and debris are still visible every- there were many trees that appeared where. robust and healthy which collapsed in As I drove around these last few the storm. The common theme about

all those trees is that they were not firmly rooted deeply enough in the ground. Despite the fact that they seemed tall and proud, without deep roots they too could not withstand the onslaught of the storm. It is well known that the Torah compares mankind to a tree (see Devarim 20:19). In the face of challenges and difficulties those who are vibrant and optimistic, with a positive “glass half-full” outlook, and are flexible are the most resilient people. In contrast, rigid and negative people have the most difficult time dealing with the tempests of life. It goes without saying that one also needs to be firmly rooted in his faith and beliefs. The joyous holiday of Pesach is al-

ways celebrated during the emergence of spring. The season of rebirth and redemption purposely coincides with the season of physical rebirth and regeneration. Life is not always idyllic and easy. There are many “periods of marror” mixed in. But one who is able to recite the blessing on the marror, understanding that it too comes from G-d, understands that shortly after the marror we eat the festive holiday meal. Pesach celebrates not only our birth as a people, but also our eternity and our ability to withstand the vicissitudes and challenges of life. Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the Rabbi of Kehillat New Hempstead, and Guidance Counselor/Rebbe at Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch & Ashar in Monsey, NY. He is the author of Stam Torah and can be reached at stamtorah@gmail.com. His website is www.stamtorah.info.

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95 Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

Being in Charge

It was then that I got the idea for this article. As we approach Pesach, I’m reminded of a famous comment of R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l. Moshe told Paroah that the Jews wanted to serve Hashem for three days in the desert. Instead, as we know, they left Egypt entirely, never to return. How could Moshe have misled Paroah this way?

R’ Yaakov suggests that in truth, the original plan was to go out for a three-day retreat, get the Torah, and come back to Egypt to finish out the

When we find things that may pull us away from the Source, like when my kids (or I, myself) want to waste my phone’s battery playing games, we

Jonathan Gewirtz is a prolific inspirational writer whose work has appeared in publications around the world. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion.

THE BEST ANSWER IS TO CONSTANTLY PLUG IN AND KEEP CHARGING WHENEVER YOU CAN.

four hundred years. It was only because Paroah refused and they tarried longer, that they sank to the lowest level of impurity and had to be completely redeemed. He explains that the original threeday trip would have given the Jews the chance to recharge their spiritual batteries, giving them the strength to withstand the remaining years of exile in Egypt. The study of Torah is unique in that it has special qualities that enable people to cope with difficulty. Having the Torah allows us to put challenges and hardships in perspective and survive what would otherwise be intolerable. Do you see where I’m heading with this? Even if they couldn’t get completely recharged, the three days of Kabolas HaTorah and spiritual “charge” would have given our People the power they needed to make it through until they could be fully plugged in to Hashem in Eretz Yisrael. We can and should apply this to everyday life as well. Any opportunity we have to do something spiritual should be taken. If we can plug in for three minutes in the car and listen to a Torah lecture, great. If we are waiting for someone and can say a chapter of Tehillim, fantastic. If we can think about the six constant mitzvos, that Hashem exists and is uniquely in charge of the world, to love Him, revere Him, and not seek out other gods or follow the desires of our eyes and heart – we’ve just connected to the Source and recharged ourselves a little bit.

have to gauge the benefit or importance of them and how it will negatively impact our spiritual battery. Remember, just existing uses up our battery. Walking down the street, controlling our thoughts and mouths, these things take energy! The best answer is to constantly plug in and keep charging whenever you can. Even

those little moments of being “in charge” may be the ones that help you make it through the day.

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art of the wondrous advances we’ve made in technology is the frustration of the constant need for electricity. As the phones get smarter, the battery life seems to get shorter. You need to always know where your charger is or else you risk missing an important call, e-mail, or Words with Friends notification. The old phones used to hold a charge for days if you didn’t use them, but now I find myself keeping a charger in the car, in my wife’s car, at home, and in my various offices. It’s almost involuntary that I’m going to plug my phone in as soon as I sit down. Of course, if I don’t, things stop working as they should and the specter of a totally dead phone looms large. When my kids want to play on my phone, I have to consider whether I have enough battery life for them to do it before it dies completely. They already know that I won’t let them use it if I need to plug it in. As I got in the car one day to go to shul, I began to plug my phone in. I thought about how silly it was. How much could it possibly charge in the three or four minutes it took for me to get there? Then, of course, I told myself it was better than nothing. If it wasn’t plugged in it would be using battery life just by being on, so I could at least combat that by plugging it in.

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My Israel Home Gedaliah Borvick

Seaside Living

owned Macy’s and Abraham & Straus department stores – philanthropist and public servant. Straus had donated a majority of his personal fortune to Jewish causes in then-Palestine, and the hope was that by naming the city after him, Straus would bequeath additional funds to this new settlement. Alas, they came too late, as Straus had no more money to contribute. Nevertheless, the name Netanya remained in honor of this ardent supporter of the Jewish settlement. Sea Opera - Netanya’s Tallest Buildings

lthough most of my clients enjoy the hustle and bustle of Jerusalem life, others prefer beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea, and the slower pace and charm of a coastal town. For many of these clients, Netanya is a good fit. History Netanya, which literally means “Given By G-d,” was established 85 years ago and named in honor of Nathan Straus, a merchant – who co-

Waterfront Netanya’s famous waterfront is one of the longest coastlines in Israel with nine miles of beautiful beaches and promenades. The beaches have been a draw to paragliders, and Netanya has become the country’s hub of paragliding activity. The mix of strong offshore breezes and gentle cliffs provide the perfect setting for paragliding, and one often finds paragliders floating above the city’s beautiful beaches. For many years, Netanya was a desirable seaside resort city. The city still has 20 hotels, but tourism has slowed down. The government has several significant development projects on the table, with the hope to lure back vacationers by turning its coastline into the “Israeli Riviera.” Growth With a population of almost 200,000 people, Netanya is located in Israel’s northern central district, less than 20 miles north of Tel Aviv and 35 miles south of Haifa. Under the leadership of its visionary mayor Miriam Feirberg, the city has created the infrastructure to accommodate a large influx of residents. Many new residential and commercial projects are in various stages of development, and Netanya is on track to expand to 350,000 residents by 2020. Much of the new construction is taking place in Kiryat Hasharon located on the city’s eastern end, based on its infrastructure of new schools, parks, sports centers, synagogues and roads, in addition to its easy access to the major national highways and the Netanya train station. Demographics Netanya real estate is in strong demand as it is a relatively affordable housing alternative for Israelis who either work in greater Tel Aviv but cannot afford its expensive

A view of the sea

housing prices or prefer to live in a more suburban neighborhood. Over the years, many British, French, Russian and American families have moved into Netanya, yet the number of sabras greatly outweighs the immigrants, as over 60% of the city’s residents were born in Israel. Netanya has an even mix of religious and secular residents, and the religious community is comprised of dati-leumi (national religious), Lubavitchers and Sanzer Chassidim, whose leader – the saintly Klausenberg Rebbe, Rabbi Yekutiel Yehudah Halberstam zt”l – founded the local Sanz Medical Center–Laniado Hospital in 1976.

Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel. To sign up for his monthly market updates, contact him at gborvick@gmail.com.

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Cover Story Nachum Soroka

Leaving the Promised Land to Settle Crimea The Bitter Story of a Group of Jewish Settlers Who Left Israel to Start a Kibbutz in the Crimean Peninsula

While the world stands aghast at the events taking place in Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula, many wonder if, indeed, a small, quiet landmass can send our world powers into a third world war. While Vladimir Putin may consider Crimea a significant part of the Russian motherland and others may embrace it as a culturally independent state of homogeneous peoples, few people are aware of its significance to the State of Israel and the Zionist movement. In September 1927, citing “telegrams from Moscow,” Haaretz newspaper reported that negotiations were taking place between a head of the Labor Battalion in Palestine and Stalin’s Soviet government. Menachem Elkind, the aforementioned Zionist leader, was like many of his Zionist compatriots, a hardcore Socialist ideologue whose vision of a Jewish State was necessarily based upon a country of kibbutzim and organized pioneer labor. Elkind immigrated to Palestine during the Third Aliyah (which took place between 1919 and 1923), but was quickly disillusioned with the nascent settlement and the prospect of it being home to “Zionist Communism.” The intention of his negotiations with Moscow: to get chalutzim to leave Israel and found a Zionist settlement in Crimea. Elkind was a charismatic visionary and when the negotiations came to fruition in 1928, he boarded a ship back to Russia with a few dozen Jewish comrades. In all, about one hundred Zionist settlers left Palestine that year in his wake to establish a commune in Crimea. Elkind envisioned a Jewish commune on the whole Crimean peninsula, but to this small group, the Soviet authorities granted a large tract of land, some sheep,

“You dragged more than a hundred people here. What were you thinking?”

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a barn, a chicken coop, work animals, a tractor and farm equipment. It was called Via Nova – A New Path. Perhaps Elkind viewed himself as a modern reincarnation of Moshe Rabbeinu, leading his flock to a far out paradise, however fraught with uncertainty the path to get there was. Regardless of his personal feelings about himself and his mission, his followers’ grumblings certainly sound like those of a nation stalled in the desert. Writes Shira Gurshman, a member of the Crimean kibbutz who originally emigrated in 1923 at the age of seventeen to Palestine from Lithuania and then moved back to Crimea with Elkind in 1928, “It was the dead of winter and all we had were sweaters and sandals. The passersby stop us and admiringly touch our English sweaters. Our sandals, with their thick soles, also attract attention. The children kept shouting, ‘We want to go home’. We put them to bed. In the morning we gave them hot water and black bread. They ate and shouted, ‘We want bananas!’ but they didn’t have the strength to scream for too long. We dressed them in clothes padded with cotton wool.” Elkind’s mission also did little to endear him among the Zionist leaders of the time. Yitzhak Sadeh, a Labor Battalion leader and later a commander of the Palmach strike force, accompanied the emigrants to the port as they were leaving Palestine. Sadeh called out: “Listen to me, get off the ship! Take the children and come with me. They will lack for nothing! I hope I’m wrong, but you will miss your freedom in the Stalinist prison!” Eliahu Ben Horin wrote in the newspaper Doar Hayom about “the great loss we have suffered.” “These were Zionists, they were pioneers – perhaps the best of our pioneers – but they betrayed the Zionist idea and betrayed the Land of Israel.” Joseph Berger-Barzilai, a founder of the Palestine Communist Party, accused Elkind’s group of the greatest treachery: “While the survivors of the Zionist movement were persecuted in the Soviet Union and their comrades were sent to prison and exile, there was a group of Zionists, former pioneers, agricultural laborers from the Jezreel Valley, who decided to return to the Soviet Union.” A Zionist writer in 1933 in another settlement in the Crimea described the experience as “a small group of Jewish pioneers who deWomen in Via Nova, photo courtesy of Beit HaTfutzot cided to recommence life as tillers of the soil, the process was slow and painful. Eight years have passed, years of hard toil. Not in vain. The Kolchoz (collective farm) ‘Icor’ has already become one of the most prosperous in Crimea. A small group of pioneers have pointed the way out. Thousands of Jews who were slowly perishing in the villages, followed them.” Via Nova, however, seemed destined to fail from inception. Its membership never surpassed one hundred. Writes Gurshman, “It was hard in the barn. It was

“The winds raged on the deserted plains, and when they whipped your face it was hard to breathe.”

Working the land

a cold winter. The supervisor, Lena, was in the barn to make sure the waste didn’t freeze the cows’ feet. The winds raged on the deserted plains, and when they whipped your face it was hard to breathe.” When members would return from trips to the neighboring villages’ markets with bread and wheat in the kibbutz’s oxcarts, “some members immediately released the oxen because they came back so hungry and cold they lay down and fell asleep immediately; you could walk on them like on a bridge without them feeling it.” Ultimately, the pioneers’ frustration turned into ire, even leading to death threats against Elkind. Gurshman recalls telling him, “Elkind ... you dragged more than a hundred people here. What were you thinking? You dreamer, how could you consider such a thing! Just know that I’m going to kill you!” She writes further, “If Elkind were alive we’d cut his head off! He took people from a warm place, where there was no need for warm clothes, felt boots and furs, and sent them to this country in the winter Shira Gurshman’s account of the kibbutz highwith little children born in Palestine!” lights the hardships for the settlers The settlers’ new neighbors were predictably not fond of the returnees, and it was only a matter of time before the settlers’ generous welcomers, the Soviet government itself, turned against them. By the mid-1930s the Soviet persecutions began, as they were wary of these “traitors and Zionists.” They disbanded the kibbutz and replaced it with a Soviet collective farm called, ironically, “Brotherhood of Nations.” They then recruited Ukrainians and Tatars to join the farm to undermine any Jewish or Hebrew character it possessed. Many members were forced to leave while others were exiled during the Stalinist purges. The rest were murdered by Nazis in 1941. As for Via Nova’s leader, Menachem Elkind abandoned his followers for Leningrad in 1934 and was arrested by the Soviets four years later. No one knows his fate.

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Naftali Halpern

Comptroller Scott Stringer A Discussion About Politics, Sandy Recovery, and Good Kosher Food

Naftali: Mr. Stringer, it’s good to see you. Mr. Stringer: Good to see you as well. Naftali: So, tell me, how did you get into politics? Mr. Stringer: I got started in politics at a very young age. My family was always very much political—my mother served in the City Council in the 1970s and my father was counsel to Mayor Abe Beame and actually worked in the Comptroller’s office for him as well. My cousin was also in Congress. So when I was a kid growing up, I thought everybody was involved in politics.

“We want to make sure that the money goes towards building back the community.”

Naftali: Your family get-togethers must have been real lively. What jobs have you held previously? Mr. Stringer: I was fortunate to work for Congressman Jerry Nadler for many years. Then I served in the Assembly for 13 years. After that I was elected Borough President of Manhattan. And now I have the great honor to hold a citywide office: NY City Comptroller. Naftali: There are many people who think that borough president is an unnecessary post. As someone who has been borough president, what do you think? Mr. Stringer: I think it’s a very necessary position. Borough presidents are able to do important things for communities in Manhattan relating to land use and zoning. We worked on issues relating to enhancing the skyline while making sure that the community— through the com-

munity board— could participate in that. I will tell you that part of my experience as Borough President was linking with Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder during the impact of Sandy and coming out and seeing the Rockaways firsthand. I worked with Phil and other activists while I was Manhattan Borough president because it is important to recognize that we are all one city. Naftali: As comptroller are you responsible to oversee the Hurricane Sandy funds, to make sure the money is going to the right places? Mr. Stringer: What I said during the campaign as comptroller is that I am going to be laser-focused to make sure that every dollar that comes from our federal government through our city agencies goes to where it’s supposed to go. Whether it’s the Build It Back program, or other initiatives that are directed to the people of the Rockaways, I have to make sure that every dollar goes to the proper people. Naftali: What are some of the concerns that you hear regarding Sandy recovery? Mr. Stringer: People are concerned about the Build It Back program; things seem to be going slower than they should be. Naftali: Where is the money getting stuck? Mr. Stringer: We are looking at these issues and identifying the sources of the problems. We are also working on

monitoring the contractors, making sure the Rockaways don’t get hit twice. We want to make sure that the money goes towards building back the community, and I will be spending a lot of time on that. Naftali: What is your concern in regards to contractors? Mr. Stringer: What we learned after Hurricane Katrina is that there were some bad actors who ripped off a lot of public money. I want to make sure that doesn’t happen here. My fiduciary responsibility is to be chief fiscal officer of the city, but also to be auditor-in-chief. Naftali: One of the major fiscal issues facing the city is the union contracts which expired five years ago and were not renewed during the Bloomberg administration. Now, they are in the process of being renewed. Do you have a seat at the negotiating table? Mr. Stringer: The mayor and labor are engaged right now in the collective bargaining process. You are absolutely right; people have been working without contracts for as much as five years. When I did my analysis of the mayor’s preliminary budget, I commended him for being reasonable and lean in terms of the budget. But I also said that the budget is incomplete because we have to negotiate and settle those labor contracts. I am hoping that before the 2015 budget is completed, we will be able to have the parameters of a labor agreement. Naftali: How do you overcome a $7

Naftali: In his last speech as mayor, Mayor Bloomberg gave a warning about a fiscal crisis that will hit the city because of healthcare and pension costs. Do you agree with that? Mr. Stringer: Well, look, clearly pension costs have risen—in 2001 the city contributed $1.2 billion to make up

pension shortfalls; as of last year we were paying over $8 billion. So of course we have to monitor that, but the good news is that we are seeing trends which show that there’s a leveling off of those contributions. So now we have an opportunity to reduce those costs. My job as comptroller is to try and reduce the fees we are paying to money managers, to look at pension alignment, to make more timely investments, to work with our 58 trustees on the pension boards to reduce costs within the system, and work together to build an economy that expands our tax base. And, of course, we have to make sure that the middle class has real job opportunities as well. Naftali: You are a strong proponent of “revenue sharing.” Explain your position.

Mr. Stringer: New York City sends more money to Washington and Albany than we get back. It’s time to make it clear to the people in Albany that it’s time for us to get our fair share—we never ask for more than we are entitled to. Over the past few years, the city has lost over $1 billion because we have not been a part of revenue sharing. People think we can handle everything. And I think that we should bring revenue sharing back because the city needs that money to provide services that the people need. Naftali: Is revenue sharing an executive decision? Mr. Stringer: It’s a legislative and gubernatorial decision. Naftali: So where does Albany stand on revenue sharing? Mr. Stringer: I went with the mayor to Albany and testified on this very topic. I told them that we need our fair share. We need revenue sharing in New York City. I also addressed the need for the legislature to grant New York City the ability to set its own minimum wage.

One size doesn’t fit all; the cost of living in New York City is 80% more than Buffalo, 60% more than Rochester, and 50% more than Albany. So our wages don’t go as far as it goes in other places around the state. Naftali: How much do you want to raise the minimum wage? Mr. Stringer: Let’s say, for example, that we raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour; we would pump $2 billion into our economy. A lot of studies show that when you raise the minimum wage you really are not hurting our businesses because you are pumping more money into the economy—people will have more disposable income to buy diapers, to make car payments and things like that. Look at Queens and the Rockaways: the cost of living and the taxes people pay are just too much for the middle

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class. And I’m going to be the comptroller that watches the backs of the working people, the middle class that built this city. Even today in the Rockaways, what I love seeing when I come here is that people are not fleeing. They want to rebuild; they are not going to leave a community they love. But we in government have to do our job and bring resources for the rebuilding, and we have to monitor the rebuilding so people don’t get hurt twice. And I think the state has an obligation to come back to us and give us the fair share we are entitled to.

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billion dollar shortfall that will exist if the unions get the retroactive pay raises that they want? Mr. Stringer: I don’t think that you can use a dollar amount because there so many factors that go into our labor negotiation. There’s a lot of discussion about trimming healthcare costs. There are issues of productivity enhancements. There’s making sure we give our hardworking city officers the raises they deserve. That’s all through a collective bargaining process. The problem is that the previous administration didn’t negotiate so there were negotiations through the media. I believe that Mayor de Blasio will be able to come to an agreement with our labor leaders.

Naftali: Do you think Mayor de Blasio made the right decision by finally accepting the funding for universal Pre-K from existing revenue or are you of the opinion that he should have insisted on tax hikes for the wealthy? Mr. Stringer: I was in the Assembly for 13 years. I believe that this offer by the governor of a steady funding stream is what we are going to get, and I think the mayor should embrace it. Naftali: How about charter schools, are you a supporter? Mr. Stringer: While in the Assembly I voted for charter schools. I think what we have to get away from is that charter schools have about 7% of the school population in the city, yet they are 90% of the conversation. So I think we have to tone things down. They should operate, but we also have to invest in our public schools. We have to make sure that resources go to all of our children. What’s fair is fair and that’s what I am going to talk about. Naftali: On a more personal note, what are your hobbies? Mr. Stringer: I wouldn’t say this is a hobby, but this is what I do for fun: I have a two-year-old and a nine-monthold and I’m 53-years-old. I was fine with turning 50; now I call myself an AARP dad. I have play dates with Max to the playground and with Miles to Gymboree. It’s total nachas. Naftali: What are your hours like day-to-day? Mr. Stringer: Really long, but I like to get home before the kids go to bed. Naftali: Have you eaten in any of the local kosher restaurants? Mr. Stringer: You bet. I have eaten in kosher restaurants all over the city! Naftali: What’s your favorite one? Mr. Stringer: Hmm. I can’t say because they are going to be overwhelmed with business if I do. Naftali: That’s a good one! Thanks for your time and best of luck.

“It’s time to make it clear to the people in Albany that it’s time for us to get our fair share.”

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Then it’s west to the Lachish Region area bordering the Southern Chevron Hills. The communities of Amatzia, Neta and Bnai Dekalim are in different stages of development and occupancy. We will meet former residents of Gush Katif, hear their successes, challenges, goals and hopes nearly 8 years after the Gerush from Gaza. South to Shomeriya, residence of Bayit Yehudi MK Zevulun Kalfa and a community that stayed together and hence, remained strong, during the many years of homelessness.

We begin our day at Nitzan and the NEW, incredible Gush Katif Visitors Center and film. Next to Kfar Maimon and a tour of Ora’s Orchard the 120 unique trees planted by Reuven and Ora who helped establish Gush Katif over 45 years ago. Kosher for Passover jam and fruit liquor available. Picnic under mulberry and white chocolate trees. Continuing south along the Eshkol region, we will daven mincha near the 1500 year old synagogue mosaic at ancient Maon.

Our last stop will be Tel Lachish, the second most important city in Judea, destroyed by Sencharriv during the First Temple Era.

The Steel Tower at Kerem HaShalom was moved here in 1982 and provides a 360° view, including into Sinai (its original home) and Gaza. Now in Holot Halutza we will visit more ex-Gush Katifers in Nave and Bnai Netzarim, hear their unique security issues and see how they are again growing tomatoes, pomegranates, olives and more in the sand. A unique trip to amazing people and places.

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Return to Jerusalem at approximately 7 PM.

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Is Knowing Yourself Enough? are not true. I am successful in some ways. My friends like me, but…” her voice trailed off. Dr. Gentle was aptly named. She is practicing a loving form of therapy. One in which the patient becomes the center of the patient’s world fulfilling Socrates’ dictum to “know thyself.”

research done at Harvard and Yale. The scientists there found that the practice of mindfulness meditation actually showed growth in new areas of the brain. Those areas affected mood regulation, attentiveness, and empathy. As a result of this information, Atkinson has his own clients practice

IF YOU DILIGENTLY PRACTICE MINDFULNESS EXERCISES TO TOLERATE STRESS, YOU BECOME STRONGER.

Years later, however, Adrian remained locked into her inner world. The only point of reference for any answers was herself. She would have no access through this therapy to solutions other than those she came up with: It would not expand her. Recent research in brain science has shown that old messages will not disappear by bringing them to light. On

mindfulness when they feel distressed – and he has them do it multiple times a day. Through this method, he says, “their brains will begin to produce calming instincts and inclinations automatically.” Another researcher, Norman Doidge, wrote a New York Times bestseller called The Brain That Changes Itself. He demonstrated that stroke vic-

the contrary, the more you think about them, the more they are reinforced. What is needed are tools for re-wiring the brain. One such tool has been discussed for ten to fifteen years now as a powerful way to do just that: mindfulness meditation. Brent Atkinson, a family therapist, writing in a recent issue of Psychotherapy Networker, reported on

tims – as well as people grappling with anxiety and depression – can rewire their brains through repetition of new behavior. In this way, whatever you practice – good or bad – will “take up more cortical real estate and become your default circuitry.” In other words, if you tell yourself a sad story about who you are, you build more of those same neural circuits; if

you practice diligently mindfulness exercises to tolerate stress, you become stronger. In fact, for alienated couples, a 2013 article in Psychological Science “showed that focusing daily on the intention [just the intention] to be loving and compassionate” changed the brain’s neural circuits and affected behavior as well. During all those years of therapy for Adrian, she and her husband, Morry, struggled to communicate with love and care; Morry always fell short in Adrian’s eyes. She was still deeply unhappy. She felt she understood better the source of her pain in her family of origin, but she had no tools to handle her present married life. Eventually, they went to a marriage counselor who enjoyed offering tools for healing. She insisted that both Adrian and Morry start the mindfulness practice. The idea was for both of them to learn to calm themselves quickly when stressful topics came up so that they could tolerate the conversation. The bonus, of course, was that the conversation no longer had the heightened pitch and rush of words including frequent interrupting of each other that it used to have. Why should it? They had learned to calm down. So now, they could listen. Once they had taught their brains to remain calm under stress, their new therapist also had them practice the mindfulness meditation on the desire to feel compassion and love. Slowly, their relationship began to change. Knowing how and why you feel as you do is helpful – up to a point. Knowing how to change your feelings for the better is even more helpful. 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. For more information, call 646-54-DRDEB or check out her website at drdeb.com.

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drian slowly walked into her new therapist’s office. She inhaled deeply and sat down gingerly on the couch. [This story and these characters are all made up.] “Hi,” said the smiling lady, “I’m Dr. Gentle.” “That’s a great name for a therapist!” Adrian said, becoming just a bit more animated. Perhaps this was the icebreaker, but it didn’t take long for Adrian to launch into her sad and troubled childhood and the difficulties in her marriage. As Adrian talked, she came to a stopping point. She wondered what to do about her husband. Sometimes, he just didn’t get it. Sometimes she felt he invalidated her, although she rushed to assure Dr. Gentle that it was not malicious in nature. “He just has very different values than I do,” she concluded “so I don’t know what to do.” “What do you think are your options?” Dr. Gentle asked. Adrian had no idea. Dr. Gentle looked at her clock and noticed the hour was up. “We’ll resume this next week.” Next week, Adrian, having thought all week about her options, came in sad and frustrated. “I still don’t know what to do,” she said tensely. “I notice you are tense,” Dr. Gentle remarked. “Why do you suppose this is tensing you up?” Adrian didn’t know that either. But over time, this sort of therapy would help her look inside herself. She would see her own scared inner child. She would become familiar with her sensitivities and what hurt her. She would learn how she ticked. Adrian told of the dark days of her childhood when she was told she wasn’t measuring up. She began to connect those accusatory messages in her head with the ones her parents gave her many years ago. “And how do you feel about them?” Dr. Gentle wanted to know. Adrian began to cry. “They are true!” she said. “You feel like they are true,” Dr. Gentle corrected. “Yes, that’s how I feel,” Adrian admitted. “I know at some level that they

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Notable

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Compiled by Nate Davis

“Say What?” President Obama has convinced the leaders of the world’s biggest economies to move the G-8 summit out of Russia this summer and meet in Brussels instead. Then Vladimir Putin said, “All good. By summer, Brussels will be part of Russia.” - Jimmy Fallon I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an AfricanAmerican. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, we’ve progressed as a society, then don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re AfricanAmerican. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself. - NBA star Kobe Bryant in a recent interview with the New Yorker, discussing the Trayvon Martin saga

You don’t sleep, you don’t eat...you struggle, you struggle. But I do believe that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. - Governor Christie on ABC discussing what it was like dealing with the Bridge-gate scandal

There are still no death panels. Armageddon has not arrived. Instead, this law is helping millions of Americans. - President Obama touting the milestone of 7 million Americans signing up for Obamacare

There are reports coming out that Chris Christie has lost 100 pounds since having lapband surgery. It’s a pretty big loss — you know, for my monologue. - Jimmy Fallon

Look, polling aside, we’re achieving something today that I know has our critics gnashing their teeth. I know it leaves them with – you know, they need to go back to the drawing board when it comes to other means of trying to attack a law that is providing opportunity and security to millions of Americans. - White House Spokesman Jay Carney discussing the Obamacare milestone

“Unbelievable!” is all I could muster. Once the initial shock passed, I couldn’t sleep for days. - B. Raymond Buxton, who came forward on April 1 to claim the $425 million Powerball jackpot prize in California I’m going to enjoy my new job setting up a charitable foundation focused on the areas of pediatric health, child hunger and education. -Ibid

We stuck to our word and now we’re getting flack for it. But do you really normally get angry at somebody for doing what they said they were going to do? - A DJ at AMP Radio in Canada, after receiving public flack for burning $5,000 cash on air as a publicity stunt

Why are folks working so hard for people not to have health insurance? Why are they so mad about the idea of folks having health insurance? ... The Affordable Care Act is here to stay. - Ibid.

Michelle Obama is in China. I wonder if while she’s over there she could get them to do something about those leaky cardboard takeout containers. - David Letterman

Customs officials in Europe recently seized a shipment of cocaine that was addressed to the Vatican. Which can only mean that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford just received a giant box of communion wafers. - Jimmy Fallon

The first lady is in China. During her trip, Michelle Obama fed panda bears. Like most people the first lady feeds, the bears politely ate the bamboo and then had a cheeseburger the minute she left. - Conan O’Brien

I took a helicopter ride from the occupied territories across and just felt personally how extraordinary that was to understand, the military risk that Israel faces every day. - Governor Christie at the Republican Jewish Conference, talking about a helicopter trip over the West Bank

A New Jersey man who was released last week after 15 years in prison for robbing a shoe store was arrested the next day for robbing the exact same store. He learned a valuable lesson. Next time, steal both shoes at the same time. - Seth Myers I didn’t expect to win. I bought three Scratchers, a $5, a $2 and a $1. I saw it said “LIFE” on there so I showed my nephew. I was like, “Paulie, what does it say!?” He said, “I don’t know Uncle Tim. What’s it say?” We were like no, that ain’t real…that ain’t right. But then he read it again and I said, “That’s real! We won. Yahoo!” - Timothy McDaniel, who won $650,000 in a California scratchoff the day after his wife died

Baby, we did it again! - Calvin Spencer to his wife after the couple won their third Virginia state lottery in a single month (they won a total of $2,000,050)

3 murders in 3 days and it’s not even warm yet? This could be a busy year finally. The last few years were slow. - Facebook posting by Joseph Ming Klimmek, a 5-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, which drew public condemnation

Today the U.N. approved a resolution calling Russia’s annexation of Crimea illegal. For those of you who don’t know what a U.N. resolution is, it’s about as powerful as a negative Yelp review. - Seth Myers

March Madness brackets are like children. Nobody wants to hear about yours. - Jimmy Kimmel I don’t care who wins the March Madness polls. I’m definitely out. I’ve never done worse. It’s like I can’t even see the future anymore. - Ibid

There are some accusations that Silicon Valley discriminates against people because of their age. Elderly groups are so furious about this that they plan to send Silicon Valley an angry fax. - Conan O’Brien

They’re considering a new 10-cent fee on grocery bags here in New York. My mom said, “Who’s laughing at the eight thousand bags under the sink NOW?” - Jimmy Fallon

Of course, Pollard should be released, but his release should in no way be connected with the release of murderers and terrorists who are sitting in Israeli prisons for their crimes against innocent men, women and children. History shows that a large percentage of those released will return to commit further acts of terror against innocents. I applaud Jonathan’s courage. I applaud his integrity. Half of his life has been spent in jail and yet he is still willing to remain behind bars rather than let loose those who would murder innocent victims. We can all learn a great lesson from Jonathan Pollard. - NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind responding to reports that in an effort to jumpstart peace talks, the U.S. may release Jonathon Pollard in exchange for Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners

The March Madness Final Four was set last night with Connecticut taking on Florida, and Wisconsin taking on Kentucky. Meanwhile, Duke will be taking on a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. - Jimmy Fallon We have hundreds of thousands of people who tried to sign up who didn’t get through. There are some people who are not like my grandchildren who can handle everything so easily on the Internet, and these people need a little extra time. It’s not — the example they gave us is a 63-year-old woman came into the store and said, “I almost got it. Every time I just about got there, it would cut me off.” We have a lot of people just like this through no fault of the Internet, but because people are not educated on how to use the Internet. - Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid explaining why the controversial employer mandate of Obamacare was recently delayed until after the 2014 mid-term elections

Connecticut beat Michigan State, the team that President Obama had picked to win the whole tournament. It completely busted his bracket. Which explains why today Connecticut got a fruit basket from Vladimir Putin. - Jimmy Fallon

I’m not big into the whole America thing. - Response by one of the twelve students at American University in Washington, D.C., who was unable to name a single senator, when a survey was conducted on campus by the Media Research Center asking students to name at least one senator in the United States today The Secret Service arrested a man today after he tried to scale a fence at the White House. They reportedly said to the man, “Sorry, but you still have two more years, Mr. President.” - Seth Myers

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That is one of the dumbest statements ever uttered by a president. And I don’t mean just the president of this country. I have never heard a statement like that. I was watching and I heard it and it was like – I can’t believe he said it. He just put a big target on Manhattan. - Donald Trump on Fox News discussing President Obama’s recent comment that his biggest concern is a nuclear bomb detonating in Manhattan

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Aliza Beer, MS, RD

Exodus From Calories

2. Limit the Carbs: You must esach symbolizes miracles, choose between the matzah or the pomatzah, macaroons, freedom from tatoes. You cannot have significant slavery, family trips, and quite ofportions of both of them. At the seder, ten, substantial weight gain. I’ve had make sure to have the minimum halachic numerous patients that have tipped the shiur, and not one superfluous bite! At scale upwards of 10 pounds in the eight mealtime, fill your plate with protein and days! This is a challenging week with veggies. an enormous amount of time spent in the 3. Minimize the Matzha: I am b”H kitche, and countless hours around the fortunate enough to go to a hotel on Petable. It is inevitable that some cheating sach, and hotels are notorious for many will come into play, but the question is hours sitting in the dining room waiting how much, and how to curtail a massive for the food. Quite a few family memweight gain. Prepare yourself with the bers spend that time eating the matzah following game and themselves plan, and rest asinto oblivion. Eat sured your waistthe minimum line will remain amount necessary. intact: Matzah is packed 1. Eat Breakwith calories and fast: Don’t skip can cause conthe most importstipation. One ant meal of the machine board of day, because you matzah equals one Make sure to pack healthy, filling snacks anticipate a large regular (not diet) when going on trips lunch and dinner. slice of bread. One Eat some yogurt, round shmura matzah can be comparable cottage cheese, or egg whites, and you to about 2 ½ slices of bread! will eat less at lunch and burn more cal4. Pass Over the Cake: Pesach ories, too. cakes and cookies are loaded with sugar

and eggs. You cannot eat them everyday for eight days and expect to maintain your weight. Healthy choices for desserts include fruit, compote, baked apples, or ½ cup of sorbet as a treat. 5. Drink Water: Studies show that if you drink 1-2 cups of water before each meal, you will eat less at that meal. 6. Walk: Weather permitting, take long walks on yom tov to burn off some calories. 7. Allow Yourself a Treat: Over the course of the eight days, you may treat yourself a few times to avoid feelings of deprivation. When you do cheat, try to do it earlier in the day, and not late at night when every morsel of food is converted to fat. 8. Be Prepared: Pack yourself enough appropriate and healthy foods for your chol hamoed trips. Many marshmallows have been eaten out of hungry desperation! Pesach is a time of joy and freedom. It should also be a time when we take our liberation from gluttony and break our bonds chaining us to high-calorie foods. Pesach is a very vulnerable time for your weight since it is so easy and tempting to put on the pounds. You must be vigi-

A healthy breakfast will give you energy for the day

lant with all you consume since there are many meals with a prodigious amount of food. Pesach is our liberation to freedom, but remember that you still need to follow your healthy diets. Make sure to exercise and eat healthy foods. Even though we are limited in our choice of food, unfortunately, detrimental calories are still permitted. Remember to make every bite count! Chag kasher v’sameach! Aliza Beer is a registered dietician with a Master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show. Aliza’s new line of prepared, healthy meals-to-go are available at Gourmet Glatt. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com.

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Cheesy Matzah Pie

Veggie Kabobs

Let’s get to it! 6–7 square matzahs 5 eggs 1 cup milk 2 cups cottage cheese 1/3 cup sugar ¾ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Let’s get to it! 1 cucumber 6 cherry tomatoes 1 red pepper 1 yellow pepper 1 orange pepper 1 pickle 2 green olives 2 black olives 4 wooden skewers

And here’s how you do it! 1. Beat the eggs and milk together in a bowl. 2. Add the cottage cheese, sugar, salt and melted butter. Mix again. 3. Grease a 2-quart casserole or baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 4. Break the matzahs into medium-sized pieces. Arrange part of them in one flat layer on the bottom of the baking dish. 5. Pour some of the cottage cheese mixture over the matzah. Place the rest of the matzah pieces on top and then pour the rest of the cottage cheese mix over the matzah. Depending on the size of your baking dish, you may have enough matzah pieces and cheese mix for either two or three layers. The top layer should be the cheese mixture. 6. Sprinkle cinnamon all over the top of the “pie.” 7. Slide your matzah pie into the hot oven and let it bake for 35-40 minutes, until it is set. Serve as is, or topped with sliced peaches or your favorite jam.

And here’s how you do it! 1. Cut the cucumbers into fat rounds. 2. Cut the peppers into chunks or use a small flower cookie cutter to press out round flower shapes from the peppers. (The extra pepper pieces can be made into Israeli salad.) 3. Cut the pickle into fat rounds. 4. On each skewer, thread the veggies in any order you like: a cucumbere round, several colorful pepper pieces, a cherry tomato, a pickle, and then begin your pattern again. 5. Top each one with an olive and then a cherry tomato on top of the point of the skewer. 6. Since you now have four veggie kabobs, you and your friend can each have two.

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“Incredible” doesn’t even come close to describing this! And it freezes well, too! Let’s get to it! 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup margarine or 1 cup oil 1½ cups sugar 4 eggs 1 cup matzah cake meal ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup chocolate chips 2 cups mini marshmallows 1 cup walnuts, chopped Topping: 1 cup mini marshmallows ½ cup chocolate chips ½ cup walnuts, coarsely ground And here’s how you do it! 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Prepare a 9x13-inch pan by lining it with parchment paper or spraying it well with cooking oil spray. 2. Melt the chopped chocolate and margarine in a double boiler and stir well. Stir in the sugar. Cool slightly. 3. Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the cake meal and salt, and remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the chocolate chips, marshmallows and walnuts. 4. Pour this batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until set. Remove the pan from the oven, and sprinkle the brownies with the additional cup of marshmallows. 5. Slide the tray back into the oven **Rem and bake 3–4 minutes more, until the embe to ha r marshmallows are puffed. Remove v e a n adu super lt v the pan from the oven and melt the is worki e you whe second set of chocolate chips. ng n oven with a hot 6. Drizzle the melted chips all over and s tove. the brownies and then sprinkle them, while the chocolate is still wet, with the last bit of ground nuts. Cut into squares and serve.

Recipes excerpted from Let My Children Cook! A Passover Cookbook for Kids by Tamar Ansh, Judaica Press

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Ace Fighter Sydney Shulemson The Beaufighter was a heavy two engine fighter that was heavily armed and could carry a torpedo. They would need the rugged plane to stop the flow of war materials coming from neutral Sweden. On his first mission, Shulemson downed a German flying boat. On the same mission, they were alerted by the cruiser HMS Belfast that more planes were on the way. Sydney and his flight commander then proceeded to the location and shot down another flying boat. It was a good start to his flying career. Shulemson was not promoted probably because he was Jewish but he earned the respect of his peers and some of his superiors. The Sydney Shulemson in his plane squadron was short of wing commanders, and Shulemsions in the history of flight. When Can- son was selected to lead a group of 14 ada joined the war in September 1939, Beaufighters on a mission of 80 aircraft 24-year-old Sydney Shulemson signed against enemy shipping off the coast of up for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Norway. He was the only one with exand by the end of the war, he was his perience, and he led them on a difficult country’s most decorated airman. mission against better planes. Enemy Sydney Simon Shulemson was born ships had been sighted, and on February in 1915 in Montreal and always had 3, 1944, they went out to give them the dreams of flight. His grandfather was a works. kosher chicken sellThat morning, er, and his parents they ran into severowned a dry goods al Me109 fighters. store. His dream The Me109 was job was to work as faster and lighta flight engineer but er than the heavy the Great DepresBeaufighter and sion in 1929 put a usually defeated hold on his plans. the British plan in Canada declared an aerial dogfight. war on Germany Shulemson saw a on September 10, Me109 chasing one 1939, and volunof his buddies and teers immediately positioned himself began to sign up for behind the enemy. the armed forces. He shot cannon Shulemson signed into the Me109 and up that day to begave it a one way come a pilot in the ticket to the ground. In his later years air force. He graduHe realized that if ated in 1942 and was sent to Scotland to the Beaufighter flew close to the ground fight the Nazis with the 404 Squadron. the Messerschmitts could not position The 404 primary mission was coast- themselves for an attack. He though al patrol and to sink enemy shipping off that the Germans had turned for home the coasts of Norway and the Nether- but one determined Me109 began the lands. Equipped with Bristol Beaufight- chase again. Forced to perform dangerers as well as bomber and patrol aircraft ous maneuvers, the Beaufighter escaped they were ready for anything the Ger- major damage. There was a blown tire mans could bring into the chilly waters. but the plane and Sydney were safe. The

fighter wing safely returned home, and that was being created out of desperShulemson received the Distinguished ation. Jewish pilots worldwide were Service Order for downing an enemy being asked to assist their beleaguered fighter and for saving the life of a fel- brethren to fight off their Arab neighlow airman. Their overall mission was a bors. The departing British Army left success as well and three merchant ves- many planes and advisors for the Arabs, sels were severely damaged or sunk (the and the Israelis were being outclassed. Sydney himself did not take part in the records of the battle are vague). action but he helped Later that year, recruit key pilots inthe hero was awardcluding the famed ed the Distinguished George “Buzz” Flying Cross for Beurling. He also “consistently sucwas able to acquire cessful sorties 200 Mosquito planes against heavily deoriginally destined fended convoys and for China and divert units of the German them to Israel. navy off the Dutch Sydney was honand Norwegian ored by the State coasts.” Two heaviof Israel for his efly defended German forts in their hour ships were sunk in of need. He died in the Bay of Biscay 2007 at the age of thanks to the actions 91. Shulemson was of Shulemson and the highest decorathis flight. Shulemson and fellow trainees with the ed Jewish CanadiAfter completing North American Harvard Aircraft an of WWII. Even the required number though he was never promoted due to of missions,Shulemson stayed with the air force as an instructor. The all-wood- anti-Semitism, he will be remembered en Mosquito fighter was being outfitted for the daring missions that most people with rockets and Sydney was tasked with would have balked at taking. His efforts creating methods to use them against on behalf of Israel were important for Axis shipping. Even though he was a the existence of the State. Flight Lieutenant, he trained an entire wing on these tactics that saw much success. These methods were used for many Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to years until long range and smart weap- The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions.for future columns ons were invented. After the war, Shulemson was re- and can be reached at aviheiligman@ cruited for the new Israeli Air Force gmail.com. 

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Homeowner Liability for Furnishing Alcohol to Minors On Purim, a festive group of my son’s high school friends visited our home while I was out. I am told that one person brought a bottle of vodka and was offering shots to his friends in exchange for a donation to an organization he was supporting. The group became boisterous and, albeit friendly, started fighting. Then, moments after they left our front door, one ended up with a broken ankle. Someone said I am legally responsible for allowing alcohol consumption in my home. Is that true? After all, my family did not serve any alcohol and it was Purim! The Attorney Responds: While I am not a scholar on all the halachic ramifications of your question, in secular court, the “Purim defense” could help you to some degree, but it could actually be used against you. As is so often true with these types of question, a number of variables remain unknown, so the following analysis can only provide an overview of the law. In this regard, it is clear that we are dealing with minors and, as most people know, the age of the “drinker,” whether under 21 years old or 21 and older, is significant in New York State. The relevant statute governing dispensing alcohol is Section 11-100 of the General Obligations Law (“GOL”) of the State of New York. Before the enactment of this law, one who enabled alcohol for minors would not be liable for injuries caused by the intoxicated minor since it was the drinking of the alcohol, not the furnishing of it, that was regarded as the legal cause of alcohol induced injury.[1] Once the law was enacted, GOL Section 11-100 created compensation for injury or damage caused by the intoxication of a person under the age of 21. In pertinent part, General Obligations Law Section 11-100 provides as follows: Any person who shall be injured...by reason of the intoxication...of any person under the age of 21 years… shall have a right [to sue] any person who knowingly causes such intoxication...by unlawfully furnishing to or unlawfully assisting in procuring alcoholic beverages for such person with knowledge...that such person was under the age of 21 years.

In your case, to be held responsible under GOL 11-100, it must be determined that the minor was intoxicated or impaired at the time of the incident. It must also be determined if you unlaw-

nor who became intoxicated while attending a party hosted by the son of the homeowners. The injured party brought a lawsuit against the parents and son asserting violations of both GOL Sec-

IT MUST BE DETERMINED THAT THE MINOR WAS INTOXICATED OR IMPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. fully assisted in “furnishing” or “procuring” alcoholic beverages for that individual. The term “procure” is not defined in the GOL or the Alcohol Beverage Control Law. Therefore, its ordinary and usual meaning applies, which is to “get possession of; obtain, acquire; to get possession of by particular care or effort.”[2] In your case, responsibility will be predicated upon your “furnishing” alcohol to the minors, while “procuring” should not be an issue. There is a second theory under which liability may be imposed: the responsibility (or “duty”) of a homeowner to his guests. That is, a homeowner has a duty to act in a reasonable manner to prevent harm to those on his property and the failure to do so is negligence. This duty includes the duty to control the conduct of third-persons on the property when the opportunity exists to do so and when the property owner is reasonably aware of the need for such control.[3] Generally applying this to your situation, you could be held responsible if you knew or should have known someone could get hurt and, knowing of this possibility, you could have prevented it. There are a series of interesting cases which address various aspects of this analysis. One case is Lane v. Barker, in which the injured party was assaulted by a mi-

tion 11-100 and the homeowner’s negligence. However, the Court held that no liability should be imposed for violation of GOL Section 11-100 since the parents did not pay for or furnish the alcohol consumed on their premises. However, the parents knew that alcohol would be consumed at the party, they were in the house at the time of the party, and they knew or should have known that minors would be in attendance. Therefore, the Court held that there were sufficient facts to determine that the homeowners had failed in their duty to act in a reasonable manner to prevent harm to those on their property. This included a duty to control the conduct of the assaulter if they had the opportunity to control him and were reasonably aware of the need for that control. The Court held that it was foreseeable that someone would get drunk at the party, have a fight, and cause injury to another person. The case of MacGilvray v. Denino may apply.[5] In that case, a charter boat was rented for a birthday party. Beer was brought by the party-goers, some under the age of 21, and consumed on the boat. After leaving the boat, the plaintiff and the defendant got into a fight in the parking lot and since the boat owner did not procure or furnish the alcohol, it was not responsible under GOL 11-100. Also of interest is the case of Re-

ickert v. Misciagna, in which the minor plaintiff spent several hours at the residence of the defendants consuming large amounts of alcohol.[6] The parents/ homeowners were not present at the time nor did they have any knowledge that there was drinking in their home at the time. Later that same day, the plaintiff was invited to a neighboring home for a swim without the knowledge or permission of any of the parents. The plaintiff, without consuming any additional alcohol at the second home, dove into the above ground pool and was hurt. The Court held that the first homeowners did not procure or furnish any of the alcoholic beverages. As such, there was no GOL 11-100 claim to be made against the parents. Neither did the negligence claims against the parents have merit since the parents had no opportunity to control any of the under-aged drinkers nor were they reasonably aware of the need for such control. As you can see and is often the case, the answer is “it depends.” Your knowledge, or what you should have known, about the activities in your home is a significant part of the analysis. For this reason, the “Purim defense” can backfire: If “Purim” suggests that you had a greater knowledge that underage drinking would be available at your home, that could hurt your case. D’Amico v. Christie, 71 N.Y.2d 76. McKinney’s Consolidated Laws of New York, Book I, Statutes 232, 234. [3] See Lane v. Barker, 241 A.D.2d 739; D’Amico v. Christie, supra. [4] Id. [5] 149 A.D.2d 571. [6] 183 A.D.2d 151. [1] [2]

No column is a substitute for competent legal advice. Any additional or different facts could change or affect any legal analysis. Please consult with your legal professional of choice regarding any legal question you may have. Sol Z. Sokel, Esq. (a/k/a Shlomo) is associated with the AV rated law firm, Kelly, Rode & Kelly, LLP based out of Mineola and Riverhead. He lives in Cedarhurst with his wife and their five children. He can be reached at szsokel@krklaw.com and (516) 739-0400.

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Doors: Not Just an ‘Open and Shut’ Decision ily when kicked. The difference is easily felt if you tap the different quality doors; one will feel and sound solid, and the other will feel and have a “tinny” sound. If the appearance of wood is what you seek, then a quality fiberglass door, which is more expensive than steel, can beautifully accent your home without the maintenance, expansion or contraction of a true wooden door. Fiberglass is warm to the touch even in cold temperatures. The only drawbacj to fiberglass is difficulty in repairing it; since it is not wood, it cannot be sanded and refinished; the best you can hope for is a touch up. Before the door is installed it is important to determine the necessary

installation. If the jamb (wooden frame that the door closes into) is in good shape and not crooked, then a direct replacement will work well. This is the most cost effective way to do the job, and the door is installed by simply fastening a heavy steel frame over the existing wood and hanging the door on the hinges. This frame, combined with a steel lock block, will significantly reduce the changes of unwanted entry; a simple wood jamb can be cracked with a crowbar placed between the door and frame. Like the steel door, fiberglass is also insulated with polyurethane foam. If the jamb is in poor condition then it must be rebuilt using new wood and we install it using a system that incorpo-

rates the jamb and steel frame into one unit. The last piece of the puzzle is the lock – there are countless styles to choose from but in the end it comes down to one important decision: single or double deadbolt. When you are exiting the home, do you want to flip a knob (single) or turn a key (double)? If you like a lot of glass, then a double deadbolt is a better choice because if the glass is broken, a key is required to open the door. Unfortunately, in the event of a fire, you cannot exit the home without the key. If there are children in the home, a single deadbolt is a better idea. Bottom line: If you are fixing the house to sell, cheap is fine; if this is for your family, then a Home Center is not the right option. Jason Kersch is one of the owners of Major Homes. He welcomes your comments and questions and can be reached at JKersch@ majorhomes.com or at 718-229-5741.

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hat is the first thing to greet your guests and the last to bid farewell (or hit you on the way out)? Your entry door of course! A quality door will serve three purposes: insulate, add décor to the home, and keep the home secure. Much like many other items I have discussed in previous weeks, a door is often an afterthought and so the cheapest Home Center door is installed. I would like to share with you some information so that you can make an educated decision, and the first thing you will need to decide is whether your door will be made of steel or fiberglass. A steel door will work well if you are looking for strength and a basic curb appeal. A quality steel door will be insulated with polyurethane foam (similar to that which is used in a refrigerator, Thermos or cooler.) The skin of the door will have a huge impact on how the door will wear; the doors that we install have a 20-gauge steel skin which is why less expensive doors will dent eas-

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Life Coach Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

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et me start with five easy steps to make Passover passable! 1. Go away—let it be someone else’s problem! 2. Get a prescription for Xanax—that way you’ll never know it’s your problem. 3. Learn to love cleaning, scrubbing, shopping, and cooking! 4. Start downing prunes or Benefiber now. 5. Become Sephardi One thing’s for sure, Passover prep does really authenticate the experience of leaving Egypt. You are either busy packing to leave or struggling till the night of the Seder arrives. No one gets off the hook; everyone’s either getting ready for the Exodus or entrenched in the ten plagues: • Cleaning • Cooking • Scrubbing • Shopping • Boiling • Lining • Covering • Switching • Taping • And the 10th plague—wanting to kill someone! No one needs to tell you, after all this, to “picture yourself as if you too were leaving Egypt by G-d’s strong hand.” The Haggadah is almost redundant when it requires it! When that first Seder finally descends upon you, you are truly happy—freedom has arrived. • No one needs to encourage you to drink four cups of wine—you are wondering how you held back for this long. • The dipping at the Seder is a welcomed change from dipping one more mop into another bucket of water. • And the bitter herbs are a much less bitter pill than all the hard work you did to get there! Passover comes in each year with a bang, or is it a crunch?! Crunch, crunch, crunch as you keep eating and chewing that matzah.

Matzah must stand for: Man’s Ability To Zurvive Anything Hard If your stomach can make it through eight days of a matzah diet, you know you can survive anything! Today there is a lot more variety than when some of us were little. Back then it was matzah with butter, matzah with jam, matzah with cream cheese or matzah in coffee, matzah brie, or matzah farfel. You longed for a piece of bread just to give your stomach something a bit softer. Today there is kosher for Pesach chametz. Go figure that out! There are bread, rolls, pasta, and pizza dough. But there’s still no getting around the shmura matzah at the Sederim! Nor should there be! The matzah is essential! Years ago, the Jews ate matzah because they had no time to cook real bread. There was no time to let it rise. Because they were slaving away…Therefore, that bread of affliction turned into bread of freedom. Don’t avoid it; embrace it! Crunch away! All this preparation is not spring cleaning or exertion for nothing. It’s our way to take note that we are G-d’s children. G-d comes through for us. Wouldn’t you agree? All this is a small price to pay for that kind of a connection! Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.

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This month I had the honor of having some of my Pesach recipes published in the Joy of Kosher Cooking Magazine which is published by Jamie Geller. I wanted to send her some of my best and most unique Pesach recipes. I am sharing some of these recipes with my readers of The Jewish Home and hope you will like them too. I love to make dips for Shabbat, so why not have them on Pesach too? The key to having great dips is the fresh ingredients including garlic, lemons and cilantro. With the introduction of so many spices that are kosher for Pesach, you can also spice up your palate by adding cumin, cayenne and pepper to your Pesach dips.

Marinated Eggplant Dip This recipe is from my mother, Miriam Stein, from Sydney, Australia. I asked her if I could print the recipe but she only had it in her head. She told me that she makes it by adding a little of this and a little of that. You know the Yiddish expression, “Shitz arein.” I had to figure out the amounts of each of the ingredients, but after experimenting and some further adjustments and tweaks, I was able to reconstruct her recipe. Ingredients 1 large eggplant Oil for frying Fistful parsley, finely chopped 1 cup ketchup 4 tablespoon sugar ½ lemon, juiced 4 cloves garlic, crushed Salt and pepper to taste Preparation Slice eggplant into ¼ inch rounds. Heat a large frying pan and fry eggplant in batches until light to medium brown. Drain the eggplant in a colander to let the oil drip out. (Yes, it’s fattening but totally worth it.) I leave a plate underneath the colander to catch the oil. Sauce: In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Once the eggplant has drained for an hour, you can add it gently into the sauce being careful not to break up the eggplant slices.

Matbucha Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, cubed 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 can 28oz crushed tomatoes 1 can 14oz can diced tomato 1 bunch cilantro, finely diced 1 tablespoon OU-P cumin ¼ cup sugar Dash cayenne pepper Salt & pepper to taste Preparation Sauté onion in a tablespoon of olive oil until soft and translucent. Add both cans of tomatoes, and cook for 10 minutes. Then add the cilantro, cumin, sugar and cayenne pepper. Stir gently and cook until cilantro has wilted into the mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 15 minutes until reduced down and flavors are concentrated. Adjust any seasoning to your family’s palate.

Pesach Olive Dip Ingredients 3 cloves crushed garlic 2 19oz cans green pitted sliced olives 1 19oz can Israeli pickles ½ cup pickled red peppers 1 teaspoon OU-P cumin Dash cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil Preparation Mix all ingredients in a food processor until blended. Don’t blend too long; the dip shouldn’t be too smooth—it should have some sort of texture.

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

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mongst all the hustle and bustle of the back office at the Gourmet Glatt Emporium, Howie and Shloy of the purchasing department are excitedly showing off their newest, fun product for Pesach. “Kinder Matzah” is a tiny box containing three authentic pieces of round hand shmurah matzah for the youngest children to use at the seder table. As they pass it around the room to all of the staff and vendors who are gathered there that afternoon, they make sure to give the standard warning that applies to all the specialty Pesach products that they carry, “It’s only available for as long as it lasts!” Soon they are taking turns excitedly rattling off all of Gourmet Glatt’s amazing new products for Passover 2014: Minced and chopped garlic, new bottled iced tea in three varieties, pomegranate juice, marinades in different flavors, jars of capers and sun-dried tomatoes, gluten-free granola bars and energy bars, and even “veggie straws” snacks. This year, the store is carrying three brands of quinoa with various Kosher for Passover certifications. For the first time, Star-Kist tuna is labeled OU-P. Kosher companies are also upgrading their packaging. “There are lots of old friends with new faces,” says Howie. The freezers are so completely stocked with premium products that you may forget you are shopping for Pesach…blintzes, pizzas, even Pesach hamburger and hot dog buns. Of course, the mainstay of the holy week-long celebration is matzah – regular and shmurah – present in more brands and varieties than ever. Some specialty products will inevitably be out of stock very early. Howie and Shloy explain that they perfect the process each year. Almond flour, for example, was very limited last year, and now, due the explosion of the gluten-free market, there are three companies that produce it for Passover. They make sure to order extra, enough to last customers through Pesach and beyond. They also order an abundance of items like gluten-free kosher for Passover chicken nuggets and blintzes to accommodate the needs of the gluten-free customers all year around.

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With all their attention focused on stocking the shelves and servicing customers, it is difficult to get any member the Gourmet Glatt team to break stride and stop to talk for more than a few moments. Although he is always on the move, caterer Avi Krasnow of the Chap-a-Nosh take-out HOWIE department takes some time out for a quick tour of the inner workings of his operation. Down below the selling floor of the mega supermarket is a vast basement. In addition to housing the state- of- the-art modern kitchen, Chap-a-Nosh also maintains a separate room where the Pesach items are stored. Approximately one week before the holiday, Avi and his team get to work. Once the impressive and immaculate kitchen is kashered and “turned over,” trained chefs produce an entire non-gebrokts kosher for Pesach menu with a full line of soups, salads, kugels, prepared meats and chickens, among other delicacies. There is another room dedicated to preparing and packaging the consumer-ready products. From complete seders to simple matzah, customers can rely on Chap-a-Nosh for fresh, high-quality ingredients and gourmet taste. Upon further exploration of the Gourmet Glatt basement, it becomes apparent where the action occurs to make all the work on the store floor appear seamless. Extending as far as the eye can see, the basement boasts myriad rooms lined with shelves stocked top to bottom with products. Massive refrigerators are located throughout the area. A separate team of employees is dedicated solely to keeping the basement clean and orderly. While there are those customers who are strictly committed to preparing everything homemade for Pesach, many people have come to rely on the services provided by Gourmet Glatt. Everything for the seder, from ground horseradish to pre-washed and pre-checked lettuce and herbs, is available for purchase. Scrupulous bug-checking and washing are all done in another room down in the basement. Back upstairs, we catch up with General Manager Yoeli Steinberg who talks passionately about doing whatever it takes to make the holiday

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ly to achieve that goal. How are the prices for such a premium shopping experience? Remarkably better than you would think, Howie explains. “Other than a few exceptions, the prices are the same or lower than last year. We buy in volume and we can negotiate with suppliers.” When does this yearly project begin? Right after the yom tov ends, Yoeli and the purchasing team start thinking about how to make the next Pesach season even better. The planning begins immediately after Succos, and the ordering comes after Hanukkah. Berel Wolowik, the Meat Department Manager, explains that he begins ordering right after Chanukah and that the butcher department is kashered and turned over a full two weeks before Purim. Since the meat department carries a huge selection of ready-to-cook foods for Pesach, the seasoning for items like corned beef and other holiday favorites need to be ordered before other products. According to Berel, Gourmet Glatt uses only American beef, which is marbleized and therefore more tender. Amazingly, says Berel, the store manages to keep meat prices down for Pesach without ever compromising quality. Despite all the indulgence that can occur on Pesach, fruits and vegetables are still an integral part of the holiday. The organic produce selection has been growing in size and popularity over the years. The emphasis as always is on quality and convenience. Ossie’s Fish Department stays open for Pesach, with its usual bounty of fresh and prepared fish. Buds and Blooms by Debbie Flowers stays open as well, offering fresh and exotic floral arrangements to enhance the holiday table. The extended hours (until midnight most nights), the clean and fully-stocked store, and the helpful staff members – it all works together to make sure that nothing goes by the wayside during this busiest time. Community members count on Gourmet Glatt so ED

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much that they won’t leave home without it. Many regular customers who go away for Pesach will shop at Gourmet Glatt and have their favorite items shipped to wherever they are staying. The superstore utilizes a smaller facility across the parking lot as a warehouse for shipping and deliveries. Nonperishables are shipped all over the country, including Florida, Texas, and California. Groceries slated for local deliveries are stored in a 300-square-foot fridge, and delivery vans are refrigerated to ensure that the integrity of the products is maintained throughout the delivery process. Gourmet Glatt team also serves other community needs. In conjunction with community chesed organizations and individuals, they quietly help disadvantaged segments of the community obtain food for Passover. Leading up to Pesach and throughout the year, the vibrant store serves as a meeting place for shoppers seeking recipe ideas and product demonstrations. Naomi Nachman, “The Aussie Gourmet,” can frequently be found giving cooking classes or broadcasting her Nachum Segal Network radio show “Table for Two” from the supermarket floor. YOELI From vital Pesach items to novelty items like children’s cookbooks, it’s all available at Gourmet Glatt. A specially prepared directory and store signage help shoppers locate whatever they’re looking for while staff members work tirelessly to ensure the store is neat and user-friendly. The team at Gourmet Glatt is always thinking of the smartest way to restock items and assist customers without getting in their way. They say they almost have it down to a science – taking photographs of their shelves every year makes it easier to set up for the following Pesach season. One thing Howie is still trying to perfect is a way to keep chometz products around longer for people who want to use them up to the last minute. “We do actually find new places to keep chometz on the shelves longer every year!” he says. Whether you are going away and packing nosh for the whole week, accommodating specific dietary requirements, hosting out-of-town family or entertaining friends, Yoeli and his team at Gourmet Glatt want to help meet your needs. Yoeli explains, “No matter how hard your Pesach may be, we work around-the-clock to make it easier for everybody. When you think Pesach, you think big. When you think big, think Gourmet Glatt.”

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From My Private Art Collection Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg

o you remember the famous artist Henri Matisse? At one point of his life he became ill and felt that the art medium of paint was too difficult for him to work with. He decided to go back to an old technique which he enjoyed using at a different stage of his life. This involved using scissors, glue and pieces of colored paper. He then developed compositions from these cutout shapes, making large murals out of them. From this came a new art form known as “cutouts.” This form gave him an avenue to create artwork which was not as realistic as painting could become. Matisse loved to capture the deep character of things and loved to communicate through visuals. This to him was a visual language, a conversation with himself and with others. He communicated through the use of shapes, positive and negative and what falls in between. His shapes were specific and defined clearly. He would also look at the leftover pieces of cutouts and see what they looked like to him and then used them for other purposes. Henri loved using solid flat shapes and two dimensional applications of the paper cutouts. He would simplify the shapes and then code them to represent various subjects. As an example, animals or humans would be made out of curved shapes which are also known as organic shapes. Sharp shapes, which were jagged, would represent fire or stars. Inanimate objects would be cut into geometric shapes to represent a bowl, a tabletop, a trapeze, or swords. Geometric shapes would also frame the works and fill in the background. Plants and flowers were cut into curly shapes. Matisse was well-known for his love of color which he used repeatedly in all his works of art. He was a very talented artist whose overlapping and crisscrossed shapes created a feeling of excitement and movement. From his earlier study of nature and childhood memories, he was able to capture images in his work which created an environment for him which made him content and happy when he became ill at the age of 72. He was also living during

wartime and this gave him an uplifting feeling. This stimulation remained with him his entire life and kept him going, offering inspiration and feelings of growth as a productive artist. He would use his keen eye to dissect everything around him and then lay everything out in a precise manner. He referred to this work as “sculpting with scissors.”

Matisse continued to create magnificent pieces of art, filling his studio with unusual cutout designs until his death. In 1954, within the last two years of his life, around the age of 85, he completed two beautiful works of art. Inspiring quotes by Henri Matisse: “I don’t paint nature. I paint the feelings nature produces in me.” “What I have tried to express for years as a painter I can now express with the simplest cutout.” “Finally, I have found the most direct way to express myself—the paper cutout.” “The target’s heart is like a flower because she is sure the knife will miss her.” “The truly original artist invents his own signs.” “The sensation of flight released in me helps to guide the scissors in my hand.” “My terrible operation has completely renewed me.” “I now have a lush garden all around me…I am never alone.” 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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