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here’s no greater example of why elections matter than current events.

Many of us are still awaiting Governor Cuomo’s directives when it comes to camps this summer. That means that our children’s summers – and our summers as well – are all dependent upon Cuomo’s whims. Whether your children will be breathing in the country’s fresh air or sharing a bunkhouse with their friends all depends on the thought process of a man who spends much of his time fighting with his brother on TV about whom their mother loves best.

We’ve spent the past three months in our homes because of his directives. We’ve homeschooled our children because Mayor de Blasio said so. We’ve had most of our stores shuttered and have ordered myriad products from Amazon because stores were told to stay closed. Thousands of people saw their businesses go from booming to almost-bust because of politicians’ fancy.

Whoever says that elections don’t matter hasn’t seen footage of what took place in Manhattan last week. They didn’t watch in horror as stores around the country were looted, windows were smashed, and cop cars and trucks were torched. They didn’t hear, mouths agape, about how police departments were told to stand down and are now threatened with being defunded.

Many of us – maybe even all of us, I presume – are feeling frustrated by this sense of being controlled. We are exasperated that our lives are being manipulated by those who never met us or can understand our fears.

The school board elections that are taking place now are elections done on a very local level. Even though we live in a small community, many people don’t think too much about the school board, and

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most of us don’t know even one name of those who sit on the board. But that’s because much of the work and efforts expended by board members are done flawlessly – you don’t notice how the board helps the community until the wrong people are put into place. And then, well, then you really begin to notice.

Our community has been blessed with members of the school board who have the community’s best interests in mind. Both Asher Mansdorf and Murray Forman work tirelessly for the community, and they are both up for reelection this time around. I personally witnessed Dr. Mansdorf directing traffic on Broadway during a recent food distribution at Lawrence Middle School. Mr. Forman spends hours each day working on getting things done for the board. We need both of these men to keep their seats – but they will only be able to continue working for the community if they have your vote.

This year’s vote is unprecedented, as the entire community is voting by mail. The deadline for absentee ballots (that’s all of us!) has been moved to June 16. But you have to act fast, and you have to act now. Mail in your ballots today or drop it in the box at the Lawrence High School on Reilly Road.

Both Asher Mansdorf and Murray Forman both put a lot of time and energy into servicing the community; now they need you to come out for them.

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Dear Editor, I applaud you for your recent excellent editorial in response to the insanity in which we are currently experiencing.

Your comments of how some of the world values have led us to a place where we are almost expected to “honor our children” or face their wrath and rage. How true are your comments, when “loving our children” have been sadly replaced by “honoring them.” This twisted, unethical concept is unfortunately NOT exclusive to the secular world at large. This despicable and disrespectful behavior has also unfortunately filtered in our holy Jewish frum homes as well.

We have allowed the insanity of “honoring our children” as the “norm” and as “acceptable behavior.” This has only led us to a generation of “children of entitlement.” By enabling this sort of behavior in our homes we have become obligated by our “own short sightedness,” which has led us to acquiesce to our children’s demands and validate insane behavior.

While, baruch Hashem, the reaction of our holy neshamas has NOT led our children to burn down our stores and beat up innocent people on our streets, enabling this sort of

behavior in our homes has replaced love and empathy for apathy and anarchy.

Our sages teach us that before we try to change our world, our state or city, we should begin by trying to change ourselves first. It is incumbent to look within ourselves, our own homes and our own yeshivas, to “honor” our Torah values and not what our well-meaning therapists and society dictates.

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Dear Editor, Here are some ways for Mayor Bill de Blasio to honor the MTA New York City Transit’s request to find 3,000 volunteers to hand out masks and hand sanitizer. The following could also apply to Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, New Jersey Transit, PATH and NYC DOT Staten Island Ferry.

Every year judges sentence thousands of non-violent offenders to perform many hours of community service. Why not assign some of these individuals the task of helping the MTA NYC Transit distribute masks and hand sanitizer? Do the same for the hundreds of people Continued on page 10

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recently arrested for disturbing the peace, committing arson, breaking windows, destroying public property, looting, or assaulting police or other law enforcement officers. Virtually all are being released without bail with no consequences for their illegal actions.

Sincerely, Larry Penner

Dear Editor, Now that stores are – finally! – opening, we must do our part and support the many local businesses around town. These stores were closed involuntarily and missed out on so much business. If we each try, when we can (no one’s saying that you have to spend extra money if things are found cheaper in other places), to purchase from stores in town, we will be helping our neighbors and our friends and providing them with both money and emotional support.

Every dollar you spend is a chessed!

Sincerely, A concerned resident

Dear Editor, I could not agree with you more in your comments in this week’s issue. It’s true! There is too much youth worship nowadays. Instead of telling children what to do, parents quiver before providing guidance.

When I grew up, I knew that my parents’ word was gold. I would never question them. I ran to help them; I asked them permission before I did things or even took a snack. I knew, subconsciously, that the home was their domain and it was their pleasure to share it with me – but it wasn’t like they were constantly picking up after me.

Parents nowadays are scared to offer any mussar, afraid that it will turn their children “off.” The only thing that will turn their children “off” is children seeing how their parents are afraid of them. Mussar can be said in a loving, understanding way. It can be administered in small doses, sandwiched between positive reinforcement. Not giving mussar is leaving children to fend for themselves – and that’s the biggest avlah one can do for their children.

Sincerely, Yonatan H.

IN HONOR OF THE BEST GRADUATES EVER! This has certainly been an interesting year, to say the least, one worthy of ending off with a grand celebration.

Honor your graduate with a congratulatory message (and a photo if you’d like) to be presented in next week’s TJH. Whether they’ve just finished eighth grade, twelfth grade, college, or even medical school, they all deserve the biggest shoutout ever!

Send in your graduate’s photo and message (2-3 sentences long, please) to editor@fivetownsjewishhome.com deadline: Tuesday, June 16, at 2p.m. subject line: Congrats Grad!

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The Week In News

Spanish King Probed for Corruption

Spain is investigating whether former King Juan Carlos improperly received millions from Saudi Arabia in an illegal kickback scheme.

The probe is being run by Spain’s supreme court due to the sensitivity

of the matter and revolves around the king’s role in pushing Spanish companies to build a bullet train between Mecca and Medina.

While the construction deals were signed in 2011, the probe will only focus only on developments that occurred after 2014. That was the year Juan Carlos abdicated the throne, making himself vulnerable to legal action. Under Spanish law, a serving king is immune from prosecution.

“This investigation focuses, precisely, on establishing or discarding the criminal relevance of deeds that happened after June 2014, when the King Emeritus was no longer protected by inviolability,” said the general prosecutor’s office in a statement. It added that the probe is “complex, given the institutional significance.”

The investigation comes as Switzerland also probes the former monarch over the millions of dollars Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah transferred to an account belonging to Juan Carlos. After learning that he was listed as a beneficiary for the illicit funds this past March, King Felipe VI voluntarily renounced any future inheritance from his father.

N. Korea Cuts Off from S. Korea

North Korea has cut all communication with its southern neighbor after Seoul refused to prevent activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border.

The North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that “as of Tuesday, all liaison will end in what is the first step of the determination to completely shut down all contact means with South Korea and get rid of unnecessary things.

“North Korea will completely cut off and shut down the liaison line between the authorities of the North and the South, which has been maintained through the North-South joint liaison office... from 12:00 on 9 June 2020.”

Both countries remain officially

at war with each other since the 1953 ceasefire ended the Korean War. In 2018, a direct hotline and military liaison office were established to reduce tensions. A twice-daily phone call is made every day at 9:00 and 17:00.

The decision to scrap the aforementioned communication is said to have been made by Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his potential successor.

The move is in retaliation for South Korea’s refusal to prevent a group of North Korean defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.

The leaflets, which were attached to balloons and sent into the repressive kingdom, have severely angered North Korea’s leadership. Last week, Kim Yo Jong slammed the activists as “human scum” and “mongrel dogs.”

Protests Erupt in Mali Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Mali’s capital of Bamako over the weekend to demand that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita step down.

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to quell jihadist violence that first broke out in north in 2012, and which has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians to date.

The conflict has since spread to the center of the country, as well as neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger.

France Kills Jihadist Leader

The protestors waved banners reading, “IBK, Get Out,” referring to his president’s moniker, and “No to Bad Governance” while playing music and dancing.

“The crisis in the north has worsened and has spread to the center of the country. There is no security, no jobs,” said a rally spokesperson.

The rallies were organized by a group of opposition groups and nonprofits. Led by Islamic leader Mahmoud DIcko, the coalition called

Keita’s government “chaotic” and blamed him for Mali’s poor economy and worsening jihadist violence.

Once an ally of Keita, Dicko has since formed a coalition of his opponents known as the RFP. Dressed in

traditional Muslim garb at the rally, the cleric accused the president of “mismanagement, embezzlement, lies.”

“If he does not listen to us, he will see worse than today,” Dicko warned.

Although he won reelection in 2018, Keita has since grown increasingly unpopular due to increasing violence by Muslim insurgents in the country’s north and an ineffective response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mali’s government has struggled

France announced that its forces killed al-Qaeda’s Africa commander Abdelmalek Droukdel in a firefight in Mali.

Defense Minister Florence Parly said that Droukdel was killed last Wednesday along with a slew of other jihadists that had been with him at the time. She added that French Special Forces also captured a senior ISIS leader.

“On June 3, the French armed forces, with the support of their partners, neutralized the emir al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), Abdelmalek Droukdel and several of his close collaborators, during an operation in northern Mali,” tweeted Parly.

She added that the “daring operations” caused “severe blows to the terrorist groups.”

Droukdel had commanded al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the terror group’s north African branch, as well as the Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in South Africa. In recent years, AQIM pulled off a slew of bloody attacks including a 2016 shooting attack in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, that killed 30 people.

Born in Algeria, Droukdel fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s and was close to Osama bin Laden and former al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

In 2007, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned him for his terrorist activities and froze his assets.

France has deployed thousands of troops in Mali since 2013 in order to combat the radical Islamic insurgent groups in the area. French forces have since succeeded in regaining control over Mali’s terror-ravaged north but the country remains wracked by instability and violence.

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Olympics in Doubt

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike warned that it would be impossible for next year’s Olympics to take place in her city without a travel deal or a full recovery from the coronavirus.

The summer Olympics had been slated to take place this July but were postponed until July 2021 due to the worldwide pandemic. Speaking with the Financial Times, Koike said that the Games could not take place if athletes and fans were barred from visiting Japan and traveling freely throughout the country.

Japan currently forbids entry to foreigners that have visited one of 111 different countries. Should the international community fail to reach a deal regarding travel, many fans and athletes wouldn’t be able to attend.

“A basic precondition for the Olympics is that the people of the world can come,” said Koike. Calling the Olympics “a hope” amid the current worldwide turmoil, she recommended cutting spending on the Games to make up for the billions of dollars Japan lost by postponing the scheduled start.

“For example, the opening and closing ceremonies are part of the pleasure of the Games but they could be simplified or rationalized,” Koike noted. “The postponement cost a lot, and, more than anything, we do not know what the coronavirus situation will be like in July next year. We have a few uncertainties here.

“It costs a lot to begin with; we need understanding from the people of Tokyo for it. We must not spend too much. We have to make the Games safe for athletes and spectators.”

Since the Olympics were first postponed earlier this year, organizers said that there were no plans to cancel them altogether if the COVID-19 outbreak continues. Yet the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been warning Tokyo that the city may be forced to host a “different kind of Games” that would include curbs on the number of spectators at each event. Time, of course, will tell.

Libyan Military Retakes Tripoli

the Government of National Accord (GNA), and the government which appointed Haftar to lead the Libyan National Army (LNA) and restore its sovereignty.

The GNA is backed by the UN and Western countries, but its main allies are Turkey, Qatar and Italy. The LNA enjoys the support of Russia, Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and, to a lesser extent, France and Jordan.

Fiji Virus Free Military forces belonging to Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) conquered Tripoli’s airport last week, completing their takeover of the capital city.

“Our forces have fully liberated Tripoli international airport,” confirmed spokesman Mohamad Gnounou.

The successful operation to capture Tripoli’s airport ended a 15 months’ siege on the oil-rich city by forces loyal to General Khalid Haftar.

The Russian-backed officer had launched an assault on Tripoli last year in a bid to wrest control of the capital from the GNA but had been steadily losing ground against the GNA. Libya’s brutal civil war dates back to 2014 and pitted Haftar – who was backed by Russia, the U.S., and the United Arab Emirates – against the GNA, forces that enjoyed the support of Turkey and Italy.

Haftar had appeared invincible in the beginning of 2020, with his forces enjoying the support of Russian mercenaries and UAE fighter jets. However, Turkey’s decision last summer to send tens of thousands of proxy fighters from Syria to Libya changed the course of war, culminating in Haftar’s withdrawal from Tripoli.

The fighting is expected to continue despite a push by the UN and Russia for peace talks between the two warring sides. Haftar currently controls much of Libya’s eastern and southern coast, including the majority of the country’s oil facilities.

Oil-rich Libya has been in chaos since the Arab Spring movement and the NATO bombing campaign that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Attempts to build a democratic state after Gaddafi fell disintegrated into a new civil war between rival governments in 2014.

Since 2014 the fighting has mainly been between rival centers of political power in east and west Libya: the Tripoli administration, known as

The tiny Pacific country of Fiji announced last week that it has no more known cases of coronavirus on the island, capping off its remarkable battle against the worldwide pandemic.

Upon announcing the news on Friday, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama credited Fiji’s success to “answered prayers, hard work, and affirmation of science.”

“Fiji has just cleared the last of our active COVID-19 patients,” exulted Bainimarama. “And even with our testing numbers climbing by the day, it’s now been 45 days since we recorded our last case. With no deaths, our recovery rate is 100 percent.”

At the start of the worldwide outbreak, experts had feared that Fiji’s high rate of diabetes and underdeveloped health care system would render the country particularly hard hit. With Fiji consisting of a chain of islands, one coronavirus outbreak could turn an island into an “incubator” of infection that would make it impossible to protect the locals.

However, the Fiji government’s response to the pandemic was rapid and aggressive, putting its 900,000-strong population under lockdown since the first case was discovered in April and banning entry to foreigners.

“They went beyond the strategy of elimination and aimed for exclusion – they lifted the drawbridge,” epidemiologist Michael Baker noted. “In the case of Fiji, they did have cases but they’ve now achieved elimination, so in some ways you could say they’ve done better than New Zealand.”

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According to Nornickel, a preliminary probe suggested that the factory’s storage tank collapsed due to irregularly warm temperatures, causing it to release its contents into the Ambarnaya River. The oil drifted 7.5 miles from the fuel tank, contaminating 135 square miles and turning the river a bright red color.

“Right now, we can assume...that due to abnormally mild summer temperatures recorded in the past years, permafrost could have melted and the pillars under the platform could have sank,” Nornickel chief operating officer Sergey Dyachenko explained.

The Investigative Committee (SK), Russia’s top law enforcement agency, said that it would open an investigation into the incident. According to reports, Nornickel employees illegally waited two days before reporting the incident in an attempt to contain the spill by themselves.

Vyacheslav Starostin, the energy plant’s manager, had been arrested and will remain in custody until the end of July. He faces a five-year prison sentence for violating environmental protection rules.

Upon visiting the scene of the disaster on Friday, Putin slammed Nornickel for not reporting the oil spill immediately.

“Why did government agencies only find out about this two days after the fact?” the Russian leader asked.

“Are we going to learn about emergency situations from social media?”

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This week, Tehran said that it will execute an Iranian for spying

for the United States and Israel after his conviction was upheld for helping the U.S. to locate a top Iranian general killed in a drone strike earlier this year.

Mahmoud Mousavi Majd was convicted of spying on Iran’s armed forces, “especially the Quds Force and on the whereabouts and movements of martyr General Qasem Soleimani,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said.

Majd had been found guilty of receiving large sums of money from both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Israel’s Mossad, according to Esmaili.

His sentence was upheld by Iran’s supreme court and would be “carried out soon,” the spokesman added.

Soleimani headed the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and was killed in January in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad airport. Iran retaliated by firing a volley of ballistic missiles at U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. While the attack on the western Iraqi base of Ain Al-Asad left no U.S. soldiers dead, dozens suffered brain trauma.

Majd “will face the consequences of his actions and his masters will also witness the determination, might and intelligence reach of the Islamic republic,” Esmaili said.

Iran in February handed down a similar sentence for Amir Rahimpour, another man convicted of spying for the U.S. and conspiring to sell information on Iran’s nuclear program.

Tehran announced in December it had arrested eight people “linked to the CIA” and involved in nationwide street protests that erupted the previous month over a surprise petrol price hike.

It also said in July 2019 that it had dismantled a CIA spy ring, arresting 17 suspects between March 2018 and March 2019, and sentencing some of them to death.

Trump at the time dismissed the claim as “totally false.”

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a campaign of “maximum pressure” against America’s sworn enemy.

Since unilaterally withdrawing the U.S. from a key nuclear deal with Tehran in May 2018, Trump has hit it with sweeping sanctions. The two sides have appeared to come to the brink of a direct conflict multiple times in the past two years.

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The outgoing president of Burundi has died of a heart attack.

“The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza,” the government of the central African

nation announced on Twitter this week.

The controversial leader, who was set to leave office this summer, died at a hospital on Monday following a cardiac arrest. He was 55.

Nkurunziza was serving his third five-year term as president after winning a highly contested election in 2015, a year that saw massive street protests against his administration.

The landlocked nation of nearly 12 million people has a history of political turmoil and has experienced four government coups. Burundi borders Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Evariste Ndayishimiye, an ally of Nkurunziza, won a May 20 presidential election and was expected to take over in August.

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in the Mediterranean region over rights to natural resources.

The agreement, signed at the foreign ministry during a visit to Athens by Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, tackled an issue that had been pending for 40 years, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement.

“Today is a good day for Greece, Italy, Europe and the entire Mediterranean,” Mitsotakis exulted, adding that the deal meets international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It demarcates the exclusive economic zone – the maritime area in which a nation has the right of energy exploration and use of marine resources – between the two neighbors, as well as settling fishing rights.

“Today is a historic day,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after signing the deal with Di Maio.

Greece and Cyprus in particular have been locked in a tense diplomatic standoff with Turkey over drilling rights at sea. The issue is complicated by the lack of clear agreements delineating countries’ exclusive economic zones.

Last November, Turkey signed a maritime boundary agreement with Libya’s UN-backed government that was strongly opposed and considered illegal by Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus.

“The demarcation of maritime zones is achieved in accordance with international law, with valid agreements,” Dendias said. “Not with unsubstantiated agreements such as the agreement between Turkey and (Libyan Prime Minister Fayez) Sarraj.”

Dendias said he spoke with Di Maio about “the escalation of Turkish violations against our country,” noting in particular a demand by a Turkish oil company “to drill on the Greek continental shelf.”

NATO allies Greece and Turkey have long-standing disputes, including over territorial rights in the Aegean Sea.

Israel Warplanes Attack Syria

At least nine people were killed after Israeli warplanes bombed an Iranian weapons facility in the Syrian city of Masyaf on Thursday.

The attack was reportedly carried out by Israeli fighter jets while they were in Lebanese airspace and caused loud booms to be heard throughout northern Syria. According to the official Syrian news agency SANA, a number of missiles were intercepted by Syrian air defense systems.

Videos circulating on social media showed Syrian anti-aircraft missiles firing in all directions while the sound of explosions can be heard in the background.

The target is said to have been a factory for producing advanced weapons and was run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

The plant reportedly produced surface-to-air missiles and served as a central weapons storage facility for Hezbollah.

Located in northern Syria, Masyaf is home to a large contingent of Iranian forces and has been attacked repeatedly by Israeli warplanes in the past. Israel has stepped up its series of attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in recent months as part of its strategy to prevent the Islamic Republic from gaining a foothold on its borders.

In May, seven fighters belonging to an Iranian militia were killed after being bombed by an unidentified aircraft. A week before that, an Israeli airstrike on a facility near Syria’s border with Iraq killed a number of Iranian advisors, with satellite images showing a massive amount of damage.

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Arch-Terrorist Ramadan Shalah Dies

Ramadan Shalah, the notorious leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, died on Thursday at the age of 62.

Shalah had been in a coma for the past two years due to complications from a botched medical procedure.

Since then, the Islamic Jihad has been run by his deputy, Ziad Nahala, from his hideout in Beirut.

Shalah was born and grew up in Gaza’s Sajaiya neighborhood. He joined the radical Muslim Brotherhood while studying at the Islamic University in Egypt, the first step on his path to religious extremism.

Along with Fadi Shqaqi, Shalah established the Palestinian Islamic

Jihad in 1982 in Gaza. The group’s stated goal was and remains using terrorism to destroy the State of Israel in order to create an Islamic-run state in its stead. Over the next two decades, the terror group pulled off a long string of bombings, shootings, and missile attacks that took the lives of hundreds of Israelis.

Shqaqi was later assassinated by the Mossad intelligence agency in Malta in 1995, causing Shalah to replace him as the group’s leader. Under his tutelage, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad grew closer to Iran and built an arsenal in Gaza of tens of thousands of missiles.

In 1995, the United States listed Shalah as a Specially Designated Terrorist and posted a $5 million reward for information resulting in his capture. Eight years later, Shalah was convicted in absentia by a U.S. court on 53 terrorist charges relating to a terror cell he established in Florida.

Gantz to Visit Jordan?

Defense Minister Benny Gantz may visit Jordan next week in an effort to smooth over tensions regard-

ing Israel’s potential annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria.

The news was reported by the Arabic All-Rai Alyum and has not been confirmed by Israeli officials. According to the newspaper, Gantz will visit Amman to smooth over tensions with King Abdullah in what would be his first trip overseas since being sworn in.

The king is heavily opposed to annexation and has repeatedly warned in recent months that such a move would harm his country’s relations with Israel irreparably. Last month, Abdullah told Germany’s Der Spiegel that “annexation of territories on the part of Israel will lead to a course of resistance with Jordan.”

“Supporters of a single-state solution do not understand what it means.

What if the PA collapses? There will be more chaos and extremism in the region,” the king said. When asked about Arab support for the Trump deal, he replied that “at the Arab League meetings, a one-state solution is still rejected. When one state’s plan was launched six months or seven months ago, His Majesty, King of Saudi Arabia, said, ‘No, we are with the Palestinians.’”

Earlier this week, Israel’s Channel 13 reported that Jordan will expel Israel’s ambassador in Amman and will recall its own envoy from Tel Aviv. Other anonymous officials have warned that Jordan could possibly scrap its peace treaty with Israel entirely should annexation become a reality.

Man Charged with Bombings A radical anti-religious activist was indicted on Sunday for bombing a slew of rabbinical branches and courts in Israel.

According to the indictment, which was filed in the Central District Court in Lod, 68-year-old Zion Cohen from the Golan Heights was behind the wave of bombing attacks that targeted religious institutions in

recent months.

Cohen is facing multiple charges of felony arson, weapons possession, an attempt to destroy property with explosives, entry and burglary of a non-residential building under aggravated circumstances, and attempted arson.

Cohen was motivated largely by anti-religious sentiment, telling police that he feared that religious Israelis “were taking over the country.”

While Cohen had worked to promote his secular agenda for over a decade, he was reportedly spurred to violence by the rampant media rhetoric against the haredi and Religious Zionist communities.

Hoping that his activities would cause the public to demand a separation of religion and state, Cohen invested considerable time and effort into damaging religious institutions.

After deciding on his course of action in January 2019, he enrolled in a locksmith’s course to learn how to illegally enter buildings without being detected.

He then built crude homemade bombs and dressed as a homeless person to scout out his targets. On May 17, Cohen detonated the explosives simultaneously at the Rabbinical Court in Petach Tikva, the Ashdod Religious Council, the Tel Aviv Religious Council, the Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court, the Kfar Saba Religious Council, and the Kfar Saba Rabbinical Court.

The resulting conflagrations caused considerable damage to the aforementioned structures, with the Petach Tikva Religious Council alone suffering damage estimated at over NIS 100,000. However, Cohen timed the bombs to go off on Shabbat, a day when the buildings were closed, in order to avoid injuries.

Talks of Annexation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Judea and Samaria regional council heads that the Trump administration is unlikely to approve annexation before the July 1 target date.

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Netanyahu has pledged in recent months to annex all Israeli settlements and the Jordan Valley by the first of July with the blessing of the Trump administration. However, Netanyahu appeared to backtrack, saying in a Sunday evening meeting with settler leaders that more mapping work needed to be done.

Speaking with the Times of Israel, one person present in the meeting said that Netanyahu revealed that the joint Israeli-American mapping team still needs to finish delineating the final annexation parameters. With the U.S. conditioning annexation on the mapping team concluding its work, a delay could mean that annexation would only occur by the end of 2020.

During the meeting, Netanyahu tried to allay fears of settlement leaders that the “Deal of the Century” would leave their villages isolated

with all access roads controlled by the Palestinian Authority. The prime minister contended that annexation did not entail recognizing a Palestinian State, saying that it only mandated that Israel agree to negotiate based on the principle of “two states for two people.”

Under the current plan, Netanyahu will annex 30% of Judea and Samaria, including the Jordan Valley and most Israeli settlements. The Palestinians would then be able to establish a state on the remaining land, while Israel would be obligated to halt construction on land earmarked for a future Palestinian State.

The plan has caused significant division among Israel’s right and the settler leaders themselves. While the leaders of settlements likely to benefit from annexation have publicly supported the idea, smaller regional council heads oppose it due to fears that it would make their towns unlivable.

Last week, Yesha Council leader David Alhaini said that the plan proved that Trump “is not a friend of Israel,” resulting in heavy criticism from Netanyahu. Meanwhile, Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan has launched a public campaign to scuttle the “Deal of the Century” that

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The Religious Zionist Yamina party has already announced that it will oppose the “Deal of the Century,” while senior Likud MKs are said to be undecided.

Ben Yigal’s death echoed a similar tragic incident that took place in 2018 when Duvdevan commando Ronen Lubarski was killed after being hit by a slab of marble that was dropped on his head during an operation in Ramallah.

Shin Bet Nabs Killer of Golani Soldier Economy Looking Up?

The Shin Bet internal security service announced on Sunday evening that it had arrested the terrorists responsible for killing IDF soldier Amit Ben Yigal last month with a cinderblock.

The suspect was identified as 49-year-old Nazmi Abu Bakr. A resident of the Palestinian city of Yabed near Jenin, Abu Bakr was arrested shortly after Ben Yigal was killed and admitted during interrogation to dropping a brick on the soldier’s head.

Since then, the Shin Bet has kept the news of the breakthrough secret in order to round up additional terrorists using information that Abu Bakr divulged. He now faces charges of first-degree murder and will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated security forces for nabbing the “despicable murderer” responsible for killing Ben Yigal.

“I gave an order to demolish the home of this killer,” Netanyahu said.

“Whoever tries to harm us — we reach them, sooner or later.”

Defense Minister Benny Gantz added that he was happy to hear the news regarding the capture of the “despicable terrorist.”

Ben Yigal, an only child who served in the Golani Brigade’s elite commando battalion, was killed on May 12 after being hit by a heavy cinderblock during an arrest in Yabed.

He was evacuated to the hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The Shin Bet launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrator of the attack following his death, cordoning off Yabed and detaining hundreds of Palestinians for questioning.

Observers were expecting May’s jobs report to show more economic carnage. With large swaths of the U.S. economy still under lockdown to fight COVID-19, the monthly employment index was predicted to show as much as 7.5 million jobs lost. But what they got was the opposite. Not only didn’t unemployment hit new record highs, Friday’s Labor Department report found that the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May. The most jobs ever added in one month in U.S. history, the data meant that the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3% and could be a sign that the economy is in the midst of a massive turnaround.

“It seems the damage from the nationwide lockdown was not as severe or as lasting as we feared a month ago,” a Brown Brothers Harriman investment strategist noted.

“Barring a second surge of COVID-19, the overall U.S. economy may have turned a corner, as evidenced by the surprise job gains today, even though it still remains to be seen exactly what the new normal will look like,” added Citizens Bank economist Tony Bedikian.

The stunning jobs report caused the stock market to surge, increasing by 800 points while the S&P 500 rose 2.6%.

President Donald Trump pointed to the surprising news as proof that the U.S. economy was on the road to full recovery. In a White House press conference, Trump said the data was “an affirmation of all the work we’ve been doing” and dismissed talk of a

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crippled economy as “the greatest miscalculation in the history of business shows.”

“We’ve made every decision correctly,” Trump triumphed. “We had the greatest economy in the history of the world. And that strength let us get through this horrible pandemic, largely through – I think we’re doing really well.”

However, the overall outlook remains grim, with unemployment hitting points not seen since the Great Depression. With the coronavirus resulting in shutdowns of large parts of the United States, the hospitality industry in particular remains devastated with a 35% unemployment rate.

Michael White Returns Home U.S. Navy veteran Michael White’s two years in captivity ended after the U.S. and Iran reached a deal for his release last week.

“For the past 683 days, my son, Michael, has been held hostage in Iran by the IRGC [Iran’s Revolutionary Guard], and I have been living a nightmare,” recounted his mother,

Joanne White. “I am blessed to announce that the nightmare is over, and my son is safely in American custody and on his way home.”

White, 48, was taken into custody in Mashad while visiting his girlfriend in July 2018. Tehran only publicly confirmed that it had arrested him that following January and had sentenced him to 13 years in prison for insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini on Facebook.

In March, White was transferred from his Mashad prison to a hospital in Tehran after falling ill with the coronavirus. In a phone call with his parents in late 2019, White said that he was “going crazy” and was suffering from “torturous conditions, deprivation of food and water.”

Since his arrest, the United States had been secretly negotiating with Iran in order to win White’s freedom,

culminating in Thursday’s breakthrough that allowed him to return home. The deal also saw the U.S. release Majid Taheri, a physician charged with running afoul of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Taheri – an Iranian-American who had been working at a clinic in Tampa, Florida – had been held in the U.S. for 16 months for sending a technical item to Iran.

The negotiations to free White were a rare example of cooperation between the United States and Iran, whose adversarial relationship has escalated of late. In January, President Trump ordered Iranian General Qassem Sulemeini killed in an airstrike and recently ratcheted up the sanctions against Iran.

“We look forward to reuniting White with his family,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “[We] will not rest until we bring every American detained in Iran and around the world back home to their loved ones.”

Attempting to Restore Order President Donald Trump reportedly got into a shouting with top mil-

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itary officers over his demand that soldiers be deployed to restore order on America’s streets.

Speaking with the New Yorker, a top official in the Trump administration said that the president sought to deploy as much as 10,000 troops to Washington, D.C., to end the rampant rioting. Beginning as a protest against the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, the demonstrations soon deteriorated into violence and looting.

Seeking to regain control over the situation, Trump told Defense Secretary Mark Esper to prepare plans to send in the troops under the 19th century Insurrection Act. The request infuriated defense officials, with Esper, Chairman of the Joint

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Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and Attorney General Bill Barr all pushing back on the idea.

Milley is said to have been especially infuriated by Trump’s desire to have active-duty soldiers policing the streets, getting in a “shouting match” with the president.

“I’m not doing that. That’s for law enforcement,” Milley is reported to have said.

The account was disputed by Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who said in response that “there was no shouting match, in terms of any directions or any operational decision that was made.”

As the riots spiraled out of control last week, Trump had warned that he would mobilize the military if the violence refused to die down. “I am mobilizing all available federal resources, civilian and military, to stop the rioting and looting, to end the destruction and arson and to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans, including your Second Amendment rights,” Trump tweeted.

“We are ending the riots and lawlessness that has spread throughout our country. We will end it now.”

Amid rising criticism of Trump’s readiness to deploy the military for law enforcement operation, Attorney General Barr said in an interview on Sunday that the military should only be used as a “last resort.”

“Our position was common, which was that they should only be deployed as a last resort,” Barr told “Face the Nation.” Barr denied reports that Trump’s first response to the rioting was to pour massive amounts of forces onto the streets.

“The president never asked or suggested that we needed to deploy regular troops at that point,” Barr said.

NYT Editor Resigns Over Op-Ed

The New York Times’ opinion page editor was forced to resign after an op-ed by GOP Senator Tom Cotton

resulted in a full-blown newsroom revolt.

Publisher A.G. Sulzberger announced Bennet’s resignation in a memo to employees on Sunday.

Bennet will be replaced by Katie Kingsbury, a veteran journalist who was recently hired from the Boston Globe. Deputy editorial page editor James Dao, who is responsible for reading and editing opinion articles, was reassigned to the newsroom, and his name was removed from the masthead.

“While this has been a painful week across the company, it has sparked urgent and important conversations,” Sulzberger wrote.

The personnel changes come after the newspaper published an article by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton calling on President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act and to quell last week’s rioting. Titled “Send in The Troops,” Cotton’s call to deploy the military outraged staffers in the New York Times’ opinion and news sections, which generally act as separate entities, and led to online protests.

Despite many Times’ journalists opining that Cotton’s op-ed put minority employees at risk, Bennet defended running the piece, saying that it was important to hear the views of all sides. As the outrage mounted, however, newspaper executives apologized and said that the article was improperly run.

“Last week, we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes, not the first we’ve experienced in recent years,” Sulzberger said. “James and I agreed that it would take a new team to lead the department through a period of considerable change.”

Deadly Day in Chicago The city of Chicago reached a grim milestone last weekend, as 18 people were murdered on Sunday, May 31 alone, making it the deadliest day in the city since at least 1961.

The University of Chicago Crime Lab’s numbers do not go back further than 1961, so it’s impossible to say how long it’s been – if ever – since so many people were murdered in a one 24-hour stretch in the Windy City.

In the entire weekend stretching from 7 p.m. Friday, May 29, through 11 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 24 people were killed in Chicago. Another 85 were wounded by gunfire.

The next-highest murder total for a single day in Chicago was on August 4, 1991, when 13 people were killed.

“We’ve never seen anything like it, at all,” said Max Kapustin, the senior research director at the crime lab. “I don’t even know how to put it into context. It’s beyond anything that we’ve ever seen before.”

U.S. Troops in Germany Reduced

President Donald Trump recently approved a plan that would drastically draw down the number of U.S. troops stationed in Germany.

The move would reduce the American military presence in Germany by 9,500 troops by September.

While there are currently 35,000 U.S. troops stationed in the country, Trump reportedly seeks to cap the number of soldiers at 25,000.

The troops will either return to the United States or be deployed elsewhere. Defense Department Spokesperson John Ullyot said in a statement that Washington is “committed to working with our strong ally Germany.”

The news that the U.S. would be cutting the number of soldiers on the continent alarmed German politicians, who charged that the move left them “vulnerable” to Russian and Chinese influence.

In an interview with the Bild daily, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas asserted, “We value the cooperation with U.S. armed forces, which has grown over decades.

“They are in the interests of both our countries,” said Maas.

“The plans show once again that the Trump administration neglects an elementary leadership task: the involvement of allies in decision-making processes,” said senior German MP Johann Wadephul. “All benefit from the cohesion of the alliance, only Russia and China from discord.”

The impetus for the move is the U.S. president’s belief that NATO

countries are relying on U.S. military might in order to avoid investing in their armed forces. Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly slammed NATO “for taking advantage of us” and called the alliance “a relic of a different time.”

Since taking office, Trump has demanded that NATO countries boost military spending to reach at least 2% of their GDP by 2024. None of the countries belonging to the alliance have reached that figure despite repeated promises to do so.

Trump has also broken with his predecessors by failing to consult with major European allies such as the UK and Germany before making major foreign policy decisions. After announcing last month that the United States would abandon the Open Skies treaty with Russia, senior European diplomats complained that the U.S. had neither consulted them nor informed them prior to the move.

U.S. forces have been deployed in Germany since the end of World War II in order to protect the country as well as the continent from an invasion by the Soviet Union. At the height of the Cold War, the United States had almost half a million troops stationed in Germany along with two airfields, fighter jets, and long-range missiles.

While the majority of the 200,000 American soldiers were brought home after the collapse of the communist bloc in 1991, a sizable troop presence remained and today form the backbone of NATO’s quick response units.

Election Polls

A new poll has found that President Donald Trump is trailing challenger Joe Biden nationally by 14%, making his reelection bid seem increasingly unlikely.

The numbers are Trump’s lowest approval rating since January 2019 and come as the country grapples with over 100,000 dead from COVID-19, record high unemployment, and race riots that have devastated dozens of large cities.

In a new CNN poll, Biden leads Trump by a margin of 55-41%. In addition, just 38% of respondents said

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“Recent internal polling painted uneasy seas ahead, and President Trump wanted some of his warriors back,” a Trump campaign official told Politico.

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that they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while 57% disapprove.

Another 60% of Americans said that they disapprove of Trump’s behavior on racial issues, while 65% criticized his response to the riots that followed George Floyd’s death.

In another survey commissioned

by NBC News and the Washington Post released earlier this week, Biden led Trump 49-42%, including an 8% lead in battleground states.

A full 80% said that they believed that the country is out of control and that they do not expect things to get better in the future. In an especially worrying trend for the president, his support is rapidly eroding among his base of white Americans without a college degree.

With the U.S. economy booming and unemployment at a record low, Trump had been favored to win reelection as recently as January.

However, the coronavirus wiped out

almost all of the economic gains of the past two years and pushed unemployment to numbers not seen since the Great Depression.

With Biden widening his lead, Trump held an emergency meeting on Monday with veterans of his 2016 presidential campaign. The president reportedly wants to reduce the role played by Jared Kushner and campaign manager Brad Parscale in favor of field managers from the previous campaign that won him the White

It’s been years since thousands have been searching for a hidden treasure. Now, the quest is over, as the treasure has finally been found.

The treasure chest, filled with gold, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, had been carefully hidden in the Rocky Mountains by Forrest Fenn. Fenn made the announcement on Sunday, confirming that the treasure hunt has come to an end.

“It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago,” Fenn wrote in his announcement. “I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot.”

Fenn, an 89-year-old art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt, had given clues leading to the treasure’s location in a 24line poem published in his 2010 autobiography, The Thrill of the Chase.

As many as 350,000 people worldwide had hunted for the treasure. Some had even quit their jobs in the hopes of obtaining the riches.

“I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries,” Fenn said on his website.

The treasure was found a few days ago by a man who did not want to be named, Fenn told the Santa Fe New Mexican. He noted, however, that the man was from “back East” and that he confirmed his discovery by sending Fenn a photograph of his newfound riches.

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his past Thursday, we saw firsthand the challenges that the police face and how quickly and effectively they respond to keep us safe. A group of children and mothers, representing the local neighborhood, joined together to express our thanks to the Far Rockaway 101 Precinct.

Armed with handwritten thank you notes and a “Thank you for keeping us safe banner,” they walked down Mott Avenue where they met up with the family who drove over with the pizza and soda for the officers. They handed over the cards, and a beautiful letter and poem were read aloud. The police officers were overcome with emotion at the display of gratitude and expressed their appreciation for this thoughtful gesture. A true kiddush Hashem!

The letter to the police officers read as follows: “Dear New York City Police Department 101st Precinct, Far Rockaway, NY, On behalf of the Jewish community, please accept this heartfelt note of thanks.

Each day that you show up for duty requires great courage and strength, especially in these very challenging times. The threat is very real, and today, it was exceedingly close to home, literally in our backyards, and front porches. We truly appreciate your diligence and prompt response to the crisis.

With tremendous coordination, vigilance and skill, you calmly handled the dangerous situation and protected our neighborhood, our homes, our families, from a disaster.

As the summer approaches, and our precious children will be playing outdoors, it is indeed comforting to know that there is constant surveillance.

You are our heroes, and we are grateful to be living in such close proximity to this esteemed precinct.

We pray that G-d bless you and guard you. May G-d keep you safe always, in all ways, and grant you continued success.

Please accept our token of appreciation, and know that we salute you!

With deepest respect and admiration, The families of Mott Avenue, Gateway Boulevard, Caffrey Ave, Greenwood and Hurley Courts” The poem written for the officers at 101 Precinct read as follows: Precinct 101 – wow! What a day! What a week!

In the Far Rockaway neighborhood We all felt safe and secure because to rely on you, we knew that we could Having the station so close, and you’re always ready and geared to go Yesterday totally was an entertaining show Adults and children and grateful for all you do And of course, we need to say THANK YOU! The Caffrey and Gateway blocks appreciate you so much And of course, with food it adds that special touch The police force, K9, SWAT, and all the teams working together Really showed us that you always have our backs, no matter the weather.

You guys are awesome, the best, of that we are sure So enjoy this kosher pizza we brought to your door The kids wrote notes and have some artwork as well And please, believe us – YOU ALL ARE SWELL!

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Rambam Senior Dinner on Zoom YKLI Teachers’ Concern for he Rambam class of 2020 enOthers joyed a special “Senior Dinner

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Zoom Pizza Party” thanks to the efforts of senior Eitan Auerbach who envisioned and orchestrated the event. All members of the senior class, hailing from Brooklyn, Queens, the Five Towns, West Hempstead, Oceanside, and beyond, were treated to pies of pizza being delivered to their homes as they ate together on a Zoom dinner.

Eitan and fellow seniors Jonah Fishbein and Zeke Rothbort served as the evening’s MCs and gave out shtick awards to the graduates. The whole administration, rebbeim, and faculty were invited to the event and shared in the fun and nachas. The students were dressed in their finest Rambam gear. From hockey and basketball jerseys, Masmidim and Writers’ Guild sweatshirts, to Mock Trial and throwback “Rambam: Be a Part of It” t-shirts, the talmidim were clad in their Rambam best. Marc Landsberg, famous for his sweatshirt collection, was awarded “Best Dressed Senior” and an Amazon prize was sent to his house.

Dining on warm slices, the graduates graciously accepted the shtick “awards” and often were moved to thank their peers for a great four years. The dinner followed an action-packed and tiring “Bonding Day” during which the seniors played Zoom Horse, Psych, and conversed with former Met and Yankee Darryl Strawberry who offered words of chizuk (thank you Ami Goldberg for reaching out to Mr. Strawberry).

Nevertheless, the boys were still exhilarated by dinner!

It was heartwarming to see that, although the boys could not spend the time together in person, the bonds between them have only grown.

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ne of the principles of chinuch is to encourage our children to grow and hone their middos and develop into menschen.

One cannot earn the title of “mensch” without focusing on the mitzvah of chessed and caring for others.

Rav Shimon Shkop begins his Shaarei Yosher by explaining that a child comes into this world only thinking of himself. When a newborn wants to be fed at 2:00 a.m., he does not care whether his mother is awake or sleeping; he wants to be fed regardless! As a baby becomes a toddler, he becomes more aware of the fact that there are other people in the world beside himself, yet he is still primarily concerned with himself. This is part of human nature. Our mission is to cultivate the awareness of the needs of others and always be considerate of

our fellow man.

Indeed, Rav Chaim Volozhiner’s son writes in his introduction to Rav Chaim’s Nefesh Hachaim, “My father would repeat to us often, that one was not created for himself, rather to seek to help others in every way possible.”

It is was with this in mind, that the 3rd grade teachers at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island seized a teachable moment to concretize this concept and express our appreciation and admiration to healthcare workers during these challenging times. Many thanks to YKLI parent Dovid Efroymson, administrator at Morris Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in the Bronx, and our parent committee, who organized an inspiring display of hakaras hatov and a recognition of chessed to the crowd in attendance.

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Thank You to 4th Precinct

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s a gesture of appreciation to the men and women of the 4th Precinct, the Villages of Cedarhurst and Lawrence provided

lunch to the entire precinct staff on June 8, 2020. Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock and Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman, along with

the trustees of both Villages, visited the precinct to express their heartfelt thanks and support to Inspector Joseph Barbieri, Deputy Inspector

Leslie Moulds, Lt. Charles Sollin, and all those who protect and serve the residents of the Villages today and every day.

YUConnects Successful “Zoom with Whom?”

By Marjorie Glatt, Special Projects Coordinator, YUConnects

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hat happens when you mix five eligible men with five compatible women in a lively zoom room conversation?

Lots of dates, for one thing! YUConnects’ “Zoom with Whom?” virtual social events have been on a roll since Pesach. With an average of four events a week and a remarkable 60 percent “match rate” (follow-up dates with each other), this innovative meeting opportunity will undoubtedly continue beyond the pandemic era.

Hosted by experienced YUConnects matchmakers who facilitate

the session, the participants are asked a series of icebreaker questions that invariably stimulates some interesting discussions. Those “attending” are pre-selected to ensure compatible religious orientation and age range; by the time the 45 minute event ends, everyone has become friendly.

Mindy Eisenman, Malky Galler and Naomi Landsman, the YUConnects Staff Connectors, have often remarked that “Zoom with Whom?” leads to more dates than after typical singles events. When asked to follow-up with a phone call or personal Zoom date with someone from the group conversation, most people agree readily. “It is easy. It is fun. It is fast. What have I got to lose?” said

one 25-year-old man.

The popularity speaks for itself.

Over 400 people have already registered for the “Zoom with Whom?” events. The difficulty has been in accommodating applicants as each event is small to ensure that everyone can speak and meet. As word has spread, communities – from London to Toronto to Israel to the West Coast – have asked YUConnects to assist them in setting up similar social venues.

“That’s what we are here for,” said Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, YUConnects Director. “We are happy to teach others and facilitate even more matches. One of my husband’s former students already drove down to Maryland twice from NYC to meet

a young lady (in a socially distant manner) after first meeting her in our Zoom room.”

YUConnects has hosted other recent events including a forum on dating during Covid (“The New World of Dating” available on YUTorah) and is planning an educational program for parents of those who are dating.

Recently celebrating its 409th engagement, YUConnects is housed at Yeshiva University but is open to the entire Jewish community. It relies on sponsorships and donations to continue its programming. For more information on attending events or joining YUConnects, email yuconnects@yu.edu or go to www.yuconnects.com.

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A Virtual Science Fair at HALB

JUNE 2020

THE RACHMEI SHAMAYIM WERE OPENED WHEN THE WORLD WAS ON LOCKDOWN.

It’s two weeks before Pesach the and constant news updates cause confusion, and panic u n c e r t a i n t y.

And in the hype of it all, Tehillim Kollel receives a phone call from several siblings.

They would like to know, “When the world is on lockdown, is Tehillim Kollel still open?”

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ast Monday evening, HALB held a virtual Science Fair, displaying the independent research projects of its eighth grade students. There were a broad range of project topics, from testing for bacteria to engineering innovations.

The participants were chosen based on the quality of their research and their prior in-class presentations of their results to their peers.

The participants were: 1. Isabella Lifschutz Bacteria Growth on Lipstick 2. Nachum Zerykier Passive Tactile Fidget Toy 3. Talia Traube Effect of Salinity of Water on the Survival of Brine Shrimp 4. Ariel Rogoff Vitamin D for Kidney Bean Plants 5. Aliza Hecht Grow Bacteria 6. Barak Weisenberg Musical Plants 7. Shira Ellenberg Bacteria on Borrowed Books 8. Noah Penstein Should you reapply sunscreen?

9. Kayla Goldberg How Varying Water Temperatures Affect the Heart rate of Daphnia 10. Nadav Chelst Photosynthesized 11. Rachel Hirt Single Axis Solar Tracker During this live event, students presented their research findings to a panel of judges, including Mr. Joshua Walas and Mrs. Rina Korman, current HALB science teachers, and Mr. Gerry Bass, HALB’s beloved longtime former science teacher. The

middle school student viewing audience also voted on their favorite project with the “People’s Choice Award.”

Hosted by eighth grade science teacher Mr. Peter WIehl, the Science Fair Event had an innovative format.

Between student presentations, a science Trivia Bowl took place in which the entire middle school viewing audience participated. After the end of the event, Mr. Wiehl conducted a “bonus round” of the game for students who wanted to continue to play; prizes were awarded to the winners.

Their mother and father were both hospitalized and with no one to contact, and no one to speak to, they were at a loss.The only option they had was giving tzedakah to talmidei chachamim and asking them to say the sefer tehillim with minyan, when a minyan was a scarce commodity, hoping that it will bring a full Refuah Sheleimah.

Several weeks past, and b’h, they were happy to notify us, both parents are on the way to a full recovery.

In their daughters own words: “When everything was on lock down, we had a minyan taldmidei chachamim saying tehillim and the sharei rachamim were opened.”

This year’s Science Fair winners were: 1. First Place: Barak Weisenberg Musical Plants 2. Second Place: Talia Traube Effect of Salinity of Water on the Survival of Brine Shrimp 3. Third Place: Shira Ellenberg Bacteria on Borrowed Books 4. People’s Choice Award: Rachel Hirt Single Axis Solar Tracker Mrs. Marjorie Wein, Associate Principal of the Middle School for General Studies, commented after the event, “We did not know what this year’s Science Fair would look like. HALB has hosted the Inter-Yeshiva Science Congress for years, and that unfortunately had to be canceled this spring. We were so happy that our participating students had a forum to showcase their remarkable scientific research projects, and that the zoom event was a positive experience for all involved.”

HALB looks forward to next year’s Science Fair and Inter-Yeshiva Science Congress, hopefully live and back on its school campus.

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Around the Community County Executive of Nassau County Laura Curran attended the free community-wide Produce Fest held on Tuesday at the Gural JCC’s Harrison-Kerr Family Campus in Lawrence, NY. The Fest was sponsored by Kosher Response, Leon Mayer Fund, Gural JCC, Community Chest of South Shore, and local shuls. More than 1,100 boxes of fruits were distributed

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Outdoor davening in the Nikolsburg shul in Woodbourne

SKA Students Place as Finalists in USA Chidon Ha-Tanach

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SKA student Ahuva Cohen and coach Mrs. Beaty Menchel

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year and achieved high grades on all sections of the exam.

The virtual National Finals ceremony took place on Sunday, June 7, where the finalists were announced.

Thanks go to SKA Limudei Kodesh teacher Mrs. Beaty Menchel for her terrific coaching and Dr. Chana Glatt, Head of SKA’s Science Department and the RISE program, for her support.

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Rabbi Landau’s fourth graders at Yeshiva Ketana of Queens presented at their virtual Mishkan fair last week

HAFTR Torah Bowl

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AFTR’s girl’s Torah Bowl Team had such a wonderful season this year! The championship game was neck and neck between Shulamith and HAFTR with only the last few questions to go. HAFTR came in a close second place with 18 points to Shulamith’s 22 in the championship game!

Studying extremely difficult Rashis and concepts, the girls really showed off supreme Torah knowledge.

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Kaitlin Pollack, Esther Gaon, Jessica Kurlander, Sara Wallach, Daphna Steinmetz, Gabrielle Boriskin, Megan Scharf, Atara Smulevitz, Abby Frenkel, Leah Kammerman, Rylee Gluck, Ayelet Glatt, Daniella Sternberg, Daniella Aronov, and Maya Karasanti. A special yashar koach to coach Ms. Alyson Jacobs for her tireless efforts and devotion to the girls all year long and for a terrific, Torah-filled season.

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Around the Community PHOTOS BY YOEL HECHT

Parents and talmidim of Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s third grade enjoyed a belated, drive-through celebration of their first forays into Mishnayos and the peirush of Rashi on Chumash last Sunday. Joey Newcomb and Rav Dovid Leib Rodkin imbued the atmosphere with song and music.

Honors at DRS

SKA Celebrates “MAGIC”al Moments of Stem Discovery

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he Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School is proud to announce Josh Brafman as its valedictorian, Ilan Frekel as salutatorian, and AJ Bennet as Keter Shem Tov winners.

Josh Brafman is the quintessential paradigm of humility, selflessness, intellectual curiosity, inquisitive thought, expressive writing, and at the same time just being one of the guys. His resume includes impressive academic accolades, but most importantly he shines with a spirit of volunteerism, constantly looking to assist others. Josh founded peer tutoring in the most challenging subjects and are always eager to extend yourself to anyone in need. Yeshivat Har Etzion is very fortunate that Josh will have the opportunity to continue his exceptional growth in their Beit Medrash next year.

Ilan Frenkel has managed to accomplish an incredible amount over the past four years at DRS in the areas of academics, athletics,

AJ Bennet

creativity, and service. You are an exceptional student, determined to achieve on the highest levels. In one year, Ilan managed to play a starring role in the DRS production, run in the Jerusalem marathon, and lead the varsity hockey team. His volunteer work, serving as a counselor in an Israeli foster home, is equally inspiring. As a true “renaissance man,” Ilan does it all with seeming ease and grace, which he will, no doubt, continue next year at Yeshivat Hakotel.

AJ Bennet is a born leader and role model. He distinguishes himself on the court, in the Beit Medrash and in the classroom as a mensch, whose values, work ethic, and middot are always the most important part of his game. AJ was chosen by his classmates as the Keter Shem Tov awardee, a crown that he wears with responsibility and grace. DRS is confident that Yeshivat Shaalvim will benefit from AJ’s leadership and presence next year.

he third year of SKA’s incredible program, MAGIC (More Active Girls in Computing), culminated in a dynamic virtual celebration on Monday evening, June 1, when the seven MAGIC mentees presented their projects to an assembly of mentors, faculty, parents and peers. The program matches girls with mentors, women who are professionals in STEM careers, giving the students the opportunity to learn so much in different disciplines, ranging from chemical research to computer science to mechanical engineering. Especially noteworthy is the fact that three of the mentors this year are SKA alumna who chose to continue their relationship with the school by “giving back” in such an extraordinary manner.

In spite of the challenges posed

by COVID-19, the SKA students were able to produce outstanding work with the guidance of their mentors. The evening was a testament to the exceptional efforts the girls put into their projects, done in addition to their regular schoolwork and extracurricular activities.

Each student introduced and thanked her mentor and then discussed her “MAGIC”al experience, explaining what her research en-

tailed and demonstrating her project in a slideshow.

We salute the following SKA students: Ariella Borah, 11th grade: Antibiotic Resistance Atara Ginsberg, 9th grade: Cell Project Abigail Greenberg, 10th grade: Eye for the Blind Drew Greenfield,10th grade: Glucose Tester Rivky Kolodny, 10th grade: The Measles Outbreak and Gardasil Acceptance Miri Schwalb, 9th grade: Volleyball Prosthetic Terminal Device Yael Shtern,10th grade: Singing Shoebox The SKA students were also joined by Yasmine Torbati of YULA who shared her project on the Functional Brain.

Our thanks go to Dr. Chana Glatt, Head of SKA’s Science Department, and Mrs. Bluma Drebin, principal, General Studies, who initiated the program at SKA, for their help and support together with the remarkable mentors who worked so closely with our students.

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An exciting block carnival in Far Rockaway

Defying Market Employment Trends, Eastern Union Hires 75 Brokers for its New “Multi-Family Group”

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astern Union, one of the country’s largest commercial real estate finance firms, has hired 75 new brokers to accommodate rapidly swelling demand for its newly introduced quarter-point fee for refinancing multifamily properties backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, transactions known as “agency refinancings.”

The new fee is being exclusively offered by the company’s new “Multi-Family Group” under the leadership of Michael Muller, the firm’s leading New York City-area broker over the past 19 years, and Marc Tropp, Eastern Union’s number-one broker in the Mid-Atlantic regional market for the last 16 years.

Eastern Union’s staff expansion contrasts significantly with multiple news reports of broker layoffs at commercial real estate firms across the United States. As the anticipated hiring rate increases, the company is aiming to create additional satellite offices in states across the country that are home to major commercial real estate markets.

“Eastern Union is a trendsetter and has pivoted to adjust to the realities of the new commercial real estate marketplace,” said Ira Zlotowitz, Eastern Union founder and president. “The pandemic has ushered in a new era in our sector. We’ve responded by redefining pricing standards that had persevered for decades.”

In addition to resetting fees for agency refinancings, the Multi-Family Group has established a half-point fee for agency acquisitions. The new pricing also extends to CMBS multi-family transactions. In comparison, commercial brokerages around the country generally levy a one-point fee for mortgages placed with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The reaction to the launch of this initiative has been received positively by major industry players.

“I have maintained a close relationship with Eastern Union for over five years,” said Steve Rosenberg, chief executive officer of Greystone, a leading national lender. “Our team has funded over $3 billion in loans with Eastern Union to date.”

Firms such as Greystone champion the creation of innovative transaction solutions designed to encourage corporate finance and capital market activities.

“It is so interesting and amazing to see the company’s creative juices flowing: constantly innovating, reinventing itself, betting on itself, and launching pioneering initiatives to redefine the commercial real estate industry,” Mr. Rosenberg said. “We genuinely value our relationship with Eastern Union, are proud to do business with them, and wish them much luck.”

According to last year’s Mortgage Bankers Association’s origination rankings, Eastern Union was the second-most-active broker nationwide as an intermediary for loans backed by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. As high-yield producers, Mr. Muller and Mr. Tropp together close several hundred deals yearly across a full range of property types and deal structure in markets around the country.

“Eastern Union’s new fee structure has quickly

attracted a substantial flow of incoming business, and we’re hiring to keep up with demand,” said Mr. Zlotowitz. “Our company is focused on helping property owners and investors during this challenging time.”

Only Eastern Union brokers who are members of Mr. Tropp and Mr. Muller’s Multi-Family Group are offering the revised fee. To be eligible for the new rate, transactions must meet or exceed a $15,000-fee threshold.

About Eastern Union Founded in 2001, Eastern Union is a leading national commercial mortgage brokerage firm employing more than 175 brokers and real estate professionals and closing $5 billion in real estate transactions annually. Eastern Union’s capital introductions are handled through its affiliate company, Eastern Equity Advisors.

Boasting one of the highest transaction volumes in the industry, the Eastern Union team leverages its close relationships with banks and its extensive

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knowledge of the commercial real estate marketplace to bring clients the best rates available. Eastern Union’s tenacity and experience enable the company to arrange financing for complex, multistate, multi-site portfolios, as well as loans for smaller, single-property transactions.

Eastern Union’s groundbreaking commercial real estate app serves as an intelligent commercial real estate toolkit and includes features such as eCALC, which enables investors to fully value and underwrite deals instantaneously and in the palm of their hand. It is available for download in the App Store and Google Play Store.

With nationwide operations, Eastern Union is headquartered in New York, with numerous branches along the East Coast. For more information, visit www.easternunion.com.

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This Week at YCQ

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t Tichon Meir Moshe, social distancing doesn’t slow us down! At the beginning of May, our G.O. introduced “May-nopoly.” On seventeen days out of the month, the entire student body was presented with a different challenge.

Explanations of the challenges were posted in our Google Classroom Multipurpose Room and were announced on a hotline. Girls completed the challenge, then sent pictures to the G.O., who chose a daily winner.

Winners received lunch from Coffee Bar! Special days included nature day, boardwalk day, social distancing day, kindness day, and TMM day. On TMM day, for example, the girls were challenged to draw or make a model of TMM as they remember it. The submissions were impressive representations! All girls who completed at least thirteen of the seventeen challenges will receive a prize.

TMM is also continuing an optional middos program. Every day, girls listen to a recording of a passage from Rabbi Yitzchok Silver’s sefer The Code of Jewish Conduct. Girls who complete the program, listening to the recording daily, will receive a special prize.

Our Chessed program also con-

tinues. Girls complete a chessed each day and report it to the chessed heads. Every week there is a raffle of all participants. The winner receives a portion of delicious cholent!

The Mishmeres program continues as well. Girls are calling a daily hotline to learn halachos of shmiras halashon in question and answer form, and keeping a “Lunch Break” machsom l’fi. Winners of a weekly raffle received a luscious slice of cheesecake.

This week, the entire school was treated to a live virtual tour of Har Habayis with Rabbi Yankelowitz.

Rabbi Yankelowitz showed the girls that the Kosel is more than initially meets the eye and conceals vast history as he took them through tunnels and excavations.

As if all this weren’t enough, teachers have been offering special activities to their students, baking and cooking with them through video conferencing, distributing treats, offering separate conference times just to schmooze, and holding driveby meetings to be able to see each other for a few minutes.

The TMM experience is chockfull of fun and surprises. Every TMM student feels lucky to be a part of it!

his week at Yeshiva of Central Queens, the first virtual Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) was held to honor some staff members. This year a special tribute was paid to Gary Schwartzman on his retirement. After more than 16 years at YCQ enhancing the physical education program including daily gym classes and team sports, Mr. Schwartzman will be retiring. Over a hundred parents and staff gathered on Zoom on June 2 to listen to a meaningful d’var Torah followed by words of gratitude towards the honorees for the dedication and devotion they have given over the years to YCQ. Assistant principal of general studies in the JHS Mrs. Lauren Golubtchik will be pursing a new career, leaving behind a legacy of years of commitment to her staff and students. Warm words of hakarat hatov were offered to honorees, Mrs. Liron Firedman, Director of Transportation, and teachers Mrs. Jessica Miles, Mrs. Michali Fuchs, Ms. Miriam Kavian and Ms. Barbara Young, as well.

Returning after Shavuot, teachers began to prepare for the last few weeks of school in our virtual learn-

ing environment. In this new and temporary environment, teachers showed their commitment to their students. First grade students received small personalized packages from their teachers, some third grade students joined their morah for a cupcake decorating session, and NYS Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal joined the third grade classes for a Zoom meeting and question/answer session. One thoughtful young man from kindergarten, Jacob Gol, stopped by each home of students in his class celebrating birthdays under quarantine and delivered a gift and sign, and, more importantly, a huge smile.

To show appreciating for the hard work from all the teachers, the administration hand-delivered “YCQ Teacher Zooms Here” lawn signs and a Shavuot gift from administration and the board to all teachers.

Shevach Students Recognized as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

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hevach is very proud to announce that two of their juniors, Elana Adler and Sarah Press, were named as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. From the 1.6 million students across the country who take the Preliminary SAT, those who score in the top 1% achieve the distinction of National Merit Semifinalist. These academically talented high school juniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition.

Over 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

“These Semifinalists have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource, as well as the key role their school plays in their academic development.”

Shevach takes great pride in these two students who excel not only academically, but also in their middos tovos and maasim tovim. May the entire community continue to shep nachas from these outstanding young ladies.

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HAFTR Celebrates its First Annual Power of Story Event

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ver the course of the year, HAFTR Middle School eighth grade students have been busy working on what has now been named the “Power of Story” Capstone Project. Under the leadership of Principal Mr. Joshua Gold, project director and coordinator Dr. Yali Werzberger, and faculty advisors Ms. Rebecca Zweibon and Mrs. Rinat Balsam, students embarked on a year-long endeavor that they have called “life-changing.”

Mr. Joshua Gold explained that the idea for the program came from research conducted at Emory University that identified a correlation between knowing one’s family story and grit and resilience. To that end, all students researched and learned about their unique family history, heritage, and story. Along with eighth grade social studies teacher Ms. Zweibon, students learned that family stories do not exist in a vacuum and that the historical context of the times greatly shapes each person’s life and story. In addition

to interviewing family members in person and over the phone to learn more about their heritage, students also visited websites, museums, and communities to learn more about the historical background that shaped their ancestor’s lives.

Students then examined the values that are central to their family and the values that they have learned at HAFTR. Lively and thought-provoking conversations about the importance of values then followed, and students thought about the person they want to be and the life they want to lead, based on the values that are central and meaningful to them. With the guidance of eighth grade ELA teacher, Ms. Rinat Balsam, students then crafted and wrote a speech, using vivid imagery and powerful prose, to tell their family story, share the values they learned at home and at HAFTR, and discuss how their heritage and values will guide them on the path to becoming the person they want to be and the best version of themselves.

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Dr. Yali Werzberger then ran a public speaking seminar, teaching all eighth graders the fundamentals of effective public speaking. Later that week, students were surprised with an assembly given by Nachum Segal and Miriam Wallach of the Nachum Segal Network. Not only did they learn important public speaking tools and techniques from these experts, they also laughed with delight at the engaging and entertaining stories that were told.

Students then practiced and perfected their speeches. The original plan was for all students to deliver their speech, in person, to their peers. However, with the transition to virtual learning, the plans changed. All the students recorded themselves, gave their speeches, and shared them with their faculty advisors. Advisors were moved and impressed by the students’ public speaking skills, powerful delivery, family stories, and values. It was heartwarming to listen to students speak about what this project meant to them and how it will shape them in the future.

Students, their parents, grandparents and the HAFTR Middle School faculty all celebrated together at the virtual Power of Story culminating event. Dr. Yali Werzberger began by thanking students and their families for the months of work that was put into the speeches. She remarked that teamwork, working with others, and sacrificing for another were prevalent themes that appeared in numerous family stories, and explained that she sees the same characteristics in the eighth grade class and the HAFTR faculty, which is what brought this project to fruition. Mrs. Rinat Balsam reminded students of the tremendous power involved in knowing and appreciating one’s family story.

Eighth grader Kayla Fleschner then shared her reflections on the project. She explained that learning

about the courage and compassion that her great-grandmother, Ida Spirer, displayed, empowered her to continue to behave similarly in high school and in life. Eighth grader Tani Poznanski also spoke, expressing his gratitude to the HAFTR faculty for creating the project and program. He discussed how the project helped him celebrate the bond he had with his beloved great-grandfather and explained how the value of a growth mindset is one which he learned both at HAFTR and from his great-grandfather.

The audience then enjoyed a video of clips from each student’s speech. Everyone watched spellbound as students told stories about family members who never compromised on their adherence to Shabbat, escaped countries due to persecution, and built successful businesses from scratch. The video also highlighted the many values, such as integrity, compassion, and vision that are important for students, and the goals they have for themselves now, and in the future.

Mr. Gold closed the evening by remarking how proud he was of the students, and how the three goals of the project, developing strong written expression skills, public speaking skills, and leadership skills, were realized by the students who embarked on the project. Mr. Gold then acknowledged the students whose speeches earned distinction, explaining that their videos would be shared with the audience following the program. Congratulations to eighth grade students Lilly Azizo, Joey Cohen, Betzalel Englard, Noah Freundlich, Esther Gaon, Joshua Halpert, Abbi Kammerman, Maria Khaimov, Milo Lemberger, Stephanie Marcus, Michal Mari, Kaitlin Pollack, Tani Poznanski, Jacob Wallach, Sophia Witkes and Jacob Zwiebel on their speeches earning distinction.

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HANC ECC Forges Ahead

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he HANC Early Childhood Center (ECC), as always, did not respond to the pandemic with panic, rather, they convened to continue to provide curricula to enrich preschoolers and did not minimize the urgency of keeping their young minds engaged. The West Hempstead campus, led by the efforts Lisa Lowy and Naomi Fredman, worked tirelessly to launch a Virtual Academy.

Virtual Academy (VA) included the Zoom format which addresses potential glitches by means of a seamless platform for parents and children, centralizing nuanced lessons with a chockfull of extracurricular classes. Beyond inconvenient glitches, the program is built with

nascent security features which, of course, are so crucial at a time like this.

The director at the West Hempstead ECC, Trudy Rubinstein, is a seasoned educator, who, despite close to forty years in the field, has never stopped learning. Mrs. Rubinstein’s background reaches well beyond preschool and is a staunch advocate for the importance of incorporating STEM even when students are as young as three.

To address these whacky times, Mrs. Rubinstein decided to establish VA classes dedicated to this. Using her foundation and ever-growing knowledge, her class has as its vision to meet the needs of each student as best as possible.

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One parent remarked, “With Morah Trudy’s knack for loving each student like her own child and her educational genius, my daughter still feels like she is in school. I marvel at the fact that my daughter could learn so much when I thought the period from March to the end of the year would be so limited. She actually looks forward to learning!”

These classes include handson science experiments where the students mimic at home what the teacher is doing live. Morot Shani Auerbach and Shoshanna Diamond led a live-stream detailing the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies throughout the day. When the butterflies were ready to be released, the entire ECC watched, and in unison over 100 beautiful voices sang Tzeischem l’shalom. Beyond the science benefit, it will help the students every Friday night as they sing to the Malachim to visualize what it really means.

Morah Adi Eiger was determined to ensure that the student’s Hebrew linguistic skills experienced no lulls, and wow, did she succeed! Even fit-

ness was not missed, as Morah Yael Spadaro created a full-blown workout the kids can do at home. Morah Rochel Brandler was not too far behind with her meticulous art program creating projects the kids love!

These are just a few of the enthralling classes the children were able to enjoy.

Mrs. Rubinstein remarked, “My favorite time of the week is the uplifting Oneg Shabbat attended by the whole student body in conjunction with the musical legend that is Morah Kayli Joseph.” Every week the school distributed packets with materials and even Shabbat treats.

During this time, the ECC has proved again why they are so popular and the reason so many other local preschools try to emulate their leadership.

Mazal tov to all the students had their Yom Shalom Graduation Celebration to highlight the end of their successful and heartwarming tenure at the ECC. The PTA took it to the next level by ordering beautiful signs for the graduates and were hand-distributed by the Nursery Bet Morot.

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MTA’s Rabbi Hyman Arbesfeld (‘49) z”l Scholarship Campaign

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ore than 800 talmidim, parents, rebbeim, families, alumni, and friends joined MTA to celebrate the learning accomplishments of all talmidim at its annual Yeshiva-Wide Seudas Preidah and Siyum. Held via Zoom on Thursday, June 4t this exciting event featured siyumim made by MTA talmidim on three different masechtas, a musical performance

by Baruch Levine, divrei bracha from Rav Asher Weiss, and so much more. Parents, grandparents, incoming freshman families, and MTA community members joined the celebration and watched the true love that MTA talmidim and rebbeim have for talmud Torah come alive on their screens. Despite the inability to celebrate in person and enjoy the signature ruach, singing, and dancing that makes this everyone’s favorite event of the year, the tremendous joy and enthusiasm were still felt throughout the evening as the community joined together in celebration of another incredible year of learning.

“This year, in particular, our accomplishments are even greater,” said Associate Principal Rabbi Shimon Schenker. “Our talmidim and rebbeim overcame the obstacles caused by the coronavirus pandem-

ic and they not only adapted to, but they thrived, in their new online educational environments and continued to achieve higher levels of both learning and spiritual growth.” The evening ended with each shiur separating into breakout rooms, where rebbeim hosted individual celebrations with their talmidim and families.

The Yeshiva-Wide Seudas Preidah and Siyum was also the culmination of the Rabbi Hyman Arbesfeld (‘49) Z”L Scholarship Campaign.

“When we celebrated our Ye-

shiva-Wide Seudas Preidah two years ago as the culmination of our first scholarship campaign, Rabbi Arbesfeld described his experience as a scholarship recipient at MTA,” explained Head of School Rabbi Joshua Kahn. “He communicated his passion for talmud Torah, as well as the importance of making this opportunity accessible to everyone.

His sense of hakaras hatov was remarkable and he genuinely personified the sentiments he shared. It is a truly fitting tribute for our scholarship campaign to bear Rabbi Arbes-

feld’s name and to think of him as we celebrated our Seudas Preidah.”

The Rabbi Hyman Arbesfeld (‘49) Z”L Scholarship Campaign concluded with a 24-Hour Fundraising Blitz leading up to the Yeshiva-Wide Seudas Preidah and Siyum. Throughout the day, talmidim, rebbeim, and faculty members worked the phones in MTA’s virtual call center to help raise funds and meet the yeshiva’s $800,000 fundraising goal.

All gifts donated during the Blitz were matched 1:1 by a generous donor. MTA also offered special Blitz programs, including Lions Legends With Rabbi Mayer Schiller, presented by LionsLive, featuring a trip down memory lane to relive the MTA hockey glory days with all star alumni, and MTA Alumni Scholar Hour, featuring 10 Minute Halachah with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz (‘95) and a conversation with Rabbi Michael Taubes (‘76) and Rav Hershel Shachter (‘58).

“Thanks to the generosity of our MTA community, we reached our $800,000 goal,” shared Rabbi Kahn. “We are grateful to all of our incredible donors and to our amazing talmidim, rebbeim, and faculty for helping to ensure that all families have access to the MTA educational experience.”

Rambam Meet the Rabbi and the Author and the NBA Owner

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ince Rambam has been unable to go out into the world, the world has been coming to Rambam.

The Rambam “Meet The Rabbi: Q&A and Interview” program was established to enable talmidim to speak with rabbanim and ask the questions they have always wanted to ask in areas such as halacha and hashkafa, challenges on the pulpit, publishing, and the life of a rabbi.

Recently, the Rambam talmidim were taken into the world of kiruv.

Rabbi Avraham Braun, Menahel Emeritus of Yeshiva Ohr Somayach, was asked by Rambam Rebbe Rabbi Yosef Ziskind about the challenges and triumphs of kiruv. Rabbi Braun told story after inspiring story about how, with a sincere approach, people

are able to be reached. The talmidim asked questions and expressed their desire to hear more, and hopefully Rabbi Braun will return for another interview.

The Rambam Meet The Author Book Club is accustomed to going to the 92nd Street Y and other venues to meet and hear from authors like Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon or Nobel Prize winner Dr. Daniel Kahneman. Thanks to the powers of Zoom, the authors are now coming to them. Meet The Author Book Club presidents Avi Koenig and Dovid Edelkopf, both seniors, reached out and were able to get Jeff Smith, the author and illustrator of The Bone Collection to come on as a guest. They spoke about writing, art, and how the two intersect. The

club also hosted Joseph Delaney, author of The Last Apprentice books.

Mr. Delaney discussed how he handles writer’s block, how a book gets marketed, and how he plots out his books (answer: he makes it up as it goes along and deadlines dictate the plot more than anything). Both interviews were fascinating looks at writing and the business of writing.

Not to be outdone, Rambam Sports Talk Live with Jonah Fishbein and Zeke Rothbort featured one of the owners of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, Mr. Marc Lasry. Mr. Lasry answered questions from the students and shared how he thought the team was able to turn things around and become one of the best teams in the East – mostly thanks to the emergence of Giannis Ante-

tokounmpo as one of the best players in the NBA. He also shared his thoughts about NBA players taking on more “activist” roles and whether he thought it was damaging the product. He explained that “people respond to incentives” which he felt ultimately keeps everything in check. The Sports Talk Live audience was also given a prime-time slot later in the week to premiere Director Fishbein’s “Rambam Sports Talk Live with Jonah and Zeke: The Movie,” a recap of all their 15-plus interviews this season.

Thanks to the efforts of faculty and students alike, the Rambam Virtual Extracurricular Activities Program continues to flourish and bring the school community together.

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A Few Minutes with Dr. David Schechter

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r. Schechter, I read that over the age of 50 I should be taking aspirin daily. Does this apply to me?

Not necessarily. Aspirin should only be used if recommended by your physician. And no, that does not include Dr. Google!

Can I control my blood pressure with over-the-counter medication?

I think the first thing about blood pressure control is knowing what your blood pressure is and knowing which factors in your environment (weight gain, pain, anxiety, lack of exercise, etc.) may be influencing your blood pressure readings. Regarding controlling high blood pressure with over-the-counter medications, you have to be careful. There are medications that you can find in the pharmacy’s herbal section which can actually increase blood pressure! One example of such a medication is Chondroitin, which is very good for relieving arthritic symp-

toms but can raise blood pressure.

Please consult with your physician concerning your blood pressure and if any medications would be helpful in better controlling your blood pressure.

How much salt should I be eating?

Not to ruin anyone’s culinary tendencies, but salt intake should not be too high. The only salt that should be consumed is sodium chloride (NaCl). Imitation salt, or salt substitutes, may contain potassium which can lead to medical complications, so it’s best to avoid these unless otherwise directed by your physician. Regarding how much salt should you be eating: the less of it, the better. There is a small percentage of people who develop dizziness from low blood pressure due to insufficient salt intake and actually need increased salt supplementation. However, for the rest of us, consideration should be taken with salt intake. Most Americans take over 3

grams (3000 milligrams) of salt a day, which is far more than needed.

You need about 2 grams (2000 milligrams) of salt daily. I always recommend removing the saltshakers from the table. We have many other spices available to us like garlic, onion, pepper, and saffron, among others to enjoy!

How can I better control my cholesterol levels?

Most importantly, you should be familiar with your cholesterol levels and understand them. Sometimes your total cholesterol level is abnormally elevated because you have too high of a good level and your bad level actually is controlled. The best cholesterol level is as low as you can get it! A good exercise regimen and a healthful diet can go a long way to maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. Another good idea to help naturally lower cholesterol levels is with a plant product called sterol.

You can find it in the store in a margarine-like spread to eat with vegetables or crackers twice a day. In addition, there are also natural pills, called red rice yeast, that can help you better control your cholesterol levels.

If I have no heart disease symptoms, how often should I get an EKG? This is a great question for any test that you’ll ever take throughout your life. In particular, an EKG is an electrocardiogram (commonly called an ECG) and is more than 100 years old. We do not have many tests in our armamentarium that are that old, so that speaks for itself! An ECG has a very versatile usage. For example, we can use its electrical pattern in older people to identify evidence of heart damage or heart rate problems. On the other side of the spectrum, we can use an ECG to screen

young athletes for any heart conditions. A lot of useful information can be picked up on an ECG. You should ask your physician if and how often you require an ECG test.

If my parents have diabetes what is my risk for getting it too?

There are different types of diabetes. The first type is juvenile diabetes, which presents in very young people. Let’s focus on the second type of diabetes, which can typically present after the age of 40. This type of diabetes is caused when our body doesn’t sense insulin. Insulin is a hormone that tells the body to move glucose (sugar) from our bloodstream and into our body’s cells.

If our bodies are resistant to insulin, our blood glucose has a harder time entering our cells, so it stays in the bloodstream, which causes increased blood glucose levels. Disposition towards developing diabetes does have a genetic component to it.

If you have a family history of diabetes, the key to preventing adult onset diabetes is exercising and keeping your body healthy. When we reduce our weight to a healthy weight, our cells can actually relearn to “listen” to your natural insulin and take in more glucose from our blood.

Dr. David Schechter is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. He received his MD from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1984, an internship in University of Connecticut, and a fellowship in University of Pittsburgh. He continued to receive fellowship in Nuclear Cardiology at Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, Israel, and returned to New York in 2001 where he pursued private practice. He has over 35 years experience treating conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart failure, among others.

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And We Are Back!

Once Again, Dirshu Participants Join Together to Be Tested In Eretz Yisrael

By Rabbi Nachman Seltzer

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he average Dirshu member soon develops an inner core of mesiras nefesh. Without it, there is no way he can keep up with the rigorous demands of constant review and tests. But the period of corona was something that challenged even those who are used to pushing themselves beyond the norm. Rav Dovid Hofstedter, Nasi of Dirshu, was faced by the question of how to handle this situation. He decided that Dirshu was going to carry on – no matter what. To that end, the testing continued throughout – but instead of being held in the regular places, a new system was implemented.

There were many reasons why it was absolutely valid for the tests to continue. The period of corona had come to symbolize the idea of instability. People who had been keeping the same exact schedule for decades, suddenly found their lives tossed upside-down. Dirshu learning, however, was the exception – because the tests were still being given, even in the middle of all the craziness happening in the world.

For the members of Dirshu, the monthly tests, represented an oasis of stability in a world gone insane.

Of course, the money they received for good marks (the checks never stopped being sent out in the mail…) came in handy, especially when you remember how many people lost money during corona. Once again, Dirshu something stable and reliable.

Tests were now sent to people via email. Daf HaYomi B’Halacha tests were offered through a telephone program. Dirshu even provided sets of Mishnah Berurah to participants who were stranded in “Corona Hotels,” and who wanted to continue their learning away from home. In addition to the tests and the seforim, recordings of Torah and chizuk shiurim were sent to people – everything with an eye on helping the talmidim remain steady and committed until the crises came to an end.

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Partial view of a past Dirshu Kinyan Halacha test in Bnei Brak

the corona restrictions, Friday, June 6, was the first regular testing day in Eretz Yisrael since everything grounded to a halt months ago. I drove over to the shul where the testing was taking place. There I met with a number of people taking the test. The first person I spoke with – Eliyahu Blau – is all of twelve years old. “Was it hard for you to keep up with the learning during this period?” “It wasn’t easy at all,” he admitted. “I didn’t have chavrusos to learn with and many times I didn’t understand. At those times I told myself that maybe I should just take a break until things go back to normal.”

“What did you do then?”

“I asked my father, or looked up any difficulties in the Schottenstein.

I also listened to shiurim on Kol Haloshon. And every time I considered quitting, I was able to convince myself to continue by thinking about the fact that I wouldn’t be able to take the tests if I stopped the learning.

The tests are very important to me, because they are helping me achieve my goal.”

“What goal is that?”

“To finish Shas with tests.”

And this is a 12-year-old kid!

A yungerman named Yosef Chaim Batat came to take the test while pushing his two-year-old in a stroller.

“Last month I took two tests at the same time in Yerushalayim. I knew that taking two tests at the same time would be a major challenge, but I was determined not to break my rhythm even if the marks were less than I normally received. The main thing was to keep on going no matter what! The kids were home and playing all around me. I had to take care of them. I did everything I needed to do and still kept on learning. It wasn’t as deep as I was used to, but I had a certain sense of calm knowing that I was keeping to my obligations and that I was still being held accountable for the way I spent my time – even now.

Even today, I came here with my kid in the stroller to take the test. Bottom line, the show must go on!!” *Yoel Eliyahu Goldman is a fourteen-year-old kid learning in a Gerrer cheder. “Where are you going to yeshiva next year?” I asked him.

“Either in Rishon L’tzion or in Tel Aviv.”

“Did you ever meet the Gerrer Rebbe?”

“Not by myself,” he replied, “but I did go in to him with my father. We came to ask the Rebbe a shaila about an operation. The Rebbe advised us to have the operation and gave me a bracha for a refuah shelayma. I was already in the hospital when the doc-

tors did one last x-ray and told us that they were canceling it.”

I next asked him when he began taking the Dirshu tests in halacha.

“It all started when the Gerrer Rebbe told the bochurim that he wants them to spend at least an hour a day learning halacha. I wanted to start, but I didn’t get around to it. The Rebbe wanted to know if the bochurim were following his instructions, and he asked many bochurim if they were doing as he advised. Many said no for all sorts of reasons. The Rebbe told his gabbai that he didn’t understand why they weren’t listening to him and giving him an hour of learning. When I heard those words, I asked myself, ‘Can’t you find an hour for the Rebbe?’”

“What did you do next?”

“I signed up for Dirshu. I started just before corona, so I only managed to do one test before everything fell apart. After everything shut down, I wasn’t able to take the tests – but I kept on learning – every day for an hour, covering all the daily ground and even more, and doing chazara as well. Now that we can be tested at the shul again, I came back.”

“What did you learn from all this?”

“It taught me that I can do what my Rebbe asks of me. No matter what!”

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So they went to the game and missed the exam. But they had a plan.

The following morning, they walked into their professor’s office and said, “Professor, you would never believe what happened. After studying for the exam for three days straight, we decided to take a break and go out to eat. We knew that the exam was at 6:00 p.m. so we made sure to leave the restaurant at 5:00 p.m., which provided ample time for us to get back in time for the exam. But as we were driving, our tire blew out.

Our car almost careened out of control but we were lucky to come to a stop on an embankment. When the police arrived, they told us that we are lucky to be alive. But, unfortunately, it took three hours to get our car towed and get the tire fixed. It’s a horrible way to end the year. We can’t believe we missed the exam.”

The kind professor thought this over and then agreed that they could make up the final on the following day. The two guys were elated and relieved; their plan had worked. The next day they arrived at the professor’s office to take the exam. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin.

They looked at the first problem, which was something simple about free radical formation and was worth 5 points.

“Cool,” they thought, “this is going to be easy.” They did that problem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on the next page.

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Torah Thought

Parshas Beha’aloscha

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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n this week’s Torah reading we hear an oft-repeated refrain uttered by many in the generation that found itself in the Desert of Sinai.

They said that they want to return to Egypt. The present is too difficult, and the future is too uncertain, so let us go home to Egypt, which we were familiar with and where we knew what to expect.

All human beings fear uncertainty. The future is always somewhat terrifying because of its unknown quality. We lack the self-confidence to know that we can somehow over-

come all difficulties, even those which are currently not apparent.

There is always that inner voice within that bids us to attempt to return to a known past rather than to advance to an uncertain future.

This psychological weakness permeates the entire series of events which are reflected in the Chumash of Bamidbar. There is security in the past, even in a past that was not pleasant or congenial. We see this in the Jewish world today when people want to return to the eastern European past that can never be renewed,

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ert but it is something that we hear repeated often throughout all Jewish history and in our time as well. It is a seductive statement but a dangerous one. Even if we wish to do so, there never was an ability to return to Egypt and to recast the world as it once was instead of what it is.

As we emerge from the scourge of the corona epidemic, we again hear within us the refrain to return to what was – to the world that we knew just a few short months ago.

However, that is a false hope and an unrealistic view of the matter. No matter how we will judge current events, there can be no question that the world has changed and that certainties we had may no longer remain. It is the uncertainty of the fu-

challenges of the unknown future.

It is within our power to renew our self-confidence and to proclaim that we are willing and able to undertake building a newer and morally healthy and humanly beneficial society. Because of this, we will have an opportunity that has not been granted too many times – to mold and shape the Jewish future in a productive and holy fashion. We should appreciate having such an opportunity and make certain that we do not squander it on nostalgia and, even worse, on repeating errors of the past.

Going back to Egypt has never been a positive solution.

Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire

Parshas Beha’alosecha The Eyes of the Ger

By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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oshe Rabbeinu almost begs Yisro, his father-in-law, to stay with the Jewish people, but Yisro responds (Bamidbar 10:30), “I will only go to my land and my birthplace.” Surprisingly, even after everything Yisro heard and saw, even after his conversion, he still looked at

Midyan as his homeland.

Remarkably, we see the same expression used by Avraham Avinu (Bereishis 24:4). Even after all of the years, all of the tests he passed, including Akeidas Yitzchak, and everything else he had been through for Hashem, when he tells his servant Eliezer to find a wife for Yitzchak, he

says, “You shall only go to my land and my birthplace and take a wife for my son, for Yitzchak.” When we read that Hashem commands Avraham (Berieshis 12:1), “Go from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house...,” it sounds like Hashem told him to leave everything behind. It is therefore difficult to understand how, after going through so much, Avraham still considers Padan Aram and Charan his true homeland.

Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, zt”l, is quoted as saying about one who converts as an adult, “You cannot tear away a person and tell him, ‘Forget your past, abandon your experiences, forget your father and mother, sisters and brothers, forget all the tender moments and impressions.’” A person’s childhood memories, which are some of the most formative, stay with a person through the decades and even into old age. These memories form the individual’s personality. A normal person is not a computer whose memory can be erased and reprogrammed. The lifetime of a person consists of one “stream of consciousness” and everything in it forms a “unity of personality,” according to Rav Soloveitchik. As one grows older, this tendency to remember the past returns even more as the person uses the past to find his identity, his foundation.

On a halachic/metaphysical level, a convert is a brand-new person, totally cut off from the past (Yevamos 22a). He is as holy, pure and equal to any other Jew, as the pasuk says in the parsha (Bamidbar 9:14), “There is one rule for you, for the convert and the native.” But the convert still remembers his life before he joined the Jewish people.

Rav Ovadia Ger Tzedek, who was a

great talmid chacham, wrote a letter to the Rambam, pouring his heart out about the problems he was still experiencing, even many years after his conversion. Apparently, even such an accomplished Ger Tzedek was being regularly reminded of his origins. The Rambam wrote him back to strengthen him by pointing out that he was just like Avraham Avinu who chose Hashem’s path himself. He also pointed out how strongly the Torah emphasizes the mitzvah to love the convert by saying no less than thirty-six times (see, e.g., Devarim 10:19) “You shall love the convert.”

Rav Soloveitchik asks why the Torah has to repeat the mitzvah to love the convert so many times. We derive many other halachos from even subtle inferences from extraneous letters. Why does the Torah hammer this point home again and again? He explains: “Apparently there’s good reason not to love him [the convert], otherwise the Torah wouldn’t have repeated it. The good reason is because half of his life doesn’t belong to us, it belongs to somebody else.” It must be that Jews’ difficulty internalizing the mitzvah to love the convert arises from feeling that this person isn’t totally “ours.”

I read a letter to the editor in one of the Jewish magazines a few years ago by a woman who said she converted over 50 years earlier. She wrote in response to a well-meaning article by a rabbi in which he urged people to overcome loneliness by recognizing that Hashem is our friend. This woman wrote that, although she respected the message he was trying to deliver, the rabbi clearly could did understand the experience of a convert. She explained that even though she had converted so many years earlier, even though

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she had wonderful children and grandchildren, some of whom were talmidei chachamim, and even though she also had great-grandchildren, she still felt alone in the world, without the deep roots, family, and communal connections that her neighbors and friends had.

With our new understanding of the life of the convert, whose life is torn between two worlds, we can now understand how Avraham Avinu and Yisro, the two most famous converts in history, could refer to their non-Jewish places of origin as “my land, my birthplace” even after completely dedicating their lives to Hashem and the Jewish people. Their original upbringing was still part of them. This is also true, although to a lesser degree, with the colloquial “baal teshuva.”

It is no coincidence that people like Avraham and Yisro retained their past as part of them. It was specifically because of that background that they became who they became. It was only because of Avraham’s background that Hashem called him (Bereishis 17:5) “father of all nations.”

Similarly, Yisro’s influence cast a wide net. According to Chazal (Mechilta, Yisro), Yisro returned to Midyan to convert his family and community. Because he

understood the world of Torah, but also remembered the outside world, he was able to connect people to Torah in a way that others could not.

Similarly, Rabbi Akiva taught us to connect to others like no one else could.

He was called a “Ben Gerim” because, ac-

with the Jewish people (Bamidbar 10:31), “You will be eyes for us.” Sometimes when we grow up with Torah and other Jewish people our entire lives, we lose any sense of perspective about ourselves.

When we cook in our own environment for a long time, we lose the ability to see

Because he understood the world of Torah, but also remembered the outside world, he was able to connect people to Torah in a way that others could not.

cording to Seder Hadoros, his father Yosef was a ger. That is how he was able to lead the generation and teach us to connect to other people by teaching us (Yerushalmi Nedarim 9:4), “You shall love your neighbor has yourself – this is the great principle in the Torah.”

Perhaps this is also why Moshe told Yisro, in his effort to convince him to stay

ourselves objectively. But a ger, who looks with the eyes of the Torah but also with the eyes of an outsider, can see the truth about us. That is why Moshe wanted Yisro to stay, so he could be our “eyes” to help us see ourselves from a more realistic perspective.

I have merited to take part in the beis din at at least three conversions, all of

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which were powerfully moving experiences. Before one woman’s conversion, she was asked, as is the custom, “Are you sure you want to do this? Things may be all right for the Jewish people now, but we are not loved; things could change for the worse and it could become very hard to be a Jew.” I will never forget her response. She answered, “There is nothing more that I want in life than to do this. I want to be a Jew even if it means that I will have to give up my life.” Her words reverberated in my mind for a long time afterward.

I asked myself, “When is the last time I thought that way?”

May Hashem help us merit to bring converts close, learn from them, and to gain perspective from them based on our own past while constantly growing to new levels in our service of Hashem.

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

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Balkan Journeys Part IV: Greece

By Hershel Lieber

At the Acropolis

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ur Balkan journey during the summer of 2007 was coming to an end. We had traveled for the past three weeks to seven European countries and just arrived by midnight at the Hotel Omonia in Athens, Greece. The hotel was a modern building located in the very center of the city, within walking distance of the major attractions.

Omonia Square is a central traffic hub with thousands of pedestrians darting between rushing cars and speeding motorbikes. There was an excitement in the air each time we stepped out of our hotel lobby, and at times we just sat on a bench in the square feeding the pigeons, while taking in the surrounding hectic commotion. It was Friday, so we made an ear-

Ancient ruins – found almost everywhere in Greece

ly start to cover our planned itinerary before we would begin preparations for Shabbos.

Greece, in general, and Athens, in particular, are known for the ancient ruins of the Greek Empire which lasted over eight hundred years until year 147 AD. During those years, the influence of Greek culture, philosophy, literature, art, science, and architecture infiltrated to all the neighboring nations, including Eretz Yisroel.

The story of Chanukah portrays the struggle of a small group of religious Jews against the dominant Hellenist civilization. Throughout Athens, the remnants of the Greek civilization are preserved and are the major attraction for millions of tourists. We were no exception! What kept our spirits elevat-

The full view of the Acropolis

ed was the awareness that our people and religion endured while the Greek Empire and its deities had faded into oblivion.

We started our sightseeing by walking over to Parliament and watching the National Guard marching in their traditional white skirts with pompoms on their shoes. We walked through the beautiful National Gardens and continued on to see Hadrian’s Arch. Our destination was the Acropolis, high above the city and one of the most famous monuments of the ancient world.

The Acropolis was a palace to kings, a citadel for warriors, and a temple for worshiping the mythical Greek deities. The most important building there is the Parthenon, al-

though the whole area continues to be an active archeological site. The Persians were the first to invade the Acropolis, and the destruction was

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continued by subsequent conquerors.

Over the centuries, many artifacts were looted, yet many sculptures and decorative pottery remain and are currently displayed in museums throughout Greece and other countries.

We arrived at the Acropolis during the height of the day with a blazing sun overhead and temperatures in the nineties. Nevertheless, we could not help being impressed with the engineering skills and architectural beauty displayed in these structures.

They truly were a highlight of our visit to Greece.

We rushed back to our hotel where we finalized our Shabbos arrangements. We were guests of Rabbi Mendel and Nechama Hendel, the Chabad shluchim in Athens. The extraordinary efforts that they expend on behalf the small community there is well cherished by the local Jews and tourists as well. Rabbi Hendel became world famous when he interceded on behalf of

Etz Hayyim Synagogue

by car to the Beth Shalom Sephardic shul. The two rabbis there officiated as the cantors for the tefillos which were slightly different than other Sep-

hardic shuls that I had davened in before. There is also a Greek Romaniote synagogue across the street called Etz Hayyim, which we were able to visit and see, but it is only used during the High Holy Days since there are very few members of the Romaniote community left. The most interesting feature of that shul was that the bimah for reading the Torah is neither in the front nor in the middle of the room.

Rather, it is in the back, and people sit on both sides of the room facing the Torah reading.

The Shabbos seudah was beautiful and festive. The delicious food, the in-

toxicating kosher ouzo, and the spirited conversation with our hosts and their twelve guests went on way past midnight. We walked back to the hotel in the company of another couple from Canada. The next day, Rabbi Mendel picked us up from the hotel, and we walked together to shul. The davening was again followed by a seudah by the Hendels, also with many guests. After each guest introduced themselves, I realized how eclectic our group was.

We then returned to our room, took a short nap, and walked around different districts for hours before returning to eat shalosh seudos alone in our

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room. After Shabbos, we went over to the Hendels to pick up the readyto-warm-up dinners that we ordered for the next two nights. We took some photos and schmoozed over hot coffee and homemade cake.

Being in Greece and not going to one of the Greek Islands is absolutely absurd! The problem was that most of those captivating and beautiful islands were too far away. Still, we would be remiss if would not visit any island.

And so, on Sunday, we started our day at 6 a.m. and headed to the port of Piraeus and took a forty-minute ferry ride to Aegina, the closest island to Athens. Our plan was to tour this large island by local bus with stops at various historic ruins including an historic synagogue. On our way to the bus stop, we passed a motorcycle rental stand. I reasoned that traveling by motorbike would enable us to see a lot more of the island and we would not be subject to bus schedules and long waiting periods. The problem was that I never drove a motorcycle before. Pesi was adamantly against it and tried to talk me out of it. I stood my ground and insisted that it was just like riding

My short-lived motorbike escapade

At the port of Piraeus

a bike (which I also did not do for the past forty years), just a bit faster. Pesi begged me not to attempt it, but I dug in my heels. I tried to appease her by saying that I would try it out before we take it for the day. The rental place begrudgingly allowed me to try it out.

I got on the bike and started to drive down one of the streets for two blocks. I was actually doing well and was proud of my skills. In my mind I

was getting ready to show off to Pesi and tell her, “See, I was right! See, I can do it!” As I started to turn around to go back, I lost control and started to head straight into a group of taxi drivers and their vehicles. They noticed that I was heading straight into them so they physically grabbed hold of my bike and stopped me before I would crash into them. One driver pulled out the key and started screaming at me. I did not understand them – it was all Greek to me – but I did know they were upset. Somehow, through sign language, I got through to them and explained that I would walk the motorbike back to the stand. They gave me back the key, and I walked humbly back to Pesi and was forced to admit that I was wrong.

We eventually took the bus and went to see some of the ancient sites on the island including the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue with distinct Jewish symbols. It was then that we both realized Hashem’s providence in not allowing me to drive the motorbike. The route that the bus took was climbing hills and cliffs with no guardrails at all. There were cars and bikes, people and goats all over the road. How I would have been able to manage this – it would only have

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been possible through a sheer miracle!

I readily confessed my mistake to Pesi, while thanking Hashem for stopping me in time.

The rest of our day turned out exceptionally beautiful. The bus-ride passed orchards laden with pistachios and olive groves as we made our way to the ancient ruins. We ate our lunch in the shade of a vineyard overlooking the ocean. We took in the local flavor by visiting an outdoor food market and a seafood stand that specialized in grilled octopus. The only thing that I still wanted to do before we returned was to swim in the Aegean Sea. When we returned to the ferry, I found a deserted beachfront nearby. I changed in a parking lot between some cars and, stepping over the rocks and sand, took a ten-minute dip in the deep blue cold waters of the ocean.

The next and last day of our trip we spent in Athens, visiting a Jewish museum and an archaeological museum with a treasure trove of ancient artifacts. We also shopped for some souvenirs and gifts. In the evening, as we sipped cold drinks overlooking the ocean, we reflected and celebrated the success of our long journey.

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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Builders

Circle of Life

By Yisrael Otmazgin

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y name is Yisrael Otmazgin.

I am a Jewish Israeli, and this is the story of how I saved the life of a Muslim American boy that I never met.

A year has passed since I underwent a bone marrow donation. I underwent surgery, fully sedated, in order to donate bone marrow to a boy whom I didn’t know and had never met. A year in which, according to international law, it is forbidden to reveal the identities of the donor or the recipient of the donation.

Last month, I received a phone call from the coordinator of bone marrow donations at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital. “Shalom Yisrael,” the coordinator began. “The family of the recipient child of your bone marrow wants to contact you, and I know that you have expressed interest in being in contact as well, so please sign a confidentiality waiver and I’ll connect you.”

Twenty-four hours after I signed the waiver, I received a form with contact details and the preferred method of contact for the family of the recipient. It was then made known to me that the recipient was a young boy in the United States located in the state of Michigan.

I wanted to immediately contact them, but how could I? I didn’t know whether the boy’s life had been saved. If the boy died, then contacting them would deepen their trauma.

I decided to send a very carefully worded message. I identified myself as “the donor,” and I wrote that I was very much hoping to save the life of the child who was the recipient.

A few minutes passed and I re-

ceived a reply. “Hi, This is ******.

Israel, thank you so much for saving my son. I cannot thank you enough.

I am really excited to meet you, too.”

At that moment, there was likely no one happier on the face of the planet than myself. We arranged for a video meeting the next day.

As soon as the meeting started, the tears flowed as the mother of the recipient told me what had happened to her son.

“My son was born with a rare and debilitating physical ailment called SCID. This disease prevents the body from properly developing an immune

ment in his medical condition. Since then, he has contracted three separate illnesses that are common for young children, and his body over-

“He is alive because of you”

system. This means that even the tiniest and most insignificant bacteria or viruses can kill our child.

Children like him are kept inside of a ‘vault’ in the hospital to make sure that they do not contract any illness.

Their normal life expectancy is less than a year if a bone marrow donor cannot be found. His two older brothers were only a 50 percent match. But you, from all the people in the bone marrow database, were a 100 percent match.” (There are close to 44 million people in the database.)

The patient’s mother continued: “Following the transplant, his body responded well to the treatment, and there was an immediate improve-

came the illnesses each time. This means that the transplant succeeded. This means that he is also partly your child. He is alive because of you, and we have no way to say thank you.”

At this point, we were both in tears.

We continued the conversation, and I introduced their family to my family. They then introduced me to the cute boy whose life I helped save.

He was an American Muslim. He is a very sweet boy who is full of life and joy. I was a bit surprised that here I am in Israel, an ultra-orthodox Jew, and I saved the life of a Muslim boy in the United States by donating part

of my bone marrow to him. After my initial surprise, I realized what kind of connection God made here – a connection of life and love between two people who in regular day-today life would likely never meet one another and if they did meet would most likely not like one another.

We all have dreams of what our children will grow to become. Now this family has a chance for their son to realize both his dreams and theirs.

Those who know me know that I am an EMT with United Hatzalah of Israel, the national EMS organization whose volunteers drop whatever they are doing and rush to save lives at a moment’s notice. I also serve in the IDF Home Front Command elite rescue unit as a reservist and often come across death serving as a Zaka volunteer. With that in mind, I am happy to be involved with anything that can save a life, no matter whose life that is.

I am an Israeli and I live in Israel, yet I saved the life of this young Arab boy in the United States. I sincerely hope that my story will serve as a guide for the sanctity of life to people all over the world.

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FK Airport takes up approximately 4,930 acres of New York City. There are more than 30 miles of runway and eight terminals. On average – when corona is not the news of the day – at least 1,000 flights take off every day from its runways.

But that’s not all that JFK Airport has. Nestled within Terminal 4 lays the perfect place to catch a Mincha or a Maariv.

The International Synagogue is the only shul located within an airport in the Western Hemisphere.

(There are only two other airports in the world that have shuls on their grounds. If you guessed Ben Gurion and Istanbul Airport, well, then, you win the prize.)

Rabbi Ari Korenblit is the rabbi of The International Synagogue. Aside from running the high-flying shul, Rabbi Korenblit is an educator, lecturer, psychotherapist, and graphologist. We recently spoke with the rabbi about his position at the shul and how the shul (pun intended) got off the ground.

Although the International Synagogue was established in 1958, it

wasn’t originally within the terminal.

The shul was housed in a building on airport grounds, built by a board of rabbis that spearheaded the building of the shul. The shul back then wasn’t just a place to daven. People would hold weddings and bar mitzvahs there, enjoying the beautiful building in a central location and close to town. Eventually, though, the airport flexed its eminent domain muscles and took over the area. In turn, they gave the shul space within the terminal itself. At one point, the chapels for three faiths – Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish – were located in one room in the airport. Since 2001, each faith has its own space in Terminal 4.

Walking into the shul on the fourth floor of the terminal is invigorating for even the most weary traveler. The windows are covered with bright and meaningful drawings, submitted by schoolchildren for a contest put together by Rabbi Korenblit. The mechitzah is comprised of multicolored hues. An American flag stands in one corner, while an Israeli flag sits in another. Plaques of the aleph-bais that came from the original building adorn the walls.

The shul has been host to many dignitaries throughout the years.

David ben Gurion, Golda Meir, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Rabbi Moshe Rosen, Dr. Zerach Wahrhaftig, and Abba Eban were all recognized and greeted at the synagogue. Today, many communal leaders and Rebbes come to the shul for a minyan in between or before flights.

and they do present themselves. I have the opportunity to do a lot of creative things in my position. For example, we run an art and essay contest, co-sponsored with The Jewish Press, in all the day schools throughout the United States. The winning submissions are hung in the shul and are published in newspapers. It’s very exciting for the children.

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That’s a nice touch – connecting children from all over the U.S. in this contest. What do people generally reach out to you for?

I get to connect with a lot of interesting people. Many times, chassidishe Rebbes or rabbanim or even different travelers call me up and ask me to set up a minyan for them really early, for example, before their flight takes off. We host groups that go to Israel – the seminaries, camps, mission groups, all kinds of Taglit or Birthright groups – they all pass through here.

It’s not just for minyanim. They use our facilities a lot of times to gather or they use our conference room as a staging area. They feel at home here.

It’s very interesting to be given the

Rabbi Korenblit, you’ve been the rabbi at the International Synagogue for more than five years. How did you come into this position?

Rabbi Rackman had been the rabbi at JFK for many, many years. After he left, I applied and baruch Hashem, I got it.

I actually worked in education for most of my life. I taught at HANC and North Shore Hebrew Academy and then became a principal at Yeshiva of Crown Heights in Brooklyn. I have semicha from Chaim Berlin.

What were you expecting when you took on the position?

I expected lots of opportunities,

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opportunity to meet the chassidishe Rebbes. I love that. But it’s not just Rebbes that I help. The chassidim themselves fly back and forth a lot over the yomim tovim. Many times, they need to catch a minyan, and I assist with that. It could be that it’s too early to daven near where they live before they head out to the airport but once they get to the airport, it’s

the perfect time to daven, so they daven here. Recently, we had a big group of Bobover chassidim that was flying and needed a minyan. We had three minyanim going on simultaneously because there were so many people.

You know, many people don’t realize that there’s a shul here, and I feel bad about that. There’s no place like this in the world – where there’s

a shul and other faith chapels here as well.

How often are there minyanim here?

I joke that it’s a “fly by night” congregation.

“Fly by night,” I love that.

I’m here if people need me to help

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them arrange a minyan. For example, I’ll come in at 5:30 a.m. in the winter sometimes, helping to set up a minyan for a group. I’m here regularly but I make sure to be here if I know that I’m needed.

There are also events in the airport that I make sure to attend. So, for example, in January they have an annual prayer service, so I’m there

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with the priest and the imam to bless the airport and its workers. There is always a ceremony for 9/11 that I am involved with as well.

People sometimes reach out to me if they lost their tallis or tefillin.

I have an unclaimed bekeshe in the closet for so long – you would have thought that someone would have claimed it by now! Many times, people call the airport looking for a certain item, and they’ll be told to call the rabbi – that’s me! I also go down to the Lost and Found now and then to check for any devarim she’be’kedusha. I periodically find seforim there and can look for names and numbers and try to do hashavas aveida.

Many groups come to the airport on trips. We had a group from HASC that came to the airport earlier this year. Day camps come – they sometimes take the AirTrain. And there’s the beautiful TWA Hotel that’s on grounds. It was empty for years, and it’s now a first class hotel. People have

their weddings or bar mitzvahs there.

It’s iconic because they kept the TWA images from years ago in the building. There’s even an old plane that you can sit in in the yard.

workers, and I really enjoy that.

I heard that you analyze handwriting.

You heard right.

I JOKE THAT IT’S A “FLY BY NIGHT” CONGREGATION.

Aside from the travelers, are there workers at the airport who seek out your counsel?

There are a lot of workers here that are Jewish, so I can be there for them. I also do a monthly Lunch and Learn, which is open to all airport

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I’m afraid to show you my signature! What training did you get for that?

I trained for many years with an expert in graphology. I studied with the best person in the world, and I studied for many years.

Did you know that there are many firms in the U.S. that won’t hire anyone without having their handwriting analyzed? And in Israel, you can’t get security clearance without a handwriting analysis. You can tell a lot about someone from their handwriting.

Does graphology help you in your therapy practice?

I don’t use it. In therapy, I only depend on what people choose to tell me. It’s not my job to pry.

Before you got married, did you analyze your wife’s handwriting?

Of course.

I’m sure it told you good things about her.

Of course.

Could people manipulate their handwriting?

No. Even if you try to change your signature, it will still have certain traits that define you.

The slants, etc. in your signature have very significant meanings. For example, a straight slant like Donald Trump and a lot of yekkes essentially indicates that you are inflexible.

If you marry someone like that, you will never change them. People who slant to the left generally are people who don’t make decisions very quickly. On the contrary, they will spend a long time shopping, and they will have buyer’s regret and return it… On the other hand, if you want to hire a salesperson, you hire someone whose signature slants to the right. They’re usually go-getters, movers and shakers.

Keep in mind that extremes are alarm bells, too.

Do you have any concerns about being in the airport, which some may see as a target for evildoers?

I have to go through certain trainings, but in the airport, you won’t ever know, but they really have their eye on you. There are a lot of cameras and a lot of security. Even so, we have to be careful and we have to have bitachon.

What’s the most inspirational thing that you see in your position?

When I see a group going to Eretz Yisroel to learn, and you see the parents giving brachos to their children – there’s nothing that equals that.

My three children all live in Eretz Yisroel. One child lives in Ariel, one lives in Ofra, and one is just finishing the army.

That’s beautiful! So your heart is in the east, a big part of your heart. How often do you get to go to Israel?

We get to go once or twice a year, but it’s not enough.

I agree. It’s never enough! For most people, it’s an exciting, thrilling experience to come to the airport before a trip. What’s the feeling that you have when you come to the airport each day?

Well, the excitement obviously wears off after a while, but it’s still very exciting to realize that I’m lucky to have this wonderful position to be able to serve 60 million travelers that use all these different terminals here, and it’s only going to grow.

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Dating Dialogue

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

Dear Navidaters,

I have been dating a great guy named Yitzy* the past couple months, and so far, so good. I am 23, and he is 26. After two years of dating others, I finally found someone I really like and have a good time with. We connect, enjoy our time

together, and have many common interests. The problem is I just found out that he lied to me about something very significant. Yitzy loves his siblings and is very close with his family, but the most bizarre thing just happened. I was telling a close friend my plans to hopefully get engaged soon. When she asked who the lucky guy was, her jaw dropped. She said that her brother was friends with Yitzy in high school (which was nine years ago) but had to cut ties with him due to his tendency to lie and act impulsively which got him in trouble quite often. To make matters worse, she asked if I knew about his brother, Eli. Yitzy talks about his family a lot, and a brother named Eli has never been mentioned once. I feel like I am suddenly in the twilight zone and desperately need guidance about what to do next.

Aliza*

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 Shadchan

Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S.

Michelle Mond

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liza, let’s separate between a few things you mentioned about Yitzy. In my view, the fact that he hasn’t mentioned Eli is not conclusive. You can’t hide a sibling unless s/he is institutionalized.

Perhaps the brothers are not close, and perhaps in the beginning you didn’t catch that name among the other siblings.

Your real concern is about lying during high school years. Was this true? Is it still true? You can ascertain values and commitment to truth by bringing up ethical dilemmas and stories that have happened in your experience and begin to understand what Yitzy’s values and actions are at present. This would be done delicately in discussions in an open context without overdoing it. You can also open up about your own growth and maturity and move the conversation towards changing oneself and one’s behaviors. Obviously, you have to be prepared to listen first without being judgmental.

You may also want to ascertain what happened during high school and since then. I think that you should do this yourself by having face-to-face conversations with teachers/mentors/rabbis who have a sense of perspective as well as know him long term. You want to read body language, and you want the other person to pick up on your facial cues, too, and see your sincerity and concern. Approaching friends may not be smart and may get back to him and/or be misrepresented.

I think that this will take delicacy, and you may need some support and help. Choose someone wise and seasoned who is not family and is a good judge of character.

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his is a very difficult scenario, and the way I see it, there are two possible scenarios.

1.

Yitzy was a spunky teenage guy with a naughty streak who straightened himself out post-high school (sound familiar? That’s because it happens all the time!). For years, he has been the New Yitzy, and that has been his past, hence he never felt the need to mention it. He may have a brother like the Old Yitzy who never straightened himself out, or a brother who has severe limitations and doesn’t live at home. It could be he assumed you had heard of him through references. After all, if your good friend knew of him, I’ll bet most people know about the mystery brother. It could be he does not even mean to hide anything from you at all, and your friend’s story is concocting an image of Yitzy as a pathological liar in your mind.

2.

Yitzy is still a master manipulator with a naughty streak who never straightened himself out.

His family pushed him into dating, and here he is today dating you.

Your friend is hinting at a major red flag that should warn you to run the other way.

Either of these could be true, and the only way to find out is to raise your antennas. Use your intuition to think about your relationship – has Yitzy always been honest with you and other people? Think deeply about your relationship and make sure you are not overlooking anything or making excuses for him.

Secondly, you must approach this topic with Yitzy to see how he reacts. Does he get defensive and paranoid when you confidently reveal the knowledge of another brother he had never mentioned?

Does he make excuses? That conversation with him will be very telling.

Thirdly, you must do some deep investigation into his emotional health. Speak with his rav or mentor to find out more about his journey, to understand where he came from and the real story revolving around his mystery brother. Only with all the facts will you be able to proceed with clarity.

High school teenagers do grow, mature, and transition into adulthood (thank heavens).

The Single Rena Friedman liza, I cannot imagine what you are going through. That feeling in the gut of your stomach must have been horrendous the moment you heard that the person you trusted may not be as trustworthy as you thought. Your respite from singlehood

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was within arm’s reach, only to be swept away by a piece of old news. It is painful to be that close to getting engaged to someone whom you trust and admire only to find out that it might all be false.

So, what do you do now? Before

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confronting Yitzy about his credibility, I would try to find out more information. Does he actually have a brother Eli who exists in real life?

Does the rest of the family have a relationship with him? If Eli actually exists, then you can ask Yitzy about it. If Eli does not exist, then I would call Yitzy’s rabbi and inquire about the information you heard. See if he has any more insight into this part of Yitzy’s life for you to better understand it.

In Yiddishkeit, we strongly believe in the concept of a baal teshuva, someone who returns to religious Judaism. We believe that people can inherently change, transform, and become new.

Every individual is a culmination of their life experiences. When it comes to dating, it is vital to speak with a rav to determine how and when certain topics and experiences should or should not be discussed and shared.

In terms of Yitzy, it is possible that when he was in high school, he had a tendency to lie and act impulsively, which was rooted in an issue in

that time. He could have received the help he needed to change those habits and that part of his personality is no longer applicable. It is possible that he received hadracha from his rav to not share it with dating prospects for various reasons, which is why he did not share this with you. With all of that being said, mental health cannot easily be equated to some vodka, cheeseburgers, or girlfriends. This is something that you need to check out.

To the friend out there who told Aliza this information, thank you for being brave enough to share such hard news. It is never easy to relay news that might spoil someone else’s happiness. We all have an achrayus to watch out for each other. With that being said, make sure that the information you feel a need to share is actually vital and not just an opportunity to spread the latest gossip.

Aliza, surround yourself with an army of people for practical and emotional support. This includes your rav, mentors, parents, and friends. Seek their guidance and wisdom. Most importantly, be easy on yourself.

Pulling It All Together

There is nothing in the relationship that would have indicated this to you at all. Do things that make you feel good: eat that chocolate, watch that video, take that bath, and read that book.

There is a lot of pain here but thank Hashem for showing you this now and not post-engagement or wedding. The pain may be sharp, real, and present, but you can take the time to look into this matter and come to a conclusion on your own before any public damage is done. I wish there was more I could say. This truly is a very difficult situation, and I daven that you have much clarity and menuchas hanefesh.

All feedback, thoughts, and ideas are welcome: renafriedman2@gmail. com.

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ere are some thoughts for you to consider: First, many folks my age can clearly remember acquaintances who acted like complete jerks in high school, but who

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are, today, perfectly respectable and respected members of society. High school teenagers do grow, mature, and transition into adulthood (thank heavens).

The most prestigious Forbes 500 companies always check an applicant’s up-to-date references. You, too, might wish to check, confidentially, with sources like your boyfriend’s current rabbi.

Second, unfortunately, many perfectly fine folks have a “black sheep” in the family. If this is the only issue that Yitzy has been “lying” about, it’s easy to understand that he is embarrassed and is worried about losing you. But, at this point in your relationship, it’s time for full disclosure. You can, and should, gently and tactfully ask Yitzy about this mystery brother.

In addition, before getting engaged, how about the two of you spending a Shabbos with his family and then a Shabbos with your family?

This might be a worthwhile suggestion for not only you and Yitzy but also for every couple contemplating engagement.

Fifty years ago, if my wife had believed what some of her friends said about me, she never would have married me. Aliza, you should hear what your friend says, but trust your own visceral instincts and your own good judgment.

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ear Aliza, I’m sorry this is happening.

You have built a relationship only to find out that he possibly may have omitted a very important part of his life and some may say that has a bad

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relat ionship with the truth.

What a shock to your system.

Let’s call a spade a spade. Lying or omitting something of this nature is telling. Whether he is ashamed of this sibling or it reflects that he is an actually liar, both possibilities are upsetting, to say the least. Where do you go from here?

You have to have a conversation about this with Eli. Direct. Upfront.

You deserve information. Be mindful and notice not only what Eli says, but how he says it. Is he regretful, sad that he kept this from you, or does

he not seem to care?

If he is flippant in his response (i.e., “it’s not a big deal” or “well, you have problems in your family ...”) then this may indicate he doesn’t have the sensitivity and understanding to make a relationship work and/or he is defensive. If he is apologetic and gives you some reason that sits right with you, you will take it from there.

I personally do not like that he didn’t tell you about his brother. He has unresolved business on some level with him. Otherwise, he would mention him freely. And, at this stage of your relationship, he should have told you. My intuition is asking, What else is he hiding? More important than anything else is pay attention to the way you feel when and after he explains himself.

Do a little research. Was he a compulsive liar in high school? Did he get help? What are his thoughts about lying?

It’s time to have that conversation.

Best of luck, 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 516-224-7779, ext. 2. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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TIPS FROM A HOME SCHOOLING MOM PART VI: CHORES

BY SARA RAYVYCH, MSED

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s a homeschooling family, our house has generally been on the receiving end of more traffic and kiddie mayhem than other homes. I accept it as part of being a homeschooler and raising children. I joke that if my house is clean, I have to be concerned that someone is sick.

As I explained to my children, the kids in our family are home more than in other families and we get less cleaning help. But it seems that has all changed. Currently, most kids are home all day, and many families are also without any cleaning assistance.

When women hear I homeschool, they often ask how I get everything done in the house with kids home.

It’s a challenge, and I’d be fooling myself if I said otherwise. Every family has their personal tips and tricks that help keep their home running smoothly and their sanity safe. This article is just a few suggestions that may help some families. Keep in mind that what works for one family may be terrible for another, so only use what works for you, even if it works amazingly for a friend.

PRIORITIZING Decide what needs to be done and what can be postponed. You may prioritize something based on need or simply because it bothers you the most. However you rank chores based on importance, recognize you can’t do it all; you want your sanity at the end of the day. Also, recognize that some chores have multiple steps and you may choose to prioritize one step but

time. This is not the time for perfection. Look at the bright side; nobody can come into your house anyway!

TIMING IT RIGHT I know many homeschooling families that like to do many quick clean-ups throughout the day. It works wonderfully for many families.

IT’S AN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILL TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE BASIC HOUSEHOLD CHORES.

not another. For example, you may choose to wash and dry the laundry but not fold it right away. Decide what you and your family need and what you can do without. This is different for each family and may change over

Personally, it doesn’t work for me. I find that I prefer a single clean-up at the end of the day. If I clean throughout the day, then I feel like all I do is clean, and I feel frustrated. Often, it’s the exact same mess that I’m cleaning

up each time!

Whether you choose to clean first thing in the morning, before bedtime, or after the kids are sleeping, do what works for you. Let your kids know in advance when you’ll expect their help.

If they’re running out the door to play, they’ll be very resistant to suddenly being assigned chores.

TEACHING LIFE SKILLS You didn’t make the mess alone; there’s no reason you should clean alone. You’re not the only one eating, and you don’t need to be the only one cooking. Kids may shy away from helping but it’s an important life skill to be able to complete basic household chores. An occupational therapist shared with me how many students they’re finding are entering college incapable of completing basic tasks such as cooking and laundry. Having kids helping around the house not only makes your life easier but it also gives them a feeling

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of being capable and accomplished.

Your family is a team – let them be star players.

Make sure your expectations are fair and appropriate to the child and his/her developmental level. Even young children can often help in some way; even if only a small step.

One of my children can unload the dishwasher but not reach the cabinets to put them away. She does her chore by stacking the dishes on the counter.

There is a learning curve – you’ve been warned. A job that takes you five minutes to do perfectly may take a child ten minutes and it still looks lousy. It’s part of the learning process. Don’t assume they know what to do. Lovingly show them each step and what you expect. Kids don’t see things the same way adults do; you see the mess in the corner but they don’t notice it. I’ve had kids assure me they washed a dish, and they did wash it – they just neglected to scrub off the food. Try not to get frustrated or yell since that’ll only make them less likely to want to help and it creates an unpleasant environment.

Every family has different needs but here are some of the chores I’ve found kids can do: cooking, including Shabbos meals; putting laundry into the washing machine, dryer and/or folding; cleaning, whether it’s their room or a family room; organizing; basic repairs, some kids are very good with their hands; doing dishes; and assisting younger siblings.

GETTING THE KIDS ON BOARD Asking kids to help is nice but often kids aren’t interested. I find that children are more eager to help when they know it’s a set job(s) as opposed to feeling like the tasks are unending. Many of the ideas to encourage kids involve letting the child feel they have a set limit on

what’s expected of them. Here are a few ideas to help increase compliance: Make it fun! Put on music, dance as you go, or make it into a game.

The more pleasant you make it, the less they’ll avoid it. Assign a chore rotation chart and place it in a conspicuous place in the house. Some kids are more agreeable if they know what’s expected and when.

They understand that once they do their chore, then they’re done. Gear the task to the child. Some kids are OK with one task but not another.

While kids benefit from knowing all household skills, they can still be given preference for chores they prefer. I have one child who doesn’t mind unloading the dishwasher and another who is more willing to put in a load of laundry. I have a few budding chefs, and they like to be assigned cooking chores.

Some children prefer cleaning within a set time; you set the timer to a certain amount of minutes and they race to clean as much as they can in that timeframe. Some kids prefer cleaning a set number of items – each child needs to pick up ten books or fifteen toys. Sometimes it helps to sweep everything into one pile and then let the kids clean just that pile. Try things out and see what works.

A clean, well-organized household runs more smoothly and feels more comfortable. At the end of the day, your children will remember the love and fun, not the handprints on the window. It’s so easy to lose focus of the big picture when there are so many other needs pulling at us. Take the time to enjoy your children. You’re working so hard raising them, you deserve the fun and joy they bring. The laundry can wait for another day.

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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Future Pandemic Precautions

By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

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ith stay-at-home orders easing up, this may be – hopefully – the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus highlighted the ill health of Americans. COVID-19 is thought to be harmless, for the most part, for the general population, yet dangerous for those with underlying conditions. Underlying conditions include asthma, cancer, immuno-compromised, diabetes, and heart disease. Obviously, cancer, asthma, and other immuno-compromised conditions are out of our control, but obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are all diet-related, and we have the chance to reduce those numbers. If we had flattened the curve of these conditions before the start of the pandemic, the outcomes might have been different. To combat this and future pandemics, we need to take further precautions and reduce the number of those suffering from diet-related health conditions. Not only is wearing a mask and washing hands frequently important; our diet and lifestyle is essential as well. We need to follow dietary guidelines to combat the obesity, heart disease, and diabetes epidemics in order to hope for overall better outcomes.

Different folks have different strokes when it comes to weight loss.

Some choose a low-carb diet, others prefer the Mediterranean Diet, while several follow fad diets. Whichever way you achieve weight loss, you are a winner. One study showed that out of 262 adults with Type II Diabetes, 56% were able to reverse their diagnosis by following a very low carb diet. Another study of participants following a very low carbohydrate diet showed improvement in blood pressure. Low carb diets have also been shown to improve glycemia, lower blood pressure, and improve HDL, the good cholesterol. The Mediterranean Diet and others similar to it, such as the

DASH diet, are designed specifically to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke by lowering blood pressure by following a low-fat diet and focusing

The best diet is a change of lifestyle and eating habits that will work best for you at every age and stage.

Extreme diets are not realistic when

The best diet is a change of lifestyle and eating habits that will work best for you at every age and stage

on fruits and vegetables.

As you may already know, I am not a fan of fad diets, since they generally lead to weight regain as soon as the diet ends. Detoxes and cleanses may seem like a quick fix but has no effect in the long run. Sure, the diet looks great for a few weeks to make a quick fix, but is it practical? Many fad diets include adopting new food patterns and exercise behaviors that are unrealistic to maintain for life.

They are quick to cut out certain food groups, severely restrict calories, and require eating the same foods for a few weeks. These plans are not feasible for the long run.

it comes to long-term dieting. In order to successfully lose weight and not regain it, you need to change your lifestyle and habits. Cut down on the fast food or takeout. Aim for five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Fruits and vegetables are low in calories and are packed with vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight off free radicals in our cells that can cause damage to our bodies. These beneficial antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E help protect our bodies from heart disease and other illnesses. Not only do fruits and vegetables help you lose weight by

decreasing your caloric intake, they also help protect your heart.

Fruits and vegetables are also a great source of fiber. Most Americans don’t get nearly enough fiber.

The American Heart Association recommends 25-35g/day of fiber. Fiber promotes satiety and prolongs hunger by making you feel fuller for longer.

Fiber also promotes regular bowel activity and helps lower cholesterol levels, thus reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease – again, helping you lose weight and protecting your heart, both key goals.

Choose lean protein and whole grain starches. Low-fat dairy is important, too. Forgo the sweets and fatty foods. Try to cut out sugary beverages and artificially sweetened beverages, if you can, and replace with water. Your body will definitely feel better, and the pounds will shed.

Portion control is key, and as always, so is physical activity.

Eating right has always been a hot topic and a goal for most of us. However, now, more than ever, we see how important it is to be healthy and physically fit. Unfortunately, we all know someone who was affected by the coronavirus. Hopefully, by vigilantly trying to achieve a healthy weight, prevent heart disease and diabetes, we can prevent any further casualties during the COVID-19 pandemic, or G-d forbid, any future outbreaks.

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 private nutrition consultant and conducts nutrition workshops in assisted livings, senior centers, and nursing homes. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@gmail.com or 917623-6237. Follow us on instagram @EatBetterandFeelBetter.

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Mini Tuna Tacos

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developed this recipe for a bridal shower Zoom class I recently presented. We were making cocktails and finger foods. I always love mini-foods because you can eat a lot of variety in small amounts. They are kind of like tapas at a restaurant. Tapas are mini portions created for sharing at a restaurant, and they are intended to provide a wide sampling of the menu.

Ingredients 1 pound fresh or sashimi-grade Ahi tuna steaks, finely diced ¼ cup lite soy sauce ½ cup chopped scallions 1 tablespoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or 2-3 frozen cubes ½ jalapeno peppers cored, seeded, and finely minced 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds 1 tablespoon finely-chopped toasted peanuts 1 package mini tacos such as del campo tortillas or mini tortilla chips

Preparation In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, scallions, sesame oil, ginger, jalapeno, and sesame seeds.

Right before serving, add in the tuna and mix well. Let it sit for 5 minutes in marinade before serving.

To serve: scoop tuna out of marinade and fill the taco with the tuna.

Garnish with crushed peanuts.

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?!”

Let’s be clear about something: if there is a spike in coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, don’t blame the protesters. Blame racism -New York City Council Health Committee Chairman Mark D. Levine tweeting that racism should be blamed and not protesters if coronavirus cases surge following mass protests in the city this week

Social Distancing Self Isolation Flatten the Curve Herd Immunity No Spectators Fauci Names of racehorses registered with the racehorse commission over the past few weeks

Stay in school and be somebody. Being a nobody, anybody can do that.

- Vivian Fisher, age 98, after receiving her high school diploma from Monrovia High School in LA, eighty years after she was forced to drop out of school to support her family

Destroying property, which can be replaced, is not violence.

My family voted it down. Otherwise I would have.

- Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, disclosing on the Axe Files podcast that he was very close to announcing an independent run for the presidency last month

- New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones talking about looting on CBSN

Yes, I mean, I hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors, and myself, too, and I know that that comes from a place of privilege. Because for those of us for whom the system is working, I think we need to step back and imagine what it would feel like to already live in that reality where calling the police may mean more harm is done.

– Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender, who announced that they will disband the Minneapolis police department, responding to a question posed to her on CNN: “What if, in the middle of the night, my home is broken into?

Who do I call?”

Grim milestone to be reached as May unemployment rate nears 20 percent.

- Washington Post tweet, moments before the May jobs report came out and showed that the unemployment rate fell to 13.5%

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Probably the only thing Barack Obama & I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General. I asked for his letter of resignation, & felt great about it. His nickname was “Chaos,” which I didn’t like, & changed to “Mad Dog”... His primary strength was not military, but rather personal public relations.

I gave him a new life, things to do, and battles to win, but he seldom “brought home the bacon.” I didn’t like his “leadership” style or much else about him, and many others agree. Glad he is gone!

- President Trump responding to a critical op-ed by his former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis stating that he will not support President Trump in the 2020 election

Colin Powell, a real stiff who was very responsible for getting us into the disastrous Middle East Wars, just announced he will be voting for another stiff, Sleepy Joe Biden. Didn’t Powell say that Iraq had ‘weapons of mass destruction?’ They didn’t, but off we went to WAR! - President Trump responding to Colin Powell’s “big announcement” that he won’t support Trump in 2020 (he also didn’t vote for Trump in 2016 and voted for President Obama twice)

Tremendous sincerity, what a guy. Hard to believe, with this kind of political talent, his numbers would “tank” so badly in Utah!

- President Trump’s tweet about Sen. Romney (R-UT), who marched with Black Lives Matter protesters to the White House

It doesn’t have to be video games necessarily. But it’s good to do something.

- Hamako Mori, age 90, of Japan talking to AFP about her ritual of playing video games for 3 hours a day

I can confirm it’s been found. It was found by a man from back East, but he’s shy. He doesn’t want his name released.

- New Mexico multimillionaire Forrest Fenn revealing on CBS that someone has finally found the $2 million treasure that he hid in the Rocky Mountains in 2010, in an effort to get people to explore more

However, as public health advocates, we do not condemn these gatherings as risky for COVID-19 transmission. We support them as vital to the national public health and to the threatened health specifically of Black people in the United States.

– From a letter signed by over 1,200 “health professionals” stating that protesting is more important than social distancing

24 - The number of people fatally shot last weekend on the southside of Chicago

It is becoming clear to many Americans, including many who appreciate and applaud the recent protests, that our national life during this pandemic has slid toward a double standard… A month ago, small protest demonstrations were widely condemned as reckless and selfish. Now, massive rallies that fill entire cities are not just praised, but in fact, are called especially brave because of the exact same health risks that brought condemnation when the cause was different.

People just spent the spring watching their small businesses dissolve, or canceling weddings, or missing religious observances for the longest spells in their lives, or missing the last days of a loved one’s life and then missing the funeral. Never were the American people told about any exemption for things they felt strongly about.

Last week, one county in California’s Bay Area seriously attempted to issue guidance that allowed protests of 100 people but still capped all other social gatherings at 12 people and banned outdoor religious gatherings altogether… It is now impossible to avoid the conclusion that local and state leaders are using their power to encourage constitutionallyprotected conduct which they personally appreciate, while continuing to ban constitutionally-protected conduct which they personally feel is less important…

The Bill of Rights is not some a-la-carte menu that leaders may sample as they please.

- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

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They don’t care about my business. They didn’t protect our people. We were all on our own.

- Kris Wyrobek, president and owner of 7-Sigma Inc., which has operated in Minneapolis for the past 30 years and employs 30 locals, explaining to the Star Tribune why he is moving his business out of the city, after his warehouse was burned by looters

The fire engine was just sitting there, but they wouldn’t do anything.

– Ibid.

Thousands of voices at a protest in D.C. came together to sing the Bill Withers classic “Lean on Me,” led by local musician Kenny Sway. It sounded like unity and togetherness. It sounded like love and pureness of the people.

– NPR tweet on June 6

President Trump will hit the campaign trail this month — despite the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which continues to impact the lives and livelihoods of households across the country.

I cannot sleep anymore. I start shaking every time I hear a scooter on the street. I dread that someone will come to drop off hot pizzas yet another time.

- A Belgium man who has been tormented by prank pizza deliveries to his home for almost a decade, talking to a local news outlet

- NPR tweet June 8

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What the Outrage Over Trump’s Tough Talk Gets Wrong

By Marc A. Thiessen

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hy is it that so many in Washington are more outraged with President Trump’s tough talk on the riots plaguing our cities than they are with the riots themselves?

Consider the response to Trump’s announcement that he may invoke the Insurrection Act and mobilize the U.S. military to quell the riots. The Insurrection Act has been used by almost a dozen American presidents to put down violent unrest. Ulysses S. Grant used it to suppress the Ku Klux Klan. Dwight D. Eisenhower used it to protect the “Little Rock Nine,” African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School.

John F. Kennedy used it to enforce the desegregation of the University of Mississippi and the Alabama public schools. George H.W. Bush invoked it to stop looting in St. Croix following Hurricane Hugo and to subdue the Los Angeles riots following the police beating of Rodney King.

Trump should use the act only if local and state law enforcement agencies, backed by their National Guard units, fail to quell the rioting. But to suggest that it would be unprecedented or inappropriate for him to do so is simply historical ignorance.

Or take the outrage over Trump’s announcement that he may declare antifa – the Marxist anarchist movement behind much of the arson and vandalism – domestic terrorists.

They are domestic terrorists. Federal law defines “domestic terrorism” as “activities that involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State [and] appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a

civilian population [or] to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.” That is a textbook description of antifa. Antifa is an organized, violent, and dangerous terrorist movement that, according to the New York Police Department, sets up supply routes to move rocks, bottles, and Molotov cocktails to protest areas and uses them to burn down businesses and attack police officers.

That is why, long before today’s riots, the U.S. government had already classified antifa members as domestic terrorists. In September 2017, Politico reported that “the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as ‘domestic ter-

police, and officers found caches of glass bottles, baseball bats, and metal poles hidden along the street” – a hallmark of antifa. Moreover, people threw “projectiles including bricks, frozen water bottles and caustic liquids” at police, while some even “attempted to grab officers’ weapons.”

If we saw neo-Nazis doing what Antifa is doing today, no one would hesitate to declare them domestic terrorists

rorist violence,’” and that a number of Antifa leaders “have been deemed dangerous enough to be placed on U.S. terrorism watch lists.” If we saw neo-Nazis doing what Antifa is doing today, no one would hesitate to declare them domestic terrorists. But because they are neo-Marxists and Trump is doing it, it’s a scandal.

Or take the outrage over Trump’s visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church, and the decision to remove protesters from Lafayette Square. According to U.S. Park Police, “intelligence had revealed calls for violence against the

Lost in the outrage is the reason Trump went to St. John’s in the first place – because the night before someone among the “peaceful” protesters set the church on fire. Yet his posing with a Bible is the sacrilege? He’s the president of the United States. If he wants to visit “the Church of the Presidents” after its attempted burning, he has every right to do so.

The Secret Service also has the right to move protesters so the president can move safely. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld agents’ right to do so in 2014, and President

Barack Obama signed a law strengthening their authority to disperse protesters. Police and National Guard troops arrested more than 400 people who sat at intersections trying to block President Bill Clinton from attending a World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. The Secret Service moved peaceful demonstrators protesting Joe Biden’s 2012 appearance at Wright State University. But if they do the same for Trump, it’s a violation of the First Amendment?

Do I wish Trump’s tough rhetoric were leavened with more compassion? Of course. I’d like to hear more of what he said Saturday at Cape Canaveral, when he declared, “I understand the pain that people are feeling.

We support the right of peaceful protesters, and we hear their pleas…. I stand before you as a friend and ally to every American seeking justice and peace.” The president should repeat these words with every statement he delivers on today’s unrest. Because America needs to hear it – and because if he doesn’t, then his critics will pretend he never said it.

But the president is also right when he says the violence needs to stop. Because we can’t heal the country when the country is on fire. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

The Deaths That Don’t Fit the “Defund the Police” Narrative

By Marc A. Thiessen

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y heart breaks for George Floyd and for any Americans who fear they might become the next George Floyd simply because of the color of their skin.

My heart also breaks for Dave Patrick Underwood, a black officer in the Federal Protective Service who was shot while guarding an Oakland, California, federal courthouse during the unrest in his city. His sister posted on Facebook: “My brother…was murdered…while on duty during the riots. This Violence Must Stop.” A second, unidentified officer was also shot alongside him and is reportedly in critical condition.

My heart also breaks for David Dorn, a retired African American police captain who was killed in St. Louis while protecting a friend’s pawnshop from looters. His death was captured on Facebook Live, during which an onlooker, his voice shaking, cries out, “They just killed this old man at the pawnshop over some TVs… C’mon man, that’s somebody’s granddaddy.” Indeed, Dorn was a father of five and had 10 grandchildren.

My heart breaks for Chris Beaty, an African American former offensive lineman for Indiana University, who was shot dead in an alley in Indianapolis after leaving a demonstration that had turned violent. My heart breaks for Italia Marie Kelly, a 22-year-old black woman in Davenport, Iowa, who was shot in the back while getting into her car, trying to escape a protest that had turned into a riot. Her mother, Sharon, tearfully told the local news, “She was here trying to protest peacefully. These idiots just want to take it out of control and bring guns to a situation that don’t

need to be here. This needs to stop.

It needs to stop now before another mother has to grieve like I do, and cry over her baby gone.”

The violence is a tragedy not only

going to do,” he told reporters. “It hurts, man. It’s not fair, it’s not right.

We’ve been working so hard for this place. It’s not just for me; it’s for my family.”

“It needs to stop now before another mother has to grieve like I do, and cry over her baby gone.”

for those who lost their lives but also for those who lost businesses they spent a lifetime building – some of whom do not have the means to rebuild. Korboi Balla is a black firefighter who poured his life savings into a Minneapolis sports bar that was reduced to a pile of bricks. He has no insurance. “I don’t know what we’re

Derrick Hayes is the African American owner of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks in Atlanta. He put up signs identifying his shop as a blackowned business but had the windows smashed anyway. “Honestly, I was in disbelief. If we’re all in this together, let’s show that we’re all in this together,” he said.

It’s not just the owners but their employees, too, whose lives have been devastated. After suffering the worst economic destruction since the Great Depression during the pandemic, which disproportionately affected African Americans, many had just returned to work – only to see the business that employed them destroyed. My heart breaks for Gina Robinson, a black woman in Chicago who posted this message on Twitter last week: “I’m so hurt. I’m barely surviving and not only did y’all burn my job (Walgreens) down but the grocery store in my neighborhood was looted for what. Now my mom can’t get her prescription or food. How was this ‘for us’?”

That’s an excellent question. It is inspiring to see so many Americans of all colors marching in solidarity with George Floyd. We are all rightly outraged by what happened to him and to all other black victims of police violence and unequal treatment. But where is the outrage for Dave Patrick Underwood, David Dorn, Chris Beaty, Italia Marie Kelly or the others who lost their lives because of the violence in our cities?

Nowhere to be found, because their deaths don’t fit the narrative.

It’s hard to chant “defund the police” while demanding justice for a retired black police captain and a young federal officer who gave their lives, or the other innocent black Americans who were killed during the riots. So their stories are just swept under the rug and forgotten.

Sorry, if we truly believe as a nation that black lives matter, then their lives must matter, too. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Dealing With the Internet’s Split Personality

By Robert J. Samuelson

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e are a long way from the Internet’s innocent early years, when it was celebrated as a glorious vehicle for promoting democratic values and personal self-expression. Instead, it has developed a split personality: on the one hand, an astonishing source of information, entertainment and communications; on the other, a terrifying instrument of war, crime and the loss of personal privacy. A central question of our time is whether we can continue enjoying the Good Internet while suppressing the Bad Internet.

No one who has thought about this subject for even a few minutes can doubt that this is an enormously difficult, perhaps impossible, problem. The very technological features that make the Internet so successful in distributing information around the world are the same features that make it threatening as a political, economic and social phenomenon.

There is no obvious, easy way of separating the two.

We now have yet another commission describing the dilemma and demonstrating the difficulty of making it go away. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission, ordered by Congress last year, was chaired by Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. The goal of their recently released report was to achieve a consensus of sorts that would enable Republicans and Democrats to support a common agenda.

Their effort was at best a partial success. It falls well below what is needed.

The report does not mince words in acknowledging the challenge.

Here is one excerpt: “The digital connectivity that has brought economic growth, technological dominance, and an improved quality of life to nearly every American has also created a strategic dilemma. The more digital connections people make and data they exchange, the more opportunities adversaries have to destroy private lives, disrupt critical infrastructure, and damage our economic and democratic institutions.”

The greatest threat to ordinary Americans comes from the Internet’s role in providing so-called critical in-

work. One practical problem is the difficulty in identifying the source of a cyberattack.

I am not a cyber-expert, but we need a more muscular response.

Here’s a brief outline of what I think desirable: 1. Build a cyber-firewall – as Russia and China are attempting to do – to keep out mass foreign attacks. They close their cyber-borders; we leave ours open. It’s a self-inflicted wound.

(China’s and Russia’s policies also reflect a desire to purge the Internet of subversive political views.)

A central question of our time is whether we can continue enjoying the Good Internet while suppressing the Bad Internet.

frastructure – cybernetworks for finance, power, transportation, health care, communications and shopping, to name a few. Imagine the chaos if the power grid were successfully attacked. Disorder would probably follow. Privacy concerns are next on the worries list. To combat these vulnerabilities, the United States must be more aggressive in responding to cyberattacks, the commission says, including a military response.

There must be a price to pay for misusing the Internet. New “norms” of behavior must be nourished. Bad behavior must be punished. Up to a point, that’s fine. But the commission never really explains how this is to

2. Switch cyber-traffic used for operational control (financial transfers, power distribution, transport networks) to private networks and reserve the Internet for nonessential informational exchanges. This would reduce, though not eliminate, the threat of losing critical infrastructure.

3. Build redundancy into the system, with separate defenses and passwords, so that breaches in one system can be instantly remedied in an attack.

4. Mandate that the most sophisticated computer chips be made in the United States. In case of a crisis, we wouldn’t immediately face shortages

of chips needed by the military.

I concede that embracing all these safeguards would make the Internet less efficient and more costly.

Also, some of these proposals are so obvious (examples: using private networks and building redundancy into critical systems) that it would stun me – and depress me – if we weren’t doing it already.

Finally, I recognize that this approach represents a basic switch in U.S. policy, which has favored an “open” Internet not burdened with nationalistic policies. But let’s face it: that game is long lost. Like it or not, the Internet is being twisted to serve national goals.

To be sure, an agenda like mine would face many obstacles. Internet firms would probably resist it as an unwanted interference in their business. Technical problems would be considerable. The cost would be large, especially considering the swollen national debt. Other interest groups would regard the spending as a threat. (The remedy: taxes should be raised to cover the costs.)

The Internet is an instrument of war and personal intrusion. The question facing us is whether we will accept these realities and alter our policies accordingly – or whether we continue in a state of semi-denial.

There is an interesting parallel with the present pandemic. We similarly ignored the possibility that it would create havoc. Look where that got us. If we want to protect the Good Internet, we must somehow defang the Bad. (c) 2020, Washington Post Writers Group

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Forgotten Her es

The Ghost Army

By Avi Heiligman

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art of the Allied plans to invade Europe in 1944 was to deceive the German High Command of the actual location of the invasion.

Known as Operation Fortitude, it was another step in a long list of deception plans that worked to varying degrees.

The U.S. Army realized that even after D-Day the use of trickery could be used to their advantage. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops became known as the Ghost Army as they used a wide array of tactics until the end of the war.

Known as the Ghost Army, the unit had a total of 1,100 troops that were recruited from a wide array of backgrounds. Many who joined the unit weren’t from fighting backgrounds. In fact, one of the originators of the Ghost Army was a publisher in his 40s who loudly protested being drafted into the army. Ralph Ingersoll was posted to the Special Plans branch of the army, and, together with his boss, Colonel Billy Harris, a straight-shooting soldier from a military family, drew up plans to deceive the Germans once a beachhead was established.

The goal of the Ghost Army was to fool the enemy using four main aspects: visual deception, sonic deception, radio deception, and special effects. These four were often used together. For example, while setting up inflatable tanks, the Ghost Army was keenly aware that if the Germans didn’t hear the tanks, they could suspect that they were fakes.

Organized in January 1944, the 23 rd Headquarters Special Troops were under the overall command of Colonel Harry Reeder. He would lead them throughout their entire time in Europe.

The largest contingent of men in the troops were from the 603rd Camouflage Engineering Battalion. Close

Moving a rubber tank to 400 men served in their ranks, and they were tasked with visual deception. Their unique arsenal included tanks, artillery, jeeps, trucks, and airplanes. However, these weapons of war could not fire a shot as they were fake and could easily be moved around. They used inflatable dummies vehicles as well, making them from cardboard, lumber, and any other material that was available. There were many artists in this group, and in a matter of hours, they could set up fake headquarters, airfields, motor pools, and other landmarks that the enemy could observe from air reconnaissance. Fashion designer Bill Blass was part of this unit and served during several of the Ghost Army’s operations.

For Sonic Deception, the Ghost Army employed the 3132 Signal Service Company Special that had 145 men in its ranks. Before leaving the States, they had paid a visit to the armored units at Fort Knox and re-

corded the sounds of tanks and infantry. Once in Europe, they were able to mix and match sounds with state-of-the-art recorders and broadcast them through loudspeakers. The sounds could be heard up to fifteen miles away. Together with the Camouflage Battalion, they were able to mimic the sounds of large troop formations and could fool the Germans into thinking that they were facing 30,000 men with just a few men and their carefully positioned props.

“Spoof Radio” was carried out by the 300 or so men of the unit that had been the 244th Signal Company.

Their job was to imitate the radio traffic from other formations. Many times, they impersonated a particular radio operator who had been in the area but had long moved on and it took skill to master his voice.

In some cases, they even managed to imitate an operator’s method of sending Morse code, which could be unique to each operator.

To round out this distinctive group of soldiers were the 168 men of the 406th Combat Engineers. Led by Captain George Rebh, they provided security for the rest of the Ghost Army. They were also employed to help with some deceptions like digging tank and artillery positions. In addition to their weapons, they were also outfitted with bulldozers (real ones that were not inflatable) and were on-hand for construction and demolition tasks.

The men were encouraged to use their talents and think of new ways to fool the enemy. This was part of the special effects that they had in their handiworks. For example, while building a rest area, they even included laundry lines to hang clothing. Other times, they painted insignia of units that were deployed far away. They had real trucks and other vehicles and these would be driven around in loops over and over again. On the dummy tanks they placed real headlights and even used real patches on their uniforms to fake their real units. Enemy reconnaissance planes would detect their movements and would send back reports of large formations when, in reality, it was just a few men from the Ghost Army playing their parts.

In total, the Ghost Army took part in 20 operations from June 1944 until May 1945. Soon after they landed, they fooled the Germans as to where General Patton’s Third Army was headed. In September, they were able to convince the enemy that part of Patton’s line was a lot stronger as he attacked the city of Metz. During the Battle of the Bulge, the Ghost Army was able to keep key German reinforcements away from the surrounded paratroopers in Bastogne. In March 1945, they were able to divert German forces away from

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Painting a rubber “tank” the crossings of the Rhine River by General Simpson’s Ninth Army. The Ghost Army pretended to be two divisions of army, when it was just the 1,100 Ghost Army soldiers posing as the 30th and 79th divisions.

The Ghost Army is credited with

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An aerial view of the dummy tanks saving the lives of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers.

Many of the tactics initiated by the Ghost Army are still used in varying degrees today. U.S. Army PsyOps (physiological warfare) use many of the same tactics, like the

use of loudspeakers and false noises, which were developed by the Ghost Army. Until 1985, the public was unaware of the great service that the Ghost Army provided the regular military as they fulfilled their mission of confusing the enemy.

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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ome things just seem like an oxymoron.

Simple problem: if it’s a problem it just ain’t simple!

Easy diet: need I even explain?

Melted ice: really, doesn’t ice mean it’s hard Long wait: when does a wait ever feel short?

Great first date: doesn’t that mean it just wasn’t as bad as most of your other first dates?

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Psychologically prepared: does this mean that the other times that you are prepared, your brain is not aware of it?

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Here are some more well-known oxymorons: -Act naturally -Bittersweet -Deafening silence Why is it we need to use ideas that almost contradict each other to express an idea better than using the idea itself?

Well, let’s look at this one: I cried with joy.

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Don’t we usually cry from sadness or laugh from joy? What’s going on when we say, “I cried with joy”?

Could it be that countering the idea intensifies or clarifies it for others?

Where might we see that playing out in life?

Let’s take an example like active listening.

Listening seems to take no energy exertion whatsoever. We do not have to open our mouths, move our limbs,

insight into how the other person is feeling. And maybe that will help us to know what the other person is going through and not just how we ourselves feel.

“Help” seems kind of voluntary.

That is to say, it’s as if it’s one person’s primary responsibility and the helper can choose to be involved or not.

Therefore, if someone’s only willing to help, they are already conveying that they are having a hard time just

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or do anything physical at all that makes us active in order to listen.

Therefore, what in the world does it mean when we use the term “active listening.” Hopefully, it wakes us up.

We start to think: what must be active here, if listening is passive?! The seeming contrast is what makes us check in more!

Maybe, in fact, contradictory-seeming statements help make usmore active listeners?

Let’s dig into this example: Someone saying, “I’m happy to help” sounds light and easy. And you appreciate it. On the other hand, someone saying, “I’m willing to help” makes us much less happy with them because it sounds a lot less enthusiastic.

If we could actively listen to the contradiction, then we can get an

volunteering. Still, we see that they are going against an instinct and pushing themselves. When we see their statement in that contradictory light, we can certainly appreciate them more.

So maybe we can up our game a bit. And tune into what might be a possibly contradictory statement, so we can get the full power of someone’s communication and eke out that extra information they are sending us.

That way, maybe we will understand others better and we won’t show up, at times, feeling like (excuse the joke) such an oxymoron just for not getting the big picture!

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

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