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his morning, an Israeli who had never been to America came to my house for a few minutes. When he left my house, he noticed that workers on my block were cutting down trees. He was awed. Between the huge logs and the giant woodchipper, he couldn’t wait to record what he was seeing for his friends back home. My son and his friend noticed that the boy was recording it all. “Maybe he never saw trees like these before,” my son’s friend said. “Or maybe he never saw such a big truck,” my son answered. Regardless, it got me thinking. This is not the first time I’ve seen trees being cut down. And it certainly won’t be the last. But isn’t it pretty awesome? Isn’t it amazing that we are surrounded by giant, beautiful trees in our neighborhood? And yes, sometimes they need to get trimmed or cut down. Isn’t it remarkable how huge logs can be shunted into a machine and get spit out into tiny splinters seconds later? We take it for granted – we’ve seen it all before – but if you can take a step back sometimes and look at things from a newcomer’s perspective, there is so much we can marvel at in our day-to-day lives.

Perhaps that’s why children have an ability to make us feel young again. We recently visited with an older relative who found such delight in seeing our youngest walk around the house. My daughter wasn’t doing anything special, but when you’re a toddler, anything you do is special. It’s exciting to empty out the pot cabinets or go on a trip the grocery store or eat ice cream for the first time. For little ones, it’s almost as if they’re on a field trip every day of their lives – with new activities and new discoveries each day. For most of us, the summer is winding down. We are preparing for the school year to start, and we are readying ourselves for the Yomim Noraim. Perhaps we can try to take a step back and look at how we live our day-to-day lives from a new perspective. Maybe we can come to a fresh appreciation for all that we have. And even more than that, perhaps we can look at each day as a fresh start, a time when we can imbue each moment with renewed vigor and enthusiasm so we can actualize the potential that we have harnessed within us. Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COMMUNITY 8

Readers’ Poll Community Happenings

34 NEWS

Global

National

Odd-but-True Stories

Taliban Takeover by Shammai Siskind

ISRAEL

Israel News

My Israel Home

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Wein on the Parsha

Redefining Our Present State by Rav Moshe Weinberger

Delving into the Daf

PEOPLE The Wandering Jew

Congressional Medals, Part I by Avi Heiligman

HEALTH & FITNESS My Mother is So Annoying by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn

Addicted to Caffeine? by Cindy Weinberger, MS, RD, CDN

Parenting Pearls

FOOD & LEISURE The Aussie Gourmet: Rosh Hashana Brick Roast

LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW 70

Your Money

Let That Be a Lesson to You by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Dear Editor, Metaphorically, it is said that the “going out” in this parsha is referring to the battle with the yetzer hara. Surely there are many paths by which to engage in this battle, but perhaps one that coincides with the upcoming holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur would be to take a position that we are worth zero and are merely ashes and dust. The gematria of ephes (zero) is kama (first). In essence, first and foremost, it’s fundamental to realize that in the world of the Divine, we are insignificant and only G-d has the right to ga’ava which be’gematria is 15, the numerical value of yud and hey, the first two letters of G-d’s name. Knowing you’re a zero will help in not taking offense by others, which can clean all sins. Steven Genack Dear Editor, Sometimes I’m asked: How can we help single moms? How can we help needy single parent families in a meaningful way? Single moms want to be treated with dignity. One way to accomplish this is to set up a central intake where needy families give all of their personal information – once. They provide their financial documents – once. They give the lists and lists of household expenses – once. They tell the story of the divorce and its aftermath – once.

They respond to endless invasive questions – once. The single moms appreciate all of the gifts that the community offers. The single moms would really like to accept and enjoy all of these abundant gifts. But oftentimes the process, the paperwork, the intrusion becomes its own trauma. Let’s create a central committee. This committee will maintain a profile of each needy family. When a community organization offers an item or opportunity to those in need that they’d like to take advantage of, merely a name needs to be provided. One phone call or website search provides an “OK.” This process preserves the already fragile dignity of the families. Once again, I implore the community to practice an ounce of prevention. Minimize or remove these seemingly small traumas. The rewards will be many. We’ll create stronger healthier single moms who will be better able to raise their children. As always, feel free to reach out for support and assistance. Esther Miller Project Director Success Space for Women Dear Editor, Isn’t it ironic that Andrew Cuomo was instrumental in the deaths of hundreds of nursing home patients and traumatized New York Continued on page 10

HUMOR Centerfold 52 POLITICAL CROSSFIRE Notable Quotes

Biden is Blaming Everyone But Himself by Marc A. Thiessen

The Infrastructure Bill Just Saved the Filibuster by Marc A. Thiessen 86 CLASSIFIEDS

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State and used state funds to write a book championing his amazing prowess, and yet is only booted from his position because of his actions towards women? Yes, the guy is creepy but shouldn’t murder demand that he step down? When Cuomo gave his convoluted apology-I’m-not-sorry press conference last week, he had one thing in mind: when can I run again? I bet you that his name will

be on the ballot in four years’ time. And if you don’t believe me, I have a bridge to sell you. Sincerely, Not a fan of Cuomo or those like him Dear Editor, The last election has raised some serious questions as to whether all the votes cast were registered in a legitimate and accurate database – in other words, whether the votes generated came from citizens 18 and older whose primary residence

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is recorded at a respective county election board. The list of eligible voters needs to be accurate and up-to-date! Therefore, the board must keep track of any movement of citizens within the county (entering, leaving, dying). Also, it keeps record who has already voted to prevent anyone from voting twice. Furthermore, it has to ensure that the voter check-in process flows in a timely fashion and is finished at a pre-set time. Any extension just opens the door for inaccu-

racies, even fraud. The county data base should be provided to the state office of vital statistics. And from there their file should be submitted to the centralized national voter registration board. All three files should conform! Accurate voter registration lists are the foundation of election integrity. Heinz Mayer Garden City

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The Week In News

Haiti Hit with Earthquake, Storm

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 1,419 people. The next day, Tropical Depression Grace dumped heavy rain on the area, bringing with it gusts of winds. In addition to the known deaths, the weekend’s earthquake injured at least 6,900 people, numbers that are only expected to rise as search

and rescue efforts continue. Tens of thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged. Roads were blocked; infrastructure was wrecked. Efforts are underway to repair the roads between the cities of Les Cayes and Jeremie – roads which were further obstructed due to aftershocks and mudslides. After the quake, Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry tweeted that he would mobilize all government resources available to help his country and declared a month-long state of emergency. “The most important thing is to recover as many survivors as possible under the rubble,” he said. “The needs are enormous. We must take care of the injured and fractured, but also provide food, aid, temporary shelter and psychological support.” On Monday, Henry promised to accelerate aid and rescue efforts. “We will increase our efforts tenfold to reach, in terms of assistance, the maximum number of victims possible,” he wrote on Twitter. “Faced with this emergency, there is no respite.” Authorities have been going from house to house in search of survivors

– efforts which require a tremendous amount of resources. Haiti – mired with a floundering economy and grappling with the July assassination of its late President Jovenel Moise – relies heavily on donor countries and organizations for its relief efforts. U.S. President Joe Biden said after the quake, “In what is already a challenging time for the people of Haiti, I am saddened by the devastating earthquake that occurred in Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti, this morning. We send our deepest condolences to all those who lost a loved one or saw their homes and businesses destroyed. “The United States remains a close and enduring friend to the people of Haiti, and we will be there in the aftermath of this tragedy.” The earthquake struck at 8:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, at a depth of about 6.2 miles; its epicenter was about 7.5 miles northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud in the southwest part of the country. That location is 60 miles west of the epicenter of the disastrous 7.0-magnitude quake that killed an estimated 220,000 to 300,000 people in 2010.

Russian Firefighting Plane Crashes in Turkey

A Russian aircraft deployed to Turkey to help fight wildfires crashed on Saturday, killing all eight people on board, officials said. State news agency TASS quoted a Saturday statement by the Russian Defense Ministry, according to which five of the crew members were Russian and the other three were Turkish nationals. The plane, a Be-200 amphibious craft, crashed near Adana as it was preparing to land. The Russian Defense Ministry sent a commission to the crash site to help determine the cause of the crash. Ömer Faruk Coşkun, governor of Turkey’s southern Kahramanmaras

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economic development. Last year, the leader promised to spend a similar amount on infrastructure “to pull the people and the economy of our country out of this [coronavirus] pandemic.” “It is often said that during crises, the emphasis should be given on infrastructure so that economic activity is [faster] and people get employment and it generates a cascading effect,” he said in a speech on August 15, 2020. A former finance minister — from the opposition Congress Party — mocked Modi for making similar promises on infrastructure expenditure for three years in a row, without providing any updates on past initiatives. “India is thrice blessed. We now have a [300-trillion rupee] plan that will be launched in the near future,” P Chidambaram wrote on Twitter.

Hacker Group Was Behind Iran Train Cyberattack

A report released Saturday by the Israeli-American cybersecurity company Check Point Software Technologies has named Iranian opposition group Indra as the body responsible for a cyberattack on Iran’s train system several weeks ago. According to Check Point’s report, the attacks were conducted using a version of a hacking tool deployed in 2019 and 2020 attacks on Iranian interests, which Indra claimed responsibility for. According to Iranian state media, the July 9th attack caused “nation-state-level damage” as well as “unprecedented chaos” at train stations. One report suggested that this cyberattack was the catalyst for the Iranian attack on the MV Mercer Street tanker. In the cyberattack, hackers posted fake messages about alleged train delays and cancellations on display boards at train stations across Iran. The hackers also urged passengers to call for more information and list-

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Sudoku Creator Dies Maki Kaji, the creator of the numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died. He was 69. Known as the “Godfather of Sudoku,” Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn’t want to think too hard. Its name is made up of the Japanese

It wasn’t until 2004 when Sudoku became a global hit, after a fan from New Zealand pitched it and got it published in the British newspaper The Times. Two years later, Japan rediscovered its own puzzle as a “gyakuyunyu,” or “reimport.” Maki traveled to more than 30 countries spreading his enjoyment of puzzles. Sudoku championships have drawn some 200 million people in 100 countries over the years. Originally, Sudoku was called “Suji-w a-D ok u sh i n-n i-K a g i r u,” which translates to “Numbers should be single, a bachelor.” Born in the main northern island of Hokkaido, Maki started Japan’s first puzzle magazine after dropping out of Keio University in Tokyo. He founded his company Nikoli in 1983 and came up with Sudoku at about the same time.

KNDO Admits Killings

Two senior commanders of the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) have admitted that security forces under their control detained and later killed 25 men in June in its territory near Myanmar’s border with Thailand, according to human rights group Fortify Rights. General Ner Dah Bo Mya and Lieutenant Saw Ba Wah, who have been suspended from their posts, said that their men were responsible. General Ner Dah Bo Mya denied wrongdoing, saying the men, who were not armed and not in uniform, were “spies” for the military and that his troops “had to finish them

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up, otherwise they try to run away during the fighting and then they would come back and it would be very hard for us.” The order came from a “captain of intelligence” at the Karen National Union (KNU) – the political group that controls the KNDO – the general added. The killing amounts to a war crime. “This was a massacre and it should be investigated and prosecuted,” Matthew Smith, CEO at Fortify Rights, said. “The KNU is setting an important example in transparency, cooperation and commitment to share evidence of atrocities with international justice mechanisms.” The incident first came to light after state media in June accused fighters from the KNDO of killing 25 people it said were civilians working on a road construction project. The men were part of a group of 47 people, including 16 women and children, who were detained by the KNDO on May 31 in Kanele village in Karen state. The 25 men were killed on June 1, and the remainder of the group were released over the following week. Myanmar has been in a state of turmoil since the military seized power in a coup on February 1 with

the KNU, one of the country’s biggest ethnic armed groups, providing shelter to those fighting against the takeover. In March, Karen fighters seized a military post and the army retaliated with air raids, the first in more than 20 years in the state, which lies along the Thai border. The clashes forced at least 100,000 people from their homes, according to the United Nations. The military has been accused of human rights abuses in its crackdown on the anti-coup movement with 1,000 people killed since the coup. It is also being investigated for genocide over its brutal crackdown on the minority Rohingya in 2017 that forced hundreds and thousands to flee into Bangladesh.

What is the Taliban and What Do They Want? The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, for the first time since 2001, seeking to install Islamic law. The rebel organization entered Kabul Sunday morning; by Sunday evening,

it had declared the war over and itself victorious.

U.S. and other foreign troops and officials left the country over the weekend, and Afghani President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday. At the same time, Afghanistan’s main exit route was blocked by the hundreds of thousands of civilians attempting to flee the new regime. According to The Washington Post, the Taliban has closed girls’ schools, banned smartphones, and forcibly drafted young men. The Taliban, founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by anti-Soviet resistance commander Mohammad Omar, is made up of guerilla fighters, mostly Pashtuns. Its ideology is similar to that of Al-Qaeda, though the Taliban focuses mostly on controlling Afghanistan. Initially, the group’s vision of “justice” helped it gain power. “At the time, people really wanted law and order, and there was none,” said Kamran Bokhari of the Newlines Institute, a foreign policy think tank. In autumn 1996, the group took control of Kabul, declaring Afghanistan an Islamic emirate. In July 2015, the Afghanistan government confirmed the death of Mohammad Omar in Pakistan in April 2013. Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, wrote earlier this year that the Taliban has “softened their rhetoric on some issues,” such as women’s rights. These changes are the product of political pressure, he said, not a change in beliefs. In his research paper, Ruttig wrote, “Given their continued domineering behavior, intolerance of political dissent and oppression (especially toward girls and women) in the areas they control, there is legitimate concern that if political pressure diminished after an eventual peace agreement and a troop withdrawal, they might revert to pre-fall 2001 practices.” The Taliban’s goal? Robert Crews, an expert on Afghanistan at Stanford University, told the Post,

“They want their Islamic emirate back in power. They want their vision of Islamic law. “They don’t want a parliament. They don’t want electoral politics. They have an emir and they have a council of mullahs, and that’s the vision they see as best for Islam.” However, that goal may be more complicated than it was twenty years ago. Women have taken on public roles, and cellphones and social media have become more common. “There are a lot of people who are better connected to the world through social media and say, ‘Hey, why can’t we have a life like that?’” Crews said. “What will they do with a society that believes in pluralism and doesn’t believe in monopolization of power? To what extent will Taliban violence silence those voices?” Already there have been reports of Taliban terror throughout Afghanistan. It is said that women are being shot, and girls as young as 12 are being dragged from their homes to be “married.” The Taliban is going door to door, hunting down those who have helped foreign troops over the past few years. Australian not-for-profit Forsaken Fighters – that helps support those left behind – tweeted this week that one of the interpreters it works with was executed in Kandahar. The father of four had been “mutilated” as they found out he had worked for both the U.S. and UK around ten years ago. Supposedly, thousands were made to gather to witness an execution in Kandahar at a sports stadium.

In Lebanon, Electricity is a “Luxury”

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Poland’s Holocaust Restitution Bill

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday signed into law a bill limiting restitution for Holocaust-related claims. In a Saturday statement, Duda said, “I made a decision today on the act, which in recent months was the subject of a lively and loud debate at home and abroad. After an in-depth analysis, I have decided to sign the amendment.” Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) responded, “Today, Poland approved, not for the first time, an anti-Semitic and unethical law. Tonight, I instructed the chargé d’affaires of the Israeli Embassy in Warsaw to return to Israel immedi-

ately for indefinite consultations. “The new Ambassador to Poland, who was due to leave for Warsaw soon, will not be departing for Poland at this stage. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will recommend today that the Polish Ambassador to Israel remain on holiday in his country. This time should be used to explain to the people of Poland the meaning of the Holocaust to the citizens of Israel and the extent to which we will refuse to tolerate any contempt for the memory of Holocaust and its victims. It will not end here.” Lapid’s response has been criticized by some Israeli Foreign Ministry officials, who fear it could trigger harsh backlash and the loss of a potential ally in the European Union. According to them, Poland’s decision is not unusual, other than in its publicity and fanfare. Responding to Lapid, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, “The decision of Israel to downgrade its diplomatic representation in Warsaw lacks justification and any sense of responsibility. The words spoken by [Israeli Foreign Minister] Yair Lapid enrage every upstanding person.” Criticizing the Israeli government’s “aggressive actions” in response to the Polish bill, Morawiecki added, “The use of this tragedy for political ends is irresponsible and shameful. If the Israeli government continues to attack Poland in such a manner, it will most definitely have a very negative impact on our mutual relations – both bilaterally and in international forums.”

Bennett Slashes Number of New “Settlement” Homes

A new plan to approve 3,200 new housing units in Judea and Samaria

was upended after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett cut the number to just 2,200 new housing units. The decision was supposedly made in an effort not to upset the Biden administration. The units are the first to be approved under U.S. President Joe Biden’s watch. They are set to be approved by Israel’s Civil Administration next week. Meanwhile, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) approved the construction of 1,000 homes for Palestinian Authority Arabs, within the boundaries of Area C, the only area of Judea and Samaria where Jews are allowed to live. Bennett and Biden have been discussing a trip by Bennett to Washington; the trip is expected to be held in the coming weeks.

An Invite to Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has invited Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to make an official visit to Egypt within the next few weeks. Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate chair Abbas Kamel relayed the invite to Bennett while he was visiting Jerusalem for talks with the prime minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz. A visit to Egypt would be the first public visit by an Israeli premier since 2011, when prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with president Hosni Mubarak in the Sinai resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Netanyahu also reportedly paid a secret, unofficial visit in 2018. Kamel met with Bennett in Jerusalem at the Prime Minister’s Office, which said the two discussed bilateral ties between the countries and “the matter of Egyptian mediation in the security situation vis-a-vis the Gaza Strip.” Egypt helped broker the truce that ended the 11-day conflict in May between Israel and Hamas, the terror group that rules Gaza. After meeting with senior Israeli officials, Kamel visited the West

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Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Kamel’s trip comes two days after two rockets were fired from Gaza toward the town of Sderot in a brief flare-up of violence amid a shaky calm in place since the May war. One of the missiles was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system and the second landed inside the Strip. Israel has so far not responded to the launch.

Another Jab

Israel has begun offering Israelis ages 50 and over a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The decision was approved by an expert Health Ministry committee. The government hopes that third doses will be available to those over 40 beginning next week, Arutz Sheva said. On Monday evening, Israel passed the one-million mark for its third doses. That same day, the IDF announced that it would begin vaccinating medical staff over age 30 with a third dose. Coronavirus czar Professor Salman Zarka said on Tuesday morning that, so far, no unusual side effects had been reported from the third dose of the vaccine and that no one who received the vaccine had contracted coronavirus – either the Delta variant or others.

Full Diplomatic Relations with Morocco Soon

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday announced that

Israel and Morocco would upgrade to a full diplomatic relationship within two months. “Within two months, full embassies will be open — in Israel and in Rabat,” Lapid asserted on Thursday morning after inaugurating Israel’s Liaison Office during his historic trip to Rabat, Morocco. He added that Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita is expected to arrive in Israel for the opening of a Tel Aviv embassy in October or

early November. Present at the inauguration ceremony were Welfare Minister Meir Cohen (Blue and White), Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee head MK Ram Ben Barak (Yesh Atid), and Charge D’affaires David Govrin. Morocco was represented at the ceremony by Deputy Foreign Minister Mohcine Jazouli. In a statement, Lapid said, “This historic visit is a continuation of the longstanding friendship and deep

roots and traditions that the Jewish community in Morocco, and the large community of Israelis with origins in Morocco have.” Thursday’s ceremony followed a Wednesday evening meeting between Bourita and Lapid, during which three cooperation agreements were signed on the issues of political consultation; culture, youth, and sports; and air service between the two countries.

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Fire Commissioner Dedi Simchi said on Tuesday that there is no doubt that the massive Jerusalem-area fire which has forced the evacuation of thousands was sparked by a person. “The fire broke out as a result of human actions – whether by negligence, or by carelessness, whether intentionally or as the result of arson, we don’t yet know. We will continue investigating and the moment we have findings, we will bring them to them to the relevant parties,” Simchi said. Fireman officer Nissim Twito concurred, saying that we are “absolutely talking about something manmade.” He added, “The investigation is being conducted together with Israel Police and the forensic lab and so on, and when we have the conclusions, we will update.” The fire began blazing on Sunday, and has so far consumed some 5,000 acres of forest, in an event similar in scale to the 2010 Mount Carmel disaster. Among the localities where residents were forced to evacuate are Givat Yearim, Tzova, Ein Rafa, Ein Nakuba, Sho’eva, the Eitanim psychiatric hospital, Shoresh, and Har Eitan. In addition, the Metzuda Winery was completely destroyed, with damages expected to range between 7-8 million shekel ($2,166,6332,476,152).

Judge: Keep “Remain in Mexico” Policy A federal judge on Friday ordered the Biden administration to reinstate former U.S. President Donald

Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. According to U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, the current administration acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” when it chose to end the program. In addition, the administration violated procedural laws and failed to see “several of the main benefits” of the policy.

The program was suspended on U.S. President Joe Biden’s first day in office and formally ended in June. Judge Kacsmaryk’s ruling follows a lawsuit brought forward by Texas and Missouri. In his ruling, the judge agreed that the two states were being harmed by Biden’s decision, since migrants allowed to remain in the U.S. would use the country’s healthcare system, send their children to U.S. schools, and apply for driver’s licenses. The judge had stayed his decision for one week in order to give the administration time to appeal. In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, “It is critical that intending migrants understand clearly that they will be turned back if they enter the United States illegally and do not have a basis for relief under our laws.”

SCOTUS Tackles Evictions

The Supreme Court granted a request from a group of New York landlords to block part of the state’s eviction moratorium. The moratorium was set to expire August 31. In an unsigned order, the court said it blocked a part of the moratorium allowing a tenant to “self-certify financial hardship,” thereby preclud-

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ing a landlord from contesting the certification and denying the landlord a hearing. According to the court, the moratorium “violates the Court’s longstanding teaching that ordinarily ‘no man can be a judge in his own case’ consistent with the Due Process Clause.” The ruling noted that another part of the moratorium would remain in place, allowing courts to consider a pandemic-related hardship partially by assessing a tenant’s income prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, highlighting the fact that the law was set to expire in “less than three weeks.” According to Breyer, “The New York Legislature is responsible for responding to a grave and unpredictable public health crisis” and “must combat the spread of a virulent disease, mitigate the financial suffering caused by business closures, and minimize the number of unnecessary evictions.” The landlords’ attorney, Randy Mastro, responded, “On behalf of New York’s small landlords, we are extremely grateful to the Supreme

Court for reaffirming that, ‘even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.’” New York Attorney General Letitia James noted that the moratorium was set to expire at the end of August and emphasized that “in the meantime, New York is in the process of distributing billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated rental-assistance benefits to landlords and their tenants, which will render many eviction proceedings unnecessary.” According to her, blocking the moratorium “would disrupt the State’s fragile and ongoing recovery from the pandemic by abruptly inundating the courts with eviction proceedings before they are fully equipped to resume such actions.”

No Homeless Near Schools? Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino called on his colleagues to prohibit tents from going up within 500 feet of any public school in the city, the Los Angeles Times reported. Buscaino, who is running for mayor, said he wants the Council to use its new anti-camping ordinance

to make sidewalks around the over1,000 campuses in the area to be declared “no camping zones.”

Buscaino’s statement was made on Monday, the first day of school, outside Larchmont Charter School in Hollywood. Scuffles soon broke out between Buscaino’s aides and protesters. The new no-camping ordinance prohibits people from sitting, sleeping, lying, or storing property on sidewalks within 500 feet of “sensitive uses” but does not allow enforcement unless the Council has voted in favor of it and proper signage is installed. Homeless advocates have claimed that Buscaino’s proposal paints them as criminals who pose a threat to families. In June, Buscaino was ushered out of a news conference on the Venice Boardwalk when someone noticed that a homeless woman near him had a knife. Last year, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority noted that at least 66,436 people were homeless in Los Angeles County, a 12.7% increase from the year before. At least 41,000 of them live in the city of Los Angeles.

T-Mobile Data Breach

T-Mobile confirmed this week that it was hit by a data breach but declined to say whether any personal information from customers was accessed or how widespread the damage may be. The company’s acknowledgement of a breach comes after hackers said that they were selling “full customer info” obtained from T-Mobile servers that pertained to what the

hackers claimed were over 100 million people. Late Sunday, the company said it was “aware of claims made in an underground forum” and “actively investigating their validity.” On Monday, the company said it has closed a vulnerability used by hackers to gain entry to T-Mobile’s systems and is working with the “highest degree of urgency” to investigate the breach. “We have been working around the clock to investigate claims being made that T-Mobile data may have been illegally accessed,” the company said in a statement, adding that it is working with law enforcement on the matter. “We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred, however we have not yet determined that there is any personal customer data involved. “Until we have completed this assessment, we cannot confirm the reported number of records affected or the validity of statements made by others,” the statement continued.

Thinking of Changing Careers?

Nearly one in every three U.S. workers under 40 have considered changing their occupation or field of work since the COVID-19 pandemic began, The Washington Post reported. According to a Washington PostSchar School poll conducted early last month, approximately one in five workers overall considered a professional shift. Many of those told The Post that the pandemic “altered how they think about what is important in life and their careers. It has given them a heightened understanding that life is short and that now is the time to make the changes they have long dreamed of,” the site said. The Post-Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University poll also showed that since the start of the pandemic, 28% of U.S. adults have seriously considered moving, and 17% say they have

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already moved, either temporarily or permanently. This was especially true for adults under age 40, who are the most likely group to have considered moving or done so already. In addition, nearly half of U.S. adults said it was “extremely” or “very” important to them to have easy access to hiking, fishing and camping. It also found that 59% of workers want to return to their workplace all or most of the time after the pandemic is over, while 10% want to mostly work remotely, and 8% want to always work remotely. The rest of those polled said they would like to split the time working in-office and remotely evenly. The poll, conducted between July 6-21 by The Washington Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, included a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with 75% reached on cellphones and 25% on landlines. It has an error margin of +/- 4%.

U.S. Census Surprises

The white population in America shrunk for the first time in U.S. history, according to U.S. Census data around race and ethnicity released on Thursday. The dip marks the first time since the Census was implemented in 1790 that the number of people who identify as white has decreased. In 2010, the white population was 223.6 million and in 2020 it was 204.3 million, a decrease of 8.6%, according to the data. Despite the drop, the white population is still the largest among groups. Part of this decrease is due to an aging population and fewer births. Additionally, the number of people identifying as white fell below 60% for the first time, dropping to 57.8% in the 2020 Census. The data shows the U.S. is continuing its trend towards becoming a diverse, majority-minority country. Other racial groups actually grew over the decade. For instance, the population of those who identified

as black alone increased by 5.6%. Additionally, the population identifying as two or more races increased by 275.7% over the decade. Maryland is now the most diverse state on the U.S.’s East Coast. At the same time, Washington, D.C., has continued to lose black residents. The U.S. Census Bureau’s diversity index shows that Maryland is one of the most diverse states in the U.S., behind Nevada, California, and Hawaii. Both Maryland and Hawaii became majority non-white over the past decade. Currently, there are six states, not including D.C., in which people of color comprise the majority of the population: California, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Maryland Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins (D-Montgomery), who served on the statewide Complete Count Committee that oversaw Census efforts last year, said, “This is a trend that we’ve (been) expecting for a while now, and it’s something that we should be really proud of.” The only jurisdiction in the area where the white portion of the population increased during the past decade was D.C., which is now “whiter” than it has been in over 50 years, although blacks are still the largest racial group in the area. Andrew Trueblood, the director of the D.C. Office of Planning, said, “We knew the District of Columbia was at risk of an undercount — and that’s regardless of what happened in the world with a global pandemic. We have a lot of concern that our most vulnerable residents were not counted.” He added that it is “too early” to draw conclusions based on the data.

Blue Origin Sues NASA

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plaint launched months ago by Blue Origin, in an effort to win a portion of the lunar lander funds granted to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The suit could potentially delay NASA’s efforts to land astronauts on the moon by 2024, as well as put a procedural pause on SpaceX’s contract. The Blue Origin complaint, filed with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, is under a protective order. It broadly challenges NASA’s decision to choose SpaceX for the lunar lander award. Three firms competed for the lunar lander award: Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Dynetics. Upon learning of NASA’s decision, Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), complaining that NASA had originally said it might choose two companies, not just one, and claiming NASA unfairly negotiated the terms of SpaceX’s contract. According to NASA, limited funding from Congress only allowed for one contract. In July, the GAO rejected Blue Origin’s complaints and deemed NASA’s decision fair and lawful.

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The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees played the first Major League Baseball game on Thursday night in a specially built field near the original “Field of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. The 1989 movie, based on W.P. Kinsella’s “Shoeless Joe,” portrays Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella, an Iowa corn farmer who hears a voice telling him, “If you build it, they will come.” Kinsella then proceeds, against the odds, to build a baseball diamond in the midst of his corn crop with the support of his wife and daughter. Costner attended the Thursday game. Delayed due to the pandemic, the game had originally been planned to be held between the White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals in 2020, after a scheduling issue precluded the

Yankees from participating. However, the game was ultimately rescheduled, and the White Sox won 9-8 with a home run into the cornfields. Fans attending the game entered the original field before proceeding through the center cornfield on a path leading to the MLB Stadium. The stadium, constructed in 2019, dismantled in 2020, and reconstructed in 2021 for the game, has seating for up to 8,000 people.

Canadian Luxury Train Debuts First U.S. Route

The Canadian Rocky Mountaineer luxury scenic train line has launched its first U.S. route. The two-day, one-night route runs through Denver, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, and is known as “Rockies to the Red Rocks.” The new route joins the line’s other three, which are located in western Canada. The Rocky Mountaineer has been honored eight times by the World Travel Awards as the “World’s Leading Travel Experience by Train,” and in 2020, it won a Globe Travel Award for “Best Rail Company.” Passengers on the trip do not spend a night on the train; instead, they disembark and spend the night in a local hotel, paid for as part of the cost of the journey. Nicole Ford, communications director at Rocky Mountaineer, shared, “Our routes showcase some of the most spectacular scenery North America has to offer. Our trains only travel during the day and feature oversized windows so guests do not miss a moment of the ever-changing landscapes.” The Rocky Mountaineer’s routes also have passengers eating at their seats, with each row treated as a table in a restaurant, with personalized service, scheduled meals, and drinks on demand. Each car has a small outdoor viewing platform. The inaugural season will run through November 19.

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Snake Fest

This is one party I am happy I wasn’t invited to. Last month, for ten days, hundreds of snake enthusiasts battled it out in the Everglades in Florida at the state’s 2021 Florida Python Challenge. The goal of the contest is to remove as many Burmese pythons as possible. The creatures are not native to Florida and have a bad effect on wildlife in the state. They are found primarily in and around

the Everglades, where they prey on birds, mammals and other reptiles. They can be 26 feet long and over 200 pounds when fully grown. This year’s contest, held from July 9-18, led to the removal of a record 223 pythons from South Florida. Two of those slithering critters were more than 15 feet long. Six-hundred people participated in the hunt but Charlie Dachton came out on top. The snake-hunter from Southwest Ranches in Broward County earned the $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for collecting a whopping 41 pythons. The local adventurer got a little help from his son Chance. Together, they scoured in the dark and encountered a nest with 22 python eggs. A female Burmese python may lay 50 to 100 eggs at a time. “Every one of those babies becomes a little monster,” Charlie Dachton said, “and each one of those monsters reproduce.” Brandon Call nabbed the longest snake, a 15-foot, 9-inch-long critter. Professional Dusty “The Wildman” Crum snagged the second longest python at 15-feet, 5-inches. Sss-ounds sss-pectacular.

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This is not for the faint of heart or for those whose stomachs tend to flip-flop. Recently, China unveiled the world’s highest bungee jump from a footbridge. The death-defying experience is straddled between two cliffs where a 430-meter glass-bottom suspension bridge spans the chasm. Visitors to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge can take the plunge from a height of 260 meters, a stomach-churning way to take in the views of the surrounding Wulingyuan wilderness, a UNSECO World Heritage site. The area is famous for its quartz-

ite sandstone pillars and peaks extending into the clouds, along with deep ravines and gorges. Although the attraction opened at the end of 2020, business is slow due to the pandemic. Aside from the fact that the jump is not for the faint-of-heart, it’s not for those with anemic wallets either. Each jump costs around $306. The operator, Jonnie Deaker, told Reuters that people shouldn’t be too scared to take the plunge. “Because it’s so high, it actually makes it easier,” Deaker explained. “When you’re this high, it’s kind of like skydiving.” Oh, well, now I’m really not scared.

From Paper to Peacocks Rav Kumar Toleti is now a world record holder, and he has paper to point to for his awards. The math teacher from India recently earned a Guinness World Record after folding 1,776 sheets of paper into peacocks.

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He had started learning origami a few years ago as a means of teaching math and science to his students. His passion for the paper art grew – or shall we say, unfolded.

Toleti said he wanted to set a record with origami peacocks to pay tribute to India’s national bird. “It was a challenging task, but my passion for origami was the driving force,” Toleti told the New Indian Express. It took the 57-year-old 16 days of folding for about four hours a day to amass his 1,776 peacocks, which were then displayed at Kalamandir auditorium at the Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Trimulgherry, Secunderabad. The display earned him the Guinness World Record for largest display of origami peacocks. You know what they say: you gotta know when to hold ‘em; know when to fold ‘em.

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nament that took place in Budapest, Hungary. Abi defeated grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca, 15, of India, seconds before the match ended. Abi is 12 years old. “It feels amazing,” Abi told Fox & Friends over the weekend. “All my years of hard work, everything, finally paid off.” The game took around three to four hours. “The mistake happened in the last two seconds of the game,” Abi said. “It was a very tight game… I surprised the opponent.” He added, “In the opening, he spent a lot of time, and as the game kept going on, he kept on having very low time. He cracked in the end and I was able to win.” Abi broke the world record for the youngest grandmaster 4 months and 25 days after his 12th birthday. Previously, the world record belonged to Russian chess player Sergey Karjakin, 31, who became a grandmaster in 2003 when he was 12 years and 7 months. The title of grandmaster is awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), and is given to chess players of the highest class. Abi practices chess 12 hours a day. Of course, playing chess comes with a lot of pressure. “Before I begin, what I do to focus is I do a short prayer and during the game I do breathing exercises, so that definitely during the game helps keep me very focused,” Abi said. “Chess is all about being focused and whatever work you’ve been doing in the past… Everything [is] on the board, you can’t do more than that.” Checkmate!

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The world’s youngest chess grandmaster lives in New Jersey. Abhimanyu Mishra, who goes by the nickname Abi, broke the world record on June 30 when he won first place at the Vezérképző GM Mix 2021, a 10-round Swiss chess tour-

If you don’t know Honus Wagner, you may want to brush up on your baseball trivia. Here’s one fact about Wagner that you may want to know: a 1909 baseball card of Wagner recently sold for a record $6.6 million, making it to most expensive sports card of all time. Robert Edward Auctions, which closed bidding on the card Monday morning, announced the T206 Honus Wagner card sold for the ginormous sum, beating the record of $5.2 million set by a 1952

Topps Mickey Mantle card in January and matched in April by a 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James-autographed rookie jersey card.

The card featuring Wagner, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for all but the first three years of his 1897-1917 career, has long been considered one of the most valuable to collectors, as only about 60 are

known to exist, due to Wagner asking for his card to be removed prematurely from the 1909-1911 print run by the American Tobacco Co. “This Wagner stands out because of its condition,” Brian Dwyer, president of Robert Edward Auctions, told ESPN. “There’s only about 60 of these that we can confirm through various population reports and available grading data. Of those 60, most are rated poor, authentic or good, at best. This card is one of the best examples out there, and it’s certainly one of the best examples available.” The card received a grade of 3 from Sportscard Guaranty Corp. Only four Wagner cards have been given higher ratings from the three largest card-grading companies. Wagner was nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman” due to his superb speed and German heritage. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members. He received the second-highest vote total, behind Ty Cobb’s 222 and tied with Babe Ruth at 215. Play ball!

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Community My Extended Family Barbecue Event

ive Towns saw the likes of something it has never seen before, an event and BBQ in honor and support of children from single parent homes that live right here in our neighborhood. My Extended Family aims to support children experiencing the pain of a single parent family through divorce, death, incarceration or any other tragic situation that leaves them feeling isolated and hopeless. From providing robust after school programming, to yom tov assistance, ex-

citing field trips over Chol Hamoed, and endless events throughout the year, My Extended Family steps in to try to fill the void in each of these children’s lives. All in attendance were greeted by host Pinni Goldstein of Lawrence and the 12 other generous community members: Aryeh Blumstein, Uri Dreyfus, Avi Glikman, Abe Hikind, Moshe Horn, Shmuli Mandel, Chesky Newman, Dovi Safier, Pini Schwartz, Ari Treuhaft, Shalom Vegh, and Mendy Wechter, who par-

took in creating this first-of-its-kind event. Yes, the event was planned exquisitely by Chavi Horn, yes, the food was fantastic, from all you can eat steak, rib eye and brisket to decadent desserts, but the energy in the air was something special. Singer Mordechai Levovoitz entertained the evening with Moishy Glick on guitar followed by a powerful and poignant message from Rabbi Yoseph Vigler, founder and executive director of My Extended Family. The

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men’s-only BBQ really was a testament to just how much the community of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway care about children who come from single parent homes. My Extended Family started with 13 kids in 2013 and has since grown to service children from single parent homes in Crown Heights, Monsey, Teaneck, Flatbush, and our very own Five Towns. To continue to help this holy and necessary work, please visit www. myef.org today.

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Reads Lane in Far Rockaway hosted a most exciting circus this past Sunday. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus drew in hundreds of spectators of all ages for a most enjoyable afternoon of flips, juggling, clowns and stunts. The circus was organized by community leader Pesach Osina in partnership with the 101st Precinct, RNSP (Shomrim) and the JCCRP. It was funded by New York City as part of the Open Streets program.

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n Wednesday, August 11, the Five Towns and neighboring communities joined together to do good at the Hindi’s Libraries Book it Forward event held at the Peninsula Public Library. Locals had the opportunity to donate gently used children’s books to the nonprofit, which in turn ships them to families in need all over the world at no cost to recipients. The nonprofit partnered with 12-year-old Ariel Paskal who promoted the event in honor of her bat mitzvah. Attendees also had the opportunity to create fleece blankets for Comfort Cases, a Maryland-based nonprofit donating duffel bags full of personal essentials to children entering to foster care system. Joann Fabrics donated more than 40 rolls of patterned material for the event. Hewlett Yogurt sent their Hewlee Truck to cool off all guests.

More than 3,000 books were donated, and the event raised over $1,800 to be used for book shipments. 25+ blankets were also created by guests and will be shipped to Comfort Cases directly. “I love working together with people on the neighborhood and brainstorming ways to collaborate in the community and really make an impact. Ariel and her family were so passionate about promoting our cause and sharing the story behind Hindi’s Libraries- and together we were able to do just that,” explains Leslie Gang, cofounder of Hindi’s Libraries. To learn more about how you can help give the gift of literacy, email info@hindislibraries.com. Hindi’s Libraries is an international non-profit organization founded in 2018 in memory of Dr. Hindi Krin-

sky, beloved educator and mother who passed away due to a complication of Crohn’s Disease. Our organization was formed by Dovid Kanarfogel, Hindi’s husband, and Leslie Gang, a former colleague, in order to honor Hindi’s legacy by donating children’s books to families in need or with special needs who can benefit greatly from free reading material.

Since our founding, we have donated over 200,000 books to more than 500 organizations spanning across the United States and international communities in Puerto Rico, Africa, India, and Israel. By continuing our work, we hope to spread literacy to children around the world and provide those less fortunate with access to books, at no cost.

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Yeshiva Darchei Torah talmid Daniel Levine in conversation with Rav Elya Brudny in Camp Munk. At right is Rav Dovid Cohen; at left is Rav Dovid Morgenstern

Classroom Champions at HANC Plainview

ike most schools learning to incorporate social-emotional learning into the daily curriculum, HANC-Plainview is excited to be partnering this school year with Classroom Champions, a nonprofit and charity that connects volunteer Olympians, Paralympians, student-athletes, and professional athletes to K-8 classrooms through a social and emotional based curriculum and mentorship experience. Sharing real life stories, lessons, and challenges surrounding perseverance, goal setting, leadership and more, athlete mentors help teachers bring social and emotional skills to life in the classroom. The students will learn these skills from some of the best athletes in the world. The program helps kids to set and achieve positive goals, persevere, feel and show empathy for others, work well within a team, make responsible and healthy decisions, and reduce negative or risky behaviors. The program will be for

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Gourmet Glatt Presents a Night of Jewish Music Hundreds thronged to Cedarhurst Park on Tuesday evening for a Night of Jewish Music, sponsored by Gourmet Glatt. The concert featured performer Yoni Z, who electrified the crowd with his wonderful music. PHOTO CREDIT: YOSSI KOHN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Kehillas Bnai Hayeshivos Groundbreaking PHOTOS BY YECHIEL M UNGAR PHOTOGRAPHY

n the past nine years, the members of Kehillas Bnai Hayeshivos (KBH) have seen a lot happen here in North Woodmere. In 2012, Rabbi Shmuel Witkin became our rabbi and designed a strategic planning process to set goals for the next few decades of growth. As he often said during this time, “We need to build our homes, our families, and our shul!” We weren’t just talking about any building—we wanted something that would be an extension of ourselves: reflective of who we are as frum Yidden and what is important to us in life. In 2016, Rabbi Witkin led us through another round of strategic planning with the focus on priorities and how best to allocate resources in order for us all to grow together as one community. And at the end of this process, it was quite clear: our top priority should be to build a shul we can be proud of, a place we are our children can be comfortable, and a place where we can make simchos

from brissim, to bar/bas mitzvahs, and sheva brachos. Our shul. It was a tough decision, but it had to be done! During the past year and a half of planning and fundraising with Rabbi Witkin, we’ve witnessed his vision for this building—a modern, practical structure that can grow with our community in all sorts of ways. Finally, we are excited to announce that the KBH building project has begun! Our shul is growing by the day! So many people have been involved in this effort and made it possible, from those who gave of their money and time to help us meet our fundraising goals to those who contributed their artistic talents and ideas to make the building a beautiful artistic representation of our community. We hope that you readers will join us in the excitement of this special time! One thing we could never have imagined is how many individuals, families, and organizations have been so willing to give of them-

selves. First, there are the countless hours spent in all sorts of committees planning for every detail so that our building will be one that we can all be proud of. Then there are the numerous fundraising campaigns and events to help us reach our goals, like the raffle, hamantaschen bake-off, sports tournaments, family fundays, cultural events like Purim carnival and Yom Iyunim, and, of course, the famous Pie-a-Thon! There are so many people that it would be impossible to name them all. But what is important now is that we continue building our shul together and reach the finish line as a united community. Now that the shul is under construction, we invite you to join us as our building takes shape and as we create more memories together. When it’s complete, and for generations to come, may we all enjoy this beautiful new shul—and may our community continue to grow! We are still looking for sponsors

for the Shul Name, ($750,0000), Building Dedication ($500,000) and the Main Sanctuary ($350,000), among others. For more info, you can email kbhbuildingcampaign@ gmail.com. To donate, feel free to hand a check to Meir Fried or Dovid Manela. Alternatively, you can send money via Zelle to kbhboard@gmail. com, or via credit card at https:// secure.merchpay.com/kbh/.

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Meir Panim: Helping to Get Israel Back on Track By Hadassah Bay

f someone would ask me to describe Israelis in one word, I’d have to say “resilient.” Despite a year punctuated by COVID, severe economic hardship, terror, unrest, and tragedy, the average Israeli continues to be optimistic, even upbeat, looking forward to a good, sweet New Year 5782. Meir Panim’s devoted staff members are similarly focused on the positive. As they gear up to greet the New Year (while simultaneously working to continuously feed thousands daily), the emphasis has shifted from crisis mode to rebuilding. “Compared to the height of the pandemic, when unemployment skyrocketed to 26% and we had to triple our daily output, today we’re investing our efforts to help our communities heal and recover,” explained Mimi Rozmaryn, Director of Global Development at Meir Panim. Citing an example of their active involvement to serve as a large-scale community resource, Rozmaryn related that in the southern town of Dimona, where Meir Panim operates one of its restaurant-style soup kitchens, all COVID patients received challahs for Shabbat. But the road to recovery takes time, and we’re not out of the woods yet.

“On the one hand, Israel operated an amazing vaccine drive, and for that, we’re extremely grateful. Still, there are so many people that continue to struggle financially – it’s appalling and shocking,” Rozmaryn said. Back in January 2021, when COVID still had the rest of the world in a stranglehold, Israel was a leader, already offering vaccines to its adult population. Israel is continuing in this direction with the provision, in recent weeks, of a third booster shot for the older, more vulnerable populations. Unfortunately, however, the economy is still reeling, and it’s the weakest sectors that are feeling the brunt. One example is the tourism industry which has been shut down

since the start of COVID, with the impact felt in ever-widening circles. “If you think about it, it’s not only the hotels and restaurants that are hurting; it’s also the families of the tour guides, the taxi drivers, the cleaners at Ben Gurion Airport, and more!” Rozmaryn pointed out. The numbers tell the story: Whereas Israel’s unemployment rate before COVID was 4%, it is currently teetering around 10% - 11% -- double the rate of the U.S. That translates into large numbers of working-class families who had previously managed to make ends meet, who are now experiencing poverty and food insecurity. “They’re coming to us, requesting the basics like bread, eggs, rice, etc.” said Rozmaryn.

For the High Holidays, Meir Panim’s branch managers will be supplying, as usual, hot meals for the needy and hungry; Meals on Wheels for the elderly, disabled, and Holocaust survivors; as well as grocery vouchers for the working poor and single mothers. In light of the continued uncertainty and anxiety stemming from the health and economic situation, Meir Panim had a new idea: to gift struggling Israelis with a reliable and extended infusion of support that will put them back on their feet, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty. To accomplish this goal, Meir Panim is turning to you for a monthly commitment of support. Any amount will help. A steady baseline of incoming funds will allow Meir Panim to plan for the future and take a long-term approach to fighting poverty. Become an active partner in Meir Panim’s mission to break the cycle of poverty! Donations can be made online at www.mpdonate.org, through its toll-free number (1-877) 736-6283, or by mail to American Friends of Meir Panim at 88 Walton Street, Suite B1 Brooklyn, NY 11206-4479. All donations made in the US are tax-deductible under EIN# 201582478.

Massive Grassroots Effort to Raise $3.5M on Behalf of Refuah Helpline and Cholei Yisroel

ith only days to go before the launch of a crucial 36-hour fundraising drive, final preparations are underway for a campaign that promises to be among the largest in our community’s history. The Refuah Helpline campaign, scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, August 24-25, has set an ambitious goal of $3,500,000 raised to ensure the continuance of the vital services the organization has become known for. Refuah Helpline, founded by the incomparable Mrs. Landau, has developed into the go-to destination for patients and families dealing

with a medical crisis. Dozens of case workers and staff members manage thousands of cases around the globe, and every case is handled by the Refuah Helpline team with boundless devotion and heart. The organization’s services have become an integral part of communal life, and are relied upon by Yidden of every background. These include medical referrals, networking with experts around the globe for second opinions and available treatments, ensuring that patients receive the greatest care possible, holding the hands of families as they navigate their tumultuous ordeal,

and more. Over the years, Refuah Helpline’s reputation has continued to grow, both within the community and in the medical world. Today, top doctors open doors at the organization’s request, and patients rely on Refuah Helpline as they make life altering decisions. Nearly everyone has heard a hair-raising story or two where Refuah saved the day – and saved a life. The Refuah Helpline operations come with a hefty price tag, and funding is needed to ensure that every patient receives the support they need. To that end, hundreds of

individuals who have benefited from these services or are aware of their importance have committed to help raise $3.5 million which will go towards assisting cholei Yisroel and their families. The 36-hour campaign will be hosted on charidy.com/refuah as well as over the phone at 845.606.9222. It is expected that the community will come to the organization’s aid with generosity and an open heart. In zechus of tzedakah, we will surely merit a new year full of brachos, wealth, nachas – and health

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Against All Odds: Touro College Traveled Abroad for Israel Summer Study Tour By Professor Karen Sutton

or the 35 of us travelers, both young and old, our plane touched down with an amazingly smooth landing at exactly the right moment in time. Just a week earlier or later, given the Kafkaesque restrictions due to the spike in Covid variants, our group of Touro students, educators and administrators would not have been allowed to enter the Holy Land. We were participants – faculty and students and all learners – in the Touro College Jewish History Summer Program. Organized by Dr. Simcha Fishbane, this year’s program focused on Eretz Yisroel and its role in Jewish continuity and destiny. At many points in Jewish history, access to Eretz Yisroel was extremely challenging, and the COVID-19 situation reminded us of those earlier challenges and how fortunate we were to be present in the land of our Fathers. At the end of the first day, we had each been poked and prodded by a seemingly endless defense line of antibody and PCR testers. However, the result of the screenings was well worth whatever pain or inconvenience it cost. By the second day, we would all be allowed to move forward across an incredible swath of space, traversing vast periods of time. Although we didn’t realize it then, both negative (regarding Covid virus) and positive (regarding antibodies test) outcomes became a foreshadowing of the heights and depths that the real-life stories would take us to throughout the rest of our stay in Israel. Some of the “experiences” brought us back to the terrifying abyss of their time periods like the destruction

Touro summer tour group in front of the Ohel Yaakov synagogue in Zichron Yaakov

of our two temples in antiquity and the efforts to rebuild Jewish life after destruction. I traced the tangled history of the Jews of Israel with Rome and Italy, where Jews ultimately settled in the land of their persecutors. Other stories took place in modernity. For example, the victories in the 1948 War of Independence, the 1967 and Yom Kippur War proved miraculously uplifting. As a result of high-resolution imaging and interactive technology, each of us felt like we were participating in the event depicted. Indeed, connecting the multiple people and events involved in Israel’s struggle for survival and endurance helped even the youngest among us realize that each juncture was a necessary step towards Israel becoming what it is today – a

strong, independent, democratic Jewish nation state. The Struggle for our Homeland Most of all, whether visiting Shilo, Susya, Tzipori, The Museum of the 1948 War, The Kfar Etzion Heritage Center and Ramat Hagolan, among so many other sites, one is struck by the enormous price paid for every rock and pile of desert sand. Each sacred site on our Israeli tour was part of a tooth and nail battle for its acquisition. Israel’s Defense Forces and indeed the whole of the nation took on the struggle for

each piece of land as if it was one’s own home…because it was their own home. We were astonished with the images of ordinary men and women who also behaved heroically in the face of death. Whether as truck drivers in the siege of Jerusalem, or as couriers in the SixDay War, unarmed civilians chose to not wait for help but instead fight to survive and save other Jews. The resilience of Jews during one of the lowest times in modern history and how that human catastrophe impacted the modern state of Israel was captured

profoundly at Yad Vashem. Through its holograms, survivor testimonies, documentaries and exhibits, we walked through the museum, feeling like we were walking through the depths of despair. That afternoon we left Yad Vashem changed from when we entered. None of us emerged without being impacted by that dark past. How we use what we learned about bystanders as well as perpetrators should affect how we conduct our lives each and every day. Praying at the Kotel and visiting firsthand the various tombs of our most reverent religious leaders, including Rambam and Yehuda HaNasi, Rabbi Meir Bal Ha-Nes and the Shlah, resonated deeply on a level that could never be duplicated via virtual visits. For women, it was particularly moving to be at the site of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel as she prayed so desperately for a child. For us, as we return to the classroom as teachers or as students, we have hopefully discovered that heroism and bravery are not just the stuff of legends but also the substance behind everyday men and women who fought like heroes when their moment arrived. For us, the Biblical and modern Israeli narrative is a transformational experience that will long be remembered and passed on to future generations. Dr. Karen Sutton is associate professor of history at Touro College.

Did you know? Arto Inkala, a mathematician from Finland, claimed to have come up with the “world’s hardest Sudoku” in 2012

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Rav Eli Stefanski Lights Up the Five Towns and Far Rockaway with Torah

By Jay Nathanson

av Eli Stefansky, the famed Daf Yomi maggid shiur from Mercaz Daf Yomi (MDY) in Ramat Beit Shemesh, delivered an exhilarating live Daf Yomi Shiur on Motzei Shabbos, August 14 at Cong. Bais Ephrayim Yitzchok in Woodmere. Over 100 people packed the Bais Medrash on short notice, to learn daf 39 of Maseches Sukkah. “Talmidim” came from all over the tri-state area (Including Lakewood and Monsey!) to take part in the shiur. The shiur was streamed live on Zoom and YouTube and recorded for MDY in Israel the next morning.

Thousands of people worldwide are part of the MDY chaburah and tune in daily for an inspiring full Daf Yomi Shiur. They also review the Daf with the famous “8 Minute Daf” videos. During Rav Eli’s time in the U.S., he gave Daf Yomi shiurim in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boro Park, Lakewood, Teaneck, and, of course, the Five Towns/Far Rockaway neighborhoods. Each shiur enjoyed significant turnouts and experienced the exciting and fun Torah learning. If one were to visit the shiurim, they’d see Jews from all walks of life learning together in achdut. As a chassidishe MDY member once said, “It’s

like seeing baaser b’chalav” The Mercaz Daf Yomi Beit Midrash in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel, was created by Rav Eli to enhance Torah learning with a focus on Daf Yomi. This was a follow-up to his “8 Minute Daf” program for chazara (review) of each day’s Daf, with clear and illustrated concise recap videos. Rav Eli works tirelessly every day to create charts, diagrams and illustrations to help explain each concept of the Daf to make the Torah enjoyable and memorable. He adds dayto-day stories and a healthy dose of humor to keep his students engaged. MDY’s mantra is “It’s not about the Daf, it’s about the Yomi.” Even if

you missed yesterdays’ daf, don’t try to catch up. “Chap a rhein” and do the daf for that day. This philosophy has helped countless people stay with the daf and remain consistent during their busy schedules. Thank you to the morah d’asrah of CBEY, Rabbi Tzvi Ralbag, as well as Avi Wolberg, Mencahem Kagan, and Binyomin Schwartz, for opening up the Bais Medrash for an inspiring evening. For more information, or to join the MDY chabura, visit www.8minutedaf.com or email dafbrama@ gmail.com.

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Rav Yaakov Bender, rosh hayeshiva, and Rav Shlomo Avigdor Altusky, rosh yeshiva, greeting talmidim on the first full day of the Elul Zman at Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid

Rav Shlomo Avigdor Altusky, rosh yeshiva, delivering a shmuess on the first day of the Elul Zman at Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid

Nageela Boys Share Their Camp Experience

fter an action-packed few weeks in camp, Nageela boys returned tired and happy to the Lawrence pickup this week. The onthe-scene cameraperson captured a few quotes from the boys who were lingering around, reluctant to say their last goodbyes.

Their comments were spontaneous. They were off-the-cuff. They were real. Their responses show what makes Camp Nageela so special and why people support it. “I just came back from Camp Nageela. I had a wonderful time. I made many friends. At first

when I came, I thought I wasn’t going to make so many friends. And everything just turned upside down - everyone is my friend now! I had a great time and thank you!” - Zachary “This is my first year at Camp Nageela. This year was a new experience for me. It really taught me how to be a Jew. It also helped me explore a different part of me and gave me an opportunity to see my real side.” - Daniel “This was my first time in sleepaway camp. What Nageela taught me is it helped me grow and guide me as a Jew and made me discover all the things that I never have ever thought I would ever get to do, like paintball and archery.” When asked what he wants to do with his experience now that he’s home, he responded, “I want to have that at home. Like Shabbat, I might want to do that at home and have all my friends with me. It was really great.” - Etai Another camper, when asked what’s so great about Camp Nageela shared, “It’s the people. We’re not just campers and counselors – we’re all like a family and it’s great to be with them for three weeks.” - Jacob To view the videos, contact 917-715-2415. Please visit jepli.org/donate to help us continue this crucial work on behalf of Jewish continuity.

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On Wednesday, August 11, the NYPD was called to Canarsie Park to search for a missing 6-yea- old boy. Little Yosef Shapiro wandered off while playing with his fellow campers. A massive multiagency search & rescue effort was initiated between the NYPD, Hatzolah, Shomrim, Achiezer, Chaverim, etc. NYPD Deputy Inspector Richie (Yechiel) Taylor was one of the leaders of the search effort. Deputy Inspector Richie Taylor is the Commanding Officer of Community Affairs Outreach in the Office of the Chief of Community Affairs at Police Headquarters.

Summer 2021 at Ruach Day Camp

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ummer of 2021 was amazing at Ruach Day Camp! The campers spent their summer having fun, swimming, playing league sports, singing, dancing, learning Torah and creating masterpieces in art, ceramics and Dreamation designs. We are proud to have participated in multiple chessed initiatives. Our Ruach families collected 10

boxes of books for Hindi’s Library, donated over 120 boxes of BandAids for Cohen’s Children’s Medical Hospital, and fashioned 20 blankets for foster care children. In addition, through our yearly Swim-a-Thon for Chai Lifeline and Bake Sale for Hatzalah, we raised thousands of dollars. Thank you to all of our dedicated and talented staff members. They

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Israel’s Kosher Wines – More than Meets the Eye or Palate By Hadassah Bay

ine is as old as humankind. Throughout the centuries, master vintners honed their skill, cultivating rare species of grapes and creating techniques to produce a sophisticated beverage with the most multifaceted, nuanced aromas and flavors. Fine wines have become symbols of luxury and status, with price tags to match! However, there are special times of the year when it is appropriate to invest in a truly fine wine, and the Yamim Tovim undoubtedly fall in that category. Israel today boasts a selection of truly outstanding wines from the many mainstream and boutique wineries that span the length and breadth of the country. The Tura Estate Winery, located on Har Gerizim in the Shomron, has combined age-old traditions with modern innovation. Along with hefty doses of love, devotion and emunah, owners Erez and Vered Ben Sa’adon have

succeeded in producing a series of exceptional, award-winning kosher wines that uncompromisingly hold their own among some of the finest, most prestigious wines from across the globe. “As you savor your glass of wine, bear in mind that quality grapes, and the right climate and terrain are just the beginning,” says Vered Ben Sa’adon. “A tremendous amount of

thought, consideration and effort go into the final flavor profile of our wines.” The Ben Sa’adons explain that Tura’s high-end wines are aged in French oak barrels, which play a major role in imparting taste, texture, and even color. “Oak can impart flavors such as vanilla, clove, spice and smoke, which add complexity to the bouquet and final taste. Oak provides the perfect environment for fermentation, and depending on the type of oak, the porous nature of the wood ensures the gradual introduction of oxygen into the wine, producing a smoother finish,” Erez explained. Apparently, there are hundreds of species of oak, and they’re not all created equal. American and French oak are most commonly used to age wine, although Tura opts for the denser French variety for its delicate spice notes and gentle tannin effect, which makes it ideal for Tura’s refined, elegant wines. Additionally, some wines are aged in new barrels, whereas others are aged in older barrels, or a combination of new and old. According to historians, the prevalent use of oak barrels in wine-making came about by accident. From ancient times up to the Roman era, wine was stored in clay amphorae. When sealed properly, these receptacles were airtight and hence were suitable for storing and aging the wine. The Roman armies reportedly used huge amounts of wine for their troops – it was safer to drink than water, which was often contaminated, and also served as a source of nourishment. When the Romans pushed northward into Europe, they met the Gauls

(in the area of today’s France, Belgium, Germany) who used wooden barrels to transport beer. Wood was clearly a far more practical manner to transport wine than the fragile amphorae, and the barrel began to replace the amphora. As far as the type of wood, oak was plentiful in the area, and it proved soft enough to bend into the barrel shape while being waterproof. Over time, the Romans discarded the majority of their clay amphorae in favor of oak barrels. Today’s wine is sold for the most part in the standard dark-colored glass bottle, which contains 25.4 ounces or 750 ml; however, there are an assortment of containers that you won’t find in your typical wine store. Not only do they contain huge amounts of wine, they are named after some unexpected – and some infamous – historical figures. The Jeroboam (Yerav’am) contains 4 standard bottles of wine, while the next size up, the Rehoboam (Rechav’am), holds 6 bottles. Then there’s the gallon-size Methuselah (Mesushelach) and the Salmanazar (Shalmaneser), containing a full case of wine in a single bottle! But there’s more: the Nebuchadnezzar holds 20 bottles; the Shlomo contains 26; and the Goliath and Melchizedek hold 36 and 40 bottles respectively. How do they pour a glass out of such a giant-sized bottle? Even without those colossal trophy bottles, you can still deliver grandeur and impart the “wow” factor with a Magnum sized bottle of Tura’s Mountain Heights Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, an oversize bottle containing 1.5 liters or 50.7 ounces of simply superb wine. We’ve certainly come a long way since the days when wine was used instead of water to quench thirst. A glass of fine wine is an experience to be savored, involving all five senses. How so? The sense of taste, smell and sight are satisfied by the wine’s flavor, bouquet and color; fine crystal stemware stimulates the sense of touch, and for the sense of sound, just clink glasses for a hearty “L’chaim!” Order fine Tura wine from Tura.israeliwinery.com, or for more information visit https://www.turawinery.com/en.

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School Political Correctness Guideline Sincere apologies in advance if you may be insulted

No one fails a class anymore; they’re merely “passing impaired.”

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You don’t have detention; you’re just “exit delayed.”

Your bedroom isn’t cluttered; it’s just “passage restrictive.” These days, a student isn’t lazy; he’s just “energetically declined.”

Your locker isn’t overflowing with junk; it’s just “closure prohibitive.”

You’re not sleeping in class; you’re “rationing consciousness.”

You’re not late; you just have a “rescheduled arrival time.”

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You’re not misbehaving; you’re merely having a “moment of reflexive self-expression.”

Kids don’t get grounded anymore; they merely hit “social speed bumps.”

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Riddle me This It was a very windy day at the carnival when suddenly a large wind blew over three massive, makeshift tents filled with people. The tents, weighing thousands of pounds each, were filled with people and had people surrounding their perimeters as well. Yet, nobody was hurt or even got a scratch. Why not? Answer below

Answer to Riddle: The wind blew OVER the tents; it did not blow the tents over.

Your homework isn’t missing; it’s just having an “out-ofnotebook experience.”

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Poetry Trivia In honor of Bad Poetry Day on August 18th (The Wisdom Key is the real commemoration!) 1. Mahabharata, an Indian epic poem, is the longest poem in the world. How many words is it? a. 5,550 b. 12,0600 c. 200,040 d. 1,800,000 2. Which poet wrote the following lines in the poem “Waste Land”? APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memor and Desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. a. T. S. Eliot b. Walt Whitman c. William Shakespeare d. Robert Frost

3. How many lines are there in a sonnet? a. 3 b. 7 c. 14 d. 21 4. In which type of poetry does the first letters of each line spell a full word? a. A villanelle b. An acrostic c. An ode d. A sestina 5. Who wrote the famous narrative poem “The Raven”? a. William Shakespeare b. Edgar Allan Poe c. Walt Whitman d. Emily Dickinson 6. What is the rhythm of a poem called? a. Cadence b. Beat c. Rhyme d. Meter

Answers 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D Wisdom key: 5-6 correct: You are a poet, and you know it. 3-4 correct: mediocre. you are. do you even have an automatic transmission in your car? 0-2 correct: Peanut butter and jelly. In your brain do mingle. When you are at bat do you even dream of hitting a single?

You Gotta Be Kidding Me! Jimbo and Bubba rent a boat and go fishing in a lake. They are amazed at the number of fish that they caught that day, so Jimbo says to Bubba, “We’ll have to come back here tomorrow!” “But how will we remember where this spot is?” Bubba asks. Jimbo says, “Simple.” He takes a can of spray paint, paints an X on the bottom of the boat, and says, “We’ll just look for this X tomorrow.” “You fool!” Bubba answers. “How do you know we’ll get the same boat tomorrow?”

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Torah Thought

Parshas Ki Teitzei By Rabbi Berel Wein

he Torah speaks of making war upon one’s enemy. Who is this enemy? The simple explanation is that it is a physical or national enemy that wishes to harm the Jewish people or the commonwealth of Israel. To defend oneself from such an enemy, there are circumstances that dictate a type of preventive war that avoids later defeat or catastro-

phe. This is certainly the simple and literal interpretation of the verse and subject of the Torah reading this week. There is a rabbinic tradition, running through the works of many of the commentators over the centuries, regarding another layer of meaning to this verse. The enemy described is not so much a physical or national en-

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emy as it is a spiritual or societal foe. In the immortal words of the famed comic strip character Pogo, “We have met the enemy, and they are us.” We are all aware that many times in life we are our own worst enemy. We engage in harmful practices and commit acts that we know to be detrimental and self-destructive. Yet, we are driven by our desires, and we often allow ourselves to be trapped into a situation that can only lead to disappointment. The Torah, as is its wont to do, vividly describes the

Caught in this contradiction of circumstances, we are oftentimes prone to succumb to our daily problems and issues, completely ignoring the larger spiritual picture that is present. It is at such moments of self-absorption that temptation translates itself into reality, and we create situations that ultimately prove to be enormously harmful to our well-being. Great generals oftentimes engage in a tactical retreat, to achieve a strategic victory. War is always a longterm situation, ﬁlled with tempo-

In the immortal words of the famed comic strip character Pogo, “We have met the enemy, and they are us.”

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struggle that we have with ourselves for self-improvement and personal accomplishment. It describes this struggle as a war, a battle against the ferocious and aggressive enemy who must be combatted. This idea, that our struggle in life is to be viewed as an inner battle in the war of life, is meant to impress upon us to develop within ourselves as wholesome personalities. At one and at the same time, we are bidden to deal with eternity and heavenly ideals, and simultaneously, we are occupied with the mundane fact of everyday living.

rary reversals and plans that remain unfulfilled or even abandoned. But the overarching reality is that basic strategy requires tenacity, courage, flexibility, and a stubborn refusal to succumb to the societal, political, and worldly pressures that beset all of us. It is interesting that despite all our pleas and prayers for peace, war is a constant in human history. It may take on different forms, cold, economic, or military, but it is ever present within our world. By reminding us of this fact, the Torah prepares us for victory in the struggles of life. Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire Parshas Ki Seitzei

Redeﬁning our Present State By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

his parsha has more mitzvos than any other parsha in the Torah, but the first three mitzvos mentioned are some of the hardest to understand. Chazal tell us that these three mitzvos represent a causal progression. First are the guidelines in connection with taking a woman captive and marrying her. Rashi explains that such a relationship will lead to one marrying another wife whom he loves more than her, such that the Torah has to tell us that he may not give a firstborn inheritance portion to the son of his beloved wife if the son of the captive woman is his firstborn. Finally, if children grow up in such a strife-filled house, the result will be a rebellious son. The mitzvos related to the rebellious son are the most diﬃcult of all to understand. If a bar mitzva boy steals from his parents and eats meat and drinks wine, the Torah shockingly tells us (Devarim 21:21), “And all of the people of his city shall stone him and he shall die.” Our only consolation is the fact that Chazal tell us (Sanhedrin 71a) that “the [death penalty for] the rebellious son never occurred and will never occur.” What, then, is the point of this mitzvah if it will never be carried out? The Gemara answers that the Torah teaches these rules in order that we “learn it and receive reward.” But we must understand what we can learn from this mitzvah that applies to our lives on a practical level if such a thing can never happen according to the accepted view of Chazal. In order to understand this, we

must first see why a rebellious son is killed. We know that although what he did is bad, stealing from one’s parents and eating meat and drinking wine are not capital crimes! Rashi, quoting the Gemara in Sanhedrin (72a), explains that the rebellious son is killed to prevent him from becoming guilty in the future. The Gemara says, “The Torah understands the depths of his mind. In the end, he will use up his father’s money and he will seek to satisfy his habits but will not be able to. He will then stand at an intersection and rob people. The Torah therefore says, ‘Let him die innocent [of the more serious crimes] and not die guilty.’” In other words, this young man is headed down a path of guaranteed failure. But because there are so many variables and possible paths, it is diﬃcult for beis din to be sure that his path will eventually lead him to rob and murder. The Torah’s teachings make one thing clear, though.

A person’s current direction is connected to his ultimate destination. This lesson is so important that the Torah says about it, “learn it and receive reward.” Many of us are bothered by the following question raised by the Mizrachi: The Torah says (Bereishis 21:17) regarding Yishmael, “And G-d heard the voice of the boy. And an angel of G-d called to Hagar from Heaven and said to her, ‘What are you worried about Hagar? Do not be afraid because G-d has heard the voice of the boy at the present time.’” Rashi, quoting the Gemara (Rosh Hashana 16b), says, “[The phrase [‘at the present time’ means that] he is judged according to his actions now and not according to what he will do in the future. The ministering angels were prosecuting and saying, ‘Master of the World! You want to create a well for someone whose seed will kill your children with thirst in the future?!’” While the Gemara was re-

ferring to a specific incident, based on the aggravation and terror the Jewish People and the whole world would suﬀer from the descendants of Yishmael, we can certainly sympathize with the angels’ question! But Hashem answered, “‘Now, is he a righteous person or a wicked person?’ They said to Him, ‘A righteous person.’ He said to them, ‘I will judge him according to his deeds now. This is why [the Torah said Yishmael was answered] ‘at the present time.’” Based on this Gemara, the Mizrachi ask why the rebellious son is judged based on what he will do in the future, while Yishmael was judged based purely on his actions at the present time. He gives a very simple answer. He explains that the diﬀerence is that Yishmael was on a perfectly righteous path and so could only be judged based on his present righteous state, while the rebellious son was already on a destructive path and was therefore judged based on the destination his path was already leading him on. Especially as we approach Rosh Hashana, we now understand what Hashem wants us to learn as we read about the rebellious son. Rav Chaim Goldvicht, zt”l, the Rosh Yeshiva of Kerem B’Yavneh, expressed it this way: The question before every person is: Where are you holding “at the present time”? Are you like the rebellious son whose evil is progressing and developing within him as a ‘root full of rot and wormwood’ or are you like Yishmael, cast out into the desert crying out to Hashem from the depths of your heart? If it

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is the latter, then even if you experience failures in the future, you are judged according to your present state. What a powerful lesson! On the one hand, one may never close his eyes to his faults which could evolve over time into a way of life which is completely against Hashem’s will. He must certainly work on even small aspects of his character which could lead him down the path of the rebellious son. But on the other hand, our focus should be on the present, ensuring that our “present state” is the good path. Rather than thinking about what happened yesterday or what we will be like in the future, we have to focus our attention on the present moment. We learn from the Torah’s message regarding the nexus between the rebellious son and Yishmael that our present state is the most important thing. There will always be failures along the way, but if we’re on a good path, Hashem

will look at the goodness of our present state. Cynics and the evil inclination try to get people to look at the past and future in order to make them lose hope. For example, many peo-

47-year-old man! You were looking at these things 24 days ago and 24 days from now, you will have been looking at them for 23 days already!” But this is totally wrong. I told him that his accomplishment was a big

There will always be failures along the way, but if we’re on a good path, Hashem will look at the goodness of our present state.

ple are struggling with guarding their eyes in order to avoid looking at inappropriate things on their computers or smartphones. One person recently told me regarding this issue, “I have been clean for 23 days!” A cynic would say, “Please. You’re a

simcha! Hashem’s focus when he looks at us is how we are doing “at the present time.” We must not let ourselves be discouraged by the past or the unknown future. Rav Goldvicht noted that perhaps this is why we read the story of Yish-

mael on Rosh Hashana. Everyone on earth can read this story and realize that he can turn a new page at any time and create a new “present time” for himself. As we say on Rosh Hashana, “This day is the beginning of Your work.” On a simple level, this refers to the fact that Hashem began creating the world on Rosh Hashana. But according to what we are learning, it also means that today is the day when we begin our own work, where we redefine who we are and where we are headed. May Hashem grant all of us the wisdom and will to redefine our “present state” for the good and be judged immediately for good life and peace.

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Delving into the Daf

Shaking Shailos By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow

himshon picks up his lulav and esrog on the first day of Sukkos. However, the pitum is facing the floor. Boruch: Shimshon, your esrog is upside down! The Gemara says (Sukkah 42a) that if one’s arba minim are upside down, he does not fulfill the mitzvos. Shimshon: Well, the Gemara says that one is supposed to hold the arba minim in the same direction they grow in (ibid 45b). When the esrog grows on the tree, the pitum faces the ground. So I am indeed holding the esrog the way it grows. Boruch: Well, technically, you’re right. However, when the esrog starts growing, the pitum faces the sky. It’s only when the esrog becomes heavy, that the pitum faces the ground. So to fulfill the dictum of Chazal, you should hold the pitum facing the ceiling. Shimshon: You’re right, too. However, I did not recite a bracha yet. I want to say the bracha before I fulfill the mitzvos of Arba Minim. If I held the arba minim correctly, I’ll be forced to say the bracha after I already fulfilled the mitzvah. So I am temporarily holding the esrog upside down. After I recite the appropriate brachos, I’ll turn the esrog right side up. (Tosfos 39a D”H Oveir) Shimshon recites the brachos of “Al netilas lulav” and “Shehechiyanu” and shakes his lulav and esrog. Borcuh: The Gemara implies that even if tying the lulav, hadassim, and aravos together is not an integral part of the mitzvah, it is nevertheless a mitzvah. The Maharsha says that binding the lulav is akin to building an altar in the Beis Hamikdash! (ibid 45) So I would have thought that you would have bound the lulav yourself and recited Shehechiyanu at that

point. Shimshon: I could have (MB 651:29), but as a matter of practical halacha, we usually recite the bracha of Shehechiyanu when actually holding the arba minim for the first time on Sukkos. The Smag says that this is due to the fact that one individual may put together 100 lulavim for 100 people. Those 100 people will have no choice but to say the bracha on Sukkos proper. So therefore, we prefer the process to be uniform and have everyone recite the blessing at the time of the new mitzvah on Sukkos. Interestingly enough, the Ritva advises that one should not bind his own lulav. He notes that there is a difference of opinion as to when Shehechiyanu is recited, at the time of binding or at the time of the first use. Therefore, he advises one to remove oneself from a position of doubt and have someone else bind their lulav. Boruch: That esrog looks mighty nice. May I smell it? Shimshon: No. I’m sorry. That would be inappropriate. (Unidentified third party): Shimshon, may I please use your lulav and esrog? Shimshon: Sure! Shimshon hands over his lulav and esrog. Boruch: Now, wait one minute! I know the Gemara clearly says that one may smell the esrog on Sukkos (37b). I likewise know that Mishna says clearly that one cannot fulfill his obligation with a borrowed lulav on the first day of Sukkos. (41b) You’re all mixed up! You should have let me smell your esrog and not let your friend borrow your lulav! Shimshon: You are correct. The Gemara says it is perfectly permissible to smell the esrog on Sukkos. However, the Shulchan Aruch (653:1)

notes that there is a question of whether or not one recites the bracha of “HaNosen Rayach Tov BaPeros” before smelling the esrog that is being used for the arba minim on Sukkos. Therefore, to stay out of doubt, it is better not to smell it. After Sukkos, you may borrow my esrog, enjoy the fragrance, and recite the bracha. Although you may not use a borrowed lulav on the first day of yom tov, you may give it to your friend as a present on the condition that he returns it. Boruch: I know about that trick – it’s called matanah al menas lehachzir. But Rava (41b) says that the trick works when you specify at the time that you hand the lulav to your friend that it’s a present. You said no such thing! Shimshon: True. But the Magen Avraham writes that when you’re dealing with two people who know the halacha, there is no need to specify that it’s a present. It’s understood that it’s a present because otherwise, the recipient can’t fulfill the mitzvah. (MB 649:15) Truth be told, I really should have specified it was a conditional present, because that is the initial course one should follow. (Ibid) The unidentified man hands the lulav and esrog back to Shimshon. Whereupon, Shimshon recites the blessings of “Al netilas esrog” and

“Shehechiyanu” and shakes the lulav and esrog. Boruch: OK. Now you’ve completely lost your mind. For starters, everyone knows you only recite the bracha of “Shehechiyanu” on the lulav and esrog once the entire Sukkos. You already recited it earlier! Second, you fulfilled the mitzvah already. How can you recite another bracha today? There is no new mitzvah until tomorrow. The Gemara says (42a) that once someone picked up the arba minim, he fulfilled the mitzvah. The Gemara says clearly (38a) that even if one did not shake the lulav and esrog he still fulfilled the mitzvah! So there is no mitzvah left today for you to recite a bracha on. The righteous people of Yerushalayim would hold the lulav and esrog all day (41b), but that was only to show how dear the mitzvah was to them. They weren’t getting additional mitzvos! In fact, with your second bracha you may have transgressed the biblical injunction of Baal Tosif! (Chayei Adam 68:23) Even if you somehow escape the first two questions, I know that the bracha you recited was clearly formulated incorrectly. The proper bracha is “Al netilas lulav.” The Gemara (37b) says the reason lulav is chosen out of all the four species, is because the lulav plant is the tallest.

There simply is no such bracha as “Al netilas esrog!” Shimshon: I see you are an erudite scholar. While you were pestering me with questions, I forgot to turn my esrog right side up after I recited “Al netilas lulav.” It was upside down the whole time I held it until I handed it off. Since I had all four minim in front of me, I technically do not need to pick up again the three minim that were right side up. I only need to pick up the esrog again, albeit this time correctly. But there was already an interruption between my original bracha and my taking of the esrog. So I need to recite a new bracha. How can I recite “Al netilas lulav” if I technically do not need to pick it up anymore? The only bracha I can recite is “Al netilas esrog.” Furthermore, this is the first time this holiday I am properly fulfilling the mitzvah of Esrog. So I need to recite “Shehechiyanu.” To fulfill all opinions in the best manner, I took all the four species again and waved them

together. (MB 651:56) Boruch: That is interesting. My family follows the Minhag HaGra, and we don’t turn the esrog upside down before the bracha of “Al neti-

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the esrog upside down definitely did not fulfill the mitzvah of esrog, but he has already fulfilled the mitzvah of lulav to some extent as you just explained. So the bracha of “Al ne-

The righteous people of Yerushalayim would hold the lulav and esrog all day, but that was only to show how dear the mitzvah was to them.

las lulav.” That’s why I wasn’t familiar with your practice. We hold the lulav and esrog normally, but have in mind not to fulfill the mitzvah until after the bracha. Perhaps the Gra didn’t like the idea of turning the esrog upside down because it doesn’t help with the lulav. The person holding

tilas lulav” is not totally before the mitzvah. Shimshon: Interesting point. Rav Elyashiv, zt”l, suggested that by turning the esrog upside down you are also fulfilling the opinion of the Gra. Perhaps the Shulchan Aruch didn’t want to suggest people follow the ab-

stract instructions of having in mind not to be yotzei. Instead, he advised people to turn over the esrog which is a concrete way of demonstrating that he doesn’t want to be yotzei yet. True, according to the Shulchan Aruch, one can fulfill the mitzvah of arba minim in a piecemeal fashion. However, since as a practical matter, we take all the four minim at the same time, this divergence from the accepted practice demonstrates that he doesn’t want to be yotzei yet. This also explains why the Shulchan Aruch left out the Gra’s practice which was already mentioned by the Rishonim. Boruch then tells Shimshon, “Excuse me but your esrog is still upside-down.”

Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow is a rebbe at Yeshiva Ateres Shimon in Far Rockaway. In addition, Rabbi Sebrow leads a daf yomi chaburah at Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park in West Hempstead, NY. He can be contacted at ASebrow@gmail.com.

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The Wandering

Jew

What About the Kids? By Hershel Lieber

My son Mechel making a chess move at the Lauder Retreat in Poland in 1992

any people ask me questions about my travels during the years that my children were young. Where did your children stay when you were traveling? Did your children join you on those journeys? Did Pesi always accompany me on all my trips? There really is no single answer that covers all the years, because personal circumstances changed over the years. During our four-year delayed “honeymoon trip” to Israel in December of 1972, with stops in Rome and Munich, our only child was our daughter, Itty. She was well cared for during those three weeks by my mother and my mother-in-law, whom she took turns staying by. The same was true in April of 1979 when Pesi and I traveled to the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary for two weeks. At that time, our mothers had to contend with all of our three daughters, Itty, Faigy and Chavi. The next time we asked our mothers to care for our children was in January

of 1982. On that journey we traveled to the Soviet Union for two weeks as the first shlichim for the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel. The final time we imposed ourselves was only on my mother. This happened in May of

My daughter Chavi (center) with students of the Bais Yakov of Kishinev in 1996

my main objectives were projects that I was involved in, either in the U.S.S.R. or Poland. On these trips, I went alone, and Pesi remained with the children. In 1989, I went alone to organize the first Ronald Lauder

Having our children with us during our kiruv activities in Poland and Moldova gave them an everlasting awareness of the importance of connecting with our brothers and sisters

1986 when we again went to Israel for two weeks which included a stopover in Paris for a few days. By this time, our family included our three-yearold son, Mechel. Between 1979 and 1989, I made another ten trips abroad where

Summer Retreat, but in subsequent summers, Pesi joined me both physically and by participating in the outreach activities. During those summer months, all of our children were in summer camps, and the timing worked out perfectly for us to be

overseas. In addition to our summer activities in Poland, I would travel almost every year before the Yomim Noraim to be the baal tefillah at the Nozyk Shul in Warsaw. During most of the 1990s I was there alone, while Pesi tended to our family at home. They would go for some seudos to our mothers, but she managed mostly on her own, with the help of our daughters. As our daughters got married and Mechel was learning in Israel, Pesi started to join me every year for the Yomim Noraim period as well. From 1996 and until 2006, I was involved with a yeshiva and a bais Yaakov that was formed in Kishinev, Moldova, in the former Soviet Union. During those ten years, I traveled to Moldova twenty-eight times, and Pesi joined me for four of those journeys. What about the kids? Well, let me see if I remember. My oldest daughter, Itty, once joined me on Chanukah at a Lauder Winter Retreat in Poland. Faigy, her husband Moishy, and their children joined us for two consecutive

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Spending family time in Amsterdam in 1992 which included my mother-in-law

At the Kosel on Sukkos in 1991

Summer Retreats. Chavi came for one summer and again during one winter. Mechel came for two summers to the retreat, and we also took him the first time to Prague and the next time to Stockholm. Chavi and Mechel participated with Pesi and me for the duration of Pesach in Kishinev which also included stopovers in Budapest and Vienna. They also shared with us an inspiring Rosh Hashana in Warsaw. Having our children with us during our kiruv activities in Poland and Moldova gave them an everlasting awareness of the importance of connecting with our brothers and sisters and bringing them closer to authentic Yiddishkeit. Over the course of our children’s youth, we went on a number of memorable family trips. We and many

of our close friends were spending our summers in a bungalow colony. This type of vacation was a perfect venue for our children to spend both structured time in day camp and ample free time with their friends. Yet, because of their extensive daily schedule, we felt a bit disconnected from our own children. One year, I proposed to Pesi that we rent out our bungalow for August and take our children on a family trip. And that is exactly what we did. On Sunday, August 9, 1981, we headed south out of Brooklyn towards Cape May, NJ. After crossing by ferry to Delaware, we drove to Maryland and crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which was then the longest over-the-water span bridge in the world. The feeling of being surrounded by water as far as the eye can see was somewhat eerie, yet quite exhilarating. We spent a relaxing Tuesday in Hampton, VA, before immersing ourselves the next day in the delights of Busch Gardens. The combination of six realistic-looking European villages, meticulously landscaped gardens and thrilling rides earned this attraction the title as the “world’s most beautiful theme park.” On Thursday, we spent an entire day in Williamsburg, VA. This colonial town and its authentic buildings also included costumed actors who serve as guides teaching visitors about early American history and demonstrating the lifestyles and professions of the early settlers. Our children enjoyed various segments of this tour but tuned out when the monologue became too detailed. I also remember that it was extremely hot that day. On Friday, we headed to Silver

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Springs, MD, after stopping at Skyline Caverns which we all enjoyed immensely. Our Shabbos was really beautiful – both the davening in Shul, as well as our seudah. We shopped for readymade meals which we ate in our hotel suite. For the afternoon seudah, we were invited to my friend Asher’s sister, who adored our girls. On Sunday, we headed north. We visited Baltimore, MD, and its harbor and strolled among the stunning

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flowers and plants in the world-famous Longwood Gardens. Then we continued on to Lancaster, PA. The next two days were a whirlwind of activities. We took a self-guided tour of the Amish country, we rode the Strasburg Railroad, visited the Amish Homestead, and watched the production line of the Anderson Pretzel factory, followed by a full day of attractions in Hershey Park. We left Wednesday morning to the

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Mount Washington in 1982

At the Royal Palace in Stockholm in 1990

Poconos where we had two relaxing days. The kids went swimming, and we all went horseback riding. On Friday, we went hiking at Bushkill Falls where we were treated to stunning scenery, as we trekked over rocky paths and creaky wooden bridges. We then drove to Monticello and stayed in a motel near our bungalow colony. That Shabbos we ate our seudos with friends and family and had an opportunity to tell them all about our delightful trip. The success of our first major family trip was the incentive that prompt-

Horseback riding in the Poconos in 1981

Mystic, Connecticut in 1982

ed us to do a repeat performance the following year. This time, we headed north. So, on Sunday, August 6, 1982, we packed our daughters into the backseat of our car and drove to Orient Point, Long Island, where we took the ferry to Connecticut and settled in near Mystic. We visited the Mystic Aquarium that very day, and on Monday we took tours of two stunning mansions, The Breakers and The Marble House. We also stopped at the historical Touro Synagogue. Since we had previously been at the Mystic Seaport, I went biking with Itty and Faigy for twelve miles to Woods Hole along a path lined with cranberry bogs on Tuesday. Then, all of us we went to see the quaint village of Sandwich. The next day our itinerary included Plymouth Rock and The Plymouth Plantation. It was early Wednesday evening when we finally arrived in Boston. On Thursday, we confined ourselves to the Boston Commons area, where we took swan boat rides, toured Faneuil Hall, the Market Place, the Boston Tea Party boat, and topped off the day at the world acclaimed Children’s Museum. On Friday, we had a lighter program, and it included shopping and preparing for Shabbos. We davened in the shul of the Bostoner Rebbe on Shabbos, and

Pesi in Amish Country, 1981

the Rebbe invited our whole family up to his apartment for kiddush. The following week we spent in New Hampshire and Vermont. Our activities were geared mainly for our children – swimming, boating, picnicking, and driving on scenic roads. We also spent a good part of a day driving up to the summit of Mount Washington where we got a bird’s-eye view of all the neighboring states. The ride was slow as the roads were narrow and steep but it was a lot of fun for the girls. On Friday, we headed to Albany where we toured the State Capitol and the NYS Museum. Then we spent a Shabbos at Oppenheimer’s Regis Hotel in the company of many nice people, some of whom we knew. On Sunday, as we headed home, we were privileged to visit the Bluzhiver Rebbe at his summer bungalow in Hunter, NY. There were a few other trips that we took as a family. In 1984, we had an opportunity to use a house which was fully supplied with a Pesach kitchen in Los Angeles. Mechel was then a one-year-old baby when we spent that Pesach and an additional few days in California. We spent two weeks in 1991 during Sukkos with our three younger children in Israel, where we experienced a spiritual high as never before.

Amish Country in 1981

These trips were besides some smaller jaunts we took, like Niagara Falls, Washington, D.C., and overnight outings during Chol Hamoed. As our children’s families grew, baruch Hashem, traveling together was really not feasible anymore. We remain with many good memories of the trips that we took together and with lots of exciting photos of those wonderful times. Hershel Lieber has been involved in kiruv activities for over 30 years. As a founding member of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel he has traveled with his wife, Pesi, to the Soviet Union during the harsh years of the Communist regimes to advance Yiddishkeit. He has spearheaded a yeshiva in the city of Kishinev that had 12 successful years with many students making Torah their way of life. In Poland, he lectured in the summers at the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation camp for nearly 30 years. He still travels to Warsaw every year – since 1979 – to be the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for the Jews there. Together with Pesi, he organized and led trips to Europe on behalf of Gateways and Aish Hatorah for college students finding their paths to Jewish identity. His passion for travel has taken them to many interesting places and afforded them unique experiences. Their open home gave them opportunities to meet and develop relationships with a variety of people. Hershel’s column will appear in The Jewish Home on a bi-weekly basis.

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My Israel Home

Modern Day Matriarch By Gedaliah Borvick

Bais Yaakov in the DP camps

recently met a friend at the huge Belz World Center in Unsdorf, Jerusalem. The Belz Great Synagogue’s design replicates on a larger scale the original Belz synagogue in Poland which was destroyed during the Holocaust. The magnificent facility’s main sanctuary can seat 6,000 people, making it the largest synagogue in the world. A block away from this building is Sarah Schenirer Street, which my friend explained was appropriately situated, as this trailblazing woman who single-handedly changed the role of women’s Jewish education was the daughter of a prominent Belz and Sanz Hasidic family. I subsequently learned that the other street in Israel named after Sarah Schenirer is in Netanya, not far from Kiryat Sanz, so both locations pay tribute to her Hasidic ancestry. Sarah Schenirer founded Bais Yaakov in Poland in 1917 with one classroom of students. Eighteen years later, when she passed away, there were over 225 Bais Yaakov schools with 35,000 students. She turned the previously unacceptable idea of girls receiving a Jewish education into the new standard, successfully utilizing innovation to help

preserve traditional values. Prior to this revolution, most girls received their Jewish education at home. They were taught enough Yiddish and Hebrew to be able to read a siddur, and halachic guidance was usually received by watching their mothers and grandmothers in the home. Interestingly, the impetus for this educational revolution came from outside the Jewish community. The Polish government instituted laws mandating compulsory education, and therefore many Jewish girls were introduced to intellectually stimulating secular studies. Their Jewish training, in comparison, was rudimentary, which caused countless young women to view Judaism as antiquated and irrelevant. Horrified by the growing assimilation numbers, Sarah Schenirer understood that the best way to turn the tide was to offer girls a meaningful and substantial Jewish education. Despite rising assimilation, the majority of Europe’s Jewish leadership were loath to establish a Jewish educational system for girls, and therefore Sarah Schenirer did not initially act upon her convictions. However, while residing in Vienna

during World War I, she was exposed to the Torah Im Derech Eretz ideology of Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch, which confirmed everything that she inherently understood – that adherence to tradition and devotion to education can beautifully merge to foster personal and communal growth – and resolved to devote herself to this lofty cause. After unsuccessfully discouraging her from getting involved in such a controversial project, Sarah Schenirer’s brother suggested that they visit the Belzer Rebbe to ask his advice, probably assuming the Rebbe would put an end to his sister’s schemes. The Rebbe, however, responded to Schenirer’s request with two words, “brachah v’hatzlachah” (“blessing and success”), which was all she needed to get started. A few years later, the Agudas Yisroel, an organization founded by adherents of Rabbi Hirsch, adopted and supported the fledgling Bais Yaakov system. Over time, Agudas Yisroel collected approbations from many rabbinic luminaries, which helped silence the critics and garner financial support, fueling the movement’s remarkable growth. Until her passing in 1935 at the

much too young age of 52, Sarah Schenirer remained involved in the Bais Yaakov movement. More than a teacher and administrator, she played the role of spiritual leader and served as a role model to thousands of students who lovingly called her “Sarah Imeinu.” She inspired and empowered young women to be religiously committed and provided them the educational tools to thrive. Sarah Schenirer wrote during the movement’s early years, “If the intent is sincere and the aim is proper, my goal will certainly be achieved.” More prescient words have possibly never been written. Sarah Schenirer’s steadfast focus, idealism and humility were legendary, which practically assured the Bais Yaakov movement’s success.

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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Taliban Takeover

Why the U.S. Withdrawal Spells Disaster for the World BY SHAMMAI SISKIND

N SEPTEMBER 21, 2001, Voice of America conducted an interview with the infamous Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. It was a mere ten days since the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., events that changed the world in unimaginable ways. During that short period, however, it became imminently clear who was responsible for the 9/11 assaults. The once obscure Osama bin Laden, who led what was thought to be a regionally focused, rag-tag team of former mujahideen known as Al-Qaeda, had orchestrated the most devastating terror attack in U.S. history. Bin Laden’s whereabouts, while yet to be pinpointed, were determined to be somewhere in the mountainous eastern border region of Afghanistan. The U.S. government quickly issued an ultimatum to the Taliban, the Islamist group that had ruled the country since its successful and bloody takeover ﬁve years earlier. Washington wanted bin Laden, and they wanted him immediately. The Voice of America interviewer put the question rather candidly to the Taliban commander: Do you intend to hand over bin Laden to the U.S.? “No,” replied Omar, “We cannot do that. If we did, it means we are not Muslims, that Islam is ﬁnished.” Omar went on to explain that his refusal was not an expression of support for Al-Qaeda’s actions but rather a point of principle. “Islam says that when a Muslim asks for shelter, give the shelter and never hand him over to enemy. And our Af-

ghan tradition says that, even if your enemy asks for shelter, forgive him and give him shelter. Osama has helped the jihad in Afghanistan, he was with us in bad days, and I am not going to give him to anyone.” Indeed, Omar was prepared to go all the way on the bin Laden issue. In a conversation around the same time with Pakistani journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, Omar stated: “I don’t want to go down in history as someone who betrayed his guest. I am willing to give my life, my regime. Since we have given him refuge, I cannot throw him out now.” Despite Omar’s adamance, the question of whether or not to comply with the Americans’ demand was heavily contested within the Taliban leadership. Many of Omar’s own top aides were willing to acquiesce or at least be flexible on the issue. Several senior Taliban officials including the ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef, the foreign minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil, and Prime Minister Abdul Kabir were prepared to try bin Laden in an Islamic court or even hand him over to a third party. But it was not to be. In the end, Omar’s stance won the day. The decisive event came in late September when a special convention of nearly 1,000 clerics gathered in Kabul to debate the question. In an official statement, the assembly ruled they were forbidden to surrender bin Laden to the United States. The group concluded its statement expressing “sadness over American deaths” and expressed “hope America does not attack Afghanistan.” Fully aware of the potential consequences, the very same council urged bin Laden to leave Afghanistan of his own accord to avoid the potential “tumult” that might result. Omar reportedly abided by this advice and tried to convince bin Laden to flee the country. For his part, bin Laden refused to abandon the infrastructure of fighters and facilities he’d set up in Afghanistan. He understood that attempting to flee to a neighboring country would all but guarantee his capture. Shortly thereafter, American officials made the threat of war explicit. As then-Secretary of State Colin Powell put it, bin Laden will be in American custody “voluntarily, or involuntarily.” But Omar defiantly stuck to his ideo-

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logical guns. America then came looking for their enemy-number-one. THE 20-YEAR WAR For most Americans today, the origins of the Afghanistan War are somewhat ambiguous. Most know it was a direct outcome of the September 11th attacks. Yet few can articulate why the U.S. has invested so much blood and currency in the country. This fact is even further highlighted by the sheer length of time the U.S. has been active in Afghanistan. Two decades after the fact, the events of 9/11 seem rather distant even for many who experienced them. The most recent presidential election marked the first national ballot in which those born after 9/11 could participate. There were U.S. military personnel serving in Afghanistan this month who had not been alive at the time of the attacks. With this separation of time and relevance, it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to fully fathom what the war was about and in turn what exactly the argument was for remaining or leaving. The Taliban, while a scourge to their own people and the world since their inception in the early ‘90s, never presented a reason for the United States to fight a war. What America’s twenty years of intervention were at least trying to accomplish can be understood best looking forward, not backward. The Americans may have come for bin Laden and to topple the Taliban, but that was not why they stayed. Viewing the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal, images of desperate Afghans trying to escape their country and looters walking off with advanced military hardware, it is easy to descend into a hindsight game: alas, the predictions of the pessimists proved true, and the U.S. was not able to create permanent, substantive change. Even advocates of America remaining in Afghanistan admit the achievements of the U.S. culminated in a sort of perpetual stalemate – one that has been the status quo for at least a decade. But this type of reflection does little for preparing the region and the world for what is to come. Much has been and will be written on the mistakes made during the war. What is critical at this point, however, is to understand what the fall of Afghanistan may bring.

DETERRENT AND ALLYSHIP On August 16, the Monday editorial of the Chinese newspaper Global Times featured an article on the “Lessons for Taiwan from the Afghanistan Abandonment.” Just looking at this title, one might be prodded to question what a conflict in Afghanistan has to do with the years-old China-Taiwan dispute. The answer is that it has everything to do with it. The conflict between Beijing and Taipei is one of the many international controversies in which the U.S. has a major vested interest and has committed, in a variety of ways, to maintaining a particular status quo. To put it bluntly, the only reason Taiwan has not been overrun by waves of Chinese soldiers and reverted back to a province of the People’s Republic is because the United States has declared itself the guarantor of Taiwanese independence. Hardly a month goes by without some demonstrative action on the part of the U.S. Navy – sailing an aircraft carrier through the South China Sea for instance – to remind the region of America’s commitment. The sudden and all but complete American pullout from Afghanistan has sent a powerful signal: the U.S. is not reliable to back up its geopolitical pledges. The Global Times, a widely read propaganda outlet fully controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, naturally sought to milk this for all its worth. The Monday article spun a very convincing narrative of how the U.S. is essentially a serial betrayer, a pattern that began during the Revolutionary War no less, when the fledgling country turned its back on France shortly after receiving vital assistance from the nation. Its historical accuracies aside, the article’s message was merely saying out loud what everyone else in the room is already thinking: in light of Afghanistan, how reliable are U.S. security guarantees? This drop in confidence can and likely will have serious fallout. Nations that may have naturally sought to ally with the United States on important issues may now have to think twice. At the very least, governments are going to be very hesitant to put all of their eggs in the American basket and will certainly seek out alternative partners – even countries who are declared adversaries of Washington. This trend, which has already been observed in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and in some areas in

Bin Laden in 1989 with anti-Soviet fighters in Afghanistan

Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar

The Americans may have come for bin Laden and to topple the Taliban, but that was not why they stayed.

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Hearing press conferences led by Taliban leaders is a lesson in political double-speak, pledging rights for women (as long as they comply with Shariah law) and declaring amnesty for those who had helped U.S. and foreign forces.

southeast Asia, will almost certainly be accelerated by the Afghanistan calamity. A NEW TERROR HAVEN The most important and immediate consequence of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan will be the reestablishment of a state-haven for jihadists. This is more than a theoretical concern. The Taliban has long demonstrated its willingness to allow terror groups to operate freely within their territory. Two years before 9/11, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1267, creating the so-called Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee. The resolution recognized the links between the two groups as essentially a terror conspiracy and imposed sanctions on their funding, travel, and arms shipments. Now that Taliban control over the country seems a foregone conclusion, this danger of a safe operating base for the world’s terror groups has resurfaced. Reports have emerged that groups ranging from Hamas to Tehrik-i-Taliban (commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban) are seeking meetings with the Taliban in hopes of receiving some form of accommodation from Afghanistan’s new leadership. Even without any active assistance from Taliban officials, the lawlessness and power vacuum created by the withdrawal presents substantial opportunities for jihadists and regional countries who support them. For instance, there have been credible reports that Iran has been organizing efforts to smuggle weapons and equipment left behind by the Americans through its eastern border for the benefit of its proxy groups in Iraq and Yemen. Also worthy to note in this context is the contribution of the Taliban’s opium enterprise, which even today remains a major supplier to the global heroin market. At one point, the U.N. estimated that a whopping 80 percent of all non-synthetic heroin originated in Afghanistan. Aside from the devastating health crisis this helps perpetuate, the Taliban’s opium profits have remained a significant source of illicit finance and terror funding despite the ongoing conflict. With the reemergence of a Taliban regime, this industry will undoubtedly grow to

Taliban leaders in the Afghan presidential palace

even bigger proportions. Today’s Taliban has shown exceptional diplomatic savvy for a third-world militant group. Already in 2019 when the Trump administration began open negotiations with the group, Taliban officials showed an impressive aptitude for statesmanship and solidifying ties with foreign governments. Hearing press conferences led by Taliban leaders is a lesson in political double-speak, pledging rights for women (as long as they comply with Shariah law) and declaring amnesty for those who had helped U.S. and foreign forces. Undoubtedly, when the microphones are turned off, the Taliban will resort to their murderous ways. In recent months, as the Taliban advance picked up momentum, the group began dispatching emissaries to regional powers including China, Iran, and Russia. Beijing (allegedly) has already promised big investments in energy and infrastructure projects, including the building of a road network in Afghanistan. All of this is likely in order to secure rights to the country’s vast, untapped rare-earth mineral deposits, the market for which China has been trying to corner for years. THE ROAD AHEAD Of course, there are no clear conclusions as to what this regional shake-up will bring. The same entities that speak today of affinity for the Taliban could become foes with the group tomorrow. China, for instance, which is today eager to cooperate with the group, is also concerned that Afghanistan’s new jihadist overlords may stir unrest among its Muslim Uighur population. Similarly, Russia does not want the Taliban takeover to embolden uprisings in Central Asia. Iran, while at least somewhat delighted with the American failure and the immediate opportunities it presents, has traditionally been at odds with the Taliban. The one thing that remains certain, though, is that a resurgence of the Taliban regime opens a slew of complexities and threats for the entire region. It will have far-flung consequences, not just for Afghanistan, but for the world’s most important power contests and geopolitical rivalries for years to come.

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Dating Dialogue

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

Dear Navidaters,

My daughter is in the parsha and we have a big problem. When I try to explain to shadchanim that my daughter wants a yeshivish guy who will want to work and support a family, I’m looked at as an alien. The people my husband and I know who have married long-term learning guys are really struggling. Many of the husbands eventually have burned out and don’t feel respected because they are not providing for their families and their wives are overwhelmed and look unhappy. We have relatives like this. It starts out idealistic but becomes chaos when they’re married for four years with three kids in a one-bedroom apartment with no way to provide in sight.

My daughter wants a yeshivish guy who will work and provide a parnassa – but when we tell shadchanim this, she is set up with very modern boys. What can we do to help our daughter? Another conversation we wish to spark is the following: How can the rabbeim say that serious yeshiva boys should not work? My husband and I truly believe men need to provide! Whether it be working in limudei kodesh or chol, to feel fulfilled as a man and not fall into bad habits which we have seen in many floundering yeshiva boys over the past decade who sit in the bais medrash as bench warmers. I do believe it’s beautiful for guys to learn but I also believe a guy can be a talmid chochom and support his family. How can we get the tides to turn? Thank you, Charna G.*

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

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The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. harna, I hear your comments, both your focus on your daughter’s suggestions as well as your societal concerns. Your efforts for your daughter with shadchanim may need to be more targeted. It sounds like she is seeking a ben Torah earner. Are you targeting general matchmakers and shidduch group members who serve the community at large? Targeting famous shadchanim from Lakewood or other yeshivish circles is not smart. There are lots of possible candidates for your daughter; I saw them at Touro when I worked there. There are others attending other New York schools as well and out of town, too. But finding them will take some work because these boys are in high demand. They are getting suggestions from friends, neighbors, and relatives because so many girls are interested in boys who fit the profile you describe. They are being set up amidst the circles in which they reside, learn, and go to school. Famous shadchanim are bombarded with names, and it’s easier for them to put people in boxes. Talking about boxes brings me to the next matter. What makes you say that rabbeim are telling serious yeshiva boys not to work? I am aware that advisors in post-high school institutions actually tell young people of both genders to do what is right for them individually. You are looking at and commenting on the results of the postwar effort to re-establish Torah combined with unusual postwar prosperity. The combined result was a trend toward short- and long-term learning post-marriage. This is changing. Our community is not focused on a one-size-fits-all approach and is dealing with individualizing edu-

cation on all levels for children and young people of all ages. I’m not sure this column is the forum for communal conversation. I treat it as a dating dialogue about a specific dating quandary and generally do not discuss broader topics. Every person and every situation has its own particulars and waxing on about possible related subjects is not in my bailiwick. Thank you for understanding.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond

ou sound so much like my mom when I was single! It’s a good thing no human being is in control of your daughter’s shidduch, only Hashem. You literally have the King of the entire universe looking out for your daughter’s bashert since the moment she was born. Feel free to privately scoff at those lackluster comments because you have the King on your side. Your daughter’s bashert does exist – maybe even right down the block (as was in my case)! Things people said to my mom when I was dating: *You can’t get the best of both worlds *If your daughter is looking for a yeshiva-minded guy, be ready to support in kollel for 5+ years with no plan *If he’s in school, he’s obviously not committed to his learning * (After giving a “no”) Don’t say no to my ideas because what you’re looking for is so rare you should be happy to have gotten a “yes” in the first place. * Yes, he is from a completely different country and culture and English is his second language and he is 3 inches shorter than her plus he eats rice on Pesach but you said your

daughter wants a boy who’s shtark and also will make a parnassa so don’t be picky. Turns out, “people” don’t know what they are talking about because despite all these rumors about boys like this not existing, my entire single group of friends from that point in time all b”H ended up marrying shtark guys with parnassa plans. Practically: look in the right places. Build connections in communities that have yeshivos (of which there are many) who encourage the bochurim to be providers and baale batim. Every connection you make is a step in the hishtadlus direction – never underestimate it. Did you meet a young couple once where the husband seemed to be the type of boy your daughter is looking for? Don’t be shy! Ask his wife if her husband has any single friends. These leads can be the absolute best. Hatzlacha and looking forward to hearing good news!

The Single Rivka Weinberg

harna, this is a great question and something I have struggled with personally as well. I will do my best to touch upon a few points in this column, although keep in mind this requires a much larger conversation. I’m going to leave the second part of the question to the other panelists and focus solely on your first few statements. Yes, at times, people will look at you like an alien when you explain that you are looking for a yeshivish guy who will work. Been there, done that. There are two important points to keep in mind here. First, your daughter’s husband is out there somewhere and although he hasn’t arrived yet, iy”H he will. Second, yeshivish boys who

Hashem wouldn’t have created you with the hashkafos that you have if there wasn’t a boy out there who had compatible values.

will make a parnassa exist. I know, shocker. It sounds crazy because we have been told various times that they don’t, but they do. The fear mongering that exists in this system is absurd. (To clarify: I am not here to bash the system or any specific shadchan, I am simply sharing my views based off my personal experiences and those that have been shared with me.) Many times, singles and their parents are told to “give in” to a boy who is learning long-term, well, because isn’t it better to be married than to be single? I’ve also heard that it will “broaden the pool” of eligible guys. Right, I get it, so girls should marry guys who want to live an entirely different lifestyle than them so we can get more people married now. I mean, of course it makes sense – compromise on your long-term happiness for short term “happiness.” If I had a dime for every time I was told what I’m looking for doesn’t exist and that I should consider dating someone who wants to be in kollel long-term, I would have enough money to support said husband in kollel forever. To all of the girls out there in similar situations, please don’t allow the fear that’s being instated

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into the system to get to your heads. Hashem wouldn’t have created you with the hashkafos that you have if there wasn’t a boy out there who had compatible values. While it may seem difficult, or even impossible in the moment, the “easy” way out of signing yourself up to live a lifestyle that you are not interested in is not the answer. Similar to girls, guys were not created in a “one size fits all” mold. While learning long-term may work for some individuals, it certainly doesn’t work for everyone. So too, while living in a one-bedroom apartment with three kids may work for some girls, it definitely doesn’t work for all. Charna, the way you can help your daughter is by encouraging her to stand strong by not allowing the fear-mongering in the system to impact her future aspirations. As always, continue to daven to Hashem for clarity and His help throughout the process, while keeping in mind that just because your daughter’s zivug has not yet arrived, doesn’t mean he isn’t on his way. For anyone who would like to discuss this further, please feel free to

reach out to me: rivkaweinberg2@ gmail.com.

The Zaidy Dr. Jeffrey Galler

our letter touches upon some extremely sensitive issues. It’s important to understand that among our co-religionists there are strongly opinionated folks with very divergent viewpoints. Consider either extreme. Some feel strongly that a newlywed husband should, immediately, be either already earning a living or at least preparing for gainful employment; others feel, equally strongly, that the world in general and the Jewish nation in particular, exist solely through the zechus of those who dedicate their lives, full-time, to learning Torah. Whatever your opinion, it is useless to try and convince other folks that your point of view is the only correct choice. Instead, concentrate your efforts on being very, very specific when seeking a shidduch. Sim-

ply saying that you “want a yeshivish guy” will lead to misunderstanding and disappointment. For you and your daughter, does a “yeshivish” guy mean: Classification #1 - A young man who immediately undertakes the responsibility for making a living, but, at the same time, is “kovai-ah ee’tim l’Torah.” For example, he might be working as an accountant in the morning, and attending Ohr Yisrael Kollel in the afternoon. Or, he might be learning in the Sh’or Yoshuv Beis Medrash by day and attending Hofstra Law School at night. Classification #2 - A young man who wants to “start married life on the right foot,” by attending Kollel for one or possibly two years, and then transition to begin earning a living. Classification #3 - A young man who plans to remain in yeshiva for an extended period of time (5 -10 years), and then continue on a related career path. He might, for example, seek employment as a pulpit rabbi, or as a yeshiva teacher or administrator, or in safrut (scribe), or in kashrut. Note that today, with so many of our young men following this path, it is extraordinarily difficult to find a viable position in

chinuch. Classification #4 - A young man who plans on dedicating his entire future to learning full-time. These unusual, exceptional individuals typically become fixtures in a Yeshiva Beis Medrash and often help the younger students. This life plan requires extraordinary, single-minded dedication and frugality on the part of the husband and wife. This is very clearly not a lifestyle for everyone. These couples accept that they are living a life of material sacrifice, and feel that they are embracing an elevated, spiritual life. And, of course, generous, like-minded parents with substantial financial resources help make this lifestyle possible. (An old joke comes to mind: “I want to marry someone who has a Ph.D. – Pop Has Dough.”) It is absolutely crucial for your shadchan to clearly understand you, and match you with like-minded individuals. And, if your shadchan doesn’t have access to the type of young man you desire, find a different shadchan. Further, do not limit yourself to only working with professional matchmakers. Friends, relatives, neighbors, and shul acquaintances are all very good sources of dating referrals as well. Good luck.

wonder ing if you are meeting with the wrong shadchanim. Don’t forget to network amongst friends, family and shul-goers. There’s this idea out there in the universe that doesn’t only apply to the yeshivish and modern orthodox worlds and it is the following: there are no good guys out there! Allow me to validate every dater’s frustration and say that going on date after date with guys who truly don’t fit the bill would make any gal believe “there are no good guys

out there!” However, upon deeper inspection I want to say, Bologna! There are wonderful guys out there! And specific to your situation, Charna... I believe there are young men who will both learn and EARN. When you hear this nonsense, as hard at it is, you must try to rise above the fearmongering and stand strong in the knowledge that there are learn ‘n’ earn guys out there! Then bring this knowledge to your daughter and let her know not to fall prey to the fearmongering. Empower each other to navigate this shidduch system and find the right

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

ear Charna, Thank you for writing into the panel! I can certainly understand your frustrations. Being looked at as an alien is an awful experience, especially when the stakes are so high as you are trying to find Mr. Right for your daughter. Here’s the thing... I don’t think you are as much of an alien as the

shadchanim you are meeting w ith having you feeling. There are so many young guys who learn and plan to work (and not just work, but the plan is to be highly successful. Whether it is an attorney, in business, accounting, medicine, etc.) Quite simply, I’m

shadchanim, friends, and family to work with. With regard to hashkafa and a lifestyle choice, I can’t comment on that. Everyone has a personal opinion and belief and their own personal relationship with Hashem. And everyone hopefully serves their Creator to the best of his/her abilities in the way each person believes is right. Have I seen kollel couples struggling financially and emotionally? Sure. Have I seen non-kollel couples struggling financially and emotionally? Sure. I have also seen very deeply happy and satisfied kollel

couples. The important thing is that everyone is honest with him/herself before marriage and truly has given great thought to what he/she wants in a partner and marriage before dating. If you know, as a man, that you need to earn a living to feel good about yourself (completely valid!) then I would suggest not learning in kollel exclusively. If a woman knows that she needs financial security in order to respect her husband as a human being and man, then she should not marry someone who learns exclusively. The only area that you and your

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daughter need to focus on and celebrate is that your daughter knows who she is and what she holds important. This is truly the main thing. I have worked with people who are somewhat wishy-washy in this area and their dating pool is too large. They begin to date someone exclusively and five or seven or ten dates in, they are back at the drawing board wondering if they can truly commit to a certain lifestyle. So, start networking with the right people and refuse to give in to this “there are no good guys out there” mentality.

Our community is not focused on a one-sizefits-all approach.

May your daughter find her bashert very soon! Sincerely, Jennifer

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 718-908-0512. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email JenniferMannLCSW@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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Dr. Deb

My Mother is So Annoying By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

’ve heard that one from people of all ages: “My mother is so annoying.” From 15-year-olds to 50-year-olds. Well, it makes sense. There is certainly a generation gap. Not only that, but no one likes to have a mother (or father) lording their power over you. And if they did happen to do that when you were young, then now that you are old enough to be your own boss – maybe a parent yourself with a bunch of your own children running around – it’s kind of sweet not to have to “take” all that bossiness from your mother anymore. It’s kind of a relief to be way too old and too much on your own for your mom to be able to say “boo.” Not only that, not only is it a relief, but you almost feel fully justiﬁed in putting your mother down just a little. After all, she absolutely can’t do anything to you now. And you’ve got the grandchildren as leverage besides. Such fun! You can complain to someone, anyone, that she is “so annoying” and actually get away with it. You could not do that when you were 14. I mean, you did it, but you just couldn’t get away with it. And when we examine what makes her annoying anyway, that’s when the wind whooshes out of your sails. Because really, she isn’t doing anything particularly egregious. She’s just being her. And her little ways can rub you the wrong way sometimes. (Now, if she was abusive, then you wouldn’t use the word “annoying,” so that should be left for another discussion.) But just why is it that you have such a low tolerance for her? The reality is that if there is anyone in the universe that you should have a high tolerance for – it’s her. This thought came to me a couple of weeks ago when my son suggested

he accompany me to visit my parents’ graves in New Jersey. It was a wonderful trip because we really had a chance to talk, a rare treat. So I told him a bunch of history about his grandparents. But when we got to the cemetery, and we’d completed our Tehillim, I felt compelled to say a few words to my long-gone parents. It felt so good, as if they could actually hear. I felt close to them at that point. When you go to the cemetery, you get a sense of the span of time. You take a clear look back, and it’s just amazing to realize what you did not know about yourself and your future way back when. It was a hot, but stunning day. And, just by being there, I felt very alive. I looked at my son, thinking how little we could have imagined, way back when I was growing up in my parents’ house, that I would be the mother of children and grandchildren. Surely, I have been enormously blessed. I’ve had this feeling of alive-ness ever since my husband died. It was shocking that he died, a person so

full of life, with so many plans for the future – unrealized. But it gave me awareness of the preciousness of every moment. Because you don’t know when your moments will be up. When that feeling walks beside you throughout your day, then everything becomes wonderful. You realize that it could have been you. There is no reason why it wouldn’t have been you. You don’t especially have more merits than the one who didn’t make it, and even if you think you do, Hashem does His reckoning according to His own algorithms and we’re not privy to them. So you pay attention to the taste of the morning coﬀee and nothing beats that. The sun is so gorgeous. The rain is lovely, too. And people! People intersect my life in a way that enriches it, yes, even the “annoying” ones. Which brings me back to my mother – and yours. It’s not trivial to say that we have to give kavod av v’aim because our parents gave us life. That was an enormous gift. Perhaps more than the prettiness of ﬂowers and the taste of foods is the gift of what you can do here. You

get the chance to stretch your mind and then share what you’ve come up with. Everything, from amazing inventions like the internet to the ordinary of life like kind words between friends comes from the gift of just being alive. Now, you may say to me – and depressed people say it all the time – that their life is not enjoyable at all. I would agree. Life is very hard, very challenging. I won’t argue with that. But, oh boy, when you conquer those challenges, look what you have. Chavi Willig Levy, who got polio at age three, talks in her book, A Life Not With Standing, (available at the Judaica stores) about wanting to get married. People raised eyebrows and wondered when she would come down from her fantasy world. But she didn’t come down. Instead, she got married, had kids, and then grandkids. All to enjoy them more because of the emotional as well as physical hardships she overcame. I don’t have to talk about people who overcame hardships like disabilities or racial prejudice to become successful entrepreneurs or professionals. That’s not necessary because you know your own story. You know what you have had to overcome – or haven’t yet overcome. And every small victory is important. It’s a step toward taking life on – and living it. That is the reason why people should never be annoyed by their mothers. They need to look at the bigger picture: mom gave them life itself, a gift we usually take for granted. Until it’s too late.

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn is a Marriage and Family Therapist. If you want help with your marriage, begin by signing up to watch her Masterclass at https://drdeb. com/myw-masterclass.

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Health & F tness

Addicted to Caffeine? You’re in Luck By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

he alarm clock goes off and you hit the snooze button only to crawl out of bed when it goes off again a few minutes later. You drag your feet, slowly getting dressed to start your day. What actually wakes you up in the morning? Agreed, many times it’s the screaming kids or the cold shower. But for majority of us, we look forward to waking up to that first cup of coffee. Whether pouring freshly brewed coffee, having the aroma fill the air, or picking one up at the coffee shop, we all need that caffeine to give us a boost in the morning. As if you didn’t love your morning coffee enough, here’s another reason why you should continue drinking that cup of joe. Research shows that caffeine at breakfast facilitates weight loss! With the obesity rates on the rise, people are searching for strategies to curb appetite and reduce caloric intake. You’ll be happy to hear that something as easy as a cup of coffee in the morning can

help you lose weight. Epidemiological evidence shows that those who consume caffeine regularly have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who do not consume caffeine. In addition, drinking caffeine with breakfast may reduce long-term

ally affects leptin, glucose, epinephrine, and dopamine, leading to an overall suppression of appetite and thus food intake. All of these effects combined help promote weight loss. However, a study was recently published on the effects of caffeine

Something as easy as a cup of coffee in the morning can help you lose weight.

weight gain or improve weight loss. Experts believe this is due to caffeine’s thermogenic properties. Caffeine has been shown to increase thermogenesis and fat oxidation in humans. Additionally, caffeine suppresses one’s appetite. How? Firstly, coffee is very filling, so just by drinking a full cup you will have less of an appetite for other food. Even more, the caffeine actu-

intake on appetite suppression. The study revealed that while caffeine intake does affect meal energy intake, the effects are minor, and there is no evidence that the effect persists throughout the day. So don’t simply rely on your cup of coffee as an effort to lose weight. And don’t start chugging coffee after coffee either. One cup of caffeinated coffee at breakfast should do the trick. If

you already drink coffee with your breakfast, you are still getting benefits. Coffee is rich in antioxidants, along with many other health benefits. Additionally, as mentioned above, drinking coffee, especially caffeinated coffee, will suppress your appetite. That alone can help promote weight loss. And let’s not forget, we all need that caffeine boost regardless – might as well get other health perks along with it!

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@ gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram @ EatBetterandFeelBetter.

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Parenting Pearls

Rolling with the Divine Rhythm By Sara Rayvych, MSEd

Campers at Camp Revach enjoying the fun

wo years ago, if you had asked me what our Yomim Noraim plans were, I would’ve known more than a month in advance. I’m not an inflexible person, but I like to know some of the basics such as who our guests are and where we are davening. How else could we make yom tov if we didn’t know what to expect and had some basic plans in place? Recently I was discussing with someone about the upcoming yomim tovim, and they asked about our plans. I shrugged and said we’d figure it out before candle lighting. I was partially joking yet still somewhat serious. I could plan some things but truly everything was tentative and subject to modification. So much has changed in such a short amount of time, and I don’t think I’m the only one that has experienced this. For the record, I am not advocating irresponsibility. For example, I have some yom tov food in my freezer, and I’ve ordered machzorim. We all need to plan ahead and do what needs to be done to ensure we are ready for these most important

days. Doing teshuva is important, too, one we shouldn’t forget. That being said, we do this knowing Hashem could change everything in an instant. We’ve always known everything was up to Hashem, but I think it’s something we feel more acutely now. I don’t pretend to be a navi (or neviyah), despite my name, and I refuse to be one of those people who say they know why COVID happened. I am not suggesting or even hinting that I have the answers behind the Divine plan. What I can say is that one of the many results of the past year is that we’ve had to become more flexible and roll with the divine flow. I refuse to say roll with the divine “punches,” because I don’t fully agree with the connotations. The truth is that baruch Hashem things have been calmer now than they were previously but the challenge remains and, dare I say, some of the positive results. Chasdei Hashem, COVID has become less of a focus, and you can ask what prompted this article now. One thing I noticed was that over this summer we had a number of times that plans

were uprooted and change came quickly. From oil tankers turning over on major roadways to a bridge stuck in the open position, we’ve had to think fast and adjust swiftly, skills I feel we improved due to COVID. I personally was stuck in the gridlock soon after the oil tanker overturned, and I can say it was bad traffic. As the summer ends and we prepare for a new school year, we’re again facing change and adjustment.

The Challenge This has been a challenge for all of us, parents and children alike. As adults, we are used to having a certain perception of control over our lives. We’ve lost any ability to have that misconception. It can be challenging for us to maintain our equilibrium as the world around us shakes. We’ve had to continuously adjust as curveballs have been tossed at us. Even more so, as parents, we have the added responsibility of making sure our children are coping with the often-changing conditions. Children, in particular, thrive on routine. The younger the children

are, the more they require consistency in their day. Children benefit from knowing what to expect. This gives them stability and is important for their emotional health. Time and days are abstract concepts, but kids can rely on their daily and weekly routine to serve as signposts to guide them. For example, meals, bedtime and even car pool serve as guides for what to expect. As an example, my preschooler wanted to know when we were leaving for the pool. Someone told him 5 p.m., and he was confused; the answer was meaningless to him. I then told him which siblings would be coming home from camp before it was time to change into his bathing suit. This was a perfectly reasonable answer for him. Ironically, one kid came home at the wrong time, and he ran to get changed only to find out it wasn’t time yet. That was a hard one to explain to him since he knew what to expect, and the change was unexpected.

Displaying Flexibility Flexibility and the ability to adjust to situations as they change is

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an important skill to have but a difficult one to acquire. If you find it hard as an adult, you can only imagine how complicated your child finds it. While we do want to give our children stability and constancy, we also need to slowly guide them into learning how to adapt when life is unexpected and change is sudden. Part of their chinuch needs to include learning how to adapt to new situations, and this past year has given us plenty of chances to teach them. Over the summer, I noticed some of the remarkable ways we can help children experience flexibility and thrive from it. Sadly, I can’t say that any of the creativity mentioned in this article was my own. The credit for thinking so quickly on their feet goes to the local camps my children attended. We are a long-time Camp MaTov family, and my boys have been going there for years. We are grateful to them for all the wonderful summers our boys have had there. Last summer, I was worried about sending my son to camp; I was high-risk and the virus situation was new. Baruch Hashem, our family remained virus-free, and our son had a blast. Rather than feeling limited, our son thrived on the new activities they added to the mix. Over the past two summers, he has had special events and new projects added to his schedule, including safrus, shofar-making and weekly guitar lessons. This summer he even made two siyumim with his camp rebbi! They really

thought out-of-the-box and found fun ways to give safe activities and a wonderful summer to the children. My daughters have been having an amazing time during their first summer at camp. Camp Revach has filled their days with exciting and creative activities. Unfortunately for the camp, they had big trips planned for both the day the oil tanker overturned and the day the Atlantic Beach Bridge wouldn’t lower. My younger daughter’s bunk

chased snacks, and created tons of fun on the bus. Despite being delayed by hours, my daughter came home with smiles and said how much fun the bus ride was. As an extra possible stress, we missed a much-awaited pizza party with our extended family because of the bridge traffic. My parents saved the day and drove the pizza to us so the kids wouldn’t miss out. In all these situations, the adults were able to be flexible and make

Each time we cope with change, we are also leading by example and educating our children simultaneously.

had a full-day trip planned that had to be canceled without warning because the buses couldn’t get past the oil tanker traffic. Instead, last minute plans were made, and she had a full day consisting of water slides, bowling and Berrylicious. She still smiles when talking about it. My older daughter was on an exciting trip in Long Beach when her bus got stuck on the wrong side of a bridge that wouldn’t let them cross. Much time passed, and the bus still couldn’t get through. They had to take a long detour; you might call it the “scenic route”. The staff arranged a bathroom pit stop, pur-

changes, and the children thrived in a setting that could have otherwise been very upsetting for them. Rather than focus on what they couldn’t do, or be stressed by missing out on their anticipated plans, the children were thrilled by the new arrangements.

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take on each challenge as it comes, our children can see us as an example for how to deal with changing times. It’s not easy and I won’t deny how difficult it can be for us to cope with our own feelings as our plans fall through and we need to adjust instantly. It can be upsetting and even adults need to work through their emotions when their hopes are dashed. We all thrive on predictability, and it can be painful, as well, for us when we lack stability. As we strengthen our ability to adjust to change, we can begin to assist our children in strengthening their resiliency muscles, too. Each time we cope with change, we are also leading by example and educating our children simultaneously. We should recognize that we have a crucial role in how our children will adjust to change as it comes. We have the ability to help them turn failure into future successes and mistakes into accomplishments. We can show our children how to make the best of their situation and see the blessings in whatever Hashem gives us.

Adults as Leaders We easily underestimate the role we play, leading a child through their day. The role of adult leadership is a topic all its own and deserves a separate article because of its importance. As we adults are learning to be more flexible and

Sara Rayvych, MSEd, has her master’s in general and special education. She has been homeschooling for over 10 years in Far Rockaway. She can be contacted at RayvychHomeschool@ gmail.com.

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In The K

tchen

Rosh Hashana Brick Roast By Naomi Nachman

Yikes! Where did the summer go? I can’t

believe Rosh Hashana

is around the corner.

This is a great recipe, using pomegranate

juice to incorporate the simanim into my dishes

that I serve for dinner on Rosh Hashana. You can use second-cut

brisket instead of the brick roast.

Ingredients b1 tsp kosher salt

b½ teaspoon cinnamon b½ nutmeg b1 tsp ground coriander b1 tsp chili powder b6 cloves garlic b1-2 tablespoon of olive oil b1 cup red wine b1 cup pomegranate juice b½ cup ketchup b4-5 pound roast b12 Cipollini onions, peeled

Preparation 1.

Preheat oven to 325°F.

2. Mix spices, garlic, and olive oil make a paste. 3. Spread the paste all over the meat. 4.

Place meat in a roasting pan. Arrange onions around the meat.

5. In a small bowl, mix the wine, pomegranate juice, and ketchup, and pour over the meat. 6. Cover tightly and bake for 3 hours at 325°F.

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

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

Happy Monday, or as Joe Biden calls it … and you thought Jimmy Carter [stinks]. – Greg Gutfeld, Fox News

So the Taliban sets its sights on Kabul, which is good news for [Chicago Mayor] Lori Lightfoot. Her city no longer is the most dangerous one on the planet. - Ibid.

But what were our priorities while this war went on for decades? For us, at home, it was bad cops, bad tweets, bad combustible engines, bad pronouns. Yes, the CDC reminds us it’s pregnant people instead of moms. I’m so glad we won that battle. - Ibid.

How does something like Kabul happen? It happens when you are no longer a serious country – when you cannot even deal with a pandemic and you think this nitwit waving a flag is a great idea. This is not a public that will engage in reasoned debate about the future of Afghanistan. – Tweet by Tom Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and at the Harvard Extension School and writer for USA Today and The Atlantic, accompanied by a photo of Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) waving an American flag at the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in an effort to blame her and likeminded people for President Biden’s folly

I think it’s interesting that this side, this political party, the Democrats, who embrace getting abortion on demand, are accusing us of embracing death when we’re just allowing people to make personal choices and have personal responsibility over when they want to assemble, when they want to gather, and spend time outdoors enjoying their way of life. - Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) responding to left-wing criticism for attending the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

As we watched terrorists waltz into power, what were we doing? Well, we obsessed over white supremacists on January 6 with our commander-in-chief yelling, “Never mind the Bin Laden look-alike with the rocket launcher. It’s this white guy wearing face paint and a Viking hat that we got to eliminate!” – Ibid.

Freedom and democracy are not doing well when #Twitter continues to ban #Trump’s account but relays the #Taliban spokesperson’s without any second thoughts. - Tweet by French politician Jerome Riviere

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When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001. - President Biden’s initial reaction to the fall of Kabul, in a written statement on Saturday

I wouldn’t have let my 10-year-old son get away from this kind of pathetic blameshifting. He should be less focused on trying to blame this on someone else than to solving the problem of making sure that we protect and defend American security. Chris, it’s worth noting this did not happen on our watch. We reduced our forces significantly and the Taliban didn’t advance on capitals all across Afghanistan. – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace, responding to President Biden blaming Trump for Afghanistan

We had a bad deal we inherited — the JCPOA [Iran nuclear deal]; we got out of it. We secured America from the risk from Iran. We inherited a horrible deal in Syria where ISIS controlled real estate the size of Great Britain. We crushed them. Every president confronts challenges. This president confronted a challenge in Afghanistan. He has utterly failed to protect the American people from this challenge. - Ibid.

We are not withdrawing – we are staying, the embassy is staying, our programs are staying.… If there is a significant deterioration in security … I don’t think it’s going to be something that happens from a Friday to a Monday. So I wouldn’t equate the departure of our forces in July, August or sometime in September with some type of immediate deterioration of the situation. - Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, one month ago, in a statement which has not held up very well, considering that the Taliban took over Afghanistan literally from Friday to Monday last weekend

There is going to be no circumstance where you see people lifted off the roof of an embassy… The likelihood that you’re going to see the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.

This is in the context of a Biden administration that has basically abandoned the global stage in favor of climate change. They’ve been focused on critical race theory while the embassy is at risk. That didn’t happen during our four years.

– President Joe Biden last month

- Ibid.

I think it will be a good lesson for us, for other Ukrainian couples, and couples abroad not to repeat what we have done.

I’m not an opinion host. I give my point of view.

-Viktoria Pustovitova, of Ukraine, who spent 123 days handcuffed to Alexandr Kudlay as an experiment and documented their time together

The Afghan Security Forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend their country. - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, last month

- CNN host Don Lemon

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It’s pretty clear this probably would have been just as bad, if not worse, under what Trump wanted to do. - NBC anchor Chuck Todd talking about the Afghanistan debacle

Whatever happened to “America is back”? People are bewildered that after two decades of this big, high-tech power intervening, they are withdrawing and effectively handing the country back to the people we went in to defeat. - Tobias Ellwood, who chairs the Defense Committee in the British Parliament

This is the irony. How can you say America is back when we’re being defeated by an insurgency armed with no more than [rocket-propelled grenades], land mines and AK-47s? - Ibid.

The president is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and the actions he has taken…. Once again, I want to acknowledge the clarity of purpose of President Biden’s statement and the wisdom of his actions. - From Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s statement about President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan

I’m left with some grave questions in my mind about his ability to lead our nation as commander-in-chief … to have read this so wrong – or, even worse, to have understood what was likely to happen and not care. - Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker under Presidents Bush and Obama, talking about President Biden

I’m sitting here waiting for them to come. There is no one to help me or my family. I’m just sitting with them and my husband. And they will come for people like me and kill me. I can’t leave my family. And anyway, where would I go? - Kabul’s female former Mayor Zarifa Ghafari in a phone interview after the Taliban took over Kabul

The biggest thing that became clear was Bibi was on top of everything, he knew everything. He called me 30 times, asking: “What about young people…. What are you doing about the South African variant?” I’m sure he was doing it for his people, but I’m also sure he was thinking, “It could help me politically.” - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in an interview with the Financial Times

My secret is to treat everybody right. And love everybody. Don’t hate nobody. - Marie Robinson of Georgia, who has 35 grandchildren, 101 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren, in a TV interview upon her 100th birthday

The one thing I would like to say to the young people, to raise their children right. Because you know that the young people, they don’t seem to understand. But us old people need to teach them what’s right. Raise them right, tell them how to love one another. And just keep on trusting in the L-rd and He will make a way for you. - Ibid.

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Political Crossfire

Biden is Blaming Everyone But Himself By Marc A. Thiessen

n September 11, 2001, Americans literally fell from the sky – jumping from the top floors of the World Trade Center to escape the fires set by al-Qaeda and the Taliban regime that aided and abetted them. Today, almost two decades later, it is our Afghan allies who are falling from the sky – after clinging to the fuselage of a U.S. military aircraft taking off from the Kabul airport, in a desperate effort to escape the Taliban regime. The debacle President Joe Biden has unleashed in Afghanistan today is the most shameful thing I have witnessed over three decades in Washington. Biden has said it’s not comparable to the U.S. departure from Saigon. That’s true; it’s far worse. As former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker put it, “I’m left with some grave questions in my mind about his ability to lead our nation as commander in chief. To have read this so wrong – or, even worse, to have understood what was likely to happen and not care.” He’s right. Either Biden had no idea this disaster was going to happen, in which case he is incompetent; or he knew that this would be the result but doesn’t care, in which case he is morally complicit in an intentional humanitarian catastrophe. Yet rather than admit wrongdoing, the president is blaming everyone but himself. He argues that he had no choice because of the withdrawal agreement President Donald Trump signed with the Taliban. First of all, the Taliban violated that agreement, so the United States was under no obligation to follow it. Second, Biden has spent the past seven months reversing almost every Trump policy, from border security to the Keystone XL pipeline, sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the Paris climate accord, and the

Iran nuclear deal. But his hands were tied in Afghanistan? That’s the one place he had no choice but to carry out the Trump policy? Trump’s Afghan policy was terrible, and I criticized his outreach to the Taliban. But does anyone really believe he would have let the United States be humiliated in this way? He would

hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal.” By announcing that we were getting out no matter what the Taliban did, Biden gave the Taliban a green light to carry out the murderous oﬀensive we now see unfolding. When Biden is not blaming Trump, he is blaming the Afghan army. In his address to the nation Monday, Biden

By announcing that we were getting out no matter what the Taliban did, Biden gave the Taliban a green light to carry out the murderous offensive we now see unfolding.

have unleashed a bombing campaign the likes of which the Taliban had not seen since 2001. Moreover, Trump promised a withdrawal based on conditions on the ground. Biden explicitly rejected a conditions-based withdrawal, declaring, “We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan,

accused the Afghan military of collapsing “sometimes without trying to fight” and declared that “American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.” This is a calumny. In January 2015, Afghan forces assumed full responsibility for combat opera-

tions against the Taliban. Since that time, the State Department reports that U.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan “dropped sharply to an average of about 17 per year” while during that same period between 53,000 and 57,000 Afghan soldiers were killed in action fighting the Taliban – including about 2,600 thorough Aug. 5 this year. To say Afghans were not willing to fight is libelous. For more than six years, the Afghan army bore the brunt of the fight – and with U.S. support they succeeded in holding the Taliban at bay. It was only when Biden withdrew the U.S. mission planning, intelligence and air support that had enabled them to succeed that Afghan forces were overwhelmed. That should come as no surprise. There is not a single U.S. ally in the world that could defend itself without U.S. help. There is a reason we have had American troops deployed in Japan, Germany and South Korea for more than seven decades – and why we have more than 170,000 active-duty troops stationed in over 170 countries around the world today. The mission in Afghanistan was never to turn that country into a Jeffersonian democracy. It was to ensure that Afghanistan had a government whose leaders did not wake up every morning thinking that America must be destroyed – and did not provide sanctuary for terrorists determined to bring that destruction to the American homeland. That mission was succeeding – until Joe Biden’s misbegotten, incompetent, unconditional retreat handed Afghanistan over to the United States’ enemies, who will turn it into an Islamist militant haven once again. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

The Infrastructure Bill Just Saved the Filibuster By Marc A. Thiessen

ith passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill this week, Senate Republicans have scored a policy and political trifecta: they have saved the filibuster, complicated Democrats’ plans to pass their partisan $3.5 trillion non-infrastructure spending package, and made it more likely that the GOP will take back the House and Senate next year. First, Republicans have proved that the Senate can still function in a bipartisan way. That means Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., can no longer accuse Senate Republicans of “just opposing everything and trying to thwart Biden.” The GOP has shown that when Democrats truly seek common ground, rather than trying to ram through their agenda over the objections of the minority, enough Republicans will meet them halfway to get things done. And they have delivered for Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) and Joe Manchin III (W.Va.) – the two lonely Democrats standing in the way of filibuster elimination – and vindicated their effort to reach across the aisle. As a result, Republicans have removed any arguments for getting rid of the filibuster – and thus any chance of Democrats’ passing the most radical elements of their agenda. They have done so at a cost of just $415 billion in new discretionary spending and without any tax increases. That is money well spent to save the filibuster and stop Democrats from packing the Senate by adding D.C. as a state, “reforming” the Supreme Court, or ramming through a federal takeover of U.S. elections. Second, Republicans have complicated Democrats’ plans to enact

everything they gave up in the bipartisan infrastructure compromise by passing a massive $3.5 trillion spending bill using the budget reconciliation process, which requires no Republican votes. No sooner had the bipartisan infrastructure plan passed than Manchin issued a statement declaring, “I have serious concerns about the grave consequences facing West Virginians and every American family if Congress decides to spend another $3.5 trillion.” Sinema has similarly said, “I do not support a bill that costs $3.5 trillion.” Without Manchin’s and Sinema’s votes, Democrats can get nothing through Congress. So, Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will have to negotiate with Manchin, Sinema and House moderates to craft a slimmed-down package that can meet their approval. Moreover, they will have to pass all that spending without infrastructure as sugarcoating. Presi-

dent Biden’s original plan was to use “infrastructure” as cover to pass trillions of dollars of non-infrastructure spending – just as he used his “Covid-19 relief” bill to pass all sorts of spending unrelated to the pandemic. But now Senate Republicans have taken all the popular hard infrastructure projects and passed them in a separate bipartisan bill that does not raise taxes. What does that leave? Trillions in left-wing social welfare spending and massive tax hikes to pay for it. Democrats must now pass all those taxes and all that spending on their own – without roads, bridges and broadband as cover. Because they need only Democratic votes, they will eventually pass something. But then they will have to face the voters in November 2022 – and Republicans will hang that bill like an albatross around the necks of House and Senate Democrats in close races. Republicans seem to understand what Democrats do not:

the American people did not vote for socialism in the 2020 election. They gave Democrats an incredibly narrow majority in the House and a 50-50 Senate. The message could not have been clearer: reach across the aisle and compromise. Republicans will now be able to argue that they met the mandate the voters gave them – while Democrats violated it by ramming through a massive liberal spending bill demanded by the Bernie Sanders-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wing of the party on a party-line vote. Moderate Democrats will have to explain that to voters. It won’t be easy. When political parties misread their mandate, they tend to get punished at the polls. So why are Democrats pushing forward and exceeding their mandate? Because they also know that since 1946 the president’s party has lost, on average, 27 House seats in midterm elections. In 2022, it will take a net gain of just four House seats and one seat in the Senate to put the GOP in control of both chambers. And if the GOP takes over even one chamber next year, the party-line budget reconciliation path will be closed; bipartisan majorities will be required. So the Democrats’ dominant left wing sees the window to pass its radical agenda closing. Those on the left want to enact as much of that agenda as they can while they still hold the reins of power. Because while most Americans will see the bipartisan infrastructure compromise as a model for governing, the left sees it as an existential threat to their plans to remake America. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Congressional Medals Part I By Avi Heiligman

orale in the military is very important to commanders as they want their soldiers to be mentally fit and ready for combat. Decorations and medals are a great motivator – as Napoleon put it, “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” The history of military decorations goes back to ancient Egypt and continued throughout the centuries. In the U.S., the Continental Congress bestowed gold medals on military leaders starting with General George Washington in 1776. Since then, there are a myriad of medals, decorations and ribbons awarded to soldiers bestowed by both the military and Congress. Congressional Gold Medal recipients can be both civilians and servicemembers. The stories of some of them are relatively unknown and heroic. There were seven recipients of the Continental Congress Gold Medal. George Washington received one for his leadership in the liberation of Boston. General Horatio Gates got it for his victory at Saratoga; General Anthony Wayne was commander during the Battle of Stony Point, New York; General Daniel Morgan led the troops to victory at Cowpens; General Nathanael Greene was victorious at

the Battle of Eutaw Springs; and naval Captain John Paul Jones received one for his role in a battle off the coast of England. Major Henry “Light horse Harry” Lee commanded troops at the Battle of Paulus Hooks, New Jersey, in 1779 and was the only non-general or captain to receive the award. This was the first congressional medal to be struck in the U.S., while the previous ones had been imported from France. The first gold medal recipient after Congress ratified the Constitution was Captain Thomas Truxton. He was a master seaman who started off as a privateer and rose in rank to command important ships such as the USS Constellation. In 1799, during a period that became known as the Quasi-War, he chased down the larger French frigate L’Insurgente and defeated her handily. Later, she took on another larger French ship, La Vengeance, in which the French was forced to withdraw but both ships suffered damage. Capturing an enemy vessel in battle is one of the hardest feats a naval commander can accomplish and therefore Congress recognized those who had done so during the War of 1812. Irish-born Johnston Blakely, a veteran of the Quasi-War, was awarded the Gold Medal by Congress for his

role in commanding the USS Wasp in capturing the HMS Reindeer during the War of 1812. The Reindeer was too badly damaged and had to be sunk. Captain James Lawrence was given the award for his role in capturing the HMS Peacock. A few months later, he was mortally wounded during a fierce naval battle. His last words were: “Don’t give up the ship.” The previous two ships mentioned that were captured had to be sunk due to extensive damage, but there were British ships captured intact. Captain Lewis Warrington of the USS Peacock (not to be confused with the British ship of the same name) captured the HMS Epervier near Cape Canaveral, Florida. The names of top generals during the Civil War are well-known in American culture but the early commander of Union troops is kind of lost in the back pages of history book. General Winfield Scott was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on two occasions, lost the 1852 presidential election, and retired from the army as their top general in late 1861 due to his ill health. General Scott was honored by Congress for his actions during the Battles of Chippewa and Niagara during the War of 1812 and for his leadership during the success-

ful siege and Battle of Veracruz during the Mexican-American War. The first Congressional Gold Medal given to a non-military member was given to surgeon Frederick A. Rose in 1858. American military personnel aboard the USS Susquehanna had contracted yellow fever. The British doctor volunteered to take direct care of the sick sailors as they journeyed from Jamaica to New York. Although it was proven years later that yellow fever does not spread from one person to another and is only contracted from mosquitoes, Rose did not know this and thought he was risking his life while in contact with the sailors. Many others received congressional medals for heroism and other outstanding work in their particular fields. In the next article, we’ll delve into the 20th century and 21st century recipients, including some that may come as a surprise to the reader. This list includes the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt”l, and Shimon Peres, among several other Jewish recipients.

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

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Infrastructure Week By Allan Rolnick, CPA

e’ve talked here a time or two about how taxes factor into every financial choice you make. Whether you’re selling a business, exercising stock options, or just treating yourself to a summer sundae at the neighborhood soft serve, you’ll find a government with its hand out. There’s no way to avoid it entirely unless you’re willing to move off the grid like a latter-day Davey Crockett. Even then, you’ll probably risk failing to pay some obscure excise tax on arrowheads or coonskin caps. It shouldn’t surprise you, then, when taxes reach deeper into every choice Uncle Sam makes, too. This gets harder and harder as Congress looks more and more like the monkey cage at the zoo or maybe a class of rowdy fifth-graders just moments after the substitute teacher leaves class to personally deliver her resignation to the principal. Which brings us to this week’s story. Congress just passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure package with a remarkably bipartisan 69 votes. Everyone wants roads, bridges, railroads, and ports, along with the jobs they bring. The problem, naturally, is paying for it, especially when new taxes are off the table.

This bill does it with the usual grab-bag of budget tricks and flimflam, like auctioning 5G wireless spectrums, selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and clawing back unused funds from Covid relief programs that didn’t cost as much as expected. But there’s one “payfor” that threatened to derail the bill like a train plunging through a decrepit bridge. Specifically, lawmakers

ald Reagan used to say when it came to negotiating arms deals with the Soviets, “trust, but verify.” So Congress requires payors like employers, banks, and brokers to file copies of W-2s, 1099s with the IRS as well as send them to us. The issue today involves defining “brokers.” Critics argued the current proposal was just too broad — it could draw in miners, software developers, and node op-

Even then, you’ll probably risk failing to pay some obscure excise tax on arrowheads or coonskin caps.

squabbled over a proposal to raise $28 billion over ten years by requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to report transactions to the IRS as stockbrokers have done for decades. Our tax system relies on voluntary reporting. (No, that doesn’t mean voluntary payment, no matter what your nitwit uncle tells you. Sorry, nice try.) Of course, as Ron-

erators, whatever those are. Three senators proposed an amendment limiting the provision to trading platforms and other custodians. But Ohio Senator Rob Portman and the Biden administration thought that limit defanged the whole thing. If senators still smoked, this is the sort of issue they’d sort out in a smokefilled room, deep in the bowels of

the Capitol. The irony here is that none of this debate involves new taxes — just how to enforce one that’s already on the books. You may think cryptocurrency represents the future of finance. Or you may dismiss it as Amway for libertarians. But you can’t deny there’s a current of anarchy running through it, and plenty of speculators see the decentralized market as a great place to earn income on the down-low. This year, you may have noticed that the IRS Form 1040 moved the “do you hold any crypto?” check box to the very first page. That’s a sign the IRS is serious about plugging the leak. Open any newspaper (remember those?), and you’ll read story after story about investors working to make money in equities, bonds, commodities, real estate, and now crypto. That part’s easy — just buy low and sell high. The real challenge these days is staying rich, and that’s where we come in. Call us!

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Let That Be a Lesson to You By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS

e take them and then forget everything. We practice! Sometimes because we want to and sometimes under duress. But, it seems it’s the rare occasion that we really hold onto the information we culled. I’m referring to lessons. You know – piano lessons, guitar lessons, tennis lessons, skiing lessons, lesson, lessons, lessons! All those lessons our parents try to expose us to when we are young and “somewhat willing,” or at least pliable. Yet, when we try to remember

thing we really decide we want to get good at and make a part of our lives. Almost like having a baby. We commit to being a parent, and that’s not going to change, so we work on getting good at it. With kids, we practice, we mess up, and we try again. But we don’t give up! Sometimes, with lessons, people look back and say, “I wish had practiced more or had taken it more seriously.” What’s that all about? What are you regretting? You haven’t gone anywhere. You can still do it now!

With kids, we practice, we mess up, and we try again. But we don’t give up!

anything, it’s as if we were never exposed to them at all. For example, we are lucky if we remember where middle C is on the piano! So when do they stick? And I don’t mean the piano keys – I mean the information we were taught?! I’d venture to say it’s when we actually really stick with it for years. In other words, when it becomes some-

I don’t think it’s because you want your mommy to foot the bill? It’s not likely that that’s the rate-limiting step? Because she probably would still enjoy the nachas. She will still come just to see you ripple across those musical keys or swish down that mountain. So is it because it’s just plain easier to regret than to actually make

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

the time to really work on it?! Possibly?! We are always young enough to learn. If there’s something you wanted to do – do it now. Don’t get stuck in the space of I should’ve, I would’ve, I could’ve.

Be that person. If you’re feeling like you should’ve, then – you should and you could. Just do it! Don’t “lessen” your chances at being good at something. It’s never too late! Let that be a lesson to you!

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Let That Be a Lesson to You by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Your Money

Congressional Medals, Part I by Avi Heiligman

The Infrastructure Bill Just Saved the Filibuster by Marc A. Thiessen

Parenting Pearls

Biden is Blaming Everyone But Himself by Marc A. Thiessen

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The Aussie Gourmet: Rosh Hashana Brick Roast

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Taliban Takeover by Shammai Siskind

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My Israel Home

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